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Are centaurs okay?


The GM is a carnivorous bat horse. I'm a High Elf from another world who has spliced with an android.

I think a centaur shall be fine :)
Fiirnmir Starsplendour


Across the Cosmos he blazed. A man - nay, an Elf, a High Elf - encased in light and trailing fire, propelling himself with arcane fury through the star studded blackness, transcending time and reality, merging the borders of space and the Abyss with fervent yet practised hands.

His name was Fiirnmir Starsplendour. The High King of the High Elves, Lord of Agros, Slayer of Gods and Bane of Divinity. His power was mighty, but his temper patient and just. He loved far more than he hated, saved more than he took, and protected far more than he threatened. His was not the business of pride or hubris, nor ignorance or passion. His was the domain of wisdom and compassion, tempered in the fire of righteous action.

Yet as he came upon the source, he felt a rare pang of anger rush through him.

Agros was in peril. Her many cities of gold and marble were crumbling into the seas. Her peoples, innocent as they were of their King's ancient sins, were dying in the thousands with every passing second. Indeed, the High Home of the High Elves was collapsing in on itself, and even Fiirnmir, as mighty as he was, could not turn the tide of relentless destruction.

Fearing the Gods had returned to launch their revenge, he had taken to the Cosmos to battle them, in what he perceived to be a final confrontation between Elf and his Creator. Yet, as he ascended the clouds, and broke into that hollow and hopeless void known as the Cosmos, he found himself quite alone. No enemies awaited him, no minions of hate and peril, no trap nor ambush. Nothing. Yet still Agros continued to crumble below.

It did not take him long to ascertain the source of the threat to his peoples. Skilled in the lore of the multiversal plains, he was able to see - yet unable to hinder - the tendrils of powerful energy that now gripped his home. It seemed Agros was not under siege from divine beings, but something as equally severe. Something natural, yet tainted.

And so he followed the source.

And here he was.

The High King of the High Elves, idle with rage, looked upon the folly of an idiotic race.

No one, human or beast, from the crumbling skylines of New Ark would have noticed that lone shooting star in the sky above, blended as it was with the multitude of catastrophes affecting them; they would not have known that a being far mightier than science would ever permit, looked down upon them, as a huntsmen would look down upon a rabid dog.
@Shoryu Well I guess I'll start us off then? My first post is ready. Or should I hold off? I know you said I could post before Monday but I didn't want to inadvertently steal your thunder and get a slap.
@Shoryu Sounds good. I'll be looking forward to Monday then :D

And er, should I move Fiirnmir over to the characters tab? Or are you reserving it as your own personal pent house suite? :P
Shame, and weird. I'm guessing the GM is new to the site, and was expecting a more lively experience? Who knows.

Well, if this does get cancelled, then one of you guys should consider making a WW2 themed RP of your own. It's a topic that obviously has ample interest, and it's something I'd happily join.
I got bored and created a couple of NPCs that people might want to use/take ideas from. I have no intention on playing either, but if anyone wants an insta-NPC, here's ya ticket.

Also, the second guy, Ronald Rahner, might serve as a perfect antagonist to anyone looking to take on some NPCs. He's someone you wouldn't want to run into during the catastrophe.

Again, I have no interest in playing them, I was just exercising my creative muscle a little bit and thought I may as well share them.

Whelp, looks like it's time for bed again. Catch ya later.




@Shoryu I'm glad you like him. Equally, I can't wait to start playing him. I've got about a thousand potential scenarios that I want to explore with this guy, and I'm already planning my opening posts. Should be megga epix.

Speaking of epix. As my sheet states, players should speak to me before stumbling on a shard of the crown, or the staff's gemstone. That way I can keep the situation controlled and reasonable. That should stop every character suddenly stumbling upon new found powers in their first posts :D

Also, if anyone else is starting in the corporate district, lemme know if you want to coordinate anything. Whilst I didn't plan on him meeting and greeting with anyone until after his "transformation", I'd like to leave room for other possibilities. Briefly meeting Fiirnmir in his original form might somehow benefit another character's development arc or something. But that's just food for thought.

I'm turning in, I'll catch up with you guys in about 8 hours. Laters! :D
Character sheet posted here for approval.

I am really, really, REAAAAAAAAAAAAALLY sorry about how big it is. Because my character is coming from another world, I had to write a whole bunch of fluff. Nothing has really changed from what I originally pitched to you, it's just a lot more fleshed out. My posts will not be anywhere near this size, so don't worry about me whacking everyone with an essay every time my character does something.

Briefly summed up though, here's what we have:

Fiirnmir was a powerful mage, the greatest of his day. His world Agros exists in a different reality or material plain than New Ark. He upset some Gods, they did something, he over powered them, became ruler of the world for thousands of years and was busy working on a pet project when Agros starts getting torn apart. He finds the source of the catastrophe to be New Ark, and travels there. He is initially powerful enough to stop it all, and maybe even reverse it.

But then he'll bump into a robot at the RP's start, and his dance cards get drastically rearranged.

Anywhos, lemme know what you think.


I was picturing some kind of security android too actually XD... technically military fits as well, since the corporation technically 'is' the military... oh wait, 'was' ;3

And! I was also considering 'otherworldly interactions' a possibility, thanks to the whole theme of this 'clysm', though it needs to be few and far between probably. Being from another world isn't out of the question, and 'unwillingly' being dumped into 'this' world could be an interesting element for character dynamics... It could also provide someone to try teaching magic to others... or, ya know, giving hints that might help, since some might have access to a different facet of magic.

on a side note, as a 'powerful mage', I could picture his power being a bit nerfed here since magic is 'fresh' in this world, it's only just begun so it's bound to be more unruly than he's used to, not to mention the potential strange ways that technology could be interfering with it.... especially if it's inside of him. XD... actually, depending on how you work the fusion, he might not even 'have' his magic, or need to find a new way to magic.

Also, just to clarify a point! I don't mind seemingly outrageous ideas, the worst you'll get is an 'oh god no!', but there's a lot that I can accept as long as it can be played 'well'. Afterall, there's a difference between a mary sue harem anime power fantasy character, and one that 'looks' the part while the player handles them more responsibly. Before RPguild was shattered a couple years back I'd made a reputation for myself of challenging myself to use 'that risky character type'[I.e. powerful dragons, some kind of alicorn, nanomachines son!, and so on] in reasonable and entertaining ways that didn't break the bank, so to speak, generally employing generous nerfs or defining undefined power they had in the process... there may be a thin line and a slippery slope combined of course, but I enjoy exercising my imagination as much as seeing the depths of other's imaginations, so long as they can do so without ruining everyone else's fun.


Amen, brother.

Well here's my idea in its briefest form:

The Elf, is a powerful mage on his home planet, possibly the most gifted of his time. He's lived for tens of thousands of years, and is immortal in the style of Toklein's Elves. Throughout his life time, he has played a pivotal part in his peoples' development throughout the ages, guiding them through dark times and preventing them from insurmountable evils.

And then suddenly the sky darkens, lightning storms flare up, and his world starts getting battered. Cities are brought by to their knees, millions perish, and it looks as if the world is days away from an apocalypse. The mage then uses his powers to search the cosmos, or the Void, or whatever term I end up using for it, to see if he can find the source of this sudden end-of-days scenario. And through doing this, he finds the RP's world, and senses that whatever cataclysm is affecting it, is also affecting his world.

Therefore, he must end the cataclysm, or his people will perish. He travels from his planet, or universe, or material realm (whatever), to the RP's planet where he plans to A) see what's happening, and B) stop it.

However, something happens, not sure what yet. Whether he is attacked by the android on arrival, and through a freak accident he melds with it, or whether he simply "teleports" directly into it, he ends up in his mutilated state. The "melding" almost outright kills him instantly, literally cutting his organs and brain in two. Powerful as he is though, he is able to use his magic to sustain his life, and to bludgeon the immense pain before blackness takes him. It's at this point that he realises he is not alone in his head, and an alien presence is trying to take control of him. A mental battle ensues, and will continue to ensure throughout.

So to stay alive, he has to constantly focus 90% of his magical reserves on preserving his flesh, leaving the remainder at his disposal to perform basic magical tasks. That nerfs his mage background to a sustainable level :)

Furthermore, he would use what magic he could spare, to regrow his flesh in places where the melding has left exposed gaps. So areas where the flesh meets metal would resemble something like melted rubber I guess.

As far as functioning goes, the CPU and the Elf's mind act separately, but have control of the entirety of the melded body. So the Elf can control the robotic features, and the CPU can control the Elf's flesh and bone. The Elf is normally able to subdue the CPU through either logical argument, or pure strength of will, but there is room left for the possibility that the CPU will somehow take control.

With the Elf's albeit limited magic, and the CPU's technological features (such as being able to scan terrain, and analyse hazardous situations), he should form quite the wild card in many situations.
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