Mechanically, Daniel is just a RAW Human; the 'Enhanced' part is merely an attempt to translate D&D Mechanics like Hit Points into the RP.
I like that last part; I was also thinking that he might have been friends with Ciel at some point and took her 'rejection' badly. As in, 'Daniel is also screwed up a little' badly.
Ahhh! I see. XD Thank you!
Also...Oof! Yeah, hearing Daniel say that he messed up and that Ciel rejected him would definitely snap her out of the funk Bartholomew put her in, if not at the theme park than in the new world.
She definitely would have told Daniel that it wasn't his fault if they got a chance to talk it out before their untimely death.
As for how Ciel and Daniel became friends...
Since there's an eight year difference between them, would it be okay with you if the two of them became friends because Ciel babysat Daniel a few times when she was in High School and he was in Elementary/Middle School?
I'm sure Ciel's new attitude would spark some measure of confusion in Malcer at first, which begins to transition into concern the more he is exposed to the new her and how she acts around Bartholomew. Being nonconfrontational, Malcer wouldn't have been the first to make accusations or anything, but he would perhaps have asked her "if she was alright" if he ever got her relatively alone. And I'm sure her response would be less than encouraging.
Owing to the fact that Malcer wasn't generally the most "in-person socialized" and kinda lived in his own head a lot of the time, he's the kind of person that when receiving one of these backhanded compliments would either humbly shrug it off, miss the compliment part entirely, or directly ask for clarification if he's confused on the intent. Which, naturally, Bartholomew wouldn't really be able to do without digging his hole deeper. Malcer's lack of socialism in some respects leads him to be blunter at times and cut through social shenanigans. A short "I'm sorry?" or "in what way?" and so on might start to see Bartholomew's facade unravel in Malcer's eyes.
Yup. She would have said "I'm fine,", but Malcer would easily be able to tell that she wasn't.
Bartholomew would probably notice that Malcer isn't generally the most "in-person socialized", and would use that to his advantage. He probably would have answered his clarification questions in a way that would have seemed like a save to others, but would have been a deliberate diss that only Malcer would pick up on.
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You bet the first thing Malcer would think is to ask "Did you get hacked?/What's this about?" on some alternative social media connection if he received such a weird message, complete with screenshot. Although, if Bartholomew was already that deep, it's certainly questionable if that inquiry would ever have reached Ciel.
Yeah, I would say at that point, Bartholomew was already in deep, so he would have been able to make sure that Ciel didn't see that message. He probably would have answered Malcer's inquiry with "No. Leave me alone," and a prompt block of Malcer and the other friends' accounts on Ciel's alternative social media accounts.
Your character sheet looks great! You've got everything that @Lewascan2 and I put into our sheets.
I do have a question: From what I'm reading of the Enhanced Human, it sounds like mechanically Daniel would be a Variant Human with the Keen Mind feat. Do I have that right?
The only other question that comes to mind would be how would he be friends with the rest of the party? Chances are Daniel would probably be the youngest member of the party. We can establish connections for this character. Maybe he's related to one of the party members as a relative?
Oh 100%. Malcer is probably going to spend a fair amount of time menacing this man once he picks up on how much of a piece of hot garbage he is... if that wasn't perfectly clear already. Malcer was a bit of a self-absorbed loner in his first life, so he might have just assumed she drifted away like some people naturally do, but upon meeting her and Barthalomew at the theme park? Ciel must have come across rather different. But Malcer is rather aggressively protective of those he does consider friends, so Bartholomew is not likely to endear himself to him.
Oh yeah, Ciel would have come off as drastically different. Before Bartholomew, Ciel was much more cheerful and a little more outgoing. She wouldn't have been the type to just drift away when it came to her friends and family. At the theme park, she would have been quiet, self-deprecating, and apologetic to Malcer. She probably have apologized to him for a normal conversations they had in the past, with her thinking that she insulted him somehow, while Malcer clearly remembers it as a normal conversation.
As for Bartholomew, it might have been obvious that he was a piece of hot garbage from the start. I imagine he tries to endear himself to her friends at first, while subtly undercutting them with backhanded compliments. When he sees that the friends see him for who he truly is, he stops trying to make them like him and simply focuses on Ciel.
Now that I think more about it..I imagine Bartholomew went behind Ciel's back and sent a message from Ciel's phone/email to all of her friends. While pretending to be her, he basically tried to tell everyone that Ciel doesn't need them anymore and that she was never going to speak to them again.
The potential giveaways that it wasn't Ciel writing those messages?
1. Bartholomew tried to make Ciel sound flippant and uncaring so that her friends and family would be angry and not want to speak with her anymore.
2. He used emojis in the message when Ciel doesn't use emojis for serious messages like that.
@Lewascan2@Guardian Angel Haruki, would you guys appreciate the presence of a 16-year-old kid who is, well, a kid who is enjoying his 'adventure', or would you prefer an 18-year-old Eldritch Knight, or both?
Age: 24 Birthday: January 30th Height: 5'3" Body Type: Normal Human Body. Fit, with some curves. Eyes: Sky blue, colored so from the power of the Pact. Hair: Black Pronouns: She/Her Orientation: Heterosexual
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Right now, she is very quiet and shy. She seriously lacks confidence, and it overshadows the kindness that remains constant between worlds, her newfound charisma, and her creativity and intelligence. That kindness can even become mercy. But she is incredibly naive. She is aware of that naivety that led her to the abusive relationship with Bartholomew. Right now, she isn't sure who she can trust and who she can't. That lack of trust extends to herself and the new world as she questions everything and second-guesses her own decisions. She is fearful of this new situation and is aware of the potential dangers.
Ciel was once a normal girl/woman. She had a loving family and a few close friends growing up. She wasn't popular by any means, but she knows that the family and few close friends she have are there for her. She tried a wide variety of activities and interests, and is a generally friendly person. Her life doesn't really have much to add to that.
That is...until college. She moved to a different city to attend a prestigious college she was accepted into. There, she met Bartholomew Anders. The man is charming and confident, but has an insidious personality. He took every opportunity to spend time with Ciel, and showered her with compliments and gifts. Ciel couldn't see his true personality, and she fell for the man. So when Bartholomew asked if she would be his girlfriend, she accepted.
Over time, Bartholomew subtly isolated Ciel. He made sure she wouldn't make any new friends, and tricked her into severing her connections with her friends from her home town and her parents. She had been led to believe that they didn't care about her and that they were only spending time with her because of various reasons. She foolishly believed him and blocked them from her phone. Over time, his true personality showed as he took up berating and gaslighting Ciel.
She was in that relationship with him for six years now, and it shows in the damage done to her confidence and self-image. She is just a shadow of her previous self.
Going to the theme park was Bartholomew's idea for a date, (even though when they got there he said it was hers). Ciel never expected to meet some old friends there. Both she and Bartholomew died on the roller coaster.
Ciel saw her parents grieving by her bedside, and that caught off guard. She believed Bartholomew when he said that they didn't care about her after all. The last she saw was her father directing his rage to Bartholomew's dead body before she was taken to the new world.
Now in this new world, she is confused and doubtful. Who wouldn't be?
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Bartholomew Anders
Age: 25 Birthday: May 10th Height: 5'9" Body Type: Ever changing. His true form is gray with pointed ears. He is a changeling. He look like anyone as he pleases. Eyes: Purple Hair: White Pronouns: He/Him/His Orientation: Heterosexual
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Bartholomew is a twisted man hiding underneath various masks that appeal to each different person he meets. He is a master of manipulation, who desires for everything and everyone to be controlled as he desires. He cannot stand any element of chaos, nor can he stand those who have proven and shown themselves to be better than him in any capacity and in any field.
What is there to say about him? He is the aforementioned boyfriend of Ciel's.
He has given Ciel the sob story that his father treated him poorly and his mother abandoned him and he had to pick himself back up. He was an only child. He told her that he worked many jobs so he could go to the same college.
This is partially true. What he said about his parents and him being an only child was true, but growing up, he learned how to manipulate others to get what he wants and make ends meet. He had many friends, but they came and went as he pleased. If someone did something he didn't like, then he made sure that they were't just humiliated, but also absolutely ruined and destroyed.
He met Ciel in college, and he saw something in her that he wanted. He easily got her to date him and isolated her so that he is the only person she can depend on...
He certainly didn't expect to die on the roller coaster, but ending up in a world that gave him magic and abilities was definitely an unforeseen boon that he would use to his advantage.
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