Welcome to the /tg/ OC thread.
Previous Thread: >>47814821
Tell us about your original characters, new and old. Let's hear some stories of valor and glory and build some legends in here.
>THIS THREAD IS PRIMARILY FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND SHOWING OFF YOUR FAVORITES FROM YOUR GAMES
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, this is a brag thread after all. Some basic questions to get you started:
• Name:
• Role(s):
• Goals:
• Traits:
• Flaws:
• Allies:
• Enemies:
• Other Relations:
• Physical Description:
>WHAT'S YOUR OCs MARY SUE SCORE?
http://www.springhole.net/writing/marysue.htm
Write and share stories about each others' characters (use a pastebin for works that would take up multiple posts). Draw and share pictures of each others' characters (please link offsite in the event of NSFW work).
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 can't draw, write something for someone and vice versa.
>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.
>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: Does your character enjoy literature? What kind if so?
Posting in new thread.
>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
A animated foot stool with the personality of a terrier and a clumsy broomstick.
>Physical Description
Luvos is a young looking man 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.
>>47897563
>No thread title
That Rashad piece came out fantastic in the end. It's a nice simple clean cut art style that makes for really nice reference pages.
>Does your character enjoy literature? What kind if so?
Thug doesn't read much if at all. He only knows a handful of written words. Vadania on the other hand would be quite well read and most likely reads tales about mysterious legends.
>>47897563
Luvos adores literature, he lives in a massive library after all. His favorite sort of writing is non fiction and records of natural history.
>>47897563
What's the most RIP AND TEAR character that's ever been posted in one of these threads?
>>47898398
This guy lives to rip and tear.
Posting Cata again because it's been a while.
• Name: Cata Fractele
• Role(s): Paladin, Skirmisher, Lawyer
• Goals: Uphold the law in a way that's fair and good, travel and see the world
• Traits: Noble background, intelligent, tomboyish, very self-motivated
• Flaws: brash, refuses help from others
• Allies: Most fellow paladins or servants of her god, Abadar.
• Enemies: Anyone that would abuse the law, anyone evil. Has a grudge against half-orcs.
• Physical Description: A brown-skinned half-elf wearing brassy/gold scale armor. Athletic build, just a little short. In her early forties, but looks younger because half-elf. Is missing her right arm.
>>47898330
Damn it, i knew i forgot something. Thanks!
• Name: Wellyn Elias Ashlt
• Role(s): Caster, Support, Investigator, Alchemist
• Goals: Currently attempting to gain knowledge and understanding of the magical forces at work around the world he resides in.
• Traits: The world is too much with him, he thinks he is a little smarter than everyone else, he is deeply suspicious of joy, he sees sincerity as a weapon that can be used against him, and he conceals his emotional needs.
• Flaws: Poor attitude, a lack of formal training in magic, and a deep mistrust of others are the main plauges of Wellyn's life.
• Allies: His familiar Bough, a Crocguana.
• Enemies: N/A
• Other Relations: None thus far.
• Physical Description: Short, unruly rusty brown hair, atop a head that fits a narrow often frowning face and grey eyes that dart around like flies. His body is neither muscular nor, weak and carries with it the frame of a swimmer. His face contains several deep scars of past troubles, and his gaunt fingers are attached to callused burned hands.
>>47899797
Completely forgot my picture.
>Name:
Kaiger Stancaster
>• Role(s):
Barbarian, keeps the party in line and hits things really hard, and Lord of the Orcish Clans
>• Goals:
Prove to his clan and human family he isn't worthless, find something that he can beat his sister in and become a hero in a bard story
>• Traits:
He's short tempered,gung-ho and egotistical but he tries to maintain some sense of honor. Also major mama's boy
>• Flaws:
He's gullible if there's a chance of battle/murder he's usually all for it. His short temper has lead to him brutalizing party members.
>• Allies:
The Dragon Bard; Marijuano Blaze, the Dank Elf of Prophecy; the Bonecrusher Clan; and a dwarven city state
>• Enemies:
Cult of Talona, Demorgorgon,Pelor,Pelor's angels and a handful of a human nobles
>• Other Relations:
Agatha,his twin sister who succeeds at everything she tries and Ganar his older flamboyant brother
>• Physical Description:
Kaiger stands at 5'11 with an athletic build. He has short black hair and green eyes with a manly stubble. 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 killing). 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
>Does your character enjoy literature? What kind if so?
Well Kaiger's new at reading in Common so he's probably not capable of reading King Leer or Heart of Darkness if he wanted to but he does he like stories. He loves nothing more than hearing stories that follow the typical Hero's Journey.
>>47899981
I'm not sure if those are pecks or breasts.
>>47899981
He looks like a rip-off of Knuckles the Echidna, but in human form
>>47900323
Pretty sure the character is literally traced over the most recent design of Knuckles.
![SBK_SirGawain[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/HGvtGFO.jpg "SBK_SirGawain[1].png")
>>47900323
That's the point.
>>47900427
You're not wrong.
>>47897563
Campaign update for Charlotte du Beauchamp.
After having set out on a merchant ship to travel to where she knew Julia's unit to have been deployed, somewhere along the way the vessel was set upon by slavers looking for fresh cargo.
The ship was overrun, and she was talen in with a number of others to be sold off into servitude. Some time later (her memory is fuzzy on these details) the ship wrecked on it's approach to one of the dockside warehouses, and she escaped along with others into the desert they now found themselves in. With her in this predicament was a very kind-hearted woman who called herself Marie, a mage who dealt with some of the darker sides of magic in an attempt to gather information. She and Charlotte became fast friends.
Shortly after, a man who identified himself as Ul'gin discovered them, and without food or shelter they took his offer for assistance. Ul'gin was a ranking lieutenant in the local Thieves' Guild, the "Allas", and his sister had been captured by these traffickers. So collectively the group decided to attempt to cripple the smuggling ring as best they could. Charlotte hoped for more answers as to where she was and, more importantly, Jules.
>>47900597
nice rathalos armor, sonic
>>47900732
Ul'gin fed and sheltered the party, and told them that in the early morning he would teach them to hunt as the Allas do, with desert birds known as 'nasur'. When they met to set out, Charlotte was given one named A'geer to work with. The hunt was a success, with Marie and Charlotte showing such an aptitude for working with nasur, that Ul'gin offered that they keep the birds, as his thanks for agreeing to help free his sister.
Planning began that night, they would raid the very warehouse that jad been their ultimate destination, had the ship not crashed before reaching it. They loaded up a small ship and intended to sail into the loading bay while half the party went around to disarm the alarms and subdue the guards.
The plan went off mostly without a hitch, but when they finished the fighting in the warehouse, all they could find were manifests and documents that pointed them to the next goal. The slavers had moved locations after the shipwreck, and the party was now hot on their trail.
>>47897563
Char likes to read stories about legendary heroes and knights.
What does your OC look for in a friend? Who does s/he consider his/her best friend? Which OC in this thread is s/he most likely to befriend?
>>47901546
Well, Charlotte and Marie make a good pair because they balance each other out. Marie keeps Char from being too uptight and straight arrow, and Charlotte ensures that the dead stay dead, curbing Marie'd voodoo addiction a bit. They are both fun-loving adventure seeking types that are just enjoying the ride.
>>47901546
>Who does s/he consider his/her best friend? Which OC in this thread is s/he most likely to befriend?
Luvos looks for someone that stays true to themselves and isn't just the puppet of some greater movement, organization, or will. He doesn't have any close friends right now though and most OCs would probably kill him for xp if they ever met him.
>>47897563
rune
source of entertainment
unravel the mysteries of the arcane
observant / keen minded
doesn't care to learn spells
anyone who crosses his path and gets lucky (most of the group)
anyone who trys to stop him from his quest of learning magic(op bull shit) (DM)
is willing to use magic to kill / intimidate but that takes him away from his studies
average human, mages robes have turned into rags due to lack of maintenance, patch work spell book of any peace of paper he could get his hands on at the time sowed to any random page in any random place.
>the night was young but the poor man continued to work, scribbling notes and on rare occasions there were flashes of light as the mage worked tirelessly to try to unravel the mysteries of the arcane. no amount of gold could take him away form this task. unlike other mages who only wished to memories a few spells this mage was a true scolor who didn't care for petty tricks. he was more interested in learning to bending reality for its own sake.
he prity much refused to learn spells clamming that it took him away from studying more important matters. eventually the dm decided that we were fighting a demon who was powerful enough to bend reality and i bent it back because it interfered with my studies. dm let me do it then got really pissed that i did. he thought that we were going to go fight him anyway but instead we just kinda left him there and we never did the ark the dm had been planing for 3 months
>>47903306
I took Sanity loss from reading this post.
>>47901546
Kaiger looks for loyalty and honesty in a friend. The Bard is Kaiger's best friend because while he may lie to him for his own amusement but at the end of the day he knows the Bard has his back. He's the party member that doesn't try to steal, he's the party member that helps Kaiger formulate plans, and they've travelled together for so long he views him like an annoying brother.
For OCs in this thread I don't think any of them would get along with Kaiger too well. I can see him trying to get along with Cata or Charlotte but his blunt personality and orcish nature would probably be off putting to them.
>>47898711
Shame you can't post her best picture here.
>>47903698
You can always link it.
Posting in the New Thread!
>Name
Joshua Troy, Shadow Name: Ajax
>Roles
Socialite, Witch
>Goals
Figuring out the mystery that tied all his allies together whilst still enjoying human life.
>Traits
Protective, Charismatic, Proud
>Flaws
Can get egocentric, lech, doesn't know when to shut up, occasionally manipulating.
>Allies
His best friend Quintarius, a sin-eater, his girlfriend Samantha, werewolf FBI agent Burke, and the residents of his condominium. Oh yeah, and his bar's owner, Lucifer.
>Enemies
His father, a demon named Sin.
>Other Relations
His younger sister who he raised, and his mother who's gone missing.
>Physical Description
Image related.
>Does your character enjoy literature?
He's been getting a lot more into it lately. He's really into SciFi and mystery novels.
Also he has a fantasy clone design wise apparently! >>47899813
>>47903698
???
>>47903856
That isn't the best one. The best one involves sushi.
>>47903713
>>47903856saltdelete.tumblr.com
>>47903914
L-lewd.
>>47903914
My only criticism is why doesn't that artist have more.
>>47903995
She does, melodire.tumblr.com has a lot of great stuff.
Let's go for it.
• Name:
Irya Sheen
• Role(s):
Witch, Planar Cartographer, Magical Shopkeep
• 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 and a worshipper of a strange, birdlike god. 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.
>>47901546
>What does your OC look for in a friend? Who does s/he consider his/her best friend? Which OC in this thread is s/he most likely to befriend?
Irya looks for someone sharp, either easy/hard to push around, and otherwise some manner of curiosity. With her travels, she can't much call a best friend of them, but... she'd probably try to bro it up with Luvos and, failing that, likely become a rival.
• Name: Ironbeard
• Role(s): Tank, partially literally.
• Goals: Currently, Catch Bobba "Golden Boy" Fett [That's my gm's reference.]
• Traits: STRONK AS FUCK, ROBO PIRATE. Confident and vengeful
• Flaws: Vengeful again as well as impulsive
• Allies: Currently none. But since he's an ttrpg character, hopefully the party.
• Enemies: Literally entire systems, mostly bounty hunters, especially Bobba Fett.
• Other Relations: None, as basically full robot he doesn't need much.
• Physical Description: Fuckhuge square with smaller rectangles attached to it. Almost always bigger than anyone in the room [He's 3.5 m. tall, or 11'5 feet.]. His left lower arm is perpetually turned into a cannon while his right arm can switch between an arm with a grappling hook with chain for rope and a grand daiklave.
For Dungeons the Dragoning
>>47897563
Name: Paar'tol, the Elderplague
Role: Ward against spirits, black magic, and all forms of supernatural predators.
Goals: Use his education of the inner workings of the sides of Light and Dark as a benefit to mankind, casting out those who would victimize innocent lives.
Traits: Has a mentor-like mindset, loves a listening ear and to teach others ways to protect themselves through clever application of charms, trinkets, and rituals.
Flaws: When encountering an adversary he's unfamiliar with, Paar'tol is on edge to a fault, often becoming blocked mentally as he tries to formulate a plan of action. This can slow down his reflexes and clog his mind.
Enemies: Hidden witch covens pepper the lands Paar'tol resides in, and it's his duty to flush them out into the light.
He got his name of "Elderplague" after aiding a local mercenary band ONCE, that had been hired to clear out a coven preying on a small farmtown and Paar'tol helped see them to victory.He didn't do anything to 'earn' the nickname, it was just something this contractor group did for fun apparently, and it stuck. I mean, they gave the other guy the name Wardbreaker, which Paar'tol is pretty jealous of.
He got married recently, so there's that.
• Name: Teagan Murkwater
• Role(s): Street Hustler, Smooth Talker, Ambusher, All-Around Cheeky Shit
• Goals: Formerly get paid and enjoy life. Now she's looking into pre-apocalyptic history
• Traits: Cocky, lucky, street smart.
• Flaws: Snarky, somewhat cowardly, dishonest
• Allies: Currently none as the party separated after their last adventure
• Enemies: A noble house in her home country, anyone she's ever fleeced who figured it out. Possibly a surly Dwarven cartagropher
• Other Relations: Mother and sister
• Physical Description: Standing around average height and possessing a runner's build, appears to be in her early 20s for a half-elf, dresses in foppish and guady attire and wears her hair in an artfully tussled mess of sandy blond locks.
•Development Question: Teagan isn't much for reading, but she'll soon spend a good deal of time pouring over historical accounts and old tomes.
>>47904836
I like her.
>>47904949
Thanks, anon. She was made for a mini campaign so I'm not sure if she'll see play again. Currently the GM and I worked up where she's headed in the setting just in case I need a backup character for the main campaign.I do hope to play her again and probably the reason I'll stop doing one shots and mini campaigns. I don't like getting attached to characters and then shelving them.
>>47905001
I know that feeling all too well anon
>>47904836
Would play with.
>>47904046
Would play with.
>>47904044
Interested..? Not sure yet.
>>47905011
I imagine most of us do. At least I got to actually play the character.
>>47905030
Good to know you like my cheeky shit.
posting the backstory I came up with for my 40k inqusitor
>Name
Stella Osbourne
>Role
Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor
>Goals
Find and slay heretics in the name of the emperor
>Traits
Psyker. Plans carefully before acting, so that when the time comes to act she can do so without hesitation.
>Flaws
Psyker. Doesn't do as well without a plan.
>Allies
A few regional lords.
A chapter of ultramarine successors, though they would expect a favor for a favor
Some other inquisitors she can call upon for help
>Enemies
Heretics
People who distrust psykers (other inquisitors...)
>Other relations
contacts within the Astra Telepathica
contacts on a few different worlds she uses to gather information
the crew of her ship
her warband of henchmen
>Physical description
brown eyes, brown hair, about 5'7". Wears a robe into battle under her carapace armor, and has a long coat over that. Uses a force spear (counts as force sword). Was converted from the plastic farseer model. Was going to give he a sword, but the grey knight swords to scale are seven feet long and look ridiculous.
>Sue score
Pretty sure non-rpg 40k characters are considered fanfiction, which that calculator is not kind to.33
>very short piece about her experience as an acolyte
http://pastebin.com/RMgTwxu1
>development question
She will read anything non-heretical in order to block out the echoes of the warp during space travel. Also do crosswords and commit sudoku. There are still crosswords in the 41st millennium right?
all this to give some personality to a 60 point model...
>>47904044
Luvos and Irya would totally nerd out together would be hype. Those robes are sick by the way.
>>47904588
>married
oh? do tell.
>>47905030
Many thanks m8.
>>47905803
Yeah, his character got married to my IRL wife's character in-game. It was a pretty cool ceremony, in which Paar'tol used a number of hunter tricks to ensure she was not an undead/witch/werewolf/vamp/etc.
He thought she didn't know, but she did, and said "I do" anyway.
>>47905288
She reminds me of a guard psyker I played a while back. Particulary of the scene where he chased his fellow soldiers around the trench yelling "FEAR NOT THE PYSKER YOU MEWLING HAMSTER MOLESTERS, SAYS SO RIGHT HERE!" at them and waving a copy of the Imperial Creed. The trench weeping blood and the fear power being both very active and mildly out of control didn't help all that much, but it's the thought that counts.
Sup thread, looking for some help?
I made a character art request here
>>47893807
>>47893807
And I'm wondering if you guys can help me flesh the character out more? I wanna base him off the musician in the pic (the whole party is doing this as a theme, nobody is allowed to know who the others are until the game starts).
If you don't recognize him he is Serj Tankian from System of a Down. He'd have heavy anti-authoritarian views but not be a violent protester, and wants to protect the earth from destruction.
I'm thinking druid + bard?
The other hard part for me is determining how to make him mesh with an adventuring group without dragging them down or being a stick in the mud. Help?
>>47907561
Any ideas?
>Name:
Sigmund Caine
>Role(s):
Tracker, damage dealer, party dad
>Goals:
To reunite with his daughter, rescue his beleaguered wood-wife, and cut down the ones who had done his family wrong.
>Traits:
Wise and strong, Sigmund's wide knowledge on nature and the things that live in it has kept the party fed and focused throughout much of the adventure. More importantly, Sigmund's will in regards to his family has been proven to be the real steel; of all the Will checks we had to make over the campaign, he only failed one.
>Flaws:
Woefully unprepared for anything related to high society or urban living. Much of our adventures in the capital of Durengrad were him bumbling through crowds and complaining about the sheer lack of tracks.
>Allies:
The Dusk Hunters, a motley collection of monster hunters stationed out of Durengrad
>Enemies:
The Arcane Inquisition, led by Helena and Arasandra the Black, a witch of terrible power allied to the Great Wyrm named Nagaroth the Red.
>Other Relations:
Adelina, his missing Changeling Daughter and his wood-wife Aomeda 'The Green Lady" Greenleaf, an ancient Hamadryad that had presided over the continent since time immemorial.
>Physical Description:
a burly bearded man at 5'11 with fern-green eyes and hair the color of mud, when cleaned up Sigmund has been regarded as something of a hunk, with expressive eyes and a solid jawline.
>>47907561
It's hard to tell how'd he mesh without hearing some of the other player archetypes.
General druid advice is to have your character look at the greater good-don't take a hard line unless it directly conflicts with your core character concept. Don't have your character go chaining himself to trees or refusing to work for civilization-maybe have him think civilization has it's place as part of sentient species' natural cycle, his job is to maintain balance between the nature of civilization and the nature of wilderness.
Your character is also an entertainer, and based off a pretty funny one at that. Even if he doesn't agree with the rest of the party, he should be in tune with what they're feeling and should use his music to lift spirits/poke fun as necessary.
>>47908729
That's really helpful thank you anon.
>>47908729
I've never thought of system of a down as pretty funny what makes you say that? Other than that I agree with your advice don't be a hippie just be mellow
>>47909460
It's a sardonic sense of humor but it's there. "Steal this Album" during the collapse of the CD, a lot of the songs on Mezmerize, etc.
I also got a sense that they've always had fun doing what they do. Even when making a political point or angsting, they didn't seem to take themselves too seriously and kept things pretty uptempo, something I've grown to appreciate.
>>47909798
No I can see what you mean by that. Shame they don't put out new music.
>Name:
Thug (The Orc)
>Role(s):
Hammer Application System, Crafter, Sack of Hit Points. Muscle.
>Goals:
Travel and adventure. Smell all the good smells. Be free.
>Traits:
Thug loves freedom and adventure. he enjoys the open road and what it may hold. He rarely stays in one place long though he does own a small cottage and a smithy on the edge of a small town surrounded by fields of flowers. He's not very smart but he has a worldly sort of wisdom as he's seen the best and worst of people in his travels. In battle he is a precise and careful foe who measures his enemies before striking them down with hammerblows. Apprenticed under an elderly man just after earning his freedom and learned much about smithery. He cares a great deal for "little humans" as he refers to them and will often times rise to great acts of bravery (or violence) in their defense.
>Flaws:
Short for an Orc. Has average Orc intelligence, which is to say low. Can only read a handful of important words. Cannot write at all.
>Allies:
Smash, Brute, and Honor. Whatever adventuring party he manages to join next.
>Enemies:
Kenders, Sneaky-Sneakers, and some Finger Wigglers. An Orc Tribe. Metal gobblers. Nobles often times.
>Other Relations:
No family.
>Physical Description:
5'5" of muscle. Dark green skin. A bit hunched (which attributes to his height). Scarred heavily from years of pit fighting. Bald. Never seen without his twin warhammers.
• 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
Poor Korr. She started off as a rum fueled bet that you could make a legitimate catgirl character and became one of my all time favorites to play.
I could use some help with how to take her character. The Empire was her life and a good deal of her identity, and the Remnant faction she backed recently folded, leaving her and the party twisting in the wind save for the warlord who's strong enough to maintain independence in an out of the way system but not much else. Collapsing into depressed indifference is not fun to play and angry denial is already pretty close to how she's reacted to the post-Endor galaxy. Aside from a new sense of determination or anxious frustration, any suggestions on how to handle this?
>>47897563
Someone might've said this in a previous thread, but that "litmus test" doesn't do a very good job being a litmus test. A litmus test is supposed to be quick and simple. The paper changed color? It's an acid.
>>47910626
It's also just for fun and people need to stop taking it as scripture.
>>47900732
>>47900819
I didn't expect to hear the story go that way at all but that sounds rad, never played a desert type campaign before.
>>47897563
Speaking of desert games, this art is freaking brilliant. Who drew it?
>>47910603
>I could use some help with how to take her character. The Empire was her life and a good deal of her identity, and the Remnant faction she backed recently folded, leaving her and the party twisting in the wind save for the warlord who's strong enough to maintain independence in an out of the way system but not much else. Collapsing into depressed indifference is not fun to play and angry denial is already pretty close to how she's reacted to the post-Endor galaxy. Aside from a new sense of determination or anxious frustration, any suggestions on how to handle this?
Aren't there like, a hundred Remnants? If one falls, she just finds another.
Or, better yet, she tries to rekindle the Remnant faction with herself as the head, or at the very least picking out a suitable leader.
>>47910695
Not all remnants are created equal, and both the GM and character have been using comparisons to other Imperial factions to keep the party from being outright bad guys, "But not muh Remnant," etc. She's also pissed a couple of the major ones off.
Definitely going to try to rekindle the old faction and enlist the allied warlord's help.
>>47910787
If you were looking for changes to behavior and personality, it sounds like is she'd just get under an extreme amount of stress at all the new work she has to do *simply to get back to where she was.*
Extreme stress + angry denial = a very, very upset cat. The kind of cat that will go scorched earth if it means making her job easier. That is how I'd start playing the character now; she's gone from aggressive and cunning to aggressive and brutal. The ship's been taking on water for a while now, but now that it's actually around her waist she's willing to do *anything* to get it back to her ankles, even if that means "lightening the load."
>A challenger appears..!
Name: "Red" Callahan
Role(s): Arcane dabbler, combat focused Warlock who had beseeched an Elder Thing to bestow him power on the eve of an ill-fated siege. He doesn't yet know what he paid for the gifts...
Goals: Break the bond forged between him and this cosmic horror, and find a way to stop the hallucinations.
Traits: Analytical, intelligent, and he has a good sword-arm. Doesn't mind hanging around pretty much anybody, assuming they aren't trying to "get" him.
Flaws: suffers major stress disorders from the raid that lost him so many men and through a chain of events caused the eventual capture of his capital.
Enemies: The Otherwordly One that he leeches power from, he hopes not to understand it, but to remove himself from it.
I was shooting for like a medieval themed HPL protag, any tips on how to better hit that mark without being too heavy handed with it? I feel like I came too close to hitting it a bit on the nose.
>>47910854
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
>>47910965
How does he handle stress and his situation? Sarcasm and a surface lightheartedness or lugubrious angst? Avoid purple prosing his problems aloud and you'll get a long way from HPL stereotypes and adding your own spin on things.
HPL protagonists also typically have a single-mindedness that drives them towards their inevitable doom and pushes everyone else away from them. How are you going to/already balancing your character's obsession with the party?
>>47911103
Depends on the stress, I guess. Combat stress he might start to experience a wild sort of recklessness, nothing too crazy like attacking friendlies, but maybe wild-eyed and jerky movement patterns?
As for balancing the inner-party problems, they know about his issues, having been former soldiers under his command, and they've agreed to help him in his pursuit to cleanse his spirit.
>>47910603
>>47911381
Aww
>>47911189
It sounds like he has enough charisma and works with people enough to escape being too much like any HPL protagonist.
>>47911394
Being cat is suffering.
But sometimes, cat needs a cuddle.
>>47911381
Dawwwww!
>>47911427
Alright cool, I was probably just psyching myself out. Hopefully he'll be fun to play, I don't want to run the whole "somber asshole who broods all the time" but I did want the cosmic terror aspect of the character intact.
>>47910603
It's really cool to see artists that throw up a couple of varied expressions on their pieces, I like that a lot.
>>47911521
Just remember your guy commanded enough respect to lead soldiers and has enough optimism to look for a cure. He's not going to be too brooding, in public anyway. Sounds like a fun character to play.
>>47904588
>>47910965
I want these two in a party
>>47910603
>catgirl
>clearly an elf
As for everything else, get a goal. Rebuild something or tear it down, that's always good for drama.
>>47911883
Her goal has always been to rebuild the empire, the anon is saying all her hard work has been for naught as the local Remnant collapsed.
It's a game of ladders; Korr has been working her ass off to go up the rungs, but despite all her efforts she has actually *gone down* a few steps. The catgirl that wanted to go from Remnant to Empire now has to go from Nothing to Remnant.
If she was around to see the pre-Endor Empire, that would be enough to make her say "fuck it" and go full insurgent; now, instead of kindly asking for a thing, she's going to get her blaster out and demand it.
Rage. The word I'm looking for is rage. Rage at those who destroyed her government. Rage at being on what is clearly becoming the "wrong side of history." Rage at a universe that doesn't give a shit about all her hopes and efforts. Girl should have enough emotion to power the Emperor Reborn right about now.
>>47904836
OC's poster here, looking at this character I'm trying to think of ways I could improve her and how the experience of the finale session might have changed her. Any advice on the former and if folks are interested I can give a uicj summary of the latter and maybe get advice on that?
>>47905030
Mostly (in games I DM) she appears as a recurring shopkeep bro who will also reward the players for neat character stories/RP.
>>47905713
I can imagine it: Nerding out, robe fashion comparing, and bitching about shittier planes.
>>47897563
>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 being.
>Flaws:
His time with the cult left him Emotionally Stunted, and unable to develop anything more then basic social skills.
>Allies:
He counts his very large adventuring party as close allies, 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
>Does your character enjoy literature? What kind if so?
Zaniel if given the chance would rather read a book then talk to his own party members. He is quite fond of book having to do with family struggles that have happy endings.
>>47913935
What's the most overrated plane you think?
>>47914164
Fuck off already.
>>47914223
Anything akin to a celestial plane is usually boring, and getting anything useful is like trying to pluck all the feathers off of an archon's wing.
Better than the primitive ones, though, who might try to turn mages to tinder and fail every time.
>>47914375
All the heavens are such a drag, too based on the whimsy of a single powerful outsider rather than a natural formed world. Primitive worlds can be good for weird resources and spell components sometimes.
>>47911381
what is that face? is she taking a shit?
>>47914164
>>47914515
Try harder.
>>47914466
Especially familiars who might grow/shed said ingredients on the fly.
At least some of the ones further ahead are an absolute treasure trove when they aren't locked behind certifications and IDs... And the automatons are ever more present and intriguing.
>>47914645
that's better than the PF iconic who has a crossbow sticking out of his butt for some reason
>>47914555
>scat is your magical realm
disgusting
>>47910660
This
>>47914645
Once again the unthinking hands of bureaucracy spoil all the fun. Back channels are better for that sort of thing.
I volunteered to post some provoking questions, so that's what I'm doing.
>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams, telling them dark prophesy that has yet to come to fruition, how do they react? Who's speaking to them?
>It's love at first sight! Or rather, a smittance. Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
>Ooh, that no good, how dare they! Is it hatred? No, not quite. Who's your character most envious of? Better looking? Better fighter? Smarter? what is it?
>They get to change something about themselves, what do they change? Why do they change it? Do you think they'd regret it?
>>47915454
Luvos would...
>Wake up and spend a few hours cleansing his bedroom and making sure there aren't any straggling devils up to mischief in his dreams.
>Not be aware enough of his surroundings to become smitten with someone.
>Be most jealous of someone smarter than him or more respected than him.
>Get rid of all his pent up rage so he could focus on writing his books more. He'd probably regret the next time he wanted crank up the theatrics and villainous monologues but couldn't muster the anger necessary to get the perfect amount of bitterness.
>>47911883
Cathar...have been portrayed as everything from catgirls to elves. See pic related from pre-Bioware.
>>47912046
This I like.
>>47915454
>>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams, telling them dark prophesy that has yet to come to fruition, how do they react? Who's speaking to them?
Well Kaiger's already cursed,he's trying to murder a god and he has another one that's light weight pissed off on him. He'd probably take whatever this Dark Prophecy to heart and share it to the party. Then only listen the Bard and the paladin's advice on how to handle the situation.
>>It's love at first sight! Or rather, a smittance. Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
Someone who's aroused by green men covered in blood and sweat. So probably some orc girl that didn't even notice him when he was child would his D now.
>>Ooh, that no good, how dare they! Is it hatred? No, not quite. Who's your character most envious of? Better looking? Better fighter? Smarter? what is it?
Kaiger's envious of a lot of people. He's envious of the Bard's intelligence,he's envious of his sister's skill and the praise she gets for it, and he's envious that Marijuano Blaze can sleep with any woman he damn well pleases.
>>They get to change something about themselves, what do they change? Why do they change it? Do you think they'd regret it?
He'd probably change himself to be more human. He has his orc pride but he always feels like he's look down upon because of his heritage. He's far more fascinated to the human world and would love to truly experience it but he'd probably regret it in the end. While he prefers human stories and their people for the most part what he really wants is to somehow bring both together.
>>47914880
Where I'm from, forces of technological bureaucracy tried to remove magic from the realm without 'licenses' or other things, trying to turn it to a common thing for even the unstudied with their technology.
I certainly keep to sticking around the dark now.
>>47915454
>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams, telling them dark prophesy that has yet to come to fruition, how do they react? Who's speaking to them?
Most likely, the being in the dream would be her adoptive daughter of before she began planar travel - and the omen would shake her a bit, especially with how she's seen people who resemble her in various other planes.
>It's love at first sight! Or rather, a smittance. Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
Since the fling with a particular changeling, ponytails visually catch her eye on someone who looks distinctly (and uniquely) intelligent/strange. Though, it's hard to tell if she's smitten or just finds them curious enough to want to dissect them...
Also, scars are hella charming.
>Ooh, that no good, how dare they! Is it hatred? No, not quite. Who's your character most envious of? Better looking? Better fighter? Smarter? what is it?
It's not exactly full envy, but she is jealous of close families and the like due to her troubled parentage (a couple of criminals) - though she wouldn't tell anyone about it. At least she can act as a better parent for the kids she finds on her travels, she thinks snidely.
>They get to change something about themselves, what do they change? Why do they change it? Do you think they'd regret it?
She would likely try to chill her rather blatant obsession with pulling curious things (living, nonliving, plumbing) apart to find out how they work to less crazy levels.That or increase her bust size.
>>47916045
Where you're from sounds like a nightmare I had once, should come to this corner of the plancescape only regulation here are angels and the occasional mage college trying to keep tabs on their students. Also nothing wrong with wanting to dissect curiosities.
>>47910965
Sounds like a character I played a long while back, Aldo. A war hero, but in reality, committed genocide on unarmed civilians in a lizard folk town - think US Cavalry riding into a native village. The regret and painful memories of it caused him to desert his post. As a roaming sellsword, if confronted with his past, he often becomes rash and violent, but never against the unarmed for fear of retracing his past.
tl;dr ptsd warrior is a fun archtype to play!
>>47897563
>Brother Matthias Oun
>pseudo-animist cleric/shaman
>save as many forgotten spirits and tutelary gods as possible. stop my warlock cousin and his undead marauding boss. finish my pilgrimage.
>humble. worried. as moral as possible. enjoys carving. peaches are his favorite fruit. prayers work most of the time (cause he is the only one who prays to his gods). Can see spirits, like gods or ghosts or fairies. Really helpful when we're lost, cause he can talk with dryads and nature spirits. enjoys being alone.
>guilt-ridden (considers every bad thing done by one specific party member his fault). mendicant. what little he gains is offered to the gods. too trusting (got poisoned by the herbalist. she was a witch). does not hesitate to give blood to random spirits. has a hard time differentiating between spirits and gods and monsters. sometimes overcome with fervor, begins worshiping random crap. his gods have really weird rituals.
>allies: 4 different small gods and a demigod. a party he tries to keep away from the side of evil. an island monastary. his family.
>enemies: sorta dislikes the big gods like pelor and whatnot, cause they are the evil megacorp to his small business. his cousin (my prev. character, the warlock mentioned in goals) who's dad ran away from the large family to the mainland. ATM a witch.
>others: his favorite peach seller, who he prays for in exchange for peaches. The Grass King, a blind seer whose weirdo spirits will probably end the world; I think he's crazy, though. a soon to be met forest god. the duke, whose employment keeps him from completing his pilgrimage.
>>47915454
>>47919949
>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams, telling them dark prophesy that has yet to come to fruition, how do they react? Who's speaking to them?
probably the grass king or his warlock cousin, dark prophecies are kinda their thing. reactions: (GK) Meh, heard it before. (WC) Guys! we should probably speed up the search for the warlock!
>It's love at first sight! Or rather, a smittance. Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
(he may be asexual, I dunno. he is a monk, he could be celibate.) I suppose he would be smitten by a beauty goddess or nymph, but those are too easy. whatever he does fall for, he would be awful at romantic love. giving the object of his affection idols carved in their likeness. food offerings. possible ACTUAL worship. he's never been in love, but I imagine it feels close to how he feels about gods. might confuse the two. probably needs his love deity to teach him.
need to sleep, bye
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>>47914119
>that pic
Reminds me of Soren and Pierce from fire emblem and golden sun respectively..
I'm back for requests.
First come, first serve, but specific requests with details/references will take priority over vague requests to draw Frankie and Isara cooking.
>>47923792
Wanna draw >>47910965 using eldritch magic of some kind? Maybe summoning a burst of battering tentacles from the ground or something similar?
>>47924062
Sorry thought I was in the drawthread. Deleting, trying again, then seppuku of shame.
>>47923876
when he speaks, do you imagine him in any particular accent or does he speak with distinct dialect? No fine, I just want to know if there is one.
>>47919949
this sounds really cool. would you mind talking about your game's world more? between your character and his relationships i'm getting a very strong Princess Mononoke vibe, and I mean that in the most positive sense.
>>47924432
Like a gruffy version of Robert Downey Jr.
Interesting question, why?
>>47925108
Dohohoho.
>>47925108
Haha thanks anon that's awesome. Thank you!
>>47925218
I'm glad you like it.
I'm going to do lunch, but if anyone else has requests I'll do at least one more after.
>>47925337
>>47914375
>>47914466
These two looking into a planar gate with one having an expression of disgust and the other extreme excitement.
Doesn't matter to me which one has which expression.
>>47925337
Are you looking for humorous or serious requests?
Use this and inage edit software of choice to make one of your OCs.
Other anons guess which one it is.
>>47925391
yes
I'm prone to inserting jokes, but the more detials that are given the less I tend to stray.
>>47925570
If you want, >>47910603
in any stage of anger, from "anta baka" to full on wrath, directed at a flustered looking TIE pilot.
Thanks if you do, thanks for considering if you don't.
I pushed a button and my pencil tool turned into a pen tool and I can't find how to change it back...
>>47926615
-AND THAT JUST DELETED THE CANVAS
![Dean_ThinkWalkAway_zpse737fb38[1].gif~c200.gif](https://i.imgur.com/K0UIvLU.gif "Dean_ThinkWalkAway_zpse737fb38[1].gif~c200.gif")
>>47926690
Opening SAI back up reset the tools so I got the pencil back.
...15min break
>>47926615
>>47926690
>>47926725
I believe in you anon.
>>47926615
>>47926725
God speed, anon.
>>47926725
You can do it
>>47926725
Did you forget to save every 10mins?
>>47925390
does she actually have horns coming out of her jaw, or are those some kind of ornaments?
>>47927592
s-shutup
>>47927777
I don't know, neither are my characters. I was just going off of the bit they have going on.
• Name:
Richter Ambrose
• Role(s):
Paladin, but instead of tanking, calls on agro and focuses on dodging. Relatively squishy, but has some healing magic to make up for it
• Goals:
His god is the god of joy. He just wants everybody to be happy
• Traits:
total bro, cheerful, handyman, performer (singer and guitar player)
• Flaws:
little to no regard for his own safety, comes off strong, kirk syndrome
• Allies:
Other members of his church, random villages he's helped out, random women he's had fun with
• Enemies:
His God's reputation as the patron saint of prostitutes precedes him causing many to be weary of him at first sight, he's shut down his fair share of evil-doers just like any other adventurer
• Other Relations:
Has been with at least one of just about every species, and some less-than-humanoid ones. Never knew his parents (they were probably also members of the same church) but he doesn't let this bother him
• Physical Description:
Essentially pic related, but he's no noble. He wears rather simple clothes under a cloak bearing his symbol of faith and a bracer on each arm for deflecting light blows. The hatchet he uses as his weapon hangs from his belt, the handle of which has been carved with things marking notable events (the date his journey started, for example)
>>47927777
Actual horns. /original chara poster
>>47928468
So a bard paladin? How does the rest is the party react to him?
I've been wanting to design an Elven Ranger, but I've come across a little issue: How on earth does someone make such a cliche concept interesting?
>>47923029
Well that because the pic is Soren.
Though I'm not familiar with Pierce?
>>47928969
If you'll be here tonight when I wake up I'll help you out.
>>47928969
A lot of this will be at coming from the character's personality and why they are a ranger. Some different spins/ideas:
-a disgraced/runaway/wanderlusting high elf that taught themselves how to survive rather than a wild elf in their element
-an earthy personality-not necessarily warm but down to earth and clearly in their element rather than cold, distant, or aloof
-play the concept as straight as possible until it starts tilting one way or another and run with it
A lot of my characters start as basic archetypes with a sliver of a backstory and get fleshed out over the campaign. Stereotypes and cliches aren't necessarily a bad thing as long as you can make it your own.
>>47929212
shit, the picture is still way too large. One more time.
• Name: Agatha Stitcher
• Role(s): Channeler, former exorcist
• Goals: Protect the living from the dead, protect the dead from the living.
• Traits: Due to a mishap involving a cult and her neglectful father during her early childhood, she now empathically senses spirits of the dead that drift between worlds. She once viewed this as a curse but has long since come to view it as a blessing. She doesn't know what she'd do without feeling the presence of spirits. Understandably, her local clergy recognized the potential usefulness of this talent of hers and employed her as an exorcist for some time, providing her with training and a way out of the poverty she was born into. She essentially feels the suffering of spirits of the dead when they are corrupted or bound against their will, and thus has a strong disdain for the practice of necromancy.
• Flaws: Has a tendency to be excessively merciful and forgiving. If she believes someone has been mislead and hasn't been completely corrupted by whatever power they wield, she may try to dissuade them from it rather than taking a combatant approach, even when doing so is clearly a bad idea. She feels pity for creatures she believes to have once been innocent that were warped against their will. She has a soft spot for neglected children in particular.
Additionally, she has been known to occasionally lose her sense of identity when channeling spirits of the dead too deeply or for too long.
• Allies: Although she no longer works for them, she still has some connections in the clergy that once employed her.
• Enemies: Those who would inflict suffering upon the living so as to give rise to wrathful spirits in death, and those who bind and twist disembodied spirits in the space between worlds.
• Other Relations: she also has an amicable relation with a skeletal keeper of a haunted inn, who may know more about her past than he lets on.
• Physical Description: Greyish brown hair, hazel eyes, fair skin, a plain face.
>>47928908
He's pretty bardly, yeah. Only thing keeping him from being one is that he doesn't have any bard skills (inspire etc)
Eyes roll whenever he starts hitting on somebody, but everybody's friends. It doesn't hurt that he's also willing to wingman
Do you think a paladin monk multiclass is at all viable?
>>47929493
If your playing in 3.5 this is the prestige class to make it work. If yourvin pathfinder then speak to your GM about altering it to fit pathfinder rules.
But other then this class I would say no its not generally worth multiclassing between them.
>>47929659
Forgot to post the class
http://alcyius.com/dndtools/classes/argent-fist/index.html
>>47929228
Alright, I'll see if I can think of anything interesting. Thanks for the ideas!
>• Name:
Maellis Daeyarus
>• Role(s):
Ranger, Vagabond, Novice nature mage
>• Goals:
To kill her father, who's misuse of powerful magic turned him into a dangerous abomination.
>• Traits:
Tenacious, cautious, grudge-bearing, respectful and kind (to most). Is unusually fond of heavy drink for an elf. Distrusts mages, especially human ones.
>• Flaws:
Emotional, doesn't think before she speaks, violent, and naive towards human culture. Possesses a grisly scar stretching from the top of her right cheek down to the left side of her chin that her father gave her after he turned into an abomination.
>• Allies:
Her adventuring party, whom she sees as good friends, and all of the natural world (of course).
>• Enemies:
All who wish harm to the natural world, and mages who use magic for selfish purposes.
>• Other Relations:
While her father is a mindless abomination, she still loves him enough to want to put him out of his misery.
>• Physical Description:
Pale, lithe and fit. Her eyes are all black like most elves, and possesses straight, white hair. She possesses a grisly scar stretching from the top of her right cheek down to the left side of her chin, and on her back are a series of ornate tattoos used to identify her as a member of the nobility.
>>47929871
alternative ending
>>47930261
She's seen enough Chinese cartoons to know where this is going!
general question
if there was a comic book made focusing on your character and their adventures. what art style would it be in?
>>47910694
Its copied from a skin for Genji in the game Overwatch. The skin is called Nomad Genji
>>47925390
realized I didn't link to the request
>>47929871
>>47925830
I'll give this one a shot when I get back from dinner.
>>47929871
>>47930261
They're beautiful, 10/10
>>47919949
Agatha sounds like she would befriend this guy, due to their mutual ability to sense the presence of occult spirits (although not exactly the same kinds) and their common trait of kind-naturedness.
>>47929256
It seems like she's grown some as a character already-from viewing her talent as a curse to a gift. Do you have any idea how you want her personality to grow over the campaign?
>>47915454
>Agatha
>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams, telling them dark prophesy that has yet to come to fruition, how do they react? Who's speaking to them?
>Who
Probably the god of death to whom the ritual that nearly claimed her life when she was a child was dedicated. She doesn't trust that god, and certainly isn't happy about their involvement in her life.
>It's love at first sight! Or rather, a smittance. Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
Anyone who could impress her by doing something drastically out of the ordinary without care. She once fell for a former gladiator who did nothing but make dramatic poses on the battlefield,like something right out of Jojoand then agreed to join her side in a battle after she negotiated with him and they mutually agreed that they were only fighting for survival and had no reason to hate eachother.
>Ooh, that's no good, how dare they! Is it hatred? No, not quite. Who's your character most envious of? Better looking? Better fighter? Smarter? what is it?
Agatha isn't the viciously jealous type. Her's is usually a more quiet kind of envy, the kind held in silence from a distance. However, she was once vastly furious with a, and I quote, "demon whore" who was trying to kill the afformentioned posing gladiator to get at her.
(cont.)
>>47931715
(Agatha)
(cont.)
>They get to change something about themselves, what do they change? Why do they change it? Do you think they'd regret it?
Even though she's developed an attachment to the spirits she perceives every day, she sometimes wonders what her life would be like if she had never had this connection bestowed upon her, and if she would be better off. If she lost this connection on the spot, she'd surely be mortified; she would feel deprived, the same way anyone else would if they suddenly went blind. Whether or not she would be happier if she had never attained this sense in the first place is unknown to her, however. If she never had this gift, she would have had a neglectful father and poverty to deal with, instead of unpredictable spirits around her and a strict clerical program. Which of these two burdens she would be less happy to face, she doesn't know, but she is at least content with her life as it is now. She was instructed as a kind of soldier of the faith from a young age, but her free-spirited nature prevented her from working for that group for very long.
>>47931551
The skeletal innkeeper was actually an invention of my DM, and she made several difficult discoveries that she was forced to come to terms with that night.
Many tears were shed.
>>47931751
You mind story timing? Or at least telling a bit about the game? Sounds interesting.
>>47931765
That campaign crashed and burned, as many good stories do, unfortunately, due to real-life issues that prevented the DM from continuing.
I hope to use her again in another campaign some day.
Essentially, in anticipation of a great battle (the one in which she met that Gladiator) the DM created several sidequests that each revealed something about one character's story, and hers was in a haunted inn that the party had to solve the mystery of.
Essentially, the man she thought to be her father actually wasn't, and her real family was killed in a hatecrime due to one of her family members marrying an elf. She put on a dress of one of her ancestors and experienced things that happened in the past.Turns out, the gruff and aloof innkeeper was the lingering spirit of her real father.
>>47931765
Also, I have other drawings of Agatha which I think represent her a little more accurately, but I haven't scanned any of them and I can't into digital art for shit.
>>47931866
Sad that the campaign crashed, but I love it when DMs put time and effort into character backstories in such a way that it advances their plot while continuing the character in a direction the player wants it to go. Did the game last long enough after that for the revelation to have any impact on things?
>>47932032
I mean, her adoptive father went missing when the demons arrived and the world went to shit, but I never got to find out what actually happened to him
>>47898398
I've got one for you, Mary sue as a motherfucker but I only did it to protect my party from insta TPK with how much shit we get into.
>Name
Doesn't have one, I wasn't that attached to him so I didn't name him.
>Role(s)
Tank, damage, berserker, intimidation tool, door maker, can opener, courier, etc etc.
>Goals
Wants to learn how to cook, wants to eat one of every creature in existence.
>Traits
Doesn't talk much, loyal, has a thing for axes of any kind.
>Flaws
Doesn't bathe often, cannibalistic, superstitious to name a few I recall easily.
>Allies
His party, his clan, an elf prince, wandering elf wizard, an officer in a trading fleet, a powerful human wizard, and some others I don't remember.
>Enemies
An invading empire, a drow high priestess he maimed, a drow clan he maimed a high priestess of, a Norse clan, several innkeepers, a goblin clan, a very angry dryad whose tree he pissed on, and lastly of the enemies of note, a mid level demon he squirted holy water onto.
>Other relations
A local fight club in a city owes him quite a bit, the crew of the boat he worked on will buy a drink for him whenever he's in town, he is a member of an order of knights he's never heard of or met, and several Norse clans treat him as an honorable warrior which has many benefits.
>Physical description
8ft tall, about 300lbs, long shaggy hair, covered in scars which he keeps covered in bodypaint to avoid scaring a city guard into attacking him, blue eyes, blonde hair when it's clean, shaggy beard, ugly as hell to humans and looks like Adonis to trolls.
Despite how much I powergamed him and minmaxed him at creation I try to play him as a quiet bystander unless my party needs help doing something, mainly because I've played games where I was overshadowed by a party member and it sucks, I try to avoid Mary sue crap, he is a cannibalistic berserker with a penchant for biting and gouging flesh, the one time I got him drawn makes him look like a Greek god.
Scored 12 on the test.
>>47925830
How tall is she? Going by the image posted here:
>>47910603
I'd guess between 6' ~ 6'3"
>>47932267
I'd say just about 6'-0."
Swear to god if you fagoos don't stop giving your waifus the braided laurels...
>>47932410
>>47925830
I noticed a little while ago that my pen settings have gone sideways; perhaps from that random pen incident, so I'm going to stop early tonight. See if I can't figure out how to undo whatever I... undid? I guess there were settings so I need to redo,not undo...
>>47933899
Hahaha. Thanks even if you don't continue, though I'd love to see what you consider finished. That's great.
I made this guy a while back for a thing here on /tg/ for a boxing league in a d&d setting. Never got to use him much, which is a shame because I really like him. I'm considering reworking his to use in a Jojo game I might have coming up.
>Name: King "The Undefeated"
>Race: Human
>Weight class: Medium (barely)
>Fluff: Born an only son and heir to the throne of the kingdom of Dirk, his father was a terrible king hated by his people. At the age of 4 the crown was usurped and his father was overthrown, much to the joy of the people of the kingdom. He was placed in an orphanage, but the people's hateful stigma of his father's bloodline followed him everywhere. Several of the other orphans would give him daily beating with the adults doing nothing to stop them. When he was 15 he discovered his psionic power and after learning to control it, left the orphanage (With most of its tenants and employees black and bruised. He left Dirk and moved to a nearby kingdom where he lived as a beggar for several years. Growing up in Dirk every gaze he met was full of disdain, but here it was different, he barley met any gazes at all, people would look right passed him ignoring him completely. Maybe it was his father's blood in him, maybe it was just human nature, but he found this even more unbearable than the hatred in Dirk. He needed to be respected, he needed to be admired, he needed people to look to the top and see him standing above them. So he changed his name to King, he dared not ever use his old one anyway, and he took to the ring.
>>47935496
>Magic/Tech/Psionics: He has an ability he calls [Crown of the King], a psionic power that manifests as a jagged ring of energy above his head resembling a crown. When active he can control not just his own body but the bodies of those around him. This doesn't seem to be a mind effecting effect and controls the actual body itself. The power would give him absolute control but his consciousness can only effect the equivalent of one whole body at a time, so the more influence he exerts over his opponent's body, the less he has over his own, and will become slow and uncoordinated if he expends too much. The only way to gain absolute full control over their body is to lose all control over his own, which shuts down his heart and lungs until he ends the effect. The use of this power has given King his title “the undefeated” as in his many months as a newcomer he has never lost a match, although despite this, in his dozens of matches, he’s only won once. This is due to his “undefeatable” strategy, he will proceed through a match doing his very best to defeat his opponent but if he cannot, at the very moment it becomes clear he is about to lose he will take full control of his opponents body and shut it down, causing both fighters to lose consciousness simultaneously, resulting in a draw. Immediately upon resuscitation, he will demand a rematch and try again the next day. He’s risen several ranks from other fighters giving up on being able to beat him and seceding from rematches.
>>47935506
>Trainer: Croady Martch
An old half-orc fighter who fell from the limelight years ago. He was still good but with age setting in he couldn’t risk going down hard in a heavy match. So he fell to the lower ranks and spent his time there, mostly to keep an eye on the new blood coming in to the ring, letting them win if the showed promise. King was different, he didn’t like King, he’d gotten to his rank purely through opponents surrendering. Croady called him a cheater and sore loser, He tried to kick him out of the ring but couldn’t beat him, draw. The next day King was back, and the next day. At first Croady was impressed but quickly grew annoyed. On the tenth day he snapped and beat King within an inch of his life, breaking both an arm and a leg before King knocked them both out. The next day Croady came in and just saw him standing there, arm in a sling, leg in a cast, standing in the corner of the ring ready to fight. That’s when he understood, King didn’t get to his rank by cheating, he got there because he kept coming back when others gave up. So he did what he did best, he let the promising newcomer win. He took one good hit from this crippled man and hit the mat flat on his back, giving King his first win. After the match he resigned from boxing to be king’s full time trainer. King still hasn’t won a second watch but it’s still early in his boxing career, and with Croady’s help he gets a little closer every day. And I mean EVERY day.
>>47932680
The what?
• Name: Adalwulf Ostergard
• Role(s): Retired Field Marshal
• Goals: Searches for the good fight in his old age.
• Traits: Crotchety, Racist, Fatherly
• Flaws: See above.
• Allies: Humans.
• Enemies: Non-Humans and weak humans.
• Other Relations: Has a son he's disappointed in, but a grand-daughter he loves.
• Physical Description: Pic related (OC)
>>47935496
>>47935506
>>47935519
I definitely think this would work in a Jojo game. Croady Martch and being a hated and overthrown king's son will give the GM a lot to work with, but melodrama is par the course for Jojo.
Any idea why he would travel with the rest of the party?
>>47937743
I like him. With the granddaughter he reminds me of Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad. Why's he disappointed with his son? And could Ostergard work with nonhumans if he saw it necessary?
>• Name: Deacon
>• Role(s): ardent protector, intuitive healer, reluctant blaster.
>• Goals: To reach enlightenment, reconcile with the ancestors, and spread knowledge of the true path along the way. Learning to throw a mean fireball or fly would be a bonus.
>• Traits: Calm and focused, unless distracted by a new experience, the strange habits of foreigners, or a gambling ring. Zealous. Friendly. Infectiously optimistic.
>• Flaws: Awkward and slow with many menial tasks due to a bickering, violent swarm of ancestral spirits floating around. They rarely intersect with material reality, but when they do small items get thrown about or misplaced, people are tipped off-balance, and dust gets thrown into eyes. Gambling streak ten li wide. Absolutely hopeless in the outdoors.
>• Allies: The party: an outcast kobold ranger, a knight from a cursed family, and an elven loremaster. A handful of helpful ancestral spirits. Two brothers. Other monks of the House of Radiant Serenity.
>• Enemies: All the other ancestral spirits, grandparents. Nothing too serious yet.
>• Other Relations: An extended family of wizards, sorcerers, and other dabblers in the arcane, most of whom aren't very keen on the whole 'oracle of the Heavens' deal. Bel the bodyguard, a hulking brute of a tiefling who bails Deacon out of trouble on what's fast approaching a regular basis.
>• Physical Description: A shaven-headed, andgrodynous human monk in voluminous robes thrown over a chain shirt, and hung with a dizzying array of amulets, scrolls, trinkets, and other occult paraphrenalia. A palm-sized green scorpion skitters in and out of the frock, clacking claws at prospective thieves. Which is everyone.
>>47903741
Story time. The first real battle of the campaign.
"All right. So we go in, knock out the ghoul gang members that out number us, and rescue your partner. Who is being held by a vampire."
Josh looked at Burke, his blue eyes filled with annoyance.
"Yup. That's the plan. You two said you wanted to help."
"You do remember I have no combat experience outside of a ring and disorderly drunks, right?"
"That's why you're punching them."
The cop looked bigger than before, his hair more ragged.
"Don't worry Josh, it'll be fine. Right?"
Q, who had less combat experience than both of them looked slightly worried.
The plan should have gone without a hitch. Josh had plenty of experience with drunks, and these guys were just drunk on blood. Then they noticed that jagged blades were stitched to their fingers.
"What the fuck. Why would they do that?" Josh muttered, baffled.
"So they can't get disarmed, idiot."
Burke, far more experienced with the supernatural seemed fed up with his two new "assets."
The fight went well, up to a point. That point being when Burke, annoyed by a ghoul clawing at his face, placed the barrel of his gun to its head, and pulled the trigger.
"WHAT THE FUCK BURKE! WE WEREN'T GOING TO KILL THEM!" Josh screamed, having never seen someone die.
"You weren't going kill them. I never said that. He was trying to kill me!"
Josh's face was splattered in blood, trying to process this. Q tried to calm him down.
"It was still murder."
"No, he was assaulting a cop. IN LOS ANGELES. Had it coming."
The wolf's nonchalant reaction to death was something Josh would never develop.
>>47937888
The villain killing Croady would be the easiest, if most cliche way, but even just having the villain publicly demean King would be enough.
So I just came up with a character concept. Seeing as I haven't played any TTRPGs in a few years and I don't see anything happening in that area for a while, I just wrote it up and will drop it in this thread, for people to do with as their will.
A young woman, who lives with her aging parents. They are not poor, but definitely not wealthy either- they live sparsely, but they are happy. She has an older brother who was drafted into the army. He is a coward, and the three of them hope that- in the year it has been since they have seen him- he has conquered his fear and become a proper man. When an officer visits their hut, telling them that the brother has deserted, they are surprised and worried. This soon pales when the officer produces the letter he left behind- he claims that he has a younger brother, almost of age, who would be happy to serve in his place. This is not true.
The woman was doing something outside when the man arrived, and neither of them saw each other. Coming back inside, she sees her worried parents and finds out the problem: if they don't manage to produce this younger brother, the father will be re-enlisted. This would leave the woman and mother unable to fully support themselves, and so they all decide that the woman pretend to be a man. The brother probably banked on that happening- she has learnt some swordplay from her father, after all, and she was always braver than him. She doesn't want to go, but still, the next day her hair has been cut and she's marching away. Steeling her will, she decides to focus on one goal to accomplish, to make this ordeal worth it: she's going to protect her country, and she is going to return to her home safe.
Nothing too fancy, nothing to restrictive, no inherent system or setting. Hopefully someone can make use of her.
>>47939539
So... Mulan?
>>47910603
I'm getting fed up with my current client being a fussy sod. so I think I'll make a start on the updated version of this I said I would do months ago.
>>47939568
Well, Mulan chose to do it, but this concept was a character who really didn't want to do it. She's not there to bring glory to her country, she wants to just... do enough, then get home. Also I haven't seen Mulan in ages, so if that had the element of her father being at stake then the similarity is unintentional. That combined with the brother character being out there as a potential hook was what made me think "hey this is different enough perhaps someone could have fun roleplaying this",
>>47939576
Cute! And what's up with your client?
>>47939647
A difference in asthetical preference.
>>47939764
I didn't know you ran commissions. What are your rates?
>>47939576
>wake up to Bog Roll about to revisit your character
Regardless of how the rest of the day pans out, you've made mine. Thank you!
>>47939807
I dont. I went aginst my better judgement. Sorry.
>>47939841
God damnit. Well, guess I'll just try to keep baiting for you in the drawthread.
>>47930261
>mfw
>>47930668
Mike Mignola is the perfect comic artist for Luvos.
>>47930668
Gabriel Bá for
>>47900732
>>47900819
>>47939816
Perhaps, In light of her change in direction, Do you want to change the brief that you gave me a while back?
>>47940820
Yeah, one second, let me get something put together.
>>47940820
I can see you approaching her two ways now:
When dealing with other ex-Imperials or when trying to make a point, she'd continue to wear her old uniform. Still in order but with obvious battle scars she's proud of, with maybe some of the less practical ornamentation removed. No longer standing at attention, she's confident and she'll aggressively fight for what she needs.
OR
In the field, mostly low key civilian gear with emphasis on practicality-think of a Star Wars version of an XCOM 2 basic uniform. She wouldn't be uncomfortable but very alert of her surroundings and tense.
In either case, she would have her weapons, an E-11 carbine and vibrosword, on hand and would not be afraid to show a little claw if in conversation. She'd still try to maintain her hair out of pride but in a less time-consuming style.
Thanks again, I'll be around if you have questions/want more references.
>>47939149
Hahaha. I love mixed parties.
Is his girlfriend mundane or a supe?
>>47930033
I like her, she's got a motivation and a skepticism based off of it, as well as a mold-breaking quirk.
>>47942392
I have a great story for that, actually. She's a beast, but he didn't know.
It had been a long day. Although Josh had gotten used to the supernatural world, it still constantly threw curve balls. Some of times, the worst things were regular people, live Ashwood Abbey, who had taken his friend, now girlfriend, Sam, captive. Ashwood was not known for their kindness, but what they did to her was beyond fucked up.
Josh walked into his penthouse, ready for its usuall bustle. Q freaking out over being addicted to vampire blood; Burke wanting him to look into the past of an overly traumatic crime, or calling his girlfriend Jaws because the Abbey had her listed as a sea monster. But it was quiet.
"Babe, you home?"
Josh called out. No response.
"Must be in her room."
Josh walked towards her door, and when he opened it, he smelt salt water. He looked, and where her room should be was a seemingly endless expanse of ocean. He heard the door to his room open, Sam walked out
"Babe we need to talk."
"Josh I can expl-"
"Why is there an ocean where your bed should be?"
>>47930261
>>47929871
I love her face in these.
keepin the thread alive
Why did your character chose their job or class? Was it a calling? Circumstances forced them into it?
>>47897563
>>47930822
>>47947384
My bad, I didn't realize it was deliberate before I posted. Now I feel a bit like an ass.
>>47947304
>Why did your character chose their job or class? Was it a calling? Circumstances forced them into it?
Orcs only respect strength so Kaiger learned how to fight and hunt. Using his pent up aggression to harness a barbaric rage came naturally to him.
>>47910694
She's a lovely lady on Tumblr with reasonable rates. Miss Sheepy
Oh hey, these threads are back. Neat.
>Name: Arallios
>Role: Ranger/Long-range Combatant/Negotiator/Token Different Race Character
>Goals: Proving beyond any shadow of doubt that he's both useful and can take care of himself
>Qualities: Hard-headed, goofball that has enough moments of lucidity to make people wonder if he's faking it, genuine attempts at caring for others, resourceful, damn good hugs.
>Flaws: Major moron, accidentally and intentionally insensitive, wanderlusting, naive, unlucky, inferiority complex, stuck in their own line of thinking
>Allies: Party, a spectrum of NPCs up to and including a goddess
>Enemies: Not many enemies, closest he's got are a necromancer and a vampire that both don't like him but can't be bothered to kill him
>Other Relations: Parents and grandfather adventure together, has a diplomat-for-hire uncle SOMEWHERE in the world, and a dragon friend of the family that lives in the not!Navajo Desert
>Physical Description: Fair skinned elf with long, straight brown hair, forest green eyes, and an androgynous build. Visible equipment includes a sword, a bow, a bag, and magic armor that appears as a long shirt, tough pants, and simple boots
>What literature does your OC like if any?
Being raised innawoods, he's never really partaken of books and such. I figure that he'd like simple adventure stories
>>47915454
>All that
1. Probably one of the NPCs that are known for magic, he'd probably go "great, more bad news to tell the group"
2. No one really, romance takes at least some time
3. Mages are closest
4. Getting rid of his wanderlust to keep from being a born sidequester, would regret
>>47930668
>What artstyle would your character's comic be drawn in?
I don't know artist names, so I'm just going to say "slightly off-model until something serious comes up where it snaps to be more accurate"
>>47947304
>Why did your character chose their job or class?
Basically forced into it, given that living in the wilds basically requires ranger skills
My OC is a little small muscular handsome eyed boy
>>47944534
That's fantastic.
>>47930033
I like this. You've got a lot of different character traits to expand on that also tell her story without wasting detail or being frivolous. Do you write for fun at all?
>>47939139
Does he gamble to add uncertainty to life or because he can control the outcome in some way and rig the game?
And why does it seem his grandparents and ancestral spirits disapprove of this path he's on?
My OC is a wanderer wearing wool clothing and a pair of skis wielding a seal fishing spear that's hunt snowshoe hare in the artic
• Name:
Hanar Kelsur
• Role(s):
Mercenary/Bounty Hunter, reluctant hero, swinger.
• Goals:
To become the greatest mercenary that ever lived
• Traits:
Strong-willed, Confident, loyal to those he considers friends
• Flaws:
Arrogant, Stubborn, Narcissistic, Rude, inconsiderate
• Allies:
A punch wizard who channels magic through a pair of gauntlets, a cheerful cleric who dresses like a Goth and has a stand called Duran Duran.
• Enemies: 13 assassins hired by a man shrouded in shadow who's grudge against Hanar is a mystery to everyone
• Other Relations: He's an orphan.
• Physical Description: Tall and Muscular, Tan with short slicked back dark hair and a short beard. He has green eyes with noticeable thick eyebrows and prominent (for men at least) eyelashes and a chiseled jaw.
>>47955837
Elfposter here. I write a little, but mostly in the form of a play-by-post RP thing with a rudimentary system implemented. I used to write short stories for fun, but no longer.
>>47943004
>>47955837
And thanks for the compliments! I always like to put a lot of effort into my characters so I really appreciate it.
I've got a bunch of names stockpiled that I've posted in threads like these a few times, if someone wants to use one to make an oc I can post them.
>Pathfinder game
>Building a Druid with the Pack Leader archetype
>Druid has hundreds of wooden whistles, dyed and intricately carved, hanging from her clothes, the braids in her hair, the inside of her cloak, etc
>she sounds kinda like wooden wind chimes as she walks around
>From Ustalav, is a supernatural hunter, is incredibly superstitious
>Likes birds, all the whistles are various bird calls to keep away the supernatural. The pack master archetype means I can have 4 different familiars at lv 4, all will be birds ofc.
I have to make a big list for all the whistles, the wood type, what they supposedly keep away/call, what the whistles look like. I'm aiming for like 100+ whistles to be detailed, gonna be a while. I'm hyped. Another player is going to play her twin brother, but I don't know what he's going to be. Sorc or inquis most likely. I don't know what I'm doing for her personality yet though.
>>47957374
Neat
>>47960212
Please do names are always the hardest part for me
>>47963480
Some are comedy and some stolen from stories but most are original.
Eddie Izzard the Lizard Wizard
Killgar
Hugstrong
Large Blackman
Van Der Schmash
Goodbane Evilskull
Ammon R'ikh
Gylan Wyne (Vine)
Tystnad Glacian
Bartholemew Knotley
Erasmus Endar
Dymeus Peregrine
Skelnr Diamivore
William J. Glynn
Foren Mathers
Albert Frizzlewhiskers
Azkhanvol Vyorg
Ewalkt Nordenskjold
Atmos Dranias
Durance Vile
Angus McFife
Joseph Lebensauger
Eirik Bjortungrad
Richard Hertz
Will Beefington
Robert Pennywhistle
Richard Van Dyke
Frederick Canis
Lupus Selver
Erythmatos Kaine
Sanguinus Eretorius
Alexander Xevikan
Lazarus Man (Title)
Gwaine Erdros
Theodosius Andare
Achuu Schuylkill
save-bump
>>47963480
This. I always over think names desu.
>>47939139
>>47955837
It started under the pretense of a meditative exercise to deal with not having control over even crucial events. Then Deacon learned some minor telekinesis and conjured a familiar, and it went downhill from there. It's all for the best, though, with the family being how they are about his calling. Besides, that's what mendicant monks do, isn't it? Shear strangers of enough money to live comfortably?
>>47915454
>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams, telling them dark prophesy that has yet to come to fruition, how do they react? Who's speaking to them?
The Master of Masters does not resort to crude visions. Therefore it's one of the ancestors angling for a cheap spook. Therefore they can fuck off.
>It's love at first sight! Or rather, a smittance. Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
He admires dignity and conviction, traits he sees little of in himself, so probably some knightly type. Bonus points for exotic cultural background or ancestry. >>47910603 would work.
>Ooh, that no good, how dare they! Is it hatred? No, not quite. Who's your character most envious of? Better looking? Better fighter? Smarter? what is it?
There is a certain type of people who walk the true path without realizing it, those who find their natural role in the cosmos and excel at it without strife or even effort. Fuck those people with a cactus.
>They get to change something about themselves, what do they change? Why do they change it? Do you think they'd regret it?
Nothing. Enlightenment is to be gained through wisdom, and wisdom accumulates with experience. Though maybe bypassing the 'experience' bit wouldn't hurt... oh wait no, it invalidated the whole process. Time to start over.
>>47960403
Damn. She probably is meticulous to some degree because that's a lot of dedication.
Have you read the Abhorsen trilogy by any chance?
>>47963548
Haha. I like a lot of these.
>>47958502
How's he reluctant? Does he keep finding himself as the hero in situations where he'd prefer to be just a mercenary or is the rest of the party guiding his actions?
>• Name:
Elendies Gemfeather
>• Role(s):
High Elf Wizard, Ambassador
>• Goals:
To help establish a lasting relationship between the Elves and Humans.
>• Traits:
Strong-Willed, focused, agile, skilled in the magical arts, knowledgeable about ancient civilizations,
>• Flaws:
Short temper, distrustful, inconsiderate, often comes off as haughty and arrogant.
>• Allies:
Her party, who she calls her "bodyguards"
>• Enemies:
Anyone who hates elves, and various Elven nobles who are against her cause.
>• Physical Description:
A petite High Elf with very long and slender ears, fair skin and red hair that reaches her shoulders. She always can be seen with a satchel around her shoulder containing her spellbook and various magical components.
>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams, telling them dark prophesy that has yet to come to fruition, how do they react? Who's speaking to them?
Initial terror, followed by a heavy amount of introspection and thought about what was just told to her. It was a vision of her patron deity, an Archfae by the name of Relkath, warning her of the death of all things in the natural world if the elves and humans never put aside their differences to fight the bigger threat together.
>It's love at first sight! Or rather, a smittance. Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
Someone who shared her devotion to peace between elvenkind and humankind, and equaled her enthusiasm about it.
>Ooh, that no good, how dare they! Is it hatred? No, not quite. Who's your character most envious of? Better looking? Better fighter? Smarter? what is it?
Those who are better diplomats than she.
>They get to change something about themselves, what do they change? Why do they change it? Do you think they'd regret it?
She'd likely change herself to a Half-Elf for the purpose of being able to be identified with by both humans and elves alike.
>>47973592
>How's he reluctant? Does he keep finding himself as the hero in situations where he'd prefer to be just a mercenary or is the rest of the party guiding his actions?
A little of both.
Pic related is a picture I drew of him
>>47973592
Thanks, I've spent about 3 to 4 months coming up with most of them and I've posted them here several times.
>>47974678
How badly do her flaws affect her position? Arrogance doesn't go well with diplomacy.
>>47981241
Well, they're major reasons of why she hasn't been very successful yet. Her haughtiness simply comes from her High Elf heritage, as she was taught her whole life that her race was superior to humans. She's smart enough to realize that she's not going to get anywhere acting all high and mighty around everyone, but that mindset certainly does leak through. Often it just manifests as a somewhat patronizing tone to her voice, other times she lets an arrogant remark slip through her speech accidentally.
Its something I definitely plan to have her grow out of, eventually.
>>47971463
yes! my idea was actually for bells just like in those books, but after making a druid i decided it would make less sense to have so much metal on her.
>>47963548
>Will Beefington
This looks like a job for... I like this name, I like it a lot.
>>47986719
Yeah, that's a fun one, never used it yet but it's got just the right amount of silly to it.
>>47986787
I imagine him as a very upper class hero who does a similar thing to Batman only for the very rich and wealthy.
Development Questions time.
>What is the stupidest thing your OC has done?
>How did s/he fix it?
>If not, what are the consequences?
>>47985425
Awesome, love that series and glad whenever people have heard of it. I like your idea of getting around the metal issue as a Druid. Is you game going to tap into any of the other crazier setting details from that series?
I've always wanted to play an awakened animal in the style of Mogget or the disreputable dog.
>>47987582
For Arallios I think that one easily falls to going into the dark hidden passage alone and getting gassed, arrowed, and explosive rune'd before using up his 1/day plane shift to survive, even though the team was needing it for a plan the next day.
He trudged to the nearest town and crashed in an alley because his foreign funds were invalid. Some street thugs came up and threatened to sell him for parts, needless to say he's had enough shit today and didn't take being roused from trance well. Destroyed one of them while the fighter and wizard poofed in and cleaned up the other two. Arallios wasn't happy with the assist, stating that even 1v3 and wounded he could have taken on three thugs just fine. Fighter didn't like his attitude and sucker-punched him for being ungrateful. Then the bard poofs in after Arallios basically telling the fighter that if he wanted him dead he should just go for it. She gives elfy a slap for being such a moron, making her worry, and not caring for his own safety. The bard then goes on to land them lodging for the night, but the conversation after the performance got on her bad side and she bailed until the next morning when the group tracked her down and Arallios apologized.
Once they all got back to base our biolog/scientist/"doctor" NPC prescribed the idiot "don't do anything" until he's healed, which he doesn't much like given his wanderlust, though he puts up with it. Later the rogue and wizard check out the trap room, using the info they got from Arallios' "scouting" to disarm the traps and get some neat swording items, so the elf thinks that he's at least a little justified in his initial actions.
>Name
Skarf Bjordlsonn
>Role(s)
Party pocketknife/JOAT, Scout, Meat Shield.
>Goals
1. Find a barren valley and seed it with life, far away from the rest of the world.
2. PUNCH THE MOON.
>Traits
Born(?) with ability to manipulate his own flesh into any practiced configuration.
Seemingly aloof and more-or-less "happy to be here," mostly seeking opportunities to expand his Flesh-based powers and add new and interesting physiologies to his "collection."
Constantly hungry for knowledge, especially regarding extraplanar travel and magical history.
Not really "conniving" or "sneaky and manipulative," just a genuinely friendly chap who has motives he wishes to keep private.
>Flaws
Shapeshifting powers have bred overconfidence, has gotten himself into more danger than he could handle more than once assuming he could just morph or cunning his way out.
Practically no experience with actual weapons or offensive magic.
Often aloof in critical scenarios, and unintentionally puts his own private agendas ahead of the immediate needs of the team.
Desire to fuck the moon...up...puts him at odds with Lunar cults, has made plenty of enemies in the wrong places.
Often gullible and susceptible to suggestion.
He's a fucking drunk.
>Allies
Thana, eldritch necromancer.
Vroxynn, fire mage.
Thagg-Tar, high archon of Solar church. tl;dr, went on a two-week booze-cruise and befriended a massive (NPC) orc who just so happened to be the Solar Church's Chosen One of Ultimate Destiny™. They're BFFs.
>Enemies
The Moon and related cults.
Various park rangers.
>Other Relations
Bjorndl Thorifsonn; Father; Beet Farmer; Deceased.
Aaggaataat Ajaxdottir; Mother; Beet Farmer.
Snorri, Lorri, Bjorri, and Agnes; Siblings; Beet Farmers.
>Physical Description
Depends on scenario. Default is a short dirty-blond man of medium build in his 20's.
Extremes range from near-unseeable bone-wraith to pic related.
>>47987582
>What is the stupidest thing your OC has done?
Made a deal with a massive Plague Demon: 15 Lunar Cultist heads in exchange for 15 Obsidian Skulls of Unknown Power.
Massive fiasco. Now one the Moon's shit-list. Also, plague outbreaks!
>How did he fix it?
HA!
>If not, what are the consequences?
Hunted by various Lunar Cults. Also, plague!
For >>47910603
>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams, telling them dark prophesy that has yet to come to fruition, how do they react? Who's speaking to them?
Force shenanigans? She probably wouldn't believe it or think someone is intentionally trying to goad her into doing something.
>It's love at first sight! Or rather, a smittance. Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
She'll have you believe she looks for qualities similar to her ideal self-someone who's direct, able to dispense with bullshit in favor of getting things done, and has a just and rational goal for their actions. In reality, it seems she likes the unpredictable and erratic, someone who's able to let loose where she can't.
>Ooh, that no good, how dare they! Is it hatred? No, not quite. Who's your character most envious of? Better looking? Better fighter? Smarter? What is it?
She's strongly aware she's the weakest pilot out of the party, something the actual pilot goads her with until she reminds him that she's the better fighter. She's also become increasingly jaded by the Empire's bureaucracy, specifically of the people who know how to work it or were born into the system.
>They get to change something about themselves, what do they change? Why do they change it? Do you think they'd regret it?
She'd probably make herself human so advancement and dealing with the rest of the Empire would be easier. I'd think she'd regret it eventually because she cares a lot more about Cathar and their traditions than she lets on.
>What is the stupidest thing your OC has done?
Make a deal with a rogue Inquisitor.
>How did s/he fix it?
Let a group of mandalorians know where the Inquisitor was, hoping they'd kill each other.
>If not, what are the consequences?
Both parties, sadly, are still alive and somewhat aware of what she tried to do.
If you have to make a character on the spot, what traits do you tend to fall back on?
>>47996378
Usually one of the following.
>wants to prove himself
>smite the evil
>apathetic to what's going on
>>47987582
>>What is the stupidest thing your OC has done?
Kaiger's life is filled with him acting before thinking. The two biggest are probably pranking a witch doctor's shit which got him cursed or attacking a Death Knight(Challenge Level 17) when he was level 5
>>How did s/he fix it?
Well for the curse thing that's still a thing. As for the Death Knight, the majority of the party already didn't wanna deal with the Death Knight's shit so they jumped in to help Kaiger kick the fucker's ass.
>>If not, what are the consequences?
Kaiger's curse is that he person that he loves will die.
As for the Death Knight, while the group managed to hold it's own for awhile and we got him down to 30 HP. The DM had the Death Knight have a demilich on it's belt which dealt a shit ton of damage to us and restored pretty much back at full HP. We only survived because the cleric with a split personality disorder offered his soul and service in exchange that we all get to live.
>>47987582
Nobody told me the chest was cursed, not just like a little curse, but Fucking CURSED, everyone just avoided it without saying anything, since nobody said anything about it I walked over and popped the lid, which released a very dangerous and very angry skeleton with a ball of blue fire for a heart.
>what did I do to fix it?
I threw it out of the room, stole the monks staff and tied a knife to it, then opened the door a little and me and Mr bones had a stabbing contest, lucky for me the cleric has a waterskin full of holy water, I wedged the nozzle under the door and stomped on it, it put out the ball of fire and I stabbed it in the face, crisis averted, but I did lose 2 fingers to him in our little poking contest.
>>47996378
Curious and naive rookies are easy to pump out and are basically guaranteed to be actively involved in any campaign.
>>47996378
Tend to fall into the face role given the rest of the part. From there I either go the naive rookie route or someone who has some experience and is looking for redemption.
One of the guys I play with often wants to start a Mythos-heavy fantasy campaign with elements of Darkest Dungeon, so I went with a poison sorceress unknowingly marked as a Child of Yig.
>• Name:
Welsimyse Erlilarys Ushithraya
>• Role:
Damage caster, lore monkey
>• Goals:
Discover the identity of her chromatic ancestor and the link they may have had to the current influx of eldritch terrors.
>• Traits:
Reticent, calculating, contemplative, interested in acquiring magical ability.
>• Flaws:
Easily distracted and often lost in thought, distrustful of strangers, ashamed of her appearance, always tries to keep it covered, prone to keeping pivotal information to herself.
>• Physical Description:
If you were to meet her on the street, all you would see of Welsimyse is an unusually tall and thin figure in a black cloak wearing a wide-brimmed witch hat with two belts around the crown, with a thick purple scarf piled unusually high between them, blocking all view of her face save for the occasional glimpse of a yellow eye. If you were to see underneath the cloak and scarf, you would see a green dragonborn in a purple dress with a black-and-white bodice with long black sleeves, black wrist gloves, and a pair of button-up ankle boots. Welsimyse is 7 foot, 2 inches tall, with most of the extra height coming from her long, spindly limbs and neck. Her head is very reminiscent of that of a green dragon: a long, curved jawline and a crest that, due to the hat, is normally pushed down over the left side of her face. She has the "hair" usual for her kind, but most unusually, and the features that mark her as a freak among even her own kind, are a set of fangs similar to those of a venomous snake and a retractable cobra-like hood that, unbeknownst to her, bears the mark of Yig on the back, visible only while it's fully extended.
>>48000392
>• Backstory:
Welsimyse was born to copper parents, so her chromatic appearance and strange birthmark were seen as a bad omen. Most in her village were suspicious of the young girl, so when, as a young adult, she displayed signs of the magics of her draconic heritage, she was exiled; forced to flee to a cabin deep in the nearby woods, where she lived for years in solitary contemplation. Recently, however, she received a vision of a strange shining polyhedral being, convincing her to go to the source of the abominations that have recently begun to infect the land, that there she would find the knowledge of her ancestor and the reason for her being. However, she cannot escape the nagging call of the Father of Serpents and the power that he promises.
>• Name:
Elanalue Bryven
>• Role(s):
Vampire, Blade-Dancer, Amnesiac
>• Goals:
To figure out what happened to her race and why she's the only one apparently left.
>• Traits:
Focused, physically powerful, intimidating
>• Flaws:
Naive, easily angered, gluttonous, grudge-bearing
>• Allies:
A kind guild of mercenaries that discovered and woke her from her slumber.
>• Enemies:
The Church of the Holy Flame
>• Physical Description:
Tall, pale-white and physically fit. Wears the clothes she was found buried with.
>>47987582
>What is the stupidest thing your OC has done?
Lit a guard's hair on fire while he was asleep 'as a prank'.
>How did s/he fix it?
panic, knock guard out.
>If not, what are the consequences?
Guard then fell into the fireplace. Emotional trauma followed.
If your OC was a character in Overwatch what would their abilities be? Would they be Offense, Defense, Tank, or Support?I promise I'm not a Blizzard employee fishing for ideas...
>>48002859
Damn certain that Arallios would be a sniping/support class, but he doesn't really specialize in that, or anything for that matter. Being a very all around ranger his list of skills include:
>minor healer
>battlefield trapper
>negotiator
>transmutation student
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>hunter gatherer
>fashion insight
>elven smartass
>dual-wielder
>big_boss_in_front_of_a_brick_wall.jpg
>animal friendship
>(non)lethal archer depending on mood
>artful dodger
>cosmetic self-disguise
Due to campaign things, he has the option to having wings, so flying around with a bow like some sort of elven cupid mix of Mercy and Hanzo would definitely be his speed. Alt-fire could be a one-third-second stun arrow instead of damaging. He has the Poison Spray cantrip which is listed for a 10ft range, so a Mei-spray tick damage/debuff would work for a short cooldown. He also has the Fog Cloud spell, so a smokescreen AoE for a long cooldown. Currently in-game his best attack is the spell Lightning Arrow, an AoE of 10ft radius, so some sort of splash damage lightning smite could be his ultimate.
>>47998327
Attacking a cr 17 opponent while level 5. How were you not turned to paste in round 1?
Draw me the blackest wizard possible. Tyronus needs to be introduced to the world.
>>48003549
Rage,grapple and healers.
>>48003649
I think you're looking for the draw thread.
>>48003883
Indeed I am
>>48003649
>>47910603
>>47939576
>>47939816
>>47941279
>>47993001
Hmm, having trouble with this one. Scrapped a couple of sketches I was not happy with. Still want to do it however. Perhaps a memorable scene you would like to see done? (that aren't to complicated)
>>48002859
>>47939139
Support. His weapon would be a sling firing heavily arcing shots. Enemies hit would be slowed, allies sped up. Secondary mode would chuck his scorpion familiar from the sling at long range to slow and posion an enemy or add damage to an ally.
Abilities would be an aoe slowdown/speedup around him and short duration invisibility for himself or an ally, both in the shape of objects lobbed with the sling.
Ultimate would involve applying all the abilities at once to everyone in a medium area, without the use of props.
• Name: Boudica
• Role(s): Avenger, Religious Zealot, Sword Enthusiast
• Goals: To train her body and skills in combat, and to strengthen her bond with her deity; Kord, the god of war and storms
• Traits: Rapturous in combat, always pushing herself to show bravery and strength, brash and reckless in combat
• Flaws: Can give in to fear, and her recklessness can get her in over her head, sometimes is more vicious than needed
• Allies: Will be fast friends with anyone skilled and honourable in combat, current companions have proven themselves as capable allies as well
• Enemies: Anyone who would use their power to oppress the weak, and anyone who would send weaker people to fight for them out of cowardice
• Physical Description: Shorter, fair skinned human woman in her early 20s. Long flowing brown hair with a shock of white. Right eye is regular brown, the other is a foggy white over both the iris and pupil. Loose vestments and cloak cover up a practically strong body.
Mary Sue Score: 24-26 depending on how you interpret some of the questions
Literature: Boudica isn't particularly well read, but she does enjoy stories of battle and valour, and has read a fair share of accounts of ancient war
>>47901546
Friends: Boudica is not a great conversationalist. She feels a great reverence for her god and his aspects, and this can come across as alienating to others, as she doesn't care, or notice, other's lack of interest is how super strong and amazing Kord is. Another champion of Kord, or another lover of battle, would be somone she could actually talk to without boring or scaring them.
>>48006588
Con't
>>47915454
>Someone is speaking to them in their dreams
Most likely Bane, or an agent oh Bane, trying to sway her from Kord to the more evil god of War and Skill
>Who would catch their eye and steal their heart in a casual glance?
Unlikely, as she is so enrapt by thoughts of Kord, but possibly another champion of Kord, someone who is a super great fighter, or a combination thereof.
>Who's your character most envious of?
I would think the same person she would get a crush on. It would be a complex dance of admiration and jealousy, mixed with a feeling of inadiquacy when compared to someone with a better connection to her deity
>They get to change something about themselves, what do they change?
Those same insecurities may lead her to wish on a monkey paw for great strength and skill, but she would regret, because the true path to knowing Kord is working to be that strong. Duplicitous means are the path of cowards.
>>47930668
I always liked the Diablo comics by Francisco R. Velasco
>>47947304
Why did your character chose their job or class? Was it a calling? Circumstances forced them into it?
Boudica grew up on the streets of a large city, as many other children did. She was bullied and mostly hid from the other larger children, until one day, when cornered and terrified, she was struck by a bolt of lighting. She recovered with only a shock of white hair and her cloudy "storm eye"
The clerics who tended to her noted it as a sign of Kord, giving her a choice of fighting to be strong, or forever living in fear. From that day she would work to always stand up for herself, even when the odds and numbers were against her, and Kord has blessed her for her determination.
>>47987582
>What is the stupidest thing your OC has done?
She tried to intimidate a secret wizard into giving her a magical tattoo
>How did s/he fix it?
The party wizard had to explain to him that she was a tactless oaf, but was not actually meaning any harm
>>48006350
A defining character moment was early in the campaign: a mission went fubar, the party got split after a rocket went off in the middle of them and things were way more , and Korr made it back to the ship first knowing that someone had killed one of the npc crew on board and taken the other hostage. Instead of waiting on the rest of the party and letting the crew die, she drew her sword and pistol and advanced despite being nervous, wounded, and rumpled and singed from the blast earlier.
There's a couple of others, but a lot deal with other characters...
Does your character dance? If so, what's their preferred style?
>>48008502
Sorry, I didn't think to check if you replied here and I had an idea and subsequent sketch that I am happy with and can work on. I will probably do more of my portraits so I can include some of what you suggested here anyway.
I figured that she at some point might have had some round the table meeting with some other Imperial remnants and probably got frustrated with their old fashioned bureaucratic bullshit for the last time.
Also cathar now have eyebrows because depicting emotion without them is a pain in the ass!
>>48014387
No, I like this. You're right in assuming it's happened. And with bonus eyebrows! Thank you again.
>>48006588
Is there a Boudica figure in her world she's named for or did you just take inspiration from ours?
I like her story so far. Are you going to try to full warrior queen it eventually?
>>48011148
Probably not.
And even then,
>tfw no Frank Sinatra to foxtrot to.
>>48011148
He only knows the dance of death.
