Yeah, my wife is a semi diplomat (IGO officer). I show my ID to Jap police they do the whole procul harem bit, turn a whiter shade of pale and become extremely polite even by Nipponese standards.

As for myself, nothing much, when I landed here in the land of eternal politicking I started my own teaching business. Exxon is my main client, which is kind of ironic in that along with Monsanto, Exxon is a company I'd like to see become the next Enron.

I consider myself an environmentalist and green entrepreneur but all that's just getting off the ground now and I've been here two whole years. I'm hoping to commute between South Korea (my wife's nation) and Australia. When her posting is finished here I'll go back to my 15 hours a week,5 months vacation Uni job in Seoul.

And here I am living a mundane life in Nottingham...!

Was just reading about Japanese ettiquette - nice and complex, it seems.

My brother lived in Nottingham for a long while. His last house there was 5 minutes walk from a big park west of the city centre, with some kind of mansion on a hill with a cave under it. Before that he was living out by the big Raleigh factory. Some of my roleplaying friends from way back still live in that area, though I'm a Scot from Glasgow originally.

That'd be the poor excuse for a castle we have - he probably lived in or near the Park (which is an area rather than a park).

That big raleigh factory as been gone for years, the site is now a campus of the university.

Ah a Scot - my fiancée's family has Scottish roots. I have ambitions to live on Skye or in the highlands. Not likely for many years though!

Lots of emigre Scots in England. English women are so much nicer than Scot's girls, or maybe Scots girls were just allergic to me.

You know it's funny almost every colonial I know claims to have Scot's roots. I get the feeling they think they'll inherit a castle or something from a long lost relative. Or better still, a still as in distillery. ;)

This is a first for me.  A game with me and a bunch of Brits, even if most are expats.  I'm American, and still there.

I haved visited though, and loved it.

Glad to hear you liked it!

Shall we return to topic a little?

Sikhandyn is 100% ready. Where's everyone else at?

Any thoughts on who might know each other before beginning and what country you'd like to start in? At least one of you is from Ddaran, but that doesn't mean you have to start there.

If you want you can post your level also, but that can be kept secret if you wish.

He's right. Actually if you force me to wait a little longer, I'll probably reach 105 or even 110% without breaking a sweat...

Need some motivation? Okay... My president is not inviting your Queen to an important event this year.

Got it? Motivated now? Good. Show some pride.

Well my dad's from Paisley. Nothing romantic about that. Means my ancestors stole sheep from the English. The other half of my ancestors lived as far away from Scotland as is possible, while remaining in England and not living in Devon or Cornwall. Speaking of Nottingham and the Southwest, to our Yank, how do you like the accents in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves?

   ~o0o~

Back on topic...I was opting for thrid level because, well, it's more than 1 or 2. It's bigger. If I were going for another character class, I might be keener on reducing that. That said, I can drop it if it fits better, no problem.

I worked some stuff out like feats and so on, but the heavily detailed character sheet put me off. I might just start a sheet from scratch and put the important stuff in.

How do I do the starting money? Forgive my ignorance, but I can't find it on the SRD.

It's not in the SRD. Don't have my books at the minute, it's probably something like 4d4 x 10

What is your preference for starting country? Would you guys be okay with Tern or Keel?

I have no preference for starting country. Diarmuid is from Ithreca though, so he's a long way from home. He's also not really a part of any political feuds or rivalries.

With our shared interest in breaking the law, I think Tern would work great.  We'd never have that far to run if we ever needed to get out of Dodge.  Just get outside the city and hanf out in the wilderness while the trouble we've stirred up quiets down.  Ah, the joys of decentralized government.

That sounds good too. Out of Dodge.. ;)

Sorry, I just realized that 'Get out of Dodge' is probably a saying unique to America.  It's from the Old West, when Dodge City, Kansas, was important.  Whenever someone was visting there, and got in some kind of trouble with the law, they would be forced to flee the city, or be brought to justice.  And justice was mostly hanging.  And so a little piece of Americana was born.

Oh, it's well known in the UK. Most Americanisms are well known in Blighty. We get a lot of your television, for better or worse. Survivor (worse), Firefly (best)

Not to mention The Wire (sublime).

Oh, I was so hoping a group would choose Tern. That's two votes in favour and one neutral vote, if I've counted correctly.

Well I shall vote for Tern too. Should decide things.

Now, what I really like is this..."City-states rules by fiercely inter-competetive local rulers."

Sounds like we might have a patron?

It could be a bit like Kurosawa's Yojimbo, which became a fistful of dollars (I think it's that one in the series).

A fistful of dollars? Fantastic film. If you manage to pull something like that off, I'd be impressed!

Assuming that Diarmuid moved from neutral to pro, I think that makes it unanimous for Tern.

I'm up for Tern. :)

Hurray! Tern it is then I guess. We're ready to roll.

What is my character doing with this group? Simple. They are his childhood friends, and he was involved in petty mischiefs with them. He always kept contact with them, even after Simon rescued him.

After the loss of Simon, returning to his group of friends seemed the natural thing to do!

So, I'll get you sorted out tonight or tomorrow.

One or two of you are definately not local - Diarmuid for example. Sikhandyn most definately is.

Next question - what sort of group are you?

Are you in the employ of the militia of one of the city-states?
Are you members of a mercenary guild?
Are you a fledgling merc guild in your own right?
Are you directly employed by a local person of note?

Or something else entirely...?

I'd say Diarmuid just recruited us... He would know.

Jos, Harry and Sikhandyn have known each other for a long time. I think it would be interesting to have Diarmuid represent our employer, and have some info advantage in terms of where our mission is going. It would be a plausible way to start and bring everyone on board.
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