[OOC] Call of Madness

[Marik]

@Prisk My sheet is accepted?

@DJAtomika

I would think that if your sheet got a like, which it did, then yes, you are accepted.

[DJAtomika]

Ah, alright.

[Dragonite777]

@DJAtomika I think @Prisk needs to make an intro for your character, though

[Mirandae]

I'll post an intro for @DJAtomika today with a round of replies for the rest!

[Mirandae]

Sorry about the shitty writing, I'll try to focus a bit more on it in future posts. I'm still new to this kind of GMing, so it's going to be a bit bumpy here and there. I hope you can understand!

Also, when it comes to combat, you can write freely between your character and the enemy, but don't kill them or describe other fatal wounds. I take your roleplaying/writing into account when determining the outcome of a hostile encounter, so it's not just for show!

And make sure to update your character sheets with attribute changes, item gain/loss, and whatever else noted in the in-character!

[Marik]

Sorry about the shitty writing, I'll try to focus a bit more on it in future posts. I'm still new to this kind of GMing, so it's going to be a bit bumpy here and there. I hope you can understand!

Also, when it comes to combat, you can write freely between your character and the enemy, but don't kill them or describe other fatal wounds. I take your roleplaying/writing into account when determining the outcome of a hostile encounter, so it's not just for show!

And make sure to update your character sheets with attribute changes, item gain/loss, and whatever else noted in the in-character!

@Prisk

Shitty? You’re doing fine. I’m really getting into the effort you’re putting into all your posts, It’s actually something unique and creative.

[Dragonite777]

@Prisk I completely agree with Marik :)

[Darkraven]

Hi guys, I found this RP, courtesy of DJAtomika. This is just perfect for me, since I cannot commit to anything too big. The previous RP I was involved in was a nation RP, and it kept ballooning in size and scope (28 players on last count) that I cannot keep up anymore. This is quite the opposite of that, plus it happens to be a horror, and has a somewhat similar theme and tone to it, sans the religious bit.

Anyway, I already have a character in mind. Lucky for you,@Prisk, that you've put an arbitrary lower age limit there (way I see it, the occult would certainly want to victimise everyone from babies to old people with a foot and a half in the grave), as I'm endeavoring to create the most unorthodoxed character to date: A kid. So here's the first draft of my character and I hope that it wouldn't break the game :D, though part of I'm doing is to explore the limits of the game mechanics:

David Henderson

Name: David Henderson
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Height: 5'2"

Profile: David is probably the last person who should be found in Veroia. He is a fun-loving kid who made lots of friends and played baseball. He was in the Goldilocks zone of schooling, being neither too bad with his studies nor too good, but he has an inclination towards mathematics as well as reading and writing due to his writer father. His family lives in a near-complete American dream, being in the high-middle income, with a baby girl on the way. They don't condone violence in any way in the house, and as such David was never exposed to it except for the inevitable schoolyard incidences he both witnessed and tried to stop on several occasions (shucks, kids!), and as such is completely unprepared when he disappeared into the back of a van and blacked out.

Attributes
Avoidance:B (All those hide-and-seeks with friends turned out to be useful)
Discovery:B (Being naturally curious and creative, David tends to get his hands on alot of things)
Insight:C (Yeah well, what do you think the occult would do to children? At least it's not entirely a bad thing here)
Appearance:A (The sight of children tends to turn away the thought of violence and malice... most of the time. Especially when they happen to be so innocent and charming.)
Ferocity:E (The closest thing to fighting David had gotten was to shove and be shoved, and to hit balls with a baseball bat. He's almost surely doomed in a fight)
Madness:C (Children are surprisingly malleable where their mind is concerned, and it offers them a degree of protection from psychological damage. His youthful inexperience limits this though.)
Skill:D (Being a young kid, he'd never quite left the experimental stage in most things. He could eventually drive a car, but don't expect him not to crash it within a mile)

Life is good as a child...

Talents
Mathematics, reading, writing, baseball, running, cycling, hiding-and-seeking, playing, making friends, good looks, a good conscience and good manners.

Mysterious Brand
The head of a young goat forming an upside-down star surrounded by a bold circle with occult writing inside it.

Items
- A packet of chewing gums, fruit mint flavored.
- Schoolbag.
- Textbooks.
- Exercise Books.
- A pencil case full of pencils, pen, a ruler and other stationery.
- Neil Gaiman's Coraline.
- A 9mm bullet he found underneath a school locker. Cool!

I think I just screwed myself over though :D. I'm sorry I made you mad! :D

[Mirandae]

@Darkraven, welcome!

This is very much a side project for me and I advocate a casual atmosphere around here, I hope! So, it's perfect for people who don't want to commit to something overly complex or grand.

Even if I don't like it, I know that children play a part in controversial practices. It really makes me weak in the knees when I think about it, but I guess that's the way things are. Your character sheet doesn't break any of my rules, so you can post it in the character tab. However, whoever is in that portrait looks a lot younger than thirteen. But, speaking from personal experience, age and looks doesn't always coincide very well.

Anyway, you're all set. Post the character with the others, and the I'll get a starting point set for you.
Also, I've read the attribute explanations, and they make perfect sense, but they're cluttering things up. So, when you post the character sheet with the others, you can remove the explanations.

[Darkraven]

Thanks, @Prisk.

Don't worry, I'm not the sort to break rules for the sake of it. I just like being creative and trying things out that aren't as orthodoxed.

Yeah, about the portrait. It's funny, because I typed 13 year old boy in Google and that's one of the pictures, right on top. I just liked the idea of having an innocent and harmless looking guy rather than the spiky-haired troublemaker looking type who looks too eager to shoot a person up. Fits the character I'm trying to portray.

I'll post it up. Can't wait to get started! :)

[Darkraven]

So... This RP dead?

[DJAtomika]

I think Prisk is busy.

[Marik]

I think Prisk is busy.

@DJAtomika

To be fair, there are still people who can post but haven't. If anything I'd think that Prisk would be waiting for them.

[Mirandae]

@Darkraven Nope! Not dead.

@DJAtomika Partially, yes!

@Marik Mostly what Marik said! But, now that there's another reply up there's more incentive for me to move things along!

[Darkraven]

@Darkraven Nope! Not dead.

@Prisk

That's good! :)

[Marik]

I’m gonna go ahead and post that I’m going on vacation from the 13th to the 19th, so I probably won’t be able to get any writing up then.

I’m not sure what we can do about this though, should somebody take control of my character while I’m gone?

[Darkraven]

@Marik I've been on vacation ever since the 12th of May, and I will be on vacation until the 11th of July. What kind of vacation is it? Because I'm thinking you could maybe secure internet access for an hour or two at some place and make a post somewhere in the middle of it? The nature of your vacation is important though, such as the when and where of it. Like, if you're in rural Thailand or something, my suggestion would be impossible to execute.

[Marik]

@Marik I've been on vacation ever since the 12th of May, and I will be on vacation until the 11th of July. What kind of vacation is it? Because I'm thinking you could maybe secure internet access for an hour or two at some place and make a post somewhere in the middle of it? The nature of your vacation is important though, such as the when and where of it. Like, if you're in rural Thailand or something, my suggestion would be impossible to execute.

@Darkraven

I’ll be going to Disney World in Florida. We’ll probably be at the parks for most of the day, but now that I think about it I’ll probably be able to secure a few hours for writing.

[Mirandae]

@Marik No worries, it's good that you announce it now. We'll make it work, so you just enjoy yourself!

[Darkraven]

I’ll be going to Disney World in Florida. We’ll probably be at the parks for most of the day, but now that I think about it I’ll probably be able to secure a few hours for writing.

@Marik

Sounds to me like you're going there with your family. I guess I've forgotten about the who, what and how... Just make sure you spend some good quality time with them :) We're secondary, so like what @Prisk said, just enjoy yourself first and foremost :)