JJ Doe

Emergence (Witchcraft/Magic)

Doctor Belasco said My concern is that it would be in my character's interest to ally himself with a powerful family. He might consider yours a sinking ship. Obviously there's a plot here - he might have a history with you, or defect away from you over the course of the RP. Don't expect to keep him :P

Sounds delicious! Without a doubt, my family is a sinking ship. Many members of the family know this, but do not want to give up. In a sense, this is why they excelled in alchemy.

The high-end witch society is a backstabbing one and being in the ring for so long, I would assume my family knows the game, thus, take precautions to who they take in. Since they also have symbol magic (which they will never teach anyone, but their bloodline), they could probably brand outsiders before letting them in their inner circle. So when and if they do---…

… *Thinks about it*

On second thought, it might be safer for your character to be unrelated to my family. If they did brand outsiders using symbol magic, then (based on what I can gather of your character so far), he probably wouldn't risk joining a "sinking-ship" family to learn all that he can from them and betray them, only to be possibly killed by the brand. My family may be a sinking ship, but it is a very dangerous one ;) Although, that can also be a sub-plot (your character carrying the cursed brand, which he managed to keep dormant for awhile and is trying to find away to be free from it).

Emergence (Witchcraft/Magic)

Moon said @All: I also hope to have one or two player controlled hunters. If everyone wants a witch character, doubles will be acceptable too.

I can double... *Evil grin* In fact, I was thinking there can be a mole in the witch community.

@Doctor Belasco: My offer still stands :) My family is really desperate to "cure" their magic problem. They'll take/hire any help... though they'll think twice if its a rivaling family.

Emergence (Witchcraft/Magic)

@Doctor Belasco

Doctor Belasco said For the record, I'm looking at a character that goes for the traditional Eye of Newt approach, fire burn and cauldron bubble and all that. In terms of actual magic, he might be more or less incompetent, but, when brewing potions, he is peerless, and so is something a 'fixer'. You want something doing, you go to my guy (and pay him). He is a craftsman, one that will make magical artefacts, or use his potions as a sort of 'fuel' for big, wide-ranging magic with spells that affect the weather, or luck, or wider concepts. Note that this makes him a valuable ally for anybody that is not themselves a witch because he can perform magic on their behalf.Hopefully, another player's magical family will have my character as a sort of 'mage-in-residence' where he would have official ties to the family and all the benefits and duties that that implies, but with slightly more independence and no blood connection.

ViewtifulBastard said @Doctor Belasco Hey I would be interested in hiring your Artificer/Mage for hire. We can work out a backstory, if your interested. My family are survivalists and would not mind working with an outsider. What do you think?

Since there seems to be similarities with my family's specialties and your character's skills, as another option, your character could be a "mage-in-residence" for and/or (ex?) student learning from my family. Their proficiency in alchemy (which includes potion creation and making magic items) can probably benefit your character. They also are facing a decline of witches within their own bloodline, so in exchange for providing an official title to your character, they would want him to marry one of their children and/or contribute to solving the witch-decline problem within their bloodline.

Regardless, your character can expect business competition from my family.

Emergence (Witchcraft/Magic)

I am currently juggling ideas for my character, but I have a generic idea for my witch family. Posting it here just so others have some clue to what I'm thinking of doing:

I am planning to have a family (we'll just call it family X for now) that is proficient in the school of alchemy and symbol magic. Family X is actually a branch family that originally was part of a larger family (family Y), which was gifted with astrological divination and other star related/effected magic. However, since the disappearance of the stars, their star related magic became practically useless and the family divided into independent houses with their own leaders and their own specialty (if anyone would like to be another branch family, you are welcome to; your witch family would simply have a common ancestor with family X and nothing more). Whether it's related to family Y having star related magic or not, no one knows, but ever since the disappearance of the stars, the decedents of family X are becoming less prone to magic; with each coming Emergence, fewer children become witches. Not all of family X's witches can even execute the simplest forms of magic. The only reason(s) family X retains its dignity within the witch community is the fact that their magical items are considered to be of the best quality and are highly valued… Not to mention their symbol magic is not to be trifled with.

Emergence (Witchcraft/Magic)

Hi guys/ladies, I'm actually going to be busy for a few days, but I just wanted to drop by to express my interest.

Why can't both happen at the same time? Maybe there was an increase of missing witches cases and/or murder of witches for the past few weeks/months/years prior to the Emergence. Despite that, as is their custom, the witch families can have their masked-witch-unity party and initiation for the newcomers. Since most, if not all, the witch families are already there, the leaders (head of each family) can have a conference about the threat of the Hunters.

They can make a "peace treaty", but whether anyone upholds it can be a different matter. If the feud has been going on long enough, I'm sure someone's going to backstab someone sooner or later. I mean, isn't this the perfect time to get rid of someone and blame it on the Hunters? Even if it wasn't intentional, a little misunderstanding could turn into something nasty very quickly.

…Or the main leader can get promptly assassinated during the whole party :)

Pieces of 8: Bones of the North

*Just saw the OOC again* Whoo! Just look at that! That is a lot of characters and potential characters. Nah, it'll be overkill if I send my CS now. I think I'll resign myself to watching from the shadows… *fuses into the dark corners of the thread* *giggles*

Thank you for the suggestion though! Have fun~

Pieces of 8: Bones of the North

And of course my internet goes down a full day when I find something interesting.

*Looks at OOC* Though based on what I can see, you have more than enough players. Should I even attempt to send my CS?

Regardless, I shall be stalking the thread. Good luck! I can’t wait to see how the story turns out.

The Spirits Within

*Looks around* ... *A single tear falls down cheek*

The Spirits Within

Mmmm hmm…*Takes notes* Wonderful! Thank you for clearing that up for me. Is there a specific format you'd like the wookiee codex to be in?

Prisk said
However, don't let that drama if your character kills someone cripple him or your roleplaying.

Overcoming hard times is all part of character development. Kimberly will manage...with the power of friendship!



...That or a nice cup of hot cocoa and a bubble bath. Either would work.

The Spirits Within

AH~~~! I see… Okay okay, I was thinking Pandora was an alternate Earth that had the exact same history (with some name differences) up until 1995. I falsely assumed the timeline was our Western timeline. Silly me. You see? This is why I can be dense sometimes.

Just to be absolutely sure this time, can you describe how the world was like before the war? Was it like our Earth in 1990's (minus the Star Wars) or was it more like one of the Final Fantasy series? Sorry for all the trouble. I should have asked these questions earlier.

We don't need to have wookiees since I obviously made a mistake… Though…
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… What would they be like in the world of Pandora? Giant primates that are the primary demographic of Pandora's equivalent of Herbal Essences? … Huh, maybe this can be a "Shared Memory of Max": Max and his friends trying to capture a wookiee… Hmm…

Oh and Gentle Giant? Yeah. That's basically Kimberly. Spot on. At least I got the “oh, he is the this-and-that guy” part right.

Also, did you want me to cut down the number of deaths? The high death count was: 1.) To make sure no one will ever question whether Kimberly's father was innocent since he's dead and the case is officially closed (maybe I can connect this case to the main plot, but I'll keep it vague until then); 2.) So that people can give Kimberly a hard time about his mother committing suicide and attempting to kill him in the processes (or maybe it wasn't a suicide and it is linked to the case Lee was accused of); 3.) Have the "Sound" ability connected to witnessing/hearing life leave his mother's body; 4.) Make Kimberly protective of his friends and family because he knows how it feels to loose someone and how easy a life can be taken away; and 5.) One of the reasons why he'll do everything in his power not to take another person's life... drama will ensue if he does kill someone.