Zimmerwald1915
Revolutionary Defeatist
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
Only two (three if you're generous) are competitive at the moment though.
In Fine, Solum Est Tibi (A Quest in Rome, During The Fall of the Republic)
- Thread starter Magoose
- Start date
- Original Mature Historic
Teen Spirit
Lost in Ever After
- Pronouns
- He/Him
So I'm so uneasy about something to the mix so I probably won't even vote on this unless it has some support.
[] Aphrodite Areia
-[] Speech: Words are Wind. That was what your father said when you were a child after you lied to him about stealing a sweet treat. That was when you learned the power of words, how they can shape perspective, they can shape everything from opinion to the will of men. You may not ever set foot in the Senate, but nothing matters. Words… Oratory is the most valuable skill that any man, any person can have in Rome. A speech said to the right people, given the right motivation, can shape a nation. Even a nation as rigid as Rome.
-[] Combat: War did not suit you. But in the end, you did prefer one thing that suited you in a way that would make the Gods themselves be thinking of their combative Sisters. With a Bow, a Javelin, a sword, a shield. You may not be a man, nor a gladiator, but what you desire, what you wish to do, is kill. And as much as you hate to admit it to anyone, most especially to yourself, you enjoy it a little.
-[] The Gift of Mars: It is said that those who take to the art of war from a young age were blessed in the womb by Mars himself, as a gift for your Father's loyal duty to Him. You are one such, a prodigy of battle, capable of learning and absorbing new strategies and tactics, and quickly adapting them to match the actions of your foes.
-[] The Gift of Venus: You are beautiful, a thing sculpted as if from massy stone. Your skin is as pale and alluring as marble, free from all crack or blemish, like the very flesh of Venus herself. Your nose is as aquiline as the eagle's beak, your lips as wide and fair as his wings, and your eyes as proud and mighty as his own. Men and women alike look upon you with lust and envy, and your striking features have won you the hearts of many throughout the Roman countryside, and will surely do the same in Rome itself.
So here's my thinking. War is important and I strongly suggest those who already have it keep it, but considering the ongoing Marian Reforms (Or at least fairly recent reforms) we might be able to skirt by with learning on the fly provided we have some sort of talent for combat in general to get us in. And admittedly Combat could prove to be useful considering people will probably be trying to kill us. So This would basically be a build max built for Charisma and Martial
[] Aphrodite Areia
-[] Speech: Words are Wind. That was what your father said when you were a child after you lied to him about stealing a sweet treat. That was when you learned the power of words, how they can shape perspective, they can shape everything from opinion to the will of men. You may not ever set foot in the Senate, but nothing matters. Words… Oratory is the most valuable skill that any man, any person can have in Rome. A speech said to the right people, given the right motivation, can shape a nation. Even a nation as rigid as Rome.
-[] Combat: War did not suit you. But in the end, you did prefer one thing that suited you in a way that would make the Gods themselves be thinking of their combative Sisters. With a Bow, a Javelin, a sword, a shield. You may not be a man, nor a gladiator, but what you desire, what you wish to do, is kill. And as much as you hate to admit it to anyone, most especially to yourself, you enjoy it a little.
-[] The Gift of Mars: It is said that those who take to the art of war from a young age were blessed in the womb by Mars himself, as a gift for your Father's loyal duty to Him. You are one such, a prodigy of battle, capable of learning and absorbing new strategies and tactics, and quickly adapting them to match the actions of your foes.
-[] The Gift of Venus: You are beautiful, a thing sculpted as if from massy stone. Your skin is as pale and alluring as marble, free from all crack or blemish, like the very flesh of Venus herself. Your nose is as aquiline as the eagle's beak, your lips as wide and fair as his wings, and your eyes as proud and mighty as his own. Men and women alike look upon you with lust and envy, and your striking features have won you the hearts of many throughout the Roman countryside, and will surely do the same in Rome itself.
So here's my thinking. War is important and I strongly suggest those who already have it keep it, but considering the ongoing Marian Reforms (Or at least fairly recent reforms) we might be able to skirt by with learning on the fly provided we have some sort of talent for combat in general to get us in. And admittedly Combat could prove to be useful considering people will probably be trying to kill us. So This would basically be a build max built for Charisma and Martial
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] Aphrodite Areia
-[X] Speech: Words are Wind. That was what your father said when you were a child after you lied to him about stealing a sweet treat. That was when you learned the power of words, how they can shape perspective, they can shape everything from opinion to the will of men. You may not ever set foot in the Senate, but nothing matters. Words… Oratory is the most valuable skill that any man, any person can have in Rome. A speech said to the right people, given the right motivation, can shape a nation. Even a nation as rigid as Rome.
-[X] Combat: War did not suit you. But in the end, you did prefer one thing that suited you in a way that would make the Gods themselves be thinking of their combative Sisters. With a Bow, a Javelin, a sword, a shield. You may not be a man, nor a gladiator, but what you desire, what you wish to do, is kill. And as much as you hate to admit it to anyone, most especially to yourself, you enjoy it a little.
-[X] The Gift of Mars: It is said that those who take to the art of war from a young age were blessed in the womb by Mars himself, as a gift for your Father's loyal duty to Him. You are one such, a prodigy of battle, capable of learning and absorbing new strategies and tactics, and quickly adapting them to match the actions of your foes.
-[X] The Gift of Venus: You are beautiful, a thing sculpted as if from massy stone. Your skin is as pale and alluring as marble, free from all crack or blemish, like the very flesh of Venus herself. Your nose is as aquiline as the eagle's beak, your lips as wide and fair as his wings, and your eyes as proud and mighty as his own. Men and women alike look upon you with lust and envy, and your striking features have won you the hearts of many throughout the Roman countryside, and will surely do the same in Rome itself.
-[X] Speech: Words are Wind. That was what your father said when you were a child after you lied to him about stealing a sweet treat. That was when you learned the power of words, how they can shape perspective, they can shape everything from opinion to the will of men. You may not ever set foot in the Senate, but nothing matters. Words… Oratory is the most valuable skill that any man, any person can have in Rome. A speech said to the right people, given the right motivation, can shape a nation. Even a nation as rigid as Rome.
-[X] Combat: War did not suit you. But in the end, you did prefer one thing that suited you in a way that would make the Gods themselves be thinking of their combative Sisters. With a Bow, a Javelin, a sword, a shield. You may not be a man, nor a gladiator, but what you desire, what you wish to do, is kill. And as much as you hate to admit it to anyone, most especially to yourself, you enjoy it a little.
-[X] The Gift of Mars: It is said that those who take to the art of war from a young age were blessed in the womb by Mars himself, as a gift for your Father's loyal duty to Him. You are one such, a prodigy of battle, capable of learning and absorbing new strategies and tactics, and quickly adapting them to match the actions of your foes.
-[X] The Gift of Venus: You are beautiful, a thing sculpted as if from massy stone. Your skin is as pale and alluring as marble, free from all crack or blemish, like the very flesh of Venus herself. Your nose is as aquiline as the eagle's beak, your lips as wide and fair as his wings, and your eyes as proud and mighty as his own. Men and women alike look upon you with lust and envy, and your striking features have won you the hearts of many throughout the Roman countryside, and will surely do the same in Rome itself.
Teen Spirit
Lost in Ever After
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Okay to prevent the voting from being even more completely screwed up I'm gonna repost my original stuff with this added and cross out everything on my original vote.
[X] Minerva's Disciple
-[X]War: Your Father, despite his lack of a male heir, did not decide to put you down into the hallowed halls of womanly virtue as was expected of you. You were not one to stand at the feasts, and be a pretty face for those to ogle and gawk at. Instead, he trained you in the art of war, and War, as it turns out, as it had for him, went well with you. You learned how to shout above men in battle when your voice was nearly gone. You learned to ride a horse and lead men to die for you. It was not something you expected to be any good at, but you became a master at it.
-[X] Speech: Words are Wind. That was what your father said when you were a child after you lied to him about stealing a sweet treat. That was when you learned the power of words, how they can shape perspective, they can shape everything from opinion to the will of men. You may not ever set foot in the Senate, but nothing matters. Words… Oratory is the most valuable skill that any man, any person can have in Rome. A speech said to the right people, given the right motivation, can shape a nation. Even a nation as rigid as Rome.
-[X] The Gift of Mars: It is said that those who take to the art of war from a young age were blessed in the womb by Mars himself, as a gift for your Father's loyal duty to Him. You are one such, a prodigy of battle, capable of learning and absorbing new strategies and tactics, and quickly adapting them to match the actions of your foes.
-[X] The Gift of Bellona: Battle is what you live for. The battle is what you will die for. You are a master of fortune in fighting. Those who have seen you rip through a battlefield, be it a street or a war, say that it was like looking upon Bellona herself, the ancient goddess of war and destruction, come to earth in mortal flesh. While you draw breath with a blade in your hand, there is no man living that can face you alone.
[X] Plan: Roman Swords, Roman Gifts
[X] Aphrodite Areia
-[X] Speech: Words are Wind. That was what your father said when you were a child after you lied to him about stealing a sweet treat. That was when you learned the power of words, how they can shape perspective, they can shape everything from opinion to the will of men. You may not ever set foot in the Senate, but nothing matters. Words… Oratory is the most valuable skill that any man, any person can have in Rome. A speech said to the right people, given the right motivation, can shape a nation. Even a nation as rigid as Rome.
-[X] Combat: War did not suit you. But in the end, you did prefer one thing that suited you in a way that would make the Gods themselves be thinking of their combative Sisters. With a Bow, a Javelin, a sword, a shield. You may not be a man, nor a gladiator, but what you desire, what you wish to do, is kill. And as much as you hate to admit it to anyone, most especially to yourself, you enjoy it a little.
-[X] The Gift of Mars: It is said that those who take to the art of war from a young age were blessed in the womb by Mars himself, as a gift for your Father's loyal duty to Him. You are one such, a prodigy of battle, capable of learning and absorbing new strategies and tactics, and quickly adapting them to match the actions of your foes.
-[X] The Gift of Venus: You are beautiful, a thing sculpted as if from massy stone. Your skin is as pale and alluring as marble, free from all crack or blemish, like the very flesh of Venus herself. Your nose is as aquiline as the eagle's beak, your lips as wide and fair as his wings, and your eyes as proud and mighty as his own. Men and women alike look upon you with lust and envy, and your striking features have won you the hearts of many throughout the Roman countryside, and will surely do the same in Rome itself.
[X] The Designated Protagonist
[X] Minerva's Disciple
-[X]War: Your Father, despite his lack of a male heir, did not decide to put you down into the hallowed halls of womanly virtue as was expected of you. You were not one to stand at the feasts, and be a pretty face for those to ogle and gawk at. Instead, he trained you in the art of war, and War, as it turns out, as it had for him, went well with you. You learned how to shout above men in battle when your voice was nearly gone. You learned to ride a horse and lead men to die for you. It was not something you expected to be any good at, but you became a master at it.
-[X] Speech: Words are Wind. That was what your father said when you were a child after you lied to him about stealing a sweet treat. That was when you learned the power of words, how they can shape perspective, they can shape everything from opinion to the will of men. You may not ever set foot in the Senate, but nothing matters. Words… Oratory is the most valuable skill that any man, any person can have in Rome. A speech said to the right people, given the right motivation, can shape a nation. Even a nation as rigid as Rome.
-[X] The Gift of Mars: It is said that those who take to the art of war from a young age were blessed in the womb by Mars himself, as a gift for your Father's loyal duty to Him. You are one such, a prodigy of battle, capable of learning and absorbing new strategies and tactics, and quickly adapting them to match the actions of your foes.
-[X] The Gift of Bellona: Battle is what you live for. The battle is what you will die for. You are a master of fortune in fighting. Those who have seen you rip through a battlefield, be it a street or a war, say that it was like looking upon Bellona herself, the ancient goddess of war and destruction, come to earth in mortal flesh. While you draw breath with a blade in your hand, there is no man living that can face you alone.
[X] Plan: Roman Swords, Roman Gifts
[X] Aphrodite Areia
-[X] Speech: Words are Wind. That was what your father said when you were a child after you lied to him about stealing a sweet treat. That was when you learned the power of words, how they can shape perspective, they can shape everything from opinion to the will of men. You may not ever set foot in the Senate, but nothing matters. Words… Oratory is the most valuable skill that any man, any person can have in Rome. A speech said to the right people, given the right motivation, can shape a nation. Even a nation as rigid as Rome.
-[X] Combat: War did not suit you. But in the end, you did prefer one thing that suited you in a way that would make the Gods themselves be thinking of their combative Sisters. With a Bow, a Javelin, a sword, a shield. You may not be a man, nor a gladiator, but what you desire, what you wish to do, is kill. And as much as you hate to admit it to anyone, most especially to yourself, you enjoy it a little.
-[X] The Gift of Mars: It is said that those who take to the art of war from a young age were blessed in the womb by Mars himself, as a gift for your Father's loyal duty to Him. You are one such, a prodigy of battle, capable of learning and absorbing new strategies and tactics, and quickly adapting them to match the actions of your foes.
-[X] The Gift of Venus: You are beautiful, a thing sculpted as if from massy stone. Your skin is as pale and alluring as marble, free from all crack or blemish, like the very flesh of Venus herself. Your nose is as aquiline as the eagle's beak, your lips as wide and fair as his wings, and your eyes as proud and mighty as his own. Men and women alike look upon you with lust and envy, and your striking features have won you the hearts of many throughout the Roman countryside, and will surely do the same in Rome itself.
[X] The Designated Protagonist
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Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
So I've been making sheets.
I'm posting them one at a time.
Retinue first.
I'm posting them one at a time.
Retinue first.
Cossus Tettius Gallio
Titles: None
Age: 45
Height: 5'7
Hometown: Rome
Birthday: 14 February
Religion: Roman Pantheon. Patron God: Apollo
Nicknames: None
Allies: Claudia Nerva, and her associates, Sulla, Marcus Tullius Cicero (Also A Professional Rival)
Enemies: Gaius Marius, Many others who do not like his work as a lawyer.
Public Reputation: 6 (A Noted Lawyer of some skill, a man known for his sharp tongue and his gentle smile.)
Stats
Composure:
Military: 7
Charisma: 18
Decorum: 15
Stewardship: 9
Intelligence: 19
Subterfuge: 13
Command Skills
Command: 4
Calvary Command: 5
Infantry Command: 5
Artillery Command: 5
Grand Strategy: 4
Civil Skills:
Engineering: 2
Education: 19
Logistic: 2
Manual Labor: 2
Law: 22
Administration: 12
Ortation: 20
Combat Skills:
Marksmanship: 7
Swordsmanship: 5
Athletics: 10
Hand to Hand: 3
Equestrian: 7
Traits:
Lawyer (Master): You are a Master Lawyer, with the ability to not only make a show with your trial but also keep a great deal of the audience and jury, and judge… and prosecution or defense (depending on the day.) entertained. (Clients are more likely to be forthright with you, and tell you information without you investigating them)
Defense Specialist: You are a Defense Attorney, someone who specializes in defending those who are your clients from the hammer of justice, and you see justice be done, no matter the cost to your soul. (Gain roll bonus to defending accused)
Just: Without Justice, there is no law, there is no order… There is no Rome. (Character will never commit to politics unless convinced to do so by allies of justice.)
Titles: None
Age: 45
Height: 5'7
Hometown: Rome
Birthday: 14 February
Religion: Roman Pantheon. Patron God: Apollo
Nicknames: None
Allies: Claudia Nerva, and her associates, Sulla, Marcus Tullius Cicero (Also A Professional Rival)
Enemies: Gaius Marius, Many others who do not like his work as a lawyer.
Public Reputation: 6 (A Noted Lawyer of some skill, a man known for his sharp tongue and his gentle smile.)
Stats
Composure:
Military: 7
Charisma: 18
Decorum: 15
Stewardship: 9
Intelligence: 19
Subterfuge: 13
Command Skills
Command: 4
Calvary Command: 5
Infantry Command: 5
Artillery Command: 5
Grand Strategy: 4
Civil Skills:
Engineering: 2
Education: 19
Logistic: 2
Manual Labor: 2
Law: 22
Administration: 12
Ortation: 20
Combat Skills:
Marksmanship: 7
Swordsmanship: 5
Athletics: 10
Hand to Hand: 3
Equestrian: 7
Traits:
Lawyer (Master): You are a Master Lawyer, with the ability to not only make a show with your trial but also keep a great deal of the audience and jury, and judge… and prosecution or defense (depending on the day.) entertained. (Clients are more likely to be forthright with you, and tell you information without you investigating them)
Defense Specialist: You are a Defense Attorney, someone who specializes in defending those who are your clients from the hammer of justice, and you see justice be done, no matter the cost to your soul. (Gain roll bonus to defending accused)
Just: Without Justice, there is no law, there is no order… There is no Rome. (Character will never commit to politics unless convinced to do so by allies of justice.)
One more thing: The Aphrodite Areia Plan is currently invalid. You need to add a Name for the Character.
Teen Spirit
Lost in Ever After
- Pronouns
- He/Him
We have a name already, what?
*facepalm* Sorry, I'm an Idiot. I mixed up the steps of the Char-Creation.
Zimmerwald1915
Revolutionary Defeatist
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
What I'm hearing is that we have a certain amount of wiggle room when it comes to getting into scandals.
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
Because our retinue has a few he has to deal with.
Plus, lets be honest here, a good lawyer, whos name is not cicero is hard to come by.
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Zimmerwald1915
Revolutionary Defeatist
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
Who besides Fabia?
(btw, are the slaves and retinue posts getting threadmarked at some point?)
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
All of them are going up to the Front page when they are finished.
The Detective:
Fabia Ecdicia
Titles: None
Age: 18
Height: 5'4
Hometown: Roman Italian, a Villa Near What is now Pisa.
Birthday: 21 October
Religion: Roman Pantheon. Patron God: Minerva
Nicknames: Fabia Festivius
Allies: Claudia Nerva, and her associates, Unknown Father of Her Child
Enemies: Gaius Marius, Many others whom you do not know.
Public Reputation: 1(A Woman from a noble Roman Family, though one caught in a Scandal and poor reputation.)
Stats
Composure: 25
Military: 1
Charisma: 10
Decorum: 15
Stewardship: 8
Intelligence: 12
Subterfuge: 20
Command Skills
Command: 1
Calvary Command: 2
Infantry Command: 1
Artillery Command: 1
Grand Strategy: 6
Civil Skills:
Engineering: 1
Education: 16
Logistic: 12
Manual Labor: 4
Law: 2
Administration: 12
Ortation: 11
Combat Skills:
Marksmanship: 1
Swordsmanship: 1
Athletics: 15
Hand to Hand: 1
Equestrian: 1
Traits:
Conspirator: You are a Member of a Conspiracy to place your child as the Head of his family, and that has made you a target for investigations, and of course, murder. (They will be hunting you)
Gossip monger: You believe that the best way to gain information, is of course gossip. Who would believe that things are any better? (Gaining information through gossip is easier)
Investigator: Despite everything, you are a skilled investigator, being able to comb an area and discover details others miss. (You are a Detective in Ancient Rome, in some way, stay safe)
Mother (Marcus Linias Crassus): Your Son, Marcus, is your pride and joy, and an inheritor to a fortune that dwarfs all others (Keep the kids safe, he might be going places)
Titles: None
Age: 18
Height: 5'4
Hometown: Roman Italian, a Villa Near What is now Pisa.
Birthday: 21 October
Religion: Roman Pantheon. Patron God: Minerva
Nicknames: Fabia Festivius
Allies: Claudia Nerva, and her associates, Unknown Father of Her Child
Enemies: Gaius Marius, Many others whom you do not know.
Public Reputation: 1(A Woman from a noble Roman Family, though one caught in a Scandal and poor reputation.)
Stats
Composure: 25
Military: 1
Charisma: 10
Decorum: 15
Stewardship: 8
Intelligence: 12
Subterfuge: 20
Command Skills
Command: 1
Calvary Command: 2
Infantry Command: 1
Artillery Command: 1
Grand Strategy: 6
Civil Skills:
Engineering: 1
Education: 16
Logistic: 12
Manual Labor: 4
Law: 2
Administration: 12
Ortation: 11
Combat Skills:
Marksmanship: 1
Swordsmanship: 1
Athletics: 15
Hand to Hand: 1
Equestrian: 1
Traits:
Conspirator: You are a Member of a Conspiracy to place your child as the Head of his family, and that has made you a target for investigations, and of course, murder. (They will be hunting you)
Gossip monger: You believe that the best way to gain information, is of course gossip. Who would believe that things are any better? (Gaining information through gossip is easier)
Investigator: Despite everything, you are a skilled investigator, being able to comb an area and discover details others miss. (You are a Detective in Ancient Rome, in some way, stay safe)
Mother (Marcus Linias Crassus): Your Son, Marcus, is your pride and joy, and an inheritor to a fortune that dwarfs all others (Keep the kids safe, he might be going places)
I assume 'Artillery Command' refers to Catapults, Ballistae and the like, yes?
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
Correct.
Teen Spirit
Lost in Ever After
- Pronouns
- He/Him
...The Mother of Crassus is among our allies?
Zimmerwald1915
Revolutionary Defeatist
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
Of Licinius's issue and potential heir, it looks like (Licinius himself having been born in 115 BC).
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I don't think it's THE Crassus, since that one's middle Name is Licinius, not Linias.
Teen Spirit
Lost in Ever After
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Wait, I'm confused, Crassus is 15 years our Senior. So who is this boy in relation to The Crassus
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
Not of THE CRASSUS.
His illegitimate Son.
One who, technically, has a claim to his fortune.
His Son, apparently. At the time this Quest starts, Crassus, the later Triumvir, is about 30 years old, so it would check out age-wise.
Teen Spirit
Lost in Ever After
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Ahh, okay. Well that makes things interesting.
[X] Plan: Roman Swords, Roman Gifts
Magoose
SV's Questing Fanatic
- Location
- California USA
- Pronouns
- He
And dangerous politically, especially to his legitimate children, and to his wife, and the scandel this could cause
Zimmerwald1915
Revolutionary Defeatist
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
I was already pushing for a Law build, but being able to get Crassus's bastard in possession of his fortune seems both like it would solve our money problems forever (assuming he can be convinced to remain properly grateful), and like it would require all the finagling we can muster.
EDIT: Sulla and his penchant for redistributing the wealth of his enemies might be useful on this score. Or maybe not, who knows?
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Eh, we already HAVE a Master Lawyer, though. I still think the War-Build is for the better to gain us long-term benefits in prestige and political clout.