Backstory:
8 centuries ago the last Dwarf to hold the title High King was taking the Blood Star, a ruby the size of a warrior’s fist to Evenstar, to parade it in front of the Elves, who love the stars. The High King was ambushed and killed, the Blood Star taken by trolls, the gem put into the deepest corner of the Troll Vaults.
10 years ago, in a dank cave deep under Dragon Mountain, the Dragon is ambushed by three Dwarven Kings and two orcs. Two of the kings die while the third becomes High King. The orcs both live, one takes the crown as Orc King, the other his second, the Lord-Slayer Warder Gurth.
Over the corpse of the dragon the kings brokered a deal for ten years of peace between the dwarves of the 7 Kings Mountains and the orc of the Broken Mountains. Ten years for the dwarves to recover from a century of war with the dragon and ten years for the orc to build their empire.
In a decade, Wicks the Dragonslayer was to meet with his two fellow dragonslayers and present them with dragonscale armor.
Also 10 years ago, an uncommon Orc, the Slayer who was not then named, has sex with the Orc King’s sister and they beget a child, both knowing that their child, if he survived, would be destined for great things.
Present:
High King Wicks, a dwarf of his word, approached the Troll-Bridge Keep alone, not wanting to put any of his vassals in danger. One of his scouts was in the keep, captured by spider-riders by the Lord Slayer’s spies.
The armor was presented, a feast had and further peace wa brokered, both sides hoping to make profit from the trade flowing from the 7 Kings Mountains to the human city of Marsui.
The High King was given a tour of the Troll-Bridge Keep and his eyes appeared hungry as he was taken past the Troll Vaults.
The scout, on his High King’s orders, sneaked into the vault and took the gem (8 successes on a Stealth roll…dude).
The Lord-Slayer, who always enjoyed a kind of friendship with the High King stopped by his room and noticed that the scout was not there (Perception check, obstacle 2).
The Lord-Slayer, without blinking, “Do you think he will be successful in getting past the vault doors?”
The High King, trying not to gape, “Yes, I do.”
“We’ll wait for him, then.”
They waited. They drank. They talked.
When the scout entered the room, having re-taken his ancestor’s property, having broken into the most closely guarded vault that was not guarded by a dragon or a demon, the Blood Star reflected the fire light and turned the room a dim red.
DUEL OF WITS!
Orc: Return the gem
Dwarf: Make the Trolls live with me having the gem after I leave.
The orc wins, big time, outscripting me with a well-placed Feint with only a minor concession.
The High King’s scout, tears in his eyes, returned the gem but they agreed that when the High King left he would take with him the Lord-Slayer’s son as his hostage and ward, with a deal that when he returned the son, he would get the gem.
Githyanki Diaspora 
Awesome.
Awesome.
Awesome.
An orc raised and trained by dwarves… only awesomeness can come from this. Horrible, horrible awesomeness.
This is going to get messy.
I think this is shaping up to be a next-generation game in the making, with this and the then unnamed Orc who became the Slayer’s offspring.
I think this is shaping up to be a next-generation game in the making, with this and the then unnamed Orc who became the Slayer’s offspring.
I think this is shaping up to be a next-generation game in the making, with this and the then unnamed Orc who became the Slayer’s offspring.
This is going to get messy.
This is going to get messy.
An orc raised and trained by dwarves… only awesomeness can come from this. Horrible, horrible awesomeness.
An orc raised and trained by dwarves… only awesomeness can come from this. Horrible, horrible awesomeness.
WTF is this? Ninja Dwarf?!? (Scary thoughts of what a dwarven kusari gama must look like)
Awesome.
I don’t know if he is going to be a ninja as much as a kind of glorious mess.
Since I have a good feel for BW’s rules, just reading the whole affair had me thinking about- “Oh, look massive Greed check.” “Oh, there’s another.” “and another…”
The Orc in Dwarven society will have the -most- interesting Hate checks too, I think.
Is an orc who was only raised in Orc society until he was ten years old even going to have Hate?
I dunno. I tend to think not.
Depends on if you take Hate as a cultural aspect or as some mystical “part of the blood” aspect. If the former, then you could have an orc with Greed, which is also interesting.
If the latter, he may not have a high score, but what -does- get him hate, will be interesting situations indeed. After all, Dwarves got Greed, I doubt all of them will treat him -that- well, and there’s got to be places for Hate building in that.
Either way, good story gristle.
Okay, see now I’m seeing an Orc with Hate (because of the racism encountered) AND Greed (from being raised by Dwarves).
I don’t even know what that means in Burning Wheel, but it sounds interesting to me.
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Okay, see now I’m seeing an Orc with Hate (because of the racism encountered) AND Greed (from being raised by Dwarves).
I don’t even know what that means in Burning Wheel, but it sounds interesting to me.
Okay, see now I’m seeing an Orc with Hate (because of the racism encountered) AND Greed (from being raised by Dwarves).
I don’t even know what that means in Burning Wheel, but it sounds interesting to me.
Depends on if you take Hate as a cultural aspect or as some mystical “part of the blood” aspect. If the former, then you could have an orc with Greed, which is also interesting.
If the latter, he may not have a high score, but what -does- get him hate, will be interesting situations indeed. After all, Dwarves got Greed, I doubt all of them will treat him -that- well, and there’s got to be places for Hate building in that.
Either way, good story gristle.
Depends on if you take Hate as a cultural aspect or as some mystical “part of the blood” aspect. If the former, then you could have an orc with Greed, which is also interesting.
If the latter, he may not have a high score, but what -does- get him hate, will be interesting situations indeed. After all, Dwarves got Greed, I doubt all of them will treat him -that- well, and there’s got to be places for Hate building in that.
Either way, good story gristle.
Is an orc who was only raised in Orc society until he was ten years old even going to have Hate?
I dunno. I tend to think not.
Is an orc who was only raised in Orc society until he was ten years old even going to have Hate?
I dunno. I tend to think not.
Since I have a good feel for BW’s rules, just reading the whole affair had me thinking about- “Oh, look massive Greed check.” “Oh, there’s another.” “and another…”
The Orc in Dwarven society will have the -most- interesting Hate checks too, I think.
Since I have a good feel for BW’s rules, just reading the whole affair had me thinking about- “Oh, look massive Greed check.” “Oh, there’s another.” “and another…”
The Orc in Dwarven society will have the -most- interesting Hate checks too, I think.
I don’t know if he is going to be a ninja as much as a kind of glorious mess.
I don’t know if he is going to be a ninja as much as a kind of glorious mess.
WTF is this? Ninja Dwarf?!? (Scary thoughts of what a dwarven kusari gama must look like)
Awesome.
WTF is this? Ninja Dwarf?!? (Scary thoughts of what a dwarven kusari gama must look like)
Awesome.
This… is awesome. Truly fantastic. I’m envious =)
This… is awesome. Truly fantastic. I’m envious =)
This… is awesome. Truly fantastic. I’m envious =)
Hm, how long is a session? Because if it was a 3 hour or so deal, there must be a lot happening we weren’t told of.
Also, the end bargain seems like a very big concession.
DoW
That game was about three hours. Yeah, I don’t give a scene for scene recount of the game; it isn’t my thang.
Its a concession. The other player thought it was cool, so it is.
DoW
That game was about three hours. Yeah, I don’t give a scene for scene recount of the game; it isn’t my thang.
Its a concession. The other player thought it was cool, so it is.
DoW
That game was about three hours. Yeah, I don’t give a scene for scene recount of the game; it isn’t my thang.
Its a concession. The other player thought it was cool, so it is.
Hm, how long is a session? Because if it was a 3 hour or so deal, there must be a lot happening we weren’t told of.
Also, the end bargain seems like a very big concession.
Hm, how long is a session? Because if it was a 3 hour or so deal, there must be a lot happening we weren’t told of.
Also, the end bargain seems like a very big concession.
This is why I’m excited about starting my first Burning Wheel game.
This is why I’m excited about starting my first Burning Wheel game.
This is why I’m excited about starting my first Burning Wheel game.
Are you guys doing Houses of the Blooded tomorrow or something else?
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Are you guys doing Houses of the Blooded tomorrow or something else?
Are you guys doing Houses of the Blooded tomorrow or something else?