[OOC] Skyrim: The secret of Thu'um

[Rune_Alchemist]

Yeah, I thought that would be best too. Nortrom might have to edit his post, then.

[Red Wizard]

Yes. Could you edit that part of your post, Nortrom?

[rocketrobie2]

Golem said
@rocketrobie2: Accepted. You do not have to write out your novice skills as all skills apart from your higher level ones are novice. Also, is it important to you to have the ring of Namira or could you consider being a cannibal anyway without it?OP has now been updated with links to each CS for easy referance.

I guess he could just be a cannibal wi out the ring. And I'll fix up my skills a little later I have real life stuff I have to do but I'll try to fix it and post when I can.

[Red Wizard]

Ok, great :)

[Nortrom]

Wait a second. Aren't vampires and werewolves visually different than other races? I remember that vampires in Skyrim looked slightly different than their mortal counterparts. You know, orange eyes, loss of pigmentation, facial changes etc. And my character has fought them before so he can tell if they are vampires/werewolves or not.

[Rune_Alchemist]

If that were true, then then vampires would have a much harder time blending in with the normal masses, because practically everyone would be able to tell they were a vampire or werewolf.

That said, your character could be wary and have suspicions, but without solid proof, that's all he has.

[Red Wizard]

Because of his experience with vampires, your character could probably suspect people around him of being such. It is however better for the narrative if he doesn't know for sure since the vampire in question could be exposed at a later point, adding to the intrigue.

Werewolves, on the other hand, are impossible to spot unless seen when transforming.

Is that acceptable to you?

[Ostarion]

Nearly done with my character, but I have a question (onlee oblivion rpee kidz will get dis)

What's the age limit for the characters, how young can they be?

[Nortrom]

Golem said
Because of his experience with vampires, your character could probably suspect people around him of being such. It is however better for the narrative if he doesn't know for sure since the vampire in question could be exposed at a later point, adding to the intrigue. Werewolves, on the other hand, are impossible to spot unless seen when transforming. Is that acceptable to you?

Yes. Let's say that he simply suspects some of them are vampires because he has confronted them before. I did some changes on my post.

[Mr_pink]

Is there a post rule? Like not being allowed to post until 'X' many people post?

[Rune_Alchemist]

Should have probably asked that myself...

Still, I think its a good practice to let one or two more people to post, but that could just be me.

[Mr_pink]

That's probably a good idea, if there isn't a post rule there probably should be to prevent people in different timezones wanting to drop out

[Red Wizard]

@Ostarion: I guess there's no actual limit, but your character would have to be older than a kid to be as skilled as our characters.

@Nortrom: Cool McGool.

@Mr_pink: There's really no post frequency rule, but I'd like all players to squeeze in at least one post every once in a while before moving on with the story.

[rocketrobie2]

I fixed my CS and replaced restoration with blocking.

[Ostarion]

Finished. Although as a note: The adeptness in speech is simply because he's basically a child. I thought it made sense, if not I'll change it.

Name: Tarak Buluphont
Race: Breton
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Appearance: Eh, I couldn't find any good images. you'll have to accept my crappy drawing.

Shieldyoureyes

If you try really (really) hard, you may be able to imagine him in Skyrim.

Personality: Tarak is seemingly always unhappy. As long as he is able to practice and better his magical abilities, he doesn't mind what side he's on. Tarak cares more about abstract thought rather than practical thought, and tends to be more curious on magic-based subjects. In times where he would need it, Tarak prefers the company of mages and spellcasters. He treats non-magic users with a condescending demeanor. He has respect for all magic schools, but focuses solely on the conjuration and illusion schools of magic. While many frown upon and fear necromancy, Tarak sees it as a tool - like any form of magic (although he's never used it). He is also interested in supernatural creatures such as Daedra and Spriggans, and would jump at the chance to study any.

While he does not hate conflict, Tarak sees it as pointless: especially in Skyrim. For him, it's just barbarians hitting eachother with metal until they die. The ability to manipulate the field of battle is what interests him, which is why he decided to focus on the conjuration and illusion schools; rather than kill people himself, Tarak uses his illusion magic to try and turn friend against foe - and more. Conjuration is for when there are no people to control, or if he wants to add more creatures to the battle. He does all of this from farther back, in order to prevent getting hit by crazed brutes.

Background: House Buluphont was originally a family in The Reach, similar to the Silver-Bloods who controlled Markarth. House Buluphont controlled Karthwasten and both of it's mines after Ainthach died due to "unknown" causes. Since then, Karthwasten has been fairly successful in it's existance. All of the members of House Buluphont were of a Breton heritage, and would actively study magic as a necessity, as the strongest magic user would become the head of the house. Because of this, nearly all of the children of House Buluphont were content with destroying things with arcane fire and ice. However, Tarak took a different approach. He thought that outnumbering the opposition was the best way to win fights, and the power to control a battlefield was a necessity. Both the Illusion and Conjuration skill suited his needs, while he studied magic often and had an above average understanding, Tarak still had difficulties replicating certain spells such as calm and fear, and summoning anything that wasn't an animal familiar resulted in...undesirable repercussions.

Luckily, Tarak still maintained an open mind, and tried new techniques in order to cast these spells. When that failed, he simply assumed that he lacked the necessary experience - which was true, but his desired 'fix' to the issue was to travel to Markarth with the assistance of a spellsword from House Buluphont, which was nearly unsuccessful due to the Forsworn and Bandits. From there, he would attempt to locate a group which he could follow around until he had sufficient knowledge of magic. This was obviously a stupid decision; he wouldn't be able to travel back to Karthwasten alone, and there was the even more obvious danger of him dying. But Tarak was somewhat determined to perfect his magical skills - not because he wanted to become the head of House Buluphont, but simply to prove to them that his choice of magic was the best.

Equipment:

. Three Potions of Minor Magicka
. Two Potions of Minor Healing

. An iron Dagger

.College Robes (No Enchantments)

Skills:

Mage
Conjuration - Apprentice
Illusion - Apprentice

Warrior
One-handed - Novice

Thief
Speech - Adept

[Mr_pink]

I don't mean to be rude but, I thought this was a group of people who equivalate the dragonborn all together and are all like brilliant warriors. No offence but why would they let a 13 year old who condescends a lot of them and has the lesser abilities of one of the members?

[Rune_Alchemist]

While I like your character Ostarion, Pink raises a valid point. >_>

[Ostarion]

Mr_pink said
I don't mean to be rude but, I thought this was a group of people who equivalate the dragonborn all together and are all like brilliant warriors. No offence but why would they let a 13 year old who condescends a lot of them and has the lesser abilities of one of the members?

Because nobody expects a child to kill them!

In all seriousness, I have no idea. I'll think about it.

[Rune_Alchemist]

If you're allowed to have him, Surani and him should get along pretty well, and I think it could make for some interesting interaction between the two.

[Ostarion]

The reasoning behind bringing Tarak along would have to be significant.

Being rich is out of the question, as is some sort of prodigal ability. Enchanted item would be...bad.

I dunno.