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@Whoami Yours and yours only so far ... and it's getting late at night so I might not get through Conquistador's post (which means I'll be even more behind in the morning no doubt).

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@BurningCold I'm again gonna go with yes. I'm trying to answer your questions with as little information as possible for plot reasons. :P

EDIT: With the small novel that is your CS backstory ... forgive me if I find the idea of you struggling for content to be a little hilarious. :P

@MegaOscarPwn I actually think I have to say no on Ragnar in this current draft. There's two big reasons for that. One is that I read the sheet and I'm concerned he has no good progression arc. Unlike most of the sheets so far, Ragnar's arc isn't obvious. I don't see a path through which he grows as a character, which makes him rather flat against the rest of the cast. You don't need to tell me what it is, but that's something that I'm concerned about and I need to know you've thought through that before I approve anything.

The second is that I'm not convinced the gimmick of being a half-breed is really utilized properly. I'm only going to approve one of those characters and any prospective half-breed will be held to a higher standard than I would other CSs (for that reason). I feel like you've made some efforts for him to shrug off the constant barrage of scorn and make some interaction with society at large possible with "Body Reading". I think those mitigating factors really negate the power of the half-breed role as a plot device (which I think is the best way to think about it: a plot device rather than an attribute).

If you were just going for a really jacked guy with a tragic backstory (cliche admittedly, but they're a dime a dozen here so its sort of a prerequisite) then I don't think you need to use the half-breed plot device for that. I would accept that as a pureblood human (maybe a half-northman for extra stockiness) without any of the resignations I currently have.

Also please pay attention to which tab you're posting in. We don't need miscellaneous chatter in the characters tab. Thanks.

@Isotope Duly noted, I'll look at it as soon as I can. I still haven't read half the IC yet. :P

And everyone, Jeezus slow down! There is one of me and about ten of you and I'm only human. I have gotten virtually nothing else done today with the marathon of questions and CSs coming in that I was expecting to be dealing with over the course of days in an int check thread, not hours on Day Zero. (You guys are awesome)

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@BurningCold I'm gonna say yes on being able to sense when someone else is a chosen. As for a more direct communication, I really can't say because there's a related plot device I don't want to spoil.

@MegaOscarPwn I'll take a half-orc, but that's not a role I'm going to give out lightly. Orcs are considered subhuman, and while a half-breed will lack any of the notable deficiencies of full-blood orcs, they still inherit all of the stigma. The character would be taking flak from absolutely everyone, probably including the party. Its not a role to take on lightly. I think there is a place for someone prepared to play that role but not everyone has the patience and the tolerance to endure particularly harsh in-character bigotry.

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@Silver Carrot That sounds a bit sadistic ... I love it.

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Also @Drunken Conquistador @Silver Carrot I know it may be force of habit from other RPs, but you don't have to tuck CSs into hiders in the Characters tab. Feel free to show 'em off!

EDIT: @Whoami snuck one in on me too while I was typing that. This applies to you too!

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Let's go with "as far away from Artuur Vahkran and his paranoia as humanly possible" or, about the other side of Avalon from the Imperium. The free cities are kinda in the middleish, with the Imperium to the east, Baldurheim past that, and the Forests of Wrelm wrapping around the south and southwest of the free cities. I can't draw maps to save my life so I didn't.

I wouldn't make it more than two posts. You don't have to arrive in the same post you write, but the journey there can mostly be handwaved over. We'll also do some handwaving to ensure everyone arrives at Silverwick at roughly the same time for convenience.

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@Drunken Conquistador Yes, that is the initial premise. I needed a metaphorical flagpole around which to rally the party and the sight of the Legion's greatest rampage seemed fitting.

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@dragonmancer I read through yours a day ago actually and never got to write this. I think that ability is on the strong side (admittedly a lot of people are leaning towards the weaker side to start) but you put some early limitations on it and definitely some creativity into designing it so I give you my endorsement as well. Now that an OOC is up, I can actually do formal approve/reject. APPROVED. I'm really looking forward to seeing how Alistar preys on his shame and his rage to guide him down the path of darkness.

@BurningCold WOW. APPROVED. Now I do have to say it ... 15 is young, really young, and manipulative as hell to boot. Just to have it on record, I cannot officially have a 15 year old seductress running around. So says various laws I have no control over. Disclaimer out of the way .... well I got nothing more to say other than WOW. That is absolutely amazing. I wish I had read that sooner!

@Scrub Mage I'm having a hard time really grasping this because its such an oddball. I want to see the oddball work, but I'm struggling to see this interacting well with the rest of the party and with the story arcs I've lined up so far. My understanding so far leads me to believe those interactions will end up unnecessarily convoluted. I don't want to shut down a concept as a whole, but I don't think I can approve that concept unfortunately.

@Whoami Well the stealth option the party was going to be given early on for dealing with Dawnguard and the Imperium is out the window! Keeping it brief, absolutely awesome. I see the potential for her abilities to be upscaled quite significantly as the story progresses and that's always a welcome addition. APPROVED. A Nexus shard ... that's gonna shine like a lighthouse to Ustizor the Ancient. Getting anywhere near Dawnguard with that in your back pocket is pretty much off the table.

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Ladies and gentlemen .... I have an OOC for you.

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This is a little overdue because of a friend trying to teach me Ashes of the Singularity, and too much Mechwarrior. Always too much Mechwarrior. If I have given you my endorsement on a character sheet, or told you that I'd give it if you fixed X, Y, or Z, then you may throw your sheets into the characters tab without any need for further review and you may post in the IC at your earliest discretion.

If I haven't gotten to your sheet, please be patient. This blew up on me more than I was prepared for. The first three days I was afraid we wouldn't even make minimum capacity ... and now once Afro Samurai gets his in, we'll be one away from maximum capacity! What a freaking 180! I believe I'm four sheets behind right now so that's @dragonmancer @BurningCold @Scrub Mage and @Whoami and once I get through those only two slots are remaining. You four are next in line in that order and I am planning to get through all of them today. If for whatever reason I've forgotten that I haven't endorsed you yet, do go yell at me in the OOC so I know you're pending approval and somehow not on my list. So many have come in I'm honestly drowning in CSs (which is a fantastic reflection on all of you by the way).

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APPEARANCE

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BIOGRAPHY

“It doesn’t matter who you were, or where you came from, who believed in you and who didn’t ...” What makes you so special that out of millions of people on Avalon, you were chosen over all others? What makes you the one who will tear the world down?

SKILLS

-- A Relevant Skill

What could your character do before they inherited their legionnaire’s power?

-- Another Relevant Skill

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WEAPONS

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OTHER

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LEGIONNAIRE NAME

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TOTEM

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PERSONALITY

Some Legionnaires are more malevolent than others. What does the voice in your head sound like?

SKILLS

-- Some Mystical Ability

What skills and aetheric abilities does your Legionnaire confer unto your character? What forbidden knowledge to they teach? What special abilities have they mastered? Etc.

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