Welcome to the /tg/ OC thread.
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Tell us about your characters, new and old. Let's hear some stories of valor and glory and build some legends in here.
>THIS THREAD IS FOR SHOWING OFF YOUR FAVORITES FROM YOUR GAMES AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.
It's like the Storythread, but centered on characters that we all know and help make. Your Original Character can be any character you've played, are playing, or want to play!
>WHEN POSTING YOUR OC
Give us a little blurb about your character, tell us about them. Or if you want to make a new one with us, just tell us a basic concept.
>WHAT'S YOUR OCs MARY SUE SCORE?
http://www.springhole.net/writing/marysue.htm
Write and share stories about each others' characters. Draw and share pictures of each others' characters.
Ask questions about other anons characters and get to know their stories, and tell us all about your own.
Need help developing a new character concept? Ask away! Answering the periodically posted Development Questions can often help, so look for those.
This thread is intended to be all in good spirit, so please remember to be excellent to each other, and try to contribute in some way.
>IF YOU JUST NEED CHARACTER ART, GO TO THE DRAW THREAD
There are more artists consistently there that are actively looking for requests to fill, that's not the case here. Artists are still free to contribute, however.
>DON'T MAKE A NEW THREAD UNTIL PAGE 10
Use new art from these threads as OP image when possible.
GoogleDoc of the characters so far (still in progress, so don't be alarmed if you don't see yours) https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_dUy0Yo4cigbTB1Q1g5bTRvcTQ&usp=sharing
Development Question: If you're character played in a tabletop RPG, what kind of character would s/he play?
Sir Aaron Annesly is a noble of in Water Deep. He is infamous for constantly spending time with those below his class, despite his upbringing. His family is known for their pride in their bloodline, and their distaste for watering it down with nonhumans, most so with half breeds. Aaron has shown little to no care for this, however. He spends far more time amongst the merchants, learning their trade, and has the ear of the city guards. He is rarely seen without his squire, Patsy. Patsy is a bumbling idiot, but Aaron bears with him since the young fool was recommended by Lea, a young half elf noble Aaron spends FAR too much time with. To add more to his family's shame, he has been spotted with an elf of ill repute named Soren, and Mentis, a gnome wizard known to be... Off. Aaron is a skilled fighter, taught fencing from a young age, and has also focused on bolstering his allies, and battle field tactics. His enemies are the cult of Tiamat, at the moment. They had been smuggling dangerous creatures and items into the city. His investigation into the smuggling, with the help of a certain criminal, unearthed a far more malevolent plot. He has bright red hair, and a fondness for green clothing.
Mordin Kainen La Rouge is a happy go lucky illithid and self proclaimed hero. His other titles include Knight Tentacular of the Holy Order of the Tentacle, the Liberator of Elelphants, Psion Extraordiare, and in a small italian town, Spaghetti Man. This fresh faced young hero's goals are no more than to be a hero, and spread the good word of the tentacle. His traits include heroism, bravery, unsurpassed intellect, childlike innocence, and giving himself titles, and secretly being a dire polar bear. His flaws include obliviousness, foolhardiness, is literally 12 years old, gives the party unforgettable titles, and lacks opposable thumbs and can't fit through doors because hes a fucking bear. He is allied with Raptor Jesus, also known as Ketharuil, and a pasty little mage named Zaniel. His enemies include elder evils, bad guys and color yellow. His other relations are his adopted sister Charlotte, an aranaea weaver, and Kirahe, the paladin whose body he used to inhabit. He wears a magic item to look like his old form, as seen in the picture, but switched minds with a polar bear.
>If your character wrote a self help book, what would it be about?
How To Be a Hero in 5 Easy Steps
Name: Marc
Role(s): Shaman,
Goal(s): to kill the ones which killed two of his childhood friends
Traits: Very powerful earth moves (roots, stones), good with a hatchet, can summon spirit animal
Flaws: Shy, Anxious, runs out of Mana quickly
Allies: Old childhood friend Lucy (Warlock), Gary (Monk), PM-0 (Defender), Tom (Warrior)
Enemies: Everyone who wants to stop him from achieving his goal
Other Relations: N/A
Physical Description: He is about 1.79m tall with an average to slightly athletic build. He has extremely short, black hair.
He wears a cursed bark mask at all times along with a wolf skull hat and civilian attire which consists of a green jacket, some jeans and sports shoes
(Had to make pixel art because I have to wait until my request gets taken)
Early Story:
Marc was born in a small village up in the mountains. His family discovered that he has great potential for using magic, but he hated using it and didn't want to stand out in his village.
Everything was going good for the vilalge until slavers came...
Joshua Troy, Shadow Name is Ajax. He's a socialite, and a witch. A fatespinner. He's searching for answers as to what has drawn his compatriots and he together; why the threads of fate have had this pattern. He's overly protective, and that ties in with his pride. He's charismatic, and the closest his group has to a party face. He gets egocentric at times, and manipulates his friends, too. He blames it on the symbols he sees since Awakening, but he was always a bit manipulative. He also does not know when to shut up, which has gotten in trouble more than a few times. He's dedicated to protecting his friends, but he's also a terrible craven. His allies are his best friend Q, a sin-eater, Burke a werewolf FBI agent, the other residents of his condominium, and his bar's owner, Lucifer. His enemies are his father William, and a demon named Sin that has been playing chess with Josh and his friends as the pieces. He also has his younger sister, who he's raised, his mother who's gone missing, and his girlfriend Samantha.
>>48123587
what's the setting?
Layne Caeduin and the rest of her family had lived within the confines of an industrious city for some time, and for a generation before that. As a result, certain cultural trends had to be...tweaked. Like many elves, her family was a well-known line of Arcane Archers. But the tight confines of city streets are no place for a bow, and Layne understood this having lived there her whole life. Delving into the mysteries of technology from the city's local dwarves, as well as a few less wholesome magics taught by her aunt, Layne has become something of a self-styled Gun Witch. This strange corruption of the family tradition has not gone unnoticed, and does bring her scorn from her ancestors at times. Her auntie tells her not to mind them.
Most magical gunslingers tend to be more like a gunslinger who happens to also use magic. Layne is squarely the opposite; she is a witch first, the gun is merely another magical implement. The revolver is her wand, the gunpowder her alchemy, the smoke wafting from the still-heated muzzle is her ritual incense.
Of course, it takes a special sort of mind to come up with something like this, and Layne is notoriously inarticulate at times. The visions she claims to receive in the midst of her rituals both bless her with insight and shift her ever farther from the mindset of sensible folk.
Spurred on by her initial findings, Layne gleefully delves into all manner of profane things, if there are scraps of wisdom to be found there. She is often told that such unregulated study is dangerous and bound to get her killed. Her reply; that is precisely how one can tell the knowledge is worth seeking.
TAIKO
His blades bring death! A land in turmoil, a Throne with no Emperor, Lords forsake their duty to their vassals, dead who won't stay in the underworld, demons who have no shame!
In this land Evil is Law!
But even murders have their limits, faced with the endless depravity of a Kingdom succumbing to chaos the Catfolk cries out 'No More!" and turns his Bandit's Blade to Bushido!
Bonds of Brotherhood are Stronger than Steel but is it enough to break the ties of iniquity that keep justice from prevailing?
Samurai, Excorcist, Thief, and Sage. Will they calm the warring Nobles, put a new regent on the Throne, send the dead to a final rest, and bring unruly demons to heel or is this Land doomed to suffer Misrule for all time?!
>>48123625
>>48123587
not that guy but guessing shadowrun.
>>48124656
Brother?
>>48121983
From the game I'm currently running.
>>48124797
What kinda crazy shit is this? It looks equal parts horrible and good.
It looks crazy.
>>48124861
Mage the Ascension, m80.
>>48124797
>>48124938
So why those reality deviants haven't been killed yet?
>>48125061
Well for one, there's a truce due to the perceived bigger threats of Demons and Antediluvians. More importantly, though, all the Technocratic PCs are fairly rebellious/tolerant.
>>48121983
I've got an old OC I find myself revisiting, he was the very first non-human I played when I started to branch out.
His party couldn't quite understand the finer points of the Merrow language when they met, so they took the first part of his name and just call him "Itch", much to his distaste.
Itch worked for a time as a smuggler, using underwater channelways and caverns to get goods from one coastal city to another. He took work with the party who at the time needed someone with this insider knowledge to get information regarding some missing civilians that it turned out had been taken by dwarven slavers.
After finding and freeing them, Itch decided the party provided better work and more fulfilling adventure so he agreed to pal around with them long term.He died shortly after.I'm kidding.
If your OC had their own TV show, what would it be about?
Would they have any co-hosts? Guest stars?
>>48126549
We talked about something similar in the Discord once, but with YouTube channels.
Charlotte and Julia would docute hair and makeup tutorials together.
>>48126549
>Highly secretive, powerful, dark sorcerers that dwell in ancient towers. Here is the dread necromancer!
>We're about to lift his vile of secrecy with a crack wizard capture team in the blighted, remote top end of the Wilderlands!
>We're searching for a master warlock, and we're going to slide holy avengers into some of the most powerful 'locks this side of the planet!
...
>And 'ere he is! Now, make sure you're in a good position, and that you have some way of approaching 'im.
>There! Be sure to grab this 'ere pouch and throw it well away, and watch for the staff!
My Weaboo as fuck Samurai that fights with a Bokken sword carved from the wood of a tree soaked in the blood of 108 vengeful angry oni demon spirits.
>>48127610
How very specific.Is he already a demon?
>>48127628
No but he's taking revenge against the ones who played him like a damn fiddle.
>>48121983
Either a self-insert to keep to their niche of wilderness knowledge or an in-your-face tanky fighter/barbarian. It's a toss-up between going with what he knows and living out that party role he just can't do.
>>48126549
Arallios' Audience Suggestion Variety Hour. People send in what they want him and other members of the party or NPC cast to do/attempt/talk about. Would probably call it something stupid like "Extreme Truth or Dare".
Alternatively, something like >>48126805 no true ranger would ever pass up the chance to be some kind of Steve Irwin.
>>48127610
Forgot this
• Name:
Hazuma Kaneko
• Role(s):
Warrior, Bounty Hunter, former Yakuza enforcer.
• Goals:
To find his father and make him pay for leaving his mother (he is the product of a one night stand) and to cut off his ties with the mafia.
• Traits:
Believes in Honor and treating women respectfully, very confrontational when he sees something that upsets hum
• Flaws:
Jumps to conclusions to easily, violent temper.
• Allies:
I haven't thought of any yet
• Enemies: The Yakuza, who are upset with him leaving.
• Other Relations: His dying mother.
• Physical Description: Tall and Muscular, Tan with short hair laid back in a ponytail and chops. Has Green eyes due to his mixed heritage. See pic for outfit.
>>48123625
>>48124672
Chronicles of Darkness, actually.
>Name
Luvos Nichto
>Role
Planar Explorer, Diabolic Conjurer, Guest Villain
>Goals
To remain on the forefront of knowledge, exploration, and change. Luvos is in the process of writing a series of encyclopedias of planar knowledge. He is experimenting with means of achieving immortality and slowly perfecting his revenge against his wizard peers.
>Traits
Luvos has little respect for conventions. He enjoys the fleeting nature of comprehension and more enjoys the hunt for knowledge itself. He has demonstrated a frightening degree of patience and a somewhat obsessive personality. He is easily flustered. Luvos is attracted to forbidden knowledge and other things an authority figure says are dangerous this is derived from a desire to overcompensate and impress others by taming such dangerous things. Growing up as a half-drow raised by humans has given him an affinity for the taboo and makes him feel like a kindred spirit to most things labelled as evil and secretive.
>Flaws
In addition to having little respect for tradition, Luvos' time spent exploring the multiverse and planescape has left him reluctant to put any faith in the moral boundaries of any one plane. He has picked up the habit of introducing himself in fancier and fancier nonsensical titles. He believes he is the smartest person in any room but that everyone seems to know something he doesn't. Any attempts at appearing friendly are usually hindered by his creepy and overblown mannerisms, lack of social awareness, and the stench of brimstone clinging to his robes.
>Allies
Irya Sheen, his animated foot stool, and a clumsy broomstick.
>Physical Description
Luvos is an early middle aged half-elf swathed in several layers of dark robes, he is hooded at most times and has dusky grey skin which shows on his face and finger tips. His drow heritage has gives him his yellow eyes and aversion to sunlight. He has sharp features and poor posture. His teeth and nails are pointy but harmless.
>>48128825
It's always fun to see a character embrace the "all wizards are assholes" theme. Does he actually have a party he has to work with or is he a solo outfit?
>>48128855
Thanks! He started out in a party but the game ended after just one session now he's just a solo outfit, he was a villain in another persons module as a guest and now he's going to be the main antagonist in a game I'm running.
>>48128900
That sounds fun, it's nice to have a character you can sprinkle into pretty much whatever you want without altering them.
>>48129378
Yeah his personality and backstory is basically constant but it's interesting to see how much planar travel and stuff changes from setting to setting.
>>48126435
you're a dick lol my heart dropped at the first spoiler. itch seems like a cool concept to play what was his class, rogue?
>>48126435
Oh man, I remember this from the draw thread a looong time ago. Cool to get some story for it. Being an aquatic race seems pretty great for smuggling.
>>48130100
Haha sorry. He was a rogue, I went the arcane trickster route to add onto his illusions and all.
>>48130130
Yeah! He was my first ever delivery in a drawthread to receive, and from Souz no less.
• Name: Jennica Korr
• Role(s): Captain, CQC specialist
• Goals: Reunite the Empire, find father, ignore Force plot hooks until Inquisitors/GM force the issue
• Traits: Uptight, Stubborn, Aggressive, Loyal
• Flaws: Her aggressive and stubborn nature leads to unnecessary risks and have pissed off the wrong people. Combine that with an almost myopic view towards her objectives, both personal and mission-based, and she's led the party out on a limb more than once.
• Allies: A junkie Imperial Tie pilot, a Nosaurian mercenary, a hapless hired gun, an Imperial Warlord with more firepower than common sense
• Enemies: A rogue Inquisitor, a band of Mandolorians, at least one Imperial Remnant Faction, New Republic scum
• Other Relations: Her adopted father, the Imperial officer who got her into ImpInt, which according to different reports is either KIA, captured by the Republic, or working with the Republic
• Physical Description: A tall Cathar who takes pride in her appearance and uniform.
-Mary Sue Score: 10
I'll try to get a more narrative paragraph going later. Also, sorry I missed you in the earlier drawthread, Bog Roll. I'll be checking both threads if you have questions, and thanks again.
>>48122138
Okay, so some dev questions.
>If your character played in a tabletop RPG, what kind of character would he play?
I think Aaron would get a kick out of rogue trader, actually.
>>48126549
>If your OC had their own TV show, what would it be about?
Probably a mix of investigative reporting to show the corruption of the noble families, and stuff about market shares.
"Buy your furs now, because prices are just going to go up! Also, the Haedran nobility is funding crime at the docks!"
Hey guys, I really need some help building a character personality.
He's a vampire, but I want to stay out of both extremes of "edgelord broodomancer" and "awkward likeable dude" vampires.
Any ideas? I can provide a bit of detail through prompts, but the game won't be for a while so there's no in-game experience to reference yet.
>>48130819
Let's get a little more detail first.
>>48130902
Sorry you're right I guess I just don't know where to begin, since he's only a concept right now.
Give me 10 minutes or so.
>>48130958
Don't apologize. I want to help, but want something to work with. What do you want from the character? What's the system/setting?
>>48131010
Not much specifically other than to find the middle ground mentioned >>48130819
He was formerly human, it's a d&d5e basic setting.
>>48131010
I DO want it to have a kind of emotionally low feel, but not heavily so. Almost like John Constantine + Hellboy in a way.
>>48131010
I just made a request for him in the drawthread I wonder if the mental picture might help if you see it. I've decided to go a 'vampire hunting worse vampires' path with him which he thinks is his way of hopefully buying his way to heaven should he be killed without getting cured first.
How does that sound?
>>48131912
Yeah, lets see that.
>>48131982
It's this one >>48131876 I only just made the request so itxs the reference picture not a delivery. It might be a while before somebody does it.
>>48132020
So, while they're sound be internal struggle, it shouldn't be the primary thing. What's tying him to humanity still? WHY does he hunt?
>>48132964
Well my idea again is that he's trying to "buy" his way to heaven. Sort of like he believes his soul is damned because he's a vampire but he thinks if he slays enough of them maybe Pelor will show him mercy/forgiveness or something. He might be right might be wrong but it's what he thinks to be true.
In the meantime he does search for a cure, because obviously that would be the most assured way to heal his soul.
>>48133031
Funny you mentioned Pelor. There's a Pelor myth that says that he'd remove the curse if they asked for forgiveness.
>>48133760
I didn't know that. In the sake of keeping the character I'd rather he have to work for it or try his own idea. Maybe my character (who is unnamed still) is unaware of the myth, wasn't truly sincere in his pleas, or tried and the myth is just a myth.
>>48133796
>wasn't truly sincere
Now that would be interesting. Does he find he likes having a vampire's power?
>>48135635
Maybe on the inside, deep down, but not as a surface thought. I was thinking if that were true he doesn't realize it yet.
>>48121983
>Name:
Kaiger Stancaster
>• Role(s):
Barbarian, Lord of the Orcish Clans and keep the party on track
>• Goals:
Kill/seal the Demogorgon the Prince of Demon and civilize the Orcs
>• Traits:
Gung-ho warrior that's a mama's boy
>• Flaws:
He has a very short temper
>• Allies:
the Dragon's Bard,Marijuano Blaze the Dank Elf of Prophecy,the Crow's Nest, and a Dwarven city state
>• Enemies:
Demogorgon,Cultist of Talona, Pelor and his angels
>• Other Relations:
His sister Agatha frustrates him
>• Physical Description:
He's about 5'11 and has a slim atheletic build. He has short black hair and green eyes with a manly stuble. He wears red dragon scale armor,dragon horn bracers and a black wolf pelt(all of these things he's killed or had a hand in kiling). The wolf pelt looks worn and torn. His weapon of choice is a bastard sword of his own creation Moon's Terror, he smelted down a Death Knight's long sword and a deceased party member's bastard sword El Chakal. The blade's hilt is black with the pommel of a crescent moon and the in the center of the cross guard a side profile of a wolf howling with a red gem for an eye. Kaiger is arrogant and has a very short temper
>Development Question: If you're character played in a tabletop RPG, what kind of character would s/he play?
>If your OC had their own TV show, what would it be about?Would they have any co-hosts? Guest stars?
He'd either have a Crocodile Dundee type show where he's just hunting down monsters/magical creatures with his pet Hellhound. Or he'd have three stooges like show with the Bard and Marijuano.
>>48137065
>>Development Question: If you're character played in a tabletop RPG, what kind of character would s/he play?
Totally forgot to answer this one but Kaiger would probably try to play a lawful good paladin but end up playing Judge Dredd.
>>48136264
What was his life like as a human?
>>48138310
I haven't picked yet.
Probably either a simple hunter with an older mentor that collect game for the town they live in, or (what I think I like better) a low rank soldier whose unit was attacked by vampires while on deployment.
>>48138420
I like the soldier idea. Did he have any family?
>>48138600
His father and an older sister (by 2 years). His mother and younger brother passed away when a particularly nasty plague swept through the area and they had no money for healers.
I'm thinking he joins the army to make sure he can send money home to his remaining family to make sure it doesn't happen again.
I'll also assume he has not been back to see them since being made into a vampire, perhaps they even think he was killed along with his squad. I like how this guy is turning out so far.
>>48126549
Awkward public access history show, where she stares uncomfortably at the camera for extended periods of time, speaking in a nervous monotone.
>>48139577
It helps a lot if you tell us who you're talking about.
>>48127610
Reminds me of the time I killed 200+ bears as revenge and also to possess my sword with an ego spirit.
Also checking out the OC thread, looks bretty good.
Looks like you cunts beat the request thread. It's dead, you're not.
>>48142165
yippie?
>>48142165
no one cares mate
>>48142141
Wait what? Lol that sounds like a story, wanna storytime it?
>>48142165
Not a competition, and the drawthread will be back up shortly anyway.
>>48142497
I could, but it's more /v/ related than /tg/.
>>48142523
Fair enough, though I'm sure these guys would enjoy it regardless.
Alright, minor campaign update for myself, Charlotte is beginning to suspect the necromancer Marie's true nature. They've been fast friends so far, keeping each other in check but also teaching each other a thing or two in the process.
Marie shows the naive Charlotte that not all necromancy is "spooky evil witchcraft" and Charlotte in turn shows Marie that people can be understanding and open minded, given the opportunity.
Charlotte doesn't yet know that Marie herself is an undead spirit, raised by an unknown force. She gets a sort of aura from her, but has yet to confirm for herself her suspicions out of fear that she'll be forced to lose the only friend she's ever made outside of her city walls.
We've also managed to find a clue as to Julia's location, so hopefully by the end of Friday's game, a happy reunion has taken place.
Brand new art of Charlotte and Marie hot off the commission presses from none other than BigMSaxon, thanks a million dude!
>>48142593
oh man that's going to be rough to handle. how do you think she will react to knowing that marie is undead?
>>48128825
I love when you post this guy. any recent stories that you have?
>>48124656
why so many swords?
>>48142165
There's a drawthread up right now, what do you mean?
>>48137065
>Agatha
I know from personal experience no PCs or NPCs with this name can be good.
How Peter the Great is Kaiger going to go on the orcs?
>>48143019
>how do you think she will react
There's no way of telling. She's been told her entire life that undead are these mindless evil monsters, but she knows from personal experience that this particular undead is a good person. One who has helped free slaves and fought human traffickers.
It'll be interesting for sure!
>>48143506
Some NPCs just have those classic names and reputations. "Reginald" always means he will be a bareknuckle gentleman of some kind, in my experience.
>>48144258
Or a second lieutenant who will get everyone killed. It's right up there with Percival.
>>48144503
Every time lol.
>>48143019
He recently got to be the villain in a module ran by another person in the thread I haven't seen the logs from it but from what I understand Luvos was a terror to the party, summoning demons around them in their sleep,shifting giant library shelves to crush them and make the maze more complicated, eventually they ran away the first encounter and the pyromancer in their party did so by burning a giant hole straight through the library. Luvos blew a gasket about it and he doesn't even like evocation type wizards in the first place. I'm working on a new short story thing with him but I've been having a tough time with it. Here are the old ones http://pastebin.com/ZBf8sSx7 I'm working on a new picture of him right now too.
>>48121983
• Name:
Irya Sheen
• Role(s):
Witch, Planar Cartographer, Magical Shopkeep, Party Mom
• Goals:
Regain her prior power, as it was fractured within the many lives of other 'hers' within other planes - but, mostly? Irya wants knowledge as direly as a dragon wants a horde.
• Traits:
Wisened, snide, silver-tongued, maternal, and sharp as a tack.
• Flaws:
Paranoid, crude, drastic, obsessive, and too straight-forward.
• Allies:
A few of her Acolytes (other spellcasters she taught of 'leaping' about the planes), a few others who stride the spaces between worlds, such as an eccentric blue-haired alcoholic a worshipper of a strange, birdlike god, and a particular Luvos Nichto. Also commonly followed by a tiny, feathered dinosaur she bound to her.
• Enemies:
She's made many in her travels and fervent pursuit of knowledge, and her stigmata makes her easy to find for such.
• Other Relations:
Before she began walking, she was happily entangled into a strange relationship with a changeling by the name of Ravasaadi. Unknown to her, he's still trying to find her.
• Physical Description:
See picture (now in summer edition!)
Recent escapades:
>Narrowly avoided death from gambling (the DM said, had she have done it, he had rolled for a CR 9 demon to come out to smite her. This was at level 2.)
>Still stalking that paladin because she's really weirdly stuck between wanting to date him and dissect him.
>Laughing at the chucklefuck in the party stuck wearing a cursed Ring of Wizardry that involves paperwork.
>Will probably be getting a rendition of the Iron Giant coffee guy as a reaction image
>>48145589
>low leg bikini
I notice that a disproportionate number of players consider their characters to be the "voice of reason" or "team parent" or just the person "keeping everything on track." Is that because the people who micromanage their parties are the same type of people who post on /tg/? Or maybe everyone in a party thinks they're the one sane one keeping everyone else in line?
>>48145834
>>48145589 here. Somehow, due to the DM picking my familiar's token as the map icon, I end up taking the lead on where to go/what to do for the party because otherwise they kinda just sit around.
That, and they'd rather dick around with the Wabbajack that the DM gave them and see what happens with it. (This has caused the ratman to lose his house and cheese, a tree to ignore laws of physics, and the monk to explode and regenerate -and- gain 50 pounds of baby fat in the shape of a baby)
>>48145834
Probably the latter, regardless if they are correct or not. From their perspective they most likely see themselves as the leader of their respective group.
In my groups, I always enjoy being the party face in social encounters, but I let the beatsticks and soldiers handle field strategies and plans.
>>48145951
>The D&D movie they're making is a mockumentary, with everyone telling the bard their side of the story
>everyone says they're the party leader
>>48145834
I think people who do say "I'm the group mom" typically have more of an emotional investment in the game.
That being said, everyone is their own main character, in tabletop as well as real life. While the wizard might think that their spells are what saves the day, the barbarian knows their strength keeps the enemies at bay, the rogue knows their wits keep the traps, both real and social, disarmed, etc.
>>48146567
The first part of your post I find to be mostly true. The second part entirely. Every player I've worked with tends to view themselves as their own main character, which is perfectly normal and fine provided they understand the spotlight isn't theirs to run 100% of the time.
>>48145834
Well, Keth is a voice of reason in that he's a moral center for the group. Cleric and all that. He became party leader through no decision of his own, though. When another group asked, everyone just sort of thought for a minute, and then said it was him.
I haven't seen Wellyn posted in here in a while. I was hoping to eye some new stories with him. Magic investigators are always cool.
>>48149140
He's been pretty quiet in the chat too.
>>48143019
one part battle trophies one part use. one reacts in the presence of evil, one does the same for good, one burns when exposed to air, one is cold enough to freeze water at a touch, etc.
Hey yall, interested in producing some lineart for anons without any art yet but it seems to me either everyone has art in this thread or I can't find where you guys are posting your character descriptions.
I'm two word-request anon from the drawthread, Pic related is what you can expect in terms of quality if you're interested.
How do I formulate my Jedi Knight?
>>48150593
>tfw I posted my character description in the draw thread
>tfw you it didn't appeal to you
>>48150631
Well can you tell us more about the game or when they're a Jedi knight?
>>48150662
Nothing personal, man
>>48150593
How about
"Tactical Vamphunter"? I know it's a stretch on the two word rule. Catzilla did this for me but gave up on the full body and told me to keep the request open.
Here's the request in the drawthread >>48142988 if you find yourself interested in the full thing.
>>48150593
My character, >>48122138 is lacking in the art department. Don't have much for reference.
That moment when the OC thread attracts new artists.
>>48150839
Yeah but how long will they be interested in drawing your same "OC" over and over
Kay Clarent is a noble in hiding. Hailing from a corrupt nation, twisted by devils; his ideals made him stick out. His family was more kind to the peasants on their land than the rest of the kingdom, but only just so. Kay made it a habit to spout his ideals in the courts, arguing with other nobles about the rights of the people. In the end, he was to be executed. His Lord, and step father, pleaded to instead strip him of name and title. Thus Kay lost his surname and home. However, he has taken it upon himself to still protect his family and people. He has since donned an iron mask, and has assumed the role of a scarred servant to his sister. His allies include his family, despite arguments; Vargas, one of the banner men of the house and Janus, a fellow servant. Kay strives to bring justice to a land under a vile rule, and this has made him quite a few enemies. He has gotten the attention of the King's court wizard, and possibly that of the king himself. Other nobles use his story as a warning to the people about standing up. They only know the half of it.
>>48151127
>noble
Aw, cool.
>in hiding
God damnit.
But then I kept reading, he sounds badass. How much hurt does he bring down on himself because of how he is?
>>48151242
A lot, actually. The kings wizard is like, Lvl 18? Kay is Lvl 6. Those encounters have been frustrating, to say the least. And Kay wants to completely flip his nation over, too. Gonna be a bumpy road.
>>48151340
Good lord. Well good luck lol. Any stories in particular?
Anushka
An angry teen Toreador vampire who was in the midst of overthrowing Leningrad's ruling clique through the power of bad music and extremely flawed communist ideals before the game ended due to the group deciding they hated eachother..
>>48151550
>the game ended due to the group deciding they hated eachother..
Thats the only way a WOD game should end.
>>48151400
Yeah, actually. So Kay never knew his real father, because his father was executed by the king for attempting to lead a revolt. His mother had been one of the prior kings best generals, so there was no backlash onto the family. Now, the settings main theme is time, and as part of the setting, wrinkles will appear, and if you go through, you'll appear at another time. Kay and Janus happened upon one, and ended back at the time of the war. He got to see his mother again, and his father for the first time that he could remember. And despite warnings, he tried to tell his father how he died. When they got back to the present, his father was still dead, and instead one of his mother's more twisted allies lived. After fixing it as best they could, it crushed Kay to know that he couldn't do anything. And now he's heading down the same path his dad went.
>>48143506
>How Peter the Great is Kaiger going to go on the orcs?
Well like Peter, Kaiger's going to try to play catch up by having orcs adopt more modernize ther orcs based off of other races cultural and technological advances but I don't think he has the balls to get rid of his sister completely
>>48150791
Hey, hope this is at least somewhat like what you might be envisioning
>>48151987
Not him but that's rad as fuck.
>>48151987
OR here. That's awesome. Thanks.
>>48151692
Whoa, line breaks, man. And I think that's bound to be hard on anyone.
>>48151550
>through the power of bad music and extremely flawed communist ideals.
Okay, I'm gonna need more details.
>>48150889
All that means anons need to share more of their characters.
I haven't seen Naeva here in a while. What happened to her?
>>48153752
She's busy with commissions.
>>48145834
It depends on the group, but in one group I played with, most everyone else was new, and a little lolrandum because of it. They had no real interest in engaging in dialogue, following plothooks, and keeping to a vague plan.
And honestly, it's kind of fun to be a party dad or mom with a group that's overall nice and well-behaved. It's not fun to keep people from backstabbing each other, but being a gentle voice of reason and leader by charisma alone instead of forcing it is fun.
Development questions:
What does your character think about his/her home nation? Is s/he a patriot,social outcast or simply indifferent? Why does s/he have these feeling towards his/her nation?
>>48153752
>>48153771
So much work to wrap up before we move! But we have still been playing Naeva's game, so perhaps I'll take a break, make some coffee, and type up an update.
>>48153870
Yeah!
>>48153870
I wish I could make the bottom half if that a .gif
>>48145834
Well with my part it's usually two of us are actually focused on the plot and others want to dick around. For Kaiger, the Bard and him might come up with a plan; if others dick around too much, Kaiger hits them hard.
Though Kaiger doesn't really keep them on track any more since he's the odd man out to the party at this point.
>>48145834
In the case of if Arallios is some kind of group center the answer is "hell the fuck no". If anything he's the leading cause of discord in the party with his insistence on representing another option/argument, even if he doesn't agree with it, for the sole purpose of getting a fuller picture of any given situation, as well as just disagreeing with our "party leader"it came to a vote because no one wanted to do it and having a leader was deemed necessary by the fighter. Fighter won the vote and doesn't much hesitate to either drop the hammer and say "you can be leader if you think your idea is better" or relent and say "do what you like".Arallios actually ended up with the position spitefully shoved onto him for all of four hours after he fractured the party into some of the members running off. While he was out getting insight after tracking a few of them down, fighter reclaimed the position, after which Arallios came back, took the anger thrown at him, and said that he'd comply with the demand to fuck off if everyone would just hug it out first. Got accused of bailing on problems when he then started going through with the fucking off, for him to point out it's fucking one in the morning and he's not going to argue a bunch of sleep-deprived people.>>48153842
>What does your character think about his/her home nation? Is s/he a patriot,social outcast or simply indifferent? Why does s/he have these feeling towards his/her nation?
>>48153842
>What does your character think about his/her home nation? Is s/he a patriot,social outcast or simply indifferent? Why does s/he have these feeling towards his/her nation?
>>48153842
What does your character think about his/her home nation? Is s/he a patriot,social outcast or simply indifferent? Why does s/he have these feeling towards his/her nation?
Arallios doesn't really have a nation to speak of unless you count either elves or nature as a whole, he's indifferent to both.
>>48153842
Mary-Annette is something of an outcast for her beliefs; she really dislikes the Church and most people but doesn't have much opinion on the nation as a whole.
>>48150667
I'm essentially repurposing my character from Star Wars The Old Republic to use in a friends tabletop SW game. I dont know his story specifics, but I do know he doesn't like the canon wipe, and he prefers the Old Republic, so I think I'm solid on the era.
I'm honestly not sure where I want to place in the Old Republic (as far as Kotor 1/2 or swtor era). But then again I'm not sure if time period would affect character traits etc?
Also this stuff. >>48149228
>tfw no art of muh jedi
In-game model doesn't do him justice.
>>48153951
Jesus Christ, the hell happened with my quoting?
>>48153982
Well there key things for Old Republic/KotoR era are that Sith and Jedi are still very promiment. Just the names for who's leading change. So just try to keep that in mind.
>>48153842
Charlotte loves her hometown. It's pretty, quiet, friendly, out next to a coast, everything she could want.
What she doesnxt like is feeling trapped there, as if by taking her father's throne when the time comes she is chaining herself to her land for the rest of her life.
Getting to go out and chase Julia down in the world has been the biggest wish fulfillment she could ask for, getting to see new foreign lands and meet new people and learn their cultures.But she has to go back someday, right?Right?
>>48153842
Josh is apathetic on politics, but does love Los Angeles. He loves that there's bound to be something around every corner.
>>48153842
Sigmund doesn't have any strong feelings towards the Kingdom because he's a bumfuck peasant from the middle of Nowhere, Salindor. For the longest time he hasn't given a damn about the matters of kings and dukes, and now that he's a respected monster hunter... He still doesn't give a damn. When we rescued the Prince from a Frost Drake he performed the proper respects towards a man of authority, but after returning the lad to safety he just sort of asked for payment and went back on the path.
Second part of the question is also answered above.
>>48154460
Oh, speaking of, should give an update on Sigmund's most recent session.
We got to Haven, a magical refuge for all manner of creatures hiding from Arasandra and the Arcane Inquisition. We met Aomeda, whose magic has kept Haven safe, and were beckoned into her hut for a big ole plot dump that included such things as the Magus being connected to Arasandra due to a botched sacrifice, and Adelina (Sigmund/Aomeda's daughter) being held captive, along with the princess, in an Inquisition castle. We need to rescue her before Arasandra gets her first, and after that figure out a way to strike at Arasandra and her companion Nagaroth.
We met Tim the Enchanter and his Vishkanya apprentice Alice, who will hopefully give us the enchanted gear we need for the end-game.Session ended with the Magus and Aomeda having a private conversation that revealed Aomeda is dying, and will probably leave the world after we slay Arasandra and see Adelina returned safe.
>>48154674
>met Tim the Enchanter
...
>>48154683
He's a goofy Gnome with fun banter, it just works™.
>>48154717
So this, but shorter? https://youtu.be/JTbrIo1p-So
Kaiger was a social outcast in his clan for being a half-human,a trouble maker and his sister being overall better than him. He left to adventure because he felt out of place there and it was a barren wasteland so he can't say he misses it too much. But now he's managed to unite various orc clans and he feels some pride in leading them and he says the potential that they have if he could find a way to 'humanize' them.
Goodnight /oct/.
Stay comfy. :3
>>48155111
We have quite the reputation of being comfy, huh?
Naevarya is a dhampiric psychic, Attendant to the Magister of the Diamond Coast and also, incidentally, her father, Cahrillion uin Duartham, and lorekeeper for the foreign exploratory ship, the Von Braun with her teammates Isaac and Rabbit and Seeker/boyfriend Arkilles. She's soft-spoken, cordial, and delights in aiding and pleasing people.
We recently met her vampiric mother after Naeva accidentally enthralled another Magister after bringing him back from the dead with a breath of life. She's a pretty big deal; the Baroness Ada leader of a clan of vetala, who recalls Cahrillion fondlyand all but called Naeva fat lol. In exchange for helping us to un-enthrall the Magister, she's asked that we return to her ancient seat of power, a zigguaraut within the necropolis of the continent, to fetch an artifact that would guarantee her seat as queen of the vetala. The only issue is that her old beau, current motherfucking vampire king is down there with it, so ,y'know, good luck storming the castle guys.
Last session we were still working our way through the zigguraut because the place is massive and filled with traps and curses, which we found out by trial and error.
>Rabbit is used to just meatwalling through all the traps
>you fool
>sets off a trap not even two rooms in, room fills with gas
>whole player party is caught in it, whole player party fails their saves
>it's a goddamn curse, we all tiny now
>roll for initiative
It was fun being in a combat where we're tiny, the beater is doing tiny-level strength damage, and the priest's negative energy damage was useless since the place is filled with undead. After combat Arkilles and the rest of our NPCs nearly crushed Naeva busting in. He immediately found his sole remove curse scroll to use on her--and promptly crit failed. So the magic backfired and amplified the curse, reducing Naeva further the minuscule size. So now she's been riding around on his shoulder lol
>>48157000
dem thick thighs, I think i will like this character
>>48157028
Oh yeah. Naeva's great.
So I started typing some shit up for my character, and for some reason I'm going to post what I got in a pastebin. Currently 540-ish words, got a lot more to cover, hoping to get some feedback on the writing style and shit, you know how it is...
http://pastebin.com/DAt48Fn6
>guess who's my character>Spoiler:Game takes place sixty five years into the future from that point.>Lisa: The Painful/Joyful is a really fun game, I highly recommend playing it.
>>48157336
Dammit. Lyndis rings such a bell.
>>48157028
>>48157320
>all of that information and character detail
>"lol thicc"
Never change oc thread, way to prove them wrong about you.
>>48130418
I've been working on it!However I dont have a up to date version with me. Was struggling to get the pilot looking right.
>>48158294
>Ignoring the hundred or so posts above it.
Stay salty!
>>48157567
Fire Emblem.
>>48157000
Her mom's gonna become the villain. Maybe not immediately, but you give a vampire power, you're begging for a new BBEG.
>>48158593
You could have a thousand posts above, but all it takes is one of you sad cunts to show everyone howthirstyyou all are.
>>48158908
Or, you know, how thirsty 2 people are?
>>48157000
>>48159072
From what I've seen, there's also a lot more thirsty people in the draw thread than here as well.
Where would your character be if the campaign never happened? What was their non-adventure plan?
Fuckit, here's one i almost got to play three times, but alas flaking.
• Name:
Azury Kaleva
• Role(s):
Rogzard or Wizogue
• Goals:
-originally to find his parents who were lost to a planar portal,
-now that that didn't help and his parents are still alive and lost, just fun and adventure in ruins and fucking about with magic.
• Traits:
-technically pacifist
-either hyper or lost in thought
• Flaws:
-shy. Formerly extremely so, but nowadays has begun to make friends. Will still sit mutely in a corner unless prompted otherwise.
-careless and clumsy when not concentrating - blind and deaf to everything else when concentrating
• Allies:
-some of the colleagues of his parents in the magitech academy, who became his legal guardians
-his parents that were lost to a portal mishap in a storm, but who are proven to be still alive and well via raven feather
• Enemies:
none
• Other Relations:
-some other apprentices from the academy
-an old shopkeeper selling alchemical supplies who got him interested in adventures
• Physical Description:
A 15 year old half elf, average height but childish looking compared to humans his age, with a lithe build thanks to elvish genes. straight middlelength orangebrown hair, blue eyes, slouchy pose, curious facial expression. Mostly wearing rogue attire under his robes.
>>48158503
Thanks! And no rush. Sorry if I came off as pushy or impatient, between my current schedule and there being both an OC thread and drawthread I was worried I had missed something.
>>48153842
Korr loves the order and stability the Empire represents but hates the politics and inner squabbles that have dominated it post-Endor. Between coming of age during the Galactic Civil War and good old-fashioned indoctrination, I'd doubt she'd leave it.
The...unfortunate oversights it had towards nonhumans, including Cathar, is where her opinion becomes more nuanced, but rebuilding gives her an opportunity to fix old flaws.
>>48159325
Probably working as a lone field agent or put in charge of a backwater garrison as her superiors try to sort out loyalties. Both would probably lead to adventure eventually because of what's going on, but she'd be participating as an NPC rather than a PC, a terrible fate to have.
>>48159325
Charlotte and Julia would probably live out happily uneventful lives quietly at home, with the former one day taking her father's throne to serve her city, andeventually getting married to that big dummy she loves so much.
>>48161333
I need to find me this chat room.
>>48161380...but I didn't mention a chat room Anon.
>>48161380
what makes you say that? we dont do anything in there but chitchat anymore anyway.
>>48161460
P...p...pardon the presumption, senpai!
>>48161484
Honestly, it sounds pretty comfy and more active than these threads sometimes. Also I want to know why Fuck Face became Fuck Face.
>>48161727
Yo.https://discord.gg/HFydh
Also, fuck face became fuck face for being a fuck face, there's nothing more to it than that.
Thanks senpai
>>48162406
If that link already expired on you let me know I'll make another.
>>48162406https://discord.gg/btFdf
>>48145834
I usually consider my characters to be jack offs the party begrudgingly tolerates or has to coddle, it's all about the growth from that into actual cooperative member of the team that I like.
>>48151550
I thought we quit because the DM slowly turned into a bad DM obsessed with his stank fetish and ghosts?
>>48159325
Arallios would most likely fade into obscurity at best, never really making any sort of impact in the world, not feeling the need to find companionship except for fleeting moments of curiosity, just another random person that no one knows is in the middle of the forest. Going around hunter-gathering, pop in to some town for half a day every long while to sell some excess, and either get eaten by some superbeast he can't flee from properly or turn into one of those travelling people that have been out and about so long that their regular life XP makes them practically invincible to any nobody that manages to cross them, while simultaneously having no one know who the hell "that elf who kicked that thug's ass like nothing" is.I feel that any outcome that doesn't involve staying friends with the party in the campaign epilogue counts as a bad/neutral ending no matter how well it goes for him. He doesn't have any ambition past "stay alive as long as possible/become THE oldest person", so moving up in the world isn't an option without outside interference.
>>48161746
Can I join?
>>48163607
No reason not to.
>>48159325
Probably still working for the Yakuza and caring for his sick mother?
>>48159325
Irya's goals were item selling and research, maybe get into a mage's college to gleam what she could from them.
>>48163614
The invite code is expired.
>>48163656
Check this one >>48162552
>>48163779
Thanks
>>48158294
>lol thicc
caught my interest
>the character
kept me invested
>>48159325
Well, Aaron was adventuring before campaign, doing quests to prove his love to a woman. But the campaign is where he started doing things that mattered. His party recently stopped a branch of the cult of tiamat from attempting to burn waterdeep. If he hadn't began adventuring, there would have been far more casualties.
>>48163075
Well, yes, that moreso.
What is [THE BEST] reason for adventure you've seen?
>>48159325
Josh would be in a very different place. He would have viewed his Awakening as just a dream, would have just stayed a bartender. He would have continued to just skate by through life.
>>48165502
Like, exclusively in /oct/ or anywhere?
>>48165502
Well, I don't know the best. But I do know the worst. Keth and his party started their adventure by fighting monkeys that broke out of a traveling circus.
>>48165502
The most valid reason? Self fulfillment that coincides with being a reallyuseful enginenice dude.
The most hilarious? Guy gets swooped up into shit he doesn't know jack shit about and accidentally gits gud.
My personal favorite? Looking for love because you know you're sure as hell not finding a satisfying relationship back home.
What are some ways to play an "edgy" character without it getting annoying for others? Or should I try avoiding "edge" altogether?
I wanted to try making a necromancer vigilante, but I'm afraid I won't be able to make him seem serious.
>>48168364
The way I've always played necromancers is like detectives almost. Someone who speaks with spirits and reads auguries and all that jazz in order to locate clues or people or whatever the plot calls for.
Having an undead servant is just the icing.
>>48168364
He needs a personality outside of the dungeon crawl.
That's really all you need to keep from becoming an edge lord; doing something other than brood in a corner or moodily work on your tinctures in a room.
>>48168364
Don't intentionally try to be edgy, it's annoying when it's forced. You can have them kill people with a blank stare fine, but once you take the step into saying "yes... YEEES!" or licking the weapon after the combat, that's trying too hard.On a related note, have them collect the blood properly with the excuse of using them as spell components, everyone likes some good simple blood magic.
Edge aside, I personally would play a necromancer vigilante like a Pied Piper for dead animals, which then swarm whoever. Then if fatalities are a-ok in the character's morals, take over the guy that got swarmed and move on up until all the dudes are taken care of. Then just drop the zombies back to full dead, bail, and have a bunch of corpses be your calling card.
>>48168433
>>48168459
>>48168580
Thanks for the advice, everyone. I'll see what I can come up with.
>>48165502
In any character...
I am a romantic so true love gets to me. Either that or sticking it to the man in a very real and unironic sense. Which really makes no sense given my past couple of characters.
>>48165502
Just wanting to adventure. Wanderlust, wanting excitement, that sort of thing.
Guaranteed to work with just about any plothook.
>>48142593
She's finally going to reunite with Julia? I think not! Prepare for plot twist!
>>48154322
Isn't there a phrase for this? You can't go home again?
>>48165502
Hard to pick a BEST, isn't it? But I may agree with>>48169341or >>48170640. Gotta love the classics.
>>48142593 stems from love, and I like her, so does my character, Aaron.>>48122138 Usually prefer wanderlust, though.
What's the lowest your OC has been at in play/during the period you've written for them?
Did they recover? Or go off the deep end?
>>48172528
I'm still writing her back story, but her Master gets killed, she gets captured, tortured, and has a brief stint as a low-tier Darth's "apprentice". The whole time the Darth manipulates her into believing she's worthless and that she belongs at the feet of her superior Sith Masters, accepting whatever meager scraps of training they'll give to her. This leaves her feeling like her Jedi teachings betrayed her, and when she finally escapes, she doesn't go back to the Jedi.Still writing, please accept a rain check on the rest.
>>48172528
Physically? The one time Aralliosand our two Fighter tanks, but that's less relatedgot grappled by giant ants and fell into unconsciousness, only recovering due to the Wizard buffing his CON. A close second was getting himself stuck in a deathtrap room that arrow'd, gassed, and exploded him. Resident biologist doctor prescribed him a whole lot of "don't do anything strenuous".He ballroom danced with both her and the Bard not an hour later, he's that bad at staying still and following orders.
Emotionally, any of the times he's gotten ornery enough to scare the Bard into temporarily leaving the party. He always manages to man up and track her down like a good ranger husbando. A good farther gap to the next placement would be one time early campaign where he "broke down" into tears over both how shitty of a friend he saw himself as and how garbage he managed to be at the one thing he's supposed to do well.Shot two allies in the butt due to crit fails and godly Vs AC luck. Ended up one of three things in the campaign that ever got past our other Fighter's AC before they had to leave due to schedule shit.He hasn't QUITE been the same character since then, certainly more serious, more likely to strategize with the party taken into account, and definitely more likely to try arguing a case for someone, but overall hasn't changed too much.
>>48172528
My DM friend is secretly a furry (he doesn't know we know, and has led my character to game loss via furshit many times.
Last week, my Knight character (a male) was fucking raped by a werewolf and was deemed "unfit" to carry on due to "mental instability". Apparently my character searched for the werewolf and begged it to continue raping him until my Knight was a feral werewolf. The week before that, my Cleric rolled a 1 and became the slave of a Centaur. I'm not even gonna describe what he made my Cleric do to buy her freedom.
>>48172770
Did you at least have fun with that ? Cause that seems like he's that DM.
>>48172808
He kinda is "that" DM. We let him DM because he always wants toand he has good snacks and AC, but one of the biggest plusses is that even though he's a chubby guy, he doesn't have BO, unless he gets a boner, because I shit you not, you can smell whatever he's leaking.
As for as DMing, he's really good until he decides to fuck one of us (usually me) over when we get bad rolls. Whenever he starts turning the game into sex, he pops a boner and it smells lewd.I won't lie, one time it smelled really nice, and I hated him for that, but I was pissed that my Rogue had been seduced by a Satyr.
We're all pretty sure he's gay, but he hasn't made a move on any of us, so we're grateful for that.
And wait, how do I have fun with that? Would you have fun with that?
>>48172889
I don't know it could have been ERP game but yeah that honestly sucks anon. Have you tried talking to him about his bullshit?
>>48172889
>>48172770
>>48172906
We have, and he just apologized and said "it just helps his immersion as he DM" and that "sometimes that's just how the story goes".
One of the group stayed after our session and said he was going to talk to him about turning the story into ERP, and apparently all he did was suck the DM off. We're guessing this because DM bragged about getting a BJ that night in the group chat, and everyone was awkwardly congratulating him except for the guy that stayed behind, even though he was online at the time.
>>48172948
>it just helps his immersion as he DM
>sometimes that's just how the story goes
Honestly I'd just find a new DM at that point.
>>48172971
We're trying, which would be good for the group because at this point to have DM play the game for once. He's always the DM.
>>48172889
Yo. What? That's some weird shit. Really, really weird. We don't need to know that you can smell his boners, or that you liked it. Like, what?
>>48173074
Sorry, it just kinda seemed relevant to the story.
>>48172770
>>48172889
>>48172948
>>48173004
>>48173004
>have DM play the game
Why do you want to play with the furfag that had your character raped at least twice?
>>48172889
>it smelled really nice
>>48173151
Because he can't get my character raped anymore?
>>48173155
M-Maybe I should've left that part out.
>>48173151
Yeah, that's the most pressing issue mentioned.
>>48173151because he was actually into it.
>>48173176
Maybe. But now he's bound to just rape your character himself.
>>48172889
>>48172770
>>48172889
>>48172948
>>48173188
No sane DM would let him do that. And I'd bring it up to him to his face if that happened.
>>48173196
Anon pls.
>>48173217
Figuring all of them play with that guy... So you think ANY of his group could be called sane?
>>48173227
Except for the guy that sucked the DMs dick, yeah.
>>48173270 see >>48173155
>>48172770
Seems you've got the lowest points here. Normally one can't win a dev question. You just did. Would your characters like security blankets?
>>48173328
But anon one of them are dead.
>>48173340
The question stands.
>>48173328
W-What? Dev question? What the hell is that?
>>48173340
None of them have died, they all end up serving furry-tier NPCs though.
>>48173368
My bad, I guess I hoped one of your characters had a good ending.
>>48173384
No, most of them end in servitude or rape.
>>48173368
Development questions. What they're asked for. To either tell us about your characters, or to developed them further.
>>48172528
The lowest Keth has ever been was after a succubus had its way with him. He ended up at the bottom of several bottles for a while. It on got worse when said succubus showed up in town claiming they were married. This is a young man who had barely left town, barely stepped up from just healing at the local church. And married to a demon.
>>48172721
Yo, that emotional low though. Scaring away your loved ones? Always good for character dev.
>>48172948
>>48172889
Welp I'm not allowed to ask dev questions ever again.
>>48175758
I, for one, think that that answer was far more amusing, in its own warped way, than the vast majority here. I'd say keep it up.
>>48172669
This sounds similar to a character I ran once. The entire campaign devolved into her force-sensitive self running from bounty hunters and an Inquisitor, using a variety of bluff, tomfoolery, and increasingly insane plans to solve PC problems and stay one step ahead-my favorite session involved marching into Arkania and holding a scientist hostage until he coughed up data related to curing a clone's aging and an offshoot's weak immune system.
But that stunt cost her, she got noticed and caught by the pursuing Inquisitor himself, and when taken to "training" she rolled a critical failure to maintain composure and went full dark side. She's become an npc, but instead of going to Skywalker's Home for Wayward Galaxy Destroying Teens, she's gone full Tarantino's Bride on the Empire, hunting down officers and Inquisitors for making her something she hates.
How open will your character be with her past to the other party members?
• Name:
Sarvus Rook
• Role(s):
Enginseer, armourer, marksman.
• Goals:
Survive, find his misplaced omnissian axe, take revenge on the quartermaster. Hopefully do well enough to get promoted or posted somewhere less maddening.
• Traits:
Compulsive upgrader, tinkerer, and builder of various gizmos, doodads, and 'customizations', all in the name of efficiency. Note: does not actually result in efficiency, but his squad does have the snazziest guns in the theatre.
Slight superiority complex due to being educated and initiated on Mars, and having been to Earth. Honestly, legitimately proud to be an Imperial citizen.
• Flaws:
Overly concerned with self-preservation. Unfamiliar with regimental and local culture, and constantly surprised by the 'low impulses' of humanity. Does not think that those same impulses apply to him, despite heaps of evidence to the contrary.
Hoards equipment of questionable utility and is prone to gambling and smuggling to get more.
• Allies:
141st Centauran Triarii Regiment of the Imperial Guard, technically at least. Technomats and junior adepts strewn across the theatre.
• Enemies:
Heretics, mutants, traitors, and Munitorum logistics personnel. All the same, really, though quartermasters are by far the most vile.
• Other Relations:
A vast extended family in all branches of Imperial service, owing to a tradition of first, second, and third-born children being required to enlist. Sarvus is second-born, and was thus shipped off to the Mechanicus as soon as his primary education was complete. His elder sister is a voidship captain, which is a point of pride for the entire family.
• Physical Description:
Young-ish, pale, clean shaven fellow of unremarkable physique and plain visage. Extensive bionic augments replace or cover the neck, back of the head, ears, and eyes, as well as the spine and ribcage. A robotic arm extends from his lower back, ending in a manipulator claw, and two metallic tentacles coil around his wrists.
Just finished drawing this. Is the design a bit too plain for a "legendary hero" kind of character?
>>48176161
It's not "plain" it's classic, can't beat that.
>>48176269
I was kind of going for classic look, but I was worried it was "too" classic for a hero.
>>48176369
Nah I feel it's often underappreciated these days, so it's good to see. Tell us about your hero.
>>48176392
I've talking about him on here before, and the general consensus was he was bland, but avoiding all the long winded description, Dorland is basically my take on the Arthurian-esque hero, a legendary knight born from nothing. He starts out as a simple farmer, but through his own efforts and through extensive adventures, he rises up to become a hero throughout the kingdom. In many fictional settings, there are always stories of "this guy did X" or "the first X was done by X" so the idea behind Dorland is, in setting, he has witnessed or performed many deeds that, in the modern times of the setting, would be spoken about in awe and legends (such as being the first mortal to slay a Dragon)
In the setting I have another hero class character, havn't developed him as much as Dorland, but he is basically a take on the Sinbad-style, Arabian legend hero.
>>48176467
>Dorland is basically my take on the Arthurian-esque hero, a legendary knight born from nothing. He starts out as a simple farmer, but through his own efforts and through extensive adventures, he rises up to become a hero throughout the kingdom. In many fictional settings, there are always stories of "this guy did X" or "the first X was done by X" so the idea behind Dorland is, in setting, he has witnessed or performed many deeds that, in the modern times of the setting, would be spoken about in awe and legends (such as being the first mortal to slay a Dragon)
Consider the following revisions;
>Make Dorland a noble - he could be a minor noble or a major noble, but if he's an Arthurian knight than he will need to have a bit of the blue blood running through his veins. Simple farmer rising through the ranks is, while common in tabletop fantasy, exceedingly rare in Arthurian legend
>Give him a Lady, preferably someone important or Fae (Ideally a nymph or hamadryad, but a powerful Elf could work.) This gives you a new angle to view his reasons for adventure; perhaps he's seeking the hand of a woman way out of his league?
>He needs a Noble Quest; the Knights of the Round Table were ultimately concerned with seeking the Holy Grail... What is Dorland looking for? A Questing Knight may pick up missions on the road, but in his heart there will always be one penultimate goal he seeks. What is this goal for Dorland?
>Give him a Nemesis, an equal and rival that is not necessarily hostile at all times towards Dorland, but nonetheless poses a threat to Dorland's success or mortal coil
>He needs a Fatal Flaw. There was only *ONE* Arthurian Knight that lacked any fatal flaws, and his name was Sir Galahad. This is Dorland's crux, his Achilles Heel, his Gwynevere to Lancelot. This can't just be a minor, manageable flaw, it must be the type of flaw that, if hammered in just the right way, will *kill* him.
>>48176369
Nothing wrong with too classic. Really like the green knight vibe I'm getting from him.
>>48176138
>a gambling prone, hoarding enginseer in denial about his fleshy urges
Heh. I like it. How much Nextwave are you channeling with him?
>>48176560
I don't really want to make him noble, or special. I understand the important of royalty in Arthurian legend, but I have always enjoyed the concept of someone small and unimportant becoming grand.
As for his noble quest. In setting, Dorland's home was once a massive kingdom long ago, but due to infighting between the heirs, incompetent rulers, and nobles stealing away power, the kingdom was shattered into dozens of splinter kingdoms. When Dorland finally met the true king of the land, he was tasked with traveling across the land and reuniting the kingdom under one banner once again.
As for nemesis, I have a number of enemies that stand up against Dorland, but his equal would be a barbarian knight named Vann Doran, who started out as a brutal warrior who met Dorland on numerous occasions, and each time was able to match, if not surpass Dorland, despite the knight's growth. At some point Vann Doran attains immortality, and becomes an undying, battle seeking beast that only Dorland can stand against 1v1
As for a flaw, that is certainly an issue, since Dorland's character is a bit flat. He's heroic, brave, hot headed and determined, but has no formal learning and is self taught in terms of battle. So I do think I need to work more on his personal traits.
>>48176690
Hmm...
Who's the heir he's helping? And what are his relations? Would Vann Doran go so far/plan enough to actually go after Dorland's loved ones or family if he has any?
>>48176626
Remains to be seen, since he hasn't hit the table yet. This being 40k, however, both nonsensical comedy and ultraviolence are something of a safe bet.
>>48176759
Daluris VI. By the time Dorland meets him, Daluris is still a young ruler, and there are few others related to him still in power, ,most of the splinter kingdoms having swapped out their bloodline for new rulers.
Vann Doran would go after Dorland's loved ones if they were on the way, he wouldn't go out of his way to set that situation up, since he could easily just spend the time rushing headfirst at Dorland. Vann Doran is not an idiot, despite once being a barbarian, but he much prefers a straightforward clash, but isn't against using tricks, ambushes, or setting up the situation to ensure a nice, bloody fight.
If your character could be "unlocked" to be added into another player's party, what woukd the required sidequest be like?
Fetch quest?
Collection spree?
Kill X goblins?
>>48178212
Bring Thug Jerky
>>48178212
Frankie's would be something along the lines of
• Bring Frankie (0/3) griffin thighs!
• Bring Frankie (0/5) cooking utensils!
• Start a campfire and assemble the cooking station! (0/6 complete)
And then she'd cook a kickass meal and be your friend over it.
>>48178212
>If your character could be "unlocked" to be added into another player's party, what woukd the required sidequest be like?
>>48151127
Kay would definitely have a Fetch quest.
>The local noble has been unnecessarily cruel to the peasants here. Let's do something about that, shall we? Steal a painting from his superiors home, and plant it in his home. That'll light a fire under him at his party tonight.
>>48178314
Frankie seems like an easy woman to befriend.
>Name:
Zaniel Mobius
>Roles:
Party Wizard, Master Summoner, Battlefield Controller.
>Goal:
Create a school system to teach magic and is use responsibly. Develop a multiplaner information network, Find and destroy the cult that turned him into a aberration.
>Traits:
Zaniel is a Stubborn, Determined, Loyal, Blunt, Ignorant, Obvious, and Naive.
>Flaws:
His time with the cult left him Emotionally Stunted, and unable to develop any Social Skills. Zaniel has a hard times trusting people, yet despite this he is surprisingly naive and easily lied tom
>Allies:
His very large adventuring party known as the "Moon Crushes" and is willing to work with most Lawful Outsiders.
>Enemies:
The Forces of Chaos, and Evil to a lesser extent, the CIA, Crazy Cultists, Nyarlathotep
>Other Relationships:
Zaniel was found and eventually raised by Walis the Wizard, after zaniels failed attempted of travel thorough the Badlands.
>>48178212
>If your character could be "unlocked" to be added into another player's party, what woukd the required sidequest be like?
>Fetch quest?
>Collection spree?
>Kill X goblins?
To get Zaniel as any ally you would need to acomplish two of the following task.
Rescue a lawful relics from chaotic outsiders. (0/1)
Slay some chaotic none good outsiders that equal in CR to the Party's ECL. (0/3)
Give him a new interesting book for him. (0/20)
Broker a deal between Zaniel and a Law/Good Outsider. (0/1)
>>48178462
She justs wants to put food in bellies and make friends.
>>48178472
Holy crap, you make Cata seem neutral good. Has a bit of a law boner, does he?
>>48178513
Zaniel is obsessed with Law, and takes that as a priority of the good/evil conflict.
Thankfully his party includes a literal saint of good and chaos (Keth) and a former mindflayer that's determined to be the Hero ( >>48122540) to balance him out.
>>48178212
The Great Cook-Off Quest
• Go to Town Market and agree to act as a Sous-chef for either Frankie or Isara
• Purchase/find the items required for the Chef you wish to assist
[Frankie]
(0/3) Dire Chicken Breast
(0/1) Seasoning Bottle
(0/3) Potatoes
(0/5) Fresh Vegetable
[Isara]
(0/1) Flour Bag
(0/6) Dire Chicken Eggs
(0/2) Cream
(0/3) Butter
• Bring the supplies to the chef you want to work for
• (Optional) Beat the opposing chef!Both women admire your enthusiasm in the kitchen and agree to join you! Best to only have one with you at a time, though...
>>48178580
Yeah, but why on earth would those two ever travel with him?
>>48178627
We started the campaign at level one. Also they are friend ish. Besides they all agree demons need to be killed.
Our current quest is to save the world from a demon lord.
>>48178212
>If your character could be "unlocked" to be added into another player's party, what would the required sidequest be like?
Arallios' requirements would involve solving problems without murderhoboing. Top placements would either be "head into spooky forest and help/heal X normally tpk-ing enemy"the duality being that the party could easily kill it for some neat loot while it's weakenedor "visit X top-dog royal/very respected figure, show them a great yet basic kindness, and provide a reason for it that won't make them want to smack you"because you gotta have the balls to look at The Man-Emperor of Mankind himself, say something like "Hey you, I'm gonna snuggle you and give you a lollipop, because while you can just ask for that and get it yesterday, I'm doing this of my own free will. Because I appreciate you." and then go through with it for the sake of friendliness.
>>48178671
Keth here. Friendish is at times an overstatement.It's because the world would be in danger if that wizard was on his own.
>>48178212
For my characters, I figure you could do one of three things.
For Cata:
•Quest: Help Cata prove that the local magistrate is abusing the law for his own gain, and replace him with a decent man. If you don't replace the magistrate or take down the government, Cata will not join you.
•Payment: Cata needs 100 gold as bail for a wrongfully convicted man. If you pass a Diplomacy check, you can flatter her into paying 50 of that gold out of her own pocket.
•Renown: Cata will come to try and join the party if the party proves themselves particularly Lawful or Good, upholds the status quo while removing corruption, or has traveled to a certain number of towns (she would rather travel than stick in one place.) She will leave the party if they tease her about her arm, become particularly Chaotic or Evil, or try to take down governments and spread disorder.
• If Cata becomes a companion, she can use her legal skills to help avoid steep fines or unfair laws.
For Llyena:
•Quest: Llyena needs a book from a local wizarding school. Obtain it for her without attracting attention. If you kill too many wizards or get caught, Llyena will not join you.
•Payment: Llyena needs 200 gold for magical supplies. If you give her a magical artifact of at least that worth, she will join you.
•Renown: Llyena will try to join the party if they are famed for hunting artifacts and magical learning, are particularly Neutral despite Good or Evil leanings, or have defeated any servants of demons. She will leave the party if they try to pick her up and carry her around/carry her on their shoulders for laughs, if the party becomes too Good or too Evil, or if the party actively tries to take away her magical artifacts or avoid sources of new ones or ancient spells.
>>48178745
Sorry, weird wording clarification: in Cata's quest, if you take down the government, she will not join you. She's not asking you to take down the government. That's not cool.
>>48178212
Irya is pretty simple.
• Buy one (0/1) magic item from her shop.
• Bring three (0/3) ancient books from a nearby library (Might instead be an easy escort quest)
• Slay three (0/3) outsiders and bring her alchemical components from them.
• Sit down for one (0/1) coffee and conversation at her shop.
The big thing would be the party convincing her it'd be worthwhile intellectually to join (she won't get bored) and that they'll go a good route so she can sell shit.
>>48178739
Zaniel cares to much for the common people to endanger the world. He even helped Albion rebuild after moon incident.
>>48178745
>>48178764
Cata a best
>>48178780
His obsession with law had him almost kill two cooks for feeding an opposing army.
>>48178795
They were on a living fortress that they stole. They could have gone back to banditry for all we know they were gnolls.
>>48178795
>almost kill 2 cooks
>worry for Frankie and Isara intesifying
>>48178745
This is a good format. Me steal.
For Sarvus >>48176138
>Quest
Sarvus has 'discovered' a valuable piece of archeotech behind enemy lines. Your task is to accompany him and his squad on a Kelly's Heroes sort of stint to 'liberate' it, and then smuggle it back without the quartermaster and the commissar noticing anything is awry. You may or may not be blamed for the 'tragic navigational auspex malfunction' that led to the unsanctioned excursion, or be required to join in mourning its machine spirit for added obfuscation.
>Payment
Sarvus needs a crate of Mars-pattern frag grenades to pay for two containers of lho sticks which he can bet in a card game to hopefully win a barrel of brandy which he can then trade for a lens he needs to finish a preysense scope for his gun.
>Renown
Sarvus will get himself transferred to the party if they publically humiliate a certain quartermaster, or are known for bureaucratic prowess. Ideally both.
>Companion
Sarvus will use his knowledge and skills to upgrade all the party's weapons and armour, construct new pieces over time,and resurrect any fallen as horrific barely-alive fusions of corpse and mechanism.He's also not bad in a fight, gunning enemies down with robotic precision, though at a measured pace.
