Green Sea Dragons (RP Battle 1 of 2) Sign-up & OOC

[xun]

So here's the battle scenario sheet thingy, approved by Xia with some later editting. Spelling, grammar and details mainly.

Next post after this is an example sign-up for your character for this battle.

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Title: Xun & company vs. the Green Sea Dragons (battle 1 of 2)

Number of suggested players: At least 1 for Xun’s forces. 2 for the Green Sea Dragons.

Number of characters: Green Sea Dragons > Xun’s posse

Victory: Xun’s posse

Fighters: All Earth Kingdom in nationality/ethnicity. ALL[/u] non-benders

Weaponry: Polearms (numerous & any kind), bows & arrows (few), swords (even fewer & are of the dao/broadsword variety)

Special Weaponry: Players aligned with Xun are allowed one extra weapon belonging to one of the above categories or not belonging to the above categories (i.e. truncheons, fans, whips, chains). Players aligned with the GSDs are allowed an ostrich-horse steed, save for the attacking commander who is given a war rhino.

Where: Town of Kuangxiang

When: Pre-dawn

Conditions & Terrain: Clears skies, warm weather. Inside of a town. Wide, empty streets and cramped alleyways.

Plotline: Trailing a procession of armed royal magistrates (i.e. federal police officers), along with a squad of soldiers and retinue of mercenaries offering aid to a town they have been besieging for months, the outlaw band known as the Green Sea Dragons have decided to the initiative. Intending to cripple the towns defenses by decimating the force of new arrivals and its local defenders in one fell swoop.

Attacking from the surrounding forest. The GDSs’ few earthbenders will begin the attack. Catapulting boulders (and maybe burning pitch) at the town’s northeastern wall while two more earthbenders, moving underground, will bring the wall crashing down. The rest of the GSDs will rush through the large opening—cavalry at the head followed by infantry—setting the buildings ablaze as they move further inward and cutting down anyone in their way. Eventually they’ll engage the slowly gathering forces of the combined town militia (NPCs) and Xun’s decreasing posse (PCs and NPCs) until the tide is turned against them and are routed by the defenders.

Overview: Basically the GSDs will be targeting an inn containing various members of Xun’s mercenary posse as well as other buildings throughout the town. Burning them down and killing whoever comes out.

Additional Notes: I’d like this to be a quick, and maybe brutal, skirmish amidst the wide, empty streets and cramped alleyways. Nothing dragged on for four or fourteen pages now, folks. =)

I would also like one person to lead the attack (you’ll get your own war rhino) but if possible I’d like you to pick capture or death for you fate. If someone has beaten you to the punch for that then feel free to discuss the matter over PMs or the C-box. Also if some of you wish to conduct your own duel/one-on- fight with Xun, my NPCs or any of the other players feel free to contact through C-box and/or PM to flesh the matter out.

[xun]

Player Signup Sheet:

Name: Pyong

Weapon(s): Six foot ji, a halberd with a leaf-shaped spear with a small crescent shaped blade attached to it along with yellow horsehair fixed between the spear and shaft. Rides atop your generic, unarmored ostrich-horse—without a saddle. Blade is made of basic iron while pole itself is of tan brown hardwood.

Brief Description: Pyong is a late twenties male normally amber skinned but having extensive sunburn and sunburn damage on his skin. His pale green eyes are set a bit in his head and have long, numerous wrinkles and creases around the sockets. His dark brown hair normally falls over his ears. To keep his hair out of the way, and ears from being hit by a glancing blow, they are turned under a faded, plain green headband of cotton cloth. Standing around 5’8” in height, his build is slim and trim due to a lack of food. His legs are rather lanky and his feet are heavily calloused and dirty as he is often barefoot while his arms have tightly packed muscles. Other than a dirty white cotton fundoshi style loin cloth, Pyong wears a faded, pale brown, knee-length brigandine of lamellar leather.

Personality: A hot-headed and impetuous thug who heads one of the Green Sea Dragons’ recon/scouting units. More of a fighter than a leader, Pyong enjoys leading from the front with gusto when its time to fight. Loathes being humiliated and carries a grudge against those who have humiliated him. Is capable of fighting both on and off horseback, with a saddleless steed he will often jump or pole vault off to fight on foot. Tends to boast of his prowess before and during a fight, often referring to himself in the third person.

Fate: Capture

Additional Notes: None

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Death: Self-explanatory =P
Retreat: (GSD ONLY) Live to see the next fight… where you’ll have to choose death or capture anyway XD
Capture: (GSD ONLY) You’ll be pinned/tied up, charged, tortured and eventually executed… if you survive the torture first. XD
Injury: (Xun’s Co. ONLY) Not little, dinky scratches and boo-boos but the stuff that’ll leave you out of the next fight. Loss or broken limbs and the like.
Survive: (Xun’s Co. ONLY) Congratulations! You get to see the next battle…

Player Signup Sheet:

[b]Name:[/b]

[b]Weapon(s):[/b]

[b]Brief Description:[/b]

[b]Personality:[/b]

[b]Fate:[/b]

[b]Additional Notes:[/b]

[gengoro]

Name: Gengoro

Weapon(s): His own weapon, the Maio Dao. The blade itself is etched with a fire dragon, which is the animal that is resembled in his families crest. The blade is also serrated at the top edge of the blade, which is highly unusual for that type of blade.

On top of that, he also uses the Guan Dao (A Chinese Polearm). The shaft is made of a sturdy oak wood and a very durable metal for the spear head.

Brief Description: Gengoro is in his late twenties. He is muscular in built, but with more tone than actual bulk. He at first sight looks rugged and unkempt due to his wanderlust. His hair is brown in color, long, and un-groomed. He wears loose traveling trousers with earth tone colors (mostly brown due to exposure of the elements) which goes down to the bottom half of his shin, and wears boots made from dark brown animal leather. The laces of the boots have to wrap around the entire due to the long laces and tied in front. These boots are extremely useful for climbing, fighting, and (when the situation calls) running. He also wears a belt that helps hold his Miao Dao that he had from his services in the Fire Nation army and is patterned in the colors of crimson and black from the Fire Nation.

Personality: Due to his intensive military training, he is very disciplined and well mannered. Due to because of this, it is hard for him to understand other people’s emotions and opinions. Nonetheless, he is still very courteous and will help anybody in need, no matter how miniscule the task. Because he abandoned the Fire Nation and its army, talking about the past is a real touchy subject for him.

As a soldier, his sense of duty is very strong. He always feels that he must do the right thing, even if it goes against the more favorable result. He also has a strong code of honor, in which he would not kill an unarmed person, never harm an innocent, and to always seek justice for any wrong-doing. His honor also restricts him from never killing a person that has surrendered, no matter how vile the person is.

Fate: Survive

Additional Notes: I wouldn’t mind a duel, whether it would be with an NPC or an actual PC, just in case anyone is interested.

[gengoro]

One more thing, I will be affiliated with Xun's Group.

[xun]

Yeah... it wasn't until I was reading through your sign up that I noticed I forgot to add an Affiliation category. >>

Oh well... That can be straighted out by putting that into Additional Notes section. You don't really have to add as to how you became a member of each group. (This goes for Gengoro and anyone else signing up.)

But we at least have one confirmed player.

Congrats! You have been temporarily deputized by a royal magistrate under the authority of the Earth King. (Which is rather funny given your background. XD) Your unspecified payment depends on the number of heads you bring in, dead and alive. >=)

If no one takes up the duel with you I'll toss you Pyong.

[gengoro]

That's cool with me. So when are we starting this battle?