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Now the hardest part for me, an opening post when nothing has happened yet.

I saw Harth spoke to Kraseawai, are they presumably together? Perhaps Druuk could make it a group of 3?

Also, I'm getting married next week then going on my honeymoon. Which means I won't be able to post but I will be able to read and keep up that way. I'll be gone from October 4-13
Don't all good stories start with the characters hating each other a little bit? Regardless, early in the trip is when most minor slights like rude comments would be made and that would be Druuk at his most level headed. He understands he has to share a space with these people for a few weeks. Towards the end of the trip though maybe he just fights some nobody NPC after they bump into each other.

As for relationships, Druuk wouldn't really approach anyone on the ship. Don't worry, that doesn't mean it'll be difficult getting him into whatever the main thrust of the RP will be. I assume there will be some job posting and we all take it for our own reasons and work together that way.

The other easy in is if Kraseawei @Expendable approaches him and they become friendly. Druuk would recognize she's not exactly a fighter but her strength lies in finesse, something he is sorely lacking. From there he would stick with her and whoever she may choose to ally with.
@Bacon oh ya, I made a half orc fully expecting some fantasy racism. Also our characters kinda mirror each other in some weird ways (totally unintentional on my part) so I'm expecting some fun dynamics there.

Also for what Druuk would be doing on the trip, he'd be civil, but being stuck on a boat for several weeks would have him go a bit stir crazy and he'd be looking for any excuse to fight someone.


Let me know how this is. Personality is kind of sparse because I normally get a feel for that as the game goes on. Everything else is kinda bullet pointed because it's a lot easier for me to think of the points that matter for a character rather than writing out the backstory as a more narrative account.
For my characters backstory I was thinking he was a slave (or maybe indentured servant) and forced to fight in arenas for the entertainment of others. Eventually he earns his freedom and continues fighting because it's all he knows. Would that work with the lore you've got cooked up @Red Wizard?
I like the idea of using Fate mostly because it puts everyone on a level playing field giving them all the same amount of abilities and stuff. Although I'm not sure of how it will play out. When you're at a table using a system like Fate, when a roll is needed the GM just says so then you find the result and continue from there. I'm worried we'll end up in a situation where there's an exciting situation then we're just kinda stuck waiting for the GM to let us know the outcome rather than just deciding what works best for the story. I'd even be okay making a character with a preestablished system just to keep everyone even before proceeding to ignore that system for the actual RP.

As for Discord I've never had issues with a server, just make sure there's a meme channel for when people inevitably start making jokes
@Red Wizard How do you feel about half-orcs. I know they're pretty much a staple in D&D, but in something more traditional and Tolkien-esque they wouldn't exactly fit in.

My original idea was an archer assassin type guy, but given by the time I went to reply we had 2 people wanting to be rogues I feel like an assassin would be too samey in skillset
I have a couple of characters in mind. It depends on what we can add to the lore. I'm thinking a fighter who has fought in arenas all around the land and lives for the thrill of combat.

If we're using Fate then that's exciting, I've never used it before but I've played Cortex games and apparently they're similar
I would want to know more specifics about the world, but this seems like something I would enjoy
So this is still happening? I've been looking for a new project and this seems interesting. Not sure who my character will be yet but I've got some ideas
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