Character Creation -- Step 1, the Basics

[Towelie]

well, hes not a young child, and hes not dead.

[Sidoh]

well, hes not a young child, and hes not dead.

I was saying "YA RLY."  The owl's just there for visual aid.

[Towelie]

ok, well ill tell you if I find a dead baby animal around my house, and quickly ship it to you in overnight mail.

[Sidoh]

ok, well ill tell you if I find a dead baby animal around my house, and quickly ship it to you in overnight mail.

Mmm... thanks.

[Towelie]

dont mention it

[ZeroX]

- Name: Zero the Great

- Gender: Male

- Alignment: Neutral/Chaotic

- Class: Theif

- Race: Ghoul

- Description: 6'2" Very Light in skin and wears very dark cloths so he cant be seen. Skinny looking but very strong. He always is thinking about robbing the next guy and wields two daggers.He is very religous always practing in the dark arts. He dosent really like anybody, But when it comes down to it he is a very good party member to have taking on Dungens and Bosses.

[iago]

Can you give me a brief (couple lines) description of a Ghoul?  Ghouls are seen differently depending on who you talk to. 

The first thing I think of is H.P.Lovecraft's ghouls, which look like this:

That one is a little insane, but oh well.  They're typically subterrainean.  Maybe descended from man, maybe not.  Eat red meat/flesh.  I'm not sure what else to say. 

But I'd like a description of a "ghoul" anyway, to include in my rules

[Sidoh]

Ew, yuck. 

Incidentally, HP Lovecraft was a crackhead.

[iago]

Ew, yuck. 

Incidentally, HP Lovecraft was a crackhead.

I know he was clinically insane, but I didn't know he was a crackhead

[ZeroX]

When I think of a Ghoul something like this. But think of him with a black cape going over his head so you cant see his face.



<iago edit> Tripod sucks at hosting images

[iago]

Ooh, you want the pussier ones.. gotcha

But yeah, can you give me a couple sentences description, like the race descriptions I already have, so I can add it to my rules?

[Joe]

I originally had this character in mind..

Name:      Joe
Gender:    Male
Alignment: Good
Lawful:    Neutral
Class:     Shadow Preist (heals friends, but also causes magical damage)
Race:      Elf (Well DUH)

Enjoys levitating friends into trees for no aparent reason.
Would like to adventure for the experience, and perhas money, but not the fame.
Young (think mid-thirtys).
Neither glutton nor toothpick.
In shape.
Social.
Non-religious.
Doesn't give to charity (too busy doing fun stuff like lighting his hair on fire, causing no damage!)
Doesn't get drunk.
Doesn't pick barfights.

But after discussing it with iago, I've decided to change my race to a leprechaun-gnome, so now I'm short (Leprechaun), even shorter (Gnome), intelligent (Gnome), evasive (Gnome), and lucky (Leprechaun).


I plan to play a healer, mainly, but I'm also sort of the jack of all trades (I mend fabric, cook food, etc). I'm also taking Zen Archery (with Meditation), so I can snipe stuff if needed, but eh.

[trust]

Name: Oberon Foster (Oberon meaning King of the Fairies, from Shakespeare, and Foster meaning "Forest Guardian" in Latin.)
Gender: Male
Alignment: Neutral, Neutral (He may do malevolent/not-exactly-moral things to further his position in life.)
Class: Rogue
Race: Fairy

How I act: I excel when danger is at a distance, but fly away as fast as possible when it approaches me. I excel in hiding and sneaking around due to my small size.

I'm a pretty arrogant fairy and will make fun of the weakened foe while I shoot them with my fairy bow. I'm also rather well endowed for a fairy.

What I enjoy doing: Making fun of things. Playing pranks on my fellow travelers. Drinking. I'm also a gambler.

Incentive: Gold, fame would be nice but it comes second. I'm a greedy fairy.

Age: Young
Fat or Thin? Thin
In Shape? Yes, for a Fairy.
Social or Recluse? Social
Religious? Yes, I worship Sessifet - the naked blue Goddess of the Afternoon.
Charity: I don't give any money to anybody unless they intend to pay interest when they pay me back.
Drunk/Fights? Yes drunk, no to fights - unless it's against another fairy/someone small or I can fly to the corner and shootabitch.

[Blaze]

Name: Oberon Foster (Oberon meaning King of the Fairies, from Shakespeare, and Foster meaning "Forest Guardian" in Latin.)
Gender: Male
Alignment: Neutral, Neutral (He may do malevolent/not-exactly-moral things to further his position in life.)
Class: Rogue
Race: Fairy

How I act: I excel when danger is at a distance, but fly away as fast as possible when it approaches me. I excel in hiding and sneaking around due to my small size.

I'm a pretty arrogant fairy and will make fun of the weakened foe while I shoot them with my fairy bow. I'm also rather well endowed for a fairy.

What I enjoy doing: Making fun of things. Playing pranks on my fellow travelers. Drinking.

Incentive: Gold, fame would be nice but it comes second. I'm a greedy fairy.

Age: Young
Fat or Thin? Thin
In Shape? Yes, for a Fairy.
Social or Recluse? Social
Religious? Yes, I worship Sessifet - the naked blue Goddess of the Afternoon.
Charity: I don't give any money to anybody unless they intend to pay interest when they pay me back.
Drunk/Fights? Yes drunk, no to fights - unless it's against another fairy/someone small or I can fly to the corner and shootabitch.

Great until the last line.

[trust]

Newby wanted me to rewrite my description in a paragraph so here:

Oberon Foster hails from a wood near Athens (aside: that's from A Midsummer Night's Dream too ) where he ruled as King. The fairy kingdoms population was drastically lessened after a surprise attack from a rival fairy kingdrom which resided in a wood near Greece. Unfortunately, the kingdom eventually began to fall apart along with the royal system in place. Oberon is an adventure seeker and also is in pursuit to regain his wealth and fame and hopes to eventually start his kingdom anew (or take over the rival kingdom.)

Oberon's former status greatly influences his personality and abilities. He had expert training in his areas of interest, and was especially was interested in lockpicking, which aids him in his role as a thief now. Although not very kingly, it does bring him a rush and also aids in his path back towards the top. Oberon is extremely skilled with his bow, and is also extremely fast. However, in close range combat he is easily overpowered by even the weakest of foe. Though, just in case he is equipped with a small dagger so that he can make an attempt at survival long enough to be rescued or run away and hide (which he also excels at.) Furthermore, due to his previous status and training he is a rather arrogant fellow -  especially on the battlefield. He will not retreat until it is absolutely necessary, but he generally doesn't need to as he's an expert at military tactics and planning battles. He makes fun of his enemies when they are at their weakest, and some of that humor spills over onto his friends (poking fun at them, playing pranks on them, etc.) but it's all in good fun. He's also well endowed. After Oberon was forced to leave his kingdom, he took of drinking and gambling as a way to escape from the problem - that spills over into today and he can often be seeing drinking alcohol (he enjoys wine the most) or playing a game of cards.

Oberon had only been king for a short time (some 9 years) since he was 18, he is currently 27. He is thin and inshape and of course very social. However, he grew acustommed to viewing himself highly and only took akin to one God - Sessifet, but only because she was naked. Oberon is opposed to charity and it's a rare event that he helps those in need, unless they're very good friends or he's going to get something out of it.