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I don't reserve limited races. Even people with posted-but-incomplete character sheets are subject to lose out if someone else posts a complete sheet that is worthy of acceptance. It's first come first serve.

EDIT:
We are now accepting non-questing party characters.

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JFC... I have not been able to access the site for like... a day and a half... and every time I try to make a post it takes five minutes for the page to even load. I don't even understand what is going on here. Sorry about that!

71342, you can join as whatever class and race you want as long as the race is still open. If you're absolutely looking for something that hasn't been represented at all yet, we don't currently have an Amlug or a Nogoth character, and the cemgollor class hasn't been chosen by any accepted characters yet. However, if you want a Sairuvar, there are still many, many magical specialities within that class that have not yet been chosen by any characters (accepted or pending), so by choosing a Sairuvar, you could still have a completely unique choice within the class if that's what you're going for.

MrDevious, your character is basically accepted, but I would like you to add a little more detail about what Elenion looks like. You mentioned his skin, but there's no mention of his hair or eye colour. Everything else seems pretty much legit, and Elenion's knowledge of the Amlugan and their homeland of Ushtaway will be an asset to the party.

I updated the accepted characters section in the first post to show each character's stats. It was Beckett's idea, and I've been wanting to do it for a while, so now that I can actually access the site, it's been done. =D

Also, I am fully aware that the title is misspelled, and it's driving me nuts, but neither I nor the moderators of RPG have the ability to fix it, so I'm afraid we're stuck with it.

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That is really unfortunate. Thanks so much for letting me know.

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I totally understand the necessity of sleep! I look forward to seeing your sheet!

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I made a really silly typo in the title of my role-play. It's supposed to read "Deus Ex Artificium," but I typed "Deus" as "Dues." I didn't even notice it for a long time, but it's been pointed out to me by one of the people who decided to join, and it is now driving me crazy. I feel like while I have gotten some interest, the typo may be coloring others' decisions to even click the link to look at the role-play because I know a typo like that could turn me off of looking into an otherwise interesting game. I looked everywhere, and there's no way for me to fix it. I noticed that it's one of the features that Mahz intends to eventually fix, but until then, I was wondering if one of the moderators could do it? I would greatly appreciate it.

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I made a spelling error. Can a moderator please change the word Dues to Deus in the title of this thread? Thanks!

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/69900/posts/ic

High Fantasy Quest: Beastmen, Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Fae, & Humans

I am definitely still accepting, and I look forward to seeing your character sheet. =D

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At work on my break. If I don't answer something, let me know.

I am all for your making a Nogoth. It will be really cool to have at least one around.

As far as character limits, I was thinking two or three per player. Just make sure each character sheet is given their own individual posts in the OoC for linking purposes.

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Beckett, do you imagine that Hue would have gone to Inen himself under the guise of being one of the Fatanen who feel deep unrest with the atrocities of their people? Alternatively, he could have staged being a prisoner that a group saved from the Fatanen. If you have any ideas about how he ended up with the Edhil long enough to make his desire to be in the questing party, just let me know.

As for how they all meet, I was thinking we could start with them all showing up at a meeting of sorts where the Council lets them know they've been chosen, where they're going, why they're going, how they'll get there, etc. etc.

Nemaisare, accepted! Truffle (Thrydlden) is adorable and such a great example of how diverse the Uialien can be within their own race. I definitely see the vast diversity within the Uialien making them very open to the acknowledgement of non-binary genders in a way that seems a little less common-place among other races. Fatanen and Calva would have an especially especially difficult time with it, I think. I feel like the Edhil had to take a lot of time through their alliance to accept that non-binary genders are normal. I think Nogyth would be the least perplexed by it (second only to Uialien) as, biologically, men and women don't look much different from one another.

Also, I love the use of Brian Froud's art for the depiction of your character. Very good choice.

Nieri's history has been updated to include their imprisonment encounter.

Dues Ex Artificium will only accept one more Uialie character.

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If all goes well, then there should be all of the above. I also want to say that while I am the GM, and while I have some solid ideas for their journey and especially for the climax, the events of the journey aren't set in stone. I am more than open to discussions about directions this can take and events that can happen along the way. I want this story to be about all of our characters, not just mine, so if anyone has any ideas they'd like to try, I am all ears.

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Since the meat of the role-play has to be centered around the quest itself with the discovery being the climax, it would be extremely boring to just focus 90% of it on the scenery. As much as I love Tolkien's works, and as much as I'm willing to admit several elements are inspired by things within his books, I don't want the wide-shots of them just walking or boating along for an hour of the three hour movie, you know? The Fatanen are after the bracelet, too, and they won't take kindly to someone trying to get to it first.

That being said, there should be plenty of space for character development and "bonding" or whatever may or may not happen within the party itself. But yeah... Definitely going to be some fighting and danger within all of that. All of the classes have fighting capabilities, and a few have healing knowledge, and it would be such a shame to waste that.