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[thatroleplayerGal]

When the lands were green/
/and the world still amidst/
/strongholds of honey/
/Only chaos stirs.
-Unknown Author, post-Great Cataclysm

The First Race had created a world of harmony; disease could be cured by the simplest of spells, animals did not bare fruit to tooth and red and claw, but instead served their once great masters. They had harnessed magic and used it to purify the land and beasts of evil and hatred.

But they could never purify their own.

Their envy was always their downfall. If another had more, they had to as well. They took, took, and took, never giving back. One after another, the weak were destroyed and the strong defended what they had prized. You would think even greed had its limits, but the infinite supply of magic ensured this would never happen.

The strongest mages of every kingdom gathered their magic into powerful potions and spells, releasing them across the world. Elixirs that corrupted and plagued those they spread to, armies of unimaginable power destroying everything in their path, and worst of all... the Incantation.

With the Incantation, the Great Cataclysm was unleashed upon the earth. Each kingdom used their own, unaware of the other doing the same.

And just like that, everything was gone.

The Incantation had unleashed a massive bounty of Cataclysmic Energies, destroying everything in its path. The First Race was destroyed that day, and their descendants crawled forth from the wreckage with new vigor. They had lost their divinity, but gained a knowledge the First Race had never possessed.

One thousand years has passed since the Great Cataclysm, and the world is ripe with plants and animals once more. Though not the harmonious existence the First Race once had, the world has settled into some form of self-sufficiency.

However, more Remnants of the old world are being found each day. As the day-to-day politics of the new kingdoms and races continue on, an unknown threat emerges from the shadows...
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The scenery flies by as the wooden cart carries you, one prisoner among many, to an unknown destination. You recognize your captors as slavers, though are powerless to do anything against them.

Each of you have a different story; a different life. But to the slavers, you're nothing but a prize. You've all wound up in the same place at the same time, completely unaware of the events to come.

Your story begins here...

Mechanics

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The system we'll be using is actually quite simple.

Everyone gets a D10 for every point they have in a specific Attribute. When an action requiring a dice roll needs to be resolved, these D10s will be rolled against a hidden DC (of which the number is determined by a number of factors). If you have less than one point in any given Attribute, 1d10 will be rolled against a significantly higher DC, called a "Penalty DC". When rolling against a Penalty DC, you subtract a success on the roll of 1 or 2 rather than just 1.

Each time a D10 meets or beats the DC, you make a success. The level of success is not affected by how high your roll beat the DC.

If you roll a 1, it subtracts one of the successes of your D10s.

Rather than the success of an action depending on how high you beat the DC, it instead depends on how many D10s rolled were successes, and how many were failures.

Example:

Player1 rolls 2d10s. One of them lands on 5, meeting the hidden DC, while the other lands on 10, beating the hidden DC. It doesn't matter that one only barely met the DC, and that one drastically beat the DC, it still counts as 2 successes and thus the action is twice as successful than normal.

Example 2:
Player1 rolls 3d10s. One lands on 4, failing the hidden DC, another lands on 1, dramatically failing the DC, and a third lands on 10, succeeding the DC. While the player rolled one success, and thus should succeed the action and ignore the two failures, they also rolled a 1, subtracting their success and leaving them with zero successes. Without any successes, the failures cannot be ignored and thus the action fails three times more than normal.

A player can have a maximum of 10d10s; five from a Stat, and five from an Attribute.

Leveling
There will be no levels. Instead, a set amount of experience is rewarded for completing quests or passing especially difficult DCs.

Each time experience is used to level a Stat or Attribute, the price to raise that Stat or Attribute is doubled. Generally speaking, Stats are more expensive to upgrade than Attributes.

Health and Damage
All players begin with 100 HP, asides from Dwarves. Armor may raise this stat while it is worn, and each level in the Stamina stat and Health attribute raises your HP by 10.

As your health lowers, you can acquire certain injury penalties. These are fixed and are not dependent by increased HP, but may be delayed by having increased HP.

At 60 HP, you will be Wounded - A -1 penalty to your dice pool and movement is limited to walking and jogging.

At 30 HP, you will be Mauled - A -2 penalty to your dice pool and movement is significantly impaired. Grasping may be impaired.

At 10 HP, you will be Crippled - A -5 penalty to your dice pool and movement is nearly impossible. Grasping is limited to maintaining your grip on an object.

At 0 HP, you will be Incapacitated - You may take no actions or move due to unconsciousness.

At negative HP, you will be Dead -  You may take no actions or move due to the cessation of life. You may be revived if first-aid of sufficient enough quality to restore you to at least 0 HP is performed the following turn after your death.

Dodging
Dodging is accomplished by rolling a number of D10s equal to your Armor Rating.

[thatroleplayerGal]

Playable Races

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Humans
It's amazing how humanity can still persevere even as one of the most frail species. Humans look like... well... Humans. Their ability to adapt is their greatest strength. Most Humans are either warriors, druids, merchants, or some kind of royalty, and have an extreme hatred of those who wield the Remnants. Humans often forsake the history of the world, believing it to be a vile past, and that the future is what the races should think about.

Racial Bonus: Adaptable
Humans have no innate advantages, but also lack any disadvantages. They're essentially the baseline between all other species.

Elves
The fair Elves are frail and tall, and possess tapered ears. Elves have powerful pheromones, which are difficult to resist for a sentient being, and impossible to resist for an animal. Most Elves don't use Remnants, although they enjoy studying them. Elves are keepers of history, but only history of the events after the Great Cataclysm, as the records of beforehand were long since destroyed.

Racial Bonus: Enchanted "Beauty"
Thanks to powerful pheromones, Elves get a natural +2 to the Persuasion, Seduction, and Intimidate attributes, enabling them to raise these skills beyond a 10. They may also perform Persuasion and Seduction rolls on animals.

However, Elves are frail and not fit for combat, giving them a -1 to all Physical stats.

Dwarves
The Dwarves are a reclusive species of short and stout miners, with the ability to operate with little air, and smell any metal from a short bit away. The Dwarves possess many Remnants, but know little about their workings. Dwarves have a strange affinity for the Giant Wasp Canary, probably dating back to before the Great Cataclysm. Dwarves are keepers of history, and know a lot about many events, including those that predate the Great Cataclysm.

Racial Bonus: Tinkerer
Natural born tinkerers, Dwarves begin with 3 points in Crafting (note: this is not the same as a +3).

Being short doesn't mean they're durable, though, and therefore decreases their starting hit-points by 20.

Demons
A reptilian species with horns and gills. They only have three digits on both their hands, and feet. Although not evil, Demons tend to shun outsiders, and stay near their underwater Leylines for heat. Demons are not harmed by Cataclysmic Energies due to their scales, and as such are safe near the Leylines. Demons also can breathe underwater. Demons tend to enjoy the power that Remnants grant them, but usually fall to power's sweet embrace. Demons don't really care about history of other races, although they never forget a moment of Demon history.

Racial Bonus: Survivable
Due to the harsh environment and predation, Demons have developed water-breathing gills, immunity to Cayaclysmic Energies, and sharp claws.
Their claws give them a +2 to Unarmed.

The social prejudices regarding Demons make them unable to raise their Appearance or Charisma stats past 2, and restricts them from certain shops or areas.

The Decay
The Decay are normal humans save for one thing: they constantly rot. The Decay rot because their bodies survived Cataclysmic Energies and destroyed the cancers that came about because of them, however, their bodies couldn't tell the difference between the cancers and the healthy flesh, and began destroying the healthy flesh. The only way for one of The Decay to survive for longer than a decade, is to eat the flesh of another being, usually a sentient being, as these have the nutrients to repairs their bodies fast enough to keep the rot away, however it doesn't last long, and eventually they start decaying again. The Decay pay little attention to Remnants or history, having to live in the moment to survive. The Decay are rare to see, and often misunderstood as "zombies". The Decay's condition cannot be spread without Cataclysmic Energy.

Racial Bonus: Regeneration
Paradoxically, the Decay can heal incapacitating injuries thanks to an accelerated metabolism. Though it does little to stop the rotting (and might actually be the source of it), it enables them to heal 1d10 of hit-points per turn without the need to rest or self-medicate.

However, your decayed flesh means you can never raise your Appearance stat and are unable to use the Seduction attribute.

[thatroleplayerGal]

Stats

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Your stats are split into three categories; Social, Mental, and Physical, each with three stats that affect attributes. Each stat may be raised up to five points.

Social
Charisma - Your general prose, speaking ability, etc. How you come across to people you meet in a social context.

Manipulation - Your ability to exploit an individual's fears and weakness; to manipulate and scare them.

Appearance - How attractive you generally appear to other individuals. Note that your own race may have different standards, giving you bonuses to this stat if playing an "ugly" race such as a Demon or Decay.

Mental
Intelligence - Memory retention, raw focus, and the ability to quickly absorb and comprehend written information.

Perception - How in-tune you are with your senses; whether you can actively notice small changes in the environment or your body.

Wits - Your intuition and ability to connect disjointed pieces of a puzzle or mystery in a logical matter.

Physical
Strength - Raw muscularity, tendon strength, etc. Physical strength.

Dexterity - A combination of hand-eye coordination, reflexive muscle behavior, and general athleticism/flexibility.

Stamina - Durability, endurance, pain tolerance and recovery rate.

Attributes

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Note: remember, you can have up to 5 points in an attribute plus the modifier given to you by having points in a corresponding stat, for a total of 10.
General
Unarmed - Your skill and technique in punching things. Affected by Strength.

Melee - Your skill and technique in bashing things, or otherwise slashing them. Affected by Strength.

Ranged - Your skill and technique in throwing or shooting things, resulting in them being bashed or stabbed or slashed by the unmentioned projectile. Affected by Perception.

Medicine - Affects how much health you can restore with first-aid or medicine. Affected by Intelligence.

Health - A measurement of how well your natural healing rate works, increasing the amount of HP you recover when resting and also your base HP. Affected by Stamina.

Conversation
Persuasion - A measurement of your ability to convince, lie to, or otherwise deceive. Affected by Charisma.

Seduction - A measurement of how well you can seduce humanoids or, if playing an Elf, animals. Affected by Appearance.

Intimidation - A measurement of how imposing or threatening you can make yourself seem. Affected by Manipulation.

Deduction
Crafting - The skill you possess in dismantling and otherwise reassembling raw materials into something useful. Affected by Perception.

Investigation - A measurement of your investigative ability; your intuitive sense of how to solve a mystery and how to piece the clues together.. Affected by Wits.

Knowledge - Your knowledge of the world at large, the history, and the creatures. This can assist you in understanding books, relics, and the inner-workings of Remnants. Affected by Intelligence.

Disarmament - Your skill in disarming traps or disabling vehicles. Affected by Dexterity.

Larceny
Lockpicking - A measurement of your ability to, well, pick locks. At higher ranks, more complex locks will be able to be picked. Requires a Lockpick. Affected by Dexterity.

Stealth - The ability to stay in the shadows, make as little noise as possible, and even pickpocket someone in a crowded area. Affected by Wits.

Bribery - While anyone can make a bribe, this determines how well you can bribe a good-hearted individual and affects how much you'll need to pay them for a success. Affected by Charisma.

Freerunning - Your skill in navigating over objects, terrain, and people, at high speeds. Freerunning DCs will be made mostly when fleeing from or chasing an opponent. Affected by Stamina.

Character Sheet

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Name:
Race: (Human, Elf, Dwarf, Demon, Decay.)
Appearance: (If you do not state female, I will assume male.)

Stats
(All beginning players may place up to one level in any Stat of their choosing, alongside any racial bonuses they may receive.)
Charisma - 0

Manipulation - 0

Appearance - 0

Intelligence - 0

Perception - 0

Wits - 0

Strength - 0

Dexterity - 0

Stamina - 0

Attributes
(All beginning players may place up to two levels in any Attribute of their choosing, alongside any racial bonuses they may receive. Please raise the attributes in accordance to whichever stat you chose to raise, for example having raised Charisma would thus make you start with a 1 in Persuasion alongside the two levels you may choose to start with.)

Unarmed - 0

Melee - 0

Ranged - 0

Medicine - 0

Health - 0

Persuasion - 0

Seduction - 0

Intimidation - 0

Crafting - 0

Investigation - 0

Knowledge - 0

Disarmament - 0

Lockpicking - 0

Stealth - 0

Bribery - 0

Freerunning - 0

[thatroleplayerGal]

Bestiary

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The Bestiary will be updated as necessary when the players encounter a new species, find a piece of lore, or otherwise choose a race that starts with pieces of lore available to them. (For example, if one of the players is a Dwarf then the Giant Wasp Canary starts as available in the Bestiary.)

Map

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lol you don't have a map until after the first quest

it's already done tho.

[thatroleplayerGal]

Characters
Sunar

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Name: Sunar
Race: Demon
Appearance: Normally hidden under a musty brown cloak, Sunar is a young demon, he has large yellow-brown reptilian eyes, matching his mottled brown yellow tinged scale skin. His head resembles that of a short horned lizard, with the addition of gills. His 3 digit claws are dirty and slightly chipped from use. He has a thin tail. He is smaller than some of his brethren, standing at 5'1.

Stats
Charisma - 0
Manipulation - 0
Appearance - 0
Intelligence - 0
Perception - 0
Wits - 0
Strength - 0
Dexterity - 0
Stamina - 1

Attributes
Unarmed - 2
Melee - 0
Ranged - 0
Medicine - 0
Health - 1
Persuasion - 0
Seduction - 0
Intimidation - 1
Crafting - 0
Investigation - 0
Knowledge - 0
Disarmament - 0
Lockpicking - 0
Stealth - 0
Bribery - 1
Freerunning - 1

Nlaea Darora

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Name: Nlaea Darora
Race: Elf
Racial Bonus: Enchanted "Beauty"
Thanks to powerful pheromones, Elves get a natural +2 to the Persuasion, Seduction, and Intimidate attributes, enabling them to raise these skills beyond a 10. They may also perform Persuasion and Seduction rolls on animals.
However, Elves are frail and not fit for combat, giving them a -1 to all Physical stats.

Appearance: This feminine elf is a quite petite and lithe one. She is a small one standing around at 4'11" and her skin is a eye-numbingly pale white. Her hair is a natural dark purple but contains black dye linings around it, and that about the things that are extraordinary for her. Her elfy ears are less sharp and more pointy when compared to others of her kind and has more muscular arms as she has become a quite talented elven ranger. She wears a dark leather tunic with dark purple colored, working gloves and boots.

Stats

Charisma - 0
Manipulation - 0
Appearance - 0
Intelligence - 0
Perception - 0
Wits - 0
Strength - -1
Dexterity - 0 (+1 from Initial Player Decided Bonus, than -1)
Stamina - -1

Attributes

Unarmed - 0
Melee - 0
Ranged - 2 (Initial Player Decided Bonus)
Medicine - 0
Health - 0
Persuasion - 2
Seduction - 2
Intimidation - 2
Crafting - 0
Investigation - 0
Knowledge - 0
Disarmament - 0
Lockpicking - 0
Stealth - 0
Bribery - 0
Freerunning - 0

Aleya Gilmaris

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Name: Aleya Gilmaris
Race: Elf
Appearance: Red, windswept hair reveals a thin, sad face. Clear blue eyes, set low within their sockets, watch affectionately over the forest they've felt disconnected from for so long. Tribal marks resembling a blooming flower on her forehead shows her fondness of nature, but, more importantly, leaves a beautiful memory of forbidden love.
This is the face of Aleya Gilmaris, a true romancer among elves. She stands graciously among others, despite her fragile frame.
There's something enticing about her, perhaps it's her unusual looks or perhaps it's simply her friendly demeanor. But nonetheless, people tend to keep their distance, despite wanting to get to know her.

Stats

Charisma - 0
Manipulation - 0
Appearance - 0
Intelligence - 0
Perception - 1
Wits - 0
Strength - (-1)
Dexterity - (-1)
Stamina - (-1)

Attributes

Unarmed - (-1)
Melee - (-1)
Ranged - 2
Medicine - 0
Health - (-1)
Persuasion - 3
Seduction - 3
Intimidation - 2
Crafting - 1
Investigation - 0
Knowledge - 0
Disarmament - (-1)
Lockpicking - (-1)
Stealth - 0
Bribery - 1
Freerunning - 0

[thatroleplayerGal]

Really hate to do this, but... bump.

[Blood_Librarian]

I might be interested in this, but I'm not sure if I could commit to such a game unforutnately.

[thatroleplayerGal]

I might be interested in this, but I'm not sure if I could commit to such a game unforutnately.

damn. That's a shame. I've been making quests all morning.

[Cain12]

Making a sheet, just trying to figure out the appearance of a reptile man.

[thatroleplayerGal]

Making a sheet, just trying to figure out the appearance of a reptile man.

Honestly, they can vary from having a tail and a crocodile head to just being a scaly human-looking person. The only definitive traits all members of the species have is their digit number, gills, scales, and their horns.

[Cain12]

Wasn't sure what was appropriate name wise, took a guess. Look acceptable?

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Name: Sunar
Race: Demon
Appearance: Normally hidden under a musty brown cloak, Sunar is a young demon, he has large yellow-brown reptilian eyes, matching his mottled brown yellow tinged scale skin. His head resembles that of a short horned lizard, with the addition of gills. His 3 digit claws are dirty and slightly chipped from use. He has a thin tail. He is smaller than some of his brethren, standing at 5'1.

Stats
Charisma - 0

Manipulation - 0

Appearance - 0

Intelligence - 0

Perception - 0

Wits - 0

Strength - 0

Dexterity - 0

Stamina - 1

Attributes

Unarmed - 2

Melee - 0

Ranged - 0

Medicine - 0

Health - 1

Persuasion - 0

Seduction - 0

Intimidation - 1

Crafting - 0

Investigation - 0

Knowledge - 0

Disarmament - 0

Lockpicking - 0

Stealth - 0

Bribery - 1

Freerunning - 1

[thatroleplayerGal]

Wasn't sure what was appropriate name wise, took a guess. Look acceptable?

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Name: Sunar
Race: Demon
Appearance: Normally hidden under a musty brown cloak, Sunar is a young demon, he has large yellow-brown reptilian eyes, matching his mottled brown yellow tinged scale skin. His head resembles that of a short horned lizard, with the addition of gills. His 3 digit claws are dirty and slightly chipped from use. He has a thin tail. He is smaller than some of his brethren, standing at 5'1.

Stats
Charisma - 0

Manipulation - 0

Appearance - 0

Intelligence - 0

Perception - 0

Wits - 0

Strength - 0

Dexterity - 0

Stamina - 1

Attributes

Unarmed - 2

Melee - 0

Ranged - 0

Medicine - 0

Health - 1

Persuasion - 0

Seduction - 0

Intimidation - 1

Crafting - 0

Investigation - 0

Knowledge - 0

Disarmament - 0

Lockpicking - 0

Stealth - 0

Bribery - 1

Freerunning - 1

Everything looks to be in order. Normally I'd ask for more of a description in regards to Appearance, but the reptilian nature of Demons can make that difficult if a more bestial appearance is chosen and so I'll allow it.

Accepted!

[SOLDIER First]

ptw, expect sheet reasonably soon

[Suppaidaman!]

Name: Rayshar
Race: Human
Appearance: Brown hair, light stubble, roguish grin. Has a few scars across his body, including a small one on the bridge of his nose. Medium build.

Stats
(All beginning players may place up to one level in any Stat of their choosing, alongside any racial bonuses they may receive.)
Charisma - 0

Manipulation - 0

Appearance - 0

Intelligence - 0

Perception - 0

Wits - 1

Strength - 0

Dexterity - 0

Stamina - 0

Attributes
(All beginning players may place up to two levels in any Attribute of their choosing, alongside any racial bonuses they may receive. Please raise the attributes in accordance to whichever stat you chose to raise, for example having raised Charisma would thus make you start with a 1 in Persuasion alongside the two levels you may choose to start with.)

Unarmed - 0

Melee - 2

Ranged - 0

Medicine - 0

Health - 0

Persuasion - 0

Seduction - 0

Intimidation - 0

Crafting - 0

Investigation - 1

Knowledge - 0

Disarmament - 0

Lockpicking - 0

Stealth - 0

Bribery - 0

Freerunning - 0

[thatroleplayerGal]

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Name: Rayshar
Race: Human
Appearance: Brown hair, light stubble, roguish grin. Has a few scars across his body, including a small one on the bridge of his nose. Medium build.

Stats
(All beginning players may place up to one level in any Stat of their choosing, alongside any racial bonuses they may receive.)
Charisma - 0

Manipulation - 0

Appearance - 0

Intelligence - 0

Perception - 0

Wits - 1

Strength - 0

Dexterity - 0

Stamina - 0

Attributes
(All beginning players may place up to two levels in any Attribute of their choosing, alongside any racial bonuses they may receive. Please raise the attributes in accordance to whichever stat you chose to raise, for example having raised Charisma would thus make you start with a 1 in Persuasion alongside the two levels you may choose to start with.)

Unarmed - 0

Melee - 2

Ranged - 0

Medicine - 0

Health - 0

Persuasion - 0

Seduction - 0

Intimidation - 0

Crafting - 0

Investigation - 1

Knowledge - 0

Disarmament - 0

Lockpicking - 0

Stealth - 0

Bribery - 0

Freerunning - 0

Your appearance is pretty basic. I'd like to see more detail, especially considering you're playing a human.

Also, Wits raises Investigation and Stealth. You should have a point in stealth, not just Investigation.