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[Mr.Zero]

This will be the discussion thread for the Age of Strife RTD. I'm currently looking for players so i can start this thing. Obviously some information will be given and the prologue. The rest of the information will be updated shortly after in this thread.

Age of Strife RTD Discussion thread

What kind of setting does the AOS rtd have?
The RTD will be mostly medieval-fantasy, though there are some thing like revolvers albeit limited. The world is in upheaval after another gate leading to the demon world opened, from that gate demons poured into the lands, causing a lot of destruction and sowing death wherever they are. Humanity had faced this threat once before, and the successfully repelled it at a great cost.

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or the code for the lazy ones, though you most probably will still have to take a look at the documents.

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[spoiler=Character creation sheet]

[b]Name:[/b] No explanation
[b]Age:[/b] Minimum of 20 years, younger under special circumstances after consultation.
[b]Skin color:[/b] Keep within realism, so things like African, Caucasian, Asian, whatever.
[b]Facial characteristics[/b]: Things like hair length, hair color (Strange hair colors allowed, E.G: white,red, blue,green), eye color ( Maybe 2 different eye colors), mustaches. Some facial characteristics are overwritten by class characteristics.
The more information you provide, the better i can write. You can use pictures as well, but please put them in spoilers.

[b]Bio:[/b] This part has to be fleshed out properly, describe your character as much as you can since it gives you a higher chance to enter the RTD. I value good bio’s

Note: Every character is a human.[/spoiler]
Ruleset

Spoiler: General Game mechanics (click to show/hide)

1a.Action Dice rolls.In this RTD, you have two action types; Free Actions and Standard Actions. You can perform as many Free Actions as you like (within reason) and there are no rolls involved; you just succeed (or fail if it's impossible). Free Actions include (but are not limited to) communicating, moving around, picking things up, dropping things and so on.

Standard Actions( Typed in bold) are the meat of RTD; you may perform one Standard Action per turn and they require a roll to see how well you do, the rolls are as follows;

0 - Godly Fail. At this point, you're probably dead, have taken someone else with you and made the entire world a whole lot worse. Pray that you never receive this.Only achievable with a penalty.
1 - Epic Fail. You've failed beyond human proportions, whatever happens here... You hope that you survive it. Only achievable with a penalty.
2 - Big Fail. That didn't work, and you just made things worse as well!
3 - Regular Fail! You didn't succeed in doing what you wanted, also try not to hurt yourself.
4 - Lesser Fail. That didn't work try again.
5 - Lesser Success. You accomplished what you intended to do, but you didn't do anything spectacular and practically didn't learn anything. (No skill points gained)
6 - Success. You succeeded into doing what you wanted and learned something in doing so! (+1 skill points)
7 - Small overshoot. You overdid yourself and learned quite a lot without any harmful effects. (+2 skill points)
8 - Big overshoot. Whoops, you went a wee bit too far. The result is definitely what you wanted to, but with some unintentional side-effects; like you targeted the enemy cultist and blew up the entire city. (+3 skill points)
9 - Epic Overshoot Your action matches the acts of the heroes in legends but so does the overshoot. (+3 skill points) Only achievable with a big bonus.
10 - Godly Overshoot The gods tremble in your presence as your actions has reached even the gods themselves, whatever you did it is beyond good. The overshoot however is vastly bigger than you have imagined, your hope is that it's good. (+4 skill points) Only achievable with a big bonus.

Anything below 0 or above 10 is treated as a 0 or 10 respectively.

You can get bonuses from many sources, including magical buffs, skill training (see below), good equipment and random circumstance.
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1b.Skills are another part of RTD; Skills can be anything. There's no list of skills and the only way to see if you can learn a skill is to try it.

Skills have 12 levels, each level requires more XP than the previous level.

Dabbling - 1
Novice - 2 (+1 bonus if the die rolls a natural 1)
Competent - 4 (Static +1 to all rolls)
Skilled - 7 (Static +1 to all rolls, successes are improved.)
Adept - 11 (Static +1 to all rolls, extra +1 if the dice rolls a natural 1, successes are improved.)
Talented - 16 (Static +2 to all rolls, successes are improved)
Professional - 22 (Static +2 to all rolls, successes are greatly improved.)
Expert - 29 (You may choose to take a +1, +2 or +3 bonus to your rolls, successes are greatly improved.)
Master - 37 (You may choose to take a +1, +2 or +3 bonus to your rolls, successes are substantially improved.)
High Master - 46 (Static +3 bonus to all rolls, successes are substantially improved. You cannot Overshoot.)
Grand Master - 56 (Static +4 bonus to all rolls, successes are massively improved. You may choose to Overshoot, or not.)
Legendary - 75 (You choose which number you roll from 0 to 10.)

You get bonuses at different skill levels as well. Note that each bonus replaces any previous bonuses.

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1c.WEWNDS! Invariably you will meet people who are not very nice and who will try to hurt you, and whom you will try to hurt. You will be engaged in conflict and some of you will be hurt. These are the wound levels;

Lightly Wounded - Don't worry about it. You'll recover with a short rest and take no penalties. Just try not to get hit again.
Moderately Wounded - Ow. You take a -1 penalty to any rolls you make with this body part and may suffer some extra penalties if the part is important (like your brain). You'll heal after you take a fairly long rest.
Broken - Aaah! -2 penalty to any rolls made with this body part. Can only apply to brittle parts (like bones). Worse still, this will not heal by itself; you're going to need medical attention!
Mangled - Damaged beyond recognition. You'll be copping at least a -3 penalty to anything you try and use with this limb, and will probably be suffering a butt-ton of extra effects. Like Broken, this will not heal by itself.
Lopped Off - It's gone! Holy hell it's gone! You can't do anything that requires this part, and if it's an important part (like, say, your head) you are now dead. Worse still this cannot be healed by mundane means, and will require at least an Incredible success to fix!
There are also a number of status effects which may vary from time to time, i'll explain each effect when it turns up.

2a.
Combat works in the following way.
Roll a dice to see if you hit your target
(optional), If your enemy is able to dodge, roll to see if he dodges/blocks your attack.
Roll a dice to see if it will critically hit.

Swinging a sword is one thing, but hitting something with that swinging sword is another. To see if you hit something you need to look at this chart. For melee it’s called to hit and for ranged it’s called accuracy.

To hit/Accuracy table:
(1)Miss: You completely missed your target.
(2)Block : The enemy blocked your hit.
(3)Glancing Hit : You barely hit your target, but the damage is lessened, 0.8x damage applies.
(4)Successful hit: Regular hit, normal damage applies.
(5)Crushing Hit: You strike a weak spot, 1.2x damage applies.
(6)Epic Hit : You perfectly strike your opponent, you get to roll on the critical hit chart. If you succeed you do 2x damage, if not you do 1.4x damage.

The damage applied takes your weapons damage and amplifies it by whatever your rolled.

2b. Fortunately you don't have to get stabbed but unfortunately neither does your opponent since both of you can attempt to dodge or even parry. Dodging is simple, you either dodge, parry or you don’t dodge. You can dodge into something unfortunate, but I will assume that you will always dodge towards the least dangerous way.

(1) No dodge: You failed to dodge.
(2) No dodge: You failed to dodge.
(3) No dodge: You failed to dodge.
(4) Dodge: You dodged the attack:
(5)Dodge: You dodged the attack.
(6)Parry: You parried the attack and counterattacked.

Parrying an attack invokes an additional attack which cannot be dodged or blocked by mundane means since the target failed that part already. Successful hits cancel whatever the target wanted to do after trying to hit you.

Also when your opponent rolls a 1 or 2 on the to hit table, and you roll a 4 or higher on the dodge/block roll, you get off a free parry.

Successful parries give you +3 to the damage done.

2c. You epic hit your target, he failed to dodge, can it get any better? Hell yeah it can, critical hits! Now you can utterly kill your target instead of ‘simply’ killing. Like dodging, you either critically hit or you don’t. Since it drastically increases your damage, they won’t be easy to get.

Before you look at the chart do any of these 2 situations apply to you?
Did you roll a 6 and the attacker a 1? Your attack automatically critically hits.
Did you roll a 1 and the attacker a 6? The attacker's parries and critically hits you.

If neither of these situations apply look at the chart below.

(1) No critical hit.
(2) Critical hit.
(3) No critical hit.
(4) No critical hit.
(5) No critical hit.
(6) Critical hit.
(7) No critical hit.
( No critical hit.
(9) No critical hit.
(10)Critical hit.
(11) No critical hit.
(12) No critical hit.


Critical hits increase the damage done from 2a by 2x instead of 1.4x. Some weapons, passives or perks can increase this to higher values.

If you have a to critical modifier, like +1 to critical hits, and you roll a 3 then it will not increase to 4 where you don’t get a critical hit.

2d.Charges: When you surprise the opponent and charge him, you will get the first hit and a +1 to your to-hit.

Spoiler: Spells/moves mechanic (click to show/hide)

3a. Aside from skills you also have spells/combo's, every time you try out a new combo/spell you can make a skill from that combo/spell. For instance i just cast the spell: fireball. If you create the skill fireball you will have the ability to train the skill and be more successful with it until you are able to cast the spell without rolling!

Obviously spells which are harder to cast are also harder to train. Training the spell fireball which can be thrown on the fly is not as easy as training a volcano eruption.

Spell making is not limited to spells only, you can also create combo's like Penta slash : Slashes the enemy target 5 times in rapid succession.)

Spells/abilities have different tiers than skills. You can gain new ranks/tiers by using the spell/move often but also by accomplishing impossible tasks, reading books or learning from someone else.
These are the following tiers:

Novice 0/0: You know how the spell/move works, but still have trouble using it. (No bonus)
Apprentice 0/4: You have some more insight how spell/move works , but you still need some practice. (+1 to roll)
Journeyman 0/8:After using the spell/move many times you are now able to use it more often. ( +2)
Expert:0/14: You almost know everything there is to know about the spell/move, you are very confident that you will succeed using it whenever you use it. ( +3)
Master 0/20:You control the spell/move, you can use it whenever you feel like using it. (+4)

With most spells/moves you can train it till you hit a barrier where you stop receiving additional points, this is simply due the lack of knowledge about specific mechanics of the spell/combo. This barrier will be usually at Journeyman Tier, but it can occur at earlier tiers with more difficult spells/combo's.

To advance any further, one has to search for a mentor and/or books about specific subjects which you will need to keep receiving additional skill points. The required knowledge will be shown when you stumble upon such a skill barrier.

Here is an example of a spell/combo

Name: Heal  <-------- This will be the spell/combo name. You can re-name it if you request it.
Description skill: Heals the wound of your allies or yourself. Damages undead monsters. <--------- Description of what the spell/combo does.
Level: Journeyman <-------- Current spell tier.
Misc: The most basic of healing spells.<------------- Any additional information.

You can check the spells/moves in your moves list

[Mr.Zero]

Lore

Faction Lore

Spoiler: Demon Hunter Mercenaries (click to show/hide)

A large group of mercenaries which hunt demons for fame, recognizable by their willingness to hunt them and the trophies they show off. They often work alone since hunting in groups cuts into their profits, however they form groups when both parties benefit from it.

This behavior is currently driving the demon hunters into an uncomfortable position where the death rate amongst hunters is high and veterancy remains low. Anyone can become a demon hunter, all you need to do is start hunting them and gain a reputation. Training consists of whatever combat skills you knew before you became a hunter and the experience you get during the hunting, rarely do hunters help each other and as a result many die young in their search for glory and wealth.

The need for hunters recently started increasing due the increased demon activities that take place outside the war zones. The jobs have become harder for the hunters and more jobs are available. As a result there is a shortage of hunter which can take on the jobs and a shortage of experienced hunters which can complete these jobs as opposed to dying.
Few of the veterans realized the dire situation that is at hand and have concluded that the hunters need to be rallied under one banner. They know that some will oppose this and that some won’t join it, but in the long term it will benefit the demon hunters as a whole and aid humanity even more against this ever increasing demon threat.

The wealthiest of the willing veterans pooled together their money to buy an abandoned fort and the necessary materials to set-up a main base of operations. Castle Tyrund, From there they try to unify the demon hunters against the demon threat.

Spoiler: Slayers (click to show/hide)

Unlike demon hunters you cannot become a slayer by joining them, you become a slayer when fate chooses so.
Slayers originate from villages settled in the war zones around the demon borders. Slayers start off as normal people, performing daily menial tasks in hope that someday it will get better. This naive thought changes when demons invade, pillage and burn down the village. The survivors usually commit suicide out of sadness or despair, but those which succumb to rage become something else. They swear by their dead loved ones and themselves that they will eradicate the demons even if it will cost them their own life. Such will is rare, even amongst the bravest of men, this will drives them and motivates them to hunt and kill demons until the end of times or until death comes to reap them. Even then they will fight until every demon is slain. Then a slayer is born. Ruthless, efficient killers of demons.

Spoiler: The Knight order (Lancers) (click to show/hide)

Lancers are the warriors of this knightly order which has existed since the founding of Old Brehonia. When the Kirin continent was in an age of strife, an order was founded which united those which wanted to end the meaningless conflicts and bring upon a new dawn for humanity where they could prosper once more.
This order was founded by Vreimund Claus, considered the first and greatest Vindicator that has ever existed. He gathered everyone that believed in his cause, that humanity can be so much greater and pursued this cause with his fellow brothers and sisters.
Realizing these ideals wasn’t something that everyone was fond off, in fact many waged war against the order in order to crush this rebellion. But no matter how much the corrupted lords and kings threw at the order, they all failed.
Instead of executing these corrupted men, they were stripped of their status, wealth and any belongings. For man should not kill another man unless he absolutely has to, is one of the teachings of Claus. These once mighty lords and kings now dwell in the dirt amongst the peasant they once deemed the lowest of life in all of Terra. Of course not everyone was a part of the order, so not every lord or king survived but the few who have, have a tainted dynasty which is rarely spoken off even by their own family.

With the last of the corruption destroyed, a new empire was formed. Brehonia, land of prosper. But times changed. When the first gates opened, demons poured out. None other than the order stood firm against this new threat and prepared for battle. The battle waged for weeks, the casualties were unimaginable and the outcome looked grim. A last ditch effort was made to close the gate, how he closed the gate? Nobody knows, except Claus. Claus gathered the last remaining forces, and rode towards the gate. His men knew that this was a one way trip, but they believed in Claus and his cause.
With a never seen before zealous drive, they smashed their way to the gate. Meeting resistance unlike they have met ever before.

At the maw of the gates they met the first greater demon lord, Azel. A huge 4m tall humanoid demon. His presence made even the bravest of men have a chill down their spine, but Claus did not budge. Instead his weapon, Heldenhammer, a massive 2 handed great war hammer, shone in golden light. He charged Azel, in a short but very fierce duel, Claus has slain Azel but he was greatly wounded. But it wasn’t over yet, with the remainder of his strength and the approaching demons, Claus threw Heldenhammer at the gate.

For a moment everything stopped, but then the gate started pulsing and the arch cracking. Light shone even brighter from the gate and the demons around it were vaporised by this light. The gate exploded in a flash of light and crumbled. The shock wave was so powerful that it could even be felt in the capital of Brehonia, people said.
Humanity had won, it was a Pyrrhic victory at best but it brought humanity some time as the survivors of the gate heard Azel saying that this was far from over.
The order spent weeks uncovering the gate rubble, but they never found the body of Claus. He was presumed dead by most.

With the losses that the order had sustained they were unable to maintain their grasp on Brehonia, as a result Brehonia slowly faded into conflict once more until 3 lesser kingdoms were formed. Brehonia, Bremia and Brufia. As for the order they numbers were too few to accomplish anything and their leader was presumed dead by many,and so they slowly faded into the darkness. The remaining remnants of the order believe that Claus isn’t dead but that he entered the gate before it crumbled and now await for his return to reunite all of humankind once again.

• The lancers abide by the teachings of Claus also referred to as the knight’s code.
• Protect the weak and defenceless, as they cannot protect themselves.
• Never give up faith, because hope is all we have.
• Never refuse a challenge of one that you consider equal.
• Be courageous and fearful for those who cannot be.
• Be merciful, for man might be astray from the path of good.
• Never kill your fellow human brethren unless they have chosen the wrongful path.
• Respect your brethren and they will give respect in return.
• Aid those in need, as they might aid you when your time comes.
• Follow your heart, as it’s your only guide.
• Never fight for yourself, fight for others.

Spoiler: The Church/Order (click to show/hide)

The church or sometimes nicknamed “The Order of Good”, is the biggest faction that keeps the demons at bay. They employ a large variety of troops to combat demons, but also to remove any heresy and crime within the humans lands.
They believe in the one true god, Order and that all other gods are just servants of him. The church has existed since as far as humanity extends. There has always been some belief that there;s a greater power overseeing us, over time lesser gods came into play but they were labeled as servants of the one true god. Any followers of gods that were labeled evil, were marked as heretics and thus have to be slain in order to cleanse humanity.
While the church has existed for a very long while, it was never the size it is now. The church rose in popularity during and after the great demon wars, when the provided comfort, food and protection to those who needed it, while only demanding that they would serve the church in return. Unlike the Circle which demanded that you had an affinity to mana or the knight order which demanded utmost loyalty to the order and abandon everything else.
Now the church is spread far and wide into the remainder of human lands, with the holy city being the Grand capital. Where the biggest church officials reside alongside the emperor.

Spoiler: The Circle Wizards (click to show/hide)

Any person that uses magic and is not a part of the church or otherworldly force, is somehow affiliated with the Circle. The Circle is a collective of wizards established by the grand five to control the use of magic and to prevent the destruction of the world by misusing it. They teach those which are able to use magic but are not able to control it.

Before the founding of The Circle, use of magic was extremely rare and usually limited to high scholars and their apprentices, even then it was frowned upon because it was strange and unknown. All the way till the fall of Old Brehonia, the use of magic was done in utmost secrecy outside the officially sanctioned buildings. When the Order diminished in power, demon and monster attacks became more frequent in the Brehonian lands. The attacks were nowhere close to the size of the demon invasions, however they still did considerable damage but most importantly, terrified the local population.
Since the Order couldn’t field knights everywhere and trained soldiers were either too expensive to hire or the time it would take to train proper ones was too long, the use of magic rose in popularity. Requiring very little physical prowess it was something that a lot of people could learn, despite it’s lack of restrictions not everyone could use it. It depended whether the person was attuned to mana, if he was then he could become a mage, if not the unfortunately not.

With magic being commonly used, cases of misuse and accidents of magic rapidly rose as well. People started using it against each other or in rare cases lost control over their powers and got either destroyed or consumed by them. The 5 most powerful mages founded the circle, each arch-wizard oversaw the branch of magic he specialized in. The 5 branches of magic are Annihilation, Mutation, Summoning, Arcanism and Renewal. People flocked to the circle to learn and from then, the circle has been slowly thriving.
Those which do not choose for the circle or leave them are called hermits, usually they are weaker than regular mages because of the lack of practice and knowledge, but they are not bound to the circle oath unlike others.

Spoiler: Spirit Sages (click to show/hide)

Before the great demon war, humanity was highly negligent on protecting and conserving nature. Most claimed that harvesting or destroying it was fine since there was so much of it anyway, but some followed their beliefs that nature should be protected against all costs. This belief led to an unusual phenomenon. The most dedicated of the believers, ones which lived in the forests for the majority of their time and excluded themselves of humanity and became friends with the animals. We’re recognized by nature for their willingness to nourish it’s creations and protect it from any harm. These people were bestowed with the gift of the spirit.
They could call upon the spirits of animals to do their bidding and protect the forests when necessary. Multiple battles with the sages against the humans, were waged with the humans losing. This led to a heavy diminish in the destruction of nature since these new guardians labeled, spirit sages, protected it. In a time where magic is largely unheard of and having lost a couple of battles, the humans we’re unwilling to continue any further and sought for alternatives.
Some harvesting was still done though but this was kept within reason to not invoke the wrath of the sages.

Spoiler: Reapers (click to show/hide)

Death never saw the usefulness of servants until the demonic invasions started. His book holds the name and death dates of everything that exists in the world. When the time is ripe, Death reaps the soul and takes it to the after realms. However despite the near-absolute correctness of the book, some manage to escape their fate. Their deathdate then becomes unknown and the person becomes immortal and that’s something that Death cannot allow as it breaks the universal laws which have existed since the dawn of time. Despite how powerful Death is, he is only one and hunting down these immortals is a time-consuming task.

Death saw that plenty of people were willing to give away their soul in trade of something. Usually to prevent someone they hold dear from dying. A small price that Death was willing to pay, by extending the lifetime of one, he gains the souls of many as a reaper is a potent killing machine that will do whatever he commands them to.

[Mr.Zero]

RTD links


Spirit Guide
Buffs
Familiars Guide
Organizations
Encyclopedia Demonica
Lore
Armor/Damage guide
Ammunition Guide
Rulesheet
Classes

[Mr.Zero]

The map

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Map explained.

Brehonia
One of the 4 major kingdoms, once a part of the great empire of Brehonia alongside with Brufia and Bremia. Brehonia is full of open fields and forests with occasional hills. The great capital resides in Brehonia, build on the only real mountain range in Brehonia. Brehonia is considered a green zone and thus a minimal to no war-zone.

Brufia
One of the 4 major kingdoms, once a part of the great empire of Brehonia. Internal conflicts and disagreements led to the split of Brehonia. They are masters of horse combat and the knight order was created there. The terrain is flat, tundra-esque with lots of snow in the north, bordering Brehonia there are some forests and grasslands. Brufia is considered a green zone and thus a minimal to no war-zone.

Bremia
One of the 4 major kingdoms, once a part of the great empire of Brehonia. Internal conflicts and disagreements led to the split of Brehonia. They are highly skilled in the arcane arts and crafts because the Circle is located near the capital. Bremia is considered a green zone and thus a minimal to no war-zone.

Maran Kingdom
One of the 4 major kingdoms, an self-claimed kingdom by the men of the south. Many years of conflict between Old brehonia and the Maran, led to an uneasy truce which eventually became a friendly truce. Maran kingdom is famed for their tough as nails warriors and the ability to survive in the toughest of winters because of their origins. Maran Kingdom is considered an Yellow zone and thus a semi warzone.

Tavnonnis
A bufferzone between the warzones. The land is split by a great lake, perfect to withhold any demons from crossing over. Around the shores, marches are found further decreasing and quick attempts in crossing the lake. North of Tavnonnis are mountains which make it even more difficult to cross over. Tavnonnis is considered an Yellow zone around the human side and an orange warzone around the demon side.

Terjan Wilds
A neutral zone. Lands are owned by the spirit sages and the creatures that inhibit it. Lands are primarlily deepwoods, darkwoods, regular forests and magical forests with a lot of hidden caves spread around the mountains. Many creatures with a taste for human and demon live here, as such they are both fearful of going trough it and prefer to avoid it if possible. Terjan Wilds is considered an Yellow zone around the borders edging the demons and neutral elsewhere.

Tarkan Steppes
An extension of Brufia, though not officially claimed. The terrain is like that of Brufia but even more random with rivers and steep drops hindering the movement of whoever passes trough. Wildlife over there is also quite ferocious considering the demand for food is high and the potential targets being low. Most of the battles are fought around the rivers by the Brufian Impasse. Tarkan Steppes is considered an Yellow zone and thus a semi warzone.

Harathi & Harashi Deserts
A massive sea of sand spanning almost the entire left side of the continent, this now barren land once was the home of many animals and plants. The first and now second great demon war were fought there and these lands are considered demon lands. Anything there will attempt to kill you and if nothing kills you the blazing sun or the lack of water will.
The Deserts are considered red zones, meaning they are under demon control. Expect heavy resistance there, should you head there.

The Icefields
Frozen tundra's spanning the entire north and south of the continents. Barely anything lives here, however from the Southern wastes the people of the Maran kingdom did manage to somehow thrive despite the harsh climate. Battles are generally fought between man and beast for survival, demons rarely go there as they heavily dislike the cold.
The ice lands are considered neutral zones.

[Dwarmin]

Name: Leo Westerland, Sometimes mocked as "Goldenrod"
Age: 24
Stats:
Strength/9
Dexterity/9
Intelligence/4
Constitution/10
Perception/4
Charisma/7

Appearance: A young man with healthy tanned skin, dark green eyes, and slick golden hair worn shoulder length. He has a wide, friendly face and an aquiline nose-handsome in most ways, and prefers a small, neatly trimmed beard, of a darker gold than his hair. He is tall, but slender, willowy but tough. A small chunk of his left ear is notably missing. He often wears simple garb in the manner of a hedge knight-a spotless white tunic, tough wool-spun breeches, and a faded grey-red tabard on his chest, and he usually hooded in white as well. He often sports a battered heraldic round-shield in his left hand depicting a sort of insect with eight legs, two claws, and a stinger on it's tail, encircled in a triangle of daggers, on a field of grey-red. He wears a small black stone embedded in a medallion, on a simple bronze chain necklace about his neck at most times.

Biography: Hails from the fringe of the Harathi Desert, just south from the Tarkan Steppes. Leo is the youngest son of a noble family, a rider from birth, and a risk taker. He has spent most of his life in the murky depths of Harathi Noble life-where morality is cheap, and honor is a extravagance-blood and water are the only debts worth repaying. His youngest years were spent carousing, and wasting money-until he killed another young man in a duel at 16, in a fit of temper. He started moving on then, disgusted and tired of his life, and hasn't looked back since-he decided to honor the code of the Lancer, more or less...he was maybe fortunate, since his lands were engulfed in the Demon War merely two years later.

Leo has at times been a message runner, a sellspear, and a bandit, though for good reasons-as the youngest son of his family, he is unlikely to inherit anything, and the only thing that makes him more valuable from other fighters is the horse he rides, a tough desert stallion named "Stranger". Recently he has met a companion on the road, a woman named Araline Lenore, that he was quite taken with-she's a Lancer like him, or claims to be. Unfortunately she's also recently gone missing during a melee with some very odd sorts-Leo has been searching for any sign of her for about a month now, with no luck...in truth, when he heard of the demons, he shrugged and paid it no more mind at the time, citing his own concerns-even though it was his own homeland that was on the forefront of the war, from what he's heard there's little he could do, or imagines he could do-what he hears is mostly horror stories, and he wants no part of it. Leo is a man who very rarely considers the larger world, or any bigger target than the enemy planted in front of him, or the woman he hopes is waiting for him.

Class: Lancer
Perk: Alignment Pebble
Skills: Competent Noblesse Oblige (Acting Noble/Diplomacy), Competent Spear Wielding, Novice Animal Care
Gear: Chainmail, 1H Shortspear, Medium Shield, Demonica Ency., Horse Mount (Stallion named Stranger)

[blazing glory]

No.

This is not a RtD.

Put it in FG&RP.

[EDIT FROM THE FUTURE]Ohhh I was a stupid asshole.

[Lenglon]

No.

This is not a RtD.

Put it in FG&RP.

open the general game mechanics spoiler before you embarrass yourself further.

[Mr.Zero]

No.

This is not a RtD.

Put it in FG&RP.

How is it not an RTD? I mean, yeah, it's not a minimalist. (WHICH EVERYONE BLOODY HATES!!!) or doesn't follow the vanilla d6 rule, but I fail to see as why this is not an RTD.

[blazing glory]

I admit I may have spoke rashly but I'm still not convinced it is a RtD.

For starters it has both a to hit table, and a dodge table, as well as a critical hit table, RtD's tend to just merge all three.

They also don't use this.

Lightly Wounded
Moderately Wounded
Broken
Mangled
Lopped Off

Namely, tracking wounds to individual body parts.

But since what defines a RtD is somewhat vague, I suppose it can't be helped.

Now to add something constructive here.

(7) No critical hit.
( No critical hit.
(9) No critical hit.

You should fix that.

[Lenglon]

@blazing: complexity of system doesn't make it not an RtD
in a PM conversation with Mr. Zero about a character application.

[Dwarmin]

No.

This is not a RtD.

Put it in FG&RP.

What? Huh? Who cares?

^Said everyone who read that.

As long as there is rolling and dodging, I'm convinced!

[blazing glory]

No.

This is not a RtD.

Put it in FG&RP.

What? Huh? Who cares?

^Said everyone who read that.

Probably.

[Lenglon]

I'm surprised we only have 2 people applying. 4-slot game, 2 applications made, GM is picking sheets so later applicants might be picked over the first four.
the world and character system seem really interesting to me.

[NAV]

Alright, I'm going to make a character for this soon.

[blazing glory]

I'm surprised we only have 2 people applying. 4-slot game, 2 applications made, GM is picking sheets so later applicants might be picked over the first four.
the world and character system seem really interesting to me.

I'd apply but I'm terrible at making half decent sheets.