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Such Haukes, Such Hounds

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I wouldn't ask if it had only been one extra, but a poster in my thread ended up with five posts too many. I humbly request that a mod delete them for us.

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Such Haukes, Such Hounds

I'm a little concerned. In this game, your relationship with the king and your motivation for revenge really should be at the heart of your character. Exotic races are fine and dandy, but only if they serve some kind of purpose. If you really only wanted to play a wolf, for example, roleplaygateway has tons of wolf pack games (and I don't mean this to be derogatory in any way). If you really only wanted to play a magical beast of some sort, there's no need to restrain yourself to dogs and wolves - you can play a three-headed pink giraffe if you want (if you can convince me it's not a joke character, that is - this isn't that kind of game!).

My issue with the three-eyed wolf-thing is that I'm not seeing a strong theme, and I'm not seeing the underlying reasons you want to play this thing, except that it lets you play a dog-like creature that still has a convenient way to speak to the party. I can imagine a hundred ways any of these things could be done well, but I have no idea what you're trying to achieve. I have a creeping suspicion we're not on the same page at all, but I'll await your reply before I make any hasty assumptions.

Heros of Alfanta

Not to usurp the position of the game creator, but as a prospective player I have some serious concerns about this character. It seems to me that what you're essentially saying is "my character will be super duper powerful, but it's okay - in return, he doesn't have a personality", which - to me, at least - would be the exact opposite of what I'd want out of a fellow character.

Such Haukes, Such Hounds

Yes, that was exactly the kind of question that needed to pop up right as I was going to bed. :P

I hate to say no, especially since I didn't warn anyone about this specifically - though I suppose I could get away with saying that decisions about the divine order of things goes under sweeping setting changes - but gods were never really intended to be playable. In fact, they aren't even really supposed to be knowable.

What you could do, though, is just play a dog (or some dog-like magical beast of human intelligence if you'd rather. Winter wolves are pretty cool, pun intended), if that's what you're after. Just like sentient beings, a truly exceptional animal could grow far beyond its realistic strength and intelligence, given the right training, luck and life experiences. While it will probably never be a rocket scientist, it could become a very smart dog. It could certainly understand the logic of "master dead -> tear out offender's throat".

What concerns me the most about this character, though, is its lack of interaction with other characters. In fact, I think a super-dog would be better for that, with the whole pack mentality thing probably being better for that than what I assume is the enigmatic aloofness of a deity.

Now that I've delayed bedtime by a half-hour (worth it), I'm going to sleep. Will answer any further questions tomorrow.

Edit: Okay, I'll answer one more. Women are regarded differently in different cultures, and different cultures may exist within the same kingdom, as most peasants never travel beyond the next couple of villages in their lives. Women who can punch horses to death (i.e. player characters in this game) are universally regarded with fear, the intelligence required for effective magic use is rare enough that few wizard academies turn women away, and "god answers my prayers, look" is usually enough to get into any church, regardless of gender. If god chooses that exact moment not to answer your prayer, then clearly he intended for you to get booted out, and you can either slink back home or do a Joan of Arc.

Such Haukes, Such Hounds

When you say knight, are you thinking "knight of the round table" tier bff to the king, or the low nobility kind? Just so we're all clear - the first is what you should aim for.

Although...

Lancelot would kick all your butts. Just saying.

Such Haukes, Such Hounds

Oh, and even though this isn't first come, first served, you may want to consider throwing your character ideas out there, so we don't end up with several people wanting to play the royal librarian or something.

Heros of Alfanta

Yes, that helps a lot. Thank you.

Heros of Alfanta

I'm considering a dwarven veteran of the last war, but I have some questions. How powerful can physical warriors become in this setting? How powerful can mages be? You say demons and angels could be overpowered, but there are no guidelines anywhere as to how powerful you want characters to be. I'm thinking ghosts, elementals, homebrew races etc could easily become problematic as well - it's freeform, after all, so abusing your freedom is as easy as having a bit of imagination.

Such Haukes, Such Hounds

Actually, yes. Weren't you in the IRC channel a lot, as well?