Characters

2013-06-28 [Ms. Steel]: Ooh, the bronze looks very nice.

2013-06-30 [Duredhel]: One more :3

2013-06-30 [Flisky]: *whistles patiently* This is why I hated alphabetical order in school.

2013-06-30 [Figgy]: He's working on it right now :3

2013-06-30 [Duredhel]: There :D all done, now to finish up items so we can start playing.

2013-07-01 [Duredhel]: Hey guys, I'd like to start the game with 8 chars if possible, so if you know anyone who you think would be interested, likes rule-based (a la D&D) or steampunk, let them know about the game :>. Hopefully 2 male chars, to balance it out XD

2013-07-01 [CuteCommander]: I'll ask my players :)

2013-07-09 [CuteCommander]: They're all looking great :D And it's a real interesting mix of people too

2013-07-09 [ancienteye]: Nice! :D

2013-07-09 [Figgy]: It's almost a perfect mix, actually :3

2013-07-14 [Duredhel]: Ok guys! Got everything but the miscellaneous items done :D! And those should be done by tomorrow or so so we can start next week. Imma add starting Guerrmarks to your character pages for initial equipment :>.

Basically every item, weapon and armor has a Guerrmark cost under Cost over at the equipment section. You can pick whatever you think your character could use (and can afford). Also keep track of how much weight your character is carrying (and can carry). I'll include a max weight section in each char page :>.

2013-07-14 [Flisky]: Okays...so can we start that and do a quick estimate and be all 'Hey Dur, can I afford this?' or should we wait for the official count?

2013-07-14 [Duredhel]: You can start with an estimate :>

2013-07-14 [Flisky]: So...apparently being an escort is expensive as hell...

2013-07-14 [Duredhel]: Being a high end wealthy one is XD. You guys are pretty much starting from Lv 1, after all :>

2013-07-14 [Figgy]: Tetra ain't got shit!

2013-07-14 [Flisky]: If I get the stuff I want...gah...We're at 131 Guerrmarks...for three things... *dies* She's going to be so poor...

2013-07-14 [Figgy]: Just like real life, yo

2013-07-14 [Flisky]: Not really. I don't need fancy crap in real life.

2013-07-14 [Figgy]: Er... but I meant if you WANT high-end stuff, you're gonna have a bad time >_>

2013-07-14 [Flisky]: Yeah. I agree with that.

2013-07-14 [Duredhel]: It's funny because I actually based the prices of stuff on the materials you need to make it, so it's almost like a real economy :D.
Always gonna be cheaper to have your char make the stuff themselves tho.

2013-07-14 [Duredhel]: There :> Everyone has money.

PM me what you wanna buy. You can buy more stuff if you have the money once the miscellaneous items are up.

2013-07-15 [Duredhel]: Ok :O!, We just need Lire and Twitch to pick stuff, then we should be set to start.

I'll finish a few non-indispensable sections while we wait.

2013-07-25 [twitchboy]: Hey guys im writing a story loosely based on WOW and am interested in possibly using some of the characters but i need to ask you guys if thats ok

2013-07-25 [ancienteye]: You can use mine if you want. :) But I'll want to read it, either way~

2013-07-25 [Flisky]: I will give you a friendly piece of advice that if you're writing based on other people's characters that you should wait until they actually play those characters so you can see how they act/react. (And I'm not actually okay with people using my characters in stories. Because, as a writer, my characters are like my children, and each one is special...)

2013-07-25 [twitchboy]: im not writing based on other people characters, i have my own story and everything played out, i was simply wondering if some people would like their characters included

2013-07-25 [Flisky]: But you are writing based on other's characters, because including the characters, even in your own plot, is indeed basing it on those characters. You're debating semantics. Nevertheless, my advice stands. Good luck with your piece.

2013-07-25 [Figgy]: Meh, you can use Tetra if you want. But I agree with Flisk about at least waiting to see how they are played. I have a very specific personality in mind for my brat.

2013-07-25 [Veltzeh]: [twitchboy]: You can use mine if you want.

2013-07-25 [Duredhel]: Starting tonight, guys :>
I'll be sending everyone some instructions and character stuff.

2013-07-25 [Duredhel]: We have begun! I sent you all messages to bridge the story in your char history with the start of the RP. In some cases you might have noticed I had to bring your characters back to 'level 1' so to speak XD.

We're starting on the WoW - The Queen Kateryn page. There's two settings, the luxury cart up top (Rill, Dakai, Thaddeus, Zahrah) and the economy cart on the bottom (Paki, Han, Tetra, Ferah). Get to posting :D

2013-07-26 [Flisky]: Random question, Dur, but why do some have 1 and some have 2 under their experience slot? (Did I miss something in my reading?)

2013-07-26 [Duredhel]: It's the results of skill rolls, I very slowly award characters experience. Basically the second number of the experience slot is how much your char has earned, the first one is how much they have spent :>.

For example, Tetra has earned experience because she managed to Blend In and beat both Han and Ferrah's attempts to notice her. Has Ferrah OR Han discovered her, they would have gotten that experience instead of Tetra.

Not all actions or skill rolls will award experience, it's GMs criteria which ones do. For example if a character uses his Push skill to close an open door, that hardly merits experience XD.

2013-07-26 [Flisky]: Ah. Okay. Makes more sense now. Kind of. ^_^

2013-07-31 [CuteCommander]: I just realised that characters don't have hit points or health

2013-07-31 [Duredhel]: You take damage on your char's fortitude :>

2013-07-31 [CuteCommander]: Ooh! And does fortitude affect any skills?

2013-07-31 [Duredhel]: Sorry, meant to say Endurance :O, Fortitude IS a skill.

2013-07-31 [CuteCommander]: Ah, and that affects skills like Fortitude. Very cool system.

2014-02-22 [Flisky]: ...just mentally compared this group to the Firefly crew...because why not?

2014-02-22 [Duredhel]: I had the idea of you guys actually getting crews together (or chars or NPCs to go on missions and jobs and whatnot 8>). Also, no one noticed my work in the station maps :<

2014-02-22 [Flisky]: ...I'm totally not stalking those pages...at all. <_<

2014-02-22 [CuteCommander]: Ooh, crews could be fun. I can see Ferrah's being a bit of a mercenary outfit

2014-02-22 [Duredhel]: Like, when there's jobs to take I was planning on listing the kind of skills you need on and you can hire NPCs (who charge money) or get other player characters to come :>

2014-02-23 [Ms. Steel]: Thaddeus definitely needs to make some moolah. And the maps look wonderful! I THINK I'm finally watching everything... maybe...

2014-02-23 [Flisky]: Pretty much everything Zahrah does is for money. <_<

2014-02-23 [Veltzeh]: Is anyone of our characters the kind to bring out the topic of forming a crew of some kind?

2014-02-23 [twitchboy]: Dakai is one to try and make acquaintances no matter if its through work drinking adventure etc

2014-02-24 [Veltzeh]: But not forming a crew then...

2014-03-18 [Duredhel]: Guys, forgot to give you XP for finishing the first adventure :)
I'll do that now.

2014-04-16 [Figgy]: Anybody want a sketch of their char here? It'll be the same quality as the Tetra one I did recently (also in my ET house) and can be either full-body, half-body, or portrait.

2014-04-16 [Flisky]: ....me? XD

2014-04-16 [Figgy]: XD So, Zahrah, too?

2014-04-16 [Flisky]: Yes. 

_{^{Figgs please draw all my characters because I'm a greedy little slut who will do all sorts of favors in return only not artistic ones because my artistic talent is limited mostly to writing smut and stuff...}}

2014-04-16 [Figgy]: XD I'll put you down for all, Flisk

2014-04-16 [Flisky]: ^_^

2014-04-16 [twitchboy]: Full body dakai in return for three wishes and a tuna fish sandwich. No Wishing for more wishes.also im the kyubey

2014-04-16 [Figgy]: I have no idea what you are talking about but ok.

2014-04-16 [twitchboy]: oh you dont know the kuybey? well long story short dont accept any wishes from white cat looking creatures named kyubey, they are evil and will take your soul.

2014-04-16 [Veltzeh]: Ooh! It would be nice to see you draw Rill, [Figgy]. For more guidelines I'd say his hair is a little bit messier than in Dur's drawing and his beard a bit shorter.

2014-04-16 [Figgy]: Sure thing

2014-04-17 [Flisky]: I don't even know if anyone would even want to see my rudimentary attempts at Zahrah. Once I get a face on her...

2014-04-28 [Duredhel]: Anybody notice a change? :>

2014-04-28 [Ms. Steel]: HEEEEEY LOOOKIT THAT LIL' GUY!

2014-04-28 [twitchboy]: Ill get my gauntlets, *pets them like an evil mastermind's cat* soon my pets, soon ill feed you the world mwuhahahahaha

2014-04-30 [Duredhel]: Uhm.. should I just call off the Lire & Zahrah interrogation sidepage? :O

2014-04-30 [Flisky]: ....I have nothing really to post and Lire is drugged? Because Zahrah wouldn't say anything for fear of saying the wrong thing. I don't know.

2014-04-30 [Duredhel]: erhm... Mkay, we'll wait to see if Lire wants to start it :O, otherwise I'll just do another GM post I guess.

2014-05-02 [The Black Goat]: I can't wait to see what Cali looks like =D

2014-05-10 [Duredhel]: I thought it'd be cool if Accalia and Rill knew each other from before 8> Both being rangers from the Royal City and all. Though Veltz and Nox would have to plot it out.

2014-05-10 [The Black Goat]: Ohh good idea, Rills old enough to be about her father a age, maybe they knew each other?

2014-05-10 [Duredhel]: Rill is only 10 years older than her too XD.
Guys, if anyone wants to do a second char, you can now :> Only caveat would be that you have to keep your chars from interacting whenever possible.

2014-05-10 [The Black Goat]: Whoops, forgot for. Moment how old she was, I think I'm getting my characters mixes up ^^

2014-05-10 [Duredhel]: Ok guys, we're gonna do this;

I wanted to finish up all the areas before I let your chars go into the city but that would take too long. Instead I'll let you go now and write up descriptions as your chars get into the areas :>.

I just beg you to please bear with me when your char gets into a new area, since i'll have to write the description before I can GM post or anything. In the meantime everyone can assume their char is in the WoW - Lonetrain Grand Hall after being released from questioning :>.

Nox, you can start posting if you'd like, same area.

2014-05-10 [The Black Goat]: I'll start tomorrow :)

2014-05-10 [Veltzeh]: Ooh, a new character! Yeah, it's fine by me if Cali and Rill know each other. I guess the simplest option is that they've gone out into the snow a few times as a team.

2014-05-10 [CuteCommander]: Coolio I may very well make a new character

2014-05-10 [Ms. Steel]: Second character done and done...

2014-05-10 [The Black Goat]: I'll shoot you a pm Velt :)

2014-05-10 [CuteCommander]: Mine has been sent. Very different to Ferah :P

2014-05-10 [Figgy]: Working on mine ;) You guys have already seen a preview

2014-05-10 [CuteCommander]: Yup! What play style is she?

2014-05-10 [Figgy]: I'm not entirely sure yet, but I know I want her to be different than the usual weak and sassy chars I make :>

2014-05-11 [Veltzeh]: [The Black Goat]: did you send your message yet? Figured I'd ask just in case it arrived in message heaven instead of my inbox. X)

2014-05-12 [The Black Goat]: I did not, when I sneak on tonight I will lol

2014-05-14 [Duredhel]: Hey guys :> please don't forget about the posting in the grand hall. I'm going to wrap up the interrogations soon. At least for Ferah, Paki, Rill and Dakai XD. Dunno what to do about the Zahrah & Daiyu one.

2014-05-14 [Flisky]: ....crap. I knew I was forgetting something. Sorry. I've been in sort of a fog.

2014-05-18 [CuteCommander]: Brant looks great!

2014-05-20 [Duredhel]: Hey Twitch, gonna post in the WoW - Lonetrain Grand Hall? XD I think people have been waiting.

2014-05-28 [Duredhel]: So, how about, to keep characters from wondering aimlessly, I give everyone secret missions starting tomorrow? 8>. You're free to let the other players know about them or keep them secret. You're even free to ignore them, but if you have your char fulfill them they'll get cool rewards :3

What do you guys think?

2014-05-28 [ancienteye]: Sounds cool. :P

2014-05-28 [Figgy]: *thumbs up*

2014-05-28 [CuteCommander]: I like it :)

2014-05-28 [Veltzeh]: That sounds good.

2014-05-28 [Flisky]: Yes.

2014-05-31 [Duredhel]: Ok guys :> everyone has missions now. Some people have more missions and some have less, depending on what your chars have done, but everyone has at least one. Missions are secret right now but feel completely free to share them among yourselves or just.. post them up here or something XD.

Many times you will find you're in a position to help another player, but be warned some player's missions will get in the way of your character's 8> so you want to keep SOME stuff to yourself.

If you complete a mission and I don't notice, please just let me know.

I sincerely hope you guys like them :3

2014-05-31 [Duredhel]: .. 8> no answer...

2014-05-31 [Flisky]: I like mine. ^_^

2014-05-31 [Ms. Steel]: Thad's are good. :-) I did have a question or two, but can't recall what they are right now.

2014-05-31 [CuteCommander]: Both Ferah and Brant's are great!

2014-05-31 [ancienteye]: *trying hard to imagine how Paki's missions could possibly interfere with anyone else's*

2014-05-31 [Veltzeh]: Heheheh. Mine are good. <Insert cackle here.>

2014-05-31 [Ms. Steel]: OHHHHHH a cackle.

2014-05-31 [Figgy]: Why is it that none of the Daguerrians harbor bad feelings of any sort toward the Majai? >_>

2014-05-31 [ancienteye]: Because apparently no one wants to play a racist?

2014-05-31 [Veltzeh]: Playing an obvious racist is hard, which is why I wrote Rill as being a bit of an idealist. Rill has some suppressed negative feelings but he tries to keep them to himself. I've tried to show them occasionally though.

That's my excuse at least. :D

2014-05-31 [Flisky]: Zahrah is clearly racist, but that's kind of the other way around.

2014-06-01 [Figgy]: The Majai we have are fine, as I see it. At least Daiyu, Zahrah and Ferah have expressed distaste towards other Daguerrians. But whether or not no one WANTS to play a racist, the basis of the division between Daguerrians and Majai IS racism :/

Just something I've noticed. Tetra has some issue with some Majai, but she is poor and homeless and probably has to put up with them a lot, so she still puts up with them. Except Daiyu. She fucking hates Daiyu.

2014-06-01 [Figgy]: Veltz, I don't reckon I think it's hard cause I live around like thousands of racists and have to hear horrible racist remarks everyday XD

2014-06-01 [ancienteye]: So Paki's the only non-racist Majai? *not sure if that means I'm playing him wrong or not given some of his notes...*

2014-06-01 [The Black Goat]: Cali can totes be a racist, she dumb and ignorant anyway XD

2014-06-01 [Ms. Steel]: Thad's been marginalized due to his mutism for most of his life, so I don't think that outright racism is a good choice for his character. Now that he's entering civilization again, as it were, he'll at least be putting on airs since that's what he thinks society expects it of him.

2014-06-01 [Veltzeh]: Fig: Well, maybe it wouldn't be hard for those bigots but for me it is. :P I tend to stay a bit closer to my comfort zone because going too far would just make me a terrible player, hate the game and not understanding what I'm doing, and I don't want that.

2014-06-01 [Figgy]: Well, I wasn't saying it would be hard or not for them, but rather it would be easy for me because I've seen first hand how a racist acts and thinks. Not that I would get all giddy and excited by playing a racist, but I guess it's just easier for me to do so because of my situation? XD Though I don't really have much of a comfort zone, either, when it comes to roleplays. Hence all my bitchy characters >_>

2014-06-01 [Figgy]: Anyhow, so there's 3 Daguerrians who seem to have some sort of racist issue with Majai, and 3 Majai who have issues with Daguerrians :O Guess I was kinda wrong because I haven't seen it, since there hasn't been much roleplay of that, even with my character.

2014-06-01 [Veltzeh]: Ah, check.

Maybe it's similar to how I wrote Rill's background: when (mostly reasonable) people are just trying to survive with a really small group, race suddenly isn't that big a thing. :D

2014-06-02 [twitchboy]: Dakai hates the willfully ignorant

2014-06-02 [The Black Goat]: That's a shame, he's totally Cali's type ;D

2014-06-02 [twitchboy]: Doesnt mean she cant take a shot at bolts for brains dakai

2014-06-02 [The Black Goat]: Oh she will XD

2014-08-03 [Duredhel]: Has people noticed character badges?

2014-08-03 [Veltzeh]: Those are nice. :o I don't really notice them unless you mention them because the pictures load irregularly and slowly.

2014-08-03 [CuteCommander]: I did notice a couple of changes, but didn't know what they meant :P

2014-08-03 [Duredhel]: XD. Badges on the left are associations, badges on the right are companions :>

2014-08-10 [Duredhel]: Sorry guys, I've been very busy with work stuff the last 3 or 4 days D:
Like... INSANELY busy. I'm free now so I'll post everywhere today. (Also, this is uneven D: we need two more chars. Also I added more reference images to the WoW - Reference Folder, If anyone wants to add more references, it would be most welcome :>)

2014-08-10 [Figgy]: I'm making oooone.

Steel is too :/

2014-08-10 [Ms. Steel]: She done.

2014-08-10 [Figgy]: Mine not done >_>

Will be soon.

2014-08-10 [Duredhel]: :O.
Ix, lemme know whenever you want her put up :D

2014-08-10 [CuteCommander]: Now!

2014-08-10 [Ms. Steel]: Any time it is convenient for you, Dur. :-)

2014-08-10 [Duredhel]: Cool :3 I draw her today and put her up then :D

2014-08-11 [Duredhel]: Clothes were too expensive :O, so I cheaperized them and gave you all some rebates.

2014-08-11 [The Black Goat]: huzzah!

2014-08-11 [Duredhel]: New char :>

2014-08-11 [CuteCommander]: Wooh money!

2014-08-11 [Ms. Steel]: Where shall I start her??

2014-08-15 [Duredhel]: I set up a place tonight 8>
Sorry, comment flew under the radar.

2014-08-15 [Ms. Steel]: Nah, that was a question for everyone, actually.

I was thinking about starting her down in the Mage Market, or something. Or it could be at her house. No rush at all! :-)

2014-08-15 [Duredhel]: Ohuuu ok :3
Then feel free to start her wherever :D.
If the area is not filled in yet, let me know and I'll do it.

2014-08-20 [Duredhel]: Wow - Goldsmith Manor feel free to post :D

2014-08-20 [Ms. Steel]: ahaha, I didn't do a very good job of posting, anyway. Yayyy!!

2014-09-20 [The Black Goat]: Anyone want to go with the obstinate Cali on an adventure?

2014-09-26 [Duredhel]: :< no takers?

2014-09-26 [Ms. Steel]: Nadira is available, but I dunno if that's what Cali is looking for in a partner. :-)

2014-09-26 [The Black Goat]: Cali can't afford to be picky XD

also the idea of two rage-bound characters traveling together makes me lol

2014-09-26 [Ms. Steel]: Actually, I thought that would be pretty funny, too... Hehe.

2014-09-26 [The Black Goat]: also Cali not being the brightest of folks, Nadira is a perfect foil for her XD

2014-09-27 [Figgy]: *dances*

2014-09-27 [Duredhel]: New character ;D!

Also, Nadira and Cali could wind up in the same Bar XD

2014-09-27 [The Black Goat]: sounds like a place where Cali would go ;D

2014-10-07 [Flisky]: Yay. ^_^

2014-10-07 [Ms. Steel]: OOOOOOH THERE ARE ENEMIES, TOO!!!

2014-10-26 [Duredhel]: Guys :3 remember to let me know if your character fulfills any quests, so I can either advance it or give you the reward.