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[LordBucket]

you hit the nail on the head for what I wanted, and something else; what group doesn't need an old mace wielding priest to patch them up?

Party would probably benefit from having at least one magic-type character. (Or for that matter, anybody who isn't yet another fighter.) Don't feel like priest of Ra and healer are mutually exclusive. But again, I want to make sure you're clear on the nature of magic before I approve that.

[Pencil_Art]

Spoiler: 'Pencil' (click to show/hide)

'Pencil' Arht

Skills
Major: Knife - Combat
Minor: Stealth

Background
Pencil is what people would call a scoundrel and thief, and has spent most of his life to date ferrying goods across the country for other people before, more often than not, running off with the money. Why not steal, Pencil often thinks to himself. It's easy!

Unfortunately, the world is catching up to him, and, seeing as he has no friends, he might as well go where none of his enemies want to venture. So what if there's a necromancer? Pencil will be fine.

Description
Black hair, hazel colored eyes, and really tanned skin. He is quite fit from running away from everything all the time, and has a look in his eye that suggests he has better things to do. He wears tough clothing, somewhat self tailored, and doesn't mind the great outdoors.

Equipment
- Leather Jerkin
- Strong Boots
- Stitched, patched clothing
- Thin hemp cord as improvised belt
- Large Knife

- Satchel
 - 2 days food (Fruit, Jerky)
 - Empty water skin
 - Needle & (not much) thread
 - Whetstone

Finished.

Actually, I am considering changing stealth to woodcraft, as in general survival skills. Is that alright?

[LordBucket]

considering changing stealth to woodcraft, as in general survival skills. Is that alright?

Be more specific. When I read "woodcraft" I think "crafting wood. " Like, crafting chairs and wooden mugs and things, not "building storm shelters and boar pits." Also, while not a problem per se, if you switch to woodcrafting, that means you have no skills relevant to your background.

So, clarify?

[Pencil_Art]

Pencil has been out of doors quite a lot, and so has needed to pick up a few of these skills. However, he hasn't needed them too much until just now, because he has had enough money to obtain supplies for trips.

Probably stuff like lighting and feeding safe fires, and a little bit about edible plants. Survival skills, and not carpentry. Sorry about that.

[LordBucket]

So you mean woodcraft as in, "outdoorsman?" Ok, that's fine. But how about make your background match a little better? As it is now, it seems like, "Adam spent the majority of his life in front line combat in the military. His skills are knitting and singing opera." It doesn't match very well.

EDIT: Actually, would you give a more thorough listing of things you expect to be able to do? For example, we have a few characters with "trapping" as a skill, and that's a thing that falls under "outdoorsy survival type stuff" but is also very specific. I don't want you to come along with a generic "outdoor survival" skill and expect that to mean that you can do everything that they can do, plus a whole bunch of other stuff too.

[Pencil_Art]

Alright. Will do.

There we are, I think.

Spoiler: 'Pencil' (click to show/hide)

'Pencil' Arht

Skills
Major: Knife - Combat
Minor: Food gathering

Background
Pencil always longed for adventure as a youth, and traveled about the world (or, more accurately, his village) in his childhood, visiting and annoying the elderly ones repeatedly. One such had been quite the frontiersman himself, and taught Pencil a little of this and that before passing away. Pencil's father was also very fond of knives, and some of this enthusiasm imprinted itself on Pencil.

Pencil, meanwhile, instead of settling down on his families farm, struck out on his own, with his father's knife in his pocket. His feet took him on various paths, through villages where he labored for a living before moving on. He never encountered adventure as he wished for. His father never knew who took his knife, but could hazard a guess.

That was in his youth. Pencil knows better now. This hasn't stopped him from joining the venture into necromancer's lands on a whim and rumor, though.

Description
Black hair, hazel colored eyes, and really tanned skin. He is quite fit from travelling everywhere all the time and a look of enthusiasm is almost ever-present on his face. He wears tough clothing, somewhat self tailored, and doesn't mind the great outdoors.

Equipment
- Leather Jerkin
- Strong Boots
- Stitched, patched clothing
- Thin hemp cord as improvised belt
- Large Knife (In sheath)

- Satchel
 - 2 days food (Fruit, Jerky)
 - Empty water skin
 - Needle & (not much) thread
 - Whetstone
 - Flintstones

[LordBucket]

See edit from above:

EDIT: Actually, would you give a more thorough listing of things you expect to be able to do? For example, we have a few characters with "trapping" as a skill, and that's a thing that falls under "outdoorsy survival type stuff" but is also very specific. I don't want you to come along with a generic "outdoor survival" skill and expect that to mean that you can do everything that they can do, plus a whole bunch of other stuff too.

[Pencil_Art]

I would expect to be able to light fires and feed them safely, and perhaps have a limited amount of knowledge of edible plants.

[LordBucket]

I would expect to be able to light fires and feed them safely, and perhaps have a limited amount of knowledge of edible plants.

Since starting a fire is something anyone with flint and steel will be able to do without a skillroll, how about "herb lore" or "food gathering" or something.

I mean, if you want it as you've described it, that's ok too. But if just seems like a waste of a skill.

[Pencil_Art]

Food gathering would be good.

[crazyabe]

I think I am clear on how my magic works...
1) I can heal people, but it will only really speed healing from months to weeks at best; or bring people back from the brink of death to an extent with a lot of luck, but they still require treatment.
2) I can consecrate the earth to repel some undead to an extent; this is nullified by the undead following someone in; the undead being driven by something smarter; or general bad luck.
3) I could enchant something over a timeframe of days or years, with the enchantment starting as insignificant, and slowly gaining strength as time goes on, the enchantments break down over the course of either hours or days dependeing on how long I worked on them.
4) My magic is useless if I don't have a minimum of 9 - 14 hours where I am undistracted to work at it, and still might be useless with it the time because Low magic universe
5) flashyer magic = harder magic = less posible

That about cover how I think it works for me?

[LordBucket]

Two spots left

Spoiler: 'Pencil' Arht (click to show/hide)

Pencil Arht

Skills Knife Combat(Major), Food gathering(Minor)

Background:
Pencil always longed for adventure as a youth, and traveled about the world (or, more accurately, his village) in his childhood, visiting and annoying the elderly ones repeatedly. One such had been quite the frontiersman himself, and taught Pencil a little of this and that before passing away. Pencil's father was also very fond of knives, and some of this enthusiasm imprinted itself on Pencil.

Pencil, meanwhile, instead of settling down on his families farm, struck out on his own, with his father's knife in his pocket. His feet took him on various paths, through villages where he labored for a living before moving on. He never encountered adventure as he wished for. His father never knew who took his knife, but could hazard a guess.

That was in his youth. Pencil knows better now. This hasn't stopped him from joining the venture into necromancer's lands on a whim and rumor, though.

Description:
Black hair, hazel colored eyes, and really tanned skin. He is quite fit from travelling everywhere all the time and a look of enthusiasm is almost ever-present on his face. He wears tough clothing, somewhat self tailored, and doesn't mind the great outdoors.

Equipment
 * Leather Jerkin
 * Strong Boots
 * Stitched, patched clothing
 * Thin hemp cord belt
    * Sheath: large Knife

 * Shoulder-slung satchel
    * 2 days food (Fruit, Jerky)
    * Empty water skin
    * Needle
    * 20 feet of loose thread
    * Whetstone
    * 2 pieces of flint

Pencil approved

(out of curiosity, what was the reason for specifically requesting an empty water skin and less food than everyone else is starting with?)

[Pencil_Art]

There was no particular reason, except that my character has never been particularly one for preparation.

[LordBucket]

1) I can heal people, but it will only really speed healing from months to weeks at best; or bring people back from the brink of death to an extent with a lot of luck, but they still require treatment.

That time frame was given by Kasyyk, not me. I agree that it is a good example, but note that, as was stated in the how magic works post, every spellcast will be unique, and your degree of success may vary. That example is not neccessarily an "upper limit" of your ability. Success/failure will not be binary. Good rolls may generate better results. Poor rolls may generate worse results.

2) I can consecrate the earth to repel some undead to an extent

That example was given by Kashyyk not nme, and I specifically no to it

3) I could enchant something over a timeframe of days or years, with the enchantment starting as insignificant, and slowly gaining strength as time goes on, the enchantments break down over the course of either hours or days dependeing on how long I worked on them.

That example of enchanting was given by Kashyyk not nme, and I specifically no to it. However, the "gets stronger the more you work at it and weaker over time" is a relevant mechanic, yes.

4) My magic is useless if I don't have a minimum of 9 - 14 hours where I am undistracted to work at it, and still might be useless with it the time because Low magic universe

The how magic works post did give one example that involved a timeframe of that general magnitude. However, not every spellcast will necessarily take that long. "9-14 hours" is not a lower limit. It may be possible to cast spells more quickly. However, it is reasonably representative of what you might expect.

5) flashyer magic = harder magic = less posible

Correct. More specifically, visible effects are harder. Making things that could have happened without your involvement are easier. The easiest magic will be magic that, even if it works flawlessly, anybody watching it happen could still reasonably conclude that you had nothing to do with that success.

That about cover how I think it works for me?

Given that 2 out of 4 of the examples you gave were things that I specifically said no to on the previous thread page, I'm not confidant that you are I are on the same page. However, we're now sufficiently close that if you still want to play the character you submitted, I'm ready to approve him.

So, you still in?

[crazyabe]

Yep, I'm in.