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Alright, so after some conversation about this here in the open games and recruitment thread... It seems that there's some interest picking up an old game of mine again I had to abandon due to a lack of interest - Ruined Kingdom.

Ruined Kingdom was an open game, where everyone could participate. Each season, you as a benevolent (or malevolent, whichever you prefer...) dragon command your court - Hence controlling your kingdom and trying to advance...

Of course, this is not something I want to start too lightly - Hence this topic to see just how people are interested, and to make sure some things are clear on the matter.

Firstly, the game would be picking up from where we left off - I'm afraid I'd be finding myself repeating too much if we were to start over in a slightly new setting, which I think wouldn't be as enjoyable for everyone. However I can understand that it could be a bit sudden to jump in - So while I would recommend reading the updates in the 12 threads, which wouldn't take too much time, here's a very quick summary of what happened so far:

You wake up to find your resting hall in ruins after 150 years - And are soon greeted by your magister and dragonknight and informed that your kingdom has been attacked and reduced to little more than rubble by the kingdom Umilicien - Led by another dragon you have a longstanding rivalry with, Darilcoth.

So setting out the magister to collect the populace and the dragonknight to quell banditry, you slowly start rebuilding - Adding more and more members to your court as your slowly is being rebuilt, such as the artisan, the marshall, the regent... And right now, the latest developments are that something seems to have happened with land that Rhenovia stole from you during your absence, and strange creatures have since been spotted...

I would recommend at least reading the last update - At the bottom of each update you will also find a stat overview, which you can look over to get some information about how the city is faring. The last update

Here's a map Dazzagard made back in the day to give a better overview of how the kingdoms are aligned (with us being Fehlarin)


One small change I'm implementing, since I believe part of the issue that interest was lost was because I was waiting for actions that didn't seem to come for some of the court members - Which could partially have been since nobody was really sure what they could be doing at the time. So while generally, it'd likely be better to issue everyone a command, should a situation like that occur I will put them on "lounging" mode - During which they will do nothing, increasing their mood, or do what they think is best for the town. With more preference towards the latter if their mood is already high...

note: never allow the magister to lounge.

So all that being said... Are you people still interested? Do you have any questions?

I think the idle default for the court makes sense and gives you a bit easier time if no one has a good plan for them. Agree that Magister should not be left to his own devices...

I think last time I participated in this game was right after reading song of ice and fire series. It might affected my choices

I'm interested in continue playing

Am interest in it still.

I'm game!

Hmm... Yeah, know what, 5 persons that are interested should be enough to warrant at least giving it a try.

I'll likely churn out the first new update either today or tomorrow. So if you want to get some feedback in before I do that, best get in your suggestions...

will totally catch up on this

I was tempted to pick the rude option, just because "wow, rude," but I do want to see a reboot of this, so I will withhold my mischievous nature.

Haha my map! =D Yes, this is great!