Agent B52

Darkness and Light

Read the complaints and will respond to them in full to hopefully reach a mutually acceptable outcome. Unfortunately work will take me away from a computer for the next three days, as I mentioned in my second post in thread this will be a regular weekly occurence.

Darkness and Light

You know, I was hoping that our Dark Lord would be more serious, and not an uninspired ripoff of a well-known Warhammer 40k character.

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No, not awesome. It's an insult. The rest of us are trying to at least make something original, and all you do is plop an image of a space marine and come up with a half-arsed backstory where he falls into a well and becomes a dark archmage for no reason. My incomplete character, Vizir, at least had to go to school to learn some magic; Kalar Splint actually had a reason to found the Rangers and went through a soul-searching revenge phase; King Furlong is a monarch by birthright, but Ahriman version 0.01a pre-alpha just falls into a well and now he's a master elementalist and the man whom we must kneel and bow to? No way, dude.

@SillyGoy

Oh my god, I'm having fun. SOMEBODY STOP ME!

My very first post had a wizard driving a muscle car through the heavens, ON FIRE, with N0F4TCHX as a numberplate. So what if I really am having fun just playing a walking talking cliche in gauche armour. Yes it is a powerfantasy, yes it is a touch immature, yes it shall lead to an unfortunate and ill timed fiery demise. I. Do. Not. Care. I did not sign up for this RP to have a deep and emotional story arc, I signed up to become fantasy Doctor Evil. To become a foil and a walking talking plot device. To give the speeches, to lead the armies of doom, to have that Fortress of Doom. Remember the name of the site, Roleplayer guild? I choose to play the role of Evil Overlord and I plan to milk it for every ounce of ham and cheese I can get out of it.

Besides when the character fell in he was 16. In that abyss something horrible has been doing nothing but pouring Dark knowledge into his brain pan ever since (note his current age). How much is still really Ahzek after all that and how much it is just Darkness made manifest is up for debate.

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Just prostrate yourself before Lord Ahriman and follow his commands to the letter, nothing more is needed.

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@Agent B52

I was thinking that Raven would have been attracted to Ahriman's presence do to his sheer evil returning Raven to his senses rather than just being a ghost story.

@Cultural Titan

Sounds like the time Ahzek raised the Abyssal Fortress out of the ground to become an actual proper fortress rather than a hole in the middle of nowhere. That took a fair bit of juice.

If Ahriman were to come looking for Raven however there would be no door to kick down.

@Cultural Titan

Bummer.

Though there would be lots of trees to burn down and surrounding villages to pillage.

@Cultural Titan

A holiday outing then!

The Thousand Sons are cool and all, but using the name Ahzek Ahriman and his appearance is just...

@SillyGoy

Awesome I know.

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@Agent B52

If we call it that will my zombies need up to date papers? Do you know how hard it is for zombies to get passports?!

@Avanhelsing

Passports no, but a certain seal of quality yes. Kind of like how one has to keep fire-fighting equipment updated with those inspection stickers.

@Agent B52Also running with the idea that he has not quite been himself/entirely there until Ahriman came around.

@Cultural Titan

Question how did he come to Ahriman's employ, would you prefer he seeks out Raven or the other way around? Keep in mind that if Ahriman himself came recruiting you would need a new door. He takes impressive entrances very seriously.

Darkness and Light

I have so many necromancers... Is the afterlife that boring in this setting?

Besides the queen, this seems like its quickly turning into an Dark-Aligned rp.

@Hawlin

They all realise who is the one true ruler! GLORY TO AHRIMAN!

I need a name for my nation. Ahrimanistan is just tacky.

Arstotzka?

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@Esterdi@Cultural Titan

Keep any stabbing out of my court room (physically) and the newspapers(figuratively). The former because I just had a preposterously comfortable carpet laid down there and the latter because I want to represent a united front to the populace.

Speaking of I want to have a chat with the necromancer about possible agricultural uses for skeletons/zombies. If one ignores all the warbling about unethical use of corpses, there's potential there for a peasant labour force that does not tire or eat it's own products. I need the manpower for other projects.

possible that the King is a big fan of Agnatic-Cognatic Ultimogeniture.

@White Feather

Another reason to join the Dark Side! Azhek Ahriman promotes an egalitarian society where all are equal (under my bootheel) without regards for race or creed!

/IC

I am having way too much fun with this. Also White Feather did you just nick one of Azhek's titles?

Darkness and Light

I think I'll snag the evil commander while I can. Should be a great position for fights and backstabbing.

@Cultural Titan

Application Form

Please answer each question as honestly as possible. You may answer in either blue ink, black ink or your own blood.

1: Name:

2: REAL Name:

3: Age:

4: Gender:

5: Nationality:

6: Race (if not human please state race/species):

7: Supernatural Powers (if any):

8: Do you or have you ever had a hunchback? (We do not disqualify for handicaps):

9: What do you fear? (list any and all fears):

10: Do you now have or have ever had aspirations of being an evil lord in your own right?:

11: Are all your vaccinations current?:

12: What weapons do you own?:

13: What martial arts are you trained in?:

14: If references are asked for, could you provide them without digging up an unmarked grave?:

15: Are you willing to be cannon fodder? (if you don’t know what “cannon fodder” mean, just say yes): _Yes _No

16: Would you enjoy attacking heroes as part of a horde? (that’s a really big group): _ Yes _ No

17: Why did you become an evil minion?:

18: What crimes have you committed?:

19: What crimes do you want to commit?:

20: Can you provide your own minion theme music?:

21: Can you laugh in an evil manner?:

22: You have just captured a hero and tied him up. Your next action would be to?:

23: A superhero is attempting to thwart my plans. What do you do to them?:

24: Arrange the following in order of importance to you:
A: Money
B: Power
C:The death of all who oppose you
__/__/__/

Note: There are no wrong answers. Some will get you accepted and some will get you killed, but none are wrong.

@Agent B52
Good! It'll be interesting to see his background and his rationalisation behind starting the revolution.

@White Feather

One part egomania, he sincerely and deeply believes the world is a better place under his heel. One part dark side overpowering his morals. One part anger at the corruption he's been exposed to. Even though it was only small time corruption in the grand scheme of things he now believes all nobles are like the bastard that threw him down the well.

He also desires to conquer the moon at some point.

our dark lord Agent B52

@Cultural Titan

Damn straight.

@White Feather
I am making two characters. One light and dark.

@Avanhelsing

Darkness and Light

A couple of things for the record.

First and most importantly what is this RP's pace going to be like? I cannot post more than twice a week given my studies and internships (working on a GIANT DOOMLASER I mean 1 meter wide telescope. Totally a telescope).

Second I don't want to take too long on getting a CS out and right now all that's left is a spell list. How detailed should I get?

Here's my CS so far:

Ahzek Ahriman

Name: Ahzek Ahriman (Ahzek the Terrible, The Overlord, The Darkest One, Archmage of Thunder, the Oncoming Storm, Lord of the Tesseract Labyrinth, Appreciator of Voluptuous Assets, Ambassador of the Abyss, Thunderous Apocalypse, Dark Magic PhD, He Who Wonders if Anyone Actually Calls Out All Of These At a Royal Banquet, etc. etc.)
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Race: Human(?)

appearance

Side: Dark

Weapons(s):
Horned Staff: Exactly as it says on the tin it is a staff with horns on it. Serves as a focal point for his more powerful and esoteric spells.
Magic Armor: Intimidating set of full plate armour enchanted to boost speed, strength, and especially protection.

Abilities/Powers:
Ambassador of the Abyss: Ahzek has an air about him that electrifies anyone nearby. This increases the potency of any supernatural powers near him (range 20 meters). The aura can be extended selectively by vocal component (so certain chants will empower those of his choosing as long as they can hear him).
Evil Archmage: An elementalist without a recognised peer (by himself that is) Azhek can freely twist fire and lightning to his command. His laughter is enough to call down lightning from the heavens themselves. He has also dabbled in most other forms of magic bar those that explicitly require one to wield the light.
Glowing Eyes: Ostensibly these grant Ahzek the ability to see even in the deepest darkness. That they add to his magnificent countenance is a nice bonus.

Talent(s): Logistics are part and parcel of any Evil Overlordship. Fortunately Azhek is decent at this and can manage an army easily. He is a magnificent liar (borderline supernatural).

Personality: Theatrical, bombastic and power hungry. In battle he prefers to lead the troops in person, throwing down hellfire from the heavens and cackling like the power-mad wizard he very much is.

Biography: It started oh so simply in a sleepy little hollow that bore no real name. The start of darkness was oh so very humble in origins, a small minded lordson who in a feud for a maidens hand cast his opposite down a disused well. For three days, starving in the damp darkness, the lad clawed at the slimy walls for a way out. Then, on the fourth night, as the moon was eclipsed and an unnatural darkness fell across the land, the stone wall of the well gave way and he fell into an abyss.

Four years after the eclipse, the village vanished. Official investigation concluded that the villagers had huddled together in the central building in the face of a mighty storm, and then lightning struck the building, burning everyone inside to ash. At some undetermined point in the future new colonists were to be sent for reconstruction but beyond written promises no concerted effort ever materialised, as the memory of that nameless inham slowly dwindled away into nothingness, like an ember in the wind.

That is not to say the ruins remained utterly desolate since.

Dark creatures of all stripes soon felt drawn to the remnants of the hollow as all manner of fetid flora and fauna reclaimed the land around it. From brigands to bloodhounds to bounty hunters, a new town rose on the old, spoken of in hushed whispers as an outhaven for all those with darkness in their hearts. Whispers that soon turned to outcry as the master of the new town announced himself and his intentions. Lord Azhek Ahriman, he who desires to rule them all.

Extras:
ATTENTION! NOW HIRING!
Evil Minions needed, please leave a resume. Preferred candidates have knowledge of at least one of the following: conquest, pillaging, torture, martial arts (sword and shield/bow and arrow preferred and provided free of charge, personal weapons are allowed however maintenance is only sponsored up to five gold a month), wizardry, accounting, bureaucracy. Full dental, healthcare and retirement plans provided.

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Dibs on the Evil Overlord slot.



This, this is gonna be overlording in style baby.