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[SeriousConcentrate]

I've been playing a lot of Castlevania: Harmony of Despair recently. I've also been wanting to try my hand at running an RTD, so I thought I'd merge those two interests. This is my first time out as a GM, so hopefully I won't do too badly. ^^ This will be fairly serious, so please keep that in mind. Disregard that, I'd rather peeps have fun than take it too seriously. :3

Spoiler: Background (click to show/hide)

The year is 1130. Fear rules the continent of Europe, and none dare leave their homes after sunset for fear of what stalks them in the moonlight. Bodies are found drained of blood or mutilated beyond all recognition. "Vampires," the villagers whisper, "and werewolves." There are hushed stories of the dead rising from graves, some fresh and all the more horrifying for it, some rotted down to their bones. Stranger creatures yet stalk the lands. Many believe it is the end of days.

Even worse, the Catholic Church, whom so many look towards for guidance in these dark times, is facing a schism as two men, Cardinal Gregorio Papareschi and Cardinal Pietro Pierleoni, both claim the title of Pope. Many have lost hope, lost faith, and some have even left the continent for brighter lands. Those who have the heart to remain call out for heroes.

In the small village of Aguemort deep in the Romanian countryside, a band of warriors have answered those cries of despair. Together they will battle their way through the strange castle that heralded this nightmare, face the evil lord holding court within, and bring light back to the living once more...

Spoiler: Rules (click to show/hide)

I will accept the first five players to sign up with a full sheet. If a lot of people sign up, I may allow a few more, but I'm not sure how many people I can handle, and five may be pushing it @_@. I don't really like to limit creativity, but I do have a few guidelines...

1. I like to keep canon where it is, and while there's way too many Belmonts to count, every character should be an original one. No Belnades or Renards running around, please. ^^

2. I don't mind allowing a character to be 'foriegn' if you really love the concept, but I think it's kind of silly to have three ninjas and two samurai running around Europe. So while I'd prefer everyone be some form of European, I'll allow it, but only the first one who signed up with a full character.

3. In the same vein, I'd like it if there were no more than one of each profession.

4. If you have an idea for a subweapon/profession, just put it in your character sheet and I'll review it. I'm generally a pretty laidback guy so most stuff won't take much work, if any, to sit with me. Keep in mind, though, that even if you create your sub-weapon you won't know what effects it'll have in the game...

5. If a player dies, s/he'll become an NPC enemy of the type that killed them and whisked away to be used later. If another player comes across and kills this NPC, they can take one of their items with them. (Unless the death is caused by, say, falling into a bottomless pit or a collapsing ceiling. :p Then the body/inventory is just gone.)

6. As for dice, I'll roll a d8 like this...
1 = Massive fail; you'll definitely end up hurting yourself
2 = Fail; some consequences
3/4 = Minor Fail; no real consequences but no success
5/6 = Success; might need another success to finish the task
7 = Major Success; the task was done well
8 = Massive Success; no one does it better

In combat, it goes [attacker+relevant bonuses] vs [defender+relevant bonuses] on 1d8. If the attack connects, 1d8 is rolled according to the table above. On a fail/minor fail, nothing happens. On a major fail, the defender gets to roll 1d8 as if they were attacking, but any sort of fail on their part means the round is a wash. On a success, the attacker deals 1d4 damage; on a 7, 2d4; and on an 8, they deal 2d4x2.

There's also the possibility of using a subweapon to attack. If a weapon/subweapon is 'good' against what you're using it on, the attacks are on d6's instead of d4's. If the subweapon is 'bad' against what you're using it on, it has -2 to the damage roll. Subweapons are more likely to be 'good' or 'bad' against foes, whereas the main weaponry tends to usually be neutral.

7. Characters can have up to fifteen unique skills, each with two levels. The first level of a skill either adds +1 to a particular type of roll, or +2 to one type of roll and -1 to another. The second level of a skill either increases the original bonus to +2 or removes the -1 penalty, depending on what the player previously chose. Some more esoteric skills will be allowed too; just suggest something. ^^

Spoiler: Character Creation (click to show/hide)

Name: First and Last.
Gender: -
Appearance: As detailed as you like; although I'd prefer some description, it really doesn't matter. ^^
Background: Like appearance, put as much as you want here.
Weapon: See the details in the relevant spoiler.
Armor: See the details in the relevant spoiler.
Sub-Weapon: See the details in the relevant spoiler.
Profession: See the details in the relevant spoiler.
Skills: See the details in the relevant spoiler.

Spoiler: Weapons, Armor, & Subweapon Examples (click to show/hide)

--WEAPONS
Weapons come in three flavors: slashing, piercing, and bashing. Sometimes enemies are strong to one but weak to another. As a free example, skeletons are neutral to slashing, strong to piercing, and weak to bashing. This list is just an example of each type. Also, you only start with one weapon, but you can find more during the adventure.

SLASHING
Shortsword
Longsword
Broadsword
Whipsword
Claymore
Handaxe
Battleaxe
Halberd

PIERCING
Knife
Rapier
Spear
Bows & Crossbows
Stiletto
Javelin
Lance
Katar

BASHING
Warhammer
Maul
Club
Mace
Ball & Chain
Whip
Staff
Gauntlets
Flail

--ARMOR
Armor comes in three flavors, balanced on a scale of mobility <--> defense.

Unarmored: +1 to movement rolls, but inflicts -1 to defense.
Light (leather or chain) Armor: Doesn't affect movement or defense.
Plate Armor: -1 to movement rolls, +1 to defense.

--SUBWEAPONS
Each player starts with one subweapon, but it's possible to find more. As they are used, what they are strong/weak against will be filled in. Most subweapons take 1 MP per use, but the Magic Books take 2 MP.

Throwing Dagger: A small knife weighted to be thrown, made of silver.

Throwing Axe: An axe weighted to be thrown.

Holy Water: These are small flasks filled with water blessed by local priests. It is said that this water can banish the creatures of the night, if one is faithful and stronghearted enough to face them with it.

Cross: A symbol holy to the Catholic Church. It is believed that if one strong in faith wields it against unholy creatures, they will be repelled, even destroyed.

Grenade: Imported from China, this is a small ceramic pot filled with black powder with a fuse poking from one end. It is lit and rolled towards a target, exploding two seconds after lighting.

Matchlock Rifle: Imported from China, this is a long metal tube attached to a wooden handle. Black powder, wadding, and a metal ball are placed inside the tube, and a match is placed into the powder via a trigger mechanism.

Magic Book, Fire: A book normally carried by magicians, this holds incantations and rituals used to create fire.

Magic Book, Ice: A book normally carried by magicians, this holds incantations and rituals used to create ice.

Magic Book, Light: A tool normally carried by magicians, this holds incantations and rituals used to create light.

Spoiler: Profession Examples (click to show/hide)

Each profession has a unique skill that gives them a bonus of some sort. Note that (of this list, anyway) only the Magician, Priest, and Fortune Teller can use Magic Books.

Town Watchman: Starts with two Weapons. High HP, Low MP

Priest: +1d4 (1d6 if applicable) damage with Holy Water or Cross. Low HP, high MP.

Magician: Magic Book attacks can have special effects. Very Low HP, Very High MP.

Alchemist: +1d4 (1d6 if applicable) with Grenade or Matchlock Rifle. Balanced HP/MP.

Mercenary: +1d4 (1d6 if applicable) with Throwing Daggers or Throwing Axes. Very High HP, Very Low MP.

Craftsman: Can deconstruct simple traps. Balanced HP/MP.

Hunter: +1 to hit with a melee weapon. High HP, Low MP.

Spy: +1 to hiding/sneaking. Balanced HP/MP.

Thief: Can pick locks. Low HP, high MP

Knight: +1 to defense; stacks with armor. Very High HP, Very Low MP.

Merchant: Starts with two non-book Subweapons. Balanced HP/MP.

Messenger: +1 to movement rolls; is negated by plate armor. Low HP, high MP.

Fortune Teller: +1 to sense danger. Low HP, high MP.

Physician: +1 to healing other players. Balanced HP/MP.

Spoiler: Skill Examples (click to show/hide)

A skill can be a small bonus (usually a +1) to almost anything, and I might allow a slightly stronger bonus if it's balanced by a small malus. I'll let you know if I think it's unbalanced. Here's a short sample list:

Persuasive: +1 to dealing with friendly NPCs
Cooperative: +1 to assisting allies
Detail-Oriented: +1 to searching areas
Battle-Hardened: Takes 1 less damage from enemy attacks
Warrior: Deals 1 extra damage on a successful hit
Giant: +2 to strength-related rolls, -1 to hiding/sneaking

[SeriousConcentrate]

Spoiler: Malleus Raulat / Ahra (click to show/hide)

Male Knight (+1 to defense; stacks with armor) Max HP: 40, Max MP: 15.
---> Knight Lv2 (+2 to defense; stacks with armor)
-> Knight Protector (When taking damage for other party members, defense increases by +1 and damage actually taken from an attack is reduced by 1)
-> Knight Paladin (Malleus can Pray to bless an ally; it takes the whole turn but adds +1 to attack, defense, and damage rolls at the expense of 1 MP; +5 MP is added with this class evolution)
---> Knight Paladin Lv2 (Malleus can use Magic Book subweapons)
-Weapons-
Weighted Heavy Cold Silver Warhammer Lv2 (Bashing; On a Massive Success, the hammer deals Ice damage to the target and has a 1/4 chance of freezing them, preventing them from acting for two turns and increasing the damage roll of Bashing weapons by 1. On a Major Success it deals Ice damage. +2 Damage normally/+4 Damage on Were-Creatures, and another +1 on top of normal Bashing increase on Frozen enemies)
Spiked Straps (Piercing)
-Subweapons-
Golden Cross (The cross can attack twice per use)
Tainted Book: Ice (The book can attack twice per use)
-Armor-
Reinforced Paladin Armor Lv2 (-1 to movement, +3 to defense)
Heavy Shield (-1 to movement, +2 to defense)
-Skills-
Battle-Hardened Lv2: Takes 2 less damage from enemy attacks
Axeman: Deals +1 damage rolls with a battleaxe
Hammerman: Deals +1 damage rolls with a warhammer
Prowler: +1 to search rolls
Experienced Warrior Lv2: +2 to hit
Bulwark of Faith Lv2: When damaged, a d4 is rolled. If it comes up 4, Malleus takes 25% less damage.
Proficient Armor-User Lv2: +2 to Movement
Shield Bash Lv2: If an enemy attacks Malleus and its accuracy is four or more points less than Malleus's defense, Malleus attempts to Shield Bash them in response with a standard accuracy roll; if he succeeds, the enemy is stunned and suffers -1 to all stats until its turn next round.
-Items & Artifacts-
Wax Doll: Originally a candle made from human remains and used in dark ceremonies, when it burnt down the wax was molded into the shape of a doll, its face locked into a perpetual scream. The first time its owner takes damage in combat, a bloody gash opens along it and bleeds until the fight ends; this effect also spares the owner from that blow.
Jar of Peaches: A jar containing peach preserves. It's still edible. (Restores 1d6 HP when consumed)
Healing Dust (This powder, when sprinkled on a wound, heals 1d6 HP.)
Templar Cloak: A white cloak with a golden underside and a red Templar cross on the back. [While wearing it, the effect of Malleus's Prayer ability is doubled.]
CC Wine (Restores 1d6 MP when used)

Spoiler: Pierre Dé Grasse / Krath (click to show/hide)

Male Mercenary (+1d6 (1d8 if applicable) with Throwing Weapons), Max HP: 40. Max MP: 10.
-> Fabulous Mercenary (Pierre can attempt to Charm female enemies/NPCs! Requires a Major or Massive Success)
---> Fabulous Mercenary Lv2 (Pierre can attempt to Charm female enemies/NPCs! Requires a roll equal to or greater than 5; Charmed Enemies/Fellow PCs get +1 to damage rolls, Charmed NPCs have a 50% chance of giving Pierre a gift)
-> Elegant Mercenary (Pierre now counterstrikes on a Major Failure in addition to Massive Failures)
-> Well-Dressed Mercenary (Pierre can wear hats to get benefits related to the hat; for example, a priest's hat could make any holy type damage he inflicts more powerful.)
-Weapons-
Balanced Blitz Rapier Lv2 (Piercing; On a Massive Success, the blade deals Electric damage to the target and has a 1/4 chance of shocking them, causing them a -2 penalty to their next attack roll. On a Major Success it deals Electric Damage; +2 to Attack Rolls)
-Subweapons-
Weighted Throwing Daggers (Throwing Daggers can now be used twice per turn)
Sharpened Boomerang (-4 MP; attacks all enemies with 1d6 damage)
-Armor-
Clockwork Armor Lv1 (+3 Defense, no penalties, can only be worn with High/Very High HP)
Light Shield (+1 Defense, no penalties)
-Skills-
Fancypants Lv2: Damage roll is increased by 2 when using a Rapier
Fancy Footwork Lv2: Gains +2 to Evasion Rolls
Greased Lightning: On a Major or greater success, Pierre has a 1/4 chance to deliver an additional attack. (4 on 1d4, specifically)
Fabulous!: +1 to Charisma (counts for Charm as well)
-Items & Artifacts-
Fancy Blue Velvet hat w/ Two Feathers (When worn by Pierre, +1 to Charm Roll)
Fancy Cloak [No Effect]
Lantern [Illuminates dark areas, negating any attack maluses. Lasts 1 turn by unit of fuel]
Lantern Fuel, 5 units [Used to power lantern]
Minor MP Potion (Restores 5 MP)
Malakai's Hat (When worn by Pierre, MP restorative items are worth double)
Belmont Headband (When worn by Pierre, Greased Lightning has a +25% chance to succeed)
Witch's Hat (When wearing this, Pierre becomes a witch! While his HP, MP, and skills/evos remain the same, he doesn't use his normal equipment. Instead he uses a Broom (+1 Acc/+1 Dam) for physical attacks and his subweapons are Magic Book: Light Lv1 and a healing spell. The healing spell takes 2 MP and heals for 1d8. Finally, every skill and evo he has that targets female enemies now instead targets males. Witch Pierre also has an Imp familiar! It costs three MP to summon, lasts 1d4+1 rounds, and attacks with +3Acc/+1Dam. On a Massive Success on damage, it has a 10% chance to control the enemy.)
Montera (A hat traditionally worn by bullfighters, it gives Pierre greater dodging abilities. While wearing it, he receives +1 Movement.)
Santa Hat (While wearing this, any gift he receives from using his Charm skill is improved, much like Claire's Trophy Raider L2.)
Black Pearl (Trade Item)

Spoiler: Friar Greenmoore / Dwarmin (click to show/hide)

Male Priest (+1d6/1d8 if applicable damage with Holy Subweapons like the Water and Cross) Max HP: 20, Max MP: 30.
-> Practical Priest: (Enemies drop hearts with a 75% rate; hearts are items that restore 1d4 MP)
---> Practical Priest Lv2: (Enemies always drop hearts; hearts are items that restore 1d6 MP): Carrying 5/5 hearts
-> Holy Priest (Once per battle can either heal 1d8 an ally/your own health or auto-Massive Damage an Undead enemy with 2d8x2 damage.)
---> Holy Priest lv2 (Twice per battle can either heal 2d8 of an ally/your own health or auto-Massive Damage an Undead enemy with 4d8x2 damage.)
-Weapons-
Mace (Bashing)
Sling (Bashing)
-Subweapons-
Blessed Water (The water can attack twice per use)
Holy Book: Fire (The book can attack twice per use)
Neutral Book: Earth (The book can attack twice per use)
-Armor-
Priest Robes (+1 to movement, -1 to defense)
Light Shield (+1 to defense)
Crusader Robes (+1 to movement, -1 to damage rolls against Greenmoore)
-Skills-
Exorcist (+1 to hit when fighting incorporeal undead; incorporeal undead cannot counter attacks)
Flames of Perdition Lv2 (+2 to damage roll when using Holy Book: Fire)
Divine Aegis of God (-2 damage taken)
Architect of Immolation Lv2 (+2 spell/cast rolls when using fire magic creatively)
Green Priest Needs Food Badly! Lv1 (Friar Greenmoore restores 50% more HP when eating food/potions)
-Items & Artifacts-
Holy Book of Aguemont [Magic Book: Fire]: A tome hidden away by the first priest to make his home in Aguemort. A holy relic, it gives the faithful who are versed in magic the ability to manipulate divine flames.
Grappling Hook [Can be used to auto-succeed a Climbing Roll, 1 use only]
Sea Salt [This can be applied to food outside of combat to either increase or decrease the dice rank the food heals. Use it logically!]
Set of Chalks [No Effect]
Karma Coin [This coin has a healing effect (1-4) and an attack effect (5-8), with the number of either extreme being the most desirable. Once the coin lands after being flipped, it disappears.]
Moldy Sandwich [Eating this damages you by 1d4]
Ice Summoning Contract [Summoning an Ice Demon consumes 5 MP. She remains for five rounds, deals standard blunt/ice damage, and has a 25% chance of freezing an enemy every successful attack.]
Guardian Angel Pendant: A small chain necklace with the image of an angel hanging from it, said to reward good deeds... (When Greenmoore heals his allies, he has a 50% chance of getting 25% HP back. When Greenmoore supports his allies through magic, such as creating shields, he has a 50% chance of getting healed for 20% of the total roll. When Greenmoore uses a Heart on an ally, he has a 50% chance of his own MP being restored by 25% of the roll.)
Revolver Parts (Parts to make a gun that carries six bullets. Currently absolutely useless.)
Sulfuric Acid (This does 1d8+2 physical damage when used and has to beat a movement roll to hit.)
Slade's Cornucopia (To use it, Greenmoore expends 1 MP and reaches inside. A d100 is then rolled and the result is what he gets.)
Ruby (Trade Item)
Large Egg (Food Item; Restores 1d8 when consumed

Spoiler: Claire Rosara / Irony Owl (click to show/hide)

Female Pirate (Begins with Artifact Weapon), Max HP: 35, Max MP: 18.
-> Battle Raider (Claire can choose to use her melee weapons on the same turn as her subweapon at the cost of 2x the MP her subweapon+effects normally uses.)
---> Battle Raider Lv2 (No additional cost incurred)
-> Trophy Raider (Claire has a 50% chance {3 or 4 on 1d4} to get a random enemy-related-item upon killing a foe. These items can be used in ways that relate to that enemy.)
---> Trophy Raider lv2 (Claire has a 50% [3 or 4 on 1d4] chance to get a random powerful enemy-related-item upon killing a foe. These items can be used in ways that relate to that enemy.)
-Weapons-
Moroaica Cutlass Lv2 (Slashing; On a Major or Massive Success leeches 1/2 damage dealt back to Claire; +2 to Damage Rolls)
Wind Broom Lv0 (Wind)
-Subweapons-
Flintlock Pistol
Dual Barrel Pistol (The pistol can fire twice per use)
-Armor-
Leviathan Scale Armor (+2 defense, +2 movement)
-Skills-
Battle-Hardened Lv2: Takes 2 less damage from enemy attacks
Naval Training Lv2: +2 to movement rolls
Booty Hunter Lv2: 50% chance of doubling gold when finding gold (roll 1 or 4 when finding gold)
Yaaarrr! Lv2: +2 to damage rolls with a cutlass
Precise Pirate Lv2: +2 Accuracy
-Items & Artifacts-
Kraken's Bullets [These can be fired from pistols and rifles, causing the attack to consume +1 MP, but add a 50% chance of entangling an opponent to lower their defense rolls by 1d4 for two rounds in addition to dealing damage.]
Shark Tooth Necklace [For 1 MP she can imbue her subweapon/melee attacks with the Ice element, dealing Ice damage and granting a 25% chance of freezing the enemy]
Lantern [Illuminates dark areas, negating any attack maluses. Lasts 1 turn by unit of fuel]
Lantern Fuel, 5 units [Used to power lantern]
Karma Coin [This coin has a healing effect (1-4) and an attack effect (5-8), with the number of either extreme being the most desirable. Once the coin lands after being flipped, it disappears.]
Merman's Skull [When used, shoots water at the target. The water is considered Ice/Piercing. 1d4 is rolled; an odd number is two attacks, an even number is four attacks. The attacks can be concentrated or spread out, and have a 10% chance of inflicting Frozen status.)
Demon Claw [+1 to Climbing rolls]
3x Bag of Gold [Trade Item]
Rare Literature [Trade Item]
Gaibon Wings [Used automatically; negate fall damage once per pair. Can also be used to auto-succeed one movement roll]
Skelerang [Can be used once to hit all enemies for 2d8 damage]
Shadow Fur [This can be used once to turn Claire into a Shadow Beast temporarily, granting her large bonuses to attack, defense, and damage, higher defense to Shadow attacks, and slight vulnerability to Light attacks.]
Shadow Contract [Summoning a Shadow Demon consumes 5 MP. He remains for five rounds, deals standard piercing/shadow damage, and absorbs 2HP every successful attack - assuming his attack did at least 2HP. When the shadow dissipates, the leeched health has a 25% chance of returning to the caster. Claire cannot use this, as she lacks magical training.]
Revelation Monocle [Claire can activate it for 1 MP, thus increasing all her damage rolls by 1 for the round.]
King's Stone (1-use item; increases all of user's Damage rolls by +4 the round it is used)
Thunder Demon Hand (1-use item; will inflict 2d12x2 Lightning damage on an enemy.)
Black Pearl (Trade Item)
Horadric Cube ()
Mirror Shards (Merchants can apply this item to an armor or shield to add a 25% chance to reflect magic)

Spoiler: Frenz Grende / Grimmjow6th (click to show/hide)

Male Nobleman (Starts with Defensive Artifact), Max HP: 45, Max MP: 5.
---> Nobleman lv2 (Starting Artifact becomes slightly more powerful)
-> Inspiring Nobleman (Once per battle, Frenz can sacrifice his attack to boost the damage rolls of all allies by 1)
--> Inspiring Nobleman Lv2 (Frenz's boost is now a free action, allowing him to use it and attack the same turn)
-> Steadfast Nobleman (Once per battle, Frenz can choose a turn to completely ignore all incoming damage)
-Weapons-
Chain Whip Lv2 (Blunt; +2 to Damage Rolls)
Oversized Greatsword (+1 to attack, deals 1d8 normally, Slashing)
Flame Whip (Blunt/Fire, +1 to Damage, has a 25% chance (4 on 1d4) of inflicting Burning status on a Major+ damage roll. When Burning, an enemy takes 1d4 (1d8 if weak to fire) damage for two rounds and defense is lowered by -1 until the status ends.)
-Subweapons-
Throwing Axe
-Armor-
Reinforced Plate Armor (+2 Defense, -1 Movement)
Oversized Shield (+3 to defense, -2 to mobility)
-Skills-
Tough Conditioning Lv2 (-2 damage taken)
Striker Lv2 (+2 to damage rolls)
Veteran Striker Lv2 (+2 to hit)
-Items & Artifacts-
Holy Cloak: A black hooded cloak with several wooden crosses stitched into the cloth to ward off creatures of the night. (Creatures who attack Frenz suffer a -1 to their attack and damage rolls)
Golden Helmet: Whenever enemies score a critical on Frenz, they deal 25% less damage; a 9 on damage would be the same as 8, a 10 the same as 9, etc.
Ruby (Trade Item)
Beryl (Trade Item)

Spoiler: Zathyran Firsankh / Talarion (click to show/hide)

Male Hunter Mage (+1d6/1d8 if applicable with Magic Book), Max HP: 35, Max MP: 39.
--->Hunter Mage Lv2: (1d8/1d10 if applicable with Magic Book)
-> Focused Caster: (Once per battle can 'supercharge' a spell to add another damage rank.)
---> Focused Caster Lv2 (Dice rank of Magic Books increases by 1, so Zathyran now does 1d10/1d12 if applicable)
-> Defensive Caster (When choosing to defend for a round, Zathyran can expend MP at a 2 MP = +1 defense rate.)
-Weapons-
Raust's Longsword (Slashing; +2 to hit)
-Subweapons-
Occult Book: Lightning (The book can cast thrice per use)
-Armor-
Thick Gray Robes (+1 to movement)
-Skills-
Dedicated Lv2 (+2 to Dodge)
Electric Manipulator Lv2 (+2 to hit with Occult Book: Lightning)
Shocking Power Lv2 (+2 damage rolls with Occult Book: Lightning)
Resilient Lv2 (-2 damage taken)
Powerful Criticals Lv2: Criticals (Damage rolls of 8 and up) gain +25% damage total
-Items & Artifacts-
Blue Amulet: An amulet given to Zathyran by his idol. (It has a 25% (4 on 1d4) chance of absorbing magical attacks and dissipating them harmlessly.)
Grimoire of the Wanderer: A book compiled by Zathyran's idol. It contains information on various types of monsters and locations. (The Grimoire can be consulted at will to find out more about the situation, whether it be a town, an enemy, a boss, etc, similar to Wymar's Fortune Telling.)
Pearl Ring: A ring made from one large pearl, hollowed out and whittled down into a circle. (Increases all Damage rolls by +1)
Eelworm: A parasite lodged in Zathyran's right hand. (Enemies weak against Lightning attacks now take +100% instead of +50% when he uses such attacks.)
Tome of Magic Conservation (Only Zathyran has enough knowledge of the arcane to use this artifact, and while he holds it, the MP cost for magic books is reduced to 1 per level.)

Spoiler: Biernat Hara / Riccto (click to show/hide)

Male Hunter (+1 to attack rolls), Max HP: 40, Max MP: 15.
---> Hunter lv2 (+2 to all attack rolls, stackable with skills & equipment)
-> Destructive Hunter (+1 to damage rolls; stackable with skills & equipment)
---> Destructive Hunter lv2 (+2 to damage rolls; stackable with skills & equipment)
-> Iron Hunter (Physical status effects, such as Swamped or Frozen, last one round less when inflicted. Physical SE that normally last until cured, like poison, have a 1-in-4 chance [4 on 1d4] of ending each round)
-Weapons-
Flanged Ball & Chain Lv 1 (Blunt; +1 to Damage)
Chain Chomp (Blunt; Deals 1d8 damage normally. By spending 1 MP when attacking, gains a 50% chance to get a second, free attack with it; the second attack is Slashing.)
-Subweapons-
Flintlock Pistol
-Armor-
Leather Armor (N/a)
Tepes Insignia Shield (+1 Defense)
-Skills-
Giant: +2 to strength-related rolls, -1 to hiding/sneaking
Cleave Lv2: When Biernat kills an enemy, he may attack another enemy. He still has to roll to hit and damage, though.
Accurate Striker: +1 to hit
-Items & Artifacts-
Lucky Dice: A pair of dice given to Biernat by his father, to remind him there are forces beyond his (admittedly impressive) power. [Once per battle, Biernat can stipulate that he wants one re-roll on any roll involving him, whether it's his accuracy roll, any enemy's damage roll on him, an ally's healing roll on him, etc. However, once the re-roll is specified, the result might end up worse than the original...]
Antique Clock Face (Trade Item)
Odd Stone (...?)
Marble Head (Trade Item?)

Spoiler: Tariq al-Sayyid / Taricus (click to show/hide)

Male Watchman (Starts with two weapons), Max HP: 35, Max MP: 15.
-->Watchman Level 2 (The Watchman can attack with two weapons in one round, but at -1 to accuracy for both)
->Desert Watchman (-1 to enemy hit rolls, due to the more fluid/uncommon Arabic fighting style)
-->Desert Watchman Lv2 (-2 to enemy hit rolls, due to the more fluid/uncommon Arabic fighting style)
->Sentry of the Dunes (When an enemy makes a Major Failure on damage rolls, Tariq will auto-counter)
-Weapons-
Longsword (Slashing; Melee)
Long Bow (Piercing; Ranged)
Electric Bow (Piercing; Ranged; On a Massive Success, the arrow deals Electric damage to the target and has a 1/4 chance of shocking them, causing them a -2 penalty to their next attack roll. On a Major Success it deals Electric Damage)
Karim's Talwar (Slashing; Melee; +1 to Accuracy; as part of a pair, upgrades applied to this apply to the other)
Farah's Talwar (Slashing; Melee; +1 to Accuracy; as part of a pair, upgrades applied to this apply to the other)
-Subweapons-
Grenade
-Armor-
Chain Armor (N/A)
-Skills-
Warrior (Damage rolls increase by 1)
Ranged Specialist (+2 to Ranged accuracy; -1 to Melee accuracy)
-Items & Artifacts-
Jannah Ink: Given to Tariq by an imam for protecting the town from an attack by creatures of the night, this special ink contains holy powers. It can be applied to weapons to give them the Holy element, but it dries fast and lasts for only one attack. (Costs -1 MP to apply)
Tariq's Lucky Arrow: This arrow is made of a very pale, silverish sort of color, with a black feather instead of a brown one. Tariq has kneecapped many a fleeing criminal and brought down countless escape horses with it. (Once per fight, Tariq can use this arrow in one of his bows. It takes one MP but guarantees a Massive Success, although this does not count as an 8.)

Spoiler: Alexander Sylias / adwarf (click to show/hide)

Male Lycanthrope (Can shift to Werewolf form; while in Werewolf form, Alexander expends MP to attack. At this base level, he can spend up to 3 MP per attack, and each MP spent increases his Damage roll by 1), Max HP: 25, Max MP: 30.
->True Beast (Damage rolls increase by +1 while in wolf form)
-->True Beast Lv2 (Damage rolls increase by +2 while in wolf form)
->Devourer (When finishing off an enemy, Alexander regens health equal to 1/2 the damage of the finishing blow)
-->Devourer Lv2 (When finishing off an enemy, Alexander regens health equal to the damage of the finishing blow)
-Weapons-
Bastard Sword (Slashing)
Joyeuse Claymore (Slashing, +1 Damage, deals Shadow damage on Major+, on Major+ has a 25% chance (4 on 1d4) of inflicting Poisoned status. When an enemy is poisoned, 1d4 is rolled; the enemy takes the result as damage for 1d6 rounds. Poison doesn't stack.)
-Subweapons-
Magic Book: Shadow
Clockwork Rifle (The rifle can fire thrice per use)
-Armor-
Workman's Clothing (-1 Defense, +1 Movement)
-Skills-
Brute Force (+2 to Melee Damage Rolls; +1 to Enemy Damage Rolls)
Experienced Swordsman (+1 accuracy with swords)
-Items & Artifacts-

Spoiler: Alora Moonsilver / wolfchild (click to show/hide)

Female Lycanthrope (Can shift to Werewolf form; while in Werewolf form, Alora expends MP to attack. At this base level, she can spend up to 3 MP per attack, and each MP spent increases her Damage roll by 1), Max HP: 30, Max MP: 20.
-->Lycanthrope Lv2 (The Lycanthrope can now attack twice per turn in wolf form, although it requires a separate expenditure of MP to do so.)
->Hide of the Wolf (While in werewolf form, all successful attacks against the Lycanthrope suffer -1 to the damage roll)
->Wolf of the Crystal Chalice (Attacks made as a wolf are treated as holy & magic for the sake of damage increase)
->Calmed Mind (Due to her training, Alora cannot have Confused, Controlled, or Berserk inflicted upon her)
-Weapons-
Lajatang (Slashing)
-Subweapons-
Silver Edged Kunai
-Armor-
Crystal Chalice Robed Armor (N/A)
-Skills-
Thought Into Action Lv2 (+2 On Attack Rolls)
Unfettered (+1 Move rolls)
Toughened Hide Lv2 (-2 damage taken from attacks)
The Beast Within Lv2 (+2 to damage Rolls)
Up Close and Personal Lv2 (+2 to Melee Attacks)
Redirect Force Lv2 (If Alora's defense roll is at least four points higher than her attacker's accuracy roll, then the enemy attacks as normal but any damage dealt is inflicted on the attacker instead of her.)
Follow Through Lv2 (On Major+ Success, 50% chance of attacking again (3/4 on 1d4))
-Items & Artifacts-
The Bloodmoon Gloves [On Major or above successes, 1/2 the damage inflicted by a melee attack is returned to Alora as MP; these gloves only work in human form.]
CC Wine (Restores 1d6 MP when used)
Crystal Chalice Amulet (While wearing this, Alora can stay in werewolf form without expending MP.)

Spoiler: Waiting List (click to show/hide)

Bryan Slade / Spartan
April Eploc / Powder Miner
Serrana Tyrfalen / Tiruin
Qongqothwane / Draignean
Zanbithar / Zako

Spoiler: Waiting List's Waiting List (click to show/hide)

Tala Greenmoore / Dwarmin
Jakob von Kaiser / Talarion

[Talarion]

Name: Marcus Raust
Gender: Male
Appearance: Long, black hair, with dark eyes, tinged with green. Marcus often wears a plain shirt and pants under his leather armor.
Background: Marcus was born in Romania. As he grew up, he was taught to fear the night. Then, that fear served him well. His house, a lonely farm, was attacked, and his parents died. He had no siblings. He ran, utilising his fear to somehow escape, possibly while his parents corpses were defiled. He was traumatized; A few weeks later, he vowed to himself never to run away from Darkness again, to fight it back for the good of the world.
Weapon: Longsword
Armor: Leather
Sub-Weapon: Holy Water
Profession: Hunter
Skills: Warrior

Also, a few questions. One, how does Holy Water work? Two, how many skills may I have, if more than one.

[Ze Spy]

Sure, why not

Name: Nazara
Gender: Female
Appearance: Medium in height, has Blue eyes, Usually wears a Black blouse and a Long Blue Skirt
Background:  No Past History
Weapon: Claymore
Armor: Leather
Sub-Weapon: Matchlock Rifle
Profession: Town Watchman
Skills: Detail-Oriented

[Ahra]

Name: Malleus Raulat
Gender: Male
Appearance: Long, short dark hair, with blue eyes, . Malleus never takes of his armor.
Background: Malleus was born in Transsylvania. As he grew up, he was taught to alwas try to help pepole. But one day he saw his father pulled of his horse and devoured by a werewolf,ever since it is rumored he have never taken of his armor so that he would remember.
Weapon: Battleaxe
Armor: plate
Sub-Weapon: silver cross (cosmetical change)
Profession: Knight
Skills: Battle hardened

[Talarion]

Oh Ahra, you make me laugh with your laziness... I hope that's all it is... ^^

[Ahra]

lemme guess the punctuation again?

[Ze Spy]

Background: Marcus was born in Sylvania. As he grew up, he was taught to alwas try to help pepole. But one day he saw his father

No, no, Ahra, look at that, seriously, LOOK AT IT

[Ahra]

i take the first line of a character and takes the words apperance, name, and stuff like that sometimes i forget fail to erase it all.

[SeriousConcentrate]

^^ I'm just happy to have three sign-ups so quickly. To answer your questions...

1. All Subweapons use 1 MP. You just chuck it at the enemies and it deals damage based on whether or not they're weak, strong, or neutral to it. All subweapons are good against one of the three types and bad against one.

The magic books are an exception; they're good against one type and bad against none, and in the hands of a Magician can cause additional effects if they're lucky. However, they cost 2 MP per use.

Basically it comes down to figuring out when to use your subweapons, since MP will only regenerate through item finds.

2. You start with one, but if you roll an eight a few times at a task you might earn a skill for it. Like if, for example, you repeatedly roll eights while trying to track werewolves, you'll get something like "Lycanthrope Tracker: +1 to spotting werewolves."

Any other questions, or suggestions? I'm about to hit the hay for now but you three are in, and I'll update the player list when I get up in a few hours.

[Ahra]

no questions from me.

[Darvi]

Sounds fun. I'll try to get the sheet right this time.

Name: Wymar Sane
Gender: M
Appearance: Young adult. Wears Fleece jackets and a headband.
Backgroud: No body may ever know ...
Weapon: Bastardsword (I'd pick Bastard sword, but whatev'.)
Armor: Unarmored
Sub: Light Book!
Job: Fortune teller
Skill: Persuasive

Edit:BSs for the win!

[Krath]

Name: Pierre Dé Grasse
Gender: Male
Appearance: In his late twenties, has blonde hair that goes down to his shoulders, wears a stylish blue frock coat over his leather armor.
Background: This clearly fabulous French gentleman is going to eradicate the evils of the castle of Aguemort...For the various riches he'll find inside, and undoubtedly get once he rids of the land of vampires and werewolves.
Weapon: Rapier (because we have way too many slashing weapons)
Armor: Light Chain
Sub-Weapon: Throwing Dagger
Profession: Mercenary
Skill: Fancypants (+1 to Rapier damage)

OHOHOHOHO

But yeah, you guys are screwed if you fight anything resistant to Slashing.

[Ahra]

thats where sub weapons and loot comes in.

[SeriousConcentrate]

You can have a bastard sword if you want, Darvi; the list is just examples. If you want to change it, just let me know in your first post. Anyway, sign-ups are now closed, and I'll get to work on the introduction post directly.

Edit: Oh, and Ze Spy, you get to have another weapon due to being a Town Watchman. Just let me know what it is and I'll update as necessary.