pholkhero
Deviant Mind
DMAW02: The Magnficent Seven
The Old Man settled into his chair, looking round at his gathered people. "It is time, my people. Time to Remember how we arrived at this point in our lives. There was a time before we lived under the Great Law. This law, which keeps the peace, was instituted many, many years ago, after a very long war. It is this war that I've gathered you here to speak of . . .
Seven of us, there were, in the beginning.
The Russian
Trained in the fisticuffs, this bear of a man uses his physical size to pummel his enemies into submission . . .
The Carthaginian
A master of holds and wrestling. It is rumored that he killed the leopard he wears with his bare hands . . .
The Aztec
He is a specialist of Capoira; his wild kicks and spins mirror his unstable personality . . .
The Roman
Used to using his charms and good looks to get his way, he is also quite skilled in the art of fencing . . .
The Englishwoman
Her nickname is the "Black Widow" for few who encounter her, survive it . . .
The Mongol
Trained in a deep, secluded monastery in the foothills of Mongolia, he is practiced in the Five Deadly Venoms style . . .
The Japanese
I have been taught by the sword since I was orphaned at the age of 4. The only life I've known has been reflected off a blood-covered blade . . .
We banded together to drive the Evil Emperor from the land. It took everything that we had, and some of us almost lost our life, but we succeeded, and the land was free for the first time in thousands
of years. The people, kept in a state of near constant panic, fear and anxiety, had barely risen past the level of hunter-gatherers. Now, though, with the Emperor gone, the people here had a chance for life.
They banded around us seven, looking up to us as their leaders. What
did I know of leading a people? I knew only death . . . death by my
hands . . . but i grew into my new role. I took on the people of my
tribe. Their problems became my problems, their hopes became my hopes.
When they were hurt, i cried, and when they traded jokes, I laughed. I
soon came to forget my former life. The years passed, I took a wife,
and had a son and daughter by her. "My heirs" the people call them.
Then, everything changed . . . one night, as I was out adjudicating an
argument a donkey, they came to my home. They found only my wife and
the children, but that didn't matter. If they couldn't have me, they
decided the next best thing was to send me a message.
I came home to find my family murdered in their beds. The people wept
along with me for 3 straight days, with the men swearing revenge, the
women beating their breasts. I knew the path i was being led down . . .
knew and didn't care. The life of death that i knew so long ago came
back to me so easily . . . but i couldn't leave my people. They are as
much my children as --
I dispatched some runners to see what was going on with the other
tribes. They all returned within days, telling tales of huge farms,
large pastures of grazing animals, and above all, the sounds of weapons
being forged.
It was time now . . . these people shall become my avengers. We shall wage war upon them all until we find he who was behind this vicious murder . . .
Leader: Tokugawa of Japan
Opponents: Stalin, Hannibal, Montezuma, Augustus, Elizabeth & Genghis Khan
Difficulty: Monarch
Map: Highlands, Ridgelines, Seas
Size: Small
Speed: Epic
Variants:
* Always War
* Raging Barbs
* No Tech Trading(?)
Roster (7 of course for this game!)
Pholkhero
Rex
GreyFox
Imhotep
Patagonia
Cabledawg
Cosmichail
** Sign-ups must:
1) Have never played with any of us, in any form, before OR provide Pholkhero w/sufficient flattery (note: Pholkhero has final determination of what is 'sufficient')
2) Must be prepared to write detailed reports. The focus will be on the storyline in this one, as Tokugawa seeks to avenge his family. Not all reports need by role-played, 1 out 2 or 3 should be.
Start and first 30 in 12 hours or less!
The Old Man settled into his chair, looking round at his gathered people. "It is time, my people. Time to Remember how we arrived at this point in our lives. There was a time before we lived under the Great Law. This law, which keeps the peace, was instituted many, many years ago, after a very long war. It is this war that I've gathered you here to speak of . . .
Seven of us, there were, in the beginning.
The Russian
Trained in the fisticuffs, this bear of a man uses his physical size to pummel his enemies into submission . . .
The Carthaginian
A master of holds and wrestling. It is rumored that he killed the leopard he wears with his bare hands . . .
The Aztec
He is a specialist of Capoira; his wild kicks and spins mirror his unstable personality . . .
The Roman
Used to using his charms and good looks to get his way, he is also quite skilled in the art of fencing . . .
The Englishwoman
Her nickname is the "Black Widow" for few who encounter her, survive it . . .
The Mongol
Trained in a deep, secluded monastery in the foothills of Mongolia, he is practiced in the Five Deadly Venoms style . . .
The Japanese
I have been taught by the sword since I was orphaned at the age of 4. The only life I've known has been reflected off a blood-covered blade . . .
We banded together to drive the Evil Emperor from the land. It took everything that we had, and some of us almost lost our life, but we succeeded, and the land was free for the first time in thousands
of years. The people, kept in a state of near constant panic, fear and anxiety, had barely risen past the level of hunter-gatherers. Now, though, with the Emperor gone, the people here had a chance for life.
They banded around us seven, looking up to us as their leaders. What
did I know of leading a people? I knew only death . . . death by my
hands . . . but i grew into my new role. I took on the people of my
tribe. Their problems became my problems, their hopes became my hopes.
When they were hurt, i cried, and when they traded jokes, I laughed. I
soon came to forget my former life. The years passed, I took a wife,
and had a son and daughter by her. "My heirs" the people call them.
Then, everything changed . . . one night, as I was out adjudicating an
argument a donkey, they came to my home. They found only my wife and
the children, but that didn't matter. If they couldn't have me, they
decided the next best thing was to send me a message.
I came home to find my family murdered in their beds. The people wept
along with me for 3 straight days, with the men swearing revenge, the
women beating their breasts. I knew the path i was being led down . . .
knew and didn't care. The life of death that i knew so long ago came
back to me so easily . . . but i couldn't leave my people. They are as
much my children as --
I dispatched some runners to see what was going on with the other
tribes. They all returned within days, telling tales of huge farms,
large pastures of grazing animals, and above all, the sounds of weapons
being forged.
It was time now . . . these people shall become my avengers. We shall wage war upon them all until we find he who was behind this vicious murder . . .
Leader: Tokugawa of Japan
Opponents: Stalin, Hannibal, Montezuma, Augustus, Elizabeth & Genghis Khan
Difficulty: Monarch
Map: Highlands, Ridgelines, Seas
Size: Small
Speed: Epic
Variants:
* Always War
* Raging Barbs
* No Tech Trading(?)
Roster (7 of course for this game!)
Pholkhero
Rex
GreyFox
Imhotep
Patagonia
Cabledawg
Cosmichail
** Sign-ups must:
1) Have never played with any of us, in any form, before OR provide Pholkhero w/sufficient flattery (note: Pholkhero has final determination of what is 'sufficient')
2) Must be prepared to write detailed reports. The focus will be on the storyline in this one, as Tokugawa seeks to avenge his family. Not all reports need by role-played, 1 out 2 or 3 should be.
Start and first 30 in 12 hours or less!
