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[SeriousConcentrate]

I'm fine with the totals you gave me, though now I need to figure out whether to get a skill or up a die. Hmm.

@Lorknis: No worries, dude. You didn't miss too much; we got on the boat and are heading home.

[Lorknis]

I'm fine with the totals you gave me, though now I need to figure out whether to get a skill or up a die. Hmm.

@Lorknis: No worries, dude. You didn't miss too much; we got on the boat and are heading home.

Aye, that's good to hear. I was only slightly worried about a TPK due to unforeseen doom and gloom or bad rolls. Also did anyone ever claim those fancy items from the loot n' scoot or is our liege getting them all?

[Mardent23]

Our thane probably got  one.

[SeriousConcentrate]

I'm under the impression they were converted to coins, which was then converted to shared EXP.

[Lorknis]

Fair enough then. Now to wait for the GM to assign myself some EXP and hopefully we'll get to explore our home for some R&R and equipment upgrades.

[Mardent23]

Skjaere was  tired of  burning. The village was at their mercy, the population scared out of their minds. There was no reason to kill them. What's more, Sihylde had disobeyed the captain on her quest for blood. Crom  was a god of war, not  butchery, and what  happened here was  most certainly the latter.  Though, like it or not, that was in the past, and Skjaere  had plans for the present. Making his way past the grunting oarsmen, he made his way to the hold, where the captives were kept.  Making his way past the  sullen guardsman, Skjaere  finally stopped at the huddled group of 10 monks. After exchanging a few brief words with the jailer, a monk was pulled from amongst his fellows, mumbling something under his breath.  “The Ministration of Protection?” The monk looked up, surprise blossoming in his eyes. He seemed to be in shock that a Northman knew the prayers of the Nameless God. In truth, Skjaere could hardly forget it.  His mother had said that prayer on a weekly, if not daily basis, always clutching a small metal cross. It was one of her few keepsakes from her homeland, and one of the few  posessions she kept as a thrall. Skjaere smiled, and held out a mug. "Drink?"

[Funk]

Spoiler: questions (click to show/hide)

1. Did you attack (Ferocity), defend against (resolve), or circumvent (cunning) a problem or situation?
Yes i attacked stuff.
2. Did you express something new about your character or your background?
She's Plagmatic but brutal
3. Did you give into your rage (ferocity), refuse to change your mind (resolve), or manipulate someone to further your own ends (cunning)?
Yes maybe she shouldn't of burn the town.
4. Did you make a desperate action? What was it? +1 point for every desperate action you made. I think Sihylde made one at the very beginning, for example.
Yes 1
5. Did you kick ass?
Yes her hammer split skulls and there are many widows that will weep for bloody trail of red haired reaver.

That's what 8 points
Trait Ideas
I'm thinking armour can i just buy some? or is it a trait?

[Tiruin]

2. Did you express something new about your character or your background?

Einar took up the role of Acting Captain not for glory but to try to look out for the rest of the raiding team. The fact Jora indirectly undermined him by calling up dark spirits and Sihylde directly undermined him by ignoring his orders don't count.

W-well I-! Hmph!

3. +2 for sure, you manipulated a whole bunch of people's whose homes you just burned down into being okay with it

I feel bad about it but it made everyone feel better and then coincidentally an evil spirit did actually exist ._.
Ahaaaa

Also I didn't know #5 meant [good rolls = kickin' butt] I thought 'if you would give feedback on your character, do you think they actually did well?' and I was reluctant to actually say yes.

Also yaaaay, 20 experience (adding this in)
...Goodness you and your nice trait ideas :I I've been thinking of saving exp for more rolls, but goodness do I want to be a healer and either a rune priest (so I can do NICE sacrifices instead :I) or a spirit speaker.

Ehh, totally inspired by Alette @Banner Saga.
Jora gains 2 traits!
-> Spirit Speaker
-> Healing Arts

Also may I suggest the secondary characters being involved in battles, but giving a +1 to ONE out of the three rolls if possible? Also having their fair share of wounds and such if it's not too much? :> Even a sentence of acknowledgement of them in the battle helps, as they can be suggesting ideas or giving plans but letting the initiative be taken by the main 4? (Seriously in my eyes, they're just as important; like Sam to Frodo, in Lord of the Rings ♥)

Aaaand I'll make the post-2nd-village post later on. Gotta earn exp! By...adding more RP here!

[Mardent23]

As a matter of fact, my initial idea for Skjaere  was "saner, shaved Tryggvi."

[Tiruin]

As a matter of fact, my initial idea for Skjaere  was "saner, shaved Tryggvi."

Heey, I loved his 'sanity' It was actually developer hints and clues! And I never knew he was a former kragsman. X3

Ahem, otherwise, I love that you're my second ♥ You're the guy who can stab folks away!

Also I'll add to this to help with details, since I loved re-reading the story from imagination, via multiple perspectives. My comments are in orange.

Spoiler: questions (click to show/hide)

1. Did you attack (Ferocity), defend against (resolve), or circumvent (cunning) a problem or situation?
Yes i attacked stuff. She pretty much spearheaded everything. Literally, but with a hammer.
2. Did you express something new about your character or your background?
She's Plagmatic but brutal One could notice how she seems more like the pragmatic noble-bound person of the Nords that our GM is hinting at--the raider type who (IMO) cares for her men and their protection; in my opinion she's somewhat more inclined towards their disposition given how I've read the many times our raider buddies were 'amused' by Jora, and were supportive of Sihylde.
3. Did you give into your rage (ferocity), refuse to change your mind (resolve), or manipulate someone to further your own ends (cunning)?
Yes maybe she shouldn't of burn the town. Totally raged everywhere.
Nobody forget, that her ...Resolve, defended against Einar's command ._. which kinda burned down a village...
She also gave some outline on 'betrayed our people', so it makes me feel a TINY bit better about myself and my character
4. Did you make a desperate action? What was it? +1 point for every desperate action you made. I think Sihylde made one at the very beginning, for example.
Yes 1
5. Did you kick ass?
Yes her hammer split skulls and there are many widows that will weep for bloody trail of red haired reaver.

Let's not forget that the person she split was a KNIGHT or former veteran, where we got that nice Great Sword! She pretty much kicked a ton!
That's what 8 points
Trait Ideas
I'm thinking armour can i just buy some? or is it a trait?

Spoiler: Viking: Sea Wolves; Jora's Story {Before the return home; alternatively: "After the burning of the southern villages."} (click to show/hide)

Betrayal.

That was the first word that came across Jora's mind as she stared at the open seas, with the foamy waves and rhythmic rowing organizing the ambience of her mind. That word was Sihylde's, while the village burned in the distance--black smoke, meaning it had gotten to the stronger wooden foundations by now. She hadn't much in verse of reading, and was more acute with oral stories, but she hadn't quite gotten the idea that the people they were raiding were particularly against her principles, or that of her people.

Betrayal.

She looked at the captives in the makeshift prison hold, and met another one of her thoughts: The ships should be improved someday, for better or worse--it would help in many situations than one--and wondered if these people had any connection to those that betrayed her people in the past. As one belief in the Allfather noted explicitly, even those who had erred in the past were not bereft of the Allfather's gaze; her personal belief was derived from that--the situations in the present each have their own explanation. She liked the word she read about it in recollection: "Context". Perhaps one day she would master reading, or moreso start doing so; it was apparently fascinating. She made a choice to ask the runemaster later on, after all things were settled, and probably to spend her coin on improving her equipment. A slotted quiver for both types of specialist arrows, and for holding the ones she normally used, was a priority in her mind, but moreso was the notion of armor; it had been quite some time since she had went into battle from an archer years ago to see the blood of her allies being spilled. Perhaps the skins of the mighty beasts at home would provide a better garb than the common hides that protected them now--durable against the spray of the sea, durable under the stormy winds and rain, and durable in the heat of tempering battle.

She looked at her father tending to her brother, and promised to continue learning the healing arts. And, perhaps, even speaking to the spirits. She did not forget that feeling upon realizing that her suspicions were correct--the dark spirits were here, even in the far south. But they were- they could be felt, and this confirmed her suspicions since years ago (in a particularly embarrassing incident in 'assuming' that there were actual spirits, and that she could feel them, which involved the bathhouse) that was particularly difficult to retell to anyone, save her brother.

The oars rose and fell, and they were now into deeper waters where the sails would pick them up and carry them home.

That said, that was a nice prologue to get people into the gist of the mechanics of the game.

...I bet now, we'll be worried to ration our Fate points in the future since we're entering the curve of DOOM (return to the North! version)

I'm under the impression they were converted to coins, which was then converted to shared EXP.

Doubt we've converted the useable stuff though--the misc items, maybe (the cross could be kept to help prisoner morale, for example?), but I believe someone would be well off in using that gilded great sword. In the least, as a mention of status or something.

[Mardent23]

RP wise, it would make sense to  give the sword to the current Captain. Also, do secondary characters fill out the question sheet?

[Tiruin]

Double posting because it seems chubby2man nicely quotes everything.
Here's a secondary character sheets you can add in the OP!

Spoiler: Secondary Characters (click to show/hide)

Name: Kol Magnusson Stórr
Stats:
-Ferocity: 1
-Resolve: 2
-Cunning: 2
Trait: Pillager: Gain 1.5X Goods from looting
Favored by:
+Valinor: god of thunder
         
Weapon of choice: Shield with sword

Brief physical description: An aging, yet fit man with short, raven black hair adorning his head, his face weathered with the trials of time.

==+==
Name: Skjære Ragnulf
Stats: You start with 5 points, max in one stat is 3, you can have zero in a stat (roll 2, will take lowest)
           Ferocity:1
           Resolve:1
           Cunning:3
Trait:
[Cunning] Commander: Gives you bonus in command using your highest stat
           
Weapon of choice: Spear
Brief physical description: Skjære is a tall, thin man, with short  black hair,  sun-weathered skin,  and  dark brown eyes.  He walks with a slight limp, and wears a small copper pendant of a magpie around his neck.

...I just noticed you didn't put a favored God, Mardent! :O

RP wise, it would make sense to  give the sword to the current Captain. Also, do secondary characters fill out the question sheet?

I'm guessing you're like the backup dudes to us 4, so yeah! People can retire their characters if they're going to be busy too. Just do it for more flavor, I say, it won't clutter the thread anyway.

[Lorknis]

RP wise, it would make sense to  give the sword to the current Captain. Also, do secondary characters fill out the question sheet?

Sadly, Captain Einar isn't a swordmang so I'm alright with him deciding who gets what. I'll edit in a little story in a moment.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Our thane can have the sword as tribute.

[Tiruin]

Our thane can have the sword as tribute.

Maybe we can bargain with our thane that way and save some coins. I'd love that, personally! (because he's a fancy dude to send these nice people as Vikings)

RP wise, it would make sense to  give the sword to the current Captain. Also, do secondary characters fill out the question sheet?

Sadly, Captain Einar isn't a swordmang so I'm alright with him deciding who gets what. I'll edit in a little story in a moment.

Really? I always thought he had a swor- *checks OP*
Oh wow, we've an axeman, an archer, a hammer warrior, and you being our only swordsman (and a spearman/swordsman as backup)
Good point! We should also shove our Thane the cloak and bargain to keep our 1/3 share to either spread to our morale (1 coin per soldier? :3) or spend for better equipment or stuff!