Monarchs of Andorith
The Monarchs of Andorith was a Microscope: Union game played by the creators of Andorith to flesh out an earlier, formative, history of the city through recounting a multi-generational lineage of historical rulers. Union is a variant of the normal Microscope game by Ben Robbins as specified in the supplement Microscope: Explorer. In Union the timeline ends with one individual affecting a singular event. It then details the ancestral tree of that individual backward for three generations to encompass parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. In total, fifteen major and many minor characters are created and their lives sketched out to varying degrees of detail.
This game follows the ancestral tree of King Alouitious IV who lived approximately 300 years before the reference (i.e. "present") time.
Adds & Bans
Adds
- The Wyirde is formed sometime during this history
- The Winking Spire University exists prior to this history
- Bastaphol is present and may, or may not, factor as a significant character
- Ancestors of non-royal blood will appear in the ancestral tree
- The Official Church either exists or is formed in this time period
- The Docks are important for sea reasons
Bans
- Limited interdimensional travel such that it does not play a significant role in this time period
- War with external forces does not take place during this time period
- The Reserve does not exist, yet
- Effortless, words-only magic
Dramatis Personae
- King Alouitious IV
- Parents Theodora the Trident & Drcaet of the Chaotic Seas
- Grandparents Gregor the Pious & Marliss the Silent; Castillola Lonedrake & Rafferty Longhorn
- Great-grandparents Linphonse the Scholar & Tangsy Olothur; Aditi Murali & Rokudes; Ederene Aingeru & Mourner Lonedrake; Amaith the Last Tree of Andorith & Carokole
