Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 01:38:44 am
On the bright side, you did wake up afterwards; as last-ditch certain-death avoiding maneuvers trying to breach the space between worlds go, that's got to count for quite a bit. That sensation of falling, and even hitting the ground, before you woke up was a little unsettling, though, as is the fact that you're now completely naked and there's no trace whatsoever of your ship. Nor is there any sign of civilization, and frankly you really don't recognize this particular spot of wilderness, even from vague descriptions. Plus you were trying to escape to another dimension, so just where did you end up?
Well, nothing to be done about it now. Best make the best of this you can, because things are about to get very interesting around here...
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Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 01:39:11 am
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Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 01:39:30 am
Post by: Caellath on August 20, 2012, 01:45:38 am
Post by: Spinal_Taper on August 20, 2012, 01:54:14 am
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Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 02:04:35 am
Reserve me. Also, thinking about a steampunk industrialist fatcat for the backstory, is that OK?Hadn't really intended the game to be very steampunky, but you might be able to wriggle a few things in. As far as pure backstory goes it's fine; your old world probably didn't have a whole lot in the way of steampunk either, but there's plenty of room to justify having some fatcats around.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on August 20, 2012, 02:15:45 am
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Post by: mcclay on August 20, 2012, 02:19:18 am
Post by: NRDL on August 20, 2012, 02:25:31 am
Post by: V-Norrec on August 20, 2012, 02:34:13 am
Physical Description: A Snake Woman (Naga) with tanned skin, purple hair and a light-brown scales with a skin toned underbelly. She has an attractive face and body, she is weak compared to the average though.
Mental Description: Ssraah comes from a background where she was surrounded by intrigue and manipulation. A lot of that has rubbed off on her personality, leaving her slow to trust, and more likely to view others as tools and parts of her machinations than other people. Once closer she becomes more open, unlikely to ever share everything with anyone though.
Skill/Trait: Alchemy / Potion Making ((Whichever one you are going to be using.))
Bio: Ssraah was born to a normal family of her tribe. They lived in groups of one or two hundred traveling through the desert. Eventually it was time for her to move to a different tribe, in order to preserve more genetic diversity. In her new tribe she was a part of the ruling body, due to her husband's influence, all the specifics seem to be a blur to her now though.
Post by: NRDL on August 20, 2012, 02:40:12 am
Physical Description: Long, black hair, no facial hair, with a lean, jackal-like body. His right hand is missing.
Mental Description: Conniving, opportunistic, greedy, pessimistic
Skill/Trait: Silent Walking(?)
Bio: A thief, born and bred, Jeremy had a talent for getting what he needed to survive. As his position in life became more secure, he took more risks, taking stuff he wanted rather than needed. This got him caught, and his hand chopped off as a price for his midnight hobby. This event scarred him, in more than one way. The previously overconfident lad grew cautious, cold, and worrisome. And in this new land, perhaps that's a good thing.
Tell me if I didn't do anything right.
Post by: Spinal_Taper on August 20, 2012, 02:51:49 am
Can we get more information on the old world? All I understood was airship and apocalypse.Reserve me. Also, thinking about a steampunk industrialist fatcat for the backstory, is that OK?Hadn't really intended the game to be very steampunky, but you might be able to wriggle a few things in. As far as pure backstory goes it's fine; your old world probably didn't have a whole lot in the way of steampunk either, but there's plenty of room to justify having some fatcats around.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on August 20, 2012, 02:53:05 am
i think its vague on purpose so that you can take creative liberties with your character.Can we get more information on the old world? All I understood was airship and apocalypse.Reserve me. Also, thinking about a steampunk industrialist fatcat for the backstory, is that OK?Hadn't really intended the game to be very steampunky, but you might be able to wriggle a few things in. As far as pure backstory goes it's fine; your old world probably didn't have a whole lot in the way of steampunk either, but there's plenty of room to justify having some fatcats around.
Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 02:57:33 am
Tell me if I didn't do anything right.Looks good, but what exactly did you want Silent Walking to do?
Pretty much this. Probably high fantasy by default, but whatever you'd like to cram in there can probably fit.i think its vague on purpose so that you can take creative liberties with your character.Can we get more information on the old world? All I understood was airship and apocalypse.Reserve me. Also, thinking about a steampunk industrialist fatcat for the backstory, is that OK?Hadn't really intended the game to be very steampunky, but you might be able to wriggle a few things in. As far as pure backstory goes it's fine; your old world probably didn't have a whole lot in the way of steampunk either, but there's plenty of room to justify having some fatcats around.
Post by: NRDL on August 20, 2012, 03:00:22 am
Post by: Tiruin on August 20, 2012, 04:01:12 am
Waitlist!
Post by: V-Norrec on August 20, 2012, 05:12:30 am
Post by: Caerwyn on August 20, 2012, 10:33:06 am
Can I get wait-listed? Thanks, man!
Post by: Caellath on August 20, 2012, 11:53:49 am
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Post by: Tiruin on August 20, 2012, 12:57:51 pm
Post by: Greenstarfanatic on August 20, 2012, 02:08:06 pm
Waitlist for me!
Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 02:11:58 pm
Trait: Enhanced cellular regeneration.Meaning regular anti-sword wound regeneration or something subtler/slightly different?
Also is he supposed to be human or what? I keep imagining a purple-skinned humanoid with Guile hair.
Skill/Trait: Alchemy / Potion Making ((Whichever one you are going to be using.))Meaning what exactly?
I don't know. Give a bonus to sneaking or something. If you have something cooler in mind, please, use it.Hm. I'm thinking it would probably work best as some kind of combat-only sneak attack or ranged sneak attack. So for example, if an enemy is attacking someone else and you're not engaged with them yet, you can attack them for bonus damage equal to your Silent Walking rank, to represent silently gliding over and cheap shotting them.
That might be a bit too weak, but I'm worried if regular sneak attack might be too strong, and I'm not sure if/how out of combat stealth would work. Thoughts?
I'll be drawing my character tonight, I guess, but you can start with your drawing. Also, I want to see what comes out. :3First prototype up. :3
(http://tnypic.net/59b90.png)
I also see he got a promotion from being fed to werewolves. :P
-Trait/Skill :: Diehard/Toughness (Basically, a way of getting him to be more resilient or have more hitpoints, whatever)Hm. Either I could give him a copy of regular Toughness to let him increase his HP on two branches, or I could just give him a trait or something to magnify his HP total.
Hm. There's probably other options as well.
Post by: Caellath on August 20, 2012, 02:15:46 pm
I hadn't done so before because the OP says the PCs are naked. Also, his hair is only that long at the back, not sides. D:))
Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 02:16:32 pm
Post by: V-Norrec on August 20, 2012, 02:27:17 pm
Post by: Caellath on August 20, 2012, 02:34:08 pm
Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 02:40:20 pm
Fangs are also fine, though they probably won't look like much at that scale. They can't be venomous right now unless that's your starting skill, but it'd probably be possible to acquire venom later.
Speaking of which, Pariah's prototype is done.
(http://tnypic.net/0c520.png)
I uh, I get the feeling I'm going to have to redo that one.
Post by: Spinal_Taper on August 20, 2012, 04:30:59 pm
Post by: IronyOwl on August 20, 2012, 04:35:44 pm
Done. Is it okay if I make an image in the future, after I get more inspired about my character?Certainly.
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on August 20, 2012, 05:53:33 pm
sorry for the late reply, he was originally gonna be a blue scaled wolf man but i couldn't make a back story for him so now hes just a genetically engineered human yes.Quote from: Unholy_pariahTrait: Enhanced cellular regeneration.Meaning regular anti-sword wound regeneration or something subtler/slightly different?
Also is he supposed to be human or what? I keep imagining a purple-skinned humanoid with Guile hair.
with the cellular regeneration i was hoping for an actual regeneration perk or at least damage reduction, im sure you can guess why.
also i kinda like the first concept art even if you forgot his tattoo.
Post by: mcclay on August 20, 2012, 07:09:08 pm
Physical Description: looks like a girl of about 18. Has pale skin and blue eyes. Has brown hair and wears a red dress.
Mental Description: Lizzie is obsessed with gaing more power. She is also pretty fething smart. She enjoys killing shit.
Bio: This http://lparchive.org/Princess-Maker-2/ (http://lparchive.org/Princess-Maker-2/)
Read this last night rembered the charcter from an old x-com LP.
Post by: Greenstarfanatic on August 20, 2012, 08:21:57 pm
Name: Allan Nainth
Physical Description: A lanky, blond-ish young man. Wears dark clothes, and has nothing special about his appearance other than that.
Mental Description: Likes to keep to himself, sticking in the shadows, avoiding interaction as much as possible. He enjoys just watching everyone else. It's creepy.
Skill/Trait: Semi-Psychic: Level 0.
After all of his People Watching, he's come to a conclusion. the Human Race is predictable. Often he'll know exactly what someone will do to the second. It comes in handy when in a troubling situation, which is, well, most of the time. He believes it's strictly intuitional, but he still enjoys knowing exactly what'll happen in the next 30 seconds or so.
Bio: He was born an only child, and wasn't a very social kid. he spent most of his time alone, just...thinking. He doesn't remember most of his life, because he believes the past doesn't matter, and tries to forget it as often as possible. He believes humanity is doomed for failure, and resents most of his village, but he's depressed that he's stuck as part of it. He's considered suicide, but gave up on it. Nobody would really care. He hates life in general nowadays, but still finds other races fascinating, often wanting to learn about them from anyone he can find.
Is this good?
Post by: NRDL on August 20, 2012, 09:21:29 pm
On another note, I want a drawing too! :P
Post by: IronyOwl on August 22, 2012, 12:30:39 am
with the cellular regeneration i was hoping for an actual regeneration perk or at least damage reduction, im sure you can guess why.Right then, healing HP per turn equal to the skill's value should work for that, then.
also i kinda like the first concept art even if you forgot his tattoo.
As for the image, yay! Though the odds of me being able to draw an identifiable chimera at that scale are pretty much nil. I'll give it a try anyway.
Name: Lizzie ShinkickerHrm. Not fond of copy+pasted characters from elsewhere.
Is this good?Looks alright, though I'm not sure what Semi-Psychic would do mechanically. Less of an issue because you won't be getting in for a while, of course.
Your interpretation of my sneaking is fine. Perfectly fine.Excellent, and you'll get one! Though drawing an identifiable human will be a bit tricky, so don't expect too much. :P
On another note, I want a drawing too! :P
Post by: Greenstarfanatic on August 22, 2012, 12:40:20 am
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on August 22, 2012, 01:39:38 am
with the cellular regeneration i was hoping for an actual regeneration perk or at least damage reduction, im sure you can guess why.Right then, healing HP per turn equal to the skill's value should work for that, then.
also i kinda like the first concept art even if you forgot his tattoo.
As for the image, yay! Though the odds of me being able to draw an identifiable chimera at that scale are pretty much nil. I'll give it a try anyway.
Healing per turn equal to its level will be better than perfect, thank you :D
Edit:VICTORY IS MINE!
(http://i.imgur.com/1N5Vd.png)
Post by: V-Norrec on August 23, 2012, 01:54:06 am
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h96/DG-Amon/Roll%20the%20Dice/RTDNaga.jpg)
Post by: IronyOwl on August 24, 2012, 09:25:07 pm
The world was burning. Some sort of magical catastrophe, no doubt, engulfing everything with pale arcane fire. As a last resort, you and five others crowded aboard an experimental airship, one carrying a magical reactor, and attempted to shift planes in order to escape. Everything bled out into color, you got the sensation of falling and even hitting the ground, and then...
...well, you just sort of woke up.
You're fine, as far as you can tell, and those people you fled with are lying around you, also just waking up from the looks of it. There's no sign of the airship, nor of anything you had on you, not even clothing.
Your surroundings don't seem especially familiar- it's a green, open field, studded with various small plants and carpeted with wild grass. You see no signs of habitation anywhere, and aside from the occasional tree can't make out any other terrain features. Looks like you're on your own for the foreseeable future.
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It occurred to me that the pictures were holding things up, so we'll be skipping them for the moment.
Bear in mind that you need a unit of food and a unit of drink per turn to live. You won't starve immediately, but early on meeting that's gonna be kind of tough.
Post by: NRDL on August 24, 2012, 09:33:50 pm
Get up, run off, find food.
Post by: Spinal_Taper on August 24, 2012, 09:40:59 pm
"Oh... This is certainly new. Hey, my name's Roland."
Investigate the plants. Look for food.
Post by: Caellath on August 24, 2012, 10:53:47 pm
Search for food and water.
Post by: V-Norrec on August 24, 2012, 11:21:01 pm
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on August 25, 2012, 12:10:35 am
break a large branch off of a tree to use as a club for hunting, keep an eye out for streams or ponds.
Post by: IronyOwl on August 25, 2012, 07:32:38 pm
"Errrggghh....my head. And my stomach...[3] You find a spiny sort of plant that looks kind of edible.
Get up, run off, find food.
(http://tnypic.net/b8650.png)
You eat it. Bleeeegh, but you suppose it's better than starving to death.
+1 Herbalist
Thirsty
Roland stands up, running his head as he gets to his feet. He looks around at his fellow stranded people. They all seemed average enough. Except the Wolfman and the Naga. Quickly getting to his senses, he decides to introduce himself.[5] You discover a strange little plant with a delicious-looking fruit on top.
"Oh... This is certainly new. Hey, my name's Roland."
Investigate the plants. Look for food.
(http://tnypic.net/85a48.png)
Further inspection reveals that it's not only delicious, but juicy as well.
+2 Herbalist
Nedenir growls a bit as he wakes up. Naked. Not even his peasant clothes were spared, it seems. Almost immediately, he uses his own hair as an emergency measure for privates concealing and starts to move around in search of food, nodding towards Roland on his way.[2] Your search for food yields nothing you'd eat, and you accordingly never get around to searching for water.
Search for food and water.
Hungry
Thirsty
"I'm Ssraah." the Naga announces somewhat confused by the whole situation. "I don't remember... well, much of anything." she explains before slithering off to investigate the trees and any fruits they might have, as well as some of the other local flora.[2] The trees appear to lack any kind of edibles.
Hungry
Thirsty
Cautiously observe the others from a distance,[3] You manage to pry a relatively sturdy stick off a nearby tree. Better than nothing?
break a large branch off of a tree to use as a club for hunting, keep an eye out for streams or ponds.
Stick acquired.
+1 Woodcutter
Hungry
Thirsty
Quote from: Auto-mcclay
Acquire food.[1] You find yourself wading through painful thorns, only to find there wasn't anything to eat this way anyway. Damn it.
-1 HP
Hungry
Thirsty
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Less than 24 hours is probably too little to start autoing people, but it's not like there's a ton to do anyway.
Post by: Spinal_Taper on August 25, 2012, 07:38:48 pm
"Alright then guys. Let's all get comfortable and then we need to plan."
Roland continues foraging for food. Once he finds some, he piles it somewhere.
Post by: Caellath on August 25, 2012, 08:19:57 pm
Get one of the same plants Roland took and eat it. If possible, search for a source of water afterwards.
Post by: V-Norrec on August 25, 2012, 08:27:21 pm
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on August 26, 2012, 12:47:29 am
Post by: NRDL on August 26, 2012, 03:50:58 am
Post by: IronyOwl on August 27, 2012, 03:03:04 pm
Roland smiles at everyone around him, then speaks.[2] You find nothing edible this time.
"Alright then guys. Let's all get comfortable and then we need to plan."
Roland continues foraging for food. Once he finds some, he piles it somewhere.
Hungry
Thirsty
Nedenir notices has found food and moves on to help him.[6] You discover two more of the same type of plant nearby. Score!
Get one of the same plants Roland took and eat it. If possible, search for a source of water afterwards.
+1 Juicy Fruit
+2 Herbalist
"Curses." She says. Fruit-bearing trees, would have made a reliable source of food for a while, and a nice base while searching or creating shelter and any other necessities. With a sigh Ssraah Slithers to the top of the tree, trying to find a source of fresh-water, and then slithers off in that direction, food sure to be close by the water. If she reaches the water she drinks of it at the very least before searching for local fruits or vegetables.[3] You manage to climb a little ways, but it's not a very tall tree and the crown is pretty thick.
[5-1] You manage to see what you think is a lake regardless, however.
Hunt some small game, if i see a pond or stream sharpen the stick and go fishing instead.[1] You run nose first into a...
Spoiler: Oh Let's See Now... (click to show/hide)
...giant octopus with a bear's head?
[1] It is pissed.
[6+3] vs [2] It strangles you like a baby. [6] vs [2] It also latches on successfully. Uh oh.
-7 HP
+3 Toughness
Grappled
...Find water.[1] You find a patch of sand.
Quote from: Auto-mcclay
Assist ally!You rush over to the guy being eaten by an octopus-bear. [5] vs [6] Despite your valiant efforts, it retains its grip on him.
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mcclay, you there? ???
Anyway, now that there's combat I'd like to try an experiment. Everyone may submit both a combat and noncombat action; the combat action is anything on a very small scale, the noncombat action is anything that takes you all day to accomplish.
Post by: V-Norrec on August 27, 2012, 03:35:09 pm
*ahem* "I have found a lake, anyone who wishes to go check it out with me is welcome to" Ssraah announces before slithering to the lake and quenching her thirst, looking for any fruits or vegetables along the way.
Post by: Spinal_Taper on August 27, 2012, 03:37:58 pm
Help with beartupus. Head to lake afterwards, taking it's corpse and any other food found.
Post by: Caellath on August 27, 2012, 04:39:29 pm
Noticing the problem with bearctopus, Nedenir moves in to help, even without any real skill available to help him save his companion from his plight! Which may end up in friendly fire somehow.
Combat: Throw rocks at bearctopus' head.
Noncombat: Gather and stock more fruit and water.
Post by: IronyOwl on August 27, 2012, 06:00:32 pm
((I think one unit of fruit and/or water per turn may be a little too much or our characters will have to use a wheelbarrow to carry what it takes to feed them for half a dozen hours.))((It's only for full, supposedly day-long turns that apply that, so a half dozen turns would be a fairly impressive trek. One of the reasons I'm experimenting with simultaneous combat/day turns, in fact; the alternative is have people in combat both being in battle and not needing to eat for three days.
That said, I'm not positive it's not too much anyway, I just don't want acquiring food to be trivial once you get some tools, skills, or infrastructure going for it. Water less so, though; that's intended to be pretty much "are you near a lake/well?"))
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on August 28, 2012, 12:15:17 am
take the stick and shove it down the octobear's throat to prevent it biting me then gouge the living %$#@ out of its eyes with my claws.
Non combat:
Find food and/or water,
if octobear is defeated gut it and drink its blood then take a few meat and start making spears from its teeth.
also how do i get more level's in cellular regeneration?
Post by: Tiruin on August 28, 2012, 12:21:28 am
Post by: NRDL on August 28, 2012, 05:03:49 am
Post by: V-Norrec on September 02, 2012, 04:33:45 am
Post by: IronyOwl on September 03, 2012, 12:16:59 am
Post by: Tiruin on September 03, 2012, 12:35:01 am
Are we all human by default? :P
Post by: IronyOwl on September 03, 2012, 01:39:41 am
Post by: Unholy_Pariah on September 03, 2012, 01:40:30 am
Post by: Tiruin on September 03, 2012, 02:08:45 am
be mcclays character and save me :D then you know rewrite your character after the fight :P...
((Irony, do you accept partial saves and then a new character pops up? I'd like to give Mcclay's char some dignity while he's away :P))
Lizzie: Lunge into the bear thing! Try to make it release it's grip on that guy!
Post by: IronyOwl on September 03, 2012, 02:09:57 am
((Seeing as he never did anything non-auto'd, I believe we'll simply be retconning Lizzie out for whatever your character ends up being.))be mcclays character and save me :D then you know rewrite your character after the fight :P...
((Irony, do you accept partial saves and then a new character pops up? I'd like to give Mcclay's char some dignity while he's away :P))
Lizzie: Lunge into the bear thing! Try to make it release it's grip on that guy!