A Proposal!
I have noticed there seems to be a great lack of a good RPG thread in the CK AAR forums. I would like to propose to host one based around my AAR in Apulia, if it pleases the community. I would open up my AAR thread for anyone interested to post in-character interactions, reflections, or stories based on the events in the game. All remarks on the game and OoC comments would be moved to this thread, for conversation and talk about the game itself. I don't know if this is a stupid idea or even if anyone would be interested, but if so, I welcome and encourage it, and have a few guidelines below to follow.
When you do post something on the main thread, I would request that you please do so IN CHARACTER. This means adopting a fictional persona appropriate to the era that the main story has reached and then recounting an episode, or just their thoughts or reactions to the way the history of our fairDuchy is progressing.
I would ask that no-one adopts for themselves a rank above that of common soldier, baron, knight, priest, merchant trader or craftsman. IF you would like to portray a count or Duke, feel free to PM me and I'll brief you. I think it might be interesting to hear how the macro-level game events affect the lives of the common folk and yeomanry on a micro-level. So for instance, you could be a Palermo shopkeeper, and write about the way the war with te Normans has driven up the price of the cloth you sell, therefore allowing you to send your only son to school. Or a soldier on campaign in Africa hoping to make it home to see his sweetheart once again, or a junior priest hoping to make his name as a missionary in the Holy Land or the wilds of western Ireland. See what happens in the game, think of something you'd like to comment on and then a situation that you can use to illustrate the point.
Please feel free to plan ahead, develop a dynasty or family that you can then follow through the 400 year narrative of the Grand Campaign.
It may transpire that the Duke/King notices the efforts of certain citizens and appoints them to prominent position or higher rank. Some might even reach the lofty heights of the Privy Council in decades to come and be modded into the game by myself. Alternatively, if they get mixed up in the wrong crowd, they may end up executed for treason. Such decisions will be the decision of the King and his Lord Chancellor, and should be accepted in good grace as and when they occur. Please not that the King does not like toadies, nor those who take airs and graces on themselves {so avoid sucking-up, or promoting yourself without the King's express say-so, or you might get chopped off at the knees}.
Characters don't have to be Apulian, or Norman, or even based in Italy or Sicily. If you wanted to explore the lives of someone caught in Africa during the War with the Normans, or in England, or Byzantium or anywhere else in the world, then please do so. Remember though, try to include some form of narrative-based comment on the events in the game as part of your creation.
I would also ask that you restrain your contributions to words and actions appropriate to the historical period. I have no objection to humour, the whole point of this sort of exercise is that people should feel free to express themselves and above all, enjoy themselves. But let's not get too silly. Keep it authentic, please. If you want to start a spin-off thread to explore a particular episode or set of characters in more detail and in whatever manner you see fit, then please feel free.
So, there we go. I hope everyone is okay with the guidelines as outlined. If a few people show intrest, I will post some maps and suchwhat, common names, etc in this thread if youd like some knowledge of towns and villages, families, etc.
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I think the artworks are owned by Linden Artists -- not that I think they'd really care for the posting of a couple of scans online.
