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[Nirur Torir]

Before I can draw any pictures, we need a Class (daggermaster, evocationalist, historian, peasant thief, tinker, house builder, etc) and a Primary Attribute (strength, luck, musicality, learning, shooting, etc). Skills, traits, and starting conditions will be available for selection will be based on these. A Name (male cutebold) would be nice, but most names probably won't impact things. We'll start at low-mid level, unless the chosen class is funny and demands a different starting level.

One character will be controlled by everyone.

Generic low fantasy setting, likely akin to DF. This will be a light game. Don't expect much internal consistency, adherence to physics, or longevity.

[IronyOwl]

Class: Summoner. When magic is involved, summoning always makes things better!
Primary Attribute: Learning. When magic is involved, if you can't make it better, you just need to learn how!
Name: Sazzilfrazz. I don't know either.

Could also go for some sort of full plate semicaster (death knight > paladin, though).

[Xantalos]

Class: Summoner. When magic is involved, summoning always makes things better!
Primary Attribute: Learning. When magic is involved, if you can't make it better, you just need to learn how!
Name: Glimbus. I don't know either.

Could also go for some sort of full plate semicaster (death knight > paladin, though).

Yes.

[Cheesecake]

Class: Cultist (Sacrifice infidels to appease the Dark Gods. Summon daemons. Strength buffs and all that)
Primary Attribute: Learning (Learn all the forbidden knowledge!)
Name: Larry (Don't worry, Iron, I'm bad at names too)


Actually, a Death Knight would sound pretty cool. Do we start with anything? Is any kind of magic illegal or something?

[RAM]

Class: Jester
Primary Attribute: Cowardice

[GreatWyrmGold]

Class: Overseer
Primary Attribute: Cleverness
Name: Drakruldus

[Nirur Torir]

Do we start with anything? Is any kind of magic illegal or something?

We'll start with appropriate gear. I had not given any thought to whether or not magic based on sacrificing entire villages to briefly manifest an entity of near-godlike power would be illegal. I imagine some people, potentially even lawmakers, frown upon those sorts.

Class: Jester
Primary Attribute: Cowardice

Don't underrate Cowardice as a stat. "Proper" cowards wake up knowing exactly when and where danger will occur that day, and what form it will take. They serve as an excellent replacement for a night sentry.

[ragnarok97071]

Class: Summoner. When magic is involved, summoning always makes things better!
Primary Attribute: Learning. When magic is involved, if you can't make it better, you just need to learn how!
Name: Glimbus. I don't know either.

Could also go for some sort of full plate semicaster (death knight > paladin, though).

Yes.

Blackguard/Summoner Dualclass?
Primary Attribute: RIP AND TEAR.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Class: Jester Wizard
Primary Attribute: Cowardice

[CyberUrist]

Class: Summoner. When magic is involved, summoning always makes things better!
Primary Attribute: Learning. When magic is involved, if you can't make it better, you just need to learn how!
Name: Glimbus. I don't know either.

Yes.

Yes. Name: Harry.

[Nirur Torir]

Class selected: Summoner.
Primary attribute selected: Learning.

Please select a subclass.

Spoiler: Subclasses (click to show/hide)

Extraplaner Summoner

For maximum power, we could rip Space-Time to summon entities from other planes. This could range from something as benign as an elemental from the fire plane, to the attention of an Old One. Summoning inanimate objects is possible.

Intraplaner Summoner

We could focus on summoning things from elsewhere in the world. This could be a mercenary company, a bag of gold we left at home, a vault of gold somebody else isn't using, a dragon we beat in a game of riddles, or reverse-summoning ourselves somewhere else.

Initiate to the Chaos Deity

Alternatively, we could promise to entertain the god of chaos, who would then send us minions and objects if asked nicely. We might even get something useful.

Other?

We need a casting style. Not all styles work with all classes, depending on common sense and voter persuasiveness (YOU try getting a god of chaos to sign a contract).

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Mana

Standard. It is predictable, and easily used in combat.

Blood Sacrifice

It is much easier to control unruly summons if you call them with a blood sacrifice. As expected, this means we'll just be negating the safety factor by summoning more dangerous creatures.

Contractual

We can do away with most of the risk and spell costs by convincing people or entities to work with us beforehand, either through diplomacy, force, or just buying the contracts in stores. Shiva loves being interrupted a dozen times per day to freeze bandits and wild rats.

Runic

Use our superior Learning to bind things to our service. Knowing a True Name grants even more power over an entity, but warnings against forcibly binding tricky powerful creatures could easily fill half a library.

Other?

These choices are too varied for me to generate background choices for voting. Make something up or we'll have to go through a third selection prompt before we start. Motivation as well. That's important unless we want to sit around in a tower reading.

[scapheap]

Subclass:teleporter. A odd field of summoning where the summoner loses range of his summoning for making it cheaper and faster allow one to completely rearrange a battlefield to their liking in seconds.

this is just a idea, my choices are below
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subclass:Extraplaner Summoner
style:Contractual

[GreatWyrmGold]

I vote Extraplanar Runic. I want to prepare extraplanar runes this morning.

[ragnarok97071]

I vote for Extraplanar Runic.

[Xantalos]

I vote for Extraplanar Runic.

Though how do contracts work? If you want legalese, I will drown you in it.