I will, but everything i needed to know has been answered.
All i have left is my char sheet.
And to find a way to get a duel between Vegas and Harlow.
... Hmm Didn't realize there was a developing feud between Vegas and Harlow...but...I'd imagine them being in any close proximity would be enough reason to fight.
I will, but everything i needed to know has been answered.
All i have left is my char sheet.
And to find a way to get a duel between Vegas and Harlow.
... Hmm Didn't realize there was a developing feud between Vegas and Harlow...but...I'd imagine them being in any close proximity would be enough reason to fight.
It started in the Discussion thread for BMII, Warork was saying he would have a double barreled shotgun. Just like Vegas.
So naturally Vegas now has to kick his ass, to prove she is better then him with a shotgun.
I will, but everything i needed to know has been answered.
All i have left is my char sheet.
And to find a way to get a duel between Vegas and Harlow.
... Hmm Didn't realize there was a developing feud between Vegas and Harlow...but...I'd imagine them being in any close proximity would be enough reason to fight.
It started in the Discussion thread for BMII, Warork was saying he would have a double barreled shotgun. Just like Vegas.
So naturally Vegas now has to kick his ass, to prove she is better then him with a shotgun.
... ...Well...that's perfectly reasonable...Vegas can't have some upstart out "shotgunnin'" her now can she ?...
Honestly...some of the character grudges that come up really make me laugh..
I will, but everything i needed to know has been answered.
All i have left is my char sheet.
And to find a way to get a duel between Vegas and Harlow.
... Hmm Didn't realize there was a developing feud between Vegas and Harlow...but...I'd imagine them being in any close proximity would be enough reason to fight.
It started in the Discussion thread for BMII, Warork was saying he would have a double barreled shotgun. Just like Vegas.
So naturally Vegas now has to kick his ass, to prove she is better then him with a shotgun.
... ...Well...that's perfectly reasonable...Vegas can't have some upstart out "shotgunnin'" her now can she ?...
Honestly...some of the character grudges that come up really make me laugh..
Indeed, even do technically Vegas would be the upstart...Seeing harlows History And this isn't funny...This is silly.
shroud010 wrote:No his parents were killed while they were touring around in russia and the gang he affiliated himself with decided to tease by renaming him that. Until he got picked up the Hunters of the Bear. His original name is Atticus Risus....still pretty fancy though
You stole my name form the Traveling Church Monster Hunter's Guild RP! (what a mouthful)
and here I am, stuck with boring ol' Derrick Moss.
Really? I never even looked at it once. now which one is it Creed or Atticus?
... mainly with waiting for BM 3, and I wanted to show you guys the epilogue anyway...
Late Epilogue:
Dez had made it to back it back to the Brotherhood, if he could even call it that now.
It was broken, and he only saw a few men and women who he recognised as being from the Brotherhood around their new “home”, which was a Necromancer Temple, and they were laying on the floor in bandages, gritting their teeth through the pain. This wasn’t home, it just couldn’t be. All that Carl had worked for, gone.
Carl…
Carl was dead, and Dez had caused it. He had just been too angry, too enraged with Harlow, with all his betrayals, with his life…
No, it wasn’t his fault. It was Natasha’s, and Harlow’s, and all of those bastards’ fault. He would kill them all.
But for now, he was just walking through the temple, getting the occasional glare from Necromancers passing by, and giving them an evil stare back. They didn’t know what he’d been through, what he’d lost.
Finally, he walked into the inner sanctum, where robed figures stood in circle in the middle of the room. There was an old looking man in the middle, also draped in the dark robes of his order, a hood held over his head, dark magic emanating from him. It was the man he had been searching for, the elder of the Necromancers. He was the oldest and most experienced of the order, Dez had been told that he couldn’t even comprehend the power the old man had.
The circle broke apart, and made two lines facing inwards, allowing the old man to walk down the middle, holding a purple book which must have been older than the man was himself.
The man walked up to him, and allowed Dez to speak.
“You sent for me, Lord Damon,” Dez stated simply.
“Yes, there is a spirit, swirling within your very essence,” Damon spoke these words slowly. “And everybody knows that a spirit belongs in a body. Don’t you know?”
This served as a shock to Dez. Atlas? Damon wanted to resurrect Atlas? How did he know that Atlas was with him anyway?
“So?” Damon asked.
“Okay…” Dez asked, his mind wandering on its own little world, with another.
Seems like somebody wants you out Atlas…
The circle had been assembled once again, with Damon standing in the middle, chanting dark magics in latin, his hands raised in the air, a purple cross around him on the floor. Dez kneeled in front of him, allowing Damon to lay his hand upon his head, and chant even louder. Dez could feel the words assemble inside his head, and they rearranged themselves, the letters making new words, words in English which he could now understand.
”There is a soul trapped in this Wolves body. Not any normal spirit, but a spirit of another Wolf. We will draw the essence of the spirit from the simple human form, and reunite it with its one rightful body. Brothers! We will reunite them! They shall become whole!!!”
Dez felt a burning sensation in his mind, as if something was being stolen from his mind, which, in all truthfulness, something was, but it wasn’t really his.
As the process went on, it became even more painful, and he grits his teeth through the hardship. The pain increased like a crescendo to a massive amount of pain, with Dez screaming through it all.
And then it stopped, and Dez slumped to the floor, absolutely exhausted, with a headache that could kill a horse. He looked up, and saw a body starting to form, feet first, then the legs, rising up until his entire body could be seen, which then fell to the floor gracefully.
He knew it was Atlas, but there was something strange, as if he was looking in a mirror.
A mirror?
Atlas turned, and smiled at Dez, a dark grin on his face, and Dez’s heart skipped a beat.
They look almost exactly the same.
Player: The Kaiser
Character Name: Atlas Mirage
Age: Unknown, but looks around 20.
Appearance: Almost exactly like Dez, but a little darker. He still has the charm, but he doesn’t have the spark on his face, or the aura of goodness, for people always know when they see him, that he has had a rough ride.
Personality: Very easy to change at the slightest notice. Can be very serious, and mainly goes around looking after number 1, but he definitely knows the difference between what’s right and what’s wrong.
Equipment: SPAS 12, regenerative aid potions, Desert Eagle.
Backstory: Atlas only now knows his true life story. He never belonged to this world; he was in another when he was born. In the other world, Vampires rule supreme, and he was born in secret, to a small pack of wolves, who just tried to live, unknown to the Vampire community. Eventually these wolves were found, and wiped them off the face of the earth. Atlas however, ran in the battle, for he was only a young pup, and would have made no difference to the battle. He ran, as far away as he could, on the run from the Vampires who had murdered his pack. One day they caught up, but he doesn’t remember anything else, except from a dark light consisting of shadows, and a thousand deaths in hell.
Other: He is the Crooked World version of Dez, but has only just found that out. Extremely versatile fighter.
Major NPC: Valentin Rusmanov
Age: ??? He estimates around 1900
Appearance: Personality: Cold, arrogant, does not care about any other life than his own, he only saves somebody if he sees it will benefit him to.
Equipment: The Impaler (sword infused with dark magic’s), various magic potions.
Backstory: Valentin has had many different lives, but is most famously known (by those who know) for living the life of Vlad the Impaler. Truth be told, he only did it because he was bored.
He is feared, and sometimes respected among many different people, but everybody knows his goals are certain, but his means are confused by many.
He lives in a town entirely populated by Vampires, and he owns it all, but most recently he has been called for help against his most annoying foe, the wolf Natasha, by somebody called Dez…
Other: Very intimidating (in battle)
Name: Dez Blue
Age: 20
Race/Affiliation: Werewolf/Lunar Brotherhood
Physical Description: Tall, handsome, spiky blonde hair, serious.
Equipment: Possesses a Desert Eagle and a SCAR-H Assault Rifle. Has a Vampire talisman. A silver cross pendant left from his father.
Backstory: His parents were killed when he was 10 years old by "unknown forces" when he was out with a friend. He mourned for ages. And he was left to live with his uncle. His uncle taught him about the Werewolves and Vampires that roam this world when he came of age, and was ready to learn about the harsh truths, and that it was his duty to defend the city against them. He accepted this duty with great pride. One day, he found a young homeless woman on the street, and fell for her. Her name was Rachel. He brought her into his home, and she followed him to be a Hunter.
When he was called to aid the Hunters in Empire City, his life fell into pieces. When the Vampires attacked the Hunter farm when he was not around, they killed his dear Uncle, who was his only piece of family he had left. Then, later on, when he was helping Vegas in a fight against some Werewolves, one managed to bite him in the leg, and he was turned. Vegas didn't have the heart to kill him. He hopes that Vegas had told Rachel he was dead, as he didn't want her to know what he had now become.
Then he met Carl Johnson, the leader of the Lunar Brotherhood. They are a small collection of Werewolves who refuse to believe they are destined to be creatures of evil, and instead try to rid the world of evil forces, such as other Wolves, and Vampires. They are not allowed to harm humans of any kind, apart from corrupted and evil people, who they can feed on. He has now joined them, and he hopes for a better life. Though he cannot forget the events in Empire City.
In Prague, he learnt that Carl was actually his father, and also a Pureblood, which struck him hard. He fought many hard battles, lost Rachel, his father, and the Brotherhood was almost completely destroyed. He also found an mysterious ally in a wolf called Atlas, who he has only just found out is his Crooked World version. All this has happened, yet he fights on.
He goes on, only for one goal.
He must kill Natasha.
Other: Atlas’ double in the real world, but much lighter.
Berserksteve wrote:Soooo when is the new thread going to get started?
FITZZ wrote: My initial hope was to launch the RP today ( that ain't going to happen... )...I'm now hoping to get things kicked off " sometime" this week...or by next weekend at the very latest...so you still have some time to iron out some starting ideas..
I kinda like your bit of back story there Kais. I'm sadly one of those curmudgeonly old gits who remember how Fitzz stated there would be no wizards and ghosts and crazy gak; how Blood Moon would be a very down-to-earth gritty rp. Which is why I'm generally against wizards. And Necromancers. And Magic. I think you can see that in my lack of such nonsensical madness (relatively) in my posts. Of course, whilst I personally am not a fan, it doesn't mean I can't appreciate its uses. I loved Berserksteves Djinn madness, and Silly's witch hunter twist. I can't see why I won't warm to your necromatic tomfoolery either.
Of course I still officially disprove, and feel I should beat you down a bit more.
I kinda like your bit of back story there Kais. I'm sadly one of those curmudgeonly old gits who remember how Fitzz stated there would be no wizards and ghosts and crazy gak; how Blood Moon would be a very down-to-earth gritty rp. Which is why I'm generally against wizards. And Necromancers. And Magic. I think you can see that in my lack of such nonsensical madness (relatively) in my posts. Of course, whilst I personally am not a fan, it doesn't mean I can't appreciate its uses. I loved Berserksteves Djinn madness, and Silly's witch hunter twist. I can't see why I won't warm to your necromatic tomfoolery either.
Of course I still officially disprove, and feel I should beat you down a bit more.
Stupid avatar there Kais.
Thanks, I won't normally do all this magic gak, I was just using it as a means to serve my desired plotline for my character, and I thought seeing how there were Djinns and witch hunters and crazy different realm crap I felt I should just be allowed to do this...
... and nothing more...
... and I have had this avatar for ages, how come you only say now?
WARORK93 wrote:Well, it looks like somebody woke on on the wrong side of the top hat and monocle...
Why don't you tell him how you really feel ghosty?
What do you think of it Warork?
And this may sound as if I am trying to get loads of praise and gak, but I honestly want to know what people think about it, so I can ponder, and improve...
I kinda like your bit of back story there Kais. I'm sadly one of those curmudgeonly old gits who remember how Fitzz stated there would be no wizards and ghosts and crazy gak; how Blood Moon would be a very down-to-earth gritty rp. Which is why I'm generally against wizards. And Necromancers. And Magic. I think you can see that in my lack of such nonsensical madness (relatively) in my posts. Of course, whilst I personally am not a fan, it doesn't mean I can't appreciate its uses. I loved Berserksteves Djinn madness, and Silly's witch hunter twist. I can't see why I won't warm to your necromatic tomfoolery either.
Of course I still officially disprove, and feel I should beat you down a bit more.
Stupid avatar there Kais.
I think you do have a bit of point. Blood Moon did kind of turn into a very epic, dark, action mood. It's kind of feels like a modern 40K. Maybe sometime we can do a game that is bit closer to the World of Darkness RPG, which is all about subtlety.
But I am loving the supernatural warfare direction Blood Moon has taken...I also love being the magic guy.
Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:What do you think of it Warork?
And this may sound as if I am trying to get loads of praise and gak, but I honestly want to know what people think about it, so I can ponder, and improve...
Me? I think it'll be alright as long as you don't overdo the necromancer spin...
Major NPC: Valentin Rusmanov Age: ??? He estimates around 1900 Appearance: Personality: Cold, arrogant, does not care about any other life than his own, he only saves somebody if he sees it will benefit him to. Equipment: The Impaler (sword infused with dark magic’s), various magic potions. Backstory: Valentin has had many different lives, but is most famously known (by those who know) for living the life of Vlad the Impaler. Truth be told, he only did it because he was bored. He is feared, and sometimes respected among many different people, but everybody knows his goals are certain, but his means are confused by many. He lives in a town entirely populated by Vampires, and he owns it all, but most recently he has been called for help against his most annoying foe, the wolf Natasha, by somebody called Dez… Other: Very intimidating (in battle)
Hmm, got an problem there I'm afraid Kais.. fraid ole Vlad already got bagsied in BM2.
Major NPC: Valentin Rusmanov
Age: ??? He estimates around 1900
Appearance: Personality: Cold, arrogant, does not care about any other life than his own, he only saves somebody if he sees it will benefit him to.
Equipment: The Impaler (sword infused with dark magic’s), various magic potions.
Backstory: Valentin has had many different lives, but is most famously known (by those who know) for living the life of Vlad the Impaler. Truth be told, he only did it because he was bored.
He is feared, and sometimes respected among many different people, but everybody knows his goals are certain, but his means are confused by many.
He lives in a town entirely populated by Vampires, and he owns it all, but most recently he has been called for help against his most annoying foe, the wolf Natasha, by somebody called Dez…
Other: Very intimidating (in battle)
Hmm, got an problem there I'm afraid Kais.. fraid ole Vlad already got bagsied in BM2.
Gah, That's correct...MDS is right..
..And in truth this is really my fault as I suggested Vlad to Kais....my bad...I jumbled things up..
Ah its no biggie FITZZ, tbh its partially my fault as I was trying to be clever and hold the reveal off to BM3, although I thought I'd semi given it away with the 'Dragon' comment.
Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Ah its no biggie FITZZ, tbh its partially my fault as I was trying to be clever and hold the reveal off to BM3, although I thought I'd semi given it away with the 'Dragon' comment.
Glad to know I hadn't made it too obvious.
The thing is...I got the initial " Dragon" referance...then..in typical muddle headed fasion , simply blundered when I was PMing with Kais about the use of Vlad...
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Just be lucky that was the golem's only use, and to be honest it was a stroke of luck that beserk had Sven recreate one of his arms using the golem thing. We PM'ed a bit and the creation was a golem copy of Andy, and do you know why this happened, because I was lucky enough that Mordo had Oliver tell Andy beforehand that something had happened(the whole taking the baby out of Wendy thing) that wasn't a part of the deal. Then again I knew something bad was going to happen because Mordo is an evil-walrus with a top-hat and monocle.
Major NPC: Valentin Rusmanov
Age: ??? He estimates around 1900
Appearance: Personality: Cold, arrogant, does not care about any other life than his own, he only saves somebody if he sees it will benefit him to.
Equipment: The Impaler (sword infused with dark magic’s), various magic potions.
Backstory: Valentin has had many different lives, but is most famously known (by those who know) for living the life of Vlad the Impaler. Truth be told, he only did it because he was bored.
He is feared, and sometimes respected among many different people, but everybody knows his goals are certain, but his means are confused by many.
He lives in a town entirely populated by Vampires, and he owns it all, but most recently he has been called for help against his most annoying foe, the wolf Natasha, by somebody called Dez…
Other: Very intimidating (in battle)
Hmm, got an problem there I'm afraid Kais.. fraid ole Vlad already got bagsied in BM2.
Ahhh, crud...
... uhh, l any other famous murders our whatever in history?
He was the inspiration for Dracula?
Silly, what'ya think of my char? I need to know, your approval is so important to me...
Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:
... uhh, l any other famous murders our whatever in history?
He was the inspiration for Dracula?
Aye, and in the few Vampire settings I have seen based on our own world, people (like I have) have just put them together fully, and said Vlad is the Vampire Dracula.
As to other possibly historic Vampire types, Arnold Paole, Peter Plogojowitz from actual history or from novels Carmilla, or Lord Ruthven.
Can't use Vlad the Impaler, as Musatei staked him in the heart and Musater ripped his Jaw out, and I was planning something for JtR, but you can use it.
Chowderhead wrote:Can't use Vlad the Impaler, as Musatei staked him in the heart and Musater ripped his Jaw out, and I was planning something for JtR, but you can use it.
Just gotta delete a 2 page RP now...
Has any of those wacky vampires had Caligula be a character yet?
I believe she is a ghost with Erzuli, you'd need to check BM2.
Chowderhead wrote:Can't use Vlad the Impaler, as Musatei staked him in the heart and Musater ripped his Jaw out, and I was planning something for JtR, but you can use it.
Just gotta delete a 2 page RP now...
Wait seriously?
I can't remember anyone bringing up Vlad previously, I mean he's the most famous Vampire in human history, I hope that wasn't a throw away blurb in a backstory.
edit - sorry if that came off slightly off, but I have nine pages written so far which could be about to be nullified. So slightly panicked.
So, me and WARORK have been talking a bit (he was proofreading my sheet) and I have a suggestion for a group of werwolves.
"The Blunted Fang"
The Fang is an organization that dates back to the Fall of Rome. it is comprised of old and new wolves who are more ‘liberal’ than their kin, they see death and ruination everywhere hey turn, and so they were founded in the hopes to ‘acclimate’ humanity to living with werewolves, they believe that sometime, hundreds of years form now, that Condemned criminals should be executed via consumption, sating the werewolves’ bloodlust and removing the condemned. They hope that humanity as a whole will consider them.
Their efforts are harried by the Six-Fingered-Hand and the more ‘conservative’ werewolves who believe in the ultimate rule of lycans. This seems too much like Hitler’s ‘master race’ ideals to the Fang, who hope to alleviate the situation without excess violence.
The Fang uses diplomats, covert kill-teams and propaganda to ‘pull the strings’ slowly influencing werekind to be less embracive of the animal and hold to their humanity.
The Fang has been undergoing a tense relationship with Natasha’s band, the type of werewolves that the Fang fears will turn the world against them.
The Fang believes that if werewolves were to attempt an ‘uprising’ it would be utterly crushed, it does not take a genius to know that the nation’s governments must know about vampires and wolves, the lycan do simply not number enough, to wage a full-scale war on humanity.
Vampires, on the other hand are a thing to be reviled, hated and eliminated. The Fang uses highly trained teams t; hunt them down and eliminate them.
On the prophesy, The Fang has doubted this for as long as it has existed. Thy hold to their knowledge in that werewolves of a purer strain are far more powerful, but they are by no means ‘invincible’ they do not argue this theory however, for they thy think that it may have a grain of truth to it.
Chowderhead wrote:Can't use Vlad the Impaler, as Musatei staked him in the heart and Musater ripped his Jaw out, and I was planning something for JtR, but you can use it.
Just gotta delete a 2 page RP now...
Wait seriously?
I can't remember anyone bringing up Vlad previously, I mean he's the most famous Vampire in human history, I hope that wasn't a throw away blurb in a backstory.
edit - sorry if that came off slightly alarmed, but I have nine pages written so far which could be about to be nullified.
Vlad the Impailer was killed at his real-life death date of 1476. However, he was known as a clever bastard, so it could have been possible that a body double could have been used, if you're worried.
Full RP in spoilers.
Spoiler:
1476, Istanbul
"You will never win, scum!" The dying Hungarian soldier spit into the face of the warrior who wounded him. Wiping the spit from their cheek, the warrior picked up their spear again and impaled it into the man's head. Snarling as he continued, the soldier was murdering and butchering the fallen warrior. The warrior's comrade, snickering, stayed their hand further, egging him on to new prey. Jumping into a new skirmish, he pulled a short sword from the sheath, and sliced a man's throat. He went down in a shower of blood, clutching his neck. Continuing, the pair encountered a group of horse-mounted knights. One laughed as he speared a horse, causing it's rider to fall off. The man in 100 pounds of armor slammed into the ground just before the laughing man ran him through as well. The rest of the knights were dispatched with by the other warrior.
The tent was just on the horizon. Surrounding the tent were the Elite Guard, Vampyre soldiers. The laughing man stabbed two in the chest with wooden stakes, while the other tried to hit one with a crossbow. It went wide and slammed into another member of the Guard.
"You know how bad of a shot I am! Why did you make me take that damned thing!" The soldier was complaining as a stake entered another bloodsucker. Spinning around, the warrior caught another with the tip of the iron capped boot. Going for the stake, he found it gone. The Vampyre smiled and set upon the the soldier. Going for a throat wound, he jumped up and ran towards the soldier searching for the lost stake. He sadly didn't make it. The other man had thrown one of his stakes, and it landed right into the back of the Vampyre's knee. He fell, screaming in pain. The soldiers looked at each other.
"Why did you give me the crossbow again?" He lifted his helmet, revealing himself to a man of maybe 30.
"Because, brother, you need the practice." She lifter her helmet, showing herself to be a woman of 18, maybe. Her brown hair flowed from her head. "gak! There's blood in my hair!" She looked at her flowing locks.
"By Cernunnos, will you ever be quiet?" The man grabbed her hand, and together, they walked into the tent. The man inside was sitting down, staring at them as he got up from his chair. He was an old man, maybe 40 or 50, his skin was papery white, and his lips were red with blood. The goblet beside him was... Aeromatic, to say the least.
"You kill my soldiers, butcher my guards, and you come into my tent." He licked his lips, eyeing them. "And you a woman! Ha!" He grabbed the girl, pulling her close. "My girl, I will make you my queen. Now, please, tell your boyfriend-" There was an audible pop as the stake was driven into the man's heart.
"Stupid man. Never let a woman to close to your heart." She stepped back, and pushed the dying man onto the table.
"But... But I... I am Vlad the Impaler... I cannot die..." He was leaking blood from his massive wound.
"Sadly, we all die. Your end was fitting. Impaled on the spike that you used to kill our king? Ironic, I do say." The man walked over to the fallen king. "I do say, I wonder what your blood tastes like..." He put a drop of Vlad's blood onto his gloved finger. "Let's find out!" He poped his finger into Vlad's mouth, grabbed his jaw with the rest of his hand, and pulled. The sickening shclock of the jawbone ripping from the head was near vomit inducing, but the soldiers didn't care. They exited the tent, and headed for their own command tent.
"Musater. Musatei. You return. Did you-" Musater threw the jawbone at the man in leather armor.
"Longar. He's dead." Musatei grabbed a barrel of wine from the stockpile, and began to drink.
"Your sister is getting a bit out of hand with the drink over there..." Longar was eyeing the girl chugging a 20 gallon barrel of the strongest wine gold could buy.
"She needs it after the day we had." Musater grabbed a barrel for himself. "As do I." He removed the bung and began to drink with his sister.
Longar sighed and sat down. Today was going to be a long day...
Quick note guys...I'm going to do my best to do all the "cuts" and edits I need to do to the character templates and have the finalized list ready to roll tonight or tomorrow..
Once that is done, everyone can start doing character sheets and we'll be getting set to launch .
And that's why I don't have an a large and ecompassing back story, it just gets tangled up or messed up should someone RP a bit of their back story.
Fond believer in K.I.S.S over here.
Anyways, can't wait to see some of the back stories for the various characters and I'm a bit worried about people who have pages and pages of the stuff ready to go. I've been thinking about mine but haven't typed anything out for it... then again I introduce my back story along the way of the story in small flashback instances so I may do that again.
FITZZ wrote: Quick note guys...I'm going to do my best to do all the "cuts" and edits I need to do to the character templates and have the finalized list ready to roll tonight or tomorrow.. Once that is done, everyone can start doing character sheets and we'll be getting set to launch .
@ Halo...I've got a general idea for what I want to do for my intro post but other than that no real things set in stone...I'm of the opinion that fluff should only be written when its ready to be written and doesn't contradict others...
@ Ineptus...If I were you I'd just use the group as a story device and not really a deciding factor RP wise...lord knows we've already got enough warring wolf groups as it is...
Chowderhead wrote:I'm with Halo. Wargear seems way to complicated, and it would be easier on all of us if it made like a tree and got the hell out of here.
a lot of the extra "wargear" will most likely find itself against the wall...though some of it may end up in use/available..in very limited amounts.
@ Ineptus...
The Blunted Fang sounds as though they may find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place and another hard place...much as the Lunar Brotherhood did.
halonachos wrote:I only know of two groups, Longar/Musater and then every other wolf.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
I think that maybe Longar should just give up and just join Natasha, it couldn't be that bad right? I mean Longar will probably be killed, and maybe Musater will be put in stocks or something, but it should turn out alright in the end.
WARORK93 wrote:
@ Ineptus...If I were you I'd just use the group as a story device and not really a deciding factor RP wise...lord knows we've already got enough warring wolf groups as it is...
Yeah, I know, it is really just a bit of backstory for my PC, no visible impact.
they kind of work like grass. really slooowwwwwwllllyyyyyy...
Berserksteve wrote:Hay Fitzz there is just ONE thing I want to change for the mages and that's the faction's spell bonus things, looking back their not very balance.
Yeah, during some of the battle sims the mages did very well...almost to well at times...especialy in combinations with other Hunter elements.
Berserksteve wrote:Hay Fitzz there is just ONE thing I want to change for the mages and that's the faction's spell bonus things, looking back their not very balance.
Yeah, during some of the battle sims the mages did very well...almost to well at times...especialy in combinations with other Hunter elements.
Because they're mages, and that means they use magic. Besides why are you play-testing, Games Workshop doesn't and they have never produced an over powered army.
Berserksteve wrote:Hay Fitzz there is just ONE thing I want to change for the mages and that's the faction's spell bonus things, looking back their not very balance.
Yeah, during some of the battle sims the mages did very well...almost to well at times...especialy in combinations with other Hunter elements.
I see, usually in settings the magic people usually more powerful than the rest but that may not be right for Bloodmoon. What do you think should happen, tone down the spells, increase spell failure chances or make them more sensitive to damage? I can see the most trouble with the Archmages because they can use all the spells in the school of their chose, while Battle Mages are only going to get by with 2-3 spells or is that mix of minor spells bonuses and good combat skills making them too good?
Berserksteve wrote:Hay Fitzz there is just ONE thing I want to change for the mages and that's the faction's spell bonus things, looking back their not very balance.
Yeah, during some of the battle sims the mages did very well...almost to well at times...especialy in combinations with other Hunter elements.
Because they're mages, and that means they use magic. Besides why are you play-testing, Games Workshop doesn't and they have never produced an over powered army.
..I'm play testing because, unlike the good folks at GW ..I don't suffer from rectal cranial inversion..
halonachos wrote:I only know of two groups, Longar/Musater and then every other wolf.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
I think that maybe Longar should just give up and just join Natasha, it couldn't be that bad right? I mean Longar will probably be killed, and maybe Musater will be put in stocks or something, but it should turn out alright in the end.
Mage the Ascension tempered insanely powerful magic with the nasty downside of Paradox in the WoD as Magic does tend to have the potential for dominating.
Could go for a simple but random way to represent feedback.
If a spell fails to cast, roll a third dice, if this creates a double, the caster takes a feedback hit that can cause a wound, str equal to own toughness. Doesn't garuntee a wound, but it makes it slightly more hazardous if they fail a cast roll.
If the spell fails on a double six, roll the dice, if a third six comes up takes a auto wound, no saves allowed.
ineptus astartes wrote:not really getting the joke...
goin' to bed now.
The joke is, GW always produces armies that are overpowered, the necrons were one of the first and Blood Angels are one of the newer OP armies. Its like an arms race in the 40k codices, first necrons, then orks, then IG, then tyranids, then space wolves, then Dark Eldar.... each army just tries to bend the previous army over a table and have at them.
Berserksteve wrote:Hay Fitzz there is just ONE thing I want to change for the mages and that's the faction's spell bonus things, looking back their not very balance.
Yeah, during some of the battle sims the mages did very well...almost to well at times...especialy in combinations with other Hunter elements.
I see, usually in settings the magic people usually more powerful than the rest but that may not be right for Bloodmoon. What do you think should happen, tone down the spells, increase spell failure chances or make them more sensitive to damage? I can see the most trouble with the Archmages because they can use all the spells in the school of their chose, while Battle Mages are only going to get by with 2-3 spells or is that mix of minor spells bonuses and good combat skills making them too good?
Most of the " holy gak" occurred with the Archmage in combination with other various Hunters types...Tank and dervish for example, with a solid shooting force...though some wargear was involved as well...the Hunter "team" did an inordinate amount of damage against a pack of Grubrah...
Now, of course I don't wish to nerf any chances the Hunters have in a fight...nor do I want to serverly limit the mage types, as I really like the concept...but we need to figure out a way of making them dynamic and powerful with out having them just blast the feth out of everything...
Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:Mage the Ascension tempered insanely powerful magic with the nasty downside of Paradox in the WoD as Magic does tend to have the potential for dominating.
Could go for a simple but random way to represent feedback.
If a spell fails to cast, roll a third dice, if this creates a double, the caster takes a feedback hit that can cause a wound, str equal to own toughness. Doesn't garuntee a wound, but it makes it slightly more hazardous if they fail a cast roll.
If the spell fails on a double six, roll the dice, if a third six comes up takes a auto wound, no saves allowed.
Berserksteve wrote:Hay Fitzz there is just ONE thing I want to change for the mages and that's the faction's spell bonus things, looking back their not very balance.
Yeah, during some of the battle sims the mages did very well...almost to well at times...especialy in combinations with other Hunter elements.
I see, usually in settings the magic people usually more powerful than the rest but that may not be right for Bloodmoon. What do you think should happen, tone down the spells, increase spell failure chances or make them more sensitive to damage? I can see the most trouble with the Archmages because they can use all the spells in the school of their chose, while Battle Mages are only going to get by with 2-3 spells or is that mix of minor spells bonuses and good combat skills making them too good?
Most of the " holy gak" occurred with the Archmage in combination with other various Hunters types...Tank and dervish for example, with a solid shooting force...though some wargear was involved as well...the Hunter "team" did an inordinate amount of damage against a pack of Grubrah...
Now, of course I don't wish to nerf any chances the Hunters have in a fight...nor do I want to serverly limit the mage types, as I really like the concept...but we need to figure out a way of making them dynamic and powerful with out having them just blast the feth out of everything...
Power limits? For example, the deathstrike missile launcher is a giant feth off bomb, but can only be used once and after a certain roll is made. Maybe the mage has to charge his attack similar to Final Fantasy's Flare vs Meteo. Meteo was a huge attack that took forever to actually cast, and flare did less damage but could be cast multiple times in the time it took to cast one meteo.
Berserksteve wrote:Hay Fitzz there is just ONE thing I want to change for the mages and that's the faction's spell bonus things, looking back their not very balance.
Yeah, during some of the battle sims the mages did very well...almost to well at times...especialy in combinations with other Hunter elements.
I see, usually in settings the magic people usually more powerful than the rest but that may not be right for Bloodmoon. What do you think should happen, tone down the spells, increase spell failure chances or make them more sensitive to damage? I can see the most trouble with the Archmages because they can use all the spells in the school of their chose, while Battle Mages are only going to get by with 2-3 spells or is that mix of minor spells bonuses and good combat skills making them too good?
Most of the " holy gak" occurred with the Archmage in combination with other various Hunters types...Tank and dervish for example, with a solid shooting force...though some wargear was involved as well...the Hunter "team" did an inordinate amount of damage against a pack of Grubrah...
Now, of course I don't wish to nerf any chances the Hunters have in a fight...nor do I want to serverly limit the mage types, as I really like the concept...but we need to figure out a way of making them dynamic and powerful with out having them just blast the feth out of everything...
Power limits? For example, the deathstrike missile launcher is a giant feth off bomb, but can only be used once and after a certain roll is made. Maybe the mage has to charge his attack similar to Final Fantasy's Flare vs Meteo. Meteo was a huge attack that took forever to actually cast, and flare did less damage but could be cast multiple times in the time it took to cast one meteo.
See, I was considering making the more devestating spells a one go per total combat sort of thing..
Berserksteve wrote:Hay Fitzz there is just ONE thing I want to change for the mages and that's the faction's spell bonus things, looking back their not very balance.
Yeah, during some of the battle sims the mages did very well...almost to well at times...especialy in combinations with other Hunter elements.
I see, usually in settings the magic people usually more powerful than the rest but that may not be right for Bloodmoon. What do you think should happen, tone down the spells, increase spell failure chances or make them more sensitive to damage? I can see the most trouble with the Archmages because they can use all the spells in the school of their chose, while Battle Mages are only going to get by with 2-3 spells or is that mix of minor spells bonuses and good combat skills making them too good?
Most of the " holy gak" occurred with the Archmage in combination with other various Hunters types...Tank and dervish for example, with a solid shooting force...though some wargear was involved as well...the Hunter "team" did an inordinate amount of damage against a pack of Grubrah...
Now, of course I don't wish to nerf any chances the Hunters have in a fight...nor do I want to serverly limit the mage types, as I really like the concept...but we need to figure out a way of making them dynamic and powerful with out having them just blast the feth out of everything...
Power limits? For example, the deathstrike missile launcher is a giant feth off bomb, but can only be used once and after a certain roll is made. Maybe the mage has to charge his attack similar to Final Fantasy's Flare vs Meteo. Meteo was a huge attack that took forever to actually cast, and flare did less damage but could be cast multiple times in the time it took to cast one meteo.
We can also make some of the tops spells like Power Master, Army of Darkness and Weaver of Fate only be used once a fight or something like that. Also adding a time to cast and a spell failure will still let the mages keep their kickass spells and give them limits!
Yep, that seems to be the way to go for the most part. Its a devastating weapon, but can only be used once so if you screw it up, you screwed it up for the rest of the combat. It also prevents people from constantly bringing meteors out of orbit and onto a target in a single combat event.
*That's why I included the Deathstrike as an example, the weapon is awesome (s-10, Ap-1 and always is at s-10 against armor even if it isn't centered on it) but you can't use it on the first turn, on the second turn you need a 5+, on the third you need a 4+, on the fourth you need a 3+ and if it takes a shaken or weapon destroyed result it sets it back. So it can be turn three, but if it took a weapon destroyed result it fires on a 5+ instead of a 4+. It can also only be used once per game, good example of limiting power.
halonachos wrote:Yep, that seems to be the way to go for the most part. Its a devastating weapon, but can only be used once so if you screw it up, you screwed it up for the rest of the combat. It also prevents people from constantly bringing meteors out of orbit and onto a target in a single combat event.
Exactly...limits on use seems to be the way to handle things...
I'd combine the two myself, make there a possible backlash for magic, but also limit any insane big hitters.
I doubt we are going as far as using a magic/mana pool, but a restriction on the big ones could represent the power needed to cast, need time to recharge before they can cast again.
Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:I'd combine the two myself, make there a possible backlash for magic, but also limit any insane big hitters.
I doubt we are going as far as using a magic/mana pool, but a restriction on the big ones could represent the power needed to cast, need time to recharge before they can cast again.
Bah, all you need is a Paladin with prayer maxed out all the way and a nice mace or sword that steals a gak-load of mana from target and you can live forever. Blessed Hammer pally's can bite me, sorry correct term is "hammerdins".
halonachos wrote:
Bah, all you need is a Paladin with prayer maxed out all the way and a nice mace or sword that steals a gak-load of mana from target and you can live forever. Blessed Hammer pally's can bite me, sorry correct term is "hammerdins".
Berserksteve wrote:
Holy crap I got the avatar from something completely different and now did I just see it looked like a Pokemon.
You mean that's not a pokemon? I thought it was a new pokemon, I mean I thought that it resembled something that a 9 year old described as being a pokemon, why would I know what a pokemon looks like? I'm a grown man, of course I didn't know that was a pokemon... er, I mean how could I know whether or not it was a pokemon?
I am going to go drink a beer, pay some bills, and grow facial hair now because I am a grown man and that's what we do.
Also, Swinub is a 2nd edition (Gold and Silver) Pokemon, that evolves into Piloswine and them Mamoswine. He is not, in fact, a pig. Just a tiny elephant.
Not a brony, I was doing pony jokes before they were cool. In fact I'm sure the makers of that pony show stole my rainbow ideas from the Zombie RP and then some from the Blood Moon series.
Berserksteve wrote:
Holy crap I got the avatar from something completely different and now did I just see it looked like a Pokemon.
You mean that's not a pokemon? I thought it was a new pokemon, I mean I thought that it resembled something that a 9 year old described as being a pokemon, why would I know what a pokemon looks like? I'm a grown man, of course I didn't know that was a pokemon... er, I mean how could I know whether or not it was a pokemon?
I am going to go drink a beer, pay some bills, and grow facial hair now because I am a grown man and that's what we do.
I think Pokemon is a bit better because I got it from a girly anime....
FITZZ wrote: @ Everyone...Lets leave the ponies and bronies and what not in the OT thread...as..quite honestly they make me sick.
In other words they make Fitzz spew liquids on his keyboard, but not in the good way.
Although I agree, "bronies" are a waste of time which is why I make jokes centered on rainbows and candied zombie innards. For example there was this rather large OP character this guy made in the zombie RP and I had his death result in him having his arms turned to red licorice(he was Russian), and then a guy speared himself through the Russian and the Russian collapsed and turned into a bunch of tiny bunnies and stuff.
Berserksteve wrote:Hay should positive spells be able to backfire? It would kind of suck if a mage accidentally have a werewolf +2 strength and toughness
No...I'd say that only " combat specific " spells should be subject to any sort of possiable "oops"
Blind Guardian
This group prides itself in the order of magic. They believe magic comes from the balance of the universe. They take magic very seriously believe everything must be thought through meaning they take time with what they do. While they are not prudes, they do frown on magic being used recklessly. They will take a long time refining their abilities and making sure things work, for them better safe than sorry. There training is based around long studying and training. Shaping there skills to the best they can.
A Blind Guardian can add +3 to magic rolls but failure means not being about to cast for the next 3 rounds.
Bonus Spell
Arcane Balance: The mage can make one of his allies attacks not miss for the next 1 turn.
DR 7
Gray Matter
This group is a strange type of mage. They channel magic through chaos and the will of the mind. The Gray Matter also have a very open view of the world to the point where their not just agnostic about god but agnostic about everything, to the point where some believe reality is just a state created by human minds and that it is possible to pierce that reality. While they do pride themselves in their bizarre views they are not stupid or random, most are very calm and distanced, mostly because their training is based around meditation and self actualization oppose to strict studying and training. While that is the safe way of training, more inpatient and young mages will use hallucinogenic drugs to brake through the vale of reality.
Gray Matter mages can add + 3 to their magic rolls but failing the spell will make them loose touch with the world around them and can't do any actions for the next turn and being open to any hits.
Bonus Spell
Distortion: The mages forces their view of reality onto another making them miss a turn
DR 7 but the target gets 5+ save
The Prodigy
The prodigy will harness the power of spirits and daemons bring about their powers. The Prodigy feel magic is a very personal road, it also relies on the connection with other people and other beings. The prodigy will bind themselves with powerful spirits. From Babylonian Demons, Christian Angles to Forest sprites. What ever the bind themselves with they then must live in balance with that being and they can take a huge toll on a person body.
A Prodigy may add +3 to magic rolls but failing will make the mage loose a wound.
Bonus Spell
Spirit Guardian: The mage brings his spirit to protect them self. The mage gets a 2+ armor save for 1 round
DR 7
Mage schools
Mages pick 1
Umbra
Dark Surge- The mage channels all the raw emotion into themselves or an ally. The mage can use this to bump a person’s BS and WS +2 for 1 round.
DR 5
Draw Ectoplasm – The mage draws the ectoplasm from corpses in the area and on a person of his/her choice and can give them +2 SV for a number of round equal to the number of corpses in the area, they must be human corpses but can also be non-mortal.
DR 7
Death Specter – The mage bring a powerful dead spirit into the world. The Specter his created by drawing ectoplasm into the psychical world so I can be harmed by psychical attacks. It will remain in our world for 3 rounds but the mage can try to maintain it for another 3.
WS-6/BS-/S-5/T-4/W-2/I-7/A-2/Sv-4+
DR 9
Army of Darkness – The mage brings all the death energy into one area will the area with dread, ectoplasm will start to drip from the walls and ooze from corpses, while this is going all the spirits in the area are being driven made. This power makes the connection to this world more fragile dropping the enemies to 4+ for 3 rounds
DR 11
Needs one turn of preparation and can only be used once an encounter.
Dark Guardian-The mage creates a powerful beast to fight for them but the mage cannot act while it is active and if the mage is attacked the guardian falls apart.
Dark Gaurdain
WS-7/BS-/S-7/T-7/W-2/I-4/A-2/Sv-2+
DR 12
Needs one turn of preparation and can only be used once an encounter.
Deus
Power of Life – The mage lets a person live one wound after zero, only one person can have this during fight and that person will end up dying after the fight if not immediately treated and even then the wounds can be too sever to help.
DR 5
God’s Hand- The mage waves the future in miner way. The mage can make any target reroll their next failed roll and pick the better result or they can make an enemy reroll their next successful roll and accept the lower result.
DR 5
Astral Projection – The mages send his/her from spirit their body and have it guard another person giving them a 2+ SV. The mage is inactive in this state and can hold this for 4 rounds.
DR 7
Give life- The mage can heal 2 wound any person an event. They can also distribute the wounds how the like so they can heal the wounds individually.
DR 9
Needs one turn of preparation and can only be used once an encounter.
Weaver of Fate- The mage now controls the strands of fate, able to change the immediate past to serve his whims. If successfully cast, the mage can choose to force the opposing side to skip their next turn OR count their (the foe) last turn as having never happened, and as such, all lost Wounds and whatnot are restored.
DR 12
Needs one turn of preparation and can only be used once an encounter.
Arcane
Channel Energy- The mages shoots a bolt of charged energy.
S-6 AP-4
DR 5
Third Eye- The mage sees past the normal veil of the world and sees things more clearly. The mages attack all get a plus 2 to rolls for the next three round.
DR 5
Redirect- The mage can cast a hidden ward over him/her self. The next attack the mage takes will be directed back at the enemy with the same force
DR 7
Emotion Surge- The mage plays with the balance of one’s mind to manipulates there emotional balance. The target can be filled with zeal and fight one giving them +2 strength and toughness or fill an enemy with stupid rage -2 to WS and BS DR 9
Power Master – The Mage channels a powerful attack that harms all enemies in the area.
S-7 AP-2
DR 12
Needs one turn of preparation and can only be used once an encounter.
Failure.
Two dice are rolled.
Double 1's - Mage takes a wound
Double 6's - Mage's spell backfires. If it is a positive/protection spell, nothing happens just a normal failure.
Anything else - normal failure.
On a roll of double sevens the mage explodes with the burning intensity of two lovers making sweet, sweet last minute love as their space ship hurtles towards the sun. Basically the mage explodes and everything gets sticky.
halonachos wrote:On a roll of double sevens the mage explodes with the burning intensity of two lovers making sweet, sweet last minute love as their space ship hurtles towards the sun. Basically the mage explodes and everything gets sticky.
halonachos wrote:On a roll of double sevens the mage explodes with the burning intensity of two lovers making sweet, sweet last minute love as their space ship hurtles towards the sun. Basically the mage explodes and everything gets sticky.
-3 Initiative to characters within D6 inches.
You are just weird today!
I'm weird everyday, especially on days when I go to the gym, work out, and get some self-esteem in me.
I would usually pester Mordo with these types of questions but since his internet is being bit like mine on a bad day For intros is that how we introduce the character, their personality, npcs, background, their goal, ect.
shroud010 wrote:I would usually pester Mordo with these types of questions but since his internet is being bit like mine on a bad day For intros is that how we introduce the character, their personality, npcs, background, their goal, ect.
Yeah but that doesn't necessarily have to be discussed in detail...that's what the character profile is for...for instance, I used my very first post just to distinguish where my character was and how he had gotten there...
shroud010 wrote:I'm assuming once the game thread is posted it will say where you are?
Not at all...IIRC several characters decided to start in other countries and considering this RP will have a wider focus its likely that PCs will be able to start in several different locations around the world...
This brings up two questions I don't think were answered...how long after BMII does this one take place and where exactly do the major factions start?
shroud010 wrote:I would usually pester Mordo with these types of questions but since his internet is being bit like mine on a bad day For intros is that how we introduce the character, their personality, npcs, background, their goal, ect.
Since this will be your first foray into Blood Moon...your intro will indeed be how you introduce your character ans tell what he/she is currently doing...as well as anything pertinent you want to RP...
along with your character sheet ( which will contain all your info,NPCs and backstory) it'll all serve to give everyone an idea of who your character is...
For the Vets...they'll also post their character sheet...but as for their intro post it will more or less be a " what they've been doing" sort of post as we're all familar with who they are.
I'm actually starting in my High School, so it's easier to know they layout, corridors, fire points, escape and exit places, and where you can do a lot of the good torture gak.
Chowderhead wrote:I'm actually starting in my High School, so it's easier to know they layout, corridors, fire points, escape and exit places, and where you can do a lot of the good torture gak.
Chowderhead wrote:I'm actually starting in my High School, so it's easier to know they layout, corridors, fire points, escape and exit places, and where you can do a lot of the good torture gak.
Thought this through a lot have we..?..
Well, yes, actually. If gak goes down, I want to know what I will do, what the faculty will do, what the students will do, and what the aggressors will do. I try not to enter tall buildings (See Skyscraper, Apartment Complexes) as they are very hard to escape from.
Schools are basically killhouses when you think about it.
Chowderhead wrote:I'm actually starting in my High School, so it's easier to know they layout, corridors, fire points, escape and exit places, and where you can do a lot of the good torture gak.
Thought this through a lot have we..?..
Well, yes, actually. If gak goes down, I want to know what I will do, what the faculty will do, what the students will do, and what the aggressors will do. I try not to enter tall buildings (See Skyscraper, Apartment Complexes) as they are very hard to escape from.
Schools are basically killhouses when you think about it.
...I had a bomb threat at school today so i don't need to have that on my mind. You should my school, Three buildings on one compass and yes its a highschool.
Chowderhead wrote:I'm actually starting in my High School, so it's easier to know they layout, corridors, fire points, escape and exit places, and where you can do a lot of the good torture gak.
Thought this through a lot have we..?..
Well, yes, actually. If gak goes down, I want to know what I will do, what the faculty will do, what the students will do, and what the aggressors will do. I try not to enter tall buildings (See Skyscraper, Apartment Complexes) as they are very hard to escape from.
Schools are basically killhouses when you think about it.
... I salute your desire to be prepared if sugar turns to gak...but keep in mind that at best you can only speculate what others will do in a crisis ...your the only one you really have any real control over...so if things ever go horribly wrong...don't worry to much about the next guy...unless he's a buddy or aiming a weapon at you...just trample the weak..hurdle the dead and cover your backside..
Same thing here, but with our school if you were in a portable you had a mixed bag; the doors to the school were locked so you were locked outside and if you had a shooter outside the building you were screwed.
We had a bomb threat once that ended with some sophomore getting thrown to the ground by a SWAT sergeant, and to be honest it was hilarious.
Now as far as school shootings go, I was the quiet one and people were afraid that I would shoot up the school one day. Oh, those were fun times.
Here's a question: Why does my school look like a prison? And why are all the hallways very narrow, all the doors have glass sides, and why are there giant glass windows everywhere but the library?
Chowderhead wrote:Here's a question: Why does my school look like a prison? And why are all the hallways very narrow, all the doors have glass sides, and why are there giant glass windows everywhere but the library?
Like I said, the place is a killhouse.
Wow, that's a pretty small looking school..and it doesn't really look like a prison...actually it looks pretty nice.
Chowderhead wrote:Here's a question: Why does my school look like a prison? And why are all the hallways very narrow, all the doors have glass sides, and why are there giant glass windows everywhere but the library?
Like I said, the place is a killhouse.
texas, keller, central high school. original plans for it WAS a prison. looks like one too.
Chowderhead wrote:Here's a question: Why does my school look like a prison? And why are all the hallways very narrow, all the doors have glass sides, and why are there giant glass windows everywhere but the library?
Like I said, the place is a killhouse.
texas, keller, central high school. original plans for it WAS a prison. looks like one too.
Chowderhead wrote:Here's a question: Why does my school look like a prison? And why are all the hallways very narrow, all the doors have glass sides, and why are there giant glass windows everywhere but the library?
Like I said, the place is a killhouse.
Wow, that's a pretty small looking school..and it doesn't really look like a prison...actually it looks pretty nice.
It's the front. TBH, it's kinda small, but it feels really big. And way to wide open. With zero backup generators and zero security cameras.
... I don't know Chowder...been a while since I was in high school, the one I attended looked to be about 4 times the size of that one, open air courtyards between each building...
And ...we barely had proper text books let alone security cameras or generators...
Chowderhead wrote:Here's a question: Why does my school look like a prison? And why are all the hallways very narrow, all the doors have glass sides, and why are there giant glass windows everywhere but the library?
Like I said, the place is a killhouse.
texas, keller, central high school. original plans for it WAS a prison. looks like one too.
At least you had schools with a lot of windows...
That was my school, compared to some of the newer schools we looked like garbage.
For example, here was another school in the area, and yes both are public schools.
halonachos wrote:That's what happened after young Fitzz was told he couldn't have an extra dessert in lunch.
... They learned quick I don't play when it comes to pudding...
@ Chowder..78?...damn..how old do you think I am man?...I was class of 87.. ...
And I believe that may be a post Katrina picture...but the place was pretty much a dump long before any Hurricane came along.
Chowderhead wrote:I thought you were 50... I'm sorry FITZZ...
...Not quite yet little brother..not quite yet... ...I turn 42 in ..22 days and counting..
Wow, I turn 22 in 42 days, isn't that weird? I'm joking, I don't plan on getting older ever again.
... I don't believe anyone plans on " getting older"...they plan on carers ..and what not...but the actual " aging process"...naw..I don't think most people really think about it until one day they look around...realize that half their life is over and think...holy gak I had a great fething time... ..
EDIT:...Hell, I may be about to turn 42...but I honestly just see it as experiance earned...I still think and often act like a "kid"...I much prefer to play my guitar as loud as I can rather than sit around and "behave like a proper adult"...and honestly I can never see myself becoming some stiff, stick up the butt " grown up"...just seams pretty damn dull to me...I enjoy my life...and plan to keep doing so until they finally plant me...and they better do it deep...or I just might be back for another go.
No,no,no see I have this all planned out; all I need is seven virgins, a few pints of goat's blood, some hemlock, a bit of nightshade, and an eclipse and I'm good to go... wait a bit that's my grandmother's recipe for a hangover cure... well, back to the ole' drawing board.
halonachos wrote:No,no,no see I have this all planned out; all I need is seven virgins, a few pints of goat's blood, some hemlock, a bit of nightshade, and an eclipse and I'm good to go... wait a bit that's my grandmother's recipe for a hangover cure... well, back to the ole' drawing board.
perhaps try some lizard oil and shark blood? add in some virgin brain fluid and liquified cat guts and bam! no more acne!
halonachos wrote:No,no,no see I have this all planned out; all I need is seven virgins, a few pints of goat's blood, some hemlock, a bit of nightshade, and an eclipse and I'm good to go... wait a bit that's my grandmother's recipe for a hangover cure... well, back to the ole' drawing board.
Meh...you can keep the virgins...absolutely useless they are...and scrap the goats blood and hemlock...it'll just slow ya down... ...
Anyway...lets get back to planning this RP ...
halonachos wrote:No,no,no see I have this all planned out; all I need is seven virgins, a few pints of goat's blood, some hemlock, a bit of nightshade, and an eclipse and I'm good to go... wait a bit that's my grandmother's recipe for a hangover cure... well, back to the ole' drawing board.
Meh...you can keep the virgins...absolutely useless they are...and scrap the goats blood and hemlock...it'll just slow ya down... ...
Anyway...lets get back to planning this RP ...
Sounds good!
Also, I need your votes on something. The character will be female, and a master of firearms, mainly snipers. She's around 18-20 (You vets know who she is, newbies probably not.). I have 4 pictures, and need to just use one. So, I leave it up to the idiots- Er... Fellow RP'ers to decide what the image will be. Just please, I know you will go for the slutty one, but still. Let's be realistic here.
I like the pigeons in the second picture, maybe your character could be a pigeon.
Pigeon: WS-1/BS-7/S-1/T-1/A-1/I-7/Sv-2+
Carwash Intuition: Knows when a victim's car has just been cleaned and knows exactly where it is parked. Pigeon characters do D6+6 damage against paint jobs on vehicles that have just been washed.
Carwash Intuition: Knows when a victim's car has just been cleaned and knows exactly where it is parked. Pigeon characters do D6+6 damage against paint jobs on vehicles that have just been washed.
but I wouldn't describe any of them as "slutty" I guess...
Back on topic: Are we getting an answer as to when and where this RP is starting any time before the RP actually starts? I know the question has been brought up multiple times but never answered concretely...
Chowderhead wrote:I don't know, number 2 was pretty whoreish.
... Why can't she just be a woman who knows what she wants who's in charge of her sexual identity..?...huh?...
Because I'm 15 and if a woman doesn't fit into my version of hot she's a whore!
... Why do I suddenly feel compelled to start dispencing sage like wisdom on how your perspectives will broaden ( hopefully) as you tack on the years...
but I wouldn't describe any of them as "slutty" I guess...
Back on topic: Are we getting an answer as to when and where this RP is starting any time before the RP actually starts? I know the question has been brought up multiple times but never answered concretely...
...Ah yes, the actual launch date....I am pushing hard for Thursday...hopefully...
Basically worked out the issues with mages...most probably chucking a lot of the war gear...so...just about good to go..
...I've been jotting down various plot ideas for over two weeks now...though how many will survive actual game contact ...???...who knows...I do have some very definite ideas about how I'd like for things to begin..
FITZZ wrote:...Ah yes, the actual launch date....I am pushing hard for Thursday...hopefully...
Not what I meant...
How long has the time skip been?
To a lesser extent I'd like to know where the wolf's new hide out is as well...but I'm sure that will be explained in the first few write ups...
need these questions answered before making the intro post...
My bad...I've decided to basically have the elapsed time be a year...
And...the main base camp for the Wolves is in Northern California...near San Francisco...
Physical Description- Tall, about 6'5, strongly built, thick arms, hard in body and countenance, scars across the torso, a few around the arms and legs, two along the right cheek, one along the bridge of the nose, unkempt mane of dark brown hair and rugged facial hair, grey eyes
Equipment/ clothes- Wears a black wide brimmed fedora, a black T-shirt, leather biker vest, a pair of dark green, well worn cargo pants, and black, steel toed boots.
Weapons- two engraved schofield revolvers in a leather holster belt, an 1894 Winchester repeater on a leather strap, a sawn off double barrel shotgun with stock, A silver bladed headhunter knife (You'll see)
Backstory- Enter the American southwest, circa 1870, the wild west, The lawlessness, the wilderness, the supernatural.....Harlow grew up among the filth and scum of society, he became so averted to such beings that he felt compelled to combat them wherever he could find them. In doing so he became a Texas ranger and battled the criminal element for years on the frontier. His life was as normal as it could be for a lawman of those times but it was not destined to stay that way for long. Little did he know that one of the criminals he had so earnestly chased was an elusive hunter of the supernatural. He evaded Harlow for months and was finally lost to him after a long chase. This was not the end of the story, however, the hunter was also being chased by a pack of wolves and soon Harlow found himself in the middle of the battle between the two forces. Framed by the hunter, Harlow was beset by multiple wolves alone. When the smoke had cleared the only being left alive, though wounded and bloody, was Harlow. The victory was hollow, however, and to Harlow, worse than death. He was bitten and so cursed to be a monster for the rest of his life. Now, shunned by men, hunted by many, he travels alone, on the fringes of society, shunning his less than human form, a lost soul in a now larger than mortal life world. He was chased across the entire continental US and so, in a bid to escape his pursuers, he began to trek across Europe.
He found himself in Prague and stopped there for just a day or two to get his bearings, and that's when it all started. He was tracked down to his hotel room in a town outside of Prague by the servants of Natasha...the Lycan Queen who had tracked him with spies earlier in his time in Germany. He escaped, killing one wolf and wounding another...traveling through Prague's warehouse district, he did the one thing he was best at, he hid. It was on this night that he came across the most terrifying wolf he'd ever seen. Ironically enough, Harlow met Ryan O'Brian in a claw to claw fight on the warehouse floor. A fight that, admittedly, he lost, albeit however slightly. Harlow expected to die that night, but instead, The big wolf let him live, the two made a pact that night to help each other fight against the clutches of the Queen. Harlow took Ryan's pack, two she wolves, and hid out in the wooded area around the village of Hubluko Drevo, they stayed in a small cabin that night, waiting for Ryan to show up from whatever business he was conducting in the city. Harlow stood watch and in the morning, while walking in the woods, he noticed the village in an uproar. The villagers chased him back to the cabin, after a small chase and skirmish, the wolves were able to escape but found themselves on the doorstep of the Lycan Queen herself. The she wolves managed to escape while Harlow held off the guards, he was captured and interrogated by the Queen herself who gave him a choice, work for her and gain something he had not had in a century or more; a home. Although he saw the benefits of allying himself with the queen, he initially declined, some inner feeling of humanity causing him to keep true to his pact with Ryan. He left the Queen's mansion and later found Ryan's pack in the same warehouse that he had been in the night before. They had found two hunters who had turned wolf, one was Holly's sister; Vegas, the other was a man named Andy Bruss who Harlow found out later had some bad blood with Ryan. The big wolf eventually showed up with his alpha female, a she wolf named Star and their son Cass. It wasnt long until they were joined by another wolf, Dez who had originally been spying on them for Natasha, afterwards the warehouse was attacked by a team of the Queen's wolves who killed Lisa and Vegas making off with Ryan's son. In their frenzied rage, Harlow and the combined pack split up, Andy and Dez going one direction, the pack going in another and meeting up with other rebels, two throne loyalists named Musater and the "rightful" king Longar.
The two groups decided to band together for the time being, and that was until Ryan decided to take fate into his own hands and surrender himself to the Lycan Queen. Harlow tried to stop the big wolf but was unable to convince him, the rest of the wolves decided to find Andy and Dez, who had rendezvoused with the rest of the hunters at Prague's river docks. There was a battle involving a sect of insane hunters, religious zealots that nearly killed them all, they were defeated, although Dez and his father Carl were hurt badly. Harlow pleaded the wolves' case to the hunters who declined to help them despite their arguments. Harlow and the rest of the rebels retreated and it was then that Harlow began to question where his allegiances laid. Eventually, he decided that it was in his own best interest, and damn anyone else's, that he take Natasha' original offer of allegiance. But he knew that he could not go back to the queen empty handed after refusing her. He devised a plan and cleverly hid it from the loyalist, telling only Holly whom he knew would want to see Ryan again. And so the rebel wolves prepared a deceptively simple plan, prepared to go, and took their assets to surprise Natasha and her loyal army of wolves. It was then that Harlow struck, with the help of Natasha's own, guard, he turned the tables on the rebels and made sure none of them escaped besides Dez himself. Harlow delivered Carl, a pureblood and a traitor to Natasha who promptly did away with him. His loyalty and allegiance proven, Harlow was given a place in Natasha's forces and has since taken to his position with gusto, finally embracing that wilder side of himself.
Other info- In the past few years he has met (forcibly so) another Lycan claiming to be his descendant.
Virtue- Tenacity- Harlow has a fiery spirit like no other, he may not be the biggest or strongest wolf to have ever lived, but he does not know the word "failure" or "impossible." His drive is unbreakable, as a result he has been dealt wounds before that were known to have killed lycans larger than him and live through them. He has walked the line between life and death more times than most wolves could dream and he has come back from the precipice each time through sheer force of will.
Vice- Selfishness- In the end, Harlow is only interested in what benefits himself. He has been known to betray others, to commit horribly immoral and some would consider evil acts for his own benefit. Though he has been known to stick his neck out for those close to him sometimes, there is a fine limit to his small amount of generosity.
Vehicle- An 80's model black Harley Rocker.
Stats-WS-9/BS-1/S-8/T-8/W-3/I-6/A-5/SV-3+
Location-
Special rule- Grubrah characters have the Rage Universal Special Rule while in Wolf form
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Human, Circa 1870: Wolf:
Major NPC
Player- WARORK93
Character- Alex Whitlow
Race and clan/archetype- Wolf/ Shunkaha
Age: 72 years
Physical Description- Average height, 6'3, long, lanky, long legs and arms, distinctly Native American characteristics, especially in the face, a few scars on the torso, one along the outside of his right eye near the temple, tightly cut mohawk, black hair, grey eyes
Equipment/ Clothes- Black Jeans, dark green T shirt, brown fleeced leather jacket, a quiver and belt with holsters for holding weapons, brown hunting boots.
Backstory- Alex was born to a career soldier father and a Native American mother named Sara. He was birthed at the outbreak of the second World War and his father, being a man of the military, died in the European theater of that conflict. For many years of Alex's childhood, he stayed with his mother and family on their plantation in Oklahoma. After he reached adolescence, however, stories from other reservations began to filter through to his family's ears. Men came in the night, abducted a few of them, and killed others for no apparent reason. The authorities were unable or unwilling to help and so Sara decided to take her son and leave. They lived contently off of the reservation for many years, carving out a life together, though Alex was often lonely as his mother left him frequently for a few days at a time for reasons she always justified as necessary. As the late sixties rolled around, Alex was drafted into the army for the war in Southeast Asia. And there was where his life changed forever. He and his platoon were cut off while on patrol one night and surrounded. As they all sat silently, waiting for their doom, something else came out of the jungle at them, something none of them had expected even in their wildest nightmares. Pale figures swooped out of the brush and from under the ground at them, they ripped the men apart with their bare hands, bullets couldn't touch them, neither could explosives. One by one Alex's men fell, in a last ditch effort the remaining men called airstrikes on their position. When the smoke cleared, Alex was the only one of his men left alive, but he was not alone, the jungle had been cleared by flames but the creatures remained, they laughed as they pinned Alex to a tree and stuck a cold blade in his stomach. That was the night Alex learned what he really was and he was the only one to walk away from that fight...
Other info- The past year or so of Alex's life has been spent searching for someone of great importance to his family name, recently he has found the wolf he sought though he may later regret his efforts
Virtue- Reflexes- Alex is one of the fastest wolves alive. He is naturally quick, swift, balanced, and accurate. He may not throw the hardest punches or bring the most strength to the table but there are not many who can land a solid blow on him as his litheness allows him to easily pivot out of the way of danger and strike back before the enemy can make his next move.
Vice- Arrogance- Alex considers himself above the animalistic nature of other wolves to the point where he often secludes himself from others of his own kind.
Vehicle- A blue and white 1969 Ford Mustang
Stats- WS-8/BS-3/S-6/T-5/W-3/I-8/A-5/Sv-3+
Location- Western United States
Special rule- Shunkaha characters have the overclock rule and the hunter's shadow rule while in wolf form
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Player- WARORK93
Character- Katherine Whitlow
Race and clan/archetype- Wolf/Mgral
Age- 167
Physical Description- Average height, 5'9, strong but compact build, Caucasian, red, curly hair and blue eyes, obviously attractive
Equipment/ Clothes- Green bomber jacket, white top, jeans, sneakers
Weapons- Large, silver, butterfly knife, a mini uzi in a side holster
Backstory- Katherine grew up in a well off family living in the Midwest boom-towns of America during the nineteenth century. She was the oldest of three daughters born to the Whitlow family, the sire of which was a wealthy businessman who often made deals with foreign dignitaries. Her life was generally uneventful until she became a young woman. One fateful day, an associate of her father's came to her door...it was on that day that her family, her mother and her siblings learned of her father's true profession. He was a hunter of the supernatural and he had been killed in the line of duty. Needless to say, this was a lot for Katherine to take, her eyes were opened to a world she hadn't known existed and she spent several years afterwards listlessly wandering the country, wondering what to do with herself. In the city of San Antonio, she met a man named Syd Harlow, who, wandering himself, swept her off her feet. The two were together for a year or more and it was after a night of passion that Harlow revealed a secret to her. He was a werewolf, the same beast that had killed her father those years ago. Internally she was shocked beyond belief but externally she tried not to show it. Sadly, she could not reconcile herself to stay with Harlow and left him soon afterwards. She had nothing and led a miserable existence for nearly another year. It was during this time that she found she was pregnant, but before she could figure out what to do with herself, a gruff wolf attacked her in the dead of night and wounded her. The wolf was unkind and sadistic, keeping Katherine with him for many months as his personal toy until he let his guard down and payed for it with his life at the end of her new claws. Katherine continued her new life the only way she knew how, alone, never happy, always surviving...
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Virtue- Manipulation: Over Katherine's unnaturally long life she has learned how to get what she wants and needs and isn't afraid to use nearly everything she is able to her advantage.
Vice- Cruelty: Katherine isn't the kindest woman you'll meet, she's hard to warm up to and her hard life has taught her one thing: The only person looking out for you is yourself...
Character: Sophia Von Dusseldorf Race/affiliation: Kindred/ House of Julii/ Perpetua Clan Physical Description: Female, 52 inches, skinny, brown hair, hazelbrown eyes. Appearence: Always dressed in sober Victorian styled clothes, two black bows placed in her brown hair. A Golden cross hanging from a necklace.
Background: A lot of the history of Sophia is shrouded in mystery. Her Embracer was never found, leaving her Houseless in the World. But still Sophia managed to work her self up during the chaos of 'The Rise'. Using her heritage as an Old Blood and malicious intellect to be inducted in to the House of Jullii. Living under the protection of the Perpetua clan. One of the smaller clans within the House.
Her delicate accent betrays her origins of growing up around the Schwarzwald in West-Germany. Supposedly she lived during the Victorian era, her wardrobe still reflects the fashion of that time. She has a great interest in biology, studying many of earths inhabitants. Her personal library is filled with these books of knowledge. Many entries written by herself.
She lives outside the city of Arl'nev, prefering the silence off the wasteland. A small staff of slaves, New Bloods and prometheans fall under her protection. Serving their Domina until the end of times.
Sophia is often found standing alone on the balcony. Eyes looking into Oblivion, under the dark sky. A hand tightly gripped around a golden cross.
******* Wash me away Clean your body of me Erase all the memories They will only bring us pain
"Yet pain and memories, are the fuels of our existence..."
Sophia, 13th of oktober 1992, At the Advent of the Rise
Flaws/Vice: Wrath: Some things can't be forgotten.
Virtues: Patientia: Trough the years Sophia has learned that rash action are futile, to survive one requires patience and mercyless calculations.
Location/resources: Outside of Arl'nev, the black city. Vehicle: Has several methods of transportation, but she prefers to ride on horseback. Stats:WS-7/BS-4/S-7/T-6/W-3/I-7/A-3/SV-3+
special rules: Starvation: A starving Vampire reduces his stats by -1 for everything except wounds and this continues until the modifier reaches -3 at which point the Vampirii loses a wound. ( Taking one victims per week is the minimal requirement in order to maintain strength.) Creature of the Night: Sunlight counts as an instant-death weapon against Vamps,however to reflect a possible escape (if applicable) Vampires get one + 5 save to get to cover,if the save is successful the vampire takes a wound and counts as starving until it feeds again. Immortality: As a Vampire one can live forever, normal weapons no longer kill the body.They will only damage it.But there is an exception, the decapitation of the vampire will release the bond between body and soul. Heritage of Vlad: Vampires are Vulnerable to wood, the alien living tissue conflicting with their own. A wooden stake through the heart will paralyze the vampire. Gifts of Blood: The Vampire has the possibility to regenerate wounds by feeding of humans. Using the precious blood to repair their own body.
Player: Berserksteve
Character: David Rainer “Illuminatus”
Class: Arch Mage
Faction: Gray Matter
Schools: Arcane
Physical Description: He stands 6 feet tall, long unkempt hair and slender figure. Equipment: Tattered Robes, books, dried herbs in pockets, a watch set to each time zone and a hat.
Backstory: Born David Rainer, Illuninatus started his life in a Washington state with his parents. He showed to be a smart child, while not a genius, he showed great hopes in school and started to study to become an archeologist like his father. His father never made any huge discoveries but he had a great fascination with the Great Lake of Michigan, where he believed a lost city was. David graduated collage and showed hope for a successful career.
After a year of looking for work he found a group of people who were interested in the Great Lakes and had a plan to take submarines and scuba equipment to find something similar to what David’s dad was looking for. David hopped right on board with the mission.
The mission had 12 people; including David and two subs. David soon started to see that these weren’t normal archeologists, after going under the lakes did he learn that the group had explosives and were “Keeping humanity safe.” Little is know what happened after that point but one of the subs returned while David’s sub had gone missing.
After a week David’s sub was found on a shore in Canada with him alone on the ship and the rest of the crew missing. David also refused to be called by his name, insisting he was called Illuminatus. After being held by authorities a group came and broke him out of custody. The old David Rainer was reported as miss and for the next year Illuminatus was with a covenant of Gray Matter mages, where he began to control his power and learn about who he was. He soon become a very helpful force with the mages, usually being default to work and communicate with, he was still very effective in his work.
Soon Illuminatus’s past came back. The crew that managed to escape from the expedition in the lakes learned that Illuminatus was still alive and was “corrupted by the dark powers” that existed at the bottom of the lake. With the help of the Six Fingered Hand, they hunted him down along with the rest of his covenant, after a month of running and fighting, Illuminatus was the only one left.
Illuminatus severed himself from the rest of the mages and is now living alone in a small downtown apartment, studying is solitude.
Other info: Virtue- Fortitude
Vice- Untrusting
Player: Chowderhead
Character: Musater
Race/Affiliation: Nrajah, All ties have been severed.
Physical Description: 6’6”, wears a suit everywhere he goes, He is missing his ring and pink on his left hand, and is covered by scars and still healing wounds. Ancient Tattoos of a long lost land cover his back and shoulders.
Equipment: Esmerella’s .45 caliber beast, “The Widowmaker”, a M4 carbine w/ strobe light attachment, wooden ammunition, a wallet containing the fortune of a thousand plundered cities, machete strapped to his thigh.
Backstory: Born in 1383, Musater was placed into this world in a small village in the deep woods of Transylvania. When he was in his 30s, his sister got lost in the deep woods. When he went after her, he found her dead on the forest floor, a few weeks after she left. Whilst carrying her corpse back to their village,, she re-animated, and bit her brother before running off. Stumbling around in the woods, he began to black out. When he awoke, he was stronger, taller, and had a lust for the flesh of his former kin. He was the son of the Lycan King’s brother, Longar. With his sister and his “father”, he would become one of the world’s greatest assassins and influence nations, continents, and even planets with his kills. While living in Prague, he received a package in the mail. His sister's head. As the newly elected Mayor of Prague's assistant (Thanks to his very powerful ties with his fellow Lycaelons), he has begun a secret war against the people who killed his sister. This war, however, led him to some horrific discoveries of both himself and of the world around him. He went on some search and capture missions for Natasha, but after completing them, he went rogue, killing Natasha’s highest general with two silver bullets to the head. Using a Pureblood as bait, he tried to lure out more of Natasha’s men so he could get answers. However, the plan went horribly wrong, and the kidnapped Pure Blood escaped, and his wife died. With no-one to turn to but his recently summoned Father, he broke down. That breakdown was interrupted when the God of the Hunt, Cernunnos, came and whisked him away. He planted him into an area full of Wolves and hunters alike, and told him to make allies before the impending war. Musater agreed, and made allies with Dez, Carl, Harlow, and Holly. They tried to get hunters to help them, but they would not join them. At the time of the final battle, he gave Dez, Carl, Harlow, and Holly the keys to the armoury and to a MRAP, a mighty armoured car. After they left, Longar and Musater flew around the world, in search of old allies. They only found piles of bodies and skeletons in long-forgotten graves. Having no-where else to turn to, they decided to find the last ally they had.
Vice: Ira
Virtue: Temperantia
Primary Safehouse: Nowhere. Nowhere is safe.
Primary Vehicle: Musater’s favourite car, the Nissan GT-R.
Special Rules: Musater always has an even head, and as such, he can always control when he changes into a Wolf.
Player: Halonachos Character: Andy Bruss Race/Affiliation: Werewolf Nrajah, enslaved to Claudius Sylvanus of House Julii. Information: 6' 1", brown hair and eyes, slight muscular build, 23+ years old(depending on time between first and this RP). Andy is also missing his right hand, in his wolf form he is covered in brown hair, but is much thinner than most other wolves thanks to his neglect of his wolf form due to the fact that he has to go on three legs instead of four.
Backstory:
Andy began hunting the supernatural when his parents died at the age of 16 and through the times he has earned many skills and traits that some find useful and others find distasteful. In Morrison City Andy learned the skills of bargaining with vampires in an effort to estrange them from their kindred and also learned the more important skills of supernatural torture and mutilation. He is prone to fits of anger if a friend or loved one is killed and has proved time and time again to be willing to sacrifice many to save one.
In Empire City Andy received several weapons to aid in the fight against the supernaturals, the Sword of Ra, a blessed weapon that excels in killing vamps and a dagger designed specifically to deal with wolves. The sword was brought by an older hunter named Miranda who, along with several hunters brought into Empire City, fought a group of vampires called the Fallen in order to save a fellow hunter named Vegas. The battle was hard fought, but Andy's plan to rescue Vegas had held together mostly well; the hunters had found Vegas and had rescued her, but at the loss of two fellow hunters, their leader Trask, and a big hulking man named Jimbo. A bomb that had been rammed into the building was set off, entombing most of the Fallen inside. In the final battle of Empire City, Andy and the others engaged the Fallen and several wolves around the area of the crater that was once a theater, Andy claimed the head of one of the Fallen, Azazeal, and met another hunter who would become his wife, Wendy. A younger hunter named Dez was wounded by a wolf and ran off, Andy decided against hunting him down... his past was already wearing thin on him and guilt prevented him from carrying the action out.
In Prague Andy's first son was born thanks to magic Pontius had used on Wendy, Wendy herself was turned afterwards and later was killed by the hunters in a fight in the Crooked House. In that fight, Andy and Vegas killed Pontius but the group suffered the loss of Sven, Ace, and Jack. Andy soon died in a hospital but was returned to life by the bite of Vegas, who had been turned into a wolf while in Prague. Joker took Andy's new son back to America where he could be taken care of by Wendy's mother while Andy and Vegas ran off to spend the night of the full moon somewhere safe. They managed to find other wolves, Holly and Lisa, Holly was Vegas's sister and the group went to a warehouse to wait for the others. In the warehouse Andy met Harlow, Star, and again met Ryan, who's brother Andy had killed in Empire City, fortunately for Andy, Ryan spared Andy's life thanks to the mental breakdown Andy was having. There was another fight in the warehouse and Lisa and Vegas were both killed, Andy's mind spiraled out of control and he began to hear voices but managed to stay coherent enough to lead Dez away from the others and hopefully towards rescue by a returning Joker. In a fight near the docks, Andy was reunited with his wife who had managed to return back to life as a human thanks to her death as a kindred in the Crooked House and some inter-dimensional travel. In the end, Andy, Wendy, and their son Michael finally returned home only to be confronted with more vampires. Claudius had been following Andy's bloodline for centuries and revealed to Andy how his parents died and how Andy had received his talisman that he wore around his neck. Claudius told Andy that if he agreed to sign a contract along with his wife that they would be taken care of and that like his father, Andy had created enemies everywhere. Andy realized the truth behind Claudius's words and signed the contract along with Wendy, enslaving his blood line to Claudius. Unknown to both of them, they had just created a trend common in the Crooked World, lycans becoming the slaves of the kindred.
Player-Shroud010
Character- Atticus Risus
Race-Human
Faction-Hunter (Witch hunter) The Hunters of the Bear.
Physical Description- He is 6 even and he is always wearing a soviet issue trench jacket but has much different insignias then the old soviet uniform. He has black that he tends to dye ether blue or green, currently black and blue. He has some stubble but not much real facial hair. He wears glasses on his off time because his contacts irritate him.
Virtue-Loyalty
Vice- faithless
Other Information- Doesn’t mind werewolves all that much has been seen several times negotiating territory contracts with them in the past.
Wargear-Shotgun(free): Basic weapon (M1014), Light sword(20pts)Stab Vest(20pts)Stake Launcher(50pts)
Backstory
Atticus was was thirteen when his parents were brutally murdered and drained of blood by vampires while they were touring in Moscow in 2000. Two years later he was discovered by the still loyal to the soviet union "Hunters of the Bears" who mission was to eradicate all vampires that stayed within the Union's borders and recruit any other supernatural force for Stalin's secret army if they refused they were added to a list of terminations to be made in future years. The army has deserted the scythe and hammer for freedom and by doing so made the hunters weak and left on the brink of legend. Atticus showed talent for hunting the fanged assailants as well as negotiating with their natural enemies the were wolves. The organization decided that the capitalist born talent may be useful and made him into an apprentice when he was sixteen. For six years it took him to reach their standards at the age of twenty two and another year to prove he shouldn't be used as bait anymore. Now on his twenty forth birthday the organization has brought up a name that stirred deeply repressed memories for Atticus. A jumbled and erratic vision of the dark Moscow ally shows two unfamiliar figures gorging themselves on the bodies of his parents.
"Sevk. These Americans are delicious! Maybe we should go for more tourists sometime next week?" The vision broke itself as several of his friends had grabbed him and pushed on the ground as his pistol pointed at the leader, a man known as G.K.B. Each taking a turn trying to knock him unconscious. Atticus was thrown in a pit where they starved out vampires untill they decided to let him talk. Once he explained that it was Sevk who killed his family and he was going through a mental relapse was when G.K.B. decided to put him in the scouting cell in charge of finding Sevk. With him was Nicolai Petrov and a girl a year his junior Siren.
Petrov
A senior member and head disciplinary judge within the Hunters of Bears. He is G.K.B.'s oldest and closest friend. Rumuours claim that he had a mage extend his life so he can serve the organization even longer.
Class Tank
Virtrue: Honest
Vice Wrath
Siren
Was raised by the organization was used as bait for four years since she was 9. She got her name becuase she would sing lullabies to herself so she wouldn't be frighten but like the sirens of the Odyssey the songs brought the monsters to their deaths. When she was 19 she was ambushed and her throat was severely damage nearly destroying her vocal cords. She can still speak but causes her great pain, speaks through sign language.
Class Lazarus
Virtrue: Caring
Vice wrath.
Its supposed to be just the vets, our characters are pretty established right now and our classes have already been chosen from previous RPs. New guys should wait until the classes are concrete, for example shroud has several bits of wargear and the whole wargear thing has not been decided yet. Although I just thought of a way to somewhat balance the system, PC gets 50, major NPC gets 25, and minor NPC gets 25, but if you want to you can sacrifice everything to get a 100pt weapon.
Also, Empire City really had no real place, it was just a representation of a run-down urban sprawl.
I have been toying around in bannermaker, this is an interesting effect, IMHO.
what do you think? (face not being seen is the idea) (I did the :Sillyboy style" and made it "Featuring Ineptus As" with the 'Bleeding Cowboys" format. you guys are the vets and know what works and what dos not.)
Stylistically, I would place the text in a spot on the picture that doesn't cover the character...or at least is not covering him/her as much as possible...
halonachos wrote:Its supposed to be just the vets, our characters are pretty established right now and our classes have already been chosen from previous RPs. New guys should wait until the classes are concrete, for example shroud has several bits of wargear and the whole wargear thing has not been decided yet. Although I just thought of a way to somewhat balance the system, PC gets 50, major NPC gets 25, and minor NPC gets 25, but if you want to you can sacrifice everything to get a 100pt weapon.
Also, Empire City really had no real place, it was just a representation of a run-down urban sprawl.
I'm wondering what is going to do with the mages, I'm guessing the Arch Mages wont have much options, with the Adept having 15-25 and the Battle Mage having something around 35-45
Player: Berserksteve
Character: Sophie Miller
Class: Battle Mage
Faction: The Prodigy
Schools: Umbra
Physical Description: Sophie stands 5"3 and keeps her hair short.
Equipment: She wears a heavy jacket and keeps a concealed gun on herself.
Backstory:
Sophie grew in a military family her whole life. She found herself going all over the world but never being able to stay in one place for long. While she never saw violence, she always feared war and fighting.
When Sophie was 17 she was living in South Africa. When it came to here last week of living there her family was ordered to stay. For the next month all ports were closed and she was forced to stay at the base and could not leave. At day time it was calm but ever night she would hear bullets being fired and the sound of people fighting. She was never told what they were fighting, even the troops were questioning their officers, they were told to just follow orders. Her father was killed in the first night leaving Sophie with just her mother.
Over that mouth she talked with no one, some nights she would just hold up here ear the walks, listing to the fighting, She would even fire guns at the target range. Other nights she was acting like herself. Along with that, that troops started to fear Sophie and avoid her. One man even walked into her room with a knife but he was stopped and was left out into the night with no weapons.
The troops’ thoughts become more twisted as time went one, brawls were more common and some even started to look forward to the night. Sophie’s mother over this time was doing everything she could to go somewhere else. Her mother was finally able to bring in a helicopter for them but by this time all the troops were different people, taking out their guns they started to chase them. Sophie with her mother and few of the sane solders made their way out of the base while mad solders shot at them. As they ran Sophie picked up a gun and fired back, this was her first time firing a person, she was very good at it.
They made it back to helicopter and flew off they saw a better view of the base, seeing stakes of inhuman beast and monsters' corpses. After the military learned of the events at the base they wanted Sophie to come with them but before they could make contact with Sophie, her mother sent her off to The Prodigy mages where she learned to control her powers and the dark spirit within. She has worked for the mages now for a few years.
Other info: The spirit within her takes the name Guruhi
Virtue- Honest
Vice- Coward
Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:Hi Claudia! Pleased to meet you, I'm the Kaiser, and this is Atlas, Veltnin, and Dez.
I know we'll get allong just fine...
She's a vampire you know, in fact here's an interesting tid-bit, she's Andy's younger sister. I'm not sure if she's going to be a NPC or not, but she will definitely be in he story. Oh and by the way she doesn't know Andy is her brother and Andy doesn't know that Claudia is her sister because Claudia was taken from their parents when she was first born and raised by Claudius as an heir should he ever have his unnatural life ended.
I hoped you would enjoy it, then again it would make for an interesting Maury show.
Player: Halonachos Character(possible NPC): Claudia Sylvanus, 21+ years old, 5'10", dark brown/almost black hair, white skin. Race/Affiliation: Vampire of House Julii Backsory: Claudia was taken from Andy's parents as part of the deal they had made with Claudius to ensure the safety of their children. She was taken in by Claudius and instead of being used as a sacrifice she was raised in the vampire element. Many of the ghouls and other vampires in the mansion found it difficult to live with a human among them, but she was part of Claudius's overall plan and no one dared question his will. She grew up knowing Claudius as a father and the only parent she ever had, her biological parents far away and raising their first son under completely different conditions. When she was old enough she was taught how to read and write Latin along with English and several other Romance languages as well. Like her older brother she shares an angry streak that Claudius had managed to suppress into controlled bursts, instead of torturing an offender with repeated blows to the body she would carefully carve along various muscles and nerves in order to get the desired effect. She is more business-like than Andy and is usually found wearing a zipped up jacket, loose-fitting dress, or a suit of somekind. Unlike most other female vampires, she doesn't believe in using her looks to manipulate the humanii, she just goes for the kill.
She is only two years younger than Andy, but has been a vampire only since she turned 20. Claudius had made the decision that it would be difficult for his current "employees" to take orders from a little girl and waited until she began to look like an adult. Both of the siblings are unaware of each other, Andy believes that his mother miscarried when he was two and Claudia believes that she is some sort of blood descendant of Claudius, both are lies and the truth is only known to a select few who are under the threat of death should they even mention the relationship to either one. Claudia is often at odds with Andy about various tasks around the compound and how they should be completed, while Andy will begin a task without a plan and carry it out successfully, Claudia will constantly criticize him should he make a mistake and tell him that he should've planned for it. Claudius sees it as some sort of comedy routine and enjoys watching the two bicker without knowing that they are related.
As to my sheet, will be putting it in the thread after it launches.. for reasons that will soon become apparent.
Hmm, methinks MDS doth have something up his sleeve...
Up both his sleeves even, in fact it wouldn't surprise me if he had something in his pockets too.
... ..Nor I, but for what it's worth..I encourage such sneakiness and backstabbing....makes things more interesting and has to have the PCs ( especialy after the treachery that happened in the previous BM) asking " Who..of anyone...can I really trust?"
... and Fitzz, would you like a post about Valentin? Just to introduce him or whatever?
If you'd like to post it up Kais ...that's cool with me.
..Keep in mind kids...your all going to be re-posting these character sheets when the RP launches...I simply won't have the paitence to run about and copy and paste them for y'all..
I just thought it would be funny, after Sean was turned into a vampire and Ryan was a wolf, I thought the idea would be pretty good if it could pan out. Unfortunately Ryan killed Sean and the shenanigans were ended. As far as people to trust, I'm sure that Andy can trust Andy.
Harlow is perfectly trustworthy...so long as your not Dez.. ... I still have to appluad Warork for orchestrating that little twist...I feel it really captured the essence of the sort of mood I'm trying to infuse into this RP.
halonachos wrote:I just thought it would be funny, after Sean was turned into a vampire and Ryan was a wolf, I thought the idea would be pretty good if it could pan out. Unfortunately Ryan killed Sean and the shenanigans were ended. As far as people to trust, I'm sure that Andy can trust Andy.
... Funny...I've always seen Andy as Andy's worst enemy... Honestly, since the very first Blood Moon I've thought the biggest danger that Andy has to face is himself...
(Wich reminds me, I am thinking of making a story in dakka fiction with the plot being that the usernames created lead their own lives, and the various threads are like districts.)
FITZZ wrote:Harlow is perfectly trustworthy...so long as your not Dez.. ... I still have to applaud Warork for orchestrating that little twist...I feel it really captured the essence of the sort of mood I'm trying to infuse into this RP.
I remember thinking to myself when that idea came up "This is either the craziest or the best idea I've had yet..."
But thanks anyway...took a lot of forethought to plan that one...
halonachos wrote:I just thought it would be funny, after Sean was turned into a vampire and Ryan was a wolf, I thought the idea would be pretty good if it could pan out. Unfortunately Ryan killed Sean and the shenanigans were ended. As far as people to trust, I'm sure that Andy can trust Andy.
... Funny...I've always seen Andy as Andy's worst enemy... Honestly, since the very first Blood Moon I've thought the biggest danger that Andy has to face is himself...
Well in any RP I shoot to thrill and play to kill, honestly in these RPs there's too many women characters and too many people who use pills.
Harlow is perfectly trustworthy...so long as your not Dez.. ... I still have to appluad Warork for orchestrating that little twist...I feel it really captured the essence of the sort of mood I'm trying to infuse into this RP.
halonachos wrote:I just thought it would be funny, after Sean was turned into a vampire and Ryan was a wolf, I thought the idea would be pretty good if it could pan out. Unfortunately Ryan killed Sean and the shenanigans were ended. As far as people to trust, I'm sure that Andy can trust Andy.
... Funny...I've always seen Andy as Andy's worst enemy... Honestly, since the very first Blood Moon I've thought the biggest danger that Andy has to face is himself...
Well in any RP I shoot to thrill and play to kill, honestly in these RPs there's too many women characters and too many people who use pills.
...Settle down there Angus...you'll rip the seat out of your school boy uniform...
(Also, I am can taste blood when I cough. I spent a while in my eving workout session then chased my dog for half n hour tackle football style. hopefully nothing is amiss.)
Yeah that betrayal was awesome, it was the second time in the RP that Dez had been 'betrayed'. Poor guy is just unlikeable I guess.
If anything's amiss its me right now, had anatomy and we looked at cats in formaldehyde and I can't wear my contacts but I don't have glasses either so I had to get my face real close in order to see anything. Probably wasn't safe but I ended up holding my breath whenevr I tried to look at the damn thing.
Harlow is perfectly trustworthy...so long as your not Dez.. ... I still have to appluad Warork for orchestrating that little twist...I feel it really captured the essence of the sort of mood I'm trying to infuse into this RP.
I still have to kill him for it...
... Remember what your insatiable quest for revenge got you in the last BM... ... I'd be much more subtle and cunning this go round...
Harlow is perfectly trustworthy...so long as your not Dez.. ... I still have to appluad Warork for orchestrating that little twist...I feel it really captured the essence of the sort of mood I'm trying to infuse into this RP.
I still have to kill him for it...
... Remember what your insatiable quest for revenge got you in the last BM... ... I'd be much more subtle and cunning this go round...
Don't worry, I will "stick to the shadows" this time...
... and I would like to say, although Atlas and Dez look alike, people can tell that Atlas isn't Dez, jusst because of his attitude and the "way" he looks...
FITZZ wrote:... Remember what your insatiable quest for revenge got you in the last BM... ... I'd be much more subtle and cunning this go round...
Yeah, look at Andy and when he got revenge... you try to get revenge and you get blown up, that's just how it happens.
Seems to be a running theme in BM
"If your looking for revenge be prepared to dig two graves." Or something like that...
Nah its more like "If you're looking for revenge have a mop ready to clean he mess.".
Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:... and I would like to say, although Atlas and Dez look alike, people can tell that Atlas isn't Dez, jusst because of his attitude and the "way" he looks...
FITZZ wrote:... Remember what your insatiable quest for revenge got you in the last BM... ... I'd be much more subtle and cunning this go round...
Yeah, look at Andy and when he got revenge... you try to get revenge and you get blown up, that's just how it happens.
Yup...that's how it goes most of the time... ...much like in the real world, a bull charge will often get you knocked on your ass in this RP, cunning and out thinking your opponent tends to work much better....and even then...you still might end up missing a few body parts..
FITZZ wrote:... Remember what your insatiable quest for revenge got you in the last BM... ... I'd be much more subtle and cunning this go round...
Yeah, look at Andy and when he got revenge... you try to get revenge and you get blown up, that's just how it happens.
Yup...that's how it goes most of the time... ...much like in the real world, a bull charge will often get you knocked on your ass in this RP, cunning and out thinking your opponent tends to work much better....and even then...you still might end up missing a few body parts..
But then you can just get a golem arm, Sven had a golem arm, Pontius got a golem hand, Andy had a golem body...
Because if i tell some stuff it would ruin my entire plot.
You'll have to wait until i get to the place...I'm rp'ing Vegas towards. And besides i don't think i'll be meeting anyone very soon in the crooked world.
Because of my chosen storypath.
FITZZ wrote:... Remember what your insatiable quest for revenge got you in the last BM... ... I'd be much more subtle and cunning this go round...
Yeah, look at Andy and when he got revenge... you try to get revenge and you get blown up, that's just how it happens.
Seems to be a running theme in BM
"If your looking for revenge be prepared to dig two graves." Or something like that...
Nah its more like "If you're looking for revenge have a mop ready to clean he mess.".
Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:... and I would like to say, although Atlas and Dez look alike, people can tell that Atlas isn't Dez, jusst because of his attitude and the "way" he looks...
Atlas is cross-eyed?
No, he just looks a little more sinister, older, stronger, and generally better...
reminds me of my homebrew world in which battles are played out with my cousins. each army numbers in the hundreds of minis yet we still enjoy using my 'gore table' to figure how horrific a wound is or whether any green troops in the vicinity lose their will.
Because if i tell some stuff it would ruin my entire plot.
You'll have to wait until i get to the place...I'm rp'ing Vegas towards. And besides i don't think i'll be meeting anyone very soon in the crooked world.
Because of my chosen storypath.
In the crooked world?
I could swear Vegas is in the "real world"...
... and anyway, Atlas is from the crooked world...
... wait...
... oh dear god! Please tell me you're thinking what I'm thinking Silly!
Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:No, he just looks a little more sinister, older, stronger, and generally better...
So basically Atlas is Awesome Dez and Dez is lame Dez.
@ Shas, Vegas died in the real world... she got killed and then eaten by Dez remember? Now its crooked Vegas who is in the crooked world until she manages to get into the "current" world. I think I know how she's going to be getting in too.
Interesting fact, Eisenberg means "Iron Mountain" in German. The more you know...
Because if i tell some stuff it would ruin my entire plot.
You'll have to wait until i get to the place...I'm rp'ing Vegas towards. And besides i don't think i'll be meeting anyone very soon in the crooked world.
Because of my chosen storypath.
In the crooked world?
I could swear Vegas is in the "real world"...
... and anyway, Atlas is from the crooked world...
... wait...
... oh dear god! Please tell me you're thinking what I'm thinking Silly!
Yes Vegas is in the Crooked world. Because real Vegas is dead.
And did you, just accuse me of thinking? How dare you!
(I have no idea)
Shas'ui T'au Kais wrote:No, he just looks a little more sinister, older, stronger, and generally better...
So basically Atlas is Awesome Dez and Dez is lame Dez.
@ Shas, Vegas died in the real world... she got killed and then eaten by Dez remember? Now its crooked Vegas who is in the crooked world until she manages to get into the "current" world. I think I know how she's going to be getting in too.
Interesting fact, Eisenberg means "Iron Mountain" in German. The more you know...
Yes, Atlas is and will always be way more awesome...
.. and yeah, I know that, I just thought that Crooked World Vegas had somehow got into the real world in her last post...
@ silly
Well, seeing as Atlas is from the Crooked World they could perhaps "know" eachother...
It could work silly, just imagine it. Crooked Vegas shows up in the real world and sees Dez, but confuses Dez for Atlas and goes up to him to get all personal like, but Dez hates Vegas and kills her in reaction to her approach.
Atlas is then angry at Dez for killing his girl and will try to kill Dez. Do it silly, you can have Vegas kill Dez indirectly!
One minute fifty two seconds...eh...I've seen faster...
Anyway...its a good thing somebody knows all these things about Vegas because I'm really not getting all these references...I'm sure they'll make themselves apparent sooner or later...
halonachos wrote:It could work silly, just imagine it. Crooked Vegas shows up in the real world and sees Dez, but confuses Dez for Atlas and goes up to him to get all personal like, but Dez hates Vegas and kills her in reaction to her approach.
Atlas is then angry at Dez for killing his girl and will try to kill Dez. Do it silly, you can have Vegas kill Dez indirectly!
And then a necromancer comes along to revive Vegas. And they lived bloody and treachorous together forever
halonachos wrote:It could work silly, just imagine it. Crooked Vegas shows up in the real world and sees Dez, but confuses Dez for Atlas and goes up to him to get all personal like, but Dez hates Vegas and kills her in reaction to her approach.
Atlas is then angry at Dez for killing his girl and will try to kill Dez. Do it silly, you can have Vegas kill Dez indirectly!
halonachos wrote:Don't do it Silly, it would just be awkward... kind of like cybering in WoW. Yeah people do that and I don't think Fitzz would appreciate it.
halonachos wrote:Don't do it Silly, it would just be awkward... kind of like cybering in WoW. Yeah people do that and I don't think Fitzz would appreciate it.
Why do i suddenly think, you have a wow account.
Can't afford WoW, I play Lotro, but the only time I've experienced cybering is when someone else in the area forgot to hit *whisper* and broadcasted the entire thing to everybody in the area.
A zombie apocalypse RP I did my best to GM on Darko's RP site...I say tried because it came to an abrupt conclusion which I still have to write after basically everybody dropped out of it...
Oh darko's site, I'm signed up there... I wish I was a mod though because it would make me feel special. I doubt it'll happen though, we had a spat in Mordo's Lazarus RP.
A zombie apocalypse RP I did my best to GM on Darko's RP site...I say tried because it came to an abrupt conclusion which I still have to write after basically everybody dropped out of it...
You stil had Me, FITZZ, Tyranic and shroud.
Klimono and Harrab dropped out when they were killed by the Walking Dead. IIRC.
@ Nachos...No...believe me...you don't wish you were a Mod in Darko's basement...trust me.
...And, to address my writings in Termina...I attempted to infuse the characters with more than a "two deminsional" personality...and that included delving into " personal affairs"...but that's neither here nor there...
ineptus astartes wrote:say, where does this take place again?
I'm going to buy a plane ticket to Nepal...and smack you in the head when I get there... ...Ok, for the LAST time....most PCs have the option to be where ever they want to be when the RP begins....areas of importance will become apparent as the RP progresses....
Natasha and her " group" will be situated near San Francisco ....but...even those PCs who are part of that "group" don't have to imediately start out there.
I'm going to be officially starting (ability to have encounters with PC's) in Las Vegas, Nevada. So if anyone wants to meet up there, just drop me a line.
Or, if Joker wants to club my face in, drop me a line.
...Well...that's perfectly reasonable...Vegas can't have some upstart out "shotgunnin'" her now can she ?...
Personality: Cold, arrogant, does not care about any other life than his own, he only saves somebody if he sees it will benefit him to.
Why can't she just be a woman who knows what she wants who's in charge of her sexual identity..?...huh?... 
