[OOC] Cinder Sickness - A DnD style classic RP

[Penultimate_Pi]

I'm interested in joining, but the character roster seems pretty full already. If you have room for one more, though, I'd be glad to contribute a human monk from my own DnD history. I'm thinking I would modify him a bit here to grant extra emphasis on things like Ki techniques, for the sake of providing something more unique.

[Afina]

@TheWizardLizard@Luminosity@Dragoknighte You are good to go and place you CS on the CS page.

@Penultimate_Pi You are welcome to join, we still have room and a monk would be a nice addition.

[Double Capybara]

Hider

Name: Silvina
Age: 43
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Race: Human
Class: Wizard (Witch kit)
Appearance/Clothing: An aging woman with a messy short hair which alternates between brown and white. She appears to be older than her actual age. She dress is a simple brown robe with a few details in a light color.
Skills: Herbalism, Spellcasting, Astrology, Animal Handling and Cooking
Natural Abilities: She is a pretty typical human
Magic/Spells:
-Hypnotism: Puts a creature on a deep slumber (Actually called sleep, but meh)
-Locate Object: Will sense in which direction an object is
-Minor Image: Creates an illusion, it can make quick sounds but is mostly mute and scentless
-Lightning Bolt: Evokes the power of lightning to deal damage
-Animate Rope: Makes a rope move at your command.
-Nightmare: Haunts a sleeping creature with horrendous dreams
-Minor Healing: A simple healing spell
Additional Information:
She has a husband and a daughter at home
Her familiar is a reindeer of the large Siberian kind, she can ride it.
Weapons: A simple wooden staff not meant for attacking.
Possessions: A few healing potions, a couple of coins and a wand which casts a source of light
Personality: A sleepy and quiet woman, she likes helping others but prefers to keep herself, that is, until you get to know her better, then she will start to tell you the tales of her past and adventures. Also, she is looking for a husband for her daughter so she can be quite inconvenient to young males
History: Born in a tribe to the north Silvina has inherited the shamanic powers of her mother, however when she went trough her initiation a spirit from a different plane tried to posses her, for the next decade she would keep on fighting her own powers, ultimately going into complete isolation. Her husband was a traveler who would constantly meet her by accident, he tried his best to approach the hermit but she would constantly cast him away, one day under a heavy snowstorm he got wounded by a falling tree and Silvina decided to treat him back to health. Helping the man was a good way for Silvina to realize she could do way more than she was now, she accepted his feelings and they got married soon after, her daughter was born a year after that. They lived close to the tribe but still in the forest. The daughter did get shaman powers but went trough her initiation smoothly. At this point she felt like she wanted to explore her powers a bit more by traveling south and exploring the world, not only to get to know herself but also to not make her daughter curious about her mysterious powers.

[Afina]

@Double Capybara You are good to go, feel free to move your character to the CS page.

Will be posting first IC later on today, if your character isn't ready by then, no worries so don't stress about it.

[Blackbeard]

So this is a tabletop RP without the stats and numbers etc?

If a space opens up in the future I might like to join.

[Afina]

@Blackbeard Yes, typical Gm set up for like a tabletop but no dice rolls and a bit more freedom. I am still accepting CS at this time.

[Penultimate_Pi]

Alright, here we go.

Hanzo Jibero

Name: Hanzo Jibero
Age: 26
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Race: Human
Class: Monk
Appearance/Clothing:


Skills:
Acrobatics
Survival
Historical & Religious Knowledge
Climbing & Swimming
Perception
Emotion Reading
Ki Manipulation
Martial Arts, Grappling, & Throwing

Natural Abilities: Has honed his body to its upper limits in durability and reflexes, and learned to how manipulate his Ki (spiritual energy); otherwise, he possesses no special abilities of note for a human.

Magic/Spells:

• Ki Strike - A focused attack bolstered through Ki. Grants a chance for normal damage to penetrate armor and natural resistances. Can be charged for a slightly greater chance.
• Ki Blast - Hanzo channels Ki into his hands to throw out a bolt of raw energy that travels a short distance. Functions as a basic magical attack with a chance to penetrate physical armor (akin to Ki Strike), but must be charged to yield the proper effect initially.
• Ki Mending - A monk's own 'lay on hands' technique using Ki. Restores a bit of health and fights magical impurities.

Additional Information:
This monk hails from an old culture that bears worship to the spirit of nature, rather than any specific god. They bless the sun and the moon for giving them light, and the earth and its bounty for giving them life. A somewhat nomadic culture, these monks rarely established buildings or relics for anything beyond shelter, aiming to preserve nature as best as they could.

This culture took up martial arts and the art of Ki manipulation as a means of defensing oneself without resorting to weapons or lethality, and to hone one's body and spirit to its greatest potential. Life was simple and peaceful, yet active and fulfilling. They took what they needed from nature and kindly returned what they did not, blessing all creatures that lost their lives as fulfilling a greater purpose.

For Hanzo, this has since changed somewhat. Where he once could've wandered without ever getting lost, he now struggles to find a purpose in this new reality revealed to him. He has long since gotten over the culture shock of the developing world, however, and still finds himself traveling about, benefiting others where he sees fit. The wonder still remains, however, and the monk can't help but wish for a sign to reveal his own destiny.

Equipment: Hanzo possesses no weapons besides his fists, but does wear a small medium of protective gear: leather bracers on his forearms and legs, and a belt with magical properties that reinforces his natural durability.

Possessions: Something of a miser, Hanzo carries little gear or money on his person. He is always seens with his monk's clothing (see above), as well as a waterskin, a crest of his clan, and a ring of prayer beads. Should the need arise, the sash he wears can be improvised as a ten-foot rope.

Personality:
By nature, Hanzo is a respectful individual, treating others with kindness when he can see they deserve it. Through his experiences, however, the monk has learned to only really trust those he has discovered as righteous at heart, even if not always purely good. As such, he comes and goes in his travels, not often staying to maintain friendships but still holding them at heart. Getting to know Hanzo and sympathize with him can turn the monk into a faithful ally, even beyond an initial partnership.

As a result of his less fortunate experiences, Hanzo bears a stern sense of justice, and is quite willing to help others in desperate need (for better or worse, at times). He tends to be straightforward, but also cautious and logical - not below fighting others to reach a solution, but wise enough to seek an alternate method. As a part of his vowing of respect as a monk, Hanzo will never willingly kill a fellow human/elf/etc, but when pitted against the 'inhumane' (monstrous creatures and truly sinful individuals) he will not share that grace.

History:
Hanzo was born naturally within a nomadic tribe of monks. As a youth, he was eager to learn their ways and trained hard to better himself. He found himself fitting in well with the culture, benefiting greatly from its teachings and giving him a fairly fulfilling life, at the time.

Of course, some things have a tendency to change so very suddenly. As Hanzo's generation was beginning to reach their coming of adulthood, one girl was suddenly outcast from the monks in what had to be a first in their history. She had always been something of a quiet loner, but what put her off the edge was her possession and obsession with a unique steel knife abandoned in the forest. Though Hanzo was somewhat regretful of her suffering this fate, as he was one of the few people to show her kindness, he was ultimately made to pay it no mind.

Disaster struck, however, when but a few moons later, the girl returned in the accompany of a legion of violent warriors. She had discovered that the knife was of their craft, and immediately became absorbed into their vastly differing knowledge. When she weaved a tale of being isolated and betrayed by her primitive family and clan, the battle-bred warriors were empowered to aid her in revenge.

So began the crusade against Hanzo's clan, a long night of fire beneath a bloody moon. As fear and panic settled in, a still-young Hanzo was desperately urged to flee, even as family and friends alike were quickly slaughtered under the warriors' powerful weapons. Under the shadow of the forest, Hanzo managed to evade the clan's new enemies, and believed himself to be a solitary survivor. But while the fires still remained in sight, Hanzo was suddenly confronted by the girl, bloody knife in hand.

Though she had initially spared Hanzo for the kinship he had offered, the murderer claimed to have dicovered a new way of life, driven by a far more powerful emotion: wrath. Seeing the monk feel his own brand of wrath, she offered him another chance, to channel and release this rage the only way she knew how. Hanzo refused, deciding she had more than lost her mind, and attempted to fight her in his anger. Their tango was brief but brutal, put to a painful end when the murderer was knocked headfirst into a collapse of burning branches, blinding her.

He only regrets not having learned her name.

The time following was harsh to Hanzo, not because he could not survive but because he had nobody else to survive with. He was alone, his family, friends, and culture all mercilessly slaughtered. Hanzo's outlook changed - it had to, if he was going to truly live any longer. The monk began to wander the world again, a world that seemed to so vastly change overnight, as he passed through many towns, kingdoms, and nations. He would help others as he deemed without compensation, all the while hoping to find some new sense of purpose as she had.

[Afina]

@Penultimate_Pi k, Looks good. Only thing is with Ki-strike, I ask that is be a chance to go through armor and natural defenses instead of an automatic thing. Will allow for a 50/50 chance, just make sure it is rped that way. Other than that, good to go, make the small adjustment and then are free to post it on the cs page.

[Penultimate_Pi]

@Afina I changed Ki Strike's mechanics: it functions as a normal attack with a chance to damage through armor, and charging it only yields a slightly higher chance. As such, Ki Blast now also functions in a similar manner, but must be charged initially, so it cannot obtain a higher chance.

[Afina]

@Penultimate_Pi Awesome, you are good to go and move it over to the CS page.

[Afina]

@Luminosity Okay, I already like your character. Your character pic reference 1 is the same image I use for my character Arey Daemonica, lol

[TheWizardLizard]

Quite the roster we have so far. We've got a very well-rounded support cast for Fiona (who is tripping every single one of my 'protagonist' radars - looking forward to seeing how she develops). An older badass, a mysterious spell-casting woods lady, a hyper-lawful monk badass and a hyper chaotic thief, an experienced adventurer lady, a woods person with a huge axe AND a magic elf in one character... we've got it all! And no Chaotic Evil Necromancers tagging along trying to kill all the NPCs for giggles!

Incidentally, still hoping someone'll take me up on my offer of 'dragging Tobias into the adventure'. Again, not necessary for me to play, but it's usually been fun and a source of interesting character dynamics before. So, yeah.

[Luminosity]

Haha, thank you. I think it's a pretty popular image. Figured I would make a fledgling adventurer to offset the more powerful people we have, and she seemed to fit it pretty well.

[Afina]

@TheWizardLizard We have a great group going so far and there will be at least two others that I have conversing with via pm to join us. (Who will be bringing some interesting characters to the group. >.>)

If no one else takes up the drag your character into the fray calling, no worries. I'll make sure something gets set up.

[Afina]

@Luminosity I think she will do very well in the group itself. Excited to let the story unfold with all that is planned for the group.

[Luminosity]

@TheWizardLizard Could have Fiona do that, if you want. I don't think she'd "drag" him anywhere, but if they met somewhere not long ago and became sort-of friends, she might have tried to convince him to come along with her and help her with the job.

[The Fated Fallen]

@TheWizardLizard Could have Fiona do that, if you want. I don't think she'd "drag" him anywhere, but if they met somewhere not long ago and became sort-of friends, she might have tried to convince him to come along with her and help her with the job.

@Luminosity

[Penultimate_Pi]

@TheWizardLizard Looking at our current cast, I could see either Hugh or (more likely) Fiona managing to drag you along for the ride when you just happen to be there. If it came to it, I could possibly have Hanzo do it himself, as I'm thinking he'll also be a person who tags along by virtue of just being there at the time.

As far characters dynamics go, @Afina, how much potential would you say is there for minor quests or plot arcs that centralize around one or more of our characters? For instance, I left some of Hanzo's backstory open for a possible quest later on, and I could even see Hanzo and Hugh sharing some aspects of their history.

[Afina]

@Penultimate_Pi Plenty, I Gm in a rather open fashion and give the rpers a lot of freedom to bring in subplots, advancements and story arcs. I am usually pretty open to things as long as if an idea comes up the player drops me a pm so I can work it into the story. As far as coming up with things with other rpers, just drop them a line and work out the details there. They may or may not be open to it. Just make sure that any information one character might have about another characters past is worked out via pm first and you have the okay from the player first. Remember though that Hughs tribe was wiped out, so that is something you would have to deal with if Warrior was open to it.(We had a run in with people auto knowing crap about our characters in our last RP that led to some tense moments. So want to head anything off before it happens is all.)

Edit: Why I have that if it isn't in the bio, it doesn't exist type of thing there.

[TheWizardLizard]

@Luminosity That'd probably work. Tobias isn't the sort to routinely stick his neck out for other people, but your character could probably convince him (especially considering it's orphans at stake, which he has a soft spot for). I mean, expect him to bitch your character out near-constantly when the peril starts mounting, but it'll be... mostly in fun.

If you're game, we can work out the circumstances of their meeting. Thanks!