@Sevram you're in. I'll be working in several of those ideas.
There are still 2 slots open for consideration. I'll go over all the remaining submissions tonight and post the full party list later tonight or tomorrow morning.
All the submissions so far are great. I had another from my RL group potentially interested, but it's going to be tough enough to pick two from the submissions here.
@JoshuaHertz You'd have to change the name. I'm in a really active campaign where I'm a character with multiple aliases bound by honor to aid a Kyras in his quest. I'd be posting as the wrong aliases all the time. Otherwise, I like it. I've been wanting to see how effective a character could be with a sap for a while and it would introduce some good criminal hooks into the game.
@Arknight I love the background, but I think other characters already cover the traits that intrigue me.
DM, how are you planning on starting the game? I get that we are mighty adventurers taking on difficult tasks. Are we an adventuring group with past history, or were we selected by some official to make up an elite team? Random chance bring us together?
Just looking for a bit of how Irina got where she is so I can flesh out her background a bit more, come up with some past adventures of her own, etc.
Also, can we collaborate with other players to combine histories somewhat?
Finally, can we have a quick breakdown of the already confirmed characters (races, classes, etc.)?
Thanks!!
DM, how are you planning on starting the game? I get that we are mighty adventurers taking on difficult tasks. Are we an adventuring group with past history, or were we selected by some official to make up an elite team? Random chance bring us together?
I plan to give each of you a unique introduction that places you all in the same place at the same time, headed toward the same goal.
Just looking for a bit of how Irina got where she is so I can flesh out her background a bit more, come up with some past adventures of her own, etc.
You can flesh out as much as you want. I'll need some leeway with your recent activities to put you where you need to be, but the more you give me to work with the more I can give you.
Also, can we collaborate with other players to combine histories somewhat?
Please do. You can start alone or form any groups that you'd like.
Finally, can we have a quick breakdown of the already confirmed characters (races, classes, etc.)?
Downrightamazed - Gliressa Arajdniel Narathir
F Half-Elf Rogue(Chameleon) 3/Fighter(Two Weapon Warrior) 3/Wizard(Enchanter) 1Nazard - Irina Moretskya
F Human Witch 5/Alchemist(Mindchemist) 2
Nomadpk - T'zay Sshi'ah
M Lizardfolk Barbarian 2/Druid 5
Keddah - Sevram Septimus
M Human Fighter(Tactician) 7
Thanks!!
You're quite welcome.
Hey there, DM aLittleTooQuiet, did you miss my character concept? I snuck it in there at the end of page 1.
@Mayve Tearwrought Sorry to hear about your profile. Unfortunately, you'll have to redo it. You're in.
Hey there, DM aLittleTooQuiet, did you miss my character concept? I snuck it in there at the end of page 1.
Nope. I think it's a fantastic concept.
I'm considering Gustavus, Rhane Far-Reach, and Kyras for the final slot.
If any of you three would like to do a quick sample post in your character's tone that would be great.
Use this scenario, assuming you're successful at any reasonable skill checks:
You're standing in the rain. On the other side of the city gate is the guard who has just denied you lawful entry.
If I'm too late to be considered, please disregard, but it looked like this group needed a buffer. :) I have a Half-elf Archivist Bard prepared and the final touches being done.
Mychala Lindquist was born of an unlikely pairing had it not been for the Empire of Man. Being raised by her elven mother, she had little supervision through her childhood and in turn a bad relationship with the woman. When she reached age of majority, Mychala began looking for anything on her father and beginning her own research into the Empire of Men (being far to young to understand what happened). She considers herself a treasure hunter of sorts, as that's what pays for her to be able to travel and feed herself, though her ultimate goal is to find what she can of her father.
I have a Half-elf Archivist Bard prepared and the final touches being done.
Ok, I'm intrigued.
I will have an alias fully created for you by the end of tomorrow.
The child of an unlikely could after the falling out of the Empire of Man, Mychala grew up with her elven mother away from the struggling human settlements. From a young age, her curiosity was a source of malcontent among the elves and their structured civilization. Form when she could remember, Mychala searched for any information her mother may have held on her father, yet found herself continuously empty handed. She would go through her studies with discontented attitude, yet it is these lessons that she has to thank for what little magical talent she harbors.
When Mychala was old enough to do so and had saved up a paltry sum of gold, she ran away from her mother's home and took to the human settlements. Stealing for gold to eat, Mychala would squat at abandoned homes at times to save herself some money that was until she was caught. Rather than turning her in to the authorities, the man (Russel, a curator out of work) commissioned Mychala to retrieve items for him.
"If you're able to get into my house with ease, this should be cake, yes darling?" he would joke with her time and time again with each new assignment.
Mychala was careful with her items and even more so careful with her client's information. One wrong move could land both of them imprisoned and she'd be right back where she began, though she took her time to read the books and study the items before passing them back to Russel. This continued for a good year or so before Russel passed away due to old age. She only had a short time to mourn her recent mentor's death before she had to find herself another place to sleep. In gathering her items from Russel's workshop, she found a journal left conspicuously among her items. Within, he wrote of a good friend of his by the name Jakob Hawley, a knight in the army that had returned some years ago. The entries continued on with their interactions from Russel's point of view, until Jakob mentioned a child being born.
Armed with new information (and cursing Russel for not giving this information to her during his living years), Mychala has set out again back to her old antics, eyes peeled for any historical items along her way, with more information to find her father.
5, 1, 6 - 17
5, 2, 5 - 16
6, 2, 1 - 14
2, 2, 6 - 14
3, 4, 1 - 13
If accepted, I'll make an alias then if that works. :)
@DM aLittleTooQuiet: Here you are, as requested:
Silence. No sound other than the falling of rain passed between the two of them for a few long seconds. After a moment, the knight slowly took the heavy plate helm off of his head and let it dangle in one gauntleted hand. As his other hand slicked back some of the hair that had become plastered to his face, he fixed the guardsman with his steely gaze and spoke in a level tone.
"I'm sorry, Sargent, but I am afraid that I must have heard you wrong. I mean, look at us - my men and I are drenched to the bone! Are you honestly going to deny us entry? You have my word that all we want in your town is a roof over our heads and a fire to dry ourselves by. We'll be on our way again come morning."
Diplomacy Check:
Edit: sorry for posting this so late after you asked for it. I was trying to recompile one my boxes and got caught up with that for most of the night. >.<
My character I have been wanting to use
Kalabac, Neutral Human Wizard
Appearance, Traits
A middled aged, grey-eyed and bearded Wizard that is prematurely greyed, Kalabac is a man clearing trying to exude dignity and demanding respect. At 6' 2", he is a very tall but slight man, with not much in the way of bulk. He prefers robes of deep colors, such as purple, black and dark green, with stark white added in to make a riveting and almost gaudy contrast. Wears a short pointed cap of this color scheme that has a small brim, and points backwards to a rounded end. He is a man that has passion and deep feeling that belie his stoic veneer, as well as a streak of curiousity and trickery to amuse himself that could sometime lead to disaster. And though he will never admit it, but he picked up some of his former master's arrogance. Has a fear of deep, open water.
History
Kalabac comes from a cosmopolitan city in the north, and has lived his life through the area. In his younger years he was an apprentice to a wizard around the city, but found it oppressive and felt stinted without any real progress. His master was a cruel and arrogant man who basically had Kalabac be his slaveso he decided to travel as an adventurer and hone his magical skills on his own, and searched ambitiously for any sorts of arcana throughout the land. His illusions of adventuring being a carefree and glorious life were shattered when he stumbled upon an orc encampment and narrowly escapee with his life. After returning to the city, he set up a a small laboratory and studied in peace for many years, until he felt the call of adventure once again. He searched the city for a companion that might have the combat and physical strengths that he himself lacked as a scholarly wizard. And then he met what would become his best friend, Dregi, a Dwarf fighter. Together the traveled the coast seeking fortune and excitement, and came across their small share. But good times come and good times go, and these good times left as Dregi was notified that his clan was reclaiming their ancient glory in the east, and felt the call back to his home. They parted ways and Kalabac felt depressed, as if he lost a part of himself. And this wasn't the only interpersonal relationship that he lost. He met his wife, Clara, on his travels, and returned to stay with her in the city after his days of adventure ended. But this too was met with tragedy, as Clara left him, and Kalabac couldn't cope. He became an obsessive ex-lover, and his obsession was only facilitated by his magical prowess. Repulsed by this, Clara left the city, deciding that she hated Kalabac and could never see him again. Her hate and disgust has only grown since then.
Kalabac now seeks to return to his adventuring life, becoming stir crazy due to his losses and feels unable to properly advance his arcane journey from his laboratory.
Goals
Kalabac, losing the two people he loved, has concerned himself with expanding his magical might, and is a self-centered man that will make use of every tool that fate presents to achieve this. He still deeply misses Dregi and Clara, and dreams about reuniting with them one day. But for now, magic is the one topic that haunts his obsessive and ambitious mind, and everything else a means to that end.
3d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 6) = 13
3d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 6) = 18
3d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4) = 12
3d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 6) = 11
3d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 6) = 17
@Sevram you're in. I'll be working in several of those ideas.
Yay! I have to say I really want to give Sevram a try, he is a concept I've wanted to explore for a long time.
= 17
Congrats Rhane Far-Reach, you're number six.
So assuming Mayve is still intersted, we've got a complete party.
I'd like to thank everyone for their submissions. There were a lot of great characters and it was hard to have to exclude any of them.
Here is the final party list:
Downrightamazed - Gliressa Arajdniel Narathir
F Half-Elf Rogue(Chameleon) 3/Fighter(Two Weapon Warrior) 3/Wizard(Enchanter) 1
Nazard - Irina Moretskya
F Human Witch 5/Alchemist(Mindchemist) 2
Nomadpk - T'zay Sshi'ah
M Lizardfolk Barbarian 2/Druid 5
Keddah - Sevram Septimus
M Human Fighter(Tactician) 7
Mayve - Mayve Tearwrought
F Human Wizard 7(?)
Thal`aen - Rhane Far-Reach
M Human Cavalier 7
Feel free to chat and coordinate your backgrounds in the OOC thread.
Seems I was a bit too slow. Congrats to those that got in.