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#176
Rukia and Lady T in the same game? I need to upgrade my flirtometer to a more robust model.
It's not that I'm unforgiving, it's that most of the people who wrong me are unrepentant assholes.
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Posting this for commentary and for Charon's approval.
Jhelian Elsbeth Tahalshia
Witch
Ask a Wizard who the first wizard was, or a Witch the first witch, and you'll get a thousand different answers as they tell you legends either of their family or of their homelands. Ask them of the Tahalshia wizards, and they will admit it is an old and established name, but not the first. Many will even mention that somewhere in their past, recent or not, a family member married a Tahalshian. Those that don't say so either don't know their family history, or didn't know it was a Tahalshian.
The Tahalshia Family is old, old enough to have intermarried with every Southern European noble family, and to start more than a few by randy accident. Their family legend is of a Fae and a human, meeting in ancient Italy in the time when bronze was yet to be smelted, giving birth to a bloodline blessed by the god of magic himself. The story has a ring of truth -- each generation born to the main branch of the bloodline has slightly pointed ears and a lithe grace whether male or female. Their own history has them as one of the Estrucian tribes, swallowed by the Romans and carried along as Rome became an Empire across the continent. The main family still resides in Italy, although their largest holdings vanished with Pompeii's destruction. Their long connection to the noble houses of Roman descent may be one reason the Catholic Church is tolerant of wizards. Nearly all of the Tahalshia have the touch of magic, although outlying branches may go dormant for generations before the blood shows again. Amusingly, witches revealed like this have a tendency to bump into 'pureblood' Tahalshia wizards and start a new generation.
Blackthorne Tahalshia and his wife Massiel were one such couple. A few years or so after their defeat of Cipriana Mancini, an Italian Witch who had gone mad, they were finally forced to pick a home and settle down, as Massiel was too far into her pregnancy to traverse Europe anymore. Settling in Northern Italy, the first child was a daughter, Jhelian Elsbeth Tahalshia, who was followed in surprisingly short order (for wizards) with a series of brothers and sisters, six in all, filling the small Italian manor-house where Blackthorne lived as a baronett.
Jhelian, like all Tahalshia children, came early into her powers and was taught carefully and well due the nature of the Tahalshian insanity. It was hoped by teaching the signs, the new mage was more likely to survive. From her father, she inherited a talent for nature magic, from her mother a gift of shape-shifting. By the time of her majority, Jhelian was as well-schooled as any nobleman's son in her letters and languages, and sharp control of her magic, learning a third set of spells supposedly from her dead great-uncle. Upon her majority, she was given leave to travel as she saw fit, for the Tahalshians knew the best teacher of all was the world outside. Thus far, she has learned a woman alone is thought an easy target, and has expanded her magic to shapeshift to allow her ease of travel.
Schooling
Jhelian is able to read and write in Latin, Italian, Spanish, and French. She is able to converse in German and English, and puzzle out a few simple words. Like many nobles, she was taught to be well-rounded... able to dance a ball, swing a weapon, write a poem, and converse knowledgably about many topics religious and mundane.
Appearance:
Jhelian is the very image of her mother -- large dark eyes set in a dusky, high-cheek-boned face, with dark auburn hair that glints of red in sunlight, a gift from the Muslims who invaded Spain centuries before. Her clothing is that of a pilgrim, well-made yet plain. Her weapons include a wheel-lock pistol her father had made for her and several daggers, many balanced for throwing, for when she was unable to reload.
Personality
Growing up as the eldest in such a boisterous household has made Jhelian a little more mature in some ways, with a tendency to mother those around her. This is not always a good thing, for her mother was a fiery Spanish beauty and Jhelian inherited all of her mother's passion. Her mothering can be gentle as a dove covering her eggs, or rough as a lion's tongue-lashing. Her siblings would have preferred the lion at times. She is, however, still young and untried, believing it all to be a grand adventure as in the tales of her father. The school of hard knocks is only just getting warmed up.
Religion:
Nominally Catholic, although the Tahalshias have a personal family saint, a holdover from the days when they worshiped the god of magic that first gifted their tribe. He is still worshiped as were the family gods of the Romans, with a small alcove where a candle burns and a tiny bowl of food and drink is placed. Prayers are more often than not requests to keep their mind clear of the madness.
The prayers may be working: pure-blood Tahalshian mages do not go slowly, visibly insane over the centuries. Instead, the insanity builds up invisibly as a feeling that the Tahalshian is small, insignificant, lesser than those around them or those that came before. Many Tahalshians deal with this by becoming quiet and retiring, hiding away from the world that seems so huge and towering. Others become knights errant, ever searching for a bigger better trial to overcome and prove that they are worthy.
Powers:
Primary: Weather.
This is not Air, nor is it Water nor Fire nor Earth, but the ebb and flow of clouds and sun, wind and rain in a limited area. Jhelian can be shaded from sunlight by her own personal cloud, or hidden from view by low-lying fog. A cool breeze may follow her on a hot day, or a warm one on a chill. Those who would harm her have found their hair standing on end as St Elmo's Fire dances about them. As yet, she cannot create lightning herself, but if there is already a storm, she can try to channel the lightning to strike a certain target.
First Secondary: Shapechange.
This was actually the first power to appear; as a baby Jhelian shifted to match her mother's shapechanges. The skill faded after she was weaned, only to reappear as she was taught to test her limits. At this time, she has only two shapes she uses. The first is a red fox, which gives her a sharp nose and the ability to hunt her own dinner. The second is that of the common russet barn owl, allowing her to see in the darkness and to silently fly where she wills. In both shapes her garments and items go with her, so she never leaves aught behind and is always fully dressed upon reverting.
Second Secondary: Mind
Many of the Tahalshia mages have mastered the Magic of the Mind, and even those who have not often have infectious delusions as they fall into insanity. While rumors persist that the Tahalshias are able to converse mind-to-mind, Jhelian does not have that ability. She does, however, have the ability to scan surface thoughts, as well as read the deeper sections of another's mind, although that calls for more concentration. She is also learning to separate her mind from her body and travel through the æther to view distant places. As yet, this is a fledging skill.
Jhelian Elsbeth Tahalshia
Witch
Ask a Wizard who the first wizard was, or a Witch the first witch, and you'll get a thousand different answers as they tell you legends either of their family or of their homelands. Ask them of the Tahalshia wizards, and they will admit it is an old and established name, but not the first. Many will even mention that somewhere in their past, recent or not, a family member married a Tahalshian. Those that don't say so either don't know their family history, or didn't know it was a Tahalshian.
The Tahalshia Family is old, old enough to have intermarried with every Southern European noble family, and to start more than a few by randy accident. Their family legend is of a Fae and a human, meeting in ancient Italy in the time when bronze was yet to be smelted, giving birth to a bloodline blessed by the god of magic himself. The story has a ring of truth -- each generation born to the main branch of the bloodline has slightly pointed ears and a lithe grace whether male or female. Their own history has them as one of the Estrucian tribes, swallowed by the Romans and carried along as Rome became an Empire across the continent. The main family still resides in Italy, although their largest holdings vanished with Pompeii's destruction. Their long connection to the noble houses of Roman descent may be one reason the Catholic Church is tolerant of wizards. Nearly all of the Tahalshia have the touch of magic, although outlying branches may go dormant for generations before the blood shows again. Amusingly, witches revealed like this have a tendency to bump into 'pureblood' Tahalshia wizards and start a new generation.
Blackthorne Tahalshia and his wife Massiel were one such couple. A few years or so after their defeat of Cipriana Mancini, an Italian Witch who had gone mad, they were finally forced to pick a home and settle down, as Massiel was too far into her pregnancy to traverse Europe anymore. Settling in Northern Italy, the first child was a daughter, Jhelian Elsbeth Tahalshia, who was followed in surprisingly short order (for wizards) with a series of brothers and sisters, six in all, filling the small Italian manor-house where Blackthorne lived as a baronett.
Jhelian, like all Tahalshia children, came early into her powers and was taught carefully and well due the nature of the Tahalshian insanity. It was hoped by teaching the signs, the new mage was more likely to survive. From her father, she inherited a talent for nature magic, from her mother a gift of shape-shifting. By the time of her majority, Jhelian was as well-schooled as any nobleman's son in her letters and languages, and sharp control of her magic, learning a third set of spells supposedly from her dead great-uncle. Upon her majority, she was given leave to travel as she saw fit, for the Tahalshians knew the best teacher of all was the world outside. Thus far, she has learned a woman alone is thought an easy target, and has expanded her magic to shapeshift to allow her ease of travel.
Schooling
Jhelian is able to read and write in Latin, Italian, Spanish, and French. She is able to converse in German and English, and puzzle out a few simple words. Like many nobles, she was taught to be well-rounded... able to dance a ball, swing a weapon, write a poem, and converse knowledgably about many topics religious and mundane.
Appearance:
Jhelian is the very image of her mother -- large dark eyes set in a dusky, high-cheek-boned face, with dark auburn hair that glints of red in sunlight, a gift from the Muslims who invaded Spain centuries before. Her clothing is that of a pilgrim, well-made yet plain. Her weapons include a wheel-lock pistol her father had made for her and several daggers, many balanced for throwing, for when she was unable to reload.
Personality
Growing up as the eldest in such a boisterous household has made Jhelian a little more mature in some ways, with a tendency to mother those around her. This is not always a good thing, for her mother was a fiery Spanish beauty and Jhelian inherited all of her mother's passion. Her mothering can be gentle as a dove covering her eggs, or rough as a lion's tongue-lashing. Her siblings would have preferred the lion at times. She is, however, still young and untried, believing it all to be a grand adventure as in the tales of her father. The school of hard knocks is only just getting warmed up.
Religion:
Nominally Catholic, although the Tahalshias have a personal family saint, a holdover from the days when they worshiped the god of magic that first gifted their tribe. He is still worshiped as were the family gods of the Romans, with a small alcove where a candle burns and a tiny bowl of food and drink is placed. Prayers are more often than not requests to keep their mind clear of the madness.
The prayers may be working: pure-blood Tahalshian mages do not go slowly, visibly insane over the centuries. Instead, the insanity builds up invisibly as a feeling that the Tahalshian is small, insignificant, lesser than those around them or those that came before. Many Tahalshians deal with this by becoming quiet and retiring, hiding away from the world that seems so huge and towering. Others become knights errant, ever searching for a bigger better trial to overcome and prove that they are worthy.
Powers:
Primary: Weather.
This is not Air, nor is it Water nor Fire nor Earth, but the ebb and flow of clouds and sun, wind and rain in a limited area. Jhelian can be shaded from sunlight by her own personal cloud, or hidden from view by low-lying fog. A cool breeze may follow her on a hot day, or a warm one on a chill. Those who would harm her have found their hair standing on end as St Elmo's Fire dances about them. As yet, she cannot create lightning herself, but if there is already a storm, she can try to channel the lightning to strike a certain target.
First Secondary: Shapechange.
This was actually the first power to appear; as a baby Jhelian shifted to match her mother's shapechanges. The skill faded after she was weaned, only to reappear as she was taught to test her limits. At this time, she has only two shapes she uses. The first is a red fox, which gives her a sharp nose and the ability to hunt her own dinner. The second is that of the common russet barn owl, allowing her to see in the darkness and to silently fly where she wills. In both shapes her garments and items go with her, so she never leaves aught behind and is always fully dressed upon reverting.
Second Secondary: Mind
Many of the Tahalshia mages have mastered the Magic of the Mind, and even those who have not often have infectious delusions as they fall into insanity. While rumors persist that the Tahalshias are able to converse mind-to-mind, Jhelian does not have that ability. She does, however, have the ability to scan surface thoughts, as well as read the deeper sections of another's mind, although that calls for more concentration. She is also learning to separate her mind from her body and travel through the æther to view distant places. As yet, this is a fledging skill.
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#179
Tev, looks good. Welcome to hell. I would just like to point out that we currently have four wizards in the party... so anyone else who is going to join, no more wizards.
Now, since I have made it clear a few times how I feel about autoing attacks, the last time not more than two weeks ago, I know Rukia's post couldn't possibly be autoing against an enemy...
Change it. Now. You have 24 hours. I am being nice, don't make me regret it or I will sure as hell make you regret it.
Now, since I have made it clear a few times how I feel about autoing attacks, the last time not more than two weeks ago, I know Rukia's post couldn't possibly be autoing against an enemy...
Change it. Now. You have 24 hours. I am being nice, don't make me regret it or I will sure as hell make you regret it.
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Got rid of the counter attack of the npc. I'm sorry, I thought that I was in my scope of posting abilities. Didn't mean to push my limits at the time I didn't realize that I was autoing I even ran it past SB *glare* who could have told me that it was autoing....
*bows low and offers yummy cookies as penance*
*bows low and offers yummy cookies as penance*
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shark42bait: you are evil...
shark42bait: i admire that in a woman....
I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an AWESOME rack!
"if you want to get out of a speeding ticket short skirts and crying are still the way to go" Kairy on "mythbusters"
LimePink: "Um, Mr. President? I was doing a suduko puzzle, and based on the hidden co-ordinates in the grid, I think Osama Bin Laden is either here : points on map: or here :points to another spot within 5 miles:. Also, Jay-Z killed Tupac Shakur and the lost treasure of Atlantis actually turned to the glacier that sunk the Titanic."
shark42bait: i admire that in a woman....
I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an AWESOME rack!
"if you want to get out of a speeding ticket short skirts and crying are still the way to go" Kairy on "mythbusters"
LimePink: "Um, Mr. President? I was doing a suduko puzzle, and based on the hidden co-ordinates in the grid, I think Osama Bin Laden is either here : points on map: or here :points to another spot within 5 miles:. Also, Jay-Z killed Tupac Shakur and the lost treasure of Atlantis actually turned to the glacier that sunk the Titanic."
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I explained my reasons for not taking the FaeBorn: Too much iron used in Medieval houses. Iron nails, iron door hinges and handles, iron hooks int he fireplace, iron cooking pots.... Poor thing couldn't sleep or eat!Charon wrote:Tev, looks good. Welcome to hell. I would just like to point out that we currently have four wizards in the party... so anyone else who is going to join, no more wizards.
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#182
Yeah stating "I do this, and when that works I do this" is bad. Stating "I try to do this, and assuming it works I'll try this" is ok.
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#183
I know I know. And I let you be a witch. But now we've got four and that's plenty so on the chance that anyone else wants to join I'm simply making it clear now that wizards are no longer being accepted.LadyTevar wrote:I explained my reasons for not taking the FaeBorn: Too much iron used in Medieval houses. Iron nails, iron door hinges and handles, iron hooks int he fireplace, iron cooking pots.... Poor thing couldn't sleep or eat!Charon wrote:Tev, looks good. Welcome to hell. I would just like to point out that we currently have four wizards in the party... so anyone else who is going to join, no more wizards.
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Yeah I realize that now. Sorry. Is the current edit ok then?
shark42bait: you are evil...
shark42bait: i admire that in a woman....
I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an AWESOME rack!
"if you want to get out of a speeding ticket short skirts and crying are still the way to go" Kairy on "mythbusters"
LimePink: "Um, Mr. President? I was doing a suduko puzzle, and based on the hidden co-ordinates in the grid, I think Osama Bin Laden is either here : points on map: or here :points to another spot within 5 miles:. Also, Jay-Z killed Tupac Shakur and the lost treasure of Atlantis actually turned to the glacier that sunk the Titanic."
shark42bait: i admire that in a woman....
I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an AWESOME rack!
"if you want to get out of a speeding ticket short skirts and crying are still the way to go" Kairy on "mythbusters"
LimePink: "Um, Mr. President? I was doing a suduko puzzle, and based on the hidden co-ordinates in the grid, I think Osama Bin Laden is either here : points on map: or here :points to another spot within 5 miles:. Also, Jay-Z killed Tupac Shakur and the lost treasure of Atlantis actually turned to the glacier that sunk the Titanic."
#185
I can work with it.Rukia wrote:Yeah I realize that now. Sorry. Is the current edit ok then?
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Yeah I'm full of suck and fail.
but I know better for next time. I just have no creative prowess right now.
but I know better for next time. I just have no creative prowess right now.
shark42bait: you are evil...
shark42bait: i admire that in a woman....
I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an AWESOME rack!
"if you want to get out of a speeding ticket short skirts and crying are still the way to go" Kairy on "mythbusters"
LimePink: "Um, Mr. President? I was doing a suduko puzzle, and based on the hidden co-ordinates in the grid, I think Osama Bin Laden is either here : points on map: or here :points to another spot within 5 miles:. Also, Jay-Z killed Tupac Shakur and the lost treasure of Atlantis actually turned to the glacier that sunk the Titanic."
shark42bait: i admire that in a woman....
I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an AWESOME rack!
"if you want to get out of a speeding ticket short skirts and crying are still the way to go" Kairy on "mythbusters"
LimePink: "Um, Mr. President? I was doing a suduko puzzle, and based on the hidden co-ordinates in the grid, I think Osama Bin Laden is either here : points on map: or here :points to another spot within 5 miles:. Also, Jay-Z killed Tupac Shakur and the lost treasure of Atlantis actually turned to the glacier that sunk the Titanic."
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Sorry about the SERIOUS lack of posting here in the last 2 weeks. I am having net problems and guests so... yeah... sorry. I will be working shed loads here starting friday so I should have enough time on my lunches to keep current.
Sorry again, TVI
Sorry again, TVI
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Well, from the way you autohit Frostfell's bomb rack with your fake sticky bomb, I'd say you're fine with them.Charon wrote: Now, since I have made it clear a few times how I feel about autoing attacks,
It's not that I'm unforgiving, it's that most of the people who wrong me are unrepentant assholes.
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Hey! Low blow!Cynical Cat wrote:Well, from the way you autohit Frostfell's bomb rack with your fake sticky bomb, I'd say you're fine with them.Charon wrote: Now, since I have made it clear a few times how I feel about autoing attacks,
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Actually, Charon was the one aiming low.LadyTevar wrote:
Hey! Low blow!
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It's not that I'm unforgiving, it's that most of the people who wrong me are unrepentant assholes.
#191
Hey I was talking to Havoc and said to him it could either be his call or yours on if my hairbrained scheme worked. He said he would decide and I figured he talked to you.Cynical Cat wrote:Well, from the way you autohit Frostfell's bomb rack with your fake sticky bomb, I'd say you're fine with them.Charon wrote: Now, since I have made it clear a few times how I feel about autoing attacks,
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I said "go ahead and have him run his attack" which is different than "go ahead and have him post his complete and total success."
Unlike some people, I don't whine like a bitch when it happened. Autohitting isn't as much a problem (in my opinion) as people frantically declaring themselves not hit or not seriously hurt when they should be fucked. One of the things I liked about Josh (even though he's an evil Texan) was when his character was fucked, he would post himself getting really, really, fucked up.
Unlike some people, I don't whine like a bitch when it happened. Autohitting isn't as much a problem (in my opinion) as people frantically declaring themselves not hit or not seriously hurt when they should be fucked. One of the things I liked about Josh (even though he's an evil Texan) was when his character was fucked, he would post himself getting really, really, fucked up.
It's not that I'm unforgiving, it's that most of the people who wrong me are unrepentant assholes.
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So, Charon? Could a small owl be watching all the excitement from a safe perch on the far side of town? 
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#194
I have thought about a character concept: a Revenant from an Ancient Greek mage, dead from magical overexertion. Bitter about the loss of his abilities caused by undeath (well, they're technically tied to his immortal soul, but the strain of using them causes his bodies to smolder and quickly burn to ashes), he searches for any descendants of his bloodline (or a bloodline of wizards whose abilities closely match those he wielded during his life) in order to locate and secure a supply of corpses that would enable him to channel magic as he once did. He keeps a vast knowledge of magic from his previous life (especially of the ritual kind), though he has only recently returned to this world, having being stuck between two planes of existence by the magical conflagration that cost him his life nearly a millenium and a half ago.
He is ready to enter a pact with any bloodline of mages that would provide him with suitable corpses (he keeps knowledge of a ritual that would enforce a mutually-binding inheritable pact). Failing that, he will resort to less amicable methods - murder and corpse stealing, thanks to his powerful necromantic abilities.
Ironically, achieving this objective would tend to weaken his bonds to the mortal world and sap his determination to unlive on, which would lead him to try to break or void the pact. This in turn would make him regret losing his abilities once more. He'd likely be stuck on this world until bound or detroyed.
If any of the wizards is interested by this plot (and Charon approves), let me know
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He is ready to enter a pact with any bloodline of mages that would provide him with suitable corpses (he keeps knowledge of a ritual that would enforce a mutually-binding inheritable pact). Failing that, he will resort to less amicable methods - murder and corpse stealing, thanks to his powerful necromantic abilities.
Ironically, achieving this objective would tend to weaken his bonds to the mortal world and sap his determination to unlive on, which would lead him to try to break or void the pact. This in turn would make him regret losing his abilities once more. He'd likely be stuck on this world until bound or detroyed.
If any of the wizards is interested by this plot (and Charon approves), let me know
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#195
Sure I guess.LadyTevar wrote:So, Charon? Could a small owl be watching all the excitement from a safe perch on the far side of town?
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#196
So you basically want to have a revenant that is capable of wizard level magic? If so, hell no. I would let you hurt your soul via doing the complex take a long time rituals, but no insta-magic. Regardless, revenants do not (albeit normally) jump bodies when one body is extinguished, the old body is reformed from it's own ashes if need be (which would... well, take a lot of energy). On top of that he seems from what I have read to be of a much greater power than most of the other players are at the moment. If you can address these points, cool. Or if you want to change him up some so he fits better that'll be cool. All in all though I like the idea.The Nomad wrote:I have thought about a character concept: a Revenant from an Ancient Greek mage, dead from magical overexertion. Bitter about the loss of his abilities caused by undeath (well, they're technically tied to his immortal soul, but the strain of using them causes his bodies to smolder and quickly burn to ashes), he searches for any descendants of his bloodline (or a bloodline of wizards whose abilities closely match those he wielding during his life) in order to locate and secure a supply of corpses that would enable him to channel magic as he once did. He keeps a vast knowledge of magic from his previous life (especially of the ritual kind), though he has only recently returned to this world, having being stuck between two planes of existence by the magical conflagration that cost him his life nearly a millenium and a half ago.
He is ready to enter a pact with any bloodline of mages that would provide him with suitable corpses (he keeps knowledge of a ritual that would enforce a mutually-binding inheritable pact). Failing that, he will resort to less amicable methods - murder and corpse stealing, thanks to his powerful necromantic abilities.
Ironically, achieving this objective would tend to weaken his bonds to the mortal world and sap his determination to unlive on, which would lead him to try to break or void the pact. This in turn would make him regret losing his abilities once more. He'd likely be stuck on this world until bound or detroyed.
If any of the wizards is interested by this plot (and Charon approves), let me know
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#197
He can't use wizardly magic without burning himself instantly. Ideally, he would try transferring into the corpse of a wizard who had similar abilities in life, or channel his abilities through a remote, magic-capable corpse (note that it is his theory and his motivation as a character, whether it will actually work is up to you). He could only do so with a wizard whose abilities matched his own closely (so as far as he guesses (and you decide), if he was unable to shapechange or transmute matter in life, he won't be able to do it now).
If you find it an interesting development, he could enter a pact with a bloodline of wizards, only to find out that he was wrong all along and that he can't actually channel his old magic - or that it's much more arduous than he expected. Just don't expect him to react in a reasonable, measured fashion (*NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! goes berserk* will be the jist of it)
(to clarify, he doesn't have any wizard powers at the beginning of the game: his goal in unlife is to find a way to get them back).
If you find it an interesting development, he could enter a pact with a bloodline of wizards, only to find out that he was wrong all along and that he can't actually channel his old magic - or that it's much more arduous than he expected. Just don't expect him to react in a reasonable, measured fashion
(*NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! goes berserk* will be the jist of it)(to clarify, he doesn't have any wizard powers at the beginning of the game: his goal in unlife is to find a way to get them back).
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#198
Ahhh, it's a theory... Hmmm...
Send me a prelim character sheet either here or via PM's and we'll work on it.
Also, to those of you I just threw a barrel of soon to be exploding gunpowder, only the reactions and the running away/doing something fancy to try to keep it from blowing up for now. Next round will be it blowing up.
Send me a prelim character sheet either here or via PM's and we'll work on it.
Also, to those of you I just threw a barrel of soon to be exploding gunpowder, only the reactions and the running away/doing something fancy to try to keep it from blowing up for now. Next round will be it blowing up.
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#199
Great. Its one of those exploding barrels.Charon wrote:Also, to those of you I just threw a barrel of soon to be exploding gunpowder, only the reactions and the running away/doing something fancy to try to keep it from blowing up for now. Next round will be it blowing up.
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#200
It's a very large barrel filled with gunpowder. This is going to be a really fucking big explosion.rhoenix wrote:Great. Its one of those exploding barrels.Charon wrote:Also, to those of you I just threw a barrel of soon to be exploding gunpowder, only the reactions and the running away/doing something fancy to try to keep it from blowing up for now. Next round will be it blowing up.
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