Digizel

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Here are my thoughts regarding Skobeloff's Fellowship so far:

@Digizel
Shieldwing is a fellow prankster, a lover of tricks and jokes just like you. Explain how they once got one over on you, and give them a Friendship Gem.

(My thinking here is that Skobeloff, being a true and dedicated player of the Long Game, has developed something of a blind spot for the short term. This would allow the much more direct and straightforward methods a Warrior like Shieldwing would prefer to catch Skobeloff off guard.)

@rush99999

Hm. My only gripe there would be that in my mind, Shieldwing is not much of a prankster or jokester. If anything, I feel like he'd be the type to get annoyed with pranks, even to the point where he might even get angry and snap at the prankster if he became their victim...which in retrospect will probably only make him a more inviting target because he gives such a big reaction. xD

EDIT: Maybe I'll give an in-depth rundown of Shieldwing's personality and motivations. That might make things easier.

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Oh yeah, and correct me if I'm wrong, but we now have four finished characters, and the only one we're still missing is Vertigo's Seer character? I suppose at this point, we should start sifting through personalities so that we can start thinking about answers for those Fellowship questions?

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Oh man, the idea that they've had this conversation about 100 times, and Shieldwing continues to call them the Shadowslayer Clutch with such confidence and pride, only to be interrupted every time with somebody pointing out that they haven't decided that yet, is too good to pass up imo~

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Oh man, the fact that you guys just pointed out the concept of a Rebel's former house making for interesting roleplay opportunities....

Gotten yourself affiliated with the House that Skolbeloff is in. Depending on how much Skolbeloff cares about the House, that could be interesting~

Also, if everybody's name ends up starting with an S, Shieldwing is going to push pretty hard for "Shadowslayer Clutch" as it appeals to his character a lot AND the alliteration following the trend xD Whether the other dragons go along with him is up for debate, obviously~

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Stargaze, Skolbeloff, Shieldwing? Triple S Clutch let's gooooo

In actuality, that is probably exactly what Shieldwing's first idea is xP

But then he'd probably propose something like:

Shadowslayer Clutch
Dawnbringer Clutch
Drakewarden Clutch

But he'd also say that it might be good to wait and see if a particularly fitting name reveals itself, whether that's one already suggested or not~ That their name should befit their duty, their accomplishments and/or their proven capabilities. And also say that a strong sounding clutch name always looks better in the records~ xP

Epyllion: Beyond Moonlight's Reach

Alrighty, his CS is finally done now that I've got a solid understanding of the system and lore~

Shieldwing, the Warrior of House Brynback

Name: Shieldwing

Pronouns: He/Him

Playbook: The Warrior

Colour: Imperial Red/Scarlet

Look: Primarily a vibrant red color, with a pale yellow underbelly from jaw to tip of the tail, same color under the wings. Piercing green eyes with a black iris and red claws. Two white horns on the crown that reach straight backward and one very small one on the tip of his muzzle. Along the back are ridges that extend down to his back but not to the tail.

For a more visual idea of the description, take the body of the first image, and then impose the body features of the second: the horns (though white instead of black), ridges stopping at the tail, underwings matching underbelly)

1. Dragon Main Body

2. Dragon features

Stats:
Charm: +0
Courage: +2
Cunning: +0

Virtue: Bravery

House & Obligation: Brynbak, the House of Steel: Destroy an unnatural menace born of Darkness.

Moves:

SCALES OF HONOUR: You have dedicated your life to the betterment of dragonkind. Choose one boon:
[] A mark of lunar authority; take +1 ongoing to call upon the Moons.
[] A voice that penetrates the Darkness; take +1 ongoing to act despite danger in the face of the Darkness.
[X] A lineage that commands respect; take +1 Charm (max +3).
[] An heirloom from the War of Shadow; take +1 ongoing to stand up to a superior.
[] A large and valuable hoard; take +1 ongoing to give into the Darkness.
Mark a Shadow each time you conceal or hide one or more of your boons.
When you advance your signature move, mark a new boon. Tell the DM which of your adventures has earned you such an honor.

BATTLE PLAN: When you face an enemy in combat, roll +Courage. On a hit, you can ask the DM questions. Whenever you act on one of the DM’s answers, take +1.
On a 10+, ask 2. On a 7–9, ask 1:
- Which enemy is most vulnerable to me?
- Which enemy is the biggest threat?
- What’s my enemy’s true position?
- What’s my enemy’s mission or objective?
On a miss, they catch you off guard. Take a -1 ongoing until you can assert your dominance or rally your allies.

Advancement:

Rawscale Drake (0 XP):
You start with a +0 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] take another move from your playbook
[] take +1 to any stat (maximum of +3)
[] advance your signature move

Winged Drake (0 XP):
You still have a +0 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] take another move from your playbook
[] take +1 to any stat (maximum of +3)
[] advance your signature move

Longtooth Dragon (0 XP):
You now have a +1 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] take another move from another playbook
[] take +1 to any stat (maximum of +3)
[] advance your signature move

Bearded Dragon:
You now have a +2 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] take a ritual of your House
[] advance your signature move

Elder Dragon:
You now have a +3 bonus to calling upon the Moons.
[] your house dedicates a stronghold to you
[] retire your character, arise as an Ancient or a Mystic

Moons:
- Liberty Moon
- Spirit Moon
- Stone Moon
- Storm Moon
- Void Moon

Shadow Track:

[] Anger
- Lash out at a friend.
- Break something valuable
- Escalate a delicate situation

[] Doubt
- Question a friend’s loyalty
- Steal something valuable
- Reject a tradition

[] Shame
- Blame a friend for your mistakes
- Mock or belittle someone vulnerable
- Seek isolation or solitude

[] Fear
- Hide something from your friends
- Avoid a difficult task
- Exaggerate the danger of the situation

Shadowself:
You are unstoppable, a hurricane whose might will singlehandedly shatter the Darkness. Adulare must be protected and no one else is strong enough to help you. Make sure the clutch knows you are the only one who can save Adulare. You are The Warrior. Return from your Shadowself when a friend convinces you to ask your Clutch for help.

Fellowship:
Fellwing has stood by your side in a fight against a monster of the Darkness. Explain how they exemplified your virtue. Give them a Gem.

Stargaze has recently joined your Clutch and you are training them in the art of combat and the importance of self defense. Take a Gem from them.

Fellwing was there when you were most vulnerable. Give them a Gem.

Epyllion, a PbtA game about dragons

Yeah...text be frustrating like that. Unless you literally type something like [/s] or something similar it is just too often too hard to tell

Epyllion, a PbtA game about dragons

It often stops me, but I am on a dragon high after starting Wings of Fire, so I'm certainly interested in learning xD

Fall of Faerieland

AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

I'm SO sorry. I did not anticipate disappearing for as long as I did. Had to go away on a road trip a while back and long story short, I may or may not have left RP Guild in the back of my brain where it lay dormant until I went looking through all of my other RP information and such and found Ferrin's character sheet from here.

EDIT: So I guess my real question is whether or not we're still interested in trying to continue this or...? xD

Fall of Faerieland

Ferrin looked at Eloween as she began to talk to Wyler, curious as to why she was so insistent that she be the one to go down first. He wasn't sure what to make of this Ixi. Earlier she had seemed rather uncertain about her own abilities, but now she seemed like she wanted to do everything.... Well, Ferrin certainly wasn't about to just stand here and be useless to the others just because there was no fighting to be done.

"I don't think you're going to need to worry about it," Ferrin replied with a shrug. "But you can do what you want I guess. I mean I-" However, just as he was turning to look back toward Eloween...he spotted something out of the corner of his eye. His eyes widened and he suddenly reached out. "Hey, wait, what're you-!?" he called out, but it was too late. Arma's foot caught something and he had fallen...straight into the hole with no opportunity to catch himself. And then came the loud, painful-sounding crash.

"Gah, shoot...." Ferrin muttered. He turned and immediately moved to open the hatch and started to descend into the room below without another word. "Arma, are you alright? Man, you gotta stop just...doing stuff. You're gonna get yourself killed." Once the Scorchio would touch down on the floor below, he would get a better look at his surroundings, wanting to make sure Arma wasn't in a worse situation than simply hurting himself on the descent.