(I am not sure how I would even handle more than what, 7 players so far?)
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I won't veto it, but the maluses would be insane.
Malus: Overwhelming Monkey's Paw (Starting location) Hardwired Training (Difficult to learn unrelated skills.)
Stats
HP:8/8
MP:1
EG:2
PP:0
Passives
Novice Walker Pilot; You understand the basics of Piloting a small variety of Military grade mech suits.
Turn 2: 12:19 AM
A crater in the Countryside
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 shudders, this world is Wrong. Several eyes look towards the trail. Another few note the energy infused with the ground.
Kiki attempts to draw the eldritch energy from the ground into It. Should this prove difficult, keep at it. Should this prove impossible, begin drifting down the trail.
3, The energy is waste, plain and simple, you will gain nothing of value from that filth.
You begin drifting down the trail, noting it's flattened grassy texture.
You pass by a grand tree, moving very very slowly, atop it are several fruits, filled with it's essence. A bright red skin covering the things, Otherwise, nothing really catches your interest so far.
--Next turn he continues along the path unless otherwise requested.
A burning village which up until very recently was being razed to the ground by a dragon.
Malus: Delicious, (Bonus Malus) Starting in potential danger, (Burning village) Polymorphed, (Pig).
Stats
HP:25/25
MP:2
EG:12
PP:0
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.
Oink: Crap crap crap crap crap! Oink desperately waddles through the streets, trying to make it to the less blazing side streets. He looks for possible escape routes amidst the flames.
14, within the burning pile that once was a magician, you see little of value. a few scraps here and there have not been consumed by the flames, but whether this is by merit of the wizard, or your own inaccuracy, is left unknown.
--Next turn he begins to run unless otherwise requested.
A mountain, mostly barren, the ice cap has been melted
Malus: Lost (mountaintop) Insanely Luminous (Bonus Malus) Bound in Oath (Divine Species)
Stats
HP:15
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
Araboth looks upon the fig trees, but isn't sure if hunger affects them on this plane the same way it used to be.
They examine the fig trees. If any fruit is on them, consider collecting and consuming them.
Hunger affects you, thought it is merely an annoyance unless you succumb to inactivity.
You pluck some choice ones off of the tree and consume them. the sweet crunchy texture melting in your mouth.
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:7
MP:7
EG:1
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 (11/10) OVERBURDENED
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.
The Librarian sits for a few minutes and begins to rest.
9, He smells something for a moment, but does nothing in response.
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:8/8
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 examine everything starting with myself. I would think I am small if i had any comparison points, my flesh is laveder and my cap is a dark purple. I examine my surroundings. What am I rooted too? What is this yellow expanse? What are the gnarled things? I look up, what do I see?
You appear to be rooted into a gritty loose substance which is above you, stretching out for a ways, and interspersed by smooth grey things, Closer examination reveals the yellow expanse to be something far far below you. The gnarled things are like you, in that they are alive, they appear to be brown, and twisting tendrils of some kind.
The middle of a rather menacing forest
Malus: Time Bullshit (Starting location) Dangerous Area (Starting location) Omnisensitive (Species Malus)
Stats
HP:5
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
0-Oh dear, the good Baron has found themselves in a predicament this time. These eight legged brutes are simply abhorrent. The good Baron feels positively MENACED by their scuttling and their odd carapaces.-0
The good Baron tries to get their bearings by climbing a suitable still-living tree to obtain a better vantage point.
You travel over to one of the still living trees, -
-17, Thankfully, nothing seems to have noticed your presence quite yet.
20, With a feline grace wrought from the raw nature of your ancestors by the cold kiln of science, you easily climb the tree and shimmy your way to the top in a rather dignified manner.
20, 7, from here you can see a great great deal.
There seems to be a grassland of sorts to your left, thicker and more living forests to your right, ahead, more of this as far as the eye can see, and behind you, a towering white something, oblong in shape.
9, at the very least, you can see enough from here to know that it is simply crawling with spiders, centipedes and all manner of oversized exoskeletal creatures.
A city that meanly refused him entry just a little while ago.
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
30 Pixel Tree
2 3X3 Pixel Rocks
Pile of assorted plants, (100%)
Fine then. If they're not going to let Argrark into their dumb town, Argrak'll make his own! And it'll be better than their smelly old pile of houses. Look around for and subsequently gather together building materials (rocks, trees, etc.). Be careful not to use up too much Elbow Grease, though. The joints get pretty stiff when they don't have enough grease.
You gather a medium fallen tree, 3 small rocks, and several of the long grasses and assorted plants. -1 EG