[OOC] Ianus Congreatio: Secret societies, horror, and mystery in the shadows of Prague.

[MacabreFox]

Is this perchance still open? I'm quite intrigued.

@Monochromatic Rainbow

I would like to say so (:, but that is of course at @Astarael42 discretion. If you're really interested, please feel free to write up a character sheet!

[Astarael42]

@Monochromatic Rainbow yes it is still open. Feel free to draft up a character and we can go from there.

To all others I got my friend off on the plane yesterday, caught up on missed sleep today, and am ready to get things underway again. :-) To all who are still around; thank you for not giving up on me.

[kapuchu]

This... is an interesting one.

Is it still open? (judging by the previous post just 13 minutes ago I'd wager a guess, but I'd rather be safe than sorry^^)

I also have a few questions

1 - Is there a criminal underworld?`
2 - Exactly what is the nature of psychic abilities? I would also like a bit more clarification on what they can be, and if we are only humans (you mention Dracula/vampires and such in the beginning, which makes be a tiny bit uncertain)
3 - I understand that we are members of the Society that the head of House Ianus established?
4 - Will he accept former law-breakers (thieves, burglars, etc.) if they put their past behind them and put their skills to "good use"?
5 - (final one, I think) What exactly does a "Mystery" entail? You give us a lot of background information for the setting, but not so much about what the RP's supposed to be centered about. I'd like a bit of clarification on that one.

I'm sorry for being such a boore and asking so many questions, but I hope you'll survive :D If not, then I apologize for ruining to Rp by killing the Gm with questions <.<

[Vigfast]

Welcome back, I'd estimate I'll be AWOL until Monday, midterms suck.

[Naril]

I'm still here! I'll be working on another post soon. :3

[Antediluvixen]

>Is reading character sheets
>Skills include fencing
>Skills include fencing
>Skills include fencing

>Character in progress is not a particularly good fencer.

>Am not sure what to do about this.

I suppose there is Radioactive's character to also not be a master fencer, though he just dislikes violence in general.

[Vigfast]

If it helps, Roger just likes hitting people with sticks/batons/his cane.

On that note, once I return home, I'll add his CS to the character tab.

[Antediluvixen]

@Vigfast Nah I was joking, and more in reference to the apparent love of fencing going on here. The character I'm making is actually quite excellent in bladed combat, she just doesn't do the whole parry and riposte thing. She's more the brutal melee type.

[MacabreFox]

>Is reading character sheets
>Skills include fencing
>Skills include fencing
>Skills include fencing

>Character in progress is not a particularly good fencer.

>Am not sure what to do about this.

I suppose there is Radioactive's character to also not be a master fencer, though he just dislikes violence in general.

@Monochromatic Rainbow

Archery is also a possibility (don't know why I didn't pick that!), and carbines (guns) are other forms of possible combat skills.

[Antediluvixen]

@MacabreFox I'm aware of the various combat skills, don't worry~

I was more amused at all the fencers we have, is all.

[Vigfast]

There can be only one! *cue Highlander theme song*

[Fillet]

@MacabreFox I'm aware of the various combat skills, don't worry~

I was more amused at all the fencers we have, is all.

@Monochromatic Rainbow

NGL, my char will be fluent in the dominant Romance languages. I figured: education.

But not fencing. No sirree.

I will submit my sheet then, after seeing this surge of enthusiasm from everyone. Yay!

[EldritchOne]

Following the small influx of these other folks I hope you still have some space left for me, I'll get a profile up in a day or two.

There can be only one! *cue Highlander theme song*

@Vigfast

*Sol, "Earl" of Strathearn raises a claymore whilst lightning erupts everywhere and Queen plays in the background.*

Yep, this character is going to be a Scottish expat.

[Astarael42]

Alright If I missed anyone that needed a reply I apologize. Feel free to poke me with a fish.

@kapuchu
Yes still open. This story is designed that people can enter, leave, and vanish as needed with minimal effort so it is always open and I welcome new characters. Now to see if I can answer the questions...

1 - Is there a criminal underworld?
Yes absolutely.

2 - Exactly what is the nature of psychic abilities? I would also like a bit more clarification on what they can be, and if we are only humans (you mention Dracula/vampires and such in the beginning, which makes be a tiny bit uncertain)
Characters are humans. Anything non-human is a opponent only but in reality they were mentioned as that is the particularly environment/atmosphere to be cultivated in this adventure. Non-humans will be scarce if at all. Psychic Talents are varied and honestly require a bit of creativity. Think of a particular talent you might like your character to excel at and we can create a psychic Talent that takes it beyond the normal human capabilities and into the paranormal Talents. Psychic talents are mental in nature, as might be expected, and require thought and focus. There are psychic hunters, people who's talents aid them in various sciences, people who can read auras and emotions, people who can read the dead, people who have a talent for research, people who have a talent for cooking, people who have a talent for being unnoticeable, people who can work energy into or around crystals or mirrors or similar focuses, etc. It builds on the theory that all humans have at least a trace of psychic energy though it often goes under other names as well (auras, humors, etc) and a few people are able to focus and use this energy to a great extent. The effects tend to be tied to mental facilities in some manner, simple but useful and the characters have learned how to take great advantage of their Talent making them stronger or more skilled than an ordinary counterpart. The only things truly off limits are traditional spiritualists/mediums (summoning ghosts) and traditional mesmerism/mind reading. That being said we still have characters who Talents are similar to those...but with enough differences that they had their own unique twist that put them beyond the stereotypical.

3 - I understand that we are members of the Society that the head of House Ianus established?
yes he is. If you look at the first three posts in the characters thread you will find background information as well as the current head. It is posted there to for ease of finding.

4 - Will he accept former law-breakers (thieves, burglars, etc.) if they put their past behind them and put their skills to "good use"?

yes absolutely. Not even necessarily required that their shady past remain in the past; simply in addition to their own morals they conform to what is required of members of the society. The head of the society himself has connections in the underworld and he realizes the value of such.

5 - (final one, I think) What exactly does a "Mystery" entail? You give us a lot of background information for the setting, but not so much about what the RP's supposed to be centered about. I'd like a bit of clarification on that one.
the mystery is a series of mini mysteries (which if anyone wants to lead their own I'm game for that, simply message me your thoughts). It is effectively a detective agency for paranormal problems that in some way affect or involve the society or it's members. This first one is just an introduction, to allow the characters to develop as characters. After this it is likely my character will drop out as a main character (unless I'm sitting out the GM aspect of a round because someone else wants to lead a mystery) and the mysteries will be undertaken in small groups.

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@Vigfast: no worries. Life first. Thanks for the heads up.

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@Monochromatic Rainbow Fencing does seem to be favored; but I welcome anything within reason (or with a really good backstory) and will do my best to ensure it is an essential skill at some point.

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@EldritchOne I look forward to it.

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To all drafting up characters once you have it up you can either post here or PM me but if you post it here in the OOC please tag me so I know to look for it. I do read everything but I'd get to reading it faster if I had one of those little notification thingies. Pretty Please with a halo of innocence.

Think I got all Active/Approved characters in the "active characters" in the first post on the characters tab. If I'm missing someone please don't let me ignore you. Jump up and down. Wave pom-poms. Whatever.

[Naril]

@Monochromatic Rainbow - You might note that my character is emphatically not good at fencing. :3 Oh God, I need to start this post.

[MacabreFox]

@Monochromatic Rainbow

List of Pyschic Abilities via Wiki, this is where I discovered automatic writing for my character, it may be of some help to you, as it did for me (:

[Antediluvixen]

@MacabreFox I actually had something in mind already but thanks!

[kapuchu]

@Astarael42
Nice ^^ That's good to hear.

I was thinking of Psychometry

Hider

Psychometry or psychoscopy - Obtaining information about a person or object, usually by touching or concentrating on the object or a related object.

But perhaps with a few changes to it. When it comes to objects, I was thinking of her gaining information about it by concentrating on a given person, and thus get information about something of theirs (using "keywords". So my character thinks about "Valuable" and she gets information about something the person in question places great value upon, or any other keyword. Essentially gaining information about items she doesn't necessarily know anything about before that moment). When it comes to getting information about people I'd still say she needs to touch the person, but to get knowledge about items of theirs she can use the "Keyword" thing.

Is that okay with you? :)

[Fillet]

Dammit, will there be no supernatural opponents? I assumed there would be, I had it in my head we could come across one or two vampires, some Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, etc. I just read your explanation @Astarael42 and it seems I was under a false impression?

[Astarael42]

@kapuchu that is a perfectly fine Talent but I will admit we already have one whose talents are similar. I don't have a problem with doubling up on Talent sets; doesn't bother me a bit; but I thought it fair you should know.

@Fillet Your first instinct was essentially correct; it was bad wording on my part. I apologize. There will be supernatural/psychically/scientifically powerful opponents but they will (for the most part) be physically human or at least human in origin. Dr. Jekyll was after all human; Dorian Gray was; even Vlad Tepes was once. I realize my explanation was gray. Opponents will have taken their supernatural talents to push the natural and/or moral boundaries. They were human once; whether characters consider them so remains to be seen.