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Chronicles Of Enduwin ~ Fantasy RP ~ Roleplay Thread

FrozenEcstasy said
Does not make it a noun.

I bow to your grammatical wisdom, please guide me in all my future caps-lock statements and further inaccuracies.

It seems like Eeiys has some form of bounty on his head, though he's now meandering around the land with a Goblin, that seems like one easy way into the story. (As my character would seek out a bounty, sounds like mercenary work to me.)

If anyone else has any better ideas I'll hear them though, before I make a move.

Chronicles Of Enduwin ~ Fantasy RP ~ Roleplay Thread

I'll have my Orc get involved in the IC once I've read all of it, anywho.

Chronicles Of Enduwin ~ Fantasy RP ~ Roleplay Thread

When you embody incompetence to such a level that it permeates everything.

Chronicles Of Enduwin ~ Fantasy RP ~ Roleplay Thread

Darkmatter said
If it wasn't for the fact I know Mr Melons reasonably well I would probably be annoyed. Going to go gloss over the CS now.Everyone guess a number between 1 and 20,The winner gets the most meta achievement ever.

Sorry, I just followed the 'We will always be open to new characters' down to the shiny character sheet link.

I must have missed the equally shiny 'DON'T POST HERE YOU INCOMPETENT!' warning.

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Well, it would have been nice to have some sophisticated bad guys.

Fury already has chaotic evil covered.

Chronicles Of Enduwin ~ Fantasy RP ~ Roleplay Thread

Every adventure needs an Orc, please consider my application for token Orc member of the party.

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Finally, interrupts are useful because there is one point where an interrupting character has an advantage, (in my opinion, its not expressed directly in the rules but it makes logical sense.) which is when an opponent is charging an attack. If your character is able to recognise this, or just spots a lapse in concentration on the battle (which is more than fair) and strikes, the opponent would most likely have to cancel their charge, or face a reduced reaction time to said interruption attack.

Though that's up to interpretation.

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As for your specific attack, to be honest the only real problem is that you've gone for two moves in one post, but also that you had your minions get dressed first. Skallagrim probably wouldn't wait around for that. Raising your hands to shoot a fireball is slightly obvious, but also unavoidable, and coupled with your distracting elements it could be useful, especially if you had them attack from blind spots or some such, though I suppose that might be beyond your character's control.

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An interruption is essentially any persons right to say

'wait a second, why would I just stand there while you do-'

So, when formulating any post, keep it simple and succinct. Don't try for too many actions in one post, especially if they're chained together, unless you describe a very specific and careful set of circumstances. It's like covering your back.

Simple do and don't.

Do: Throws a punch -if the punch lands, leaving my opponent unstable- I follow up with a kick.

don't:Throws a punch and then kicks.

Because your opponent may interrupt the punch, which hey-ho you can't do much about if it's plausible, or they might avoid your punch and go for you when you pointlessly kick.

Good way out of this is to have your own post interrupted by their post, but it's nice to include in your original post that your character won't do the exact same thing -unless- circumstances stay the same. Which they hardly never will.

Good analogy is to imagine playing chess, you could fairly easily win by planning out moves where your opponent doesn't move them-self, but they will move, so accommodate for that.

Ramble ramble. Keep posts simple... but apparently not in OOC, #hypocrit#needsleep

Oh, and don't talk too much, no-one does that in a fight unless it's a psychological attack, and don't announce your moves -too- obviously, though its to be expected that you have to do something your opponent can pick up on. One good trick is to have something in reserve they can't possibly see, it's how a real fighter would do it. Or feint your attacks, which works better with an actual weapon.

Compendium Of Enduwin

If you're wondering why the character lacks depth it's because he's an Orc.

I'm racist like that.

Norak

Name/Aliases: Norak

Sex: Male

Race: Orc

Age: 68

Appearance: Norak stands at an impressive seven foot three inches high, though for an Orc such a height is fairly average. His skin is an incredibly tough leathery dark-green to the point of almost looking black at the right angle. These things are a serious mark in Orcish society of an aged warrior, met with either respect or contempt depending on he who bears it. Norak is marked with many long scars, which etch his body like runes. The right side of his face is marked by the claw of a bear or some other beast, with his right canine noticeably chipped by the same impact. Otherwise, his body is muscular to the point of grotesque, on par with modern-day body builders. It’s this build which accounts for his weight, roughly 175kg of pure muscle and death.

Personality: Norak is of average intelligence, but not for an Orc. In his society he’s a relatively fresh thinker, with a long life of experience in war and other matters, but mostly war. He tends to think deeply about issues, for at least five seconds or so, which is a whole five seconds longer than most of his race. Due to his peculiar circumstances, Norak does not balk from death, literally, he’s not just brave, and he’s fatalistic to a huge degree. However, this doesn’t make him suicidal, rather he seeks glory, which gives him an arrogant attitude that can make him incompatible to some.

History: Norak has lived arguably the ideal life of any Orc. Born the second son of a Warchief ruling a tribe of Orc in the Zephyr Plains, he earned his right to challenge his sire for control of the tribe after defeating a particularly troublesome ‘megabear’ which is exactly what it sounds like. Inevitably, he won the conflict, hence why he’s still alive. After ruling the tribe for thirty long years, he grew exasperated with his tribes inability to provide warriors capable of defeating and replacing him. After one particularly good day of hunting he decided, why have his legacy wiped away by some new upstart? So, for the first time in recent history, a Warchief stepped down from his position and sought glory in death outside the plains. Fast forward to the present day, Norak hires himself out to hopeless missions with high pay-offs, surrounded by weaklings the aged warrior grows ever more exasperated, hoping his next battle will be his last.

Equipment:
Iron plate Hauberk, Orc Style, with realistic battle damage and leather pauldrons. Iron shin guards and tough leather boots, leather bracers, iron gauntlets and iron half-helm.
Steel War Axe, one handed.
Iron Longsword, one handed.
Iron rimmed wooden round-shield.
Sharpening cloth.

Survival kit (food, water, very basic essentials, and a rope… maybe just this once I might need it.)

Faction (If any): Ex-Warchief of the Braken Tribe

Marital Status: Widowed twice

Magic (Mundane or Arcane): Mundane

Skills: Melee and thrown weapon mastery, passable bow shot, advanced combat/battle tactics. Basic wound treatment (herbal) decent orator (for an essentially tribal peoples, may be less effective at rousing a bunch of human merchants.)

Black-Skin: Aged Orcs from the area Norak originates from darken in colouration as they age. This is a signifier that their skin is toughening, reducing their flexibility but making them more durable and resistant to harm in battle. Most Orcs wish to end their lives in glorious battle at this stage, because they’re so surprised they’ve made it this long.

Negatives: Lacks subtlety, brutally honest, lacks etiquette, lacks tact, lacks knowledge of foreign social conventions. Aged, which makes surprisingly little difference in terms of an Orc warrior, but comes with some negatives of itself. Average intelligence comparatively to a human, making him fairly plausible to trick, though not laughably easily. Has to eat a lot.