Scheduled vote count started by Magoose on Jul 25, 2024 at 12:30 AM, finished with 16 posts and 9 votes.
[X] You chuckled at this obvious display of stupidity. This is the second time within the last few nights some youth tries to rebuke you within your own domain. Modern vampires are even more obnoxious than you care to remember. "Do not presume to lecture me, child." you say in scolding tone, as if speaking to a kid "I wrote the laws you refer to and I can just as easily write new ones. Now tell me, little mouse, was it really a wise move to try and invade the cat's den? It is not every night that dinner comes knocking to my door. I wonder if you fools shall taste as well as the last bunch of idiots, that dared to come to my home uninvited... it seems another lesson is required."
[X] "Do not quote the old laws to me child, I was there when they were written. If anybody wants to have a polite conversation about this they can damn well send me a letter. Until then, if you value your continued existence, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!"
[x] 1° of all I WROTE some of those rules, they were I. Effect because I decided to enforce them MYSELF, that child is NOT a MAGE as we have seem before, he is a "new category" which needs to be studied, preferably by an elder ... Like myself. After all, the information points towards "vampire slain mages" being the "source of this new category of "arcane medium" for lack of a better term.
[X]*Pinch the bridge of your nose and sigh heavily* Why is it that when someone is turned they allow their brain to be the first thing to rot? Those laws you trumpet are a doomed attempt to maintain a status quo that cannot hold. More than that, these children are the offspring of people I considered friends. If you survive this, go back to your precious Elders, and ask them. How far am I willing to go for those that one such as I considers friends? If you choose to continue with this foolishness and do not... well you are the intruders here, and I am merely defending the domain I have claimed and all that is within it.
[X] "Do not quote the old laws to me child, I was there when they were written, in fact who do you think carved them into stone with their own hands hm? If anybody wants to have a polite conversation about this they can damn well send me a letter. Until then, if you value your continued existence, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!"
Scheduled vote count started by Magoose on Jul 31, 2024 at 12:04 PM, finished with 32 posts and 14 votes.
[X] Kick Down the Front Door: The Council apparently wanted your attention. They have it. And will be shown why this is considered A Bad Idea by wiser heads than theirs.
Scheduled vote count started by Magoose on Aug 6, 2024 at 12:49 AM, finished with 13 posts and 10 votes.
[X] "Congratulations, you have my attention," I informed them with a calm rage. I let that sink in while they formulate a response. They managed to pester one of the most ancient and powerful beings on earth enough to get his attention, now what? I let a small smile form as I watch the little archprincess, the ingrate Le Maréchal and... Tim grow to appreciate more and more just what they've done "I would like thank you for providing me with excellent nurishment during the last couple of nights. It is only fair to repay such un unexpected visit with one of my own, so that I may ask you a simple question: has the lesson been learned?"
[X] "Congratulations, you have my attention," I informed them with a calm rage. I let that sink in while they formulate a response. They managed to pester one of the most ancient and powerful beings on earth enough to get his attention, now what? I let a small smile form as I watch the council grow to appreciate more and more just what they've done.
[X] "Congratulations you have my attention." Smile in a manner similar to a predator about to take a bite "Now, which among you decided to strike at one of my few existing friends? Which among you has decided it was worth the risk of rousing me from my enjoyable, quiet retirement?" Look around "Come now, speak up, I may have eternity to wait that doesn't mean my patience is equally infinite."
[X]"I suppose I should have expected this from the two of you but Tim I thought I had mentored you better than this." Look around casually. "Given that the rest of the so-called Council isn't present am I to assume that those appetizers you threw at me were sent via a closed session 'vote'?"
Scheduled vote count started by Magoose on Aug 14, 2024 at 5:15 PM, finished with 18 posts and 8 votes.
[X]What do you begin to train them in?
-[X]Before any training can truly begin, you must find out what they know, how much, and how much you need to correct in their training. Mary and Joshua's parents likely ensured they had a good grounding in the basics, but it never hurts to check. And perhaps see how much or little control Joshua has of his powers. And your third stray... likely will need to be built from the ground up. It's been centuries since you trained up younglings, it'll be interesting to see how much rust you'll need to shake off.
[X] Give them basic training in combat, magic, and politics at least once a week, but otherwise let them have their fun. If they do want additional lessons they're free to pick which of your many skills, or what of your breadth of knowledge, they'd like to learn. Having an ancient tutor gives them options.
-[X] examples: Knowledge of most of recorded history, and much unrecorded, the dark arts, languages, physical combat, much of the non-magical arts, the art of persuasion, supernatural creatures, or underwater basket weaving(Caution recommended: if you're not careful you could run into Sea People.)
[x]write in... Let them be kids but make sure they stay fit trough exercise (sports) and teach then the "vampire rules" (powers and politics) and maybe Branch out to other supernatural stuff. Wait until they are a bit older (a year or 2 ) before "serious training" after all a "loose sanity, leads to madness and mistakes" & "one should have the chance to look back and see happiness even if only for a brief time".
Scheduled vote count started by Magoose on Aug 21, 2024 at 12:45 AM, finished with 12 posts and 8 votes.
[X] School Trouble: Mary has been attracting a lot of unwanted attention at school. With her Amazonian physique starting to show due to the intense training you've been putting her through, along with her natural beauty, she's become the center of attention, though not all of it is positive. Jealousy from both boys and girls has been brewing, manifesting in whispered rumors, stares, and even notes of affection. But what's caught your attention is a threat—an actual, written threat in Old Germanic, the language of the Sea People. Those ancient troublemakers are back, and it looks like they're targeting Mary. This is more than just high school drama; it's a potential threat to her safety and your carefully maintained secrecy.
[X] Paul's Parental Issues: The American Child Protective Services has knocked on your door, claiming they need to take Paul back to his parents. The problem? besides the obvious of them being vampires or vampire adjacent, Paul's parents are abusive, monstrous individuals who treated him as a mere tool—a hunting dog trained to kill and had no desire to care for him, seeing as they left him with you for over a month with no sign of communication. You're not about to let them take him back, not when he's finally starting to heal. This situation calls for a delicate touch of influence, or perhaps a not-so-delicate display of power, to ensure CPS backs off for good and leaves Paul in your care.
Scheduled vote count started by Magoose on Sep 3, 2024 at 11:52 PM, finished with 9 posts and 7 votes.
[X]Write in Strategy Meeting: Call everyone in a strategy meeting around the Sea Folk situation. Gather information and determine the skills of your charge before creating general plan.
[X]Pauls' New Passions: So Paul has been using his own… free time, to start painting. That's wonderful, maybe he can… oh no. why are his eyes whited out? Does he have the bloody sight!?
[X]Begin Training Mary: She needs to begin her training, so that she may complete this challenge without any embarrassment, or worse, loss of her life.
-[X]Rap battling.
