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UPDATE: CS has finally been updated and finished :) @Hank Feel free to let me know if any edits need to be made regarding Skills or anything.


He's multi-talented, but I feel his lack of defensive options balances that out. I won't ask you to change anything (yet).

Two more days, by the way. For those of you with incomplete character sheets, I suggest you start wrapping things up.
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Two days? That's a relief. I've only got the Appearance and a once-over of the full sheet to do, but there's a LAN party that's gonna last basically all of today, so I was concerned. I realize it's quite possible my sheet still won't be up to snuff by the end of this, but at least I'll be able to finish it.
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Alright, I'll give in to temptation and throw my hat in the ring. The CS below is a WIP- need to fill out the history, will try to do so tonight.


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I'd really like to hear an opinion on this character's design regardless of whether it passes.

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I'll give feedback on every character tomorrow and explain my reasoning behind their acceptance or rejection.
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I'll give feedback on every character tomorrow and explain my reasoning behind their acceptance or rejection.


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Updated my CS. Survey below.

What is your favorite Elder Scrolls game?
Morrowind. Probably my favorite game of all time. Skyrim was fun to play and beautifully designed, but the story was silly. None of the glorious weirdness or ambiguity of Morrowind.

What is your favorite Elder Scrolls race?
Dunmer.

What is your favorite Elder Scrolls character or NPC from the games?
Neloth.

Who is your daddy, and what does he do?
Vader, hunts rebels.

And last but not least, what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Coffee, of course.
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Done my CS

What is your favorite Elder Scrolls game?
Skyrim, it's open world nature and storytelling at time really opened my eyes on what a true open world is

What is your favorite Elder Scrolls race?
Redguard

What is your favorite Elder Scrolls character or NPC from the games?
Lucien Lachance

Who is your daddy, and what does he do?
Parents are Divorced

And last but not least, what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
Chocolate.
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Application review

You heard right, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for me to accept or reject your characters. Hold on to your butts.

Initially, I was planning on accepting four, maybe five characters, but I have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the character sheets submitted. I couldn't bring myself to trim it down to four, so instead we've ended up with a grand total of eight accepted characters, which brings the size of the party to nine. Which, I realize, is large, but I suppose I also have to account for any potential (but almost inevitable, because this is RPG) drop-outs.
The Accepted:

Blackbird, @Dead Cruiser. Quite simply an excellent character, and it gives our party access to maritime travel, a concept I definitely want to explore later in the story. The sheet is well-written with practically no mistakes. Welcome.

Balen, @Peik. While I'm probably not supposed to pick favorites, Balen strikes me as perhaps the most interesting character submitted. His interest in the deepest, most convoluted part of Elder Scrolls lore appeals to me greatly. Combat is important to every fantasy roleplay, but it is never complete without banter and discourse, which I feel Balen will be able to contribute to a lot.

Merci, @Evestra. Too cute not to accept. Seriously though, well-written, interesting history, with a personality that will add a lot to the group.

Elayne, @The Nexerus. Now here I faced a dilemma, because Elayne and Merci are such similar characters. Then again, every RP needs its Dynamic Duo, to which our two lovely Breton mages have been summarily promoted. On top of that I really couldn't justify rejecting the sheet since it was simply too high-quality.

Aenyarin, @Tuujaimaa. Every morally ambiguous group needs at least a few characters that lean towards the villainous. Blackbird is one, but one is not enough, and Aenyarin completes the picture. The interesting use of Illusion magic as a weapon for torture and interrogation adds a new and different toolset to our available resources and I can't pass up the opportunity for a little Imperial-versus-Thalmor rivalry between Aenyarin and Hector.

Baladas Venym, @Flagg. Baladas isn't particularly unique, nor does his skillset add anything special to our party (we already have a conjurer), but the story in the History won me over. I can't reject writing like that! Welcome.

Ungrimos, @MMGiru. An actual cannibal and our party's resident outdoorsman, tracker and archer. We needed that; perhaps not in dungeons, but you never know where our adventures will take us. It seems being intimidated was unnecessary, Giru, as your sheet meets my standards.

Azriel by @Ghost Shadow is also accepted. Can't believe I missed that. Any problems I had with his sheet were already addressed earlier with a little editing.
The Rejected:

Jartod, @Sovi3t. There is nothing wrong with Jartod as a concept, but he doesn't add anything new to the group, and the quality of your writing isn't up to my standards. Too many inconsistent sentences and grammatical mistakes. On top of that the timeline of your character's history is impossible. Considering he's 28 years old, the Great War happened more than seven years before he was born (it ended 4E 175, and Skyrim takes place in 4E 200; this roleplay a few years after that). This tells me that you haven't done your research properly. Sorry to disappoint you, but he hasn't made the cut.

K'Joor, @decayedAngel. I know this was your first try at an Advanced roleplay, and to be frank, it shows. It would be nice to have one of the beast races represented in our group, but the same criticism I aimed at Sovi3t applies to you too: your writing isn't good enough for me. If you want to participate in Advanced roleplays in the future, I suggest you study to improve your grammar. Your spelling is fine, but your sentences are sometimes strangely convoluted and incompatible with the rules of the English language. I'm sorry.
The Work-In-Progress sheets

@Lone Wanderer and @Augmented, your time is up. I'm afraid I'll have to inform you that there's no need to finish your sheets. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
What happens now?

I will write the opening IC post either today or tomorrow. I will be gone from Thursday until Monday on a trip to Hungary, so you'll have all of this week to write your first posts. Those of you who are accepted, celebrate here in the OOC. Those of you who I had to reject, I respectfully ask that you leave this thread, but feel free to leave a parting message.

Also, please post your accepted sheets in the Characters tab, and add a new line to your sheets: First Impressions. Your characters have all met once before in Cheydinhal. I'd like for you to describe how your characters felt about all the other members of the party. Bad vibes, love at first sight and everything in between.

Let's have some fun.
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Oh Drat! Looks like I was a minute late. Shucks.

Good luck with the IC everyone. I'll be reading.
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I was worried either Merci or Elayne would be cut, for their similarities. Glad to see they're both going to be included. Also pleasantly surprised by the amount of excellent sheets submitted. A lot of interesting characters here that I hope help make a lively story.
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I wrote my application review post early in the morning and somehow completely missed Ghost Shadow's sheet. He's also accepted, so we've actually got a party of nine. It's the Fellowship all over again.

We'll probably split up inside the dungeon to make sure everyone gets to play their part.
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Oh boy, here we go.
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Baladas Venym, @Flagg. Baladas isn't particularly unique, nor does his skillset add anything special to our party (we already have a conjurer), but the story in the History won me over. I can't reject writing like that! Welcome.


Yeah I'm like the worst at CSes, hopefully I can me him a bit more unique and compelling a character IC. Glad to be part of this tho!
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@Dead Cruiser Glad you caught on to the idea that Elayne and Blackbird could have heard of each other's enterprises.
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@Dead Cruiser Glad you caught on to the idea that Elayne and Blackbird could have heard of each other's enterprises.


I figure at least that her family would know of the Raven-Eye merchant house, if not the pirate known as Blackbird.
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I figure at least that her family would know of the Raven-Eye merchant house, if not the pirate known as Blackbird.


Elayne lived in Skyrim for several years, and during the period Blackbird and those like him were operating. It would make sense that she'd have heard of him before.
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