Okay, so are we moving on to the next round?
I think that's what we are waiting for.
Awesome, I was planning on checking back up today, and you beat me to it. I'll get the next round up and running.
Here is another entry for your reading pleasure. That's right I got surprises for you, I just lack the points to keep tossing them. xP
The Tower of Votio rises into the sky from it's suspended perch, yet so does it pierce towards the swamp below. A home for those that wish to learn and master the three arts granted by Aurus. The tower is made up of a assortment of stone, wood, and minerals seemingly without reason. But few see this sight as the towers true form is covered in illusions that show it as it's residents so choose, at least as a majority.
The Root as the lower portion of the tower is termed holds the alchemist and their lot. Tending to the swamp and using it to grow their endless reagents. It is a breadbasket for poisons, substances, and shifting life. With some aid from the druids any and all their needs are met to make it the perfect breeding ground for their experiments and discoveries.
The Seat as the midsection and center of the tower is known as holds the druids. Seekers of balance and tenders to the well being of the tower itself as well as the area all around it. They hone their arts on the living tower and hold the right to move as they will in all sections of itself. Something nether of the other two groups can do with impunity as they can.
The Crown as the upper portion of the tower is known as holds the illusionist. Those that shape perception and truth as they see fit and draw others down the path they lay down by doing so. While they claim their art is the greatest and so given the highest position, illusion is best used far from trained eyes and careful observation. A great deal of imagination and space are required for it's mastery so the top of the tower is ideal. A endless sky a perfect tool and classroom.
Sorry for the delay. I've had a death in the family...
I'll be back soon though, promise.
I'm sorry for your loss. Take all the time you need, I completely understand.
We're waiting on Temeron and Miolla to act. Miolla has said that they'll be posting when they get a chance and are fine with us moving on if they're taking too long. Temeron hasn't responded to my messages, so I'll wait until tomorrow night before moving on to the next round.
So sorry about the passing of your loved one
Sorry for your loss, Geiyara.
Unfortunately I have to quit this game. My real life has become busy to a point where I just don't have time to play a PBP anymore.
I'm sorry to hear that, but I hope things are going well for you irl.
To the remaining players, that brings us to the question of whether or not we would like to reopen recruitment, so what are your thoughts on that?
I am all for re-opening recruitment. Better to get some extra players now rather than later.
Come on guys, nobody but Moranus has posted this round. I get that we're down a few players, but I'd love to keep our posting rates up while we pick our new players.
I'll have something later today. ;)
I'll be back up and running soon. Everything is pilling up
A little clarification, the bank is not exclusive for the Merca. They will offer their banking services to everyone. They were just the first to use it sense they built it. ;)
Will be taking over the Dream Realm once I figure out how to rules wise
Ok how many points to take over the Realm of Dreams (Or the powers of Dreaming)
How many points to make The Dreamlands (ala HPL in essence)
How many points to make a city (not sure on this which is why I left back 5 pts)
Aurus can take over any realm. He just gets chased away when he is found by a god of that realm. xP
But really if you want to have a domain with in the dream realm, then you can. A god can't claim complete ownership of any realm, sense you can't stop another god or gods from coming in anymore then they can you from going to other realms. Demiplanes are exceptions sense they are created by someone, sometimes. But even then they are not tamper proof.
Edit- Now taking new powers, that is a question for the DM. Fluff is flexible, rules not so much.
Edit edit- Command Race let's you create cities so 4 points in this age.
You can't take over any realm, for the reasons that Aurus brought up. It's nearly impossible to maintain dominance over an entire realm, so I won't be allowing it in this game. That said, I'd prefer that you avoid taking any more powers until we've decided who else will be joining us in our game, so as to avoid potentially overlapping with them.
What's HPL?
And while I'm on the topic, what do you think of the applicants thus far? Personally I'm most interested in Shathe Calyxe, and I find Yhev to be intriguing as well.
Really I have not had time to give them a good look so going to hold off on any opinions for now. Maybe today I will have time and then let you know.
Maybe realm was the wrong word, more like Domain of Dreams and Dreaming
Will figure something out more sneaky
HPL = Howard Philips Lovecraft.
Not a problem, was thinking in terms of The Moon and Dreaming was all
Also I can see Yhev and Miolla being tacit allies (what I had hoped would be between the Moon and Dreams).
Shathe seems like a problem child, while that can be good it can also be bad. In my opinion Temeron played that well. It's a tricky act to play considering so only if she can show herself capable of playing that part would I approve. Otherwise she could find herself being opposed by multiple gods on multiple fronts undoing her every action to say the least. Not fun for anyone. I say this as a problem child myself, my problems are just slicker. :P
Yhev is a little counter to himself and vague to me. He claims fate but seeks oblivion. Where does that leave immortals whose very nature defies fate and oblivion. Not to mention he is a god who favors those that do not believe in gods. Another thing is we influence fate in this game, not to everyone's liking or consideration at that. So where would that leave him, he can't support or act on what he does not know and I doubt any god (Aurus least of all) is going to give him a heads up. I would reserve judgment until he defines himself a bit more.
It would definitely be interesting, and I'd actually like to see how she interacted with you of all people. Shathe's player seems to be fairly new to the forums, so I can't get much of a feel for how they RP other characters, but I think that a CE god like Shathe has the potential to play out very well, or could be a disaster just as you describe depending on the skill of the player.
Yhev is definitely a confusing one, I think he's going along the lines of fate and the natural order of things more than anything else, and he dislikes those who try to avoid their fate.
That said, feel free to RP with them in the recruitment thread to see what you think of their roleplaying, this is your game just as much as mine.
I'll take a look through the applicants shortly. Geiyara will contribute far more from now on.
Welcome back Geiyara
Have any of you had another chance to look through the applicants?
As far as I know we have not got much of an update from any of them. So can't really reply. Also what's holding us up?
I believe all that is holding us up is Geiyara posting. Also with only two real applicants, we can possibly take them both. It would bring us back to 6 in case anyone else has to leave.
Moranus is correct on what's holding us up in the gameplay, but I believe that there are 3 applicants, Shathe, Cyrynx and Yhev, and I'll message the interested player who hadn't come up with anything to let them know that they need to put something up soon to be considered.
Oh s+!@! Sorry I thought we had paused my bad my bad my bad
Haha, no worries, it happens. I'd like to just keep going and have our new players join in when we select them.
If you're okay with it, I'll likely have Goblins be a player race like they are in the ARG, but also have them as monsters.
By all means, have at em!
Okay, so the interested player dropped out, so we will be accepting 2 of the 3 applicants. Personally, unless you guys have very serious objections, I'm inclined to accept Shathe to see how it plays out, but the other spot is entirely up to you. What do you think? I'd like to let the accepted players know by the end of the week if possible.
Out of those remaining I would pick Yhev but would still like a little clean up on him as stated before. :)
Aurus, does what Yhev posted in the recruitment thread bring him closer to what you were looking for?
That makes a bit more sense and gives him a more defined position on things. So it's all good.
Awesome, does anyone else have any comments regarding any of the applicants? I'll give you a couple more days to look at them, and then unless you have any objections, I'll close recruitment and accept Shathe and Yhev.
I like your choices Dragonflyer. I am terrible at deciding when it comes to these things.
Haha, no worries, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't picking anything that you didn't like.
No concerns here
Been a junky sort of week here
Will post something also on Saturday
In that case, then I'll invite them to join us here in the discussion/gameplay threads.
Hey all, I will be playing Yhev, god of time/space, knowledge and fate. I'll be making my post later tonight after work. Looking forward to playing with ya.
Yhev, if you don't mind, I'd prefer to see the Kasatha stats toned down a bit if they're going to be a playable race, since right now their stat block on the SRD seems extremely powerful.
Would 14 RP cut it? I wanted to reskin Greater Defensive Training (4rp) to be a physical precognition, and well, the four arms (8rp) are to be more like Yhev. the other 6rp worth of traits (jumper, stalker, desert runner, desert stride)
Welcome!
Could we reduce the AC bonus to 1, rather than 2? If we did that and got rid of the other 6 rp, then it would be a relatively balanced race, I think.
Welcome Yhev, don't mind Aurus he is grumpy when anyone says stuff like their absolutes. xP
Could we reduce the AC bonus to 1, rather than 2? If we did that and got rid of the other 6 rp, then it would be a relatively balanced race, I think.
Whoops didn't notice I forgot to finish that thought. Yesterday was a long day for me :p
Yeah, +1 dodge bonus is fine with me, as well as dropping the other 6rp (which is what I would've gotten to had I actually completed that thought).Welcome Yhev, don't mind Aurus he is grumpy when anyone says stuff like their absolutes. xP
Oh, I've got plans for some interaction between the two, perhaps some bargains ;)