Lugubrious

Fire Emblem - The Reclaimers of Peace

Oh, and because we're not approaching stats in the normal way, the skills can be interpreted creatively. Like Acrobat could make you able to deal with any sort of terrain issue we come cross, like slippery ice of shifting sands, moreso than a simply agile character would.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

GOOOOOOD MOOOOOORRRRRRNNNNNNNIIIINNNGG RPG! *blares Back in Black*

@Zarkun

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

I didn't think that 2 required any sort of reply.

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Are the skills that the classes gain going to have an effect or are we going to ignore them in favor of a more realistic approch?

@Crimson Raven

I was going to introduce skills alongside promotions or after very significant events concerning an individual character, as a part of what makes the character stronger. Since we're abandoning stats as numerals and doing them as descriptors instead, I figured that relying on skills would be a better option for enhanced capabilities.

At this point, I guess people could start thinking about what skills they might want to develop later on.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Ok, Five points to make, in order of importance.

1: I feel really uncomfortable with the fact that I have been actively stalked, when and were I post being monitored and then weilded as a weapon against me. That, was not good, and makes me wonder how often this goes on, and if it will happen again. Such thoughts hamper my ability to retain the 'fun factor' of this thread, and thus justify staying around.

2: As to the accusations that I am avoiding this place, I am not. I simply haven't said anything because there was nothing to say. I offered the compremise for both parties but that wasn't any good so I had to find another solution. Yes, I have been posting in other threads because there is something to post there, but for here, until now, there has been nothing to say, so nothing has been said.

3:I get the whole shizzle with Mokuren is a bit much. I am not even sure how it started. I think, it was a joking comment made by someone that I took to seriously and to far. Given that nobody really knows about it and it hasn't featured predominantly - if at all - in anything, I am willing to have it totally voided. I still wouldl ike something that can be found out and worked on by her squad, gotten over and giving Mokuren more hope for the future and all that jazz. But, you can't really 'get over' being a bitch, it has to be something more than that. Which, can be worked on at a later date.

4: On the topic of Shiro and Mokuren doing cool socials, I liked that. But, I had multiple trouble keeping track of what was going on, and lost my position several times. The armoury shop suddenly melted into being attacked in a jungle, which again suddenly melted into a underground casino. And I only knew about the casino because I was Pmed before hand. Maybe this is my own fault, but it does cause some disconnection with the thread.

5: This is five because it really doesn't matter compared to the other points, but I am a girl. I know some people don't really care, or believe, or whatever buggerations people say these days, but I am not a he. So please don't call me a he. It's grating.

@KabenSaal

1: I sincerely doubt that any of us save Sho have been doing that, and consider him reprimanded for doing so.

3: Like I said, as long as you tone down the mental illness itself and focus more on her own problems with it and wanting to improve, I'm okay. There can be no circumventing the fact that Mokuren is legitimately crazy, but she can get better in this RP world.

4: I don't think I ever missed a transition post. If you didn't read my posts, then the shifts may have seemed sudden, but I was doing my best to make the setting changes more smooth. Now, the missions themselves I didn't have much influence on out of my own, but that was probably the only case where your confusion wasn't your fault.

5: Well, I wasn't aware, and as a fellow non-mindreader, I hope you'll understand why I might have called you 'he' instead of 'it.'

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No I mean can I have a Monk or Cleric actually trained in using a stave as a weapon. In medieval times it would not be particularly uncommon for monks to practice martial arts and fighting with a quarter staff or a bo staff is an extension of that. Monasteries traditionally would be separate from towns or cities and often enough they would have valuable texts or religious artifacts contained within them. Since the ruler of a country didn't dispatch soldiers to defend there monasteries the monks would need another way to keep wandering brigands and thieves out. A number of martial arts, especially the ones that would be practiced by pacifists stipulate that the best fought battle is one without fighting. Actually using there martial arts skills would be a last resort in any situation. However the knowledge that a monk could kick your ass six ways till Thursday kept most people from raiding monasteries. Of course they wouldn't be able to stand up to professional armies or well organized groups and not all the monks would know these skills but at least some of them would be able to fight with a decent amount of precision.

Could I have a character of that kind of caliber? Of course because of the immense value placed in his healing powers he wouldn't be on the front lines and as stated fighting for him would be more of a last resort. I'm not wanting like a ninja monk but I'd like a healer that when push comes to shove could defend themselves if absolutely necessary.

@Prince of Seraphs

Sure, do it. As long as healing is the main thing and fighting is a distant second. That's the main thing.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

Er, Hael? Now's a good time to cash in on your supposed interest in my Fire Emblem RP

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@Lugubrious Didn't you reserve a post at the beginning of the character's tab for your CSs?

EDIT: Also could I create a Cleric/Monk who is capable of fighting? I mean not like a front line fighter or anything but someone who could reasonably defend themselves using there stave as a weapon?

@Prince of Seraphs

The reserved post is for everyone's sheets, which I'll put links to once we begin. I did the same thing in Heroes of Beacon.

Yeah, sure, he or she could bonk people with their staves. They're not going to be very effective fighters, though.

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Sanguin

Name: Sanguin (Heather Buren)

Age: 20
Class: Myrmidon

Weapons: Wyrmslayer (“Obsidian Scimitar”)

Fighting Style: Sanguin tends to fight more defensively than most Myrmidons. Both her shield and the fact that her weapon is one-sided lend themselves to this. Hers is a highly mobile style, constantly moving both her feet and the weapons themselves, to keep opponents on their toes and move around opponents' attacks and defense both. Her blade's sharp edge is effective against cloth, ringmail, and flesh, but not of much use against heavier armor. As a Wyrmslayer, it is also great against dragons.

Personality: On the scale of morality, Sanguin stands at chaotic neutral.  She is competitive, self-serving, proud, and aggressive when challenged to the point of seeming maniacal when fighting.  Generally, Sanguin will gravitate toward what's right or what's best, but she harbors a disrespect for authority and a tendency to make immoral choices in the line of what's right and what's best, making her somewhat Machiavellian.  Despite this she is very social and often considerate to strangers when it doesn't infringe on her own goals.  An important element to note is that Sanguin is metaphorically asexual; she is not attracted to either gender, and finds romance stupid and sex appalling.  All in all, Sanguin can best be described as 'wild', now that she's partially become her mask. Before adopting the persona of Sanguin, Heather was far less wild, thought still headstrong.

History:  Sanguin's was never an easy life.  She was born in the medical tent of the mercenary company Razor Wolves to a camp follower impregnated by a soldier after a particularly grueling battle.  The mother chose her company well; the Razor Wolves seized victory on every battlefield they took, and even the lowly camp followers managed to scrape together a passable existence from day to day.  Despite this, the months of pregnancy in a mobile, at times hostile environment took an irredeemable toll on hey, and she died during childbirth.  Whether goaded into doing so by guilt, responsibility, honor, or passion, the father -named Yoric- swore that he would take charge on the baby should he survive the final battle in the Razor Wolves' campaign.  Fortune smiled on the child; the soldier survived and took the girl back with him to his home village, where he worked as a mason and served as a sheriff. 

It would seem that young Heather was destined for the mercenary life, however.  The onset of the war between Bravura and Panoply meant that the peace was under siege once more.  Men flocked to the battlefields, drawn by duty, gold, or glory.  Heather, then seventeen years old and truant as they come, tagged along with her reluctant father but promised to stay away from the actual fighting—as was wise of a women untrained in war.  At first, it seemed like the aging soldier's luck held true, and he survived (if not triumphed) in every skirmish he fought in.  Fate eventually caught up with Yoric at the Minstrel's Crossing, a wooden bridge spanning a rushing river, one day after a drawn-out battle finally ended in retreat.  The platoon in which Yoric was serving (no longer part of the Razor Wolves, instead the Bravuran Royal Army) was ambushed by a trio of witches, who demanded payment for crossing the bridge.

When the irritable, fatigued soldiers brusquely refused, the wrathful witches unleashed dark magic upon them. Using the ancient spell Verrine, they lay waste to the platoon. Terrified, Heather was unable to move, but Yoric threw himself in front of her to shield her. Cackling, the witches vanished, leaving the soldiers to a slow death. Heather and a few of the others not badly affected by the massive curse ventured out to get help, and after half a day trekking, found a town occupied by Bravuran forces. The soldiers were saved, but ever afterward, Yoric's spark had left him. Instead of returning to war, he spent a year teaching his daughter how to fight with a blade before falling ill. With nobody else left, Heather was forced to rejoin the war, using her new skills in battle to get by. During this time she adopted the persona of Sanguin, using a crimson wolf mask she recovered on a battlefield, venting her stress and traces of madness in wild behavior. All this did not occur without her knowledge, though, and she realized that if the war were to continue, she'd never be able to physically or mentally settle down, and eventually she'd lose her mind.

Rationale: Knowing that the persona she'd created to vent her stress, anger, and energy would eventually override her true self -that she'd 'become the mask'- should the war continue, Sanguin explicitly sought any venture with the war's end in mind. She originally wanted to be an ambassador for Bravura, or at least a bodyguard present at the peace summit, but the Basileus looked at her and decided she'd be better suited as a Reclaimer, and was one of the first recruited.

Appearance: Dark, ashy skin, flat features, hazel eyes, and spiky red hair lie beneath Sanguin's crimson wolf mask. Her 5'5” 156-pound frame captures a sturdy physique and fairly impressive musculature, though thoroughly hidden beneath blue cloth and vermillion-hued armor. On her left arm is a short shield, part hide and part the same metal as her gear.

Hugh Talbain

Name: Hugh Talbain

Age: 28

Class: Knight

Weapons: Iron Lance (Big Stabbie), three javelins

Fighting Style: When fighting, Hugh prefers to keep his opponents at a medium range. He uses his pike to encourage enemies not to get too close, and throws javelins to make sure that they don't wander too far. Rather lightly armored for a knight, Hugh also puts a slightly higher agility and greater stamina to use when fighting, not allowing himself to become a sitting target. Despite his preference for range, he can usually be found at the front lines, serving as protection for archers and spellslingers behind him.

Personality: Surprisingly jovial, Hugh displays a propensity for high-flown, dramatic language, a taste for similes, and a knack for employing theater-related jargon in his everyday speech, all clearly the product of his origin. Coupled with that is a rather aggressive, determined methodology; he doesn't give up easily, whether in a debate, a fight, or a desired relationship, and will seldom back down from a challenge and never back down from a promise. That doesn't mean he can't be a cunning combat pragmatist at times, however. Though not the smartest man out there, his instincts and hunches generally serve him well. He greatly dislikes getting wet, which includes being sweaty.

History: Hugh grew up, not as a warrior, but as an actor. The second son of a performing couple, whose talent and status as rare entertainers in Augus marked them as well-off, he was happy to adopt the roll that life had seemingly made for him, alongside his older brother and soonafter younger sister. Despite sharing the Talbain knack for stagecraft, Hugh found less and less excitement in the in a northern land that was little to him but dreary and chilly. Taking a holiday from the troupe, he traveled through the frigid kingdom in search of something fascinating, and one day happened upon two knights dueling in a frozen forest. Before his eyes, the two knights battled one another in a stunning display of strength and prowess, but before long the combat ended with one knight's death.

After the victor had taken his leave, Hugh approached the fallen warrior and, possessed of what he deemed nothing less than a brilliant idea, liberated the noble corpse of his armor and lance. Leveraging his skills as an actor, Hugh spent the next two months masquerading as an honorable knight, pursuing brigands and helping citizens with a hammily heroic, chivalrous grace, though people were slow to warm up to him. One day, however, Hugh happened upon a fellow knight in the town of Roulbridge, and before a crowd of onlookers the other knight vehemently denounced Hugh as a ghoul risen from the dead, and attacked Hugh with furious abandon. After a few moments of panicked battle, Hugh was forced to shed his helmet, receiving numerous facial cuts, and beg for his life, spilling his story about how he'd taken the fallen knight's armor. Afterward, his attacker -Sir Alderwick of Bravura- explained that the warrior from which Hugh had taken his armor had been a fallen knight, responsible for a half-dozen murders in cold blood. Feeling terrible, Hugh asked the knight's forgiveness, but Alderwick did one better. He offered to take the actor beneath his wing and train him as an actual knight, and after speaking with his family, Hugh departed with glee.

Hugh's training took him to Bravura's capitol, where he learned the proper way of fighting. After gaining the nickname 'North' on his first day, Hugh took it to heart, modeling his combat gear after Augusian battlewear. After his training was complete, the aging Alderwick gave Hugh his place before retiring, and Hugh became a friend of the Basileus in Alderwick's stead.

Rationale: Already a friend of the Basileus, Hugh only needed a couple months' service in the war between Bravura and Panoply to realize that a resolution was desperately needed, and signed on to the Basileus's venture without hesitation.

Appearance: Tall, and with a lean musculature, Hugh has a shock of dark hair above closely-cropped sides. Thick eyebrows overlook dull green eyes and a face covered in scars. Beneath a short red neckscarf are several woven pendants with brass rings, and. A brown woven shirt blends closely with dark, hide gauntlets and fauld, and armor made of brass and steel. Tufts of white fur appear on several parts of his garb, and his left gauntlet is more heavily armored than the right, with adorning spikes.

Fire Emblem - The Reclaimers of Peace

I didn't know this thread was up until today. xD

I'm just gonna ask now. Can males be Pegasus Knights/Archers? I still have to read the whole thread, so I'm still not sure what kind of character I'm gonna use, but it's not mentioned in the class description.

I'm probably gonna think of more things to ask later...

@Crimson Flame

Yeah, that's a thing in the new game, so we might as well use it here.