Okay! On lunch now. So here's the short summarized version of my proposed character's background. Note that the character is originally from a story written in my gaming group's homebrew setting, so while I'll attempt to use generalized terms there might be some things that'll need adjusting to fit into Agartha's setting - PLEASE feel free to point them out and let me know. For the purposes of the RP, I'm not averse to tweaks. =)
At the age of thirty-four, however, all that came to an end. After a mere seven years of rule under the Warlock Countess, the people of her land rebelled, setting her city ablaze in a night of riots and flame. When her soldiers failed to contain the destruction, Scarlione took to the streets herself, slaying fleeing citizens and fighting revolutionaries carelessly and without differentiation. She was only stopped when a desperate mother threw herself in front of a lance of magic to save her young child; only at that moment did Vanessa realize just how far she'd fallen. Before she could even think of beginning to undo all the harm she'd caused, though, a desperate preteen boy with a stolen spear stabbed her in the back while she stood in shock, bringing a sudden and unexpected end to the reign of the Warlock Countess.
Yet the cosmos has a particular humor, and was willing to entertain the erstwhile noblewoman's sudden desire for repentance that was prevented from following through. And so, rather than consign her to the Hells, her soul was instead dragged through the black flames and thrown through the Void between worlds, leaving her scorned, scarred, and devoid of almost all her memories, a blank slate given a second chance few are so fortunate as to receive.
Karish - as she soon came to be called, a pseudonym crafted from an Infernal word for "unknown" - began her second life as a Hellbred confused, lost, naked, and amnesiac in a cave. Rescued by revolutionaries, she was introduced to a world some twenty years removed from her demise, where the rebellion that led to her prior life's end only one of several such localized and larger-scale conflicts. Fighting alongside her rescuers, she soon discovered fleeting visions and dreams of snippets of her past, and - guided by illusory voices and haunting spirits - discovered that her journey through the black nothingness betwixt realities had endowed her with a unique connection to the bodiless spirit entities that dwelt in that black void, known as Vestiges, who lent her their powers for the opportunity to once more see life again, if only for a short time.
Karish spent many years as a member of the revolutionaries, traveling from land to land, overthrowing corrupt rulers and bringing peace and security wherever they could. It wasn't long, in the grand scheme of things, before she discovered the true nature of her prior life - and chose to leave it behind, abandoning the name of Vanessa Scarlione and any claims to her old throne, choosing instead to embrace her life as Karish and the second chance it had granted her.
The next few years of her life were spent continuing to travel and fight alongside the revolutionaries, particularly the magus Denton Conway, who - as the alias name makes obvious - she eventually wed, despite discovering that he was none other than the very boy who had slain the Warlock Countess all those years ago. In addition to restoring rightful thrones from usurper rulers, destroying a farcical cult that had infiltrated a nature deity's church, stopping a madwoman's experiments to transform captured prisoners into loyal monstrosities, and dethroning an ancient lich emperor, she and her compatriots managed to defeat a scheming witch and disrupt her plans for an infernal conquest and seizing an archdevil's crown for herself.
Following all this, Karish bid the adventuring life farewell, deciding to end her travels and retire somewhere quietly with her husband, avoiding future involvements with high-activity or high-attention events. Perhaps, in this case, including deciding to relocate to a distant school and share the many things she learned in her travels and revelations with some bizarrely-talented students...?
I think it's been pretty clear that, up until now, the students are the "heroes" of this story, whereas the teachers are oversight. Much like Harry Potter. The teachers only step in when s*&! gets real, as it were. Obviously teachers are still characters with their own motivations/etc, but my main point is this: teachers are not here to be the heroes. They are simply too badass for that. Most teacher interactions are social events - which is fine of course, most of the game is like that already.
I just wanted to warn the new people of the "dangers" of being a teacher.
Yep, got that, but thanks for the secondary heads-up =)
My main worry was that playing as a student, I wouldn't have the available time to post enough to remain a regular, involved member of the cast. Hence preferring a secondary role that won't require as much screen time is perfectly fine by me.
That, and my character concept is pretty thoroughly tied around the "I've had my stint as the hero, this is my retirement" ideal. She's fought a lich emperor and a proto-archdevil, among other things; she figures a school can't too thoroughly outdo that =)
Hi everyone. I'm new to the site but this game has piqued my interest. If you're still recruiting I'd love to join as a student. I'm not quite sure exactly what I'd play though, probably something monstrous. Congratulations on such a long-running game by the way, I don't have much experience with play-by-post but I've gathered that it's a pretty rare thing.
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That, and my character concept is pretty thoroughly tied around the "I've had my stint as the hero, this is my retirement" ideal. She's fought a lich emperor and a proto-archdevil, among other things; she figures a school can't too thoroughly outdo that =)
You poor unprepared bastard. ;D
Edit: Just so you know, DB3 has this creepy telepathy thing he does with people.
She's fought a lich emperor and a proto-archdevil, among other things; she figures a school can't too thoroughly outdo that =)You poor, poor, deluded teacher. XD
Hah! Ninja'd my edit. (EDIT: Two of you!)
Yes, given the themes of the story as little as I've seen of it, I'm thoroughly prepared for her to be proven wrong.
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That, and my character concept is pretty thoroughly tied around the "I've had my stint as the hero, this is my retirement" ideal. She's fought a lich emperor and a proto-archdevil, among other things; she figures a school can't too thoroughly outdo that =)You poor unprepared bastard. ;D
Edit: Just so you know, DB3 has this creepy telepathy thing he does with people.
Rejoice, for I can tell if you don't! ;p
For the new folk, I wrote up a New Player Primer that can be found in the Campaign Info tab.
Its mostly for students, unless you decide to stat up your teacher.
Also, I plan to have a teacher covering Astronomy/Astrology and Divination, if Lyn gives me the OK on the concept.
Hi everyone. I'm new to the site but this game has piqued my interest. If you're still recruiting I'd love to join as a student. I'm not quite sure exactly what I'd play though, probably something monstrous. Congratulations on such a long-running game by the way, I don't have much experience with play-by-post but I've gathered that it's a pretty rare thing.
Yes, this game is always open. There is no limit on number of players. First things first, there's a new player guide and setting info under the campaign info tab. You'll want to start by reading that. Then you submit your concept to me and once it's all ironed out I will clear you to enter the game. I or another player can help introduce you to the game if you need. It's a big school and only a week into the new term so it's thoroughly possible that a new student can come in as having been there all along, but only now running into some of the other PCs.
Hey guys:
Since it seems like everyone is going with teachers, I just want to clear something up on this: Teachers - since they are unbound in their power level (comparitively), can trivialize many of the problems/situations the students face.
I think it's been pretty clear that, up until now, the students are the "heroes" of this story, whereas the teachers are oversight. Much like Harry Potter. The teachers only step in when s!+$ gets real, as it were. Obviously teachers are still characters with their own motivations/etc, but my main point is this: teachers are not here to be the heroes. They are simply too badass for that. Most teacher interactions are social events - which is fine of course, most of the game is like that already.
I just wanted to warn the new people of the "dangers" of being a teacher.
Sounds fine to me. Being a background character suits my schedule better than being the center of attention.
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Rejoice, for I can tell if you don't! ;pThat, and my character concept is pretty thoroughly tied around the "I've had my stint as the hero, this is my retirement" ideal. She's fought a lich emperor and a proto-archdevil, among other things; she figures a school can't too thoroughly outdo that =)You poor unprepared bastard. ;D
Edit: Just so you know, DB3 has this creepy telepathy thing he does with people.
In other words, the crazy - it's catching. ;P
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In other words, the crazy - it's catching. ;PRejoice, for I can tell if you don't! ;pThat, and my character concept is pretty thoroughly tied around the "I've had my stint as the hero, this is my retirement" ideal. She's fought a lich emperor and a proto-archdevil, among other things; she figures a school can't too thoroughly outdo that =)You poor unprepared bastard. ;D
Edit: Just so you know, DB3 has this creepy telepathy thing he does with people.
Excellent.
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Apparently Lyn and I seem to have some of that telepathy now too, as her post right after mine is pretty much identical lol
I think it's been pretty clear that, up until now, the students are the "heroes" of this story, whereas the teachers are oversight. Much like Harry Potter. The teachers only step in when s*&! gets real, as it were. Obviously teachers are still characters with their own motivations/etc, but my main point is this: teachers are not here to be the heroes. They are simply too badass for that. Most teacher interactions are social events - which is fine of course, most of the game is like that already.
I just wanted to warn the new people of the "dangers" of being a teacher.
Yep, got that, but thanks for the secondary heads-up =)
My main worry was that playing as a student, I wouldn't have the available time to post enough to remain a regular, involved member of the cast. Hence preferring a secondary role that won't require as much screen time is perfectly fine by me.
That, and my character concept is pretty thoroughly tied around the "I've had my stint as the hero, this is my retirement" ideal. She's fought a lich emperor and a proto-archdevil, among other things; she figures a school can't too thoroughly outdo that =)
Pretty much this. My Real Life issues and my already groaning plate of PbPs make constant posting somewhat problematical. I'd rather fufil a 'guest star' role in any case.
I'll do heavy blades. Is there room for a darker anti-hero type teacher? Ex-mercenary type, possibly retired from some long wars in the past?
I'm kind of tempted to return to a rules-light scenario myself. Anyone besides Lynora here from the ancient OTD days? I see DB3, whassup bud?Blessed Board Gods, welcome! ^_^
Thanks man. It's been too long since we crossed paths. :)
Pretty much this. My Real Life issues and my already groaning plate of PbPs make constant posting somewhat problematical. I'd rather fufil a 'guest star' role in any case.
I'll do heavy blades. Is there room for a darker anti-hero type teacher? Ex-mercenary type, possibly retired from some long wars in the past?
Yes, definitely. The teachers don't all have to be nice. :)
I should probably remove Salis's lvls.
If we still need a divine teacher, Karish's second class could go Oracle or Paladin. (Just a quick scan through the characters, there are a LOT of Oracles... none with Dark Tapestry mystery though, which is what I was thinking of using.)
It's not that important with the teacher characters. They range from 17th level on up. The assumption on levels is somewhere in the twenties since the majority are there, but it can be lower. Not into the thirties without special permission. Right now the most powerful character in the game is sitting at 35th level. But she mostly stays out of stuff when at all possible. Since they're not in combat often if ever their stats are much less important.
Please don't bring in tech that lets you win the setting.
k thanks.
Hah, no worries =D
@Ly: Fair enough then =) I'll do an official writeup later when I get home then. The Paladin|Binder idea intrigues me just for the inherent bizarre contradiction of it - the holy heretic. All the better since she's a Hellbred on top of that.
Anything I need besides the backstory and what class(es) she'll be teaching, if the character sheet isn't overly important?
Please don't bring in tech that lets you win the setting.
k thanks.
LOL. Ask Lynora about the kerfuffle we had back in the day about that .... It spawned a whole realm and this character.
LOL nice...
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LOL. Ask Lynora about the kerfuffle we had back in the day about that .... It spawned a whole realm and this character.Please don't bring in tech that lets you win the setting.
k thanks.
That's nothing! Last time I got into a fight with my buddy, he threw a tantrum so I smacked some sense into him. Now you people are calling that smack the Big Bang or some other nonsense.
My buddy? We called him Lucy back then. He's still sulking from our fight.
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Please don't bring in tech that lets you win the setting.
k thanks.LOL. Ask Lynora about the kerfuffle we had back in the day about that .... It spawned a whole realm and this character. [/QOUTE]
I miss the club. Nothing like Rio's girlfriend turning into the big bad..
Picking a field of study/teaching could certainly help me pick my character's second class. Right now I only know one side of her gestalt is Binder. There's a variety of options that could fit on the other, theoretically. Would just need to narrow them down. Full backstory might help with suggestions.Careful with the Binder... we already have one and we don't like to step on each other's toes.Yeah, Ly mentioned it in the other thread. We nearly had two coming it at once until Scint offered to change concepts.
Who's the other? If his/her concept is too close to Karish's I might as well scrap that idea right now and come up with something different.
I'm the binder here, I chose it for utter rarity... And I was bringing in the only paladin in the next game day......
Binding is the only thing he can do atm.....
I'm sure there's enough room in all the verse for a binder student and binder teacher and we all know how rare pallidins are.
I'm sure there's enough room in all the verse for a binder student and binder teacher and we all know how rare pallidins are.
Ik there is room for it, but choosing something for X-treem rarity, and then having a stronger version show up is kind of....odd.
And remember, the epic level magic of the school causes it to acquire whatever is needed...perhaps even subtly calls those who are required. If there is a student without a teacher, perhaps the school would find a way to acquire a teacher. I would have nixed it entirely if it had been another student concept, but it seems like there's room for this.
And remember, the epic level magic of the school causes it to acquire whatever is needed...perhaps even subtly calls those who are required. If there is a student without a teacher, perhaps the school would find a way to acquire a teacher. I would have nixed it entirely if it had been another student concept, but it seems like there's room for this.
ok, that makes...more sense. :) but since i'll soon have a teacher i'm going to drop some of my vestiges so i can "Learn" them
It's not to odd a student needs a teacher so the headmaster gets a hold of a powerful one.
I love my school. It's alive, you know.
Hah, no worries =D
@Ly: Fair enough then =) I'll do an official writeup later when I get home then. The Paladin|Binder idea intrigues me just for the inherent bizarre contradiction of it - the holy heretic. All the better since she's a Hellbred on top of that.
Anything I need besides the backstory and what class(es) she'll be teaching, if the character sheet isn't overly important?
uhhh.... my thinking on this is since a binder "sells" pieces of their soul for 24 hours at a time... a paladin has already given his/her soul to their god...
so... the binder/paladin thing would either be Binding is unusable or Binding causes Fall
(just how I see that...)
but Oracle could work for that combo
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Please don't bring in tech that lets you win the setting.
k thanks.
So...no giving all the students smartphones with unlimited texting?
Hah, no worries =D
@Ly: Fair enough then =) I'll do an official writeup later when I get home then. The Paladin|Binder idea intrigues me just for the inherent bizarre contradiction of it - the holy heretic. All the better since she's a Hellbred on top of that.
Anything I need besides the backstory and what class(es) she'll be teaching, if the character sheet isn't overly important?
uhhh.... my thinking on this is since a binder "sells" pieces of their soul for 24 hours at a time... a paladin has already given his/her soul to their god...
so... the binder/paladin thing would either be Binding is unusable or Binding causes Fall
(just how I see that...)
but Oracle could work for that combo
Eh, nothing in the class's actual flavor or rules says anything of that sort, though many churches certainly consider it heretical behavior since the Vestiges themselves are outside the deific sphere of influence. So long as you're not one of those, or willing to be disowned by most of your church if not your god, you should be fine =)*
Less "selling" soul pieces to the Vestiges and more "renting" space to them, IMO, especially since Karish doesn't worship them.
To each their own =) Always multiple ways to flavor something for RP.
She won't make a big deal of either, really, nor announce herself as one or the other. She's more likely to identify herself as "soldier" or "veteran" than by a class. It's just a tool she uses, in either case.
Looking forward to meeting your guy ICly, looks like =)
*=Speaking of, does the setting have a listed pantheon? Or is that, again, not really an issue?
Use all pantheons plus special setting spicific ones
Just that if the pathfinder pantheon and the regular pantheon overlap use the pathfinder version
My character for example is the son of one of mystra's chosen.
I have a blank avatar ready. I just need to cogitate his stats.
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I'm kind of tempted to return to a rules-light scenario myself. Anyone besides Lynora here from the ancient OTD days? I see DB3, whassup bud?You're definitely welcome here. :)
KC used to post in this game, but he's kinda wandered off now. I think it's just me and DB3 left from the old OTD days now.
Damn, that hurts.... (;_;)
(And good to see you in the thread, Patrick. It's been too long, sir.)
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Pretty sure pantheon is all of them, befitting your character. I believe the Golarion one takes precedence, possibly, but my main character, Ace is from Eberron and worships The Traveler.
Also,
Lyn got back to me and gave me the go ahead to work on the Astronomy/Astrology teacher.
I'm kind of tempted to return to a rules-light scenario myself. Anyone besides Lynora here from the ancient OTD days? I see DB3, whassup bud?You're definitely welcome here. :)
KC used to post in this game, but he's kinda wandered off now. I think it's just me and DB3 left from the old OTD days now.
Damn, that hurts.... (;_;)
(And good to see you in the thread, Patrick. It's been too long, sir.)
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Sorry! I had a moment of dumb! :(
So...no giving all the students smartphones with unlimited texting?Please don't bring in tech that lets you win the setting.
k thanks.
I already have that well sort of...
Pretty sure pantheon is all of them, befitting your character. I believe the Golarion one takes precedence, possibly, but my main character, Ace is from Eberron and worships The Traveler.
Also,
Lyn got back to me and gave me the go ahead to work on the Astronomy/Astrology teacher.
does this mean Melody has to stop skipping that class now?
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I'm kind of tempted to return to a rules-light scenario myself. Anyone besides Lynora here from the ancient OTD days? I see DB3, whassup bud?You're definitely welcome here. :)
KC used to post in this game, but he's kinda wandered off now. I think it's just me and DB3 left from the old OTD days now.
Damn, that hurts.... (;_;)
(And good to see you in the thread, Patrick. It's been too long, sir.)
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DALESMAN! GOOD SEEING YOU SIR!
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Pretty sure pantheon is all of them, befitting your character. I believe the Golarion one takes precedence, possibly, but my main character, Ace is from Eberron and worships The Traveler.
Cool =) Karish's patron in her original story is a redemption-focused deity from my homebrew pantheon named Kestal, but I can swap her to Sarenrae for this if need be, they're close enough for government work.
Also,
Lyn got back to me and gave me the go ahead to work on the Astronomy/Astrology teacher.
Yeah think I'm going for religion/divine magic and maybe planar studies teacher (if there isn't already one) for Karish, that work Ly?
There's already a theology teacher, but he doesn't do magic. Planar studies sort of gets covered as part of conjuration. But then I think it sort of gets covered in a lot of classes. Overall just teaching divine magic is plenty enough.
Cool, works for me then =)
Alright. Since full stats aren't a must-have for teachers, I went ahead and linked a partial character sheet that has the bare basics of importance - skills (spellcraft, knowledges, and such, the musts for a magic teacher obviously), levels, and core ability stats. Still not done obviously - she has no gear, her feats aren't all picked, no spells, etc.; all the stuff that, unless the rare incident occurs where she'll be expected to fight, probably won't be needed - but I think the basic necessities, what little there are, are there. The link is in her profile.
Anything else I need, or is she ready for the look-over and thumbs-up/down?
Still working out backstory, but basic skills and bare bones equipment prepped. I'll try to have at least a short blurb up tomorrow, but I fear the allergies have sapped my ability to brain.
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Go out and get some local made organic honey. Take a tablespoon a day. It drastically reduces seasonal allergies. ;)
Go out and get some local made organic honey. Take a tablespoon a day. It drastically reduces seasonal allergies. ;)
I can confirm this. My parents do it all the time. Besides, it's honey. Who doesn't like honey?