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I want to push a button anyways.

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I want to push a button too, but the other one is too mainstream.

6 (60%)

Total Members Voted: 10

[Beirus]

Pray.

[Failbird105]

Name: the scavenger

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://riskofrain.wikia.com/wiki/Scavenger

Age: Unknown
Gender: ?
History:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Things weren't very good for the scavenger, as the scaled ones became more common, it's own people began to die out. They were not strong, like the men of stone, they were not swift, like the men of clay, and they were not tough, like the armored beasts. They were smart, but that was no help, they could not out think jaws, or claws, or swords, or fists. The Scavengers people died one by one, until a miracle came, a massive machine soared through the sky, and came crashing down in a ball of fire. Dropping down small metal boxes. These boxes contained wonderful things, a white and red mask that was far too small but summoned the spirits of those who fell in its presence, a metal box that launched small exploding fire birds, and a metal tube that created force and fire when pointed and squeezed, that was the scavengers favorite.
Then THEY came, 12 of them, with frightening tools and terrible powers, they destroyed everything they saw, and took the gifts from the skies. So the scavenger hid, hid until the other creatures retaliated, hid within the temple, at the gateway, the sacred gateway, that would lead to the massive machine from the skies, in which the planets lord now resided, and the scavenger waited, the tube in hand, and it's other gifts on the ground as it sat by the gate..

Stats: Everything starts at -1 (except luck), you have 4 points to distribute.
Str: -1
Int: 1
Rflx: 1
Luck: 0

Item: Brilliant behemoth: a very large gun that fires large rounds with a fairly large explosive radius, not much more then that.(the "metal tube" mentioned in the history section)
Ability: Waste not want not: the scavenger has learned to make use of everything it can, as such, it has a +1 to finding useful objects, and a +1 to using them creatively in synergy with its other items(as seen in game when it uses its electric ukulele, tesla coil, and brilliant behemoth to fire a lightning ball.)

Here's the twelve people mentioned in the history
http://riskofrain.wikia.com/wiki/Character

[helmacon]

Ironsnake 345 and Failbird 105 are added to the waitlist.

Will update as soon as I get an action from our last player.

[Nakéen]

Ironsnake 345 and Failbird 105 are added to the waitlist.

Will update as soon as I get an action from our last player.

(Oh snap ! That player was me !)

Disappointed by the weakness of his blows, Na Shugareth takes some distance to look for a weapon or anything to hurriedly makeshift one.

[helmacon]

Update

Nivian

((Wat... sorry, I had sort of assumed the enemy commander was on the landship))

Look for some kind of sidearm on the dead while Na Shugareth handles his raider. It would not do to interrupt mutual combat.

(6)
You find an awesome looking assault rifle on one of the dead crew members. It has extended mags, comes with a strap, it has a weird interface on the trigger that automatically links itself to your visual input and adjusts your aim. It's super shiny too. Your find was so awesome that it attracted the notice of Jessa. "Umm... thats caravan property. Just so you know."  (You have gained the item "Souped-up assault rifle"

Stuart

Kick the raider in the groin, follow up with an uppercut with my power glove.

(1 vs 3)
You deliver a swift kick to the groin, but the raider is definitely a female. She looks at you funny for a second, and then stabs you in the left shoulder with her Bowie knife. You are starting to feel faint from blood loss. You can't use your left arm at or below the shoulder right now. Your (Iron will) is the only thing keeping you conscious and in the fight right now. The Bowie knife is stuck in your shoulder.... or whats left of it.

Antonio

Antonio tries to regain his senses after the impact.
Woah. . . That was unpleasant.
Catch up with the rest of the group, running over the survivors of the UFO crash if they are in the way

"That... uh... woah. Not good" You say to your self. You take note of the raider crawling away in the sand and steer your APC towards him as you slam on the pedals. Instead of taking off like a rocket, the APC belches black smoke from under the engines hood, and starts to move forward at a snails pace. The injured raider notices your slow approach, and starts to crawl like a mad man. Apparently, he was paralyzed from the waist down during the crash, but not too badly wounded. By an enormous effort of will, he manages to stay ahead of your slowly rolling death machine. You loom over him with the standard villain grin as the shadow of your black smoke deathmobile slowly overtakes him. (I may award you a trait if you go through with this)

Luckey

Pray.

(4+2 = 6)
Something different answers your prayer this time. You feel cold, and a little relieved as it leaves. It might have examined you a little too closely. You feel violated. (Gained one point of "Of interest to demons.")

Na Shugareth

Disappointed by the weakness of his blows, Na Shugareth takes some distance to look for a weapon or anything to hurriedly makeshift one.

(6)
Na Shugareth backs off and looks for anything that looks useful in combat. You find an old book one of the raiders that details schematics for a number of advanced and jury-rigged weapons. A few pages seem dedicated to a jumble of word salad titled "spells". Faint memories flicker in your subconscious at some of the words. Your eyes fell prickly reading some of the strange letters. Another part of the book contains training routines and small unit tactics. It contains personal notes scrawled in a variety of inks ...and bloods? This book is a powerful weapon for any group to hold. Given the immediate situation though, you could, uh, smack someone with it? ( you have gained the book "1001 facts about murder")


The Camp
The land-ship finally passes the watchtowers, and two shots ring out as sharpshooters pick off the remaining raiders. All manner of small craft have come out to escort the convoy and the zip around like angry wasps, as if expectant of more raiders. Jessa collects herself a little bit more now that the convoy is out of danger. "Ok, Ok. Wow. That was... close. I need to take the landship back to dry-dock before I do anything else, but after that I can take you by Jeffers , uh... Jeffer is the leader of the setlement, but I can take you by Jeffer's place and show you around the rest of the settlement if you want. I guess we could probably let you stay at our place for now too, if you want. We owe you that much at least."
You try to ask more questions, but she waves you off promising to answer later. She seems very busy dealing with the remains of the convoy right now.
(players on the land-ship have the option of following Jessa, or trying to explore on thier own)

With the last of the raiders dead, Turner swings the pod-racer around. "We need to pick up our people. If they're alive, we don't leave anyone behind." He explains to you. You gather up Skins, who is now unconscious, and plop him into the co-pilots seat. You swing wide of the UFO wreck, on the lookout for any lingering raiders, and find Antonio on the far side. He seems to be pushing the last out of the APC in the effort to run down a comically injured raider. From the looks of it though, the raider just might be faster than the APC. Lucky has the thought that exposing a professional assassin modern technology might have overexcited him just a bit. He reflects on this while watching Antonio leering over the steering wheel at the helpless raider below.

Stuart Nix is picked up by one of the escort craft. Upon seeing his wounded state and fading consciousness, they decide to rush him to the infirmary. He is brought inside a large tent deep inside the settlement, where a variety of people and things buzz around him nervously. After much poking and prodding, a few spray cans of some weird skin colored slime, and a wash with fluid from a container labeled "Bacta", Stuart is stable and conscious. He rests in a quite part of the tent, hooked to several different machines. The canvas above him is green. It reminds him of Vietnam era medical tents. A few creatures are snoozing in the beds near him. "You get hit in the war, son?" An old man with a wide mustache reclines in a bed next to him. He has decided to have a conversation with Stuart, and scrutinizes him as he waits for a response. The Bowie knife that was previously in your shoulder has been laid by the side of you bed. (You have gained the item "Big ass Bowie knife")

It is finally more night than day. The world is lit by a silver glow, but looking up you can tell that this does not come from a moon. Instead, the remains of what must have once a massive space ship hang in the sky above you. 

Status:

Spoiler: Lucky (click to show/hide)

Inventory:
-Old winchester rifle (belongs to Turner)
Item:
4 leaf clover (+1 Luck)
Abilities:
Fortuitous coincidence –
 Lucky is always in the right place at the right time.
Time of need –
When the odds are against Lucky, Lucky’s  odds get better.
Traits:
Of interest to Gods – A Deity knows your name.
Of interest to Daemons - A "Thing" knows your name.

Spoiler: Na Shugareth (click to show/hide)

 
Inventory:
-1001 facts about murder
Item:
Shard of Shugareth – protection from unnatural effects. A last link to Shugareth.
Abilities:
Eldritch Memories – Risk Sanity for information
Cleansed from Corruption – roll to identify/remove influences from people and objects.
Traits:
-None
 

Spoiler: Stuart Nix (click to show/hide)

 Inventory:
-Ill fitting anti armor glove
-Big ass Bowie knife
Item:
Horse hair gloves – Bonus to melee attacks when worn
Abilities:
Pugilism – bonus to unarmed strikes.
Iron will- Prevents one hit KO’s and allows for occasional rerolls in specific situations.
Traits:
-None
 

Spoiler: Nivian (click to show/hide)

 Inventory:
-Souped-up assault rifle (Caravan property. Just so you know)
Item:
-Excalibur (electro sword on demand)
Abilities:
Mist form –Disassociate form to bypass physical obstacles
Re – Form – Change your base form, though this takes time & effort
Traits:
-None
 

Spoiler: Antonio (click to show/hide)

 
Inventory:
-Nothing
Item:
Hidden blades (concealed melee weapon)
Abilities:
Blend – slip away into a crowd
Black Mark – You need to talk to someone who understands this world to learn more about this!
Traits:
-None
 

((Ok, the game name has officially been changed. The next thing we need to work out is how EXP works. Did I mention this is a game with XP and leveling? It is, btw. I can either do it on a party basis (add it all up and divide it equally) or a per-kill basis (Whoever got the last blow in gets full credit for the kill). Ill replace the current poll with a poll for the EXP system.))

((oh, right. Sorry about the lapse in updates. I got really busy there for a bit. Hopefully I can be a bit more regular with them for a while again now.))

((Oh! one more thing! GIVE ME FEEDBACK! What do you like/dislike about the game? What do you want me to do differently? The game is kinda evolving as it's written, so this is your chance to have a say!))

((...so, the GM's promise came in handy today. I kinda lost the entire post when I tried to post with a bad internet connection. Fortunately, I had just saved, so I didn't have to retype a thing!    ))

[NRDL]

((I have absolutely no problem with the results of the roll, but getting kicked in the genitals, regardless of one's gender, HURTS.  Good lord, the sheer amount of nerve endings  ))

"Can't say I'm sure of what war you's referring to, old timer.  I'm real new round these parts.  Crazy dame with a knife, yeah, THAT knife, and rocks where here nether regions shoulda been's the one responsible for my shoulder.  Errggh.  Goddamnit, that's my jabbing arm."

"How's about you old timer?  Way you talk, sounds like you've seen your share of action."

Try to see if my left arm is at all functional.

((Also completely unrelated, but your mention of Vietnam tents is interesting.  I was actually thinking my boxer was from around the 1920s-ish, but Vietnam era...that was Muhammad Ali's day.  Much more interesting.  I'm just gonna pretend I always had that background in mind.))

[Failbird105]

I accidentally voted kill based without thinking, in hindsight, team exp would be better. Also, what does leveling up entail, and what ability would you give my scavenger?

[S34N1C]

((I like the name change, but when I was it on the list, I was super confused as to what game this was. As for the game itself, just keep doing what you're doing!))

Keep on chasing him.

Hey, stop! It won't hurt for long!

[helmacon]

((Also completely unrelated, but your mention of Vietnam tents is interesting.  I was actually thinking my boxer was from around the 1920s-ish, but Vietnam era...that was Muhammad Ali's day.  Much more interesting.  I'm just gonna pretend I always had that background in mind.))

RetCon noted. Will incorporate with character.

I accidentally voted kill based without thinking, in hindsight, team exp would be better. Also, what does leveling up entail, and what ability would you give my scavenger?

Ok. I'll remember to switch one vote when I check at the end of the poll.

Leveling up entails several things. At the first level, the character will gain 1 stat point and a trait. Most levels will just gain you a trait. Every level will change the way NPC's view you in the game. You appear more competent, and will be treated with a 'little' more respect.

As for the Scavenger character, I really haven't thought about it all that much yet tbh. I didn't think of the other abilities until I had already written thier intros, and had a sense of the character. Maybe something like "Adaptable - Relaying on intelligence over innate abilities, the scavenger learns new skills and systems they are unfamiliar with faster." (An example of this would be Antonio learning to operate vehicles despite never having seen them before.)

[_DivideByZero_]

(Thought I had posted.)

"It is right for those of a noble stature to bear arms which befitteth royalty."

Nivian looks up and almost mistakes the remnant for her home. It would be foolish, however, to entertain this thought for much longer. Her home did not orbit any world with humans on it.

Nivian looks the stars and tries to identify the constellations of olde. She probably fails, but you never know.

[Beirus]

"Hey! Just kill the bastard humanely. Run him over like that and you're no better than the Raiders. Probably even worse, since they weren't trying to kill us just for the fun of it."

Look for shiny things from the safety of the pod.

[helmacon]

((bump))

((still waiting on one player's action))

[helmacon]

((Ok, i'm going to go ahead and wait through friday as well. If they havent posted by them, I'm gonna have to remove them from the game. This is the second time they have forgotten the game and it's throwing off the update schedule. FYI everybody, I don't mind at all if you want/need to drop out of the game, but please let me know! You could PM me or post in the thread or anything, but it affects everybody when you just disappear. ))

((TLDR: If Nakeen dosent post by friday, he gets removed and I go to waitlist. One way or another, I will update by friday))

[_DivideByZero_]

((That's unfortunate. Have you tried PM'ing?))

[helmacon]

((I really didn't want to get in the habit of PM'ing players for thier turns. It's my responsibility to write the game, and players responsibility to play the game. I'm not going to chase someone down every turn to make them play my game. If they don't want to play, they can just say they don't want to play. That being said, I guess I'll send them a PM this time since I haven't really clarified my position on that before now.))

((That's unfortunate.))

(( I prefer to think of it as an opportunity. Given his backstory, I was actualy thinking the character could make a really nice Boss fight much later on.))