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Right, I am officially throwing in my lot with this RP. I'll start working on fleshing out my royal assassin/protector over the next few days. My CS will probably be up either later this week or next week. They do tend to be rather lengthy affairs, and my love of editing is bound to lengthen the process somewhat. Still, I'm all in.
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Yeah, I'll get my righteous Royal Commander in soon.
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THE ROYAL PROTECTOR


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Hank: Firmly within acceptable limits, but it doesn't blow me away with excellence. ;P

Rayn Night: Sure, but a new king wouldn't really have any motivation to kill them, either.

Nemasaire: Yep, that's basically what I was hoping you'd write. Paste that into your personality section and you won't go far wrong. Just don't forget to describe your species somewhere.

For the record, I'm not particularly a fan of realism in fantasy. I just want the setting to be consistent and all my players to know what they want out of playing. That's something I never get in pen and paper. ///_.

Flagg: Love the concept, but that's a very short sheet.

Lexicon: Please shrink your image.
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Hmmmm... This is true, I'll have to think of something.
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Maxwell, a couple of questions just popped up as I was working on the 'Position' portion of the character sheet. First, how long has Altranor been around? Fifty years, sixty years? I only ask because I wanted to find a way to have the Koralia family have a history of being Royal Protectors. Even if Riven's father was the first Royal Protector Erasmus appointed, I think it'll be sufficient. If a family has a prestigious history, is known for loyalty and nobility then it makes sense. Also, is Altranor the name of the kingdom or the island where it's based or both? I believe that's it for the moment. Oh, and how do you feel about alchemy? I was going to have my character be something of a dabbler in the art. Nothing fancy, just poisons and potions mainly. No philosopher's stones or frozen lightning. Unless you allow frozen lightning.
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Flagg: Love the concept, but that's a very short sheet.


It's very much a WIP, sorry that wasnt clear.
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Lexicon: Altranor is the name of the kingdom, (and the capital city, and the king's castle), and it has existed for hundreds of years, at the very least. Chymistry is a thing (as mentioned under the martial and technology header, that's a collective term for alchemy and early chemistry. Actual English term) and magical potions can be a thing if you want them to be, otherwise it's mostly just superhumanly good medieval chemistry. Magical items (potions or otherwise) still require magic to make, though - spells and dead magical creatures.

What exactly you use isn't all that important, just remember not to make yourself any more powerful than anyone else. Also, don't be surprised if powerful characters are able to shake off poisons and such that would kill lesser men.
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Brilliant, thanks.
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I'm interested in this. A quick off the top of my head character idea is a nephew of the king who is in his early to mid 20s who is the second son of the king's brother, there is no real possibility of him inheriting any titles so he's spent his life so far flitting around. He's done a bit of everything, he was first sent to be a scholar but got bored with acadamia, then to a monastery but his hedonistic lifestyle conflicted with this, maybe he spent time with a band of mercenaries in the wild borderlands until he finally ended up at the king's court at the behest of his father who wanted him to settle down into some more permanent role as part of the king's royal guard or something along those lines. He's a bit of a womaniser, drinker and all round hedonist.

Those are just my first thoughts on the character so please do make any suggestions you need to if you feel it won't fit with the group/setting.
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Other than me just not seeing any theme, or any specialist skills or dedication that would lend itself to turning you into the sort of badass I'm looking for, I can't really have you related to the king in any way. With the kingdom in shambles, the nobility would support any claimant with a known blood relation to the king, just so they'd be able to mount a united defence without bickering about who gets to be in charge - and that means there's suddenly hope for the kingdom. That don't work.

I also feel that it lessens other characters if their backgrounds involve inhuman training, sacrifice and hardship, and your character became just as strong, sitting around in an ale house. I may be misinterpreting your post, of course, so please see this only as an example, and not as my final judgement or anything.
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Another question, Maxwell. What is Erasmus' surname?
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Now I am thinking of just making my character someone that has trained in a secluded monastery, almost unknown to the islands (Although they are not unreachable). As a young man, he wondered off from the monastery and found himself in front of a regiment of the King fighting off a rock golem. He would have helped them, demonstrating his fist capable of shattering stone and his incredible speed. Impressed, the soldiers would have asked to come back with them, which he would have accepted, because he was told the best way to learn was to wander the world and feel the environments, adjust to them.

Since then, he was raised as a soldier, although he knew he was a different kind as he knew how to parry blades with his arms and shatter armor with a single kick. Out of curiosity, i am sure the King would have loved to know how it was done. Since then, my character would have befriended the king and grown up with him.

Now, he would be his spirtual guide and one of the few people capable of keeping the King ''Sane''. (Probably saying that my character would be the most stable minded person he has seen.)

If you don't like it, I am willing to keep looking for one that would work.
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Firmly within acceptable limits, but it doesn't blow me away with excellence. ;P


Hmmm... we'll have to do something about that. Give me a day or two.

EDIT: Or an hour or two. I've significantly expanded the Stormsinger's backstory. I think this makes him a more compelling character and expands on his desire for revenge.
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More or less a place holder as I do some touching up and hope for constructive criticism. Think of her as the one that keeps people from starving to death or stumbling into some beastie's den as they avoid the main roads.

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Lexicon: The Sixth. :P By tradition, he actually doesn't have a last name.

The rest of you I will answer later, when there's time and I've had my coffee.
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@Acrolith- just want to say...awesome!
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Thanks Flagg, I do what I can. Can't wait to read more on the good Captain.
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Alrighty, more questions:

So, for Ki. From what in read, for the majority of people, this inner energy is mystical but not something unheard of. Most soldiers / warriors think this is gibberish work and is not worth the time and effort to gather. Does it mean that some that uses Ki in a martial manner that surpasses a High ranking soldier's with nothing more than his fists and kicks would be an impressive show of might?

Also, I would have my character be a Spiritual Guide and Servant for Erasmus, always present in the court to do his King's requests and always silent. I would keep him as more of a secret protector Erasmus has in his arsenal (Since he is armed while wearing nothing more than robes.)
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