City of Arabel - Roleplaying PW

[Legacy_WickerBag]

               Hello everyone. If you're interested in roleplaying and adventure, we'd like to invite you to try out our server.

City of Arabel is a low-level, low-magic roleplaying PW. The server has been up and running since 2002, has over a hundred regular players, with 20 to 40 players logged in at peak hours every day. We're up 24 hours a day, barring resets.

Low-level, low-magic? 
The average level on the server is around 6-7. Few people get above level 10, but it's easy to get past the very low levels (i.e. 1-3). As for low-magic, +2 items are considered rare, but it's not difficult to get +1 items.

Setting
The setting is the Forgotten Realms. While Arabel exists in canon, our ingame history has deviated considerably from sourcebook material and the city is now a Free State, following a recent civil war with Cormyr. Interested in learning more of the in-game history? See here for a brief outline, look in our Library for in-game lore and read about the latest rumors here.

What's there to do in Arabel?
Several ongoing DM plots, over fifty scripted non-DM quests, inter-faction intrigue and politics, and a vast server to explore for the adventurous soul - but beware, the world is dangerous outside the city walls. Players can join factions such as the Sheriffs, the Mage's Guild and the Red Hart Knights, make their own player factions or join existing ones, and play custom scripted subraces such as wood elves and gold dwarves.

All of this is a little overwhelming, can't I just jump in?
Sure you can, and that's the best way to get to know the server. It's easy to come up with a background that requires no knowledge of the ingame history or politics (e.g. a traveler from a distant land, or an adventurer who never bothered himself with politics, and so on), and you can have fun learning about them from an IC perspective.

What do I need to join?
Only the base game and the two expansions (SoU and HotU). We use no hakpacks.

Contact and Login Information
The server is listed under "PW Story" in Gamespy. The Server IP is 74.63.41.14:5121
The new forum address is forum.cityofarabel.com
Our IRC channel is #CoA, on the irc.darkmyst.org server.
Here is all of this info in more detail.

Custom Content
As mentioned above, we use no hakpacks, but there are a number of overrides and portrait packs that are popular in our community, among them an optional override for additional cleric domains.

I have questions!
Go ahead and ask. '> If you want information from DMs only, we have a special Ask a DM forum for you. If you want to ask the whole community, look in our General Discussion forum. You can also contact us via forum PM, email and in IRC. See our Announcements forum for server rules, and Player Resources for other helpful information.

Hope to see you there!
~CoA DM Team
               
               

               

                     Modifié par WickerBag, 25 septembre 2012 - 02:38 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_Downslide]

               I found COA two years ago, and got pretty deeply involved in it really quickly. The playerbase is great, a whole gaggle of decent people. GREAT RP server! I've poked my head in a few times over the last 6 months or so, Real Life has kept me away from it.



I strongly recommend this server to any player who enjoys the Role Playing aspect, but still likes a good head bashing.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Falonthas2012]

               updates

new forum address-  forum.cityofarabel.com

The server is in version 4 and has evolved slowly moving to a slightly higher range of levels and magic, more of 6-9 with those who can make it to 10-13 with time and effort.

Overview Currently

The Free City of Arabel is ruled by an absent Queen Venieth and openly ruled by its Viceroy Kreswell. Deposed Queen Lhal, during a citywide battle was injured badly defeating a secret cult that had overtaken half of the city posing as merchants, has fled to nearby Eveningstar with her Guardians, the Knights of the Red Hart. Meanwhile to the North, and evil scourge known as the Forsaken Legion has taken Castle Crag after defeating the Purple Dragon forces, and now wars openly with the Red Harts.
A secret police force of the Viceroy, called the Blind Varlet Inquisition settled in the ruins of Eastway, renaming the area Easthaven, and has slowly been exerting its forces, to the point of even claiming the Hullack Forest as their own domain as well.
While all this has happened in the surrounding countryside, the southern area of the city still covered in darkness from the civil war cause by an infernal Noble's Pact, has left a Rift that acts as a door to an ancient entity that wishes to destroy all of the weave, and once done will begin to kill all the dieties.The entity called Mother Lyss, offers to the weakwilled, power and corrupted magic powers to all who surrender their souls, whether voluntarily, or being tricked into agreement.

Will the remaining Sheriffs be able to contain the new invasion from the darkness?

Will the Mage Guild be able to contain the changed and seal Mother Lyss once and for all into her darkness?

Will the Legion defeat the Red Hart?or the Red Hart the Legion?

Time will tell........


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Multiple DM supported Factions for both good and evil
RP heavy but enough DM events and scripted quests to sate your hack and slash needs
Special Custom Overrides for Lumomancer and Shadow Adept Sorcerors
Still online 24/7 with DMs from all timezones, and worldwide players

Step into the City and let it amaze you!
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Falonthas2012]

               Version 5 is coming, Version 5 is coming

City of Arabel is evolving in the near future into Version 5. Stop by and see the transformation, as the DM Team brings CoA into its newest life, and jump in to aid in finishing the plots that are moving rapidly to a climax in V4.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_StrawMan]

               A minor correction to the promo above.

In truth our ip address is:
69.160.254.178:5121

Or, you can simply use:

game.cityofarabel.com:5121

Cheers.
- StrawMan [CoADM]
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_StrawMan]

               Just bumping this up.
We're still alive and well and welcoming new players.
Join us!

Forums:
http://forum.cityofarabel.com/forum/

Direct game connect:
game.cityofarabel.com:5121
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Straw_Man, 26 janvier 2013 - 12:08 .
                     
                  

            

[Legacy_StrawMan]

               Our IP address has changed once again:

216.155.133.52:5121

You can still connect directly using:

game.cityofarabel.com:5121

Stop by the forums and take a look around, or leap directly in game and join us in The City.

Thay has returned...

Cheers!
- StrawMan [CoADM]
               
               

               

                     Modifié par Straw_Man, 10 mai 2013 - 04:43 .