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[FallacyofUrist]

The wagon stops. Finally, you have arrived at your destination. Your sentence. Your prison. Your new home. The Castle of Bizarre Magical Items stands in front of you. The massive keep's doors swing open to receive you, when touched by the Chief Normalizer Wizard's staff.

"This is where you belong, bizarre filth. People like you can hardly be called wizards. We cannot take your magic, unfortunately, but we can make sure you never have a chance to spread your bizarreness ever again. Welcome to your prison."

With the Chief Normalizer Wizard's regulated Telekinesis spell, you and your fellow "bizarre" wizards are pushed through the doors. They close behind you. There won't be any escaping, you're sure. Probably. The castle walls have been reinforced with the strongest regulated defensive magics available to the licensed wizards of the Golden Kingdom, as have the doors, as have the windows. A whole host of other defensive magics have no doubt been used to secure the castle and its surroundings. Oh well. At least in here you can practice your bizarre magics in peace. And of course the Castle is also used to hold bizarre items in addition to non-licensed wizards. There might be opportunity here, if you can overlook the fact that you've been imprisoned.
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This is the Castle of Bizarre Magical Items, a succession forum game. Let's go over the concept and rules.

Spoiler: Core Rules (click to show/hide)

This is a succession forum game. At any time, the current GM may step down, and the players shall elect a new GM. If the GM doesn't post a turn for a week and gives no explanation, the players can perform the election themselves.

The rules of the game are chosen by the current GM. How the waitlists work is chosen by the current GM. Veto power over which magical items are included and interpretation over the magical items' effects is held by the current GM. When a new GM takes over, they should make their own OP and have the previous GM link to it if possible. The OP should hold the current GM's rules. A turn lasts a length of time chosen by the current GM, and may vary depending on the circumstances. In a crisis situation, turns may last minutes or seconds, but in normal times, the turns may last days or even weeks. How the waitlists work is chosen by the current GM. The sign up sheet is determined by the current GM. The GM holds the power.

The number of players is capped at six. It's possible that an individual GM may be able to handle more players than this, but this will make the game more accessible to less experienced GMs.

Every so often, the Kingdom will dump new bizarre magical items in the castle. This may occur every time a new GM steps up, or at a time of the current GM's discretion.

Spoiler: My Game Rules, and Sign Up Sheet (click to show/hide)

Action success is determined by rolling a d10. A 1 is a critical failure, which causes bad things to happen. A 2 to 3 is a failure, which may cause bad things to happen. A 4 to 6 may or may not succeed depending on how hard the task is. A 7 to 9 will probably succeed unless the task is extremely hard. A 10 succeeds with a bonus. Bonuses or penalties to die rolls may cause a runoff roll if you roll above or below 10. A runoff roll is a d10 minus/plus how far below/above you got from 1/10. On a one or lower/ten or higher on the runoff roll, you get an extreme penalty/bonus to the result of your roll. Penalties may be assigned to especially hard tasks, bonuses may be assigned to especially easy tasks or tasks where you have help.

Being Skilled in a subject allows you to reroll a 4 to 6 once per die roll and take the result if higher and lets you ignore -1 of penalty. Being a Master of a subject allows you to reroll a 2 to 6 once per die roll and take the result if higher and lets you ignore -2 of penalty. Being Legendary allows you to roll twice and take the higher on any roll, and lets you ignore -3 of penalty.

The Bizarre Magical Items in my time as GM shall come from up to page 54.
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Sign Up Sheet:

Name:
Flavor(optional):
one Talent:
-Identification: Skilled in determining properties of magical items from appearance.
-Madness: -5 if you roll a 1. +5 if you roll a 10. This will no doubt influence your runoff roll.
-Wizard: Skilled in inventing new bizarre magical spells.
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.
-Resilient: Roll twice and take the higher of a roll to survive your imminent death, once per turn.
-?: Make a pitch!
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
-
-
The stuff in your backpack(choose two items from the Bizarre Magical Items thread, they must fit inside the backpack, your character automatically knows what they do):
-
-

[Glass]

Infinity mansion? :3

Name: Ron Grey
Flavor(optional): Not to be confused with Weasley.
-Resilient: Roll twice and take the higher of a roll to survive your imminent death, once per turn.
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
-Dodging
-Identifying traps
The stuff in your backpack(choose two items from the Bizarre Magical Items thread, they must fit inside the backpack, your character automatically knows what they do):
-I Ron Sword
-Amulet of Mime

[King Zultan]

Name: Mr. Money
Flavor(optional): He looks like a homeless man.
one Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
-Lock Picking
-Stealth
The stuff in your backpack(choose two items from the Bizarre Magical Items thread, they must fit inside the backpack, your character automatically knows what they do):
-The Mug Of Conservation
-Hypnotist's Pendelum

[NAV]

Name: Ælfweard Van Rompaye
Flavour: A 50 year old man from Kirkby, Merseyside, England. He is 5'9, 161 pounds, right handed, and has A- blood type. He expects to die at age 82 from an unspecified illness.
Talent: Wizard
Skills: Freestyle Snowboarding, Painting (female portraits and nudes)
Items: Ring of Good Luck
Sick-le

[Leodanny]

Name:potato man
Flavor(optional):WHERES MAH POTATOS?
one Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
Cooking food
Breaking stuff
Inventory:
Ring of Passive-Aggression - When worn, a curse is placed on the user that prevents them from directly saying anything they feel. Instead, they must hide their opinions behind euphemisms and sarcasm.
Pasta of Infinity: as it slowly absorbs heat, this pasta grows exponentially in size. If heated rapidly, is merely burnt.(Ah. Yes. Cookering is will be good with this)
First turn: “well, this is just swell. We’ll have such a good time exploring these hallways filled with useful artifacts.
Then make some food, we’re starving here.

[Tomasque]

Name: Elphaba
Flavor: Is the main character of her own musical. Is blissfully unaware of it.
Talent:
 -Resilient: Roll twice and take the higher of a roll to survive your imminent death, once per turn.
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
-Balance
-Dodge
The stuff in your backpack(choose two items from the Bizarre Magical Items thread, they must fit inside the backpack, your character automatically knows what they do):
-Cursed Sun Hat of Musical Sequence
-Cloak of Disco Dance

[KittyTac]

Name: Cat

Flavor: Just a sentient Siamese cat with inventing skills.

Talent: Inventor

Skills:

Hunting

Diplomacy

Items: Hypnotoad

Amulet of Common Sense

First turn:

"Well, carp. Let's explore this giant castle."

Follow the group.

[FallacyofUrist]

Infinity mansion? :3

Potentially similar, in some ways. This is a magical castle, after all.
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Character Introductions:

Name: Ron Grey
Flavor(optional): Not to be confused with Weasley.
-Resilient: Roll twice and take the higher of a roll to survive your imminent death, once per turn.
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
-Dodging
-Identifying traps
The stuff in your backpack(choose two items from the Bizarre Magical Items thread, they must fit inside the backpack, your character automatically knows what they do):
-I Ron Sword
-Amulet of Mime

Your hands finally freed from your cuffs, you reach into your backpack and withdraw your father's greatest treasure, the I Ron Sword, one of the many bizarre magical blades with a specific requirement for the user. Your father couldn't use it, after he went through so much to steal it, but he could name you to use it.

He did so much for you, he trained you, he made you. He readied you. It wasn't enough to save you from the full might of the Kingdom...

You miss him so much.

But anyways. It's good you have the sword. There's no guarantee that the Castle is safe... nor that your fellow bizarre mages are sane enough to befriend.

Spoiler: Ron Grey (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine

Talent:
-Resilient: Roll twice and take the higher of a roll to survive your imminent death, once per turn.

Skills:
-Skilled Evasion
-Skilled Trap Identification

Inventory:
-I Ron Sword
-Backpack
--Amulet of Mime
--Three Days Food/Water
--Bedroll

Name: Mr. Money
Flavor(optional): He looks like a homeless man.
one Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
-Lock Picking
-Stealth
The stuff in your backpack(choose two items from the Bizarre Magical Items thread, they must fit inside the backpack, your character automatically knows what they do):
-The Mug Of Conservation
-Hypnotist's Pendelum

Well, here you are. You suppose it could be much worse. At least now you finally have a home. A permanent home. No more fear of being caught and executed by the Kingdom. You wonder, though if imprisonment, in this castle in particular, might actually be worse a punishment than execution... that's what you'll have to find out.

The other question is if your thieving skills will still be useful...

If they aren't, though, at least you still have your magical inventing talents. They served you well while you stole, and they might serve you well here.

Spoiler: Mr. Money (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine

Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.

Skills:
-Skilled Lockpicking
-Skilled Stealth

Inventory:
-Backpack
--The Mug of Conservation
--Hypnotist's Pendulum
--Three Days Food/Water
--Bedroll

Name: Ælfweard Van Rompaye
Flavour: A 50 year old man from Kirkby, Merseyside, England. He is 5'9, 161 pounds, right handed, and has A- blood type. He expects to die at age 82 from an unspecified illness.
Talent: Wizard
Skills: Freestyle Snowboarding, Painting (female portraits and nudes)
Items: Ring of Good Luck
Sick-le

You always tried to live life to the fullest. Now look where that's gotten you. Imprisoned in the Castle for performing unregulated magic.

Eh. It was worth it. Not like you can't live life to the fullest here. It just means maximizing your happiness. There's opportunity here. You know it.

Maybe even a cure for this blasted magical disease your other hope, the Sick-le, failed against. Maybe. Hopefully. But if not, who cares.

Spoiler: Ælfweard Van Rompaye (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine, Rare Illness

Talent:
-Wizard: Skilled in inventing new bizarre magical spells.

Skills:
-Skilled Snowboarding
-Skilled Portraiture

Inventory:
-Backpack
--Ring of Good Luck
--Sick-le
--Three Days Food/Water
--Bedroll

Name:potato man
Flavor(optional):WHERES MAH POTATOS?
one Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
Cooking food
Breaking stuff
Inventory:
Ring of Passive-Aggression - When worn, a curse is placed on the user that prevents them from directly saying anything they feel. Instead, they must hide their opinions behind euphemisms and sarcasm.
Pasta of Infinity: as it slowly absorbs heat, this pasta grows exponentially in size. If heated rapidly, is merely burnt.(Ah. Yes. Cookering is will be good with this)
First turn: “well, this is just swell. We’ll have such a good time exploring these hallways filled with useful artifacts.
Then make some food, we’re starving here.

They called you mad. Truth is, that's kinda true. But kinda not. You just really like food. Especially potatoes. So much that you studied bizarre magic to make your cooking better. Oh well. No reason you can't cook here.

Spoiler: Potato Man (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine

Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.

Skills:
-Skilled Cooking
-Skilled Structural Vulnerability Detection

Inventory:
-Ring of Passive-Aggression
-Backpack
--Pasta of Infinity
--Three Days Water
--Cookware Set
--Bedroll

Name: Elphaba
Flavor: Is the main character of her own musical. Is blissfully unaware of it.
Talent:
 -Resilient: Roll twice and take the higher of a roll to survive your imminent death, once per turn.
two Non-Magical Skilled skills or one Non-Magical Master skill:
-Balance
-Dodge
The stuff in your backpack(choose two items from the Bizarre Magical Items thread, they must fit inside the backpack, your character automatically knows what they do):
-Cursed Sun Hat of Musical Sequence
-Cloak of Disco Dance

You've been shut in. But no use worrying about what has been. You've entered the castle. The fear and anticipation only make your heart beat faster.

You've got a new life to look forwards to, now that your old life is run through. No matter what you've lost, by making a bargain like Faust, you don't need to worry. Your smile fills the air as your arms swing with flair.

It begins!

Spoiler: Elphaba (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine

Talent:
-Resilient: Roll twice and take the higher of a roll to survive your imminent death, once per turn.

Skills:
-Skilled Balance
-Skilled Evasion

Inventory:
-Cursed Sun Hat of Musical Sequence
-Cloak of Disco
-Backpack
--Three Days Food/Water
--Bedroll

Name: Cat

Flavor: Just a sentient Siamese cat with inventing skills.

Talent: Inventor

Skills:

Hunting

Diplomacy

Items: Hypnotoad

Amulet of Common Sense

The Chief Normalizer Wizard looked almost with pity as he opened the door ahead of you. You might have been someone important to him, once. You wish you knew who. A human mind does, after all, tend to have issues settling into an animal brain without using regulated magic. Your mind is so... fuzzy... now.

Whatever the reason, he was kind enough to get you a regulated Speak With Animals enchanted choker so you can communicate with the others. And thank goodness too. Otherwise, the whole "paws" thing would probably get in the way of your plans.

Whatever those plans are.

Hopefully they include safeties to deal with the Hypnotoad weighing down your backpack. How you're even bearing it, you don't know. Maybe it's a magic backpack.

Hmmm...

Spoiler: Cat (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine, Burdened, Catshaped

Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.

Skills:
-Skilled Hunting(Feline Style)
-Skilled Diplomacy

Inventory:
-Choker of Speak With Animals
-Catpack
--Three Days(proportionate to you) Food/Water
--Amulet of Common Sense
--Hypnotoad in Opaque Terrarium

~~~
It might be helpful for me if you include your character sheet in each of your posts, and keep it updated when I make notes about changes to your character.

[Glass]

Put on the Amulet of Mime, then take a look around our current location. Use psionics to increase efficiency if necessary.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine

Talent:
-Resilient: Roll twice and take the higher of a roll to survive your imminent death, once per turn.

Skills:
-Skilled Evasion
-Skilled Trap Identification

Inventory:
-I Ron Sword (equipped)
-Amulet of Mime (equipped)
-Backpack
--Three Days Food/Water
--Bedroll

[TamerVirus]

PTW

[KittyTac]

As per my first action, with an addition. Follow the group, pouncing on any mice along the way.

Spoiler: Cat (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine, Burdened, Catshaped

Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.

Skills:
-Skilled Hunting(Feline Style)
-Skilled Diplomacy

Inventory:
-Choker of Speak With Animals
-Catpack
--Three Days(proportionate to you) Food/Water
--Amulet of Common Sense
--Hypnotoad in Opaque Terrarium

[King Zultan]

Look around and look closely at any interesting item I come across, but don't touch anything.

Spoiler: Mr.Money (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine

Talent:
-Inventor: Skilled in creating new bizarre magical items.

Skills:
-Skilled Lockpicking
-Skilled Stealth

Inventory:
-Backpack
--The Mug of Conservation
--Hypnotist's Pendulum
--Three Days Food/Water
--Bedroll

[Tomasque]

Walk along and sing a song throughout my merry way, seeking rings and other things (but causing no delay).

[FallacyofUrist]

Missing Leodanny and NAV.

[NAV]

Spoiler: Ælfweard Van Rompaye (click to show/hide)

Status: Fine, Rare Illness

Talent:
-Wizard: Skilled in inventing new bizarre magical spells.

Skills:
-Skilled Snowboarding
-Skilled Portraiture

Inventory:
-Backpack
--Ring of Good Luck
--Sick-le
--Three Days Food/Water
--Bedroll

Put on the ring.
Stick closely with the group.

"We should all introduce ourselves if we're gonna be stuck here together. I'll start. Hello, m'name's Ælfweard."