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Lost God Discussion Thread; OOC for the Lost God RP
Topic Started: Jul 11 2011, 02:18 PM (6,739 Views)
Duke Smugleaf
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The Élan are a group of powerful human psions, a secret society as it were, who have undergone a highly secretive Ritual of Ascension. The only thing known about this ritual is that they pump their bodies full of psionic energy, giving them a few nifty racial powers instead of a bonus feat and some skill points, but, most of all, it makes them immortal meaning they can't die from old age, which is really quite useful in D&D where characters actually do age over time. And naturally, aging sucks, especially for physical characters whose stats and abilities are utterly ruined. As a side effect of this, their creature type changes from Humanoid (Human) to Aberration (Psionic). However, despite that change, they still have more in common with Humanoids, especially considering most aberrations are things like Illithid, Beholders, and other creatures of the Underdark.
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Duke Smugleaf
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Jul 17 2011, 11:28 PM
It won't be so bad, since they'll be joining in steps, but once we hit the jungles the only real option you have for character introductions is a Jungle Elf. So if you do have a second guy, be sure to get him/her in while we're still on our boat. Thanks. ;)
I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to bring in a character in the jungle. Though it would most certainly be convoluted and improbable...
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Half Tooth
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Here's a few final things regarding the Sea elves, which I have decided to name the Tsydra.

Tsydrian Language:
I thought their language should flow smoothly like water and ripples. Their native tongue sounds similar to a higher pitched and much faster whale song.
Due to their flowing language, whenever they speak English they struggle with hard sounding consonants and their words tend not to have a beginning or end they just blend right into one another. This would make them sound a bit like a drunk slurring their words.

Names:
An elf has two names, but this is only because their actual names cannot be pronounced above water so they have another name which can be spoken in English.
Their second name is usually a class or job title. Since there are so few of them they don't really need two names, so they tend to call each other by a first name and how they contribute to their society. So some second names for them would include Sailor, Trader, Weapons maker, Sculpter....etc.
This means that in a family of elves, it is rare for all of them to have the same second name.

Clothing:
When underwater they don't wear any clothes or cover themselves at all. When above water they do cover themselves. However their clothes need to be practical and easy to put on or take off due to the fact that they may need to change shape at any time.
All of their clothing is practically weightless and the fabric feels so thin that it may tear at any second but it is in fact incredibly strong.


Charatcer sheet coming very soon!
Also I'm loving the demon and golem ideas :D
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Evilpigeon
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Derogatory human slang for Sea elves: Piss'eads - I don't think the meaning is the same for Americans but if you're pissed, you're drunk.
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Nah, in Americaland, if you're pissed, you're angry, though I've heard people use it for being drunk as well.

On the topic of anger, since the Church clearly isn't militant enough yet, here's my second and final character (I always try to have two, in order to play them off each other), to be picked up along the way at some indeterminate point in the future. This is the first attempt I've made at a warrior character in a looooooong time.

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But mostly? The assorted plans at play here would be going very, very wrong due to the actions of a no-name, no-count, utterly talentless Magus by the name of Shirou Emiya. He had no magic worth mentioning, no combat experience of note, and no plan for or knowledge of the War he was about to enter. He did, however, have one trait that had derailed a countless number of such grand, far-reaching schemes throughout history.

You see, he really, really wanted to be a hero. -(Best description of the start of a Fate novel ever.)
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Darkom
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Sounds good, Duke. It would make sense, considering she is a Psion, afterall.

Tsydra, eh? I like it; just reminiscent enough of water to make sense, but altered enough to sound cool. I'll also enjoy hearing your elf talk like a drunkard the whole time. :P

Oh, no, the Church can never be militant enough. We're talking Middle Ages here, it's not militant enough until we throw a crusade. Sheet looks good, man; I'll have to be sure to remember to listen to his theme songs as I read your posts. :lol:
Edited by Darkom, Jul 18 2011, 10:23 AM.
Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream. ~Mark Twain
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Half Tooth
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Do we post the character sheets here first? Or send them to you Darkom to check them over before we post them here?
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Darkom
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Either way is fine, but I'd like to keep a copy in my inbox as a PM, for quick reference. So if you don't mind sending it to me first, I'd appreciate it. You don't really need to wait for approval to post it here though.
Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream. ~Mark Twain
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Colonel Mustard
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And my finalised golem character is up. Do enjoy, y'all.

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Also, Ambrose, I like your character; he reminds me of a Paladin character I used for an RP, once. If I remember correctly, my main idea was 'Rorsarch, but with heavy armour and a big sword.' :P
Edited by Colonel Mustard, Jul 18 2011, 12:42 PM.
"Pillage, then burn."-Rule 1 of Habits of Highly Effective Pirates
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Ambrose51
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Hmm, I hadn't even thought of Rorsarch, but that's a good point. Actually, I based him off of the Inquisitors from Warhammer, with a bit of the Nasuverse's Executors, a branch of the Church, thrown in for good measure (They're so extreme that even when a vampire came to them begging for help and acceptance, having been forcefully converted, they attempted to kill her in every way possible for a month non-stop until realizing she was effectively immortal due to how she was turned, and then kept her imprisoned for over a hundred years in a dark cage until finally letting her free, but under very close watch. [I think I probably talk about the Nasuverse far too much. :P ] ).
But mostly? The assorted plans at play here would be going very, very wrong due to the actions of a no-name, no-count, utterly talentless Magus by the name of Shirou Emiya. He had no magic worth mentioning, no combat experience of note, and no plan for or knowledge of the War he was about to enter. He did, however, have one trait that had derailed a countless number of such grand, far-reaching schemes throughout history.

You see, he really, really wanted to be a hero. -(Best description of the start of a Fate novel ever.)
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Jul 18 2011, 12:48 PM
Hmm, I hadn't even thought of Rorsarch, but that's a good point. Actually, I based him off of the Inquisitors from Warhammer, with a bit of the Nasuverse's Executors
You're a 40K fan, are you? Awesome, I love that stuff, myself, and I can see where you got the idea from there, actually.

Edit: Also, while I'm here, I might as well raise the question of how long we're expecting RP posts to be. Only I remember that on an old RP forum I was on, there seemed to be an unspoken bottom line of approximately 750 words, which made dialogue a right bugger to do. Figured that I might as well ask now.
Edited by Colonel Mustard, Jul 18 2011, 01:01 PM.
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Ambrose51
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Indeed I am. I prefer the Eldar, myself, with Chaos (Blood for the blood god!) being my favorite. Don't like the Dark Eldar, though, ironically.

I wouldn't think post length would be that big of an issue, just as long as it isn't made up of single sentences or something.
But mostly? The assorted plans at play here would be going very, very wrong due to the actions of a no-name, no-count, utterly talentless Magus by the name of Shirou Emiya. He had no magic worth mentioning, no combat experience of note, and no plan for or knowledge of the War he was about to enter. He did, however, have one trait that had derailed a countless number of such grand, far-reaching schemes throughout history.

You see, he really, really wanted to be a hero. -(Best description of the start of a Fate novel ever.)
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Duke Smugleaf
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Hey, Mustard, I noticed that you said Duhos' weapon is a falchion, yet the picture you drew for him clearly shows him holding a glaive. Just thought I'd let you know. ;)

Both your characters are quite interesting. Though, I'm thinking Alaric there is probably going to cause some troubles with the other characters. :P
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Speaking of 40k my character was originally inspired by the slaanesh demonettes :P (sorry to keep teasing without posting, had no time to finish my sheet off today, will be done tomorrow night, hopefully I'll still manage to beat Darkom's OP.)
Edited by Evilpigeon, Jul 18 2011, 04:13 PM.
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• Name: Wayne Manning
• Race: Human
• Gender:
• Age: 29
• Home Country: 13 (Atlas)
• Factions: Unaffiliated
• Class: Bard
• Class Description: A wandering “jack-of-all-trades”
• Skills: Locks, Music, can use swords, Inter-personal skills

• Appearance: Being thin boned and gaunt makes him appear unthreatening and meek, and slightly lanky, although his clothing hides this to a certain degree
• Hair: Dark Brown
• Eyes: Blue
• Skin: Naturally white, he has tanned somewhat in his travels.
• Height: Six foot
• Weight: Thin
• Scars: Some faint scars on his arms and body, nothing unusual for a man of his life style.

• Personality: Fiercely loyal to his own personal sense of ethics and those he feels he is obligated to help. However his sense of ethics is very limited and is known to cheat and scam to achieve greater goals, or for his own survival and benefit. Occasionally his belief that the end justifies the needs conflicts with his wish to protect those who he cares for leading to severe doubt of his own actions.
• Hobbies: Gambling, exploring the old and forgotten places in the world,
• Vices: Dice (although knowing how to cheat makes this less expensive than it sounds), gold
• Virtues: Sympathetic to the “little people” of the world,
• Religion: Apathetic

• Weapons: A rapier (looks far too expensive for a travelling minstrel), two knives one on his waist, one in a boot.
• Armour: Chain mail shirt, gloves and boots of leather.
• Clothing: Black pants and a white shirt. Travelling cloak that is a dark brown with a hood that he usually wears down and ties around his waist with a plaid sash.
• Miscellaneous: Weighted dice (two 6’s and two 1’s),
• Magic: Illusions,

• History: Born into a noble family of the highly imperialistic nation of Atlas he displayed ability with arcane magic. However when he saw the offences that his nation forced the magically gifted to perpetrate in the name of the ever expanding nation. Given a choice between betraying his country or his ethics he stole into the night at the age of fourteen, the night before he was to be enrolled in the military academy.
• Motive for Joining: He claims adventure, gold, and women; although part of him genuinely feels that bringing back the Lost God will help the disadvantaged and poor of the world
• Fun Fact: Can juggle
Edited by James, Jul 18 2011, 10:57 PM.
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Oh, no, the Church can never be militant enough. We're talking Middle Ages here, it's not militant enough until we throw a crusade. Sheet looks good, man; I'll have to be sure to remember to listen to his theme songs as I read your posts. :lol:


NOT QUITE! It's not militant enough until it has done 1 of the following:

1) Literally tried to kill all other gods
2) Tried to bring about the end of the world in the name of its god.
3) All of the above
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Here's my character sheet. The Chracter History is so rubbish, I'll reconstruct it a bit but thats the general jist of it.

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Being a Freelancer is how Scylliria earns her living and greatly aids her Observational studies. As a freelancer, Scylliria will work for anyone doing almost anything... for a price. She will hunt for treasure, deliver or collect items, pass on messages, kill creatures or people etc... the only thing she refuses to do is steal.
Alignment: Chaotic Good

Honestly, from that job description there, she seems more Lawful Neutral to me, since she sounds like a mercenary. That "never lies" thing indicates a much more lawful nature, too.

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Sheets look good everyone, we almost have all of them, so the RP should be able to begin soon. My OP is not quite finished, but the important parts are there. All that's missing is a bit from the appendix, which everyone should know anyway by reading this thread. (Take that, Evil! :P )

I'll post up what I've got here before I make the RP thread proper, so everyone can check it out and offer their opinion. I think I covered just about everything, but if you all can, look at it from the point of view of a person that hasn't read any of this thread and is just trying to join the RP. I want it to be a wealth of information for any latecomers, as well as a reference for everyone here. Thanks. :)

Without any further adu, here you are:

The Quest for the Lost God


Character sheets shall be included in a second post, once I get all of them.
Edited by Darkom, Jul 20 2011, 09:00 AM.
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Fuck that's huge! O.o I'll read it a bit later...when I've got several hours of time to spend.
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