http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/ 2026-04-29T04:46:57+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/ http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2013-02-11T19:01:43+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/admin?rev=1360609303&do=diff The Exalted Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Imperial Bureaucracy is vast, labyrinthine and considers itself the true ruling power of the Empire. Irrespective of Emperors dying or wars being fought, the Ministry carries on making sure that the affairs of the Empire do not come to a grinding halt. Outside interference is generally frowned upon and it has been many centuries since any Emperor tried to reform the Imperial Bureaucracy. It is generally left to its own devices, provided the food and … text/html 2013-04-21T09:58:52+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/capital?rev=1366538332&do=diff 'And I beheld before me a most glorious sight... A city of gold and crimson, with trees that bore thousands of flowers and as many or more wondrous people walking its streets.' - Francesca An, Ankytherine trader, in a letter home The home of the Emperor and many officials the Imperial Capital houses the headquarters of many of the Empire's ministries. A grand and open city with wide streets lined with flowering trees, there is usually something official happening every day here. text/html 2013-03-10T20:00:57+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/charactercreation?rev=1362945657&do=diff Step 1: Basic Concept Name Your character needs a name, something he or she will be known as by the rest of the Chrysanthemum Order and the people of the Empire of Chi'in. If you're stuck for appropriate sounding names this may provide inspiration. text/html 2013-06-05T10:01:11+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/characters?rev=1370426471&do=diff The Honourable Companions The Imperial Bureaucracy The Imperial Priesthood The Mercantile Guild The Ministry of Culture The Ministry of War Other text/html 2013-02-27T22:11:55+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/companions?rev=1362003115&do=diff The Honourable Companions comprise those members of the Empire whose greatest achievement lies in having obtained the Emperor's fond affection. They bear neither bureaucratic qualification nor military rank and their official duty is limited to ensuring the honesty of the Imperial Treasurer. However since the slightest implication of dishonesty is sufficient to separate the Treasurer from his head, the Companions have traditionally been considered to hold the purse-strings of the Empire. text/html 2013-04-23T23:12:17+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/contents?rev=1366758737&do=diff Start News Characters NPCs The Empire of Chi'in * A History of the Empire * The Imperial Capital * The Province of Shu * The Province of Wei * The Province of Wu * Life in the Empire * Chi & Sorcery * Martial Arts * The Order of the Chrysanthemum * The Imperial Government * The Honourable Companions * The Imperial Bureaucracy * The Imperial Priesthood * The Mercantile Guild * The Ministry of Culture * The Ministry of War text/html 2013-02-07T11:04:52+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/culture?rev=1360235092&do=diff The Ministry for the Preservation, Dissemination, and Protection of Imperial Culture (known generally as the Ministry of Culture) is the branch of government concerned with safeguarding the Empire's ideals. The Ministry brings together an impressive array of artists, philosophers, poets, and authors who together set acceptable standards for the creation of works of cultural importance such that they conform themselves to acceptable topics and styles. The Ministry is also tasked with listening to… text/html 2013-03-04T20:54:33+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/east?rev=1362430473&do=diff 'For a story, you earn wealth beyond your wildest dreams. For two, you earn your heart's desire. For three, you may keep your soul.' - The Witch Si Fong, Seer of Port Hifume For much of the Empire's history, it was thought that nothing lay beyond the shining sea that stretched to the horizon. Explorers who set out to find distant lands never returned, and to sail east became tantamount to embarking on a pointless, suicidal quest. It wasn't until recently that explorers began returning from jou… text/html 2013-02-11T19:01:56+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/factions?rev=1360609316&do=diff The Empire of Chi'in possesses a complex system of aristocracy and bureaucracy. At the apex of the pyramid stands the Emperor, sole ruler and possessing the Mandate of Heaven. Beneath him a multitude of officials and court functionaries operate the administrative machinery of the state. These are grouped in six main departments. text/html 2013-03-06T22:36:10+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/heaven?rev=1362609370&do=diff All things have their proper place from the most noble Emperor and dragon to the least peasant and ant. As it is on Earth so too in Heaven and Hell; the Jade Emperor sits at the pinnacle of the divine hierarchy and so on down the celestial order to the least spirit of land and hearth. These are the benevolent gods whose favour brings prosperity and harmony. text/html 2013-03-06T22:40:23+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/hell?rev=1362609623&do=diff It is important to realise to the people of Ch'in Hell is not evil, nor are all that work or dwell there wicked. It is also the realm of the worthy ancestors. Hell is an endless maze of caves and chambers and corridors beneath the Earth, but it is still a realm under the rule of the Celestial Bureaucracy. The loyal deities and spirits that toil there are generally the lowest in rank amongst the Divine Bureaucracy, though many are equal in power to even the mightiest in Heaven. Their work is vit… text/html 2013-04-21T09:49:46+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/history?rev=1366537786&do=diff Creation of the World, People and the Kingdoms The world began in formless chaos. Everything was mingled and nothing could be distinguished. But eventually the principles of Yin and Yang became perfectly balanced and divided and a great cosmic egg was formed. The egg hatched and the giant Pangu was born. The soaring Yang became the sky and the murky Yin the earth. To keep them separate Pangu lifted the heavens and stood upon the earth. Each year he grew ten feet and the sky and ground grew apar… text/html 2013-02-13T22:09:40+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/imperiallife?rev=1360793380&do=diff Customs Calendar [Animals of the Ch'in calendar (Picture by Jakub Hałun)] The game starts in the Year of the Rat. The next year will be the Year of the Ox. Time is a cycle and each year has its character; the animals of the zodiac encapsulate some elements both of the cycle and of the nature of the years and so it is that the years are named after them. The people of the Ankytherine Republic do not understand this, as they do not understand much else, and so they attempt to pin down the years… text/html 2013-03-03T15:01:37+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/intro?rev=1362322897&do=diff text/html 2013-04-23T13:04:17+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/martial?rev=1366722257&do=diff The Empire of Chi'in has a long tradition of Martial Arts. From Jian, God of Fist, and Vo, God of Palm, who taught the ways of martial combat to Nuwa's children, to the heroes who fought alongside Song Gi. The Magistrates and Exorcists who have used their skills to combat insidious threats to the Empire to the Armies that have defended it from its enemies. text/html 2013-04-21T12:22:04+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/merchants?rev=1366546924&do=diff The Righteous Guild of Weavers, Dyers, and Merchants deals with trade and resources within the Empire, ensuring the continued prosperity of Chi'in. They represent the many barterers and vendors of the provinces, who between them have access to great and varied stock, ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary. The Mercantile Guild also facilitates trade on a wider scale between and within the various provinces. text/html 2013-04-23T09:11:22+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/news?rev=1366708282&do=diff * Turnsheet 1 * Turnsheet 2 * Turnsheet 3 * Turnsheet 4 * Turnsheet 5 * Turnsheet 6 * Turnsheet 7 * Turnsheet 8 Faction Briefings * The Honourable Companions * The Imperial Priesthood * The Imperial Bureaucracy * The Mercantile Guild * The Ministry of Culture * The Ministry of War text/html 2013-04-21T12:38:29+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/north?rev=1366547909&do=diff 'I am the divine punishment... If you had not committed great sins, they would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.' - Words of Gal Khan during the siege of the Imperial Capital Beyond the Northern borders of Chi'in lies a great mountainous region, the peaks dominating the horizon. Here it is darker and colder than the Empire, crops wither and die, animals become weak and feeble, and people struggle to survive. It is for these reasons that the Empire has not yet expanded north, for who… text/html 2013-06-05T21:29:32+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/npcs?rev=1370467772&do=diff A list of NPCs who have attended the Chrysanthemum Manse Fabio Name Description Costume Turn Keeper Lu The Head of the Order Brown hanfu, bureaucrat hat, occasional beard 1, 4, 6 Master Kong Renowned Explorer Black cloak, beard 1 Attendant Wong Plague-ridden Attendant Blue shirt, bleeding sores 2 Raj Anjuna Emissary of Siampan Gold shirt, hat 2, 3 Bai cong Agent of the late Emperor Black cloak 2, 3 Sagacious Wu Chess Tutor Sheepskin 3, 4, 5, 6 Stabbo Xan Yi… text/html 2013-03-08T21:35:53+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/ooc?rev=1362778553&do=diff Pronunciation Guide While we don't expect you to memorise this or even apply it fully, below is a handy pronunciation chart for added authenticity: c ts as in nets ch as in chat g as in girl j as in jingle q ch as in cheese x sh as in sheer y as in year z dz as in adze zh j as in John a e as in pen in yan, jian, qian, xian; otherwise as in father ai as aye ang ong as in wrong ao ow as in now e e as in yet in ye, -ie, -ue; otherwise as e in … text/html 2013-03-06T21:53:28+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/orders?rev=1362606808&do=diff The Peerless Eternal Order of the Golden Chrysanthemum traces its origins to the bodyguards and advisers of the Song Emperors in the dawn of the Empire of Chi'in. At the time, they were little more than a disparate group of influential officials. When the Winter of Sorrows struck and the Empire was sundered, the men and women who had managed the Imperial affairs came together to restore the Dragon Throne. text/html 2013-04-22T20:44:38+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/priests?rev=1366663478&do=diff The Most Auspicious Office of the Attendants of Jade, the Imperial Priesthood, and the Ministry of Rites is a sprawling organisation that manages all aspect of faith in the Empire. Their sprawling temples hold grand festivals, their villages shrines ensure good harvests, and their exorcists protect the Empire from ghosts and supernatural threats. text/html 2013-03-04T12:04:01+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/quirks?rev=1362398641&do=diff During character creation, you may choose one free positive (+) quirk. You may then take up to three additional positive quirks, each of which must be balanced out by a negative quirk (-). Personal Quirks Blackouts (-) Occasionally you come to your senses in strange or random places, with no knowledge of how you got there or indeed of the last few days. text/html 2013-03-07T19:10:36+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/sample?rev=1362683436&do=diff Pan Cao - Righteous Protector of the Western Realm A protege of the Duke of Wu, Pan Cao is the Governor General of Dragon Tooth fort, a sizable outpost on the western border of the Empire. He received membership in the Chrysanthemum Order after catching the notorious rebel, Fang Xu, as he attempted to escape Imperial Justice. Cao is a member of the Ministry of War text/html 2013-02-10T21:55:59+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/shu?rev=1360533359&do=diff [...]South-west of the bay of Kaiutschou there is a mountain by the edge of the sea, shaped like a tower, and hence known as Tower Mountain. On the mountain there is an old temple with the image of a goddess, who is known as the Old Mother of Tower Mountain. Behind the temple is a great cave where, in former times, some talking foxes used to live. They would even come out and seat themselves on the point of a steep rock by the wayside. - The Travels of Master Kong text/html 2013-05-22T20:13:31+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/skills?rev=1369253611&do=diff Skills are ranked on a scale from 0 to 6, with higher numbers representing increasing mastery of the skill. At character creation, you have 7 points with which to purchase skills. These costs are not cumulative. Rank Total Cost 0 0 Untrained 1 1 Amateur 2 2 Trained 3 3 Skilled 4 4 Talented 5 N/A Master 6 N/A Transcendental Levels 5 and 6 are unavailable at character creation. In order to reach them, you will need to find a M… text/html 2013-03-04T21:25:07+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/south?rev=1362432307&do=diff “There are horrors beyond our borders that we do not suspect, and once in a while man's evil prying calls them just within our range”. The lands south of the Empire are rich in both life and wealth. Trekking out of the endless jungles come countless caravans bearing tribute of gems and ivory to set before the Imperial Throne, and these treasures represent but a hint of the riches that could be acquired if the dark forests could be tamed. However the wilds have proven near to impenetrable, for… text/html 2013-05-13T19:45:57+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/start?rev=1368474357&do=diff Chrysanthemum is the Oxford University Roleplaying Society live-action game for Trinity 2013 The Empire of Chi'in is the greatest civilization in the world and the Order of the Chrysanthemum are its finest guardians. Fearsome warriors, sagacious doctors and canny bureaucrats from across the Empire assemble beneath the sign of the golden flower to pit their talents against the myriad of forces that threaten to tear Chi'in apart. text/html 2013-02-19T21:02:03+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/techniques?rev=1361307723&do=diff [...]She changed her name to Lu, and, since she lived in hiding in the caverns in the rocks, she called herself the Mountain Guest or the Guest of the Rocks. She lived on air and ate no bread. Yet she was fond of flowers. And in the course of time she acquired the hidden wisdom. In Lo Yang, the peonies bloomed with special luxuriance. And there dwelt a flower fairy, who changed herself into a lovely maiden with whom Guest of the Rocks, when she came to Lo Yang, was wont to converse. Suddenly al… text/html 2013-03-07T16:51:48+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/treasures?rev=1362675108&do=diff Many wondrous treasures exist within Chi'in and the lands beyond. Below are a selection of some of the most powerful artifacts. The Imperial Seal Passed from the August Personage of Jade to Emperor Song Gi, the Imperial Seal is the earthly sign of Heaven's mandate. Proclamations marked by the seal are binding to all bureaucrats under Heaven. It is well attested that the Seal cannot long be retained by anyone who lacks the favor of the Jade Emperor. text/html 2013-04-24T19:41:56+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/turnsheeting?rev=1366832516&do=diff What is a Turnsheet? A Turnsheet is your way of telling the GMs what your character is going to be getting up to in the downtime between sessions. Generally speaking your character can undertake 3 significant activities in each turnsheet, so for each one you write down what you want to achieve and what your plan is. Then before the next session the GMs review all the turnsheets, see how they interact with each other, and then work out the results of everybody's actions. text/html 2013-04-23T17:27:15+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/war?rev=1366738035&do=diff " It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperilled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperilled in every single battle. Sun Tzu, The Art of War" text/html 2013-04-21T10:07:34+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/wei?rev=1366538854&do=diff To you, I'm a criminal. To my mother, I'm a son. To the triads... I'm a hero. - Last words of Nine-Toes Feng The Province of Wei is the most populated in the Empire, a seemingly endless urban sprawl that stretches the length and breadth of the Province. Through Wei flows the vast wealth of the Empire, its countless markets, harbours and canals choked with goods. Wei is a melting pot. Riches and poverty, charity and crime, high culture and the basest of mortal behaviours live side by side here. text/html 2013-03-04T20:58:17+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/west?rev=1362430697&do=diff 'I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams...' - Rebel Prince Jiang Ma, the night before the fall of the Purple Rebellion West of the Empire lies the Empty Desert. Scorching by day, freezing by night, it is barren, unforgiving and vast; nothing of value has ever been discovered within it, indeed besides sand and bones nothing has been found within it at all. text/html 2013-04-21T10:16:18+00:00 http://chrysanthemum.chaosdeathfish.com/wu?rev=1366539378&do=diff 'Gung Sun Dsia beat upon his sword, rose up and said: “I am the Duke’s Captain General. In the South I besieged the city of Namarat, in the West I conquered the bandits of Dsin, in the North I captured the army of Yan. I alone am worthy of leading his armies.”' -Loshan Zu, Imperial Record Keeper