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Wanna gauge interest in this.

As I've said in the Cbox, I'd like to create the experience I found on City of Arabel. A Neverwinter Nights server. It ran on 3.5e rules built into the NWN pc game.

In essence, City of Arabel was this. Arabel was a big city. In each compass direction there was a town or village. There were mountains to the south that featured a dwarven city. A few forests scattered around, some old dungeons. But the city was the hub. Everyone stayed there, mostly. It was where everything happened.

You could apply to be guards, major members of the city, etc. Start your own adventuring guild. Be a craftsman and forge items to sell to people. Really no limit in what you could achieve. With some humorous and dangerous DM events thrown in as well.

I'd like to see if that can't be recreated in forum form. Not exactly a D&D pen and paper experience. There would be dice rolls for stuff, but the casual RP would be less rules and more in the way of RP.

The setting would be in Faerun, but I'm thinking to go with a custom location and create it all, and the storyline that follows. Rather than using existing locations (although I have some ideas regarding this.)

As far as what the rules are based on, while I need to read up on it, I was thinking maybe a modified 5e system. With changes as necessary for the forum, and to maybe include our own custom rules for adding new content for members to deal with.

Anyone interested in this?

[Gan Ning]

I'm in. I ddon't need to say more then that.

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Thinking we might be able to have a quest system. Setup for Weekly/Monthly quests that members could RP in. Simple stuff to earn a bit of generic loot, gold, and experience after they complete it. With the possibility that a DM might decide to pop into their generic quest and turn it into a life or death struggle with beholders.

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So with some interest in this, I have registered the forum and been working on it a bit.

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The Lord City of Arithren

Arithren is a city in Faerun. (The exact location is left open rather than attempt to cram it in among other existing locales.)

Surrounding Arithren are forests, plains, mountains, and an ocean bay. Other settlements include the human village of Heartvale, the wood elf village of Greenleaf, and the dwarven citadel at Icehammer Keep.

The people of the city live a relatively peaceful existence with their neighbors, though dark rumors have begun of strange creatures appearing and attacking travelers.

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In terms of race and class, most races/classes from the Player's Handbook will be allowed.
The only restricted races are Drow and Tiefling, which require a special application in order to play.

I am looking at homebrew/custom races and classes to increase the amount available in the near future.

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Joinable factions include the following:
The Blackwatch - guards whose duty it is to patrol the city and enforce it's laws while protecting the citizens from threats.
The Arithren Militia - a local army that is tasked similarly to the Blackwatch, but dealing more with outside the city walls.
The Arcane Spire - a mages guild open to most arcane practitioners
The Brotherhood of Night - a secret thieves guild that operates from within the city
The High Council - formed from various civic leaders, tasked with helping the current city ruler with managing city affairs.
The Low Council - formed from lesser civic leaders, acting on lesser city affairs, and advising the high council
The Greenleaf Council - a council that leads the wood elf village
The Granite Council - a council to advise the ruler of Icehammer Keep
The Lawbringers of Tyr - a group of paladins/clerics in service to Tyr, who act as the court of Arithren. Any lawbreaking that requires a trial, or personal disputes, can be mediated by these individuals

There will be three noble houses, to be named by the ruling lord or lady of the house. These factions will be allowed to hire guards, have noble family members, and have retainers who act on behalf of the house.

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That is most of what I have covered so far in my ideas for the forum. There may also be a faction for druids and rangers, or clerical factions depending on how prominent a cleric's deity becomes within the city. Similarly if a number of monks devoted to a certain order have a strong presence within the city, a faction can be devised for them as well.

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sounds interesting, might give it a twirl although I don't know anything about City of Arabel

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City of Arabel is a Neverwinter Nights server, using 3.5e rules. It's been around for like a decade or more.

But this forum is only inspired by it.

It is still a great server to play on. For the 3D aspects and social RP within a game.