This policy is specifically for Feature Characters and prop owners. We're all adults with lives. From time to time, we go offline for an extended periods of time, or significantly cut back the amount…
Advancement, in the form of RPG points, is awarded automatically on a time-based basis. Our RPG system is balanced with the idea that characters are immediately awesome — that most people's…
The lifespans of the nobles of Amber, and those of powerful bloodlines of the Golden Circle, are lengthy. Lifespans do vary by House, as well as individual; closeness to one of the Princes or…
Vast tracts of desert stretch beneath a blistering sky, dotted with hidden oases that provide life to the nomads and caravans of merchants there. Villages and a few larger cities have cropped up…
Every player is allowed seven "main characters". Feature characters do not count against this limit. If one of your main characters is killed or otherwise taken out of play on a long-term basis, you…
I caught my first glimpse of that sea. Beneath the deep blue, almost night-time sky, with that golden sun hanging up there in it, the sea was so rich-thick as paint, textured like a piece of cloth, of…
Amber City Large Map Printable Map of Amber City Amber was the greatest city which had ever existed or ever would exist. Amber had always been and always would be, and every other city, everywhere…
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Amber's economy, overall, is a classic maritime trading economy. Amber's own land mass is fairly limited, and most of its arable land is devoted to either subsistence agriculture or cash crops. It is…
Amber's legal system is feudal and aristocratic in nature. The essence of law is that a man (which is to say, the king) is rightful owner of all lands and property beneath him. He delegates this…
On paper, all legal matters are handled in a feudal fashion. Issues are taken to your liege lord, who rules, and you live with it. The problem is that that is simply not practical when you have the…
The Amber military is under the command of the king, with individual commands usually delegated to a prince or Duke whose men make up the bulk of the command. Historically, overall command reverts to…
The royal palace of Amber is not just where the royal family lives. The palace is fundamentally the center of government and upper-crust social life in Amber. The first floor of the palace is broadly…
FoldUnfold Table of Contents The Throne Oberon, the Interregnum, and Eric Oberon's Disappearance The Royal Family The Question of Succession The Courts The Bureaucracy Amber politics are a complex…
This is a draft. Amber's Melting Pot Amber society is exceedingly cosmopolitan, as befits the crossroads of all worlds, the place of which all places are but shadow. Amber only has one major…
Although Amber City seems Rennaisance-ish, and the countryside medieval-ish, the details of "what technology level does Amber appear to exist at" are much fuzzier, encompassing the spectrum from Roman…
This page is for announcements that are too long for the in-game bulletin boards, and for archived announcements. Why Polling? Background Poll Results Conflict Poll Results Older Announcements…
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Setting » Arden For those who live in Amber, Arden is the borderland. It is the forest which surrounds Amber, far enough away to be spoken of but rarely seen. Traders come and go from there, but…
Thanks to everyone for participating in our recent polls. We'll be asking more questions to refine our thinking, but here's the current state of our thoughts. If you're wondering why we're doing these…
