- Location
- Peru
Correct, you can begin voting now.
Yep, but you shall be on the waitlist as the next five claimant's turn orders will also be randomized.
Testing Great Man Theory in A Fantasy World [Isekai Succession Quest]
- Thread starter Murtox
- Start date
- Original
Correct, you can begin voting now.
Yep, but you shall be on the waitlist as the next five claimant's turn orders will also be randomized.
@Murtox can I get a spot if its available, I've already made a character.
Appearance:
(No gun though, that would be too easy)
Personality: Inquisitive, eccentric, obsessive but very patient (Has realistic expectations with the things he's obsessed with & is willing to put in the time and effort without expectation of immediate results for a long time.)
Attributes: 5+1d10 + 1 points (distribution & roll is shown below)
Virtues: Patience & diligence
Sins: Perfectionist & Prideful (Andreas refuses to compromise on quality or cut corners, often resulting in delays or friction with others who prioritize practicality over perfection. Will not cheat or take credit from other people's work when working with others regardless of who they are since it'd just be an admission of his failure but expects them to be just as motivated, honest, and competent as him.)
Summary: An inventor/gunsmith from Prussia who is in charge of designing weapons and managing the factories & people that make them. He's the black sheep among a conservative family of distinguished officers who chose to lead the making and improving of weapons for his homeland rather than leading those who use them to war as was expected. He's a quiet but patient fellow who's willing to be patient with those he works with & respects but has little patience for careless individuals who make avoidable mistakes (this was ingrained within him by his parents from a young age since officers who let their subordinates be careless will lead to their deaths and further ingrained through his time as a gunsmith/inventor managing others where little careless mistakes could turn into lethal accidents with gunpowder that could scar & take limbs).
Goals:
-1 Lifetime Goal - Significantly improve the level of metalworking available to human society to at least iron age levels of metalworking, creating the infrastructure necessary to make iron tools (or even steel if possible) moderately accessible for people to use. Use our initial monopoly of these tools to gain capital and influence for future goals.
-2 Secondary Goals:
A. Attempt to make primitive hand cannons when the resources & capabilities are available (one that can make fist-sized holes with a big stone or shoot buckshot with a bunch of smaller stones). Cooperate with the followers of Suhurta to completely sidestep the issue of unreliable ignition systems by using their ability to create small flames to fire guns more reliably in any weather or environment at any time.
B. Originize enough followers & apprentices (regardless of clan) to make a guild for metalworking (and to a lesser extent guilds for any other craft that uses natural science, mathematics, or an engineering design process to solve technical problems) to help create the necessary infrastructure & organization to preserve & further improve knowledge of metallurgy (and other crafts/sciences) even after our death. Call it the College of Engineers.
-2 Misc Actions -
A. Do your parents and country proud by finally using the officer training installed within you from a young age to create an army/militia (whatever is the equivalent in this age) made up of the students of you're college with the help of the followers of Suhurta to protect you're College, legacy, and the inhabitants of this land. The army will consist of a backbone of pikemen, a core of elite infantry called Ironsides equipped with metal armor and guns you hope to make, and mounted light Caverly/dragoons (using Magnificent Hoof) also equipped with guns called Outriders.
B. Teach as many people as possible—especially apprentices of the metalworking guild—to speak and write in German. This will allow for more precise explanations of complex engineering concepts that may be challenging to convey in the native language. Call this adapted language "Reikspiel" as a nod to your cultural roots and to establish a technical lingua franca for your followers. (Yes, I know what I'm doing, and no, I'm not apologizing. 😏)
Traits:
Metallurgist - During his time as a gunsmith, he's been in charge of designing, smithing, and managing the creation of large quantities of gun barrels of all shapes, lengths, calibers, sizes, & rifling to cannons & mortars of all shapes and sizes. This has given him a very good understanding of how to smelt & shape a variety of metals to guns (and probably other tools) from wrought iron, steel, to even bronze from a particularly eccentric customer with a custom order (though that gun didn't last long).
Manager - As a master gunsmith overseeing a factory, Andreas earned the respect and loyalty of his subordinates for his diligent yet patient approach. He was known for helping apprentices correct mistakes and answering their questions, fostering an environment of growth and learning. For skilled and dedicated workers, he adopted a hands-off management style, trusting them to perform without micromanagement—a rarity in Prussian culture. While this approach yielded excellent results and high morale among his team, it drew criticism from peers and superiors, who viewed him as "too soft" and unorthodox. This friction, coupled with the Prussian army's rigid, top-down command structure, was the reason why Andreas left the military, favoring a management style that prioritized autonomy and flexibility over rigid discipline.
Attributes:
Administration (Rank 5) - 4 points (bro owned a factory, managing a mini military-industrial complex in his own right that could arm a small army)
Diplomacy (Rank 3) -2 points (His patience & experience with managing many apprentices means he knows how to deal with others)
Intrigue (Rank 1) - no points invested
Lore (Rank 7) - 7 points (I wasn't kidding when I said this dude knew how to design & shape metals of any design or material, no matter the length or girth. Also being an inventor/gunsmith he's presumably got some intermediate knowledge of chemistry to know the properties of gunpowder, how it can affect a gun barrel, and where it can be sourced, but not nearly as much as he knows about metals since making gunpowder wasn't something he was in charge of many times during his own apprenticeship.)
Fervor (Rank 1) - no points invested
Martial (Rank 4) - 3 points (He was initially trained to be an officer, and even then he's a Prussian from the 19th century, what did you expect?)
Prowess (Rank 1) - no points invested
Magic (Rank 0) - no points invested
𝒜𝓃𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈 𝒦𝓇𝑜𝓈𝓈
Point of Isekai (POI): 1843Appearance:
(No gun though, that would be too easy)
Personality: Inquisitive, eccentric, obsessive but very patient (Has realistic expectations with the things he's obsessed with & is willing to put in the time and effort without expectation of immediate results for a long time.)
Attributes: 5+1d10 + 1 points (distribution & roll is shown below)
Virtues: Patience & diligence
Sins: Perfectionist & Prideful (Andreas refuses to compromise on quality or cut corners, often resulting in delays or friction with others who prioritize practicality over perfection. Will not cheat or take credit from other people's work when working with others regardless of who they are since it'd just be an admission of his failure but expects them to be just as motivated, honest, and competent as him.)
Summary: An inventor/gunsmith from Prussia who is in charge of designing weapons and managing the factories & people that make them. He's the black sheep among a conservative family of distinguished officers who chose to lead the making and improving of weapons for his homeland rather than leading those who use them to war as was expected. He's a quiet but patient fellow who's willing to be patient with those he works with & respects but has little patience for careless individuals who make avoidable mistakes (this was ingrained within him by his parents from a young age since officers who let their subordinates be careless will lead to their deaths and further ingrained through his time as a gunsmith/inventor managing others where little careless mistakes could turn into lethal accidents with gunpowder that could scar & take limbs).
Goals:
-1 Lifetime Goal - Significantly improve the level of metalworking available to human society to at least iron age levels of metalworking, creating the infrastructure necessary to make iron tools (or even steel if possible) moderately accessible for people to use. Use our initial monopoly of these tools to gain capital and influence for future goals.
-2 Secondary Goals:
A. Attempt to make primitive hand cannons when the resources & capabilities are available (one that can make fist-sized holes with a big stone or shoot buckshot with a bunch of smaller stones). Cooperate with the followers of Suhurta to completely sidestep the issue of unreliable ignition systems by using their ability to create small flames to fire guns more reliably in any weather or environment at any time.
B. Originize enough followers & apprentices (regardless of clan) to make a guild for metalworking (and to a lesser extent guilds for any other craft that uses natural science, mathematics, or an engineering design process to solve technical problems) to help create the necessary infrastructure & organization to preserve & further improve knowledge of metallurgy (and other crafts/sciences) even after our death. Call it the College of Engineers.
-2 Misc Actions -
A. Do your parents and country proud by finally using the officer training installed within you from a young age to create an army/militia (whatever is the equivalent in this age) made up of the students of you're college with the help of the followers of Suhurta to protect you're College, legacy, and the inhabitants of this land. The army will consist of a backbone of pikemen, a core of elite infantry called Ironsides equipped with metal armor and guns you hope to make, and mounted light Caverly/dragoons (using Magnificent Hoof) also equipped with guns called Outriders.
B. Teach as many people as possible—especially apprentices of the metalworking guild—to speak and write in German. This will allow for more precise explanations of complex engineering concepts that may be challenging to convey in the native language. Call this adapted language "Reikspiel" as a nod to your cultural roots and to establish a technical lingua franca for your followers. (Yes, I know what I'm doing, and no, I'm not apologizing. 😏)
Traits:
Metallurgist - During his time as a gunsmith, he's been in charge of designing, smithing, and managing the creation of large quantities of gun barrels of all shapes, lengths, calibers, sizes, & rifling to cannons & mortars of all shapes and sizes. This has given him a very good understanding of how to smelt & shape a variety of metals to guns (and probably other tools) from wrought iron, steel, to even bronze from a particularly eccentric customer with a custom order (though that gun didn't last long).
Manager - As a master gunsmith overseeing a factory, Andreas earned the respect and loyalty of his subordinates for his diligent yet patient approach. He was known for helping apprentices correct mistakes and answering their questions, fostering an environment of growth and learning. For skilled and dedicated workers, he adopted a hands-off management style, trusting them to perform without micromanagement—a rarity in Prussian culture. While this approach yielded excellent results and high morale among his team, it drew criticism from peers and superiors, who viewed him as "too soft" and unorthodox. This friction, coupled with the Prussian army's rigid, top-down command structure, was the reason why Andreas left the military, favoring a management style that prioritized autonomy and flexibility over rigid discipline.
Attributes:
Administration (Rank 5) - 4 points (bro owned a factory, managing a mini military-industrial complex in his own right that could arm a small army)
Diplomacy (Rank 3) -2 points (His patience & experience with managing many apprentices means he knows how to deal with others)
Intrigue (Rank 1) - no points invested
Lore (Rank 7) - 7 points (I wasn't kidding when I said this dude knew how to design & shape metals of any design or material, no matter the length or girth
. Also being an inventor/gunsmith he's presumably got some intermediate knowledge of chemistry to know the properties of gunpowder, how it can affect a gun barrel, and where it can be sourced, but not nearly as much as he knows about metals since making gunpowder wasn't something he was in charge of many times during his own apprenticeship.)Fervor (Rank 1) - no points invested
Martial (Rank 4) - 3 points (He was initially trained to be an officer, and even then he's a Prussian from the 19th century, what did you expect?)
Prowess (Rank 1) - no points invested
Magic (Rank 0) - no points invested
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Um the name is similar
- Location
- Peru
They are more the equivalent of livestock, not that you can't try and steer them for military use. All domestications will take a significant amount of time, so think of it as a long-term plan really.
[X] Lazy Snakes: Small serpentine-like beings that could burrow and hide in rocky areas, not poisonous or lethal to humans they possessed some nutritious values. They were easy to maintain, reproduce, and grow. Their diet consisted of roots, insects, and some greenery. These animals could also provide fat for some oil for medicine.
[X] Destroy the river raptor breeding grounds. The river must be exterminated if we are to continue living in this land and prosper. Many will die but this may secure our future.
[X] Diplomacy: If the clans can communicate with the Giants, then maybe there is a chance of peaceful coexistence. Though there are no memories of such a thing happening in any of the clans.
Do these events happen during the next characters turn or do they complete before the next character is isekaied?
[X] Destroy the river raptor breeding grounds. The river must be exterminated if we are to continue living in this land and prosper. Many will die but this may secure our future.
[X] Diplomacy: If the clans can communicate with the Giants, then maybe there is a chance of peaceful coexistence. Though there are no memories of such a thing happening in any of the clans.
Do these events happen during the next characters turn or do they complete before the next character is isekaied?
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Fixed it.
Edit: @Murtox is there a time limit for how long people can take to make their characters? If that's the case then if someone in the list still hasn't made their characters yet, can someone in the waist list that already has a character made go?
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[X] Magnificent Hoof
[X] Clans will erect fortifications! Reduces Food bonuses due to the need to enclose and protect fields, but gains a bonus to defend of human villages and towns.
[X] Diplomacy: If the clans can communicate with the Giants, then maybe there is a chance of peaceful coexistence. Though there are no memories of such a thing happening in any of the clans.
[X] Clans will erect fortifications! Reduces Food bonuses due to the need to enclose and protect fields, but gains a bonus to defend of human villages and towns.
[X] Diplomacy: If the clans can communicate with the Giants, then maybe there is a chance of peaceful coexistence. Though there are no memories of such a thing happening in any of the clans.
Ghostdevil
The Devil of Ghosts
- Location
- United States
[X] Clans will erect fortifications! Reduces Food bonuses due to the need to enclose and protect fields, but gains a bonus to defend of human villages and towns.
[X] The Wanderers take up arms! The clans go to war against the Giants, how many clans will sign up for this remains unknown but it will be an expensive affair nonetheless.
[X] The Wanderers take up arms! The clans go to war against the Giants, how many clans will sign up for this remains unknown but it will be an expensive affair nonetheless.
- Location
- Peru
I will probably have a 48-72 hour time limit, but for now, we will be going for waiting. Also, nope there will be a determined turn order for the time being.
The events happen during the character's next turn which for now will be a year after the previous character's death.
[X] Magnificent Hoof
[X] Destroy the river raptor breeding grounds. The river must be exterminated if we are to continue living in this land and prosper. Many will die but this may secure our future.
[X] Diplomacy: If the clans can communicate with the Giants, then maybe there is a chance of peaceful coexistence. Though there are no memories of such a thing happening in any of the clans.
Ok We use the Magnificent Hoof's as tripwire defences to screw any hostile attacks then we go on the offensive to kill the raptor's before they fully cement their position in the valley cause the more dug in they are the more difficulty to remove them in the future not to mention they will potentially disrupt/destroy the efforts of future player character's.
As for Giants we use diplomacy because we already commited to defeating the raptor's no need to start a 2 front war.
[X] Destroy the river raptor breeding grounds. The river must be exterminated if we are to continue living in this land and prosper. Many will die but this may secure our future.
[X] Diplomacy: If the clans can communicate with the Giants, then maybe there is a chance of peaceful coexistence. Though there are no memories of such a thing happening in any of the clans.
Ok We use the Magnificent Hoof's as tripwire defences to screw any hostile attacks then we go on the offensive to kill the raptor's before they fully cement their position in the valley cause the more dug in they are the more difficulty to remove them in the future not to mention they will potentially disrupt/destroy the efforts of future player character's.
As for Giants we use diplomacy because we already commited to defeating the raptor's no need to start a 2 front war.
Theaxofwar
Definitely not a Bunny Cat in disguise.
- Location
- Standing right behind you
Can I claim a spot?
- Location
- Peru
Added.
Btw, I will clarify that the domestication will take a considerable amount of time. Think of multiple players' lifetimes until they achieve something truly domesticated, not that you can't use previous variants.
- Location
- Peru
Righto, feel free to claim again. I may have to bump down players that already sent a character a fair bit down if we get too many claims later on but for now that's not a concern.
@digital2 Reminder that your turn for posting your character sheet is up! Not rushing though.
Rockeye
Plausible Engineer
- Location
- Midwestern U.S.
This is very neat. I'd like to join the waitlist as well. I have an idea about an Egyptian mason.
Attributes: 5+1d10.
Writing the longpost.
Name: Sutekh, the Mason
Point of Isekai (POI): 2542 BCE
Description: Sutekh is short and broad-shouldered. He has brown hair and tanned skin and a small forehead with a prominent nose.
Personality: Ever since he first saw the Red Pyramid, Sutekh has been single-minded in his pursuit to contributing to something so grand. He is a steady and patient man, one who shows up every day and works without complaint, one who does not slow or idle when the overseers look away, one who simply completes the task and then searches for the next one. He takes pride in this diligence. The others are all fat and lazy, supping on the gods' generosity and not properly thankful- But Sutekh works to honor them. The Pyramids and the great temple complexes shall last for ever. He can contribute to that, and be part of forever. Oh, and of course, ascend to the lavish lifestyle of a noble as a reward for such piety!
Attributes: 5+1d10.
Virtues: Diligent, Patient, Pious
Sins: Greed, Pious to the wrong gods (Stubborn)
Summary: The Phahroh Sneferu's majestic Red Pyramid was completed mere decades ago, a truly grand and majestic accomplishment of stonework and organized labor. Truly, the Egyptian people can achieve feats like unto gods. Through diligent labor and arranging all to perfection, the imperfect can create perfection. He learned masonry, stone-working, and the mathematics of planning and constructing buildings from his father, and has worked to improve his own skills in the hope of becoming a person of importance- Not another day-worker, but one of the designers who serve more directly to the grand personages. He has a wife and two children, and he provides for them, but they do not overmuch occupy his thoughts, which are centered on standing out in his work and achieving permission to work on ever greater edifices. First, houses. Then, shrines. Next, great temples!
Goals:
-1 Lifetime Goal - Build a Temple Complex, Pyramid, Mastaba, or similar monument
-2 Secondary Goals: - Promulgate the Arch, spread worship of the Egyptian gods, especially Ptah the builder
-2 Misc Actions - Build a Boat, Get a Manor and Servants
Traits:
Mason. With the ability and privilege to spend much of his youth preparing for and practicing one specific job, and furthermore greatly appreciating and enjoying the work, it is no surprise that Sutekh has become a mason and architect of considerable skill. Not only the bare work of putting stones in places, but all the logistics of preparing and transporting the stones, of shaping them precisely, of mathematical measurement and design to produce a satisfactory final result.
Attributes:
Administration: 6
Diplomacy: 4
Intrigue: 1
Lore: 3
Fervor: 3
Martial: 1
Prowess: 1
Magic: 0
Attributes: 5+1d10.
Writing the longpost.
Name: Sutekh, the Mason
Point of Isekai (POI): 2542 BCE
Description: Sutekh is short and broad-shouldered. He has brown hair and tanned skin and a small forehead with a prominent nose.
Personality: Ever since he first saw the Red Pyramid, Sutekh has been single-minded in his pursuit to contributing to something so grand. He is a steady and patient man, one who shows up every day and works without complaint, one who does not slow or idle when the overseers look away, one who simply completes the task and then searches for the next one. He takes pride in this diligence. The others are all fat and lazy, supping on the gods' generosity and not properly thankful- But Sutekh works to honor them. The Pyramids and the great temple complexes shall last for ever. He can contribute to that, and be part of forever. Oh, and of course, ascend to the lavish lifestyle of a noble as a reward for such piety!
Attributes: 5+1d10.
Virtues: Diligent, Patient, Pious
Sins: Greed, Pious to the wrong gods (Stubborn)
Summary: The Phahroh Sneferu's majestic Red Pyramid was completed mere decades ago, a truly grand and majestic accomplishment of stonework and organized labor. Truly, the Egyptian people can achieve feats like unto gods. Through diligent labor and arranging all to perfection, the imperfect can create perfection. He learned masonry, stone-working, and the mathematics of planning and constructing buildings from his father, and has worked to improve his own skills in the hope of becoming a person of importance- Not another day-worker, but one of the designers who serve more directly to the grand personages. He has a wife and two children, and he provides for them, but they do not overmuch occupy his thoughts, which are centered on standing out in his work and achieving permission to work on ever greater edifices. First, houses. Then, shrines. Next, great temples!
Goals:
-1 Lifetime Goal - Build a Temple Complex, Pyramid, Mastaba, or similar monument
-2 Secondary Goals: - Promulgate the Arch, spread worship of the Egyptian gods, especially Ptah the builder
-2 Misc Actions - Build a Boat, Get a Manor and Servants
Traits:
Mason. With the ability and privilege to spend much of his youth preparing for and practicing one specific job, and furthermore greatly appreciating and enjoying the work, it is no surprise that Sutekh has become a mason and architect of considerable skill. Not only the bare work of putting stones in places, but all the logistics of preparing and transporting the stones, of shaping them precisely, of mathematical measurement and design to produce a satisfactory final result.
Attributes:
Administration: 6
Diplomacy: 4
Intrigue: 1
Lore: 3
Fervor: 3
Martial: 1
Prowess: 1
Magic: 0
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ok then I'll make another character sheet in a few turns.
oh I'd like to ask if I had a rank 5 character in magic does this mean he had magic during his time in earth as a wizard or is rank 5 purely his magic potential/max mana?
@Rockeye I'd like to ask where would you even build a boat, there's barely any water in the valley and the only visible body of water is on the eastern side of the known map?
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- Location
- Peru
They get their magic after they arrive, maybe they were a charlatan or a "witch" on their earth life if you want to fluff it that way. So they would have to learn and do stuff with it to fully exploit it.
Added to the waitlist.
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I know. Sorry, been a bit busy, so it might take a day or two. By the way, is it possible to isekai Jesus Christ?
Holy shit, we better do that if we can!
I'm not sure if we can even get his stats right, I assume he has max magic, lore, and diplo or something.
- Location
- Peru
ROB cloning Jesus works for me. Obviously, not the bible Jesus but the "historical" Jesus.
Hallelujah!
- Location
- United Kingdom
Could I claim a place on the waiting list as well, I'm planning on adding in literal Confucius if possible. I think his mixture, of governmental/societal policy along with the fact that he was actually an accomplished military man would add something to the scattered tribes of humanity.