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>>180441
If you really want to be a "style changer", you could dip every martial adept class, and then go into Master Of The Nine.
https://dnd.arkalseif.info/classes/master-of-nine/index.html
It would be really complicated though.
If you really want to be a "style changer", you could dip every martial adept class, and then go into Master Of The Nine.
https://dnd.arkalseif.info/classes/master-of-nine/index.html
It would be really complicated though.
>>180443
Yeah, that does seem more in line with what I was thinking of.
Though, I think, while I wouldn't refer to myself as new, I don't have enough, in game, experience with dnd mechanics as is so I think a normal monk might be just the right fit for me at the moment.
I think I just want to keep it mechanically simple and then add description to spice it up. To someone like me that's still kinda new and exciting.
Thank you again btw. I do really appreciate your help and enthusiasm. Feel free to give further suggestions, I do listen even if it might not seems so since I just shifted back to favor the monk class for my oc.
Yeah, that does seem more in line with what I was thinking of.
Though, I think, while I wouldn't refer to myself as new, I don't have enough, in game, experience with dnd mechanics as is so I think a normal monk might be just the right fit for me at the moment.
I think I just want to keep it mechanically simple and then add description to spice it up. To someone like me that's still kinda new and exciting.
Thank you again btw. I do really appreciate your help and enthusiasm. Feel free to give further suggestions, I do listen even if it might not seems so since I just shifted back to favor the monk class for my oc.
>>180443
But I can give you some description of the character I have in mind so far and, you can say what you think would be cool for the character if you like. Also, spoilers:
So Virgin Flame suffers immensely from regrets and numbs herself with alcohol. If she doesn't get alcohol, her self-hatred escalates and she goes a bit berserk. With alcohol, she's temporary at peace with the past. She's kind and confident. She whistles a melancholic psalm from her church in Equestria. If she's still in bad mood, she's more likely to cry rather than be violent while drunk than sober, were she's more like to hurt, herself.
Something like that is her character so far.
But I can give you some description of the character I have in mind so far and, you can say what you think would be cool for the character if you like. Also, spoilers:
So Virgin Flame suffers immensely from regrets and numbs herself with alcohol. If she doesn't get alcohol, her self-hatred escalates and she goes a bit berserk. With alcohol, she's temporary at peace with the past. She's kind and confident. She whistles a melancholic psalm from her church in Equestria. If she's still in bad mood, she's more likely to cry rather than be violent while drunk than sober, were she's more like to hurt, herself.
Something like that is her character so far.
>>180442
In the interest of NOT blatantly plagiarizing another's OC, I am amending the character from Lucky Roll to Lacy Row (as in, to fight).
Further modifications/establishments to follow
(Born into the Row crime family,....)
In the interest of NOT blatantly plagiarizing another's OC, I am amending the character from Lucky Roll to Lacy Row (as in, to fight).
Further modifications/establishments to follow
(Born into the Row crime family,....)
Those familiar with the Netflix animae series Kengan Asura will have insight into where I'm going with the "Row" family, with the comparative Kure clan
Are bats the asians of MLP?
>>180423
I appreciate the enthusiasm for new characters, but let's take a moment to consider how any new characters fit within the wider context of the game. I mean this in how they would play out within party dynamics, how they fit with the goals of others, and how their power level fits with their roles as presumably lower level than the PC characters.
First off, Posey and her like are established as coming from the Griffonian Northeast. Arcturian Order, snowponies, and hill ponies. Bat ponies in EAW are indigenous to the Equestrian Southeast. They have since migrated en masse all throughout the Equestrian East, to a portion of the Zebrican north coast, and New Mareland, and can be periodically found throughout Equestria and Nova Griffonia. They are not found in the backwater parts of the Griffonian Far North.
But a bit more than that, I'm skeptical of evil characters more generally. When the game first started I was very welcoming of evil allignment, because to me, I thought that that playing "evil" meant a character that was maybe just a little bitchy, liked or aligned with the Nazi-coded factions, was maybe a bit sexually immoral, and had an idea of justice that placed much more emphasis on retribution than mercy. How very wrong I was...
There have been a couple villains who stood out as evil. One bought 10 year old foals as slaves, kept them in what is a basically a rape dungeon, and then invited friends over to sexually abuse these foals. They did the same with changeling nymphs, electrocuting them to coerce them into transforming into their favored sexual target. Another villain would tell immigrants he would smuggle them in past customs... Then rob them, chain them into a sweatshop and force them to work, have their life force drained from them by a captive changeling so they could extract the condensed love as changeling honey, and then finally have their drained bodies sacrificed to an evil god, remove their fur and try to sell it for value, make leather for books out of the skin, and then feed the bodies to gnoll minions. These villains are not supposed to be the average. They are supposed to stand out as uniquely evil even amongst antagonists within the setting. Fighting them is supposed to be non-controversial. It's supposed to be a goal that can be agreed on by the whole party, as kind of a break from fights and duties that mostly are about ideology or power politics and are not as agreeable. The goal here isn't to have a split-ideological party or campaign where one part is attempting to out flank these rare villains on the evil scale, or to normalize evil and make reveal scenes - like the foals imprisoned in the sex dungeon, or all of the skeletons thrown away in the garbage chute - less impactful.
You have the night stalker as "arms dealer, smuggler and merchant: a horribly greedy and depraved creature who was executed for stealing the souls of the unborn in a maternity ward." This is not the first time you've mentioned a night stalker character. When you mentioned it before, the night stalker was "a lawyer or barrister" named caligo, with that profession being kind of an explanation for, or tied to, a diplomacer style. I fell like this is a hell of change to go from "lawyer" to "Arms dealer but also merchant and smuggler and she steals the souls of babies from the maternity ward."
First off, is stealing the souls of babies just something level 3 or so characters can just casually do? Like stealing the catalytic converters off of cars, or shoplifting at Walmart? Do people need to guard their souls like they need to guard their pockets or purses so they don't get stolen. In the show, in the season 5 intro, there is a big reveal that Starlight Glimmer isn't using a magical artifact to remove pony's cutie marks - it's her own cutie mark magic. That power is unique and almost aberrant. No one else has that power in the whole series. But stealing babies souls is comparatively common?
I get that the character is likely intended to kind of be like Salem from the Sabrina the Teenaged Witch Series, forcibly depowered and eviler than the rest as a kind of deliberate contrast. But what is your intention with the character?
>>180468
I do not watch any anime at all
[Read more] I appreciate the enthusiasm for new characters, but let's take a moment to consider how any new characters fit within the wider context of the game. I mean this in how they would play out within party dynamics, how they fit with the goals of others, and how their power level fits with their roles as presumably lower level than the PC characters.
First off, Posey and her like are established as coming from the Griffonian Northeast. Arcturian Order, snowponies, and hill ponies. Bat ponies in EAW are indigenous to the Equestrian Southeast. They have since migrated en masse all throughout the Equestrian East, to a portion of the Zebrican north coast, and New Mareland, and can be periodically found throughout Equestria and Nova Griffonia. They are not found in the backwater parts of the Griffonian Far North.
But a bit more than that, I'm skeptical of evil characters more generally. When the game first started I was very welcoming of evil allignment, because to me, I thought that that playing "evil" meant a character that was maybe just a little bitchy, liked or aligned with the Nazi-coded factions, was maybe a bit sexually immoral, and had an idea of justice that placed much more emphasis on retribution than mercy. How very wrong I was...
There have been a couple villains who stood out as evil. One bought 10 year old foals as slaves, kept them in what is a basically a rape dungeon, and then invited friends over to sexually abuse these foals. They did the same with changeling nymphs, electrocuting them to coerce them into transforming into their favored sexual target. Another villain would tell immigrants he would smuggle them in past customs... Then rob them, chain them into a sweatshop and force them to work, have their life force drained from them by a captive changeling so they could extract the condensed love as changeling honey, and then finally have their drained bodies sacrificed to an evil god, remove their fur and try to sell it for value, make leather for books out of the skin, and then feed the bodies to gnoll minions. These villains are not supposed to be the average. They are supposed to stand out as uniquely evil even amongst antagonists within the setting. Fighting them is supposed to be non-controversial. It's supposed to be a goal that can be agreed on by the whole party, as kind of a break from fights and duties that mostly are about ideology or power politics and are not as agreeable. The goal here isn't to have a split-ideological party or campaign where one part is attempting to out flank these rare villains on the evil scale, or to normalize evil and make reveal scenes - like the foals imprisoned in the sex dungeon, or all of the skeletons thrown away in the garbage chute - less impactful.
You have the night stalker as "arms dealer, smuggler and merchant: a horribly greedy and depraved creature who was executed for stealing the souls of the unborn in a maternity ward." This is not the first time you've mentioned a night stalker character. When you mentioned it before, the night stalker was "a lawyer or barrister" named caligo, with that profession being kind of an explanation for, or tied to, a diplomacer style. I fell like this is a hell of change to go from "lawyer" to "Arms dealer but also merchant and smuggler and she steals the souls of babies from the maternity ward."
First off, is stealing the souls of babies just something level 3 or so characters can just casually do? Like stealing the catalytic converters off of cars, or shoplifting at Walmart? Do people need to guard their souls like they need to guard their pockets or purses so they don't get stolen. In the show, in the season 5 intro, there is a big reveal that Starlight Glimmer isn't using a magical artifact to remove pony's cutie marks - it's her own cutie mark magic. That power is unique and almost aberrant. No one else has that power in the whole series. But stealing babies souls is comparatively common?
I get that the character is likely intended to kind of be like Salem from the Sabrina the Teenaged Witch Series, forcibly depowered and eviler than the rest as a kind of deliberate contrast. But what is your intention with the character?
>>180468
I do not watch any anime at all
>>180473
>I dont watch anime at all
Fair, Ill comprise an acceptably comparative parallel. For simplicity's sake, Im vying for Lacy to be a Neighponese mafia Boss' daughter.
>I dont watch anime at all
Fair, Ill comprise an acceptably comparative parallel. For simplicity's sake, Im vying for Lacy to be a Neighponese mafia Boss' daughter.
>>180476
If I was GM and having to pull backstory out my ass, I'd say she and Brie FIRST met years ago in Neighpone, when Brie took on several of Lacy's older brothers single handedly,...
If I was GM and having to pull backstory out my ass, I'd say she and Brie FIRST met years ago in Neighpone, when Brie took on several of Lacy's older brothers single handedly,...
I just want to say that this character is unfinished and I haven't even decided on a name, so it's open to change.
>>180473
>You have the night stalker as "arms dealer, smuggler and merchant: a horribly greedy and depraved creature who was executed for stealing the souls of the unborn in a maternity ward." This is not the first time you've mentioned a night stalker character. When you mentioned it before, the night stalker was "a lawyer or barrister" named caligo, with that profession being kind of an explanation for, or tied to, a diplomacer style. I fell like this is a hell of change to go from "lawyer" to "Arms dealer but also merchant and smuggler and she steals the souls of babies from the maternity ward."
I believe I did mention the souls thing in the first draft of this character. It's admittedly a feat that can only be achieved with elaborate items and the assistance of casters. It's not really relevant to the character though, so I could strike that.
>I'm skeptical of evil characters more generally. When the game first started I was very welcoming of evil allignment, because to me, I thought that that playing "evil" meant a character that was maybe just a little bitchy, liked or aligned with the Nazi-coded factions, was maybe a bit sexually immoral, and had an idea of justice that placed much more emphasis on retribution than mercy. How very wrong I was...
I see. I thought you were okay with Posey having minions though, and ponies who follow her cause would logically be evil.
>First off, Posey and her like are established as coming from the Griffonian Northeast. Arcturian Order, snowponies, and hill ponies. Bat ponies in EAW are indigenous to the Equestrian Southeast. They have since migrated en masse all throughout the Equestrian East, to a portion of the Zebrican north coast, and New Mareland, and can be periodically found throughout Equestria and Nova Griffonia. They are not found in the backwater parts of the Griffonian Far North.
I imagined Magehold as a melting pot for necromancers and the living dead, with even it's leader hailing from Equestria. Most undead don't procreate well without the help of magic, so it makes sense that most of the residents of the Dread League were once creatures from living nations. Magehold imports slaves, spell components and talent from all over the world: it makes sense that an Equestrian ghoul would end up there.
>When you mentioned it before, the night stalker was "a lawyer or barrister" named caligo, with that profession being kind of an explanation for, or tied to, a diplomacer style. I fell like this is a hell of change to go from "lawyer" to "Arms dealer but also merchant and smuggler
Nightstalker is a rogue-like class with skills. Since this game involves interacting with creatures and avoiding exposure, all Dread League characters are basically spies.
I thought of making a charisma character with the personality of a sleezy lawyer, like Saul from breaking bad. The symbol of the Black horse of Famine is a set of merchant scales, so that made me think of a lawyer-like character.
>But what is your intention with the character?
To round out my 4 horsemen gimmick. The third horse horse of the apocalypse is supposed to bring famine and economic devastation, so I thought a thief-like character, particularly a ghoul, would fit the archetype.
>There have been a couple villains who stood out as evil. One bought 10 year old foals as slaves, kept them in what is a basically a rape dungeon, and then invited friends over to sexually abuse these foals.
Oh look, Posey's childhood.
>Another villain would tell immigrants he would smuggle them in past customs... Then rob them, chain them into a sweatshop and force them to work, have their life force drained from them by a captive changeling so they could extract the condensed love as changeling honey, and then finally have their drained bodies sacrificed to an evil god, remove their fur and try to sell it for value, make leather for books out of the skin, and then feed the bodies to gnoll minions.
Business as usual in Magehold.
[Read more] >>180473
>You have the night stalker as "arms dealer, smuggler and merchant: a horribly greedy and depraved creature who was executed for stealing the souls of the unborn in a maternity ward." This is not the first time you've mentioned a night stalker character. When you mentioned it before, the night stalker was "a lawyer or barrister" named caligo, with that profession being kind of an explanation for, or tied to, a diplomacer style. I fell like this is a hell of change to go from "lawyer" to "Arms dealer but also merchant and smuggler and she steals the souls of babies from the maternity ward."
I believe I did mention the souls thing in the first draft of this character. It's admittedly a feat that can only be achieved with elaborate items and the assistance of casters. It's not really relevant to the character though, so I could strike that.
>I'm skeptical of evil characters more generally. When the game first started I was very welcoming of evil allignment, because to me, I thought that that playing "evil" meant a character that was maybe just a little bitchy, liked or aligned with the Nazi-coded factions, was maybe a bit sexually immoral, and had an idea of justice that placed much more emphasis on retribution than mercy. How very wrong I was...
I see. I thought you were okay with Posey having minions though, and ponies who follow her cause would logically be evil.
>First off, Posey and her like are established as coming from the Griffonian Northeast. Arcturian Order, snowponies, and hill ponies. Bat ponies in EAW are indigenous to the Equestrian Southeast. They have since migrated en masse all throughout the Equestrian East, to a portion of the Zebrican north coast, and New Mareland, and can be periodically found throughout Equestria and Nova Griffonia. They are not found in the backwater parts of the Griffonian Far North.
I imagined Magehold as a melting pot for necromancers and the living dead, with even it's leader hailing from Equestria. Most undead don't procreate well without the help of magic, so it makes sense that most of the residents of the Dread League were once creatures from living nations. Magehold imports slaves, spell components and talent from all over the world: it makes sense that an Equestrian ghoul would end up there.
>When you mentioned it before, the night stalker was "a lawyer or barrister" named caligo, with that profession being kind of an explanation for, or tied to, a diplomacer style. I fell like this is a hell of change to go from "lawyer" to "Arms dealer but also merchant and smuggler
Nightstalker is a rogue-like class with skills. Since this game involves interacting with creatures and avoiding exposure, all Dread League characters are basically spies.
I thought of making a charisma character with the personality of a sleezy lawyer, like Saul from breaking bad. The symbol of the Black horse of Famine is a set of merchant scales, so that made me think of a lawyer-like character.
>But what is your intention with the character?
To round out my 4 horsemen gimmick. The third horse horse of the apocalypse is supposed to bring famine and economic devastation, so I thought a thief-like character, particularly a ghoul, would fit the archetype.
>There have been a couple villains who stood out as evil. One bought 10 year old foals as slaves, kept them in what is a basically a rape dungeon, and then invited friends over to sexually abuse these foals.
Oh look, Posey's childhood.
>Another villain would tell immigrants he would smuggle them in past customs... Then rob them, chain them into a sweatshop and force them to work, have their life force drained from them by a captive changeling so they could extract the condensed love as changeling honey, and then finally have their drained bodies sacrificed to an evil god, remove their fur and try to sell it for value, make leather for books out of the skin, and then feed the bodies to gnoll minions.
Business as usual in Magehold.
>>180473
>evil characters
It is important to distinguish between evil characters, and neutral characters who without conflict do evil things on occasion. Brie is an evil character (who Im hoping to transition to Chaotic Neutral) whereas Lacy is pure CN.
>electrocuting them to coerce them into transforming into their favored sexual target
I had forgotten that detail. And y'all wondered why Brie fought the party to free the bois.
>arms dealer, smuggler and merchant
Is that a problem? Appreciating youre addressing another player, but thats most of the collective background of Brie AND Lacy
>, is stealing the souls of babies just something level 3 or so characters can just casually do?
As a ritual cast? Kinda
>evil characters
It is important to distinguish between evil characters, and neutral characters who without conflict do evil things on occasion. Brie is an evil character (who Im hoping to transition to Chaotic Neutral) whereas Lacy is pure CN.
>electrocuting them to coerce them into transforming into their favored sexual target
I had forgotten that detail. And y'all wondered why Brie fought the party to free the bois.
>arms dealer, smuggler and merchant
Is that a problem? Appreciating youre addressing another player, but thats most of the collective background of Brie AND Lacy
>, is stealing the souls of babies just something level 3 or so characters can just casually do?
As a ritual cast? Kinda
>>180486
>inb4 magehold is the origin for the next bbeg and Rosey has to weigh the merits of loyalty versus ambition in combatting an otherwise worldending tyrrany
>inb4 magehold is the origin for the next bbeg and Rosey has to weigh the merits of loyalty versus ambition in combatting an otherwise worldending tyrrany
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>>180486
I'm not sure what you're getting at then. Posey's alignment is subject to change, but as she is she is unequivocally evil.
I made a character that is uber-evil, but that doesn't mean I don't want to be the hero of this story. Posey is based on the antichrist, and I wanted her to be a false Messiah, liberating Equestria by exterminating the changelings, so it could eventually be hers to rule:
[YouTube] “Earth isn’t yours to conquer” I Omni Man vs the Flaxans I Here Goes Nothing I Invincible 1x02 Clip![]()
Are you saying that you don't want me to be evil? I intended to still take on a heroic role in spite of being evil.
I'm not sure what you're getting at then. Posey's alignment is subject to change, but as she is she is unequivocally evil.
I made a character that is uber-evil, but that doesn't mean I don't want to be the hero of this story. Posey is based on the antichrist, and I wanted her to be a false Messiah, liberating Equestria by exterminating the changelings, so it could eventually be hers to rule:
[YouTube] “Earth isn’t yours to conquer” I Omni Man vs the Flaxans I Here Goes Nothing I Invincible 1x02 Clip
Are you saying that you don't want me to be evil? I intended to still take on a heroic role in spite of being evil.
>>180489
>Are you saying that you don't want me to be evil? I intended to still take on a heroic role in spite of being evil.
I want to be more careful with new characters, especially as I do not know the intent.
I'm not RPing serial killing. Posey has not done that, but I really have no idea what to expect
>Are you saying that you don't want me to be evil? I intended to still take on a heroic role in spite of being evil.
I want to be more careful with new characters, especially as I do not know the intent.
I'm not RPing serial killing. Posey has not done that, but I really have no idea what to expect
>>180491
The characters I mentioned above were supposed to be Posey's cohorts, and therefore bound to her sense of vanity and the necessity for subterfuge.
The Red horse is mostly there to kill things that get in Posey's way.
The black horse is mostly built to help Posey secure funds for her army, and roll Diplomacy when charm spells fail.
It's Gloomy's job to bring the end of all days.
>I'm not RPing serial killing. Posey has not done that, but I really have no idea what to expect
No real point in doing that. I want to conquer Equestria and genocide some bugs, not butcher lvl 1 commoners for no reason. Murder hoboing is beneath Poseymostly.
I could make characters that are unrelated to Posey, but that would also be kind of tedious and bloat the story progression.
The characters I mentioned above were supposed to be Posey's cohorts, and therefore bound to her sense of vanity and the necessity for subterfuge.
The Red horse is mostly there to kill things that get in Posey's way.
The black horse is mostly built to help Posey secure funds for her army, and roll Diplomacy when charm spells fail.
It's Gloomy's job to bring the end of all days.
>I'm not RPing serial killing. Posey has not done that, but I really have no idea what to expect
No real point in doing that. I want to conquer Equestria and genocide some bugs, not butcher lvl 1 commoners for no reason. Murder hoboing is beneath Posey
I could make characters that are unrelated to Posey, but that would also be kind of tedious and bloat the story progression.
>>180496
>No real point in doing that
Hey now, I wanted Wesley and Kerr to go apeshit on a pedo country club; theres plenty of reasons to RP serial killing, with proper background
>No real point in doing that
Hey now, I wanted Wesley and Kerr to go apeshit on a pedo country club; theres plenty of reasons to RP serial killing, with proper background
>>180496
To be clear, I have zero problems with the way Posey is and has been played since at the least the time the party got together except maybe the vomiting being a bit over the top, which I can't say about everyone.
To be clear, I have zero problems with the way Posey is and has been played since at the least the time the party got together except maybe the vomiting being a bit over the top, which I can't say about everyone.
>>180501
Equal(?) clarity, Brie knows theres "something there", but more concerned with (imagined, apparently) commue militant factions
Equal(?) clarity, Brie knows theres "something there", but more concerned with (imagined, apparently) commue militant factions
>>180501
>except maybe the vomiting being a bit over the top
Noted. I only did it to be funnyfor the sake of everyone's enjoyment, and to demonstrate that Posey is not invincible but in fact a flawed character with weaknesses and the need to rely on others, but in the future I will tone down the frivolous displays of supernatural gore somewhat.
>>180500 →
You are not GM. The question was not for you.
You have not made an in-character post here all week, so don't tell the rest of us how to RP.
I am trying to lay the groundwork so that we'll be able to get to the good stuff once all the players are here. I'm not going to blow anything up until the rest i
>except maybe the vomiting being a bit over the top
Noted. I only did it to be funnyfor the sake of everyone's enjoyment, and to demonstrate that Posey is not invincible but in fact a flawed character with weaknesses and the need to rely on others, but in the future I will tone down the frivolous displays of supernatural gore somewhat.
>>180500 →
You are not GM. The question was not for you.
You have not made an in-character post here all week, so don't tell the rest of us how to RP.
I am trying to lay the groundwork so that we'll be able to get to the good stuff once all the players are here. I'm not going to blow anything up until the rest i
>>180503
You are correct.
I am not GM. Anything I posit is subject to GM whim, including line-item.
This is not.my game:
Any agreements and permissions are revokable at will
Any characters adjacent (Brie, Lacy. And yes even Addy) are consodered to be of partial - if noy discretionarily in FULL - property and/or objects to be manipulated by 3xpress will of GM, in absence of (Me)
>absence of me
LOL
You are correct.
I am not GM. Anything I posit is subject to GM whim, including line-item.
This is not.my game:
Any agreements and permissions are revokable at will
Any characters adjacent (Brie, Lacy. And yes even Addy) are consodered to be of partial - if noy discretionarily in FULL - property and/or objects to be manipulated by 3xpress will of GM, in absence of (Me)
>absence of me
LOL
>>180506
>last saltycomment
I dont have to sneak up on GM with alot of stupid reasons to have gibs. My mains are the Ryu's, who figure it out the super-hard way. My BGs are are more resourced, if limited in an immediate sense
>last saltycomment
I dont have to sneak up on GM with alot of stupid reasons to have gibs. My mains are the Ryu's, who figure it out the super-hard way. My BGs are are more resourced, if limited in an immediate sense
>>180508
It is to suggest that player/characters may be observed to have exploited GM permissiveness ^,_,^
It is to suggest that player/characters may be observed to have exploited GM permissiveness ^,_,^
>>180512 →
>This player likes to drive action so they can capitalize
No, I like to drive action, so the game moves forward, so we can finish quests and actually do things.
Also, stop making OOC posts in the RP thread.
>This player likes to drive action so they can capitalize
No, I like to drive action, so the game moves forward, so we can finish quests and actually do things.
Also, stop making OOC posts in the RP thread.
>>180514
That explains the salty shitposts about T and Sperm counts.
Washboard.
Dont be a douche, and I wont.
Deal?
That explains the salty shitposts about T and Sperm counts.
Washboard.
Dont be a douche, and I wont.
Deal?
>>180516
>keep OOC posts here!
He cries, while blissfully neglecting characters/players who dont habe his luxury of time
Ngl, this is gonna be tricky accommodating Tenebrous AND Cavaliere!
>keep OOC posts here!
He cries, while blissfully neglecting characters/players who dont habe his luxury of time
Ngl, this is gonna be tricky accommodating Tenebrous AND Cavaliere!
>>180517
>luxury of time
>implying
It takes the same amount of time to post in the ooc thread as it does in the RP thread.
Also, Idk what your situation is, but I don't have a "luxury of time"
>Ngl, this is gonna be tricky accommodating Tenebrous
It's partly for Tenebrous's sake that the ooc thread even exists, so that he doesn't have to sift through off-topic spam to backread what happened in the thread.
>luxury of time
>implying
It takes the same amount of time to post in the ooc thread as it does in the RP thread.
Also, Idk what your situation is, but I don't have a "luxury of time"
>Ngl, this is gonna be tricky accommodating Tenebrous
It's partly for Tenebrous's sake that the ooc thread even exists, so that he doesn't have to sift through off-topic spam to backread what happened in the thread.
>>180518
Compared to other players, by your posting habits, you have a comparable luxury of time versus Tenebrous and Cavaliere.
Lets just resolve to not try to push the story forward artificially until they anf GM have posted.
Surely thats not a bridge too far
Compared to other players, by your posting habits, you have a comparable luxury of time versus Tenebrous and Cavaliere.
Lets just resolve to not try to push the story forward artificially until they anf GM have posted.
Surely thats not a bridge too far
>>180519
The story doesn't move forward unless GM says so, and we've avoided getting into combat. All we've done this week is search empty rooms.
>you have a comparable luxury of time
I work ten hours a day.
The story doesn't move forward unless GM says so, and we've avoided getting into combat. All we've done this week is search empty rooms.
>you have a comparable luxury of time
I work ten hours a day.
A quorum for combat is four players. Silver and Posey seem (mostly) available. Cavaliere less so, but he does communicate his availability. Dust is even less available, but still communicative. Tenebrous… kind of just falls off the face of the earth at times. I want to help him catch up as much as I can, but there’s only so much you can do when he doesn’t respond to messages. I don’t think we need a quorum to do thinks like search rolls.
And please stop the constant crossfire posting. It’s not pleasant for either of you, it isn’t pleasant for the rest of us, and definitely keep it out of the game thread
And please stop the constant crossfire posting. It’s not pleasant for either of you, it isn’t pleasant for the rest of us, and definitely keep it out of the game thread
>>180521
Here's where the problem arises.
When you give the most, consistent, and careful responses to your least disciplined players, you conditoon a lack of discipline. When you allow them to "oopsie, did I nudge?" information, action and nuggets when other players are absent, you condition them to not REALLY respect the time and schedules of other players, and you condition main-character syndrome.
Lots of my posts - actual questions - go unanswered seemingly because they get bogged down with OOC posts and "should I blow this thing up? I wanna blow this thing up. Has enough time passed to do a"... and so on. I posed the question about a quorum on Sunday.
I know that left to my own devices I will run roughshod over you and the other players, and I hope that others can be brought to that same level of self-reflection.
Theres an OOC thread now, so that means ALL ooc posts belong here, correct? Excluding exchanges between GM and individual players, of course
Here's where the problem arises.
When you give the most, consistent, and careful responses to your least disciplined players, you conditoon a lack of discipline. When you allow them to "oopsie, did I nudge?" information, action and nuggets when other players are absent, you condition them to not REALLY respect the time and schedules of other players, and you condition main-character syndrome.
Lots of my posts - actual questions - go unanswered seemingly because they get bogged down with OOC posts and "should I blow this thing up? I wanna blow this thing up. Has enough time passed to do a"... and so on. I posed the question about a quorum on Sunday.
I know that left to my own devices I will run roughshod over you and the other players, and I hope that others can be brought to that same level of self-reflection.
Theres an OOC thread now, so that means ALL ooc posts belong here, correct? Excluding exchanges between GM and individual players, of course
Now then, when we ARE playing, Brie is present and detectable with a high DC listen check as the rest of the party is boarding the Freighter, it seems
>>180524
>Lots of my posts - actual questions - go unanswered seemingly because they get bogged down with OOC posts and "should I blow this thing up? I wanna blow this thing up. Has enough time passed to do a"... and so on. I posed the question about a quorum on Sunday.
Okay, that's a fair sentiment. Nobody like their posts going ignored. My posts get ignored sometimes too, and I don't like it, but I try not to let it bother me because DM has a life too and can't always indulge my posting.
Still, you also have to see it from our perspective. From the flurry of posts you made last weekend, particularly this one: >>180035 → , to anyone else it really looked like you had just ragequit at the time, and it came in context of a lot of other weirdly-cryptic posts that were quite frankly just spam. We would have preferred to have the rogue roll the search check to look for treasure, but you weren't there and we weren't sure you were coming back to begin with. If you would communicate a bit more clearly
Not that I'm perfect either though, as I also seemingly ragequit last week, ghosting the party as I sunk into depression... But I also didn't mean to hold you guys up. Going forward, if I'm unresponsive, please don't be shy to play without me.
Anyways, we don't mean to exclude you. Most of what we experienced in the last week can be summed up by "whale bones, bloodstains, greedy griffons, diary entries of struggling whalers, there was a struggle, made king?, artifact crown?", basically foreshadowing for the next part.
>Theres an OOC thread now, so that means ALL ooc posts belong here, correct? Excluding exchanges between GM and individual players, of course
I made this thread for meta posts, arguing, tangents, and anything that might detract from the enjoyment of the actual roleplay thread. It's not set in stone, but I think everyone would appreciate if tangent posts stayed out of the roleplay thread.
>>180521
>Dust is even less available, but still communicative. Tenebrous… kind of just falls off the face of the earth at times. I want to help him catch up as much as I can, but there’s only so much you can do when he doesn’t respond to messages.
I want to help Tenebrous catch up too, as I really like his character and he seems like a friendly guy.
I'm also detecting that you communicate with some of the other players off-board. It seems as though that doesn't apply to Tenebrous.
>I don’t think we need a quorum to do thinks like search rolls.
I would normally prefer to have the rogue around to search for treasure or traps, but i also want to keep things moving. Idk though.
>And please stop the constant crossfire posting. It’s not pleasant for either of you, it isn’t pleasant for the rest of us
I'm really not trying to be adversarial at all, and I'm trying my best to diffuse tension, but sometimes I do get annoyed. The weird flurry of standoffish spam that came after Posey asked for permission in m-character to finish the soldier last week kind of got on my nerves, because I was just trying to roleplay cooperatively.
Basically:
>hey, my character would totally just kill this guy because she's bloodthirsty, but I also know that we're part of a group, so I'll have her ask for permission so you guys can respond
I really don't know how that came off as antagonistic to Brie's player, but if he has any other issues going forward I would prefer it that he clearly voice them in this thread.
>definitely keep it out of the game thread
I agree.
[Read more] >Lots of my posts - actual questions - go unanswered seemingly because they get bogged down with OOC posts and "should I blow this thing up? I wanna blow this thing up. Has enough time passed to do a"... and so on. I posed the question about a quorum on Sunday.
Okay, that's a fair sentiment. Nobody like their posts going ignored. My posts get ignored sometimes too, and I don't like it, but I try not to let it bother me because DM has a life too and can't always indulge my posting.
Still, you also have to see it from our perspective. From the flurry of posts you made last weekend, particularly this one: >>180035 → , to anyone else it really looked like you had just ragequit at the time, and it came in context of a lot of other weirdly-cryptic posts that were quite frankly just spam. We would have preferred to have the rogue roll the search check to look for treasure, but you weren't there and we weren't sure you were coming back to begin with. If you would communicate a bit more clearly
Not that I'm perfect either though, as I also seemingly ragequit last week, ghosting the party as I sunk into depression... But I also didn't mean to hold you guys up. Going forward, if I'm unresponsive, please don't be shy to play without me.
Anyways, we don't mean to exclude you. Most of what we experienced in the last week can be summed up by "whale bones, bloodstains, greedy griffons, diary entries of struggling whalers, there was a struggle, made king?, artifact crown?", basically foreshadowing for the next part.
>Theres an OOC thread now, so that means ALL ooc posts belong here, correct? Excluding exchanges between GM and individual players, of course
I made this thread for meta posts, arguing, tangents, and anything that might detract from the enjoyment of the actual roleplay thread. It's not set in stone, but I think everyone would appreciate if tangent posts stayed out of the roleplay thread.
>>180521
>Dust is even less available, but still communicative. Tenebrous… kind of just falls off the face of the earth at times. I want to help him catch up as much as I can, but there’s only so much you can do when he doesn’t respond to messages.
I want to help Tenebrous catch up too, as I really like his character and he seems like a friendly guy.
I'm also detecting that you communicate with some of the other players off-board. It seems as though that doesn't apply to Tenebrous.
>I don’t think we need a quorum to do thinks like search rolls.
I would normally prefer to have the rogue around to search for treasure or traps, but i also want to keep things moving. Idk though.
>And please stop the constant crossfire posting. It’s not pleasant for either of you, it isn’t pleasant for the rest of us
I'm really not trying to be adversarial at all, and I'm trying my best to diffuse tension, but sometimes I do get annoyed. The weird flurry of standoffish spam that came after Posey asked for permission in m-character to finish the soldier last week kind of got on my nerves, because I was just trying to roleplay cooperatively.
Basically:
>hey, my character would totally just kill this guy because she's bloodthirsty, but I also know that we're part of a group, so I'll have her ask for permission so you guys can respond
I really don't know how that came off as antagonistic to Brie's player, but if he has any other issues going forward I would prefer it that he clearly voice them in this thread.
>definitely keep it out of the game thread
I agree.
>>180528
Full transparency: That WAS a rage-quit, but I worked/structured it (after calming down/sobering up - more on that in a moment) so that rather than cutting off the head to spite the neck, Brie decided to put a little distance between himself and the party, in an "anticipating a squadron of commies to jump out of the woodwork" sense. He's hovering 80' overhead.
But that aside, the PRIMARY reason I would like SOME degree of structure/schedule/officiation to the game is because I don't want to be hammered when the game is ongoing, and trust me (you actually know already) you don't want me to be either.
Last weekend I was assured GM would be more or less unavailable, so I proceeded to enjoy the knockouts/finals of the 4cc. I currently have no reason to not anticipate the possibility of gameplay today and tomorrow, and will abstain until action/activity is more or less winding down to start.
As far as spot/skill checks, GM has the only actual copy of Brie's sheet (in consolidated form, I have dozens of blurbs in several notepads) pinned in our discord DMs; his "10" spot check is an 18, and his search is a 21, for future reference.
IF there is gameplay AND I am unresponsive, GM is authorized (as is the nature of RPs) to commandeer Brie in a limited capacity especially as pertains to skill checks, and Brie is the sort who you call out something like "Hey creepy, where the fuck you at?" and he will swoop, appear, or whatever.
I will go ahead and stipulate now that unless expressly doing something, Brie can be said to be actively listening/looking (alternating between listen checks +11 and spot checks +8) around for any changes or points of interest with hostiles/threats being the primary sought. He might get a penalty because of elevation, but he's still trying to see "bad things" before anyone else does, and provide the best advantage before engaging himself (an 80' drop can occur in a single turn, ostensibly with charge/momentum bonuses)
[Read more] Full transparency: That WAS a rage-quit, but I worked/structured it (after calming down/sobering up - more on that in a moment) so that rather than cutting off the head to spite the neck, Brie decided to put a little distance between himself and the party, in an "anticipating a squadron of commies to jump out of the woodwork" sense. He's hovering 80' overhead.
But that aside, the PRIMARY reason I would like SOME degree of structure/schedule/officiation to the game is because I don't want to be hammered when the game is ongoing, and trust me (you actually know already) you don't want me to be either.
Last weekend I was assured GM would be more or less unavailable, so I proceeded to enjoy the knockouts/finals of the 4cc. I currently have no reason to not anticipate the possibility of gameplay today and tomorrow, and will abstain until action/activity is more or less winding down to start.
As far as spot/skill checks, GM has the only actual copy of Brie's sheet (in consolidated form, I have dozens of blurbs in several notepads) pinned in our discord DMs; his "10" spot check is an 18, and his search is a 21, for future reference.
IF there is gameplay AND I am unresponsive, GM is authorized (as is the nature of RPs) to commandeer Brie in a limited capacity especially as pertains to skill checks, and Brie is the sort who you call out something like "Hey creepy, where the fuck you at?" and he will swoop, appear, or whatever.
I will go ahead and stipulate now that unless expressly doing something, Brie can be said to be actively listening/looking (alternating between listen checks +11 and spot checks +8) around for any changes or points of interest with hostiles/threats being the primary sought. He might get a penalty because of elevation, but he's still trying to see "bad things" before anyone else does, and provide the best advantage before engaging himself (an 80' drop can occur in a single turn, ostensibly with charge/momentum bonuses)
In any case, I have a registered/conditioned ready-action with the GM, so until that is triggered, 'silently' surveilling overhead is all Brie will be doing until called upon in some other capacity.
Y’all are greatly exaggerating the degree to which your posts get overlooked. I see all of them.
>>180528
>I also seemingly ragequit last week
We noticed.
>I'm also detecting that you communicate with some of the other players off-board. It seems as though that doesn't apply to Tenebrous.
I try to communicate with Tenebrous. He doesn’t reply
>I would normally prefer to have the rogue around to search for treasure or traps
I tried to suggest Kira drag her deer-slave along to serve as a rogue skill monkey. He didn’t want to do that, and no one wanted to splay rogue. Even Brie is multi-classed with monk. There was an NPC that would go along in the past to be the party rogue, but she doesn’t make sense here. It’s only Brie.
>>180530
>That WAS a rage-quit
We noticed.
>>180531
Alright. For future reference, please post character actions to the gaming thread.
[Read more] >>180528
>I also seemingly ragequit last week
We noticed.
>I'm also detecting that you communicate with some of the other players off-board. It seems as though that doesn't apply to Tenebrous.
I try to communicate with Tenebrous. He doesn’t reply
>I would normally prefer to have the rogue around to search for treasure or traps
I tried to suggest Kira drag her deer-slave along to serve as a rogue skill monkey. He didn’t want to do that, and no one wanted to splay rogue. Even Brie is multi-classed with monk. There was an NPC that would go along in the past to be the party rogue, but she doesn’t make sense here. It’s only Brie.
>>180530
>That WAS a rage-quit
We noticed.
>>180531
Alright. For future reference, please post character actions to the gaming thread.
So, I just want to say. I saw that turn going a LOT better in my head.
>>180704
Its not the first time I've been inadverdently nerfed. Running a 6 lvl shadow monk, we come across some harpies on a cliffside at night, undetected. Kino'ren says "I've got this," knowing she can bamf 60' every turn in darkness as a bonus action (5e).
Right before engaging, the Light cleric decided to be "helpful" and cast a sunlight spell above the what would have been ninja bloodbath, bathing the otherwise undetected ninja in daylight.
*sighs*
Its not the first time I've been inadverdently nerfed. Running a 6 lvl shadow monk, we come across some harpies on a cliffside at night, undetected. Kino'ren says "I've got this," knowing she can bamf 60' every turn in darkness as a bonus action (5e).
Right before engaging, the Light cleric decided to be "helpful" and cast a sunlight spell above the what would have been ninja bloodbath, bathing the otherwise undetected ninja in daylight.
*sighs*
Brie's early background is he was raised on the streets by a changeling of all things, at least early on. Knowing only the criminal underground for most of his early life - at the hands of a bug that eats off you from time to time - made him very sociopathic, but his skills are instinctual and basic, except for one time in Neighpone. He is a LITTLE stacked, but using conventional means, skills, synergy, etc.
>>180746
If you're deadset on Multiclassing Monk/Rogue, you probably want Ascetic Rogue.
https://srd.dndtools.org/srd/feats/noncore-featsca.html#ASCETIC%20ROGUE
Otherwise it would be better to just go Ninja/Swordsage.
Not criticizing, just thinking you might want this feat.
If you're deadset on Multiclassing Monk/Rogue, you probably want Ascetic Rogue.
https://srd.dndtools.org/srd/feats/noncore-featsca.html#ASCETIC%20ROGUE
Otherwise it would be better to just go Ninja/Swordsage.
Not criticizing, just thinking you might want this feat.
>>180749
Its doable, but for meta/story reasons its best I keep his existing layout. He comes from nothing after all, though he was contemplating vying for the assassin PrC
Its doable, but for meta/story reasons its best I keep his existing layout. He comes from nothing after all, though he was contemplating vying for the assassin PrC
>>180750
Alright, although note that the Swordsage can do a lot of assassin stuff too. The Hand Of Death Maneuver can paralyze its target.
Assassin spells are great too though. I've played a few assassins. The spells are great if you use them right.
Idk, I just thought Swordsage fits the ninja martial artist gimmick you were gunning for. Maybe I shouldn't stick my chef spoon in other people's characters though. Didn't mean to intrude.
>>180757
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>>180776
Is it your intention to keep deleting your comments over and over again?
[Read more] Alright, although note that the Swordsage can do a lot of assassin stuff too. The Hand Of Death Maneuver can paralyze its target.
Assassin spells are great too though. I've played a few assassins. The spells are great if you use them right.
Idk, I just thought Swordsage fits the ninja martial artist gimmick you were gunning for. Maybe I shouldn't stick my chef spoon in other people's characters though. Didn't mean to intrude.
>>180757
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>>180776
Is it your intention to keep deleting your comments over and over again?
>>180779
IDK where Brie is gonna go honestly, all the recent with Lacy gives me a whole lot of background and personal motivation to round/flesh out his character way more than ever before. I'm open to "innovative" ways to improve on, when the time comes
IDK where Brie is gonna go honestly, all the recent with Lacy gives me a whole lot of background and personal motivation to round/flesh out his character way more than ever before. I'm open to "innovative" ways to improve on, when the time comes
Lacy wants Brie's progeny, and Brie wants the security of power. Effectively they both want the same things, but focused on opposite objectives first.
>>180812 →
Her DR 2 is from her class. Her DR 5 is from her race (half-vampire)
Also, she's undead. Crits don't affect undead, oozes, plants, or elementals, because they don't have vital organs.
Her DR 2 is from her class. Her DR 5 is from her race (half-vampire)
Also, she's undead. Crits don't affect undead, oozes, plants, or elementals, because they don't have vital organs.
>>180814
No, your character doesn't get fucking Damage reduction 5 on top of damage reduction 2. I said no to that bullshit when you pulled it out of your ass during a fight a year ago. It's still no. Why the fuck are you not satisfied with the highest HP, the highest AC, regenerating health, and Damage reduction 2?!
No, your character doesn't get fucking Damage reduction 5 on top of damage reduction 2. I said no to that bullshit when you pulled it out of your ass during a fight a year ago. It's still no. Why the fuck are you not satisfied with the highest HP, the highest AC, regenerating health, and Damage reduction 2?!
>>180814
You know what, fuck it. We can change it so that no enemies even bother to attack Posey so that she's immune to everything. I'll just have her unable to make attacks when its necessary for game progression. I have no idea why playing that way is more fun to you, but sure, I'll let you play the way you want to play
You know what, fuck it. We can change it so that no enemies even bother to attack Posey so that she's immune to everything. I'll just have her unable to make attacks when its necessary for game progression. I have no idea why playing that way is more fun to you, but sure, I'll let you play the way you want to play
>>180819
>No damage reduction
It's your game, but also note that I spent two character levels and almost all of my starting gold to become like this. Posey is level 4, while the rest of the party is 5-6.
Posey has redundant damage reduction from three different sources (lich body, half-vampire, spellstitching); they don't stack, they just overlap. Do you want me to cut out all three of them?
>>180820
I can tell that I have upset you. Can we work it out somehow?
>I have no idea why playing that way is more fun to you
Well, to me it's like playing a vampiric monster, which is fun to me.
I don't want it to be unfun to you though.
>No damage reduction
It's your game, but also note that I spent two character levels and almost all of my starting gold to become like this. Posey is level 4, while the rest of the party is 5-6.
Posey has redundant damage reduction from three different sources (lich body, half-vampire, spellstitching); they don't stack, they just overlap. Do you want me to cut out all three of them?
>>180820
I can tell that I have upset you. Can we work it out somehow?
>I have no idea why playing that way is more fun to you
Well, to me it's like playing a vampiric monster, which is fun to me.
I don't want it to be unfun to you though.
>>180819
>I said no to that bullshit when you pulled it out of your ass during a fight a year ago. It's still no.
I must have forgotten this, and I apologize.
Posey would not have survived the Hydra fight if not for the DR5.
>I said no to that bullshit when you pulled it out of your ass during a fight a year ago. It's still no.
I must have forgotten this, and I apologize.
Posey would not have survived the Hydra fight if not for the DR5.
>>180749
>swordsage
EWWW no. No offense, but you've seen how long progression takes in this game, I'm not waiting around while "Improved unarmed strike" tries to vie as a decent technique. I'm good.
>swordsage
EWWW no. No offense, but you've seen how long progression takes in this game, I'm not waiting around while "Improved unarmed strike" tries to vie as a decent technique. I'm good.
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So GM, I like to present my ideas for my character and make it work with your world. Basically, this is the gist of what I want for this character and decide what works with our world and what needs to be changed.
I'll put this in a spoiler, since I know some people don't like to be spoiled, however, I don't mind if you do. It's only for your benefit that I put it in under a spoiler.
Backstory and motivation:
At Celestia's Sunny Sun orphanage/monastery or whatever I called the place, the Virgin had two fillies that she grow up with that were almost like sisters: Hope's Anchor and Pew Seat. They were all good friends, even though Virgin's and Hopes'es friendship was mostly through Pew Seat which was a filly so nice that you couldn't help but adore her. Hope's Anchor studied magic under the guidance of mother Justeney, the other unicorn at the place and a knowledgeable as well.
So since I don't know the lore, I'm just gonna give the events chronological order and you can tell me when and how they happened. But from what I get of the lore, here's my take:
1. Pew Seat gets abducted by changelings. (Did she die? I don't know. She could've if you wish. That's up for you to decide but both Virgin and Hope's assumes that she did.)
2. Hope's fights with what's essentially her surrogate mother (essentially all three's surrogates mother), Justeney. Hope's want to learn more dangerous and powerful spells but Justeney doesn't want to teach her.
3. Occupied Equestria happens and with the death/disappearance/or-whatever-happened of the Princesses, Hope's compltely disillusioned with the monastray and filled with hatred for the changelings.
4. She tries to convince Virgin of joining the Steel Hooves with her but Virgin can't forgive them for their part in Occupied Equestria_tm. Then she says something about how the Princesses were just mere mortals and they disagree.
5. In the end, Hope's leave and the last clue, maybe letter, ticket, or maybe she just said where she was going, leads to Baltimare.
6. For whatever reason, Virgin doesn't go after her immediately and is delayed perhaps with the war complications and stuff, or perhaps the wounds of what they said were too fresh. But now she's here in Baltimore, on this quest to find her and save her soul.
I would enjoy if you could fit her into the narrative in the world. I'd also liked it if she rivaled my character in power, like that she's a level 6 but instead of monk she's a powerful spell caster.
Past that and these things about her past, you have free reign to make her in whatever way you feel. Develop her skills set in anyway you want and so on. I trust you. ^^
So Virgin's goal is to find her but it shouldn't happened to fast. We gotta have some nice slow pacing for big reveal. ^^
But I thought it be cool if she somehow get embroiled in whatever the rest of the pc party is doing, or someone of these ponies. That way it could bridge the gap between the others and, well, me.
Just an idea. You do whatever you feel like. Just wanted to tell you what I would like. ^^
Also, these are Hope's colors:
A bit of a retcon but I think I prefer the right most one to be her body/fur color and the other two colors being the dual colors of her mane.
[Read more] I'll put this in a spoiler, since I know some people don't like to be spoiled, however, I don't mind if you do. It's only for your benefit that I put it in under a spoiler.
Backstory and motivation:
At Celestia's Sunny Sun orphanage/monastery or whatever I called the place, the Virgin had two fillies that she grow up with that were almost like sisters: Hope's Anchor and Pew Seat. They were all good friends, even though Virgin's and Hopes'es friendship was mostly through Pew Seat which was a filly so nice that you couldn't help but adore her. Hope's Anchor studied magic under the guidance of mother Justeney, the other unicorn at the place and a knowledgeable as well.
So since I don't know the lore, I'm just gonna give the events chronological order and you can tell me when and how they happened. But from what I get of the lore, here's my take:
1. Pew Seat gets abducted by changelings. (Did she die? I don't know. She could've if you wish. That's up for you to decide but both Virgin and Hope's assumes that she did.)
2. Hope's fights with what's essentially her surrogate mother (essentially all three's surrogates mother), Justeney. Hope's want to learn more dangerous and powerful spells but Justeney doesn't want to teach her.
3. Occupied Equestria happens and with the death/disappearance/or-whatever-happened of the Princesses, Hope's compltely disillusioned with the monastray and filled with hatred for the changelings.
4. She tries to convince Virgin of joining the Steel Hooves with her but Virgin can't forgive them for their part in Occupied Equestria_tm. Then she says something about how the Princesses were just mere mortals and they disagree.
5. In the end, Hope's leave and the last clue, maybe letter, ticket, or maybe she just said where she was going, leads to Baltimare.
6. For whatever reason, Virgin doesn't go after her immediately and is delayed perhaps with the war complications and stuff, or perhaps the wounds of what they said were too fresh. But now she's here in Baltimore, on this quest to find her and save her soul.
I would enjoy if you could fit her into the narrative in the world. I'd also liked it if she rivaled my character in power, like that she's a level 6 but instead of monk she's a powerful spell caster.
Past that and these things about her past, you have free reign to make her in whatever way you feel. Develop her skills set in anyway you want and so on. I trust you. ^^
So Virgin's goal is to find her but it shouldn't happened to fast. We gotta have some nice slow pacing for big reveal. ^^
But I thought it be cool if she somehow get embroiled in whatever the rest of the pc party is doing, or someone of these ponies. That way it could bridge the gap between the others and, well, me.
Just an idea. You do whatever you feel like. Just wanted to tell you what I would like. ^^
Also, these are Hope's colors:
A bit of a retcon but I think I prefer the right most one to be her body/fur color and the other two colors being the dual colors of her mane.
>>180921
>But I thought it be cool if she somehow get embroiled
With "she", I meant Hope's Anchor not Virgin.
>But I thought it be cool if she somehow get embroiled
With "she", I meant Hope's Anchor not Virgin.
>>180923
Like I, Virgin is looking for Hope's and because she's with the Party I meet the party, is the idea.
Like I, Virgin is looking for Hope's and because she's with the Party I meet the party, is the idea.
I want to emphasize that there was absolutely no attempt to figure out what the tiara was, where it came from, what culture made it, what religion it belongs to, what it does, if it's intelligent, or anything about the tiara before placing it on. There was no knowledge: religion roll, no Arcana roll, no Appraise roll, no attempt to look closely at it to see if there was any written text on it, no attempt to identify the creature depicted on it, no anything. Just "lol a cursed item let me activate it!"
There was a disarm roll to remove it from Posey's hoof that was just ignored by Posey's player.
I would like it to be known that the tiara absolutely could have been taken home by Posey, studied, and yes, ultimately be safely made to wear and even to be something like a phylactery. All that had to happen was for her to not immediately put on the very obviously cursed tiara.
There was a disarm roll to remove it from Posey's hoof that was just ignored by Posey's player.
I would like it to be known that the tiara absolutely could have been taken home by Posey, studied, and yes, ultimately be safely made to wear and even to be something like a phylactery. All that had to happen was for her to not immediately put on the very obviously cursed tiara.
>>180921
Oh I can definitely work with that.
Any personality aspects of Hope's Anchor I should know about?
Oh I can definitely work with that.
Any personality aspects of Hope's Anchor I should know about?
>>180926
That disarm roll was 19, from the yellow griffin, was targeted at Posey, and was before she put it on. It was accompanied by words in plain english that the crown was cursed and don't put it on. The disarm roll and the warning were both blatantly ignored by Posey's player, with no counter roll
That disarm roll was 19, from the yellow griffin, was targeted at Posey, and was before she put it on. It was accompanied by words in plain english that the crown was cursed and don't put it on. The disarm roll and the warning were both blatantly ignored by Posey's player, with no counter roll
>>180927
Thank you, that makes me really happy.^^
I look forward to playing again. Feel no pressure or responsibility for that though. ;^P
>Any personality aspects of Hope's Anchor I should know about?
Not that I can think of right now. What I wrote is basically, everything about her. I guess, her character so far boils down to an atheist spell caster with a hatred for changelings probably also some kind of ptsd from having lost her dear friend, Pew Seat, and mixed feelings for mother Justeney. The reason she carries the can of soda in her hooves in the flashback btw, is because she's sore from practicing her magic too much. I imagine the powerful magics she desired to learn from Justeney was like evocation spells but I don't necessarily want to her limited to that, I just think they fit the theme of "powerful spells".
I think I want to you to fill in the blanks for her character. If I come up with something cool maybe I'll add that in a flashback. However, I feel like I'd honestly like the idea of giving you this character. So, I'd run by you if I have a cool idea for this character and you can implement it if you like but ultimately you get the final say on the matter. That way it be an interesting surprise to see what happens.
Yeah, I like this idea. So I hereby declare that: Hope's Anchor is yours! ^^
[Read more] Thank you, that makes me really happy.^^
I look forward to playing again. Feel no pressure or responsibility for that though. ;^P
>Any personality aspects of Hope's Anchor I should know about?
Not that I can think of right now. What I wrote is basically, everything about her. I guess, her character so far boils down to an atheist spell caster with a hatred for changelings probably also some kind of ptsd from having lost her dear friend, Pew Seat, and mixed feelings for mother Justeney. The reason she carries the can of soda in her hooves in the flashback btw, is because she's sore from practicing her magic too much. I imagine the powerful magics she desired to learn from Justeney was like evocation spells but I don't necessarily want to her limited to that, I just think they fit the theme of "powerful spells".
I think I want to you to fill in the blanks for her character. If I come up with something cool maybe I'll add that in a flashback. However, I feel like I'd honestly like the idea of giving you this character. So, I'd run by you if I have a cool idea for this character and you can implement it if you like but ultimately you get the final say on the matter. That way it be an interesting surprise to see what happens.
Yeah, I like this idea. So I hereby declare that: Hope's Anchor is yours! ^^
>>180929
Yes! Now I know. I'll just tell you whenever Virgin has one of her flashback episodes with the character and you can just play her in those flashbacks. That's nice. Because I still wanted to have flashbacks regarding Virgin's time at the orphanage and it then makes sense to have scenes with the two of them. But then you can simply take over the wheel for her character in those episodes. Nice.
Yes! Now I know. I'll just tell you whenever Virgin has one of her flashback episodes with the character and you can just play her in those flashbacks. That's nice. Because I still wanted to have flashbacks regarding Virgin's time at the orphanage and it then makes sense to have scenes with the two of them. But then you can simply take over the wheel for her character in those episodes. Nice.
>>180921
Curses, this is what I was gonna do. Nicely done.
The following are my OOC-Meta intentions for Brie in THIS mission/segment:
1. Transition (cuz reasons) from Neutral Evil to Chaotic Neutral
2. Get his Cutie Mark (yes, he's a grown-ass stallion who still doesn't have his CM)
3. MAKE IT BACK ALIVE (he's having moments in his head where he's having to reevaluate and challenge many/most presuppositions, it's all very canonical)
He is evil, but he's coming to a point of realizing that there's a fine line between necessary evil (mafia shit that helps protect the community, and enforces a standard of decorum that prevents socially abusive lawlessness) and unnecessary evil (this cursed crown incident really helped).
He's never been one to shy away from getting his hooves dirty (nor ever will), and has always always asserted/appealed to a sense of decorum even when being lawless. But his idea of "evil" is mundane, corruption, and nefarious conspiracies. Spoopy evil magic is well beyond his wheelhouse.
I'm not saying he's turning over a new leaf right NOW, but it's brewing. Where once he was looking at the world as needing someone to balance 'things', NOW he is starting to grasp what the world needs to be balanced 'AGAINST'.
[Read more] Curses, this is what I was gonna do. Nicely done.
The following are my OOC-Meta intentions for Brie in THIS mission/segment:
1. Transition (cuz reasons) from Neutral Evil to Chaotic Neutral
2. Get his Cutie Mark (yes, he's a grown-ass stallion who still doesn't have his CM)
3. MAKE IT BACK ALIVE (he's having moments in his head where he's having to reevaluate and challenge many/most presuppositions, it's all very canonical)
He is evil, but he's coming to a point of realizing that there's a fine line between necessary evil (mafia shit that helps protect the community, and enforces a standard of decorum that prevents socially abusive lawlessness) and unnecessary evil (this cursed crown incident really helped).
He's never been one to shy away from getting his hooves dirty (nor ever will), and has always always asserted/appealed to a sense of decorum even when being lawless. But his idea of "evil" is mundane, corruption, and nefarious conspiracies. Spoopy evil magic is well beyond his wheelhouse.
I'm not saying he's turning over a new leaf right NOW, but it's brewing. Where once he was looking at the world as needing someone to balance 'things', NOW he is starting to grasp what the world needs to be balanced 'AGAINST'.
And as a piece of advice for Posey (appreciating if it isn't desired, but I'm being quite forthright and sincere in this):
Consider a calculatingly evil character. For example, I'm going with Arkhan the Cruel in Critical Role campaign 1. I'll spare most of the details.
Arkhan - an openly evil oathbreaker paladin devoted to Tiamat - never hid the fact that he was evil. He was openly and proudly and honorably evil. And he fought the good fight bla bla bla. But he wanted the hand of Vecna, so he hatched a very long and convoluted plan to orchestrate the surreptitious gaffling of the hand.
His 'betrayal' of the party was so clean and surgical, that barely had the words "This was just business" escaped his lips, he was gone and escaped.
Rosey is well established to want things. But she is also conniving and calculating. Please, let her not be so quick to try to "ascend" right this instance, perhaps have her be gathering the means to and do so behind closed doors when no one is watching (and we're not still in combat).
Consider a calculatingly evil character. For example, I'm going with Arkhan the Cruel in Critical Role campaign 1. I'll spare most of the details.
Arkhan - an openly evil oathbreaker paladin devoted to Tiamat - never hid the fact that he was evil. He was openly and proudly and honorably evil. And he fought the good fight bla bla bla. But he wanted the hand of Vecna, so he hatched a very long and convoluted plan to orchestrate the surreptitious gaffling of the hand.
His 'betrayal' of the party was so clean and surgical, that barely had the words "This was just business" escaped his lips, he was gone and escaped.
Rosey is well established to want things. But she is also conniving and calculating. Please, let her not be so quick to try to "ascend" right this instance, perhaps have her be gathering the means to and do so behind closed doors when no one is watching (and we're not still in combat).
>>180939 →
It was a fair tactic, tbh. Most of us have good Fortitude saves or resistance/immunity to the spell. Brie, sadly, got screwed, but we still won in the end.
A stunned character drops whatever its holding, and can't take any actions. Had the enemies not made splendid rolls, it could have ended the fight.
Next time just give us a warning
It was a fair tactic, tbh. Most of us have good Fortitude saves or resistance/immunity to the spell. Brie, sadly, got screwed, but we still won in the end.
A stunned character drops whatever its holding, and can't take any actions. Had the enemies not made splendid rolls, it could have ended the fight.
Next time just give us a warning
>>180926
>There was no knowledge: religion roll, no Arcana roll, no Appraise roll, no attempt to look closely at it to see if there was any written text on it, no attempt to identify the creature depicted on it
Yeah, I probably should have done that...
>There was a disarm roll to remove it from Posey's hoof that was just ignored by Posey's player.
I didn't ignore it though. Silver succeeded in knocking it off.
>I would like it to be known that the tiara absolutely could have been taken home by Posey, studied, and yes, ultimately be safely made to wear and even to be something like a phylactery. All that had to happen was for her to not immediately put on the very obviously cursed tiara.
Sorry...
>There was no knowledge: religion roll, no Arcana roll, no Appraise roll, no attempt to look closely at it to see if there was any written text on it, no attempt to identify the creature depicted on it
Yeah, I probably should have done that...
>There was a disarm roll to remove it from Posey's hoof that was just ignored by Posey's player.
I didn't ignore it though. Silver succeeded in knocking it off.
>I would like it to be known that the tiara absolutely could have been taken home by Posey, studied, and yes, ultimately be safely made to wear and even to be something like a phylactery. All that had to happen was for her to not immediately put on the very obviously cursed tiara.
Sorry...
>>180941
It was, and on a very real note it was an excellent opportunity for me to engage in strategies I'm developing to try and control my less socially-acceptable reactions to adverse situations. I don't regret it having happened at all, though it took a WHOLE lot of effort to not lose my shit.
It was, and on a very real note it was an excellent opportunity for me to engage in strategies I'm developing to try and control my less socially-acceptable reactions to adverse situations. I don't regret it having happened at all, though it took a WHOLE lot of effort to not lose my shit.
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I would like to apologize to everyone for my actions last night. I was tired and getting impatient to try it after waiting all week, but I shouldn't have done that. Even in-character, Posey would know better than to try on something before taking a free action to examine it first, because she's a professional.
I just really wanted that crown, and I have fancy for cursed items, and I thought I had made my intentions to put it on clear at first. It was wrong of me to just do that without ample warning.
I didn't see the disarm checks, I thought those were just attack rolls.
I just really wanted that crown, and I have fancy for cursed items, and I thought I had made my intentions to put it on clear at first. It was wrong of me to just do that without ample warning.
I didn't see the disarm checks, I thought those were just attack rolls.
>>180946
Imo, as long as a lesson has been learned - and I say this being in the process of teaching myself alot of lessons - then the only thing you have to apologize for IMO is not posting the anonfilly/twilight version of that image
Imo, as long as a lesson has been learned - and I say this being in the process of teaching myself alot of lessons - then the only thing you have to apologize for IMO is not posting the anonfilly/twilight version of that image
Not to belabor the point, but "realizing an apology is appropriate" is not the lesson. I can't really say what the lesson is, but if it were me it would involve taking stock of "what caused me to behave in the way I did, and how do I combat those impulses and proclivities going forward?"
>>180428
>>180465
>I rly hope Vul doesnt object to my appropriation of her likeness, especially in a criminal context
You can just ask him. He's not hard to reach, just send him a message on Ponerpics. Why not drag him into the game and have him play as Lucky? She's not an adventurer (yet) so it wouldn't be a demanding role for him. It would be awesome to have him, but he's quite busy as an artist.
I get your conniptions about your characters being romantical with other players' PCs, but I'm not entirely keen on having one's own two PCs being in a literal or metaphorical circlejerk. I mean, it eliminates any mystery in how the other character will respond to indications, words, or actions, and at that point why not just write a self-contained FiM story? When playing Amber, the most fun interactions with her coltfriend Mustard Trim have not so much been the raunchy moments as much as the attempts to understand each other, which often fail. If her relationship were entirely platonic (which it could have ended up being) it would still be worthwhile because it is interesting in its own right. Silver and Kira are under the same player, and they are in the same quest, but they won't necessarily be maintaining close proximity after this quest. It sounds like Brie and Lacy Row will be, so a good part of their respective stories will be just monologuing with no outside input. I like the concept of Lacy Row and if this is the only way you will have her then go for it, but I prefer interplayer interaction. That doesn't mean either character has to go around kissing other PCs, but there's room to explore.
>>180449
So she's basically a dwarf.
Also, protecc this mare, not just because she's especially cute (she is), but because without her virginity she would need a name change, and that is a bureaucratic headache.
>>180483
>I see. I thought you were okay with Posey having minions though, and ponies who follow her cause would logically be evil.
You can have evil without being eviller than the average Western politician or Latin American cartel leader. In fact, fiction has no shortage of evil minions who aren't really that evil, or are loveable goofballs. Why not go for something like that? Gloomy is likeable as a character who was raised in a purely evil setting but who is not deliberately and maliciously evil. He's more of a character from The Addams Family.
>I thought of making a charisma character with the personality of a sleezy lawyer, like Saul from breaking bad. The symbol of the Black horse of Famine is a set of merchant scales, so that made me think of a lawyer-like character.
That sounds good
>Oh look, Posey's childhood.
>Business as usual in Magehold.
You can see how that throws a wrench into the DM's atmospheric worldbuilding. If anything grimdark in the setting gets repeatedly outdone by a PC hailing from the grimdarkest corner of the world, it loses its impact. Mind you, it's a setting based on Friendship is Magic, which is supposed to be bubbly and happy and the existence at all of your "business at usual" implies something has gone horribly wrong.
Your ideas for how the game should go are both really cool, but they are at a loggerheads. At one point I wanted to make a serial killer evil character, but I'm glad I didn't because it would have led to problems like this. I don't want to discourage you, but you should expect some occasional pushback from the GM until it's somehow resolved.
>>180514
>>180516
>Keep OOC posts here.
GM hasn't said that we need to.
>It's partly for Tenebrous's sake that the ooc thread even exists, so that he doesn't have to sift through off-topic spam to backread what happened in the thread.
Okay I respect that, and I hope he comes back to play.
>>180530
As a fellow enjoyer of alcohol, I recommend moderating your intake. This is coming from a happy sort of drunk.
>IF there is gameplay AND I am unresponsive, GM is authorized (as is the nature of RPs) to commandeer Brie in a limited capacity especially as pertains to skill checks, and Brie is the sort who you call out something like "Hey creepy, where the fuck you at?" and he will swoop, appear, or whatever.
>I will go ahead and stipulate now that unless expressly doing something, Brie can be said to be actively listening/looking (alternating between listen checks +11 and spot checks +8) around for any changes or points of interest with hostiles/threats being the primary sought. He might get a penalty because of elevation, but he's still trying to see "bad things" before anyone else does, and provide the best advantage before engaging himself (an 80' drop can occur in a single turn, ostensibly with charge/momentum bonuses)
Thank you!
>>180746
>5 rogue, 1 monk
I know experience isn't being taken too seriously in this game, but that's going to hit your experience gain. Also, won't Brie's light armor affect his monk abilities (I ask, as Cavaliere used stunning fist while wearing a leather jacket classed as light armor)?
>>180785
>Lacy wants Brie's progeny
Wouldn't that conflict with her job running a strip club? Brie's not likely to be a particularly good, or faithful father either.
>I can tell that I have upset you. Can we work it out somehow?
GM Pone is upset because his world is grounded as a mix of FiM and a modern setting. There are some exceptional ponies capable of great feats, but fearful monsters are in decline and mass-produced weapons are easily capable of killing even hardened heroes. A shootout with even average gangsters is meant to be thrilling, and the heroes should have to avoid getting shot through tactics and stealth. Nigh-unkillable monsters are meant to be extremely rare and very difficult to deal with. I wasn't there when the party fought undead creatures in the catacombs but having read through it, it looked to be slog taking multiple trips and several close calls. The last undead were finished off with smarts rather than strength. Posey being the nigh-unkillable monster breaks all that.
[Read more] >>180465
>I rly hope Vul doesnt object to my appropriation of her likeness, especially in a criminal context
You can just ask him. He's not hard to reach, just send him a message on Ponerpics. Why not drag him into the game and have him play as Lucky? She's not an adventurer (yet) so it wouldn't be a demanding role for him. It would be awesome to have him, but he's quite busy as an artist.
I get your conniptions about your characters being romantical with other players' PCs, but I'm not entirely keen on having one's own two PCs being in a literal or metaphorical circlejerk. I mean, it eliminates any mystery in how the other character will respond to indications, words, or actions, and at that point why not just write a self-contained FiM story? When playing Amber, the most fun interactions with her coltfriend Mustard Trim have not so much been the raunchy moments as much as the attempts to understand each other, which often fail. If her relationship were entirely platonic (which it could have ended up being) it would still be worthwhile because it is interesting in its own right. Silver and Kira are under the same player, and they are in the same quest, but they won't necessarily be maintaining close proximity after this quest. It sounds like Brie and Lacy Row will be, so a good part of their respective stories will be just monologuing with no outside input. I like the concept of Lacy Row and if this is the only way you will have her then go for it, but I prefer interplayer interaction. That doesn't mean either character has to go around kissing other PCs, but there's room to explore.
>>180449
So she's basically a dwarf.
Also, protecc this mare, not just because she's especially cute (she is), but because without her virginity she would need a name change, and that is a bureaucratic headache.
>>180483
>I see. I thought you were okay with Posey having minions though, and ponies who follow her cause would logically be evil.
You can have evil without being eviller than the average Western politician or Latin American cartel leader. In fact, fiction has no shortage of evil minions who aren't really that evil, or are loveable goofballs. Why not go for something like that? Gloomy is likeable as a character who was raised in a purely evil setting but who is not deliberately and maliciously evil. He's more of a character from The Addams Family.
>I thought of making a charisma character with the personality of a sleezy lawyer, like Saul from breaking bad. The symbol of the Black horse of Famine is a set of merchant scales, so that made me think of a lawyer-like character.
That sounds good
>Oh look, Posey's childhood.
>Business as usual in Magehold.
You can see how that throws a wrench into the DM's atmospheric worldbuilding. If anything grimdark in the setting gets repeatedly outdone by a PC hailing from the grimdarkest corner of the world, it loses its impact. Mind you, it's a setting based on Friendship is Magic, which is supposed to be bubbly and happy and the existence at all of your "business at usual" implies something has gone horribly wrong.
Your ideas for how the game should go are both really cool, but they are at a loggerheads. At one point I wanted to make a serial killer evil character, but I'm glad I didn't because it would have led to problems like this. I don't want to discourage you, but you should expect some occasional pushback from the GM until it's somehow resolved.
>>180514
>>180516
>Keep OOC posts here.
GM hasn't said that we need to.
>It's partly for Tenebrous's sake that the ooc thread even exists, so that he doesn't have to sift through off-topic spam to backread what happened in the thread.
Okay I respect that, and I hope he comes back to play.
>>180530
As a fellow enjoyer of alcohol, I recommend moderating your intake. This is coming from a happy sort of drunk.
>IF there is gameplay AND I am unresponsive, GM is authorized (as is the nature of RPs) to commandeer Brie in a limited capacity especially as pertains to skill checks, and Brie is the sort who you call out something like "Hey creepy, where the fuck you at?" and he will swoop, appear, or whatever.
>I will go ahead and stipulate now that unless expressly doing something, Brie can be said to be actively listening/looking (alternating between listen checks +11 and spot checks +8) around for any changes or points of interest with hostiles/threats being the primary sought. He might get a penalty because of elevation, but he's still trying to see "bad things" before anyone else does, and provide the best advantage before engaging himself (an 80' drop can occur in a single turn, ostensibly with charge/momentum bonuses)
Thank you!
>>180746
>5 rogue, 1 monk
I know experience isn't being taken too seriously in this game, but that's going to hit your experience gain. Also, won't Brie's light armor affect his monk abilities (I ask, as Cavaliere used stunning fist while wearing a leather jacket classed as light armor)?
>>180785
>Lacy wants Brie's progeny
Wouldn't that conflict with her job running a strip club? Brie's not likely to be a particularly good, or faithful father either.
>I can tell that I have upset you. Can we work it out somehow?
GM Pone is upset because his world is grounded as a mix of FiM and a modern setting. There are some exceptional ponies capable of great feats, but fearful monsters are in decline and mass-produced weapons are easily capable of killing even hardened heroes. A shootout with even average gangsters is meant to be thrilling, and the heroes should have to avoid getting shot through tactics and stealth. Nigh-unkillable monsters are meant to be extremely rare and very difficult to deal with. I wasn't there when the party fought undead creatures in the catacombs but having read through it, it looked to be slog taking multiple trips and several close calls. The last undead were finished off with smarts rather than strength. Posey being the nigh-unkillable monster breaks all that.
>>180921
What are the steel hooves? I like her backstory!
>color pattern
The way I envision it, it doesn't look good. Also, what's her eye color? I recommend using a pony creator tool like this one: https://www.numuki.com/game/mlp-pony-creator/
>>180933
>Transition (cuz reasons) from Neutral Evil to Chaotic Neutral
Doesn't the rulebook say a character can move only adjacently in alignment? Wouldn't he have to become Chaotic Evil or True Neutral first?
>Get his Cutie Mark (yes, he's a grown-ass stallion who still doesn't have his CM)
Blank-Flank!
>I'm not saying he's turning over a new leaf right NOW, but it's brewing. Where once he was looking at the world as needing someone to balance 'things', NOW he is starting to grasp what the world needs to be balanced 'AGAINST'.
Interesting!
>>180946
We all make hasty decisions sometimes when tired, it's alright. Only thing lost is time and some post numbers.
[Read more] What are the steel hooves? I like her backstory!
>color pattern
The way I envision it, it doesn't look good. Also, what's her eye color? I recommend using a pony creator tool like this one: https://www.numuki.com/game/mlp-pony-creator/
>>180933
>Transition (cuz reasons) from Neutral Evil to Chaotic Neutral
Doesn't the rulebook say a character can move only adjacently in alignment? Wouldn't he have to become Chaotic Evil or True Neutral first?
>Get his Cutie Mark (yes, he's a grown-ass stallion who still doesn't have his CM)
Blank-Flank!
>I'm not saying he's turning over a new leaf right NOW, but it's brewing. Where once he was looking at the world as needing someone to balance 'things', NOW he is starting to grasp what the world needs to be balanced 'AGAINST'.
Interesting!
>>180946
We all make hasty decisions sometimes when tired, it's alright. Only thing lost is time and some post numbers.
>>180952
>the issue of Lacy and Brie
I can see your concerns, and outside of a particularly justifying context, Lacy is not intended to be a combat-oriented PC. If anything, Lacy's business will be her singular location that Brie might sometimes be found at. I'm not going to RP any dialogue between them that other PCs aren't present for, and while they are expressly romantic, that will all occurr "off camera" outside some cheeky one-liners.
As far as inviting Vul, I'll consider it. In general I am amazed at his work (I had been unknowingly familiar with him previously) but I also admit that I can suffice with "Almost-Lucky" (appearance wise) who I can customize along specific lines.
In alot of ways, Lacey justifies alot of character development I had always wanted for Brie, as well as giving all manner of context for his backstory and how he came to be the bat that he is. It's the kind of thing that I really hope to depict in game, but not - as you describe - a one-poster circle-jerk.
The intended dynamic between the two is that she is the privileged daughter of a traditional yakuza-style criminal family who cuz of many reasons decided that Brie belongs to her, in spite of overt refusal from her family. Lots of drama and possible story-arcs there.
To Brie, she is a complete enigma, who is JUST bent in JUST the right ways that she's irresistable. Business partners at times, fierce compeditors at others, business always comes first, but they both can't stop playing the game. Through her lineage and upbringing, she has access to devastating traditional techniques, but physically (aside from lewd) there's nothing impressive about her, seemingly able to snap in a stiff breeze, and yet cunning and deadly and brilliant and,... she is gonna be a driving force for his increased participation back in and around Baltimare.
[Read more] >the issue of Lacy and Brie
I can see your concerns, and outside of a particularly justifying context, Lacy is not intended to be a combat-oriented PC. If anything, Lacy's business will be her singular location that Brie might sometimes be found at. I'm not going to RP any dialogue between them that other PCs aren't present for, and while they are expressly romantic, that will all occurr "off camera" outside some cheeky one-liners.
As far as inviting Vul, I'll consider it. In general I am amazed at his work (I had been unknowingly familiar with him previously) but I also admit that I can suffice with "Almost-Lucky" (appearance wise) who I can customize along specific lines.
In alot of ways, Lacey justifies alot of character development I had always wanted for Brie, as well as giving all manner of context for his backstory and how he came to be the bat that he is. It's the kind of thing that I really hope to depict in game, but not - as you describe - a one-poster circle-jerk.
The intended dynamic between the two is that she is the privileged daughter of a traditional yakuza-style criminal family who cuz of many reasons decided that Brie belongs to her, in spite of overt refusal from her family. Lots of drama and possible story-arcs there.
To Brie, she is a complete enigma, who is JUST bent in JUST the right ways that she's irresistable. Business partners at times, fierce compeditors at others, business always comes first, but they both can't stop playing the game. Through her lineage and upbringing, she has access to devastating traditional techniques, but physically (aside from lewd) there's nothing impressive about her, seemingly able to snap in a stiff breeze, and yet cunning and deadly and brilliant and,... she is gonna be a driving force for his increased participation back in and around Baltimare.
>>180954
That is a great explanation and you've won me over on this idea.
>As far as inviting Vul, I'll consider it.
Please do! He's even drawn Amber before
>pic related
That is a great explanation and you've won me over on this idea.
>As far as inviting Vul, I'll consider it.
Please do! He's even drawn Amber before
>pic related
>>180933
>Curses, this is what I was gonna do. Nicely done.
^^ Really?
>>180934
Thank you. It warms the heart.
>>180952
>protecc this mare, not just because she's especially cute (she is)
^^
>>180953
>What are the steel hooves?
I'm probably just wrong but I thought that was the name of the nationalistic pony military faction in Baltimare, but it was forever ago I knew.
>I like her backstory!
Aww, thank you.
>The way I envision it, it doesn't look good.
> I recommend using a pony creator tool like this one:
I'll check it out but I do think that the color scheme look nice when I envision it though. ^^
[Read more] >Curses, this is what I was gonna do. Nicely done.
^^ Really?
>>180934
Thank you. It warms the heart.
>>180952
>protecc this mare, not just because she's especially cute (she is)
^^
>>180953
>What are the steel hooves?
I'm probably just wrong but I thought that was the name of the nationalistic pony military faction in Baltimare, but it was forever ago I knew.
>I like her backstory!
Aww, thank you.
>The way I envision it, it doesn't look good.
> I recommend using a pony creator tool like this one:
I'll check it out but I do think that the color scheme look nice when I envision it though. ^^
>>180957
>I'm probably just wrong but I thought that was the name of the nationalistic pony military faction in Baltimare, but it was forever ago I knew.
That's the Blackhooves, and they rule from New Baltimare (which is actually an ocean away). Their leader is Duke Haygel, but he and his advisors aren't directly relevant to the plot.
>I'll check it out but I do think that the color scheme look nice when I envision it though. ^^
Pony Creator is great because when I used it way back when, I had an accessible way of depicting and posing Amber. It doesn't come close to hand-drawn art, but it's a good baseline to get a feel for the appearance of a character.
>I'm probably just wrong but I thought that was the name of the nationalistic pony military faction in Baltimare, but it was forever ago I knew.
That's the Blackhooves, and they rule from New Baltimare (which is actually an ocean away). Their leader is Duke Haygel, but he and his advisors aren't directly relevant to the plot.
>I'll check it out but I do think that the color scheme look nice when I envision it though. ^^
Pony Creator is great because when I used it way back when, I had an accessible way of depicting and posing Amber. It doesn't come close to hand-drawn art, but it's a good baseline to get a feel for the appearance of a character.
>>180957
>Really?
Yeah. I have a habit of trying to keep my characters enigmatic with all kinds of lore and references (that no one ever gets because I never explain any of it), but I woke up deciding to give a better outline so that when I am depicting Brie, players can understand the type of "enigmatic" character that the other players can only guess at and react to.
While it can be fun for all to surprise players with revelations about characters, without the proper background info it falls flat and is boring/uninteresting.
I mean c'mon, I want people to know why I think what he is doing (and why) is so cool. :3
>Really?
Yeah. I have a habit of trying to keep my characters enigmatic with all kinds of lore and references (that no one ever gets because I never explain any of it), but I woke up deciding to give a better outline so that when I am depicting Brie, players can understand the type of "enigmatic" character that the other players can only guess at and react to.
While it can be fun for all to surprise players with revelations about characters, without the proper background info it falls flat and is boring/uninteresting.
I mean c'mon, I want people to know why I think what he is doing (and why) is so cool. :3
>>180952
Also, the strip club is a money-laundering front for her prostitution, smuggling, and information brokerage, that also serves as an embassy of sorts for her family's business ventures in the area.
It's not so much that she wants Brie's progeny, it's that she wants to be able to HAVE Brie's progeny and NOT have them be taken/killed by the family, which is a difficult development to manage so far.
Also, the strip club is a money-laundering front for her prostitution, smuggling, and information brokerage, that also serves as an embassy of sorts for her family's business ventures in the area.
It's not so much that she wants Brie's progeny, it's that she wants to be able to HAVE Brie's progeny and NOT have them be taken/killed by the family, which is a difficult development to manage so far.
>>180958
I might make a detailed description of her, like I intended to do for Virgin.
>It doesn't come close to hand-drawn art, but it's a good baseline to get a feel for the appearance of a character.
Yeah, that makes sense.
>That's the Blackhooves, and they rule from New Baltimare (which is actually an ocean away).
Thank you. Now, I know.
Virgin is in New Baltimare, I realize now, or rather remember, I just didn't remember that there existed two Baltimares in this world.
I might make a detailed description of her, like I intended to do for Virgin.
>It doesn't come close to hand-drawn art, but it's a good baseline to get a feel for the appearance of a character.
Yeah, that makes sense.
>That's the Blackhooves, and they rule from New Baltimare (which is actually an ocean away).
Thank you. Now, I know.
Virgin is in New Baltimare, I realize now, or rather remember, I just didn't remember that there existed two Baltimares in this world.
>>180962
Question for the DM: Are strip clubs even legal in Baltimare? Although there is a prolific underworld, gambling is explicitly illegal and even conventional nightclubs (like the Club Maurice) are harassed by the law at times. Such places might still exist in secret though.
>It's not so much that she wants Brie's progeny, it's that she wants to be able to HAVE Brie's progeny and NOT have them be taken/killed by the family, which is a difficult development to manage so far.
Fair. Is her family in conflict with the Waterfront Gang? Iron seems to have stopped playing but the gang is still around.
>>180963
She is in New Baltimare? New Baltimare is the former Equestrian colony in Griffonia and is the seat of the Blackhooves's power. Regular (old) Baltimare is a city in eastern Equestria and is under occupation. All active PCs are based in (old) Baltimare.
Question for the DM: Are strip clubs even legal in Baltimare? Although there is a prolific underworld, gambling is explicitly illegal and even conventional nightclubs (like the Club Maurice) are harassed by the law at times. Such places might still exist in secret though.
>It's not so much that she wants Brie's progeny, it's that she wants to be able to HAVE Brie's progeny and NOT have them be taken/killed by the family, which is a difficult development to manage so far.
Fair. Is her family in conflict with the Waterfront Gang? Iron seems to have stopped playing but the gang is still around.
>>180963
She is in New Baltimare? New Baltimare is the former Equestrian colony in Griffonia and is the seat of the Blackhooves's power. Regular (old) Baltimare is a city in eastern Equestria and is under occupation. All active PCs are based in (old) Baltimare.
>>180964
I expressly asked. Strip clubs yes, but not prostitution or gambling (yes, theres also gambling at her place; the only major vice she DOESNT serve is drugs).
Her family isn't well fleshed out yet, and its chock full of Shounen stereotypes, but as far as official alliances/adversaries,... maybe?
I expressly asked. Strip clubs yes, but not prostitution or gambling (yes, theres also gambling at her place; the only major vice she DOESNT serve is drugs).
Her family isn't well fleshed out yet, and its chock full of Shounen stereotypes, but as far as official alliances/adversaries,... maybe?
>>180965
>Strip clubs yes
Makes sense, given that there are no mores against nudity for ponies so this would be a legal loophole. Being aroused in public probably, but otherwise not. Will you be hosting gambling sessions in-game? GM Pone doesn't want to do it.
It seems there will be a lot more politicking to look out for. That's always been a strong point of this setting so the inter-gang conflicts will be fun.
>Strip clubs yes
Makes sense, given that there are no mores against nudity for ponies so this would be a legal loophole. Being aroused in public probably, but otherwise not. Will you be hosting gambling sessions in-game? GM Pone doesn't want to do it.
It seems there will be a lot more politicking to look out for. That's always been a strong point of this setting so the inter-gang conflicts will be fun.
>>180967
Well to be clear, the door would be wide open for inter-gang politics if GM wanted to introduce those elements. Additionally, he has an entire framework to play with to do with the multi-family dynamics back in Neighpon that could spill over into Baltimare, that I would have no issue spearheading the creation of, assisting in, or being entirely ignorant of. It's a whole bunch of different categories that contextually just got added to his rolodex of future content, if desired to be explored.
>gambling sessions
I will have to think about it. Initially I want to say hard "no", but I suspect that something could be arranged. It would be far more story and RP related, and far less to do with basic dice rolls than one might expect, but that sounds like something that could be fun that Lacey would naturally be the Maitre' D for.
Well to be clear, the door would be wide open for inter-gang politics if GM wanted to introduce those elements. Additionally, he has an entire framework to play with to do with the multi-family dynamics back in Neighpon that could spill over into Baltimare, that I would have no issue spearheading the creation of, assisting in, or being entirely ignorant of. It's a whole bunch of different categories that contextually just got added to his rolodex of future content, if desired to be explored.
>gambling sessions
I will have to think about it. Initially I want to say hard "no", but I suspect that something could be arranged. It would be far more story and RP related, and far less to do with basic dice rolls than one might expect, but that sounds like something that could be fun that Lacey would naturally be the Maitre' D for.
Oh curses, it's happening again.
It suddenly occurs to me how ham-fisted it is to just retcon in a strip club, etc. While permissible in certain game styles, it would be far better to have a grand opening,....
It suddenly occurs to me how ham-fisted it is to just retcon in a strip club, etc. While permissible in certain game styles, it would be far better to have a grand opening,....
>>180968
>Neighpon
You keep bringing that up. I'm not sure if that country is in EaW, and if it is based off Japan it would be populated by kirins (who are a stand-in for Asians). How would a batpony be in a Neighponese crime family, in Baltimare? There's room for backstory there.
>I will have to think about it.
I ask because Cavaliere, although lawful good, is an avid gambler, and gambling is a good way to gather information from disreputable sorts. Plus, it's fun, and although I cannot speak for Silver's player he might enjoy it too.
>it would be far better to have a grand opening
I like that idea!
>Neighpon
You keep bringing that up. I'm not sure if that country is in EaW, and if it is based off Japan it would be populated by kirins (who are a stand-in for Asians). How would a batpony be in a Neighponese crime family, in Baltimare? There's room for backstory there.
>I will have to think about it.
I ask because Cavaliere, although lawful good, is an avid gambler, and gambling is a good way to gather information from disreputable sorts. Plus, it's fun, and although I cannot speak for Silver's player he might enjoy it too.
>it would be far better to have a grand opening
I like that idea!
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