[OOC] Slay the Spire

[LSJ Rose]

can i join?
plz

[Whoami]

@LSJ Rose Yuh

[LSJ Rose]

@LSJ Rose Yuh

@Whoami

yay, ty :D
it might take me kinda long for the cs/posts though

[Dark Cloud]

Then no. jk

[LSJ Rose]

Then no. jk

@Dark Cloud

oof lol

[LSJ Rose]

-Sarina, Cardinal Forged Of Fire--

--Sarina--

--Cardinal Forged Of Fire--

Character Archetype
Rogue

Personality
Observant, Courageous, Charming
Impatient, Sarcastic, Quarrelsome

Blessings
Courage Of The Fire Phoenix: This blessing gives a temporary boost of courage to anyone who touches the cardinal without fear or hesitation and shows all allies where enemies are, highlighted in maroon. Every time the effect's range is different.

Curses
--Does your character have some sort of unholy or eldritch force that detriments them? Like blessings, these are optional. Don't feel the need to make curses absolutely cripple your character... Unless that's what you're going for...--

Cardinal: A bird follows her around, typically found on her shoulder. Not any kind of bird, but a cardinal. Attempting to swat it away or take it off her shoulder only results in it striking back at the attacker. Whenever the bird senses Sarina is trying to sneak it will chirp nonstop high enough for a human to hear and higher for beasts, effectively warning enemies of their presence. It will only stop if Sarina stops. A source for the Courage Of The Fire Phoenix Blessing.

Relics
--Has your character resurrected with a powerful artifact? Relics will be acquired as the RP continues, but I am willing to allow a maximum of one starting relic. Once again, this is optional, and I was ask that if you do take a relic to start, that it isn't overpowered or unreasonable. Try to justify why your character would have this relic upon being resurrected, even if they might not remember why they have it.--
She has none, as of now

Gold
--90--
(delete this -->)Your current gold is reflected here as merchants and other denizens of the Spire might be willing to trade with you(<--delete this)

can someone help me with this? ;-;

[Lucky]

-Sarina, Cardinal Forged Of Fire--

--Sarina--

--Cardinal Forged Of Fire--

Character Archetype
Rogue

Personality
--What personality does your character tend to naturally adopt the most among their many resurrections?--
Observant, Courageous, Charming
Impatient, Sarcastic, Quarrelsome

Blessings
Courage Of The Fire Cardinal: This blessing gives a temporary boost of courage to anyone who touches the cardinal without fear or hesitation.

Curses
--Does your character have some sort of unholy or eldritch force that detriments them? Like blessings, these are optional. Don't feel the need to make curses absolutely cripple your character... Unless that's what you're going for...--

Cardinal: A bird follows her around, typically found on her shoulder. Not any kind of bird, but a cardinal. Attempting to swat it away or take it off her shoulder only results in it striking back at the attacker. A source for the Courage Of The Fire Cardinal Blessing.

Relics
--Has your character resurrected with a powerful artifact? Relics will be acquired as the RP continues, but I am willing to allow a maximum of one starting relic. Once again, this is optional, and I was ask that if you do take a relic to start, that it isn't overpowered or unreasonable. Try to justify why your character would have this relic upon being resurrected, even if they might not remember why they have it.--
She has none, as of now

Gold
--90--
(delete this -->)Your current gold is reflected here as merchants and other denizens of the Spire might be willing to trade with you(<--delete this)

can someone help me with this? ;-;

@LSJ Rose

I like the idea! What is it you're needing help for?

Things I'd like to address briefly:

A. How does the cardinal act as a curse as it sits on her shoulder? Does it whisper insane, old god phrases into her ear? Does it chirp every time she attempts to stealth (definitely a negative as she's a rogue archetype)? Is it a really fat bird and it weighs her down? All that to say without further detriments, I would just move it up from curse and add it to the blessing. Personally I don't think it's powerful enough to warrant a curse unless you want to add more.

B. The blessing almost feels redundant. My initial read was that touching the cardinal would grant courage to someone already courageous. I think I understand it now that if courage is required for a situation and the cardinal is available and amenable, then it would definitely be a boon; e.g. jumping a chasm.

[LSJ Rose]

<Snipped quote by LSJ Rose>

I like the idea! What is it you're needing help for?

Things I'd like to address briefly:

A. How does the cardinal act as a curse as it sits on her shoulder? Does it whisper insane, old god phrases into her ear? Does it chirp every time she attempts to stealth (definitely a negative as she's a rogue archetype)? Is it a really fat bird and it weighs her down? All that to say without further detriments, I would just move it up from curse and add it to the blessing. Personally I don't think it's powerful enough to warrant a curse unless you want to add more.

B. The blessing almost feels redundant. My initial read was that touching the cardinal would grant courage to someone already courageous. I think I understand it now that if courage is required for a situation and the cardinal is available and amenable, then it would definitely be a boon; e.g. jumping a chasm.

@Lucky

A. It's really just there to annoy everyone; I'll add the stealth idea to it
B. Should I change it, or have no blessing at all?

[Dark Cloud]

@LSJ Rose Read his advice, the kobold had some good ideas.

[Lucky]

<Snipped quote by Lucky>

A. It's really just there to annoy everyone; I'll add the stealth idea to it
B. Should I change it, or have no blessing at all?

@LSJ Rose

Ultimately it's your character and your choice. I think the blessing is fine. After considering it all, I'd just move the "curse" aspect of the cardinal up into the blessing. Threatening to take you out of stealthy stuff with the bird feels like a bigger detriment than having the boon of courage, so if you're fine with it I say go for it.

Overall, a cool character that seems to go against the normal archetype (impatient rogue) in a good way.

[Dark Cloud]

@LSJ Rose Here is an idea:

Your trying to do the whole "Reborn from the ash's thing" like a Phoenix right? Maybe your vulnerable to cold elements and immune to fire?

[Lucky]

@Dark Cloud That's actually not a bad idea, on the Phoenix thing. There are two items in the game (maybe more, it's been a while since I played) that resurrect your character when you die (or bump you back up to x% hp on killing blow, but same difference). Those are pretty strong, and I think to start off with that for the RP would be really strong. So to counter that in a sense, the cardinal could just be a baby Phoenix that requires some boxes to be checked for it to fully form into a grown Phoenix, allowing a one-time rebirth.

Could be something simple like: kill x enemies with the cardinal (very difficult as it is a regular bird), feed cardinal x potion x times, or feed it x fruit.

Or rather than rebirth, it can passively give a boost in a small aura like fire resistance or extra movement speed.

But that's all just if you go with a Phoenix. If you want to stick with a cardinal of courage, I think that's good too. Maybe it can have long-term effects. Maybe it can warn the next ? room will have enemies.

[LSJ Rose]

@Dark Cloud That's actually not a bad idea, on the Phoenix thing. There are two items in the game (maybe more, it's been a while since I played) that resurrect your character when you die (or bump you back up to x% hp on killing blow, but same difference). Those are pretty strong, and I think to start off with that for the RP would be really strong. So to counter that in a sense, the cardinal could just be a baby Phoenix that requires some boxes to be checked for it to fully form into a grown Phoenix, allowing a one-time rebirth.

Could be something simple like: kill x enemies with the cardinal (very difficult as it is a regular bird), feed cardinal x potion x times, or feed it x fruit.

Or rather than rebirth, it can passively give a boost in a small aura like fire resistance or extra movement speed.

But that's all just if you go with a Phoenix. If you want to stick with a cardinal of courage, I think that's good too. Maybe it can have long-term effects. Maybe it can warn the next ? room will have enemies.

@Lucky

I'll do the room effect,
thanks @Lucky and @Dark Cloud :D

[LSJ Rose]

@LSJ Rose Here is an idea:

Your trying to do the whole "Reborn from the ash's thing" like a Phoenix right? Maybe your vulnerable to cold elements and immune to fire?

@Dark Cloud

I might do that, lol

[LSJ Rose]

i finished it

-Sarina, Cardinal Forged Of Fire--

--Sarina--

--Cardinal Forged Of Fire--

Character Archetype
Rogue

Personality
Observant, Courageous, Charming
Impatient, Sarcastic, Quarrelsome

Blessings
Courage Of The Fire Phoenix: This blessing gives a temporary boost of courage to anyone who touches the cardinal without fear or hesitation and shows all allies where enemies are, highlighted in maroon. Every time the effect's range is different.

Curses
Cardinal: A bird follows her around, typically found on her shoulder. Not any kind of bird, but a cardinal. Attempting to swat it away or take it off her shoulder only results in it striking back at the attacker. Whenever the bird senses Sarina is trying to sneak it will chirp nonstop high enough for a human to hear and higher for beasts, effectively warning enemies of their presence. It will only stop if Sarina stops. A source for the Courage Of The Fire Phoenix Blessing.

Relics
She has none, as of now

Gold
--90--

if you want me to change or add anything, i'll do it

[Lucky]

@Whoami Man, somehow missed your post! Take all the rest you need, falls can get really nasty on ice.

[Dark Cloud]

Well I'm happy to see this resolved upon coming home for the night. lol

Again, I'll get into detail on all of this on the weekend. I appreciate the patience! So far things are looking good!

EDIT: I'm gonna be quite quiet tonight and tomorrow. Slipped on ice as I was heading into work today and screwed my neck a bit. A headache and pinched nerve make me want to take it easy and avoid too much time in front of a screen.

EDIT EDIT: It's not a concussion

@Whoami

Good lord man take it easy and chill we'll ve here and be patient cause head injuries are no joke.

[DracoLunaris]

Application with a cultist(?) warlock.

--Luna, The Heretic--

Luna

The Heretic

Character Archetype
Spellcaster (warlock)

Personality
The heretic is haunted by their lost faith, and seek to reclaim it, whatever it might be. A higher power calls them, and the Heretic is bound to it despite not knowing its name. They are as a result spiritual and superstitious but also not very pushy about the faith of others. A person who does not know their own faith should not question that of others after all. She has a great deal of curiosity and is more than willing to meddle with things she doesn't understand. When presented with mysteries or new information she will attempt to learn just about anything on the odd chance it comes in useful or give some insight into her faith.

Luna is also inquisitive/nosy when it comes to others, easily distracted, and has a tendency to mutter to herself without realizing she is speaking her thoughts out loud. She has a scholarly disposition, and will try to record new information physically if she can, partly for re-use higher up the spire, partly in a fruitless attempt to leave herself documentation for future runs.

She tries to keep others at arm's length, though she is unlikely to succeed.

Along with the summit, she also seeks the god of the cult, wishing to discern if it is her master that is simply testing her, or if it is a false idol.

Blessings

The Stars will aid in her escape: A higher power has blessed the Heritic with arcane abilities. She has, of course, forgotten how to use most of them, but yet more are either locked away or are yet to be granted by her nameless benefactors, who may give new knowledge or power should the be pleased in some manner.

Eldritch Electricity: The heretic has the power to produce electricity from her talon like gauntlets. At the moment she can only use this ability to electrify her punches and scratches.

Curses
Foe of the Cult: “This one has been branded a heretic by the cult of the awakened one, who will stop at nothing to bring their end.”

Did she make a minor slip up in doctrine? Did she balk when the time came to sacrifice someone she cared about? Did she become disillusioned with the cult and abandon it willingly? Was she never part of the cult and simply wore the wrong clothes the day she entered the spire? Did she see a truer, higher calling than the cult, and proclaim the awakened one a false idol? Did she have personal enemies who had her branded for selfish reasons?

Luna doesn't know why she was branded a heretic, and the cultists aren't interested in explaining why they despise her as they are too busy trying to kill her for her heresy. Indeed the cultists will stop at nothing to end her life, being driven to higher fervor when fighting her and ignoring other targets in favor of attempting to gain the honor of personally slaying the heretic or, better yet, capturing her so she can be offered up as a sacrifice.

Forgotten Pact: All the Heretics supernatural power is drawn from a source that is not their own, and that source can be fickle in strange and inhuman ways, granting or withholding power based on criteria the Heretic has long since forgotten.

Relics
Lunar Pendant: A crescent moon of silver surrounding a sapphire hanging from a chain around the Heretic's neck. On the reverse side are words in an unknown tongue, with the only one recognisable/pronounceable one being the word Luna, from which the Heretic has taken her name. It longs to bathe in the light of its true self high above at the top of the spire. To do so it draws the Heretic ever higher, guiding them ever upwards, allowing Luna to divine a way she should take to reach the top. Unfortunately the pendant’s method of discerning which route is the best seems like it is running on moon logic, rarely giving the fastest, safest or most profitable route to the summit, at least in the eyes of mortals. Still, a route it gives nonetheless and the Heritic has often followed it without question in her past runs.

The way it works is when confronted with the choice of what way to go to try and reach the top of the spire the Luna may be shown a vision of her own future down that road, one which includes on top of sight all the physical sensations of what she would feel, hear, smell, and taste, down that path. This is a sensory bombardment done in rapid fire which leaves much of the specifics unclear, though certain key actions or events that lead to the best outcome, at least in the pendant’s multitude of eyes, will be highlighted or simply stick in the Heretic's mind after the vision subsides. The pendant also only guarantees Luna’s own safety, and seems blind too (or more likely disinterested in) the fate of her traveling companions. It is the best path for Luna. Whether anyone else makes it seems to be considered irrelevant.

Gold
--50--

also
@Lucky mask gang mask gang mask gang
@Dark Cloud sup

[Dark Cloud]

@DracoLunaris Yo nice to see ya.

[Lucky]

@DracoLunaris Ooh, I love her. Also
mask gang mask gang mask gang

Edit: We can be the masked bandit gang.