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[Errol]

Spoiler: Character, dood (click to show/hide)

Name: Eliza 'Liz' Voile
Description/Race/Backstory: Deep blue eyes, and slightly-longer-than-shoulder-length, completely neglected hair that evades getting described by a specific color. It's sort of gray, but at the same time not. Eliza claims she's a human female, although nobody really knows whether she's really fully human, as she still looks like a child. Nevertheless, she's one of the best theoretical magicians of the kingdom, and seems to have devoted her life to that task. Magically attracted to libraries and spends most time in them, and the main reason she even goes adventuring is because of the tomes of lost knowledge best found in dungeons. Because she can't do stuff on the fly, she tends to prepare herself a lot before going into a dungeon.
(Stats I would assign: +1 pow, +1 spi, +2 int, +2 fin)
Disadvantage: Frail (-1 con), weak (-1 str) and not really that swift (-1 agi).
Skills: Archaeologist - She can decipher some dead languages and identify ancient objects. LV1.
Magic Theorist - She's good at devising new spells, determining the nature of enchantments and curses, understanding the effects of a written spell, and generally all kinds of magic-related stuff that is absolutely useless when you are running from a monster. LV2.
Scrying - She uses a kind of magic that allows her to pinpoint the location of items and enemies when in a dungeon, although it sometimes is a bit inaccurate. LV1.
Starting items: Tome of Spells - She's absolutely helpless without it. It contains a vast amount of spells and is riddled with bookmarks for navigation of said tome. Because of the nature of the tome, she needs to prepare a spell beforehand if she wants to cast it from the tome. (Couldn't find it in time, and the many spells written in it made the tome a magical item itself, which means you need to mentally battle it down before using a spell from it.) Attached to her left arm by a heavy iron chain, and enchanted to levitate.
Portable Magical Barrier - Safety precaution, generates a magical barrier if the user is attacked. Has the form of an enchanted amulet.
Casket - enchanted to provide some extradimensional holding space, currently contains three Blue Pills. If ingested, a Blue Pill transports you back to a safe place.
Baggy clothes - Discolored, was once purple, with loads and loads of pockets.
Witches' Hat - Black, commands respect.
Glasses - Completely ordinary, but a luxury item nonetheless.
Bunny slippers - Soft, pink and fluffy. Enchanted to always stay on.
Some more books - nothing magical, just a bit of lecture.
Reason for joining the expedition: She heard rumours of an ancient civilization and lost knowledge, and was sold.
Which governor you'll side with, or random: Random. She doesn't really have a map.
Starting Spells: Sense Enemy, Sense Treasure, Babelfish, Orb of Light

[Knight Otu]

I guess this should look something like this.

Name: Chirlon Arona
Description/Race/Backstory/Reason for joining the expedition:
Human male.  He has large eyes the color of the afternoon sky. His thick, wavy, ivory hair is medium-length and is worn in an elegant style. He is very short and has an average build. His skin is light-colored. He has a strong chin. His wardrobe is held in red colors. A child of a noble merchant who showed promise in magical skill, he was admitted to the one institute for magic in Riverview, where he learned conjuration magic - and other deep truths (or so he says in his orations). After leaving the institute, he started to make speeches on how certain people in power abuse their position to keep others from getting too powerful, crippling Riverview's economy and escalating its problems.

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"I have been chosen for what?" - "To lead one of the expeditions and city foundation for the expansion of fair Ri..." the messenger dutifully starts to repeat his speech before Chirlon cuts him of with a quick wave. "That was rhetorical", he says. "I should have seen it coming. A good way to get rid of me, isn't it?" - "I would think there are easier ways..." the messenger responded with an uncertain look on his face. "Ah, but all of those would only arouse suspicion. Now out there in the wilds, so much can happen... have you ever had a preacher who got popular, and then was transferred to a new village? Same principle. The new place is smaller, so fewer people hear the ideas of the preacher. Maybe it is also a rather unpleasant place, and the preacher might not wake up to find that he or she has been killed in their sleep." Chirlon could see that the messenger is rather uncomfortable with his speech.

"Have you attended any of my orations? I'm telling uncomfortable truths. Only one real magic school. Because Riverview can't afford another one? Or because people in power want to better control who gets that power? I attended it, you know. Riverview is poor because certain people in power fear others getting power. I'm saying this out loud, so these people want to get rid of me, and this expedition is the perfect way to do this while they 'honor me.' It's a win-win situation for them. Get a working city, and maybe lose that troublemaker in the process, either by proving me full of hot air, or by me getting my urban *** killed. Anyway, do you know what resources will be at our disposal?" - "Thirty-five working citizens of professions of your choosing, ten citizens and military personel chosen by the chancellor, and four heroic volunteers of good standing." - "With me, that's fifty people. What else?" - "Uh... enough resources to survive the expedition." - "That's it? You know, there are easier ways to commit suicide." - "So I should give the chancellor your rejection?" - "What? No, of course not! I will personally give the chancellor my thanks and accept. Apart from the fact that it would be used against me if I rejected this... honor - this is the perfect opportunity to prove that I am right."

Intelligence +2, Spirituality +1, Power +1, Magical Finesse +2

Disadvantage: Not much of a worker. (-1 Strength, -1 Agility, -1 Dexterity)

Skills:
Oration +2 (Make speeches to improve morale, sway opinions and minds),
Conjuration +1 (summoning non-natural creatures (elementals, shadow, light, and the like) and force constructs of middling duration)
Trading +1 (Ability to determine the relatibe value of trade objects and making them seem more/less valuable to others depending on the situation)

Starting items:
Fancy clothes (+1 to Oration), conjurer wand (+1 to conjuration), merchant scales (+1 to Trading), replacement wardrobe, silver jewelry

Desired starting spells:
Phantom Worker (a short-lived force construct that doesn't do quite the work of an unskilled worker, but was good enough to help hammer together the podiums in the early oration career.)
Flareling (a minor spirit of fire that can set things ablaze or provide light. Might be useful in fighting as well.)

Spoiler: Governor Chirlon Arona's City (click to show/hide)

Uneducated citizens:
18 farmers (farming +1)
7 woodcutters (lumberjack +1)
10 carpenters (carpentry +1)
5 swordsmen (swordfighting +1)
2 archers (archery +1)

Educated citizens:
Architect (overseer +1, carpentry +1, architecture +1 <making buildings sturdier than normal; maybe reduce build times?>)
Herbalist (herbalism +1 <finding, cultivating and utilizing special herbs>, medicine +1 <treating wounds and illness>, research +1)
Militia captain (swordfighting +1, archery +1, tactics +1)

I'm assuming here that the 18 farmers, producing 54 job points, are enough to feed the population of 45 with a surplus of 9 (for heroes, governor, and stockpiling)? I guess the governor should be built as a hero, also? Do we have any starting resources beyond the citizens?

[Jiharo]

Character:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Kwinkle the Toymaker.
Description/Race/Backstory: Human male, tall and thin. Short brown hair start to whiten. Gray eyes and wandering smile give his face slightly vacant look. Surprisingly for his height, he is not clumsy and movements of his fingers are quick and precise.
Kwinkle spent his life wandering between villages and towns and trading wonderful magical toys for food and place to sleep. In a sense he is magician, though where he learned art of his creations is not known and he would not tell. In his travels he often has to sleep where he can, so he doesn't catch cold often these days.
Proposed (+3 Finess, +1 Agility, +1 Dexterity,+1Constitution)
Disadvantage: He is not a powerful magician, he would never command storms, conjure otherwordly creatures or rain flaming death on armies of enemies. His magic is creating small, elegant things and he is comfortable with that. (-2 Power)
Skills:
Artifice - creation of small magical object such as tool or toy. Should probably take a day or more to accomplish.
Create golem - some of the toys Kwinkle created turned out to be more lifelike than others, which led to troubles. Animate already made small object.
Starting items:
Box with instruments. He used them for so long that they are almost extensions of his fingers.(+1 to actions properly using it?)
Swordcane, looks like an ordinary walking stick. Very sharp.(+1 to cutting?)
Jerome, a doll-sized golem. Dressed in regal robes and wears a tiny crown.  Sometimes obeys instructions.

Some ragged cloak.
Reason for joining the expedition: During his wanderings Kwinkle accidentally stumbled upon the capital of one civilised kingdom. There he was admitted to the King who ordered him to make a doll in his visage. Long story short, royal finger was bitten and Kwinkle with his new friend had to make a very quick getaway to less civilised lands.
Which governor you'll side with, or random: random.
Spells: I dunno, my skills seem to be like spell-like abilities. Too overpowered, probably.

EDITed in navy.

[HailFire]

Spoiler:  Character (click to show/hide)

Name: None given (Known by pet names such as 'Bunny', 'Patchy', and so forth, has a large black '3' tattooed to her left shoulder as an identifying mark)
Description/Race: One of the last creations of the infamous lunatic sorcerer Drelos Erskaz, she is an artificial construct of the flesh golem variety, given sentience and intelligence to serve as a pet, assistant, and test subject. She's roughly human sized and shaped; being constructed from parts of multiple people (human and elven primarily, with the exception of two large, rabbit-like ears on top of her head, and a matching tail) she's covered in stitches where her various parts are sewn together, and her skin tone varies over her body. Her hair is (mostly) brown, and her eyes are mismatched; the left green and the right violet. Being a construct, she's also very difficult to kill- though she's not technically alive, and doesn't regenerate as such, she's highly resistant to pain and poisons, and can simply stitch herself back together if something gets lopped off (with the sole exception of her head, though she'll still survive if it's reattached before her brain dies).
(Constitution +4, Intelligence +2)
Disadvantages: Poor Coordination (-1 Agility, -1 Dexterity), Mentally Unstable (-1 Magical Finesse)
Skills: Alchemy - Practical knowledge of various magical and non-magical compounds and formulae, mostly used for making and identifying things such as potions and gunpowder. (LV 2)
First Aid - Working knowledge of anatomy, how to take it apart, and how to put it back together, used primarily for self-maintenance. Since she doesn't bleed and hardly feels pain, this doesn't always translate well to living patients. (LV 1)
Cantrips - She hasn't existed for very long, and therefore only got a rudimentary grasp of magic before her creator's tower was razed; these are mostly minor utilitarian spells to make doing other things easier, or serving as distractions during combat. (LV 1)
Starting Items: Lab Coat (long, thin, white overcoat with long sleeves- currently stained with dirt, blood and other substances, and the left sleeve is missing entirely), Focus Charm (An amulet that helps with concentration and clarity of thought; +1 Magical Finesse), Matchlock rifle w/ attached bayonet (magically reinforced- it's not as likely to explode as it is to fire), Bandolier (for carrying the rifle, shot, and powder horn), Powder Horn, Pouches (three), Icebox (a magical box a little larger than a lunchbox, enchanted to stay frozen on the inside to preserve organic matter), Padded Leather Bag (slung over the shoulder like a half-backpack) with surgeon's tools and alchemy apparatus (incomplete sets, but enough to use), and The Erskaz Device (the product of a lifetime of research and insanity; it's a magical artifact about four inches in diameter covered with buttons and dials- nobody knows exactly what it does or how it works).
Backstory/Reason for joining the Expedition: Her creator had several powerful enemies- The kingdom's Mage Guild, the Church, and rival sorcerers. These (and more importantly, the lynch mob) eventually wore down his tower's defenses, killed Erskaz, and burned his tower and research to the ground. As this happened, she escaped with everything she could carry, and headed south, being unwelcome in civilized lands. Joining the Expedition fulfills both of her primary drives- Knowledge and helping others.
Governor: Random (subject to change as people claim governors)
Spells: Heat, Clean

[kilakan]

ok then Hero:
Name:Khan
Description/Race/Backstory:A large human, he is both muscular and fat, he has long curled blond hair and a huge braided beard.  His eyes are blue, and there is a scar over his left eye going from temple to nose, it does not impair vision.
  He was a wood cutter for many years, until his home was attacked by goblins, and his family slaughtered, though the goblins didn't get very far before he chased them down with his wood axe and cut them into as many pieces as imaginable.  Since then he has had short stints in military and as a bandit.
(+3 constitution, +3 Strength)
Disadvantage:Broken Soul(-1 spirituality) Slow (-1 agility) Untrained(-1 magical finesse)
Skills: Barbarian Magic 1:A type of body magic, that is fueled by blood and pain, this gives self-enchantments such as (blood-thrist, as the character inflicts damage on another living thing, he regains 1/4 of the damage inflicted, and other things like Last Rage:As the character loses health, his speed and damage increase.) basically the longer the fight lasts the stronger these spells become, but they don't work without fighting.
Axe Fighter 2:basically skilled with axes.
Woodsman 1:Ability to cut down trees and make wooden items.

Starting items: Worn wood axe (+1 to strength)
Wife's wedding ring, suspended on a chain from his neck (+1 to constitution)
Blood stained carpenter's coat (+1 to barbarian magic.)
Thick cotton pants
Red Wool Toque
Low black leather boots
wood working kit
Small knife.

Reason for joining the expedition:After his revenge on the goblins Khan wandered for many years, upon hearing of the exbidition he realized that he may serve to protect others from what happened to him.
Which governor you'll side with, or random: Random

Spells:
Battle Fever (Can target a specific enemy type and gain a bonus when fighting that enemy for the remainder of the fight, can be cast once per fight.)
Last Rage (Can only be cast once below half health, grants a speed and damage bonus based on health lost.)
Blood Thirst (Resists pain that increases with damage done to an enemy, the less health the caster has, the more he gains.)
Vengeful strike (Deals huge damage but causes the caster to become unable to fight for two turns unless vengeful strike kills it's target.)

[HailFire]

Just by the way, your item can't give you a bonus to a skill, only an attribute.

Hopefully, now that Nirur's online, he can correct any other errors in our characters (he mentioned something about a specific system of magic, which could be incompatible with some characters, and i'm not sure what sort of limit there is on items), since everything's obviously up to his discretion.

derp

[Nirur Torir]

ok nurir posting a hero (please ignore me if i misunderstood the PM)

You understood correctly.

Name: Saun
do we assign the points or do you from the backstory?

You do.

Starting items: Fire opal focus, Toolkit, Key to a workshop, Wrap like clothes, 3 silver bands on tail

You also assign the bonuses for items. The bonuses are subject to change, to make them fit or balance them.

Which governor you'll side with, or random: want to see who the goveanors are 1st

Dwarmin and Knight Otu.

Spells: (do we decide this now?)

Optional. Describe the spell, and I'll balance it.

I guess this should look something like this.

I'm assuming here that the 18 farmers, producing 54 job points, are enough to feed the population of 45 with a surplus of 9 (for heroes, governor, and stockpiling)? I guess the governor should be built as a hero, also? Do we have any starting resources beyond the citizens?

Yes, yes, yes, and no.

I forgot to mention it, but governors will likely be better of choosing leadership-oriented skills -- But dungeon crawling and combat skills are still selectable.

Note: Players only start with two spells per skill point invested in magic.

Blood Thirst (Gains health with damage done to an enemy, the less health the caster has, the more he gains from damage dealt.)

That doesn't fit in with your proposed spell school. Ignore pain, maybe, but not something that would actually heal you.

Just by the way, your item can't give you a bonus to a skill, only an attribute.

Hopefully, now that Nirur's online, he can correct any other errors in our characters (he mentioned something about a specific system of magic, which could be incompatible with some characters, and i'm not sure what sort of limit there is on items), since everything's obviously up to his discretion.

Items may grant skill bonuses, attribute bonuses, or "other" bonuses (such as a bag of lesser holding). Items over the limit will be toned down/only used for flavor text, or left out entirely if I can't figure out a way to tone the item down that makes sense.

After all characters are in, I'll be posting a draft copy of character sheets. If there are no complaints, I'll then start the game.

[HailFire]

Which governor you'll side with, or random: want to see who the goveanors are 1st

Dwarmin and Knight Otu.

I think he (and the rest of us) are waiting for them to actually post flavor on their governors before picking sides.

[kilakan]

ya that's a better idea, couldn't think of how to word it though, I'll change it to ignore.

[wolfchild]

changes due to clarification

Name: Saun
Description/Race/Backstory:  Saun is a silver scaled dragonkin, who has grown tired of his race's destructive way's, and has thrown his lot in with (Govanor name here), he learned quikly that destruction was still needed, but fortunately not wonton destruction like before. He shares his kind's natural affinity for fire but always thought a bit outside the box, this caused him to learn mechanics, which may be another reason he left (materials for that type of thing are easier to find in cities)
Stats:
Strength +1
Constitution +1
Intelligence +1
Spirituality +1
Power +1
Magical Finesse +1
Disadvantage: -2 Agility
Skills: Fire magic 2pts - up to being able to send waves of fire (in person), mechanics 1pt (like making a repeating crossbow), 1pt Air magic (deflecting missiles, creating fog etc.) (1pt)
Starting items: Fire opal focus(+1 Fire magic (if more specific, then targetting), Toolkit (+1 Mechanics), Key to a workshop (+1 mechanics while in the city), Wrap like clothes(clothes), 3 silver bands on tail (just decoration)
Reason for joining the expedition: in backstory, that and wont sit on teh sidelines
Which governor you'll side with, or random: Dwarmin

Spells: Firebolt (Single target long range fire spell, can set targets on fire), Flame wave (Short range wave of fire that deals damage and sets on fire), Wind armour (Winds wrap arround caster and protect from phisical ranged attacks)

[Nirur Torir]

Dwarmin, please try to be more active, especially as a governor.

Waiting on: Dwarmin, Humaan, and Knight Otu's character. RNG and Exkirby PMed me saying they do not wish to play, which is good, because I'd rather stick with 8 players.

[Knight Otu]

Character might be good enough now. (Yes, I did get a quick character description from Seventh Sanctum.)

[Errol]

10,000'th edit. I'm assuming Magic Theorist doesn't count as granting spells.

I think the worst item to balance would be the Tome of Spells, really. Even though it is stupidly unwieldy. I hope you keep the general flavor of the thing during the inevitable nerf

[Nirur Torir]

How's this:

Spoiler: Character, dood (click to show/hide)

Name: Eliza 'Liz' Voile
Magic Theorist - She's good at devising new spells, determining the nature of enchantments and curses, understanding the effects of a written spell, and generally all kinds of magic-related stuff that is absolutely useless when you are running from a monster.
LV2.
Scrying - She uses a kind of magic that allows her to pinpoint the location of items and enemies when in a dungeon, although it sometimes is a bit inaccurate. LV1.
Starting items: Tome of Spells - She's absolutely helpless without it. It contains a vast amount of spells and is riddled with bookmarks for navigation of said tome. Because of the nature of the tome, she needs to prepare a spell beforehand if she wants to cast it from the tome. (Couldn't find it in time, and the many spells written in it made the tome a magical item itself, which means you need to mentally battle it down before using a spell from it.) Attached to her left arm by a heavy iron chain, and enchanted to levitate.
May use an action 'learn' a spell when not in combat. May 'learn' higher leveled spells, but the book fights back harder. Will not fail to learn spells one or more levels below the caster level.
Spells 'learned' this way have a 33% chance of being lost when cast, either because of the bookmark being lost, or because the book reclaims the spell.
Spells require roughly three successful casts to be truly memorized.
Portable Magical Barrier - Safety precaution, generates a magical barrier if the user is attacked. Has the form of an enchanted amulet. +1 damage reduction
Casket - enchanted to provide some extradimensional holding space, currently contains three Blue Pills. If ingested, a Blue Pill transports you back to a safe place. Small objects placed inside are weightless. Carry limit of 25lbs. Ingesting a pill is a free action, allowing a normal action either before or after being eaten. The single person eating each pill will be returned to the proper town.
Starting Spells:
Sense Enemy - Scry level 1 - Bookmarked, will identify sapients with hostile intent in the nearby area.
Sense Monster - Scry level 1 - Bookmarked, will identify 'monsters' in the nearby area.
Sense Treasure Scry level 1 - Bookmarked, will identify anything the caster considers valuable in the nearby area, even hidden objects.
Babelfish - Scry level 1 - Bookmarked, you uses simple telepathy aid to relocates the rough intent the target' off; S words, and relocates them into to language off the caster' S choosing.

Magic Theorist may provide a small boost to other spells, and may be used on its own to do general magic-related stuff.

[HailFire]

Dwarmin hasn't been on in two days, and Humaan hasn't been posting (he may need a reminder PM); how long are we going to wait until they lose their reserved slots?