Heimurn Chronicles (No, SV, you're a young valkyrie in the middle of a bizarre and dangerous journey)

Teloch · Aug 16, 2017

your team of lunatics so far

Lucifina (aka you, aka Lu, aka Lucy, aka Sparkling, aka Gosling)

Race: the new nameless humanoid species
Gender: Female
Age: biological - around 21 in human years; actual(?) - almost half a year (?).
Background: protege of a natural science scholar, unknown origins
Status: Healthy

Perk(s):
"Follow the white cat" - you have a moody guiding spirit at your side who can boost your spirit aspect advancement should you get on its better side (+1 spirit arcane charge point after passing hard charisma attribute check (18)), expect its occasional interference.

"No one is an island" - you get 1 + n bonus to all social influence skills and CHA rolls when applied to teammates, where n is the number of steps of the target's affection tier beyond neutral (applies to both positive and negative affection dimensions). Additionally, get +3 to the mentioned bonuses if Amalia is around and can provide quick advice. Passive effect: unearth more insights on followers.

"It's in my blood" - you get a permanent +1 bonus to Intelligence and +1 to arcane skill. Actions that train arcane aspects have a 1/6 chance to double the yields unless the base earning equals or exceeds one full level. You are more prone to magic-related actions and thoughts. You might find it harder to resist the allure of magic in some situations.

Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	9		9	4
Constitution	16		16	11
Mobility	10	(+2 cond.)	10 (12 cond.)	5 (7 cond.)
Perception	11		11	6
Coordination	14		14	9
Micromotorics	13		13	8
Intellect	18(+1/3)		18	13
Wisdom	17		17	12
Charisma	20		20	15
Luck	4		4	4
Misfortune	2		2	2

Skill	Attribute value	Learned value	Modified value	Dice bonus
Melee combat	1	4		5
Ranged combat	2			2
Arcane skill	7	7	(+1 cnd.day)	14 (15 cnd.day)
Defense	3	4	1 (+2 cnd.w.)	8 (10 cnd.w.)
Objects usage	2			2
Mounted combat	3			3
Willpower	7	1		8
Balance	2		(+2 cnd.w.)	2 (4 cnd.w.)
Sneaking	3			3
Reconnaissance	5	1		6
Persuasion	10	2		12
Intimidation	6			6
Haggle	7			7
Performance	8			8
Seduction	8			8
Geography lore	7	2		9
Nature lore	7	1		8
Arcane lore	7	5		12
Social and cultural lore	9	2		11
Craft lore	7	2		9
Lingual lore	9			9
Daily craft	6	2		8
Pharma and treatment	7	3		10
Weaponsmithing	4			4
Armorsmithing	6			6
Tailoring	7	2		9
Art	7			7
Artificery	6	1		7
Burglary	5			5
Huntsmanship	4			4
Alchemy	7			7
Sorcery	7			7

Flight and wing-related traits

Wings skill level	13
Flight mastery level	advanced
Normal speed	above average, can forcefully accelerate to considerably fast
Maximum range	considerably far, anywhere up to twenty-eight kilometers.
Maximum height	considerably high (up to 250 meters)
Maximum extra lifting weight	low (10 kg)
Balance	above average, withstands weather and can try to regain without landing
Launching surfaces	solid grounds
Air feats	diving, gliding, hovering, thrusting, basic aerial spellcasting
Land feats	dodge extra propulsion, posing, enhanced balance, enhanced surface acceleration, shielding with wings

#1) Thaumaturgy level 7 (6/7 to level 8):

You can sense the activity of the entropic aspects within ~1000 meters radius, and unusual concentration/malfunction of other aspects within ~200 meters radius.
You have gained the permanent +1 bonus to constitution
You have gained the permanent +1 bonus to wisdom
You regain mental strengths a little bit faster during the daytime.
Using thaumaturgy during the daytime requires less mental and physical effort.,
You can allegedly see prophetic dreams
You can temporarily nullify magic in ~30 meters radius or in a 45 meters-long 30' cone a few times a day, or emit an anti-magic field up to ~15 meters radius a few times a day.
you can temporarily amplify the aspects power around you once a day
you can temporarily amplify or suppress the aspects power of a target up to two times a day
You can try to scan surrounding areas for traces of planar breaching with very high odds to succeed and sense the short residue of extraplanar entities.
You can conjure light on the basic level (sparks, flashes, rays)
You can shape light on the basic level (flash explosions, molding into orbs, luminal barriers, luminal domes, wedges of solidified light, sparks strike)
You passively gain +1 to arcane skill when exposed to the sun but also get -1 to arcane skill at night AND in dark places.

#2) Spirit level 7:

You are able of an advanced Nether-realm vision
You can assess the memory traces of objects and entities via nether-realm vision and tactile contact
You can sense soul sparks in ~75 meters radius
You can sense the sparks of the living, undead, minor spiritual beings, bound spirits, phantasms, genius loci, and some other spirits
You can sense concentrations of the Limbus energies, the thickness of the barrier, and traces of spirits from the material plane
You have gained the permanent +1 bonus to perception
You have gained the permanent +1 bonus to wisdom
You can scan the target's soul characteristics and receive advanced-depth results
You can try to smite a spirit
You can try to disperse a spirit
You can try to temporarily bind or scare off a singular lesser spiritual being
You can communicate with discovered spiritual beings

#3) ~Open affinity slot~

Your journal, a comfortable set of clothes, a plain dress, a custom-made set of lightened composite armor, an arming sword ("Holly"), a high-quality rondel ("Mercy"), a decorative blue ribbon, a silver necktie with a bounded spirit, superb leather harness.

Capable of crudely repairing clothes, making basic tailoring items like belts and patches, and producing low-effort/cost items like stuffed toys. Capable of applying first aid to prevent bleeding. Knows how to make and disinfect bandageware.

Ulren Kyres (aka Ren, aka Mountain boy)

Race: Bhiroth
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Background: mercenary, former soldier, outcast
Status: Healthy

Perk(s):
"Not on my watch, not again" - shields Lucy from considerable harm in combat situations at own expense.

"I promise you that" - when in the same group as Lucifina, will make the second set of saving rolls to avoid critical health conditions.

"Odd kind of friendship" - when Ulren and Sephorah are fighting crowd-controllable enemies (not giants, flying creatures, etc.) in the same team, the one who makes the lowest total offensive or defensive score out of two can reroll that offensive or defensive roll set (only the highest score counts).

Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	21	+1	22	17
Constitution	21	+1	22	17
Mobility	14	-1	13	8
Perception	12		12	7
Coordination	15		15	10
Micromotorics	13		13	8
Intellect	14		14	9
Wisdom	18		18	13
Charisma	9		9	4
Luck	2		2	2
Misfortune	2		2	2

Skill	Attribute value	Learned value	Modified value	Total value / Dice bonus
Melee combat	9	9		18
Ranged combat	5	5		10
Arcane skill	6			6
Defense	10	10		20
Objects usage	6	3		9
Mounted combat	8			8
Willpower	6		-3	3
Balance	7			7
Sneaking	4		-5	-1
Reconnaissance	5	4		9
Persuasion	4			4
Intimidation	9			9
Haggle	3			3
Performance	3			3
Seduction	5			5
Geography lore	6	5		11
Nature lore	6	3		9
Arcane lore	6			6
Social and cultural lore	5			5
Craft lore	6	6		12
Lingual lore	5			5
Daily craft	6	4		10
Pharma and treatment	5	2		7
Weaponsmithing	6	6		12
Armorsmithing	6	6		12
Tailoring	3			3
Art	4			4
Artificery	5	7		12
Burglary	4			4
Huntsmanship	5	2		7
Alchemy	6			6
Sorcery	6			6

Unknown, but he demonstrated feats of great balance, stability, and hardiness. Perhaps, he might have an undiscovered arcane aspect bound.

A very worn half-plate armor set, worn set of clothes, a glaive, mechanical mace with spare heads, heater shield, hand crossbow, one quiver of bolts, enchanted amulet (+1 STR +1 CON - MOB)

Semi-proficient in the daily craft. Adept in smithing (martial-level weapons and armor). Proficient in artificiery (lesser contraptions). Expert in picking/maintaining war gear, and capable of minor mechanical upgrades of such. Knows the basics of hunting and skinning.

Sephorah of house Terphor (aka Seph, aka Sephie, aka Princess)

Race: Daeva
Gender: Female
Age: Adult
Background: Rosaline's agent, former slave, voluntary expatriate.
Status: Healthy

Perk(s):

"Odd kind of friendship" - when Ulren and Sephorah are fighting crowd-controllable enemies (not giants, flying creatures, etc.) in the same team, the one who makes the lowest total offensive or defensive score out of two can reroll that offensive or defensive roll set (only the highest score counts).

Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	15		15	10
Constitution	15		15	10
Mobility	16		16	11
Perception	14		14	9
Coordination	18		18	13
Micromotorics	12		12	7
Intellect	14		14	9
Wisdom	12		12	7
Charisma	18		18	13
Luck	2		2	2
Misfortune	2		2	2

Skill	Attribute value	Learned value	Modified value	Total value / Dice bonus
Melee combat	7	6	1	14
Ranged combat	4			4
Arcane skill	4			4
Defense	6	5	2	13
Objects usage	4	5		9
Mounted combat	7			7
Willpower	4			4
Balance	8	8		16
Sneaking	7	8		15
Reconnaissance	4	4		8
Persuasion	6	5		11
Intimidation	7			7
Haggle	6	2		8
Performance	6	7		13
Seduction	8	7		15
Geography lore	4			4
Nature lore	4			4
Arcane lore	4			4
Social and cultural lore	5	6		11
Craft lore	3			3
Lingual lore	5			5
Daily craft	3	2		5
Pharma and treatment	4			4
Weaponsmithing	4			4
Armorsmithing	4			4
Tailoring	5			5
Art	5			5
Artificery	3			3
Burglary	4	6		10
Huntsmanship	6			6
Alchemy	4			4
Sorcery	4			4

Unknown if any. No signs of her having seeds of arcane aspects bound so far.

A set of clothes and undergarments, a superb set of compositive medium armor (manticore materials), a superb leather harness for bags and tools, a qualitative longsword "Ember", a parrying dagger, a quiver of tossing knives, a kit with burglar's tools.

You suspect she's incapable of legal manual labor aside from the bare basics of daily routines.

Karl Norskov (aka Mage, aka 'that' mage)

Race: Human (unknown heritage)
Gender: Male
Age: appears to be in the late thirties to early forties
Background: elementalist mage, major arcane enthusiast, disowned son of a noble family.
Status: Healthy

Perk(s):

"Old habits die hard" - when making an offensive arcane skill roll in combat and getting less or equal to four, reroll it (only the highest score counts). This perk also applies to combat rounds where Karl makes an arcane skill roll only for the defensive score.

Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	11		11	6
Constitution	11		11	6
Mobility	11		11	6
Perception	13		13	8
Coordination	10		10	5
Micromotorics	16		16	11
Intellect	20		20	15
Wisdom	16		16	11
Charisma	14		14	9
Luck	2		2	2
Misfortune	2		2	2

Skill	Attribute value	Learned value	Modified value	Total value / Dice bonus
Melee combat	1			1
Ranged combat	4			4
Arcane skill	8	9		17
Defense	1	2		3
Objects usage	5	5		10
Mounted combat	2			2
Willpower	7	6	-2	11
Balance	1			1
Sneaking	2			2
Reconnaissance	6			6
Persuation	7			7
Intimidation	2			2
Haggle	5	1		6
Performance	6			6
Seduction	3			3
Geography lore	7			7
Nature lore	7			7
Arcane lore	7	9		16
Social and cultural lore	8	5		13
Craft lore	8			8
Lingual lore	8	7		15
Daily craft	8			8
Pharma and treatment	9			9
Weaponsmithing	7			7
Armorsmithing	7			7
Tailorng	8			8
Art	6			6
Artificery	8			8
Burglary	7			7
Huntsmanship	3			3
Alchemy	9			9
Sorcery	8	3		11

#1) Conflagration and radiation level 7:

You have gained the permanent +1 bonus to strength.
You have gained the permanent +1 bonus to intellect.
Your casting in dry weather or nearby fire sources amplifies pyromancy.
You can regain mental strengths faster near the heat sources.
You can sense and read the heat sources in a vast area.
You can channel the arcane powers to temporarily amplify own physical strength.
Your spellcasting uses both mental and physical strengths or the varying proportions of such.
You can temporarily infuse objects (including tools and weapons) with pyromancy powers.
You can conjure heat on the intermediate level (sufficient to melt iron)
You can suppress and channel heat on the intermediate level (rays, waves, charges, orbs, tactile)
You passively gain +1 to arcane skill for every 3 points of STR above 10. This trait also applies -1 penalty to arcane skill for every 2 points of STR below 10. Does not apply in the case of arcane self-empowerment.

A worn set of travel clothes, a backpack, a grimoire (or a diary), an old pocket chornometer with a chain, an intricate smoking pipe

None you know about

Amalia Brant (aka Lia)

Race: Human (Eastlander)
Gender: Female
Age: Young adult
Background: Former maidservant
Status: Healthy

Perk(s):
"Shipper on deck" - +3 To all social skill rolls against the companions with positive affection levels (neutrality affection level excluded). If previously gossiped with about other characters that she knows, can provide a one-time boost of +3 to all types of social interaction skill rolls to the requester.

Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	12		12	7
Constitution	15		15	10
Mobility	11		11	6
Perception	16		16	11
Coordination	12		12	7
Micromotorics	18		18	13
Intellect	12		12	7
Wisdom	20		20	15
Charisma	11		11	6
Luck	2		2	2
Misfortune	2		2	2

Skill	Attribute value	Learned value	Modified value	Total value / Dice bonus
Melee combat	2			2
Ranged combat	7	3		10
Arcane skill	5			5
Defense	4	1		5
Objects usage	7	3		10
Mounted combat	4			4
Willpower	8	3		11
Balance	2			2
Sneaking	4			4
Reconnaissance	7			7
Persuasion	5			5
Intimidation	4			4
Haggle	5	4		9
Performance	6			6
Seduction	3			3
Geography lore	8	2		10
Nature lore	8			8
Arcane lore	8			8
Social and cultural lore	6	2		8
Craft lore	8	3		11
Lingual lore	6			6
Daily craft	8	10		18
Pharma and treatment	7			7
Weaponsmithing	6			6
Armorsmithing	6			6
Tailoring	5	9		14
Art	7	3		10
Artificery	8			8
Burglary	7			7
Huntsmanship	7			7
Alchemy	7			7
Sorcery	6			6

Uknown if any

Leather camisole of fair quality, compositive crossbow, a quiver of bolts, a bag of small tools, a rucksack, a set of road clothes, a plain cloak, a knife, a belt water bag.

Master of daily craft and inventory management. Fairly good cook (specializes in fried snacks) and knows how to correctly ration different foods. Good tailor, capable of qualitative repair of clothes and production of professional effort/materials goods like suits and dresses. Her designs lean towards practicality rather than fanciness.

Isaac

Race: Human (unknown heritage)
Gender: Male
Age: Young adult
Background: Healer apprentice
Status: Healthy

Perk(s):
"We are of one blood" - Any non-hostile actions towards animals or beast folk have +4 bonus to attributes or skill rolls. Can use WIS instead of CHA for interactions with animals and beast folk (aka empathetic approach).

Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	13		13	8
Constitution	15		15	10
Mobility	12		12	7
Perception	14		14	9
Coordination	10		10	5
Micromotorics	17		17	12
Intellect	15		15	10
Wisdom	14		14	9
Charisma	7		7	2
Luck	2		2	2
Misfortune	2		2	2

Skill	Attribute value	Learned value	Modified value	Total value / Dice bonus
Melee combat	2		-5	-3
Ranged combat	5		-5	0
Arcane skill	6	6		12
Defense	4	1		5
Objects usage	6		-5	1
Mounted combat	3		-7	-4
Willpower	5	7		12
Balance	2			2
Sneaking	2			2
Reconnaissance	5			5
Persuasion	1			1
Intimidation	3			3
Haggle	1			1
Performance	2			2
Seduction	1			1
Geography lore	5			5
Nature lore	5	2		7
Arcane lore	5	5		10
Social and cultural lore	3			3
Craft lore	6			6
Lingual lore	3			3
Daily craft	6	3		9
Pharma and treatment	6	7		13
Weaponsmithing	6			6
Armorsmithing	7			7
Tailoring	5			5
Art	4			4
Artificery	7			7
Burglary	7			7
Huntsmanship	3			3
Alchemy	6			6
Sorcery	5			5

#1) Body level 5:

You can sense breathing and blood pulse of living entities in ~100 meters radius.
You gain the permanent +1 bonus to constitution.
You gain the permanent +1 bonus to charisma
You can scan the detailed physiological state of a target in many details including sicknesses, inflammations, as well as the state of physical integrity.
You can make an attempt for a minuscule boost of the physical performance of oneself or a target at the cost of own mental strengths.
You can accelerate the metabolism (and so, often times, the recovery from ailments or traumas) of living creatures at the cost of own mental and physical strengths.
You can try to numb the minor pain of a target living creature at the cost of both mental and physical strengths or share it with yourself with the low transference loss ratio

A robe with a hood, a bag with bandages and medications, an old iron amulet, a belt with tincures

Good at applying and synthesizing remedies. Capable of providing first and complex medical aid. Has some skills in inventory management.

Jorgen Ostgard (aka Jory, aka Craven)

Race: Human (Lyflander?)
Gender: Male
Age: Young adult
Background: Alchemist assistant
Status: Healthy


Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	11		11	6
Constitution	11		11	6
Mobility	12		12	7
Perception	18		18	13
Coordination	12		12	7
Micromotorics	15		15	10
Intellect	16		16	11
Wisdom	13		13	8
Charisma	9		9	4
Luck	2		2	2
Misfortune	2		2	2

Skill	Attribute value	Learned value	Modified value	Total value / Dice bonus
Melee combat	2			2
Ranged combat	6	1		7
Arcane skill	5			5
Defense	2			2
Objects usage	6	4		10
Mounted combat	3			3
Willpower	6			6
Balance	2			2
Sneaking	5	4		9
Reconnaissance	7	5		12
Persuation	2			2
Intimidation	1			1
Haggle	3			3
Performance	2			2
Seduction	1			1
Geography lore	6			6
Nature lore	6	4		10
Arcane lore	6	3		9
Social and cultural lore	4			4
Craft lore	5	6		11
Lingual lore	4			4
Daily craft	5	3		8
Pharma and treatment	6			6
Weaponsmithing	5			5
Armorsmithing	5			5
Tailoring	5			5
Art	3			3
Artificery	6			6
Burglary	7			7
Huntsmanship	6			6
Alchemy	6	6		12
Sorcery	6			6

Unknown if any

A robe with a hood, a traveling cane, a bag with small instruments, a belt with glasses, a rucksack

Good at synthesizing remedies or other compounds from both organic and inorganic ingredients. Fairly good at understanding how chemistry works and has an eye for experimentation. Capable of locating and recognizing substances. Has basic skills in inventory management and knows a thing or two about craftworks.

General condition: High morale, everyone's healthy, two weeks worth of food supplies, sufficiently-budgeted, low on alchemic reagents.
Money: 1081 Talers
Food: 82 food units (9 full days of sustenance on Bloom 28)
Food consumption: 8.5 food units per day

Lucifina - 1
Ulren - 2
Sephorah - 1.5
Karl - 1
Amalia - 1
Isaac -1
Jory - 1
Mount(s) - n/a (pasturing season)

Medication: 5 medicine units
Alchemy stash: 4 reagent units, 5 blank alchemical basis compounds (crafting boosters & subsidizes)

Free stash space: up to 130 kg

1 Incindiary bomb (great)
1 Regeneration potion (superb)
1 Regeneration potion (weak)
1 Stimulator/painkiller potion (weak)
1 Potion of momentum (Temp: +3 STR +3 SPD +3 COOR - 1 INT - 1 WIS - 1 CHA) (standard)

A bundle of books from Dalgaard's library, Yvie's ulchaar (Morinth's parcel)

Mounts: 1 workhorse (Softie)
Team's reputation:
Kheree hunters (Tevon-Talab militia) - CELEBRATED
The Lyf Kingdom (Lyflanders) - WELCOMED
Eastern Freelanders (Baathorians) - CELEBRATED
Central Freelanders (Tevons) - UNKNOWN
Western Freelanders (Ertanghalians) - UNKNOWN
Nyth-Rhathon (Bhiroths) - UNKNOWN?
Olfadir (Westlanders) - UNKNOWN?

Ship-o-meter

Lucifina

Ulren

Sephorah

Karl

Amalia

Isaac

Jorgen

Lucifina

X

Devotion (96)

Comradery (82)

Amiability (12)

Friendship (70)

Sympathy (44)

Neutrality (10)

Ulren

Devotion (96)

X

Friendship (58)

Amiability (13)

Sympathy (38)

Amiability (20)

Neutrality (4)

Sephorah

Comradery (82)

Friendship (58)

X

Suspicion (-11)

Sympathy (34)

Amiability (16)

Neutrality (0)

Karl

Amiability (12)

Amiability (13)

Suspicion (-11)

X

Neutrality (9)

Amiability (13)

Amiability (14)

Amalia

Friendship (70)

Sympathy (38)

Sympathy (34)

Neutrality (9)

X

Sympathy (47)

Sympathy (32)

Isaac

Sympathy (44)

Amiability (20)

Amiability (16)

Amiability (13)

Sympathy (47)

X

Friendship (51)

Jorgen

Neutrality (10)

Neutrality (4)

Neutrality (0)

Amiability (14)

Sympathy (32)

Friendship (51)

X

Tier	Relative numeric scale	Description
Devotion	91 to 100	You would likely self-sacrifice for each other if necessary
Comradery	71 to 90	You are deeply loyal to each other
Friendship	51 to 70	You have each other's trust
Sympathy	31 to 50	You have common interests, views, or simply find each other nice
Amiability	11 to 30	You are polite and good-willing toward each other
Neutrality	-10 to 10	You are strangers or largely indifferent towards each other
Suspicion	-11 to -30	You question each other's views and values
Distaste	-31 to -50	You avoid and distrust each other, but remain rational
Intolerance	-51 to -70	You dislike and disrespect each other
Scorn	-71 to -90	You avert and loathe each other, even if irrationally
Hatred	-91 to -100	You are at each other's throats

Pyro Hawk · Aug 18, 2017

Suggestion @ConfusedPotato ... Use some goddamn spoilers! You almost doubled the height of the page with those

And if you do throw them in spoilers, perhaps you could separate them and number them?

That said, I like the fourth from the bottom the most personally.

LucidProp · Aug 18, 2017

ConfusedPotato said:
Ideas:

I'm partial to these three. The colors are just wonderful.

That said, please spoiler the post.

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

*puts a half-emptied cup o' bleach back on a table*
*grossly wipes his mouth with an imaginary sleeve*
*coughs theatrically*

Oh, thy mighty @Hannz, the dweller of bohemian pits, we seeketh for thou generous contributions!

I will give it a try myself, but not from my work PC. I believe that our system administrators are already defecating bricks when monitoring the resources where I waste the corporate traffic, but I don't want my web surfing to become the reason of their heart strokes.

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

@ConfusedPotato
It's okay to be confused, we'll help you.

http://i.imgur.com/ZrEL3XV.png

LucidProp · Aug 18, 2017

Teloch said:
Oh, thy mighty @Hannz, the dweller of bohemian pits, we seeketh for thou generous contributions!

Oh, aren't you just the most adorable thing!

I feel like since the race is "Celestial", we should go for the classic Angel look. Plenty of white, and kind and benevolent. However, we could also have Dragon Wings and since anime characters with Wings like Peacock Feathers are hard to find, I think I'll settle for the Draconic look or at least something a bit less generic.

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

Hannz said:
However, we could also have Dragon Wings

*hastily hides the copy of "The lusty argonian maid vol2"*

Anyway, a little reminder that the anime style is not mandatory, and the realm is kinda too grimdark for exaggeratingly stereotypical angel lasses.

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

Alright, here's the results of my 26 minutes-long digging of pinterest

@ConfusedPotato just, please, hide your links in the way I did in this post. Gotta keep the thread tidy, you know.

Raptor580 · Aug 18, 2017

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

Now thinking of it, I'd vote for that one too.
Shame I can't vote

ConfusedPotato · Aug 18, 2017

Some more angel pics:

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

Aight, we have enough to make a shortlist

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

"What are you peeking at? Never seen a..."

As you attempted to form a stinging question originally addressed to the pudgy avian via your inner voice, your flow of thought has stumbled over a sudden logical misconception. You realized two things: you yourself are oblivious to your own nature, and never before have you experienced this existence.

These realizations made your eyes widen, and then, your heart began to beat like a row of war drums, with the blood banging on your temples like an entire festival of blacksmiths in the heat of competition. The winter's crispy night air has burnt your lungs like bellows that heat a forge, the light of the stars pierced your sight like thousand of needles. All these perceptions - the sensations that seem to belong to a newly-born being - intimidated you to the level of primordial, instinctive panic. You fell on your back, wriggling wildly, shrieking loudly, and helplessly crawling in the snow, like a larva that was struck by the ruthless gaze of the Sun.

Your feathery 'friend', however, observed this oddly theatrical scene with the composure worthy of a judge. All it did, was slowly bobbling its head and hooting rather questioningly. Perhaps, this was the best way for it to convey the "are you stupid?" question. Alas, you were way too busy, reflexing your inner tensions and shock into the winter night ambiance to socialize with pudgy eared birds, and so its "question" remained utterly ignored.

Regardless of your undoubtedly expressive act of greeting this realm, you began to adapt to the senses surrounding you. Perhaps, you just wasted too many strengths, or maybe you have plainly grew bored acting like a terrified toddler, but eventually, your vitals and perceptions normalized. You were still there - somewhere in the woods, in the realm that you knew nothing about, and so the best option at the time was to play the cards you've been given and to assess the situation.

Once the thought suggesting that additional inspection might be in order flashed through your mind, you stood up and turned all of your focus to the only object in your possession: your body. You slowly inspected your arms, noticing just how delicate they are. Shifted the weight in your hips, registering that you have a relatively high center of mass, situated below two springy - and so funny - сonvexities strapped to what seemed to be your frontal side. You have also surrendered to the itchiness originating from the middle section of your rear, sliding your finger against that part of your body, and discovering that there is something tightly pressed to your back. This something felt soft and smooth to therouch as if made of small yet resilient particles. You finally looked at your "interlocutor" and deduced that the thing you've touched might be something akin to the body surface of this critter. Is it why it found you interesting that not annoying you would be a day wasted? Eh... you are too busy discovering yourself!

Once you have finished palming your bits, you decided to concentrate on the feelings your body was recasting back to you and the more necessary details such as what was situated near your optics. Even though the sensations were new to you conceptually and empirically, you managed to come to some conclusions about who you are now.
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Select the core archetype

[] Strong archetype

CORE ATTRIBUTES
Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	18		18	8
Constitution	15		15	5
Mobility	12		12	2
Perception	10		10	-
Coordination	13		13	3
Micromotorics	10		10	-
Intellect	14		14	4
Wisdom	10	-9	1	-9
Charisma	13		13	3
Luck	4		4	4
Misfortune	2		2	2

SKILLS
Skill	Attribute value	Learnt value	Modified value	Dice bonus
Melee combat	6			6
Ranged combat	3			3
Arcane skill	4			4
Defence	6			6
Objects usage	3			3
Mounted combat	5			5
Willpower	4			4
Balance	5			5
Sneaking	2			2
Reconnaissance	-2			-2
Persuation	-			-
Intimidation	6			6
Haggle	-			-
Performance	-			-
Seduction	4			4
Geography lore	-3			-3
Nature lore	-3			-3
Arcane lore	-3			-3
Social and cultural lore	-2			-2
Craft lore	-3			-3
Lingual lore	-2			-2
Daily craft	-2			-2
Pharma and treatment	-			-
Weaponsmithing	4			4
Armorsmithing	3			3
Tailorng	2			2
Art	-1			-1
Artificery	-1			-1
Burglary	2			2
Huntsmanship	-1			-1
Alchemy	-1			-1
Sorcery	-1			-1

[] Agile archetype

CORE ATTRIBUTES
Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	12		12	2
Constitution	12		12	2
Mobility	12		12	2
Perception	16		16	6
Coordination	14		14	4
Micromotorics	12		12	2
Intellect	14		14	4
Wisdom	10	-9	1	-9
Charisma	13		13	3
Luck	4		4	4
Misfortune	2		2	2

SKILLS
Skill	Attribute value	Learnt value	Modified value	Dice bonus
Melee combat	3			3
Ranged combat	5			5
Arcane skill	4			4
Defence	3			3
Objects usage	3			3
Mounted combat	5			5
Willpower	5			5
Balance	4			4
Sneaking	5			5
Reconnaissance	1			1
Persuation	-			-
Intimidation	3			3
Haggle	2			2
Performance	-			-
Seduction	4			4
Geography lore	-1			-1
Nature lore	-1			-1
Arcane lore	-1			-1
Social and cultural lore	-2			-2
Craft lore	-2			-2
Lingual lore	-2			-2
Daily craft	-1			-1
Pharma and treatment	1			1
Weaponsmithing	3			3
Armorsmithing	3			3
Tailorng	3			3
Art	-			-
Artificery	-			-
Burglary	4			4
Huntsmanship	2			2
Alchemy	-			-
Sorcery	-			-

[] Intelligent archetype

CORE ATTRIBUTES
Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	8		8	-2
Constitution	12		12	2
Mobility	10		10	-
Perception	12		12	2
Coordination	10		10	-
Micromotorics	13		13	3
Intellect	20		20	10
Wisdom	14	-9	5	-5
Charisma	16		16	6
Luck	4		4	4
Misfortune	2		2	2

SKILLS
Skill	Attribute value	Learnt value	Modified value	Dice bonus
Melee combat	-1			-1
Ranged combat	1			1
Arcane skill	7			7
Defence	1			1
Objects usage	1			1
Mounted combat	-			-
Willpower	7			7
Balance	-			-
Sneaking	1			1
Reconnaissance	2			2
Persuation	4			4
Intimidation	3			3
Haggle	3			3
Performance	3			3
Seduction	4			4
Geography lore	2			2
Nature lore	2			2
Arcane lore	2			2
Social and cultural lore	3			3
Craft lore	2			2
Lingual lore	3			3
Daily craft	3			3
Pharma and treatment	5			5
Weaponsmithing	5			5
Armorsmithing	6			6
Tailorng	7			7
Art	3			3
Artificery	4			4
Burglary	6			6
Huntsmanship	-			-
Alchemy	4			4
Sorcery	4			4

[] Charismatic archetype

CORE ATTRIBUTES
Attributes	Base value	Modified value	Total value	Dice bonus
Strength	8		8	-2
Constitution	14		14	4
Mobility	10		10	-
Perception	10		10	-
Coordination	13		13	3
Micromotorics	13		13	3
Intellect	15		15	5
Wisdom	12	-9	3	-7
Charisma	20		20	10
Luck	4		4	4
Misfortune	2		2	2

SKILLS
Skill	Attribute value	Learnt value	Modified value	Dice bonus
Melee combat	-			-
Ranged combat	1			1
Arcane skill	5			5
Defence	2			2
Objects usage	2			2
Mounted combat	1			1
Willpower	4			4
Balance	1			1
Sneaking	2			2
Reconnaissance	-1			-1
Persuation	4			4
Intimidation	5			5
Haggle	4			4
Performance	5			5
Seduction	7			7
Geography lore	-1			-1
Nature lore	-1			-1
Arcane lore	-1			-1
Social and cultural lore	1			1
Craft lore	-1			-1
Lingual lore	1			1
Daily craft	1			1
Pharma and treatment	2			2
Weaponsmithing	3			3
Armorsmithing	5			5
Tailorng	6			6
Art	3			3
Artificery	2			2
Burglary	4			4
Huntsmanship	-			-
Alchemy	2			2
Sorcery	2			2

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Read the descriptions of the aspects and distribute three bonus points

Thaumaturgy is considered the "core" or the "divine" sort of magic. So far, only rare humans were able to somewhat practice it, which granted them the status of "saints" and "wonder workers". Thaumaturgy organizes all other aspects, serves as the core device of the magical system, and also operates through the light.

Level 1:
- The affiliated can sense activity of the entropic aspects within ~200 meters radius, and unusual concentration/malfunction of other aspects in ~50 meters radius.
Level 2: Level 1 bonuses plus:
- The affiliated gains the permanent +1 bonus to wisdom
- The affiliated regains mental strengths little bit faster during the daytime.
Level 3: Level 2 bonuses plus:
- The affiliated can once per a day temporarily nullify magic in ~30 meters radius
- The affiliated can try to scan surrounding area for traces of planar breaching with low odds to succeed

The mind magic - the magic that manipulates, manages, and disrupts the mental processes and capacities of living (and not only) beings. Obviously, the target must be capable of higher thinking and rational processing to be afflicted by this domain

Level 1:
- The affiliated can sense higher mental activity and its potency in ~25 meters radius
Level 2: Level 1 plus:
- The affiliated gains the permanent +1 bonus to intellect
- The affiliated can try to read the thoughts including inner voice of a singular target
Level 3: Level 2 plus:
- The affiliated can try to convey an echo of their inner voice to their target
- The affiliated can try to clear the thoughts process of their target with some odds to succeed

The body aspect is about all things organic. It senses, manipulates, restores, and disrupts the vital processes of targets, be it the caster or another subject. Body aspect teaches the affiliated to understand the weave of life and its mechanics (read: biology and physiology)

Level 1:
- The affiliated can sense heartbeats of living entities in ~50 meters radius
Level 2: Level 1 plus:
- The affiliated gains the permanent +1 bonus to constitution
- The affiliated can scan the detailed physical state of a target in minor details
Level 3: Level 2 plus:
- The affiliated can attempt to boost the physical performance of oneself or a target slightly in exchange of mental stamina

The emotion aspect governs the domain of basic instincts and unconscious reactions to exterior stimuli. The target must not necessarily possess the ability of higher thinking to be afflicted, it just needs to have core instincts.

Level 1:
- The affiliated can sense sparks of strong emotions in ~50 meters radius
Level 2: Level 1 plus:
- The affiliated gains the permanent +1 bonus to charisma
- The affiliated can try to scan the emotional state of their singular target
Level 3: Level 2 plus:
- The affiliated can try to temporarily dampen the emotions of their singular target
- The affiliated can try to temporarily fan the emotions of their singular target

The spirit aspect governs the domain of existing beings, also called the "soul sparks". It can sense, affect, and manipulate anything that has a soul or that was unnaturally devoided of it.

Level 1:
- The affiliated can sense souls of the living and minor spiritual beings in ~25 meters radius
Level 2: Level 1 plus:
- The affiliated gains the permanent +1 bonus to perception
- The affiliated can scan their target's soul characteristics
Level 3: Level 2 plus:
- The affiliated can try to temporarily bind or scare off a singular lesser spiritual being
- The affiliated can try to communicate with discovered spiritual beings with some odds to succeed

One point - one level

[] The first bonus point goes to the Thaumaturgy aspect
[] The first bonus point goes to the Mind aspect
[] The first bonus point goes to the Body aspect
[] The first bonus point goes to the Emotion aspect
[] The first bonus point goes to the Spirit aspect
[] The first bonus point is traded for +1 Luck

[] The second bonus point goes to the Thaumaturgy aspect
[] The second bonus point goes to the Mind aspect
[] The second bonus point goes to the Body aspect
[] The second bonus point goes to the Emotion aspect
[] The second bonus point goes to the Spirit aspect
[] The second bonus point is traded for +1 Luck

[] The third bonus point goes to the Thaumaturgy aspect
[] The third bonus point goes to the Mind aspect
[] The third bonus point goes to the Body aspect
[] The third bonus point goes to the Emotion aspect
[] The third bonus point goes to the Spirit aspect
[] The third bonus point is traded for +1 Luck

There will be opportunities to learn the aspects from the scratch (unless you DO take three various aspects at this very stage), so there is no need to spread all points to cover as many disciplines as possible.

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Choose the appearance

[] Appearance #1

[] Appearance #2

[] Appearance #3

[] Appearance #4

[] Appearance #5

You have 36 hours to vote

Raptor580 · Aug 18, 2017

[x]Plan this is happening.

[x] Strong archetype
[x] The first bonus point goes to the Mind Aspect
[x] The second bonus point goes to the Body Aspect
[x] The third bonus point goes to the Emotion aspect

[x] Appearance #1

Hex123 · Aug 18, 2017

[x]Talk our way out of anything

[x] Charismatic archetype
[x] The first bonus point goes to the Mind aspect
[x] The second bonus point goes to the Emotion aspect
[x] The third bonus point goes to the Emotion aspect

[x] Appearance #4

LucidProp · Aug 18, 2017

Only Appearance 4 is good here. 1 has weird clothes, 2 has a oversized sword/lanve thing, 3 way too indecent for me to take seriously, and 5's colors just don't match.

[X] Appearance #4

Pyro Hawk · Aug 18, 2017

[X] The Angel from Above
-[X] Charismatic archetype
-[X] The first bonus point goes to the Thaumaturgy aspect
-[X] The second bonus point goes to the Spirit aspect
-[X] The third bonus point goes to the Spirit aspect
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[X] Appearance #3

EDIT: Changed my vote to something slightly different below.

The only archetype that I do not want to win is the Strong... Other than that, it's basically level.

As for the Aspects... Well, first of all, Thaumaturgy helps offset our horrible Wisdom... and it's really rare... So valuable... Plus, it's something that has some very interesting leads to follow up on... By which I mean, temporarily disrupting magic at a low level? The ability to detect planar breaching?

As for Spirit... I'll admit, partially that's because we typically associate 'Angels' with the Soul/Divine... But also, I'm interested to see just what is defined as 'possessing a soul'...

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

Pyro Hawk said:
As for the Aspects... Well, first of all, Thaumaturgy helps offset our horrible Wisdom...

Well, the PC has the natural degree of wisdom. The problem is that she's de-facto about an hour old, so she might need to gain some knowledge about the ways the world works. Learning languages might be a good start since she knows none.

Teloch · Aug 18, 2017

@Hannz
Erm... you forgot the numbers and points. Give the girl some meats

giodan · Aug 18, 2017

[x]Talk our way out of anything

[x] Charismatic archetype
[x] The first bonus point goes to the Mind aspect
[x] The second bonus point goes to the Emotion aspect
[x] The third bonus point goes to the Emotion aspect

[x] Appearance #4

veekie · Aug 19, 2017

[x] Charismatic archetype
[X] The first bonus point goes to the Thaumaturgy aspect
[X] The second bonus point goes to the Thaumaturgy aspect
[X] The third bonus point goes to the Spirit aspect
[X] Appearance #4

Two points of Thaumaturgy looks VERY tasty

Teloch · Aug 19, 2017

23 hours left

PS: Honestly, I was absolutely sure you'd gonna go for the diplomat type

Pyro Hawk · Aug 19, 2017

Changing my vote slightly.

[X] Angel from Above v2.0
-[X] Charismatic archetype
-[X] The first bonus point goes to the Thaumaturgy aspect
-[X] The second bonus point goes to the Thaumaturgy aspect
-[X] The third bonus point goes to the Spirit aspect

[X] Appearance #3

Teloch · Aug 19, 2017

14 hours left to finalize the player character.

So far, the lead looks like this:
Charismatic archetype;
#1 mind;
#2 emotion/thaumaturgy tie;
#3 emotion;
Appearance #4.

It may still change though.

Changeofheart · Aug 19, 2017

[X] Angel from Above v2.0

[X] Appearance #2

Pyro Hawk · Aug 19, 2017

Errr... @Changeofheart You might not have noticed, but I changed my vote to Veekie's... It's mostly the same, just swapped the second bonus point from Spirit to Thaumaturgy, so we're 2 Thaumaturgy/1 Spirit, instead of 2 Spirit/1Thatumaturgy.

Decided to do so because it gave a chance to win.

Hopefully we can pick up the second level in Spirit soon...

Heimurn Chronicles (No, SV, you're a young valkyrie in the middle of a bizarre and dangerous journey)

Who is the bae? (Yes, we know that it's Lucy, but still - who's your favorite character)

Ulren, because he's a big bro I never had

Sephorah, because of the floor-chair-face dance

Karl, because smug

Amalia, because a cinnamon roll determinator

Isaac, because kuudere

Jory, becuase...

Rosaline, because I miss her

Mia (the ghost cat), because smug^2

Dunno - I need more party members

Dunno - I want more character interactions

Dunno - Where are the shipping battles, QM?

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