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[Neonivek]

Interestingly enough due to a Wagon Malfuction your character fell down a 20 foot pit, so you will have to be told what exactly happened to you Paul.

[Lorgath]

Comrade Neonivek, is there any chance you could update the first post with the current players and such-like please?

Aaaalso, I believe you mentioned something about putting some setting/campaign details up somewhere. Where will you be putting them, here or the roll20 place?

[Neonivek]

The details are in this thread but I am putting some in Rolld20 but I havn't finished the write up and my current work load has me hectic.

Also sure, I'll edit the players who are still in the game.

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The Continent of Nethys

World History:

0: Isle of Nethys Comes into being
745: First Emporer of Grotten establishes first kingdom to fight back against the wild
1667: The Great Taming of the Lands
2307: The Fight to the Surface, Creation of East March
2973: Birth of Nation of Nethys, Great magical boon
3743: Grand High Mage Leo Kitrani rules Nethys and ushers in new Regime
4458: Nethys rises to most powerful nation wielding unmatched magic
5139: Nethys wages war on all races, Creation of Borehole, Grotten destroyed

5221: Nethys sends large portions of its population to a demiplane
5273: East Marsh
5330: Nethys completes its conquest and destroys all opposition
5393: The Great disaster, the god Nethys destroys namesake nation and floods the west with demons
5466: Future Second Great Emporer of Grotten starts gathering people
5544: The shattered remains of Nythes break off and reform into Grotten
5628: The Kitrani School of Warmagic becomes known
5708: East March discovers vast wealth in mines
5798: Grotten begins conquest to retake the continent, remaining elves are slaughtered
5862: Grotten establishes itself as only remaining power

5866: Second great emperor of Grotten dies.
5871: Orient visits East March
5872: East March's sudden prosperity creates mass banditry completely uncontrolled
5874: Grotten claims ownership of the Borehole
5880: Rumors that the Grotten War machine grows weak
5883: Grotten Appoints next Emperor who vows total dominance of continent

Nations and factions:

Dakama:
Capital: Dakama
Important Towns and cities: Darmasa
Economy: Poor
Magic: Banned
A small nation carved from the ruins of the one before it. It is almost entirely disconnected from the main continent due to a large magical wall keeping the sparse nation safe from the demon hoards that plague the land beyond. Due to the lack of a governmental structure this nation tends to be mostly anarchistic, yet their willingness to work together in a crisis allows them to all fight under one banner.
-It exists purely on substance farming and while there are ruins brimming with treasure dotting the land, it is far to dangerous to explore.

East March:
Capital: Harthorn
Economy: Wealthy
Magic: Basic
The second largest nation and one of great sorrow and misery. The rich control a vast majority of the wealth and deprive their subjects of any proper recompense. East March has suddenly found itself in possession of many gold and silver mines and their sudden prosperity means that their military has not caught up to the forming of bandits, who have taken over most trade routes to the extent that only heavily armed carrivans can travel these roads, allowing hoards of roaming monsters to harass the country side. While the people tend to be poor miners and farmers the rich and nobility however are traders and as such there is no nation that can enjoy the level of exuberance that those of East March do. East March also has the only connection to the orient
-It should be noted that East March exists both above and below ground. While the surface of East March is almost unreachable by foot thanks to being built into the side of cliffs, the underground contain large series of mines.

Dieties:
-Gorzeh: The provider, the one whom the world does sit, the cradle. The god of nature and the protector of all living things, While Nethys is of the sky Gorzeh is of the earth itself.
-Nethys: The Black Curtain. Represented by the black upon which the stars sits, Nethys, the god of magic, paints the earth in magic in the same way she paints the sky. Nethys is known for great generosity and boons of power making Nethys the most popular deity of worship. Though help those who would betray or let down Nethys who will curse and destroy all who do so.
-The Stars of Destiny: Minor gods individually but together they outline the destiny of the world. Every aspect of existence is told in the stars and their movement. They are worshiped and studied. Occasionally a star will fall from the heavens, though few know why.

Races:
-Humans: composing over 99% of the surface world the Humans have completely taken the Continent of Nethys and in their pride consider themselves superior to all others. Their collective spirit and ability to adapt is the sword and shield at which they conquer the world.
-Halfelves: The children of humans and elves, they are all that is left of the once mighty elf nation.
-Elves: While true elves do not exist, rarely (1 in 100) the child of two halfelves will born a true Elf. Considered cursed by Nethys, elves are taboo and tend to be shunned in polite society and removed at worst. All Elves carry the mark of Nethys upon birth to give away their heritage. Elves unlike most races all carry the potential for magic.
-Dwarves: The second most dominant race, their ability to create battlements and dig underground has allowed them to remain defensible. As well they are the only non-human race that tends to carry little stigma.

Other information:
-Adamantine: This is a nearly indestructible metal falls from shooting stars.

[Neonivek]

Remember, it's what we do for fun

This is sort of what made me decide to do what I am about to do. It perfectly encapsulates the problem with this game.

Overall the one thing I would love to do is continue the game and indeed I had fun planning and running the game and I am sure at times you have as well. Yet I think after two sessions I have a feeling that what was expected of me was that I wanted to bring to the game was my own malicious enjoyment and not any sort of enjoyment I could bring to my players.

Suffice it to say, the players arn't having fun. They feel victimised, confused, and tools for my pleasure rather then triumphant, intergrated, and enjoying themselves.

While I appologise deeply to the players who have no issue with how the game is currently being run, I do not believe that things would improve ten, twenty, or thirty games down the line and I do not want to waste five hours of your week on something that is going to be unfruitful.

I am not going to make anymore excuses. I can't do it, I cannot provide you with the game you need. So I hope you find another one.

Thank you for all your hard work.

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I will later post the complete plotline for those interested. I had not completed the Player plotlines yet (player centric plots) so those won't be included.

Once I do, I will lock the topic.

[Kansa]

I was really having fun though, I know I'm not likely to change your mind on this but I would ask you to please reconsider

[Lorgath]

I was really having fun though, I know I'm not likely to change your mind on this but I would ask you to please reconsider

You're not the only one Kansa! I too was thoroughly enjoying myself. I'd love to see more of the world we've all created and have more adventures in it.

[Neonivek]

I enjoyed it as well and I miss it already even though it has only been an hour.

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Plot:

Plotline 1: The Continent of Nyssys was on the verge of collapse as Grotten continued vying for total control as their own population and resources were dwindling.

Plotline 2: The New Emperor is in fact part of the original Emperor bloodline having been birthed by two half-elves. This bloodline containing so much power that he is the master of every weapon Grotten has ever had (this would include a sword but not a gun).

Plotline 3: The god of magic is in fact the protector of the world which turns out to be the planet closest to the sun in their solar system. It was the weakening of the god of magic that caused the disasters as the direct rays of the sun blasted the old kingdom.

Plotline 4: The Grand High Mage of the Old kingdom is still alive having transported himself into the prison demiplane and reconstructing it into a magic school to continue feeding off the magic of its students. In fact the elves of the first kingdom are still alive but gone mad from constant torture.

Plotline 5: The Deep underground is a chaotic place featuring horrific creatures being the closest to the dark heart of the world. Dwarves were the one race not tainted by this corruption and escaped. The ancient dwarves who had not escaped in fact still live there and have protected the surface for centuries.

Plotline 6: The Orient is paying attention to the politics on the main land and are considering conquest, but are unsure if it is profitable. They plan on giving East March superior technology in order to exhaust themselves on Grotten and weaken the continent further.

Plotline 7: The ruins to the west are still functional and protected by demons. This threat means that there is a serious risk of another disaster. The Demons protecting it not being malicious but in fact protectors.

Plotline 8: Demons are not in fact evil but alien protectors, however they are slowly going mad. They appeared in East March because they could be sustained without harm there. Unlike the hostile west, the militaristic grotten, and the unliveable undergorund.

Plotline 9: The curse mark Elves have  wasn’t a curse mark but a magically imposed tattoo to spy on them. It also connects all elves to a single device in the old capital.

Plotline 10: The High Generals of Grotten are all cutthroat and against each other. With the tactically inclined buy less physically fit ones being pitted against the mighty. This infighting is further hurting Grotten’s military campaign and can be exploited to stop grotten’s war machine. This is expanded upon by how these possitions are earned.

From here you can imagine that there really wasn't any true villains except the school master.