SleepingSilence

You are the Mon

Well I'll be returning today.

Looks like we're waiting on a post? @Lucius Cypher

Edit: Didn't intend to take so long. Though it might benefit the rest of the group to be reminded of this.

What Are You Listening To?

You are the Mon

@Lucius Cypher Just wanted to give you the heads up. I'll be on vacation and away from a computer for a week to visit my sisters. I'll be gone from the 6th to the 13th. I'll try to still keep up and maybe write something on my phone, but I just wanted you (and everyone else) to know.

You are the Mon

Ravi

Adventure Log

Moves:

• Swagger: Confuses opponents and raises their normal attack.
• Wrap: Binds opponents like a constrictor and does damage while opponent is constricted.
• Bite: Bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.

Health: Full
Status: Energized
Ability: (Shed Skin) May heal itself from status conditions by shedding its skin.
Inventory: None
Quest: Make friends and get along despite his intimidating voice and appearance.

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On paper, it should’ve been a painless process for Ravi. Planning to will his desired element into being, by believing that there’s a hidden power lurking from within. In practice, it made the fear of failure all the more agonizing. “I can’t allow myself to be the one that failsss...” The last word trembled out like his tongue, before it flicked with determination and he quickly shifted focus. "Don’t whine. If a method I chose is failing, I’ll find another way to get results...” His thoughts then fractured into conjuring every possible option until something happened, but only produced a splitting headache. His pain fortunately fleeted fast, but this moment killed him slowly like poison when he realized nothing was accomplished after a whole hour had passed.

That was when Seraph’s advice suddenly struck at his core. “That’s it! I can’t be stubborn in this situation. Maybe I don’t know anything about this world — but I have to learn for everyone’s sake.” Closing his eyes and heavily sighing away his preconceptions, becoming very quiet and still. “Don’t think about how I’m channeling my energy. Don’t assume what element I need. Stifle your desires. Be entirely..." His speedy pulse was now under control.

"Calm..."

"Empty..."

"Focused..."

Remaining motionless even as strange static shocks surged through his body. Was this an Electric current? His eyes and smile sparked to life, letting a short laugh escape. Feeling like he earned his peace of mind, he overcame any worries about Honey heading in the same direction that lead to the dangers they’d previously faced. It might’ve been too risky for her to go alone, but he could place his trust in her, himself and his friends new-founded abilities. Taking big gulps of water to save time, then slithering forward to meet up with the ones that had already entered the forest.

Shuffle your music player and post the first 10 songs

1. NF - Leave Me Alone (Rap)
2. Taemin - Famous (K-Pop)
3. Saint Asonia - The Hunted (Rock)
4. TheCityIsOurs - If You Know, You Know (Melodic Metalcore)
5. Of Mice & Men - Earth & Sky (Metalcore)
6. Big Data - See Through (Electropop)
7. Solence - Death Do Us Part (Synth Metalcore)
8. The Chainsmokers, Illenium - Takeaway (EDM)
9. Oh,Sleeper - Fissure (Metalcore)
10. Oh Sees - Poisoned Stones (Psychedelic Rock)

Which setting would you like to see more of in Roleplays?

Dungeon Crawling
Mystery
Grimdark
Rule Breakers (Ones built to subvert the typical generic rules and make them the point of the RP.)
And Digimon because I just want to finish one without it getting blue-balled.

MASC #1: Throwback - Prompt and Discussion

@Jorick So, I wanted to double check something that's probably unnecessary. So the topic is about mythology, but most of the rules are about a myth. Both make me imagine rather different things. So what scale does this story need to be? If the story simply *includes* some kind of mythological creature. Would that fit the rule? Would a modern myth fit the prompt? (Like Santa Claus or Urban Legends?) Is folklore separate from mythology? (It's usually done so in scale.)

Sum up your week in roleplaying in just 3 words

Writing, What That?

You are the Mon

Ravi

Adventure Log

Moves:

• Swagger: Confuses opponents and raises their normal attack.
• Wrap: Binds opponents like a constrictor and does damage while opponent is constricted.
• Bite: Bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.

Health: Full
Status: Good
Ability: (Shed Skin) May heal itself from status conditions by shedding its skin.
Inventory: None
Quest: Make friends and get along despite his intimidating voice and appearance.

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"Please move...”

Ravi’s thrashing movements were noticeable from underneath the blanket. Dreaming that everything besides his quivering tongue was immobilized and unable to flee the approaching flames. In reality, the nightmare had him scooched closer to the fire and contorted his body into a pretzel knot. Instantly undone as he was startled awake by a sudden noise and flash of intense heat. As a tiny spark erupted out after the log was dropped in, landing dangerously close to his tail that was poking out of the covers. Was he being attacked!? Eyes open as he sprung into action, making a scary face with a gaping maw ready to unleash a powerful hiss that instead sputtered into a silent sigh.

...Oh — it was only the adults wandering through the barn. His posture quickly relaxed as he looked around at his teammates with a smile, relieved that he hadn’t stirred them from their slumber. He wasn’t that much larger than they were, but he still found their tiny sleeping bodies precious to behold. Helping him pull some positive thoughts out for a pep talk. “Another wonderful day to be alive! Time to go make myself useful to my providers and companions! I can do whatever I put my mind to!”

But the adults seemed so busy that he didn’t wish to interrupt them by asking if they wanted help with anything. So he conquered that nagging feeling by slithering by and politely greeting each member as they woke up. “Morning,” followed by their name, “sleep well?” He didn’t care if the recipient was too drowsy to respond, as long as he shared his happy vibes. Interrupted by the smell of food getting brought to them, likely waking up the ones lagging behind. Impossible to have any expectations, since he didn’t eat last night, the food provided appeared perfectly sufficient to his eyes. Strongly deciding yesterday that it wouldn’t benefit him to be too gluttonous in the wild during uncertain conditions. His stomach would grow accustom to the amounts of food he was digesting and divide the energy accordingly. But eating when he wasn’t strictly hungry, caused two setbacks. First, his body got sluggish and he needed to stay speedy. The second was falsely prepping himself to expend more than what he’d normally take in. Seraph explaining that they planned to train them outside in the rain, as he enjoyed his breakfast, slurping down the bowl and swallowing the toast whole.

"An excellent idea. Maybe I'll offer to help Honey forage for supplies." Ravi thought.

Then Seraph went on to describe a Hidden Power, that unlike those that knew the games better, it was a concept that sounded completely foreign to him. But a leader wasn’t supposed to act clueless. So he carefully considered what should be asked about this move, without saying a stupid question. Perhaps, it would be beneficial to let the others speak up, so he could listen intently and piece together assumptions from the information. Though her advice to empty the mind and focus, contradicted his plan to cram it all in his head. So that’s what he did, imagining an orb to pop out of his forehead…how grotesque. What element would best synchronize with his abilities and prolong his survival? Surely, the most vital tool to a Seviper was having powerful venom and poison would be the inevitable answer.

You are the Mon

I was planning on going after a few other responses, since my IC character doesn't know anything and would likely wait for others to ask the questions.