http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/ 2026-04-23T18:46:07+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/ http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2017-04-17T23:38:54+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/character_creation?rev=1492472334&do=diff Character Creation This page contains the instructions for how to make the character you will play in Tempest. Character submissions should be made by midday on Friday, 21st April, 2017 (Friday of 0th Week) Please also note that, due to the limited number of player slots, submitting a character does not guarantee you a place in the game. text/html 2017-04-23T21:53:33+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/characters?rev=1492984413&do=diff Character Biographies text/html 2017-06-12T17:19:31+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/contents?rev=1497287971&do=diff Eternities Start Introduction Where and When News Characters NPCs Style and Tone Equality and Themes Playground ---------- Setting The Ship The Island ---------- Stress Resources Character Creation * Talents * Quirks Sample Characters How To Turnsheet * Sample Turnsheets text/html 2017-04-17T23:28:02+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/equality_and_themes?rev=1492471682&do=diff Equality and Themes All games run by the Oxford University Role-Playing Games Society are subject to the Conduct and Acceptable Themes Policy which can be found on the OURPGSoc website. It is expected that all GMs and players will be familiar with this policy when playing Tempest. Surviving on a deserted island is unlikely to be a pleasant experience. The overall tone of much of this game is expected to be intensely melancholic, with significant emotional highs and lows - stress is a major pa… text/html 2017-06-12T17:48:33+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/eternities?rev=1497289713&do=diff Eternities The End * The Fate of the Island * The Fate of the World Character Eternities * Alexander Cheshire (Jonathon W) * Abigail Wilson (Chaos C) * Belinda Crane (Declan J) * Daphne Fiammetta (Rowan M) * Gerda Maier (Cecily P) * Jennet Waite (Nicole J) * Kathrine Hempell (Sofia S) * Nathan Caulfield (Vicky H) * Phoebe Cross (Leah O) * Stevie Mira (Jen M) * Sylvia Evans (Isabella M) * William Campbell (Chris V) Out of Character Pages * The First Era * The… text/html 2017-06-17T16:15:09+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/first_era?rev=1497716109&do=diff The First Era Dramatis Personae Found Family - the trope assigned to oversee the binding ritual on the island Estan - the self-obsessed, aristocratic high priest who became Devotion Anittas - the priest who loved Estan enough to become Sacrifice text/html 2017-04-17T23:31:45+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/how_to_turnsheet?rev=1492471905&do=diff How To Turnsheet Each week, you will write a turnsheet, detailing what you want your character to be doing between each session. Some things to note: * A turnsheet period represents one week of in game time. * You have two major actions, one utility action and any number of trade and minor actions. text/html 2017-04-24T15:07:25+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/id?rev=1493046445&do=diff Stevie Mira Email: <stevie mira@tempest.chaosdeathfish.com> bio text/html 2017-04-17T23:26:39+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/introduction?rev=1492471599&do=diff Introduction Hello, and welcome to Tempest! We are one of the two games that the Oxford University Roleplaying Game Society is running in Trinity 2017 (the other one being Redemption). If you’ve never played any sort of roleplaying game before, never fear! We’ve got you covered with this handy introduction. If you’re a seasoned roleplayer, a lot of this should be familiar, but feel free to scroll through for a quick refresh. text/html 2017-06-12T17:17:41+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/jacobean_era?rev=1497287861&do=diff The Jacobean Era Dramatis Personae EARLIER COLONISTS: Geil Morison - leader of the branch of Clan Morison stranded on the island Sikka - a Scandinavian fisherwoman who eventually became Monstrousness Shoney - Sikka’s child - (ruled by Monstrousness text/html 2017-06-12T17:17:24+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/medieval_era?rev=1497287844&do=diff The Medieval Era Dramatis Personae ISLAND RESIDENTS Dagrun, a sheep farmer and wise woman of the village (Ruled by Cultural Shift) Geir, her brother, in love with Theoderic (Ruled by Love Inconvenienced) Connall, a hermit, formerly living in the ruins of the old Benedictine monastery (Ruled by text/html 2017-04-24T12:51:42+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/news?rev=1493038302&do=diff News Day 1 Day 8 Day 15 Day 22 Day 29 Day 36 Day 43 text/html 2017-05-24T19:06:50+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/npcs?rev=1495652810&do=diff NPCS This list includes every NPC played by each GM, and may receive updates as the game progresses. If you wish to contact a particular NPC, please send an email to the GM playing them. We have included pronouns for each NPC; please note that “they text/html 2017-04-17T23:31:10+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/quirks?rev=1492471870&do=diff Quirks The following quirks represent particular qualities your character has. Most quirks are either positive or negative. Positive quirks are helpful, and can be invoked (if appropriate) during turnsheeting to help you out. Conversely, negative quirks will crop up at the least convenient time to hinder you. text/html 2017-04-17T23:30:35+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/resources?rev=1492471835&do=diff Resources The characters in Tempest are stuck on a remote island with only limited access to a number of things that are necessary to survive. Some of these resources are functionally renewable, while others may become depleted as a result of player actions. Some resources serve as food or medicine, while others may be crafted into useful items. text/html 2017-06-12T17:17:09+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/roman_era?rev=1497287829&do=diff The Roman Era Dramatis Personae ROMANS Vitelius Cordatus - Christian Priest; converted Priest of Minerva Cassia Servana- Roman poet Cornelia Sabina - Roman Legionary; friends with Titus Titus Verenus - Former scholar; friends with Cornelia CELTS text/html 2017-06-12T17:17:57+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/romantic_era?rev=1497287877&do=diff The Romantic Era The Persons in the Tale Jonathan Wright - A Romantic. A poet who wished to be a lot more like Lord Byron than he was (Ruled by Exile but desired by Monstrousness) Frances Chattoway - A Romantic. Jonathan's fiancee, a strong and independent young woman (Ruled by text/html 2017-04-17T23:37:22+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/sample_characters?rev=1492472242&do=diff Sample Characters Nomi Kouko Name: Nomi Kouko Talents: * “Even under severe stress, I am still good at Scrambling and Healing” * “Under moderate but not severe levels of stress, I am still good at Grounding and Decorating” * “I am only good at text/html 2017-04-17T23:32:41+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/sample_turnsheets?rev=1492471961&do=diff Sample Turnsheet Summary * Explore the ruins * Investigate Adam Clarke ---------- Major Action 1 Aim: To persuade Sassa Lund to help us explore the ruins by the loch. Details/Plan: I'm interested in those ruins (number 8 on Sassa's map). Jordan Tuby, Alicia Keates and myself have decided to take a closer look at them, and we're hoping to enlist Sassa Lund to lend her Pathfinding talent to get us there safely. I'll do my best to persuade her, reminding her of the friendly chat we had … text/html 2017-04-17T23:28:30+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/setting?rev=1492471710&do=diff Setting Tempest is set in the Outer Hebrides, from late April to early June of the year 1933. Following a storm at sea, the survivors of the shipwrecked SS Bannatyne find themselves washed up on a remote island. They must get their bearings, find a way to subsist while waiting for the storm to abate, and uncover the secrets of the island. text/html 2017-04-17T18:24:23+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/start?rev=1492453463&do=diff " My friends, we have lived through a tragedy. Here on this unknown shore is assembled every soul to have been delivered from the ocean’s fury. It is, regrettably, unlikely that more survivors remain to be found. The dead must be buried, and with proper ceremony. And yet text/html 2017-04-17T23:29:18+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/stress?rev=1492471758&do=diff Stress Being trapped on an obscure storm-lashed Hebridean island with a group of strangers is, invariably, not always going to be the most pleasant of experiences. You might go hungry. You might get ill. You might start to wonder if you'll ever get off this blasted rock and back to the comforts of a hot shower and a warm bed. Other - worse - things might happen. text/html 2017-06-12T14:47:32+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/style_and_tone?rev=1497278852&do=diff Style and Tone " Trust me, I'm telling you stories." Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body Tempest follows a group of people stranded on a remote Hebridean island during a storm that isn’t showing any sign of abating. They must find the tools to survive while exploring the remains of previous human habitation and piecing together the fragments of stories that have shaped the landscape. It is intended to be fairly serious in tone, with an emphasis on emotion, and with personal rather than g… text/html 2017-04-17T23:39:42+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/talents?rev=1492472382&do=diff Talents Your character has an assortment of things that they are good at. These are broadly represented by talents (though some may be represented by quirks!). Talents are fairly specific areas in which individuals have experience or understanding, and can put their knowledge into practice. text/html 2017-04-17T23:28:58+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/the_island?rev=1492471738&do=diff The Island " It's... pretty bleak, sir - all grey hills and jagged rocks, like the ones you can see from the beach. I made it as far as the cliffs by the cove on the east coast, and then back again, in the ten hours I was away. Reckon those mountains would take a good half day to climb, though. Other people? No sir. There's lots of ruins, but text/html 2017-04-17T23:28:42+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/the_ship?rev=1492471722&do=diff SS Bannatyne The SS Bannatyne is a small passenger steamer serving the west coast of Scotland and the Hebridean archipelago. As one of few vessels currently operating in the area, it carries a variety of people from all walks of life, who will be travelling for work, for leisure, or for reasons known only to themselves. It also carries mail between the islands and the mainland. text/html 2017-06-12T17:18:14+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/tropes?rev=1497287894&do=diff Tropes At the beginning of the Modern Era, there are ten tropes inhabiting the island. A trope is a 'spirit' that directly interacts with humans - as a creature of story, a trope gains strength when humans to play out a drama relevant to its own aspect. text/html 2017-04-17T23:27:22+00:00 http://tempest.chaosdeathfish.com/where_and_when?rev=1492471642&do=diff Where and When Sessions will be held in the Massey Room at Balliol College every Monday during Trinity term. This is a ground floor room with a small step. If you have any specific accessibility requirements, please feel free to let us know - we will do all we can to assist.