[Mkguild] A call to adventure!

[AmigaDragon]

Hello Indagare,

I really have to get back to work on my characters, finish the current
story I have mostly done. If Thanh and Binh get involved in any way,
I'll have to go ahead and decide which curse Binh gets (sometime
around 708-709) and what they've been up to since their January 708
arrival. I have some other minor characters thought up that might be
useful at least for cameos, I just have to start writing them too.

Friday, November 3, 2017, 10:01:38 AM, you wrote:

I> It's the year 719 - do you know where your characters are? If they're not
I> being taken for granite, leafing around, or harnessed to another they could
I> be out adventuring! Lodovico Buonarroti (Lodo for short) has invented a hot
I> air balloon for the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of the Three Gates.
I> After a slight mishap, the balloon landed in front of said gates. I thought
I> this could inspire some folks inside the keep to see more of the outside
I> world.

I> I'd like folks input on what and who they might like to see here. I think
I> this needs to be a group project or, at the very least, approved by members
I> with a vested interest in the universe since such a trip will likely touch
I> upon a lot of different areas and could have unexpected consequences for
I> the setting as a whole.

I> 1) Where

I> There are lots of places in the MK world that could be visited by an
I> adventuring group. I'm open to all suggestions. Even Fan Shoar and Irombi
I> are possible if we can come up with a reasonable way for folks to get
I> there. I should note that in the real world there have been successful
I> trips around the world in hot air balloons:
I> http://www.eballoon.org/flights/around-the-world-flights.html

I> 2) When

I> At a minimum the story starts sometime in June of 719 - some five years
I> after the peace treaty with the Lutins. The minimally story itself would
I> take place over the course of eighty days from whenever it actually starts
I> (in keeping with a certain other story). It could take much longer if we
I> wanted it to, but I would prefer it take no more than a year in-universe.

I> 3) How

I> The hot air balloon is my planned vehicle for adventure. It would allow for
I> faster travel than by horse or foot. It also would allow folks to view the
I> MK world from above and anyone involved could write a bird's eye
I> perspective on the lands below. *If* people want Lodo would be capable of
I> designing an airship capable of carrying a number of people in it. In the
I> real world such balloons can hold up to fourteen people and I'm sure with
I> some magic it would be possible to carry along various equipment too.

I> 4) Who

I> At a minimum one Lodo (a colorful pterodactyl inventor) and Turik his
I> platypus friend (Turik was once half-lutin). I am now consigning these to
I> to open character status, but I can provide more information on how I see
I> them if anyone wants. Who *else* will become involved is up to the folks on
I> this list, which is why I'm inviting everyone.

I> 5) Other

I> The group has been somewhat quiet. I'm hoping an adventure story could
I> create some excitement. To that end, if folks would be more interested in
I> having a rollicking adventure than something strictly canonical, the story
I> does not *have* to be cannon so long as it gets folks excited and
I> interested in writing. A couple examples would be *Mysterious Cities of
I> Gold* and *Pirates of Darkwater* for world-spanning adventures, though
I> others can be included. If anyone wants, I can copy and paste this over to
I> the forums too.


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Best regards,
 AmigaDragon                            mailto:ejolson at wiktel.com