[OOC] A Sea of Spells [Chapter 1: A Scrap in The Galley]

[Izurich]

@Izurich I smell a character dynamic coming on. How will Elizabeth react when Veronica wants James back in her fleet

@RoseKnightJason

I can foresee her acting like a jilted lover, but also unsurprised since she knows Veronica and her personality.

[RoseKnightJason]

Damn! Or the attack could simply be denied altogether by that blood bending ability. Thank God I nerfed that lmao

Fair play to ye @Izurich

[imia]

okok i have two things here that i want yalls perspectives on:

1. the way im reading it there could be a chance for iava to react to his movements, and that would raise a question of where exactly james' strike lands. would that be correct? cause id be able to flesh that idea out and make a post for it since that question would impact his response

2. if im mistaken with 1 then i feel like it would make more sense for james' response to come first? cause james would to move his bone spiky thingies (with how im visualizing everything atleast)

[imia]

okok i have two things here that i want yalls perspectives on:

1. the way im reading it there could be a chance for iava to react to his movements, and that would raise a question of where exactly james' strike lands. would that be correct? cause id be able to flesh that idea out and make a post for it since that question would impact his response

2. if im mistaken with 1 then i feel like it would make more sense for james' response to come first? cause james would to move his bone spiky thingies (with how im visualizing everything atleast)

@imia

@RoseKnightJason @shylarah @Izurich just in case

[shylarah]

@imia It might be a shorter post, but you can still react to getting stabbed.

[RoseKnightJason]

@imia so as the post originally reads: you could react to the move but its very unlikely that you could escape damage entirely. This is because I'm taking the hot and hitting you at the exact same time. So you are correct in your first assumption.

The reason your response would still have to come before mine is because you have that option to do something. I would need you to accept the hit in some way for it to be James's turn again, for him to pull them back out.

However, you don't have to worry about that because @Izurich just used an ability to restrain James's hands with blood manipulation. Meaning even if James fought through that he is restrained enough that Iava can now dodge entirely.

[imia]

@imia so as the post originally reads: you could react to the move but its very unlikely that you could escape damage entirely. This is because I'm taking the hot and hitting you at the exact same time. So you are correct in your first assumption.

The reason your response would still have to come before mine is because you have that option to do something. I would need you to accept the hit in some way for it to be James's turn again, for him to pull them back out.

However, you don't have to worry about that because @Izurich just used an ability to restrain James's hands with blood manipulation. Meaning even if James fought through that he is restrained enough that Iava can now dodge entirely.

@RoseKnightJason

so if there were to be a timeline, liz's ability would have come before james's own move?

[imia]

also if james cut his finger off and then ate it would he be able to grow it back. does he have infinite food

[shylarah]

@imia@RoseKnightJason Izurich's own post mentions Bone Chime's knee, and Iava getting skewered (which happened simultaneously?), so Liz's actions probably come after.

[Izurich]

so if there were to be a timeline, liz's ability would have come before james's own move?

@imia

What Shy said, Beth saw James unwittingly restraining himself by impaling Iava with his spikes, then she decided to capitalize on that by freezing his hands so he can't pull those spikes out of Iava's body for a brief moment, practically shackling him in place.

also if james cut his finger off and then ate it would he be able to grow it back. does he have infinite food

@imia

I think he'd eventually tire himself out since casting spells exhausts you just as any other strenous activities would.

[imia]

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What Shy said, Beth saw James unwittingly restraining himself by impaling Iava with his spikes, then she decided to capitalize on that by freezing his hands so he can't pull those spikes out of Iava's body for a brief moment, practically shackling him in place.

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I think he'd eventually tire himself out since casting spells exhausts you just as any other strenous activities would.

@Izurich

okok allow me to cook what i can then

[RoseKnightJason]

@imia one last thing! You mentioned Iava was wearing a leather chest piece! Assuming it covers the back, the wounds to her back should only be as deep as the first one she took anyways. Worst case scenario.

[imia]

okok lmk if i should adjust anythin 🤔

[CollectorOfMyst]

I'm still working on my sheet! I just... got sent down a research rabbit hole

[RoseKnightJason]

Hey everyone! I hope all your daily lives are good. I just unexpectedly started at a very exciting new restaurant and had to take these few days to organize my life. I will be returning to writing on sunday-mondsy, and thankyou all for being patient!

[shylarah]

@RoseKnightJason Hope your new job is treating you well. <3

[Izurich]

@RoseKnightJason Hope your new job is treating you well. <3

@shylarah

I second this. We got a good thing going here and are all excited for your return!

[CollectorOfMyst]

Just gonna post this here because I'm taking far too long on it for my own good so I have proof I've not just vanished into the ether

Things still missing: Actually defined spells, equipment, the end of the Abilities section, and the end of his history section.

Rory Maddox

_{B A S I C S}

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Name: Rory Maddox
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165lbs
Occupation: Navigator

_{A P P E A R A N C E}

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Tanned skin, sun-bleached hair, lean muscle, a tattoo and a scar or two - Rory's practically a picture of your stereotypical sailor, and blends in well enough in most ports. Perhaps the outstanding part would be the obvious pride he takes in his appearance - he keeps his face clean and the scant hair on his face neatly groomed; his boots are polished and his clothes carefully fixed of any holes. And particular care is taken with his coat - his protection against the wind and rain. It has no particularly special properties, but it is precious to him nonetheless.

_{P E R S O N A L I T Y}

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Rory has always been the quiet sort. Not that he's afraid to speak, no, but he has learned the value in holding one's tongue and choosing instead to listen. He greatly prefers to focus on his work, be it assisting in the day-to-day maintenance of a ship, navigation, or working in his journal. These things are simple, they are routine, and they ground him, bring him peace. They quell the storm inside. The one he isn't at peace with yet.

Rory's relationship with magic is... complicated. But it isn't as simple as denouncing it - it is a part of him, of who he is, and he denied that for too long. Half of this struggle comes with admitting it - the other half of it comes with recognising that other witches, witches who practice blood magic and necromancy and other taboos - are not quite so awful as he has always believed. But now he'll be working closely with witches of all stripes - and he may not always have a choice about who.

_{H I S T O R Y}

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Rory was born in Ireland, but if you were to ask him to remember it, he would tell you he does not. Mainly due to the fact that, following his birth, Ireland erupted into its most destructive war known to history. On one side, the Irish Confederacy, attempting to win back power for its people; on the other, first the Kingdom of Ireland under the rule of King Charles of England, and then later, in a brutal campaign, Oliver Cromwell himself. The Confederacy failed, and Ireland was absorbed into the Commonwealth.

Rory's father, one of the few Irish landowners at the time, was staunchly determined to maintain his neutrality all throughout - believing that the rebels would fail, and that there was no point in fighting lost battles. His mother, however, did the best to support them in secret - first in minor ways, and later on, using magic - her trips disguised as taking Rory to visit her sisters and cousins. She also used these trips to teach him basic spells - passing on as much of her knowledge as she could onto a young child. The ruse didn't last.

Having discovered his wife's rebel allegiance, and with the war turning for the worse, Rory's father cast her out, before fleeing to England with his son. If Rory's mother survived the war, she never sought them out. Rory himself was subjected to harsh treatment for going along with the scheme - despite having been a child and not knowing better - so he suppressed the knowledge and the memories, and left his childhood behind.

Being an Irish expatriate in England wasn't an easy life, either - despite trying his hardest to blend in, to assimilate, Rory was always an outcast, even after his father remarried. Never quite fitting in with other children, and distrusted by adults, no matter their views on the war. Any perceived misbehaviours were punished more harshly, and so he was always trying so much harder to fade away, to be the model child, teenager, more. So when his father secured him a commission as a midshipman aboard a Navy ship, he took the chance and gladly.

And, well, now he can admit his mistake. Life in the Royal Navy was awful - and he wasn't even one of the Able Hands. He hadn't escaped harsh punishments, and the conditions were much worse. Granted, he was taught his letters, and navigation and tactics, all things he wouldn't learn otherwise. He was able to be Midshipman Maddox, Irish heritage and all. And he finally - finally - made a friend. Maybe that's what made it worth it.

Maybe Sebastian made it all worth it.

Sebastian was Rory's first, actual first friend.

• Due to a run in with pirates/a storm/another navy, Rory was forced to (didn't know how else to) save his life with magic.
• His friend turned on him, so he had to flee and is now both a deserter and a witch. And only a few will so willingly take on either.
• Brings him to now?

_{A B I L I T I E S}

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As a somewhat experienced sailor from the Navy, Rory won't have to work to find his sea legs - he's an old hand at tying a knot, can climb rigging with the best of them, and is more than

He has also been taught his letters, to read and write them, and practices them by writing in his journal - though

- He can use a pistol or rifle with some degree of accuracy, but due to his particular brand of magic, he cannot carry them if he intends to cast any spells.
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_{M A G I C}

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Magic Type: Tempestarius (storm magic)

Basic Effects: Command over wind, rain, thunder, lightning. Keep away from gunpowder (sparks) - alternatively, direct him towards it. Casting it is almost like dancing?

- Can conjure enough wind to fill a sail (extra speed on the ship)? Small rain clouds for fresh water? Or would these be an Advanced spell?

Advanced Spells:

Stormcaller - does as intended. Calls a storm, with all the wind and thunder and danger to ships that it entails. Requires a lot of focus.
Wind Step effectively a 'double jump' because why not.
Witchbolt - lightning attack?

_{E Q U I P M E N T}

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Fine Coat
Cutlass
Compass?
A journal, filled with sketches and with old entries from his old life.

_{O T H E R}

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• Colour code is 4682B4
• The war I reference at the start of Rory's history is a real event called the Eleven Years War and is indeed the most destructive war in Ireland's history. I didn't expect this to line up with anything when deciding about Rory's character, but assuming history still lines up, then, well. It still kinda works, I guess. Decided the Confederacy allied with witches because Ireland has that aspect of respecting the fey and the strange, and they were also probably desperate for any advantage they could get.
• A sailing master, traditionally, held two roles - to oversee the navigation and sail of the ship, and to educate and train midshipmen; he would additionally be assisted by the master's mate or mates, who were often 'elderly' midshipmen in their 20s or otherwise elevated sailors. Midshipmen who failed to pass the lieutenant's exam would usually stay on in hopes of earning a later commission, but it was also one of the highest-paying non-officer ratings.
• In the actual time itself, midshipmen were boys 12-14 or so who were training to be officers (lieutenants) in the Royal Navy and it wasn't a rank, just a 'rating' you earned after a year or so at sea as a Young Volunteer - as with many of the other non-officer roles. Since King Charles' reign didn't actually start until 1660 (when Rory would've been 19), I've just... ignored that. Sue me. We're not going for complete accuracy here. Additionally, if you did not pass the lieutenant's exam, you could stay on as a Master's Mate and eventually retake the test.

[Izurich]

If I have a nickel for when everytime a GM took a short hiatus due to work-related stuff and announced they'll be back soon, only for them to vanish, I'd have two nickles, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

On a more serious note, I had great fun so far writing all of you, even if this ship sinks (hopefully not, but y'know), I hope to see you again in another place at another time.

[shylarah]

@Izurich Yeah, I'm a little worried too...but hopefully Jason will be back. I definitely had a lot of fun writing with you guys. ^.^