Grandkhan
Telvanni Master Wizard
So I've been wanting to run this storyNES or something along those lines for a while, and at the same time I've been wanting to run a CYOA as well. The EQ ran Adventures of a Traveller, and I thought might as well.
This is going to be pretty lightweight. I'll update every couple of days, probably. Vote in bold, I'll pick the option with the most votes. If they are tied, I'll roll for it. Stats will come when you pick a character (as will choosing the Pugilists' gender).
And so, we begin...
CYOA: Legends of the Jianghu
It is the year 1938. The Republic of Tianxia is in chaos. The Empire of Wo controls much of the north and the east coast, but their invasion has bogged down in the face of resistance and overstretch.
And yet the Republic is weak. Banditry is rife, and the writ of their rule only runs so far in the cities - and even there it is limited. The great cities on the coast are ruled by the foreigners, such as the Hong and the great metropolis of Haiyang, or just occupied by the Wokou. Warlords rule large swathes of land, and many villages are forced to run themselves.
And then there is the Jianghu, the pugilistic community. The martial artists in their temples and the monasteries, and the less orthodox of course, have remained apart from the troubles of the secular world. Since the Treaty that ended the Pugilist Wars of the 1600s, the Great Sects and their orthodox cousins have not interfered with outside society, and vice versa. But perhaps that is beyond your concern. After all, you are...
A: ...a humble farmer, driven into the small town of Xiaoyang by a group of bandits who ran you off your farm.
B: ...a Tian soldier, who has deserted from the battlefield and fled to Xiaoyang from Tian and Wokou alike.
C: ...a Wokou soldier, abandoning the invading army in a hostile land and finding oneself in Xiaoyang.
D: ...a novice from a small orthodox school, abandoning their pledge of non-intervention and their restrictive practices to help the people and finding yourself in Xiaoyang to do good.
E: ...a novice from a small unorthodox school, abandoning the practices of the sect and finding yourself in Xiaoyang to make your fortune.
This is going to be pretty lightweight. I'll update every couple of days, probably. Vote in bold, I'll pick the option with the most votes. If they are tied, I'll roll for it. Stats will come when you pick a character (as will choosing the Pugilists' gender).
And so, we begin...
CYOA: Legends of the Jianghu
It is the year 1938. The Republic of Tianxia is in chaos. The Empire of Wo controls much of the north and the east coast, but their invasion has bogged down in the face of resistance and overstretch.
And yet the Republic is weak. Banditry is rife, and the writ of their rule only runs so far in the cities - and even there it is limited. The great cities on the coast are ruled by the foreigners, such as the Hong and the great metropolis of Haiyang, or just occupied by the Wokou. Warlords rule large swathes of land, and many villages are forced to run themselves.
And then there is the Jianghu, the pugilistic community. The martial artists in their temples and the monasteries, and the less orthodox of course, have remained apart from the troubles of the secular world. Since the Treaty that ended the Pugilist Wars of the 1600s, the Great Sects and their orthodox cousins have not interfered with outside society, and vice versa. But perhaps that is beyond your concern. After all, you are...
A: ...a humble farmer, driven into the small town of Xiaoyang by a group of bandits who ran you off your farm.
B: ...a Tian soldier, who has deserted from the battlefield and fled to Xiaoyang from Tian and Wokou alike.
C: ...a Wokou soldier, abandoning the invading army in a hostile land and finding oneself in Xiaoyang.
D: ...a novice from a small orthodox school, abandoning their pledge of non-intervention and their restrictive practices to help the people and finding yourself in Xiaoyang to do good.
E: ...a novice from a small unorthodox school, abandoning the practices of the sect and finding yourself in Xiaoyang to make your fortune.
so stoked
Not doing it is also fine 
