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Posted by Author X on 17.02.2003 at 05:29 PM:

  Fantasy-ish Planning/OOC

Okay, this is going to take place in a small kingdom somewhat rich in magic, and ruled over by an evil sorcerer. It's somewhat out of time, in the 21XX era but completely shut off from the world and completely hidden by the sorcerer's magic. It's also an area where the borders between worlds weaken slightly, as a result of the high magic concentration. Interesting thing is, he always takes interest in new visitors, toying with them a lot. Some people have made it out, but it's very difficult and they can't let anyone find out about it if they return. There are spies everywhere. He also likes to control the magic, and generally humors the people, but eliminates anyone who becomes strong or skilled enough to be a threat. Especially if they'd have some way of escaping or teleporting long distances.

Form!
Name:
Appearance:
Personality:
Skills/abilities:
Weakness(es):
Weapons/Equipment:
History:
Anything else?:
How did you arrive?:

You don't have to have an extremely involved or detailed personality or history, I think mine is pretty big as-is, but I do ask that your character not be too 2-dimensional. I also ask that they don't be too strong unless they have some sort of gaping flaw. Finally, like with Arianna's Legacy, I'd prefer if it isn't all the same cast that was with Arthur in the Gathering. It's okay if you do want to use one of those characters, but I'd prefer if not.

Example Form!
Name: Arthur
Appearance: [attached image]
Personality: He's slightly bi-polar, torn between two personality types. For years, literally all his life he can remember clearly, he's been completely emotionless and serious; but recently he's found it hard not to care about other people and keep everything bottled up, and has been trying to be more open. However, he can never seem to be comfortable with one or the other, or find a balance, and seesaws randomly between the two extremities. Even when he is trying to be friendly, it's very akward and he's bad at it, and often regresses defensively back to being anti-social. He's also realised he feels some sadistic pleasure when he's in battle, that fact scares him.
Skills/Abilities:
Super, super fast. Like, kill ya five times before you hit the ground fast.
Great at stealth. He's also extremely agile and good at climbing. Especially things like making hand/foot-hold with his daggers and such.
Very skilled with any of his weapons. Crack shot, knows his poisons, and suchlike. He can take out most people and robots with a single hit if need be, though he's more skilled at killing with a single blow than knocking them unconcious.
Oh, and Origami Wink
Weakness(es):
Can't take a hit. REALLY can't take a hit. He's quite good at dodging and attacking from a distance, but if the opponent does get a hit in, he's only human.
Also pretty weak. While he is strong enough to run around with all his hidden armoury, there really isn't much power beyond that.
His skills are mostly practiced reflex, so they work best when he's in his old, uncaring mood. When he's worried about others, he becomes distracted and more likely to mess up.
Weapons/Equipment:
His armour is hidden underneath the robe, and quite advanced. It's really just a chainmail vest, but it can absorb most energy-based attacks (i.e. buster, beam saber, fireball). The downside is that it can't absorb force, so while he won't be burned, any of the attacks can crack a rib. And, of course, as any experienced warrior knows, chainmail is just a series of holes to an arrow. He also has leather pants and boots.
Hand crossbow. He's quite a crack shot, and has plenty of small metal and wooden bolts (see below). He can load, aim, and fire in one swift movement.
Daggers. Lots o' them. He has so many secret folds and pockets and hidden straps that he is very unlikely to run out of ammo. Come in various sizes and, besides the usual stabbing and throwing, are used for pretty much anything you can think of (prying, gouging, pinning up, carving, hand-holds in stone or brick walls, etc.) Incredibley accurate when throwing. His most often-used weapon.
Blowgun. Again, extremely accurate, but he uses his blowgun less than daggers or his crossbow because it is mainly for drugging or poisoning people. He has many color-coded darts with various toxins, although the most powerful and exotic have probably dried up since he restocked. He also has semi-mild corrosives on some to use against robots.
And, of course, grappling hook, rope, etc. Most standard inflitration equipment. Though he did forego the more specific, bulky stuff, like the iron priests (armoured boots... they save your soles!)
History: This is where it gets interesting. All he knows for sure is when he was young, he was shipped off to a sort of private school, the "Assasin's Guild." He was the best and brightest in the class, practically in the history of the guild. He trained diligently, he trained hard, and he trained in anything and everything he needed to know. It was his life. However, shortly before his graduation and after the mass production of reploids, the Guild was absolved and pretty much vanished. Assasins, human assasins, at least, were obsolete as reploids flooded the streets and the Maverick battles began and so on. But still, he prevailed. Anyone who really needed his services knew where to find him, and anyone who became his target died, plain and simple. No practical scanners could effeciently detect him, as he never carried electronics unless neccissary, and he was in and out before anyone knew the target was in danger. Naturally, this attracted more than a few enemies as well, and a flatteringly high bounty. He lived off the money he had earned and never slept in a room he rented. Living the unique "lifestyle" that he did, neccessary though it was, it's not hard to believe he became more than a little paranoid by nature.
The real turning point in his life was when he went to a tournament on Arianna island (the one in the Gathering). He suddenly had a near-break-down and broke into a sobbing fit while talking to two of his (forced) teammates, spilling all of the above and completely losing his composure. During the course of the rest of his stay, he continued to see-saw his personality. Near the end, Tia finally got through to him and convinced him that killing is wrong and forced him to learn compassion. The rest of the tournament was an emotional nightmare for him as he tried to figure out what he could do, since killing and death was all he had ever known but he could no longer bring himself to kill in cold blood.
How did you arrive?: Shipwrecked on the coast.


Posted by Tiamat Zero on 17.02.2003 at 05:45 PM:

  RE: Fantasy-ish Planning/OOC

AX hon...I'll read it tomarrow

too much text makes Indis head hurt.


Posted by Author X on 17.02.2003 at 05:47 PM:

 

Well, if you know Arthur, you can probably skip the example form ^_^;;

But yes, I over-plan and over-complicate... it's a disease ;_;


Posted by Tiamat Zero on 17.02.2003 at 05:49 PM:

 

obviously...but as you posted that I read it anyway now Im too tired and you have denied me the useage of indi-chan cuz shes been in Arianna like both times. eheh...fack.


Posted by Author X on 17.02.2003 at 05:59 PM:

 

Well... you can still use her if you want, but I just don't want to turn this into 'the Gathering one-month reunion' or whatever.


Posted by Corvus on 17.02.2003 at 06:05 PM:

 

Hope not,I have that planned for later

Name: Moore
Appearance: you know it
Personality:ditto
Skills/abilities: ki and elemental abilities
Weakness(es): has tried not to show what it is
Weapons/Equipment: Kyuojin,desert eagle
History: long long and still haven`t got it ready for posting
Anything else?: none
How did you arrive?: same way he arrives in other places,using portals


Posted by KS on 17.02.2003 at 06:49 PM:

 

Name: Abyss

Appearance: Black armored, hawk helmet with a deep red visor. Average height and build.

Personality: Secretive and sarcastic.

Skills/abilities: High level of non-elemental magic, anti-gravity (flight)

Weakness(es): Low Defense. Below average hand-to-hand strength.

Weapons/Equipment: Gugnir Sniper Rifle, OICW Techsystems Weapon (SMG and Assault Rifle)

History: As a freelance sniper, Abyss had a good life with some very rich buyers. One mission proved to be troublesome, as the target was the Dark Sorcerer. Before he could act, the sorcerer sent him through a portal to the fantasy world.

How did you arrive?: Vortex


Posted by CrashMan on 17.02.2003 at 08:27 PM:

 

Arrg. I've never been good with this type of RP, NEVER. But.....I wanna give it a go, one last time.

Form!
Name: Sting
Appearance: scaly green skin, dragonic head, essentially a reptile furry (he's a walking contradiction). The bone on his forearm continues out at the elbow, essentially a natural blade. Sharp teeth. Wears a cloak with a hood. No shoes, has the standard fare Ostritch like feet (but GREEN and thicker). Bright green eyes as well. No hair, of course.
Personality: Antisocial. Will eat a baby if he's hungry, or kill you if he wants your shoes. Doesn't WEAR shoes, but that's beside the point.
Skills/abilities: Scaling walls, tracking, killing things, "convincing" people, some minor forest magics as well as a few illusionist ones.
Weakness(es): Not well liked, can't trust others easily. Soothed by music, and is put in an almost trance-like state by it most often.
Weapons/Equipment: His cloak and hood, collection of shrunken skulls on his belt, a fairly long hooked dagger, and a diamond handled short sword which he, admittedly, stole from a nobleman he happened upon.
History: Sting was originally from a land where creatures like himself roamed the countryside, having evolved right alongside humans, dwarves, elves, trolls, and any number of other creatures. His kind's sentience was the result of magical runoff, however, and the humans could not deal with their magical follies in a way that would be beneficial to all. The humans, elves, and dwarves all sided against the Shrahil, the race of lizardmen. The Shrahil took up arms with the Trolls, Orcs, and demons. A great war ensued, and the elves banished many a Sharhil to other planes. Sting just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and was banished. He was sent here.
Anything else?: He doesn't LIKE being a rogue/ranger, keep in mind.
How did you arrive?: Through a hole in realities.


Here's hoping I don't screw this one up too, eh?


EDIT: Here, at this site, check out the banner thingy at the top. That's the type of head Stingy has, but GREEN.


Posted by G24 on 18.02.2003 at 04:55 AM:

 

Name: Neo
Appearance: Think "Neo the Magic Swordsman" from Duel Monsters. I'll find a picture if needed.
Personality: Quiet, contemplative, polite.
Skills/abilities: Can use a variety of swords and is skilled in elemental magic. Also knows some martial arts. Fairly strong. Agile. Endurance is above average. Intelligence is above average.
Weakness(es): Values the lives of others above his.
Weapons/Equipment: Broadsword, spells, a sack that can be filled with whatever small items he may need on a journey. Sack is currently filled with some food, a few healing herbs, some miscellanious magical items and a black book.
History: Neo is a wanderer. He travels from dimension to dimension in search of adventure. Upon arriving here he noted that he couldn't leave. Besides the fact that the people here obviously needed help he did not have the right ingredients to conjure up a portal.
Anything else: His companion is a large eagle called Aristride. It breathes plasma.
How did you arrive: Portal


Posted by Sokket on 18.02.2003 at 02:57 PM:

 

Say 'ello to the original Dace! (Actually just a slightly modified version... but eh. Still much closer then anything you folks have seen.)


Name: Dace Silverfire
Appearance: Say... about 6'2" with silver hair that would be about 3" on top/bangs and 2" sides/back. He has brown eyes and a fairly slim frame. He is a varient of an elf in actuallity (which I will call... elufin for now). Looking much the same, and having much the same physical stats, but with a shorter life-span. Only about 130 on average, some living up to 145, or even 150. though not many. On standard he dresses in greys and browns, with a forest green cloak. Oh. And he's fairly young. In appearance and actuality.
Personality: He tends to be fairly impatient, and sometimes demanding. And he generally cares about people, although he tries not to show it. And as much as he hates to admit it, he has a deeply ground sense of honor.
Skills/abilities: He has very good hearing as well as being able to hear both above and below that of a human. He also has fairly good night vision. And he excels at hunting, tracking, and combat. When he fights with either blades or staff, it's more of a fast spinning dance. He can also sense powerfull works of magic, and they tend to draw him like a moth to a fire. Which will explain how he got here. He can also sense normal works of magic, and picks up languages quickly. He can wield the silver fire of his clan/surname. It is not precisely the same as magic, but akin to it. The 'fire' itself has more substance than most fire, and is easily subject to Dace's control in heat, speed, and shape. Ranging in temperature anywhere from Absolute Zero to 375 degrees.
Weakness(es): Weakness... hmm... lots of things about him could be considered a weakness. His stubbornness for one. But he doesn't have any jarring thing, because many of his positive attributes tend to be sort of double-edge swords. And if he uses too much of his fire for too long he goes kind of... less than sane...
Weapons/Equipment: Dual falcata and a steel bound staff that has a gripping hook at one end. He is equally proficient with both.
History: Stuff. I writing a story on it. But for now lets say he ran away from home and was taken in by a mercenary. More stuff happened and he was on his own nad stuff. His best friend, though he would never have let her know she was it, died. More stuff. He was drawn to a magical flux. He appeared here.
Anything else?: Uhg. Maybe. I'm not sure... I'll likely think of it later.
How did you arrive?: Transported? Through magical flux.


Posted by Tiamat Zero on 18.02.2003 at 03:11 PM:

 

Meh ya'll type too mucccchz

Name: Saber

Appearance: White Baby Dragon. Spikes on her back, spikey pointy tail to inject things into people.

Personality:Super happy/hyper

Skills/abilities: Crayon Abilities. yup, red ones explode, blue ones release water attacks, green have plant life, Rainbow ones...are a myyystery. So on and so fourth. Can fly, can spit lasers up peoples behinds. Pointy Tail can inject sleepy stuff, or hyper stuff.

Weakness(es): Loves shiny things...LOVES it. And is never serious, always so god damned playful and doesnt know the meaning of fear, unless it tries to kill her.

Weapons/Equipment: See above

History: *shrug*

Anything else?: I'm gonna try to play her the way I remember her.

How did you arrive?:Was in Moores pack, (eating all his provisions)


Posted by Author X on 18.02.2003 at 09:06 PM:

 

Alright... I'm kinda busy tonight, so give me another day and I promise I'll get this started.

Oh, and I completely forgot to say this before (^_^;;), but if one or two people want to be locals or summat, I can fill them in in PM or summat.


Posted by Ulukay on 19.02.2003 at 02:32 PM:

 

Name: Peter Streicher
Appearance: An average man at the end of his 20's, black Jeans and a brown wildleather Jacket. His eyes are grey and empty, he usualy hides them behind black sunglasses. He has long brown hair bound to a ponytail.
Personality: Calm and patient, not very talkativ.
Skills/abilities: His eyesight left him Long ago, so he learned to see with his mind. He "feels" the persons and creatures around him: Human Ki, magical flows, robotic energy signals. This enables him to react to attacks very quickly, he is able to cut a nearby fly in two halfes with deadly precision.
Weakness(es): To do so he needs to stay calm and concentrated, if he doesn't he is completly blind and has to rely on sound and smell. He will never be able to see colours etc.
Weapons/Equipment: A shirasaya Sword, the sword is hidden in the form of a wodden walking stick.
Picture
more Pictures
It is well crafted and able to cut through a robots Armor, if wield right.
History: (Story summerized because of too much text, I prefer to explain such things in the IFF anyway) He used to be a soldier for a huge Corporations mercenary army, was betrayed to be replaced by the new reploid soldiers. in the battle were he and his comrades were suposed to get killed he lost his eyesight and was left for dead however, he was found by the people of a nearby village who tought him how to see with his mind.
Anything else?: He likes to play the helpless blind man to fool possible enemys
How did you arrive?: *Shrugs* stranded on the coast? can't think of a better Idea right now.


Posted by Author X on 19.02.2003 at 04:23 PM:

 

Alright, I just want to get most of the people in before I do a real introduction.

Just so you know for the introductions, the four major regions are the coast, a forest, some plains, and the foot of a mountain range. There's a town/city by each.

~e~
KS, I think you're a bit confused. The capital is named Kandrona. The portal is called a gateway, a door, a portal, egress, whatever's along those lines.


Posted by Sokket on 21.02.2003 at 09:38 PM:

 

Yay. I finally made a second post. Now to figure out where all you people are. >.<


Posted by Author X on 21.02.2003 at 11:38 PM:

 

Handy-dandy guide to kingdom of Jor-Ah. I can't remember if I mentioned this before, but it borders mainland, but only at the Ghot mountain range, which noone has crossed.

coast - | plains/road + Yor Y
mountains ^ Ghot G Kandrona K
forest # Odla O Ti-Nohd T

----------/
/#####^
|+#O#+^
|+++++^
|Y+K++G^
|+++++^
\++T+++^
----------_^

Arthur, his group, and (I assume) Dace are at Y, the beach. Abyss was at G, then flew straight to K (while his finder took a quicker route). Pretty much everyone else is lost in the forest and heading to O. Right now, the goal is to reach K and either register (everyone besides Sting) or, I think, find lots and lots of people to maim (Sting).


Posted by Sokket on 21.02.2003 at 11:47 PM:

 

And me. whose goal is to do anything except register.

<.<
>.>


Posted by CrashMan on 22.02.2003 at 09:14 AM:

 

Mwahahaha. Thanks for the mention. ^_~


Posted by Janus Grismare on 22.02.2003 at 10:04 AM:

 

Name: Janus Grismare
Apperance: See attached image. Looks like a "Fighting Taoist" as he says.
Personality: Calm, laid-back adittude towards many things. Very officious at times, but only when he really wants to get under someone's skin.
Skills/Abilities: Hamon Magic, magic of vibration pretty much, makes things happen. Various styles of WuShu, to name a few, both Kusanagi and Hakketsu-Style Kobojitsu, Hakkyokuseiken, Hakkyoku-Ken, Hung Gar, and Taijiquan are a few.
Weaknesses: Hamon leaves him breathless if he doesn't pace himself....that and women....you know their inherently evil anyway.
Weapons/Equipment: Various odd devices, a feather fan, a drying pole with surprise, and a bola.
History: He explains bits and pieces of it during trips, fights, and when similar occurences happen to him again.
Anything Else? : Loves to play Go, though he loses nine times out of ten, when in full dress looks like more of a priest than anything else.
How do you appear? : Walking and running.


Posted by CrashMan on 23.02.2003 at 07:36 PM:

 

Is my character coming on a bit too strong? I wanted to make use of the illusion magics as well as the forest ones, before I forgot he had them.


Posted by Sokket on 23.02.2003 at 07:40 PM:

 

Yes. Though it's subtly too strong.


Posted by CrashMan on 23.02.2003 at 07:51 PM:

 

........meaning?


Posted by Author X on 23.02.2003 at 08:02 PM:

 

I don't think he is, really. Remember, of my two main characters at the moment, either could kill you before you blinked, but just don't feel like it Wink
And anyway, it's kind of entertaining to see how Sting and Laurel get on each-others nerves. And if she's getting really irritating, then I'm obviously portraying her correctly.


Posted by CrashMan on 23.02.2003 at 08:06 PM:

 

Actually, I'm enjoying the needling on both sides. I was just a mite worried I was bothering anyone with his attitude, I know it's not a very nice disposition he's got.


Actually, competition between the two would be pretty amusing.


Posted by Author X on 23.02.2003 at 08:57 PM:

 

They do seem to have the same "let's-get-it-over-with" attitude, not to mention similar opinions of humans, even if she's a bit more discreet about it Wink.


Posted by Sokket on 24.02.2003 at 08:01 AM:

 

Hmm... since we're not very far into it yet... I think I'm going to edit my character a little more...


Posted by Sanik on 24.02.2003 at 10:01 AM:

 

Name: Bobby Blackbeard
Appearance: A man in his late twenties, black hair and a frenchy mustache. He wears tattered pirate gear and has greasy hair.
Personality: A true coward and a weasel. He's a theif but not a good one.
Skills/abilities: He's a veteran pick pocket, but he always gives himself completely away afterwards. He's very fast, running away people his whole life, and extremely extremely lucky. He gets away quite often and by all rights should be dead a billion times over.
Weakness(es): Boastful, and snide. He's not a complete idiot but he can't help taunting people. He may be very cowardly but he still has the nerve to get himself into a lot of trouble before there's danger.
Weapons/Equipment: -A cutlass, nothing special. -A mop, he's very good a mopping. -A magic ring that he happend to steal by pure luck. He doesn't know what it does. -A couple daggers.
History: A distant relative to the infamous pirate, the black sheep of the family. He was a swabby on a ship until now.
Anything else?: Maybe... I dunno.
How did you arrive?: He tried to assasinate his Captain, but he was caught and forced to walk the plank. He passed out in fear so they just tossed him overboard.


Posted by Author X on 24.02.2003 at 03:34 PM:

 

Ulukay, I don't think you understand how the doors work. It's basicly just a connection from one place to another. It's here on one side, and there on the other.


Posted by Ulukay on 24.02.2003 at 04:49 PM:

 

Woops, I'll fix it.


Posted by Author X on 24.02.2003 at 05:48 PM:

 

And Sanik, sorry, but I really can't think of a good way to introduce you in. You can just put in someone else to find Bobby if you want, but... ^_^;; I dunno...


Posted by KS on 24.02.2003 at 05:58 PM:

 

I don't mean to sound selfish but, what about me? I'm stuck in the administration building and I don't know wth to do Tongue


Posted by Sanik on 24.02.2003 at 06:18 PM:

 

I'll just wander into town then, if that's okay.


Posted by Author X on 24.02.2003 at 06:18 PM:

 

Well... in case you can't tell, the thing with Dunvan is taking place in there. You could react to that.


Posted by Author X on 26.02.2003 at 04:29 PM:

 

Alright, alright...

Could you guys hold off posting in more for a bit, while I figure out WHAT THE FUCKING HELL IS GOING ON?!?!?

I'm sorry, but SANIK! PLEASE STOP FUCKING WITH MY UNIVERSE! HOW THE FUCK DOES SOMEONE CRASH THROUGH A RANDOM DOOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST AND LAND IN A LIBRARY ON AN UPPER LEVEL OF A TOWER IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CITY!

(*>_<)


Posted by Sokket on 26.02.2003 at 05:10 PM:

 

Hey AX, I was thinking... and if you want, I could draw up an ACTUAL map, instead of that thing you made. Or someone else could do it... but It might make things easier.

Somehow...

And I have no idea what's going on I might add.


Posted by Author X on 26.02.2003 at 08:30 PM:

 

Nor I, Sokket. Nor I. Which is why I'm so frelling pissed at them moment.

Cor, if I compile a list of minor edits and posts to delete, do you think you could help me out here, and we just start again back from there?


Posted by Ulukay on 27.02.2003 at 07:21 AM:

 

Well, it's not the best map but maybe it'll help a bit until someone draws a real one.


Posted by CrashMan on 27.02.2003 at 08:10 AM:

 

ALRIGHT.

AX, BREATHE.



I shall explain what is going on.

Sanik, modify/clear the post. Y'need to work out your location there.


We are in the town now. You fell through a trapdoor which was conveniently placed in the tower, down to another place altogether.


I was under the impression, however, that the trapdor room was just on the edge of town, which was the forest town by the way, which was where Laurel took us, is it not? If not, then it was near the middle town, as that's the only reasonable possibility.


Now, is that sufficient?


Posted by Sanik on 27.02.2003 at 10:34 AM:

 

Woah woah woah, sorry!

Let me explain myself. I figured Cor smashed me against a tree, right? Now this tree could, and probably is, in fact very tall, as Moore can fly. Now this tree is also old and brittle, and moore is pissed, so he smashes Bobby so hard the tree cracks and falls right over, throwing both parties present off balance. As luck would have it, there is another tree nearby which is also very tall, and Bobby gets his coat caught in the branch as he flies through the air carried by Moore's momentum. I figured scince sting made it all the way from in the tower to the forest in mere seconds, they would be very close together. So this particular tree Bobby is hanging from is right beside the said tower. I only added in the trap door so that Moore could get his money back without kiling me. And again I assumed that sting was near the tower. It was not clear to me that they were in different cities, again, I apologize for this. I can edit my posts, but can you please tell me what I can and cannot do then? It would be extremely helpful.

So, in short, don't hurt me! Crap


Posted by CrashMan on 27.02.2003 at 10:46 AM:

 

Laughing


*stamps DNI on Sanik's forehead in big black letters*

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