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[10ebbor10]

Damned : An RTD

You find yourself in Tartaros, the realm of the damned. The realm of those who lost their immortal soul. Considered an inmutable part of every being, the soul can only be ripped from it's body by Vile magic, destroyed by commiting despicable acts, or be given up willingly by signing an ill considered deal with a daemon, demon or other underworld denizen. As no being without soul can exist outside Tartaros, you're damned to reside here for eternity.

The room is lighted by strange non-shadows, the darkness flowing underneath your benches and into a gutter. You can not remember ever entering the room, though you can already remember leaving it. In the center, a daemon is speaking, his shape constantly changing form before your eyes. He has been speaking for what appears to have been eons, but may as well have been minutes - Time has little meaning in a place like this.

The daemon tells you a tale about how the enemy, appeared from the primal chaos, and bound it, restraining the uncontrolled magic and binding it to their laws. The natural residents of this primal world, the daemons, tried to intervene. But they found that this strange world rejected their very existence. Desperate, they tried to preserve the primal realm. Piece by piece, the shards of the primal realm dissapeared untill just one remained. In this new world the gods had created, the last remnant of the primordial chaos became known as Tartaros, the underworld.

"Now", the daemon says, "it's making you an offer. You get your souls back. Your original souls, not the soul of some other being. In exchange, you need to do them just one small favor. The destruction of one of the 7 wonders of the world".

Spoiler: Sign-up sheet (click to show/hide)

Name : Just your forumname
Character concept : A very short description
Description : What kind of creature are you actually? All sort of things end up in the underworld
Skills &Abilities: Suggest 5. I'll stat or vet them, and then you get to choose 3. Note that these don't need to be learned things. Anything that aids you fits
Virtues : Suggest 3. I'll vet them, and you get to rank them in descending importance.
Curses : The daemons aren't just going to let you free and assume you do your task on good faith.  Suggest 3. I choose from those, or add one of my own if I think they're not serious enough.
Inventory : Empty, for now

Spoiler: Dealing with demons (click to show/hide)

There are many different denizens in the underworld. Below a short descriotion of the biggest groups of intelligent snd powerfull creatures.

Daemons

Creatures whose existence predates that of the world, who sprung from the original primeval chaos. While not evil per se (they generally care not about lives of morals), their ultimate goal does include the destruction of the world, and return to chaos.

Fiend

Underworld denizens created from the ghosts of those who were banished into Tartaros. The primeval nature of the underworld caused them to loose themselves, retaining onky the worst and best traits of whom they used to be. As Tartaros has been used as the final destination of many of the most evil beings, these generally aren't friendly.

Demons

Similar in origin to the daemons, they too originated from the primeval void, but after it had been reduced to the Tartaros. Their nature twisted by this new world, they ressemble what the people believe them to be..


Demons are willing to trade with humans, but rarely give freely. The fact that they have decided to give you your souls back is uncharacteristically generous, but as always, there's a catch. As you are now, it's unlikely you'll ever succeed in even reaching one of the Wonders, let alone destroy it. The Demons are willing to lend you the nessecairy strength, for a "fair" price. The following things are available elements in trade.

Bits of your souls

Souls are extremely valuable. Nearly impossible to attain if not given freely, and incredibly powerfull. Strange and arcane spells require the use of souls, and many of the most powerfull artefacts have a soul of their own. And that's ignoring the most obvious benefit, that a soul is needed to leave Tartaros.

Quests

Many underworld denizens have unsettled businness in the mortal world, and the ability to handle things there is always a bonus. Not many are willing to pay in advance, though.

Powerful Magical artifacts

Everything is build from primal magic, but only from artifacts and other sources can it be easily extracted in great quantities. Or, the demon in question can simply sell the artifact to another person.
 
Curses

Some just like to be able to show you that they have power over you, and will include a curse as part of the contract. Obviously, to force you to pay them to remove it later.

Spoiler: Magic (click to show/hide)

The gods created the world from the primal realms, locking up this raw magical energy in each and every part of creation. Finding free magic in the environment is rare and usually only occurs after the use (intentional or not) of destructive magic.

Magic can be divided into two methods. Magic whose magical energy is provided from an external source, and magic which directly manipulates the flows of energy within the target.

Enforced magic

Magic created through an external source of power, usually carried by the wizard in an easily usable form. The strength of these spells is only limited by the reserves, and the spell lasts untill it exhausts it's power. Tends to be overt, powerfull but short lived.

Manipulative magic

Magic of all forms relying on the manipulation of internal magical energy. Limited by the internal magic of the object, and cooperation of the subject of the spell is usually required. As such, tends to be subtle rather than overt. A skilled magician can make even permanent changes.

Spoiler: The seven Great Wonders (click to show/hide)

- The Great Wyrm
- The Moving Woods
- The Grand Collosus
- The Dark Shard
- The Singing Mountain
- The Eternal Flame

Spoiler: Health and combat (click to show/hide)

Based on an old system by Gatleos.

Injuries
Light Bleeding: Anything from a paper cut to a bad scrape. 10 healing points. [-1 HP per turn]
Heavy Bleeding: Caused by stab wounds, deep cuts, etc. Requires medical attention and 20 healing points. [-5 HP per turn]
Very Heavy Bleeding: Results from major bodily harm, such as impalement or severed limbs. Requires skilled medical attention and 30 healing points. [-20 HP per turn]
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Burn: Caused by tissue damage. Requires medical attention and 20 healing points.
Fracture: Caused by moderate blunt trauma. Requires medical attention and 20 healing points.
Broken Bone: Caused by heavy blunt trauma. Requires skilled medical attention and 40 healing points.
Missing Limb: Never heals, obviously.

Health
Players make a healing roll [1d6] for each wound they currently possess, starting on the turn after they receive it. The amount rolled is added to the wound's healing points, and the wound disappears when the points max out. Healing rolls cannot be made for a wound until it has received the proper medical attention. If a wound requires skilled medical attention, only players or NPCs with relevant medical knowledge can apply it properly. Everyone else gets a -2 penalty. Bleeding injuries drain health. The average human has 50, but the heakth numbers for players are likely to vary. If a player has no bleeding injuries, they regain 4 hitpoints per turn naturally.

Players

Spoiler: Tartaros(Waitlist) (click to show/hide)

Everyone

Spoiler: They who failed (click to show/hide)

No one

[TopHat]

PTW for now, I'll probably put up a sheet later.

[Teneb]

May I reserve? Working on the sheet.

EDIT: Any limitations or guidelines of what kind of creature one can be?

[10ebbor10]

It's a high-fantasy world, so stay within that sphere. Beyond that no real restrictions, though do consider the effects of your choices. Picking a mermaid will be troubling if you have to infiltrate the dwarven fortresses holding the Eternal Flame, for example.

Then again, a demon will probably offer to resolve that issue, for a price.

[ATHATH]

IN!

Making sheet...

[ATHATH]

One problem that I can see with the injury system: Apparently, if someone receives a paper cut and doesn't treat it, they'll die in 50 turns.

EDIT: Another problem(?): No one with under 100 HP can survive a Very Heavy Bleeding wound without special abilities, even if they receive medical attention immediately and roll 6's on all of their healing tests.

[ATHATH]

Name : ATHATH
Character concept : A monk-mage who (secretly) murdered his teacher so that he could become the leader of his monastery. This concept was totally not stolen from a character from The Cave.
Description : http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Eyeball
Skills &Abilities: Eye rays, Able to cast Manipulative Magic, Flight, Ki Channeling, Versed in priestly knowledge
Virtues : Knowledgable, Charming, Calm (is less affected by fear)
Curses : You can choose them
Inventory : Empty

[10ebbor10]

Minor wounds heal automatically, they do not require medical attention.

The bleeding stops once the wound is treated. The healing is just the time before the wound dissappears, and no longer inflicts any roll penalties, or suffers risk of re-opening. That said, you'll want to avoid suffering wounds like this.

[Teneb]

It's a high-fantasy world, so stay within that sphere. Beyond that no real restrictions, though do consider the effects of your choices. Picking a mermaid will be troubling if you have to infiltrate the dwarven fortresses holding the Eternal Flame, for example.

Then again, a demon will probably offer to resolve that issue, for a price.

Got it.

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name : Teneb
Character concept : An orcish shaman who ended up in Tartaros for reasons forgotten. He has average height for an orc, but not as strong as the orcish standard due to focusing on shamanic duties.
Description : An orc. A green-ish humanoid somewhat larger than a human and with more muscle mass.
Skills &Abilities: 1 - Can commune with spirits of dead orcs.
2 - Minor elemental magic
3 - Minor holy magic
4 - Knowledge of the customs of various orcish groups
5 - Medical training
Virtues : 1 - Dutifulness
2 - Temperance
3 - Patience
Curses :  1 - Cannot hold or wear anything strongly associated with elves without feeling great pain.
2 - Is compelled to challenge anyone who insults orcs in any way shape or form.
3 - Becomes lethargic in underground spaces.
Inventory : Empty, for now

[Whisperling]

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name : Whisperling
Character concept : A thief who was eventually forced out of his home city. He took up residence near a forest path, and sustained himself largely by robbing more honest travelers.
Description: A short, shabbily-dressed human. He has elf blood several generations back, although it doesn't really show.

Skills &Abilities:
1: He can move silently and hide with relative ease.
2: Skill with a crossbow.
3: Some very minor illusion magic. Mostly small things like blending into the shadows and making rough images of an object.
4: Knowledge of tracking.
5: Cursory knowledge of hunting and trapping.

Virtues:
1: Careful and meticulous, at least when he needs to be.
2: Attentive to his surroundings.
3: Extremely persistent.

Curses :
-Extreme fear of water in any amount larger than a puddle or canteen.
-Frailty, especially when hit by blunt weapons.
-Touching another being's blood is painful, much more so in larger quantities.

Inventory : Empty.

[WunderKatze]

Damn it I thought this was going to be a real world terrorism sim.

Anyways... Good luck on the game.

[SOLDIER First]

Ptsheet

[Playergamer]

in, writing sheet.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Playergamer
Character concept: A persuasive cult leader who sold his soul for power long ago.
Description: A tall, attractive man, with blond hair and blue eyes.
Skills &Abilities:
1. Extremely Persuasive
2. Master Manipulator
3. Sacrificer
4. Stealthy
5. Skilled with Daggers
Virtues:
1. Intelligent
2. Pragmatic
3. Likable
Curses:
1.Sociopathic.
2.Weak and Withered.
3. Must Sacrifice
Inventory : Empty

ehh. The traits, virtues, and curses are all a bit meh. I'm not very good at that kind of thing, to be honest.

[10ebbor10]

Name : ATHATH
Character concept : A monk-mage who (secretly) murdered his teacher so that he could become the leader of his monastery. This concept was totally not stolen from a character from The Cave.
Description : http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Eyeball
Skills &Abilities: Eye rays, Able to cast Manipulative Magic, Flight, Ki Channeling, Versed in priestly knowledge
Virtues : Knowledgable, Charming, Calm (is less affected by fear)
Curses : You can choose them
Inventory : Empty

Spoiler: Choose 3 (click to show/hide)

Eye rays : Innate Ability (Ranged attack) : +2 to attack roll, -1 for each atack comitted in the same day
Able to cast Manipulative Magic : +1 to any attempt to cast such magic, ability to learn relevant spelks
Flight : Flight, pretty self explenatory
Ki Channeling : Can transfer a +X modifier to an allied creature, at the cost of suffering from a -X yourself
Versed in priestly knowledge : +2 to any attempts to Priestly knowledge

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Knowledgable
Charming
Calm

Curse : Demonic Taint : Detailed observation will reveal the Demonic Influence that affected you

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name : Teneb
Character concept : An orcish shaman who ended up in Tartaros for reasons forgotten. He has average height for an orc, but not as strong as the orcish standard due to focusing on shamanic duties.
Description : An orc. A green-ish humanoid somewhat larger than a human and with more muscle mass.
Skills &Abilities: 1 - Can commune with spirits of dead orcs.
2 - Minor elemental magic
3 - Minor holy magic
4 - Knowledge of the customs of various orcish groups
5 - Medical training
Virtues : 1 - Dutifulness
2 - Temperance
3 - Patience
Curses :  1 - Cannot hold or wear anything strongly associated with elves without feeling great pain.
2 - Is compelled to challenge anyone who insults orcs in any way shape or form.
3 - Becomes lethargic in underground spaces.
Inventory : Empty, for now

Spoiler: Choose 3 (click to show/hide)

1- Can commune with spirits of dead orcs. +2 to any attempt to cast such magic, start with 1 spell/ritual
2 - Minor elemental magic +2 to any attempt to cast such magic, start with 1 spell/ritual
3 - Minor holy magic +2 to any attempt to cast such magic, start with 1 spell/ritual
4 - Knowledge of the customs of various orcish groups +2 to any attempts to communicate with Orcs
5 - Medical training - +1 to medical actions, counts as skilled practicioner

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1 - Dutifulness
2 - Temperance
3 - Patience

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2 - Is compelled to challenge anyone who insults orcs in any way shape or form. Suffers -2 to all actions when in a position to challenge those who insult Orcs, but doesn't do so.

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name : Whisperling
Character concept : A thief who was eventually forced out of his home city. He took up residence near a forest path, and sustained himself largely by robbing more honest travelers.
Description: A short, shabbily-dressed human. He has elf blood several generations back, although it doesn't really show.

Skills &Abilities:
1: He can move silently and hide with relative ease.
2: Skill with a crossbow.
3: Some very minor illusion magic. Mostly small things like blending into the shadows and making rough images of an object.
4: Knowledge of tracking.
5: Cursory knowledge of hunting and trapping.

Virtues:
1: Careful and meticulous, at least when he needs to be.
2: Attentive to his surroundings.
3: Extremely persistent.

Curses :
-Extreme fear of water in any amount larger than a puddle or canteen.
-Frailty, especially when hit by blunt weapons.
-Touching another being's blood is painful, much more so in larger quantities.

Inventory : Empty.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1: Careful and meticulous, at least when he needs to be.
2: Attentive to his surroundings.
3: Extremely persistent

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1: He can move silently and hide with relative ease.   +1 to sneaking
2: Skill with a crossbow. +1 to using crossbow
3: Some very minor illusion magic. Mostly small things like blending into the shadows and making rough images of an object. +2 to any attempt to cast such magic, start with 1 spell/ritual
4: Knowledge of tracking. + 1 to trackinh
5: Cursory knowledge of hunting and trapping. +1 to such actions

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Extreme fear of water in any amount larger than a puddle or canteen.  -2 to all actions near such bodies of water

in, writing sheet.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Playergamer
Character concept: A persuasive cult leader who sold his soul for power long ago.
Description: A tall, attractive man, with blond hair and blue eyes.
Skills &Abilities:
1. Extremely Persuasive
2. Master Manipulator
3. Sacrificer
4. Stealthy
5. Skilled with Daggers
Virtues:
1. Intelligent
2. Pragmatic
3. Likable
Curses:
1.Sociopathic.
2.Weak and Withered.
3. Must Sacrifice
Inventory : Empty

ehh. The traits, virtues, and curses are all a bit meh. I'm not very good at that kind of thing, to be honest.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1. Extremely Persuasive +1 to convincing people to do things for you
2. Master Manipulator +2 to attempts to manipulate people whho have no reason to suspect you
3. Sacrificer  : Capable of executing minor sacrifives, giving +1 (non-stacking) to the next roll for the death of any creature you sacrifice
4. Stealthy +1 to sneaking
5. Skilled with Daggers +1 to the use of daggers

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1. Intelligent
2. Pragmatic
3. Likable

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3. Must Sacrifice : Takes damage if no minor sacrifice is made per day

[ATHATH]

I think I'll take Manipulative Magic, Flight, and Ki Channeling.

Is there a limit to the number of points that I can channel? Could I give myself a -100 to everything and give an ally +100 to everything?