[OOC] The Crystal Gems

[rocketrobie2]

About 5,750 years ago the crystal gems gave their lives to protect Earth from the terraforming terror known as Homeworld. Thanks to their valiant acts, the planet was left to live in relative peace though the shadows of their great war still exist in the world today. Corrupted gems, once sentient now reduced to beasts, they live throughout the land mostly sticking to themselves but occasionally living with others. These gems have also been known to come into contact with the local fauna which usually results in harm to the locals. The beast are a great issue to the residents of Earth with seemingly no force to keep them in check. That’s about to be rectified. Not all gems were corrupted after the war, some wander the Earth, unsure of why they’re still around or maybe they’re a younger gem having not popped out of one of the kindergartens until after the war. No matter who they are, a few weeks ago every gem on Earth not corrupted received a message in their mind, inviting the Crystal Gems to regroup at some ancient gem ruins long thought to be abandoned…

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Rules

-No power gaming
-No metagaming
-What GM says, goes. I’m all ears if you think I’ve been unfair or something but in the end I have final say.
-No OOC fighting. If you’ve got a problem take it to the PMs.

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CS

Name:
Age:
Appearance:
Backstory:

Level: 1
EXP: 0
Strength: (16, 15, 13, 12, 9, 8. Distribute these numbers into your stats to see how good you are with them.)
Dexterity:
Constitution:
Intelligence:
Wisdom:
Charisma:
Health: (Constitution Modifier + 10)
Gem Weapon: (More important for Quartz class gems. For other classes no bonuses are given for gem weapons)
Inventory: (found under your class page)
Abilities: (found under your class page)

Stat Modifiers:
17 (+2), 15 (+1), 13 (+1), 11 (+0), 9 (+0), 8 (-1)

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Links

dungeonworldsrd.com/introduction
steven-universe-tabletop.wikia.com/wi…

[Stern Algorithm]

Give me a bit to write up a suitable character. I might pepper you with questions as I hit stumbling blocks.

[rocketrobie2]

@Stern Algorithm sounds good! Can’t eait to see what you come up with!

[Vega]

@rocketrobie2 How do we do the stat part?

[rocketrobie2]

@Vega so there’s all of the stats right. So you just decide which ones you want to be strongest and put the biggest number there. Does that help? If not tell me and I can try to say it differently.

[Vega]

@rocketrobie2 Okay, but what about the modifiers?

[rocketrobie2]

@Vega modifiers are something for you to reference back to when making rolls for a certain stat. The chart is just below the CS. Basically if your stat is within a range it gets a modifier like plus 2 or something like that. When rolling for certain things you will need to add your modifier for a certain stat to the roll

[Vega]

@rocketrobie2 So if my strength stat was 8 and I was rolling for strength, a -1 modifier would be added to make it 7?

[rocketrobie2]

@Vega the modifier would be taken away from your roll. Say you have to roll 1d6 (one six-sided dice) and you get a three. You would have 3 (your roll) - 1 (your modifier) and you’d end up with two as your final ‘roll’

[Vega]

@rocketrobie2 Got it, thank you!

[rocketrobie2]

@Vega glad I could help! Looking foreword to seeing the characters you guys come up with!

[Vega]

Black Pearl

Name: Black Pearl
Age: 6,500
Appearance:

Backstory: Black Pearl belonged to White Diamond’s court before the Great Gem War. She served one of White Diamond’s Hessonites, but she was severely mistreated. She suffered verbal and physical abuse from both her Hessonite and her Hessonite’s comrades. Because of this, she is very quiet, reserved, and shy, and has extremely low self-esteem. Even now that she is a Crystal Gem, she still tends to revert to her old ways, allowing others to speak for her and offering her services to anyone and everyone, expecting nothing in return except punishment for doing something wrong. Sometimes, when feeling especially anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed, she suffers from panic attacks and forgets that she is around friends, believing that she is back on Homeworld serving her cruel mistress.

Level: 1
EXP: 0
Strength: 8
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 16
Wisdom: 12
Charisma: 9
Health: 11
Gem Weapon: Rapier
Inventory: Light Gem Armor, Defense Drop (x3), Rapier, Used Bow, Energy Arrows (x3), Vial of Healing Tears
Abilities: Surveyor, Sneaky Servant, Backstab, Defense Mechanism, Corrupter (Defense Drop), Gem Storage

[Compulsive86]

Citrine

Name: Citrine
Age: 7,400
Appearance: At a height of 6ft 10 inches and a weight of 260lb Citrine is a very imposing figure. They have broad shoulders and a sturdy chest that gives way to a tapered waist. Their arms are muscular along with their legs. In general their body is well proportioned. Their skin is a pale, almost white shade of yellow and they have deep, golden eyes. Their hair is a lighter golden color and falls as slight waves down to the bottom of their ears. Their outfit consists of a clinging t-shirt in a shade of yellow similar to their skin along with a bohemian style, long skirt in the same golden color of their eyes. their gem is located where their heart should be and their voice is much deeper and more masculine than most gems. They have an affinity for human makeup,

Backstory: Like all quartz gems, Citrine was made to fight for their homeworld; the only problem was is that Citrine did not want to destroy, they wanted to create. However because of the strict hierarchy they were not allowed to express this part of themselves. However when they were sent as part of the forces to stop the rebellion on Earth Citrine saw the beauty that humans could create and decided that their dream wasn’t so hopeless after all. They defected and joined the rebellion; where along with fighting, Citrine became a skilled medic. After the war Citrine spent most of their time perfecting different human crafts that they have come to love; their most favorite of which being doll making. When not engaging in their hobbies Citrine is acting as a parental figure to the other gems on Earth.

Level: 1
EXP: 0
Strength: 13
Dexterity: 8
Constitution: 9
Intelligence: 12
Wisdom: 16
Charisma: 15
Health: 10
Gem Weapon: A large shield
Inventory: Lightweight gem armor, vial of healing tears, two vials of fire salts
Abilities: Spin attack, mighty Mohs.

[rocketrobie2]

@Vega@Compulsive86 Great gems! Both are accepted. Go ahead and move them over to the characters tab.

[Stern Algorithm]

Here is my CS. Please let me know if the abilities are okay, since it seems to give me quite a bit of freedom when coming up with them.

Amber

Name: Amber
Age: 5800
Appearance:

Image is reused from a previous Steven Universe RP that never took off. Another player (@Pietra) was kind enough and talented enough to make this commission for me.

Backstory:

Unlike most aristocratic gems, Amber was born on Earth. While Ambers are generally created to be decorative gems like Pearls due to their organic origins, Amber's gem was found to have an ancient insect preserved in it. This caused the Kindergarten operators to set Amber apart from the others, and suggest to Homeworld that Amber would be a fitting governor to rule Earth, being native-born. Homeworld agreed, since they planned to destroy Earth at some point anyways, so it hardly mattered. Amber was groomed to be nobility, taught that all on this planet belonged to her. However, she was only 50 when the war ended, and having not formed her own opinions and convictions, was unable to commit to supporting Homeworld fully, having some sentiment for her home planet and those who chose to protect it. Essentially left behind when Homeworld retreated, Amber clung to the only other remaining gems, trying to figure out who she was and who she wants to be. By default, Amber is curious, bubbly and optimistic, but she is a bit shy at times, and has difficulty making decisions due to inexperience and lack of confidence. Her aristocratic upbringing might make her abrasive and selfish at times, a contrast to her desire to make friends and be helpful. Although she has a hard time articulating it, she has a strong desire for order and safety in her life.

Class: Aristocrat
Level: 1
EXP: 0

Strength: 15
Dexterity: 8
Constitution: 12
Intelligence: 9
Wisdom: 16
Charisma: 13
Health: 11

Gem Weapon: Thigh-high boots
Inventory:

• Symbol of Nobility - The pristinely preserved petrified mosquito trapped in Amber's gem is a sign of unique rarity that elevates her above the status of other organic-based gems.
• Mission Gear
• 1 Vial of Healing Tears
• 1 Vial of Fire Salts

Gem Specialization: Electrokinesis
Abilities:

• Power Protection (Electrostatic Field)
• Present Power (Triboelectric Charging - Builds static through movement or running in place. Can release the stored up charge as electricity and manipulate it)
• Hand Crafted (Arc Welding - Can weld pieces of metal together)
• Conjured Weapon (Flash Kick - Typically conjures electricity as a trail that follows her kicks)
• Other (Static Cling - Allows Amber to walk on vertical or upside-down surfaces using induced electrostatic attraction)

Theme:

Other:

• Amber in Greek is 'elektron' and it was through studying how amber interacted with other objects that static electricity was first discovered.
• Amber's favorite movie is Jurassic Park.

[rocketrobie2]

@Stern Algorithm Amber looks good! Only one thing needs to be changed/clarified.

1) The Earth Colony is still set to have been run by Pink Diamond so Amber having been raised to do so doesn't fit the world unless she was appointed after Pink's shattering or maybe acted as a more 'grounded' ruler, ruling on pink behalf.

[Stern Algorithm]

@Stern Algorithm Amber looks good! Only one thing needs to be changed/clarified.

1) The Earth Colony is still set to have been run by Pink Diamond so Amber having been raised to do so doesn't fit the world unless she was appointed after Pink's shattering or maybe acted as a more 'grounded' ruler, ruling on pink behalf.

@rocketrobie2

OK, I can change it to be like a regional, sub-governor

[rocketrobie2]

@Stern Algorithm That sounds good. Once you do that og ahead and post Amber to the Character Tab.

@Compulsive86@Vega@Stern Algorithm Gonna try to get a post up for you guys today. Got some plans later and I'm in the midst of moving into my dorm so no promises.

[Stern Algorithm]

@Stern Algorithm That sounds good. Once you do that og ahead and post Amber to the Character Tab.

@Compulsive86@Vega@Stern Algorithm Gonna try to get a post up for you guys today. Got some plans later and I'm in the midst of moving into my dorm so no promises.

@rocketrobie2

Done! And don't rush! Take your time with IRL stuff.

[rocketrobie2]

@Stern Algorithm@Compulsive86@Vega Just a heads up that I haven’t forgotten about this. Life’s been a little hectic but I’ll try to get something up tonight. Really sorry about the wait guys