[OOC] Cradle of Divinity (signups always open)

[Laue]

Looking at Helltank's character John seems to be a bit inferior, except for the part where she's a little girl and John is a genius scientist. Then again, pretty much every mutation John possesses has a nasty surprise.

[helltank]

Looking at Helltank's character John seems to be a bit inferior, except for the part where she's a little girl and John is a genius scientist. Then again, pretty much every mutation John possesses has a nasty surprise.

@Laue

John has flexibility of attack and has a wide range of attack angles and types. Alison basically goes "hit hin, then shoot him, then hit him". Also, I believe John is more durable and the intelligence gap(homeschooled 11 year old vs genius) is a huge advantage.

I would say they are roughly equal, Alison's raw power and unpredictable nature may offer her an edge against monsters.

[ravenDivinity]

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You should! Theme songs are kickass!
I could be very wrong. But would this suit Darius?

@akje

I think that would work. I might toss in Meltdown by Stromae and Kingdom by Charli XCX and Simon Lebon.

[Grimoire]

Took me some time to get inspiration, but here it is.

My Hider

Name: Emeka
Sex: Male
Age: 24

Appearance:


Personality:
The world is a simple place for Emeka, either one takes or is taken from. If one is strong he is able to take, else one is weak and is eaten. That is why he prefers to be strong, he hates any weakness, and especially weakness he finds within himself.

When he needs something he is more than likely to simply acquire it and damn the consequences. Any naysayer may do so at the risk of pain and even death. Although he never goes out of his way to harm others, neither does he have any inhibition of solving problems with violence.

Brutally blunt he will tell one exactly what is on his mind. In fact he doesn’t care to lie after all lies are something the weak hide behind. In fact he is also good at telling apart lies, and usually enjoys breaking the arms’ of liars.

In some aspects he is like a wild predator, ruthless and cruel. Death is merely a means to an end, and not something to make a big deal out of. Driven by instinct and emotion, his actions are usually quick and decisive, the kind to shoot before asking questions. However this does not mean he is impetuous, like any predator, he knows to be patient and wait for the best opportunity.

Biography:

Fire, gunpowder and blood, the three constants that mar the landscape of Emeka’s past. Many would label him a monster at present, but he is a only a creature created by an equally monstrous environment.

His descent began early in his life, with fire and the birth of hate on one summer’s night. There was only one emotion that passed through the young boy’s life as he watched his village slowly burn in that summer night. Tears streamed down his bruised face, he would scream if only his voice was not hoarse from it already. He watched as his home, his family and his life was reduced to ashes, and with it his innocence. The fire laughed at him with its crackle and sparks, just like the men who created it. Set by brigands on a whim even after they had taken all the villagers had. The brigands laughed and drank at the fire and burning bodies, dancing merrily around the spoils they had pillaged from it. Doubled over in pain, gasping for air. In that moment he grabbed the boy with his collar and pulled him up.

“Boy do you know why this happened to you?” he asked. “You may say that it was because we are bad men. That may be true. But there is a deeper truth, it is because you are weak, and it is the destiny of the weak to be eaten by the strong.”

“You may hate me with every fibre of your being. This is good. You will realize that hate is a powerful thing, it will give you strength like none other. So hate! Hate me! Hate my men! Hate the gods! But above all hate the weak you!” he said as a sick smile pulled across his face

These words would etch themselves into the psyche of the young boy, for he sensed the truth in those words. So he began to hate, and his tears dried with the heat of it. After all it was easier to hate then feel the sadness that pulled at his feet.

~

The sun was high and strong, it beat down on Emeka’s brow with an almost solid force. Sweated beaded down his forehead. His hands shook and his feet trembled. He stood wearing the same clothes he had worn the night he was taken. Now they were nothing more than dirty rags. Around him were a circle of men, staring down at him.

His hands felt heavy, the weight of a revolver. The gun seemed far heavier than it looked, perhaps this was the weight of a life. He realized that he was staring at the red dirt, some of it darkened by drops of sweat. He looked up to see a man bound and kneeling before him. He knew what he had to do.

Behind him stood Mwambe, the leader of the brigands, his arm crossed. “Decide boy, it is either his life or yours. Are you strong enough to take, or will you be taken from yet again.” he said. The boy took respite in that little place in his head where hate had taken root. It soothed his nerves, and told him what he needed to do. After all it was not his fault the man had to die, it was the man’s fault he had been weak.

Slowly he raised his hands and pointed the gun to the man’s temple. The man had already resigned himself to his fate his eyes downcast. Then with a pull of his finger Emeka, shot the man. A final bang echoed through the camp, as the man slumped to the ground. Suddenly he felt the shaking in his hands stop…

~

The man laughed hoarsely “Fate is a strange thing, No? I remember a time when we were in similar situation , a lifetime ago… You have grown well little monster. Now it is time for you to take that final stepped”. The man eyed his captor wildly as he cackled, as madness took over him.

Emeka looked down on the cackling old man. How small he looked now, he didnt understand the fear he had felt as a child. “Oh yes old man, I will take! I will take slowly … and with great pleasure! Its time I teach you what I have learned of fire and of hate.” he said, his eyes burning with a mad glee. Then he walked out of the tent, leaving the old man bound inside.

Then with a flick of his hand he motioned to his men. Soon the acrid smell of smoke filled the air, the smell bringing a cruel smile to his face, one similar to another man so many nights ago. One story ends with fire and another begins anew.

Skills:

Intimidation
Fighter - Although not having any formal training, years of battle have tempered him into a natural fighter
Instinctual - Animalistic trait that lets him get a better sense of the environment around and subconsciously perceive the nature of things

Elemental Cores:

Heat, Air

Abilities:
Burning Claw[Fire] - Focus a fiery aura into one's hands or weapon, which is hot enough to melt through metals

Burst Step[Heat] - Combust the the sole of ones feat to create an explosive step, generating powerful bursts in speed. This skill also has limited applicability while mid air

Surge[Life][Passive] - Through a basic yet subconscious maintenance of life energy within one's body one has boosted power output of one’s musculature

Heat Sense[Heat][Passive] - The sixth sense when further appended with the element of heat, allows one to perceive heat in a small sphere around him, though clarity increases with increase in skill

Familiars:

Possessions:

[JohnSolaris]

@helltank: Five times the strength of an Olympic weightlifter is a bit much for starting characters. The strength of the tentacle should be reduced to three times the strength of an average adult male, same as what the armor gives your character. The tentacle's reach and flexibility is enough of an advantage to count as a separate ability.

@akje: First, you should start with two elemental cores. If you only want Earth, you could start with two Earth cores.

Second, Stone Sense has to have a range limit, because there's a limit on how far you can extend your magic. For now, a kilometer should be about as far as you can stretch it, and the image should get weaker the further away it is from you. Also, you may not be able to see through earthen materials that are already infused with magic more powerful than your own.

Third, Earth Glide is kind of awkward and vague. You make it sound like some limited form of intangibility that only works inside earthen materials, which isn't really possible. Due to how intangibility works, you either clip through all physical matter or none. True intangibility also usually needs the Aether element, or at least Light or Dark; you can't really pull it off with Earth. I'd say you should change it so that the ability uses magic to cause the earth in your character's immediate vicinity to flow like water, so that he can "swim" through it. With this change, the ability would create some detectable ripples, but it would no longer affect the user if the rock he is in gets split apart. Also, you should know that the ability might not work well on earth that's already infused with magic more powerful than your own, just like the previous ability, though you don't have to add this to the description.

@Grimoire: The only thing I don't like about your character sheet is the vagueness of the backstory. Where was your character from, and what ethnicity? Remember that he must've been from modern Earth. Also, he has no last name. Does he come from a culture where most people don't have family names?

Looking at Helltank's character John seems to be a bit inferior, except for the part where she's a little girl and John is a genius scientist. Then again, pretty much every mutation John possesses has a nasty surprise.

@Laue

Aside from what Helltank already addressed, John can regenerate from wounds, and inflict a number of debilitating debuffs. On the other hand, Alison has no real ways of healing her wounds or recovering from debuffs; a few good hits from John's paralytic claws might be enough to do her in. So it should come down to a matter of tactics, with neither of them being strictly superior.

Also, I'm nerfing Alison's tentacle strength, so there's that too.

[whist]

I'm ready to post Grant's next action in the fight against the plantbear but don't wan't to cut out @Magnato.

[JohnSolaris]

I'm ready to post Grant's next action in the fight against the plantbear but don't wan't to cut out @Magnato.

@whist

I will give @Magnato the remainder of today to post. After that, I'm going to proceed with the fight. If he doesn't post, I'll assume that Meredith was paralyzed by fear and uncertainty or something during the fight.

[Marra Mistborn]

-curious face- Is cloning things possible?

[helltank]

Predator's strength has been edited to be in line with Alison's armored strength.

Alison has no real ways of healing her wounds

JohnSolaris

She has her life-stealing orbs.

Also: can I ask which group I am placed in? If time delay is an issue I will just assume Alison slept in her pod during thr delay.

[JohnSolaris]

-curious face- Is cloning things possible?

@Marra Mistborn

Generally, no. To "clone" something, you basically need to scan its inner workings, then build a replica yourself. You can't skip all the steps and just automatically get a replica of your target.

She has her life-stealing orbs.

@helltank

I know. The orbs, however, cannot heal any injuries that the body itself is not capable of healing, e.g. lost limbs or organs. To be able to restore lost limbs and organs, you need some kind of explicit regeneration or healing ability.

Also: can I ask which group I am placed in? If time delay is an issue I will just assume Alison slept in her pod during thr delay.

@helltank

You'll probably be placed in the same group as the two other people that signed up. A new group.

[ravenDivinity]

Will the groups ever meet?

[JohnSolaris]

Will the groups ever meet?

@ravenDivinity

Yes, they will meet sooner or later. Exactly when, I don't know; that'll be up to the plot that hasn't been fully decided.

[helltank]

Any in-universe reason for a group of only 3 people?

[JohnSolaris]

Any in-universe reason for a group of only 3 people?

@helltank

No. In-universe, people are paired up more or less randomly, in groups of 3 to 6.

[akje]

First, you should start with two elemental cores. If you only want Earth, you could start with two Earth cores.

Second, Stone Sense has to have a range limit, because there's a limit on how far you can extend your magic. For now, a kilometer should be about as far as you can stretch it, and the image should get weaker the further away it is from you. Also, you may not be able to see through earthen materials that are already infused with magic more powerful than your own.

Third, Earth Glide is kind of awkward and vague. You make it sound like some limited form of intangibility that only works inside earthen materials, which isn't really possible. Due to how intangibility works, you either clip through all physical matter or none. True intangibility also usually needs the Aether element, or at least Light or Dark; you can't really pull it off with Earth. I'd say you should change it so that the ability uses magic to cause the earth in your character's immediate vicinity to flow like water, so that he can "swim" through it. With this change, the ability would create some detectable ripples, but it would no longer affect the user if the rock he is in gets split apart. Also, you should know that the ability might not work well on earth that's already infused with magic more powerful than your own, just like the previous ability, though you don't have to add this to the description.

@JohnSolaris

I agree with your judgement. I'll add the character to the character list with the proposed changes.

[akje]

So.. Am I in a pod in the second shrine as well? Or am I alone in house 3?

[helltank]

You're in Shrine 3 with me. Your tankiness should synergize well with Alison's lightning bruiser-ness.

[akje]

You're in Shrine 3 with me. Your tankiness should synergize well with Alison's lightning bruiser-ness.

@helltank

Tanky? I don't like the sound of that. Makes me sound like a target.

[helltank]

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Tanky? I don't like the sound of that. Makes me sound like a target.

@akje

They'd have about 5 seconds to do their worst to you, because the moment they target you Alison's going to be right on top of them with her tentacle monster.

[akje]

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They'd have about 5 seconds to do their worst to you, because the moment they target you Alison's going to be right on top of them with her tentacle monster.

@helltank

First time the promise of tentacles has sounded like a relief.