Alpine Hollow is a heavy role-play guild based within the Hinterlands. Alpine Hollow welcomes dedicated individuals that seek adventure and dynamic storytelling in an extracanonical setting.For those of strong heart and courage, or those seeking to delve into a devoted guild that crafts in-depth campaigns, the mountains of Alpine Hollow await you.

Server: Moon Guard - Alliance

Based within the Hinterlands Mountains, Alpine Hollow has sought brave adventurers from all walks of life for many decades. Settled nearly a hundred years ago, the mountain valley provides new beginnings to those looking for a place to call their own. Alpine Hollow allows enrichment to character story while encouraging members to step into storylines that encompass the guild as a whole.Guild events often contain heavy combat, political storylines and criminal investigations, all while focusing on player urgency and decision-making. Direct involvement in the story will influence and change the environment within Alpine Hollow, which is host to a plethora of creative dungeon-masters and role-play opportunities that provide character growth and advancement.

[Quick Information]Guild Alignment: Neutral Good.Faction Alignment: Alliance, Horde, Neutral.Region Location: Northern Hinterlands Mountains / Coast.Event Contents: Combat, Political, Investigations, Competitions, Festivals.Server Projects: Not affiliated.Activity Level: Medium-High.Event Dates: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 8:00PM CST.

Of Sword and Oath (Commissioned Theme) by J.R. Mosher

Alpine Hollow by Veliuss Belmonte

1. There will be no offensive material or mannerisms directed towards other members of the community. While understanding that every individual has a very unique personality and a different sense of humor, boundaries are to be placed as not everyone finds the same material humorous. Please be courteous to your fellow members.2. Erotic Role-Play (ERP) is prohibited from being openly discussed and role-played in public threads. You may carry out those types of role-play via private message, however they cannot carry over into guild channels. If they are seen, a warning will be issued and the comments will be deleted. Out-of-character conflict created due to this subject will be handled with swift suspensions and potential removal from the guild.3. Harassment and insensitive behavior is strictly prohibited within the guild. There is no toleration for misbehavior of any degree, and will result in immediate consequences and suspension. Officers are available to assist in any harassment or insensitive remarks made and action will be taken immediately following confirmed misbehavior. If you witness harassment, please report this to the officer core or leadership.Harassment, discrimination, sexism, racism, transphobia and homophobia is not tolerated in the guild.4. Forging of information, taking out-of-character information into in-character conversations, and meta-gaming will be issued a verbal warning on the first offense and a written warning on the second. An in-character conversation between two people involving information obtained out-of-character that has not been released cannot carry over into role-play.5. Understand that all individuals and their actions can potentially be reflected on the community's name. If you are being rude to an individual outside of the guild, or acting in a way that is not appropriate, that rude behavior can draw unwanted and unnecessary opinions towards the guild. Please be respectful and considerate to everyone. If there is an issue that arises, inform the officer core or leadership immediately so that action can be taken to remedy the situation.6. Theft from the guild, including in-game items and currency, player-made logos and content creation, will result in immediate suspension from the community. If it is not yours, do not take it. If you would like to use something created by a guild member, please ask the officer team or the creator of that content if you may borrow or revise that content. For in-game currency and costly items, you may ask the officer team if you may withdraw an item for your character.

[Alpine Hollow Leadership Team]Commander / Lead Campaign Narrator:
Character Name: MiraclesAssistant Officer:
Character Name: ThothsetApplication Officer:
Character Name: Lycans

Alpine Hollow utilizes a combat system that is most similar to Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition - but simplified for ease of use.This system will be in place during events, including combat encounters, investigation scenes, scouting missions and in the discord roleplay channels. The system is developed to be easy to pick up for recruits and to be engaging in character class fantasy.Note: The system does change with patches if needed. This can be due to balancing items within the system or to adjust with campaign changes.

[ System Overview ]

The roll thresholds below indicate the success or failure of your rolls.


[ Natural 1: Critical Failure ]

You receive -1 damage.


[ 2-6: Failure ]

Miss. No damage or healing.


[ 7-12: Minor Success ]

-1 damage or +1 healing, or resurrect a target with +1 health.


[ 13-15: Moderate Success ]

-2 damage or +2 healing, or resurrect a target with +2 health.


[ 16-19: Great Success ]

-3 damage or +3 healing, or resurrect a target with +3 health.


[ Natural 20: Critical Hit ]

Critical Hit! -6 damage or +6 healing, or resurrect a target with +6 health.


[ Area-Over-Effect: ] The total damage done by a character can be split among enemies.


[ Reroll: ] Upon rolling a natural 4 or below, you may reroll once and take the better roll. You still receive -1 damage from a natural 1, and if the reroll is another natural 1, you take -2 damage total.

Every character will [begin with six attribute points]. These points can be allocated into the following attributes:


[ Strength: ]

Measures physical power and might.


[ Dexterity: ]

Measures agility and athletics.


[ Constitution: ]

Measures endurance and resistance to physical afflictions.


[ Intelligence: ]

Measures reasoning, memory and spellcasting capability.


[ Wisdom: ]

Measures perception, insight and healing capability.


[ Charisma: ]

Measures force of personality (intimidation, persuasion, deception).


When a character ranks up, they will receive an [additional +1 attribute point], capping at (10) with the promotion to Lieutenant.

Every character starts with [six health points].


When a character ranks up, they will receive an [additional +1 health point], capping at (10) with the promotion to Lieutenant.


You can increase your health with items or by putting points into the Constitution attribute. [Each constitution point increases a character's health by +1].


If an item from the Quartermaster's Catalog has a constitution rating on it, it increases or decreases your constitution by that amount.


[If your health reaches 0 during an event, you are knocked unconscious] and cannot act until revived. Your health is vital!

[ CHARACTER ITEMS OVERVIEW ]

Every character starts with [four base items]. These items are chosen at the time of creating the character sheet and cannot be changed after character sheet approval.


As the player attends events on a character, they will receive a [Courtwood Commendation Badge] for attending an event. Some events award more than one badge and will be listed on the announcement post or contract board. [Commendation Badges are player-wide], which means that they may be used across all the player's characters within Alpine Hollow.


Additional items can be purchased from the [Quartermaster's Catalog] in the guild's discord channel (#quartermasters-shop). The quartermaster will confirm the purchase and remove the commendation badges from the player log.

Choose four items from the options below. these items are your start items. They cannot be sold to the Quartermaster and they can be toggled out for purchased catalog items.


You [CANNOT] wear two or more of the following:

[ Chest, Head, Gloves or Boots. ]


You [CAN] wear two or more of the following:

[ Rings, Necks, Trinkets, or Waists. ]

Sharpening Stone (Trinket):

Increases your melee damage by +1.


Reinforced Cuirass (Chest):

Reduces your damage taken by -1. Damage reduced cannot be lower than -1. This item stacks with other damage reduction items.

Padded Leather Boots (Boots):

Increases your Dexterity by +1. This item stacks with attribute increasing items.


Piercing Ammunition (Trinket):

Increases your ranged damage by +1.

Arcane Focus (Trinket):

Increases your damage with spells by +1.


Cloak of the Ethereal (Neck):

When rolling to evade, roll with advantage. This item is unique and does not interact with similar effect items.

Mender's Kit (Trinket):

Increases your healing output by +1.


Enchanted Medic Band (Ring):

Allows you to heal another target for +1 health, in addition to your action. This item is unique and does not stack. This item is not affected by Mender's Kit.

[ CHARACTER SHEET CREATION ]

Creating your Character sheet.After reviewing the above information, creating your character is an easy process.

Determine Character Attributes:
Allocate your beginning six attribute points as you see fit that is true to your character's playstyle (combat/non-combat).Validate Character Health:
If you added points into Constitution, be sure to add an additional +1 to your health for each point allocated. Remember, you begin with six health!Select Starting Items:
Choose your four starting items from the base item list. You can choose any combination of the eight, but you cannot double down on the same item. If an item adds a bonus to your attribute, make sure to add that to your attribute total when you finalize your character sheet.Post your Character Sheet:
When you've allocated your attribute points, determined your health pool and selected your items, there is only one last task to do: post your sheet in the appropriate discord channel (#character-sheets)! Once you've posted your sheet, an officer will approve it if there are no edits that need to be made. Remember, you cannot change your starting items once the approval has been given on your character sheet.Start attending events:
Once you've made your character sheet, you can start attending events! Some events will reward you with bonus items or boons to your attribute points. You'll begin earning Courtwood Commendations with each event and contract you complete, which you can use to purchase better gear and weapons from the Quartermaster Catalog. Be sure to give it a glance over to start planning what to spend your earned Commendations on!

[ RECRUITMENT STATUS. ]Currently: Alpine Hollow is closed for recruitment!

2025 Update: Alpine Hollow has officially been closed for recruitment for over a year now. With the turbulent nature of the roleplay scene on Moon Guard, the guild has chosen as a collective to close recruitment permanently. The only applications that will be permitted and processed are those applying after receiving approval from the guild officer core. We apologize for the exclusion that this may cause for those seeking to join, but with how volatile the server has become, we would like to keep our community safe and comfortable in the face of uncertainty with new applicants.Thank you for understanding.[ For New and Permitted Applicants, please read and fill out the information below. ]Complete the application form linked below. A recruitment officer will reach out to you once the application has been reviewed and approved. The recruitment officer may request a Battle Tag or Discord Friend invite to set up an interview time and date, or if they have any questions they need answered before the interview.We ask that you allow up to 48 hours for the application review after recruitment opens. If you have received no communication after the grace period, please reach out to one of the following individuals.

[Officers & Recruitment Assistance]Commander: Bloodsworn (Discord) | Bloodsworn#11861 (BattleTag)Application Officer: Finlader (Discord) | Finlader#1150 (BattleTag)

[ System Overview ]

Roll Thresholds.The roll thresholds below indicate the success or failure of your rolls.

Natural 1: Critical Failure
You receive -1 damage.2-6: Failure
Miss. No damage or healing.7-12: Minor Success
-1 damage or +1 healing, or resurrect a target with +1 health.13-15: Moderate Success
-2 damage or +2 healing, or resurrect a target with +2 health.16-19: Great Success
-3 damage or +3 healing, or resurrect a target with +3 health.Natural 20: Critical Hit
Critical Hit! -6 damage or +6 healing, or resurrect a target with +6 health.

Area-Over-Effect: The total damage done by a character can be split among enemies.Reroll: Upon rolling a natural 4 or below, you may reroll once and take the better roll. You still receive -1 damage from a natural 1, and if the reroll is another natural 1, you take -2 damage total.

Attributes.Every character will begin with six attribute points. These points can be allocated into the following attributes:
When a character ranks up, they will receive an additional +1 attribute point, capping at (10) with the promotion to Lieutenant.

Strength:
Measures physical power and might.Dexterity:
Measures agility and athletics.Constitution:
Measures endurance and resistance to physical afflictions.Intelligence:
Measures reasoning, memory and spellcasting capability.Wisdom:
Measures perception, insight and healing capability.Charisma:
Measures force of personality (intimidation, persuasion, deception).

Character Health.Every character starts with six health points.When a character ranks up, they will receive an additional +1 health point, capping at (10) with the promotion to Lieutenant.You can increase your health with items or by putting points into the Constitution attribute. Each constitution point increases a character's health by +1.If an item from the Quartermaster's Catalog has a constitution rating on it, it increases or decreases your constitution by that amount.If your health reaches 0 during an event, you are knocked unconscious and cannot act until revived. Your health is vital!

Overview of Character Items.Every character starts with four base items. These items are chosen at the time of creating the character sheet and cannot be changed after character sheet approval.As the player attends events on a character, they will receive a Courtwood Commendation Badge for attending an event. Some events award more than one badge and will be listed on the announcement post or contract board. Commendation Badges are player-wide, which means that they may be used across all the player's characters within Alpine Hollow.Additional items can be purchased from the Quartermaster's Catalog in the guild's discord channel (#quartermasters-shop). The quartermaster will confirm the purchase and remove the commendation badges from the player log.

Starter Items.Choose four items from the options below. These items are your starter items. They cannot be sold to the Quartermaster and they can be toggled out for purchased catalog items.You cannot wear two or more of the the following:
Chest, Head, Gloves, or Boots.You can wear two or more of the the following:
Rings, Necks, Trinkets, or Waist Items.

[Melee Items]Sharpening Stone (Trinket):
Increases your melee damage by +1.Reinforced Cuirass (Chest):
Reduces damage taken by -1. Damage reduced cannot be lower than -1. This item stacks with other damage reduction items.

[Ranged Items]Padded Leather Boots (Boots):
Increases your dexterity by +1. This item stacks with attribute increasing items.Piercing Ammunition (Trinket):
~Increases your ranged damage by +1. ~

[Magic Items]Arcane Focus (Trinket):
Increases your damage with spells by +1.Cloak of the Ethereal (Neck):
~When rolling to evade, roll with advantage. This item is unique and does not interact with similar effect items. ~

[Healing Items]Mender's Kit (Trinket):
Increases your healing output by +1.Enchanted Medic Band (Ring):
Allows you to heal another target for +1 health in addition to your action. This item is unique and does not stack. This item is not affected by Mender's Kit.

[ System Overview ]

Creating your Character sheet.After reviewing the above information, creating your character is an easy process.

Determine Character Attributes:
Allocate your beginning six attribute points as you see fit that is true to your character's playstyle (combat/non-combat).Validate Character Health:
If you added points into Constitution, be sure to add an additional +1 to your health for each point allocated. Remember, you begin with six health!Select Starting Items:
Choose your four starting items from the base item list. You can choose any combination of the eight, but you cannot double down on the same item. If an item adds a bonus to your attribute, make sure to add that to your attribute total when you finalize your character sheet.Post your Character Sheet:
When you've allocated your attribute points, determined your health pool and selected your items, there is only one last task to do: post your sheet in the appropriate discord channel (#character-sheets)! Once you've posted your sheet, an officer will approve it if there are no edits that need to be made. Remember, you cannot change your starting items once the approval has been given on your character sheet.Start attending events:
Once you've made your character sheet, you can start attending events! Some events will reward you with bonus items or boons to your attribute points. You'll begin earning Courtwood Commendations with each event and contract you complete, which you can use to purchase better gear and weapons from the Quartermaster Catalog. Be sure to give it a glance over to start planning what to spend your earned Commendations on!