Q'Barra: Facing Truth (New Campaign Recruitment)

[EvolutionKB]

Kaelan blames the lizardfolk for his loss, but deep down, he knows it was partially his fault as well(he hates the lizardfolk about as much as he hates himself). I'd probably say that Charles suffered his lost first. The assault could've happened during the time Kaelan was away. Same classes sounds good to me.

Catherine: Her motherly ways, probably made Kaelan kind of distant, he doesn't want to come to care about somebody like family only to lose them.

Sepoto: I can see Kaelan and Sepoto bonding, they both have had to deal with being different(Sepoto being in the Academy and Kaelan adapting to finding out he was a changling in a Valenar villiage). They both have stealth training in common as well.

Darrick: Kaelan would be put off by his heavy, loud, armor. Kaelan would compare Darrick to a lumbering rhino, where Kaelan would be a jungle cat.

 

[Pebele]

Dim Gray for me, if it's visible enough.

As to the more important matters, I'll look folks over and think some thoughts. I can certainly see Catherine and Darrick being reluctant rivals, of a sort.

I'd like to keep Dim Gray for OOC and mechanics.

It looks like there's some good thoughts going on so far about backgrounds.

I do want to reiterate that it is perfectly acceptable for not all the characters to get along, for whatever reason.

 

[Yeoman]

Oh yeah, I'm still in. Let me add my color in here. I'll take Magenta. Let me have some dinner, and I'll add my thoughts here.

 

[Rolzup]

How does Navy work?

(I'll be honest, I have some slight color-blindness issues....)

 

[Rookseye]

Great to be aboard!

I guess Sepoto will fingerpaint in "Orange-Gutan"

I'm going to spend tonight reviewing the other backgrounds and will try to work out my relationships with the other characters before Sunday night...

Thanks for having me Pebele!

 

[Pebele]

How does Navy work?

(I'll be honest, I have some slight color-blindness issues....)

Navy works for me! I'll be honest, I have ENWorld set to "Stealth", because light text on a dark background is hard for me to read.

Tomorrow I'll look over all the relationships and ask any final questions before we start up. This looks like a great group and I'm very excited to get this underway.

 

[stonegod]

How does Navy work?

(I'll be honest, I have some slight color-blindness issues....)

Its not just you, actually. Human's do not have a large number of blue detecting cones, which is why small blue text on dark background is hard to read. So, on the default black any of the dark blues will be difficult in general (so, Navy is a bad choice for anyone using the default).

Stealth reverses this contrast, so a darker color would be fine. If you want one that works well on both, try going for a blue that is near a more neutral grey for the maximum contrast in stealth and default.

BTW: I love this concept, and if I wasn't overcommitted in games right now, I'd serious think about a place.

Good game to all!

 

[Yeoman]

Ok, I'm back and here are my thoughts:

Charles: I agree that Catherine and Charles would likely not know each other really well. I think that Catherine would have a lot of respect for his skills, since she has none of them herself. She'd also wonder how he could fight without heavy armor, but she'd certainly respect his fast reflexes.

Kaelan: I think Catherine would see getting through Kaelan's shell as a challenge. Would everyone know that Kaelan is a shape-shifter, or is he keeping it a secret? If Catherine knows, I think she would be in awe of his ability to "be someon else", and she would admire his commitment to his "brother".

Trebuchet: Catherine feels a strong attachment to Warforged, as being handed over to one and being cared for by them are her earliest memories. I think she also has a lot of respect for his magic ability. She probably finds it hard to understand his lack of emotional attachemnt, but she greatly admires his sense of duty.

Darrick: I certainly agree with you about Catherine and Darrick being reluctant rivals, do you think it would be a friendly rivalry? Darrick is probably the better fighter of the two, and Catherine knows that, but she is also proud of her healing ability. They may butt heads over the various leadership roles, however. Their leadership styles are quite different, but I can see them either being very good friends and complimenting each other, or as argumentative and stepping on each other's toes.

Sepoto: Catherine wouldn't necessarily view his stealth and surprise abilities as "honorable", however she does recognize the need for his abilities. She is definitely not enthused by his lack of pants. I can also see her trying to find a way to "help" him be more "civilized", in a well-meaning way, of course.

 

[EvolutionKB]

Everyone would know Kaelan was a changeling, even though he is never revealed his true form. Kaelan still considers himself a Valenar though.

 

[Rolzup]

Darrick: I certainly agree with you about Catherine and Darrick being reluctant rivals, do you think it would be a friendly rivalry? Darrick is probably the better fighter of the two, and Catherine knows that, but she is also proud of her healing ability. They may butt heads over the various leadership roles, however. Their leadership styles are quite different, but I can see them either being very good friends and complimenting each other, or as argumentative and stepping on each other's toes.

Friendly, I should think. No sense, from his point of view, in alienating a comrade...and besides, he has a certain reverance for healers. It's not something that he would openly express, but he'd be likely to defer to her somewhat because of this.

Trebuchet fasincates him, frankly. In part, yes, for his awesome destructive potential. Darrick is a soldier, after all. But he also feels that it's only with the aid of the warforged that Cyre will ever be reclaimed by her children, and he's made it his business to learn as much about them as he can. And of course, it's nice to have someone that he can discuss military history and tactics with.

Now, Darrick makes every effort to get along with his fellows, even if he has to grit his teeth and count to ten before speaking to them. Sepoto, with his lack of "proper" military discipline and deportment would infuriate him...but he'd take great pains not to show this, and he'd have nothing but respect for the Shifter's skills.

Charles would occupy a similar position. Darrick admires his devotion to his fellows, and Charles' "leave no man behind" attitude would resonate very strongly with Darrick for obvious reasons. On the other hand, orders are orders dammit...and a man who's shown a willingness to disobey a superior's command would be very difficult for him to really trust. Of course, you have to make allowances for scouts, don't you? There's no more dangerous job for a soldier.

And finally, Kaelan. He strikes Darrick as a professional, but Darrick's a little wary of him. He senses that this is a man still on the edge, but he feels oddly certain that Kelan's not going to break. Even were he the sort to try and become friends with the changeling, though, he'd have no idea where to start.