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First off, Apologies to all, this is my first RPG and so I would like to maintain some control over it. While there are a lot of people that I would like to have join this, I do want to keep it small and not have an virtual army tromping around. Those who have received a TG from me can go ahead and create their character here. (Please keep it to one playing character and if you want, one minor character [child ward, squire, pet etc…])

if not everyone I invited wants to join in, I will open up slots for others to participate. again, I would like to open it up, but being that this is my first RPG... :(

The World:

Basic Fantasy: Swords and Magic, Dragons and Demons. I do ask to keep it powered down, Low Levels in the Magic and skills department. so, for Magic using types, you just finished training/apprenticeship and are exploring the vast world... for fighter types, you finished one tour in a Mercenary Group/ some country's Army or finished training (for Thief, Ranger, Bardic and Paladin types).

It will be open to the normal Mainstream demi-human and human types. Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, Hobbits and Half elves... I will say no half orcs, drow or any other types... for this one.

I will be the… Thread Master. My purpose is to make final rulings on major outcomes, set up the situation and most importantly, move the story along. ;)

As with most classic tales of Fantasy… The Thread will start in a small nameless village, in their main Tavern/inn.

I will leave it up to the participants to decide if they know each other or if this will be their first meeting.

Oh, and please include the driving force behind your character... whether it be Fame, Fortune, You're a Fugative, etc... if you want to keep it hidden, you can TG me those details. ;)

as for everyone else... wish me luck and I hope you enjoy this when it starts.

Oh and criticisms are always welcome.

sound good Ju. before i put up a profile, can you give us a hint as to what the general plot will be?

Second that.. or if you'd like us to develop one as we go, that can be arranged. Just looking for a little guidance.


Also.. it's "OOC". :p

sound good Ju. before i put up a profile, can you give us a hint as to what the general plot will be?

Second that.. or if you'd like us to develop one as we go, that can be arranged. Just looking for a little guidance.


Also.. it's "OOC". :p

General Plot: players will form a small group of adventurers seeking out fame, fortune or the defeat of any personal daemons. This will be done within a string of adventures taking place in various locales... Dungeon crawls, exploration, and maybe some tomb raiding.

(if you do have any personal daemons or plot points you want explored, TG them to me. I won't be running any characters, but I will have control of the bystanders you encounter. :)

basically, think of this as a tabletop Diceless RPG played out on a forum.)

So no central plot, that you are aware of.... yet. ;)


and curse my Inability to spell correctly. :headbang:

Can I request that we avoid single-line posts IC? Short responses just look so tacky. Who all's invited to this anyway?

my turn to second. One liners are lame.

and don't worry about the spelling thing. i can't do it either.:p

my turn to second. One liners are lame.

and don't worry about the spelling thing. i can't do it either.:p

Can I request that we avoid single-line posts IC? Short responses just look so tacky. Who all's invited to this anyway?

agreed, I will try to avoid one-liners unless it something important. I could rule that the more discriptive the action, the better chance of success...


and so far, Antikytheria (tho she said she will be out till the 3rd of March.)
Smunkeeville (she wants to wait and see what this is like before hopping in.)
Wild Orchid
Gidetisms (if she is intersted, tho I didn't get a reply yet)
Theo
and you two.

depending if Gides says yes or no, and Smunkee and Antikytheria status, I might invite others... if you know anyone who wants to give this a go.

and if it does work out and others TG me for invites, I might beable to work them in later. ;)

It's too bad Dregruk and Hype aren't around anymore.. they were actually a lot of fun to RP with. I don't know many of the newer folks, and a lot of the old ones I'm familiar with are gone.

Just as a word of advice, it tends not to work well adding folks in later. Once the thread reaches 2 or 3 pages (depending on post length) people stop joining. Something about the forum here.. they get the mentality that one must be in from the start or not at all. I'm just as guilty as the next!

That said, I'm game. It could be a lot of fun depending on the mix of RPers.

It's too bad Dregruk and Hype aren't around anymore.. they were actually a lot of fun to RP with. I don't know many of the newer folks, and a lot of the old ones I'm familiar with are gone.

Just as a word of advice, it tends not to work well adding folks in later. Once the thread reaches 2 or 3 pages (depending on post length) people stop joining. Something about the forum here.. they get the mentality that one must be in from the start or not at all. I'm just as guilty as the next!

That said, I'm game. It could be a lot of fun depending on the mix of RPers.

Hype's not around? :(

Hype's not around? :(

Don't think so... haven't talked to her in ages if she is...

I'm still around. :D

However, not invited... :D

However, not invited... :D

that can be corrected... ;)

Thought you dropped off the radar!

Up until October, I was RPing w/a different group... I haven't RPd since then, however. And I'm HORRIBLE at making up characters and bios! :headbang:

It would give me something to do during my "not doing something else boring and pathetic" hours. :P

gtg... company over... if you need another, I might be interested... if I could think up a char... lol!

What's the tech level of society in this RP?

Up until October, I was RPing w/a different group... I haven't RPd since then, however. And I'm HORRIBLE at making up characters and bios! :headbang:

It would give me something to do during my "not doing something else boring and pathetic" hours. :P

TG!

if you want, you can keep it simple and slowly flesh em out as we go along.

What's the tech level of society in this RP?
fantasy. no guns, no laser, no gunpowder/explosives.

are you a puppet that I TG'd?

fantasy. no guns, no laser, no gunpowder/explosives.

are you a puppet that I TG'd?
Aww shucks.

And no, I'm not a puppet. TPE is my original nation. :p

He's cool Ju. i think he made a few appearances in the old PB awhile ago.

He's cool Ju. i think he made a few appearances in the old PB awhile ago.

yeah I know. but right now, I have 8 people I've invited, and while only 4 have replied and two are not right now...

will let people know after tomorrow... I wanna give those that i'm waiting for at least till then to reply.

So TPE! if there is an opening...

I'm gonna vouch for TPE as well.. it's been ages since I saw you in the same thread as myself!:fluffle:

yeah I know. but right now, I have 8 people I've invited, and while only 4 have replied and two are not right now...

will let people know after tomorrow... I wanna give those that i'm waiting for at least till then to reply.

So TPE! if there is an opening...
An "opening"? ;)

Sorry, dirty mind. :p :D

Anyhoo, If there ain't enough room for me, I'll understand. :)
I'm gonna vouch for TPE as well.. it's been ages since I saw you in the same thread as myself!:fluffle:
I noticed. :fluffle:

An "opening"? ;)

Sorry, dirty mind. :p :D

Anyhoo, If there ain't enough room for me, I'll understand. :)
Yes, an "Opening" you can "Plug up" :p

but are you cool with the fact that this is fantasy world where their version of High Tech is the pulley? (yes, while I won't go into that level of detail [unless the story calls for it], there is NO indoor plumbing. :D )

Yes, an "Opening" you can "Plug up" :p

but are you cool with the fact that this is fantasy world where their version of High Tech is the pulley? (yes, while I won't go into that level of detail [unless the story calls for it], there is NO indoor plumbing. :D )

But there were flushing toilets as far back as 26th century BC.

Also do you just want a brief bio/description or more info?

But there were flushing toilets as far back as 26th century BC.

Also do you just want a brief bio/description or more info?
not everywhere mind you... and there were no treatment centers so the sewage would go to the nearest water source. not pretty to think about, so as I said, I really won't be going into that level of detail. :p

the more info you supply the easier it will be for me, however, if you want to keep some things "Secret"... that's also fine. the Bios posted here will be generalied things that everyone will know.

say if your character is afraid of Unicorns, but s/he kept it well hidden, then that would be something you won't post but might TG me it.

Hey, sorry I didn't reply sooner, but I only just read your TG Ju....

Yes, I would like to join in, but I haven't really played in fantasy before so bare with me....the imagination isn't so good when you get past a certain age!

:(

Hey, sorry I didn't reply sooner, but I only just read your TG Ju....

Yes, I would like to join in, but I haven't really played in fantasy before so bare with me....the imagination isn't so good when you get past a certain age!

:(

that's fine, this is my first time running a thread (unless you count the adventure in PC where people went back to the original club.)

*Sits back and awaits character bios*

*Sits back and awaits character bios*
responded to your TG.

responded to your TG.
errr... nope... sorry... not in a million years... :p

that's MY JOB! http://img227.exs.cx/img227/8438/pimp4tq.gif

oh, replied btw...

errr... nope... sorry... not in a million years... :p

that's MY JOB! http://img227.exs.cx/img227/8438/pimp4tq.gif

oh, replied btw...
Ok, confess. where'd you find that eyebrow smiley? civfanatics?

EDIT: oh, and i responded to your tg. Gimme a bit to come up with details for my character.... *evil grin*

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8383/sweyiaweiug9.png

Name: Sweyia Wei (thanks, fantasy name generator! (http://www.rinkworks.com/namegen/))
Age: Legal. ;)
Species: Human
Sex: Female
Race: White. VERY white
Height:6'2"
Orientation: Straight
Occupation: Dark Magic Practitioner; idolizes the God of Death, and the Underworld
Lifetime Aspiration: (TG'd to Ju)

Name: Rhia
Species: Elf
Weapon of choice: Bow or dagger
Occupation: Rogue

Bio: Rhia is tall and slim, with the usual delicate and elegant features of her race. However unlike her brethren, she is aloof and self-sufficient. Her parents were killed by humans at a young age, and a drive for revenge has fueled her ever since. She managed to escape the slaughter, and took to the road. She was taken in and raised through adolescence by someone she can't remember. All details to include race were blocked from her mind. Or she was forced to forget... Whatever the reason, that individual was responsible for the woman she has become.

Appearance: Long straight hair, light brown and slightly reddish in color. She is never seen without a red headband worn over her forehead. Sometimes seen with a faded, hunter green cloak over a green tunic of delicate but durable fabric. She sports a pair of leather bracers on each forearm, and a full quiver worn on her back.

Welcome Rhia and Sweyia Wei

(TPE, TG )

oh and the smiley I stole from someone... can't remember who tho...

Name: Inanis Sors(Ina-chan)
Age: Early 20s
Species: Human(with faint mixed ancestry)
Height: 6' 7.5"
Weapon of choice: Black bladed nodachi, unarmed
Occupation: Mercenary

Bio: Orphaned shortly after birth, Inanis joined a military unit at a young age and proved to be a quick study. A loner of sorts he didn't get along well with many others, especially people in authority who are idiots. After the destruction of a town that was the source of a rebellion, he noticed a very young little girl with odd hair colour as well as being on the short side. Picking her up, he shortly thereafter left the military and struck out on his own, giving the child the name of Yumi.

Appearance: Short blach hair, blood(deoxygentated) red eyes which seem to glow ever so faintly in the dark(much like an animal's eyes reflecting the light), and has mildly elongated ears. Tends to wear darker coloured clothing save for a somewhat tattered, sleeveless white overcoat. Also, from the front, has the head and shoulders of Yumi visible over his left shoulder. Smells of smoke.

Yumi: 3' 7", female, silvery-pink hair, child.

ooc: Further details tged

Name: Inanis Sors(Ina-chan)
Age: Early 20s
Species: Human(with faint mixed ancestry)
Height: 6' 7.5"
Weapon of choice: Black bladed nodachi, unarmed
Occupation: Mercenary

Bio: Orphaned shortly after birth, Inanis joined a military unit at a young age and proved to be a quick study. A loner of sorts he didn't get along well with many others, especially people in authority who are idiots. After the destruction of a town that was the source of a rebellion, he noticed a very young little girl with odd hair colour as well as being on the short side. Picking her up, he shortly thereafter left the military and struck out on his own, giving the child the name of Yumi.

Appearance: Short blach hair, blood(deoxygentated) red eyes which seem to glow ever so faintly in the dark(much like an animal's eyes reflecting the light), and has mildly elongated ears. Tends to wear darker coloured clothing save for a somewhat tattered, sleeveless white overcoat. Also, from the front, has the head and shoulders of Yumi visible over his left shoulder. Smells of smoke.

Yumi: 3' 7", female, silvery-pink hair, child.

ooc: Further details tged
query...
how old is yumi (tg me if you don't want others knowing.)
and he always carries Yumi on his back? (if so, will assume some sort of carrier since a child won't beable to hold on for hours.)

oh and replied

query...
how old is yumi (tg me if you don't want others knowing.)
and he always carries Yumi on his back? (if so, will assume some sort of carrier since a child won't beable to hold on for hours.)

oh and replied

Replied as well.

Welcome Rhia and Sweyia Wei

(TPE, TG )

oh and the smiley I stole from someone... can't remember who tho...
Replied.

I guess I'm out... No ideas in any way and quite busy... :(

Damn I miss RPing!

Thanks anyway Ju! :fluffle:

I guess I'm out... No ideas in any way and quite busy... :(

Damn I miss RPing!

Thanks anyway Ju! :fluffle:

really? I'm planning to start this next week Sundayish... or if you want, you can hop in later.

Name: Xhar
Age: late 20's-early 30's
Species: Human
Weapon of choice: Bow, Spear
Occupation: Hunter
Desciption: Stands 6'4" with a well toned build. He wears only a tan tunic with slacks and brown leather boots. The religious writings of his people are tattooed on the left side of his head and his entire torso, up to his biceps.

Bio: Xhar grew up amongst his people, a bedouin tribe that lived in the deep desert. Just after he went through the right-of-passage ritual of the tribe, he had a vision. In the vision, the gods of the tribe told him that his tribe had strayed from the teachings and needed to be "purified." By the next morning, he had killed the entire tribe. After that he had the religious writings tattooed to his body so that he would never forget their teachings. Since then he has made a living doing what all men of the tribe did; hunting. Man or beast didn't matter. He lives for the hunt.

change in plans. I did say you will start off in a tavern, unfortunatly, the story flows better if I started you on a ship heading for port. :p

nice Vaga. this is turning into an intersting group. :cool:

I expected nothing less, given the participants.

Name: Sybilla Hathera
Age: 17
Species: Human
Items Carried: An amulet with strange markings given to her by her Mother on her 17th birthday, the signifcance of which she has no idea.
An old leather waterskin with a faded symbol on it. It mysteriously changes whatever liquid is put into it into a sweet nectar that revitalizes a tired body and soul. This was also given to her by her Mother, who said it belonged to her Father.


Description: Petite...about 4ft 11ins tall.
Eyes are the palest of blue that sometimes appear to be white.
Hair is also very fair and is long and straight...usually worn in a plait and tied with a velvet ribbon.
Her dress is made of plain dove-grey satin with peach forget-me-nots and has a tight-waisted skirt and loose sleeves.
She is very childlike and naive.

Bio: She never knew her father, her Mother swore he was a handsome warlock who took advantage of her.
However, there is no evidence of this except that once or twice she has wished something to happen and to her astonishment it happened.
She is now on a quest to find any clues to find her missing Father.

Name: Sybilla Hathera
Age: 17
Species: Mostly human

Description: Petite...about 4ft 11ins tall.
Eyes are the palest of blue that sometimes appear to be white.
Hair is also very fair and is long and straight...usually worn in a plait and tied with a velvet ribbon.
Her dress is made of plain dove-grey satin with peach forget-me-nots and has a tight-waisted skirt and loose sleeves.
She is very childlike and naive.

Bio: She never knew her father, her Mother swore he was a handsome warlock who took advantage of her.
However, there is no evidence of this except that once or twice she has wished something to happen and to her astonishment it happened.
She is now on a quest to find any clues to find her missing Father.
TGed. :cool:

Name: Raibert MacGreydon
Race: Human Sorcerer
Age: 21
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs
Hair: short, dirty blonde.
Eyes: Grey
Abilities: Novice spell casting, moderate archery skill
Equipment: Staff from his father, grandfather's bow and arrows

Bio: Born to a great archer and a powerful sorcerer, Raibert was raised by his mother, learning the art of the bow from her. He grew up under the assumption that his father had been a man of magic that fell in the mountains against an ancient enemy. He never paid much attention to his luck, or the fact that he could often scrape by things by the soles of his feet or the skin of his back. This changed the day he met his father.

The dashing healer had come to town just before Raibert's seventeenth birthday. His mother, upon hearing that a man of certain physical description had arrived at the local town, and was working as a mystical investigator for the local magistrate, immediately grounded her only son, for an apparently overblown reason. Deciding that he was smart enough to make his own decisions, Raibert snuck into town one night anyways. As he strolled through the market place, he was met by a man that appeared to be in his mid-thirties that carried a staff. The man introduced himself only as Seamus, and asked him when Raibert would come of age. Raibert, not trusting this stranger, tried to dodge the question, only to find that the man already knew where Raibert lived, his name, and the name of his mother, Moira. Raibert, now afraid, asked the man what he wanted, only to be given the answer of knowing when Raibert's birthday was to give him a fitting gift for a young man entering adulthood. Bound by custom, Raibert responded that he turned seventeen in two days. The man nodded, then vanished.

Two days later, Seamus showed up at Raibert's home. His mother was not happy to see the man, and within five minutes, Raibert realized that Seamus was his father. In accordance with his family's custom, Seamus had crafted the personal staff for his son, and had arrived to give it to Raibert. An argument nearly erupted between his parents, concerning Raibert's future. Raibert packed his bags that night, and left a note for his mother as he snuck out. As he left town, Raibert's father was standing in the road, waiting for his son. Handing over a cloak, he told Raibert to return to his house. As Raibert asked his father why, Seamus only responded that when he returned to his father's house, he would be ready for his robe, and would be a true sorcerer.

For four years now Raibert has traveled, slowly increasing his knowledge of the magic that flows through his blood. As he travels, he seeks other honorable spell weavers to learn from, and is slowly coming to understand the importance of his actions in the world.

Name: Raibert MacGreydon
Race: Half-blood Angel/Half-blood Human
Age: 21
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs
Hair: short, dirty blonde.
Eyes: Grey
Abilities: Novice spell casting
Equipment: Staff from his father

Bio: Born to a human woman and an angelic father, Raibert often feels the pull of two worlds act upon him quite heavily. As a half breed, he has the capacity to act as one of the celestial messengers with nearly unfettered travel abilities on the mortal plane. His father, however, reluctant to deliver up his son for a lifetime of servitude, instead gave a drop of his blood to a staff which was left with Raibert's mother, thereby ensuring that the boy would be raised human.

On his seventeenth birthday, his father visited Raibert, and revealed the knowledge of his heritage. As a half-blood, he has the free will of the mortal spirit, but the inherent power of an angel. However, in order to release his own potential, he has tto pass the Reckoning, and eventually, he will oneday have to choose his race: Angel, or Human.

TG'd

TGed. :cool:

replied.....

I have edited my char a little, to include some extras.
;)

Okay, char is edited, hope you like.

TG JuNii

Love it KAtG. Replied.

Got your reply, JuNii. And in turn, replied to that.

really? I'm planning to start this next week Sundayish... or if you want, you can hop in later.

What do you think of my proposal in the TG I sent you Ju... you didn't respond... :confused:

What do you think of my proposal in the TG I sent you Ju... you didn't respond... :confused:

I didn't get any TG from you. :confused:

can you resend it?
Edit:
Wait. I just got it. :Confused:

Will reply.

so, we got a timeline on this thing Ju? or are we still waiting for draftees

so, we got a timeline on this thing Ju? or are we still waiting for draftees

Yep. Thread will be up THIS SUNDAY! :D

sweet.:cool:

Yep. Thread will be up THIS SUNDAY! :D

W00t!!!

Due to situations beyond my control, I posted the thread up now, instead of tomorrow.

It is HERE. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=12365036#post12365036)

"the hush of the audience is deafening as the curtains rise up, signaling the start of the play." :D

KAtG. and everyone else. I thought I said it, so sorry if it wasn't clear. can I ask that you start on the ship? things will happen on the ship that is rather important that you all need to be on it.

again, apologies.

Ju, forgive me for taking the liberty of naming your class of ship. You said it was smallish, and it seemed to fit a Brig.

I have a weekend passion for wooden sailing ships, so if ever I'm laying it on to thick with the terminology, I can start posting a dictionary in here. :D I just like to be precise with my phrasing.

Ju, forgive me for taking the liberty of naming your class of ship. You said it was smallish, and it seemed to fit a Brig.

I have a weekend passion for wooden sailing ships, so if ever I'm laying it on to thick with the terminology, I can start posting a dictionary in here. :D I just like to be precise with my phrasing.

this is Role Playing. so no problem.

sorry for the wait. making sure all the players at least get their first post in.

Raibert will be in the town by the time the ship makes land. And if it doesn't, well, I'm sure that he'll find a way to get to where he feels the powers of the Universe that Be are telling him to go.

TPE! are you still in? Please post here if you are?

*knock, knock*

TPE?! :confused:

KAtG, no worries... I did say I'll find ways to work in new people... so I'll just consider this a challange.


To everyone else... sorry for the delay... one of our offices is closing... and guess whos in charge of the move. :headbang:

i am still interested, i'll try and have a character bio up tomorrow

Laaaaack oooooofff ssssslllleeeeeeeeppp!


sorry for the delay.

Antikythera... sure thing.

they working you too hard over there Ju?

they working you too hard over there Ju?had to clean up my office. getting two office mates from another department... and now they wanna take over the place.
*Grabs wiffle Bat*
It's gonna be a fun couple of months...:p
let you guys interact for a while while I get ready to sink... err... continue the story.

*sigh*
i miss my wiffle bat. i could have used it yesterday.

...any day now, folks...

That's right Ju....you show 'em who's the boss!
:p

Alrighty here is my character, sorry it took a while.

Name: Desdemona Arroway (Goes by Dess)
Age:18
Hight: 5'4"
Weight:115lb
Species: unknown
Weapon of choice: magic or a sword
Occupation: Priestess
Desciption: Dess is quite pale skinned with silvery white hair, her eyes seem to never be the same color twice. She wears a simple dark green gown under a cloak of the same color, with her sword fastened across her back.

Alrighty here is my character, sorry it took a while.

Name: Desdemona Arroway (Goes by Dess)
Age:18
Hight: 5'4"
Weight:115lb
Species: unknown
Weapon of choice: magic or a sword
Occupation: Priestess
Desciption: Dess is quite pale skinned with silvery white hair, her eyes seem to never be the same color twice. She wears a simple dark green gown under a cloak of the same color, with her sword fastened across her back.

Anti... TG.

sorry for the delay. now I'm fighting a cold. :rolleyes:

replied:)

i hope you start feeling better soon
*hands ju a mug of hot tea*

TG JuNii

TG JuNii

Replied.

Gonna pause a bit, just a bit. to give TPE a chance to catch up.

Is TPE even around? There's nothing to catch up on... So far all they've done is left the ship for a hole in the ground.

Is TPE even around? There's nothing to catch up on... So far all they've done is left the ship for a hole in the ground.
yep... had some family stuff that dragged him away.

and it's more to give him time to decide where to pop in. the town or the ship/island.

Orchid... is that the "Special" waterskin you used on Vaga's Character?

Orchid... is that the "Special" waterskin you used on Vaga's Character?

That is the only one I have...so yes.

Gael! TG!! ;)

Theao, TG! ;)

For Everyone: for people doing things that they would notice, I'd send a TG out. thus if you want to share info, it's now up to you.

sorry, but a small emergency cropped up, so a week's pause is required.

Vaga, I'm waiting to see what others are going to do, so I have you by the barricade...

KAtG: I sent you a TG.