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JFC... I have not been able to access the site for like... a day and a half... and every time I try to make a post it takes five minutes for the page to even load. I don't even understand what is going on here. Sorry about that!

71342, you can join as whatever class and race you want as long as the race is still open. If you're absolutely looking for something that hasn't been represented at all yet, we don't currently have an Amlug or a Nogoth character, and the cemgollor class hasn't been chosen by any accepted characters yet. However, if you want a Sairuvar, there are still many, many magical specialities within that class that have not yet been chosen by any characters (accepted or pending), so by choosing a Sairuvar, you could still have a completely unique choice within the class if that's what you're going for.

MrDevious, your character is basically accepted, but I would like you to add a little more detail about what Elenion looks like. You mentioned his skin, but there's no mention of his hair or eye colour. Everything else seems pretty much legit, and Elenion's knowledge of the Amlugan and their homeland of Ushtaway will be an asset to the party.

I updated the accepted characters section in the first post to show each character's stats. It was Beckett's idea, and I've been wanting to do it for a while, so now that I can actually access the site, it's been done. =D

Also, I am fully aware that the title is misspelled, and it's driving me nuts, but neither I nor the moderators of RPG have the ability to fix it, so I'm afraid we're stuck with it.
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The site is being a butt because everyone went off and ate turkey without inviting it. I'm sure that's the reason. :P

Ooooh, awesome char! Nice growth, too, in the history. :) So many awesome chars. Okay, four is not a lot, but they're still all awesome. Five if I include Truffle. Mwahahahaha! I'm excited. And shall be starting to think up proper limits for Truffle's magics soon, they're floating around in my head, just need to get them into a coherent format. *bounces off*
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Seems we've got a very colorful cast on our hands, here. Ajani'll definitely be looking forward to beating the crap out of each and every one of y'all in the sparring ring. Milk and cookies for all afterwords, though.
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*Facepalm* I can't believe I forgot those two details. I'll edit when I get home from work tonight.
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Edited.

Also I would like to create an Amlugan eventually as well, but I'd rather get the RP started first, if that's okay.
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I've been stalking this OoC and was actually kind of hoping to make an Amlug, myself. I haven't solidified all of my ideas yet, so I might end up swinging towards something else, but does that mean MrDevious has reserved the only spot?
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I don't reserve limited races. Even people with posted-but-incomplete character sheets are subject to lose out if someone else posts a complete sheet that is worthy of acceptance. It's first come first serve.

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We are now accepting non-questing party characters.
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Given that most characters seem to be on the Edhil side of things, aside from Ajani, who technically hasn't sided one way or another at this point, what do we do if we end up with no ''official'' Fatanen questing party, and what do non-questing party character end up doing once this all kicks off? Are they going to be recruited into one or the other, or go do their own thing?
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I'm going to make a character for the other side if anyone shows interest. That way, even if no one else makes a character, everyone has the opportunity for interaction.
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Name
Rowen
His birthname is Rouenr Lakarii (ROH-EN-NIR LAK-KAU-REE), meaning 'He who roams shores" in the Calvan tongue. But for good reason, he has adopted a more Edhel friendly name over the years.

Age
29

Gender
Male

Alliance
Edhil Resistance

Race
Calva

Appearance:
Taller than most, but only slightly so, Rouenr Lakarii is a fit-looking male who hides his rough features under a lavish coat and forward folding hat - that keeps his pointed, fur-tipped ears out of sight. The only obvious sign of his Calvan origin, which otherwise he has oddly few, despite his pure ancestry. It is possible that his upbringing among the Edhil has led him to resemble them more physically but that is only conjecture.

His hair, like his ears, are a matt dark grey in colour that are swept back on top then run down his sideburns and across his jaw in a short mane. His brows are slightly thick but shaped, making his steely-blue eyes almost perpetually pensive in expression. His incisors are sharp and are another giveaway to his identity when he laughs, though only when he forgets about them.

His physique is muscular, an uncommon attribute among those who live in the Tower, likely caused by his habit (and hobby) of running wildly and climbing difficult places in times of stress. A throwback to his younger days. But he usually wears clothing that covers it, rather much looking regal than primitive at any given time.

Among his favourites is a sturdy-looking maroon coat with tan hemmings, coloured to imitate gold which, alas, only the rich can afford and he cannot. It bears a number of crests that mark him as a a bonafide Sairuvar and hint at his fields of expertise, he believes it has warded off trouble on more than one occasion where a fight would have otherwise broken out, afterall no one wants to mess with someone they think can set their hair on fire with but a glare.

Class
Sairuvar



Armor and Weapons
None. He tries his best to look imposing though but his defence is at best, psychological. He carries no weapons, save the sharp metal tips of his rather heavy grimoire ,,,maybe....he can...club someone with it?

Personality
"Perhaps the recounting of the past twenty-or-so years of his life would be trivial to Edhil ears, for they live through milleniums And his existence is but a second to them.

But to him, it is every bit as precious, for that he makes up his time with drive and vigor unseen among the Immortals."
-Quote from Rowen's Background

Quick to act on his thoughts and logical to a fault. Rowen is often seen by his long-lived peers as impatient as he is unable to stand or sit around for long. Try as they might to get him to do so. And perhaps because he also sees it as a waste of time, the things he say often lack subtlety and are direct to the point. Much to the dismay of those whose prides hinge on their bloated egos.

He has a personal grudge towards physical violence and especially those who use it against the defenceless, he will condemn them, if not with words then with peals of lightning. This can mean trouble when dealing with other members of his race, the Calva, whom he has come to see as barbaric and uncouth - and whom he is slightly ashamed to be part of.

To say that he lacks wisdom is not too far off from reality.

But for all his faults, he has a capable mind and is guided by a semblance of justice. He does not shy from deduction or responsibility, coupled with his strong will, can be a boon when the moral lines between right and wrong are blurred. Not always accurate, but he always strives to take the side of reason.



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After his mentor died, Rowen created a golem in his laboratory. A being of lightning given life through unknown means, sealed in a rubbery plasmodermic shell that was it's body which he affectionately called 'Squeaks' after the chirps it makes and it's tiny size.

Though Squeaks could not help him deal with his loss, he still cares for it much.
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My machine broke after I tried installing bluestacks to play Bravefrontier. :< I just got it back up and running. I never forgot this though.

I tried to make a character that was Sairuvar but still distinct enough from our 2 foot tall friend. I'd like to think he expresses / explores the more academic side of magic in contrast to their spirituality, in his background and his personality. Without being someone who was clearly meant for greater things, he has a more normal-esque history. That was what I was going for, at least. Not sure how well I did though. :>

I've expanded on the lore a tad, I hpe it's alright with you. In this regard I'll try and clarify a few here;



The formatting will improve over time, once I figured out how to work the eldritch html this website uses. >_<
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71342, Rowen has been accepted, but I would like more detail about the golem, Squeaks. What I want to know is what kind of personality, life span, and limitations Squeaks has. What does it's body look like? Can it move on its own? Does it walk, float, bounce, roll or have some other way to maneuver through the world on its own or does it need to be carried around like an inanimate object (like a balloon or a backpack might need to be)? Does it have a kind of personality? Does it obey Rowen's every command, or does it occasionally do its own thing? Can it communicate with him? Does it need to be "fed" to maintain its form, or is it deteriorating over time?

I would like to set some limitations myself. The Golem that Lim created in the myth was a fully sentient being who could think for itself. It had self awareness and intellect. It had the ability to think the way that any of the six races could. As a very young Sairuvar who does not have the power of a god, I don't think Squeaks should be sentient. I will allow it the ability to learn but only through mimicking what it witnesses others do without magic. I want it to be limited to being able to manipulating its physical environment with its own body only. Magic requires absolute sentience and an ability to think outside the box. I want Squeaks' ability to think to be limited to thinking inside the box. It won't be able to invent things to make its life easier. For example, it never would have been able to think to invent a wheel or a plow or anything like that. I also don't want it to be immortal. I want its lifespan to hinge on more than just Rowen being alive. I want you to think of some kind of regular maintenance that Rowen needs to do to keep it "alive."

As far as building on the lore, that's totally okay. I actually love that so many people feel so comfortable doing that. I purposely left some things without a whole lot of detail so that others could use their creativity to build a character who fit the basics but could also build on what was there. I love seeing other interpretations of it. Anything about the Bracelets is just myth and conjecture. They've been out of commission for so long that what exactly they can do is basically lost. They've just been learning what the Bracelet of Duath alone can do, and they haven't even tapped into its true potential. To be fair, I don't really think that any one person can tap into one bracelet's true potential without its sibling.

Anyway, I can actually make a little hider section with some extended mythology about the bracelets. I'm encouraging everyone to contribute because different nations (maybe even different regions within those nations) could have different myths about it. Maybe we can all contribute to a list of ideas about what powers the bracelets hold both separately and together.
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Oh my.

Squeaks has the behaviour set most likened to a hamster, an intelligent hamster. At least, one that kind of understands what you are saying. He, though his gender is debatable, would never be able to invent the wheel if he hadn't seen it. As a golem, his lifespan is still a question as his creator has noticed nothing of aging as of yet, only signs of growth if ever so little. He does eat (alum??? and other ferrous metals) and will starve if he does not, at which point he will make a racket to get your attention long - you will find him hard to ignore. He communicates by,... squeaking, or he pressumably does. His language has yet to be deciphered.

Squeaks moves by bouncing, rolling and squirming his ever slightly amorphous body. While he cannot float, he is lighter than water and will remain bouyant in it. He has two glowing dots that resemble eyes on his head, which ever side of his rotund body that is. Strangely enough, he is startled by thunderstorms, for he was created when Rowen (on one of his crazed, drunken, I-have-nothing-to-live-for nights) basically captured lightning in a rubbery bottle and screamed for it to live (a very simplistic explanation of what actually happened, but even he has no idea how to recreate it).

Squeaks does not have the power of a god, if he did, you'd all be made of aluminium foil and the world would be in even greater peril than this war.

Edit: I agree that the capabilities of what the bracelets can do are just conjecture, nothing solid till they actually do something. I should have mentioned that more clearly. The theory about True Ressurection was just the conclusions of an ancient sect of lorekeepers who said that life, in essence, is order imposed on chaos and that death is chaos in essence. So the diety Lim could, through, her power bring order to what has passed and restore life to the dead. They mentioned her miracles every now and then to conclude this. But for all we know, they might be mad men. :>

Is tht okey?
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So sorry for delay. When my son goes down for a nap I will fInish my profile.

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Little monkey only slept for 20 mins, so got the personality and bit of the history done.
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We've had some interest in a Fatanen quest character, so I'm going to start making a character for that side of things. Once I'm done, I'll make the first post.
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Woohoo!

I can not wait to see how this goes, the entire cast is so interesting in each of their own ways. I look forward to the start of this! :D
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Indeed, this is going to be fun! :D

I might join in with the fatanen quest side, if I get an idea.
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Or maybe make an entire thread dedicated to the enemy (yes, I said enemy. :P) side?

It will be more realistic in a sense and we won't know what's going on, till it actually affects us in a drastic way, less metaplay.

Then when the two factions meet halfway in the timeline, we could simply have the players post copies of their posts on both sides. Makes spying, premonition, divination, intruige and politics much more feasible (and easier to plot too since you get ideas from both sides!) and actually possible in a roleplay setting.

I'm just throwing this idea to OOC, it's an idea I had awhile but I totally don't mind if it is decided against. I was reminded of it when you were debating how divination would work.

edIt: It might even get more players for the enemy side, without making things too hectic (too many posts IC) yet still keep this a big kitchen (aka, LOTR cast sized) .
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I feel like this would be a little overwhelming for some people, especially with how the site doesn't load easily for a lot of us. If there was a tabs system in place that we could extend, it might be different, but I personally would have a hard time even wanting to read posts for a side of a game that doesn't involve me or my characters, so I wouldn't really want to put that onto anyone who decides they only want one character.

I think the easiest way for now will be to just have a clear break between each character in those posts that players make for multiple characters. By break, I mean either putting each character into individual hiders or having the solid, horizontal line distinguishing between each character, or even having a title distinguishing which character is involved.

If anyone else has any opinions on what they'd like to do, I'm all ears, though.
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So sorry for the delay. My 15 month old decided to swallow a paracetemol so I am watching him like a hawk. I swear he has aged me since turning one.
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