[OOC]Gormenghast, an ArM campaign [full]

[Maerdwyn]

I'm still here - I'm creating a character as I relearn rules, but things may go faster if Yair makes one for me and I play it.


I've also been battling a terrible internet connection that drops me every 3 or four minutes, but I hope that resolves soon.

 

[Someone]

The sheets are great, Yair. I´m finishing Chronius number crunching; i´ll give him the finishing details soon; I post them for review.

Intelligence: +4 (Logical) Perception: +2 (intuitive) Strenght: 0 Stamina: 0 Presence: -1 (Unimpressive) Communication: -1 (rude) Dexterity: 0 Quickness: 0

(He´s quite smart, though he finds difficult to make friends)

Virtues: Adept Student, Inventive Genius, Magical Affinity (aging things) +2, Great Intelligence, Book Learner; total +8

(I took virtues that show him as a gifted student, and his affinity with rotting, rusting, aging, spoiling or eroding things)

Flaws: Major Magical Deficiency (Creo) -4, Blatant Gift, Warped Magic (plants die, food is spoiled, metal rust), Disfigured (yellow skin, almost no hair). Total -8

(He doesn´t understand Creo magic well; other defects show the results of his magical "accident")

Abilities: (Age 25): Magic Theory 5, Order of Hermes Lore 3, Parma Magica 4, Concentration 3, Scribe Latin 2, Speak Latin 5, Speak Catalano-Aragonese 3, Speak Slavic 3, Hermetic Law 1, Precision 1, Penetration 1, Certamen 2, Speak Arabic 1, Scribe Arabic 1, Magical Affinity (aging things) 4.

(He was born in Spain, and trained in some french or italian Covenant, hence the Speak Language skills. Other than that, it´s pretty straightforward.

Magical Arts:

Perdo: 12 (78)
Intellego: 3 (6)

Animal 4 (10)
Aquam 3 (6)
Corpus 5 (15)
Herbam 4 (10)
Terram 5 (15)
Vim 4 (10)

No surprises here; a specialist.

 

[Yair]

I'm still here - I'm creating a character as I relearn rules, but things may go faster if Yair makes one for me and I play it.


I've also been battling a terrible internet connection that drops me every 3 or four minutes, but I hope that resolves soon.

If it is a matter of days, I prefer you making your character - as I'm sure you'll be more familiar and comfortable with a character you make yourself. If you want me to, however, I'd be glad to work with whatever you give me and build one up for you.
And of course, if you have any questions you can ask.

Edit: I'd also appreciate feedback on the covenant choice.

 

[Yair]

I´m finishing Chronius number crunching; i´ll give him the finishing details soon; I post them for review...

He looks great

Edit: I did some numer crunching, and got Speak Catalan 4 & age 33 (which is excessive). [and the virtues/flaws as +7/-7, but as long as it's balanced...]

 

[Yair]

The Wizard's Grimoire

I noticed I used some elements from the Wizard's Grimoire. I guess its officially part of the books. Make sure to ask me about elements from it, however - a lot of it is very questionable mechanically.

 

[Someone]

He looks great

Edit: I did some numer crunching, and got Speak Catalan 4 & age 33 (which is excessive). [and the virtues/flaws as +7/-7, but as long as it's balanced...]

Since I remade the character several times -adding a point here and substracting there- it may be wrong, sure. I dumped Enemies and Extra arts, but forgot to modify the numbers. I reduced Speak Own language to 3 since he has not spoken his mother tonge since in at least 15 years, so it´s natural it´s a little rusty. With that, he would be 29 years old, wich it´s more acceptable.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Yair,

I'm working on a Merintia right now, but let me know if that wouldn't be appropriate to the setting or you rather not get into Russian Faeries, etc.

For covenant, I see things I like about both, but Lean slightly towards Gormenghast, as it seems to mesh a bit better with the character as I'm conceiving her.

 

[Yair]

Yair,

I'm working on a Merintia right now, but let me know if that wouldn't be appropriate to the setting or you rather not get into Russian Faeries, etc.

For covenant, I see things I like about both, but Lean slightly towards Gormenghast, as it seems to mesh a bit better with the character as I'm conceiving her.

Gormenghast 3, Kromeer 1. Got it.
As for faeries - the Slavic fay actually look interesting, and gave me a few ideas. I don't see any problem with a Merinitia.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

hello yair
About the picture of Victor - you get an A, it's very resembles to what I thought about.
As for the virtues and flaws – I don’t have problem with them, just explain.
and I'll add it to my roleplaying game more accuratly
What is the gentle gift virtue
Why am I considered by people black sheep
And the stingy master??? – it’s somehow related to the story you wrote in the end
About Stolizya ?
and the last one is subtle magic ... what the F**k ?

Beside it ... I'm ready folks.

 

[Someone]

I can explain those. Mages make people and animal feel uneasy when they are near them (they have a penalty to social skills); Gentle gift means that you don´t have that problem. Black sheep means that your family rejects you; they oppose your character, and won´t help if anything happens to you. "Stingy master" means that your master did not train you as thoroughly as it should have, and thus you have less magical arts than the average. You can cast spells without making gestures, hence the Subtle Magic virtue.