Board Thread:Roleplay Ideas/@comment-26863727-20150926011136

Setting: Begins a year before the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The Empire is still weakened by the Great War with the Aldmeri Dominion nearly a quarter century earlier, enough that they must devote nearly all of their forces to securing the Aldmeri/Imperial border. This leaves the majority of Imperial territory insecure, and rebellion is stewing in the northern province of Skyrim. Worse, the White-Gold Concordat which ended the Great War permits the Dominion's Thalmor Justiciars to arrest, torture, and execute any Imperial citizen even suspected of worshipping the god Talos.

If you haven't played the games but still might join, see the Elder Scrolls wiki. Note: Dwarves are extinct. Sorry Auraestus. XD

Here's the types of equipment(no unique items from lore at the start)

Iron

Steel, also covers bonemold armor

Skyforge Steel, only obtainable by members of the Companions mercenary guild in Skyrim

Ancient Nord, old weapons obtained in ancient Nord tombs found only in Skyrim

Elven

Dwarven (Dwarven-style-and-metal would be more accurate)

"Advanced", covers plate armor, scale armor, and all Nordic equipment(Nordic for the win! XD).

Orcish, armor's better than Elven and Dwarven but weapons are worse than everything but iron and steel.

Glass, don't criticize it.

Ebony(Ebony's a black metal in TES)

Stalhrim. "Calling Stalhrim an ore is like calling my forge a campfire", the blacksmith in Raven Rock says. Can only be found in low quantities on the small island of Solsteim. It's magic, unmeltable ice. You need a special pickaxe to collect it.

Daedric, strongest armor there is but it's incredibly tricky to make. Weapons outclassed only by the next group.

Dragon. Strongest weapons are dragonbone, but note that until one year has passed in the RP, it will be impossible to obtain it.

I'll decide which one of us gets to be the Dragonborn with a dice roll. Though, you have to 'apply', so I don't end up informing someone who has no interest in it that they are Dovahkiin. 