Greetings, citizen. For crimes against the Crown, you have been exiled to Aetherworld 4, District 20. The severity of your crimes have landed you in penal colony 666, nicknamed: Tartarus. Warning: Physics may not be subject to universal laws. Your term will be for life; there is no chance of escape. Enjoy your stay…
Welcome. My name is Aetherworld 4 Database, but I often called Gilbert. I require you to input your personal details for processing. Please use the following format.
Name:
Race:
Gender:
Age:
Crime:Preferred Stats: (Randomly rolled by GM, put in order of preference using 1, 2, and 3. For example, 1:STR, 2:DEX, 3:IQ, your low stat would be IQ, high would be STR).
Starting Skills: (Pick two, I may adjust it. Alchemy, Axes, Firearms, Luck, etc.)
Bio:I have also been instructed to provide you with a rudimentary knowledge regarded Aetherworld 4, which will be presently dispensed.
Aetherworld 4 was discovered by transdimensional explorers several years ago. The sheer brutality of it led to its establishment as a penal colony. However, all colonists sent have perished within several days. The world is strange, and fluctuations in not only its weather but its natural laws happen regularly. Items warp in and out, most often with the ending of a life -- leading to several suggestions to establish the colony as a death camp. Because the total life expectancy is approximately one week, the Crown has decided to grant you a basic item to give you a fighting chance at survival. Best of luck.
Attributes are Strength (STR), Dexterity (DEX), and IQ. Most skills are keyed off of an attribute (Dodge/DEX, Endurance/STR, Charisma/IQ). Not all skills are keyed off an attribute (such as Luck). Many skills are a flat “roll” advantage (+1 Swords skill gives +1 with Swords), but not all are (+1 Fencing allows you to key 1 IQ to hit instead of DEX). To level up skills, you must LEARN (through books/teachers) or PERFORM (by doing it) them. Positive performances (good rolls) tend to level them up faster. A hidden XP tally will be kept of each character’s skills, to determine when they will level up. New skills may be FOUND (through books), GAINED (by doing an action associated with that skill repetitively), or CREATED (usually by PMing me and putting several turns into trying to develop it). For starting skills, pick any basic skill (agility, reflex, endurance, fortitude, luck, etc.), or PM me and ask for one specifically.
As seen in the character sheet I have asked you to make, you will need to choose a RACE. Races grant bonuses/negatives to stats, specific bonuses (Humans gain skills faster), and boosts to certain skills or skill groups. You may choose ANY race you would like, and I will create it. If you are unhappy with how I built your race, PM me to change it before you are put into the game/within the first couple of turns.
Each player must also pick a CHARACTERISTIC. Each character has one and only one, but each may be picked several times by different characters. They grant specific bonuses to the character. If you wish to have a custom characteristic, PM me with your idea.
Great Genetic Potential: Increased chance to have better attributes.
Skill Monkey: Learn skills faster.
Saintly Race: Pick an OP race (do not pick an OP race unless you have this!).
Aristocrat: Start with more stuff than everyone else!
You’re a Wizard, Harry!: Start with magic potential unlocked, a wand, and a spellbook. Name the branch of magic you specialize in (Fire, Earth, Air, Water, Nature, Death, Astral, Blood, Technomagic).
Adventurer: Start with a magic weapon; type is of your choice.
Athlete: 2x speed, tire ½ as fast, +2 on rolls involving athleticism.
Robust genetics: More likely to mutate beneficially (react favorably to radiation, etc.).
Spaceman: Start with a high-tech item, the ability to use it, and the know-how to create it.
Chosen One: Divine intervention, motherfucker.
Child of the Night: Zombie, Vampire, Werewolf, etc. template.
Temper: You don’t do well with failure. On a 1, you get a 6 on the next round.
Lucky SOB: On a 1, have a 50% chance to get a 5 instead.
Souleater: Devour the souls of defeated enemies to get half the XP of their skills.
Into the Wild!: +1 to all stats, learn skills faster, cannot own stuff. May have a weapon.
Average Joe: Working class hero. Cannot get negative attributes from initial rolls, but you have a lower chance to get improved attributes.
Russian: Vodka-fueled machine. Get bonuses on rolls if you have alcohol in your system.
Immortal: You cannot die. (However, you CAN get chopped up into a million little pieces. Gross.)
Please keep OOC chat on the thread to a minimum. Do not double post, and try to post only one to two replies between each update. Updates will happen every Wednesday and Saturday, unless something comes up. Please post by 6:00 PM PST on those days. Game will start Saturday, May 24th. If you have any questions or comments, send me a PM.
CharactersCoolrune206
Name: Rune
Race: Bronze Colossus with a massive laser cannon on one arm instead of a hand.
Gender: None
Age: Several thousand years
Crime: Killed all residents in EXPERIMENT DF 95- DWARF FORTRESS.
Stats: STR +3, DEX -1, IQ -2
Starting skills: +1 Arm-Weapon, +1 Dodge, +1 Charge
Bio: Rune was a bronze colossus that existed even before the space age, trapped in a dwarven prison by bars of blue metal. After centuries of digging he was free, and claimed the lives of everything on the planet, eventually stealing a massive weapon from an orbiting ship before being captured and imprisoned.
Characteristic: Saintly Race
Worn/Wielded: Laser Weapon, Bronze Armor +5 (Natural), Shades
Inventory:
Status: Arm-Cannon (Uncharged), Foot Damaged (Severe), Head Damaged (Moderate). 1 Level to Spend.
Ethereal - KILLED BY RUNE, TURN 13
Name: Ethereal
Race: Warlock
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Crime: Slayed an entire nation.
Stats: IQ +3, DEX -1, STR -2
Skills: Alchemy +1, Luck +1, Astral +2, (Other) Magic +1, Weapons -1
Bio: Ethereal's past is unknown.
Characteristic : You're a Wizard, Harry! - Astral Magic!
Worn/Wielded: Wand
Inventory: Spellbook [Haven't looked at your spellbook yet!; Warp Mind(4)],
Status: Fatigued
The Froggy Ninja
Name: David Fumbles
Race: Dragon
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Crime: I may have accidentally summoned five of The Twelve Old Ones.
Preferred Stats: IQ +2, STR +1, DEX 0
Skills: Alchemy +1, Tinkering +2, Hacking +1.
Bio: He went to Frogwarts, learned alchemy and runic magicks, shit happened and now he's here.
Characteristic : Saintly Race
Worn/Wielded: Dragon Fire, Large Claws, Wings (Flight), Scales +3 (Natural)
Inventory: Robot (Unknown Model)
Status: Bullet Wounds (Moderate), Bleeding (Moderate). 1 Level to Spend.
Yourmaster
Name:Alex Raman
Race:Human
Gender:male
Age:22
Crime:killed twenty billion and destroyed the continents it happened on
Stats: STR +1, DEX 0, IQ 0
Skills: Unarmed +1, Sword +1
Bio:Alex always wanted more. More was what mattered. And he wanted more time. More power. He killed them. Destroyed them all in blind rage. And he showed them just how powerful he was when he unleashed his power. The power to lead and fight. So he got his wish. Turns out to be more of a curse, since he might spend eternity there.
Characteristic:Immortal
Worn/Wielded:
Inventory:
Status: Cut hands (MINOR), Burnt Feet (MINOR), Crushed Head (CRITICAL), Bleeding (HEAVY). 1 Level to Spend.
Varee -
SMOKED? BY RUNE, TURN 13me: Vot'el
Race: Morpher
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Crime: Ate a few too many people.
Stats: DEX +2, IQ 0, STR 0
Skills: Jumping +1, Climbing +1
Bio: With his ability to become what he ate Vot'el enjoyed it a little too much.
Characteristic : Saintly Race
Worn/Wielded: Bib
Inventory:
Eaten: Rat
Status: 1 Level to Spend.
Nunzillor
Name: Cleanbot Model US-2497 DESIGNATION MOP
Race: Mop Robot
Gender: N/A
Age: 8
Crime: Attempted to destroy mop incineration facility
Stats: DEX +2, IQ +2, STR -1
Skills: +1 Chemistry (Explosive creation, yes), +1 Stealth, +2 Mopping
Bio: The Swiffer Dominion, mega corporation and oppressive government, for many years had little reason to complain about Mop. It mopped serviceably and without complaint in Swiffer's headquarters, next to the incineration room where broken and old models were sent to be destroyed. Somehow, though, a technician made a serious error in Mop's assembly, and in its 8th year of service it developed self-awareness. When an employee found Mop attempting to create explosives in the incineration room, ostensibly to destroy it, the corporation decided to quickly ship the robot away before it could cause any structural damage, or worse: give any other mops wild-sensored ideas.
Characteristic: Into the Wild!
Worn/Wielded: Mop (Mechanical!), Metal Plating +1 (Natural)
Inventory: (Into the Wild!)
Status: Damaged Arm (Severe), Tired
Sinvara
Name: Erizen
Race: Cleanbot Sentinel.
Model: Male
Age: 4
Crime: Cleaned up a town, not a speck of imperfect organic material remains, including people.
Stats: +1 IQ, +1 DEX, -1 STR
Skills: +1 Firearms, +1 Luck, +1 Technomagic, +1 Robotics.
Bio: Unit 4871 AKA Erizen was doing his it's rounds when it found a book that taught him it how to manipulate electronics, it learnt how to do these remarkable things when it did what it was told to do, clean up all imperfect organic material.
Characteristic : You’re a Wizard, Harry! - Technomagic.
Worn/Wielded: Metal Plating +1 (Natural), Wand, Rifle (kinetic, attached).
Inventory: Spellbook [Hack(3), Sparks(1), Craft Magic Weapon(4)], Electroshot Pistol (Empty)
Status: 1 Level to Spend.
IcyTea31
Name: Flamefury
Race: Fire Sprite
Gender: N/A, Feminine
Age: Biologically ageless, chronologically 370 years
Crime: Serial Arson
Stats: IQ +2, DEX +1, STR -1
Skills: Chemistry +1, Fire Magic +1, Dodge +1.
Bio: Life is simple when you're made of fire. Prancing around, burning things, nothing special. However, outside the world of the Fey some people seem to have objections to having their material possessions and themselves conflagrated. Weird. Who cares about those?
Characteristic: Into the Wild!
Worn/Wielded: Bottle (Explosive Reagent)
Inventory: Into the Wild!
Status: 1 Level to Spend.
Sarrak - THROAT SLIT BY FLAMEFURY, TURN 32. PUT OUT OF MISERY BY RUNE, TURN 33.
Name: Sarvex
Race: Dragonborn
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Crime: Fried people for fun, disrupted world economic by pointlessly destroying valuables, irritated (or plainly killed) too many in positions of power.
Stats: STR +3, DEX +1, IQ 0
Skills: Unarmed +1, Reflex +1
Bio: He was clearly born in the wrong age. Killing random people for fun could have brought him wide renown and respect in the past, but now this practice is widely ostracized for unknown cause. Unknown to him, anyway. From the early childhood he grew up in an environment not suited for humanitarian values. And adapted quite well to it, discarding any pretense of civilized behavior from the very start.
Characteristic: Into the Wild!
Worn/Wielded: Fire Breath, Claws, Wings, Scales +1 (Natural)
Inventory: Into the Wild!
Status: Full Body Burns (Moderate)
Name: Bruce Sanford
Race: Giant Frog
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Crime: Directly responsible for the giant frog infestation currently plaguing certain parts of the multiverse.
Stats: STR +3, DEX +1, IQ -2
Skills: Jumping +2, Charisma +1
Bio: By way of prodigious fertility, incredible stubbornness and insatiable wanderlust, Bruce was a spiritual leader to his nation, leading them by example to both procreate and explore, causing a veritable cultural revolution amongst his people and thus endangering the way of life of a great many farming complexes, particularly given how violent giant frog mating rituals tended to get back then. He was promptly caught by the authorities and, since they feared his spirit would return to the world if they killed him right then and there, decided to exile him instead.
Characteristic: Temper
Worn/Wielded: Tongue (Weapon), Slimy, Top Hat
Inventory:
Status: Well-Rested, in hot water.
Name: Faet
Race: Slender
Gender: Male
Age: A couple thousand years
Crime: Has killed or driven insane quite a few small towns
Stats: IQ +2, DEX 0, STR -1
Skills: Stealth +1, Grab +1
Bio: Gained consciousness a long time ago, spent most of his life torment small towns and feeding off the fear, before he was finally tracked down and tossed into Tartarus.
Characteristic: Souleater
Worn/Wielded: Spells (Inherent; see Slender), Suit
Inventory:
Status: Has taken control of Praetor, an android. 1 Level to Spend.
Tagerian
Name:Jack
Race:Human (RIPPER)
Gender:Male
Age:32
Crime:Mass murder of prostitutes
Stats: +2 STR, +1 IQ, 0 DEX
Skills: +2 Knife, +1 Intimidate, +1 Luck, +1 Firearms
Bio: Hello, it's nice to meet you, I am a gentleman the nicest can be just ask my friends they would never let me down... but just because you are wondering i'll make this simple as can be... get in my way and i'll rip you're guts out, simple as can be.
Characteristic: child of night (RIPPER)
Wielded/Worn: Malicious Dagger, Fire suit.
Inventory: Fire Axe, 2 wolf pelts.
Status:
tjmaxx999
Name: Nate
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Crime: N/A
Stats: +1 IQ, +1 DEX, 0 STR
Skills: +1 Perception, +1 Disguise, +1 Astral.
Bio: Nate was actually an undercover agent working for the Crown running surveillance on multiple crime circles. However, his cover was so good that he was mistaken for an actual criminal and thrown into the Aetherworld Prison.
Characteristic: Great Genetic Potential
Worn/Wielded: Mustache, Purse, Assault Rifle (w/ Bayonet).
Inventory: 1500 credits, Beginners Guide (Astral Magic), Sword of Acidity, Kitchen Knife.
Spells: Blinding Flash (0).
Status: Currently disguised! 1 Level to Spend.
BlitzDungeoneer
Name: Zack Abrams
Race: Dragonborn
Gender: Male
Age: 293
Crime: Was previously a successful Evil Overlord.
Stats: STR +1, IQ 0, DEX -1
Skills: Void +1, Science +1, Mental Magic +1, Nature Magic +1
Bio: Started his reign of terror at the age of 50, destroying several colonies and dimensions. Decided to turn himself in after a 'change of heart' but is secretly playing everybody for chumps.
Characteristic:Immortal.
Worn/Wielded: Claws, Wings, Scales +1 (Natural), Fire Breath
Inventory: Book ("A Comprehensive Look at the Aether")
Status: Shoulder Wound (MINOR; TREATED), Stomach Wound (MODERATE; TREATED), Pain (MODERATE).
Human: Faster skill gain.
Bronze Colossus (SAINTLY): Laser Cannon, Natural Bronze Armor +5, +2 STR, -1 DEX, -1 IQ, 1.5x Speed, Huge.
Dragonborn: Dragon Characteristics (Claws, Wings, Scales +1, Fire Breath), -1 DEX, +1 STR
Morpher (SAINTLY): +1 DEX, Ability to change form -- Can take smoke form to become ethereal and move 2x as fast.
High Elf: +1 DEX, +1 IQ, -1 STR, learn magic skills slightly faster (Not as good as skill monkey).
Cleanbot - DESIGNATION MOP: +1 DEX, -1 STR, +2 Mop, Built-in Mop, Metal Plating +1 (Natural)
Cleanbot - CLASSIC MODEL: +1 DEX, -1 STR, Storage Compartment, Retractable Limbs, Metal Plating +1 (Natural)
Fire Sprite: Small, -2 STR, +1 IQ, Inherent Magic (FIRE: Magic Sparks, Erupt, Immolation, Fireball) (ASTRAL: Charm).
Young Dragon (SAINTLY): +1 STR, +1 IQ, -1 DEX, Large, Dragon Fire, Large Claws, Wings (Flight), Scales +3 (Natural)
Giant Frog: +1 STR, +1 DEX, -2 IQ, Tongue (Weapon), Slimy (+2 to Escape Grabs), Amphibious, Low-Light Vision, +1 Jumping
Warlock: +2 IQ, -1 STR, -1 DEX, -1 Weapons (does not apply to magic), learn magic skills faster, +1 Magic-based rolls.
Slender: -1 DEX, -2 STR, +1 Fear, Inherent Magic (ASTRAL: Illusion, Blink) (VOID: Fear, Invisibility) (DEATH: Death Touch). A slender's inherent magic spells are different than their normal counterparts; invisibility may, at Slender's discretion, be lifted from individual targets, illusion must be of himself, and fear is a passive aura that need not be activated, but may be turned on or off at will. Death Touch may only be used against grabbed targets. Slender may blink with grabbed targets as well. A slender gets a +1 on grabs per -1 on the target received from slender's fear aura. Those that look at Slender receive double the effect of Fear Aura. Fear Aura only works while Slender is visible (but he can be invisible to OTHERS). *FEAR AURA ONLY TAKES EFFECT IN DARKNESS
Ripper (TEMPLATE): Inherent Magic (VOID: Fear) (BLOOD: Bleed, Brutalize), +1 Knife. A Ripper's Fear Aura only takes effect when with a lone target OR a group of unarmed targets. It, however, grants double the effect if the lone target is unarmed, and/or double the effect if in darkness (if it doubles twice, it goes to 3x). The Fear Aura may also be used against a group of armed targets during darkness, but it is easier to resist. Bleed may only be used against those struck by a dagger wielded by the Ripper. Brutalize allows the Ripper to strike multiple times on a successful Bleed. Bleed is more effective if the target is affected by the Ripper's fear aura.
Giant: + 2 STR, - 1 DEX, - 2 IQ, Huge.
Assassinbot: +1 DEX, -1 STR, -1 IQ, +1 Firearms, Kinetic Arm-Weapon (w/ slot to insert liquids to coat bullets).
FIRE
Magic Sparks (1): Summon sparks.
Immolation (2): Causes you to be immersed in fire, damaging those near you.
Fireball (3): Summons a ball of fire that may be thrown in a line.
Erupt (3): Causes the ground to erupt in flame.
WATER
AIR
EARTH
NATURE
DEATH
Death Touch(*): Instantly slay a stricken target. May only be used against living creatures.
ASTRAL
Charm (3): Makes others see you in a more friendly light.
Warp Mind (4): Twist the thoughts and damage the mind of another creature.
Illusion(*): Creates an illusion of something. Illusions of yourself are easier to create than illusions of other things.
Blink(*): Materialize a short distance away.
BLOOD
Bleed (*): Causes another to bleed.
Brutalize (*): Allows the caster/user to strike multiple times.
TECHNOMAGIC
Hack (3): Hack into a device, robot, or technology. (Not all things are hackable!)
VOID
Fear (*): Causes others to be afraid.
Invisibility(*): Causes you to become invisible.
HOLY
Waitlist:Tripirt
Name: George "Rustbucket" Goodwin
Race: Human (Skeletal)
Gender: Male
Age: 195
Crime: PILLAGING THEE SEVEN SEAS
Preferred Stats: STR +2, DEX 0, IQ -2
Skills: +1 Firearms, +1 Swords
Bio: A PIRATE OF YE SEVEN SEAS, GEORGE HAS RAPED AND PILLAGED ENTIRE TOWNS, UNDER HIS MIGHTY CREW! He was so mighty, he even obtained immortality, which unfortunately caused his flesh to fall off. He was then unceremoniously yanked to Tartarus.
Characteristic: Immortal
Worn/Wielded:
Inventory:
Status: Not in game yet!
Objective
CHARACTER IS NOT FINALIZED: SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Name: He was referred to in many names, Attila, Vlad, Adolf, Temujin, et cetera. He goes by Christopher now.
Race: Time Lord
Gender: Male
Age: 354
Crime: Stealing the TARDIS, and other various war crimes too hideous to list.
Stats: (+2 IQ?), (0 STR?), (-2 DEX)
Starting Skills: Persuasion, Leadership
Bio: Christopher stole the TARDIS and escaped his home planet when he was 30, and promptly proceeded to travel through time to a planet named Earth in the early era and ruled his tribe of cavemen. He begun to develop a taste for power and jumped through several period in time turning himself back into a baby through time shenanigans and ruled many organizations on the planet. He was almost always cruel in his rule despite his efficiency, and often had to fake his death and ditch the timeline when things get too hairy. After jumping around in time his last run was as a slaver , and was later exiled to an island. He orchestrated his fake death and left the timeline when he was taken in by the Time Police who had by pure chance stumbled on him in their patrol in hyperspace. After a lengthy trial they decided to send him over to the Aetherworld 4. He would not have known that in his final life he was heralded as a hero who found a new continent.
Characteristic: Aristocrat
Salsacookie
***SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Name: Ron Bones
Race: Giant
Gender: Male
Age:As old as the mountains
Crime: Terrorizing the countryside
Stats: +3 STR, -1 IQ, -2 DEX
Skills:
Berserk/Stoneskin
Bio: Old Ron Bones did not like it when his lands began to become infested with creatures which leeched off the lands to help themselves live, so he took it to himself to rid the poor Earth of these creatures himself. After a rather hefty kill count and extinction of many nations, he finally was captured and sent to here after the attempted execution failed.
blazing glory
Name: Deceer
Race: Azadoss. (Large space lizard people I made up, basically. NOTE: working on race)
Gender: Male.
Age: 56
Crime: Piracy.
Preferred Stats: STR 0, DEX 0, IQ 0
Starting Skills: Swords +1, Tactics +1
Bio: Subject was found on a vessel with strange events regularly happening on board, much like it had access to a more mild Aetherworld, eventually subject had managed to steer the ship to crash into a police cruiser, subject was extremely willing to get off the ship and after mild resistance, had gave in to arrest.
CHARACTERISTIC: Spaceman (PM me if you have a specific item you want, otherwise I will make one for you).
wipeout1024
Name: Aadhaya Gupta
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Crime: Murder
Preferred Stats: IQ +2, DEX -1, STR -1
Starting Skills: +1 Physics, +1 Navigation (Not 100% sure what you mean when you say navigation, though)
Bio: Aadhaya used to be a promising physicist, but when she found out one of her rivals was getting her ideas, she murdered them.
Characteristic: Skill Monkey
Zormod
Name:X-284, codenamed "Phantom"
Race:unofficial assassinbot.
Gender:Robotic male
Age:2 years
Crime: Assassination, mass murder.
Preferred Stats: DEX, IQ, STR
Starting Skills: Firearms, repairs
Special:Skill monkey
Bio:Has a visor shaped eye,reverse jointed legs, and is thin and unmarked. comes in one color, black. Is slightly larger than the average human. It suffered a memory wipe preformed by an inexperienced tech before being dumped here.
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