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Original Characters in an Original World. I think.

Good, character development is always my preference.

What if each quest is DMed by a different player? And we take turns running the plot?

Original Characters in an Original World. I think.

I dig it.

One thing that I ask is that you put a set of rules on magic, or even describe how it works in full.

Otherwise we'll end up with eight different magic "systems" that everyone's trying to use, and it's just a fustercluck.

EDIT: And what of races? Humans only, or what?

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The group at large gradually calmed down, but Gray was obviously still uncomfortable. He stood still, with his limbs close to him, trying to take up as little space as possible. It was something you learned in a Northgate Prison.
At first he thought it was a trap. Sass was nowhere to be seen, and more people, all Sprayers, gathered here in one place. It was suspicious, but just as he was about to bolt, she walked in the door.

It was her after all. Alive, contrary to what he(and, apparently, everyone else) had previously thought. She had a job for them, some agreed immediately, some questioned.

"In." Gray said, simply, "Of course."

Then, suddenly, he reached over and put a gentle hand in Clarion's way as he made another skating lap. "Stop, please." The circling made him nervous. Made him think of a predator or something.

Swords of a Master

Well I'm trying to jumpstart it again.

So it was my understanding that Darious was working with his thorough knowledge of the countryside, checking usual hiding places.

I was going to post with Yllicus in his hiding place, and Darious and Vidal can find him there.

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I was aiming for something that would be nonsensical to a layperson, but that had a kind of logic to it that would help the initiated remember.

The codeword for "left" would be "sea", by the way. I derived left and right from "Port" and "starboard." If you see what I mean. It's logical, but not obvious.

Swords of a Master

Well.. I guess. But only if you actually fully understand everything that's going on, and have a real excuse to be involved in it.

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I... hope it's okay that I elaborated on the secret code a little.

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4:23 PM

William walked down an alley that he knew. Curfew wasn't for a few hours, but he didn't dare being outside anytime close to it. He couldn't risk harassment, he couldn't go back. The thought of being in that place again made him shiver and break out in cold sweat. The thought of Scarecrow, still inside, made him want to throw up. He stopped. There was something on that wall, something that shouldn't have been there. A red X. He knew that symbol, but he almost couldn't bring himself to go and look at it. That was Sass' symbol, her signature. But no, she was dead, wasn't she? And this wasn't her work. What was that scrap? He got closer and looked at the scrap of paper that was taped next to the wall. Will read it, but didn't touch, and then looked at the camera on the wall nearby. He turned and walked away.

"The bed on the tongue in the stars of a Helm."

A tongue is a restaurant, a bed is a home. "Stars" means to the right of "Helm" a water tower. Sprayers had an esoteric system of codes to give each other directions. It was one of the most well guarded secrets that they had. Even if you knew all of the code words, it was a very vague set of directions, and it would take an intimate knowledge of the city. Not many knew the language, and fewer would be able to place the exact location that it meant. An apartment over a restaurant, somewhere to the right of a water tower. There were many water towers, many restaurants, and many apartments. There were three locations that Will could think of that fit all of those criteria. He could check real estate websites to see which ones were abandoned, probably only one. That would be the place. The place that a dead girl was calling Sprayers to meet at. Could she have survived, he wondered, as he turned the key in his own apartment. Maybe. He heard gunshots, and he never saw her inside the prison, but he didn't actually witness her fate.

He realized, as he dumped his groceries on the counter, mindless of the meat that needed refrigeration, that he had to go see this meeting.

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1:05 AM
All his gear had been confiscated, but he knew of a Sprayer, name of Dodger, who kept stashes around the city. A quick dip into the nearest one, and William was equipped well enough. He had a new mask, and a new hood. Couldn't risk using his old outfit, they knew it, it was compromised.

Without climbing gear, he had to take the fire escape up. He jumped on top of a restaurant's dumpster and leaped up to the fire escape, pulling himself up with some difficulty. Damn was he out of shape. The fire escape was easy, like climbing stairs, and he knew the apartment by sight because the window was slightly cracked open. Nobody would leave that open after curfew unless they specifically wanted someone to join them.

He pushed the window the rest of the way and climbed in.

"Sass?" he called out.

Swords of a Master

So I just now discovered that I accidentally named the emperor after the Roman version of Uranus.

So I know Yev is on vacation, but Arthanus is currently MIA. Haven't heard from him in a while, sent a message to ask if he was still around.

I think we can move on from here, though, since Vidal is as yet not involved with the hunt for Yllicus, he's only a hired ship, we can just say that he sails and gets you where you're going.

So, Affili and Eyeris, if you're still around, I can set the scene on where Yllicus has hidden. I figure the mercenary tries to sneak up on him. Naira and Gabriel get there in time to save his bacon('Cause they think killing the emperor was just a great move all around).

Wait a minute... No... I just realized that with my change to the story they actually have no idea that Yllicus killed the emperor. That was kind of important, so... oops.

Okay, new plan. They break up the fight because they know they need to be there, but don't know why.

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The "older/wiser" Sprayer is what Will was originally going to be, but I toned his age back and changed him up a bit when me and Mach came up with a shared backstory.

I'm getting started on a second character soon. Reckoned we needed another on the other side.