Mathew_Freeman
Adventurer
OK - how does character creation work, then? 
I assume we're starting at first level?
I assume we're starting at first level?
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hafrogman
Adventurer
Yeah, I figured we'd just use this thread for tossing around ideas, jokes and character backgrounds until we've all made our characters and BR has put up the first actual IC post.
Revised and refined character:
Ellis Bertram, the Hireling:
Human Wizard 1
Age: 24
Fresh from six years at Arcanum College (Go Wolverines!), Ellis has just graduated with his Master of Magic (M.M.) degree. While in college Ellis was consistently top of his class, and also involved in a number of extra-curricular activites. Secretary of the Youth Adventurer's Guild; Drum Major in the marching band; President, founder and sole member of the Merlin Appreciation Society; and treasurer of the glee club. Extreme devotion to his school? Or just an inability to ever say "no"?
Sadly, in the six years that Ellis has been strenuously avoiding the real world, the economy has tanked. Jobs are few and far between, and tuition loans are looming ominously on the horizon. He was on the brink of an act of desparation (moving back in with his parents) when he saw the ad placed in the local paper.
He wasted no time in applying for the position. But due to a terrible mix-up, he seems to have gotten the wrong job. He keeps trying to explain the error, but nobody seems to pay any attention. Normally he'd simply give up on them. . . but money's tight. And it IS a steady pay-check. And really, they have to notice sooner or later, right? . . . Right?
[sblock=Ellis's deepest darkest secret. On no account should any of you read this.][sblock=No, really. I'm serious, this is personal stuff.][sblock=c'mon guys, knock it off!][sblock=I hate you.]Ellis is still a virgin. Chicks dig adventurers, right?[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock]
Revised and refined character:
Ellis Bertram, the Hireling:
Human Wizard 1
Age: 24
Fresh from six years at Arcanum College (Go Wolverines!), Ellis has just graduated with his Master of Magic (M.M.) degree. While in college Ellis was consistently top of his class, and also involved in a number of extra-curricular activites. Secretary of the Youth Adventurer's Guild; Drum Major in the marching band; President, founder and sole member of the Merlin Appreciation Society; and treasurer of the glee club. Extreme devotion to his school? Or just an inability to ever say "no"?
Sadly, in the six years that Ellis has been strenuously avoiding the real world, the economy has tanked. Jobs are few and far between, and tuition loans are looming ominously on the horizon. He was on the brink of an act of desparation (moving back in with his parents) when he saw the ad placed in the local paper.
*** WIZARD SOUGHT TO JOIN GROUP OF INTREPID ADVENTURERS ***
We are a group of heroes seeking someone to lend their arcane might to our efforts. Come, join us on the path of rightousness!
Apply to Sir Voluminous Enormous, Number 5 Grove Street.
Also sought: one hireling for armor polishing, equipment carrying, cooking and other assorted duties.
Mechanically inclined, a plus.
We are a group of heroes seeking someone to lend their arcane might to our efforts. Come, join us on the path of rightousness!
Apply to Sir Voluminous Enormous, Number 5 Grove Street.
Also sought: one hireling for armor polishing, equipment carrying, cooking and other assorted duties.
Mechanically inclined, a plus.
He wasted no time in applying for the position. But due to a terrible mix-up, he seems to have gotten the wrong job. He keeps trying to explain the error, but nobody seems to pay any attention. Normally he'd simply give up on them. . . but money's tight. And it IS a steady pay-check. And really, they have to notice sooner or later, right? . . . Right?
[sblock=Ellis's deepest darkest secret. On no account should any of you read this.][sblock=No, really. I'm serious, this is personal stuff.][sblock=c'mon guys, knock it off!][sblock=I hate you.]Ellis is still a virgin. Chicks dig adventurers, right?[/sblock][/sblock][/sblock][/sblock]
Dog Moon
Adventurer
I posted in the Hive, but as that can sometimes go really quickly, I figured I'd post here as well. Got room for the Doggy or am I too late? [You darned Europeans and your crazy 'I'm gonna be awake while the Americans sleep'!] If you don't let me in, I'm gonna sick the smilies on you!*
*they work for me now. bwahaha!*
*they work for me now. bwahaha!*
Relique du Madde
Adventurer
Damn... Froggy beat me to pitching a fourth-wall breaking character... Looks like I'll have to come up with another idea for how to play my character (since I don't want to try to make this character play off/against the Tiefling stereotype)...
*Thinks*
*Thinks*
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hafrogman
Adventurer
Well, BR put the kibosh on the fourth-wall anyways.
But you DON'T want to play on your stereotype?!?! What kind of game do you think this IS!?
Honestly, you originally pitched him as the ultimate outsider. I thought that's what you were going for. Demon angst + Lone Wolf Syndrome + Some REALLY cool hair + a dash of Emo = Awesome. No?
Relique du Madde
Adventurer
Well, BR put the kibosh on the fourth-wall anyways.
But you DON'T want to play on your stereotype?!?! What kind of game do you think this IS!?
Honestly, you originally pitched him as the ultimate outsider. I thought that's what you were going for. Demon angst + Lone Wolf Syndrome + Some REALLY cool hair + a dash of Emo = Awesome. No?
Actually... that was one idea... the other was that the reason why my character was "an ultimate" outsider was because my character essentially was kick out of Tiefling community X for not Demonic-angsty-gothy-emoish enough. In other words, my character was eerily happy-going self styled protector of the wild who dresses (and/or acts) like a hippy and ois often conflicted by the need to resorting to violence (especially because the character is a kick ass swordsman) and is often besieged by deep-dark brooding moments of tiefling angst.
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Blackrat
He Who Lurks Beyond The Veil
I don't have it, but if you promise to only cheat a little, I'll let you play it.
But that drow ranger. Would he be like an outcast. Having had to leave his home because he wanted to be good? Hmm, that's very interesting and original idea. I like it... Oh, wait...
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