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Post by jessimyre on Jul 6, 2008 21:09:10 GMT -5
Hey all, thought I'd celebrate my return with a new RPG. Yes, yet ANOTHER one but hey, we don't have time limits on these things eh?
ANNNYHOW I was thinking we should do like an ancient roman one!
Set in a province in the roman empire - anywhere you like. There are romans of ordinary rank (even these can usually afford a slave or two), there are slaves which are usually those that were local to the area when the romans arrived to take over, Gladiators (both men and women), soldiers, centurians, there is a Ceasar and various nobles.
Think of all the roman movies you've ever seen like Gladiator, Ben Hur, Gladiators and Amazons etc.
Not sure on the direction of such a story but I think we should begin by creating a character each and that character will be your main one. You can have as many NPC's as you like but this one you profile will be your main character.
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Name: Aurelia Age: 18 Rank: Slave Appearance: Jet black straight hair, shoulder length and usually worn tied back by a strip of leather. Olive skin, brown eyes and a slender body. She wears a tatty robe tied at the waist with a cord and goes barefoot.
History: Aurelia is a spanish girl taken as a slave when she was a child. She had wandered too far from home and captured by a travelling slave dealer. Her first placement was with a dance troupe and she was trained to dance for entertainment. She was sold at the age of 12 to a nobleman's home where she remained a dancer. At the age of 16 she ran away from this hated home and spent over a year living in the wild, uninhabited areas of wherever we're basing the story. She has just been recaptured.
Right, when you're ready - join the RPG!!
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Post by twilightblade on Jul 7, 2008 2:38:37 GMT -5
Name: Markus Astradamos Age: 25 Rank: Special Courier and nobleman's second son
Appearance: Unruly, curly black-gold hair, shoulder length. Flashing white teeth set in a patrician's fine-boned face, yet set off by skin tanned to a rich golden by the sun. Brown eyes with sparkling gold flecks, and a strong, light body of a little under medium height. He usually wears his courier's uniform, but also dresses as a noble in robes, etc when taking furlough at home.
History: Markus, as the second son, was originally trained to take over the household in the event his older brother died, but since his brother married and produced his own heir, he was allowed to shift into the military. However, his father refused to let him enter as would any other man, and used his influence to place Markus in the Special Couriers. Markus had wanted to join the cavalry, but this was the closest he came. As all noblemen's sons are taught, Markus has been and is still tutored in the maths, geography, reading and writing, languages, philosophy, and other subjects. His first tutor was an older slave who had been a ship's captain before his capture and he taught the boy to have a respect for slaves, and to understand they were people too, often people who knew more or were stronger than their owners. Taking this lesson to heart, Markus thereafter befriended every tutor and found his learning progressing more quickly and that he himself was learning faster. He discovered in himself a yearning for knowledge, and did his best to satisfy it with study. His father disapproved, but couldn't do much to keep him away from the books except to send him out to their armsmaster to train in swords. Markus grew up devouring any books he could acquire and spending hours on the training field in between his normal lessons for running a household. After entering the military as a Special Courier, he quickly grew to be trusted and noted as one of their best couriers, and was given the responsibilty of relaying messages even from the Caeser. (sp? lol)
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Post by blossom on Jul 7, 2008 9:08:27 GMT -5
AWESOME! Welcome back Jessi and BRILLIANT idea!!
Name: Liliana Carvilia Age: 19 Rank: Nobleman's daughter
Appearance: Very long, chestnut brown hair with a slight wave to it, falls to about hip length. Petite, aquiline features set in a heart-shaped face, dominated by wide green eyes flecked with gold. Lithe, slender body with long limbs that make her seem taller than she is. Usually wears loose, flowing white robes but unless in company prefers to go barefoot.
History: The youngest child and only daughter (she has four older brothers) of a prominent nobleman, Liliana had lived a very sheltered and protected life. As a child she was particularly fragile, with a weak heart, and so has been kept inside her father's pavilion for most of her life, rarely straying outside except to walk in the gardens. Because of her isolation, Liliana has become a very shy and introverted young woman, prefering books and legends to contact with people. She was taught to read, and a few languages, but that was all - despite her seeming intelligence, she was still a woman. Because of her father's protectiveness, Liliana has remained unmarried - though her brothers all have wives and families. Now, however, her father is communicating with other noblemen as to potential marriages for her.
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Chaos Initiate
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Post by mi on Jul 9, 2008 17:47:26 GMT -5
Name: Alexandra Luscanati Age: 24 Rank: The wife of a very high ranking noble Appearance: Because of her wealth, her hair is always nice. On occasions she tries to dye it blond, like Goddess. She has olive skin and brown eyes. She wear a gold head piece most of the time and a toga. History: Her father was the late emperor. When he died her oldest brother took his spot. Alexandra then was forced to marry the Noble Luscanati against her will. She often stares out her window and dreams of lost love and romance. She wishes she could be free from the marriage she was forced into. (Her husband is 53)
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jul 10, 2008 11:55:08 GMT -5
I'll have my character posted soon. I had to okay a few things with Jessimyre first, so I should be posting him sometime today or tomorrow.
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jul 11, 2008 22:13:13 GMT -5
Name: Arthur Levethix Age: 20 Rank: Wandering Wizard
Appearance: Medium length golden brown hair, green eyes. Wears light white and grey robes and carries a quarterstaff with a fist-sized chunk of onyx embedded on the top end.
History: Arthur grew up in a large city, but went mostly unnoticed by the masses, as he spent all of his time learning magic from a hermit wizard who lived in a nearby forest. His master has given him a spellbook which he studies each day, hoping to one day gain much stronger magical abilities.
Current Spell List (I will update as needed.) --------------------------------------------
1 - Dancing lights - Arthur creates 3 small orbs that give off light roughly equivalent to torches.
2 - Backbiter - Arthur targets a weapon. The next time someone uses that weapon to attack, it hits them instead.
3 - Benign Transposition - Arthur can target two people that he can see (he can be one of them) and make them switch positions. (Basically teleports both of them.)
4 - Color Spray - Arthur can shoot a illusionary spray from his staff that makes the target dizzy and maybe fall over.
5 - Minor Illusion - Arthur creates an illusion that can fill a single 15x15x15 foot space. It includes only things you can see. It cannot take solid form, nor does it give off smells or flavors. For example, he could make an illusion of a wall, but people could walk through it. OR - he could make an illusion of a pile of garbage over himself (people are far less likely to find him because nobody is going to investigate a pile of garbage...unless they notice that it doesn't smell, which is relatively unlikely, but possible.)
----His other spells involve levitating small objects, unlocking doors, and other seemingly trivial effects.-----
-All of these spells take roughly 5-10 seconds to cast, and require him to be able to focus-
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jul 18, 2008 13:47:36 GMT -5
Nobody is posting. Would you guys like me to remove Arthur by any chance?
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Post by jessimyre on Jul 18, 2008 19:38:27 GMT -5
Nope - keep him, let me do some thinking on how to get the story moving so we can meet your character.
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Post by twilightblade on Jul 19, 2008 0:11:11 GMT -5
Sorry, I'm trying to figure out what my char should do next, considering that it is still early in the morning, but also adding in the fact that hauling around a just perchased slave isn't too good for a special courier.
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Post by blossom on Jul 20, 2008 14:08:03 GMT -5
Ahh, I was afraid we'd stalled already Brainstorming thread, perhaps?
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Post by twilightblade on Jul 21, 2008 1:42:47 GMT -5
lol. Nope! I've figured it out!
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Post by twilightblade on May 29, 2009 20:46:38 GMT -5
Going to have to figure out a way to make Arthur interested in Markus and Aurelia. lol. Will a nice coin help there?
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Post by jessimyre on May 29, 2009 22:59:20 GMT -5
Yes I would guess so, perhaps Markus stops to ask him about engaging his services for a party he knows of coming up or something? That would be an opportunity for Blossom's character to be involved too then.
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Post by Kage Chaos on May 30, 2009 3:53:30 GMT -5
That sounds like a fair idea. Don't get too far ahead of me, I work almost all day the next 2 or 3 days (I'll have to double check to be sure) so I won't have much of an opportunity to post.
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Post by twilightblade on May 30, 2009 22:55:34 GMT -5
Got it. I'll set that up with my next post and stop there.
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Post by twilightblade on Oct 8, 2009 1:33:20 GMT -5
Name: Quintus Astradamos Age: 55 Rank: nobleman Appearance: Somewhat like this, but obviously older, lol. luisposada1.exploretalent.com/model_page.php?talentnum=1743395# Marcus looks a lot like this too. -- Wavy black hair, short and sleek. A good smile-deceptively gentle in appearance-and level brown eyes. He is not particulary tall nor bulky, but there is power in his movements and hidden strength in his body. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he keeps trim and fit with regular swordtraining and other physical activity. He exudes a quiet assurance and sense of command, and while an inch or two shorter than his two surviving sons, is taller than his wife and is in no way diminished by his lack of height. His skin is lightly tanned from the sun, but it sets off his sharp-boned face and proud carriage. History: He is a nobleman of good, if not particularly overt, standing who uses his influence quietly and to good purpose. Through trading connections established through his earlier travels as a young man, he has formed a wealthy and prosperous family of good repute and set both of his sons up with estates to handle while he is still alive to take care of the main one. His older son assists with the trading side while his younger son, Markus, has established himself as a horse breeder of good reputation for both the army and other noble families. His horses are always the best and very well trained, so Quintus is satisfied that his studies have at least been put to good use, and at times calls upon him to form new trading contacts...as Markus travels much as a courier and knows what to look for. His wife is a quiet, retiring blond with hazel eyes--it is speculated (veeerrry quietly) that she was at one point a slave from overseas--but most believe that she is indeed a nobleman's daughter from a not-as-distinguished family. Quintus has never taken a mistress--although his oldest son has quietly supported at least two--and wants to see his youngest son, Markus, to be properly married and set with an heir before long, as he himself is getting on in years (although still powerful and energetic.)
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