The City of Waterdale

Well, since people want this opened badly, I have decided to open it. Give me some time to get it running smoothly, I'm busy with school and such. Note to Moderators. THIS IS NOT A CLAN!!!!!!!

Waterdale City:
Waterdale is a small village located in the Prime Material Plane. More specific, well there is no more specifics. It is a quiet town that lives by a river that flows into a lake to the east. The the North, are mountains, lots of mountains where mystical and ancient ruins lie, where wolves come down at night to feed on the children. To the South and the West, are rolling hills and fields, and forests. Waterdale starts out small, a few buildings here and there and a few people. There are about 7 homes, 1 small Barracks with 5 guards running it, and the Town Hall with the new mayor who wishes to make Waterdale a hustle and bustle commercial trade town. The Mayor (Me/SecretMaster) is apparently looking for the bravest and strongest of men (and women) to come down, people of leadership, courage. People that knows a good deal when they see one. People who can a functional town.

Money System
The money system works as the follows. Copper, Silver, Gold. 10 copper pieces equals a silver. 10 silver equals a gold. Think of it as the U.S. currency. Copper are pennies, Silver are Dimes, and Gold are dollars. So 100 copper equals 1 gold. So, if I have 4 gold, 6 silver, and 2 copper, that would be equal to $4.62 and so forth.

Jobs:
Jobs in Waterdale start out as a small selection. But as we grow and new oppurtunities arise, so do jobs. You will get paid weekly in GP, you will not get any silver or copper pieces. Below are the starting possible jobs.

Possible Jobs:
Jobs..................................Payment(week ly)
Freelance.............................*Depends
Baker.................................10-20gp
Cook/Chef.............................20-30gp
Town Guard............................**75-125gp
Guard Captain.........................**100-200gp
Farmer................................*Depends
Clerk.................................80-100gp
Secretary.............................100-110gp
Advisor...............................200-220gp
Mayor.................................300-370gp
* You can not get a designated amount, payment varies from very high to very low
** Included with GP comes prepaid armor and items

Rankings in the Military (guards)
Guard-> Guard Captain-> Sergeant-> Luitenant-> Commander-> General
Generals report to the head of Military (one of my advisors)

Taxes- You will get taxes monthly. You also get taxes when you get paid, but the list above shows your pay with tax included, so you must not worry. Your monthly taxes will depend on several factors, including what kind of job you have, the size of your estates or estate. So if you own a gigantic castle, you can expect massive taxes.

Advisors
My advisors are like my cabinet, they work under a certain specialty. Advisors are chosen in many ways. I will not be so biased, but if you post atleast once a day, you have a good shot at being an advisor. Your actuall class depends on being an advisor. If your a thief, you must know monetary value so you can easily get in the race for finances. If there are several people trying to become the same advisor, we will have a vote, and to influence are vote the two (or more) canditates must put up good arguements. Below are the advisors.
Military
Finances
Magic
Economy
Foreign (diplomatic)

Buildings: Waterdale starts out small, and these are the current buildings.
Bakery (specializes in bread)
Inn (Does not rent, 1 story inn that only serves food)
Barracks (5 guards awaiting a Guard Captain to command them)
Town Hall
5 houses (all occupied)
1 warehouse (With Construction supplies to build 2 medium sized house and a 2 story building)

Character Classification
For characters, you cannot all own super B.S. guys, so I am making this quite simple. You are limited to 3 heroes, and 6 guards, and infinite common folk. But this is not what it seems. Heroes, guards, and commoners are called that based on their stats. So, if your a guard type character IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE A GUARD!
Heroes- Heroes are characters with 2 or more stats above 16. These are generally our main guys (such as SecretMaster, and Tuain't and DeathKiller)
Guards- Guards are characters with 2 or more stats ranging from 13-15.
Commoners- Commoners are characters with their stats ranging from 0-12.

Rules on Characters:
1. You may not have a BS character. In other words, for Heroes, you must have 3 stats below 16, guards must have 3 stats below 14 and Commoners can have all 12's if they like.
2. Make a character suit their classification. That means do not have a commoner with a +3 weapon and such, unless there is an exception or it is for a quest.
3. Do not BSatize your Heroes, they cannot have sword +6 with Armageddon which does a bijjillion damage.

Races-
There are a multitude of races at your disposal to pick and choose, and I let you guys have flexibility. I have assembled a collaboration of races from many games I have played. I will not give descriptions for the basic races, because I hope most of you know them. (PnP and Computer)
Basics
Human
Elf
Dwarf
Half Elf
Gnome
Halfling/Hobbit
Half Orc

Specialties:
If anyone want to play as subraces of elves and dwarves, be my guest. I don't know much about those. And below are the races I've added. Please fix me on any mistakes and tell me if I should keep em or not.

Half-Demon- Often feared due to their demon heritage, Half-Demons only rely on their own kind. Half Demons generally possess strong magical fire magic, and they are generally mages. Half- Demons get a bonus to strengh and Intelligence, but suffer a -2 penalty to charisma. Once again, correct me on any mistakes.
Tyrishians- The militant Tyrishians are the only race in the planes that might be more dispicable and horrible than demons to groups of people. War is an acceptance in their race, and the army of the Tyrishians is massive. A normal Tyrishian stands about 5 1/2 feet to 6 feet. Tyrishians look like humans, but have darker skin, are more muscular, their voices are very deep (the females have high pitched voices) and they have long hair. Tyrishians are quite skilled with Arliwblades (a type of sword that is made in their colonies and cities) and Bows. A typical Tyrishian soldier uses plate mail, a Arliwblades, and a bow. Tyrishians only have a limited option of classes. Fighter, Ranger, Cleric, Barbarian, Warlord (See special classes)
Kriluns- Kriluns were once a race of humans. But a diabolical mad wizard captured a whole town and performed vile experiments on them. The effect, after 3 centuries, the Kriluns have changed. They now look reletively close to Humans, except they are smaller and slender. Their blood is fused with magic, and they share a great bond with magic. Kriluns often make great mages. Kriluns have the exact features of humans except they are smaller. The Krilun have a limited option of classes. Sorcerer, Mage, Wild Mage, Psionic, Cleric.
NOTEE: The Tyrishian and Kriluns are an actuall race I made up using guidlines by the D&D Player Handbook. For more info, PM me.
Classes
You can have all the normal classes and subclasses such as Kensai fighter and Assassin Thief. I've added in some others too.
Psionic- Psionic's are well know for the mental ability. Possessing great powers, Psionics are immune to Psionic Magic such as Mind Flay, and charms.
Engineer- Engineers are wanted all over the world. About 3 centuries ago, the intellectuall side of many races(excluding elves) were revealed. Art was discovered, along with engineering, arithmetic and writing. Engineers study structures and contribute whatever they can to the world. Engineers can only use slings, bows, bastard swords, crossbows, daggers, and staffs.
Samurai- Much like the Kensai, only the samurai's wear there own armor, and get a bonus using dual weapons and spears.
Warlord (Tyrishian only)- For the Tyrishians, a Warlord isn't a status given to a high ranking officer. It is a class that they live by. A warlord is pretty much a paladin, but only for Tyrishians. They live and fight for bloodshed, war, fighting, killing, and spreading the Tyrishian ways.

[ 01-29-2003, 04:04 PM: Message edited by: SecretMaster ]

[Lord High Eater of Legs]

hey, cool, it's up! ok, erm will wait for races to come before creating my character

erm, btw, if its ok with him, can beaumanoir ( did I spell that right? [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) set up a 'school' of magic? it could just be his char. casting a couple of spells outside, and teaching them to students and after a while a institute of magi could be built?
kk, if we are allowed to do that, heres a lil character info
name:Lyrahrae (Binded Wolf beast)
bio:Lyrah the e;f was born with a curse, that when angry he becomes a wolf, he cannot control himself, and is known to kill. (I did not intend him to be a werewolf) He seeks magic, to try and soothe the troublesome creature inside him, and is a prominent magic-doer in the Waterdale community, although he is only young.
The young elf knows only a few spells, but is very accurate with them:
light heal
fireball
protection from evil
shield

stats:str=5
dex=9
con=6
int=11
wis=12
chr=10

[ 01-30-2003, 03:32 PM: Message edited by: Lord High Eater of Legs ]

[AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe]

I was thinking of using my Dantes character, as I did in the last city, that is, of course only with the permission of the DM, of course he is in the underdark right now

[Sir Exxon]

Originally posted by SecretMaster: Barracks (5 guards awaiting a Guard Captain to command them)

I signed up as a Guard Captain in the other thread... Shall I take command of these 5?

[Beaumanoir]

Yes. I would like to set up some form of magic institute for the benifit of city folk. I would also be honoured to be the Mayor's magic advisor, as it does seem like he is in need of one, so says the list. Advisor could be my job, the institute would be non-profit and all money earned would go back into the institute (as well as alot of my own earnings too)

Cheers,

Beaumanoir

Ok, here is what we got.
Sir Exxon-Guard Captain
Beaumanoir-Possible Magic Advisor
Dantes/Azrael-???

Azrael, are you a freelancer?

Oh and Beaumanoir, what is your class gonna be?

[Ar-Cunin]

I was a guard in the old thread - And I thibk I'll stay that way. I'll see if I can find the stats.

TARN

Name = Tarn
Race = human
Class = fighter
Level = 6

Stats

str = 15
dex = 17
con = 8
int = 7
wis = 12
Chr = 13

Weapon prof = Halbard ***
crossbow ***

description =

Tarn is a young human fighter that went out looking for adventure - and got lost. He has wandered into this city looking for work, because he is has almost no money left.

Equipment:

Spintmail
Halbard +1
Crossbow + bolts
1 potion of invisibility

[ 01-29-2003, 03:22 PM: Message edited by: Ar-Cunin ]

[TheGrandSlayer]

All right being General of the gaurd, heres my dude.
You guys choose
Name: Odin the Protector
Race:Human
Allingment:Lawful Good
Age:53
Gender:Male
Class: Paladin
Weapon:Two handed Warhammer +2
Armorlatemail
Level: supposedly pretty high.
Other:Odin is a retiered warrior and is quite strict, but patient (luckily for the men with lower ranks) he gladly serves under the mayor of Waterdale and will take up his old two handed warhammer to defend it!He will also commonly check on units.In his spair time he likes to paint and draw recruiting posters for the gaurd also.
Str:18
Dex:14
Con:18
Wis:17
Int:12
Cha:13
OR
Nameaxunyrr
Racerow Elf
Gender:
Allingment: Lawful Nuetral
Age: 120
Class:Fighter
Weapon: Duel longswords +2
Armorlatemail
Level:???
Other:
Daxunyrr is the son of Tuain't and Keeshe Dro (Now you know what they've been doing after the last stand! [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img] ) Daxunyrr isn't a smartalec like his father.And is known to settle scores between arguing people,groups anything.Hes quite young for an elf but acts much mor mature, he is alot like Odin, checking on units and recruting campains commonly, and will march with his men to battle.
Stats:
Str: 18
Dex:19
Con:17
Wis:12
Int:11
Cha:13
Wow, good roles

[ 01-29-2003, 03:38 PM: Message edited by: TheGrandSlayer ]

[Lord High Eater of Legs]

just a question, do children have to pay tax? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe]

Dantes is 5'9 with jet black hair, that he wears close cropped. he features are delicate, and some would even say he looks elven, though he is a full blooded human. His eyes are green, and seem to hold a wisom that is mysterious in one that appears to be about 28 in age. Dantes usually wears his cloak of shadows, which when pulled down, he appears to be a slighltly shifting ball of shadows.

Str 15 alignment: neutral good
Dex 14
Wis 16
Int 18
Con 12
Cha 11
hp 76 I got 34 for an 18 level wizard and 42 for a 5th level kensai
his katana crimson death has several special abilities it is a +3 it increases the users strength by +1 and reduces the weilders thaco by 2 it also glows read when undead are around. before it had more abilities for it, but this is all i am going to have for
this RP, in other word they got sapped by and evil demon while dantes was travelling the
plain , Dantes wears his cloak of shadows, when in battle it just functions as a cloak of
displacement, on top of giving him a -1 bonus to his armor class and savings throws. Dantes always wears a necklace of negative plane protection.

OOC: definitely freelance
This is stats for stat the same character appearing in the LOF RP, I'll assume this one is happening at a different time.

[ 01-29-2003, 04:17 PM: Message edited by: AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe ]