[OOC] The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

[Lady Athena]

Word from the caravan master, the caravan departs 25 hours from now. Anyone lingering should get something up, even if it isn't completely done, so that they may join the ride. If the caravan master doesn't have enough volunteers, he'll be forced to pick up some shadier folks to fill in the numbers.

@ArenaSnow

So do I need to complete the CS or just what I have. I might of misunderstood what you mean though

[ArenaSnow]

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So do I need to complete the CS or just what I have. I might of misunderstood what you mean though

@Lady Athena

If you've got enough to satisfy the bare minimum requirements, throw it out and if it's got a good core it'll be accepted, and you can finish whenever convenient.

[Skinner35]

Name: Scyler Skinner.
Age: 25 (looks 30)
Description: Tall, Dark hair, Blue eyes, Burn mark on left shoulder, Cybernetic right arm.
Gender: Male.
Personality: Optimistic, Tries to be funny, Nice.
Backstory: Been stuck in the war his whole life. Trying to go north to find stable work and freedom. All he needs now is a group to help him get out of here.
Skills: Sharpshooter, Fairly stealthy when needed, Fast, Persuasive, Protective.
Extra: He has a revolver and a teddy bear that he's very protective of.

[ArenaSnow]

Name: Scyler Skinner.
Age: 25 (looks 30)
Description: Tall, Dark hair, Blue eyes, Burn mark on left shoulder, Cybernetic right arm.
Gender: Male.
Personality: Optimistic, Tries to be funny, Nice.
Backstory: Been stuck in the war his whole life. Trying to go north to find stable work and freedom. All he needs now is a group to help him get out of here.
Skills: Sharpshooter, Fairly stealthy when needed, Fast, Persuasive, Protective.
Extra: He has a revolver and a teddy bear that he's very protective of.

@Skinner35

Context error: fantasy, not sci-fi. Cybernetic does not exist. I apologize for any lack of clarity that caused it, though I could have sworn I mentioned it somewhere. Revolvers are a very rare thing and go well with the cybernetic arm in being generally out of place. There's a technology gap between parts of the world, but not a 500 real-world year's worth.

Combined with the above, a little more info on the backstory would be nice. It doesn't have to be long, but perhaps have a little more meat.

And it would have been nice to have posted in the OOC first, waited for a response and then posted in the Char section - Char is for accepted chars, not ones pending, and in this case it is alas not accepted as it stands.

[ArenaSnow]

Opening post is up folks. All that are ready can get things moving. I'll give a couple days for anyone not accepted to become so or late applicants to get in and put up an opening post for their characters. After that remaining folks in the group of six not filled with PCs will become NPC's, and we'll have our group set until the end (exceptions are possible, but if I get to a second IC post before you're accepted, we'll need to take things to PM).

You've got a nice IC mess set for ya - what you do is up to you in the crisis. By no means do you have to write as long as the intro, and while I expect a relatively solid introductory post (it is introducing your character after all), a paragraph is the minimum and a loose minimum in the future. Send me a PM if you have time concerns or find the pace too fast at any point.

If you're wondering about the time skip through all the introductory bits, MiniRP is just that - time skips and cutting down excess will occur.

[Achronum]

Hey first time RP-er. Not sure if you are still accepting people!

Name: Skylar Altzan

Age: 24

Description: Short for a male, Skylar stands 5'3". He wears simple garments, a tunic, breeches, and boots. He keeps an oil cloth coat for the rain in a large back pack. He cuts his black hair short himself, not caring his hair is uneven and unkempt. He limps slightly from a childhood injury but nothing that interferes with his day to day life.

Gender: Male

Personality: Open and blunt, Skylar could never be accused of possessing tact. That didn't mean he was rude. He just felt that honesty was the best option amd refused to play those silly social games others indulged in. Life was so much easier that way.

Backstory: All magically inclined, the Altzan family ran several magical shops in the south. He grew up around magic and fell in love with it. He had practiced since he could read his mother's tomes and discovered an easy talent with defensive magics. The more violent ones made him a little queasy. It was this affinity for magic that made them a target for demon worshippers. They were attacked , captured and sacrificed. A few even succumbed. Skylar decided to flee, keeping his magic secret in hopes he would escape. He decided to pass himself off as an explorer, looking to make it rich in the North.

Skills: Skylar specializes in defensive and utility magic. Since his distaste for offensive magics stopped him from learning them, he learned how to use a raiper if he ever needed a way to defend himself without magic.

[ArenaSnow]

Hey first time RP-er. Not sure if you are still accepting people!

Name: Skylar Altzan

Age: 24

Description: Short for a male, Skylar stands 5'3". He wears simple garments, a tunic, breeches, and boots. He keeps an oil cloth coat for the rain in a large back pack. He cuts his black hair short himself, not caring his hair is uneven and unkempt. He limps slightly from a childhood injury but nothing that interferes with his day to day life.

Gender: Male

Personality: Open and blunt, Skylar could never be accused of possessing tact. That didn't mean he was rude. He just felt that honesty was the best option amd refused to play those silly social games others indulged in. Life was so much easier that way.

Backstory: All magically inclined, the Altzan family ran several magical shops in the south. He grew up around magic and fell in love with it. He had practiced since he could read his mother's tomes and discovered an easy talent with defensive magics. The more violent ones made him a little queasy. It was this affinity for magic that made them a target for demon worshippers. They were attacked , captured and sacrificed. A few even succumbed. Skylar decided to flee, keeping his magic secret in hopes he would escape. He decided to pass himself off as an explorer, looking to make it rich in the North.

Skills: Skylar specializes in defensive and utility magic. Since his distaste for offensive magics stopped him from learning them, he learned how to use a raiper if he ever needed a way to defend himself without magic.

@Achronum

Another Skylar, eh? Well, this one fits the context and checks out nicely, so welcome aboard, if you leave the fee in the little red jar up front the caravan master won't mind one bit :)

Still have a day, possibly* 2, for folks to throw in intro posts, so feel free to do so when ready and stick your char in the Char tab.

[Sombrero]

Massively interested. xD Glad you welcomed me in the return thread!

Spooooooky Knight!

Name:Robart "The Pilgrim" Garrithe
Age: 32, though he looks like he's been dead and buried in a salt pile for years.
Description: The remnants of what was once a powerful and imposing figure, has apparently shriveled underneath sandstone-looking, leathery skin. Like a tan, semi-muscular hollow from Dark Souls, but with functioning eyes and some streaks of blackish melanin left in his beard. He usually hides this under his armor and cloak, of course. He has a uniquely beaked helmet that sticks out from under his hood.
Gender: Male
Personality: Very austere and moribund in nature. He has the poise and mannerisms of someone who was once very 'Type A' and confrontational, but his bile has gone out of him and he doesn't know how to present himself in another way. Apologizes often when he imagines someone imagines that he slighted them.
Backstory: Used to be a kmight, got infected with "The Drying" and joined a sort of crusade movement called "The Leper Knights", felt that he could get no closer to 'Salvation' in battle, and went North to find a quiet, peaceful place to die. Or, at least one that wasn't fighting with itself.
Skills: He’s quite adept at fighting with his Crows beak staff, sword, and shield. Very efficient and brutal. He can also start fires and shoot things with a bow and arrow, but those would qualify more as survival skills than things with battle application, and they are not his forte.
Extra: It's not usually the case, but he always feels massively dehydrated. Any beverage he isn't suspicious of he will down with haste. Due to his disease, his skin is hard, solid, and durable, like hardleather, but it heals very slowly. Nearly any wound requires stitches and bandages.

[ArenaSnow]

Massively interested. xD Glad you welcomed me in the return thread!

Spooooooky Knight!

Name:Robart "The Pilgrim" Garrithe
Age: 32, though he looks like he's been dead and buried in a salt pile for years.
Description: The remnants of what was once a powerful and imposing figure, has apparently shriveled underneath sandstone-looking, leathery skin. Like a tan, semi-muscular hollow from Dark Souls, but with functioning eyes and some streaks of blackish melanin left in his beard. He usually hides this under his armor and cloak, of course. He has a uniquely beaked helmet that sticks out from under his hood.
Gender: Male
Personality: Very austere and moribund in nature. He has the poise and mannerisms of someone who was once very 'Type A' and confrontational, but his bile has gone out of him and he doesn't know how to present himself in another way. Apologizes often when he imagines someone imagines that he slighted them.
Backstory: Used to be a kmight, got infected with "The Drying" and joined a sort of crusade movement called "The Leper Knights", felt that he could get no closer to 'Salvation' in battle, and went North to find a quiet, peaceful place to die. Or, at least one that wasn't fighting with itself.
Skills: He’s quite adept at fighting with his Crows beak staff, sword, and shield. Very efficient and brutal. He can also start fires and shoot things with a bow and arrow, but those would qualify more as survival skills than things with battle application, and they are not his forte.
Extra: It's not usually the case, but he always feels massively dehydrated. Any beverage he isn't suspicious of he will down with haste. Due to his disease, his skin is hard, solid, and durable, like hardleather, but it heals very slowly. Nearly any wound requires stitches and bandages.

@Sombrero

Welcome to the caravan. Your soul will be appreciated.

[Oliver]

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Name: Ivan Levin Mikhailovich
Age: Looks 9, is 11
Description: Ivan is a small boy, only a little over four feet tall. His messy golden brown hair falls to just below his chin in unkempt layers, framing his pale face. He has a pair of sharp dark brown eyes, that always make him look alert and watchful. His build is frail and skinny, with long slender limbs and childish facial features. His posture leans a bit to the left and he walks with a limp.
He dresses in whatever rags he can get his fragile thin-fingered little hands on. Right now, this means a worn out orange waistcoat at least three sizes too large for him, a white button down shirt that's surprisingly unstained, torn black dress pants and no shoes for his little feet.
Gender: Male
Personality: Ivan is quiet, mostly because his English isn't very good but also because he's extremely shy. When interacting with others, he seems stiff and unfriendly, speaking in a hushed and hurried voice and stammering. He's very sensitive and is easily made upset, especially when asked about his past or his parents. He'll often go days without ever speaking to anyone. He's reluctant to try new things, preferring to stick with what he knows.
Backstory: Ivan's mother died giving birth to him, and his father, tied down with caring for sick relatives, sent Ivan off on his own to find money to help the family. Ivan, finding no work in his hometown, joined the caravan with hope of finding his fortune elsewhere.
Skills: Sneaking, hiding, marksmanship, drawing, general craftiness
Extra:
-Ivan has asthma and is allergic to cats and shellfish
-He is afraid of heights and spiders
-He carries his mother's wedding ring in his pocket at all times
-He walks with a limp because of an accident he got into when he was only eight years old. He fell off of a roof and fractured his right leg in two places.
-He suffers from chronic nightmares that cause him to sleep poorly and occasionally wet the bed. He really doesn't like to talk about this.
-He tries not to kill unless he has to, and usually only shoots non-lethally.
-Despite the above statement, he has very good marksmanship and could probably kill if he had to.
-He likes to draw and is quite good at it.

[ArenaSnow]

>Expects a tiny group of people given the IC launch and small amount of accepted peeps
>Mauled by Character Sheets
>As they say in gaming, GG

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Name: Ivan Levin Mikhailovich
Age: Looks 9, is 11
Description: Ivan is a small boy, only a little over four feet tall. His messy golden brown hair falls to just below his chin in unkempt layers, framing his pale face. He has a pair of sharp dark brown eyes, that always make him look alert and watchful. His build is frail and skinny, with long slender limbs and childish facial features. His posture leans a bit to the left and he walks with a limp.
He dresses in whatever rags he can get his fragile thin-fingered little hands on. Right now, this means a worn out orange waistcoat at least three sizes too large for him, a white button down shirt that's surprisingly unstained, torn black dress pants and no shoes for his little feet.
Gender: Male
Personality: Ivan is quiet, mostly because his English isn't very good but also because he's extremely shy. When interacting with others, he seems stiff and unfriendly, speaking in a hushed and hurried voice and stammering. He's very sensitive and is easily made upset, especially when asked about his past or his parents. He'll often go days without ever speaking to anyone. He's reluctant to try new things, preferring to stick with what he knows.
Backstory: Ivan's mother died giving birth to him, and his father, tied down with caring for sick relatives, sent Ivan off on his own to find money to help the family. Ivan, finding no work in his hometown, joined the caravan with hope of finding his fortune elsewhere.
Skills: Sneaking, hiding, marksmanship, drawing, general craftiness
Extra:
-Ivan has asthma and is allergic to cats and shellfish
-He is afraid of heights and spiders
-He carries his mother's wedding ring in his pocket at all times
-He walks with a limp because of an accident he got into when he was only eight years old. He fell off of a roof and fractured his right leg in two places.
-He suffers from chronic nightmares that cause him to sleep poorly and occasionally wet the bed. He really doesn't like to talk about this.
-He tries not to kill unless he has to, and usually only shoots non-lethally.
-Despite the above statement, he has very good marksmanship and could probably kill if he had to.
-He likes to draw and is quite good at it.

@Oliver

Besides the fact Baldur and the caravan master are going to look like grandparents in the midst of this group, the caravan master doesn't particularly care how old anyone who joins is (and he can sympathize with the limp), which means... welcome to the caravan :)

Edit: Just a clarification, this world's 100% separate from the real-world. For the sake of keeping things simple, English is known as Common and is used by most of the world's inhabitants.

[Oliver]

Thanks! This is going to be great!

@ArenaSnow

[Proxi]

Side note- I'm sick. So that's the last ic I'll be posting until tomorrow (maybe a little longer, idk yet.) because I'm not feeling well. Sorry.

[ArenaSnow]

Fair enough, a post a day is a perfectly sufficient pace.

[ArenaSnow]

We do appear to have our 6. That said, if someone else is still interested, there's a window before I advance the story tomorrow - a press of an edit button won't be inconvenient for a couple people to slip in.

[xChrome]

@Achronum

I'm gonna assume we have no idea that you know magic since you mentioned in your bio that you kept it a secret, unless you mention otherwise to our characters IC. Just wanna make it clear, carry on with my knife :)

[Achronum]

@xChrome Yeah thanks for that :D

[Oliver]

>Expects a tiny group of people given the IC launch and small amount of accepted peeps
>Mauled by Character Sheets
>As they say in gaming, GG

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Besides the fact Baldur and the caravan master are going to look like grandparents in the midst of this group, the caravan master doesn't particularly care how old anyone who joins is (and he can sympathize with the limp), which means... welcome to the caravan :)

Edit: Just a clarification, this world's 100% separate from the real-world. For the sake of keeping things simple, English is known as Common and is used by most of the world's inhabitants.

@ArenaSnow

@ArenaSnow

Ah, sorry! I completely missed the edit and made a shitload of assumptions that I probably shouldn't have.
...I've just noticed that a couple of other characters have taken real world inspirations for their characters, like Jameson, who seems to be based off the Antebellum South.
Well, assuming there's an equivalent to English, there's probably an equivalent to Russian....? Maybe? I'm just making excuses here, I don't wanna go schlep back and edit all my posts...

[ArenaSnow]

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@ArenaSnow

Ah, sorry! I completely missed the edit and made a shitload of assumptions that I probably shouldn't have.
...I've just noticed that a couple of other characters have taken real world inspirations for their characters, like Jameson, who seems to be based off the Antebellum South.
Well, assuming there's an equivalent to English, there's probably an equivalent to Russian....? Maybe? I'm just making excuses here, I don't wanna go schlep back and edit all my posts...

@Oliver

Basing off the real world is fine so long as it's established it isn't the real world.

I really haven't delved into languages much, so you could consider it the native dialect of a particularly obscure region.

[Oliver]

Sure! Sorry for all the confusion. My reading comprehension isn't very good.
Anyways, on with the RP.
@ArenaSnow