New: Celandra - the Undying Land (Interactive History) (free, open-ended, email, human, fantasy, rpg)

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Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:13:00 +0000

Name:		Celandra - the Undying Land (Interactive History)
Costs:		Free
EEmail:		celandra zat phoenyx.net
Contact:		ibrahim zat aitacademy.edu.sg
Frequency:		Every 2-3 weeks.
URL:		http://www.phoenyx.net/celandra/
Type:		fantasy, world-building, roleplaying, freeform
Last-Update:		2005Mar12
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, fantasy, rpg

Description:

Interactive History in Celandra

Campaign World: The campaign will be set in the World of Celandra. This is
a world with a long history and plenty of magic. The world will be further
developed as the game progresses, and players will contribute largely to
it's atmosphere and history. I will try to be open to suggestions to allow
the players as much freedom as possible in designing their own "corner" of
society. There are other planes; these are not a focus of the game, but
may enter into it if the players so choose.

Theme/Focus: The theme is societal development as it is played out in
history. It is appropriate to detail (or roleplay) the deeds of mythic
persons or legendary heros, but bands of common adventurers are below the
scope of the game. If you want to describe or play out such "common"
adventures, you are welcome to share them with the rest of us, but that is
not the focus. Things should be relevant to your society and the world,
and should have a place in history (ie they should be relatively
important/noteworthy).

Morality: Good vs. evil is not really the theme here. It is seen most
evidently in magic: material magic is neutral, while will-based magic is
always "tainted" with morality. Mind-control would be evil, while healing
would be good. In general, good will be defined as "put others before
yourself" and evil will be defined as "put myself before others." This is
not a perfect definition, and gets blurry at the edges, but will serve as
a general guide.

Realism: The game will be fairly realistic. However, don't let that stand
in the way of magic or legendary feats.

Outlook: The tone of the game is dark; politics and war can be ugly, and
great injustices can and do happen. But magic is real, and utopia is
achievable, at least in theory. Players can expect to succeed, but
compromises may be necessary, and their neighbors may have conflicting
goals.

Characters: There are no characters... players take the part of the rulers
of societies. The societies can be anything: chivalric kingdoms, dark
sorcerer-kings, mercantile city-states, isolated baronies, idealistic
republics, barbarian nomads, orc tribes, enchanted elf-lands, etc. They
can be good or bad, peaceful or aggressive, whatever they want. The
players are welcome to create colorful characters inside their societies,
though.

PC Importance: The players will control the world. There will be some NPC
societies, but the players are the movers and shakers. They will guide the
history of the world and the fate of it's peoples.

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