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Your life flashes before your eyes as your life is cut short before it should have ended. Then you find yourself in a black room with no light source but it seems you are glowing as you are able to see yourself and the chair you sit in. It doesn’t even seem there is a floor, walls, or a ceiling, more like a black void.
After a few moments a gorgeous glowing girl appears before you and says in a disinterested voice, "Ah another life cut short before experiencing a full life. Welcome to the afterlife. You are in fact dead." She waits a few moments to let it sink in before touching up her hair and continuing in a prideful way, "I am Alethia, a goddess that guides humans who die young to the afterlife."
Getting a bit serious she gives you your options, "Now you have two choices before you. You may ascend to heaven, to tell you the truth heaven isn't the dreamy place you all imagine it to be. The dull place is full of spirits, you don't even have a physical body anymore so you can't do anything sexual, either. Just basking in the sun and working."
"Or go to a new world one of adventure, action, and like the world that you came from. This world has been invaded by dark forces that continue to spread and decimate the population of the world. You get to go with your body and memories intact. You will get to bring one great ability with you as well, a weapon of great power, a supreme ability, or even an ally of some sort."
"There will be many opportunities to change as you wish." She spins and a flurry of cards come from her hands and land before you as suggestions. After a few moments she says annoyed, "Hurry up and choose.... you know that I have a lot of dead people to offer this choice too as well."
As you state what you want, she smiles at you and gleefully says, "You have chosen well and for that the habitants of Arcanium will know you as a Chosen. May you prosper and do well in Arcanium! Should you find and destroy any of the 13 dark souls you will be granted a wish. Also closing any portals to other worlds will gain you another wish to make Arcanium safe once more. Good luck and may your travels be blessed."
So this is N-1. I will be using this Alias.
Just to make sure, do we start with our class? I will have it all set up tomorrow morning.
Gotta love the gang from the Black Talon ;)
Jacen is TOTALLY, wow what would it be? The retroincarnation of Zephyr? Did I just invent that? But he is very much me as well. Would be fun to get the character completely developed: all my years of cooking, technology, lol merit badges ...
Say the word GM!
"Hey ... uh ... thank you! That's great of you. Sorry you drew the short straw and stuff, jajajajaja, me too I guess ;) Can I please go be one of the Charmed Ones or whatever you called it? Like I get powers and need to vanquish the Dark Portals: listen, whatever it was that wasn't Heavan. Uh, please."
Jean (N-1), yes you start as a 1st level of your chosen class.
Sounds great Jacen!
As you state what you want, she smiles at you and gleefully says, "You have chosen well and for that the habitants of Arcanium will know you as a Chosen. May you prosper and do well in Arcanium! Should you find and destroy any of the 13 dark souls you will be granted a wish. Also closing any portals to other worlds will gain you another wish to make Arcanium safe once more. Good luck and may your travels be blessed."
Jean (N-1), yes you start as a 1st level of your chosen class.
Sounds great Jacen!
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Hopefully the spoilers in my profile are detailed enough?
I’ll start posting here now.
As much as I am amused with a cleric of Asmodeus, wondering if I should do something Eastern with my class since I am in fact Asian. Will need to think about it.
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So going with my background for the character as a troubled student I am going to go with a Trap Breaker Alchemist. Sick and bullied kid turns to science and occasional B&E. Sorcerer might make more sense for a Dragon, but alchemy is magic still, and it looks like we are going to be heavy on sorcerers. This way we will have a rogue-y guy and I can go front line tank once I get some scales on. :D
I will get a write up that expounds on all of this background hopefully tomorrow.
For my background, I'm going to be using the ten-minute background format, but probably expand it a fair amount.
Your life flashes before your eyes as your life is cut short before it should have ended. Then you find yourself in a black room with no light source but it seems you are glowing as you are able to see yourself and the chair you sit in. It doesn’t even seem there is a floor, walls, or a ceiling, more like a black void. Please spoil your response as each of these will be unique to each player.
The spirit that once was Joseph Zaidel sits in his chair, seemingly hovering over a vast abyss of nothingness. Joe remembers seeing amazing gifs about cosmic horror on reddit, but that pales to what he now sees. The former dietary tech is both unnerved and fascinated.
After a few moments a gorgeous glowing girl appears before you and says in a disinterested voice, "Ah another life cut short before experiencing a full life. Welcome to the afterlife. You are in fact dead." She waits a few moments to let it sink in before touching up her hair and continuing in a prideful way, "I am Alethia, a goddess that guides humans who die young to the afterlife."
"Hello." The former mortal answers in amazement. "My name is Joseph Zaidel. Nice to be you." Joe bows his head in reverence. Wow! An actual GODDESS! Joe thinks to himself.
Getting a bit serious she gives you your options, "Now you have two choices before you. You may ascend to heaven, to tell you the truth heaven isn't the dreamy place you all imagine it to be. The dull place is full of spirits, you don't even have a physical body anymore so you can't do anything sexual, either. Just basking in the sun and working."
"Or go to a new world one of adventure, action, and like the world that you came from. This world has been invaded by dark forces that continue to spread and decimate the population of the world. You get to go with your body and memories intact. You will get to bring one great ability with you as well, a weapon of great power, a supreme ability, or even an ally of some sort."
"There will be many opportunities to change as you wish." She spins and a flurry of cards come from her hands and land before you as suggestions. After a few moments she says annoyed, "Hurry up and choose.... you know that I have a lot of dead people to offer this choice too as well."
"Oh my Goddess, this is just like That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime and In Another World With My Smartphone! Yes, Alethia! I will go to this other world in hopes to save it! I'd be my honor!"
Joe eagerly looks at the cards provided, reading them closely. "Oh! I'd like this one! Enhance Water At-Will As A Spell-Like Ability! May I please use this ability for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks?" Joe asked the deific psychopomp.Joe continues to look at the cards and stops on another one. "This one too, please? I'd like to be a satyr in this new world. I'm done being a human. And I've played satyrs before in role-playing games and they are a hoot!"
Joe looks up at the bemused goddess dealing with an excitable mortal. "Don't you worry, Great Alethia! I will not let you down! I plan on becoming a cleric to serve the Divine when I get to this new world! Hopefully Cayden Cailean is worshiped there. That would be ideal!!"
As you state what you want, she smiles at you and gleefully says, "You have chosen well and for that the inhabitants of Arcanium will know you as a Chosen. May you prosper and do well in Arcanium! Should you find and destroy any of the 13 dark souls you will be granted a wish. Also closing any portals to other worlds will gain you another wish to make Arcanium safe once more. Good luck and may your travels. Be blessed."
"Thank you, Alethia! Feel free to visit!"
She seems a bit excited and seems to still be annoyed, "Oh he is! All of the partying gods are. The Chosen flock to them. Oh many of your gods have a part of them in the world. Ask at any temple and you should get a response promptly."
Human unless you used your wish to change yourself.
As she is listing off the two options Otto thinks to himself Wow, I guess the Abrahamic religions weren't too far off on half of the afterlife, though that second option seems a far cry from hell.
after a moment he replies "I'll take the second option, get another chance to make it I suppose!" he ponders a moment well looking through the cards he finds one that shows a throat spouting forward light. he picks it up and continues "I suppose this one lets you communicate effectively? could it let me speak to those who otherwise wouldn't be able to speak?"
he then looks up and asks "Is there anything else I must settle before I continue on?"
Out of curiosity for when I see Zaidel, is he already a satyr? I thought we were all human to begin with.
Zaidel is. And is not. A satyr.
Allow me to explain, GM Wolf.Jean, when I was asked to make a wish, I wished to become a satyr. But Wolf knew having a CR 4 satyr start in a campaign would throw off the balance. So what GM Wolf did was reduce the monster into a template. It's all in the Satyr* Template tab on my profile page. Taking this template gave Zaidel many of the abilities and racial bonuses of a satyr without the fantastically bump in ability scores. If you were to compare Zaidel to a standard satyr, you would find the standard satyr is much more stronger, more agile and more heartier than Zaidel; while Zaidel is smarter, wiser, and more charismatic than a standard satyr (much to woe the NPCs of Arcanium).
Jean you need to click on the Spoiler in the first post of discussion and respond to the goddess.
Jean I am still waiting on your response in gameplay.
Did my wish go into effect?
I am happy to blend the Half-Jann & Half Celestial Templates and remove stats & spells, or, create a custom race which flies ...
Let me know what makes the most sense!
Jacen you still have not made your wish and be very careful how you word the wish. You have to say it to the Goddess Alethia in a spoiler.
Yes you should interact with the Goddess in discussion (in a spoiler) and once that is finalized you can head into gameplay.
Jean (N-1), yes you start as a 1st level of your chosen class.
Sounds great Jacen!
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When the goddess tells him that he would be granted a single boon to aid him in the new life he says, "I am tired of being weak and sickly. I wish I was a dragon. Strong and healthy and powerful enough to stop the bullies that have been tormenting me."
Response:Otto takes in the sudden shift in his reality I didn't think I got THAT drunk last night after seeing Alethia approach and hearing her say that he had died Otto raises and hand and softly murmurs "May I have a moment?" but is swiftly ushered forward as it seems that time is of the essence.As she is listing off the two options Otto thinks to himself Wow, I guess the Abrahamic religions weren't too far off on half of the afterlife, though that second option seems a far cry from hell.
after a moment he replies "I'll take the second option, get another chance to make it I suppose!" he ponders a moment well looking through the cards he finds one that shows a throat spouting forward light. he picks it up and continues "I suppose this one lets you communicate effectively? could it let me speak to those who otherwise wouldn't be able to speak?" Hoping for always active Tounges speak with plants and animals and maybe speak to dead.
he then looks up and asks "Is there anything else I must settle before I continue on?"
She replies, "No that ability is just giving you the ability to speak with those with language. Not the dead, not plants, not the elements, or animals. Though you have a wish as well. You could wish for the ability of Linguistics giving you other ways to communicate. So the Tongues ability would be your wish."
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My response appears to have been eaten, apologies
Speak with animals
Repulsion Breath (Su)
Instead of a line of electricity, a bronze dragon can breathe a cone of repulsion gas. Targets must make a Will save or be compelled to do nothing but move away from the dragon for 1d6 rounds plus 1 round per age category. This is a mind-affecting compulsion effect.
Bronze Dragon
LG dragon (water)
BASE STATISTICS
CR 5; Size Medium; Hit Dice 6d12
Speed 40 ft., swim 60 ft.
Natural Armor +8; Breath Weapon line, 4d6 electricity
Str 13, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 14
So just go with your rolls
Water Breathing (Ex)
A bronze dragon breathes water and can use its breath weapon, spells, and abilities underwater.
Is this what you want?"
No worries Jacen it happens.
Cool! Bronze dragons are my favorite!!!
Hey other players would you be fine with a very young bronze dragon playing with you or would that be too overpowered?
I'm enjoying Zaidel a lot right now, so I don't think a bronze dragon in the party will affect that.
I'm not too worried either way! seems like balance isn't at the forefront here!
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Hey other players would you be fine with a very young bronze dragon playing with you or would that be too overpowered?
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Let me be SO super clear: I love other people's overpowered ideas, because it's the best possible validation for MINE. LOL - like if we allow for that? #DAMN, than Jacen wants to be a ghaele eladrin ... but I would want everyone to be either balanced to the same level, or happy where they are, or possibly both. Because the alternative generally isn't all that fun.
"Take the bullets Smaug, we'll help you carry stuff" or "Hey sit this one out Smaug, we can get a few goblins"
Just need the resulting party to be fun, NOT overshadowed
(and yeah, the dragon pulling its punches is the same as the party being overshadowed)
Jean you would only start with the racial HD.
Well Jean do you want to scale back the Bronze wyrmling? Yeah I totally understand overshadowing.
After a few moments a gorgeous glowing girl appears before you and says in a disinterested voice, "Ah another life cut short before experiencing a full life. Welcome to the afterlife. You are in fact dead." She waits a few moments to let it sink in before touching up her hair and continuing in a prideful way, "I am Alethia, a goddess that guides humans who die young to the afterlife."Getting a bit serious she gives you your options, "Now you have two choices before you. You may ascend to heaven, to tell you the truth heaven isn't the dreamy place you all imagine it to be. The dull place is full of spirits, you don't even have a physical body anymore so you can't do anything sexual, either. Just basking in the sun and working."
"Or go to a new world one of adventure, action, and like the world that you came from. This world has been invaded by dark forces that continue to spread and decimate the population of the world. You get to go with your body and memories intact. You will get to bring one great ability with you as well, a weapon of great power, a supreme ability, or even an ally of some sort."
"There will be many opportunities to change as you wish." She spins and a flurry of cards come from her hands and land before you as suggestions. After a few moments she says annoyed, "Hurry up and choose.... you know that I have a lot of dead people to offer this choice too as well."
Leo is momentarily too stunned to move, but he gets over it. "I uh, oh. That was unexpected. Another chance. Ok, uh, I, well...yes, I'm not ready to be dead. I want to be a hero. Remake my body, make me a champion of good, as much an angel as a man. Give me power over fire, to purify the world of evil."
Leo is momentarily too stunned to move, but he gets over it. "I uh, oh. That was unexpected. Another chance. Ok, uh, I, well...yes, I'm not ready to be dead. I want to be a hero. Remake my body, make me a champion of good, as much an angel as a man. Give me power over fire, to purify the world of evil."
the Goddess nods to Leo and with a touch he is transformed into a half celestial and Sir Drystan is born. She then specifies, "As you pick fire as your ability you will need to pick a major and minor ability." With a wave of her hand some of the cards come to hover before his face. The following are the suggestions:
Major: fireball, burning hands, magma spit, lava splashMinor: Spark, light, disrupt undead,
Leo looks down at his new form, feels new strength filling his limbs. He is astounded. She does this so easily, as if it is nothing. Incredible. "Very well. As a major ability, perhaps the ability to fire blasts of fire from my hands?* For a minor ability, well, uh, is being resistant to fire minor**?" Looking down at his new form, he shakes his head and says, more to himself than the goddess "Leo died. I am now someone new. Drystan. Sir Drystan, knight of Golden Flame."
On the other hand...there had been his family. A chance to go back, and see them again, even for a moment. Enough time to say goodbye to the kids. Even another heartbeat. It would be worth any amount of pain, hardship and misery. And if he could do it in a way that helped others that would be just a sweet, sweet cherry on top of the bakewell.
"OK. So. I can either go full Isekai and start an exciting new life in a new world, and maybe get a chance to see my wife and kids again, or I can just die. Yeah, I'll go with the whole 'new life' choice and see if I can get myself back home. Thanks for making me one of the, uh, Chosen was it?" The tall human scratched his beard. "I think that name might already be in use by some badguys in a book series I read. Maybe we should of rebranding?"
Davin 'wakes up' from dying, groggy and confused at first. The last thing he remembers was saving his dog Samantha's life. Which means that's his initial question to Alethia, after her introduction. "Is Sammy okay? I would be rather pissed if I died for nothing."
After she replies, hopefully in the positive, he fully ponders everything she said. As he does so, he admires her beauty openly. Then something she said struck him as odd. "Wait a sec. If we have no physical bodies in heaven, how are we supposed to do any work?" He asks, eyeing her suspiciously.
How far apart are each of our arrivals?
Her smile takes on a sadistic grin and a chill rises over you. The pin pricks of light grow in intensity. Her voice is now gravelly and feels like it slithers into your ears, "Ah we have a truly wise one. Or just lucky. The truth is you do get a new body in heaven to labor and love with. But one as wise as you would likely not choose that path for you would want to use your luck. Another life to cement your place in heaven beside the God who you choose to favor." Then in a blink the room resets and she is gone.
You hear footsteps and a man in full armor with bat motifs on it appears. He introduces himself as Lord Wolf, "Yes you have passed the first test. You are the first one since myself and there have only been a handful previous. You will be granted two additional wishes totaling three as well as your ability of Luck, I am assuming?"
Otto you are all in the same town at the same time. You might see a dragon over at the large building or someone apparating even before you.