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Zanzetkuken The Great

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Splintered Lives (5/4)
« on: October 08, 2014, 10:20:56 am »

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Artifact: A page of a Journal
ID#: 1523
Area of Discovery: Forbidden Zone
Discoverers: Expeditionary Group #17
Age: Carbon dated to four hundred years, plus or minus thirty years

Transcript

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I must put this into writing so this knowledge is not lost.  The ones who claimed to be the Architects of Akulan's Salvation are liars.  They do not desire to aid us.  They desire to kill us all.  For what purpose, I once did not know.  Now I have learned.  They want the Genesis Ark.  I and my friends once believed it to be just a myth, but we have managed to find out that it is real through a raid upon one of their outposts.  We cannot let them have it.  The Ark is activated when the world's population goes through a massive decline, when it uses its power to restabalize the population of the world.  Or at least, that is what it is supposed to do.

The 'Architects' have managed to construct a device around it that channels its power into them.  Tonight, we are going to destroy that.  None of us know what shall be the result, but we do know that it must be destroyed.  Whether it destroys the Ark will only be known after the fact.  I pray that the damage will not be too severe if it is.

You return the file to its place upon the shelves of the Archives.  You wonder who these 'Architects' that are mentioned within were, as no record now exists of any beings that went by the name.  You walk through the rows of books, your silver robes trailing behind you, as you continue to think about what was in the transcript.  Specifically, the Genesis Ark.  You recall that there were several myths that you had read which contained it, but this is the only text which mentioned it being within reality.  You do wonder what really happened at that time, as it is believed that the Contaminated Area of the Forbidden Zone had started growing around that time.  You exit the Archives and make your way down the underground halls of Shelter #057 towards your home.  When you arrive, you fall asleep upon the bed, and drift into sleep.



You awaken within a cave.  You had been sent after the 'Architect' Vale within the deserts of Talvadan and are have taken to rest within a cave with the rest of your group.

What do you do?

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« Last Edit: October 10, 2014, 10:46:16 am by Zanzetkuken The Great »
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Re: Splintered Lives (0/4)
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2014, 11:38:56 am »

Reality
Name: Selina Martin
Gender: Female
Appearance: On the shorter scale of average height, shoulder length brown hair, green eyes, and a small nose. Rather thinly built, but quite fast when given the need to run. b-cup.
Background: A history graduate with an IQ of 120. She has been working as an archivist to allow herself access to old books and writings from the ages back when paper was used more often than not.

Dream-State
Name: 'Ghost'
Gender: Female
Race: Wood Elf
Appearance: Tall and lean, somewhat well muscled. Small pointed ears, deep purple eyes, and a very ominous presence at times. b-cup.
Background: Separated from her people long ago, she escaped from slavery and honed her body and mind to never be taken again. Works as a mercenary for hire, and will stick to a contract without being bought by the opposition she was hired against. She does however, pick and choose her contracts carefully. This one in particular was going to be interesting. Generally quiet.
Inventory: Longbow, Soft Leather armor.
« Last Edit: October 09, 2014, 09:29:34 pm by RangerCado »
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Re: Splintered Lives (0/4)
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2014, 05:33:03 pm »

Reality
Name: Kyle Johnson
Gender: Male
Appearance: A young man of 18. He stands at six feet tall and has brown hair and eyes. Pretty average.
Background:  Kyle liked reading and tried getting a job in the archive. He got in because of a flook most likely.

Dream-State Name: Aiden of the fires brood
Gender: Male
Race:  Fire born. A race of humanoids with skin the color of ash, hair like fire with the same colors, and blood like molten rock. Their eyes glow in the dark like flames. They are suited well for the cold however they tend to overheat easily this has been abused by some by making outfits that when cut release gouts of steam due to the heat they produce heating water inside them.
Appearance: Hair that is normally a blue color. His eyes are white, a sign of high birth among his people. He is covered in scars that, as is usual for his race, glow orange. His skin is ash grey. He stands six foot tall and is heavily muscled.
Background: Aiden was of high birth, allowing him to become what ever he wanted within reason. So, he became a heavy knight, the first of his peoples to do so. He's been constantly honing his skills to be the very best. He is currently searching for a worthy mount.
Inventory: Claymore, Half plate.
« Last Edit: October 09, 2014, 10:16:15 pm by kj1225 »
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Re: Splintered Lives (0/4)
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2014, 05:38:27 pm »

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Reality
Name: Jon Konicek
Gender: M
Appearance: Three metres tall, and broad in chest and muscles, Konicek has a booming voice
Background: Renowned for his sheer size - Konicek is stern and unyielding. A natural fit to the Shelter's small force of peacekeepers, he's been on a few trips to the surface, and what he saw there was nothing he liked. Despite his musclehead appearance, he certainly isn't stupid, and has an interest in the history of the old, lost world.

Dream-State
Name: Laugh of The Avalanche
Gender: F
Race: Frost Giant
Appearance: Despite the heat, the huge, imposing figure of Laugh of the Avalanche is thickly wrapped in bear-furs and steel. A huge hammer rests on her shoulder. Physically, her skin is pale as snow, and her eyes are a deep enough blue to drown in. Her hair is a frost coloured blue-white, and her voice has a resonance to it quite unlike that of a human.
Background: Few things will offer a fight quite like the one she's about to have, no?
Inventory: World-Crusher Greathammer, Arctic Steel heavy Armour
« Last Edit: October 09, 2014, 04:41:54 pm by GiglameshDespair »
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Re: Splintered Lives (0/4)
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2014, 03:34:43 pm »

Inventory: 1 book of Nature spells, Longsword, Longbow, Soft Leather armor.

(It's supposed one book of spells, or one one-handed weapon, or one bow, or one two-handed weapon for the weapon...)
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Re: Splintered Lives (2/4)
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2014, 05:10:34 pm »

Added things.
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Re: Splintered Lives (2/4)
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2014, 09:25:43 pm »

Ptw/saving a slot
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Re: Splintered Lives (0/4)
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2014, 09:29:17 pm »

Inventory: 1 book of Nature spells, Longsword, Longbow, Soft Leather armor.

(It's supposed one book of spells, or one one-handed weapon, or one bow, or one two-handed weapon for the weapon...)
((...oh... the way the comma's and or's worked out, I thought we were getting a lot more... fixing now))
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Re: Splintered Lives (2/4)
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2014, 09:37:20 pm »

Reality
Name: Kelis Cytail
Gender: Female
Appearance: Slender and tall, Kelis's arms and legs show the build and marks of years of intense physicality and athleticism, almost male-like. Her dusty brunette hair is kept short.
Background: A prominent explorer and scout, Kelis is used to going out into the dangerous parts of the world. She is a notable romantic, though her life has contorted her idea of a perfect partner.

Dream-State
Name: Elgarth the Protectorate
Gender: Male
Race: Minotaur
Appearance: Roughly three meters tall, wearing a brown, clean, symmetrical coat. His horns bend slightly and his eyes glow a piercing red.
Background: A warmonger turned guardian after an enclave of monks healed him after he suffered what would have been a fatal blow in battle. He now traverses the land to help those who can not defend themselves and punishes evil with harsh discrimination. He's a manifestation of Kelis's romantic fantasy, exotic but courageous, loyal, and superhumanly masculine.
Inventory: Steel Broadaxe, Leather Armor to promote agility.
« Last Edit: October 09, 2014, 10:29:08 pm by TCM »
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Re: Splintered Lives (2/4)
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2014, 09:42:49 pm »

Should note two things:

First, I am taking the first fully completed sheets that come in.

Second, just so you know, the dream-state and reality selves do not share the same knowledge pool at the current time.
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Re: Splintered Lives (2/4)
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2014, 10:16:28 pm »

Okay, finished.
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Re: Splintered Lives (2/4)
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2014, 10:29:21 pm »

Finished here as well.

Did this game take any influence from RTRTD? It had a similar premise, in that player's simultaneously controlled two characters, one in a futuristic dystopia and another in an adventurous fantasy.
What's the linkage between our characters? Obviously, if our Reality character dies, so does our Dream character, but what if the Dream character were to die?
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Re: Splintered Lives (2/4)
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2014, 06:08:30 am »

Reality
Name: Gerald Neustrom
Gender: Male
Appearance: Late middle aged. Has thinning grey hair, and a scar on the side of his head. That side's eye is always closed, and half his face is paralysed.
Background: A soldier, he was shot on the right of his head. He survived, though he was discharged due to serious injury. Has flashbacks of the war, which he sometimes reacts violently to.

Dream-State
Name: Dar-MA-GOme
Gender: M
Race: Dragonkin
Appearance: Stands 8 feet tall, mostly bipedal, though can run quadrapedally with ease. Has large wings which are usually linked together like a cloak. Has a long, broad muzzle, with a spiked beard, and glowing yellow serpent eyes.
Background: A former prince of a dragon empire, disaster struck, and it is no more. Has a dark secret, which if known, will ruin his image of honorability.
Inventory: 7 foot long crescent sword, the outer edge is perfectly smooth and sharp, while the inner edge has teeth made for catching weapons and ripping flesh. Wears a decadent noble's robe
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Re: Splintered Lives (5/4)
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2014, 10:52:22 am »

Cado's, KJ's, Giglamesh's, TCM's, and Salsacookie's sheets were all accepted.  Feel free to begin.

Did this game take any influence from RTRTD? It had a similar premise, in that player's simultaneously controlled two characters, one in a futuristic dystopia and another in an adventurous fantasy.
What's the linkage between our characters? Obviously, if our Reality character dies, so does our Dream character, but what if the Dream character were to die?

On the former: I've actually never read that.

On the latter: The link is that, if one dies, you cannot control that one anymore.  Sleep in that state is just ordinary sleep.  It's more 'Reality #1' and 'Reality #2' than 'Reality' and 'Dreams'.  I was originally thinking the latter, but I created enough ideas that I changed to the former.
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