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Home is where the Hearth is [Closed]

@The Irish Tree ok he's so perfect for the setting, what a sweet little bean with his dream of a toupee ;_; I was wondering whether I'd have to relegate farming to NPCs.

also crows are super intelligent so there's alot of fun there.

Feel free to add him up to the OOC list and we'll work on his skills there. I love he has max vitality, I'm curious what your aims for that were? I imagine standing out in the sun and rain would have caused it, but don't want to miss anythin on his skills

The Little Hamlet

@Yankee Jada wood be able to interpret what basic needs someone may require, like food, water or rest, and it'd apply to her mysterious egg and creatures as well. Later she may be good at match adventurers to the right quests if she decides to pursue upgrading it. It's possible it could eventually upgrade into things more magical research based e.g sense requirement would allow you to know what reagent or magic you're missing to achieve a certain goal.

Add:
Focus I
Speed Reading
Fishing
Swimming
Observant
Sense Motive, lesser
Gaming: Cards
Gaming: Boardgames

Also given her focus during the RP is magic I'd expect her to be able to develop the basic ones quickly, if you decide to explore that

The Little Hamlet

@Yankee So I've given Jada wind and water, I imagine watching Boro's mage hand like abilities might have inspired some practice with wind. And water I could see her trying her own attempts at the pond, but feel free to swap them if you prefer earth or fire. Here's a first pass on her skills, what sort of hobbies does Jada have?

Liminal Resist I
Bureaucracy
Hospitality
Housekeeping
Research: Magic Study
Sense Needs
Sprint
Jack of Trades, Odd Jobs
Ignoble Magic - Wind, lesser
Ignoble Magic - Water, Lesser
Identify Scroll, Lesser
Inspect Artefact, Lesser
Inspect Rune, Lesser

@Timemaster Moved the hut closer! I think a Sense emotion based telepathy that conveys emotions/vague themes/concepts works. One that requires a peaceful environment to use to start with (can't use it on a wolf charging you, for example)

@Zeroth looks good! Nah, those are NPC huts.

@Wayward excelled, stats look better. What sort of skills would you like / how does he spend his time?

To answer the stats question stats affect success / failure chance for actions in GM Posts, what stats affect is referenced here. Stats and skills are intertwined - you need intelligence to cast ignoble magic and wisdom to cast inert music, for example. A successful action can lead to skill gain / improvement.

Updated the Map!

Map

All about role plays maps (world, town, dungeon)

I like 'em but that's only because I enjoy making them. I don't really bother with the world map level stuff, when I see a world map I generally assume someone is putting more interest in their world building then players and should write a book rather than a rp, but that's just me. I have seen some great RPs using world maps and obviously nation roleplay's sit outside that.

I will make local region or dungeon or village layout maps because I like a player to see a cool thing and go 'whats over there?' or have a visual representation of a physical impact they've made on the game world. But that feeling can be achieved through writing too. Also, some of these habits I picked up because one of my favourite people to play with has Aphantasia, and stuff like that helps. But you also have to ask yourself - is what I'm doing adding quality to my game? Is my time better spent elsewhere? Good writing created together will always be more atmospheric and emotional then a picture.

In the roleplaying game' title I am admittedly more gamer then roleplayer. I am not a strong writer and my preference to world building lies towards gamist or simulationist mechanics though, self admittedly.

In terms of software, I love Wonderdraft best. Using incarnate ATM because I'm on tablet. Hexographer for hex maps but that's more TRPGs. I name by landmarks usually. It's simplistic but does what it says on the tin. Naming can tell an important story about your history though. If the dwarven city has an elvish namemaybe it's because there was a war 1000 years ago ect. So it's another way to get into to the players.

Home is where the Hearth is [Closed]

@The Irish Tree we're pretty full, I think it would depend on whether the character concept filled a niche that wasn't currently represented. What are you thinking of playing?

The Little Hamlet

So I whipped up a first draft of the map so people can get an idea of placement. Let me know if you want your abode moved, this is a rough

It's just the immediate local area. The area to the north is hills (don't have an asset for it) that eventually become mountains. To the south and west is alooot of forest. There's a settlement to the south and a fishing village to the East that occasionally trades, but not often, since the Hamlet isn't very popular. There's a dilapidated 'gatehouse' near the roads which looks like a glorified toll booth. Ingrid might occasionally be on duty here in the morning on market days possibly, accepting traders/folk into the village (although it's usually quiet):

Hearth the Hamlet

The Little Hamlet

@Dark Cloud *salutes* always an absolute pleasure doing with you. Also, Hearth is the name of the village, still working out a name for the inn ect.

@scrawls that's really kind thank you!

@Zeroth Those are great skills, add 'em up! If you can leave the explanation in a hider underneath so in 3 weeks time I remember which are telegraphed.

@Wayward Love his vow of silence. Considering him accepted but please fix his stats and request another review - should be a quick fix, right now you have three 2 stars and one of them needs to be Untrained [-]

@Theyra would sleight of hand be a sort of thieving ability? Feel free to add these:
Crossbow - Precision
Passive Charming - Etiquette and Grace
Gaming - Cards

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@Enkryption Here we go, I added the shapeshifting wearing off while sleeping you mentioned earlier. Looking forward to seeing her FC:

Ignoble Magic - Earth
Ignoble Magic - Wind, Lesser
Ignoble Magic - Fire, Lesser
Also can't believe I missed these:
Crafting - Medicine
Crafting - Potions
Ancestry Arachne - Webbing
Ancestry Arachne - Tremorsense
Ancestry Dryadic - Ignoble Magic, Nature
Inert Magic Shapeshift while lucid, Human

Are there any addition dryadic/Arachne skills you'd like?

@Dark Cloud Sure no worries, swap it with Poison Resistance I and swap Passive: Communicate - Creature (Woodlands) with Dangersense (Predator). If you're happy with that change I'll start adding the skills to the list!

@Zeroth Tempted to give Goh a people wrangling skill Still need to check the OOC thread but add:
Dynamic Vision: Track Fast Moving Objects

The Little Hamlet

Also just to put everyone at ease skills are a work in progress system so don't worry too much if the IC goes up and they're not 100% perfect. I'll likely be tinkering with them for a bit

The Little Hamlet

@Zeroth I'm imagining Old Man Goh's house might be close to the Smithy so he gets some residual heat in the part of the house closest.. but maybe not. purely curious, does he like to grab his meals at the inn or cook for himself at home? I can imagine him enjoying the slow life and he might know Ingrid as well.

Accepted! Happy to have some kids running around town too. Skil lists we can develop together, I'm trying to keep the syntax consistent for referencing during the RP more then anything. Feel free to add anything you think is missing. 'Dangersense - Protect Ward' is ward as in student. If the kids were in trouble nearby, he'd know.

Slash Resistance II
Blunt Resistance I
Cold Resistance I
Passive: Dangersense - Killing Intent
Passive: Dangersense - Protect Ward
Inert Magic - Killer Glare
Swordsmanship (Precise)
Wayfaring - Plains
Fishing
Swimming
Crafting - Trapmaking
Trapping
Jack of Trades: Odd Jobs
Training: Swordsmanship
Leadership
Detect Deception
Detect Intent
Sneak

@Yankee her personality is so adorable. And the egg is really exciting. She probably knows Boro if she likes studying. She definitely needs extra thought to her skills and where she starts at - do you want her to have any active magic at the beginning of the RP?

@Enkryption excellent, I was imagining them at different ends of the town outskirts