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[IronyOwl]

It's that time again. I need test subject and you need new ways to kill yourselves with eldritch fire. I think we can help each other.

Spoiler: How Does This Work? (click to show/hide)

When you sign up, I randomly assign you a few mechanics, which you'll be told about. Then, I get to see multiple methods working at once, and figure out which ones work and don't. Your mechanics may change over time due to these revelations.

In the meantime, you get to blow yourselves up and accidentally summon berserk dire lemurs while being hunted like animals by utterly merciless demons across a barren hellscape. What more could you ask for?!

Spoiler: Backstory and Rations (click to show/hide)

"Oops."

So, apparently there was a very minor problem of some kind. You don't know the details; no one does, as far as you're aware. Buuuuut the short version is that now the entire world has been overrun by demons. All resistance has been crushed, most inhabitants have been mercilessly butchered, even the land itself has been leeched to a lifeless red by their foul magics... or perhaps their very presence.

You are one of a handful of "lucky" individuals who's managed to so far evade or fight off everything that would have really liked to flay you alive and wear your skin. You're not sure how common other groups are, but you're guessing not very. Nothing even grows anymore and the water, where it exists at all, is poisoned, at least in the vast majority of places. The demons' dominion over this world is fairly complete.

Which brings you to your current conundrum. For the past few weeks, you've been hiding out in a hidey-hole in a bluff somewhere, keeping an eye out and your head down, living off some stores and what the conjurers can cook up. Now the former is running dry, which means there's not going to be enough food and water for everyone who's living here right now. Though really, you've always known that staying in one place is playing dice with a demon wandering in, and at some point you've gotta lose.

You and a few others, all fairly talented, have thus decided that you're going to strike off on your own, rather than trying reeeeally hard to cling to dwindling water and food in a hole that's probably overdue for being found out anyway. Where exactly you'll go... well, that's another matter.


The World
The world is a barren hellscape of red dust and creatures that know no pain, mercy, or fear. There are doubtlessly gems hidden away in this wasteland, but if you could find them so could a demon, so for the most part you're probably in for nothing but malice and dirt.

The Escape
There are, however, a handful of possibilities. Or at least, there's a handful of possibilities more viable than hoping you die of thirst before something eats you alive.

Sanctuary- Some people suspect or hope that there are yet places beyond the demons' reach; after all, if you're having this discussion you're in such a place, at least on a small scale. Looking at the rest of the world this can be hard to believe, but it's also true that you haven't seen all of it yet.

Power- Some people seek power over the demons on a personal level, either becoming immune to their attacks, gaining the ability to control them, or simply warding them away. These individuals seek either hidden spells and forgotten relics that can accomplish their goals, or the components to forge their own.

Portal- Some people seek escape from the world itself, searching for a place beyond the demons' reach by virtue of being on a different plane of existence, rather than being protected by a sea or ward of some kind. The physical possibility of this option is obvious- after all, the demons had to come from somewhere- but the specifics are a bit trickier, especially if you want to avoid being followed.

Rations
Eating and drinking are very real concerns out here. Food and water will be tracked, and running out tends to spell Bad Things.

Sources of food and water are extremely rare; magic can create them, but usually not in sufficient amounts to thrive off alone. Occasional sanctuaries might contain untainted water or stores of food, but even if you can find what the demons couldn't, such oases tend to be occupied already.

Grim as these options are, they're mostly all you've got. Many wanderers spend most of their time seeking out augments to magical sources or clues leading to safe ones.

Spoiler: Experience and Skills (click to show/hide)

Every time you perform a potentially risky action that corresponds to a skill, you have a chance to gain experience from it based on your roll and modifiers.

Roll	Base Experience
1-2	+0
3-4	+1
5-6	+2

Bonuses to a roll are then applied as penalties to this base experience gain, and vice versa. Bonuses and penalties to a roll opposing yours are also applied as though they were penalties or bonuses to your own roll, respectively.

It is not possible to lose experience from a particularly bonus-filled action.

Rolls	Exp Gained
[5]	+2 [2 base]
[5+1]	+1 [2-1]
[6+2] vs [3+3]	+1 [2-2+3]
[4-1] vs [6-4]	+0 [1+1-4=0]

Experience gained is applied to the skill that earned it; in the case of multischool efforts, experience division may be more complicated, but will usually go to the primary school involved. When enough experience is earned, the skill's level increases.

Skill Level	Bonus	Exp Needed	Total Exp Needed
Inexperienced	-1	0	0
Dabbling	+0	?	?
Novice	+1	?	?
Apprentice	+2	?	?
Adept	+3	?	?
Expert	+4	?	?
Master	+5	?	?

Inexperienced
Inexperienced means you have no real idea what you're doing. Very few actions worth rolling for in the first place are Inexperienced.

Dabbling
Dabbling means that you understand the basic theory behind something, but not much in the way of practical knowledge. Very few actions worth rolling for in the first place are Dabbling.

Novice
Novice means that you have an appropriate grasp on the essentials of something, but little enough that its practicality is someone limited. Novice actions tend to be very basic.
Fire Magic- Creating a weak gout of flame.
Necromancy- Inflicting hampering pain on a target.
Swords- Hacking apart apples thrown to you one at a time.

Apprentice
Apprentice means you have a solid grasp on something and are able to use it fairly effectively. Apprentice actions tend to be fairly useful but not massively powerful.
Fire Magic- Hurling a ball of fire.
Necromancy- Draining the life from an enemy to heal yourself.
Swords- Hacking apart apples thrown at you one at a time.

Adept
Adept means you're quite skilled at something, and are able to use it effectively in a variety of situations. Adept actions tend to be fairly useful and powerful.
Fire Magic- Lighting someone on fire.
Necromancy- Animating a skeleton.
Swords- Hacking apart apples thrown at you from multiple directions.

Expert
Expert means you're a powerful practitioner of something, able to brute force your way through a lot of situations where you wouldn't think that'd apply. Expert actions tend to be impressively powerful.
Fire Magic- Creating a thick wall of fire around yourself and several allies.
Necromancy- Turning a weak living foe into an undead servant in one action.
Swords- Hacking apart watermelons hurled at you without getting any juice on you.

Master
Master means you're frighteningly powerful at something, able to perform things the uninitiated wouldn't think possible. Master actions tend to involve a lot of collateral damage.
Fire Magic- Lighting everyone around you on fire at once.
Necromancy- Raising the sort of thing that the city guards can't handle on their own.
Swords- Hacking apart thugs hurling themselves at you without getting any juice on you.

Rumors persist of those even more talented than the vaunted rank of Master, though it can be hard to tell the difference for most.

Spoiler: Maneuvers and Magic (click to show/hide)

As a general rule, magic is more powerful but less reliable than more mundane efforts. A properly cast spell can do things far better or faster than physical toil could, but it could also summon a raging demonic hedgehog or melt someone into goo, which is usually even harder to pull off through physical efforts at building a bridge or baking a pie.

Penalties and Failure
Using magic imposes a penalty equal to the spell level to the roll. This means that an Adept Fire Mage can cast Adept level spells as a straight roll, Apprentice level spells at a +1 bonus, or Expert level spells with a -1 penalty. Note that the penalties for low rolls also tend to be more severe for higher level spells than for lower ones.

Mundane skills work largely the same, though as mentioned above, mundane skills tend to be less impressive and fail (or succeed too well) much less spectacularly than magic ones. Note that simply attacking someone generally applies no penalty to the roll; it's disarming, attempting to kill in one blow, or similar maneuvers that function more or less like spells.


Combining Schools
Mages are particularly well-known for combining magical skills into composite spells. By calling upon their knowledge in one field, they may empower or significantly change the results of another. This principle applies just as well, though perhaps not as well known, to mundane skills, both with other mundane skills and magical fields.

Combining skill knowledge generally takes no particular action other than attempting something that would require or benefit from additional knowledge. This means that a wizard who knows both Ice Magic and Necromancy, for instance, would have an easier time creating Frost Zombies than someone who only knew one or the other, while a Fire Mage with Sword skill might be able to create flaming blades of better potency.

Spoiler: Skills and Magic Schools (click to show/hide)

As a general rule, more focused schools and skills are more potent than broader ones. Water Magic could potentially create and manipulate ice, for instance, but not nearly as well as Ice Magic. The following is a list of some of the most common schools and skills; feel free to suggest others if you have something else in mind.

Pure and Mixed Schools
Magic schools are loosely divided into "Pure" and "Mixed." While all magic schools have some utility on their own and benefit from knowledge elsewhere, "Pure" schools are those commonly considered useful purely on their own, while "Mixed" schools are those that do best with other knowledge backing them up.


-Pure Schools-

Necromancy: Necromancy covers unpleasant alterations to living or formerly living things. Causing pain, rotting flesh, draining life force, and animating the dead all fall under necromancy. It can produce positive effects as well, but usually with unpleasant side effects or through unsavory means. It is also sometimes called Black Magic. Some consider it part of the same whole as Restoration, and refer to masters of both schools as True Necromancers.

Restoration: Restoration covers beneficial alterations to living things. Curing ailments, healing wounds, and strengthening attributes all fall under Restoration. It can induce incapacitating or debilitating effects as well, but usually fairly harmlessly in the long run. It is also sometimes called White Magic. Some consider it part of the same whole as Necromancy, and refer to masters of both schools as True Necromancers.

Metamagic: Metamagic covers raw arcane power. Blasting foes with eldritch fire, forming shimmering shields of force, and levitating above a battle all fall under Metamagic. It is also sometimes called Arcane Magic.

Transmutation: Transmutation covers changing physical things. Transforming a foe into a newt, a rock into a chair, or a desk into a pebble all fall under Transmutation.

Divination: Divination covers augmenting or replicating senses. Foretelling the future, seeing life force through walls, and gazing upon a far-off location all fall under Divination.

-Elementalism-
Elementalism is a cluster of schools focused on the manipulation of a single element. Several of the most common are mentioned below, but in theory almost anything can be an element. Elementalism is widely regarded as one of the most flexible schools, though obviously that does depend somewhat on the element in question.

Fire: Fire covers the manipulation of heat and flame. It is widely regarded as a powerful offensive school, though some other uses for it exist as well.

Water: Water covers the manipulation of water and moisture. It is widely regarded as a support school, though some battlefield uses exist for it as well.

Earth: Earth covers the manipulation of earth and stone. It is widely regarded as a utility and defensive school, though some other uses exist for it as well.

Air: Air covers the manipulation of wind and air. It is widely regarded as a support and utility school, though some other uses exist for it as well.

Ice: Ice covers the manipulation of ice and cold. It is widely regarded as a powerful combat school, though some other uses exist for it as well.

Lightning: Lightning covers the manipulation of electricity and lightning. It is widely regarded as a powerful offensive school, though some other uses exist for it as well.


-Mixed Schools

Conjuration: Conjuration covers summoning inanimate objects or materials to the caster. Summoning a ladder to climb up, permanently summoning iron to work into a blade, and summoning a pit of mud under a foe all fall under Conjuration. It is also sometimes known as Lesser Summoning, though practitioners dislike the term for obvious reasons.

Summoning: Summoning covers summoning creatures and forces to the caster. Summoning a demonic badger to fight for you, filling your allies with an angelic cadence to empower them, and infusing yourself with a forest spirit to aid you in battle all fall under Summoning. It is also sometimes called Greater Summoning, but Conjurers tend to find such a distinction insulting.

Enchanting: Enchanting covers imbuing or infusing magical energy into things. Creating magic weapons, strengthening materials, and imbuing objects with permanent spells all fall under Enchantment.

Alchemy: Alchemy covers mixing and imbuing ingredients to produce potions. Creating potions of healing, victuals of strength, and even elixirs of immortality all fall under alchemy.

Spoiler: Oh Gods My Face (click to show/hide)

Players possess 20 hp.

When your hp reaches 0, you are knocked unconscious but stable. If you are knocked to negatives, you have to roll to stabilize each round.

Rolling a 5-6 adds one to your stabilization counter. At 3, you become permanently stable and will recover, barring further stabbings.
Rolling a 3-4 means no effect.
Rolling a 1-2 means you take damage equal to the amount you first went into the negatives. For instance, if you had 3 hp and took 8 damage, resulting in -5 hp, you would take 5 damage. If you'd been hit for 4 damage and gone to -1 instead, you'd take only 1 damage per failed roll.

When you hit -10 hp, you die.

-Signup Sheet-

Name:
Gender:
Race:
Primary Skill: You begin with one skill at Apprentice level.
Secondary Skill: You begin with one skill at Novice level.
Items: In addition to basic clothes, each player begins with two simple items, one related to each starting skill.
Bio:


6 players at start. Good luck keeping it that way.

[IronyOwl]

Current Players:
Kyle Laurien (mesor), Human Deathcaller
Desi Heliopsis (Dwarmin), High Elven Ne'er Do Well
Theri Eyn (Tiruin), Kitsune Healer
Gage Allaric (CrimsonEon), Human Seer
Paulus Marcius (HmH), Imperial Enchanter
Elisa (Mr. Zero), Cowgirl Bruiser


Waitlist:
Timsley (Toaster), Human Alchemist
(Nirur Torir), Probably A Diviner
Ochita (Ochita), Human Water Mage
Amirel (Mlamlah), Human Summoner
Gelb krzErek (micelus), Antaur Earthsledge
Blue the Sheep (mentallama), Minosheep Combat Summoner
Goro of the Coming Storm (Scrapheap), Lizardman Storm Mage

[IronyOwl]

Ye Lore Post

Spoiler: Demons (click to show/hide)

Demons, or at least the demons that have currently butchered the world, are singularly unpleasant creatures. The rank and file, at least, show fairly unwarranted malice towards anything living. The difference between a demon that murders its victims outright and tortures them to death slowly is usually a matter of patience and planning.

As far as anyone can tell, demons don't have any grand ambitions beyond ruining the world and murdering everyone within it. It's clear that they follow a hierarchy, but to what extent they are genuinely "organized," and if there's ever any overarching goals to this organization beyond the aforementioned nihilism is not.

Behavior and Intelligence
The intelligence and behavior of demons varies widely among types, with stronger, rarer types not surprisingly tending to be smarter and less single-mindedly omnicidal than their lesser brethren. This has raised the prospect that extremely high-ranking and powerful demons might even be clever enough to see the value in not slaughtering everyone and poisoning the land, but there doesn't appear to be any evidence of this so far.

Behavior and intelligence also varies by demon type, however. Some are simple-minded brutes, smashing anything that gets in their way and ignoring anything that doesn't, while others are as cunning as any human, albeit much more wicked.

Spoiler: Alternate Demons (click to show/hide)

The demons currently infesting the world are not the only sorts in existence; a grand variety of creatures taht might be labeled as "demons" exist in the multiverse, ready to answer a summoner's call. Of course, summoning them is a bit less popular now that similar beings have annihilated the world, but some still advocate fighting fire with fire or maintain that "a red thing with horns" is not a useful category for deciding what not to summon.

[mesor]

Name : Kyle Laurien.
Gender : Male.
Race : Human.
Primarily skill : Summoning
Secondary skill : Necromancy
Item : Bone necklace, Book of summoning.
Bio : Kyle is 5 ft 7 with long tangled black hair and pale grey eyes.
Kyle was a cruel and unpleasant person long before the demons arrived the only difference since then is his ability to use what most consider to be "dark" magic has improved. He still cares little for others but he will protect his companions most of the because strength in numbers and all that crap and he may need somebody to feed to a demon to save his own skin....

[Dwarmin]

Name: Desi Heliopsis
Gender: Female
Race: High Elf
Primary Skill: Air
Secondary Skill: Conjuration
Items:
Windcloak/A sky-blue feathered cloak placed on the shoulders, that allows one to silently glide for short distances, with the aid of Air magic. They tend to be quite dangerous, even to skilled users. Many a young, reckless Aeromancer ended his short career against a tree in such a way.

Skulker Handbook/a tome containing notes and theories on how to summon many common, but mechanically precise items, such as crowbars, ladders, ropes, hooks, needles, lockpicks, bags and bottles. Most of the book seems to reinforce a thievish mindset...


Bio: Kesi was, before the Demons arrived, considered a Rogue-Thiefomancer was the popular term. She used her magic to rob people, sneaking into houses, then flying away, laughing on her Windcloak. Most of the money went to drinking, paying off the authorities, and short term love affairs.

Then the world was destroyed, and her options became sort of stressed. While most people died, Kesi was not tied down to anything-or anyone. She glided out of the city as it burned, never looking back once.

...She hardly trusts her new companions, but life is an adventure, after all. Maybe there's still a way out of all this. She's nothing if not hopeful.

[Tiruin]

It's that time again. I need test subject and you need new ways to kill yourselves with eldritch fire. I think we can help each other.

Another great game brought to you by IronyOwl. 

That being said,

Spoiler: Theri Eyn (click to show/hide)

Gender: Female
Race: Kitsune//'Fox'Folk
Primary Skill: Restoration
Secondary Skill: Fire
Items:
Sylvan Staff/ Functioning as a multipurpose tool, this staff is imbued with an internal life source and emanates a faint aura of peace. It is hand-made by most of the shamanic positions of the Foxfolk, being able to harness the powers of healing and clarity. It looks like a gnarled Narra staff, immune to the touch of termites and miniature leaves seem to spring from it's twisting figure. It carries a rosy scent.

Opalescent Orb/ Hanging by a clear thread on the staff, creating an illusion of floating in mid-air, this orb is said to be a personal possession of Theri's, acting more like her stress ball or perhaps a sentimental symbol in a world such as this.

Bio:
A wanderer of her people, Theri acted mostly as a hired healer during the times of peace - an independent idealist who wished to change the world, and perhaps find her place amongst the other races.

Post-Demon, her beliefs still remain unbroken, wishing to aid others more than herself. She is willing to give her own life up if it means an advantage is gained for the greater good.

Her companions are like potential to her, seeds of alliance and unity. She is somehow allergic to pollen.

((Sorry if I copied your formatting Dwarmin, I like it.  ))

[CrimsonEon]

Another tale of summonings gone horribly wrong, Ho!

Name: Gage Allaric
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Primary Skill: Divination
Secondary Skill: Metamagic
Items:
- Divining Knife: Since he took up Divination, Gage often experimented with the idea of a knife that would always strike true into an enemy's heart. Between some Metamagic, Divination and Enchanting he's made some progress, but it's not quite up to his expectations...
- Faded Tarot Deck: When telling the fortunes of the townsfolk, Gage's master insisted he use a Tarot Deck as part of his act to convince his audience instead of relying on his visions alone. Over time the Deck has become his arcane focus when he uses his Divination magics.

Bio: Gage was the loyal and confident apprentice of the priest of a small dingy town before the demons came. From a young age he was always in tune with the world of magic around him, but to his master's dismay he held no particular talent for the healing arts. Instead, Gage developed a peculiar sense of foresight, receiving hazy visions of the futures of those around him. Soon he was put to work telling the fortunes of the townsfolk.

As the demons flayed the men and women around him, Gage received a particularly clear vision that led him outside and into hiding. Now with nothing else left to lose, and his visions eerily silent, Gage now stands resolute to ensure the next vision he sees is one of victory over the demons.

[Scelly9]

PTW

[HmH]

Spoiler: Paulus Marcius (click to show/hide)

Name: Paulus Marcius
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Primary Skill: Apprentice Enchanter
Secondary Skill: Novice Shortsword Fighter
Items:
- Imperial Scout's Red Garments
- Screaming Gladius: A straight, broad shortsword issued to all scouts of the Imperial army. Paulus, in a breathtaking display of carelessness, preferred to magically sharpen the blade until it started to crack, then put extra enchantments on it in order to keep it in one piece... then, whenever it grew blunt, repeat the process all over again. After half a year of such practices, the metal of the gladius has grown to be under such stress that it emits a scream-like scratching sound whenever it cuts through something.
- Enchanter's Emergency Equipment: A rune-covered wooden box with seven weird-looking tools in it, all of them made specifically for stabilizing enchantments and preventing miscasts. Government-issued to every member of the army that has even a small affinity for enchantments. Allows Paulus to re-roll if his attempt at enchanting ends in a critical failure.

Bio: Paulus, a scout and messenger of the Empire, was out on a mission to make contact with nomadic desert-dwellers beyond the eastern borders of the Empire. Things seemed to go well at first: Paulus followed the Imperial roads of white stone and reached the desert several days before the demonic invasion began.

Paulus knew something was wrong when he saw that sandstorms were no longer unstoppable yellow walls of deadly doom that nothing could possibly survive - they have now turned into unstoppable red walls of even deadlier doom... and some noisy, hideous and incredibly foul-tempered creatures seemed to go in and out of these storms completely unharmed.

Paulus tried to get the word back to civilization post-haste, but apparently his post-haste wasn't fast enough: the first town he saw was already slaughtered, ruined and covered in red dust. Every other town he came across after that had met the same fate. Paulus walked the Empire's now-red roads, eating and drinking from the supplies that were intended for his crossing of the desert, until he found a recent trail left from an enormous group of people marching to the north; if anything, that was a sign of the Imperial army moving somewhere in great haste. The trail led straight to the northern borders of the Empire and then - into the wilderness beyond.

And so, Paulus went north, trying to get to the mountains far to the north: these and the lands around them belonged to the stout folk, called "dwarves", who seemed to revel in first building massive, near-impregnable fortresses and then abandoning these fortresses a couple years later. The empty fortresses were up for grabs, and it would be logical to think what's left of the army would try to capture a few of these for themselves.

Paulus would probably have reached his goal by now, but he stumbled across a refugee camp halfway to the dwarven lands and kinda-sorta got bogged down enchanting for food and water. He is now trying to get the refugees moving to the mountains, where they could at least find some heavily fortified positions they could hold, but he's had no luck convincing them so far.

((Annnd... two questions, one of them about minmaxing. Yeah, even before we started playing. Does that count as a record?
- What are the limits on players' worldbuilding?
- Will the benefits I gain from mild overspecialization when choosing a skill, like saying specifically "only knows how to fight with a shortsword", be noticeable, or do I need to specialize even further than that?))

[Mr.Zero]

Claim a spot. sheet soon, btw irony. Monster hunter turn will be coming today  ! Busy week, lot's of projects.

Name: Elisa
Gender: Female
Race:

Spoiler: Cowgirl (click to show/hide)

Primary Skill: Light magic E.G NOT HOLY. If you associate light with holy then it's not my fault.
Secondary Skill:

Spoiler: Lancer user (click to show/hide)

Items: Obviously a lance, made from metal, preferably steel with the tip made from an harder type of metal.
and
A shield, A knight-like shield. ( Search in google if you aren't sure).

Instead of raggy clothing, some heavier metally armor? and a small cowbell. Like one of those butler things.

Bio: Elisa, is not like every cowgirl. Most cowgirls became wives, worked at farms or shopkeeping. No, Elisa had a different approach to her life and her goals. She enjoyed watching minotaurs bashing unfortunate bandits and trouble-makers with their huge horns while bathing in the morning sun.( for christs sake don't think nasty stuff here). She wished that she could do the same, the problem is that females generally get smaller horns thus she wasn't able to do that. Until she overheard some soldiers talking about lancers. This strange type of soldier utilized a large metal stick-like weapon with a big point at the end, stabbing the end into the enemy.

She didn't hesitate for one moment, she left her family and went to become an lancer. During her training she met one particular mage which was skilled in the arts of light magic, she was curious of how one could control this elegant power. Light gives life,warmth and illuminates the darkness. So she picked up some small hints from this mage during her course, but she never got too involved in it. However her training came to an abrupt end when the demons attack, at that time she was away during some mission. But she finally could do that which she always dreamed off, namely crush enemies with her lance while bashing the with her shield.

Elisa, has blonde-ish hair and the bottom half is brown with stips of lighter brown, her ears are brown as well. Her horns are the same size as in the picture and her bust size is slightly smaller.

[IronyOwl]

((Annnd... two questions, one of them about minmaxing. Yeah, even before we started playing. Does that count as a record?

Dunno, but I like your style.

- What are the limits on players' worldbuilding?

Depends. In this case, I'd say you saved me the trouble of coming up with a plot hook. :3

- Will the benefits I gain from mild overspecialization when choosing a skill, like saying specifically "only knows how to fight with a shortsword", be noticeable, or do I need to specialize even further than that?))

Hm. I'm pretty wary about allowing specialization beyond just "Axes" or "Swords," both because there's probably not a lot lost in limiting yourself to scimitars or whatever (especially if you're starting with one), and because it's hard to think of additional bonuses that aren't fairly severe.

I might be willing to try something narrower as an experiment, but even then the bonuses would probably be less "additional +1 to attack" and more that any special maneuvers you try are easier/better, or maybe that any special properties of the weapon type ("+1 dmg vs lightly armored enemies") are increased.

[HmH]

- Will the benefits I gain from mild overspecialization when choosing a skill, like saying specifically "only knows how to fight with a shortsword", be noticeable, or do I need to specialize even further than that?))

Hm. I'm pretty wary about allowing specialization beyond just "Axes" or "Swords," both because there's probably not a lot lost in limiting yourself to scimitars or whatever (especially if you're starting with one), and because it's hard to think of additional bonuses that aren't fairly severe.

I might be willing to try something narrower as an experiment, but even then the bonuses would probably be less "additional +1 to attack" and more that any special maneuvers you try are easier/better, or maybe that any special properties of the weapon type ("+1 dmg vs lightly armored enemies") are increased.

Alright then, may I have 'succesful called shots always sever if not a whole limb, then at least something' as my bonus for specializing in Shortswords? I love to make fights gorier than they have to be.

[Toaster]

Oooh.  Another experimental RTD!  I'll in.

EDIT:  Sadly, it appears I'll just be first on the waitlist.  But if this game is as bloody as implied....

Name:  Timsley
Gender:  Male
Race:  Human
Primary Skill:  Alchemy
Secondary Skill:  Air
Items: A doubtlessly potent potion of unknown effect, and a pendant for focusing air magic
Bio:  Timsley was considered a potential great in the field of alchemy, but one who would need quite a bit of training and practice before becoming a true master.  Sadly, the world was torn asunder before he could achieve this.  Would this brave new world be the crucible he would be forged in, or was he just food for some horrible demon with fangs, claws, and tentacles?

Air magic was his other ability, but hitherto it was mostly used for conjuring gusts of winds to blow up the skirts of women, so its actual use is questionable.

[Nirur Torir]

Is there a wait-list? I want to join so I can break everything with Divination.

[HmH]

Is there a wait-list? I want to join so I can break everything with Divination.

I'm not sure it would work that way. As you may recall from the many near-TPK experiences, in Irony's games rules of magic tend to break you instead of the other way around.

Speaking of 'breaking everything', I'm surprised no one has put 'Vampire' into their Race field yet. *wink wink, nudge nudge*