Middle Earth: War of the Jewels RPG (OOC)

[Triyun]

Time of RPG: Right before the journey of Beren and Luthien.

(GM’s: Triyun and Zorak)

Rules:
1) Respect GMs
2) No God Modding
3) Gold and character upgrades will be handed out by GM’s
4) Orcs are not easy kills early on and orc characters are equals. I know orcs are killed by heros in Tolkeins world easily but you aren’t legends yet.
5) Magic abilities must be approved.
6) Free temporary NPC control may be given from various kings, these must be approved with a GM.


Basic Character Template:

Name:
Race:
Presitge Class (if applicable):
Age:
Realm of Current Residence:
Description:
Equipment: May begin with one non elf weapon free
Magic Abilities: 3 abilities to begin with
Gold: Begin with 600
Allies: Steeds and NPC’s
Biography:


Forces of Good:

Races:

Good:
Edain- The Edain are the ancestors of the Dunedain of Gondor who ushered in the Age of Men. They are known for the valour in battle and there loyalty to the elves, the name Edain means elf-friends.
Dwarves- The shortest of the host of the forces of good the dwarves also posses the greatest physical strength as they are creations of the Smith God Aule. The masks they wear can withstand the heat of the Urloki Fire Dragons.
Noldor Elves- The smith elves who came out of the West to recover the silmarls and have founded kingdoms in the North as well as Nagothrond to the South. There strength has been severly weakened however since the 5th battle. Due to a past sin of kin-slaying a doom has been placed on the Noldor, whether they can escape remains to be seen.
Sindar Elves- Teleri who have not completed their journey into the west they were in Belerand long before the coming of the other forces of good came into this land. Its capital of Doriath is home to Menegroth the greatest of all the elven realms of old in Middle Earth.
Green Elves- Elves in the forests on the western side of the blue mountains. These elves are few in number and lightly armed but extremely stealthy. They are loyal to the Sindar.
Sylvan Elves: The Dark Elves who never have seen the lights of the west and never will. They are a rare sight in the 1st Age but make up much of the elf realms in later ages after the War of the Wrath.

Good Upgrades (Prestige Classes which are very hard to earn:)

Armorer: A capable of forging armor and weapons as well as possesing great physical strength
Craftsmen: A masterr craftsman capable of forging magical itsms as well as possessing great magical strength
Guardian: Possesing great physical and magical strength.
Master of Nature: A warrior who has been in the woods so much he can communicate with beasts, remain invisible in the wilds and even appear as beasts.

Evil:
Easterlings- From the East Men awakened and many still reside there. The Easterlings are swarthy men who’s strength has mostly failed. The easterlings betrayed the Sons of Feanor in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears and have become fearful minions of the Enemy, Melkor the Morgoth.
Troll- Trolls were created in the pits of Utumno. None of the non-ainur have strength equal to theirs save the Ents have strength matching the trolls. Their weakness though is light, plus they are stupid.
Werewolf- The fiercest of the wolf races.. (cannot use weapons but extremely agile in addition to possessing high strength)
Vampire- Winged bat creatures
Orc- The greatest crime of Melkor the Morgoth against Eru Illuvatar, Created in the pits of Utumno there is no race that is a symbol of the reach of the hand of evil than the orcs. Though not nearly as strong as trolls they are more numerous and much more versatile. Though the greatest of the forces of good can easily slay many an orc, a normal soldier will find them a fearsome opponent.

Evil Upgrades:

If you prove to be a great warrior for Morgoth your character will be sacrificed before the dark lord and you many become the following races:

Balrog- The capitains of Morgoths army, they wield fiery whips that drive foes before them.
Dragon- The dragons cannot wield weapons but have great intelligence and are the fiercest creatures in Morgoths arsenal. The Urloki or fire drakes have not only extremely thick and strong hides but breath fire of which few mortal men can withstand

Equipment::
(Each person begins with 600 gold, and a free starting weapon except for elven weapons)

Melee Weapons:
Long Sword: 100 gold
Broad Sword: 50 gold
Short Sword/ Dagger: 25 gold
Orc Scimitar (orc only)- 10 gold
One-handed Axe: 50 gold
Axe: 100 gold
Double Axe: 150 gold
Spiked Mace: 150 gold
Flail: 200 gold
Warhammer- 120 gold
Dire Mace: 500 gold
Large Warhammer- 300 gold
Smith Hammer- 600 gold (needed to forge weapons if armor but also doubles as a warhammer)
Spear: 300 gold
Pole-arm: 500 gold
Elvish Spear (Good only)- 600 gold
Elvish Double Sword (Good only): 600 gold
Elvish Long Sword (Good only): 600 gold
Elvish Broad Sword (Good only): 500 gold
Elvish Dagger- (Good only) 300 gold
Balrog Fire Whip (Balrog only)- 1000 gold

Range Weapons:
(Note only orcs can use bows on evil side due to dexterity reasons)
Short Bow- 50 gold
Throwing Axe (8)- 50 gold
Bow- 100 gold
Long Bow- 300 gold
Crossbow (Orc Only, extremely high armor penetration but slow refire)- 400 gold
Elven Longbow (good only except dwarves)- 500 gold

Armor (Mithril good only):
Leather Armor- 100 gold
Orc Armor (Orc only)- 50 gold
Mail Armor- 250 gold
Mithril Mail Armor (good only)- 1000 gold
Plated Armor- 500 gold
Mithril Plated Armor- 1200 gold
Elvish Cloak- 300 gold
Dwarven Mask (to withstand fire): 2000 gold

Mounts-
Pack Pony- 300 gold
Work Horse- 500 gold
War Horse- 700 gold
Wolf Hound (Good only)- 600 gold
Warg (Evil only)- 600 gold

Mercenary-
(Muist correspond to your faction)
Sylvan/ Green Elf Ranger (Scout)- 1000 credits
Sindar Soldier (Meduim Elven Soldier)- 1500 credits
Noldor Soldier (Heavy Elven Soldier)- 2000 credits
Sindar Calvary (Light Calvary)- 2500 credits
Noldor Calavary (Heavy Calvary)- 3000 credits
Edain Bandits- 1000 credits
Edain Militia-1500 credits
Edain Heavy Soldiers- 2000 credits
Edain Calvary (Meduim Calvary)- 2500 credits
Edain Knight (Heavy Calvary)- 3000 credits
Dwrven Heavy Soldier- 3000 credits
Orc Soldier- 500 credits
Orc Crosbowman-1000 credits
Warg Rider- 1800 credits
Troll Guard- 5000 credits

Magics:
Reasonable magic is allowed. Lower classes may not use much magic whereas higher classes may use it more liberally. You can have 3 magic powers which are to be approved with character.

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[Triyun]

Name: Triyun Tanesth
Race: Half-Noldor Half-Teleri Elves
Age: 600
Realm of Current Residence: Nargothrond
Description: Tall with chiselled features and brown hair, the light of the west has not faded from this elves eyes yet.
Equipment: 1 Longbow, Elvish Cloak, Leather Armor, 1 Longsword
Magic Abilities: Herb Remedy Heal (can heal using certain herbs), Light Imbuement (imbues light into a weapon to make it effective more against the minions of darkness and can burn their flesh), Charm Song (Can use song to charm beasts and corrupted men and elves to the side of good)
Gold:100
Allies: Steeds and NPC’s
Biography: A resident of Nargothrond he follows his peoples way of geurilla war rather than open war. His father was of the Noldor but he is half Teleri and as such looks very unkindly on the Sons of Feanor though his loyalty to Finrod is absolute. He was born in Tirion in the West lands. He is currently assinged to duty in the forests of Doriath and Dorthonian to keep Saurons forces at bay.

[Juan]

Name: Rawa'nuk of the Twin Flames
Race: Vampire
Presitge Class (if applicable):
Age: 200
Realm of Current Residence: The Fortress of Angband
Description: Rawa'nuk looks at first glance to be human. He is tall and gaunt, with pale skin and long black hair. However, his true identity is revealed by his long white fanged canines and his red on black eyes, from whence he recieved his title. Rawa'nuk has wings, however he has enough control of his own body that he can sprout and retract them on command. He wears a long black hoodless cloak, underwhich is his plated armor.
Equipment:
-2 Long Swords
- Plated armor (Consists of a chest piece and some armor on the lower torso armor)
Magic Abilities:
Summon- Rawa'nuk is able to summon/ create creatures from his body at command. At this time he is limited to small flocks of bats, which can be used for distractions, message carrying, and spying. In addition, Rawa'nuk is able to rise and control the bodies of some of his defeated and fed on prey, but they are weak creatures and don't even serve well as soldiers and are easily defeated, even more than Orc warriors.
Regeneration- Rawa'nuk, being a vampire, is able to regenerate his body to an extent. He can be killed by conventional weapons, but lesser wounds and cuts in non-lethal areas only serve as a temporary inconvienence.
Hypnotic/ Psychic abilities- Rawa'nuk recieved his title, Rawa'nuk of the Twin Flames, because of his red eyes and his use of them. Rawa'nuk, like most vampires, possesses hypnotic and psychic abilities, able to essentially mess with peoples heads and even pull on objects. Rawa'nuk recieved his title from the Elves after many witnessing him using these powers to hypnotize weaker warriors, drawing their attention to his eyes, and many are unable to look away. They gaze into those eyes and are either taken up by his blade or by his tooth.
Gold: 0
Allies: None
Biography: Rawa'nuk is a Vampire, created by the Dark Lord Morgoth. He is as of now a weak Vampire, though he seems to posses some Maia power in him, though at this time limited. As a Vampire, he feeds on the blood of beings and is at least annoyed by sunlight, and could be destroyed by it. He is young by Vampire standards, and an odd Vampire in that he betrays seldom his bat-like form except on command. Like most Vampires he has certain weaknesses. As said, Light weakens him. Large bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, and oceans are barriers that he can somewhat cross, but usually takes many complications to do so. Holy, blessed, and silver weapons are especially powerful against him and his regenerative abilities. He cannot cross holy barriers, and he can not enter a private residence without permission. Rawa'nuk is young enoguh of a vampire that he has not yet fully developed his powers of summoning nor his renegerative abilities. He is able to control his wings' to the point of being able to create and retract them away, but he is as of yet unable to do full shapeshifting. Rawa'nuk was created singlely and not in a group of vampires, a single being created for the purpose of perhaps managing to essentially create another Vampire who can perform much of the functions of the Dark Lord's lieutenant, Sauron. Rawa'nuk has gone far so far, but he not as of yet even come near Sauron's power. Fighting wise with blades, Rawa'nuk is better than most Orcs (as he has had to prove to wily Orcs who wish to mock the "cute little bat"). Rawa'nuk has recieved a title amung some of the elves, who call him Rawa'nuk of the Twin Flames, in reference to his eyes and his powers. His powers work fully (totally entrancing) in combat with the weak minded, who are unable to break his both hypnotic and psychic control with their will power. With stronger warriors it is a distraction that they struggle against, many in the end just trying to avoid looking at his face all together. Personality wise, Rawa'nuk is a being that, despite what side he follows, keep about him an air of respect. When he says he will do something, be it to an enemy or ally, he does it. He stands by his word (as long as it doesn't end up going against that of the Dark Lord and his lieutenants). He will often give up the chase on enemies, part of it to see how they react, another part to stretch out the hunt and battle to get the full pleasure of it.

[Mega Raptor]

Name: Veldrin Quen'san
Race: Sylvan Elf
Presitge Class (if applicable): none
Age: 241
Realm of Current Residence: no 'residence' but is currently in Nargothrond
Description: About average size for an elf, nothing outstanding about his appearance. Green eyes and mid-back length white hair kept tied in a pony tail. Generally wears a simple traveler's cloak and relatively 'light' clothing that is easy to move around in.

Equipment:
-Short Bow
-Elvish Double Sword

Magic Abilities:
-Combat Speed
This ability allows Veldrin to move and act at a highly increased pace, it is useful in just about any fighting situation, and doubly so against multiple attackers, as the speed often allows him to strike before his enemies can coordinate a counterattack
-Mental Resistance
Perhaps not an 'ability' so much as a result of his jaded nature, but Veldrin seems to be more resistant than most to forms of magical persuasion.
-True Aim
A bow-related ability. Veldrin is excedingly adept at finding chinks in an opponent's armor at range, and then hitting them with an arrow. Assuming his opponent hasn't noticed him yet, he is capable of placing the arrow in such a way that it pierces inbetween the armor sections.

Gold: Currently broke, had to pawn off his armor to pay for his rent at an inn, and that rent is almost up
Allies: none
Biography: A wandering 'dark elf'. He works as a bounty hunter or mercenary depending on what work is available as he travels the lands. He has become disenchanted with his homeland, and at the same time refuses to support the 'interlopers' in their war to recover the silmarils. In truth, he doesn't care about the war at all. He simply wanders the lands, looking for work and trying his best to stay out of the way of the higher powers involved in the whole mess.

In combat, Veldrin's approach is to use speed to his advantage. On the odd occasion that he does wear armor, it is always of a very light variety, so as not to impede his movement. He tries his best to hit without recieveing a blow, but understandably has more success with this in single combat than against a group.

[Triyun]

Raptor the only problem with your character is all elves naturally have your last ability so you can choose another one.

[Triyun]

1. No possesion by Aule.

2. Sauron has not come to mordor yet, he still serves Melkor the Morgoth the first Dark Lord who is in Angband and Sauron is in Tol Sirion.

3. Also troll would always be stronger than a dwarf since trolls were created from ents who are the physically strongest beings in the world.

[Triyun]

I got a better map that shows all of middle earth. Beleraind were this takes place is the northern part, where the Lord of the Rings takes place is the middle part. The only known realm to exist during this time in that area is Khazad Dum as well as the easterling realms.

Map:
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