[OOC] Final Fantasy: Reverence [IC] [OPEN]

[ItMeGritty]

Here is my character!

Dancer of Falsehoods

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Basic Information:

Name: Mata Hari
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Nationality: Ayntayikk
Heritage: Ayntayikk

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Personality:

Do not let her profession and expression fool you. On the surface she's a talented dancer who loves performing in front of a crowd and revels in love and affection. Just underneath that smile, however, lies a lonely soul whose line of work does not allow her to make many friends. She is distant and aloof and yearns for the day where she can be seen as a person.

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Biography:

Orphaned at a young age in Ayntayikk can be a harrowing experience for a child, especially a girl. Many a horror stories are told of girls who are plucked from the street into a dark alley and never seen again by their friends or family. There are fates worse than what Mata had to endure, but her life was still far from perfect. Living as a street rat she had to pickpocket and steal food to get by, which often lead her into trouble with the authorities. She proved crafty enough to evade capture until she turned 15 where she was finally caught, not by the sovereignty of her nation, however.
Mata was taken in by the Black Dessert guild. There she was trained to be an Assassin, one that could infiltrate courts, dens and other areas as a performer, in order to kill high priority targets or retrieve important information. She has worked for the clandestine organisation since, and has seen nearly every corner of the globe, integrating herself into travelling bands, circuses, theatre troupes and other people of entertainment, but never sticking around long enough to truly know the people she deceived.

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Combat:

Level: 25
Class: Dancer
- An Assassin that sticks to the light rather than hiding in the shadows. Her dances can inspire her allies or throw off her foes.

Traits:
Prolonged Performance - If a Dance was performed last turn, party gains a stack of Morale. Party members gains a temporarily boost to their highest stat every 3 stacks. Doing a non-Dance action results in all stacks lost.
Lightfooted - While Dancing, chance to evade attacks increase.
Dual Wield - Can wield two bladed weapons at once. Attacks twice when using bladed weapons.

Stats:
•Strength: 2
•Dexterity: 5
•Mind: 2
•Piety: 3
•Speed: 7
•Defense: 1
•Soul: 5

Equipment
Main Weapon Dancer's Scimitar: A light scimitar typically used by dancers of Ayntayikk in their performances. No one suspects these to be sharpened...
Offhand Khanjar: Small poisoned dagger.
Armour Dancer's Outfit Outfit typically worn by performers.
Additional Dancer's Sash: A sash worn around the waist.

Skills
• Drain Samba [DEX 2/ MIN 2] - Dance-skill. Phyiscal attack with a chance to inflict Drain Daze to the target. Allies that hit the target drain HP.
• Curing Waltz [DEX 2 / PIE 3] - Dance-skill. Restores HP and removes status ailment of one party member.
• Quickstep [SPE 5 / DEX 2] - Dance-skill. Lowers a targets Speed. If used on an ally it gives them Haste for a turn.
• Performance of Sword [DEX 2 / SPE 5] - Dance-skill. Performs a melee attack with a higher critical hit chance.
• Disarming Jig[DEX 4] - Dance-skill. Performs a melee attack with that reduces a targets DEF.
• Seductive Dance[ DEX 4] - Dance-skill. A dance that tugs on the heartstrings of those who see it. Performs a dance which Charm the target. Charmed targets won't attack for a turn. If used on an ally, that ally will have their STR increased for a short period of time.
• Hip-notic Sway[DEX 4] - Dance-skill, AOE. A distracting dance that draws attention and hypnotizes the enemy. Enemies become Provoked and also either become Stunned, Sleep, Blind, or Confused.

Spells
• Cure - [P 2]Heals a target's health.
• Protect -[P 3] Erects a barrier to lessen phyiscal damage.
• Shell -[P 3] Erects a barrier to lessen magical damage.
• Fire -[M 1] Fire elemental projectile, single target.
• Thunder -[M 2] Thunder elemental projectile, single target.
• Water -[M 2] Water elemental projectile, single target.

Legacy Skills

• Dance of the Berserk[DEX 8] - Dance-skill, AOE, Party-wide. A dance that taps into the primal urges that exist in all creatures. Performs a dance that inflicts Berserk to enemies, allies alike.

Limit Break
• Control the Mind, Control the Body-A legendary dance from Ayntayikk that lets the user completely dominate those who see it, dictating their every action for the dances duration.

Opportunity
• Hours on End- Ayntayikk performers have amazing stamina, able to dance for hours without fatigue. After the third turn in a row a Dance was performed, the user gains health Regen for 3 turns and a boost to Strength.
• I'm Sorry, I didn't Mean To - Dancers garner affection and sympathy from their audience and can make them question their own actions. If an enemy reduces her HP below 50% that enemy is instantly Charmed. During their first turn Charmed they use a healing item they have (if any) on the party member with the least amount of HP.
• A Flurry of Motion- Ayntayikk Dancers are known for their agility, flexbility, and uncanny reflexes. The first time she would take damage from a phyiscal attack during a battle she adds her Speed to her Defense.

A Note on Charmed: Not all enemies can be Charmed, such as automatons and large monsters.

[Guy0fV4lor]

Any room for an assassin?

[Sho Minazuki]

We have a lot of overlaps with assassin, but no dedicated mage.

Honestly no one's going to be forming permanent parties to roll with the entire RP other than small duos here and there, and I will fill in some parties with NPCs to balance out compositions in certain segments.

Go with what you feel you want.

[Archangel89]

I thought the songstress was a dedicated mage. A white mage but a mage none the less

[Sho Minazuki]

Offensive mage then. Still I digress, composition isn't actually important now, but for the sake of not overlapping character traits, maybe it is a good idea to keep that in mind.

[Seirei No Hai]

I'm going with a Red Mage, change my mind on some things.

[Sho Minazuki]

Aight.

I'll probably look to start this weekend actually, considering it's a little slower than expected getting some stragglers in, but we already have a good number to roll with.

[Seirei No Hai]

Little Red Riding Jerk

"Lesson number one in real world socialism. Don't be a hero if it doesn't benefit you."

Name: Eawyn Stanier
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Nationality: Raelin
Heritage: Raelinian

Personality: “In this world its every Man for themselves. Only rarely are you blessed with kindness. Sorry but I’m looking out for number one.”

Eawyn Stanier is a realist, while she does favor the negative side of things, she doesn’t throw away the positive opportunities that come with it. If the situation calls for it she can help both sides with little to no effort, she’s just looking for the most efficient way to end a problem and during her travels helping out folk (while also bartering for payment upon completion of the quest), she would often end it with her winning.

From this phrase, it can also be derived that she’s not one to let an opportunity pass her by. Should there be multiple chances she will weigh in her options and choose the most rewarding regardless of the risk that comes with it. She can be very two-faced when she wants to.

“I’m not one to let bygones be bygones. Once you piss me off, it’s a fight to the death.”

The Stanier Noblesse is not one to forgive so easily. Maybe you spilled the stuff she had been hauling, that’s okay. You accidentally hit her in a crowded area, that’s fine too. But the moment a person is bothering her on a constant basis when she rejects their idea or when one is after her or her companions’ lives. She won’t rest until she weeds them out completely.

Because of this rather hostile attitude, combat with her is more barbaric to that of Warriors and even less of a Red Mage. Every so often, the weapons she has amassed in her inventory would often break just to stun or create a fatal wound. Her spells, although not on the magnitude of a Black Mage, are still quite dangerous. Being a Red Mage, she can switch between magic combat and melee combat mid-battle and even combine the two by imbuing melee weapons with elemental properties.

The fact that she’s a bad-mouthed, dirty lipped young lady in the prime of her youth could make even a wandering traveler think she’s just a commoner’s vagabond.

“You wanna be friends? With me? Are you sure? …n-no… just curious. Besides I’m not the type you should befriend. It's for your own good unless you're the kind of person who likes to go on wild rides.”

If one has bonded close enough with Eawyn, they would find her to be a little shy regarding social activities such as making friends. She sees everyone as tools that needs to be taken care of, not so much as friends made for talking. In fact, her whole life hadn’t revolved around the aspect of genuine friendship when her noble bloodline was part of the major influences of the Empire. When it dissolved, her parents’ teaching stuck with her and it’ll take a lot of effort to get her to open up.

Biography:

Childhood

Eawyn Stanier was raised by the magic-oriented Stanier Line, one of the noble houses known in the schools associated with the Spectrum Mages. The entire family up to its first ancestor, Heliodoris Stanier. They were talented in the ways of the arcane that most of their family had ended up becoming part of the Spectrum Mages serving directly under Arius himself long before the Empire had stood proud as a show of strength. They were passionate imperialists. The whole family despised democracy in secret so as to not gain any unwanted attention.

Her mother was a talented Spellblade and her Father, a Black Mage. They had pampered Eawyn in her early childhood as well as helped her spark her interest in magic unlike most who would often just shove their ideals onto their children whether or not they like it. Of course, while all things seemed innocent and wholesome at the end of the day, they were still Nobles, regularly caught in the game of cloak and dagger intrigues for favor. It was a thing in the Empire and it was a thing now… except this time commoners are involved.

Her only tutors were her parents, it was enough. They believed their own flesh and blood are enough to train her into a well-bred prodigy, Prodigy yes… but a master of one school? No. She aims to master all the schools of magic someday. That was her dream.

Spectrum Mages: Schools and Education

Her parents had no trouble presenting Eawyn to the academy of sorcerers in Raelin. Accepting her immediately because of what her family represents. True to the name, she outclassed the novices in her own section house and is one of the top magi that are above the average set of students enrolled in the school. Eventually, she graduated and was offered several contracts to join the orders under the approval of the Spectrum Magi.

Holding pride to her heart… she declined, a mischievous smug. This wouldn’t be the first for her… it never will.

Supposedly she was to marry and select handpicked suitors who have promising potential in casting the elements. Although this is mainly to incorporate them into their family which comprised of mixed bloods even from the Imperial era. Eawyn however, would often reject these “suitors” challenging them to a wizard battle in their own courtyard and should they beat her, she would agree.

So far, that hasn’t happened. She still aims to master all the schools of magic in her own way to forge her own legend. To make her family rise above the other Raelin Houses.

Ifrit’s Inferno: The Dragon’s Breath

Taking official quests from Guilds, Taverns, and Hunting Lodges. Eawyn regularly joined adventuring parties that challenge mission ranks one level higher than their average. They once came across a cave where a Bandersnatch was causing trouble for a Raelin village up north. Being in a cave was a disadvantage given their setup and Eawyn gave an idea to lure it out of its hiding spot by repeatedly attacking it with her learned spells.

The Bandersnatch, enraged. Roared and broke through the cave with its enormous size and upon closer inspection looked a whole lot less of a Bandersnatch and more of a dragon-like creature with its behavior. It had a dragon-like head, ruby gems embedded on its crown and its tusks are non-existent. Wing-like frills would every so often spread out as an attempt to intimidate them and it was used to create a low flight for it. The battle was tough but they were able to get through it with some of the party members tired and injured. When it disappeared, one of its gems were left behind. A big, fire red, ruby was left on the ground for her to pick up. She didn’t know what it was but whatever it is, it gave her body a surprising jolt and no sooner than later she was able to cast fire spells much more effectively.

With a shrug, she would keep it as a nice-looking accessory. Having yet wonder what this amulet could really do. Eawyn allowed her party members to go ahead while she investigated the narrow-looking cave ahead.

As it turns out, it was a ruined shrine of Ifrit… red crystals like hers grew around there. Upon approaching, the crystals that once surrounded the shrine had their colors faded, a red-orange light coming out from the pointed tips and into the gem that she got as loot from the “Bandersnatch”. Surprised at what it did, she deemed this item an Eikon and was happy enough to keep it for herself.

She would soon come to know what it truly is.

Chapter I

Her story starts here...

Combat Stats

Level: 25
Class: Red Mage
• Swiftcast - Can cast a spell and melee attack in the same turn/post.

• Big Three Elementalist – Fire, Ice, and Thunder spells are 10% more effective.

• Ifrit’s Essence (From Dragon’s Breath Amulet) – Gives the user mastery over Fire and its max tier: Firaga, without any drawbacks. If the amulet is missing, the skill is null and void.

STATS
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 2
Mind: 6
Piety: 3
Speed: 3
Defense: 2
Soul: 6

Equipment:
Main Weapon: Frinian Broadsword
Off-Hand: N/A
Armor: Eawyn’s Passion – A red cloak with hood fitted with steel bracers and leggings. Enchanted by her mother which grants her resistance to Elemental Magic.

Additional:
• Accessory: Dragon’s Breath (Amulet on her waist in the image)
• Spectrum Mage Academy Spellbook

Skills: Melee Combat
• Riposte (2 SPD/2 DEX) – A move that Eawyn can execute after she dodges an attack. A high damage skill.

• Hasted Pierces (3 SPD) – At her current level. Eawyn could only hit one target 25 time maximum with her rapier.

Magic Combat
• Fire (3 MIND) – A simple firebolt hurled in the direction of an enemy.

• Freeze (3 MIND) – A simple shard of ice hurled in the direction of an enemy.

• Thunder (3 MIND) – A strike of lightning from the clouds. Works even on a clear day.

• Aero (3 MIND) – Blasts a clap of strong winds at a small radius.

• Stone (3 MIND) – Creates a small, tempered rock capable of impaling a lightly armored target in place.

• Fira (4 MIND) – An explosive fireball with a small blast radius.

• Blizzara (4 MIND) – A glowing snowball that when hurled has the chance to freeze an opponent. Has a small blast radius as well.

• Thundara (5 MIND) – Repeated lightning strikes on a single opponent.

• Aera (5 MIND) – Creates a small whirlwind that damages multiple opponents in its limited path.

• Stona (5 MIND/3 PIETY) – Creates a small sand-like wall that protects the party from ranged attacks.

• Firaga (6 MIND) – A pillar of explosive flame that comes from a rune she casts on the ground.

• Venomcast (3 MIND) – Chance to poison a single opponent.

• Cursecast (3 MIND) – Chance to weaken an enemy’s attack while dealing random elemental damage.

• Stopcast (3 MIND) – Chance to petrify a single opponent

• Siphocast (3 MIND) – Drains mana from a singular opponent and adds it to her own.

• Cure (3 PIETY) – Heals a small amount of health to a single party member.

• Cura (4 PIETY) – Heals a medium amount of health to a single party member.

• Haste (3 PIETY) – Increases a party member’s speed by 1 during combat.

• Invigorate (3 PIETY) – Increases a party member’s strength by 1 during combat.

• Stalwart (3 PIETY) – Increases a party member’s defense by 1 during combat.

Legacy

• Arcane Enchantment (5 MIND) – A legacy skill where Eawyn can enchant a regular weapon into an elementally imbued one of her choice ranging from Fire, Ice, Thunder, Wind and Stone. She may also use this with her party members.

Limit Break

• Quintcast (8 LP) – Eawyn unleashes her strongest elemental spells in random order. In this case: Firaga, Blizzara, Thundara, and Aera. Five times in a grand explosion.

Opportunity

• Momentous Respite – When Eawyn's health is low, she will conjure up a magical barrier that protects her from the opposition. When someone or something hits the barrier it will trigger an outward force that pushes them back, staggering them.

• Melee Thief - Should Eawyn run out of mana and have her main weapon disarmed from her and out of reach. She will try and actively take a random enemy's melee weapon and use it as her own. This excludes certain legendary weapons.

• No More Games - Eawyn gains a temporary Mind and Strength boost when health is lower than 25%

@Sho Minazuki

She's here.

[Sho Minazuki]

@Seirei No Hai I like her. I don't have any problems with her backstory and such.

Although abilities... Well let's see.

Combat Amateur might need to be changed, since crits are normally tied to builds and abilities instead, and that there is no weapon durability. This honestly seems more like an Opportunity skill instead. You can start with 3 like everyone else, as Valdr's opportunity skill are tied to story progression.

So you may need to rethink that skill. I think you should change it out for Dualcast or Tricast (with a specification).

Ifrit's Essence though will do something else. All fire magic up to Firaga can be used without the drawbacks of using a spell stronger than your stats, but only while you have the amulet. Even with that drawback of needing the item, this is still really powerful, so remove the tricast from it and move it someplace else.

Furthermore, Limit Break has changed in how it works, you may want to review that. Your spells are such are fine, but tier 1 spells like Fire, Blizzard, etc. would actually be valued at 3.

[Seirei No Hai]

Well I've pretty much edited what I can based on your suggestions. I have some questions though.

Furthermore, Limit Break has changed in how it works, you may want to review that. Your spells are such are fine, but tier 1 spells like Fire, Blizzard, etc. would actually be valued at 3.

@Sho Minazuki

What changed in the Limit Break in system? It's not a special attack anymore?

[Sho Minazuki]

@ItMeGritty Looking good, although you may want to read over the rules regarding status effects. They should be on the first page. I will probably look again once that's been settled with you.

Anyways, your first Opportunity Skill... Does this mean your dances cost Limit Points? I mean they shouldn't. So that no cost kind of doesn't work here. The double dance is also a bit too strong too. I suggest something like a boost to stats instead, maybe speed or something.

@Seirei No Hai I think even if she's a prodigy, Tricast as a raw skill is a bit powerful, although the triple is limited to just offensive spells... Well that is actually still quite powerful. Like, you could burst some things down pretty quickly with it. How about she can Dualcast normally (white and black magic equally), but if she wishes to Tricast, she would require to use up 1 Limit point (because honestly, Tricast is a Limit Break for some Red Mages anyway) and it would be limited to her offensive elements.

[ItMeGritty]

Made some edits

[Sho Minazuki]

@ItMeGritty Okay, that's looking better. I don't see anything that may be a little confusing, so I think that's good to go.

As for @Seirei No Hai, I sent you a bit on the discord.

Anyways, I think I'll start the RP quite soon. It's a bit delayed than planned, but we just about ready.

[Archangel89]

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[Archangel89]

Here's my WIP

Wuxa'li of the Lion's Circle

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Basic Information:

Name: Wuxa'li Jhugyo
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Nationality: Raelin
Heritage: Songdaen

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Personality:

Born the youngest of four in a military household Wuxa'li known his his fair share of death and disappointment, although this has done little to change his almost childlike belief that the world is as simple and finite as good and evil. His unwavering belief in the Light seems to only be strengthened by any conflict that he is presented with which makes him seem rather ignorant and arrogant to the thoughts and opinions of others. Wuxa'li's true strength, however, lies in his willingness to lay down his life for those that he deems a friend or ally and after joining the Lion's Circle these ideals are only enforced by the code of conduct that precedes a Paladin.

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Biography:

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Combat:

Level: 25
Class:
Paladin - Warriors fight for personal glory, a Soldier fights to follow orders, but there is one that fights for an even greater cause. The Paladin is the sworn protector of all under their care able to come to the aid of all those on the battlefield as well as off it. Masters of defensive combat and white magic these soldiers of a heavenly nature strive to uphold the loftier ideals of mercy, justice and charity.

Traits:
Mercy - The Paladin is able to take on the negative status effects of one party member as long as they stay within 15 feet of the Paladin. Must designate new targets.
Justice - When the Paladin receives damage buff the next attack by 25%. If it's a ranged magic attack and you attempt to shield bash it, you can send it flying directly at the caster if the value of their spell is lower than the Strength of the Paladin.
Charity - The Paladin is able to share the effects of their white magic spells as long as allies stay within 10 feet of the Paladin. The target of the Paladin's Mercy receives the bonus reguardless of distance.

Stats:
Strength: - 5
Dexterity: - 2
Mind: - 2
Piety: - 4
Speed: - 0
Defense: - 9
Soul: - 3

Equipment
Mainhand: Oath of the Lion - A longsword of Songdaen steel granted upon becoming a full fledged Paladin of the Lion's Circle.
Offhand: Scabbard - While on the surface it is just a holder to carry the sword, it does double as Wuxa'li's shield.

Skills
• Fortify -DEF 9 / PIE 4 - Shifts stance from an offensive to a defensive stance with shield raised. Casts Protect and Shell on user.
• Curaga - PIE 4 - A strong single target heal.
• Might - PIE 4 - Increases the STR of a single target. Does not stack with itself.
• Shield Rush - DEF 9 / STR 5 - Charges a single target with a raised shield. Casts Might and Shell on user.
• Consecrate - PIE 4 / MIN 2 - Consecrates a 15ft area with holy energy inflicting DMG over time.
• Challenge - STR 5 / DEF 9 - Issues a challenge across the battlefield forcing all opponents to attack the Paladin.

Legacy Skills

•My Body As a Shield - DEF 9 / STR 5 - Used in conjunction with Mercy, the Paladin can trade places with the target of his Mercy trait in order to save from one attack.

Limit Break
• Holy - Gathers holy energy in the surrounding area into the bonded item (either sword or shield) and unleashes the collected energy in a single slash.

Opportunity
• Knock for a Loop - When an attack is made with a shield increases the chance of stunning the target to 2x.
• Blind Eye - Whenever a Challenge is issued enemies have a higher chance of ignoring allies in lieu of facing the Challenger.
• Breath of Life - When the Paladin takes lethal damage cast Raise on Paladin to 50% health.

[Sho Minazuki]

@Archangel89 Before I go through the skills and such, I'd like to point out that Songdae is Korean in aesthetic. I mean it's possible for there to be a lineage of Raelin heritage to be in Songdae, but not as a prestigious house. It is also possible to be adopted. Please adjust to how you would prefer.

Anyways...

Mercy will only target one ally of your choice, be sure to specify. If not specified, then it will not take effect. If you change the target, also specify, otherwise your previous target is affected. Maximum range will be 15 feet.

Justice will if you absorb the attack, buff your next attack instead. If it's a ranged magic attack and you attempt to shield bash it, you can send it flying directly at the caster if the value of their spell is lower than your Strength. Although the latter will only work if the spell is like a fireball, so you won't be able to do that to a laser.

Charity's effect is only within around 10 feet, and is stronger the closer they are to him. The target of his Mercy though will gain the full benefit.

Protect and Shell will simply cause weak attacks to bounce off, or strong attacks to be less effective by about 25%. If you are hit by something powerful though, the spell breaks instead, and you'll have to reapply it. Otherwise it lasts 3 of the target's posts.

Might's buff is about 20% and for 2 of the target's posts. It does stack, but not with itself.

Shield Rush's Might buff will not occur if he is already buffed with it, and nor will it reset it's timer.

Consecrate is... Well just lower it's range to about 15.

Lion's Challenge and Bastion are both pretty powerful, powerful enough to be Limit Skills all on their own. Do not underestimate buffs and utility. You may want to rethink these two. Also do note, buffs of the same name don't stack.

Anyways I'll leave you to that.