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[Dustan Hache]

Hello, and welcome to You are a Human! (not to be confused with you are a monster, the older twin of this game.)
I am your host, Dustan Hache, and Between me and Nakeen, We are going to try and make things.. Interesting.
Rules and sheets:

Spoiler: Rules : (click to show/hide)

1d6 to determine actions results :
[1] Critical Failure : it failed so spectacularly that things got worse.
[2] Failure : it failed, but nothing bad happened aside from that.
[3] Partial Success : it succeeded, but only barely.
[4] Success : it succeeded, but you're not going to get anything special.
[5] Critical Success : it succeeded in the most positive way possible.
[6] Overshot : it succeeded, but you might have a new issue to deal with.

1d4 to determine Rankup success
[1] Failure... (your Rankup fails, and you must re-accumulate some essence to trigger it again.)
[2] Failure ? (Rankup proceeds, but it won't be what you were hoping for.)
[3] Success ! ( Rankup successful !)
[4] Success ? (Rankup successful, but not as expected)

Spoiler: Initial Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: what is your name ?
Appearance: what you look like, Armor and gear optional. Clothing is MANDATORY however, and anyone who tries to intentionally go loincloth is going to get a stern glare.
Backstory/Biography: Optional, and can help determine where you want to start out.

Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10
MP 10
STR 0 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON 0 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 0 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES 0 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT 0 -Intelligence : increase your ability to control and manipulate others-
IND 0 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them.(That nakeen has told me about.)

Traists and skills- Maximum 3 combined

Traits : your traits, based on how you've lived so far.

Skills : Special actions you can do, including magic.

Spoiler: Ranking up (click to show/hide)

When you reach level 1, you unlock the "Essence Bar". It basically says how much Essence you need before being able to rank up to the next Stage. You gain essence by killing principally, but their are other means.

When you rank up, you can choose to modify your body (Slightly, no tentacles or anything unless you have a lot of "interaction" with monsters, please!), gain some points to spend on attributes and gain a trait and a skill. Try to keep some coherence between new traits/skills and body modification, you are only human at the moment!

The GM will roll a D4 and depending on the result, you may or may not grow as expected.

You may also gain a new title in the process.

Rank Bonuses :
1-2 : +5/+2; +1 Attribute; 2 trait/skill
3-4 : +8/+4; +2 Attributes; 2 trait/skill, can "reroll" 1 trait/skill
5-6 : +12/+7; +2 Attributes; 3 trait/skill, can "reroll" 1 trait/skill

Spoiler: Rankup Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name/Title : Leave blank if unchanged
Appearance : Leave blank if uninspired
HP or MP increase : choose one. It will be increased by 5, the other by 2
Attributes increased : self-explanatory
Traits gained :
Skills gained :

Maps, Players, and Other Information.

Spoiler: Map of the world, by Dark One (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Playerlist and Heroes-to-be (click to show/hide)

TempAcc---Tarsus, Ironbound Priest
NDRL---Jimmy Nix, Semi-renowned wrestler.
FallacyofUrist---Wesley Wardos Westerton, Absurdly Atrocious Alchemist.
Nakeen, The Original---Daji Ashmal,

Thanks to Nakeen for the basis of it all, with some changes to fit humanity.

[Dustan Hache]

Reserving posts, for future info if needed.

[Nakéen]

Oh, interesting ! I don't if I should post a character sheet as a result, wouldn't it seem weird ?

I'm looking forward to it, and I will try to make the overall "lore" of You are a Monster RTD comprehensible for future players not to get confused

edit: will do a sheet later then

[Dustan Hache]

I'd say go for it. you're the original creator, why not play the blatant not-ripoff of your own game?

[Nakéen]

I have some questions, so I'm asking here for visibility.

Should we create a backstory for our characters ?
Is there a limit to initial traits/skills ?
How will our starting area/situation be decided ?

I'm mainly asking this to know if you want me to write a piece of "lore" to help starting the game. Currently in the monster RTD, only the kingdoms of Fordania and Ashafan were mentioned.
Oh, and of course it will help me create my character

[NRDL]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Jimmy Nix
Appearance: Of average height, with a lean, muscular build, Jim looks built to move and fight.  Light brown skin, with dirty blond hair, messily brushed to the sides at every opportunity.  Wearing a simple tunic, and shorts, no shoes.

Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10
MP 10
STR 1 -Strength
CON 1 -Constitution
POW -1
RES 0
INT -1
IND 0
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them.(That nakeen has told me about.)

Traits : Bloodthirsty ( Bonus to combat upon damaging his opponent ), Agile ( Bonus to evading physical attacks )

Skills: Flurry of Punches ( Multiple blows on the same target )

Backstory: An aspiring prizefighter, looking for his fortune, and strong opponents to defeat.

[Dustan Hache]

I have some questions, so I'm asking here for visibility.

Should we create a backstory for our characters ?
Is there a limit to initial traits/skills ?
How will our starting area/situation be decided ?

I'm mainly asking this to know if you want me to write a piece of "lore" to help starting the game. Currently in the monster RTD, only the kingdoms of Fordania and Ashafan were mentioned.
Oh, and of course it will help me create my character

Backstories are allowed. In fact, I will add it to the template for character creation as a optional item.
Initial traits/skills limit is 3 Maximum for both combined. Starting location/situation will be determined by a 1d6, though backstory can help you with your starting location.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Jimmy Nix
Appearance: Of average height, with a lean, muscular build, Jim looks built to move and fight.  Light brown skin, with dirty blond hair, messily brushed to the sides at every opportunity.  Wearing a simple tunic, and shorts, no shoes.

Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10
MP 10
STR 1 -Strength
CON 1 -Constitution
POW -1
RES 0
INT -1
IND 0
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them.(That nakeen has told me about.)

Traits : Brash

Skills: Pugilism, Dodging

Backstory: An aspiring prizefighter, looking for his fortune, and strong opponents to defeat.

While the sheet is acceptable, some definition of your trait, Brash, And your skill, Pugilism, would be worthwhile (what does it do?). In addition, dodging is not a special action really, so I could interpret that as a trait, and give you a bonus to combat rolls that reduces damage, or you can change it into something else.

[TempAcc]

:v! I might try, it'd be fun if the characters from this RTD were to eventualy somehow have passing interactions with the characters from the other RTD.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Tarsus
Appearance: A huge, bald, stony faced man with a stocky build, dressed in a long priestly garb, carrying a large metal bound book. He has a serene, almost statuesque look on his face most of the time, which turns into a terrifying, veiny grimace when he's angry.

Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10
MP 10
STR 1 -Strength
CON -1
POW 0
RES -1
INT 1 -Intelligence
IND 0
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them.(That nakeen has told me about.)

Traits :
Thick Skin (years of fervorous praying and physical penitence has made your skin extra thick, making you overall more resistant to physical damage)

Skills:
Religious fervor (can chant holy verses to enter a sort of righteous fury trance, increasing strenght and becoming able to ignore some damage)
Lay on hands (as a priest, you can heal people and yourself by uttering fervorous prayers and touching them with your hands. Costs MP)

Items: Metal Bound Book of Chants

Backstory: Tarsus is a priest of the kingdom's main holy order. Having served for a long time, he should've prob been promoted to bishop and sent to the capital by now, but his strange ways have always scared his superiors, apart from the fact he's built like a tank and could probably benchpress a huge bull. Tarsus follows a personal doctrine of self inflicted physical punishment, believing that suffering is inherent to life and a way to redemption, and has a bad habit of being VERY strict with anything he deems heretic. Many a misbehaving hoodlum has met God by means of a huge blow to the head delievered by Tarsus's metal bound book of chants.

[NRDL]

Yeah, I'll edit mah sheet.  And by skill, do you mean like a specific special action?  Like a once per turn sort of power?

[FallacyofUrist]

Spoiler: BWAVAHAHA! (click to show/hide)

Name: Wesley Wardos Westerton, Awesome Arcane Alchemist ((yes, the title is actually part of his name. It's amazing what name changes can do for you.))
Appearance: Not all wizards wear robes- some wear lab coats, goggles, purple tunics, ragged pants, boots, and black gloves.

Gear/Equipment: The Rucksack of Awesomeness, full of: Portable Cauldron, two dozen Durable Glass Flasks, two dozen Not-So-Durable Glass Flasks, Portable Cauldron Heater, and a somewhat large and battered Potions Ingredients Lexicon, Third Edition. Plus rations for a few days.

Backstory/Biography: Wesley Wardos Westerton spilled a potion on his father, the owner of the school of alchemy which he was attending. The worst possible potion to spill on him- a potion that killed him. Via petrification.
His family vowed vengeance, and promptly tried to take revenge. Wesley dropped out of the school and started traveling the world.
Several years and assassination attempts later, here he is, much more skilled in alchemy, and tired out of his mind.

Attributes:
HP 10
MP 10
STR -1 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON -1 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 0 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES 0 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT 1 -Intelligence : increase your ability to control and manipulate others-
IND 1 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-

Traits:
Resourceful Alchemist: Wesley wasn't very supplied with the best potions ingredients after the Incident, so he had to make do. Gain a bonus to searching for alchemical ingredients.
Poison Tolerance/Horrid Headaches: After being poisoned so many times as a result of assassination attempts, it's gotten much harder to poison Wesley(and have it work). On the flip side, the poison's caused some permanent damage- on occasion(and sometimes at the worst possible times) he gets horrid headaches that make doing any action beyond *RUN* and *AGH NO* impossible.

Skills:
Alchemy(potion making)(pretty dang good).

[Dustan Hache]

Yeah, I'll edit mah sheet.  And by skill, do you mean like a specific special action?  Like a once per turn sort of power?

You got it, Sir. Skills are once per turn powers, which can be used alongside normal actions such as attacking, dodging, blocking, or running away. They're moves or actions that most people can't do unless they were trained to. Anyone can swing a sword, but not all people can perform a feint with one.

Spoiler: BWAVAHAHA! (click to show/hide)

Name: Wesley Wardos Westerton, Awesome Arcane Alchemist ((yes, the title is actually part of his name. It's amazing what name changes can do for you.))
Appearance: Not all wizards wear robes- some wear lab coats, goggles, purple tunics, ragged pants, boots, and black gloves.

Gear/Equipment: The Rucksack of Awesomeness, full of: Portable Cauldron, two dozen Durable Glass Flasks, two dozen Not-So-Durable Glass Flasks, Portable Cauldron Heater, and a somewhat large and battered Potions Ingredients Lexicon, Third Edition. Plus rations for a few days.

Backstory/Biography: Wesley Wardos Westerton spilled a potion on his father, the owner of the school of alchemy which he was attending. The worst possible potion to spill on him- a potion that killed him. Via petrification.
His family vowed vengeance, and promptly tried to take revenge. Wesley dropped out of the school and started traveling the world.
Several years and assassination attempts later, here he is, much more skilled in alchemy, capable of dual wielding daggers, and tired out of his mind.

Attributes:
HP 10
MP 10
STR -1 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON -1 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 0 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES 0 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT 1 -Intelligence : increase your ability to control and manipulate others-
IND 1 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-

Traits:
Resourceful Alchemist: Wesley wasn't very supplied with the best potions ingredients after the Incident, so he had to make do. Gain a bonus to searching for alchemical ingredients.
Poison Tolerance/Horrid Headaches: After being poisoned so many times as a result of assassination attempts, it's gotten much harder to poison Wesley(and have it work). On the flip side, the poison's caused some permanent damage- on occasion(and sometimes at the worst possible times) he gets horrid headaches that make doing any action beyond *RUN* and *AGH NO* impossible.
Bipolar Luck: Most thought it would be impossible to brew a potion that changed one's luck. Wesley did it accidentally. And accidentally drunk it. Pity he can't remember the recipe. All rolls below 4 get -1, all rolls above 3 get +1. Permanently.

Skills:
Alchemy(potion making)(pretty dang good), Dagger Fighting(not as good, he doesn't use this skill very often, seeing as the assassinations don't occur too often)

One,  there are too many traits and skills. Cut it back a bit. Two, Altering your luck with Bipolar luck will cause all 1s and 5s to become 6s and all 6s and 2s to become 1s. This may seriously affect your gameplay, as you will have extremely bad luck 2/3ds of the time.

:v! I might try, it'd be fun if the characters from this RTD were to eventualy somehow have passing interactions with the characters from the other RTD.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Tarsus
Appearance: A huge, bald, stony faced man with a stocky build, dressed in a long priestly garb, carrying a large metal bound book. He has a serene, almost statuesque look on his face most of the time, which turns into a terrifying, veiny grimace when he's angry.

Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10
MP 10
STR 1 -Strength
CON -1
POW 0
RES -1
INT 1 -Intelligence
IND 0
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them.(That nakeen has told me about.)

Traits :
Thick Skin (years of fervorous praying and physical penitence has made your skin extra thick, making you overall more resistant to physical damage)

Skills:
Religious fervor (can chant holy verses to enter a sort of righteous fury trance, increasing strenght and becoming able to ignore some damage)
Lay on hands (as a priest, you can heal people and yourself by uttering fervorous prayers and touching them with your hands. Costs MP)

Items: Metal Bound Book of Chants

Backstory: Tarsus is a priest of the kingdom's main holy order. Having served for a long time, he should've prob been promoted to bishop and sent to the capital by now, but his strange ways have always scared his superiors, apart from the fact he's built like a tank and could probably benchpress a huge bull. Tarsus follows a personal doctrine of self inflicted physical punishment, believing that suffering is inherent to life and a way to redemption, and has a bad habit of being VERY strict with anything he deems heretic. Many a misbehaving hoodlum has met God by means of a huge blow to the head delievered by Tarsus's metal bound book of chants.

This looks great! Accepted, and after I get one more person I will start writing up the first turn.

[FallacyofUrist]

Initial traits/skills limit is 3 Maximum for both combined.

Oh, I see. Editing character sheet.

[Dustan Hache]

Initial traits/skills limit is 3 Maximum for both combined.

Oh, I see. Editing character sheet.

Looks good now, I'll add you to the list and start rolling the turn up.

[Dustan Hache]

Turn 1: The beginnings of an adventure
The moon has risen, its light piercing through the shroud of clouds. The stars are barely visible.
It is night time.

Spoiler: Jimmy Nix (click to show/hide)

[2]
You are Jimmy Nix, a skilled unarmed wrestler who was on his way to Doro village from the city of Fordania, having heard that there might be monsters that would prove a suitable challenge for you. However, during the night, something attacked and flipped the cart you were riding on, killing everyone riding with you. You were just barely fortunate enough to avoid getting seen by the thing, having been in the back of the cart when it was toppled.
 you still have quite a distance to go. What do you do?

Spoiler: Tarsus (click to show/hide)

[6]You are Tarsus, also known by your peers as the Ironbound Priest. while you were preaching in the streets of Fordania, a thug attempted to Rob you, and got Booked, perhaps a bit too hard. Unfortunately, now you stand accused of murder, and risk execution. The guards trust you enough to let you have your gear, but you have two choices: Stand trial and possibly be executed, or leave the city in exile. What do you do?

Spoiler: Wesley The Alchemist (click to show/hide)

[4] You are Wesley, son of one of the more famous alchemists of Fordania. Unfortunately, due to a small blunder, your father was turned to stone by a potion you made.
At least, so you thought. his skin was turned to stone, and while he is definitely not happy with you, he sent you a letter forgiving you for your actions, proving that he still lives, a bit stiffer than he used to be.
You are on the road, somewhere between Fordania and a unnamed fishing village to the south. After all, certain types of roe and fish scales are decent alchemical ingredients. You could turn back home, and see your father. Perhaps with your newly gained experience, you could cure him and gain back the favor of your family! What do you do?

Characters and stats

Spoiler: Jimmy Nix The Wrestler (click to show/hide)

Name: Jimmy Nix
Appearance: Of average height, with a lean, muscular build, Jim looks built to move and fight.  Light brown skin, with dirty blond hair, messily brushed to the sides at every opportunity.  Wearing a simple tunic, and shorts, no shoes.

Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10
MP 10
STR 1 -Strength
CON 1 -Constitution
POW -1
RES 0
INT -1
IND 0
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them.(That nakeen has told me about.)

Traits : Bloodthirsty ( Bonus to combat upon damaging his opponent ), Agile ( Bonus to evading physical attacks )

Skills: Pugilism ( Unarmed combat )

Backstory: An aspiring prizefighter, looking for his fortune, and strong opponents to defeat.

Spoiler: Tarsus the Ironbound Priest (click to show/hide)

Name: Tarsus
Appearance: A huge, bald, stony faced man with a stocky build, dressed in a long priestly garb, carrying a large metal bound book. He has a serene, almost statuesque look on his face most of the time, which turns into a terrifying, veiny grimace when he's angry.

Attributes: increase two stats by 1 and decrease two other stats by 1 (apart from HP or MP)
HP 10
MP 10
STR 1 -Strength
CON -1
POW 0
RES -1
INT 1 -Intelligence
IND 0
note : attributes are just some kind of "indicative" property, their are no specific formulas or calculation behind them.(That nakeen has told me about.)

Traits :
Thick Skin (years of fervorous praying and physical penitence has made your skin extra thick, making you overall more resistant to physical damage)

Skills:
Religious fervor (can chant holy verses to enter a sort of righteous fury trance, increasing strenght and becoming able to ignore some damage)
Lay on hands (as a priest, you can heal people and yourself by uttering fervorous prayers and touching them with your hands. Costs MP)

Items: Metal Bound Book of Chants

Backstory: Tarsus is a priest of the kingdom's main holy order. Having served for a long time, he should've prob been promoted to bishop and sent to the capital by now, but his strange ways have always scared his superiors, apart from the fact he's built like a tank and could probably benchpress a huge bull. Tarsus follows a personal doctrine of self inflicted physical punishment, believing that suffering is inherent to life and a way to redemption, and has a bad habit of being VERY strict with anything he deems heretic. Many a misbehaving hoodlum has met God by means of a huge blow to the head delievered by Tarsus's metal bound book of chants.

Spoiler: Wesley the Alchemist (click to show/hide)

Name: Wesley Wardos Westerton, Awesome Arcane Alchemist ((yes, the title is actually part of his name. It's amazing what name changes can do for you.))
Appearance: Not all wizards wear robes- some wear lab coats, goggles, purple tunics, ragged pants, boots, and black gloves.

Gear/Equipment: The Rucksack of Awesomeness, full of: Portable Cauldron, two dozen Durable Glass Flasks, two dozen Not-So-Durable Glass Flasks, Portable Cauldron Heater, and a somewhat large and battered Potions Ingredients Lexicon, Third Edition. Plus rations for a few days.

Backstory/Biography: Wesley Wardos Westerton spilled a potion on his father, the owner of the school of alchemy which he was attending. The worst possible potion to spill on him- a potion that killed him. Via petrification.
His family vowed vengeance, and promptly tried to take revenge. Wesley dropped out of the school and started traveling the world.
Several years and assassination attempts later, here he is, much more skilled in alchemy, and tired out of his mind.

Attributes:
HP 10
MP 10
STR -1 -Strength : increase physical damage-
CON -1 -Constitution : increase physical resilience-
POW 0 -Power : increase special/magical damage-
RES 0 -Resistance : increase special/magical resilience-
INT 1 -Intelligence : increase your ability to control and manipulate others-
IND 1 -Individuality : increase your ability to resist to others will-

Traits:
Resourceful Alchemist: Wesley wasn't very supplied with the best potions ingredients after the Incident, so he had to make do. Gain a bonus to searching for alchemical ingredients.
Poison Tolerance/Horrid Headaches: After being poisoned so many times as a result of assassination attempts, it's gotten much harder to poison Wesley(and have it work). On the flip side, the poison's caused some permanent damage- on occasion(and sometimes at the worst possible times) he gets horrid headaches that make doing any action beyond *RUN* and *AGH NO* impossible.

Skills:
Alchemy(potion making)(pretty dang good).

[TempAcc]

Hmmm, this is entirely unescessary. The people of the land have yet to see that the way of the Lord is a strict one. I will pray they see reason and let me continue my work. For now, I must remain in silent contemplation.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Stand trial.