[PBEM News] Kingdom of Barovia (2nd edition AD&D game)

From: aebrown345@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (aebrown345)

Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:48:25 +0000

This is a area of life, adventure, and tragedy. Anything is possible,
magic is rich, minerals are pure. Honor and valor are sound, Greed is
alive, and Evil never sleeps. Barovia is located in the world of
Arcania were dreams become reality and life is lived to the fullest.

This is what all the current information is that your character knows
at the present time

You will be starting out in the town of Yarn home to the famed
Magacian's College and the fact Yarn's outer wall looks like a giant
string of Yarn wrapped up hence the name of the town.

How you got here to Yarn can be played out in side threads for more
background information for your Character to flesh out his/her past.

Yarn is in the middle of the river of Lifeton and as such is a
crossroads for traveler�s and caravans throughout the year, plus the
fact the college is located right outside of town makes it a
interesting place to be during the year

Yarn is known not only for the college but also for the fact that the
wood used to build the ships for the Kingdom come from outside this
town from the Sacred Grove of Stansdorf either going upriver to
Pottsdorf or downriver to Underwood.

The trees are protected by a druid known as Nanoc (it has been a
hundred years since anyone has seen or heard from him)

Crown Prince Hopnick is going to be the new ruler of Barovia within
the next year, talk is going around that trouble could be brewing as
he is thinking of naming a new Chancellor general replacing Duncan
who has been the Chancellor for years under his father's rule Eldrsyk
�The White� Hopnick

Anyone wishing to gain access to the Magacian's College has to have a
sponsor

Having just arrived in town you had begun to look for work hoping to
put your abilities to the test and start to make a name and money for
yourself as your funds had been rapidly used up just to get this far.
A piece of paper all crumbled up blows towards you stopping at your
feet, bending down you pick up the paper a slight tingle going
through you fingertips as you open the leaflet looking over the flyer
it reads

Here Ye Here Ye
Be it known that
Would be adventurer�s
Are being sought after for
Possible employment please inquire at the
River Side Inn & Tavern
This 7th day of Treesvail
in Year 497

Great as you crumble the paper and throw it down you watch as the wind
carries the paper farther on down the street, it is now the 23rd of
Treesvail the flyer having been put out 2 weeks ago. Wondering where
to go you decide that after seeing the name of the inn on the leaflet
it is as good as any place to start and grab a bite to eat and mayhaps
some information. Grabbing what gear you have you head in what you
hope is the direction of the tavern listed on the leaflet.

And so are you ready for the adventure to begin??

You can link to this page
http://home.comcast.net/~aebrown5/wsb/index.html
which explains all aspects of the game, I am running on Yahoo Groups
or RPOL right now for the game play
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