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[_DivideByZero_]

Welcome to HOBS! My previous RTD was kind of a failure...
This doesn't mean the end of the old one. Not at. I've just decided to start this one alongside the old one while I try to fix up the old one.

Spoiler: Reasons (click to show/hide)

-The combat was basically throwing mooks at the enemy
-The plot was unintentionally a rip-off of halo
-The enemies were weak and boring
-Combat took place as: You miss. You get hit. You get up. You hit enemy. Enemy dies.
-Sareesa was the only one who really advanced the plot
-Most of the characters were completely underdeveloped
-Boring environments

So, without further ado, I'll try rebooting my steampunk RTD.

Spoiler: Technologies Allowed (click to show/hide)

Spears: Yes
Blades: Yes
Bows/Crossbows: Yes
Compound Bows (Mechanized bows with pulleys): Yes
Firearms: Yes
Machine Guns: Needs steam-power
Computers: Mostly analog. No iPhones, etc.
Radio: Yes. They are expensive though.
Vehicles: Trains, ships, airships, helicopters. Planes are very rare.
Electricity: Yes

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

-Identity
Name:
Nickname: (Optional)
Race: (Any DF race will do. Most fantasy races also work)
Profession:
Backstory: (Optional)
-Skills
Abilities: (They can be bonuses to certain actions, such as agility, or they can have a distinct effect such as causing kills to explode violently) (Can have up to three)
Experience: (This is with individual weapon types. They can be broad such as "axes" or they can be specific to a certain weapon. Specific skills grant more bonuses.)
-Armor
(This can be "full plate mail," etc, unless you want a more detailed character)
-Inventory
(This includes weapons, supplies, money, etc.)

Just post a character and I'll add you.

Current Players:
jakeread1
HighEndNoob
Taricus
SeriousConcentrate
Tarran
MekBoy
Zrk2
JacenHanLovesLegos

Waiting List:


The setting, surroundings, and current predicament will be voted on. Have fun!

I'll post my character in a sec.

Spoiler: My character, for reference (click to show/hide)

-Identity
Name: Nathaniel Hawkins
Nickname: 'Hawk'
Race: Human
Profession: Traveler
Appearance: Tall and skinny, with short black hair and green eyes. His skin is pale and he has sideburns, but no beard.
Backstory: Abandoned since birth, Hawk grew up in the streets looking for a job. When he was finally hired, he would escort caravans with a borrowed iron sword which he eventually bought. As he grew more skilled and therefore wealthier, he was able to afford a nice set of armor and expand his arsenal. Traveling the lands, he made a reputation for himself for being fearless and incredibly dwarfy, climbing erupting volcanoes and single-handedly bringing down bands of pirates and marauders. His most recent adventure involved skydiving into a stolen airship and rescuing the crew.
-Skills
Abilities: Well Known | True Dorf | Quick Learner | Nearsighted
Experience: Talented Swordsman | Novice Gunslinger | Expert Dodger | Competent Cartographer | Skilled Climber
-Armor
Steel Breastplate | Bronze Chain Mail | Titanium-Knuckled Gauntlets | Iron High-Boots | Trilby
-Inventory
Skyline | Scoped Winston '1498 .375 Magnum (7/7 Rounds) | Copper Hatchet
Bandoleer
-Iron Pole
Monocle | Telescope | Map
Fiber Bag
Backpack

Spoiler: Players (click to show/hide)

-Identity
Name: Ivan Fiddlebottom
Nickname: 'Sir Fiddle'
Race: Human
Profession: Bogeyman Hunter
Backstory: When Ivan was 8 his parents and sister where murdered by a pack of boogey men. He swore vengence, when he first started training with a sword his teacher said "Maybe you should just use your fists eh.". That he did and became very good. He lived of the land and the spoils of night creature lairs.
-Skills
Abilities: Welcome to the Gun Show | The White Bill Cosby | To the Left, to the Right
Experience: Legendary Fighter | Proficient Butcher
-Armor
Iron Shoes | Adamantine Gauntlets | Cloth Tunic
-Inventory
Bronze Dagger
Bag

-Identity
Name: Bjorn Inmus
Race: Human
Profession: Wizard
-Skills
Abilities: I'm a Wizard
Experience: Fire | Water | Lighting | Earth | Not a Swimmer
-Armor
Green Robe
-Inventory
M60 | Staff of Magic

-Identity
Name: Taric Cogudib
Nickname: 'Madman'
Race: Dwarf
Profession: Madman Rifleman
-Skills
Abilities: Builder | Infantryman
Experience: Skilled Marksman | Adept Axeman
-Armor
Padded Leather | Great-Coat
-Inventory
Bolt-Action Rifle (5/5 Rounds) | Steel Axe Bayonet
Bag

-Identity
Name: Porin Keeperechoes
Race: Kobold
Profession: Dragon Slayer
Backstory: A tough little creature almost a quarter of a century old who's already amassed 200 kills to his name, half of which were giant monsters such as cyclops, ettins... and most notably a dragon. He can speak, unlike most of his brethren, and is fairly intelligent for his race.
Appearance: His fur is black with large patches of orange and brown and his eyes glow yellow in the dark.
-Skills
Abilities: Small Size | Agile | Opportunistic
Experience: Talented Ambusher | Proficient Swordskobold | Proficient Shield User | Adequate Dodger | Master Thief
-Armor
Cyclops Hide Armor | Brown Tunic | Sling
-Inventory
Iron Short-Sword | Iron Shield
Rations for 10 days
Bag

-Identity
Name: Tarran Terra
Race: Human
Profession: Slayer of Evil
Backstory: It is rumored that Tarran is the Avatar of the Earth itself. However, what is known about him is that he hunts demons, violent thugs, and various other monstrosities. He is widely known around the world. He is of unknown age, but appears to be around 20 or so, though some drunks tell stories of him being 159 years old. As if, right? Right? Uh... anyway, it is also rumored that he has an evil twin named Tarren, though those are just rumors. Yeah... rumors...
-Skills
Abilities: Divinelike | Weapon Breaker | Holy
Experience: Legendary Swordsman | Good Armor User
-Armor
Light Steel Plate Mail | Gold Helm
-Inventory
Steel Two-Handed Sword | Iron Short-Sword
Golden icon of an unknown god
Rations for 6 days
Silver Coin

-Identity
Name: Nihilius Vekt
Race: 'Cogs'
Profession: Technomancer
Appearance: Above average height, longish black hair, almost perpetually oil-stained.
Backstory: Brought up in a prosperous family, Nihilius has been obsessed with technology for most of his life. Seeing flesh as weak and pitiful compared to the gleeming metal of the machine, he began researching the possibilities of 'improving' his body. The end result of this work was a fusion of magic and modern technology: bionic limb replacements. This swiftly got him labelled as a social outcast and he was dis-inherited, forcing him into freelance engineering and occaisional mercenary work.
-Skills
Abilities: Tinkerer | Coward | Bionic Enhancements
Experience: Proficient Gunslinger |
-Armor
Longcoat | Brass Goggles
-Inventory
Hand Cannon (Loaded) | Iron Dagger
Backpack

-Identity
Name: 'Zrk'
Race: Human
Profession: Mercenary
Backstory: After years of working for the various trader cities Zrk2 has decided to go adventuring. Has many mysterious connections, and while an average fighter, he is an excellent strategist.
-Skills
Abilities: Playing Dirty | Special Connections
Experience: Decent Hammerman | Excellent Strategist | Wealthy
-Armor
Steel Breastplate | Steel Chain Mail | Leather
-Inventory
Steel War Hammer | .44 Magnum (6/6 Rounds)
The Art of War
Bag

[jakeread1]

im in

Character Sheet:
Name: Ivan Fiddlebottom
Nick Name: Sir Fiddle
Race: Human
Occupation: Night Creature Hunter
Bio:When Ivan was 8 his parents and sister where murdered by a pack of boogey men. He swore vengence, when he first started training with a sword his teacher said "Maybe you should just use your fists eh.". That he did and became very good. He lived of the land and the spoils of night creature lairs.
Abilities:Welcome to The Gun Show (+2 to all attacks in which i use my Fists and hands etc.) [if it is to powerful tell me okay?]
To the left , to the right (+1 to all dodging rolls)
The White Bill Cosby (+ 1999999999 to all socialization rolls)
skills:My hands and legs [what is that skill called i forgot] and butchery
armor: adamantine gloves and cloth tunic and iron shoes!
inventory: 15 plump helms and 22 lead coins and a bronze dagger

tell me if this is to powerful.

[HighEndNoob]

Name: Bjorn Inmus
Nickname: Wizard
Race: Human
Profession: Wizard
-Skills
Abilities: Wizardry (Lightning,water,fire,earth,Steam)
Experience: Lightning
-Armor
Wizard robes
-Inventory
Staff of Wizardry
Kit of Alchemy(Test-tubes, bottles, etc.)
This ok?

[_DivideByZero_]

im in

Character Sheet:
Name: Ivan Fiddlebottom
Nick Name: Jake Read
Race: Human
Occupation: Night Creature Hunter
Abilities:Welcome to The Gun Show (+2 to all attacks in which i use my Fists and hands etc.) [if it is to powerful tell me okay?]
skills:My hands and legs [what is that skill called i forgot] and butchery
armor: adamantine gloves and cloth tunic and iron shoes!
inventory: 15 plump helms and 22 lead coins and a bronze dagger

tell me if this is to powerful.

That's unique. I'll fix up the formatting in a second. By the way, you can have up to three abilities, I forgot to put that in the opening post.

[jakeread1]

how bout that?

im in


Abilities:Welcome to The Gun Show (+2 to all attacks in which i use my Fists and hands etc.) [if it is to powerful tell me okay?]
To the left , to the right (+1 to all dodging rolls)
The White Bill Cosby (+ 1999999999 to all socialization rolls)


tell me if this is to powerful.

[Taricus]

-Identity
Name: Taric Cogudib
Nickname: Madman
Race: Dwarf
Profession: Rifleman
Backstory: (Optional)
-Skills
Abilities: Rifleman: +1 to use rifles. Builder: +1 to building. Infantryman: +1 to initiative
Experience: Rifles, Axe bayonets.
-Armour
Padded Leather underneath a greatcoat.
-Inventory
Bolt-action rifle w/axe bayonet. 30 Silver coins. 8 Loaves of bread and 8 pieces of chicken

[_DivideByZero_]

-Identity
Name: Taric Cogudib
Nickname: Madman
Race: Dwarf
Profession: Rifleman
Backstory: (Optional)
-Skills
Abilities: Rifleman: +1 to use rifles. Builder: +1 to building. Infantryman: +1 to initiative
Experience: Rifles, Axe bayonets.
-Armour
Padded Leather underneath a greatcoat.
-Inventory
Bolt-action rifle w/axe bayonet. 30 Silver coins. 8 Loaves of bread and 8 pieces of chicken

AXE BAYONET. BEST IDEA EVER.

Name: Bjorn Inmus
Nickname: Wizard
Race: Human
Profession: Wizard
Backstory: One of the first and most powerful wizards in the Order of Majick
-Skills
Abilities: Wizardry (Lightning, arcane,water,fire,earth)
Experience: Lightning
-Armor
Wizard robes
-Inventory
Staff of Wizardry(can be upgraded with different spells)
 M60(Majick-powered, only can be held by wizards)
This ok?

You got this from majicka, didn't you?

[HighEndNoob]

Yeah........So? I'll change it a bit.

[Zrk2]

The lst one was great. There was the whole sexual tension subplot...

I got to use a fucking chainsword, and the whole massacring mooks could be fixed with more behemoths.

[_DivideByZero_]

Which is what I'm going to do Especially with the whole unstable pan-dimensional being thing.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Name: Porin Keeperechoes
Nickname: N/A
Race: Cutebold Kobold
Profession: Dragon Slayer
Backstory: A tough little creature almost a quarter of a century old who's already amassed 200 kills to his name, half of which were giant monsters such as cyclops, ettins... and most notably a dragon. He can speak, unlike most of his brethren, and is fairly intelligent for his race.
-Skills
Abilities: Small (+1 to stealth). Agile (+1 to evasion-type rolls). Opportunistic (+1 to sneak attacks).
Experience: Sword & Shield combo
-Armor
Porin dresses in the tanned hides of his kills. His pants, boots, gloves, helmet, and cuirass are made of cyclops hide, and all are plated with dragon scales. Under the cuirass he just wears a plain brown tunic. He usually has his sword and shield attached to his back. His fur is black with large patches of orange and brown and his eyes glow yellow in the dark.
-Inventory
Iron Sword
Iron Shield
Rations for 10 days
12 Nickel coins

[Trollan]

Name: Trol Lan
Nickname: N/A
Race: Troll
Profession: MMA Fighter
Backstory: Nobody knows where this troll came from, but he is supposedly the last of his kind.
Skills: Play dirty(+1 melee), BLOOD RAEG(when severely injured, goes berserk, dealing +1 damage) Meatshield (-1 damage taken)
Experience: Melee
Armor: light armor to soak some damage while still being agile.
Inventory: Spiked gloves, 2 silver pieces, Various foodstuffs, whiskey.

[jakeread1]

how many people will you take

[Tarran]

Hey, you didn't tell me about this in your other thread!

Name: Tarran Terra.
Nickname: N/A, use real first name.
Race: Human.
Profession: Slayer of Evil.
Backstory: It is rumored that Tarran is the Avatar of the Earth itself. However, what is known about him is that he hunts demons, violent thugs, and various other monstrosities. He is widely known around the world. He is of unknown age, but appears to be around 20 or so, though some drunks tell stories of him being 159 years old. As if, right? Right? Uh... anyway, it is also rumored that he has an evil twin named Tarren, though those are just rumors. Yeah... rumors...
-Skills
Abilities: Swordmaster: +1 to sword attacks. Holy: +1 to using holy items, -1 to using unholy items. Divinelike: Cannot pray or be servants to gods, cannot be harmed or changed directly by gods, can engage in idle chatter with gods.
Experience: Legendary swordsman.
-Armor
Light steel full plate mail. Golden helm with image of an unknown god's holy icon.
-Inventory
Holy Steel Two-handed sword. Iron shortsword. Golden holy icon of an unknown god (same as on the helm). 6 days worth of rations. 1 very old Silver coin.

Tell me if it's overpowered in any way (I think the sword being holy might be? Or maybe the holy bonus?).

[Mekboy]

Name: Nihilius Vekt
Nickname: Cogs
Race: Human
Profession: Engineer
Appearance: Above average height, longish black hair, almost perpetually oil-stained.
Background: Brought up in a prosperous family, Nihilius has been obsessed with technology for most of his life. Seeing flesh as weak and pitiful compared to the gleeming metal of the machine, he began researching the possibilities of 'improving' his body. The end result of this work was bionic limb replacements. This swiftly got him labelled as a social outcast and he was dis-inherited, forcing him into freelance engineering and occaisional mercenary work.
Skills:
-Abilities: Tinkerer: +1 to rolls to mess about with machinery. Prototype bionics: Both arms, one leg and an eye a have been replaced with bionics, powered by high-energy batteries. Cowardly: -1 to rolls against fear.
-Experience:  Pistols.
-Armour: Armoured longcoat
-Inventory: Backpack, hand cannon, goggles (it isn’t steampunk without goggles!), iron dagger, box o’ tinkerin’ bitz.