Achronum

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@Obscene Symphony You next!

To be honest, I don't really have anything that needs to be changed or added to here. The character flows with the events naturally and the focus on the major event in your backstory offers enough complexity to the character without over-explaining him and his motivations are personal enough to avoid being the standard end the war.

Your character sheet makes me confident that we'll get to learn more about the character in game so please move over Zai over when you have the chance!

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@Andreyich And now you!!

On the surface, there isn't anything wrong with his character. Good options to connect to the plot and the story, motivation for joining teh rebellion, and a reason to stay with the team through hard times. I actually like all of that and think it's a good bit of content to work with to engage with you!

Still, reading it felt like we were reading an NPC rather than a player. This feels like someone who would send the team on their way, carrying their hopes and dreams, because their story is over. They're static, someone you use to make a scene more believable as the main cast returns to place frequently and he can welcome them back and listen to their stories, reminiscing on his own adventures as they do. This is a character I would make be a tavern owner, and surprise the party with a higher level character if shit hits the fan while they are resting.

I have three recommendations:

One, give him activities other than charity that he likes with some specific details. Does he like to read and what? Does he like art and what about it does he like? Does he play an instrument and does he still have one or did he lose it somehow?

Two, this man needs a vice other than depression. He seems to be the perfect person with some broken pieces inside, but little beyond that. Does he have a weakness for sweets, a penchant for drink, a temper or is apathetic about issues?

Three, this'll be wierd but I'd actually dial back his age a bit. My concern is that the age difference between him and the potential other characters will make some of the situations awkward? Not in the sense of the actual age difference, but rather the maturity and sense of priorities l. It could be good, but I just want to make sure we're on the same page!

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@JewelSerket okie dokie, your turn!

1 - This is sadly unplayable unless you could justify this character going with the team right out the bat. We aren't planning on running opposing player factions in this so you won't have the opportunity to develop that realization IC.

2 - This is more possible but unfortunately, the players need to join The Rebellion - a group dedicated to bringing down King Wei and putting the Earth Kongdom back in their place. This is very at odds with the character's motivations.

3 - This is the most realistic idea but the Rebellion is small right now. War, fighting, and other aspects of this conflict are this character's primary source of income and joining the Rebellion would be a full time job, taking away their time and freedom to do so in favor of hunting the Avatar. Why would mercenaries, Bounty Hunters, and other for hire warriors are thriving in this, why give that up? Why is the pointless loss of life so important to a character who gets paid to hunt people and sometimes kill them?

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@Kronshi Okay, so after reading this is definitely a solid base but a few questions on this:

1 - Your sheet states that he makes friends with Fire Nation citizens easily. I wanted to touch base to make sure you understood that the Fire Nation citizenship does not like the air benders as a whole right now. Their decision not to take any action in the war has painted them in a nasty light, and the regular citizen knows this. Having individuals friends that are understanding makes sense, but overall public perception of this character as a person in the Fire Nation is very, very poor.

2 - Most of your character's details only mention him in relation to his training and his relationship with the air temple. Who is he, what does he like, what does he do in his free time, and what sort of travels has he gone on that have impacted him in his time as a messenger. The world is in the state of unrest, and has been even before the formal declaration of war, and despite his worldliness, he feels relatively 2D.

3 - Finding the Avatar is a great point in this, but what were his motivations before this? What are his plans once the he reaches his goal? As someone who chafes against the chains of tradition, why is he comfortable accepting what they say instead of changing?

Like I said, it's a solid foundation but it feels a little incomplete and not fully attached to the world. I want to learn more about him as a person, not just his attitude!

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@JewelSerket Yeah, the OOC has most of the relevant info and as long as you're cool with a little coaching, we don't see it being an issue!

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

“Yeesh, chill wit’ t'e monster talk! Ain't nobody in t'is room a monster; we’re all ‘ere ta learn ‘ow ta be ‘eros and monsters don't do t'at. T’ey slither around under beds and spook kids, and stab people for fun, and commit genocide in t'e name of safety and security and ‘onestly, I ‘aven't seen eit'er one of you do any of t'at. You aren't monsters and if you say it again, we're all gettin’ up early.” Danni shuddered as he sniffled through that idea, hating that he even has to get up before noon. “We'll do yoga and t'ose awkward self affirmations t'at shrinks swear ‘elp you remember ‘ow awesome you are, although I'm always ready ta say it about y'all so idk itha'ats even wort’ wakin’ up early. And if it's more about his leat'er face and old farther wrinkles, I'll keep you're skin routine stuff stocked, filled, and ready ta roll so you don't ‘ave to worry about t'at! ‘onestly, if I turned into t'at, I'd also ‘ave a melt down, though there'd be way more property damage ‘cause like ‘ell am I lettin’ some buildin’ tell me t'at Imma be an ugly old person. I'm gunna age gracefully or not at all!” Danni declared, crossing his eyes to follow the trickle of water coming out of his hair and down his nose. Water related accidents were par the course around Princess when she was upset; you just go used to it. They’d dry up and rearrange after she was feeling a little more solid around the edges, once she didn’t need them to squeeze her back together.

“And for t'e record, I t'ink t'e turnin’ into a demon t'in’ is kinda cool. Like, I live wit’ little ‘auntlin’ and ‘e’ll just ‘ide in like, my computer and t'en when I go ta use it, t'e bastard like pops out and spooks me! I don't even like horror movies and ‘e still jump scares me! Do you know ‘ow many times I've ‘ad ta beg my ‘rents ta replace my stuff ‘cause my fight or flight is fuckin’ fireball centered on myself?!” Danni whined. “So t'ere, at least you can't jump scare me and t'at is def a positive! Well, I guess you still could like, ‘ide under a bed and grab ankles, or like grab someone's foot or ‘and like in t'ose really old memes Pops sometimes talk about. Wait, you wouldn't do t'at right? Please don't do t'at, I might set us bot’ on fire.”

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

Danni wanted to cry too; the whole series of events an absolute nightmare after such a promising start. His eyes stung at the edges and he knew he was on timer before he started sobbing. He stayed behind for a second as Mads worked on getting Princess the rest of the way there, instead focusing on their second damsel in distress. “Look at you Spicy! Makin’ it all the way ‘ere in one piece and still breathin’! Gotta love it. But seriously, thanks.” Danni bopped him on the nose with a lopsided smile. “It's time for the cuddle pile, so we're nearly done! We’ll ‘ave ‘ot chocolate, popcorn, chocolate bars, probably some wierd t'in’ Dee smuggled into t'e snack stash when I wasn't lookin’, beef jerky, and more physical affection t'an you can ‘andle but uts good for you so no skippin’! Unless y’all are gunna be love sick, and t’en you can stay in your room.” He ruffled Spicy’s hair, pressed a quick kiss to Dee’s cheek, and then scrambled back up the stairs.

He snatched up the stuff he had dropped when he got the call, and jogged to April and Maddie’s door clutching pillows under one arm, three blankets piled over his shoulder, snacks and movies shoved in the Bad Day Box, and mugs dangling off his fingers, which he carefully set down before shrugging off the blankets and pillows. There would be time to get comfy and cozy later, when everyone was here and they had the hands to build a fort where they could all hide in for a while.

And that was that. His own tears dripped out as he saw Princess on the bed crying, and he all but flung himself at her. He took Princess's other side, wrapping an arm around her back, a leg across her lap, and rested his head on her shoulder so he had as much physical contact as possible. He didn’t know what she’d gone through, what she’d seen or heard, but he cried because she did, because one of his favorite people was hurting and that hurt him too.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

“Who t'e fuck is callin’ me right now? Does now look like t'e time ta chat?” Danni groaned, looking at the movies in one hand and the chocolate powder in the other, mugs dangling off each finger. He dropped the movies, deciding the mugs more important, and fished his phone out his pocket. He frowned at the picture of him and Dee flashing at him. “Dee, darlin’, sweetheart, baby we’re in t'e same…” Danni trailed off as he looked up and around, the open dorm door the only thing greeting him. “Well, shit.”

“‘eeeeeeeeey, so tots t'ought you were in t'e dorm, just sayin’. Lettin’ me talk ta t'e air… Yeah, I'm ‘eadin’ down now. Kay, love you, use protection, all dat jazz.” Danni giggled, borderline hysterical. Princess and Spicy flitting through floors and now one of them genuinely unconscious made him a little antsy so he unceremoniously dropped everything on his he'd and bolted from the room, scrambling down the stairs, jumping two, three at a time, and bursting out the stairwell door. He heaved in great gulps of air.

“Dis is t’e second time in like five minutes I’ve ran t’ese stairs. I ‘ave learned I do not do enough cardio. Dee, make a mental note for me. Gym, mornings. But like, not tomorrow. Def not tomorrow.” Danni panted as he headed to Princess and Mads. “Hi Princess, hi Mads. We'll get the good stuff in a bit. Dee said he'll get Spicy and then we'll all cuddle pile.” Danni took the other side of April, helping Mads support her and heading for the stairs.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

Danni barely refrained from screeching in frustration as Spicy pooped out with Princess, but it was alright. Danni wasn’t a stressy spagettghi l, he was… whatever was the opposite, Danni didn't know right ‘cause he was in fact, a stressy spaghetti. “Dee, I swear to God, if Spicy and Princess didn't make it, or somet'in’ ‘appened ta t'em, Imma start cryin’ an’ t’en you'll ‘ave ta fix t'ree people instead of one.” Danni whined as they ran out of the cafeteria, not bothering to see whatever nonsense was happening.

“What t'e fuck was up wit’ t'at whole t'in’? W'at even ‘appened in t'at ‘ouse? I told y'all not ta go, but y'all went anyway and now look what's ‘appenin’. Beanie and Rocky are all scramble ‘eaded, Princess is cryin’, apparently Rocky got ‘urt, Vicky got tossed, like I t'ought ‘houses were just like people in costumes and props, not Poisson-Pas trainin’ courses. One night. Just one night. Just wanna dance wit’ my friends, but no. T’ey want ta go into t’e murder ‘ouse instead! Great, just great. Nice ta know I was t’e worse option.” Danni word vomitted as they hurried back to the dorms. With Beanie and Leah being fucking stupid, and Princess now out of sight while having an attack, spirals of fire whirled to life around him and vanished just as quickly.

Danni took the stairs two at a time, too hyper to wait for the elevator. He fumbled getting thr dorm key out and into the lock, but only a few scratches around the lock later, he burst in and began grabbing stuff for cocoa and the Bad Day movie stash. “Dee, can you get t’e blankets and stuff? Can’t promise I won’t scorch ‘em.” Danni muttered as he dug through their stuff.

Avengers Academy: Junior Year 💥

Danny Kingston

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Location: Cafeteria
Skills: N/A
Costume: Double Trouble

“Thanks Mads! We'll get the hot chocoalte and shit and all our stuff and drag it iver. Sleep over night!” Danni cheered, eyeing Leah's injuries. Still, they were Superhero students and while Danni didn't know what kind of training Leah went through, those were just scratches if it was anything as explosive as theirs. Danni threw up his hands in defeat. “Okay, well you two ‘ave fun playin’ t'e whole machisme protector role. Make sure ta work t'at energy out if ya want ta join t’e cuddle pile.” Danni instructed, turning his attention away from a lost cause and instead focusing on the real person that mattered.

Danni supported her other side as Dee gently urged her up from the floor. “Okay so, I don't know what happened, but remember, we're here and we're always going to be, okay Princess? So you do all the cryin’ you want and I'm goin’ to tell you dumb stories about myself in the meantime. Danni said cheerily. He gave Dee a wild look, a little concerned because he'd seen Spicy’s teleportations not go as planned and not making it to the room would be a bad. A very, very, very bad and anything additional might very well end in the dorm not having water for a few days. So he urged the three of them forward, doing his best to curl around her to block the sight of her.

“Okay, okay, okay - picture t'is. It's 2026. Little Danni just turned five-I know, I know, I was an adorable kid, you've seen my baby pictures. Papa ‘ad a show so ‘e was on stage and little Danni was told ‘e ‘ad t’e run of t'e back of ‘ouse while ‘e waited for Pops ta come pick ‘im up after work. I really didn't but who am I gunna let tell me no? Pops is t’e only one who will and t'en I just ask Papa anyways. Danni giggled. “Anyways, so I definitely go wanderin’ out and about and I find t’is real pretty green boa, like super big, super fluffy, has a little gold sparkle to it. Love it. So I do what all kids do when t’ey find somet’in’ new - I bite it. T’at's when t’e screamin’ started. So, turns put, t’e queen who owned it was a but of a germaphone and it was ‘er newest, favorite boa. I don't really remember what happened after that, Papa claims a shaving cream war, but that's how I earned my first archnemesis. To t'is day, anytime we cross paths, I will always stop everythin’ I'm doin’ to bite t’eir shit just ta fuck wit’ t'em.”