An Insignifcant Speck [ASOIAF/GOT Quest]

[ajpa]

Welcome to An Insignificanat Speck (of Dust), where you play not as a noble, but the people the soldiers prey on - the peasants. Whether you start your journey in Westeros or Essos, don't expect it to be an easy task changing your status from insignificant to significant.

The more you ask questions, the more answers you'll get (within in-character limits of course). In fact, asking questions and providing in-character justifications are expected: for example, as smallfolk, there's not much need for you to learn to read, so if you want to be literate, you're going have to explain that one.

This is my first quest, and it was inspired by a number of others, so I hope that this learning experience of mine will be equally fun to both of us!
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Pre-Req Knowledge:

In regards to lore, you don't need to read the books. Watching the shows would help, as would reading FF and wiki. You are not playing a canonical character, but the setting affords you the ability to influence canon - the GOT show, although how much is a different matter.

While there are no hard requirements, I'd prefer if you could explore the materials. If nothing else, playing the CK2 AGOT mod gives a brief overview of things at different points in time. That and the wiki will help you. I'm unsure as of yet whether to make you focus on IC or actually be OOC, although it seems I'll be leaning towards the former from the initial writing and setup.

The quest is based on GOT, but with CK2 AGOT and ASOIAF wiki filling in things, or perhaps even switching them up at some point. Just to clarify things: you don't need to play CK2, but it'll help-ish.

Ultimately, I cannot force you to do any of this, nor do I want to, but I think you'll enjoy them more. And yes, having knowledge of a peasant's life would also be helpful.

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Quest System:

The system isn't so clearly setup, but I want a simple one. Percentage-based chance and dice rolls and modifiers, the usual lot. You ARE allowed to earn 'luck' - special modifiers to your rolls to allow you to shape events as you see fit/make things your way more, if you ask the right questions, impress me, write omakes, sidestories, art, etc.

The quest will end when you die. And yes, this is GOT, you can die. You might die.

You ARE allowed to dispute GM (me, obviously) decisions if you provide good rationales. They have a chance to be more successful if it's in-character.

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NatCrits

I will award NatCrits based on the following:

• Omakes
• Fanart
• Sidestories
• Making good, insightful observations and/or inferences (those observations and/or inferences may or may not lead to further action in that direction)

You are only allowed to use NatCrits BEFORE a roll. You will have to tell me. I will NOT be keeping track of how many you have - that is your own prerogative. Please do not cheat the amount.

Your NatCrits can act as either a NatCrit for you, or a Critical Failure for an enemy. Tentatively, I'm allowing NatCrits for all rolls right now, but if it makes things too easy/less fun/something, I'll revise the policy.

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Sex, Violence and Ethics

This is Planetos. Sex is casual and everywhere, violence is a clear and constant fact of life, and morality is grey, loose and fluid. You will come about things that are repuslvie by any reasonable modern standards: sex/slavery, gladiatorial combats, etc etc.

I am not a lemon writer. Haven't ever written one, and won't be doing so for the quest. You will encounter sex, but it's more along the lines of: [You have sex. You were very good at it, and you please your partner greatly.] (Mods, I don't think that should be a problem but please let me know if it is).

We won't be debating 21st century ethics in this quest. Your character is a Planetos native, and you might even partake in these things yourself - and enjoy it. But, more than not of the character is crafted and driven by you.