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WAIT *throws out hands like Robin Williams* NEW IDEA
Topic Started: June 21, 2018, 6:18 pm (406 Views)
Onime No Ryu
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Where would Skorge make his lair? And what kind of things/monsters/events could happen there that the players could get involved in?

If we want to launch right into Ashyra stuff, what if Skorge was in a cave or wandering the dunes and met the NPC plot characters as they seek shelter from a sandstorm or cross the dunes with their caravan?

What if Skorge is living somewhere or doing something that has somehow drawn the attention of local villagers and caused some kind of hubbub? Maybe the players hear the rumors and investigate on their own, or maybe they’re hired to solve the problem and end up doing so without killing Skorge since he can listen to reason or wants to avoid violence?

Or maybe go reverse? Maybe he’s helping the farmers out with undead labor that never gets tired. Maybe he keeps the road clear of bandits but stays out of sight to avoid scaring people. Stuff like that. We just need something to attract attention, I guess?
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June 26, 2018, 12:55 am
Seeing that the majority vote is fighting against Ashyra, what ideas so far do you have on this desert empire? What can you tell us about the caliph, the ruler of the empire? Social norms, social conditions? Are the rural areas a lot more rough than the urban areas? Etc.
Some of it's been posted in the Info Topic, I'll get more up as we go and I figure it out. It's not a caliph it's a sultanate, ruled by a sultan. Their social norms aren't widely known in regards to day-to-day society because not many people go to Ashyra from other nations--it's easier to let Ashyrans come to them, since they send out large trading caravans and are naturally rather nomadic much like gypsies. As far as conditions, with their home being a giant desert they have troubles growing enough food to feed everyone, and what few resources they have are precious. The only "rural" areas that exist might be temporary towns and shanties made of tents and lean-tos, which pop up wherever the shepherds travel with their flocks to find what sparse grass there is to graze. Like the merchants, they stay on the move.

Most of the actual people have congregated into the cities, where larger numbers promise greater safety, and greater manpower to build walls that protect from sandstorms, wells that draw forth the most valuable water, and canals that can actually supply crops. But because the majority of people are poor, the cities too are majorly ramshackle or simple adobe structures. Still, there are great palaces for rulers and nobles, and there are magnificent temples devoted to their religion which see heavy use on a day to day basis.
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Name
Athabasca (Basca for short)
Appearance
Posted Image
Theme Music
Quote/Motto
A Hero's work is never done!
Backstory
A veteran of the war against the Demon King, Athabasca was inspired to take up arms against evildoers by the Hero and his companions, but never actually had the chance to join them in their quest, fighting in smaller-scale conflicts instead. He managed to do some good, but never reached the level of recognition that the Hero did, and thus likely won't be going down in the history books as an important figure during those times.

A little disappointed by this but not discouraged, Basca continues his work as a hero in the hopes of leaving the world a better place than he entered it…and maybe gaining a little recognition along the way.


Details


Age: Early Twenties
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 150 lbs
Eyes:
Dark, Focused
Hair:
Dark, Thick, Smooth
Aura:
Bright, Earnest, Heroic


Personality
Bright and outgoing, Basca is often friendly to those he meets, and enjoys helping others.


Goals:
+ To be a Hero
+ To be the greatest Hero in the world
+ To protect the innocent, the weak, the downtrodden
+ Save the girl, save the world
Notable Traits:
+ Friendly, Kind, Honorable
+ Always keeps his word, always does the right thing
+ Firmly believes that there can be good in anyone
Weaknesses:
+ Never backs down from a fight
+ Can be somewhat naive
+ Tends to get involved in business not necessarily his own
+ Can be too forgiving
Fears:
+ Being forgotten
+ Being too weak
+ A villain most foul
+ Loss
Likes:
+ Stopping villains
+ Doing what's right
+ Practicing and learning new magic
+ Good people
Hates:
+ Bad people
+ Injustice


Abilities


Elemental Magic
Able to control and conjure the elements themselves, Basca can wield fire, water, air, and the very earth itself as a weapon.

Enhanced Physical Ability
Strengthening his body through magic, Basca's physical abilities are increased far beyond those of your average person, allowing him to fight at near superhuman levels.

Magical Shield
A layer of protective magic around Basca's body that can lessen the damage that he takes from direct and magical strikes.
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Onime No Ryu
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Matttheman89
July 5, 2018, 9:09 pm
WANNA BE THE SAIKYO HERO!?
ONLY THE AVATAR CAN MASTER ALL FOUR ELEMENTS
A HEROIC FIST WIZARD
So were you looking to play a less-overpowered character, like Sin, that gives more context or value to their interactions with the OP characters in some way? Like, would this character latch on to say Grayson the Black Knight, or Inanna the Queen without a Kingdom, and act as either someone who wants to train under them, or just take inspiration from them and try to surpass them, or even be a sidekick tagalong of some sort?

Or is your guy intended to be OP too, just in sort of a "never got noticed" way like Kaze's is? Kaze's guy basically never got noticed because of his monstrous qualities that he has to hide--he's like Batman, a source of fear rather than admiration, so he stayed in the shadows. Your guy isn't like that, though, so if he's also meant to be OP, what are his reasons for never really getting noticed--is it solely the time-frame, by the time he GOT this powerful all the wars were already over? Is it that he never actually ACCOMPLISHED anything with his strength--he spent all his time training, or just fought on his own rather than as part of the Army or Adventurers' Guild, and thus he's never delved into a dungeon or saved a princess or done any of that stuff...at least as far as anyone knows? (Maybe like Saitama he does cool shit all the time but just never gets credit for it cause no one sees it?)
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He's meant to be strong like most everyone else, and no one noticed him because he mostly fought on the sidelines during the war.
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Onime No Ryu
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I feel like it'd be better if he was more fleshed out than that--like what were the sidelines, was he on missions by himself, was he never part of the army, was he only protecting the small towns and villages and just wandering off into the sunset afterwards before they knew his name, etc--but okay, that all works. It's fairly bare bones but it works.

SO START POSTING
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