[OOC] Epithet Erased: Use Your Words

[TruthHurts22]

I mean, I do want to play. I know I flip-flopped on it, but my mind's made up, and I'll stick with it!

[Bluetommy]

Character sheet creation speed record 2 years in a row

Walking Text Processor

Aurora De Valera
"I could be writing my book right now."

I'm like... short and stuff. I haven't measured myself since I was like ten, so don't bother asking how tall specifically, or how heavy. I think that's supposed to be rude or something so don't do that. My hair is pitch black, and gathers in these ugly oily clumps that I hate but it's too annoying to wrestle with. My eye is hazel or something I dunno who cares about eye color don't talk about my eyes, just don't do it. I wear a big comfy poncho overtop of black clothes that I wear because they don't stain easily not because I'm some hot topic goth ick.

Age: 17 and like... three quarters.

Background: Well like... it's a long story but I can tell it if I haaaave to. Uggggh. Aurora De Valera is my name and before you ask yes I am Hispanic, no that does not mean I speak Spanish. I was adopted. My original family was super lame so I was raised by my uncle on my mother's side. He did his best I guess, but my grandfather was the best guy... ever. He was a published author and stuff, not bragging or anything (Is totally bragging). He taught me that writing is like the most fun you can have, so I do that a lot now it's pretty cool.

Oh, the bandages... right. I lost my eye to like some super bogus illness a few years ago. No those aren't scratch scars shut up you're annoying me.

My epithet clipboard awakened when I started writing about my dog, and realized that I remembered exactly what he looked like at that specific moment. It freaked me out so much I crossed his name out like an idiot, and he like, poofed into the air like an air poofy thing. I cried so hard, but eventually I started feeling super tired and stuff, so I passed out and when I woke up he was back, which was just like, the best. I like playing around with my epithet to see what it can do, it's fun and stuff. I've never used it to fight somebody or anything but I think I know it well enough to beat some dude up, kufufu~.

So yeah.

Motivation: I want to write a book and like, this is the most chill place I could imagine, but if some crazy stuff goes down I totally wanna be there to put it in my notes. Radical.

Assets:

• Focused - So like, your eyes have always gotta be ready for whatever the world throws at you, if you miss something then you're never going to get to put it in your book, which is totally bogus. So I don't let myself do that.
• Has a giant pen - It's like a stupid novelty I bought a few years back but it's like, super capable of bludgeoning things. It kinda looks like a katana which is weird...
• Bored - So like if you're going to do some weird pose for like ten minutes I'm totally just gonna walk away or something. Theatrics or whatever are totally lame.

Flaws:

• No Depth Perception - ...What? You want some kind of elaboration? No, I refuse, I'm not talking about it.
• Slave to the narrative - Listen, everything would be better if it followed a narrative, so I'm going to try my best to make life follow a narrative, and if that means screwing things up to make a better story well sucks to be you then doesn't it?
• Teamwork schmemework - I do my own thing, don't bug me about it and don't try to tell me how important or strong the power of friendship is, that's totally bogus.

Epithet - Clipboard

• Copy - The user gains photographic memory of any object, place, action, person, or word, so long as they write it down in a "clipboard", which will then allow the user to perform their other abilities.
• Paste - The user can summon any object that they have written down in their clipboard of choice, enabling perfect copies of objects or even people. These copies drain stamina as long as they are active, and copies of people are incapable of speech.
• Cut - The user crosses out an object in their clipboard, and it disappears from the world. The user can then write the object back in their clipboard, and it will return in the same state as when it left, in the same spot relative to the user. A person who has been clipped will not know any time has passed and it will seem as if they have teleported. The longer an object is gone, the more stamina it will take.
• Point - The user writes a number in their clipboard next to an object of choice, and can change the size of said object for a period of time. 12 is the object's natural size, and 24 is 2 times the object's natural size and so on. The larger the change the more stamina is used and the less time the transformation lasts.
• Tab Stop - The user writes a number in inches next to an object, and in the real world the object will move that amount to whatever direction the word is from the word in the clipboard. Larger distances require larger amounts of stamina.

theme songs

[Lugubrious]

I mean, I do want to play. I know I flip-flopped on it, but my mind's made up, and I'll stick with it!

@TruthHurts22

All I can say then is 'we'll see'.

Character sheet creation speed record 2 years in a row

Walking Text Processor

Aurora De Valera
"I could be writing my book right now."

I'm like... short and stuff. I haven't measured myself since I was like ten, so don't bother asking how tall specifically, or how heavy. I think that's supposed to be rude or something so don't do that. My hair is pitch black, and gathers in these ugly oily clumps that I hate but it's too annoying to wrestle with. My eye is hazel or something I dunno who cares about eye color don't talk about my eyes, just don't do it. I wear a big comfy poncho overtop of black clothes that I wear because they don't stain easily not because I'm some hot topic goth ick.

Age: 17 and like... three quarters.

Background: Well like... it's a long story but I can tell it if I haaaave to. Uggggh. Aurora De Valera is my name and before you ask yes I am Hispanic, no that does not mean I speak Spanish. I was adopted. My original family was super lame so I was raised by my uncle on my mother's side. He did his best I guess, but my grandfather was the best guy... ever. He was a published author and stuff, not bragging or anything (Is totally bragging). He taught me that writing is like the most fun you can have, so I do that a lot now it's pretty cool.

Oh, the bandages... right. I lost my eye to like some super bogus illness a few years ago. No those aren't scratch scars shut up you're annoying me.

My epithet clipboard awakened when I started writing about my dog, and realized that I remembered exactly what he looked like at that specific moment. It freaked me out so much I crossed his name out like an idiot, and he like, poofed into the air like an air poofy thing. I cried so hard, but eventually I started feeling super tired and stuff, so I passed out and when I woke up he was back, which was just like, the best. I like playing around with my epithet to see what it can do, it's fun and stuff. I've never used it to fight somebody or anything but I think I know it well enough to beat some dude up, kufufu~.

So yeah.

Motivation: I want to write a book and like, this is the most chill place I could imagine, but if some crazy stuff goes down I totally wanna be there to put it in my notes. Radical.

Assets:

• Focused - So like, your eyes have always gotta be ready for whatever the world throws at you, if you miss something then you're never going to get to put it in your book, which is totally bogus. So I don't let myself do that.
• Has a giant pen - It's like a stupid novelty I bought a few years back but it's like, super capable of bludgeoning things. It kinda looks like a katana which is weird...
• Bored - So like if you're going to do some weird pose for like ten minutes I'm totally just gonna walk away or something. Theatrics or whatever are totally lame.

Flaws:

• No Depth Perception - ...What? You want some kind of elaboration? No, I refuse, I'm not talking about it.
• Slave to the narrative - Listen, everything would be better if it followed a narrative, so I'm going to try my best to make life follow a narrative, and if that means screwing things up to make a better story well sucks to be you then doesn't it?
• Teamwork schmemework - I do my own thing, don't bug me about it and don't try to tell me how important or strong the power of friendship is, that's totally bogus.

Epithet - Clipboard

• Copy - The user gains photographic memory of any object, place, action, person, or word, so long as they write it down in a "clipboard", which will then allow the user to perform their other abilities.
• Paste - The user can summon any object that they have written down in their clipboard of choice, enabling perfect copies of objects or even people. These copies drain stamina as long as they are active, and copies of people are incapable of speech.
• Cut - The user crosses out an object in their clipboard, and it disappears from the world. The user can then write the object back in their clipboard, and it will return in the same state as when it left, in the same spot relative to the user. A person who has been clipped will not know any time has passed and it will seem as if they have teleported. The longer an object is gone, the more stamina it will take.
• Point - The user writes a number in their clipboard next to an object of choice, and can change the size of said object for a period of time. 12 is the object's natural size, and 24 is 2 times the object's natural size and so on. The larger the change the more stamina is used and the less time the transformation lasts.
• Tab Stop - The user writes a number in inches next to an object, and in the real world the object will move that amount to whatever direction the word is from the word in the clipboard. Larger distances require larger amounts of stamina.

theme songs

@Bluetommy

I like it! I have just two questions: are the directions Tab Stop moves things in relative to her? IE if something is in front of her and she writes the number above the thing's name in her clipboard, it would move farther away from her. Are you planning to write IC in first person, as well? I would prefer third-person, which would still allow you to narrate her inner thoughts.

[Bluetommy]

@Lugubrious Tab stop is relative to her, yes. And in the IC I'll be writing in the third person, I just like doing fun things on sheets.

[Lugubrious]

@Lugubrious Tab stop is relative to her, yes. And in the IC I'll be writing in the third person, I just like doing fun things on sheets.

@Bluetommy

Alrighty then, in that case the sheet is accepted.

Sorry that I didn't actually say it, @Gentlemanvaultboy, but yours is too.

[Majoraa]

Thinking of going for a movie or music star route for my character, but I dunno how she would find her epithet. Maybe from a sci-fi movie?

[Lugubrious]

Thinking of going for a movie or music star route for my character, but I dunno how she would find her epithet. Maybe from a sci-fi movie?

@Majoras End

Another movie-related character, eh? Maybe from some kind of traumatic event in her past. In desperate situations inscribed can unknowningly use an epithet they don't know yet, and potentially have an epiphany in so doing.

If you're planning to do a female character as well, we'll have quite the abundance. No males (yet, since I'll be making a sheet for Heath, too) and no criminal or worker elements so far.

[Majoraa]

@Lugubrious

I can always do a secondary character to even things out!

[Gentlemanvaultboy]

Right now we're kind of shaping up to be a book club.

[Bluetommy]

So long as we're reading my book, kufufu~

[Lugubrious]

While it might not seem like much is going on at the moment, steady work is progressing on character creation for at least four applicants, so we're in good shape. I'm eager to see what else people come up with.

[BCTheEntity]

Have to be honest, this does look very interesting, but I'm also aware that I'm in a fair number of RPs myself at the moment and can procrastinate wildly at times. Would it be okay if I asked for some words, then generated a character if one particularly caught my eye as something inspiring and fun to play out?

[Lugubrious]

Have to be honest, this does look very interesting, but I'm also aware that I'm in a fair number of RPs myself at the moment and can procrastinate wildly at times. Would it be okay if I asked for some words, then generated a character if one particularly caught my eye as something inspiring and fun to play out?

@BCTheEntity

Sure.

For BCTheEntity

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-Seditious
-Yard
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-Fossil

[Dark Light]

My street rat thief with a pirate complex character is nearly ready for review :D

[Dark Light]

Arden Vail Thorn

Age: 16 | DOB: 20.01.04 | Height: 5”9

Personality:

Arden is bright, energetic and filled with optimism to an almost detrimental level. Highly confident he is both daring and charming. However he can also be a little arrogant, self focused and sneaky. Afraid of emotional attachment or dependence, he oft runs when things get too hard or complicated. Self dependent he has never needed anyone else.

Background:

When he was just young he miraculously survived a fatal car crash that took both his parents. Not knowing what else to do he ran away from the crash.
Subsequently he survived the following two and a half day’s alone in the bush, still running from his loss.
Next he survived the cruel orphanage before he once again ran away this time to survive on his own on the streets.
It was on the streets that he first started to develop and understand his epithet. Out of necessity and stress. It was also on the streets where he was noticed and recruited for his potential usefulness.
Trained, tricked and manipulated he was one of a few other kids used by a devious man to his own ends. Nothing more than tools he cared little for them if they were not useful.
Finally realising this Arden managed to escape, becoming more trouble than he was worth. A few years had passed and now he has ended up here, at the beginning of another chapter in his story.

Motivation:

Otterholt Point, a place where the girls are looking for a good time, everyone is distracted the pockets are loose and fingers slippery. Plenty of targets just laying around with at least a handful of the snobby elite always present and ready to be separated from their wealth.

Assets:

• Trained - Arden has been trialed and trained to use his epithet adequately to his advantage.
• Luck - Arden’s optimism sees him with a strong streak of luck, this and his belief that he has nothing left to lose gives him a powerful confidence and often sees him through some tricky situations.
• Quick hands - It comes with the profession, quick hands and a quicker mind.
• Charming smile - sharper and more important than any dagger, a quick and well placed grin has shifted many a situation. The most diverse tool at any good thief’s disposal.

Flaws:

• Risk taker - It’s not a healthy habit, he will stop, one day...
• Arrogant - sometimes it’s better to just sit down and shut up. Sadly Arden doesn’t know how to.
• Never bern kissed - Despite all his smooth skills Arden has never been kissed, this is a fact that often sits at the forefront of his mind and interrupts and occupies thoughts that should be elsewhere.
• Lone wolf - Arden has short term people skills but struggles with long term. He has only ever built superficial relationships and is scared to get close or rely on another.

Epithet: (escargot)

• Food fight - the first ability he learned, the ability to create and lob escargot through the air.
• Frictionless - His second creation ability was the slimy lubricant that snails produce. Used in many creative ways.
• Home is where the shell is. - Born from his yearning for a home, Arden can enter any snail shell and find a comfortable home. (This is an extra dimensional space and he is ejected if the shell is broken.)
• Snail pace - the latest one he is still discovering is the ability to slow down objects and people around him, manipulating their time/speed.

[Dark Light]

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[Lugubrious]

@Dark Light He seems like a fun character. I assume he's not affiliated with the Banzai Blasters (even temporarily) or any particular outfit at the moment. If you'd like, we can collaborate further to integrate his backstory. 'Home is where the shell is' is a pretty weird ability, but overall I think his epithet's good. He's accepted.

[Dark Light]

@Lugubrious
I have no idea who or what the Banzai Blasters are...

‘Home is where the shell is’ is a rip-off of a dnd spell ‘mordenkainen's magnificent mansion‘

[Lugubrious]

@Lugubrious
I have no idea who or what the Banzai Blasters are...

@Dark Light

They're a relatively low-threat criminal organization. I have details on them in the Factions section of the OP.

[Dark Light]

@Lugubriousyea would be happy to have been (or still be) a part of that.