mattmanganon

Multiverse Rising (Always in need of New Friends)

So, can someone fill me in on, roughly, what's happening IC at the moment?

Multiverse Rising (Always in need of New Friends)

@Weird Tales Kipper is spelt with a K.

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Mara

Name: Mara

Age: 400+ (she'll never tell, exactly)

Description:


Gender: Female

Race: Human?

Magic: Sigilite
Molten Dragon Flame
Tattooed on her palm is a dragon, by channeling her magical power into it, she can summon a solid beam of fire, approximately 5,000 degrees in temporature. Unfortunately, this does drain her, meaining that it's applicable use in battle is limited to about 5 uses before she is completely worn out, pushing 6-7 before she would pass unconscious.

Physical Age control
She can easily assume the form of whatever age she wishes. From a 10 year old girl to a 100 year old crone. However, she retains their physical attributes, meaning that, she would be most powerful in the form of a 30 year old, but usually chooses that of a 10 year old, because she prefers it. However, due to her age wearing on, she has already lost the ability to transform into a form younger than 9 years old, and will, at some point in the next few centuries, be forced to abandon her ability to take on a childs form altogether. One of her current goals is to discover a way to extend her time able to stay in this form.

Friends on the Other Side
One does not live as long as she without making a few friends in places out of the ordinary. These include, but aren't limited to:

Peing-Khan: The Shadow King
Khan is a large, portly, Chinese demon that has an army of demonic Shadow-Ninja's at his disposal. After assisting him in searching out a warlock who attempted to usurp his throne and disposing of the fiend, he has owed her a favour that she plans to call in one day. He also gave her a single Shadow-Ninja bodyguard (She lovingly nicknamed the silent warrior "Giggles" Unfortunately, due to his less than stellar people skills, she tied him to her shop and sets him about doing menial tasks, he only ever fights intruders in her shop.)
Bajie: The Great Pig
Bajie is the embodiment of the Pig Zodiac, a fat and lazy being, he is nonetheless one of the most powerful entities in the Zodiac realm. She gained his favour when she found him (disguised as a regular pig) and took him into her home, feeding him, scratching his belly and letting him sleep wherever he wanted. He gave her his Rake in return for her kindness and told her to "Call anytime you need assistance... Except if i'm eating... Or napping." meaning there are very short windows with which to contact him.
Iosheka
A Native-American god, she discovered him when she went to the States, after assisting his people in a banishment for his evil brother Tawescaron. For her feats, Iosheka gave her the magical tobacco that she smokes in her pipe, it is that of the gods and permeates her body with magical energy, allowing her to wield the mystic arts more effectively.
Hodr: the Blind King of Games
A more recent addition to her list of friends. When a bunch of nerds (Dougy, Adam, Phillip, Kay and Dick) started hanging around in her shop and playing Dungeons & Dragons, she was actually rather relieved by their antics. They, however, attracted Hodr to the shop, who wanted to join in. Every other thursday, her upstairs room is "Nerd Night" where Hodr, Mara and the nerds gather to play their boardgames, watch films (Well, Hodr doesn't, he's blind, but he does enjoy to listen to the stories) and, on occassion, enjoy the odd game of Strip Poker (don't worry, she assumes the form of a rather voluptuous lady when playing this. Which is why she almost always wins.)

Weaknesses: More than she likes to admit;

1) Physical strength: Although she is old and wields a magic Rake, she possesses the strength of a 10 year old girl, which is not that much.
2) All her power in her items: Almost all of her combat ability is in her magical items that she carries. Without them, she is forced to fall back on her Molten Dragon Flame being her only ability. Even with an ability as such on her side, her ability to fight is greatly diminished.

Equipment:
Scroll Magics
Instead of the regular incantation based magic, she carries a number of magical scrolls with magic built into them. This has the upside of allowing her to very quickly cast high level spells, at the cost of reliability. Scrolls are made of paper, meaning that they can very easily be destroyed. And replicating them takes time and concentration as they are written with a special ink that takes a 3 hour ceremony to make, and then, only lasts for an hour before the magic leaves the ink and the ceremony needs to be performed again. These are kept up her sleave and can be called upon at a moments notice, flying from their resting place and casting the magic infused into them. They include, but aren't limited to:

Fireball Scroll (casts fireball)
Immobilization Scroll (Can freeze inanimate objects and those with a lack of willpower in place)
Levitation Scroll (Allows her rudimentary flight within her human form.)
Telekinesis Scroll (Allows her to move objects with her mind, only 1 specific object at a time, though. And not herself, she has to rely on her Levitation Scroll for that.)
Power Scroll (fires a beam of energy that hits with almost 1TPSI force. Usually used to open doors and take down particularly tough opponents.)

Bag of Epic Holding
The bag was unnamed until Dougy saw it, the bag is nye bottomless and carries vast amounts of potion brewing ingredients. She wouldn't be much of a witch without the ability to brew up a "Turn someone into a toad" potion, would she?

Amulet of Merlock
An amulet that she wears around her neck, looking like a large green jewel, it allows her to transform into a multitude of animals, so long as she wears it. If it is to leave her person, then the magic wears off within seconds. Generally used for travel and escape.
The Rake of Bajie
A magical rake given to her by the Great Pig, Bajie. It is indestructable and allows her to convers with the great pig, however, 99% of the time, he is either asleep or eating, and so will not answer. Over the years, she has become quite adept at wielding it.
Personality: Arrogant as a 10 year old, wise as a 100 year old, she has been on the planet for a substantial amount of time and has forgotten more than most will ever know. She always assumes she is the smartest person in the room and is rarely seen without her smoking pipe in her hands.

History: A backstory shrouded in mystery. Although the first thought in anyones head is that she must be a child, the fact is that she only assumes this from due to having a fondness for children. In actuality, she is more than 400 years old. Numerous stories give varying accounts of her origin, including; The daughter of a priestess and a demon, the daughter of Satan, a being created from magic, an Alien, a Vampire gone wrong, and many, many more. She will never tell, as she finds great amusement in hearing what people say about her.

She has been to many places in her 400+ years of life, she has met many magical entities, assisting Native Americans in banishing a dark god, becoming the keeper of a Pig deity, hunting rogue Warlocks and witches, should the need arrise.

She also has a Demon Ninja that does her bidding. Although he is incapable of leaving the confines of her shop, he is also incapable of attacking anyone, unless they threaten Mara or the shop. All he does is clean the hut and stare angrily at everyone it meets, as well as offer them tea. He doesn't take no for an answer, as such, if declined, he will continue trying to give the tea to his target until they relent. Don't get him wrong, he is essentially a mindless drone with very strict mission parameters.

Multiverse Rising (Always in need of New Friends)

@mattmanganon Oh hi there. Um, yeah, Ace looks cool but here's the thing about him. Now Idk this character like at all, but it seems he like a Deadpool kind of character. You know, like able to pull stuff and do just about anything? I mean, character's like him are funny in fiction, but downright horrible in RPs. This is why you don't see Deadpool or any Deadpool-class characters in most RPs.

And granted, Wiz's Nova is HEAVILY nerfed from his original canon. Still very powerful, but you know...

@Lmpkio

He's not Deadpool, he's a parody of James Bond, Buck Rogers and Han Solo, all amalgamated into one and their skills magnified to the Nth degree. Essentially, the man that can do just about anything he sets his mind to. I'm not talking about breaking the forth wall or anything, the most he can do is pull a pistol out of his jacket, even if he had no pistol in there to begin with. And I'm talking about something like a Walther P38, nothing overtly powerful. I did link in his CS a scene of how I plan to play him.

Mainly, I am not looking to power-play or anything, pull off ridiculous shit and look like a boss doing it, sure, but mainly this is played for laughs. I primarily made him because I saw we had several stern, serious, superwomen that are known for being ultra-serious, and I like the idea of him giving them a dashing smile and reducing them to giggling fangirls. Primarily, I saw our GM had Satsuki from KLK and I like the idea of scene like.

Satsuki: thinking Oh my god, there he is. That guy that somehow makes all of my mental faculties come to screaming halt whenever he talks to me... What the hell is he?
Ace: "Hello, milady."
Satsuki: remains stoic and serious faced, not replying.
Ace: looks at her, before shrugging and walking away.
Satsuki: Excellent, I have gained some sort of immunity to his effect.
Ace: walking past someone that trips, he catches them and flips them back onto their feet, before brushing them off and continuing walking away.
Satsuki: "... What a guy-DAMMIT!!!"

Granted, he's not going to be doing shit like, outmatching the strength of any super-powered beings. He is physically as fit and combat capable as James Bond.

Anyway, he IS a real character

Multiverse Rising (Always in need of New Friends)

I've always wanted to do a character like this, and seeing how people as OP as The Emperor of Mankind (The physically strongest being in the universe, who also possesses the mental powers to turn anything else inside out with just a thought.) I think that he is just crazy enough to be fun.

Ace Rimmer

Name: Arnold "Ace" Rimmer
Appearance:



Age: ?? (Physically, 31)
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Abilities:

Incredibly skilled at LITERALLY EVERYTHING: There is nothing Ace cannot do, no obstacle that he cannot surmount in some fashion. This is a man that can fix a spaceship engine in a hurricane, whilst hung upside-down by his ankles, with a seriously broken arm. He can pilot a ship through a supernova, dive off a plane, riding a crocodile, landing on a motorbike, taking out an entire base full of nazi's and ride into the sunset with a beautiful princess in tow.

Infinite Charisma: With the exception of the truly evil and those possessing infinite neuroses, there is nobody that will not immediately fall for his charms and think he is a truly awesome being. His sex appeal is just as powerful, able to turn even the strongest and most confident woman into a giggling schoolgirl and turn men who have been happily married for 25 years to those who offer to cover themselves in taramasalata for him.

"What a guy": For some reason, upon completing any feat of skill or charm, someone around him will say the phrase "What a guy" in whichever language they are most accustomed to.

Universe of Origin: Red Dwarf

I just like the idea of having a character to reduce the figid bitches in here to this

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@mattmanganon Well you won me over. Accepted.

@Nytefall

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Order 66 Rewritten [Closed/Dead; Thanks You Everyone Who Participated!]

Alright, I am terribly sorry for falling silent, even though remaining active in other threads. This is because, I HAVE tried to post a reply, but ultimately... I just cant draw any inspiration. I am afraid that I'm gonna have to drop out, because all I am doing with this meandering is holding back what should be a really fun RP.

I am dreadfully sorry for not coming to this conclusion earlier, please continue without me.

Men vs. Women Race to 1000

665

So, who's going to post the number of the beast?

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@mattmanganon No sorry. You have a Plethora of abilities. I can understand making pacts with demons but Traditional magic is extremely vague. I don't want people pulling stuff out of their hats when faced with problems. Also Sigilist magic is essentially a permanent thing. So your scrolls don't need to be reapplied unless the markings are damaged. And as for age control thats a no no. Sigilist can use facades to make themselves appear younger and as a rule most mages live for thousands of years but age catches up to almost everyone, eventually. Looking young is fine even changing your appearance to a degree (A sigilist only has their body to work with when it comes to facades so they can change the look of their face but not really their entire body.). Not Trying to give you the third degree but you have way too much in your characters CS for me to be comfortable to accept it. Tone it down and i'll give it another look.

@Nytefall

Firstly, I updated my CS to fit with the skeleton you put up, I apologize for that.

Sorry, I should have elaborated on the scrolls. No, they don't need to be re-applied, but the ink that is used to draw them does need to be re-invigorated. This is a measure to say that she can carry whatever magic she needs on her scrolls, but can't just whip up a new scroll on the fly to suit any situation, as, unless the ink is within an hour of being magically invigorated, it is useless to make magic scrolls with. However, should the scrolls be damaged beyond repair, it takes about 4 hours to make more, so again, can't make them when out and about.

The pacts with the otherworldly creatures aren't really a power, so much as they are story-building. As, the only things she has gotten out of them, as far as powers go, are a Rake that serves as her staff-proxy, magic tobacco (Because I always envisioned her smoking something for a reason that isn't "Cuz it makes me look cool" even though, that essentially is the case) and a Ninja house-maid. They are more for story purposes than to call on in a fight. Again, she is only in regular contact with 1 of them, who 99% of the time, is unwilling or unable to listen to anything she has to say, much less respond to it. I can understand why you think this is actually her gaining bullshit powers from no-where, as the idea that she would be able to call on them for help was an early concept idea that I had, but ultimately got rid of, but forgot to take that part out of the CS. I apologize.

Traditional magic, yeah, I understand that and got rid of it, she is now left with only the one ability that can't simply be taken away by removing her magical items which is her Dragon Tattoo that grants her a molten-beam attack, I gave it limited uses and a substantial drain on her fatigue.

As for the physical appearance, I REALLY want to play her as a 10 year old girl, it annoys me that there are so very few actually good characters bellow the physical age of 10. All of the "Ancient Witches" take the forms of either:

A) middle-aged
B) Hot young woman
C) Old crone

So very few take on the form of an actual child and I wanted this to be one of her defining features. The disadvantage is that she is as physically developed as a 10 year old, meaning that she is not going to win any physical tests against anybody at any time soon... Except if it comes to a weapon fight with her Rake, because she will rek people with that thing.

Anyway, I took what you said and added it as a character trait. Essentially, as her life goes on, her ability to stay in the form of a child is slowly diminishing, she has already lost the ability to turn into a form younger than 9 and she fears that soon, she'll be forced to take on one of the dreaded forms (Middle aged woman, busty teenager or old crone) As such, her main reason for joining the Order is to get her hands on any of their magical research that may hold the key to staying in her current form until she eventually dies of old age. I really like poetic nature of a child-like being dying of old age.

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@Nytefall

Never actually read Skullduggery.