[OOC] Stranded: Prisoner's Tale (sci-fi/fantasy Med casual)

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@The Angry Goat

Just saying, but unless he's been blasted by radiation for the past 54 years, he should not look that wrinkled.

[The Angry Goat]

@The Angry Goat

Just saying, but unless he's been blasted by radiation for the past 54 years, he should not look that wrinkled.

@Irredeemable

considering making him older... the photo fit him really well, even if it looks older than I imagined him being in the first place...

[Heckno12]

@The Angry Goat So, other than your unique ability we all agree that you're all set. As far as that goes though, it's going to need a bit of explaining. Like, does he have the ability to outright just manipulate metal? Is there a mass limit? How efficient is it as far as burning through mana goes? Would a mostly metal enemy be totally helpless against him? These are all questions we have to answer for balance purposes.

@Keksalot So as much as I love the bio and all of that stuff we're gonna have to say no on this one. Partly because the Ashra is relatively similar in regenerative ability (though without the added strength gain each time), and partly because the sheer overpowered potential. While I don't think this character would work in this RP, I definitely think his story might. I should also say the doomsday inspiration is pretty clear.

[Rune_Alchemist]

@Raylah
Heyo, I gots a question/proposition for you.

Mien and Lyra are of similar age and were both slaves for some of their lives. I dunno how young Lyra was when it happened to her, but if it happened when she was a kid, it's plausible that her and Mien could actually know each other somewhat, or at least used to have contact as fellow slaves and whatnot before both of them went different ways.

Just wondering if you'd like to potentially explore that option and maybe have the two recognize each other on some level. Not sure what that would translate to ICly once we get started, but figured it could add some neat character interaction if the two do recognize each other.

Feel free to say no, too, just thought I'd make the offer after having thought about it a bit.

[The Angry Goat]

@The Angry Goat So, other than your unique ability we all agree that you're all set. As far as that goes though, it's going to need a bit of explaining. Like, does he have the ability to outright just manipulate metal? Is there a mass limit? How efficient is it as far as burning through mana goes? Would a mostly metal enemy be totally helpless against him? These are all questions we have to answer for balance purposes.

@Heckno12

I was thinking that yeah, if you were all metal you’d be at his mercy, at least at a relatively close range, and that fine manipulation (like the removal of vital parts of a weapon I mentioned) would be relatively difficult, despite his long hours training it. Other than that, max weight liftable around 300 lbs? I’m pretty open to whatever you think is balanced, my goal is just a character who is very good at being sneaky about his magic abilities when he wants to be, and those magic abilities being a unique niche

[Raylah]

@Rune_Alchemist It might work, not really with them being friends, but maybe they just met once or twice. PM me here or on discord and we can discuss it.

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@Raylah@Rune_Alchemist

An idea could be that Lars/Jango is hunting one of the slave characters?

[Raylah]

@Irredeemable Well I cannot speak for @Rune_Alchemist but Mien seems like a good target for anyone :D As for Lyra, I can imagine that he would be after her master for some reason but not knowing his identity. And since she was imprisoned for his crimes, he could think that she is the one he is after. Ill leave that to your consideration, I think Lyra wouldnt really know much about her master's bussiness.

[Heckno12]

@Irredeemable@Raylah Him actively hunting someone on board a ship that's never going to be returning to civilized space seems kinda pointless. I mean, we're outside of even pirate inhabited space.

(just my own opinion, not saying you guys can't do what you want with that)

[Raylah]

Well I actually meant something more along the line of revenge - I had this girl I liked/friend I trusted/whatever (doesnt seem like he has ever had much of a family) and this criminal has killed them/kidnapped them/torturted them/enslaved them/whatever so now I want his head for it.

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@Heckno12@Raylah

What I was thinking is that Jango was trying to hunt down one of the other characters when he was arrested, and now feels obliged to finish the job.

[Enigmatik]

Well I actually meant something more along the line of revenge - I had this girl I liked/friend I trusted/whatever (doesnt seem like he has ever had much of a family) and this criminal has killed them/kidnapped them/torturted them/enslaved them/whatever so now I want his head for it.

@Raylah

Oh, he doesn’t have many friends. I have ideas with the partner, but that would also work.

[Rune_Alchemist]

@Irredeemable

Well, Mien's done some terrible things in her life since she took over the crime organization.

Assassination, murder, torture, abuse, human trafficking, drug trafficking...it's bad and illegal, she's probably done it, and I can definitely see her having more than a few enemies.

If you want Lars to have been hired by a private source to get revenge for something she did, then I think it could definitely work.

[Spike]

@HeroicSociopath I can 100% deal with the glowsticks, they have some utility. The harmonica? I guess, yeah. It wouldn't be a burden to carry and probably wouldn't be too obnoxious. If you can work on all of the other stuff, we'll gladly take another look at it.

@Heckno12

Okay so what kind of stuff is allowed under equipment? They'll let him have a gun but not a guitar? What if it's a guitar that is also a gun? Would that be acceptable? Or could he build a guitar at some point? Would that be okay?

[Heckno12]

@HeroicSociopath

Just a bit of forewarning, a guitar is almost definitely going to get your character killed. Or, how about this? Him playing an instrument while in prison would have probably annoyed the guards at some point. In that case, they would have likely confiscated it and thrown it in with any other contraband. Guns and other weapons are mostly allowed because of the anti-aggression field, that wouldn't keep him from playing a guitar. I guess what I'm saying is you can have a guitar, just not at the start...And that you'll likely be killed off if you're going around playing it in the jungle. (Assuming one of the less stable characters don't break it over your head first)

I'm gonna have to give a hard no to the gun-guitar though.

[Spike]

@HeroicSociopath

Just a bit of forewarning, a guitar is almost definitely going to get your character killed. Or, how about this? Him playing an instrument while in prison would have probably annoyed the guards at some point. In that case, they would have likely confiscated it and thrown it in with any other contraband. Guns and other weapons are mostly allowed because of the anti-aggression field, that wouldn't keep him from playing a guitar. I guess what I'm saying is you can have a guitar, just not at the start...And that you'll likely be killed off if you're going around playing it in the jungle. (Assuming one of the less stable characters don't break it over your head first)

I'm gonna have to give a hard no to the gun-guitar though.

@Heckno12

Iunno, if we're talking predators I'd think a gun is louder. How's this?

Rex Gardner

Name: Rex Gardner

Race: Tulak

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Appearance:

My Hider

Rex is a tall, slender Tulak. He has grey skin, and a mop of longish black hair, with a pair of thick, conical horns jutting out of his head. His eyes are red with black sclera.

Equipment:
Glow sticks: He got like fifty of them at the music festival.
Harmonica: A harmonica. Rex got it for prison life in particular.
Knife/Whetstone: A penknife and a stone for sharpening it. He mostly used it for whittling.
Paper: Paper he's collected during his time on Alcatraz. Mostly for drawing/writing/origami.
Lighter: He stole it from one of the guards. Just a regular lighter.
Sewing kit: A needle and thread.
Guitar: He doesn't have it right now. It was confiscated by the guards when he tried to bring it in.

Attunement/enhancements: Life Magic

Unique Ability:
Phytokinesis: In addition to the healing powers most life-attuned beings have, Rex's powers have a special effect on plants: If he has direct contact with them, he can shape and control them. This allows him to make them move as he wills, and greatly accelerate their growth. He can also distill extracts from them to make various medicines, from anesthetic to sedatives to psychedelics.
Necromancy: If Rex uses his power on non-living organic matter (Anything that was once alive but isn't anymore) he can repair and animate it. These animated beings are a little less dexterous than an average human, but are capable of running fairly fast. And they don't get tired. They can't feel pain or die, either: The only way to take them down is dismemberment. The strength of whatever he is animating is proportional to that of the base creature. If he uses it on something like dead plant matter it's only as strong as a human of equivalent size. Speaking of size, he can at any time animate the equivalent of three humans, or one object the size of four humans (~600 pounds). The objects obey verbal commands, but they aren't particularly clever. They understand things like "Protect that person" or "Carry this box over there." But more complex orders like "Drive this car one mile away and then seize the base there and steal their computers" would be beyond their capabilities. He can dismiss an animated object at any point he desires. There is no maximum range, but to do anything they have to be given an order.

Personality: Rex is an extremely laid back young man. More or less a hippie. He enjoys drugs and playing his guitar. He's a friendly guy. He has a dim view of authority figures, and a deep love of the ladies. He's got a bit of a mischievous streak, and likes getting a ride out of people, but he's at heart kind and likes to help others. Ironically, Alcatraz was probably far better for him than a normal prison, because there's no way he'd last more than a day in a regular prison. He is in fact a pacifist, and dislikes hurting others. Even if he was forced into a fight, he probably wouldn't be particularly good at it.

Bio: Rex's parents pushed him to be a healer. They said it was his responsibility. That God gave him his gift to be a healer. They pushed him really hard to it. They pushed him so hard that eventually he decided he was tired of it. He quit healer school to sell drugs and go to music festivals. Maybe he should have stayed in school, because he was caught by a narc and arrested. He might have gotten off, but he didn't really have the money to hire a lawyer, so he ended up defending himself. Poorly. So poorly that he ended up getting put on the Alcatraz.

[Heckno12]

@HeroicSociopath Look, the co-gms and I really don't want this to come off the wrong way but...we feel like your character wouldn't be a good fit for this RP. It's nothing personal, just that between his powers, his personality, and the way he found himself on the ship...It just doesn't work.

[Spike]

@Heckno12 Okay, that's a little vague. What would you like me to change?

[Heckno12]

@HeroicSociopath As of right now your character needs some major remodeling. You can either try to reshape your current one... a lot. OR create a new one from scratch. Or if neither of those options work you may tell us Sayonara. We'd hate to see you go but if all this is too much for you we completely understand.

[Spike]

@HeroicSociopath As of right now your character needs some major remodeling. You can either try to reshape your current one... a lot. OR create a new one from scratch. Or if neither of those options work you may tell us Sayonara. We'd hate to see you go but if all this is too much for you we completely understand.

@Heckno12

That's the plan, but if you don't actually tell me what's wrong with them then I cannot do either.