The New World

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Welcome to The New World!

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A ragtag group of fugitives, spies and peasants crosses the known world in search of treasure, knowledge and everlasting glory.

As at the end of Session 70: The means to go in search of the piece of the Crystal Skull are still lacking. It’s whereabouts are known, however, causing everyone to suck or chew on their lips since the Emperor wears it as a crown. Small complications have intruded themselves, but have been resolved.

Please take a look at our wiki. There is some more helpful info there.

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crowtribe

November 07, 2011 05:57

Can I put forward that we have a quick discussion re: impulsive decisions?

As we’ve had pointed out by Travis previously on the Facebook page for this, we need to communicate a bit more, and we have (somewhat) lost one character to a squad of Grey Hunters, and the wagon fight could easily have turned sour for 2 more.

Obviously we try to play to character strengths AND weaknesses in our disads, but Stubborn can be overtaken by a Quick Talk roll to convince you otherwise, and Impulsiveness is a self-control roll (so maybe Wilhelm wouldn’t have gotten down from the cart, and others CAN be convinced to change their minds).

GunslingerElite

October 18, 2011 00:04

It really is worth a look. There’s plenty wrong with it, but an audience with our predilections (swashbuckling, historical fantasy, with a bit o’ steampunk thrown in for good measure) should get a kick out of it.

Dumb as a Queensland Liberal MP, though.

modus

October 18, 2011 00:00

The new version of The 3 Musketeers is worth seeing. Although please leave your brain at the door to the Theatre, it will just get in the way of your enjoyment.

modus

September 19, 2011 07:23

Place holder character sheet created for Melchior. Will flesh out when have time (GCA is not exporting for some reason).

Frithhill

May 26, 2011 06:46

Hi, Crowtribe. For your own information, Helvetia is the old Roman provincial name for Switzerland. I guess it’s a generational thing. Those of us old enough to hungrily consume the (Groschiny and Underzo) Asterix books probably presume that everyone else has picked up that superficial knowledge of the Classical world. Zuiderland, as a title, is reasonably clear, the inland sea which covers part of the modern Netherlands is called the Zuider Zee (Sea) and is specific enough that ordinary geographical knowledge afixes where this is. The one ambiguous point is what the Gerheim Sea is. Gerheim is this campaigns counterpart to the various German Electorates, Principalities and so on (of course). The attachment of of that geo-political units nam to a sea is an archaic form. The North Sea wasn’t always called the North Sea. In the age of exploration, the world grew much larger. Europeans began to make a greater distinction between seas and oceans. Britannia didn’t rule the waves yet, and wouldn’t until the late 18th century. German influence was much greater in the maritime trade. Even what would become Holland didn’t exist as a sovereign state, in 1603, yet. It was at this time a culturally distinct and rebellious province struggling to liberate itself from the control of the Spanish branch of Habsburg family. The German branch of the Habsburgs (and their various cadet lines and connections) were a power in the Holy Roman Empire. Spanish Flanders would ultimately assert a definite sovereignty, eliminating continued Habsburg influence later in the seventeenth century and become the Netherlands, French Flanders wouldn’t be granted autonomy until 1830, becoming the Kingdom of the Belgians.

During the 17th Century what is now called the North Sea, was called the German Ocean.

crowtribe

May 26, 2011 02:13

Question regarding the naming of the Gerheim sea:

Would it be correct to call it the Gerheim sea (where in the real world it’s the North Sea)? The Gerheim/Holy Roman Empire coastline is minimal as compared to the Zuiderland?/Helvetian? coast. Being that the Dutch actually had a fairly strong naval presence as compared to the Germans, would it not be more likely they had named it/be named after them, considering their greater coastline?

Also, can someone please clarify what is Zuiderland and what is Helvetia in our world’s terms?

Frithhill

October 25, 2010 13:27

Yes, I did give that some consideration. If it helps, Henry d’Avenne is almost as much Montaignaise as Alban. In a Montaignaise milieu, he relies on maternal connections, and his ship sails under either the Montaignaise flag or a personal banner, which is an armourial bearing he is entitled to use, from that side of the family. Thomas is your basic Alban soldier, so there isn’t a sum loss. Think of it as a dual citizenship deal.

The Baillieu is named for a Tamebridge college (the original form of Balliol is Baillieul, so I just imputed a different etymological drift), but the name is Montaignaise in origin. There would be an Alban flag aboard too, and a personal device from the paternal side.

crowtribe

October 25, 2010 09:29

I’m late to the party apparently, but have you taken into consideration Brem’s intolerance of Albion nobles and soldiers?

Frithhill

October 22, 2010 06:02

It’s good to have a something prepared, because death comes on silent wings. Didn’t happen this time, might do next time. I had reviewed the needs which were unmet among the current roster; a defacto patron, with the appropriate resources, which adds a narrative impetus and can provide a unitary leadership was and is what’s lacking. And there does seem to be a peril of a co-G.M.ing situation developing. I’m understudying the part of Captain de Bruit, at the moment.

modus

October 21, 2010 15:52

Hey its still on the table, considering….

blindwitness

October 21, 2010 10:28

He thought he was gonna die but Doctor Walker fixed him right up

mikkael

October 21, 2010 06:26

So did Thomas get killed or is Ed being cautiously pessimistic with creating a backup character?

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