CRP WAR | Narrative Thread and Progression

[Nectorist 12869]

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This thread will serve as both the IRP narrative space for the war and the OOC records-keeping. Things like phases, major battles, perhaps event major deaths, will all be logged here and kept as a big, cohesive narrative. If there are to be any clarifications or modifications to the war rules, it will happen on this thread.

 

 

4th of Sun’s Smile, 655 A.A

 

BULLETIN OF THE CRUSADER ARMY:

 

Heed the Lord, sons and daughters of the Light,

 

The tendrils of evil have wrapped about the south, where the old-lands of the dwarves, removed of their scourge, haplessly fall victim to the encroach of the wicked, united under the profanity of our Temple: the so-called ‘Black Church’. At a dark spire well beneath the Kingdom of Virtue, they dance with sin and dine with monstrosity, for their hearts are pledged to the devils that imbue them with awful power. No power may be so great as that of the Lord, but the trickeries and parlor magics of the wicked hold within them the capability of havoc. Chaos alone cannot forestall the inevitable and unceasing march of His Army, but it may fell scores of those willing to pledge their lives to His Purpose.

 

The march south, wherein we shall find the wicked, must not be expected to be one without risk. The poor conditions of the roads, which were ill-maintained during the years of war against the dwarves and orcs, cannot support the full breadth of the army alone. It is for this reason that we have divided our armies into three prongs, though our intention is to converge upon the Black Church.

 

While this army is made of a disparate and diverse peoples, from the Adunians of the west, to the elves of the east, to the Hearthmen of the north, to the marchers of the south, we are a people of many traditions, some thought incompatible with others. It would be of great surprise were our mission to not encounter the frays that the quilt of coalition brings, even though our crusade is a righteous one.

 

However, we have fought together before and shall fight again. The danger posed by the adherents of Iblees is beyond a mere threat to our collective stability or even our frail lives. As has been our mission from the beginning, the great Aengul Tahariay finds himself under assault from those directed by the Ill-Doer. It is our purpose, be we Faithful or mere dedicated of the Living, to aid his oblates and thus restore his place beneath the feet of the Lord.

 

It is under these conditions that we march south, so that we may strike at the heart of the pestilence that seeks to eradicate the good of this world and the beauty of the Lord’s creation. 

 

We pray for the souls of the brave and righteous who join me in this crusade. We eagerly await Our reunion with Our allies, encamped beneath the walls of the Black Church.

 

HIS HOLINESS, CAIUS II

 

High Priest of the Temple of the True Faith, Successor of Clement and Evaristus, High Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Servant of the Servants of Heaven, Servant of the Holy Flame, Apostle of Saint Lucien, Envoy of Aeldin, High Servant to the Prophet’s Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD

 

Spoiler

Phase 1: Vanguard Travel (5/24-5/31)

Sorry for it being hard to see, but basically 3 different army groups (Red - Burgundy, Green - Idunia, Blue - Norland+Caurost+Others) have begun to travel south.

 

The BLACK CHURCH will roll a 3d20 to scout the three approaching armies in order to determine their size:

 

20 - The identity of everyone in the army group is revealed.

17-19 - The exact number of people in the army group is revealed.

14-16 - A range of people, within five, is revealed.

10-13 - A range of people, within ten, is revealed.

6-9 - A range of people, within fifteen, is revealed.

2-5 - Nothing is revealed.

1 - The CRUSADERS can give whatever number they want.

 

The BLACK CHURCH can then choose if they want to ambush one of the columns with a roughly equal-sized force (within 5 players, counting summons) and where it will occur (we can do the sea if we want a naval fight). If so, an arranged CRP encounter will take place under the following rules:

 

1. Both sides will be given a 50x50 area to set up in. Defenders will be allowed to add makeshift defenses in addition to what is already present.
2. A turn order will be established, with a coinflip made to determine who begins first. Each side will have 4 minutes to emote. Anyone who doesn’t emote within that time will lose their action for that turn. The timer can be extended if certain actions need to be clarified.
3. An effort will be made to keep the CRP around 90 minutes at most. This means about 22-23 turns, which I feel like is fine to reach a workable conclusion. Not every battle has to be a decisive encounter where everyone on one side dies.
   1. The win conditions for CRP are:
      1. FOR ATTACKER: wiping the defenders out, driving the defenders from a fortified position, forcing the defenders to retreat away from a location they were trying to reach.
      2. FOR DEFENDER: wiping the attackers out, repulsing the attackers from a fortified position, reaching a specified location to ‘escape’ the attack.
4. Mediation of the CRP will be handled by both sides, with efforts made to not require Moderation oversight. CRP will operate on a ‘good faith’ clause, where players are expected to avoid argument and adhere to proper redlines. If a contested action cannot be resolved within five minutes, it will be permitted to stand.
   1. Any players who abuse the ‘good faith’ clause will be removed from the event entirely. 
5. Any mana (or equivalent) limitations on spellcasting will not be modified. All other CRP timers/movement counts remain in place but may be changed prior to the encounter.

 

If the BLACK CHURCH wins this encounter and either destroys the convoy or prevents it from ‘escaping’ south, the siege phase will require 3 successful weeks in order to progress into the assault phase instead of 2. The travel lane that the ambushed column was using will be closed off for the duration of the event.

 

If the CRUSADERS win this encounter and either destroy the ambushing force or escape to the south, the BLACK CHURCH will lose a counter-action on their first turn of the siege phase.