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[escaped lurker]

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This means that starving vampires also lose intelligence?

Temporarely, yes. Since undead can't really die from malnutrition, they instead are driven insane by the hunger. Recovering from "advanced stages" will also require multiple days - and feedings. Well, just be aware that "gaming" the feeding system is not really an option ;p

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I.. see what you did there. Not sure if I should only be amused, or actually take it serious ;3

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Did the "magic and crafts cost two points initially" mean only for the first level, or every level?

What does "initially" sound like? First level.

Only the first level. I mean, you are learning a full craft / magic school, not just a single skill.
( And boy would I not want to micro-manage all these skill levels like DF does, especially in crafts. Much easier for all involved either way. )

[escaped lurker]

Well then, it was not easy to choose, even after I decided to make it 7 players instead of 6. Any that are still interested, obviously are invited onto the waitlist - where it will be first come first served. Else, this will be somewhat of an intro round, so if there are any things unclear, feel free to ask away. Best, do so IC. ;3

Cavern Keep

~
War for the Underworld

The Underbowels
Some Cavern
Day I

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

While eyeing his champions, Ignacius was very pleased to see that they had the common sense to pack some basic tools, and simple weaponry. That is more than many summons can say about themselves, with many even lacking the modesty of clothes covering their nether regions upon arrival. He also discovered that his previous head-counting of six individuals to be wrong, now spotting seven heads instead. Undaunted by this, he continued his welcoming speech. Minus the welcoming part, because, you know, appearances.

"Well then, some of you might be interested why I would call you here, so let me be frank. I am expecting... visitors. Most unwelcome visitors. I am not sure when they will come, and in what numbers, but I am fairly sure that they will – once more, I might add – invite themselves in, and take liberties that I am not welcome to give them. You are to receive them upon arrival, and treat them accordingly."

"We should have some days to prepare for their arrival, time that you might want to spend familiarizing yourself with this place. Be aware that outside of this little fortification is more or less savage land, which means you might find more than vermin out there. Since I did have to spend some amount of power to summon you all, do me the favour and at least try not to die, would you? .... Great."

The ghostly being set up a fake smile - at least it seemed very much so - and looked intently at the diverse creatures in front of him. What the portal spawned was always something of a surprise, but this was certainly an odd arrangement of... things. I mean, come on - only half of them are considered mortals,you know?

"Any question or remarks so far?"

Introducing Ignacius
His most illustrious keeperness will be the character which will be open for suggestions. Any creatures that we acquire – and which is not a champion or one of their followers – will also be open to suggestions, but for now our hands are somewhat tied.

As you might have known - which I severely doubt, at this stage of the game - Good Evil old Ignacius runs on Influence. We need this obscure resource for all kinds of sorcery, with things like additional champions, lesser demons, conjuring dark orbs of destruction and similar on the menu. Our focal point (some would call it “Dungeon Heart”) gives us a nice and steady income of 20 Influence per day. Each Hero Champion needs 5 Influence to stay aligned with this plain – and unless we want our champions to acquire some nasty debuffs and unhealthy dose of daily damage, we don't want to refrain from paying this upkeep.

Luckily, our most ghostly overlord has some savings of Influence, and ways to acquire more of the same. Usurping territory allows him to slowly and steadily sap the mana from the surrounding area, turning it into this sketchy influence on which he thrives. There are no downsides to this, like making other supernatural forces aware of something going on in that peculiar cavern, and them sending troops to investigate the matter. Or just sending some troops to rumble up the place for good. Ye~p. Not going to happen. At all. On that note, each “tile” on the yet-to-be-published map, will be up for us to encroach upon. Since these tiles are 10x10 in near-view, this translates into 5 tiles for the small keep that we currently call our own.

For those – hopefully few – that think of Ignacius being fit for the battlefield, I point out the joyous fact of him being only destroyed once his influence reaches zero. Bu~t, I also have to announce that his form is rather frail indeed. If his ghostly avatar gets too much damage, he will be temporarily banished into his focal point, loosing a hefty dose of influence in the process and being unable to do anything much until he is restored.
Resources:
1 Set of basic crafting tools - Each Character - Feel free to choose your own flavour-text
1 Basic Weapon - Each Character - Choose what it will be
25 Rations of Food (5 Each, save Kashmar & Crest)
25 Bottled Water (5 Each, save Kashmar & Crest)
5 Vials of Blood (Kashmar)
Ignacius:
800 Influence
-15 Influence daily

Spoiler: Rundown (click to show/hide)

Dungeon Heart: +20 Influence Daily
7 Champions: -35 Influence Daily

Spoiler: Spells (click to show/hide)

Summon forth Champion - 100 Influence
Usurp Territory - 5 Influence, +1 every 5 Territory owned / currently 5 Influence

Player List

Spoiler: Izak / Jboy2000000 (click to show/hide)

Name: Izak the Purple
Race: Fallen

Attributes:
Strength: 2
Endurance: 2
Agility: 2
Wisdom: 4
Intelligence: 5
Charisma: 2

Skills:
Necromancer: 2
Daemonolouge: 1
Loremaster: 1
Ambassador: 1
Sneaking: 1

Traits:
Flight: Able to fly without restrictions
Unholy: Will take increased damage from positive energies and weapons out of silver alloys.
Vengeful: Desecrating holy sites, killing followers and priests of good and neutral gods gives morale and experience boosts

Backstory:
After being banished, began to study necromancy. A slew of undying, mindless slaves would fit his purposes just well. History was filled with men cast down by those above them rising again and defeating their masters. He can't really recall who his master was, and why he was cast away, but it doesn't matter to him. He isn't as petty as others of his kind, he could care less about his master, what wanted was bigger. What he wanted was to rule. Even he would never come to own his own fiefdom, ruling a band of undead slaves to do his bidding will do just as well.

Spoiler: Kashmar / Tomcost (click to show/hide)

Name: Kashmar, the Blackened.
Race: Elven Vampire

Attributes:
Strength: 2
Endurance: 2
Agility: 2
Wisdom: 3+1
Intelligence: 5
Charisma: 3

Skills:
Dark priest: 3
Bloodmage: 1
Loremaster: 1
Ambassador: 1

Traits:
Sanguine Feeder: Needs 1 Portion of Blood daily. Failure to feed saps at the vampires willpower, until it becomes feral / insane. Feeding leaves the victim extremely weakened for multiple days.
Old Memories: Elven Wisdom
Unholy: Will take increased damage from positive energies and weapons out of silver alloys.

Backstory:
A solitary keeper of knowledge, Kashmar was an introverted soul, but it was not something he cherished. His tasks were mostly boring and repetitive, with sentient contact being scarce. Depression often struck him, until he found company... in The Dark One. "Blessed" by him, he now serves his God as one of his many representatives.

Spoiler: Rocetta / Weirdsound (click to show/hide)

Name: Rocetta
Race: Harpy

Attributes:
Strength: 3
Endurance: 2
Agility: 3+1
Wisdom: 3
Intelligence: 4
Charisma: 2

Skills:
Peasant: 1
Hunting: 2
Druid: 2
Beast Tamer: 1

Traits:
Flight: Able to fly without restrictions
Fell Swoop: Dive against enemies with great speed, even able to knock back or lift them. Needs enough space and 1 Turn of preparation.
Nimble: This race is far more agile than most

Backstory:
Rocetta was an up and coming Druid and Warrior in her small harpy tribe. In her time, she fought many a monster, captured many a man, and healed many a Heroine. Eventually she felt that she was strong enough to challenge her chieftess to claim said title for herself, but was proven wrong; The Chieftesses witchcraft was too much for her, and Rocetta was defeated.

As punishment for her treachery, she was tossed in the void between worlds, where she lingered for many centuries. During this time, her combat skills and muscle memory almost completely faded away, but she was able retain some of her magical and pastoral knowledge through meditation. Since the overlord has released her from this prison, Rocetta intends to serve him, because he saved her, and because she knows she has no chance of overthrowing him

Spoiler: Borgrum / IcyTea31 (click to show/hide)

Name: Borgrum Marad
Race: Orc

Attributes:
Strength: 3
Endurance: 3
Agility: 2
Wisdom: 3
Intelligence: 4
Charisma: 2

Skills:
Melee: 3+1
Observation: 1
Tactics: 2
Daemonolouge: 3

Traits:
Combat Prowess: Natural talent for melee combat
Disciplined: Very unlikely to digress into a negative mood, or be affected by fear.
Observativ: Higher chance to find traps, ambushes and similar

Background:
In the internal politics of orcs, you have to be sharp. That, or have the aid of something supernatural. Borgrum was one to have both. He was raising the army to "unite" the orcish kind once and for all, but he ended up summoned. While you'd expect him to be grizzled about this, he instead sees serving the Overlord an even better chance to seize control of the world.

Spoiler: Agex / Sarrak (click to show/hide)

Name: Agex, the Seeker
Race: Salamander

Attributes:
Strength: 3
Endurance: 2
Agility: 4
Wisdom: 2
Intelligence: 3
Charisma: 3

Skills:
Ranged: 2
Sneaking: 2
Observation: 1
Hunter: 4

Traits:
Fire Immune: Invulnerable to any flame, safe that of a mature fire dragon
Firebreath: Able to blow a cone of flame. 1 Daily Use.
Hot-Blooded: Scalding to the touch. Only able to wear iron or even higher metals. Swimming or water spells can easily cause hypothermia.

Backstory:
Agex is a born hunter, seeker of prey. Many season he has stalked mountains and plains alike (avoiding forests due to his heat), hunting various beasts with different traps and weapons. He was an aimless wanderer - before he heard something that could be only described as "call". Call, that promised many beasts to hunt and many dangers to force or avoid. Without any second thought, he followed.

Spoiler: Ssitoc / GiglameshDespair (click to show/hide)

Name: Ssitoc the Maned
Race: Blendec

Attributes:
Strength: 4
Endurance: 3
Agility: 4+1
Wisdom: 2
Intelligence: 2
Charisma: 2

Skills:
Cavalry: 3
Melee: 3
Beast Tamer: 1
Engineer: 1

Traits:
Nimble: This race is far more agile than most.
Headbash: Horns and a Thick Skull make for great natural weapons
Animal Friend: Animals are far less likely to attack or shy away

Spoiler: Crest / Deathsword (click to show/hide)

Name: Crest the Rebuilt
Race: Gargoyle

Attributes:
Strength: 2
Endurance: 2
Agility: 2
Wisdom: 4
Intelligence: 4
Charisma: 3

Skills:
Loremaster: 3
Earth Elementalist: 3
Observation: 1
Melee: 1

Traits:
Glider: Able to fly for short amounts of time
Stoneform: Strong Natural Armour, Will turn into a statue when asleep, will only regenerate lost HP if asleep
Unliving: No need to Eat, Immune to all but magical afflictions

Waitlist
(To be added)

[Jboy2000000]

"A question, I do have. The land outside are savage you say, what foe would we find, should we leave this place? Small rats, and bugs would surely be easy pray, to practice our malice, but if stronger enemies encroach upon your outside lands, wise it would be to stay and prepare here."

A sword made from bone, a skull and finger bones for the hilt, and a sharpened leg bone for the blade.
A quill and inkwell for writing lore.

[Shadestyle]

Still interested if you could put my original character on the waitlist.

[Sarrak]

Agex smiles upon hearing about savage lands: "Is there any pray worthy of hunting?"


1 set of tools for leatherworking (cleaning hides etc.)
1 bow made from volcanic larvae bones (can endure Agex heat) with a supply of makeshift arrows

[escaped lurker]

"A question, I do have. The land outside are savage you say, what foe would we find, should we leave this place? Small rats, and bugs would surely be easy pray, to practice our malice, but if stronger enemies encroach upon your outside lands, wise it would be to stay and prepare here."

"Hmm.. yes, well. There are many creatures in the caverns, and frankly, you never know on what you can stumble if you are not careful enough. What I can tell you, is that there should be no dragon or somesuch in the vicinity. You tend to feel such mighty creatures long before you see them. Unless they mask their presence, that is."

"As for a more practical answer - don't go out alone, because sooner or later, you are bound to happen on something that is stronger than you. Or more vicious. Or just better prepared. Well, keep away from any areas where you can't see your surroundings, like forests, around geysers and similiar. Oh, and if the outer walls are still standing, you should be somewhat safe from bigger predators. Not that size is all that counts in terms of power, but still."

Agex smiles upon hearing about savage lands: "Is there any pray worthy of hunting?"

"A~ha~ha~, yes, I am sure there will be something to entertain you in that regard. Animals that live in the caverns tend to grow rather big - if they make it that long, that is. Which means, if it has grown big, it is also more often than not very crafty. Still, I would not know what goes on outside these walls, so I can't really say what currently lives in this particular cavern."

Still interested if you could put my original character on the waitlist.

Sure, will be done. Anyone else still interested, just say so - I will list you come next turn. You are also free to change your character, or rather - when a player enters the game, I will ask him about that topic again.

[Sarrak]

"Great. I will scout around for a bit. Nothing serious this time - I'm not fully prepared for the hunt. Yet."

[Jboy2000000]

Another question I do have. You summoned us here, to protect your keep. A task that without doubt will be laborious. Now, greedy is the last thing I want to appear, but will we receive and compensation for aiding you?"

[Teneb]

"I don't suppose there any facilities in this keep, are there? Furthermore, what are you policies on the looting of those... uninvited guests of yours?"

 Tools: Tome and write implements
 Weapon: Stone claws

How will magic for characters work?

[GiglameshDespair]

Weapon: Long-chained Flail
Tools: 'Vet' kit: knives, ointments, and various foul smelling substances, allegedly for the healing of animals. Would probably work on most things.



So Ssitoc have new master. He made a sort of gutteral growl. Very well.

Scout with Izak

[Tomcost]

PURPLE SPEECH

((Ahem))

Speech color (reserving): Purple

((All my characters have purple speech so far, and, while this may seem unimportant, I don't wan to get confused in the future...))


Kashmar stepped forward and adressed Ignacius:

-Greetings, my new master,-Kashmar said making a short reverence- The Dark One has found your venture here... interesting , and so, I, Kashmar the Blackened, have been sent here so that this promising enterprise could thrive at the same time the teachings from the Harbinger of Obscurity are preached. As you assume, and just to clarify, I am at your disposition as much as every other mortal, divine being or construct in this very room. The Darkener doesn't demand much from his followers, and thus religion won't be a nuisance, only requiring some place to worship in the future, once the basic needs of this place are already tended.

Weapon:
A dark iron staff. Its tip is made from obsidian, and shaped as a round maw, almost totally closed, but letting a snaky tongue with a sharp edge come out of it.
Also, if possible, a dagger made in a similar fashion, with a snaky tongue blade coming out of an oval-shaped and almost closed maw as a hand-guard.

Tools:
Scribing tools and many tomes on different topics.

Spoiler: God's profile for the GM to approve or correct as he wishes (click to show/hide)

Name: no known name so far.
Epithets: The Dark One, The Darkener, The Harbinger of Obscurity, The Devourer of Light.
Likes: Darkness, knowledge, secrecy.
Hates: light, teaching to those who don't follow him.
Philosophy: only those who can understand the world around themselves can thrive. Darkness is but a veil to fool with the weak. The teachings of The Dark One help to piece his veil, to see where the rest can't. Light is an aberration of existence, allowing both worthy and unworthy people to pierce The Darkener's veil, even if they are not strong enough to do so. Only by being smarter and wiser is that a being can thrive. The final stage of self-improvement would allow the follower to eventually see everything without restrictions. The term "enlightenment" is obviously frowned upon.

[Jboy2000000]

Speech color (reserving): Purple

Fine, guess Ill make it glow or something, fits the idea more anyway.

[Weirdsound]

Rocetta's ears perk up upon hearing the Salamander Speak, and the Overlord answer. "Such hunting interests me as well..." She announces with a soft yet pitched voice, "I would be glad to accompany the Salamander on such an expedition. We can eat the weak, and take the strong prey back alive to tame, breed, and use as materials for the construction of Chimeras and other such projects..."

The Harpy then blinks. "Oh. But we would need proper pens or cages before embarking on a project like that."

Weapon: Longbow
Tool: Shovel and Plow

[Harbingerjm]

Well then, it was not easy to choose, even after I decided to make it 7 players instead of 6. Any that are still interested, obviously are invited onto the waitlist - where it will be first come first served. Else, this will be somewhat of an intro round, so if there are any things unclear, feel free to ask away. Best, do so IC. ;3

Ack, maybe I shouldn't have gone with that particular backstory representation style. Oh well. Waitlist plox.

[Varee]

Well waitlist me i guess