[OOC] Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

[Zeroth]

Mhm, all of those are some fun skills. I almost want the spirit ash summons lol.

and while Aid would be nice, what would I do if I couldn't perform pure unadulterated violence against the unbelievers.

I choose holy bolt.

@Rune_Alchemist

Sounds good! Add it to your list as your isekai skill and drop her in the CS tab!

[Zeroth]

Sarvok/Sarena - "I'm here to save you!"

Some Poor Saps - "Oh thank goodness its the cleric and-"

Sarvok/Sarena - "FROM YOURSELVES!!!"

Some Poor Saps - "Oh no its Sarvok."

@Crusader Lord

Don't worry, if worst comes to worst all we have to do to defeat her is find a mind-broken, hero-complex'd weirdo made outta swords.

...those are everywhere, right?

[Rune_Alchemist]

Righto, that done

So how am I startin, boss?

[Steel Legion]

Ok im working on a character.

[Zeroth]

Righto, that done

So how am I startin, boss?

@Rune_Alchemist

I suppose just assume that she left the camp at relatively the same time as most of the other Runts, but that the spot she chose for prayer was relatively safer than the paths the rest of the players chose to follow (as of yet, there aren't a lot of "landmarks" discovered within the forest, as no one's gone into the "depths" of it so far). From there you could assume that in the time it took most of the others to "Leave Camp > Wander Around > Have their First Fight > Kill/Eat it" she instead spent that time praying, maybe preparing a trap or attempting to craft something, whatever you want to do before her first random encounter rolls.

[Rune_Alchemist]

Gotcha. Works for me.

I take it I'm free to start posting then? Don't reckon we have a discord or anything.

[Steel Legion]

Name:

Kaipo

Current Stats:
Level: 1 | Form: Orc Runt | Tier: 2

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Isekai Skill - Not Yet Chosen
• Empty Skill Slot
• Empty Skill Slot

Equipment and Inventory:

• Swaddling Pelts - Equip, Clothes - Old animal skins used to keep an Orc baby warm as they sleep. Once the Runt is old enough to start hunting, these are usually just enough to cover the parts that need the most covering.
• Wooden Stick - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A wooden stick. From a tree. That's...that's all there is to it. Can be thrown.
• Sharp Rock - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A rock with a slightly sharp edge. Useful as a primitive knife or chisel. Can be thrown.

True Age:

65

Past Life:

Norman Goodwin of Goodwin Logging Co.

Norman started his Logging company in the 70s. He was a hard man to please and required nothing less than absolute competence from his logging crew before he would put them in charge of a chainsaw. Goodwin was a sort of outdoors type and often went hunting in the same logging area. This suited him very well and the money was steady but there was something nagging at the back of his mind.

Many of his competitor logging companies would simply employ anyone who came to their door, a combination of immigrant workers and foolish young men. When they inevitably injured themselves the company would simply look the other way and send them packing. Not so with Normans' outfit. The number of accidents was far less than his competitors, and what this meant was fewer delays, soon his company was growing faster than the others because less delays meant more product.

However, it was one fateful journey while he was driving the long distance in one of his fleet of 4x4s down to the site that he heard a song on the radio. It was the usual hippy crap, but this one really struck him right between the eyes. "Why dont we plant new trees?" he asked himself. Soon he had expanded his company into logging AND planting. This was mostly unheard of at the time, but actually turned out to be quite a good move politically. Soon he had the odd reporter and local politician come around to gladhand. This caused his company to expand even further in his lifetime. A side benefit is that the trees they were planting would be fully grown soon and ready for even more harvest.

Normans life came to an end one day when he was driving long distance and was hit with a hail storm. This wasnt his first hail storm but it was the worst one he could remember. Trying to slow down he ended up spinning around and off the edge of a steep ravine.

All he could see was white snow in front of him until the inevitable 'thud' and immense pain in his hands and face. Strangely, though, the pain was replaced. Soon he found himself scurrying around logs, he knew he was some kind of insect and that he had to find shelter and food, he scurried as fast as he could but one day his luck ran out. Snatched up into the sky by something black and frightening his last sight was white sky.
And again, he went on like this. The next time he was a small squirrel. Collecting nuts and preparing for the winter. He survived for some time until another great bird took him.
And so on and so forth. Until he found himself in an altogether different place, standing in front of Jehanne. Then being born as a young Orc Runt!

Finally! A life to do all the things i never got to do!

New Life:
Day 1 -> Orc Runt

[Rune_Alchemist]

I'll be doing a thing tomorrow

[Lucius Cypher]

Finally posted. Gren will distribute weapons to whoever asks for it first, but Lola gets his spear thrower regardless. And he's keeping his axe.

@Zeroth Correct me if I'm wrong, but is there enough of the Tazelwurm let after Lola eats for Gren to eat and try to see what the third ability is? Gren would even be willing to chew on that coilbone since he already cracked it.

[Zeroth]

@Steel Legion For the most part it's good, except the last bit at the end where he's reincarnated multiple times as different creatures. Being reincarnated as an Orc is the first time any of the player characters' souls have been brought into this new world, they didn't start off as lower life forms or anything. Also, if he started his company in the 70s, he'd have to be older than 55. 55 years ago from today would've been in 1968, so he wouldn't even have graduated high school until the 80s.

Other than that I like him, and I'll have your Isekai skill choices up this evening!

@Lucius Cypher If Gren figured out a way to eat the coilbone, he'd have enough to figure out the last ability. However, attempting to just chew it would be like trying to eat those big cartilage bits you sometimes get in a rack of ribs/fried chicken, and each segment would be too big to swallow whole at his current size.

[Lucius Cypher]

@Zeroth

This is going to sound stupid, but I'm willing to give it a try:

Could Gren reasonably chew through the coilbone by using his Breakthrough via his teeth, grinding the cracked coil bone into something he can ingest?

[Timemaster]

@Zeroth Hi Zeroth :)

Thank you for the ping! Is there anything I should know before starting to work on CS?

[Steel Legion]

@Zeroth
I left a few years for his reincarnated life. Guess i'll deduct those now and just make him older... i wasnt trying to break the game i just thought it was kind of nice. Obviously, his story hints at what Isekai skill he might be given. Which i'll leave up to your interpretation!

[Timemaster]

Carmina

Appearance

Name:Carmina Midworths

Current Stats:
Level: 1 | Form: Orc Runt | Tier: 2

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Isekai Skill - Sing - Rank I - Your voice possesses a magical quality. Channeling power to your voice and Singing within earshot of a chosen target allows you to attempt to induce one of the following affects: Soothe, Encourage, or Irritate.
• Empty Skill Slot
• Empty Skill Slot

Equipment and Inventory:

• Swaddling Pelts - Equip, Clothes - Old animal skins used to keep an Orc baby warm as they sleep. Once the Runt is old enough to start hunting, these are usually just enough to cover the parts that need the most covering.
• Small Sharp Wooden Stick - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A wooden stick sharpened by how it broke. From a tree. That's...that's all there is to it. Can be thrown.
• Sharp Rock - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A rock with a slightly sharp edge. Useful as a primitive knife or chisel. Can be thrown.

True Age:24

Past Life:Carmina. What can one say about her? She was doomed to die even before she was born. Born from a junkie and someone else, who knows whom…the mother didn’t and Carmina certainly didn’t either. She spent her first years of life without a name. Her mother couldn’t be bothered to remember it. Carmina was just a way to get money from people. Begging with a baby was a sure way to earn sympathy.

Her life would’ve probably ended much faster than it did if it were not for her mother’s overdose. Carmina, despite the difficult circumstances of her early life, managed to survive on the streets, where she faced countless challenges and hardships. She became adept at navigating the tough realities of life as a young beggar, honing her skills of observation and adaptation.

One day, as Carmina was begging for food, she found herself in a bustling market square. She watched a crowd gather around a street performer, captivated by his rhythmic verses and clever wordplay. Intrigued by this form of expression, Carmina realised she possessed a natural talent for words and rhymes.

She began experimenting with her own lyrics, crafting verses in her mind. Giving a voice to her own feelings. With her razor-sharp wit and the pain of her upbringing fueling her verses, she found herself climbing the ranks and gaining a reputation as the homeless rapper.

Tragically, a rivalry she had with another rapper reached a tipping point during a high-stakes rap battle. The confrontation turned violent, and Carmina, amidst a whirlwind of emotions and adrenaline, found herself shot.

And so, her life ended…or did it?

New Life:Day 1: Orc Runt >

@Zeroth There she is. Carmina Midsworth (her last name is an anagram, because why not?) is reporting for duty.

[Rune_Alchemist]

Alrighto there we go
Smallish post to get things started

[Zeroth]

@Lucius Cypher He could try to do so, but would be able to feel the energy not quite "channeling" right for this particular task. Roundabout, but the end result is "no." I like the creativity though!

@Steel Legion With those fixes, I'd say you're good to go! Pick ONE skill and add them to the CS!

Though some would be abhorred by the destruction wrought in the wake of your world's industry, it is nonetheless amazing to think a single person can make such a livelihood for themselves and others. With machines, you are able to do so much even with a handful of workers!

But a new life, full of new opportunities, is exactly what you have been presented with. Let us hope your industrious nature is still tempered with the wisdom to renew each harvest...

• Blade Mastery (Axe) - Rank I - Increase the power and accuracy of attacks with bladed weapons (axes).
• Bramble Wall - Rank I - A basic defensive magic of the Wood Element. Thorny brambles rise up in front of the caster, defending them from attacks. Enemies may suffer weak damage from the "Thorn" effect. The brambles wither away after 30 seconds.
• Material Analysis - Rank I - Analyze a target of a specific type to gain basic information. Higher Ranks grant more information.
• Danger Scan - Rank I - Detect non-living threats within 10 feet, such as hazardous terrain, traps, etc. Remain acutely aware of them for 1 minute.

Divine Spirit Jehanne

@TimemasterIt looks like you got the hang of it even though I didn't get an opportunity to answer your question, sorry! But everything seems fine with Carmina, so pick ONE skill and add her to the crew!

How sad, that a culture seeking to uplift those who are so downtrodden, who struggle to pull what little they have from the mud, would also be a culture trapped in a cycle of violence. What is the term some humans use? A...bucket of crabs? Those who have been embittered by their struggle seek to pull down others who could get ahead of them...even if the one who rises up could be the one to extend a helping hand to the others.

Which will you be, little one? The claw that drags down those above? Or the hand who lifts up those beneath?

• Scavenge - Rank I - Quickly identify useful items in the surroundings. When the User concentrates, "useful" items within 10 feet of them will appear to glow to their sight. Remain aware of them for 1 minute.
• Steal - Rank I - An invisible, unfelt force from your hand can draw a small object from a target's belongings to you. At Rank I, only objects weighing 1 pound or less can be attracted, and only from a distance of 1 foot or less. Attempting this Skill from stealth increases its effectiveness.
• Sing - Rank I - Your voice possesses a magical quality. Channeling power to your voice and Singing within earshot of a chosen target allows you to attempt to induce one of the following affects: Soothe, Encourage, or Irritate.
• Muffle - Rank I - Muffle the sounds of your movements to become stealthy. The user's footsteps will be significantly more quiet, but this is only a deduction from the normal amount of noise they would make. Therefore, one's armor, weight, etc may still produce sounds beyond a certain level.

Divine Spirit Jehanne

Alrighto there we go
Smallish post to get things started

@Rune_Alchemist

Yeyeyeyeyeye let's effing goooooooooooooo

[Timemaster]

@Zeroth Feel free to still answer the question 😋

And wooo! I actually got it right. I'll go for "Sing" as her skill. Her surname is Wordsmith after all and Carmina means Bard in Latin. Am I correct to assume that with time, she can evolve her ability or gain different bard-like abilities? For example, if she starts eating songbirds, will she gain a more beautiful voice that can do other stuff?

Edit 1: Skill has been added to the sheet. Correct to assume she can be moved over?

Edit 2: How can I start? Leaving kinda at the same time as the others. Maybe Carmina spent time away from the main group to...test her new skill? She could've found a secluded place near the village and sang?

[Zeroth]

@Zeroth Feel free to still answer the question 😋

And wooo! I actually got it right. I'll go for "Sing" as her skill. Her surname is Wordsmith after all and Carmina means Bard in Latin. Am I correct to assume that with time, she can evolve her ability or gain different bard-like abilities? For example, if she starts eating songbirds, will she gain a more beautiful voice that can do other stuff?

Edit 1: Skill has been added to the sheet. Correct to assume she can be moved over?

Edit 2: How can I start? Leaving kinda at the same time as the others. Maybe Carmina spent time away from the main group to...test her new skill? She could've found a secluded place near the village and sang?

@Timemaster

Yes, her Sing skill can continue to Rank Up with time, practice, and possibly synergy from other Skills. Just eating any songbird won't necessarily grant a skill like Sing or one related to it, but there are definitely monsters out there that possess that Skill and others like it. As she gains new ranks in the skill, the effects she has can be boosted, added to, and so forth.

Yep, she can be moved over!

Starting by finding somewhere outside the Orc Camp to practice her skill would be fine! You could choose to prepare in some way as well, like maybe she uses the current tools she has to try and make a new trap or weapon.

[Steel Legion]

Yeyeyeyeyeye let's effing goooooooooooooo

@Zeroth

Yes boss!

Unless im mistaken no one ate the elwet stomachs and the tendons were discarded as offal?

[Zeroth]

<Snipped quote by Zeroth>
Yes boss!

Unless im mistaken no one ate the elwet stomachs and the tendons were discarded as offal?

@Steel Legion

I think tendons would've been eaten with the rest of the meat but the organs were discarded for everyone except Grunthor I think? Lazash might've eaten some of them too? @Crusader Lord@Kazemitsu ???