| Introduce Yourself Take the time to say hello and introduce yourself and maybe ask a question or two. |
| Welcome to the Layonara forums!
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!
|  | 
03-31-08, 05:39 AM
|
#1 | | Recruit Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 8
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|  Hi, I'm new
Hey all. Don't have a character yet, but this place sounds real interesting and I'd like to join up. The only problem is I don't have any inspiration for a character (A major problem of mine T_T) |  |   | |
03-31-08, 05:50 AM
|
#2 | | Ancient Dragon Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I am the walrus.
Posts: 3,723
Thanks: 2,321
Thanked 252 Times in 185 Posts
| Re: Hi, I'm new
Read a book!  You can always find inspiration in modern and classical literature, even TV and movies! Whether it's a personality quirk you notice and like, or an entire character concept, these can be great sources of inspiration.
That said, don't just take the whole thing verbatim. Add your own touches!
__________________ 
Disclaimer: I'm outspoken. I state my opinions as plainly as I can, often earlier than I should, but I never mean to be inflammatory. Sometimes, those opinions change. Most of the time, I end up owing apologies. You know if you're on that list. I'm sorry. I was wrong. Let's get back to playing the game.
| | | | |
03-31-08, 06:08 AM
|
#3 | | Recruit Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 8
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| Re: Hi, I'm new
Well... I was thinking an Elven Sorcerer who intends to become a Red Dragon Disciple... And that's pretty much all I have at the moment XD | | | | |
03-31-08, 07:36 AM
|
#4 | | Game Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 2,614
Thanks: 90
Thanked 488 Times in 361 Posts
| Re: Hi, I'm new
*grins* I'll warn you in advance, the Red Dragon Disciple is a very rare Prestige Class in-game. So rare, in fact, that there's only ever been one. (Largely because it involves getting buddy-buddy with someone big, red, and scaly, who's inclined to eat visitors.)
But what I would recommend (aside from Stephen's entirely accurate comment) would be to give the Handbook a read. That was the first thing I did when I joined Layonara, and it gives you that first sense of immersion into the world that will make you think of the kind of characters that populate such a place.
Now, the Handbook isn't entirely up-to-date; some place names have changed, and a few events have transpired to change the cast of characters, sociology, and even geography of Layo. However, that's what LORE (the Layonara Online Reference Encyclopedia is for. A tireless crew of volunteers keeps it constantly up-to-date with the latest information available.
However, to save you some time, here's a quick rundown of the important things that have changed since v2 of the Handbook: - Sinthar Bloodstone is dead, slain by a group of heroes.
- In so doing, a large section of mountain range was destroyed. This resulted in a cloud of dust and soot blocking out the sun for eighteen years. This, in turn, resulted in a nuclear winter effect, and Layonara descended into a minor Ice Age until another group of heroes determined how to clear the skies. This period, however, lasted from 1402 to 1420 (it's currently 1430), and resulted in the usual ice age problems: reduced temperatures, crop death, famine, population reduction.
- After Bloodstone's death, it has been rumoured that Dragons are coming back to the world... and this has been backed up by a number of sightings, though the creatures are still vanishingly rare.
- Queen Allurial of Mistone has died.
- Late in the war, one of Bloodstone's generals, Lord Rael, attacked, pillaged, and captured the great city of Pranzis on Dregar. Many heroes fell that day. The city is now known as Prantz, and is ruled with an iron fist by Rael.
Those are the highlights. If there's anything else terribly important, it will be in LORE - or, I'm sure, some more of the community will point it out.
As a final source of inspiration, have a look at some Recent Approvals and some past Approvals, to get an idea of what the cast of characters already contains... perhaps you'll gain an idea of what or who you wish to create there!
__________________
--------
"It might seem easy enough, but computer language design is just like a stroll in the park.
"Jurassic Park, that is." -- Larry Wall.
| | | | | The Following User Says Thank You to darkstorme For This Useful Post: | | |
03-31-08, 09:15 AM
|
#5 | | Lich Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Jersey (Exit 88)
Posts: 1,652
Thanks: 191
Thanked 186 Times in 148 Posts
| Re: Hi, I'm new
But don't be afraid to ask any of us for advice. Many of us could easily help you flesh out a character idea  InternetRelayChat I also recommend Downloading this program and joining Layonara's online Chat room. Great place to ask questions and get help in Real Time. And I'm almost always there to help out, along with some of our DMs and Smart People that know more about the Lore then even me 
__________________ The victorious warrior only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is defeated first fights and seeks to win. ~ Sun Tzu, Art of War
There is nothing noble about killing desperate men... ~ Bowen, Dragonheart
 | | | | | The Following User Says Thank You to ShiffDrgnhrt For This Useful Post: | | |
03-31-08, 09:24 AM
|
#6 | | Recruit Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 8
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
| Re: Hi, I'm new
Ah, ok. thanks for the advice | | | | |
03-31-08, 11:49 AM
|
#7 | | Mind Flayer Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 786
Thanks: 55
Thanked 278 Times in 155 Posts
| Re: Hi, I'm new
My standard advice is to think of a story, and then decide class later...
I think it tends to make for more playable characters if you decide what kind of life your character had, and then figure out what class they best fit in, than to decide a class and try and weave a story around that.
If you like playing divinely inspired characters, you may want to look at LORE: Deities of Layonara
Sometimes a story will spring to you from thinking about what kind of life a follower of god x would have...
Anyway, welcome to Layo :-)
__________________
~Why should wee nott loves purblind charmes resist? Must wee be servile, doing what hee list? Noe, seeke some hoste to harbour thee: I fly Thy babish tricks and freedome do profess. Butt O, my hurt makes my lost hart confess: I love, and must: so farewell liberty.
~Time remains tomorrow, when we've used today, it will take the sorrow, and wash it all away. Love can play a new tune, on this carousel, it may be tomorrow, but only time will tell. | | | | | The Following User Says Thank You to ycleption For This Useful Post: | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -7. The time now is 04:38 AM. |
