Puppy Kicking PCs OOC RECRUITMENT DONE

[Wippit Guud]

Did you have room for that 8th person? Or are you sticking with 7?
(don't worry if you prefer 7)

 

[Guilt Puppy]

For lack of Rogue, I'd be willing to rewrite Alev as one... Really, Wizard was kind of a "well, he needs a character class" thing anyway.

AMG? Kosher to rewrite stats at this point?

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Wippit Guud: We're actually at 8 at the moment...I'll put you down as an alternate though.

Guilt Puppy: Rewriting is fine with me until we get moving.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Alright, Alev's been rewritten... Made him a bit of a blade fanatic (and I've finally got a character with TWF, neat)... Ideally, if he gets the jump on someone, he can get the kukri 'cross their throat and the rapier 'tween their ribs before they have a chance to knock off any of his 15 hit points

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

I'm not sure how much I can say explicitly, so I'll be as vague as possible. Think of the worst things you can imagine one human being doing to another. Consider that I probably have a better imagination in that department than you. Remove only those things that leave scars unhealable by magic.

Oh dear. And to think I was worried that he might beat the DC 18 spot check to see that there's more to Aeweth then meets the eye. As it is, him making that check may very well save her life.

 

[Wippit Guud]

Wippit Guud: We're actually at 8 at the moment...I'll put you down as an alternate though.

Cool... just whipped up a rather twisted half-ogre hexblade in the event my number comes up

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Oh dear. And to think I was worried that he might beat the DC 18 spot check to see that there's more to Aeweth then meets the eye. As it is, him making that check may very well save her life.

Oh, he'd likely leave her alive, although only in the clinical sense. I think the technical term is "irreversible catatonia." But don't worry; the scaly patches would likely be visible before too long.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

So, uh, is there any thought on why our merry band of bastards is together?

I'm not sure -- it might be best to do it piecewise, how one character meets another and so forth...

Gwyn: "A kick to watch, certainly... Wholly unrefined and misguided, maybe, but at least inspired. What he could be with an education -- but that will have to be approached subtly. I doubt he has any patience to listen to a more learned voice..."
~ Alev will find Gwyn entertaining, but see little cause to respect the man -- such romantic ideals as "terror" and "misery" are tired endeavors... He seems to get how little a human life is really worth, on some level, and that gives them at least something in common. But Alev will keep Gwyn at arm's length, and let his mortal longings keep his back exposed: If things come to blows, that is where the first is best dealt.

Nyos: "At least he's quiet -- his silly lust for power is at least bearable if I don't have to hear about it. At least he's fighting his mortality a little... The reasons are a bit banal, but to his credit he's not stupid enough to set off with all these grandiose visions without trying to deal with the fact that he'll be popping from this world before long. It's a little redeeming, still naive, but a little redeeming."
~ There's little the two will see eye to eye on, but nothing to bring them to blows, either -- I could see them working together, provided the arrangement is mutually beneficial, but I don't see them having any mutual goals any time soon.

Sunedilar: "Oh, now here's a man desperate to live up to the image of his fathers. Poor soul... Perhaps we should stop by the family plot with a few shovels, show him what the real image is -- a far cry from the fluff of lore and legend, no doubt."
~ Sunedilar's motivations -- power, duty, devotion -- will strike Alev as remarkably trivial... If forced to spend any amount of time with Sunedilar, he'll probably start poking and prodding for some sort of redeeming or at least interesting quality, and do what he can to nourish it, but for the most part, all he's good for is the magnificent arc of that chain...

Dulanse: "Class and dignity, for once... While these invariably reveal some dim need or temptation on closer examination, at least he doesn't wear it on his face. And his bladework is... intense. A good man to study under, and maybe even some decent material there to teach..."
~ Alev will find Dulanse easier to get along with, on a "friendly" level, than any of the others... While he finds little in anyone worthy of respect, there are at least a few things to be said for the swashbuckler; that combined with the pleasure of his company will probably be enough for an alliance, on Alev's part.

Lydia: "Foregoing the company of the for that of the dead? If she weren't clearly driven by so much heavy pathos, I'd think the girl was on to something... Perhaps enough that, with guidance, she could turn out a bit better than the rest of her lot."
~ Lydia triggers one of the last vestiges of sentiment to be found in Alev... If humans are ever truly worthwhile, it is when they are tiny, clever, and unburdened... Lydia is hardly unburdened, but still, she at least looks the part enough to seem a bit comfortable and familiar. Not to mention the whole undead things -- there's some interesting possibilities for that sort of magic, one's that Alev would like to be around to explore.

Rhesa/Aeweth: "Too much going on in there... I'm not sure that I really understand a single thing she does. Insanity, though... That might be a good quality, when you get down to it. Might be. She's worth watching.... There's that, at least."
~ Rhesa's motivations are well outside the scope of anything Alev is familiar with, making her at least a novelty. Until he spots sign of some base mortal drive beneath the layers of facade, he'll find her to be quite entertaining to have around... He'll probably keep his distance for the most part, not out of fear so much as confusion -- not knowing at all how to react to this girl, up close.

Fabian: "A man who can appreciate the artfulness of death... Nice on some level, but oh, he is still so caught up in narrative and climax and that whole melodramatic mess... He has a good eye, though, and if he can bring his mind to terms with the irrelevance of living, something may be made of him yet..."
~ Of all human ventures, Alev finds art to be the most redeeming -- at best, it can be a real acknowledgement of one's mortality, and if divorced from some desperate struggle to subvert it, it can transcend those mundane bounds. Fabian is easy to respect as an artist, and is at least unburdened by morality -- once he's shaken from his theatrical tradition, he may become a really appreciable soul. And it's true, he is more refined than Alev, giving him something to teach, as well as learn... If both can let down their authors' egos a little, it would be easy for them to work alongside one another.

(Edit: Switched to the IC/OOC format, as I thought that worked a lot better.)

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Nyos: I can't really see any reason for him and Gwyn to meet up.

Sunedilar: He's looking for allies, and despite his psychoses (or perhaps because of them), Gwyn would make a good one. Something of a "Fear will keep them in line" tactic.

Dulanse: He doesn't like dirty work, where Gwyn revels in it. I can easily imagine Dulanse hiring Gwyn to ensure that Delryn's last days are more horrific than anything he could do himself.

Lydia: Yet again, Gwyn makes good muscle. He's a capable fighter if necessary, but would be able to frighten away most petty bandits. Even better, he's not going to object to her activities, which makes him nearly unique in the mercenary world.

Rhesa/Aeweth: As has been mentioned, while they might meet, it wouldn't be the sort of meeting conducive to party-forming.

Fabian: Gwyn does crank out the tragedies, though perhaps not of the highest quality. For his part, Gwyn might enjoy the notoriety; after all, "the crimson-eyed reaver, whose hair is as black as his soul" is going to terrify more than a random stranger who waylaid you on a back road.

 

[John E Smoke]

Gwyn - "More beast than a man, that one, but dangerous nonetheless. Perhaps when I return to Calcurt I can convince him to arrange a 'hunting accident' for a certain group of my peers. I mustn't let him escape my sight, however."

Nyos - "Quickly, my friends! We must make haste, for the carnival has lost their ringmaster! He - oh, he's right here! Ahem. He seems dependable enough, and his knowledge of the darker arts should prove helpful. I don't trust a man with a waxed moustache, however. I'll be keeping an eye on him."

Sunedilar - "Ahh yes, I believe my dear uncle mentioned that he does a brisk, ah... livestock trade with this one's clan. They have proven honorable enough to deal with so far. But what drove this one so far afield? Until I know for sure, I'm not turning my back to this one."

Lydia - "By all the gods and their grandmothers to boot! Why must every wench I meet outside of Calcurst be as frigid as a white dragon's backside? Another one far too fascinated with the dead to notice what the living around her are doing. She'll be easy enough to sway, so long as I dangle a dead mouse on a stick for her. The cold ones are always the ones to bite you in the rear, though. I'll be watching her."

Alev Pure - "Finally, some civilized company! Not half bad with a blade, either. He's certainly an excellent sparring partner, but something about him strikes me as... odd. If he ever does slip an edge past my guard, it's most likely going to be from behind, and I don't doubt for a moment that he isn't thinking about it. Well not today, my friend. I'm keeping my eyes open around you for certain."

Aeweth - "Well she seems pleasant enough. I think she's trying too hard to impress me, however. I don't trust her. I'll certainly not let her escape my attention."