If I can request some clarification on the IC set-up, are all of our characters waking up in the same location? Are they intended to be near/adjacent to one another? In the same region but not together?
Just want to make certain I have that detail straight for my first post.
Final Fantasy X|V: A Realm Reborn (patch 2.4 "Dreams of Ice") "It's a bollocks-for-brains mark what walks right into the rogue's guild."
MEMORIA
It's a dirty job, upholding right by the Pirates Code, but that's just what Perimu Haurimu set out to do when he joined with the Rogue's Guild. Far from the region of Thanalan from whence the Lalafell hail, this Plainsfolk Lala is a rare sight in Limsa Lominsa -- even more so for his unique habit of vanishing from plain sight. Like all members of the rogue guild, Underfoot puts forth the image of being a scallywag and thief masquerading behind the 'Dutiful Sisters of Edelweiss' in Limsa Lomisa.
A skilled detective and assassin, Underfoot has demonstrated the ability to throw a dagger with sufficient force as to kill a Hyur more than twice his size. In policing the underworld of Limsa Lominsa he often works alongside the Miq'ote V'Kebbe as her shadow, staying hidden or playing the fool in order to compliment her skills as a master of manipulation and disguise. But once he's out from the shadows, watch out! This little Lalafell is a whirling dervish of steel edge and dirty tricks.
PARTNER
INVENTORY
Steel Knives Initial weapon.
Aetherial Steel Knives Better quality knives, that can even cut a tomato without squishing!
Ultimate Weapon I'd rather let the story develop this aspect of the character, rather than shoehorn something from XIV here.
Goad Regenerates energy (not mana) of a single companion, but cannot be used on himself.
Shade Shift Creates a series of shadows to confuse the enemy, reducing incoming damage or nullifying the next physical attack.
Blade Dance (Limit Break) Hit it with a really big knife.
JOURNAL
Underfoot is ambidextrous, wielding daggers in both hands.
Underfoot has a tribal blade tattoo that extends up his right arm, side, and back.
VISION
I'd originally had in mind to bring a White Mage, but the sheets above made me discount that and return to the drawing board. As far as the character being a Lalafell, I always tend to seek a balance between comedy relief and drama in serious roleplay and so these types of characters always get my attention. The selection of class/job was due largely to the fact that the concept of the rogues in XIV is seemingly a combination of Robin Hood and Pirates of the Caribbean, and that theme of the rogue as a thief with a heart of gold is something I'd love to explore. At the same time, XIV is littered with these very colorful NPCs who sometimes join you for a cutscene, party, or quest (such as Underfoot), but they don't get much development. As such, I'm hoping to take advantage of the blank slate that I have with Underfoot to really give him some depth of character.
In Dungeons & Dragons, it's often said that the group isn't complete without a kid or a dwarf. So, applying that logic here, I'm bringing the Lalafell.
Also, since XIV uses very different mechanics, I had to play around some with what to put on the CS (particularly the weapons section, since even when they join your party you never have any stats on the particulars of your companions weapons, aside from the model). Let me know if anything needs to be edited.
PERIMU "UNDERFOOT" HAURIMU
Final Fantasy X|V: A Realm Reborn (patch 2.4 "Dreams of Ice") "It's a bollocks-for-brains mark what walks right into the rogue's guild."
MEMORIA
It's a dirty job, upholding right by the Pirates Code, but that's just what Perimu Haurimu set out to do when he joined with the Rogue's Guild. Far from the region of Thanalan from whence the Lalafell hail, this Plainsfolk Lala is a rare sight in Limsa Lominsa -- even more so for his unique habit of vanishing from plain sight. Like all members of the rogue guild, Underfoot puts forth the image of being a scallywag and thief masquerading behind the 'Dutiful Sisters of Edelweiss' in Limsa Lomisa.
A skilled detective and assassin, Underfoot has demonstrated the ability to throw a dagger with sufficient force as to kill a Hyur more than twice his size. In policing the underworld of Limsa Lominsa he often works alongside the Miq'ote V'Kebbe as her shadow, staying hidden or playing the fool in order to compliment her skills as a master of manipulation and disguise. But once he's out from the shadows, watch out! This little Lalafell is a whirling dervish of steel edge and dirty tricks.
PARTNER
INVENTORY
Steel Knives Initial weapon.
Aetherial Steel Knives Better quality knives, that can even cut a tomato without squishing!
Ultimate Weapon I'd rather let the story develop this aspect of the character, rather than shoehorn something from XIV here.
Goad Regenerates energy (not mana) of a single companion, but cannot be used on himself.
Shade Shift Creates a series of shadows to confuse the enemy, reducing incoming damage or nullifying the next physical attack.
Blade Dance (Limit Break) Hit it with a really big knife.
JOURNAL
Underfoot is ambidextrous, wielding daggers in both hands.
Underfoot has a tribal blade tattoo that extends up his right arm, side, and back.
VISION
I'd originally had in mind to bring a White Mage, but the sheets above made me discount that and return to the drawing board. As far as the character being a Lalafell, I always tend to seek a balance between comedy relief and drama in serious roleplay and so these types of characters always get my attention. The selection of class/job was due largely to the fact that the concept of the rogues in XIV is seemingly a combination of Robin Hood and Pirates of the Caribbean, and that theme of the rogue as a thief with a heart of gold is something I'd love to explore. At the same time, XIV is littered with these very colorful NPCs who sometimes join you for a cutscene, party, or quest (such as Underfoot), but they don't get much development. As such, I'm hoping to take advantage of the blank slate that I have with Underfoot to really give him some depth of character.
Honestly I'd say Batfleck is one of the best Batman we've seen on the big screen. Still lacking in the department of World's Greatest Detective but otherwise it looked and felt like Batman.
Have to say though I don't really agree with some of the above spoilers or how much people are arguing that Batman does break the rules. Keaton and Bale both do the same over the course of their movies and nobody batted an eye.
Those of us who are a little older remember the panic and sheer vitriol that hit the media when Michael Keaton was cast as Batman.
They could cast Bruce Wayne, and people would still find something to complain about.
Not sure how much you guys know about FF14, but they have a few fun/troll quests from time to time. I know this RP has a serious tone to it with amnesiac characters and mysterious revelation stuffs, but having some fun can also help to develop the characters, right?
All my ideas involve FF XIV. Too many ideas right now in fact. I'm interested to see some sheets to get an idea what the party make-up is going to look like.
Okay, thanks for letting me know. I'll push along in a day or two, seeing how that's most convenient for me, anyway, but if you're still blocked by then that's no problem. I'll just mention that Damian tells Miles his name, and then move back towards a solo arc, I guess, if that's cool.
That gave me some motivation, because I had in mind to drop the Robin name here.
Without Dick Grayson, I'm having to figure out to marry Damian with the origins of Robin. That predicament seemed as good a spot as any to plant the seed.
It allowed them to strike from behind, as this Mayo had demonstrated. That the man was incompetent was immaterial. He obviously represented a threat to the Spider-Boy. So why allow the margin of risk to remain? The wall-crawler seemed quite distressed by the implication that he ought to kill the Condiment King. But what was the use or purpose in allowing him to live?
To further complicate matters, the Spider-Boy asked his name.
Pausing, the boy thought for a moment. He hadn't been prepared for that question. Normally, his handlers prepared him with a false identity in advance of an operation, in case something like this came up. Except, he didn't have that in this case which left him unprepared to do anything aside from make it up as he went.
He should keep it simple. The more complex the lie, the harder it was the remember later. And it needed to be a name that was believable, but without any frame of reference to his own. Perhaps literature held the answer? Arthur? As in, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? Perhaps something drawn from the plays of Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, or Anthony Munday?
"Robin," the boy uttered, fearing he'd been silent for too long. It was a moment before he made the connection himself. Robin Hood, the protagonist in a pair of plays Anthony Munday authored based on the oldest surviving ballads of Robyne the Hood.
He'd kind of pulled that out of his ass, but it was as good a name as any.
Half Pint,
Eviledd1984,
Guardian Angel Haruki,
Supermaxx,
GreenGrenade,
Simple Unicycle,
Lexisheeps,
LG,
Izurich
