I think I’ll have to miss it this time. I’ll be reading along, but I can’t commit to post every day. Good luck to everyone.
Could there be a commentary thread for non-players?
I wanted to call dibs on the spellcaster character.
So done.
The suggested ideal party for six was three Faramonds, a single non-Faramond noble, a peasant servant or slave and a peasant hireling. With seven, any of those groups could receive an extra character without disrupting the dynamic. The only real change is that now I don’t see any reason why the group shouldn’t have at least three Faramonds. Things would be best if the Faramonds weren’t out-represented by the members of any other one category (that isn’t a rule, though).
I wouldn’t mind but I don’t know if there’d be enough interest. The Diplomacy game I’m in had a commentary thread at first and it hasn’t had a post in a while!
appleciders and Mosier have expressed interest in playing non-Faramond nobles.
lunaticlucas has expressed interest in playing a spellcaster.
After reading the descriptions, I would be interested in playing a Faramond noble, since the character type I’m imagining might work better that way.
Great. 
lunaticlucas’ proposed character is a young lowborn named Naimar. A would-be scholar from Crutch, a small barony-town in southern Pordeaux, he enjoyed a success unknown to most his age; he’d been appointed Baron Bartholomew Arlow (on occasion bitterly referred to by his subjects as the “Black Baron” or “Bloody Bart”)'s court secretary. Tragically for Naimar he was recently spied performing magic (the nature of the magic varies depending on who’s telling the story). In an effort to distance himself from the witch, Arlow declared Naimar guilty of fraud and sentenced him to hang.
The Faramonds took the opportunity to reach an agreement with Arlow and take the hedge mage off his hands. The identity of the peasant who hanged in his place is unknown.
I’ll play a male Faramond noble. I was thinking a mix of stealthy rogueish type and diplomat.
I’m thinking some big surly guy in heavy armour with the most unsubtle axe in Christendom, not a Faramond but owing one of them a life-debt. He is unhappy about it but, being thoroughly honourable, he sticks to his obligations in word and spirit. No reason why he couldn’t have an assortment of useful skills to do with finding his way in life and making himself useful, but he doesn’t make much noise about his abilities until they are plainly needed.
I had in mind a ranger type; probably a noble from a backwater town and an obscure, unimportant noble family. He’s thrown his lot in with the Faramonds simply because his family is on the brink of losing their high-born status entirely through poverty and simple obscurity and he desperately needs to win honor and money to keep his family from having to actually work for a living. An expert archer, mostly from hunting for sport and handy enough with a sword, though he’s far too poor to own good plate armor.
On writing that, I’m wondering in what period this is loosely set. I realize it isn’t real-world, but are we talking about late Middle Ages where knights are encased entirely in steel plate, or earlier, with ring mail and studded leather as more likely?
You both mentioned heavy armor so I’ll address that first. The game takes place in a fantasy setting like many others: It exists in a nebulous period equivalent to approximately 16th or 17th century Europe- a Europe in which you can bet on steam power and black powder going undiscovered or unused for some not-quite-thoroughly-enough-described-reason. Light, leather armor is the most common, used both as dedicated armor as well as general wear. Medium armor is the same as light but with the addition of a chainmail hauberk or a metal breastplate. Medium armor is expensive but successful warriors tend to get their hands on some at one point or another eventually. Heavy armor is heavy (duh), clanking plate armor used almost exclusively by knights due to its incredible expense (the world, as you’ll soon see, is going through something of a dark age that’s touched everyone and many nobles you’ll meet aren’t much wealthier than their serfs) and incredible inconvenience: It’s very uncomfortable and impractical to wear for more than perhaps an hour or two here or there. People who do wear heavy armor will typically only don it just before a battle or a joust.
Malacandra, I like your concept. Is he a peasant (read: non-noble) or a noble?
appleciders, I like your concept, too!
If both of those characters are non-Faramond nobles I’ll just note that we’re now at three such characters.
From what I’ve gathered both the Faramonds we have so far are a little light on the brawn side. If someone is playing a third Faramond I’d suggest they consider making them a bit more martially capable.
Edit: Never mind about the three non-Faramond nobles. I double-counted appleciders!
Hoopy Frood - Faramond noble
Mosier - Faramond noble
appleciders - Noble
Malacandra - ???
lunaticlucas - Peasant hireling
Still need to hear from:
Autolycus
Mahaloth
Suppose you put me down as a “peasant servant” - formerly a mercenary and a successful one, but now having to take a large pay cut (goddamn down-at-heel Faramond said he couldn’t afford to hire my company, they’ve had to go off under my sergeant until I catch up to them!) out of a sense of obligation. Maybe the heavy end of “medium armour” most of the time, if the circumstances really warranted something heavier then he would break out the greaves, vambraces, pauldrons and so on.
So he’s going to have been a guard-type character before the Faramond house went completely kaput and he’s stayed with them out of a sense of duty? I get the feeling from what you wrote that he’s going to be an older, jaded character- leaves the braggadocio to the young pups. That accurate?
You have no idea. 
I have a character in mind.
Perhaps a hired peasant? Not noble, I believe. Not a slave, either. I have PM’ed some things to Clockwork.
I am definitely playing.
Uh, not a peasant hireling(mercenary). I meant peasant servant.
Oh, shoot. I was dead set on being the spellcaster.
Any chance of letting me have it, luna?
Nevermind, luna. If you are more developed at this point(looks like you are), I’ll just figure out something else.
I’ll be a male Faramond noble. He’ll be at the young end of middle aged, either a much younger cousin or nephew of the recently deceased patriarch of Faramond. He’ll be a competent, but not exceptional fighter, who seems to lack the leadership qualities required to lead the struggling Faramonds through their decline. He’ll prefer medium armor, and carry a sword and shield with the Faramond crest on it. He’s old enough to remember the worst of Faramond’s decline, and young enough to be full of bitterness about it. He might underestimate himself at critical moments, but he’s courageous and determined, and just itching for a fight. He has nothing left to lose, and is willing to risk anything and everything to reclaim the glory of his family during his youth.
Nicely done, Mosier, I like him.
I’d like to be put on the list as a replacement please. I’ll be following along, it sounds like fun!