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Post by HeadPikachu on Sept 14, 2016 14:23:10 GMT
I accidentally elaborated. Enjoy two pages of Moira goodness. Anyway, I think the way it goes is that, if you want a second EC it's fine, and you can choose to replace the type you didn't choose as your free EC for your Lati form. For example, Moira has EC(Psychic) instead of EC(Dragon) as her free one. If she took EC(Grass), I could make her Latias form Psychic/Grass if I wanted to. Of course, you don't HAVE to change your Lati type if you take something else, as far as I understand.
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Post by weirdsound on Sept 14, 2016 17:22:50 GMT
I accidentally elaborated. Enjoy two pages of Moira goodness. Anyway, I think the way it goes is that, if you want a second EC it's fine, and you can choose to replace the type you didn't choose as your free EC for your Lati form. For example, Moira has EC(Psychic) instead of EC(Dragon) as her free one. If she took EC(Grass), I could make her Latias form Psychic/Grass if I wanted to. Of course, you don't HAVE to change your Lati type if you take something else, as far as I understand. You understand correctly.
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Post by Daedalus on Sept 14, 2016 18:30:01 GMT
Hey, so long as you're peeking, mind taking a look at my sheet and telling me if I did a stupid anywhere? I'd just like to know what's going on.
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Post by weirdsound on Sept 14, 2016 20:45:18 GMT
Deadalus: I don't seem to see your ideas for classes, but other than that your sheet looks good.
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Post by twilightkiwi on Sept 15, 2016 3:35:07 GMT
Whew, got this done in time! Prince Kota While not the Crown Prince, eighteen-year-old Prince Kota of Battlescar takes pride in his position, but is also keenly aware of the responsibilities it has burdened him with. Battlescar is not a kingdom where the royal scions live a prim and pampered life. It is a land of constant conflict against a powerful and relentless enemy, where every day is spent either subduing the Regi titans, rebuilding from the destruction they cause, or preparing for the next attack. Yet neither is it a place of despair - its people, rather than being worn down over the generations of enduring the wrath of Regigigas, have risen to the challenge. In their endless war against the fallen God, they have lost much, but every time rebuild with twice the zeal and enthusiasm as before. It's a running joke across the Empire that Battlescar's walls grow a meter every year. Because of this, their industry and technology has also advanced faster than any other kingdom in the Empire, and their metallurgy techniques are a closely guarded secret from all but the Emperor himself. This sentiment of endurance and progress is the core of their national philosophy and their approach to daily life, and nowhere is it better embodied than by the royal family of Battlescar itself.
Kota believes that the strong carry a responsibility to rule and protect the weak; those who are skilled and competent in their given professions gain his favor and respect, while he has little pity or patience for those who he sees as unambitious, gutless, unwilling to take action to better their own lives. His typical expression ranges from scowl to smirk; he is certainly arrogant to a fault and outspoken, almost never making any effort to hide his feeling and opinions, but does not overestimate his own abilities and is quick to recognize and praise the strengths of others. After all, the path of a true leader is to surround himself with strong underlings. He is passionate and has a temper, but is not quick to angry outbursts; rather, his rage tends to simmer just beneath the surface, evident in his growling speech and glaring expression.
Holding firmly firmly to the tenets of order and civilization, Kota is open-minded and quick to adapt to new ideas. While his father has yet to allow him to participate in a real battle, he has been training his spiritual and physical abilities in preparation for that day. Most often he is found travelling the kingdom, overseeing various construction projects ranging from simple infrastructure improvements to new siege emplacements along the canyon walls. He's earned a reputation for being unafraid of getting his hands dirty - so to speak - jumping in and assisting work crews with his Spirit powers to boost productivity and safety twofold. With no desire for the throne, Kota dreams of expanding Battlescar's infrastructure across the Empire - new roads, aqueducts, bridges, sewers, all seemingly minor things that added up to a more connected world and a better quality of life. His kingdom's more advanced secrets he also hopes to spread someday, though the King has forbidden it for the time being.
Being thrust into a new destiny, Kota has not quite taken to it with the same enthusiasm, but sees it as another responsibility that he will take as seriously as any other. He has never put much thought into marriage before - let alone even trying to court a noble lady - and is a bit out of his element. He's more focused on the work required to run a kingdom and his official duties towards his new queen, and will probably need prompting to pursue the development of any kind of real relationship rather than more of a practical partnership. However, so far he seems to harbor no resentment towards his wife or being forced into this position. It has yet to be seen how he will react when conflicts between what he wants to accomplish and what he needs to do for the sake of his new kingdom arise.
Orders University of the Wounded Walls - Kota is still loyal to the home team and their goals align with his own. He hopes to someday tame a Regi golem himself. The Righteous Force - While he has little interest in their religious trappings, Kota sees it as his duty to reach his full spiritual potential. They were the first to approach him and have proven helpful to him in the past, though their motives mystify him. The Anvil of Metal and Flesh - Kota firmly disagrees with what he sees as their defeatist attitude towards the human race, but this Order has been trying to wrest away the Battlescar nobility's secrets for generations. They've been courting Kota with offers of service and trade, trying to curry his favor. While their ploy to gain influence over the royal family through its youngest son is transparent to Kota, they have proven useful enough that he doesn't wish to cut ties with them yet.
Mechanics Classes - Commander; Defense Ace or Enduring Soul; Steel Ace or Steelheart; Researcher (Upgrader/Gadgeteer) Skills - Focus, Command, Tech Ed, Intimidate, Athletics, Intuition Elemental Connections/Type Shift - Dragon, Steel Pokemon - Metang, Gurdurr, Luxio Please note that I will not have Internet access from now until Sunday evening, so I will not see any feedback until then.
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Post by Goliathus on Sept 15, 2016 16:12:13 GMT
I really like the order system you have in place and the variety of the guilds reminds me of the Dominions series of game. I do have some questions though:
1. How do you plan to incorporate undead into the game? Will I be controlling undead soldiers and Pokemon if I go with a necromancer concept taking guilds like The Frost Children and The Order of the Cracked Tomb?
2. Can I be "unloyal" to the orders I picked? For instance, if my character has Heatran's Harem as the main order, can I associate with The Storm Coven and The Redemption Reflection but only use them as political chess pieces? As a loyal member of Heatran's Harem, the character would serve The Redemption Reflection, helping in capturing the demons, but not to send them to the RR headquarter; no, the character would hold on the captured and use them for "romantic purpose" of the Heatran's Harem. Same for Storm Coven, the character is just using the order for information of demon and such and he will exploit whatever information he gets to serve Heatran's Harem.
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Post by weirdsound on Sept 15, 2016 16:55:09 GMT
Just a thought For Everybody thinking about joining: I like the fact that Kiwi included information about their homeland. Everybody else might want to put a bit of that in their apps if they don't already have it.
Goliathus: You wont necessarily be directly controlling undead soldiers. Undead Pokemon... are quite possible if you go that route. You wont start with any though. As for the orders, you are not necessarily a member of any order unless you say so in your backstory. You are just requesting their aid, and they are providing in hopes of winning the favor of a monarch. Each order will likely give you strong initial support, which will continue so long they believe it is worth their while.
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Post by Goliathus on Sept 15, 2016 17:40:15 GMT
Can I apply with more than 2 characters? Or 2(either 1 male, 1 female or two gender-neutral) the absolute maxiumum?
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Post by weirdsound on Sept 15, 2016 20:23:03 GMT
Goliathus: I'm going to cut you off at two for now, just to be fair to everybody else. If another person or two wants to do 3+ characters, I'll reconsider.
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Post by sixer on Sept 16, 2016 13:48:03 GMT
About how long to you expect the game to last in universe? I'm thinking about playing a character cursed to die and I don't want to die before the campaign is over.
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Post by Goliathus on Sept 16, 2016 19:00:13 GMT
And what time precisely do you close the apps?
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Post by weirdsound on Sept 16, 2016 19:51:01 GMT
Sixer: That largely depends on how quickly the PCs want to push the main plot. I'd give that character at least 15-20 years to be safe.
Everybody still working on a sheet, how much time do you need? I was thinking of closing at 4:30pm PST tomorrow, but I can bump that back to 'whenever I wake up Monday morning' if you guys would prefer.
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Post by Lockon on Sept 16, 2016 21:06:52 GMT
Wait, are we supposed to have a fully fleshed out sheet already? I thought you specifically said you only wanted the overview, or did I miss something?
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Post by weirdsound on Sept 16, 2016 21:41:18 GMT
Wait, are we supposed to have a fully fleshed out sheet already? I thought you specifically said you only wanted the overview, or did I miss something? Oops. I meant application, not sheet.
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Post by Goliathus on Sept 16, 2016 22:35:45 GMT
4.30PM PST tomorrow works for me.
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Post by HeadPikachu on Sept 17, 2016 12:02:49 GMT
I, too, am good with the time thing.
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Post by weirdsound on Sept 17, 2016 13:55:40 GMT
Alright. Apps close in about 9.5 hours. I'll be busy until then, so don't expect much more help from me. Good luck.
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Post by Goliathus on Sept 17, 2016 20:04:59 GMT
Don't think I have time for two(f*** my tendency to do things last minute) but here's one: Ida SorrarisBackgroundIda Sorraris came from a small kingdom, known as Aznea, on the far east part of the land, an area dominated by the mighty Kingdom of Dwelan. A kingdom ruled by the tyrant, King Leonhard of Auernheimer, the Dwelan was aggressive, rapidly expanding their territory and mercilessly cutting down any resistance in their path. To survive, many of the neighboring kingdoms have requested to become a vassal of Dwelan. A request Dwelan never rejected; a request came with a price for the vassal kingdom. Every vassal kingdom was required to provide slaves to Dwelan every year. How they were used was up to the Dwelan Kingdom, but most of them either ended up as labor workers in mine, cannon fodder on the frontline or sex slave. Virgin girls were especially useful to Dwelan as they could be used as blood slave, the mortal fuel for demonic blood magic. It was hell for the vassal kingdoms but it was either that or be erased from the surface of PokeEarth.
Several rebellions against the Dwelan Kingdom have been done in the past but none of them successful. One time there were two vassal kingdoms and an inside group rebelling together against the mighty tyrant yet they were unable to take down the almighty tyrant and it ended in the slaughter of rebel involved. The two kingdoms razed and demolished, innocent civilians enslaved and treated horribly. As blight as the situation was, that did not stop the other kingdoms from plotting another rebellion. However, none took it as far as Queen Aalissa, the mother of Ida, who decided to find power through extreme means and joined the Heatran's Harem. Ida, like her siblings, were demonic spirits since birth and they were born for one single reason -- to take Dwelan Kingdom down.
Hence, Ida was educated and trained to think that one way since she was capable of understanding things. The doing of Dwelan Kingdom further increased her resolve to take it down. As the Princess of Aznea, she had seen it all; the slavery, the suffering of the citizens, the ridiculous demand of King Leonard from time to time, but none of them were as harsh as her 13th birthday. Unknown to the general public, King Leonhard and the Princes of Dwelan loved to sleep around with the nobles of their vassals, it was one of their ways to show dominance and also satisfy their endless lust at the same time. Ida was part of that "treatment" on her birthday, the birthday "gift" of Dwelan Kingdom, so to speak.
It was one hell of a night for Ida but just like what people would say, "what doesn't kill you make you stronger", the experience hardened her to another level. She was driven by the goal of her life, to take Dwelan Kingdom down, but perhaps too driven for her own good, she was completely obsessed with that idea. She continued to push herself everyday, whether it was the court training in the kingdom of Aznea or the elemental training she was given from Heatran's Harem, just so she could one day burn Dwelan Kingdom into ashes. The vassal kingdoms continued to plot for a rebellion but none has taken any action so far.
Fate did give her a chance, putting her destiny firmly into her hand. She was 17 when the Magikarp Pass assassination occurred. As the only Latias of noble blood, she was asked to inherit a kingdom and she was definitely going to make the best of it. PersonalityAs a young lady who have been through a whole pile of crap in her short life so far, Ida is a tough and driven woman. Completely obsessed with her goal, she can be ruthless at times and is willing too sacrifice everything just to achieve whatever she wants. She is not without compassion, as evident by her caring about the people of Aznea, but she is frequently blinded by hatred and the raging flame in her heart.
Ida can be very "black" in her way of doing things. Moral and ethic are something she held highly thanks to the teaching of her mother and Heatran's Harem. She is willing to use them if they are useful to achieve her goal but she could care less about them when necessary. She can definitely appear heartless to the normal people and it is something she constantly struggle with even to this day. So far, the dark side of her was definitely winning.
As she has been playing the political game for a long time now, Ida is super hard to warm up to anyone. She can act like she cares about you, and she is very good at that, but to truly become her friend, it will take a lot of effort and patience from...whoever attempts that. A born manipulator, Ida enjoys playing others emotionally and ever since "that day", she is used to using her body as a weapon of manipulation and power.
Speaking of power, Ida believes in absolute power. Power is all she sees in her life, the Dwelan Kingdom is in control of everything because of their immense power and to achieve victory, she needs power, more than whatever opposing her and she simply doesn't know what other things she can do to achieve her goal besides becoming stronger and stronger.
Love is a foreign concept to Ida, something that is not taught to her since this day. Sure, she will like you and even date you if she thinks you are useful to her but to fall in love for real? No, not really. After all, she was born from a demonic father and her mother and to serve a purpose more than anything. Nothing in that process has "love" on it. At the same time, she is jealous of those who are "in love", a part of her actually wants to feel how it is like, to love or be loved; but at the same time, she just wants to detach herself from love completely as she feels it can be an obstacle to her goal.
As a victim of sexual abuse, she hates any action of intimacy. While she is open to using her body to do anything necessary, she does not enjoy it at all and never really wants to do them voluntarily. It is also part of why she is so afraid of love as this whole ordeal has done nothing but pain to her. Despite being immoral and so, Ida seen chastity and celibacy as an important thing to a woman. She respects the monk and nun for their celibacy, even view them as holy and pure, and opposes any form of "whoring" action. Orders and guildsMain: Heatran's Harem She is a member of the Heatran's Harem and will definitely be including them to her personal orders. If permitted, I would even go as far as to say that she has her own demonic spirits by now as she is more than willing to give her body to the demon. Ida does not necessarily agree with Heatran's Harem, their philosophy and doing, but she does appreciate their teaching and guidance throughout the years. As her mother and her(by extend, every siblings of her as well) have been dealing with the order for a long time now, she is very comfortable having them as part of the council.
Highly Possible: The Cult of the Green Mothers Despite being on the dark side herself, Ida has utmost respect to the monks and nuns. If she decided to bring the Cult into her council, she would likely ask the nuns to lecture the woman of her kingdom about celibacy and so, a thing she feels is valuable to every lady in the world. She can also see the value of Pokemon, having three of her own. Pokemon are so different than human that they are pure and honest, and Ida finds it much easier to be close to them, even love them.
Possible: The Redemptive Reflection Ira sees value in this order and has no issue exploiting it to her benefit. To strengthen the Heatran's Harem and making her eventual goal of destroying Dwelan Kingdom easier, she needs way to find demons and perhaps convert them into joining the Heatran's Harem. The Redemptive Reflection is the more shadowy order as compared to The Red Inquisition, who she doesn't not want to deal with as a demon associate herself, and can be a source of information of demons. If she captures three demons, she can easily turn one into the order and then bring the other two to Heatran's Harem. It might not be that easy in reality but hey, you never know until you try.
Possible: The Black Knights Power, she needs a lot of them, and The Black Knights certainly provide them as long as anyone is willing to pay. Ira likes how the Black Knights has no moral obligation and finds it the best among the martial orders for her to request help from. In my mind, I would imagine Dwelan Kingdom would use Black Knights and Ira is trying to win the Black Knights over. I am sure the Black Knights work for money but maybe they will take her side over Dwelan if she did a lot of favor to them.
[Initially I did not consider The Cult of the Green Mothers but as I elaborated the personality, it just has to be there. I would say HH and CotGM are definitely in and I will be picking between RR or BK for the third] Anti-OrdersNot a requirement but I find it fun to list the orders she simply doesn't agree with. Can be fun if other player has one of these. The Red Inquisition As a member of the demonic Heatran's Harem, Ida wants to stay as far away as possible from the demon-hunting The Red Inquisition. She doesn't necessarily disagree with The Red Inquisition but her position means she has to avoid them.
The Seductive Force Free love and drug use? No way that is holy in Ida's mind, quite the opposite in fact. Ida disagrees with everything this order is doing and the physical potential of many are wasted in this den of lust. Pokemon: Braiken, Inkay, Vullaby Build: I am going strong with social skills and the main classes are Provocateur and Telepath. I imagine her as a queen who can make people obey with a single stare and has a dominating aura around her, or something alongside that vibe. Goals- Destroy the Dewlan Kingdom by any mean necessary, the world can burn for all she cares.
- Depending on the situation, to help bring Heatran back into the world or kill Heatran. She is completely neutral on this, whatever gets her closer to destroying Dewlan Kingdom will be her pick. She will betray Heatran's Harem if it helps.
- After Dewlan Kingdom is destroyed, she would like to cut her family's tie and detach the kingdom of Aznea from any demonic orders.
Misc.Info- When I initially thought of the character, I was going for fully evil but I end up making her flexible. She can be good or even badder, depending on the roleplay and how the story flows.
- I make her 17 and pick a mature picture intentionally because she is much more matured than her age. Also, she is still 17 and has had multiple "sexual encounters", I figured I might as well go the darkest route with this character.
- I am more than willing to change the kingdom names to fit the naming style of your setting, consider the current kingdom name placeholders.
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Post by Daedalus on Sept 17, 2016 20:35:42 GMT
Got my secondary one in just in time! Meet Akileija, the rebellious princess who THOUGHT she'd managed to get out of being a political pawn and out from under her mother's thumb. Emphasis on thought. Well, at least for the former. Again, linked in drive for that sweet, sweet two-and-a-bit pages of backstory. I got inventive. By the way, if anyone can find a picture for her or for Rin, I'd appreciate it greatly. Edit: If you don't know the flower Akileija's named after, I don't blame you. It's the Rocky Mountain columbine, Aquilegia saximontana (not to be confused with Colorado's national flower, the Colorado blue columbine, Aquilegia caerulea, which is just trying too hard by comparison). Akileija is Ukranian for "columbine," so I figured "close enough."
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Post by Bowyer on Sept 17, 2016 23:27:53 GMT
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