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[Frelock]

Just practice necromancy.

[Flagrarus]

These demons may not be the monsters we think they are, but whatever, let's at least kill the one that attacked Sargoth.

Seeking Brambles!

[Paranatural]

Cast Stonefist on myself, and use my stony arm to guard myself.

[HmH]

Pray to the gods of mind and sanity.
"My brain's been acting weird after a power outage. I just saw a giant undead chicken rise from the ground, then fall apart, then that huge toad appeared out of nowhere. Now I want to kill somebody and my hands draw runes by themselves. PLEASE HELP"

[kaikai]

This sounds really interesting. It's my first time playing RTD but after reading the entire forum i think i got a decent grasp of it.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Grey Craft

Skills: **Major Flesh Craft (school of magic that combine Restorative magic and necromancy) Minor Surgeon/Butcher**

If the choice is not acceptable go with Major Restoration Magic and Minor Necromancy

Items: Sharp Bone dagger, Leather vest, Cotton Tunic & Pants, Leather Boots & Bracers, Lucky amulet, Travel Supplies (Rations, Waterskin, Bedroll, Torch, Whittling Knife etc.)

Background: Man of humble origin, Grey was the only son of the village butcher. At an early age Grey aided his father in the family business. Through family trade Grey gained intimate knowledge of how bodies work, unfazed by sight of blood and gore, and what most considered a dubious moral.

Unknown to himself and others at the time, Grey was a prodigy of magical arts. When he cut himself during work, Grey would close his eyes and imagine his skin and flesh coming together to stop the blood from flowing out of the cut. His injury would be healed when his eyes opens. Another ability he discovered while spending time in the family business was his ability to manipulate bodies. Grey often hid in the back of the shop and watched the cadavers "dance." At first Grey was only able to get the butchered corpse to wiggle. With practice Grey was able to make a plucked chicken do a lively jig until he loses interest.

In his late 20's, Grey is about 5'10" with youthful face and a wiry build. His features truly matches his name. He have granite gray skin, with ivory white hair, his left eye is jet black while his right eye is silvery. Despite his friendly demeanor his odd feature give an aura of unease to those who don't know him. He is traveling to understand the increase in demonic activity and origin.

Spells:

Regenerate: rapidly heal minor wounds or slowly heal major wounds over time. *more effective when cast on self*

Necrosis: destroy tissue over time

Chant of Pain: Twin magic that rapidly degenerate and regenerate tissue of target causing excruciating pain but no damage. Target receives -1 to roll as long as caster maintain chanting.

Kind of going over board with my first RTD, I even made a back story! I can save it for character/story development or i can post it.

Let me know if i need to change something if all's fine add me to waitlist!

[IronyOwl]

I'll have to think about the exact details, but overall it looks good. I'm sure your fleshwarping Frankenstein-style mad scientist will fit right in.

[Tarran]

Yes, because this group is taking the path of EVILNESS quite quickly.

[kaikai]

I'll have to think about the exact details, but overall it looks good. I'm sure your fleshwarping Frankenstein-style mad scientist will fit right in.

I am going for more of Franken Fran 

But maybe a little more "humanity"

Edit: Just wondering how to i make the spoiler easier to read, because when i look at it the font is too small and annoying... also the message scroll to the right instead of down

[IronyOwl]

Hm, I'd just take it out of the code block but leave it in the spoiler. I'm not sure if there's a way to force it to have a sidescroll bar.

[kaikai]

K, decided I spend too much effort not to post my back story, read the block of text if you like...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Grey's Story

My life was good and simple, until the night of my 14th birthday. A bloody scream pierced through the night, followed by the commotion of the villagers running around outside. Suddenly a panicked villager burst through the door.

"Unholy Beast!" panted the villager.

Father raised an eye brow and replied, "Watch what you say, that's my wife you are talking about."

Mother slapped father in the back of the head and the villager gave father a cold stare before continuing
"Get your rear end to the village hall we ar..."

The villager was interrupted by a crash, and as the front of the house collapsed. When the dust cleared i stared in disbelieve at the beast slowly chewing our screaming neighbor in it's giant maw.

Father grabbed the cleaver and hand it to mother. "Get to the village hall and don't st-" father was interrupted by the villager screaming "OH GOD!!! WHY!! AAHHH!"

Father continued, " Don't stop runn-"

"AAAHHH WHY GOD WHYYYYYYY!!!" the villager interrupted father again

There was a definite sign of annoyance as father continue to speak much more quickly, "Don-"

"AAAHHHH WHY IS NO ONE HELPING ME!!!! WHYYYY!"

With great annoyance father shouted back, "BECAUSE NO ONE LIKES A WHINER GREGORY!" and with great haste roared at us, "GET TO THE VILLAGE HALL THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR AND FORM A DEFENSE THERE! GO!"

Father then grabbed the torch Gregory dropped and struck the huge beast in it's front talon and shouted " Over here you over grown Toad!" He then dash off into the opposite direction of where we are running.

"Stop wasting time! Grab your sister and run!" commanded mother as if she had been in this situation before. So I dragged Mary and ran as fast as I can with Mother following closely behind us. We were about 20 feet away from the village hall when we suddenly hear a deafening roar. Looking back, I saw the bellowing beast and from it's gaping maw fell a broken man. "DADDY!" shriek Mary.

"Keep running!" Mother bellowed at us.

I ran as fast as my legs will carry me was able to make it through the door of village hall as the villagers were about to close the door. Letting out a sigh of relieve i turn around only to find mother on the other side of door.

"Mother!" I shouted

"I have unfinished business," mother said then ripped off her simple ivory necklace and threw it through closing door.

"Mother..." I stared in disbelieve as the village bolt the door shut leaving mother outside.

BOOM! The door bulged as something massive slammed against it. There was a bright flash through the cracks of the door then a loud CRRACK!

That sounded like thunder, my mind raced as I remember the moon was out tonight, the sky should be clear. Where did the thunder come from. The echo of rolling thunder reverberated through the hall. The beast outside moaned in pain as more flashes of light occurred. I held my hope high at the fact that what ever is happening out side is hurting the beast and my mother might just survive it. That hope was quickly dash when the beast roared again, not in pain but belligerent fury.

BAM! BAM! BAM! There was no light, no thunder just the beast ramming the door over and over again.

"Get back! Get back! Form a line and ready your pitch forks" Shouted the village elder.
Stunned, I continue to hold Mary a few feet away from the door when suddenly the door gave way and the beast was able to get it's head and one claw through the door.

The air smelled of burnt flesh and sharp sour smell of lightning storm (Ozone.) My mind raced as i stared into the blood red eye of beast.

Stop it! Stop it! I WANT IT TO STOP!!!  I screamed in my mind as I extent my left arm a bolt of black lightning shot out of my fingers hitting the beast square on.

The beast pulled back in pain as the black lightning continues to arch through out it's body hitting random things around it. It staggered back up with great effort, and lurch awkwardly toward us again. I kept mumbling "stop it" to myself hysterically and as I mumble the dark energy continues to crackle around the beast as it approaches us extending it's claw to mere inches before me when suddenly convulsed and pulled it's arms back. The beast writhe on the floor, muscle bulging, jaws locked, it's digits curled and clutched tightly as the dark energy surges through him and into the next closest living being....Mary and I.

The bolt passed through my left eye and into my body. The pain is blinding as i feel my muscle tighten up, locking my joints and slowly tearing the cartilage. I thought to myself, this is the end. suddenly a warmth began to spread from my right fist enveloping my entire body. The pain subsided, and i regain control to my body.

I move my right fist in front of my face and took a peak.

Mother's necklace.

POP! POP! POP! sickening sound is coming from the beast! I jumped up and watched as the beast continue to arch it's back in to a sickening angle. I realized the loud pops are it's joints being dislocated or broken.

Mary! I look down to see Mary in the same position as the beast, with blood coming out of her mouth and her eyes rolled back, she's not breathing... she's gone...

Grrrrr.... The beast is still alive!?!? I looked over to see the beast with it's blood red eye darting around.

Why is it still alive!

"It's an undead." The village elder interrupted your thought and continue to bellow orders to the other villagers, "The beast is immobilized and restrained, get some rope, drag it outside and burn it! It's the only way to truly destroy it!"

The other villagers moved quickly keeping their distance from me as they followed the elder's order.

The dead were buried next day, and I tried to patch up what's left of my life and my house. I continued my trade as a butcher but whenever possible I test my powers on the cadavers in hope of resurrecting my lost family.

 I am successful at enhancing regeneration, mending bones, reconnecting tissue, and bring some form of life into the dead but i never really truly succeed in bringing back the dead. All i was able to do was create a meat puppet that stare blankly at me with those hateful blood red eyes. 
As the years passed i begin to notice the villager's disdain for my experiments. One day the village elder paid me a personal visit. He asked me to leave the village.

"I know the incident wasn't your fault and if anything what you did saved the village, but once the mass made up it's mind there is very little i can do."

I sat silent.

The elder continues, "Nothing is as it seem, I am sure you noticed that night, your parents aren't just simple butchers, they were much more...as are you. The villagers call you an abomination just as the sheep consider the herding dogs wolves. Don't let it bother you, find your place in the world, you are destined to be greater!"

With that I made up my mind. I left the family cleaver with my parents taking with me a piece of the bone i scavenged from the beast's smoldering corpse, small knife, supplies, my mother's amulet, and a small bag of supply to find answers to my many questions.

Why was i given such power?

Am I an abomination?

If I am why won't the gods simply stop my existence?

And most importantly who was responsible for my family's death?

[Nivim]

 You made the willful decision to put what you believe is too much effort into your character's backstory...that implies it was the choice between two evils, and this was choosing the lesser?

 [ ][ ] My stick isn't stuck! Pull self out with stick and investigate the wondrous pile of clothing and green stuff. What is it? "Who are you?" Blink furiously to figure out where I'm looking at it from.

[Asilidae]

Introduce self to human and explain that I'm looking for a way to stop the demons and am not suspicious at all.

[IronyOwl]

Turn 62: Stonewall

Ochita: [1]
Flagro: [6]
"Nathan": [4]
Ochita's runecrafting attempts are foiled as his body shambles off to attack demons.

Read my necromancy book while waiting for Ochita.

[4][Luck 3] You flip to a section on battle magic, but it mostly just talks about how necromancy is good at inflicting pain.

I begin trying to make a teleporter stone, which is a rock that I could teleport to at will. I bind it so only I can use it.

[3][Luck 2] It occurs to you that making a stone like that is probably beyond your current skill.

I try to learn some water magic!

[6-1][Luck 6] You fire off a beautiful, if perhaps excessive, bolt of frost at one of the demons, freezing it solid and knocking it back.
+6 Water Magic

Imbue myself with the scent of a wolf, and go find the peonple damnit

[3+1][Luck 2] You don't quite channel the energies right, and end up sneezing a lot. [4-1][Luck 5] Despite this, you manage to get back to the battlefield and find a little girl and a littler goblin.

Just practice necromancy.

[1+1][Luck 2] Necromancy is harder than it looks, apparently.

Seeking Brambles!

[2+2][Luck 1] The seeds burst into thorny vines in your hand, wrapping around you and forming a crude wall.
+2 Plants
Take moderate damage, now Critically Damaged.
Restrained by brambles.

Cast Stonefist on myself, and use my stony arm to guard myself.

[4+1][Luck 6] You encase your arms in stone, rendering them rather awkward but also fairly impenetrable. You'd like to see the demons damage you through this.
+5 Earth Magic

Pray to the gods of mind and sanity.

[1][Luck 3] In your ravening insane state, you snarl viciously at the gods of sanity. Not much seems to happen.

[ ][ ] My stick isn't stuck! Pull self out with stick and investigate the wondrous pile of clothing and green stuff. What is it? "Who are you?" Blink furiously to figure out where I'm looking at it from.

[6][Luck 6] You launch yourself clear out of the crack and onto some soft padding. Oh, that's the green thing again. Who knew levers could amplify force so well?

Introduce self to human and explain that I'm looking for a way to stop the demons and am not suspicious at all.

[3][Luck 2] You seem kinda shifty. Then again, she's the one who keeps tripping over and landing on you.


Most of the demons vanish behind whatever rocks they started near, but a group of five charge the group. This largely means charging Sargoth, as the wall of brambles centered on Nathan blocks them from everyone else.
Demon Attack: [1][4][3] vs [4][6][3] Sargoth roughs up two of them and parries the third.
Demon Wall Demolition: [5][2] One expertly bursts through, while the other fails to make any progress.

Spoiler: Nathan (HmH) (click to show/hide)

Charred but animate corpse. Tall and with long fingers and arms.

Mindless Shambling Horror
Critically Damaged

Current Location: Tainted Lands

Slightly Broken Steel Dagger
Dark Grey Robe of Weeping Water
Dark Grey Wizard's Hat
Bone Ring
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Spellbook

Spoiler: Ochita (Ochita) (click to show/hide)

Unremarkable looking man with brown hair and eyes.

Possessing Nathan

Current Location: Nathan's Shell

Expert Water Magic (2/40)
Adept Runecrafter (1/30)
Apprentice Restoration (4/20)
Novice Swordsman (1/10)
Novice Necromancy (6/10)

Rune of Weeping Water
Rune of Water's Flow
Air Frost
Cure Minor Wounds
Rune of Frozen Water
Ice Lance
Water Draw
Droughtfrost**
Healing Mists
Healing Mists
Rune of Growing Frost
Summon Rainstorm
Field Freeze
Summon Violent Storm
Icy Death
Flush (Water/Necro Lv3)
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Drain Life (Necromancy 1)
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Rune of Projection (Rune 3)

Spoiler: Flagro (Flagrarus) (click to show/hide)

Tall, somewhat older-looking man with dark brown hair and eyes.

Possessing Nathan

Current Location: Tainted Lands

Master Plants (6/50)
Novice Runecrafting (6/10)
Dabbling Demonologist (1/10)
Dabbling Restoration (4/10)

Seed Burst
Gentle Direction
---
Seeking Seeds
Energize
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Root Draw

Plant Puppet Reversal
Brambles
Overgrowth
Transfusion
Commune
---
Rune of Plant's Command
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Rune of Plant's Puppet

Spoiler: Sargoth (Paranatural) (click to show/hide)

Broad-shouldered man with green eyes and black hair.

Healthy

Current Location: Tainted Lands

Expert Earth Magic (34/40)
Novice Alchemist (4/10)
Dabbling Leadership (8/10)
Dabbling Diplomat (5/10)
Dabbling Scavenger (2/10)
Dabbling Restoration (8/10)
Dabbling Butcher (2/10)
Dabbling Fire Magic (2/10)
Dabbling Light Magic (1/10)
Dabbling Necromancer (1/10)

Earth Wave
Earth Slam
Potion of Stoneskin
Earth Crush
Stonefist
---
Monolith Prison
Monolith Pillars
Stonecage
---
Hammerfall
Shunt (Earth Lv4)

Iron Skullcap
Reinforced Leather Armor
Soft Wool Tunic
Soft Wool Pants
Soft Wool Socks
Leather Shoes
Walking Stick
---
Hand Axe
Knife
Blanket
Waterskin (2)
Dried Beef
2 Gold Coins
Three Demon Eyes
Crystalline white stones
Tiny Red Gem
Tiny Yellow Gem
Mystery Potion
Small White Jar

Spoiler: Fre Ericson (Frelock) (click to show/hide)

A short, moderately-girthed man with brown hair, piercing blue eyes, and a short but full red beard. Jolly demeanor, wearing very simple clothes.

Healthy
Fiend Cudgeler

Current Location: Tainted Lands

Expert Restoration (22/40)
Apprentice Light Magic (8/20)
Apprentice Necromancy (13/20)
Dabbling Sprinter (3/10)

Cure Light Wounds
Cure Moderate Wounds
Cure Serious Wounds
Cure Critical Wounds
Major Mending
Eye Flash
Solar Flare
Life Transfer
Soothing Mend
Rainbow Shield
Faith Healing
Laser
Mass Cure Light Wounds
Least Vigor



Applewood Staff
Brown Friar Robes (includes hood and rope belt)
Brown Linen Pants
Hemp Sandals
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Backpack
Bedroll
Traveling Rations
Small Medical Kit

Spoiler: Dwareet'ik (Dwarmin) (click to show/hide)

Rather small puppy/lizard thing with reptilian mud-brown skin, a small tail, and a mangled left ear. Muted red eyes and sharp pointy teeth.

Healthy
Sharp Teeth

Current Location: Tainted Lands

Adept Poison Magic (9/30)
Apprentice Spirit Magic (19/20)
Dabbling Water Magic (6/10)
Dabbling Ranger (5/10)
Dabbling Medium (3/10)

Poison Bolt
Poison Soul
Bolster\
Spirit Worm

Poison Cloak
Blind Sight (Spirit 2)
---
Exorcise (Spirit Lv3)

Felsite Stone Staff
Itchy Hemp Robe
Cotton Undershorts
Obsidian Ring of Minor Poison Resistance
---
Waterskin
Dog Leather Shoulder Bag
Ritual Demon Rat Skull Bowl
Bone Pestle
Chewing Bone
Obsidian Mug

Spoiler: Icebrawl Lutasin (iceball3) (click to show/hide)

Medium-sized lizardfolk with shiny orange scales streaked with onyx. Needle-teeth and very dark brown eyes.

Lightly Wounded

Current Location: Tainted Lands, middle of settlement ruins

Adept Runecrafter (7/30)
Apprentice Improvised Weapons (13/20)
Dabbling Ranger (4/10)
Dabbling Grappler (3/10)

Rune of Strength
Rune of Bouncing Malice
Rune of Clinging

Pig Leather Robe
Anticlinging Necklace of Good Fortune
Exceptional Wooden Bucket
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Guide to Passive Taming of Wild Animals

Runed beetle companion

Spoiler: Smoggle (Asilidae) (click to show/hide)

Spindly, small, pale green goblin with black hair, uneven pointed teeth, red eyes, and ears jutting out to the sides. Crude spider-on-skull burn mark on left shoulder.

Healthy

Location: Tainted Lands, plant battleground

Apprentice Conjuration (0/20)
Novice Necromancy (0/10)

Summon Spider (Summoning 1)
Summon Zombie (Summoning 1)
---
Blind (Necromancy 1)

Mismatched Rags
Tiny Dagger (-1 Piercing damage)
---
Frozen Longsword (+1 Slashing, +1 Cold Damage)
Flint & Tinder
Waterskin
"Rations"
Nugget of Pyrite
Polished Steel Spade Head
Ivory Comb Half
Polished Turquoise Rock
Shiny Fishhooks
Bronze Coaster
Unusual Demon Claw

Spoiler: Kayl Ordsea (wolfchild) (click to show/hide)

Tall, wild-haired man. Somewhat feral look about him.

Healthy

Location: Plant Battlefield

Apprentice Beast Shaman (0/20)
Novice Berserker (0/10)

Bear's Strength (Beast 1)
Boar's Fury (Beast 1)

Ancient Claymore (+1 Slashing Damage)
Crude Hides (+1 Slashing, +2 Bludgeoning Resist)
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Monstrous Axe (+3 Slashing Damage, -1 RTD)
2 Hatchets
Rations
Bear Fur Blanket

Spoiler: Lischi (Nivm) (click to show/hide)

Energetic little girl absolutely covered in dirt.

Healthy

Location: Near goblin

Apprentice Mirrored Path (0/20)
Novice Medium Trekking (4/10)

Light Within, Dark Without (Mirrored 1)
Dark Within, Light Without (Mirrored 1)
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See Spirits (Medium Trek 1)

Worn Smocked Robe
Sandals
Heptagonal Lantern
Fine Walking Stick
Hemp Sack

Spoiler: Tarren (Tarran) (click to show/hide)

Fairly tall, decently muscled, clean-shaven man with black hair and blue eyes. Unnerving aura.

Healthy

Location: Tainted Lands

Apprentice Swordsman (0/20)
Novice Necromancy (0/10)
Dabbling Leader (4/10)

Imbue Hate (Necromancy 1)

Steel Longsword (+1 slashing damage)
Bronze Shield (+1 RTD)
Iron Chain Mail (+3 Slashing, +3 Piercing Resist; -1 RTD)
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Necromancy Spellbook

[iceball3]

Go hysterical at my failure and begin dancing with the rock that is splattered with my blood.

[Tarran]

Charge the demons while shouting various more-evil-than-demon words.