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JACK SPADES




"Life is just a game. And I have every intention to cheat.


Age: 26
Time spent alive: 32

Gender: Male

Seeming: Wizened

Court: Spring

Appearance:
Mask: A handsome rogue, a dashing cheater. Jack is a handsome, young, blond man. His body is defined and slim without being too thin or soft. His light blue eyes have a gleam in them that makes girl weak and his opponents in a cardgame sweat. His skin is pale, his hair stylishly longer and the suits he wears look expensive and hand tailored.

Mien: His true form resembles that of a playing card so much that it begs a lot of questions. Did the fae model their cards after the human ones? The other way around? Or is the answer simply beyond reason? His skin is completely white and even and he seems to have edges.

History:
Born under the name of Jack Cunningham in a small harbour town in Louisiana, Jack had a quite interesting life. His father was an alcoholic and womanizer who toured the world as a sailor. His mother, Brandy, was a beautiful and smart woman, nearly 20 years younger than her husband. Since his father was always on the sea Jack was mostly raised by his mother. She instilled a love of life in him, even when her husband would come home in the middle of the night, smelling of perfume and whiskey she would smile.
His father was not a bad man, he just lived a day at the time and never planned on having a family. "You have to take the cards how they are dealt son. Or you can cheat.", he said to the boy on his 16 birthday. Two days later he was dead, liver failure.

The next year Jack got one of the vices of his father. Women. He was already handsome, confident and charming. When he got bored with the small town he kissed his mother goodbye and left on a ship like his father. He travelled by sea to Morocco, spend some time in Marrakech and Spain, then travelled back to america. On this travel he also picked up his second vice, gambling. He fell in love with the thrill of blackjack and the strategy of poker. When the ship docked in New York he decided he had enough of the sea and wend aboard with just a few dollars and a change of clothes.

In New York he spend the next few years, conning people out of their money and doing a variety of other things, he even modeled for a brief time. When he made a name for himself in the poker scene he was invited to a tournament in Vegas. This should have been the best time of the life of the 23 year old man. A day before the flight he was playing in an illegal establishment when a weird looking pale man challenged him to a game of chance. If he won Jack would get half a million in cash, if the stranger would win he would get Jack's soul. Since Jack thought it was some kind of con or joke and he was in a good mood he agreed. The stranger flipped the coin and Jack lost. Sure Jack was disappointed but he did not really care since he did not believe in a soul.

That same night he did not wake up in his hotel but in Arcadia, he found himself on a gigantic table owned by some fae he only knew as "The thin white Duke". Dozens of poor humans were captives here and Jack was used as a playing card in a gigantic game of cards. The rules were sometimes strict, sometimes nonexistent. Sometimes Jack had to move himself or he would get punished, other times he was not allowed to move for long periods of time. He noticed how the strange world was changing him. When at the beginning he thought it was a nightmare he quickly realized that this was a horrible reality. His memories of the time are weak and he can't even quite recall how he managed to flee but he is still scarred by his time in Arcadia.

Now back in New York he promised himself to catch up on all the time he lost, he had a new array of abilities and looked like he did not age one day. He quickly got a new identity and began to continue where he left of. He would life to the fullest!

Personality: Jack has a devil-may-care attitude. He is fun loving and easy going, always the life of the party and a great entertainer with enough charisma to make you smile even after you realize he conned you for half your money.

Skills: Jack is a talented orator and conman. He could probably sell fire to the devil. He also is has a masterful ability for card tricks and sleight of hand, he is able to cheat in a completely surveilled casino and steal the watch of someone while talking to him. He also has some knowledge in lockpicking but not to much. In recent years he took several classes in Judo after one of his cons went wrong, he is good enough to defend himself.

Supernatural Powers: Jack will win against you when playing cards. And that is not by chance, he has a supernatural understanding of all games of chance, strategy or both. He can tell how a coin will land 10/10 times. He also can use his cards to influence the world, the king could tell him where the mayor or president is for example. He also is supernaturally lucky. Things just tend to happen in his favor...

Weaknesses: Jack supernaturally cannot turn down a game of chance. His confidence also often leads to difficult situations and he fails to take anything serious.

Notable possessions: A deck of playing cards. A silver coin. A lockpick. A hand tailored black suit and hat with a red shirt. A phone. A pack of smokes.

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@Sisyphus Hey I finally got to make a char if there are any problems just say it! And sorry for the english, I am not a native speaker.
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@Sisyphus
Done, let me know if anything is off.


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Alright, got a little bit more packing done so now I have time to re-write her history and then fill in the rest of the sheet.
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@Sisyphus Let me know if I need to edit anything.

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Alright. The sheets are in, and while everyone did some really great work, I unfortunately have had to make an executive decision about who gets a spot. @XxLyraxX and @Pathfinder, you're in, and with that we are unfortunately full. I very much appreciate the work that everyone else has put in, but sadly I promised myself I would only take five, and five is the number we are at.

IC will hopefully go up later tomorrow, or I guess it's technically today, but that's just because I stay up too late. I still need to finish rewriting my CS, the beginning of which I've posted, and then hopefully I'll be able to get us started.

I'm very excited to RP with you all, and I hope everyone has a fun time! Well, maybe not fun, because a lot of Changeling stuff is pretty fucked up, but you know what I mean.
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Lol. Oh well, was working on my profile since I'm the first one to post, though I was slow to complete it, but guess it's already at capacity. But I gladly understand that a good story cannot have too many writers.

I bid you all to have a good time. It was very pleasurable to read the intro and almost all of the profiles here.
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Btw watch out for the "omg my character cannot die, is so smart, so good at fighting so savvy so EVERYTHING" character. I've been around long enough to recognize a mary sue when I see one and nothing stinks up a good plot (which this is) like ol mary.
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Hey @Sisyphus, something told me I'd exceed the deadline considering I stumbled into the RP a few days later than others, but since I spent the last couple of days working on the CS in between RL stuff, I figured I might as well submit it in the event there is an opening in the future (or you decide to add another) :)



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The IC is now live, and we are good to go! I know it looks like there aren't any posts, but that's because I did that 0th post thing. Trust me, it's there. Let me know if y'all have any questions, and happy posting!

Oh, and to answer whoever asked this earlier, yes, the other World of Darkness creatures do exist in this setting that we're using. We'll see whether or not they'll show up, but Vampires / Werewolves / Mages / Prometheans / Hunters / Demons do exist. Maybe Mummies and Beasts, too. We'll play it by ear.
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Well, now we are on post 1.
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Have to do something however I will get my starter post up in about an hour or two.
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Yay! I work Saturday's, so it wont be up till late, but I'll try to get a post in today! :)
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Got mine down.
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Writing one now, should have it up within the hour. (Got distracted. Curse my short attention span.)
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I don't think I'll be able to get a post up today or tomorrow. Maybe Monday or Tuesday. I'm exhausted from moving boxes over to the new house. And the movers never showed up today so tomorrow we have to move the furniture ourselves.
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Aaaaannnnndddd post up. Think I might've overdone it a bit but it turned out pretty well, I think.
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Just a heads up I edited Peters Mien, his powers, and weaknesses to fit the character a little more.
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This whole entrance seems like a scene from a cartoon.
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My son is big and clumsy when nervous, lets keep this lighthearted feel go for as long as we can before we all start barfing up our trauma.
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@SisyphusDo we continue posting and get to know each other or wait for you to move things along?
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