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Medieval Total War is a War RP. You control a country or many if you're lucky. You can be a religious man, a conquering lunatic or a just ruler. As the RP advances, you will have to deal with rebellions, assassination attempts, wars and invasions. You will have make heirs, marry your children into other families and build roads. You can make alliances, and destroy them.

SETTING:

It begins in the 10th Century AD. The Muslims in the South are pushing through Spain and an empire is forming in France. It is a turbulent time in Europe. But for expert rulers, it can also be prosperous...

Character Sheet:

Name:
Age:
Title:
Country - Location:
Religion:
History:
Other:


Family - Names:
Age:
Other:

Physical Description:
Personality:
Biography:

Please make a fictional ruler.

Map:

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Mechanics:

The game advances by 1 year every few posts. Eventually, your king or queen will die and a child must take over. The transition may be peaceful, but it can also be bloody. If your ruler dies without a heir, you can still play, but your kingdom may be destroyed before someone can come and save it. Childbirth is also risky. The mother could die and there is a possibility that the child will be born blind, deaf or disabled. NPCs exist as "bandits" and non-Europe/non-North African rulers. Events that happened in the real world happen there so it is a good idea to read up on your history.

Armies, Towns and Roads:

Armies are an important aspect of this game. Wihtout them, you cannot conquer or defend, you cannot put down rebellions or assist in Crusades. You get one army for each Town. Towns are really important. You start of with one, your capital, and get one every year. You can have two Towns per bit of land. Roads allow faster travel between Towns and eliminate bandit attacks. You can sacrifice a Town for a road. An army consists of 200 men. I will use a simulator to decide the outcome of battle.

Wars:

Wars will shape your country. Whether it be against rebels or empires. Generally, those with the biggest army will win but a good strategist can change the tide of battle. To initiate a war, you must have a reason, otherwise you run the risk of being attacked by other nations. It can be as simple as the other nation having a different religion.

Colonization:

Colonization is like building a new town, except you must have a coastal city and built a coastal city. be careful or you may spark a war with an NPC or a player.


Foreign Relations:

The Pope is one of the most important figures in Europe. Anger him and you may as well commit suicide.

Sultans and Caliphs are oving in from the East and South.

Charlemange is a head figure too.

The Eastern Roman Empire in thriving. They are extremely powerful.

Some things you can do:

You can expell all people of a certain nationality, race or creed from your country. This can cause rebellions and wars. You can also change your religion. You can engage in Crusades, make trading agreements (you will get a road that links with another country) and for pacts. You can also send ships to new lands where they will build towns that cannot be attacked by other nations who have not colonized there. You can support rebellions in other countries to weaken nations and you can even start them.

Name: Aidan Martin
Age: 29
Title: King
Country - Location: Scotland
Religion: Catholicism
History: Strathclyde is a centre for Scottish advancement. It is one of the most important counties of Scotland. The ruler,
King Aidan, is trying to expand its power and become a powerful force in Scotland.
Other: ...


Family - Names: Queen Rose Martin, Prince Sam Martin, Princess Claudia
Age: 32, 16, 12
Other: Queen of Strathclyde, Prince of Alba, Princess of Strathclyde

Physical Description: Aidan has long brown hair and brown eyes. He is slightly muscular. He is a fast runner and skilled in fighting.
Personality: He is quite smart and encourages science and technology. As such, Strathclyde is a place of learning.
Biography: He inherited the throne from his father. His first victory was against the Angles. He married an Angle princess and strenghtened his power. He is driving the Vikings out of Scotland and keeping England away.

Name: Jonathon "the Smiling Rat" Moir
Age: 38
Title: King of western scotland
Country - Location: Scotland, Northanhymbra
Religion: Paganism, one that worships animals.
History: A fearful and beastly histroy, all his wars a fought with those they worship and human weapons. Northanhymbra has an old alliance with Strathclyde, army for food and wares

Family - Names: Queen Kimberly, Prince Ash and Princess Lily
Age: 37, 15, 14

Physical Description: A man with a permant smile on his face, in the shape of scars or genuine, he has dark greasy hair and black eyes, he is of medium to slightly tall of height and eats only when he needs to, which gives him a malnourished and pale dipsition. bizzardly no one has ever seen his feet, not even his wife..
Personality: Cunning but always joking and laughing, you can never be sure if you are his friend or foe..
Biography: Raised up to be a leader, he became the Smiling Rat, growing into his name stake..

Another Scot! Why not we band together and take over those pesky English!

So the gender on the character sheet doesn't matter, I guess?

I forgot about that. But normally women aren't Kings or Dukes or called Bob.

"Hi, Queen Bob!"

Name: Queen Bob
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Title: Queen
Country - Location: Greece
Religion: Greek Orthodoxy
History: The previous ruler had died, and the region was in turmoil. After quick consideration, the people found a good ruler, and it was a queen. The queen's beliefs fit the people's, and so the country was happy for some time. However, in this time period, happiness does not last long. The Queen now is trying to consolidate her country and expand.
Other:


Family - Names: Ernest, Matthew, Elizabeth.
Age: 17, 8, 20
Other:

Physical Description: Muscles like Jaggera true warrior, she is skilled in fighting, and has the grace of a gazelle. With lean arms and legs, and a medium torso, she is not lazy. Has auburn hair, and piercing green eyes. Her face is pointed, with a medium nose.
Personality: With the clever wit of a fox and the integrity of a true man, she makes for an affable and friendly leader. She is modest most of the time, and she also puts her people ahead of herself. But she puts her siblings ahead of the people, and she wants more consolidation of the country and bigger borders, and that sometimes is bad.
Biography: Her name is most odd. Her parents had named her "Barb", after the bee sting that gave her immunity to bee stings, but people heard it as "Bob". During her childhood, she learned many ethics and philosophy from her father, and she became a good person to have as a friend. When she was a teenager, her parents died, and her father was the king. As she was the oldest member and the most fitting, she became the ruler.

Greek Mythology died out when the Romans took over. At that point, it would be Catholicism or Greek Orthodoxy. I'm not sure when they split.

Alright.

Things are going to get hairy in the 1400s when Protestantism was formed.

Yeah, yeah, 400 posts ahead.

More like 1000. But don't worry, the Crusades will keep us busy until then. And the Mongols and other things...

One more member and then we'll start.

Name: Lorenzo Skyr
Age: 32
Title: Lord
Country - Location: North Italy
Religion: Catholicism
History: The north of Itlay is under the influence of the Vatican State, but also near to the new roman empire. It is a centre of trade for the crusader, due to the good position on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The capital is Tourin.

Family - Names: Noblewoman Susanna d' Agliè, son: Ambrogio Skyr
Age: 31;17
Other: Prince of Genoa.

Physical Description: A tall man, with both brown hairs and eyes. He is quite stout,also.
Personality: Although he is near to the Pope he is not conviced about religion and so he is planning to leave the catolich religion. He likes to use treachery and plot, to eliminate his enemies.
Biography: He gain the trone after a change in the dynastic line.

Goofball might join. I'll ask Gideon too.

Nice.

the smiling rat is enjoying this roleplay so far.

Don't be alarmed by the size of your kingdom. They will grow quickly.

I'm not worried, a bigger kingdom means more holes to get you killed.

Name: Azeem Edin Bashir al Bachrim
Age: 35
Title: Sultan
Country - Location: Maghrib al Aqsa, Tahert
Religion: Shia Islam
History: Azeem is a warlord, and won his lands through blood and glory. Somar was the daughter of a rival warlord, and was going to be sold off for dowry. Azeem defeated the warlord and was so entranced with her that he proposed to her on the spot. They married at the age of twenty-two and twenty-nine, respectively, they soon bore a healthy son.
Physical Description: Azeem is a massive man, easily six feet four inches tall, and possessed of incredible physical strength. His black hair is curly, and he has blue eyes, unusual for a Muslim. He wields a pair of sizable scimitars, so large they might be difficult for a lesser man to even lift.
Personality: A devout Muslim, he prays four times daily to Mecca, always donates a portion of the loot he wins in battle to the poor, and follows the teachings of Muhammad to their absolute extent. He is an extremely honorable and will never break a promise.

Family - Names: Somar al Bangar al Bachrim, Uday Azeem Edin Bashir al Bachrim
Age: 28, 4

Physical Description: A fair Muslim maiden, Somar has black hair that she wears in a long braid. Uday is a strong, healthy Muslim boy. His hair is dark, as his mother's and father's, and he runs and plays with the older boys of the palace.
Personality: Somar is as much a devout Muslim as her husband; indeed, she makes a yearly pilgrimage with her infant son and an escort of soldiers. She paints and plays the mandolin on a regular basis, having a great love for all things beautiful. Though pampered by his mother, Uday is nonetheless a kind and thoughtful child who takes after his parents. He greatly enjoys exercise, and his mother is teaching him to play the mandolin.

I think we can start. If anyone wants to join go ahead. Spoilers from now on:

900AD - Strathclyde (Strathclyde Castle)

King Aidan Martin of Strathclyde sat on his ornate,wooden throne. A golden chalice, jewelled extravagantly, was in his hand, filled with wine. A scribe came up to him and, bowing, said. "You called, sire?"

"Yes, I did John of Glasgow. Compose a letter to the "Smiling Rat". Invite him here. As we are the most powerful men in Scotland, it is our duty to unite."

A small hut in Edinburgh
Jonathon smiled and called in the scribe. "dear scribe i bid you.. send a letter of trade and commerance to every king and every queen.." he said smiling. With this he sent the scribe away to do this busy job.