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"Don't be a stranger! We're naturally welcoming."

Concrete Organs


Something lurks within Maysville, NC. From dead rats falling from the sky to statues moving at night, nothing here is what it seems. A strange allure keeps the town from realizing its true nature, citizens chalking it up to hallucinations or urban legends. Put your ear to the ground, and you can hear the town’s secrets being whispered in your ear.

On June 13, 2010, several citizens of Maysville disappeared in the near Hofmann woods for 72 hours. Nobody knows what happened in those unaccounted hours. They were spotted unconscious on June 17, at 4:47 am, everyone having a strange scar branded just below their collarbone.




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Character Sheet

This is a loose format, just follow the order and feel free to add things as you wish!

Appearance (picture or description will do)

Name

Age

Ability (try not to use excessively)

Personality

Fear

Background

Other



(these rules/character sheets can be edited once i develop the system we're using for stuff)
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first time gm-ing a thing like this ooo boy!
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Could you be more specific about what ability means in this case? Maybe an example of an ability at the upper limit of what you would accept?
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Could you be more specific about what ability means in this case? Maybe an example of an ability at the upper limit of what you would accept?


@CDT0925 Sorry about the vagueness! An ability is just something your character is uniquely good at, or a special power they can control. The character can be a brainiac, able to solve complex equations with only their mind or super strength, able to lift cars and trucks with little to no effort at all.

I'm looking at the Kids on Bikes system RPG for reference and i think i'd say the upper limit is, for example, altering the speed of time. This ability is powerful, so it also has drawbacks. Maybe the character can't control how long they speed up/slow down for or they age rapidly if they try to use it.

Abilities can be mostly anything under the sun, as long as they have about equal consequence to the player. Another example could be telekinesis, but can only be used if the character is inebriated enough.

Consequences don't all have to be psychological/physical. For example, the brainiac can have a hard time socializing with others, as they've spent most of their time studying. Or the character with super strength is feared among the students/peers, even if they try to be friendly.

tl;dr Abilities are just special things your character can do, compared to other people. You can have almost any ability, as long as they have a suitable weakness/drawback.

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@CDT0925 Sorry about the vagueness! An ability is just something your character is uniquely good at, or a special power they can control. The character can be a brainiac, able to solve complex equations with only their mind or super strength, able to lift cars and trucks with little to no effort at all.

I'm looking at the Kids on Bikes system RPG for reference and i think i'd say the upper limit is, for example, altering the speed of time. This ability is powerful, so it also has drawbacks. Maybe the character can't control how long they speed up/slow down for or they age rapidly if they try to use it.

Abilities can be mostly anything under the sun, as long as they have about equal consequence to the player. Another example could be telekinesis, but can only be used if the character is inebriated enough.

Consequences don't all have to be psychological/physical. For example, the brainiac can have a hard time socializing with others, as they've spent most of their time studying. Or the character with super strength is feared among the students/peers, even if they try to be friendly.

tl;dr Abilities are just special things your character can do, compared to other people. You can have almost any ability, as long as they have a suitable weakness/drawback.

thanks! :D


Awesome! Quick question! Do all of our abilities have to have a consequence, or would a lower-tier ability be consequence free? Also, are we allowed to come up with our own consequences, or would you prefer to assign them yourself?
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Awesome! Quick question! Do all of our abilities have to have a consequence, or would a lower-tier ability be consequence free? Also, are we allowed to come up with our own consequences, or would you prefer to assign them yourself?


If the ability isn't superpowered/supernatural, you can have no consequence with it. (like, good at skipping stones). You can come up with your own consequence if you want to :D I might try and give suggestions, though.
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Awesome! I'll try to have a character in soon! Thanks for your cooperation.
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Simon Manaen



Appearance (NOTE: The art above is AI generated, and is as close to my vision as I was able to get the AI to go. For a more accurate look, check below, thank you!)

Simon always wears dark slacks and dark brown leather shoes alongside a dark blazer thrown atop a lighter -usually white- dress shirt. Simon usually wears the blazer open, with the dress shirt loosely tucked in. However, his outfits are almost always somewhat scuffed, upon further inspection. His shoes may be poorly waxed, or his blazer missing a button, or his dress shirt might have a small stain on the collar.

Simon is a shorter man, somewhere between 5'6" and 5'7", though his slouch shortens his height even more. Despite his height, Simon is quite slender. Simon's pallid and empty skin contrasts with his deep brown eyes, under which hang large bags. Simon's crooked nose juts off his angled head, like someone trying to balance themselves on an uneven plane. Somewhere between wavy and stringy, Simon's dark-grey hair is thick and uneven. He also has a thin layer of stubble across his jawline and chin.

Age

19

Ability

Hypnotic Amnesia: Simon is capable of making someone forget his presence (note: please make suggestions or limits to this. I'm not sure myself on how to limit it, or make it have a disadvantage. Thanks!)

Personality

Simon is very shy and introverted. Simon is reclusive, especially so since the death of Father Thomas Rhett. Simon is also very depressed, but he keeps a solid routine.

Fear

Simon fears being alone. Simon has never had a real family. The person closest to him in his life has been dead for two years. Other than Father Thomas, he has rarely had anyone he could call more than an acquaintance. He feels alone without God, and yet he cannot continue to believe in God.

Background

A small baby boy was born out of wedlock to a young couple who had neither the desire nor the ability to care for the boy. After birthing the boy in secret, the mother abandoned him at a Catholic orphanage in Maysville. The Maysville Catholic Orphanage took in the boy for the time being, trying to find his parents, or at least a suitable set of parents. However, no parents were ever found for the boy, and the orphanage continued to care for the boy as he grew.

Eventually, Father Thomas Rhett began looking after the boy, who the orphanage named Simon Manaen. Father Thomas was a younger man, in his early 20s, when he began looking after Simon. Though he was a priest officially, he was more of a religious scholar, interested in the stories and artifacts of the bible. When Simon was young, Father Thomas read Simon a different bible story every night. When Simon was old enough to read on his own, he pored over the bible himself.

With Father Thomas to mentor him, Simon began to study the bible in depth. As he grew, he spent much of his free time at the church, studying to be a priest. He even spent time in the rectory, discussing passages with the other priests. Though, Simon and Father Thomas were more academic in their studies, while the other priests were more traditional, Simon learned from all.

When Simon hit his teen years, he began questioning things more. He wondered about the validity of the bible, and if God and Heaven truly existed. During his teen years, he and Father Thomas debated the bible and its validity every night. Simon decided that he believed no longer, but he wondered why someone so intelligent as Father Thomas would continue to believe.

When Simon was 17 years old, Father Thomas was diagnosed with terminal heart cancer. Suddenly, the rectory was quieter; both men rarely talked about anything anymore. Finally, Father Thomas was bedridden, and death was near. The disparity in their beliefs was the farthest it had ever been. Sensing, he'd never get another chance to ask, Simon said "Father, why do you still believe in those stories?"

Father Thomas looked into Simon's eyes, which pooled up with tears, "Because I have to, son." Simon's tears began to flow like a stream, and Father Thomas passed away in Simon's arms.

Now, to honor the memory of Father Thomas, Simon goes to mass and confession every week.

Other

Simon is very much an adult loser. He has no job or social life. His dwellings are a wreck, and he's rarely well-groomed, though he isn't completely filthy.
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@CDT0925 Simon Manaen is accepted! Maybe for his ability, most people, especially strangers, always seem to forget him. He gets easier to remember if they spend more time with him, but it still does limit the capabilities of him making friends. Thank you for the submission!
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@daredabble Awesome! When I get a chance, I'll move him to the characters tab and make his ability description more in line with what you suggested.
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Am I good to post in IC, or should I wait until we have more characters?
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@CDT0925 You can post if you'd like! it might take a while for people to reply though. i'm a bit busy at the moment, but i'll also make a character to help guide the story with these starting stages
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@daredabble Awesome! Working on a post. Going to try and have it up soon!
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I would be intersting in joining, i had an idea for either a psychic or a bloodmancer (Someone who could control, manipulate or use her blood as a weapon.)
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@Eviledd1984 sounds interesting! hope you can join :D
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@daredabble

I'll try to get a sheet up soonish.
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@Eviledd1984 accepted!! make sure the bloodbending is used accordingly, and with equal consequence! excited to see her in the world :D
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Of course, what would be a good way to introduce her?
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Actually i will try to get something up by tomorrow.
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