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10 mos ago
Current Attn teeny boppers: You realize adbots aren't ppl, yes? They randomly generate login info, then execute pre-programmed posts. Your rage-spam goes unheard by the machine. And is equally annoying.
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10 mos ago
*Loads gun* I will instantly kill anyone who says "cream."
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10 mos ago
Thank you, completely unnecessary forced software update, for BREAKING FUCKING EVERYTHING I was doing.
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10 mos ago
If you're going by UK conventions of knighthood/nobility, yes. It also would be pronounced like the "dam" in "madame," rather than like a Dick Tracy "daym."
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11 mos ago
Me: "Goku, thank God you're here!" Goku: "I heard a really strong guy was here! Lemme at him!" Me: "He's right there!" *Points at my Writer's Block* Goku: "... Sorry bud you're on your own."
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On CST time, United States. Working from home now, so I can typically get at least one response out per week if not more depending on how things are flowing.

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@Remram Teyao made this slick diagram for us, which I guess needs to be updated now that several of us know where we stand as half-siblings lol. Note that Sylas, Deividas's oldest son, is off limits as a Player Parent cause his family is one of the antagonist factions within the Collegem. All we know about his other adult children thus far is that, if ERode's character is still his grandkid, then one of his daughters is a hoe XD So feel free to come up with ideas!

Yo! I arrenged the Family tree for ease of visualization:



Arrows are descendants and normal lines are marriages/relationships. If anyone is sure who their PC parentage is I would love to add them.
Hey I have a few questions. How do builds work? Like we probably can't max our characters out on every aspect I imagine.

Also, I was thinking of playing a half elf. I'm assuming that half elves still end up being dark or light elves. How would they be perceived by both elves and humans? Also, since humans are better at using aura and elves are more sensitive to magic, how does that balance out in a half elf?


The Experiences gained by the First Life are designed in such a way that nobody can get too powerful without speccing into a single category, to match the theme of the characters' lackluster results the first go-around. As for maxing out the rest, it'd be extremely difficult but not impossible. As Characters take certain actions in their second lives, and as we reach overall milestones for story progression, you'll be rewarded with either Free or Specific Experiences that can be used to further upgrade your abilities.

Of course, as your Rank in different aspects increase, either the number or the rarity of Experience required will also increase. This part will probably require me to see how quickly Characters grow before I finalize it, but I can say for relatively certain I expect most PCs to surpass the big wall of their first lifetime by Awakening their Aura, or rising to an equivalent rank in Magic, before the age of 21.

As for being a half-elf (which would be more possible if you were one of Deividas Kaides's grandchildren than it would be if you were one of the Patriarch's children), I'd say they have a much greater chance of resembling Light Elves than they do Dark Elves because the human population of Luzia would have complexions more akin to Light Elves themselves. In terms of Aura and Mana, they're right in the middle---they sense Mana better than humans but worse than Elves, and they use Aura better than Elves but worse than full-blooded humans. Because Aura depends more on physical training, however, it's easier for them to develop that to the same level as humans with extra effort.

@ERode@Silver Carrot The only thing about Ferrucio being "born out of [Sherry and Vincent's] mother's infidelity or indiscretion" is that regardless of whether we're the kids of the 1st or 3rd Wives (I can't see Sherry being as "ojou-sama" as she is if she were born from the 1 mistress) it would mean that one of the Patriarch's wives cheated on him. If Ferrucio's mother was one of Deividas's daughters, it comes across to me as more believable. I mean, I know affairs are emotional whirlwinds and barely ever make rational sense, but considering who and what Patriarch Martenos is I feel like none of the wives would want to risk their own positions/influence by pushing him too far.

But regardless of parentage as well, if Ferrucio becomes Sherry's lackey, then that makes him Vincent's "big brother (Mummy says not to call you that but I don't know why)." And in the first timeline Vincent would've been absolutely devastated when he heard Big Sis Stella got hurt, so enjoy that internal agony of knowing you're partially responsible for the one kid who looked up to you bawling his widdle heart out XD

@SilverPawLike the others, Isana is pretty much good to go! Have a list of suggested names lol: Amanda, Amata, Angela, Barbara, Beatrix, Carina, Claritia, Crescentia, Eligia, Felicia, Feliciana, Felicitas, Felina, Firmina, Generosa, Johanna, Justina, Katerina, Leonia, Liberia, Maura, Monica, Narcissa, Pia, Quirina (especially if she uses a spear), Rosalia, Seraphina, Sibylla, Silvia, Ursa, Verena, Viatrix, Violante, Viviana. Feel free to change some of the i's to y's or add an h after an a if you want, for that bastardized Medieval Latin feel I've been aiming for lol.

If he was involved in the assassination (probably as someone who put things together) as a result of his position, she'd firmly put him in the bear-hug and tell him she forgives him at some point.


I think it'd be an interesting element if Vincent had to be talked down by Estelle out of taking vengeance FOR her on his own sister and cousin-brother, and instead of getting the bear-hug of forgiveness he gets the back-hug of restraint---except instead of your typical anime where the back-hug calms down the murderous rage, it's literally just his now-14 year old bones cracking under her now-restored strength XD

Vincent and Sherry being siblings is fine by me. Her success until her desertion probably shaped his 'The good finish last' worldview.


Do you imagine their relationship would've been more "He's MY little brother, therefore he's automatically better than the rest of you PEASANTS," or more "This is Timmy, and this is his babysitter Vicky?" XD

Pretty much only thing I can ask relationship wise is did anyone try to befriend or interact with Ophelia aside from her sisters at the academy or other points. Otherwise, gal has zero relationship skills and wouldn't have attempted to make friends herself. She's a bit self involved, yes.

Also while I don't really intend to make any kind of NPC myself, feel free to use a recurring bully/some npc that may have tried to befriend Ophelia in the past if it takes your interest.


The first-timeline Vincent would've tried to befriend her, especially since I think they'd both be avid enjoyers of storybooks. Before he realized what a bunch of pricks the House as a generalization were, he would've been the picturesque sweet and innocent type. He would probably have gone so far as to declare, "Owphewia, wun day when I'm stwong wike Big Sis Stella, I'll have my own cat-sull, and you can stay wiff me and hewp me read all my books! I'll even let you wear a cwown wike a pwincess!"

And then in the second timeline when they see each other again her first impression is probably going to be him flipping off the school faculty after painting genitalia on the Patriarch's statue or something XD
@OwO@Rune_Alchemist@ERode@Atlas946@Teyao

Much like Sherry, the above CSs are all pretty much good to go, just gotta iron out relationships and whatnot!

An NPC CS has been added to the opening OOC post for those who wish to create them in-line with their backstories. I will review them, but feel free to discuss things with me over PM if needed!
I know Martenos married too young for the mother of the sisters trio (Estelle, Ophelia, I'll probably name my Isana) to be his first wife. Maybe his second or third? It depends mostly on when Martenos married the second and third time. Any input, @Zeroth?


I took Estelle's age into account when finalizing Martenos's age in the OOC Char tab; she would've been conceived when he was 19, so I feel the second wife is probably the most likely position for the trio's mother. With Estelle being possibly the oldest of the PCs, I figured that position might play into some of the reasoning around either Sherry's attack or the one on Ophelia---the 1st Wife might not have been the first to conceive a child, and thus maybe she or her child (if it were Sherry or someone else) bears a grudge because it puts their position as "head wife" in danger.

Speaking of, @OwO, I had planned on Vincent being one of the younger siblings who greatly admired Estelle---he wouldn't have really understood why "Big Sis 'Stella'" suddenly decided to up and leave, but since he wouldn't have seen her after he turned 12 or so, she'd be one of the few siblings he'd maintain a positive view on as he got edgier and edgier because he didn't directly witness her "fall from grace" moment before he went to the Collegem. But how do you feel about the concept, since it seems almost guaranteed he'll be born from one of the other wives?

And @Silver Carrot, would having Vincent as a full-blood little brother throw any wrenches into Sherry's bad-bitch persona? Or would you otherwise prefer they be from separate mothers?

LORE AND NPCS




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Quick question; do we start with no skills but with one of our 4 points being able to give us one, or do we start with a skill anyway?


You start with no skills. If you spend 1 Experience, you can add a Skill. If you spend 1 Experience when you already have a Skill, you may upgrade that Skill. If you spend 1 Experience on Magic, you may add an appropriately scaled Spell (as in, a 1st Circle spell) to your Skill list.

BTW, so far I'm seeing no problems with Sherry's profile. Once you finish off your skills and we're all on the same page regarding previous relationships, whose-mother-is-who, etc she'd pretty much be good to go. Since she's got 1st Rate physical strength, she would've been able to Awaken Aura sometime after age 21 if you wanted her to do that; however, given that her backstory implies she stopped pushing herself to train, and intentionally avoided dangerous events, I would say that she probably would not have unlocked her Aura Type in her First Life. Anyone who's Awakened their aura, however, can do the bare minimum of self-enhancement (Going from a normal human to an anime-style human in terms of physical capability).

@Redacted@OwO@Teyao@Iten@Atlas946@Thunder999999@Remram

2nd batch!

There is currently no rush! Please continue to post character drafts from the IC, discuss plans and character relationships, or ask any needed questions! Setting and Lore information is not a pre-requisite; feel free to peruse at your whim, or just use what you need and ignore the rest.
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