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Layonara is so much more than a game. We started off as a tabletop Dungeons and Dragons campaign more than a decade ago. Since then we have developed into a fantasy world with as much compelling and engrossing detail as you will find anywhere.
Our current showcase is a Neverwinter Nights version of Layonara, where our world comes to life in a finely polished persistent world which you can play free of charge. These forums are set up to support and accentuate our player's experiences, but it goes far beyond that.
After years of passionate effort, our world is so well developed, so detailed, so refined that any of the handbooks, maps, historical accounts, legends, descriptions of artifacts, creature reports, character biographies, short stories, novels, movies and original art which populate these forums can surely serve as resources or inspiration for your own fantasy endeavors, whatever they may be. And our world is endlessly evolving, so resources are frequently added and updated.
There are also years of sage advice and commentary on role-playing, gaming and online community development stored in these forums. If camaraderie is what you seek, we offer that too. Our community is as active and supportive as you're likely to find on the internet. In short, these forums are a resource for you to use for whatever purpose or project brought you here.
We're confident that you will find what you are looking for, and likely, substantially more.
Please be our guest and browse around the forums which are available to you. As you do, keep in mind that you are sampling only a portion of what Layonara has to offer. Membership in our community is free, and allows you to establish a Layonara identity to pose your questions and share your thoughts on the forums. When you join you'll also be able to communicate privately to other members (PMs), establish and respond to polls, upload and download content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free. So please. join our community today!
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12-26-07, 03:44 PM
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#1 | | Recruit Join Date: Dec 2007
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|  *peeks* Hi...
Um...wow *overwhelming* Where do I start? |  |   | |
12-26-07, 03:49 PM
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#2 | | Mind Flayer Join Date: Dec 2006
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| Re: *peeks* Hi...
Well... http://forums.layonara.com/faq.php?faq=layonara_faq LORE: starthere
Are a few good places.
Look at the maps, read the world lore, read the instructions for submitting a character.
It's not as intimidating as it seems at first, I promise :-)
And welcome to Layo!
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12-26-07, 03:51 PM
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#3 | | Recruit Join Date: Dec 2007
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| Re: *peeks* Hi...
I am familiar with char bio submissions, but I need to start out reading up on this particular world *gets to it* | | | | |
12-26-07, 04:01 PM
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#4 | | Gamemaster Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Re: *peeks* Hi...
Welcome!
ycleption's links are great places to start. I also found it useful spending 15-20 minutes reading some other PC submissions ( link here) for inspiration and an idea of what was expected to get into the game. It can be a little intimidating, feel free to ask as many questions as you like, i'm sure you will find everyone is more than happy to help and get you having fun in no time!
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12-26-07, 04:32 PM
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#5 | | Orc of the Black Hand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wyoming
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| Re: *peeks* Hi...
*WAVES and Pounces* you made it!
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12-26-07, 05:16 PM
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#6 | | Game Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC
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| Re: *peeks* Hi...
Another good place to look is the Handbook. Many place names are no longer valid, but the histories are still largely accurate. Important things to remember when reading the handbook: - Blood is dead. Really dead. Mountain-range-blown-up-around-him dead.
- A period followed during which the debris from said mountain range circled the globe, effectively inducing a nuclear winter that lasted around twenty years.
- While I won't go into all the places that had their names changed, here are some of the key ones: Rilara is now Alindor. Xantril is now Belinara. Port Hampshire is Port Hempstead. Fort Velensk is Fort Vehl. As for the rest - well, compare the maps in the Handbook to the Maps of Layonara on LORE.
And as Pseudonym said, reading the other approved submissions is always a good idea. 
Welcome!
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12-26-07, 06:33 PM
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#7 | | Mind Flayer Join Date: Dec 2006
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| Re: *peeks* Hi...
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Originally Posted by Iirima  I am familiar with char bio submissions, but I need to start out reading up on this particular world *gets to it* | Sorry, wasn't meaning to imply you didn't know how to write a bio, but Layo has some restrictions on alignments and some other things...
If you read http://forums.layonara.com/character...formation.html you will make the character approvers very happy.
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