[OOC] A Crown of Bones

[BingTheWing]

OORAH BLACKWAHTAH!

(Totally not covering up a double post. See my CS on previous page!)

[Headphones]

Sorry, Bing, but your character is not allowed to learn the art of Illusions, unless they are a shade or necromancer or they have some sort of special circumstances in their history, which I believe Brand would still be critical about. Since you have not provided a proper explanation, it wouldn't be acceptable.

[BingTheWing]

Hmm. Would be easy to change... probably missed that specific rule.

EDIT: Done! Not even close.

[BingTheWing]

Screw it, making a Briar.

Mwah hah hah.

Question: do you need to have special requirements to use magic from the Branch of Darkness/Mystos?

[Nib]

Brand said
No, when the Blackwaters returned home there was still another 3 or 4 years left in the war. I don't remember the exact number, but there was still a while.

That is what Brand said to me while I was making my Blackwater. I went off of there being three years left in the war when I wrote Lucien's bio. The Briar's coup happened approximately fifteen to sixteen years before the current RP time.

[Headphones]

We were not aware of this information, Ink Blood, thus I am thankful you provided it. It will be of great help to anyone, who wants to make a Gorgon character.

I do wonder what Brand means by "remember". I believe this role-play existed before, but was it under Brand or was it originally by someone else?

Bing, if you give a proper explanation in your character's biography as to how they learned about the Dark Arts, I think it will be ok. Use your own imagination, I suppose. Brand has allowed us a relatively big amount of freedom in creating our characters. If you ask me, your character would have to have a similar history to Ink Blood's, with becoming a necromancer and all, or you can think up something trickier, like your character discovering a secret chamber deep within the swamps after escaping an attack from necromancers, who seemed to badly want to seize the area under their control, and within that chamber they find a book on the art of illusion. They smuggle it out and return to lord Briar, to whom they offer a chance for a comeback in the war. However, it takes your character time to learn the magic and by the time they have, the war has ended. How does that sound? It's a sketchy idea, but I think it can offer you some inspirations.

[Nib]

No problem, Headphones. Glad to help.

[Brand]

you allowed us to come from anywhere right? As long as it's believable?

Yeah, the better your story is in the bio, the more likely i'll pass it.

@Gowi, yeah I think at this point, with the amount of confusion surrounding the timeline, a section dedicated to it in the OP is necessary.

@ Headphones, by 'remember' i meant I couldn't remember what year the OOC said he returned home (turns out, the OOC didn't say it at all). The problem arises because while most of this stuff is laid out in my head I've lost track how what information has already been provided, and what information i've negligected to provide yet. A problem entirely on my end, arising simply because that's a hell of a lot of content in OOC that was written in a relatively short time. A working timeline would remedy all of this. Yes, this RP is my creation through and through, so the other time you saw it, it was still under me.

Unfortunately maybe I haven't been being as much attention to character ages as I ought to have, considering the sheer number of slip ups that've gotten by me. Of course back in the Interest Check I had asked for a co-gm to help me manage things, since this is a fairly fleshed out story with a good amount of characters. Considering the number of mistakes I've made I think it would serve well to get another manager into this before we go too far.

[Brand]

Jesus, just saw your Timeline post Headphones. Excellent job; A little embarrassing how you're more on top of things then I am.

[Brand]

47 years ago: Sir Lazzerous (NPC) is born.

45 years ago: Lucien is born

34 years ago: Nyirr is born

ages

Sir Lazzerous is 13
Lucien is 11

Undefined time: Malfear murders several members of the Tower after being discovered with the Dark Arts and is hunted.

Undefined time: Malfear escapes into the Northlands.

Undefined time: Nyirr is sent to the tower.

29 years ago: Tegan is born in Snowhearth, Ferros.

ages

Sir Lazzerous is 18
Lucien is 16
Nyirr is 5

27 years ago: Princess Katherine I of house Agenteus Sol is born. Lucien joins the Gorgon Rangers.

age

Sir Lazzerous is 20
Lucien is 18
Nyirr is 7
Tegan is 2

24 Years ago: Raven is born

22 Years ago: Nitia (NPC) is born. Malfear enters Valeal, Skye's parents answer the call to arms. The war begins. Lucien becomes Commander of the Gorgon Rangers.

ages

Sir Lazzerous is 25
Lucien is 23
Nyirr is 12
Tegan is 7
Princess Katherine is 5
Raven is 2

21 Years ago: Valeal is one year into the war. Genshal and Vednusdi (NPC) are born

19 Years ago: Valeal is three years into the war. Alaric is born to house Vastille of Gorgon.

18 years ago: Four years into the war against Malfear, the Gorgon king Arthur Blackwater commits Gorgonite forces to the war efforts, Lucien marches to war with his rangers. Skye's father becomes a necromancer and Skye is born in the barbarian camps of Malfear. Llyana Blackwater is born, youngest and last child of Arthur Blackwater. Kotori is born somewhere in Ferros and Emil is born in Oslo, Valeal.

ages

Sir Lazzerous is 29
Lucien is 27
Nyirr is 16
Tegan is 11
Princess Katherine is 9
Raven is 6
Nitia is 4
Genshal is 3
Vednusdi is 3
Alaric is 1

16 years ago: Thomas Briar initiates a coup d'etet in Gorgon, igniting the Briar-Blackwater war. Arthur Blackwater withdraws his forces from the war on Malfear and marches back to Gorgon. Lucien betrays Gorgon and becomes a Necromancer. Valeal allows Malfear to escape into Ferros, where Malfear razes the lowlands. Sky and his mother escape into the Ferronian wilderness. Tegan begins her official training as a soldier. Nyirr, a newly appointed guardian, is sent to the frontlines against Malfear.

15 years ago: Seven years into the war against Malfear. The coup in Gorgon ends with the death of Arthur Blackwater, defeated in battle at King's/Traitors pass. Thomas Briar claims the Gorgon throne. Genshal's home is destroyed by war, and the Ferronian king is slain in battle. Princess Katherine I of house Agenteus Sol becomes Queen of Ferros. Itzli materializes in the world as a shade.

ages

Sir Lazzerous is 32
Lucien is 30
Nyirr is 19
Tegan is 14
Princess Katherine is 12
Raven is 9
Nitia is 7
Genshal is 6
Vednusdi is 6
Alaric is 4
Emil is 3
Kotori is 3
Skye is 3
Lyana is 3

13 years ago: Ninth year in the war against Malfear. Tegan now fights in the front lines against Malfear as does Nyirr.

12 years ago: Malfear is slain, the war ends. The Mages Tower is reestablished in Oslo, Valeal and Lucien returns to Gorgon.

ages

Sir Lazzerous is 35
Lucien is 33
Nyirr is 22
Tegan is 17
Princess Katherine is 15
Raven is 12
Nitia is 10
Genshal is 9
Vednusdi is 9
Alaric is 7
Emil is 6
Kotori is 6
Skye is 6
Lyana is 6

11 and a half years ago: Skye is taken into the Ferronian capital.

Undefined Time: Emil is sent to the new tower to learn magic.

7 years ago: Alaric arrives at the Mages Tower in Oslo after he and Kotori are assaulted by a disgruntled fanatic.

6 years ago: Kotori arrives at the Mages Tower

3 years ago: Raven gains her freedom.

2 years ago: The Order of the Rose is established and quickly gains prominence

1 year ago: Emil's parents are burnt at the stake by the order of the rose.

Recently ( in the past year or less): Alaric and Kotori graduate from the Tower as a hydromage and guardian. Peasant revolt in Valeal, leading to the creation of Valaria.
Vespar falls and is under the control of Sir Elric Grey and The People’s Army (for Valaria).

6 months in the past: Tegan’s mage partner, Abe, is murdered by the Order of the Rose.

[Headphones]

*laptop abruptly shuts down after Headphones has copy-pasted several image codes into the post section* *Internet refuses to return*... Someone hand me an axe.

Brand said
Jesus, just saw your Timeline post Headphones. Excellent job; A little embarrassing how you're more on top of things then I am.

Hehe, sorry that I embarrassed you a little bit there. I may be in a class with a specialty in Biology, but I have had a mathematical mind ever since I was young ^ ^" So it's not difficult for me to put things into a specific order in my head and connect numbers with each other. I'm glad I was of assistance =3

By the way, I failed to mention this in the past, but Free Faller needs to edit their sheet, because they have made several inaccuracies, one of which is that they mention that the war lasted five years, when it was actually ten. They need to either put the dates of Tegan's training, Tower entrance and graduation in the sheet or tell us, so we can put them on the timeline.

Also, could these be of use?

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[Gowi]

I've begun on retroactive edits regarding my character's age and background.

[Feisty-Pants]

._.

Wow. Just amazing how concise some of you all are getting. O.o

[Brand]

@ Everyone, The timeline has been cleaned up. If you feel i'm missing some vital information, or would like to include something from your characters history, say so. You can find it either a few posts up, or by the link I posted in the Accepted Characters section.

@Raven, your character bio looks good, however do you have any idea how your character could get herself involved in the current conflicts? I would rather players know how their characters will be involved in the political mechanics of the world.

@Tali, I'm not so sure about your second character. Coming from a foreign land is fine, but the trouble I'm having is that your character is the captain of a ship, a pirate ship no less. All of the players here on on fairly equal ground, while some may have more political sway then others, but being the captain of an entire ship is kind of a big thing. Not to mention i'm not sure how comfortable I am with how your character became captain. She flung some people overboard, caught another ship on fire and then this crew of killers and thieves followed her for some time (long enough to get a reputation) without question? Plus going from the slave girl to the captain is a big jump, and why did your character not use her magic to stop herself from being abused if she was strong enough to catch a ship on fire?

I'm fine with the foreign character concept, but I think this one has a little too many plotholes. Plus I feel your not utilizing the fact that your character is foreign. Having a foreign character in the RP for the simple sake of having her be foreign isn't really what I'm looking for. I want you to make a story around it. Maybe your character was taken as a slave and sailed across the ocean. When the ship was a breath away from land a storm struck and nearly everyone died, except your character who found herself on land in a strange world she knew nothing of. With your current character simply pirating off the coast of Gorgon, I don't feel there is any need for to hail from a foreign land.

@ Gowi,

There is a pretty big age differential between you and Lucian, who are siblings. I would recommend somewhere in your Bio you mention that your father remarried a younger woman, which would make the age gap more plausible. Also, you need to change around the years a little. The earliest you can be born is 18 years ago, meaning you were conceived the prior year, but born when your father went to war. Since the coup began two years after your father left, and ended with his death the third year, I would recommend you say your character left Gorgon around age 2 or 3, since you currently say she left at age 6 (meaning they lingered for a few years after Briar took the throne)

@Headphones, I could probably put those to use.

[Gowi]

There is a pretty big age differential between you and Lucian, who are siblings. I would recommend somewhere in your Bio you mention that your father remarried a younger woman, which would make the age gap more plausible. Also, you need to change around the years a little. The earliest you can be born is 18 years ago, meaning you were conceived the prior year, but born when your father went to war. Since the coup began two years after your father left, and ended with his death the third year, I would recommend you say your character left Gorgon around age 2 or 3, since you currently say she left at age 6 (meaning they lingered for a few years after Briar took the throne)

I'm refitting my character to be around twenty-four or so years of age, and in my bio it mentions that she has "Of course, she was far behind in the line of succession with three elder brothers ahead of her" meaning that there's plenty of room for her age gap given Lucian is the eldest.

This all making my character eight years old when the coup occurred and all that.

[Brand]

Gowi said
I'm refitting my character to be around twenty-four or so years of age, and in my bio it mentions that she has meaning that there's plenty of room for her age gap given Lucian is the eldest. This all making my character eight years old when the coup occurred and all that.

Okay, i'll adjust the timeline accordingly.

Sorry to everyone for the patchy information. This still kinda counts as my first experience GMing.

[Feisty-Pants]

Brand said
Okay, i'll adjust the timeline accordingly.Sorry to everyone for the patchy information. This still kinda counts as my first experience GMing.

Well, you're doing really well for a first timer. ^_^

[TaliPaendrag]

@Brand: I'll work on those edits. As for how she was a slave anyway, would it be okay for me to come up with a material native to the lands where she hails from that can block a mage's access to magic when worn? That issue you brought up won't just go away because the bio changes.

[Brand]

TaliPaendrag said
would it be okay for me to come up with a material native to the lands where she hails from that can block a mage's access to magic when worn?

That could work. Reminds me of The Wheel of Time.

[TaliPaendrag]

That is an amazing series, but if you're talking about the a'dam, it won't be like that. I was just thinking of a material that had an anti-magic field of its own that prevented magic when worn by a mage. Guardians aren't a thing in the other land, so there isn't another way to deal with those who can use magic.