You start! Pick a culture/people etc.!

--Name your culture: Tabaxi
--say what they are: Anthropomorphic Cat People
--and what they are like: They are a hardy people, they are good hunters and artisans.
--and say where they mostly live: Forest
--Each player chooses one stat! Adaptable
--Name the capital city: Thunderah

I'll pick: Insightful! (I like Insightful!)

ROUND ONE:

"Here is what is known about the fascinating history of the Tabaxi people..."

(6: (Determined) A (non-monster) disaster happens
16:28, Today: The GM rolled 6 using 2d6-1 ((1,6)).)

"...Our earliest records of them tell that very early on, their suffered through a terrible blizzard. The casualties were great, and it imprinted a great weight of sorrow upon the Tabaxi people for many years afterward..."

10:27, Today: phantom rolled 1 using 1d20 ((1)). - Military Action
10:28, Today: phantom rolled 2 using 2d6-1 ((2,1)).

Then the tragedy of the Deadly Night, as the blizzard was thus named, was compounded by a war with the Caninerian, dogmen, which further decimated the Tabaxi people and pushed them to the brink of extinction.  Their only stronghold was Thunderah, their capitol city.


Well, the dice roller is not partial to Cats.

ROUND TWO (part 1 of 2)
(17, 10)

"As a result of these tragedies, the Mages Guild formed, for the preservation of the tabaxi people... Their specialties were weather spells... Lightning, rain, and so on... They made crops grow better, and did their best to make winters less harsh... The tabaxi culture started to land on its feet again...

12:54, Today: phantom rolled 4 using 1d20-1 ((5)). - Wealth Changes
Corrected to be 5 as there is no negatives to this roll.
12:57, Today: phantom rolled 6 using 2d6+2 ((2,2)).

OK, so the Dice Roller doesn't like Cats, it just doesn't like me.

But the Mages Guild  and the beneficial crop output did not immediately result in creating wealth for the Tabaxi.  As many of their neighbors were hesitant to trade for the crops modified by magic, because they were fearful of "unnatural" effect the magic on the crops..

ROUND THREE (part 1 of 2)

(16, 6. It's not just you...)

"After that disappointment, the evil archmage Lykoius began to show up in their histories. He hated the Caninerian, the tabaxi neighbors-- and, after the Mages' guild exiled him, the tabaxi themselves... He vowed revenge on all three..."

13:32, Today: phantom rolled 8 using 1d20 ((8)).- Important diplomacy happens
13:36, Today: phantom rolled 6 using 2d6+2 ((1,3)).

Well, not sure the Tabaxi are gonna survive!

After all of the tragedy, Emperor Claudus reach out and tried to open diplomatic relations with the Caninerians to end the hostilities.  Unfortunately, Lykoius got wind of the negotiations and setup an ambush, killing the Canierians' representative, Brutus, son of King Bernardus of the Canierians.  This lead to an intensificiation of the hostilities.

ROUND FOUR (part 1 of 2)

(14, 8)

"Then, a blessing-- Noric, god of the night, blessed the tabaxi-- sharpening their senses at night, and making them even more stealthy. But this blessing came with a warning-- they must find a way to stop Lykoius from causing war to break out between the tabaxi and the Canierians (if it wasn't already too late?), or it would spell doom-- the end of the tabaxi people! Even if the tabaxi somehow won such a war, even if Lykoius was defeated afterward, events would be set in motion that would still prove disasterous for the tabaxi in the long run...!"

16:58, Today: phantom rolled 14 using 1d20 ((14)). Divine Intervention
16:59, Today: phantom rolled 4 using 2d6-1 ((4,1)).

Still definitely hates me :)

But the Ciron, the god of day, came to the Tabaxi and warned them that their extinction is all but assured.  Ciron gave them a vision of the end, of the Caninerians staying over the broken bodies of their soldiers and slavery of the Tabaxi people.  This disheartened the Tabaxi.

ROUND FIVE (part 1 of 2)

(12, 6. Wow, even with the Adaptable bonus, fate seems to hate these guys.)

"The high council of the tabaxi thought that perhaps it might be best to set up a fortress to retreat to in the event that Thundera had to be evacuated, but the fortress, in the hills to the southwest, didn't even get halfway built before lightning struck the timbers and set fire to it. When a Caninerian patrol was spotted in the distance, retreat was sounded, and the project abandoned. Lykoius was blamed, and those who blamed him were probably right."

09:53, Today: phantom rolled 11 using 1d20 ((11)).
(Adaptable) Expansion of territory
09:54, Today: phantom rolled 14 using 2d6+2 ((6,6)).

Sadly the tragedies were too much and Emperor Claudus died.  But his son Jagged, took the mantle of Emperor and lead the Tabaxi on a successful campaign of expansion.  He pushed the Caninerians back, reclaiming what they had lost and even conquered some of the Caninerian lands.  Jagged lead a renaissance of the Tabaxi people, expanding their influence, art and scientific advancements.  He is named Jagges the Wise.  It was a bright spot in Tabaxi history!

ROUND SIX (part 1 of 2)

(16, 4)

"It was a little after the renaissance of Jagged the Wise that the young tabaxi mage Vanked started getting noticed, a wunderkind of magic. He was young yet-- cocky, arrogant-- so his mistakes were as powerful as his magic... but his natural talent and skill were fantastic. Vanked would clearly someday be greater, his tutors said, than Lykoius... If he lived so long...!"

08:57, Today: phantom rolled 11 using 1d20 ((11)). - Expansion of Territory
08:58, Today: phantom rolled 12 using 2d6+2 ((4,6)).

Vanked survived his rash youth to become a powerful Mage.  Under the leadership of Emperor Leonidas, the Tabaxi people were stronger than ever.  Vanked and Leonidas finally were able to defeat Lykoius and fulfil the divine proclamation from age of darkness.  Once Lykoius was defeated, the Tabaxi expended taking much of the Caninerian's lands as well as the Bearbules and Snakians' land.  But Leonidas was a fair and just ruler and those conquered were given equality in the Tabaxian Empire.

ROUND SEVEN (next post will be the final post...)

(8, 10)

"Then, Jagged the Wise held a summit with representatives of the Caninerian, Bearbule, and Snakian peoples. Each of the three (especially the Caninerians) had resentments and anger over what their land being annexed by the Tabaxi empire. But somehow, Jagged calmed their fears, made them feel that they were equal citizens, and gave each sincere promises of wealth and safety. Workers were sent to build each new steading in the terrain they liked best: the Caninerians on the sweeping plains, the Bearbules the caves in the high mountains, and the Snakians the rolling hills. Also, each were given seating on the Empire's High Council. The Empire, most agreed, was truly becoming stable internally..."

12:05, Today: phantom rolled 14 using 1d20 ((14)). - Divine Guidance/Miracle happens
12:06, Today: phantom rolled 6 using 2d6-1 ((6,1)).

Sadly, Jagged the Wise, Emperor turned Diplomat passed away and Emperor Leonidas was granted a vision of the end of the Tabaxi Empire by followers Ciron.  To prevent the fall, Leonidas became a fanatic and worked to wipe out all followers of Ciron.  In his zeal, he murdered his own son and wife for fear that they were followers of Ciron.  This ended the direct line of the Tabaxi royal family.  The high council saw no recourse, but to betray Leonidas and murder him.  The loss of Jagged the Wise and Insanity of Leonidas, lead to the splintering of the Tabaxi Empire.  Even the great city of Thuderah fell into ruin.  Thus ended the Tabaxi's great empire.

"And so, soon afterward, their society was entirely destroyed. Today, there is hardly any sign that they ever existed."


https://i.pinimg.com/originals...2dbd475c908e247e.jpg

Indeed that was a good picture of Lykoius.

Well I had fun with this, and I feel like we both got attached to the poor Tabaxi... but... is the ending too random?

Should the last participant just PICK a result? I mean, a random 1d20, but then not have to roll 2d6 for it? So a happy ending can be given if that's what everyone wants...?

Or...?

While the end was definitely random, it was fun.

I definitely got attached :)  and I am glad you did too.  That is mark of a good story.

I don't think picking an end is right.  Perhaps after Stage 7, the players agree if the culture died out or lived on.

Wanna do it again, but that way (but with a new culture/people)? Or nah

I up for another round.  And definite a new culture.  You pick the culture this time :)