# Field of Daisies (a Harnic RPG) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 13, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967 "2009-04-13T18:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/21 "2009-04-14T17:40:29Z")
Sounds useful. I’ll take it! Presumably I can’t wield a blade much, though, right? Which means we’re a little light on the mayhem side of things. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/22 "2009-04-14T17:52:39Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Just so there’s no misunderstandings ;), in this context does “vow of celibacy” mean abstention from sex, abstention from marriage, or both? Both. Sex is highly encouraged, as long as it is among the laity and within the bounds of marriage. Got to keep producing new worshippers, right? But the clergy are considered married to the church. There is a mother superior in the kingdom. The king is her uncle. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/23 "2009-04-14T17:54:15Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > Sounds useful. I’ll take it! > Presumably I can’t wield a blade much, though, right? Which means we’re a little light on the mayhem side of things. Only a fool would travel the countryside without a weapon. You could certainly carry a small sword or axe and wear some light armor. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/24 "2009-04-14T18:42:07Z")
Right, I know I can have one; I just imagine I’m not that good with them. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/25 "2009-04-14T18:51:11Z")
Do I have a weapon (probably something cheap like a staff), or can I get by on my looks and order? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/26 "2009-04-14T18:52:22Z")
If it’s not closed, I’m interested. Just assign me one of the available pre-made characters. I feel like jumping in blind. If it is closed, I’ll lurk. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/27 "2009-04-14T18:57:17Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Do I have a weapon (probably something cheap like a staff), or can I get by on my looks and order? I’ll leave that up to you. It says whether you do in the book, but if you don’t you can always buy one. If you don’t, you can always be safe by surrounding yourself with big burly men. There is no shortage of them around you. Like, ever. Yllaria, how about taking the mercenary? You can be the brawn of the group. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/28 "2009-04-14T19:01:27Z")
It’s a shame I’m not really comfortable role-playing a sexual harasser, because the raw material here is stunning. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/29 "2009-04-14T19:04:45Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > We met in a small hamlet, both headed in the same general direction. We decided to travel together for a time for the company and for safety. Plus she might just renounce that nasty vow. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/30 "2009-04-14T20:03:33Z")
Well, vows aren’t hard and fast rules, are they? More like strong recommendations, really. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/31 "2009-04-14T20:07:03Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Well, vows aren’t hard and fast rules, are they? More like strong recommendations, really. Hard and fast? :eek: We’re just waiting for Hoopy Frood to ring in, and we can start with the characters. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/32 "2009-04-14T20:55:03Z")
Tsk, tsk, let the other players catch the straight lines. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/33 "2009-04-14T21:59:08Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > We’ll wait for other players, but in the meantime… > > Describe a **very basic** prototype of your character. How old? What gender? Skilled or unskilled? Guilded or Unguilded? Why might he or she be travelling either to or from a major castle? > > (Major settlements often have faires. And you would be near a major trade route.) **Age** : 24 **Gender** : Male **Occupation** : Merchant **Reason for Travel** : Current journeyman of merchant guild who has been tasked with setting up a new trade route with whatever closest major trading city it is we’re traveling to. If I succeed, I will be promoted to master and be head of that route. (Most of the masters in my guild became such by the same method. It acts as both a test and guarantees that the guild has a capable member overseeing the administration of each route.) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/34 "2009-04-15T00:33:30Z")
Perfect. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/35 "2009-04-15T00:45:55Z")
Damn. Too late to get that scribe job! ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/36 "2009-04-15T00:47:01Z")
If you have need of another similarly useless(ie: non fighting)/handicapped role, I’d love to take something odd/quirky out of the ordinary… Otherwise, I can lurk. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/37 "2009-04-15T00:54:47Z")
Cella of Rawyn Peonian Acolyte Age 21, 5’7" 134 lbs Brown hair Hazel eyes Weapons: None Armor: Cloth robe, cloak with hood, cloth leggings, leather calf boots Skills: Climbing 60, Jumping 56, Dodge 80, Club 48, Dagger 42 Awareness 56, Agriculture 56, Animalcraft 51 Languages: Harnic 85, Emela 85 Scripts: Lakise 84, Khruni 84 Ritual: Peoni 32 Rituals: Belsirasin’s Tears (II) - Causes one subject to shed a tear for every lie told. Tiralla’s Cure (III) - Causes immediate healing Possessions: Flint & steel, eating knife, bedroll, knapsack, oil, cooking pot, hardtack biscuits, slab of cheese, five pears, handful of chestnuts, waterskin, 4 silver pennies. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/38 "2009-04-15T01:05:47Z")
I got a handful of chestnuts for you ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/39 "2009-04-15T01:06:47Z")
Eran of Armel Chandler/Scribe Age 22, 5’10" 174 lbs Brown hair Hazel eyes Weapons: Dagger Armor: Leather vest, linen tunic, cloth leggings, leather calf boots Skills: Climbing 52, Throwing 52, Dodge 40, Club 56, Dagger 42 Awareness 64, Cookery 48, Spells 48 Languages: Harnic 82, Jarinese 48, Azeri 24 Scripts: Lakise 85, Runic 85 Ritual: Save K’nor 13 Spells: Violet Eye (I) - Answers one yes or no question Perfection of Sif (I) - Temporarily improves eyesight, hearing, or smell Possessions: Grimoire, letter of introduction, flint & steel, eating knife, bedroll, knapsack, oil, cooking pot, hardtack biscuits, slab of cheese, two apples, waterskin, 20 silver pennies. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967/40 "2009-04-15T03:42:20Z")
Gered of Therra Mercantyler (Journeyman) Age 22, 5’9" 157 lbs Black hair Blue eyes Weapons: Short sword Armor: Leather tunic, plate halfhelm, leather calf boots Skills: Climbing 48, Dodge 40, Unarmed 56, Sword 56 Awareness 50, Rhetoric 60, Singing 52, Intrigue 66 Languages: Harnic 72, Emela 72 Scripts: Lakise 72 Ritual: Halea 11 Possessions: Letter of introduction, flint & steel, eating knife, bedroll, knapsack, oil, cooking pot, hardtack biscuits, slab of cheese, three pears, two sausages, waterskin, 90 silver pennies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/field-of-daisies-a-harnic-rpg/492967.md?page=3)