In Progress [LP CYOA] Tower

[treave]

There have been no recorded earthquakes, plagues, locust swarms, hurricanes or volcanic eruptions so far.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

There have been no recorded earthquakes, plagues, locust swarms, hurricanes or volcanic eruptions so far.

So , tsunamis floods and French cuisine have showed up. Gotcha.

 

[Baltika9]

treave, which level are we on?

Is there a unified police and judiciary system in the Tower, or are the various militant orders and local magistrates free to interpret and enforce the law as they see fit?

 

[oscar]

The most remote town would be Loch-Glasgow, located on the 17th floor

This might be our location given the Scottish flavour of our village.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

The most remote town would be Loch-Glasgow, located on the 17th floor

This might be our location given the Scottish flavour of our village.

And the general low tech feel what lets a hunter run about.

 

[CappenVarra]

 

[Esquilax]

The Order of the Holy Sepulchre - Vatican

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Austria-Hungary? (I have no idea, it feels weird that they would be left out in this time frame.)

The Teutonic Order - Prussia

The Order of the Golden Fleece - Wikipedia says it's a French Order, but I have no idea

The Royal Victorian Order - UK

The Order of the Garter - UK?

The Order of the Gold Lion - France

The Order of the Star - Russia?

The Order of the White Eagle - Poland?

The Imperial Janissaries - Ottomans

The Society of the Jaguar - Azteca

I'm positive that I'm wrong on a lot of these, and on a gut level, it doesn't make sense that an organization representing itself as "neutral" might have multiple orders with ties to their respective countries. Can some of you bros help with the speculation?

The ones I'm sure about I've placed in bold.

 

[Storyfag]

So one stairwell per floor? Strange that no single polity - the obvious choice being the Spanish - was able to maintain a monopoly over those.

 

[Baltika9]

Esquilax, here is my take.

The Order of the Holy Sepulchre - Vatican

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta - the Iberian Union, almost certainly. It sounds like the union of Spain and Portugal is still alive and well. Judging by the lack of news of the independent powers of Austria-Hungary and Italy, they may also be Iberian possessions. This means that they have a Mediterranean monopoly with the Ottoman retreat from Europe.

The Teutonic Order - Prussia The North German Federation. Duh.

The Order of the Golden Fleece - the original was established by the Dukes of Burgundy. Unless it's still an independent state in a functioning HRE, my money's on The French Empire.

The Royal Victorian Order and The Order of the Garter - The United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

The Order of the Gold Lion - no clue

The Order of the Star - no clue.

The Order of the White Eagle - bold of you to assume Polish independence. I'm thinking it owes fealty to the Russian Empire. The Rurikids and Romanovs loved them some eagles.

The Imperial Janissaries - Ottomans

The Society of the Jaguar - Azteca

 

[treave]

Is there a unified police and judiciary system in the Tower, or are the various militant orders and local magistrates free to interpret and enforce the law as they see fit?

The laws of each respective nation applies within the settlements that belong to them.

on a gut level, it doesn't make sense that an organization representing itself as "neutral" might have multiple orders with ties to their respective countries

I missed out on a word in that description: "current". Think of it like the UN security council, in a way.

 

[oscar]

Order of the Gold Lion will definitely be Dutch. Order of the Star will be French.

Golden Fleece will probably be Austrian (it was originally Burgundian but European history seems to have flowed fairly similarly until the Napoleonic Era so it also likely became a Habsburg order here too as the Habsburgs inherited Burgundy).

As for different nations having more orders.. It's probably a safe bet that the UK and French have more influence than the Ottomans and Prussians.

 

[Baltika9]

treave, are to following political entities still a thing: the Holy Roman Empire, an independent Austria-Hungary, an independent Italy, and an independent Netherlands.

You mentioned an ottoman retreat from Europe. Do they still hold Istanbul and the surrounding Greek territories?

Also, which one of our skills covers Newtonian physics? Assuming they were codified, of course.

 

[treave]

treave, are to following political entities still a thing: the Holy Roman Empire, an independent Austria-Hungary, an independent Italy, and an independent Netherlands.

You mentioned an ottoman retreat from Europe. Do they still hold Istanbul and the surrounding Greek territories?

Also, which one of our sills covers Newtonian physics? Assuming they were codified, of course.

You're in some rural bumfuck nowhere Sunday school, you don't know that much

 

[Absinthe]

At least we're no longer an illiterate bum who can't do math and doesn't know shit. People would be like "wtf did you grow up in the woods or something?" and we'd have to answer "well... yes."

 

[Tigranes]

Looks like the Tower has already been in a transition period from a 'land of unknowns filled with colonies importing their European politics and resources" to its own political entity, starting to have more cohesion within itself than with the homeland - and that we're going to see a variety of tensions around that go hot.

Furthermore, the smoke generated from coal powerplants is not an issue; it vanishes together with the clouds at the end of every day, baffling scientists as the Tower has for centuries.

At least we solved climate change in this world, though.

 

[Life of the Party]

The Order of the White Eagle

 

[Baltika9]

treave, fair enough. In that case: what denomination does this church belong to and how did the good father end up here?

Questions on the knightly militant orders:

Which great power does each one owe fealty to?

How are the orders viewed by the general population? Are they the paladins and holy warriors of shitty romance tales, resented bureaucrats and bankers, or something in between?

How does one join them, and could we do so if we wanted to?

 

[Esquilax]

Fair enough. In that case: what level are we on, what denomination does the good father and his church fall under, how did he end up here, and does the village pay good money for wild game, pelts and furs?

I would imagine that the extent of our character's knowledge of Christian theology is "Jesus loves me/this I know/For the Bible tells me so." I'm sure that Father McClellan has introduced it to us, but I'd imagine all that we know is that some guy called Jesus died for our sins, and he was also the best guy ever - well, not really just any guy, he was the Son of God - but actually, he was God too. Which is why it's really important to be like him, so let's start by eating this wafer.

 

[Baltika9]

We were informed of the general religious denominations in the tower, which suggests that Father McClellan could have discussed the differences between them and stated his own affiliation. Not that it matters right now, but I am curious. I'm suspecting him of being either a Calvinist or an Anglican. I hope that he's a proponent of Muscular Christianity, since we need to get our boxing training somewhere.

Religion and Beliefs in the Tower

The population of the tower practice myriad religious beliefs. Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, Muslims and Azteca can all be found living in relative harmony.

Which is why it's really important to be like him, so let's start by eating this wafer.

And, much more importantly, drinking this wine, which is his blood but not really. Look man, it's free bread and booze.

 

[Esquilax]

And, much more importantly, drinking this wine, which is his blood but not really. Look man, it's free bread and booze.

I'm no atheist fedoralord; I am pro-Eucharist, and pro-alchohol.

 

[Baltika9]

And, much more importantly, drinking this wine, which is his blood but not really. Look man, it's free bread and booze.

I'm no atheist fedoralord; I am pro-Eucharist, and pro-alchohol.

This brings up a good point: religion is an extremely important part of this society, especially in the rural part we are growing up in. Some level of deference and obeisance to the Church and Bible will be crucial. We may get away with being an euphoric atheist in the major cities, or once we are out on the road, but considering our current circumstances and who exactly it is that is hosting us, I think the question is worth asking.

Do we want to pay a religious character?

 

[ItsChon]

We will be a Holy Crusader, exploring the tower and questing to reach the top, all in the name of God. Along the way, hopefully we can effect the politics of the tower, and create a Christian nation.

 

[Baltika9]

and create a Christian Muslim nation.

Inshallah.

 

[hello friend]

Do we want to pay a religious character?

But of course

 

[Life of the Party]

Do we want to pay a religious character?

Freethinkers and occultists, of which the Theosophical Society for Astra Research and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn have a leading role, consider the Tower to be the lost continent of Atlantis, and believe that the secrets of the universe can be unlocked by finding a way to the top of the Tower.