NuttsnBolts

A 5 star rating system

@Gareth No suggestion is silly as it might be good in the right situation. Without silly ideas you don't have creative freedom.

Due North

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Suddenly i get the impression this is not casual anymore - so much detail Oo.

@AtomicNut

Haha. You'll be fine. There's a few of us around that spend a lot of time personalising CS sheets with artistic flair. I myself have done some really detailed stuff before but I stuck with a simpler, easier format for this one. I also haven't properly RPed in a while so I need to knock off a bit of the rust, so to speak.

If you want any advice on styling I'm sure one of us can help you out, but don't feel like you have to step up your game or anything if you're comfortable with your level.

From the looks of the pace as well, it's not gonna be too fast so you might be able to spend some time on your posts in order to make something you're proud of.

Due North

@TootsiePop haha. I told Mahz about your CS and he was like "damn that looks amazing".

Looking forward to seeing them in action too. :D

A 5 star rating system

I don't feel that a review system is really necessary when you are just roleplaying with a couple of friends. For the sale of a product, yes a review system works, but this isn't Steam and you can't join an RP unless theGM approves your application anyways.

So if someone gets declined, I think we can guess what rating that user would give the RP.

Name Change

@Mahz

May have to wait for Mahz to have a look as capitals on already existing names do require a database change instead.

Persistent Characters vs "One-and-Done" Characters

I've had a few characters I've reused, mostly due to a lack of use in an RP or I wanted to explore them in a new light. Typically they're a character with a unique perk or style and I already know the direction I can take them. It also means I can refine an idea that I may not have been happy with at the very beginning.

In saying that, I still will have the one offs that I won't revamp. Some characters are just too difficult to place them in a new setting and by the time you do the only similar part is the name. At which point I would look for a new name as I often associate the name with the style of character.

Due North

@AtomicNut Just thought I'd mention that your pic got killed with a hotlinking image. :)

I also have a feeling that the common topic of animals may cross the dinner table between our two characters.

Due North

@TootsiePop it is, but it's also a common grounding point for characters in this style of story where it gives some sense of familiarity. Especially when they see others with the same struggles.

@Themerlinhawk thanks. Mention anything you feel I may need to change or adjust. I do have some directions I wouldn't mind taking the character. Just have to see where the story goes.

Due North

My submission

Dr. Mathias Röemheld

_{Name: Dr. Mathias Röemheld
Age: Fourty Three
Gender: Male
Profession: Doctorate of Veterinary Science}

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_{P H Y S I C A L A P P E A R A N C E}

Coming from the latest line of fashion is Dr. Röemheld, a man who proudly stands strong in his signature woolen jacket and slim turtleneck sweater; articles of clothing which are coloured in a mature shade of chestnut and navy respectively. The combination of attire, his uniquely round specs, and the slick in his hair has all helped to present the good doctor as someone who obtained his position through no easy feat.

It should be known however that Mathias is a man with a rough edge to his pristine demeanour. A ragged, balbo beard rests below his lifeless, grey eyes; a pair of gangly hands which appear twice the age of his weary face; and a distinct limp from a dodgy, right knee. Only the few who know him well will know the reasons to his aged guise.

_{O C C U P A T I O N / R E L A T I O N}

Called in for a favour, requested for his expertise; Mathias was asked to travel through many countries to the manor most magnificent. He had long been friends to the distant bloodline of the Northams, and as man who owed an outstanding debt for their support during his long and arduous life, he had no opportunity to refuse.

His role, to investigate the happenings of the local wildlife and livestock. Something was amiss and quite unsettling when he had been told how one of the hounds was killed in such a horrific way. Could it be wolves, or perhaps a bear? These thoughts rattled his mind during on his trip due North.

_{P E R S O N A L I T Y}

As a man of science, Mathias believes that no phenomenon cannot be explained without reason nor logic. Religion is but a falsehood; magic, a deception — and he will note these findings down in his personal journal for later reference and conviction. He can be cold and easily vexed, but all is not well in the mind of the good doctor, particularly his memory which has been noted to be hazy as of late. A near decade of trauma and a deteriorating health have both caused emotional strain, placing him in a position where his future well-being is of great concern.

_{H I S T O R Y}

As mentioned Mathias owes a great deal to the Northam family, in particular their wealth. It was through their support that he was able to afford a spot in a university that was well beyond his family's life earnings. It was also within this fine school where he met his beloved wife, a woman who shared every moment of the next two decades with, and even bared their only child. It goes without saying that this life of happiness did have a limit, and when it runs out the events of sadness and pain begin to flourish.

He does not fully remember the carriage trip, nor the terrifying moments when it crashed down the embankment. He was told it was a landslide, that his leg was crushed under the weight, that his family was beyond saving when help finally arrived; but he knew the men were hiding a truth, that their lies were paper thin. To any normal person it would have been a believable fiction, but to a doctor of zoology he could not help but shake the memories of the horses ripped in two.

_{Q U I R K}

Mathias has no noticeable quirk but this could change with every day as he delves deeper and deeper down the road of madness.