((Ok, no more describing your bonus malus, it is intended to be a yes or no question for players wanting some spice.)
I'll wait list.
Name: Catalyst de Aer
Just what are you? I am a sphere. A sphere of solidified Aether. A weapon. A weapon of unknown powers and unknown requirements for activation. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be thinking...
Primary Class: Aether Catalyst. There is a flow of Aether in the world, useable by the trained to cast spells. I however am a draw for Aether at incredible speed. I can do nearly anything by simple brute force of Aether, but my powers are difficult to control. Very difficult.
Who is a cool character from media? Richard Cypher. Well, actually Richard Rahl.
Amusing Additional Malus(Yes). I cannot see via ordinary senses, instead I sense the flows of Aether to locate life forms. I cannot hear, except when the speaker is touching me. I cannot feel, taste, see via light, or move normally(telekinesis is an option).
Describe my Surroundings? I sense... Burnt life and odd magics nearby. Death... Burning... Fear...
Some starting gear? Ah, right! To aid in the usage of Aether, I can devise Foci, magic mental constructions that take a given pattern of Aether manipulation and let me repeat it easily, however devising new Foci can be difficult. And I can only hold 5 Foci at once, any more and they deteriorate. At the moment I have Flame Lance, Electric Homing Discus, and Explosive Enigma. Plus the telekinesis I've permanently memorized.
Also, I can't seem... to... I don't know.
Anouther big one, in terms of Starting maluses. Maybe something like so?
Malus: Born of old magics (Unpredictable reactions) Anti-Ambience (Species malus) Dangerous area (Location malus)
Stats
HP:5/5
MP:5
EG:0
PP:5
Passives
A weapon of times past; Inherent abilities are automatically learned during Auspicious moments.
Channling talant; Many mana based objects can be controlled telekinetically, though ironically, you yourself are not one of them.
Normal Strategies
Memorize; Spend 1 PP to memorize a physical solid inanimate object, up to a maximum of five. Additional PP can be spent to develop more complex Foci using learned spells.
Normal Spells
Brandish; Mana shape a memorized solid object, regardless of the object, it will cost either 1 mana, or one pontification point (The PP is refunded the next day.)
Jolt; Summons a small bolt of lightning.
Foci
Jolt Lance
Jolt Discus
Jolt Bomb
Jolt Claw
Turn 6: 1:03 AM
An unknown Trail
Malus: Weak start, (Crashed into ground) Odd Reactions (Otherworldly Species) Foreign Linguist (Otherworldly Species)
Stats
HP:6/6
MP:13
EG:2
PP:4
Passives
Unfamiliar; When nothing can look in your direction, unobstructed, your form becomes fluid and incomprehensible, but otherwise, you transform into a mundane cat, mirrors will not trigger this effect, Being in direct view of the sun however, will.
Feline Amusement; your mind is captivated by this form's alien thoughts, and can be distracted by bright objects moving at high speed.
Rituals
Puppet Ritual; You can raise corpses into Undead minions, up to a maximum of Three at a time. These creatures are utterly without control, and only respond to your direct and simple orders. uses a triangle of three bone posts in the ground, each topped with a small rock.
Normal Spells
Foot in the Void; When certain stars align, you can open a temporary hole into the void, through which something will be dragged out. This hole can only appear within unobstructed line of sight and no more than 2 feet away from you.
Kiki examines the beast closer. How absurdly thin? How many legs? What about other appendages?
2 legs, 2 other limbs, and one, no wait, 2 stubby limbs. It is pretty thin. not just physically, but it only occupies a select few Dimensions.
Burning village outskirts
Malus: Delicious, (Bonus Malus) Starting in potential danger, (Burning village) Polymorphed, (Pig).
Stats
HP:25/25
MP:2
EG:6
PP:1
Passive
Jewel Lust; as a being of law, your soul's power and magic increases with your material wealth, and little else.
Generous portions; you require more food to survive and thrive, but can go longer without it.
Raw Scent; Dangerous creatures are more attracted to you, while less dangerous ones and humanoids are unable to track you by scent.
Other Abilities
Rush; Spend EG in order to move more quickly in a panic.
Inventory (1/10)
Burnt Quartz Disk
Hrm. If the tarsalt is in the soil layer, rather than mineral, we're in luck. Pig snouts are made for digging (well, rooting). Get ready to spend some elbow grease because Oink digs up the tarsalt chunks with his snout. He also finds some dry wood that would serve to get the fire started again, provided the rogues didn't have any wood on the side Oink could throw on to get those embers burning again.
It is indeed in the soil layer, just below and around the roots.
5, 1, (16, 3), you manage to dig up the Tarsalt after a lot of work, and shove it all into a pile, it's black obsidian color glistens in the gentle sunrise like little onyx stones, but you have Poor luck finding any good wood to start any kind of fire. Ahh, here we go. A clearing contains several large piles of the stuff, lucky you! -5 EG +1 PP
A mountain, mostly barren, the ice cap has been melted
Malus: Lost (mountaintop) Insanely Luminous (Bonus Malus) Bound in Oath (Divine Species)
Stats
HP:0
MP:0
EG:0
PP:0
Passive
Oathbearer; MP and EG can only be gained in order to help fulfill an Oath you have made, the more powerful the oath, the more power you gain to perform it. You are still required to perform the Oath even if you have run out of Energy, including if it would destroy you in the process.
Biologically Bright; Your body emits a blinding light.
Normal Spells
Bless; Bring good fortune and nature to a target.
Defy Evil; Remove or resist a negative effect.
Draw magic; Empower a target with mana.
Inventory (1/10)
Deaice Pendant
And so it ends before it even began, the beast rips out your throat finally, and you feel a faintness come over you before it all goes black.
You have died.The Librarian, in his thirst for knowledge, journeyed to the Infinite Library to explore and become wiser/smarter. The Infinite Library is, well, an infinitely large library, with books that range from spell tomes, to skill books, to eldritch tomes that give maluses when read; even books that transport the reader to other worlds (a la Myst)! He is standing just inside the entrance.
Malus: Leagues apart (High level area) Bookworm (Lower chance for learning spells outside of Spellbooks.) Monkey's paw gear.
Stats
HP:6
MP:7
EG:0
PP:0
Passives
Bookworm; Learning things from books has a higher success chance, but learning them from other means has a much lower chance, Wizard Trades are disabled.
Normal Spells
Merel Stardust's Layered Ice; Creates a layer of ice on a surface, the effect is stronger when used on wet surfaces or water, and can be empowered with additional mana.
Merel Stardust's Earthdust; fills a hole with fragile soil or other material that is 98% air and collapses when any weight is put on it.
Pries Omen's Book of Filth; Reveals hidden dark magic from a spellbook, Requires at least 56 Grams of Spessartite Garnet Dust as a consumed reagent.
Inventory (12/10) OVERBURDENED
Ruby Spellbook
Leather Gi,
59 pixels (19.6 Feet) of Parchment roll,
2 1-pint Wooden Bottles of ink,
Textured wooden Stylus/wand,
Big Hat,
30 Pixel Length of rope.
33 Pixel telescopic pole,
12 Jerky Rations,
12 Bottles of Water,
6 jars of Peach preserve,
6 Small biscuits.
"I don't suppose you would be interested in a peaceful way to resolve whatever issue that you are attacking me for?"
Light a torch. Smack the creature with the torch if necessary.
What torch and with what? you get the feeling you came into this place unprepared.
19, A shot finally hits you, a grazing wound, almost playful it it weren't for the thin burning line of frostbite adorning your hip. -1 HP
"Go...""...Back"Several more pings around you, it is getting closer, you find your back is up against the massive door, you unwittingly dropped your latest book, and the cold air becomes thick with humidity.
Unknown
Malus: Newborn (No starting learned skills) Unknown area (Starting location) Cursed Blade (Bonus Malus) Honor of the Clan (Bonus Malus) Tiny (Bonus Malus)
Stats
HP:7/8
MP:4
EG:4
PP:2
Passive
Newborn; Learning things in general is easier.
Honor of the Clan; your actions must not bring shame to your clan, and your power must be used in the same way.
Panic Spores; Automatically releases mundane Mushroom spores when frightened, depleting 1 EG.
Inventory (2/10)
Hitsuji no zōo, Cursed Urumi
I reattach the hting to my waste and continue wandering in search of things like me. I've decided that even though it hurts, I probably have it for a reason.
You do so, and It's familiar weight returns to what you feel is where it should be.
11, a big brown thing on four legs approaches you, it is making a loud snorting noise as it wanders around.
The middle of a rather menacing forest
Malus: Time Bullshit (Starting location) Dangerous Area (Starting location) Omnisensitive (Species Malus)
Stats
HP:4
MP:7
EG:1
PP:1
TB:0%
Normal Spells
Prewind; Allows the user to specify a time in the future or past for himself to be dragged from, but this causes Time Bullshit Value to increase.
Telepathy; Allows the user to communicate with beings telepathically
Wish I; Allows the user to attempt to grant another being's wish in a very minor way by influencing future events telepathically.
Inventory (2/10)
AWC Collar
Lead Monolicule
18, You continue on, eventually coming up to the intelligence, A young woman wrapped completely in a thick sack of webbing lying on the ground, she is asleep, strewn about are Bones, human bones.
Argrark's Home
Malus: Magicless (Species Malus) Repitition (Bonus Malus) Untrusted (Starting Location) Repitition (Bonus Malus).
Stats
HP:15
EG:9
PP:1
Passives
Windup; You must find a means of rewinding your Clockwork in order to gain additional EG, but you have a maximum of 100. if you run out of EG, you lose consciousness until re-wound
Precicion; Crafting operations are much more likely to succeed.
Normal Abilities
Rampage; Begins a high mass charge in one direction.
Inventory (7/10)
12 Gears
12 Rods
12 wheels
12 Spiral Torsion Springs
Pile of assorted plants, (100%)
((Heh, yeah. Maybe I can charge the townsfolk for being a night watchman.
Oh, by the way Shade, I am going to be away the first, third, and fourth weeks (well, monday to friday 'weeks') of July and the first week of August. I think I'd be able to make a pseudocode-response-flowchart type thing for the first five days I'm away, although probably not for the three-week stretch. Should I do that and then retire him before leaving for the third week of June, or should I just retire him before I leave for the first week?))
"Shattered"? Argrark only knocked down the wall a little bit. Silly people. Argrark tells the townsfolk that if they rewind his clockwork for him, [edit] and get a carpenter to help him out [/edit] he will rebuild their weak little wall.
((Whatever your decision I will take care of Argrark at your discretion since I had fair warning. you could just have him get caught in something boring and sustainable until you get back when you leave if you like, like jail, or paid labor.))
12, They seem suspicious, but soon enough, a carpenter comes out with a hand to his lightly bearded chin and approaches you after they convene for a long while.
The carpenter is a short and stocky red skinned humanoid with an even redder bulbous nose, he could still be human, but it is certainly an odd color to an odd height.
Xander (Whisperling)
Ober van Oberr (GUNINARUNIN)
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Topic: Darkness Redeemed: Multiplayer RPG (7/7) (Read 23071 times)