The Call

[Vilhelm]

Alright! This is a new pet project of mine, and I'd love to get some input from a few people, and hopefully form a group for the RP! I'll be looking for a small handful of players- Just enough to fit the set roles.

Essentially, this RP will take place in a fantasy world, and will start days before the beginning of a man-made apocalypse: Fairly cliche, it'd revolve around one hell of an overpowered necromancer/warlock who's bringing on legions of the undead and raining the apocalypse down, all that jazz. The players would take the part of "The Five", a bloodline of five heroes called upon in the world's great times of need. The hero of light, of shadow, of nature, of magic, and of fury. (Comparing them to classic D&D roles, they would be paladin, rogue, ranger, mage, and barbarian. This is only a rough comparison however, and their abilities will generally vary by a lot.)

Some weeks before the start of the apocalypse, each of these heroes- Born and raised into their role by their parent, the hero before them- received 'the call', the ancient signal that instinctively drives them to the meeting place of the original five. Once all of them have arrived, things begin to get... Interesting. Details on that, however, will wait until the RP proper. Plot spoilers, and all that.

I'm hoping to get five players, so that I can sit back and GM the RP. However, if I can only get four, then I'll be taking on the role of the hero of Shadow- Purely because it will be easiest to maintain distance and GM as that particular hero, while still interacting as needed.

For now, this intcheck is only to rally the players. Once we have enough, I'll deal with handing out the character sheets for each hero. This RP will be high-casual level, and spots won't be first come first serve- They'll go to the best CS for each character.

[SuddenSardines]

Color me interested. I'm in.

[Vilhelm]

Awesome, that's one.

[fluorescent]

Interested as well!

[AreaQD]

Seems interesting. Watching.

[Vilhelm]

Awesome, that's three people now! One or two more and we can get things rolling.

[McHaggis]

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[Bishop]

Hhhhh, what's the combat mechanic gonna be? Do you value more post length or good writing which gets to the point? And by "the best CS" do you mean one with many coding using colors or whatever to make it pretty or value the actual content in it? If you value content more which part do you take as a main point on judging the CS? Personality, bio , ability description, uniqueness of the character or all this elements have the same importance?

[Vilhelm]

That's four, maybe five! And those are all good questions, @Bishop! I do like some length in posts, but I understand that sometimes it's easier to keep it short. So, I suppose my ideal -length- in a post would be anywhere between 1-6 paragraphs, but the content is what's important. Everything is equally important, so it's a judgement of the overall character, rather than any coding on the paragraph or immense length.

As to the combat system, I'm going to rely mainly on a logic base: As heroes, you will of course have access to superhuman abilities- But then, so will many of your more powerful enemies. Assuming I get all five players needed, I can safely GM and play as the NPCs you battle against. Trash mobs and the like will be cake, within reason- Larger foes, or more powerful ones, you the players will be pitted against me, as the enemy. (Or enemies.)

[Vilhelm]

Alright, so, I'm currently suffering from a pretty nasty fever. I normally kick these pretty fast, so I'll have the character sheets up either late tonight or some time tomorrow. Sorry for the delay folks.

[fluorescent]

@Vilhelm No worries! Hope you feel better soon.

[hagroden]

I would also be very interested!

[Vilhelm]

ALRIGHT! I'm still sick as hell, but it's at least survivable now. SO! What I'm posting here is the basic character skeleton- The sections that every hero will have. The specifics for each hero will be done later, over PMs, once I decide on who's who and what's what.

And so, the basics:

Basic sheet

Name:

Race:

The playable races are- Human, wood elf, dark elf, dwarf, half-orc, half-elf.

Age:

Appearance:

Text description, image, or both.

Personality:

This doesn't need to be massive, but a basic rundown of their personality will help me to both place the character, and get a feel for your style of writing.

Hero of choice:

Which hero you're shooting for. If one character fits that roll more than another, I'll give it to them- So on and so forth until all slots are filled.

There's the basics! History, skills, inventory, and magic will be handled in detail once the hero choices have been made.

[SuddenSardines]

Looks like mine is in first. Let me know if I did anything wrong here.

Remnos Faran

Name:

Remnos Faran

Race:

Half-elf

Age:

23

Appearance:

Remnos has something of a slim frame. He stands around 6 feet tall, and is quite thin. He has long brown hair, and green eyes that glow slightly when he casts magic. He usually wears a dark blue robe. He often wears it with the with the hood fitted to hide his slightly pointed ears, as he prefers not to draw attention to his heritage.

Personality:

If one trait could describe Remnos's mindset, that would be patience. Having learned from a young age the potential for magic to go awry, Remnos has taken every aspect of this into his demeanor. Remnos does not speak often, but this is not because he is shy. Rather, it is because he is carefully waiting for what he believes is the right moment to add to a conversation. That being said, Remnos is largely focused on his work. This can cause him to be a bit socially dense. Still, when he's passionate about something, Remnos will give everything he has to see it done, even if he doesn't show it.

Hero of Choice:

hero of magic

[Vilhelm]

That looks good, Sar! Pretty much what I was hoping for- Enough to brutally judge carefully consider who gets who, without being obscene walls of text. So, if anybody needs a jumping off point for what their CS should vaguely look like, that's a good idea of it.

[AreaQD]

In that case...

Geldebrine Delon

Name:

Geldebrine Delon

Race:

Human

Age:

20

Appearance:

This young, human woman stands above average for her race, roughly six feet up from the ground. She has a very pale complexion, and the world has left very flew blemishes along her smooth skin. Her boyish figure has plenty of toned muscle, built up from plenty of exercise no doubt. She has cold, pale blue eyes with a small nose, framed underneath her golden hair, which is tied up in an intricate bun behind her head.

Personality:

Geldebrine is not an outwardly kind person. Due to her heritage as a hero, she has a heavily inflated opinion about her role in the world and her status over others, though rarely this seems more like a coping mechanism to deal with the weight of her 'destiny' than what she actually believes. Regardless, she has no problem cutting someone down verbally if they start to annoy her, and often gets flustered and irritated when her status is called into question. She can display a great deal of focus when it comes to achieving her goals, though occasionally her responsibility and ego clash. She has a great deal of trouble admitting when she cannot accomplish something alone, or when she lacks the skills to accomplish something. When this is the case, she'll often throw herself at the problem without much thought until she is reasoned with or realizes nothing will come of it.

Hero of choice:

Hero of Light

I wasn't sure if I should put clothes under appearance until history/gear is settled, so I left it blank.

[Vilhelm]

Looks good QD~. Look forward to seeing the rest of the CSs!

[The Cook]

Hope its not too late for me to join..?

[Vilhelm]

Not at all! Until I've got a definite answer on who will be playing each hero, it's open. (And even then, side-characters may be accepted when the story calls for more people.)

[The Cook]

splendid I'll work on my CS right away. :D