SCIONS of the New World <Jeremy,Velenne,Ferretguy,Argent Silvermage,Sparky>

[Uriel]

Post #7

Uriel
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Joined: Oct 2002
Location: San Francisco, CA
HP Clarifications...

I gave you all 3 Bonus D8 Hit Dice+Con for them.
This is in addition to your Class die (which is maxed).

So, the HP should read for each character

Semm :38
Tzzarcct:40
Mantis:40
Branhz:36
Zadkiel:42

Forgive incorrectly spelled names, it is late.


Ferretguy: What sort of bug are you anyway?

Sparky: Are you sure that you wouldn't like to put a few ranks into Intimidation?
You have an aweful lot of points in Languages...
This is going to be a game where i make sure that Intimidate gets used...


All:I would like a brief (one or two sentences) description of what folks see when they encounter your character.

As well, 2 or 3 personality descriptors/quirks for your character.

Ex: Zadkeil cuts a strangely serene figure, long grey coat billowing in the wind, hat drawn across his face,tattered wings fluttering behind.
A no-nonsense longsword waits at his hip,ready to dispense the Law as needed.

Personality:Zadkiel smiles little, speaking in whispers.A penchant for always loking those in the eye when he speaks to them has made many very nervous when confronted by the Marshall. Zadkiel always cracks his knuckles before he anticipates a fight, as well as his neck.


Something along those lines in your character (RG) post.

All: IC thread up...http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75126
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[ferretguy]

Getting to it tomorrow, my friend...must think....


I think I'll go with wasp/dwarf combination...sounds good to me....will post personality/appearance stuff in the evening.

 

[Uriel]

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75514

 

[Sparky]

Heh... I got no idea what I would want to be.


So... is the whole gang supposed to know eachother? I sorta got the impression that we didn't and we didn't work out the details here. RP seems to point to us knowing eachother.

Uriel, you indicated that the 'incident' with Whistler's wings is somewhat recent? I had thought it would be a somewhat older event... if you are envisioning it as a more recent occurrence, Whistler needs to be more... uncomfortable.

 

[Uriel]

Heh... I got no idea what I would want to be.


So... is the whole gang supposed to know eachother? I sorta got the impression that we didn't and we didn't work out the details here. RP seems to point to us knowing eachother.

Uriel, you indicated that the 'incident' with Whistler's wings is somewhat recent? I had thought it would be a somewhat older event... if you are envisioning it as a more recent occurrence, Whistler needs to be more... uncomfortable.

I sort of envisioned that Whistler had been strung up/whatever a few years earlier, Brahnz had been one of those who got him away from whoever did him wrong (Argent's BG suggests some aquaintence), Whistler then foud Smm, having gone to check up on his old friend, Semm's master.

Tzzarcct and Mantis met each other before they met the others.

As a group, you all could have been together a week,a month,whatever you would like.

Careful reading will show that I had started the post with the 2 buggies knowing each other and the others as unknowns. tzzarcct and mantis smelled smoke, and investigated...to see burned wagons,the others. I did a bit of editing and spliced everyone together.

 

[Sparky]

Jeremy, I had an idea for your background if you're interested. Uriel mentioned that there are bits of True Shard around. Maybe your manifestation of Scion abilities isn't a 'mutation' but the direct result of getting stabbed with a hunk of True Shard, by the guy what 'cursed' you in your background. He could even have stabbed you with his own shard, or something... if that's possible. Twisted justice, revenge, passing on of a tradition of power. Whatever. That would make your character the only one with direct shard experience (and an understanding of what Shard really does) and we're gonna need that I think. Plus, I can't get the image of a hunk of green glowing crystal digging its way into Mantis'... erm... Gabriel's chest outta my head. Mmmm... The Fly.

Anyway, just brainstorming. Character creation, backstory, that sort of stuff is one of my favorite things about RPGs.

Uriel, a couple of questions:

1] Do we as Scions have bits of True Shard in us (would we know even if we did?)

2] What are The Laws that Marshalls are supposed to defend, dispense and uphold? I want to know when I'm in line... and when I'm not.

Good times so far. Can't wait to see this nasty bad guy Scion.

Careful reading will show that I had started the post with the 2 buggies knowing each other and the others as unknowns. tzzarcct and mantis smelled smoke, and investigated...to see burned wagons,the others. I did a bit of editing and spliced everyone together.

I caught that they knew eachother but not us... didn't know what to make of it. Later RP between us made it implicit that we already did - so I went with that.

 

[Jeremy]

Interesting way for him to be cursed. And very fun visual too. I love painful metamorphoses.

The other thing I was thinking is that it seems kinda silly that he would refer to himself as Mantis, or that long time aquaintances would do so. At least, if he dislikes what he has become. I was thinking Mantis should be a nickname that he liked when he was human and now kinda dislikes given his current form as it is a reminder.

So his friend call him Gabe or Gabriel or such, but people that have heard of him or have only seen him call him Mantis. I don't know, something like that. Still puzzling it out.

 

[Sparky]

Glad you dig.

Whistler's the same way with his nickname. He answers to it, but to himself, he's Zadkiel. Others call him whatever they like best.

 

[Uriel]

Why doesn't everyone pick a 'team name', nickname of sorts...

XXX/Mantis
Zadkiel/Whistler
Semm/The Animal (or whatever)
Brahnz/XXX
Tzzarcct/XXX

As far as the True Shards, no you folks ahve never experienced them.They are not going to be common, and while I like the story idea for Mantis, I think we will keep it that none of you have ever seen one (since you have to remove one from another Scion in almost every case. None of you has even heard of someone 'encountering' one, it would seem that they have been snatched up for the most part. Of course, there is always Niflheim...

 

[Uriel]

OoC: I'm a fan of fallen Celestials and redeemed Fiends for cool RP concepts.
As far as this game goes, I Ok'd the departure, as you are not always aware of your nature even, and the setting affects how folks develop in a rather harsh way. Similarly, I wouldn't be adverse to Paladins of non LG align, as I have thought for many years that there should be Paladins of all the gods (change the name to, well, Scion was what I wanted Scion of Hextor, etc...