Future player with character creation questions

First of all hello. I am a future player. I say future instead of new because I won't be playing until more than a year from now (When I return to the NY area). Gives me lots of time to slowly buildup a great costume and characterization tho. I have larped before, but its been about 10 years. Anyway, I have some questions about the background as it pertains to racial cultures that I have not found reading the rulebook, website or forum, as well as a couple logistics questions.

1)Regarding Gaaldron. The civilized goblinoid races are refered to in the rulebook as 'Imperial'. The Goblin entry makes reference to the 'Legion' and legionnaries. Is it safe to assume that Gaaldron is Roman flavored? I am thinking like Gaul and Brittania, since Gaaldron is geographicly northern and presumably colder than Mediterranian and African Rome. (Haha, I just now realized the phoentic connection between Gaul and Gaaldron, duh) That would be awesome. I am seeing the differences in clothing and armor between tribal and Imperial Orcs similar to that of the 2004 King Arthur movie. Any Orc or Hobgoblin players get that vibe too?

2) Still on Orcs. The descendants of the Warscream tribe are described as pretty anarchic, does this mean they are not followers of Enax, or simply poor followers/not religious? Sub question, I imagine Hobgoblins and Bloodblade Orcs would speak Common with little or no accent because of their higher education levels and general aspirations to a more refined life. Can Warscream Orcs use a 40k Ork accent, since it is largely based off lower class british slang and inflection?

3) Quick rule question. Can the 50 starting build can be used to purchase additional lists at character creation? I saw previous posting in the forum saying it could not be used on Penalized professions, but how about regular non-penalized lists? Or is it restricted to only starting lists?

4) Logistics question. If I were to play a character with Trade:Cook, could I set up shop and cook/serve food during the event? If so, what are the policies on open flames (campfire style cooking) and on charcoal or propane grills and equipment? What is the avalibilty of electricity, if any, for cooking purposes? How many people do events average, does any other player already fill this role, and do you think it would be utilized or would I be wasting a lot of food?

Thank you for your help, and I look forward to joining your LARP when the time comes.

-Kyle

Kyle,

Hi! I'm Jason, and I'm looking forward to when you come down. It seems like you have some great ideas and some excellent questions to back it up. I'm not in a position where I can really to answer any of them, so I'll just wait for those who can to post.

Jason

Hi there! Welcome to our mad, twisted, wonderful family! I'm no new player marshal or rules marshal, but I can do my best to help you out with your questions from my experience.

1)I don't have a whole ton of experience with Goblinoids, but I can say that that is a safe bet. Nothing in the costume requirements suggests that Roman-inspired clothing is necessary, but creative liberties are a thing that exist. I know my Nyad has dashes of Greek influence in her, even if others don't. There are unfortunately only a few Orcs or Hobgoblins that attend game on a regular basis, though.
Also, if you really want to put this idea into the lore of Goblinoids, there is currently a project where you may go into detail on certain races and cultures. I highly suggest you check it out and share your ideas and creativity!

2) I am not entirely sure, as there are not many Orcs in game, making it hard to ask about Enax. I would say, if you do want him to worship Enax, there is a bit of room for flexibility. Will he adapt to Travance and follow every written law down to the dot? Will he follow a different kind of "law of the land"? Or will he just be a terrible worshiper who screws up his god's tenants on a regular basis? Honestly, it's all up to your interpretation. Though I do suggest double-checking this with others before feeling you have to set Enax down in stone for your character.
We have a Coast Havener with a French accent, a Selendrian with a British one, and some sort of human with an Australian one (though that's more to do with his heritage than his character). For most characters, you are free to pick the manner in which you speak. Go for that 40k accent!

3) Yes. You can use the starting build to take up a second list, I know I have done this myself. After one starting professions, you may take up another non-penalized one as well, which I intend to do also.

4) Yes, you can set up a little shop for food, and there is a market faire on Saturday specifically for trading various goods for in-game and out-of-game currency. As for the policies on grills and flame and equipment, I can't help you, you'll need to take that question up with James (Gallion), the camp's owner and our game's mastermind. There is electricity in the inn, though. Events usually have about 75-100 players at least and up to 250, usually depending on the season. Other characters may sell actual food at any time, and our kitchen staff does provide 3 meals a day, but variety is always a welcome change. And yes. Food would be utilized. But PLEASE check with James first about bringing this in, from the sound of it, he'll definitely need to know of this plan and give you the final yay or nay.

I hope all this helped, and if you need any more aid when it comes to simple inquiries, character development, garb help, or anything, don't hesitate to message me!
~May

Hi Kyle! I'm Onca, a new player marshal! We appreciate when other players help answer things before we get here, but let me take a stab at officially answering your questions!

Firstly, let me say, if you need further explanation or more questions, or just want to chat about the world of KR, you're welcome to message me (or anyone else that posts saying so).

1) My boyfriend plays one of the few PC goblins in the game - he says that the way Gaaldron is treated and RP'd in game is not necessarily Roman-esque, though that may have been the original intent. Currently, we're all working on a lore project for the races of the game, so this could be fleshed out more from where it stands by the time you join game. I encourage you to follow any information about new lores in the meantime

2) Based on what little I know, the warscream are more anarchic versus the governing bodies, not the deities. I say this VERY loosely, however, for two reasons a) the fleshing out of the racial lores that I mentioned above and b) the current IG plot has to do with a changing of the deities/how they're viewed/etc. and therefore this could be affected. The accents for races like orc/goblin are not set in stone - if a RP marshal has a concern they would bring it up, and you could email if you wanted a more direct answer, but as a new player marshal, I've heard an orc played with 40k accent and I don't see an issue with it.

3) Clytie's answer is correct for this - you can purchase any non-restricted list that you have the build available to open, at character creation. It is preferred that you don't have more than 2 because that limits your ability to have many useful skills for yourself for a couple of games, and we like you to get to experience the RP of learning a list AND the skills from people. But if your concept only makes sense with two professions, and neither is restricted, go for it. You cannot have your primary list (the free class) be a penalized class, but you could spend 15 build to open the penalized list at character creation with a NON-penalized list first.

4) You don't need Trade: cook to cook at game, though if you wanted your character to join the merchant's guild, that would be another matter. Depending on the time of year, open flames are allowed - basically, be cautious in extremely dry weather and ask at the start of the weekend if uncertain. Also depending on time of year, the amount of players fluctuates. In Feb, I think we had...70 something people? In July, we might have more like 115 over the course of the weekend. This does not mean you have to feed all of them, but you could make some IG money selling said food. Remember that on saturday (for most of the day) using the kitchen is a big no-no, as they are making feast for EVERYONE. So be prepared to have little in the way of prep space and do some outdoor cooking, if that's what you want. Or cook it all ahead of time and serve cold! We do have a fair amount of people who bring food to the game, but everyone likes something new to try and I think it's likely you would have a fair amount of custom.

Hope this all helps, and even though it's a ways off, looking forward to seeing you at game sometime! I'm sorry so many of the answers hinge on 'wait and see', but bit by bit these things will get pinned down.

-Onca

Thank you all for the warm welcome and the responses! Can't wait to get back in the area and attend a game. The reason I am asking all this so early is to pin down a character concept and slowly build a costume so as to not break the bank in one or two big purchases

Onca, would your boyfriend be the goblin physician with the excellent prosthetics, or mask? He looks amazing, I am a big fan of extensive prosthetics/quality movingparts masks and detailed makeup. Great job!

This lore project sounds excellent, can I contribute on behalf of Goblinoids/Gaaldron, even tho I am not a paying player yet? All my submissions used would become Knight Realms IP of course, even if by some strange chance I can't join. I have experience. Would hate to see Gaaldron become a generic medieval kingdom with green skin.

The question about Enax and the Warscream was because, as I understand it, Enax's religion is specifically about strong government and strict laws, but no problem til the re-write since none of my character concepts include Clerics or Priests.

With Enax's emphasis on Law, and the strict governmental hierarchy and what looks like the hintings of a caste system imposed by the Hobgoblins, I am suprised to see Chaos Warrior as a starting profession for almost all the Goblinoids, yet Cavalier nowhere to be seen . Hobgoblins and Bloodblade Orcs seem natural Cavaliers. [Edit: My mistake, Cavalier is a starter for Hobgoblins] To be a Chaos Warrior, a Goblinoid would definately have to forsake their god (perhaps for the Old Ways of the tribal orcs? Fun!) and would almost certainly be an outcast from their regimented society.

I really want to help on the Goblinoid lore... please?

-Kyle

I posted the link to help with Lore in my last post but here it is again . Click that and follow the format in a word doc, and when you're done, send it in. If you're ready to put yourself out there into this game, even if it's only pledging your soul to us in advance, definitely help shape the Goblinoids!