There are a few more players that just have been invited that haven't posted yet, so let's give them some time to post about this too.

I don’t mind where we are set.

Hello folks. I am also in favor of the Vale or Stormlands, but if others want to play somewhere else I'll have no trouble applying one of my concepts there. If we are starting at the time books are starting Vale seems like the interesting choice because of the whole Arryn affair.

So till now we have:

The Vale- 4
Iron Island- 2
Riverlands- 1
The Reach- 2
Stormlands- 2
Westerlands- 1


We don’t want:

North- 2
The Iron Islands- 3 (one doesn’t have a character concept)

Let’s go with the Vale.

So can we start with the House? Who will make the rolls?

We're still waiting for two people. They made the request to join the game 16 and 7 hours ago and I approved them 7 hours ago. I am as exited as all of you to get going, and I'd like this to be a group effort. Perhaps they are sleeping or at work or whatever and haven't had the chance to check back in.
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:32, Tue 09 June 2020.

In this time period...
Order of preference:
Dorne
North of the wall
The Vale
The Reach

They are less active militarily in the war of the five kings, so that encourages more of a political / intrigue game.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:40, Tue 09 June 2020.

That leaves us one of the two I mentioned above. And another player has joined the game too. And another has expressed interest in the recruitment thread, which I only looked at by accident.

That gives us 11-12 players. A lot more than I expected. Can we manage that number of PCs in one house or do we want to create two houses?
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:37, Tue 09 June 2020.

I'm fine with the Vale if that's where the majority have voted. 11-12 might be a lot for one house, but we also need to expect some attrition, so the number will likely go down quickly. That being said, if you think you can devote the time to 2 houses, that might be interesting as well.

In reply to Dragondog (msg # 18):

I think that depends. Do you feel comfortable running two story arcs for separate houses, and, how much player attrition we get.  Currently, if 75%+ stay active, two houses would give each PC more of a chance to shine. However, if 50% or more drop the game, you could end up with two very under populated houses.

If you want to go that big, perhaps one House in the Vale and one house in the Reach, working to help each other. If player attrition hits hard, burn one house down and have its members absorbed by the other. :)

I will accept that as Purple's preference to the Vale and the Reach, unless they say otherwise. Which leaves us one player who hasn't checked in.

And double checking my list, I noticed that I was looking at the wrong player earlier and that Gray contacted me earlier, but I invited them at about the same time as mentioned above.

I considered the merging to two houses and I can see the advantages of having two of them. But actually running the story for two houses could be a little much.

It is a lot to take on.

Even this game with a singular house can be daunting. Especially with a large character pool at the beginning. Please let us know how to make things run easy and smooth.

Thank you Purple.

I'll give Gray 3.5 hours to voice their opinion on the Realm, thus giving them 24 hours from first contact to do so.

In reply to Dragondog (msg # 22):

Running 2 houses would be a LOT more work. I have run my fair share of in person campaigns, and the story starts to suffer (despite you best efforts) if you take on too much. The last thing any of us wants is for you to burn out. Let us know what sort of boundaries you need to put in place in order to make the game most comfortable and enjoyable for you to run.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:06, Tue 09 June 2020.

IF you decide to try two houses, an option to manage the storylines could be the use of banner houses. Example, perhaps Red is lord of the main house and I am the lord of his banner house. My oath is to the main house so there could be a story line that draws us together with smaller arcs within our individual houses.

100% fine with whatever you feel comfortable with!

Considering all the suggestions, I think in the end it will be most workable to remain one house.

The majority has suggested The Mountains of Moon or The Vale.

Realm: The Mountains of Moon
Liege: Jon Arryn, Lord of the Eyrie, Hand of the King, Warden of the East.


Step 2 Resources
The starting Resources for your House are:
Defense +20
Influence +10
Lands -5
Law -10
Population -5
Power +0
Wealth +0

If the following can please roll 7d6, using the in game dice roller, and post the result in this thread:
Black for Defense
Blue for Influence
Brown for Lands
Green for Law
Purple for Population
Red for Power
White for Wealth
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:54, Tue 09 June 2020.

You don't have to post in the above order. Feel free just to roll and post.

26 Power

12:52, Today: White rolled 22 using 7d6.  Wealth

Meh average-ish

Defense is 41.

I see I missed the cut off for vote. Apologies, 7am is a bit early for me and my insomnia. C'est la vie.

Sorry about that Gray, I used the time you submitted your RTJ, figuring that you would be awake by then.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:49, Tue 09 June 2020.

Influence: 41 (rolled 31, +10 per Resources above)

15:25, Today: Blue rolled 31 using 7d6 ((6,5,5,1,4,5,5)).