[OOC] A Stranger Land

[Ulthar88]

Originally Posted by barna10

Check out the new guy, lowered Thaumatology to 20. It's turning into too much work, so I will stick with the bardish guy for now. I'll have equipment posted tonight.

Okay... but I gotta ask a question about that latest build. It appears you put at least one point into every college skill; therefore, you wouldn't have to depend on any defaults from the Core skill. So couldn't you then reduce Thaumatology even further and free up a bunch of points there?

[barna10]

I suggest we use "Game Time +0%" from Powers

[Ulthar88]

Originally Posted by barna10

I suggest we use "Game Time +0%" from Powers

Neat -- thanks for pointing that out.

But I feel that fails to take into account the time dilation that occurs with tabletop combat. So how about something a bit more generous: For each "per hour" usage, you get two potential uses per game-day, but one can only be used in-combat, the other can only be used out-of-combat.
Fair?

[barna10]

Sounds good

[barna10]

I've got a meta-game suggestion that might help ensure the game survives, a weekly character point award. Give everyone that posts at the required interval (I vote for daily) a bonus character point each week and then possibly give out an additional bonuses for stuff like "post of the week".

This incentivizes player participation and keeps the game fresh by allowing character growth weekly like would happen in a table top game instead of having to wait possibly months in the online environment.

What do you think?

[Lamech]

Originally Posted by barna10

I've got a meta-game suggestion that might help ensure the game survives, a weekly character point award. Give everyone that posts at the required interval (I vote for daily) a bonus character point each week and then possibly give out an additional bonuses for stuff like "post of the week".

This incentivizes player participation and keeps the game fresh by allowing character growth weekly like would happen in a table top game instead of having to wait possibly months in the online environment.

What do you think?

Sometimes it doesn't make sense for people to post though. See Worlds of Fire, my character is out, and hence not posting.

Also

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Name: Martel of the First Temple
Female Age: 19

Attributes [72]
IQ 19 [180] ST 8 [-20] HT 10 DX 10
Per 10 [-45] Will 10 [-45] HP 9 [2] FT 10 [0]
Damage 1d-3 1d-2 BL 13
Basic Speed 5 Basic Move 5 Dodge 8

Build and Appearence
Appearence: Beautiful [12]
Height 5'8" Weight 120lbs SM+0

Cultures and languages
Culture: Human
Language: Human

Reaction Mods+4 (+6 against those attracted to females)
Diplomacy+2
Appearence +2 (+4 those attracted to females)

Advantages [87]
Magery 5 [55] Luck (Aspected: Magic -20%) [12]
Ritual Adept III (time, time, space) [30]


Disadvantages [-45]:
Pacifism (self-defense) [-15]
Low Pain threshold [-10]
Wounded [-5]
Xenophilia 9 [-15]

Perks [7]:
Ritual Mastery Perks: Blessing of the Moon, Blessing of Finesse, Blessing of Life, Healing Light, Luck of the Good, Survivor's Prayer, and Aegis of the Moon(7)

Quirks [-5]
Responsive
Dislikes: Bright Lights
Likes: Bland Food
Nervous Stomach
Incompetence: Crossbow

Skills [72]

Kromm Skills [31]
Diplomacy IQ/H IQ 20 [8]
Climbing DX/A DX+1 [4]
Hiking HT/A HT-1 9 [1]
Stealth Defaults IQ-5 14 [0]
Riding DX/A DX+0 10 [2]
Gesture IQ/E IQ+0 19 [1]
Physician IQ/H IQ-1 18 [2]
First Aid Physician-4 14 [0]
Savior-Faire (High-Society*) IQ/E IQ+0 19 [1]
Streetwise IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Scrounging Per/E Per+0 10 [1]
Searching Per/A Per+0 10 [2]
Staff DX/A DX+1 11 [4]
Bow DX/A DX+1 11 [4]

Magic Skills [10]
Thaumatology IQ/VH IQ-3 16 [1]
Ritual Magic (Paths of Body, Chance, Energy, Magic, Matter, Mind, Spirit, Crossroads and Undead) ALL IQ-3 16 [9 total]

Other Skills [31]
Archaeology IQ/H IQ-2 17 [1]
Acting IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Armory (Missile Weapons) IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Camouflage IQ/E IQ+0 19 [1]
Cartography IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Cooking Housekeeping-5 14 [0]
Dancing DX/A DX-1 9 [1]
Diagnosis Physician-4 14 [0]
Disguise IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Economics IQ/H IQ-2 17 [1]
Engineering (civil) IQ/H IQ-2 17 [1]
Farming IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Finance IQ/H IQ-2 17 [1]
Housekeeping IQ/E IQ+0 19 [1]
Lockpicking IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Market Analysis IQ/H IQ-2 17 [1]
Masonry IQ/E IQ+0 19 [1]
Merchant IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Naturalist (earth-like) IQ/H IQ+0 19 [4]
Navigation (land) IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Panhandling IQ/E IQ+0 19 [1]
Public Speaking IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Religious Ritual(Luna) IQ/H IQ-2 17 [1]
Research IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Smuggling IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]
Survival** Naturalist-3 15 [0]
Swimming HT/E HT+0 [1]
Theology (Luna) IQ/H IQ-2 17 [1]
Traps Lockpicking-3 14 [0]
Urban Survival Per/A Per+0 10 [2]
Writing IQ/A IQ-1 18 [1]

*Really should be something more specific to the temple, but that won't really apply much soo...
**Funny Story, if I moved my points from naturalist to this, my score in survival would be lower. Also I don't have to specilize by terrain. :)

Note on ritual Adept: It doesn't have it bought for skipping the need of a connection. So she'll get a -5 penalty if she lacks one of the required details.

The rituals for the ritual mastery perks

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Rituals
Blessing of the Moon
Area of Effect, Lesser Strengthen Body, Altered Traits: Increases ST, HT.(ST and HT are capped at +20% of starting strength)

Blessing of Finesse
Area of Effect, Lesser Transform Body, Altered Traits: Increase DX. (DX is capped at +20% of starting DX)

Blessing of Life
Area of Effect, Lesser Control Body, Altered Traits: Grants Hard to kill 3

Healing Light
Area of Effect, Greater Restore Body, Healing

Luck of the Good
Area of Effect, Lesser Control Chance, Altered Traits: Grants Luck: (normal) (defenses only), and Serendipity
Note: the level of Serendipity wasn't capped...

Survivor's Prayer
Area of Effect, Lesser Transform Chance, +2 to all defenses

Aegis of the Moon -
Area of Effect, Lesser Destroy Energy, Altered Traits: Grants Damage Reduction 2 (Force Field, No Signature)
A mystical field over the body that drains energy from incoming attacks. Fire loses some of its heat, a bullet loses some kinetic energy ect. Finally, since it needs to be believable and work by destroying energy ignore "Effects that rely on touch (such as many magic spells) only affect you if carried by an attack that does enough damage to pierce your DR." and attacks that run on a lack of energy (cold) are unaffected.

Equipment
Traveling clothes, Holy Symbol, Pack with tent and rations, quarterstaff, shortbow ST8, knife, Lockpicking Tools, quiver and 25 arrows. Also a first aid kit. (Probably not much more than bandages at TL3). Personal Basics 11.72+.24

Back-story

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As a young girl she was orphaned, she lived on the streets until she was 9, when the Church of Luna divined she had quite the talent for their magic. The first step was was increasing her intelligence via powerful alchemy; it worked leaving her much smarter although painfully sensitive to spice, light and pain, in addition to several unhealing wounds. There she spent the next ten years learning magic and the numerous other jobs the priests and priestess perform. She was recently made a full priestess and eager to see the outside of the temple has joined with an adventuring group.
Note: The magic is unconnected to their goddess. They just have a good teaching program.
Note: The Church of Luna is the standard good fantasy religion, complete with a large overarching church that hands out magic powers. The connection with the moon isn't from any official theology. But the name and the priests not liking bright light leads to things like "Blessing of the Moon".

Physical Description

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Martel is a medium height, but rather slender. She has green eyes, and straight light green* hair down to her waist. She is wearing functional clothes for travelling, shades of green and white.
*Since this isn't an anime its dyed.
In fact here's a picture, but mentally add a much saner clothing choice, and the various equipment my character is carrying.

Links to spells that might still be active:

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These two spells. Only the ones actually in the post, the extended buff has been dismissed.

[zoncxs]

Since we have a few different magic systems going on I might as well through in imbuements :) I will use the mystic Knight template for this character (taking what I had made so far and shifting it)


Character

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Name: Gale
Race: Human

Attributes [69]
ST 13 [30]
DX 11 [20]
IQ 10
HT 12 [20]

HP 13
Will 10
Per 11 [5]
FP 15 [9]

Basic Lift 34
Damage 1d/2d-1

Basic Speed 5 [-15]
Basic Move 5

Ground Move 5
Water Move 1

Social Background
TL: 3 [0]
Cultural Familiarities:
Languages: English (Native) [0].

Advantages [68]
Combat Reflexes [15]
Eldritch Talent (2) [10]
Fearlessness (1) [2]
Imbue (3) (Magical) [36]
Magery 0 [5]

Disadvantages [-40]
Bad Temper (12 or less) [-10]
Frightens Animals [-10]
No Sense of Humor [-10]
Vow (Never refuse a challenge to combat) [-10]

Quirks [-5]
Alcohol Intolerance [-1]
Attentive [-1]
Broad-Minded [-1]
Horrible Hangovers [-1]
Imaginative [-1]

Packages [0]
Mystic Knight - 100 (Dungeon Fantasy) [0]

Skills [108]
Annihilating Weapon (Two-Handed Sword) DX/VH - DX+1 12 [4]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Armoury/TL3 (Melee Weapons) IQ/A - IQ+1 11 [4]

Brawling DX/E - DX+1 12 [2]

Climbing DX/A - DX-1 10 [1]

Diplomacy IQ/H - IQ-1 9 [2]

Fast-Draw (Two-Handed Sword) DX/E - DX+1 12 [1]
includes: +1 from 'Combat Reflexes'

First Aid/TL3 (Human) IQ/E - IQ+0 10 [1]

Forced Entry DX/E - DX+1 12 [2]

Gesture IQ/E - IQ+0 10 [1]

Ghostly Weapon (Two-Handed Sword) DX/VH - DX+0 11 [2]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Hiking HT/A - HT+0 12 [2]

Penetrating Strike (Two-Handed Sword) DX/VH - DX+4 15 [16]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Project Blow (Two-Handed Sword) DX/VH - DX+2 13 [8]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Reinforce Weapon (Two-Handed Sword) DX/VH - DX+3 14 [12]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Search Per/A - Per-1 10 [1]

Shockwave (Two-Handed Sword) DX/VH - DX+0 11 [2]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Stealth DX/A - DX-1 10 [1]

Survival (Mountain) Per/A - Per+1 12 [4]

Telescoping Weapon (Two-Handed Sword) DX/VH - DX+1 12 [4]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Thaumatology IQ/VH - IQ+0 10 [2]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Throwing DX/A - DX+1 12 [4]

Two-Handed Sword DX/A - DX+7 18 [28]

Vampiric Weapon (Two-Handed Sword) DX/VH - DX+1 12 [4]
includes: +2 from 'Eldritch Talent'

Stats [69] Ads [68] Disads [-40] Quirks [-5] Skills [108] = Total [200]

Items on person

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Hand Weapons
1 Fine Thrusting Greatsword/TL3 LC:4|4 $3600 Wgt:7
Swing Dam:2d+3 cut Reach:1, 2 Parry:13 ST:12† Skill:Two-Handed Sword, DX-5, Broadsword-4, Force Sword-4
Thrust Dam:1d+4 imp Reach:2 Parry:13 ST:12† Skill:Two-Handed Sword, DX-5, Broadsword-4, Force Sword-4

Armor & Possessions
1 Backpack, Small $60 Wgt:3
1 Bandages $10 Wgt:1
1 Blanket/TL1 $20 Wgt:4
1 Canteen $10 Wgt:3
1 Cloth, Padded/TL0 (Shoulders, Upper Arms, Thighs, Neck, Abdomen) $47.5 Wgt:5.7
1 Layered Leather, Light/TL1 (Feet) $12 Wgt:1.5
1 Ordinary Clothes $0 Wgt:2
1 Personal Basics $5 Wgt:1
1 Bronze Plate, Light/TL4 (Pot Helm) $1120 Wgt:3.36 (Brim (1/6); Nasal (1/6); cheek guards wide(3/6))
1 Bronze Plate, Light/TL4 (Forearms) $1000 Wgt:2
1 Bronze Plate, Light/TL4 (Shins) $2000 Wgt:4
1 Bronze Plate, Light/TL4 (Chest) $3000 Wgt:6
9 Rations $18 Wgt:4.5
1 Rope, 3/8'' (per 10 yards) $5 Wgt:1.5
1 Tent, 1-Man $50 Wgt:5
1 Torch $3 Wgt:1
1 Water (per gallon) $0 Wgt:8
1 Water (per quart) $0 Wgt:2
1 Whetstone $5 Wgt:1
1 Wineskin $10 Wgt:.25

and I found a pic of what he looks like!

Gale

[barna10]

Yeah, I'll let you guys do your magic thing. Bardy is sounding good, but I'm gonna shift some skills around (want to include Bow).

[Ulthar88]

Originally Posted by barna10

I've got a meta-game suggestion that might help ensure the game survives, a weekly character point award. Give everyone that posts at the required interval (I vote for daily) a bonus character point each week and then possibly give out an additional bonuses for stuff like "post of the week".

I like the basic concept a lot... but if this were applied strictly people would feel forced to post daily even when there was nothing their character could do. We'd have to come up with a method that was fair to all.

And, of course... I never did allow weekly character advancement anyway :)

[Ulthar88]

Originally Posted by Lamech

Name: Martel of the First Temple

cool character -- by "path of gate" I assume you mean Crossroads?

Also, regarding equipment...
Might I suggest Personal Basics just to cover your behind?
And I never go camping without a knife, but that's just me.
And I notice you didn't take any tools to go with that high lockpicking skill... you shifty priestess, you :P
And, um... you might wanna pick up some arrows & a quiver to go with that bow.