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Platonicsolid posted:I'm intrigued, I've never done one of these before. It seems a lot of of the obvious slots are taken - I'm considering some sort of trade consortium/non-empire. Might that work? Go ahead and apply a character haha. We already have a group of battle engineers.
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Tempus Rimeblood posted:Since I saw this earlier in the thread, I also feel the need to specify that should I get in this will also be my first godgame! Hopefully I won't make too many rookie mistakes Likewise! I'm very intrigued.
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Zombie #246 posted:Panic attack, looks great. Expect many fire related puns if you get in. Neat! This was my first app, by the way. It may also be my first time trying out a god game style system, too!
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Karin Handel Owner of Handel Trading Former Chief Magnate of the Isrianda League +2 Domain (Item): Gold Scale Many many years ago, creatures existed in the land. Real, huge creatures. Dragons, most especially. What did dragons crave? Gold. Gold, jewels, anything they could add to their hoard. They didn't do anything with it, just sat on it, making a bigger and bigger hoard, making it an increasingly appealing target for the brave, the bold, the greey, or the desperate. What a man could carry would set a family for life, and they said, if you were bold enough to get one, the scale off a dragon could bring a lifetime of fortune and success. That's what Karin's mother always told her. The reason for their success, she'd said, passed to her from her father, from his mother, from her mother, and so on. Ten generations, mother said - then she always did love a good story. It seemed to Karin that their success seemed to be due more to hard work and keen intellect. Then again, Handel Trading had been a dominant merchant company in the realm for as long as anybody could remember, one of the founding members of the Isrianda League. Named for city of its establishment, the League served as its own quazi-government, resolving disputes among member, making sure people who did business were members. All to keep the realm tied together, the wheels of industry turning, trade flowing, and most importantly, the profits flowing. Karin assumed the ownership of Handel Trading when her mother passed about ten years ago. Her best efforts couldn't keep the League from breaking up in the face of civil war. Everybody wanted to retreat to their corners, figure out how to weather the storm, and sack enough away to come out of winter on the other side. That's not Karin's style. Fortune, as they say, favours the bold. Let the cowards hide. She'll wheel, deal, twist arms, and more. Maybe the scale will help. -2 Foible: All about the Platinum Potentates In a world filled with Queens, Scions, Divine Kings, Daimyos and more, a merchant doesn't get a lot of respect, not even when she's one of the richest people in the land and has her fingers in a huge percentage of the economy. No noble blood, no family name, no flag to go out and die for. Merchants aren't soldiers, and the soldiers they have...they cost money. And want food. And need ships. And...and...and... Your Troop: Escorts No, they don't really have a clever name. With the dissolution of the Israndia League, Karin's returned to her home city of Yesrel, an port city on a small island just off the East coast, and conveniently along most of the major trade routes in the East. The Escorts, the bulk of Karin's 'fighting force', are the security force for Handel Trading's important cargoes and vulnerable ships. Yesrel has its own city guard, but they're not going to range out of the city no matter how much Karin leans on her uncle Isrin, the affable mayor of the city. The Escorts are particularly adept at archery, spotting, tracking, and close-quarters combat - perfect for protecting a wagon train on the move, a cargo in a warehouse, or removing a particularly troublesome competitor. Not that they do that. Who told you that? How were you betrayed? The sheer stupidity of man. Hailing from an independent city, Karin never grasped, at a visceral level, the nationalistic impulses that took hold of her colleagues in the League. Men would oppose a deal because the good would go to the other side. Long time partnerships dissolved in the face of rising North-South tensions. Governments leaned on their merchant class, warning of fines or worse if they traded with 'the enemy'. The enemy!? All so much insanity, as far as Karin was concerned. This was business! In the end, the League was not a kingdom, Karin was not a Queen, and the League dissolved. Which side were you with before the betrayal?: Neutral As an old saying goes, know your enemies, but do business with them always. Two things to do in this game Get rich Find a cause bigger than herself (but really, probably get rich!) As for a portrait, I've had a bit of trouble finding a good one for Smallgods. Below is the original inspiration for Karin...which admittedly much more appropriate for a Big Gods game. Still gave me some of the basic ideas, and maybe Karin will move towards this as the scale starts doing its thing? Who knows! 
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Mar 9, 2015 05:01
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Curse Spectre probably in the pipe.
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Mar 9, 2015 16:40
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Platonicsolid, good character. Just to clarify, what types of situations would you use your domain for? Also glad to see so many newbies applying haha.
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Zombie #246 posted:Platonicsolid, good character. Just to clarify, what types of situations would you use your domain for? I conceived it originally as specifically making her notably good at negotiating (within reason, clearly), but I think it would apply to any area of business and trade - bargaining, identifying a good opportunity, managing logistics, forging joint ventures, and so on.
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Mar 9, 2015 22:04
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Zombie #246 posted:Flexible for the most part, though in my head the idea I had was princess mononoke type of rarity. That makes sense since the argument can be made that most people have never seen a Memmonite (or misidentify it as a type of Pokemon) but would probably have met or seen one in a major city someplace. Plus I think they live in weird out of the way rural areas like some sort of mysterious pacifistic bearded gorillas in the mist. I have included a small blurb of backstory in my post. Still kind of wriggling it around and trying to get the voice/idea down but you get the picture I think. The King has fleas (or likes to play pranks on his courtiers with them), has powers as monkey do, and a vague plan in the works somehow.
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Mar 10, 2015 03:28
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Shooting for picks this Sunday, good luck!
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Etel We are the people of the wolf. Our ancestors were wolves who took the form of men. This, I know to be true. This is why the world is ours, to hunt as we will, and why it is our destiny to prey on the weaklings who cower in their cities. We are not like them. We roam as we wish, take what we wish. We are the Hsang, and we live as we have since the world began. The gods gave us our horses, our sheep and goats, and our swords and bows; the first to let us travel as we wish, the second, to feed us and give us what we need; and the third, to make our enemies fear us. We have no need of great cities like the southerners. How confined that is! The world is our home. The fools to the south call us barbarians, but it is they that are the barbarians. They are all slaves, who serve lords they don't even know, who they have not seen prove themselves in battle or leadership, who have no right to rule them. What sheep! Men and women do not act that way. Only beasts do. Recently, they fought a war, a civil war, over who should rule, the northerners and the southerners. They had great armies arrayed against each other; soldiers who knew not why they fought, who only fought because they were told to by their kings and lords, who, of course, did not risk their lives in battles. Imagine that! Fighting for a man who won't even take up arms himself! They are strange, the southerners. We fought in the war ourselves, but we knew why we fought. We fought for money and for loot. Both sides paid us to fight their enemies, but we were neutral in who we supported. We fought for those who would give us the most and pay us the best. The barbarians in their cities say that that is dishonorable, to fight for gain. But how is it dishonorable? Why fight if you don't think it will benefit you? Indeed, that's the best reason to fight...for gain or to protect what is yours. I know what it is to fight for what is yours. I am Etel. My father was the chief of the Hsang, and when he died, I became chief after him. I remember, on his deathbed, he gave me Tuz, the Bow of Flame. This has been handed down from chief to chief since the gods created us. It is a magic bow, which never runs out of ammunition. One merely pulls back the bowstring, and an arrow of flame appears, to inevitably hit the target. Only the chief of the Hsang can use it, and by giving it to me, he made me chief, which the elders approved. I ruled the Hsang well, I think. I ruled them wisely. I made them rich. But, I confess, my weakness is that I have always been impulsive. My brother, Octar was always the better planner and schemer, and that was why he succeeded when he betrayed me. While I was out winning victories for the Hsang, he stayed behind, and used his cleverness and silken tongue to overthrow me; to convince the Hsang that he should be their chief. I fled, with those loyal to me. Was I a coward for fleeing? I don't think so. If I stayed I would die. But now I'm alive, with a troop of Hsang still loyal to me. And I still have Tuz, the Bow of Flame, which shows I am the true chief of the Hsang. What do I want? First, I want my [b]revenge, on Octar and those who betrayed me. I will return to the Hsang someday, and get my vengeance on my brother and the rest of the traitors. Second, I want [b]power over the cities to the south. Why should those unworthy lords have all their wealth. The men of the cities are sheep, and the Hsang are shepherds. It is time to shear them. To summarize Name: Ezel Troop: Hsang Loyalists Magical Item: Tuz, the Bow of Flame [Fire +2) Foible: Impulsivity -2 Betrayal: He was chief of the Hsang until his brother, Octar betrayed him and became the new chief Goals: Revenge on Octar, Power and domination of the land
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Mar 15, 2015 16:30
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Epicurius, great character. Picking the characters in about 8 hours.
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Mar 15, 2015 17:44
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Alright, since I always have trouble deciding these things, I'm going to pick 13 for this game. To those that didn't make it, the characters you apped were great, and if anyone drops you will be the first to be asked to join. Ronwayne- Amerigo Hieronymous Panic attack- Aiden bierne Forever bwfc- tadasu hayshi Puppies- sun shahar Thenabster- jurou Redhotkick-Zaffi manda Rauri-Victoria caspiel Valhawk-bjorn olofson Rakovsky maybe-Tangan ongbak Hikaizer-anselm Redeyeflight-ehecamini Platonicsolid-Karin handel Epicurius-etel Phone posted, sorry for any mispells.
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Mar 16, 2015 03:04
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Thenabster, I need a family name for your guy.
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Mar 16, 2015 04:24
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Yesssss, I have been perched on my chair all week hoping I'd get into this one. Brainstorming character interrelations already.
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Mar 16, 2015 06:00
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Lets go with Mori for the family name.
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Mar 16, 2015 11:04
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TheNabster posted:Lets go with Mori for the family name. Thank ya. Working on the OP, hoping to have it up later on tonight or tomorrow night at the latest.
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REDEYE'S GUIDE TO NAHUATL First off, I'd like to apologize for choosing a mythology with one of the most hosed up languages in the known world. The most important thing to remember in Nahuatl pronunciation is that the "tl" you see is something that English has a very hard time pronouncing. Its closest approximation is the Welsh "ll", which should give you an idea of the kind of lunacy we're discussing. So "nahuatl" is pronounced approximately "na-wa-chl". This is kind of a problem since the tl is used a LOT, but apart from that things mostly operate in a consistent and understandable manner. Very similar to Latin--all letters produce the same sound consistently. See this guide: http://www.native-languages.org/nahuatl_guide.htm So, "Hueialtepetl" comes out as "Wey-alteh-pechl" in as many syllables. Feel free to not care about any of this and just copy-paste names if it gives you a headache, I'm not going to blame you in the slightest. = = = Ehecamini's First Impressions posted:Daimyo Tadasu Hayashi, the Silver-Tongue: "Daimyo Hayashi's honor is without question, and his cause is just. To have him fight at your side is always a favor. That said, it is unwise to trust the Silver-Tongue unguarded..." Redeye Flight fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Mar 17, 2015 |
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Thanks to Rauri, who I blatantly cribbed this offTadasu's opinion of the other PCs posted:Queen Victaria Caspiel - You are the rightful queen, by law and blood, and I thank you for your sympathies. I would have no qualms with us working together to retake your crown, and mine, and in leading the North to victory!
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Fantastic! Well done everyone. I'll throw up some character impressions after work tomorrow.
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Mar 17, 2015 00:15
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Neat. I'll drum something up in a bit, just wanted to throw in a quick 'cheers'! Boop - just going to go ahead and use that format. What can I say, don't fix what ain't broke! ==== Aiden Beirne's First Impressions posted:
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Mar 17, 2015 00:56
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Hey it looks like all the cool kids are doing that thing. Should I be doing that thing? Because I'll do it if it helps me fit in.
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Puppies are dicks posted:Hey it looks like all the cool kids are doing that thing. Should I be doing that thing? Because I'll do it if it helps me fit in. Go for it! I'm doing it because with this many people it's gonna help me get a headstart on getting inside this character's head.
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Puppies are dicks posted:Hey it looks like all the cool kids are doing that thing. Should I be doing that thing? Because I'll do it if it helps me fit in. Get into the mind of the monkey. Would the monkey do it?
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Panic Attack posted:Get into the mind of the monkey. Would the monkey do it? Poop-slinging, laughing, or stealing shoes is my default gut instinct here but if I have time before the thread drops I'll pore over the numbers and give them a breakdown on a sling-by-sling basis analysis. 
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Amerigo Hieronymous played by RonwayneKarin's Journal posted:Some people assume I'd hate Amerigo and his naive little Consortium - I don't. It's great, actually. They have a health respect for a businesswoman, maintain stability and rule of law, make it easy to do business. You never really profit from chaos, in the long term. Now if I could just get them to let up on the whole 'corruption' angle.... Aiden Bierne played by Panic Attack Karin's Journal posted:I have trouble believing this is the man of fire. He seems so unassuming, so...pleasant, really. Any man that dichotomous requires cautious care. If he recognizes his own struggles, I think he'll make it. I'd like that. Tadasu Hayshi played by ForeverBwfc Karin's Journal posted:A man of eloquence on the surface who's still a warlord underneath. A remarkably effective and relatively enlightened warlord, yet a warlord none the less. He understands the power of the purse and the need for stability. For that he can be a reasonable...ally. Sun Shahar played by Puppies are dicks Karin's Journal posted:A man? A monkey? I don't know, and I'm not sure I care. This is what kings should be. Entertaining! We all know the Imperial beauracracy is doing most of the actual governing anyway. So why not? Jurou Mori played by Thenabster Karin's Journal posted:A dark thing of dread, this Jurou is. Getting close makes my hair tingle and my skin crawl and my heart turn to stone in my chest. Evil? Darkness, certainly, and darkness I'd avoid. Zaffi Manda played by Redhotkick Karin's Journal posted:One of the many gloomy men who stalks this land - not without good reason, the people of the Savi have a hard lot. On top of that, Zaffi got snared by some of the more malevolent powers of our world. I'm sympathetic...just not enough to put him on my social calendar. Victaria Caspiel played by Rauri Karin's Journal posted:Oh, Taria. We might be good friends, if only you could get off your high horse! Yes, yes, honor honor kingdom house, can we just get drunk and make a deal already? You could take a few tips from the Mankey King! Don't get me wrong, I appreciate Victaria's confidence in me. It's meant a lot through all the rough going of late...she just doesn't get that if I put a crown on my head, it would detach my head from my body. Bjorn Olofson played by Valhawk Karin's Journal posted:A leader forged in ice. He's built something strong, that I give him all credit for. Building it from the bodies of his enemies, that gives me pause. Tangan Ongbak played by Rakovsky Maybe Karin's Journal posted:You know who's more fun than monkeys? Pirates! Buckaneers. Call them what you will (probably what they ask you to), they're usually fun, and with good business sense to boot. They tell some wild stories about Tangan, and even they're true...well, not even the touch of a Goddess can change a pirate's love of gold, rum and women. Anselm played by Hikaizer Karin's Journal posted:Quest for vengeance. Betrayed by his company. This is why the whole continent is going to hell in a hand basket. What's the point of ruling the land when you've burned it all down? Ehecamini played by Redeye Flight Karin's Journal posted:A half-man, half-eagle carrying the mantle of a god, who's leading the last natives of that far-Northern city of Topcala? That must be an exaggeration, or an old legend. Things like that don't happen any more...do they? Etel played by Epicurius Karin's Journal posted:Again with the tribal revenge! It's like nobody's ever heard of civilization! The good news, is that the Hsang - Etel's band, at least - can be trusted, relatively, to do business with. Just not too much. We wouldn't want them getting big ideas. Platonicsolid fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Mar 17, 2015 |
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Mar 17, 2015 03:48
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Forgive me if this is a little uncouth, but can I ask why I didn't make the cut? I'd like to know in order to improve for future apps.
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Sure why not.Jurou Mori's Impressions posted:Daimyo Tadasu Hayashi - Our fellow northern lords care not for us at the best of times, but the good Daimyo at least pretends that he doesn't hold us in fear or contempt. I suspect otherwise, but then I suspect all men. TheNabster fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Mar 17, 2015 |
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Mar 17, 2015 10:15
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quote:Daimyo Tadasu Hayashi - A man with a silver tongue must be careful it is not cut out. What will you do when your tongue falters and your bandit-men take it for payment?
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quote:While all of you worry and obsess over your own troubles, your own quests, you fail to see the costs to those around you and to the world. Each time ambition nurtures pride, wrath, lust, greed, envy, sloth, the veil between our world and the world of demons and other evils weakens. I do not care about any of you, only where you stand when the veil falls and you come face to face with the consequences of your sins and evils.
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Initial Analysis, global figures of note: posted:
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Mar 18, 2015 01:47
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game's up http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3707088
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Damnit, I should have asked this earlier, but it's really bothering me. Can I get a country name change from "Topcala" to "Cuahuitco"? I'll deal with it if I have to.
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Edit: HURF
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Mar 18, 2015 09:56
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Oh sure but I'll have to get to it later
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Update coming within the hour
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Holy poo poo I missed the thread going live! Sorry, is it too late for me to sneak a post in?
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ForeverBWFC posted:Holy poo poo I missed the thread going live! Sorry, is it too late for me to sneak a post in? 
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ForeverBWFC posted:Holy poo poo I missed the thread going live! Sorry, is it too late for me to sneak a post in?
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Don't think I need to roll to find these trader dudes do I? They're in town to do trade, which kind of requires they let people know where they are and that they're open for business, etc.
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