Hey, there. Myst here, as you've probably guessed. Can't exactly write in other people's bios, can you? But, you're probably reading this for a reason, so I'll get to it.
I prefer high-Casual and Advanced games, in a medieval, fantasy or sci-fi setting, because that's the sort of nerd I am.
I'm a thinker - I've thought a lot on certain things, and am firm in my beliefs. So you could ask me what I thought about a good few things and I could give a well-reasoned answer. Or a less reasoned answer based on my morals.
TheCharactersOfMyst - This is my storage for past and present characters, and where I might occasionally go for nostalgia and/or recycling a character I've used before.
EDIT; Oh, and also, for those of you who may not know how Temporary Hit Points work - they're essentially a buffer on top of your normal health. They do not heal you, and they cannot be regained, but when you take damage, it's applied to the temp HP first, and then your actual score. Whenever you have these temporary hit points, you will keep them until one of the following conditions is met;
- The spell that you received them from ends. - You take damage. Each time you take damage, the total temp HP is reduced. - You take a short or long rest.
Sebastian N. | NPC Fighter 1 | 11/11 +3 Cassandra N. | NPC Druid 1 | 9/9 Lucian | Horse, Riding | Healthy Sylvana | Horse, Riding | Healthy
On a crisp autumn morning, as the sun just barely peeks over the horizon for the first time, Sebastian extinguishes his lantern; his eyes still scanning the surrounding area as his watch comes to a close. The party have been travelling for six days now, today being the seventh. On the edge of the camp, the two horses that he and Cassandra made the journey with are already awake, grazing on dew-covered grass. With little else to do, he begins to shake people awake, leaving Cassandra for last, and only shaking her gently. As many of the group have likely noticed while they kept vigil, she has slept fitfully almost every night, and during travel, her gaze would often drift back the way you came.
Kicking a swathe of loose dirt over the embers of your campfire, he turns to the rest of you.
"We'll reach Greenrest today… without any unexpected surprises, of course. I am, ah... grateful that you kept up with my commands. I know that I asked a great deal of you all, keeping up with us on foot while my sister and I rode. For what it is worth, we have not travelled much before, so this was... unusual."
Cassandra nods, smiling at her brother. This seems to be something she discussed with him. She, too, looks over at the party.
"Once we reach our final destination in Greenrest, you will be properly compensated for your time and services. We greatly appreciate it."
"So, we are going to be travelling at a more... relaxed pace today. This way, you won't be so exhausted you cannot enjoy the town's amenities."
Cassandra's mouth drops in shock, and her brother returns her gaze with an impish grin. This is not something that they discussed. Sebastian had been setting the pace for the whole journey, one that often had most of you exhausted by the end of the day. He wasn't a slavedriver - no, not at all. The group did take breaks throughout the day. If you were lucky, one of the twins had, at some point, dismounted and allowed you to ride their horse instead. It has been a tiring, and unusual experience. Most employers of their kind would have moved at a slower pace, had a carriage instead of horses, and they certainly wouldn't have let you ride in said carriages.
But today, Sebastian seems content to let you all move at a more leisurely pace, one that lets you admire the countryside around you. In the same vein, Cassandra no longer seems as withdrawn, and instead of keeping her gaze on the horizon behind, she keeps it on the one ahead. Both of them have carried a tense atmosphere for the whole journey, but now, it seems to have dropped. And you finally have a spare moment to take things in.
For one, there is finally a spare moment to observe the people around you. Aside from the twins, you probably haven't spoken to the others very much, your energy being taken up by the march. There are a number of unusual characters among you, you knew that much, but now you can properly take them in.
Most obviously, there is Vaal, the kobold. Blue in colour, he seems to hold very little of his race's cowardly nature and he even wears clothes much finer than that of many kobold chieftains. It was unusual, to say the least, but Cassandra had made it quite clear that the group was not to harass him... he is a powerful spellcaster, and he is on your side. Woe betide you if you turn him away.
The other unusual member of your group is the kenku, Caw. Most of their kind stick together in gangs, better known as 'flocks' - to see one generally meant there were a few dozen others close by. As far as you know, there are not thirty other kenku following you. Sebastian has been watching him closely, and he did warn Caw openly that he was not to steal from his colleagues. However, he also seems to have a growing fondness for the creature, making sure that he has eaten enough and so on.
And for that, Caw can thank Surina, the tall green dragonborn who has cooked every night. Certainly, her food has made it easier to enjoy the mostly uneventful journey. Surina Norixius (or Norixius Surina with dragonborn naming conventions) is a talented cook, and if her weapons are anything to show for, a strong woman as well.
Then there is perhaps the most mundane-looking member of your party; the dwarf, Magdar. A cleric of war, so you've gathered, he, too, seems to be among your stronger warriors, though for dwarves, he's barely of age. There's no mistake in that he carries scars of his past with him, too - something haunts him.
And last but not least, the girl, Rhaeyla. Though not the youngest of your group, she nonetheless looks the least experienced, perhaps. That's only at first glance, however, and there's plenty more to see at first glance than her age - among them, the pale silver sheen of her hair and eyes.
In the small moments of interim, when you were not focused on the march, or on catching your breath, you may have had your chances to socialise – certainly, everyone has had their chances to talk, or at least learn the names of their travelling companions.
It is about midmorning when Sebastian begins to sing. To most of you, the language in which he sings is a mystery, but to Rhaeyla, it is one that she has always known, knew better as a child than she knew how to walk; Celestial. Even when spoken normally, the rise and fall of the words is a song in itself, meaning it is all the more beautiful now. Sebastian’s voice fills the air around you, warm like the summer sun, and even for those who cannot understand him, it invokes powerful emotions deep within you.
Sebastian makes a Performance check – 21! (It was purely for flavour, but hey, it worked out!). He uses his Inspiring Leader trait, granting the following benefits; Caw gains 3Temporary Hit Points Vaal gains 3Temporary Hit Points Magdar gains 3Temporary Hit Points Surina gains 3Temporary Hit Points Rhaeyla gains 3Temporary Hit Points Sebastian gains 3Temporary Hit Points
Only Rhaeyla and Cassandra can understand what he is singing about. Rhaeyla, to know the subject of the song, make a History check.
Well, everyone. Meet your party. So, I'm gonna present you guys with a quick choice; do you guys want a small prologue where you can 'introduce' your characters, or do you want to just jump straight into the story?
@Rondo of Blood That is correct, Spellcasting can be removed. As for variant humans; given that Sebastian and Cassandra are both technically 'variant humans', yes, you can play one. Please make sure to upload a WIP within the next 20 hours, or I cannot consider your application.
@HymnOfSin Well, uh. Hello. I will say, I'd have appreciated it if you expressed your interest first, rather than making a full sheet with no comment. However, you have created one within the deadline, so I'll consider it. See below some of my thoughts on the character; keep in mind that this does not guarantee your acceptance.
Let's start off with the game mechanics. There are a couple of things I object to here. First is admittedly a personal preference, but Shandri's background - as you can see in the character tab, Vaal has already been accepted, and he, too, is a Far Traveller. Typically, I only accept one character per background - and yours would be more suited for the Outlander, given you mention that he lived in the wilderness. Additionally, Primordial is not a humanoid tongue. Unless they had very specific ties to Elementals, which is highly unlikely, then his tribe would not have used it as their common tongue.
You mention that he will trade other lives in exchange for the preservation of knowledge. This is not, and will never be, a trait that a Good-Aligned character will have in the games that I run. Either make him Chaotic Neutral or remove that trait.
For stats, we are using Point Buy - which you have surpassed. To get the stats you have, you would need 30 points, as opposed to the permitted 27. I suggest you use this website to calculate the attributes you can take.
Now, formatting. At the top of the sheet, you put Alignment (CG) Race (Human) - it should just be CG Human or CN if you decide to keep the trait.
This is something that was left in the base code, so you may have missed it, but at level 1, Warlocks only have 1 spell slot, not 2.
Given that you have only apparently made your account today, I presume that you were not around for the initial interest check. In it, I express that the spells and cantrips that you have chosen should have condensed descriptions, or at least be formatted so that they are easy to take in. Take a look at the character sheets for Magdar and Vaal, two spellcasters in the party. Both of them have dropped the components down to a single letter - V, S, M, and C. I know what each of these means. In that same vein, Magdar's spells list only the mechanical effects; none of the flavour texts. Vaal's spells do contain this extra information, but they are broken up into smaller paragraphs and lists so that they can be easily absorbed. Please emulate one of these methods.
Read other's character sheets for some inspiration!
@Rondo of Blood This is a good starting point. Look at what the others have got. Look at the one in the example character sheet. Heck, you can even ask me for advice. What I'm asking for is literally 'a day in the life of' sort of scenario. Think about what your character might have been doing on the day he, she or they met the twins. Were they looking for work? Or did the thought not occur to them until the moment it was offered? Was this meeting calm or violent? So on and so forth.
@Eleven@Rondo of Blood So, if you two are still interested, I'm going to have to ask you two to get at least a mostly completed WIP up by Thursday, because that's when I plan on starting the game. Depending, I might slot you into the first episode somewhere instead of having you start with the others, but I'd still like you to do the writing sample.
@LordOfTheNight Similar stuff goes for you. Please make the requested changes to your character sheet before Thursday.
@Rondo of Blood Fighter or Paladin works just fine. Sebastian and Cassandra are... not designed to stick around. I've built them specifically to assist in this first Episode, given its notoriety for difficulty.
When it comes to equipment and gold, you can negotiate for something (for example, changing the fighter's light crossbow for a shortbow, or scale mail instead of chainmail), but other than that, only standard equipment.
Hey, there. Myst here, as you've probably guessed. Can't exactly write in other people's bios, can you? But, you're probably reading this for a reason, so I'll get to it.
I prefer high-Casual and Advanced games, in a medieval, fantasy or sci-fi setting, because that's the sort of nerd I am.
I'm a thinker - I've thought a lot on certain things, and am firm in my beliefs. So you could ask me what I thought about a good few things and I could give a well-reasoned answer. Or a less reasoned answer based on my morals.
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/163035-the-charactersofmyst/ooc]TheCharactersOfMyst[/url] - This is my storage for past and present characters, and where I might occasionally go for nostalgia and/or recycling a character I've used before.
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hey, there. Myst here, as you've probably guessed. Can't exactly write in other people's bios, can you? But, you're probably reading this for a reason, so I'll get to it.<br><br>I prefer high-Casual and Advanced games, in a medieval, fantasy or sci-fi setting, because that's the sort of nerd I am.<br><br>I'm a thinker - I've thought a lot on certain things, and am firm in my beliefs. So you could ask me what I thought about a good few things and I could give a well-reasoned answer. Or a less reasoned answer based on my morals.<br><br><a href="https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/163035-the-charactersofmyst/ooc">TheCharactersOfMyst</a> - This is my storage for past and present characters, and where I might occasionally go for nostalgia and/or recycling a character I've used before.</div>
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