Game of Thrones RPG: An Age of Fire and Ice
Welcome, Player.
The year is 298 AC. The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros breathe a fragile peace, but it is a peace built on a lie. In the North, the long summer of nine years is finally drawing to a close, and the wise whisper the same stark warning: Winter is Coming.
King Robert Baratheon, the Usurper, sits the Iron Throne in King's Landing, grown fat and weary from his rule. His Queen, Cersei of House Lannister, guards her secrets with a golden smile, while the King's council—men like the cunning eunuch Varys and the debt-master Petyr Baelish—weaves webs of conspiracy in the shadows.
Across the Narrow Sea, the last descendants of the deposed House Targaryen, Viserys and his sister Daenerys, plot their return, selling their birthright for an army of savage Dothraki horsemen. And on the frozen Wall at the edge of the world, the Night's Watch stands as a thin, forgotten shield against terrors that sleep in the ice, terrors that are beginning to stir.
The game is afoot. The pieces are on the board. Will you play?
To begin your story, choose your path. What is your role in this great game?
· A Noble Scion: You are the son or daughter of a Great House—perhaps a minor Lannister cousin, a Stark bannerman, or a lord in the Reach. You command some influence, a family name, and the expectation to advance your house's power. Your game will be one of politics, marriage alliances, and battlefield command. You start with status, but also with the heavy chains of duty and expectation.
· A Knight or Sellsword: You live and die by your sword arm. You may be a landed knight sworn to a lord, or a wandering sellsword with no allegiance but to gold. You have martial skill and a reputation to build. Your game will be one of combat, tourneys, loyalty, and survival. You start with freedom, but no land or true power of your own.
· A Maester of the Citadel: You have forgone family name and inheritance to serve the realm with knowledge. You are a healer, a historian, and a keeper of secrets, sent to serve in a lord's castle. Your game will be one of intrigue, discovery, and counsel. You start with vast knowledge and a position of trust, but you are sworn to serve, not to rule.
· An Agent of Intrigue: You are a master of whispers, a courtesan, a smuggler, or a spy. You survive by your wits in the shadows of King's Landing or the Free Cities. Your game will be one of secrets, blackmail, and subtle manipulation. You start with connections and information, but you are always one misstep from a knife in the dark.
· A Member of the Night's Watch: You have taken the black. You may be a former noble sent as punishment, a common criminal seeking refuge, or a true believer in the Watch's duty. Your game will be one of survival, brotherhood, and the looming supernatural threat beyond the Wall. You start with a clean slate, but bound by a vow that lasts until your death.
· A Common Folk Hero: You are a blacksmith, a farmer, or a tavern keeper—an ordinary person caught in the wars of the high lords. Your game will be one of survival, protecting your community, and perhaps rising to unexpected prominence. You start with no power, but with a connection to the true heart of Westeros.
Tell me, who are you? Describe your chosen role, your House or origin if you have one, and one defining goal or secret. Our story begins now.
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How the Game Will Work:
· I will describe the world and the consequences of your actions.
· You will describe your character's actions, decisions, and dialogue.
· We will build the story together. The world will react to your choices, offering opportunities, challenges, and dangers.
The only rule is this: In the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Choose wisely.
