Halvtand

From Goblins To Gods

@Peaceless @Muffinator Seconded.

Heroically heroic heroes on an adventurous adventure!

As the chair creaked louder and louder the sheer volume of it eventually not only rivalled, but dwarfed that of the lonely harp player. Enraged, the musician put his instrument down and called out across the tavern.
"Hey! Lardarse! Go easy on the scenery, willya? I'm trying to create art over here!"

The operation had gone smooth until that time. The innkeeper hadn't seen through Baxxink's disguise and his companions had settled in nicely, not even the demon had had much trouble getting in, although Baxxink reckoned that it had something to do with his size. Looking around the big room, he took stock of the other guests. The usual drunkards that frequents taverns, a merchant or two, but not of the wealthy kind. If he was going to pay for the drink he needed money. Fast.
The barmaid was a possible solution, she should know where some money were kept, but he'd have to subdue her for it, and he'd rather not.

@Fetzen He got up from the table he shared with his two comrades, and excused himself as he had some call of nature to attend to. He left the big room by the back door and was greeted by a lonely tree that smelled a lot more like urine than pine. He turned and looked up at the tavern. The rooms that guests could stay in were usually on the upper floor, he counted four windows up there.
His plan was simple, climb the piss-tree, jump to the roof, find a window if an occupied room and sneak in, there should be something of value.

Heroically heroic heroes on an adventurous adventure!

@knighthawk Well, not what I was looking for, but I can work with it.

KH and @FetzenI've updated the opening post of the OOC with info that were talked about earlier in the thread, but I've been lazy until now. Here is what I've updated:

new info

Important info for everyone!

I've had a thought about posting length and arrived at the conclusion that it is suboptimal. The rules states two paragraphs of text per post, I believe that three paragraphs will be better suited for this game, and it will make things a lot clearer.
In each post we will not only have to react to whatever has happened since our last post and write out what we want to do next, we also have to resolve whatever actions the guy before us wants to do, in two paragraphs it will get messy.
With three paragraphs to work with a post may look like this:

§1: Results of previous poster's actions. This way the player won't have to read the entire post to figure out what happened or if it is irrelevant to their own character.
§2: Reaction to what has happened, new info, actions, thoughts, feelings... You get the drill.
§3: Declaration of next course of action. This is what the next poster will need to resolve.
(At the end of your last paragraph, please use the mention function to let the next guy know it is time to post.)

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Name: Baxxink Hagglepocket.
Title/Nickname: Often known as “That bastard who stole my money”, but it’s a bit long for a nickname.
Age: 36.
Gender: Male.
Race: Goblin.
Profession: Thief.
Trope/Archetype: The sneaky guy
Appearance:

pic

Equipment:
Clothes - for wearing.
Dagger - for stabbing.
Short bow + quiver of arrows - for long distance stabbing.
Fake beard - (special item) for camouflage.

Background: Baxxink was born into a goblin community like most goblins, and like most goblin communities it was violently destroyed by a troupe of adventurers that passed by looking for treasure. As one of few survivors Baxxink had to use his natural gifts of stealth and agility to fill his stomach and set out on the path he’s been on until now.

Pros:
Stealthy - can move silently and stick to the shadows very well.
Quick and agile - clawed fingers (and toes), low weight, long limbs and a greater range of movement compared to humans means that Baxxink has a lot of options for movement.
Cunning - not clever, smart or intelligent, Baxxink’s mind is focused on finding and exploiting weaknesses.

Cons:
Soft - doesn’t wear a lot of padding, things will hurt.
Hated race - have you ever heard someone say “Oh, please come in mister Goblin, how nice to meet you, would you like some pie?” Didn’t think so.
Remember, no magic - goblins are magically retarded.

Other: Things will go missing around Baxxink.

On Goblins, by Sir Geoffrey Snivelbottom, excerpt from The Complete Compendium of Threats

Goblins are by far the most unimportant so called “threat” to the kingdom that I could ever imagine. They are far beneath humans on all accounts and to even classify them as sentient is an insult to the higher species.
Mentally they are easier to compare with rats than humans. No intelligence, most can’t read or write and their language capabilities are almost zero if you don’t count the screeching noises they make when they’re hungry.
Physically they can be compared to a child. Standing fully erect they may reach a grown man somewhere between the navel and chest, but with not even half of the girth. Indeed one has many times wondered if they are not only skin and bone. Their limbs are elongated as are their ears and noses and their skin is green much like orchs. Their fingers and toes end in claws, but much like the goblins themselves these are small and insignificant, their only use seems to be in aiding the goblin when climbing.
Wild goblins gather in communities, either out in the wilderness or inside ruins and other abandoned structures. They gather valuable (revise) items which is why groups of adventurous people willingly keep the goblin count down.
The goblin society is hundreds, if not thousands of years behind our own, they have only barely mastered the art of farming, no craftsmanship to speak of and no written language.
Even the goblins that have managed to sneak into our cities prefer to live in the sewers like rats, which is why most larger cities have elimination crews that goes below once a month to clear them out.

How are they a threat?
As mentioned, they really are not. Not to the civilised world at least.
Their fragile bodies cannot stand up to punishment or exert great force. They don’t wear armour and tend to prefer smaller weapons like daggers instead of more capable weaponry.
Indeed, the only area where they surpass humanity lies in their animalistic instincts and movements, they are quick and can squeeze through a hole as tiny as their head. But as long as they are cornered or trapped even a group of goblins should not be a threat to human soldiers.
Goblins are really only a threat to unprepared travellers and small farming communities that are based too far from the outposts. As soon as armed and trained people are around the goblins are no longer a threat.

Beards:
Goblins are incapable of growing beards, which makes it odd that we tend to find false beards made of straw, fur or actual stolen facial hair around their communities. Perhaps it has some form of ritual importance.
According to my researchers many of the beards are well worn, like they’ve been used almost daily for some time, yet no one has ever seen a goblin wearing one of these fur masks. Perhaps they wear them to make fun of dwarves.

Dresden Files

@Melkor It's OK. I started the books because I got into a group playing the Dresden Files RPG (FATE). Being the only one in the group who hadn't read the books was... A journey, not gonna lie, made many mistakes. Anyway, I went into it with a big "Spoilers are OK" mentality. I loved the setting just from reading the game book, playing was even better, now that I'm listening to the audio books (they are awesome, James Marsters really goes all the way with playing out Dresden) I'm deeper than ever before. I'm going to go through them all, no matter what, at this point spoilers will just make me even more hyped for the later books.
To all players: Don't hold back, if I make a mistake, tell me.

Dresden Files

On book 4 and loving it. Don't know who Kemlar is, but F it.

Heroically heroic heroes on an adventurous adventure!

Ok, I've been waiting for Ficklesickle to write the next post, but it seems like that one has forgotten about the guild altogether, so I will post next in a few minutes.

EDIT: And after actually reading the previous post, @knighthawk, would you be so kind and add a paragraph that advances the story in some way that I can resolve? Something like a new NPC or an action or event of some sort. Ending with a conversation piece like that doesn't give me a lot to work with.

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@knighthawk Nice work. I like the possible setups for this character.
Do move him to the character-tab and write in the IC when you have a chance. The posting order has not yet been set so jump right in.

He drank only holy water and prayed in the church for three months before he changed.

@knighthawk

Has this been explored somewhere? I like it.

Heroically heroic heroes on an adventurous adventure!

@Fetzen Don't be afraid to push the story/events even more.

@FickleSickle You're up!

Blood and steel, a Dane's life.

Just to keep some activity going while we await the characters, here are ten things that not many people know about the viking, how surprised are you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtOv_jPk1B0