Apex City, Apex Continent
“Proper story's gotta start from the beginning. These past fine years, queen's happy, the proud folks of Apex City are happy, and everyone's happy. But all that's ended suddenly. It ain't no fault of us, nor our neighbors. Ain't any human I know of, either. And I know lots. Thing is, Mother Nature just stopped being so generous. Plants withered. Wheat died as tiny shoots. Apples shrivled more shrively than your average witch. You get the picture.
So, the queen decides to send five of their best to neighboring continent Minima to hire a wizard or two and bring'm home to magic our land back to life. She sends her fastest ship with'm, and plenty of coal, to get them there and back. She also give them a few extras in case of trouble. Not that there'd be any. Steamboat's a fine flying ship, runs on fire and water heated up. It's got a bite, too, to keep away the wyverns.
Well, enough of my talking. Why don't you introduce yourself?
Go on.
Fine, here's a little something to help you out. Gotta be hard to describe your life in a few words, isn't it?
You got a name. You got a gender. You got a weapon. You probably got a few trinkets of yourself. Just fill out this card down here.”
Name:
Gender:
Age:
Description: Anything from your appearance to your short history. Don't have to be long. Fill out the interesting bits of your life.
Weapon: 'case you didn't notice, this ain't no fairy tale with little sticks that shoot fancy lights. Nothing but cold hard steel, fiery muskets and pistols, pipin' hot steam, and a good dose of wizardry. You ain't no wizard, though. Just a normal folk. But normal folks are who make the world go round. And that's a fact.
Trinkets and tools: Whatever you bring with you. Kinda like keepsakes, but that don't mean they can't do anything. Things like first aid or food are all on Steam Ship Willy. Just gotta bring what you want for yourself.
Stats: Now, I don't know what this is for, but you gotta fill it in. You get twenty red stats and four blue stats, along with four green stats. Choose what you want, and don't mix'm up.
Red Stats (20 to spend)
: HP
Blue Stats (4 to spend)
: Do Stuff Ability
Green Stats (4 to spend)
: Skills of your choosing, be it Piloting, Mechanics, Swordskill, Marksmanship, Tinkering ... You can choose four skills, or you can get a level two skill for two points. It's your choice, like I said.
“Oh, and if your card ain't filled out good, I'll ignore you and look at another of Apex's finest folk. So be good.”