Basic Facts

TOM's Message for Reference

A collection of "basic facts about the BattleMaster world". It should contain a short list and then for each point a paragraph or two of explanation for some of the basic facts we expect everyone to know. For example:

• There are no non-human player characters in the game.
• Players are nobles and expected to act as nobility (with a few

examples, especially duels, protesting, etiquette, etc.)

• A link to the Inalienable Rights
• Where to get help

There are various "getting started" and tutorial and other help pages already. What I would like is a page that I can point new players to and tell them "read that and you know everything that's really important".

No game mechanics. This is about how to play.

Start of the article

I'm just putting down the bare bones to start with and working from there, so easy with the comments.

Welcome newbies, to the immersive world of BattleMaster. I'm sure that by now, you have figured out what some of those links do, how hours work, and maybe even how to send/read messages. But before you get too involved, you need to know some of the finer details on exactly how to play this game.

• Low fantasy
• Noble heritage

Low fantasy

BattleMaster roughly based on the Middle Ages. (anywhere from 1200 to 1600 technologically and politically) We play as nobles who live the good life and fight our wars as peasants toil and labor for our benefit. Much like the Middle Ages, no matter how equal the government claims to be, peasants are never considered more than a work-force.

In history, were there stories and myths of magic, non-human creatures, enchanted items, ect.? Yes. Are there in BattleMaster? Yes. Do they truely exist in either place? No. With the exception of a few monsters and undead creatures, everyone is a human. No orcs, no dwarves, no enchanted undead fairy dragons. Except for the Sirionite elves, which are protected in a grandfather clause because they existed before the rules about only human characters.