Whirtlestaffs Wizards Academy-Recruiting Now Complete, 7:06am 05/07/08

[Shayuri]

Mew

Hee, sorry. Sometimes I forget that I don't share a brain with the entire fantasy community.

Steampunky, in this context, refers to a sort of quasi/alternate reality Victorian age appearance and attitude, where alchemy and magic have led to a sort of pseudo-industrial revolution. You have your spectacles and waistcoats and properness, combined with armored zeppelins and giant, cannon-bearing humanoid 'robots' controlled by human pilots frantically operating clockwork levers and ratchets as steam from the main engine hisses in gouts from joints and gaps in the brass superstructure...

Clearly those things may not exist in the campaign world...that's just the flavor I'm trying to evoke.

Alexandra would have that sort of look to her, with glasses and so on. Her theories would revolve around gears and clockwork and magical interactions therof, and probably would be written in a sort of hyper-formal Victorian style.

If you're a Pratchett fan, consider also some of the latter-day Discworld novels, for a similar take on "magical modernness." Kind of like that.

 

[Ryfte]

1 Diviner (gnome) working toward Loremaster/Master Specialist/Geometer (Ryfte)

Yep, yep.

~ Ryfte

 

[Leif]

Girl Genius. It's one of the online comics of Phil and Kaja Foglio, who did one of the comics that ran in Dungeon (or was it Dragon?) Magazine.
Of course, by posting that link, I've probably delayed the game start by however long it takes Leif to read to the current strip...

Ok, Ok, Ok, I just looked quickly to see what we were talking about. Skinny, cute, and maybe slightly geeky, yes?

Yes, I remember the good old days of the "What's New..." strip in Dragon. I preferred "WORMY" though....

 

[Leif]

sorry...i did not see this post...was working on entering the info above
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uhoh... i was under the impression that you were displeased with the ideas i had and so i took the character into an arciologist direction: purvayer of antiquities and artifacts

No, not displeased at all, once I was told where to find Eldritch Knight. Let's try to limit ourselves to ph, dmg, ca, cm, though, so I'm not sure that will include Spell Sword. (But, then, I'm not sure it rules it out, either.) You wanna revert to the Eldritch Kight-to-be, or stick with the archaeologist, Indiana Jones dude?

 

[Leif]

Hmmmm

Mew
Hee, sorry. Sometimes I forget that I don't share a brain with the entire fantasy community.
Steampunky, in this context, refers to a sort of quasi/alternate reality Victorian age appearance and attitude, where alchemy and magic have led to a sort of pseudo-industrial revolution. You have your spectacles and waistcoats and properness, combined with armored zeppelins and giant, cannon-bearing humanoid 'robots' controlled by human pilots frantically operating clockwork levers and ratchets as steam from the main engine hisses in gouts from joints and gaps in the brass superstructure...
Clearly those things may not exist in the campaign world...that's just the flavor I'm trying to evoke.
Alexandra would have that sort of look to her, with glasses and so on. Her theories would revolve around gears and clockwork and magical interactions therof, and probably would be written in a sort of hyper-formal Victorian style.
If you're a Pratchett fan, consider also some of the latter-day Discworld novels, for a similar take on "magical modernness." Kind of like that.

Okay, I THINK I'm reading you. Let me make sure: Kinda like the "Wild, Wild West" movie with Will Smith and Kevin Kline, but more magic/fantasy oriented instead of just weird gadgets? Or, have you read Michael Moorcock's "The Warlord of the Air" and/or "The Land Leviathan"? Frankly, it's been so long since I read either of those books that I'm not sure if they're that similar. Those were the first three things that I thought of when I read your post. But I think I'll be able to follow your cues with the character. Maybe.

 

[Leif]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Leif
1 Diviner (gnome) working toward Loremaster/Master Specialist/Geometer (Ryfte)

Yep, yep.

~ Ryfte

Wow, I got one right!

 

[Scott DeWar]

No, not displeased at all, once I was told where to find Eldritch Knight. Let's try to limit ourselves to ph, dmg, ca, cm, though, so I'm not sure that will include Spell Sword. (But, then, I'm not sure it rules it out, either.) You wanna revert to the Eldritch Kight-to-be, or stick with the archaeologist, Indiana Jones dude?

archaeologist, Indiana Jones dude, if i may...*hic*...i sink tho, i may needs to lay ofph the srochchch...*hic*

jk...quite sober right now...bad for blood sugar levels and all!

just that i am staring at a near full bottle of scotch....

 

[Leif]

archaeologist, Indiana Jones dude, if i may...*hic*...i sink tho, i may needs to lay ofph the srochchch...*hic*
jk...quite sober right now...bad for blood sugar levels and all!
just that i am staring at a near full bottle of scotch....

so is he(?) planned as a Specialist or just General Joe Wizard?

 

[Ryfte]

He's a specialist ... instead of a Drunken Master he's a Drunken Wizard... j/k

 

[Scott DeWar]

general Capizzio wizard

He's a specialist ... instead of a Drunken Master he's a Drunken Wizard... j/k

actually i find that very funny!! (roflmaogarb)

fyi...trying to figure out spell book and feats...and resisting temptation of alcohol consumption

*KAZAPP!!*
oopsh, i erm shorry ocifer...i thot i wash pointing the other end of thish wand at the bad guysh *hic*