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 ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE IN #Circadia ON SYNIRC!Everyone knows that keeping a goon in a TG game is like herding cats. Cats that pay attention for like six weeks and then wander off. Really attentive cats I guess. For cats, that is. Point is, I have even less attention span than my players, as literally anyone who has ever played in a game I ran can attest. Know how we alleviate that though? Just make the games only six weeks long! I mean, you know, give or take. Calendars are hard. We all have commitments and/or crippling social anxiety to deal with that keeps us from dedicating the truly sad amount of time we would like to our hobbies. Or we really only want to elfgame when we're off our tits. For the busy goon on the go that has to schedule precious D&D time between their minimum-wage education job and smoking copious amounts of marijuana and falling asleep on the couch, I present to you: TALES OF IRON: SHORT CAMPAIGNS FOR ADVENTURERS SECURE IN THEIR SEXUALITY WITH NOTHING TO PROVE By which I mean I want to run a series of intentionally-brief adventures in various settings and systems that are focused on being fast-paced and concise, with a concrete goal in mind. There will be a princess to save, an official to assassinate, a Dark Lord to battle, whatever. And that's it. No raising money to fund and run a fortress, no doing favors before Shady Larry will just tell you who the loving rat is, no sidequests to raise money to buy an extra +3 shortsword before storming the castle. There will be a beginning, a middle, and an end. However, as such, the settings will not be well-established beforehand. You won't have to worry about studying up on a world's pantheon while you roll up a cleric, or thumbing through a terribly spergy backstory wiki. The world is yours to write. At the start of each game I'll give you a brief prompt for the upcoming campaign, and anything not explicitly mentioned there is yours to fill in. Just make poo poo up and we'll roll with it. Feel free to have blank parts of your character bio where specifics can be added in later if you don't feel like making something up now. So, without further ado, let me introduce the first game:   A CALLE TO ADVENTURERES A member of the royal family has been kidnapped! King Comrinn has posted a sizable bounty to the person or persons willing to risk their person on behalf of the royal family. Report to Greymarch Keep in Jand for details. ~Sulician Clerksonne, Clerk to King Comrinn of Jand That's it, that's all you get! Who you are, who's missing, what brings you here, and anything else is up to you! The system is FAE, regular character creation rules. You know the drill by now, post your proposed character, lemme know if you have any questions, etc. Doomsayer fucked around with this message at 02:38 on Jul 5, 2015 |
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Interest post. I've got a busy Sunday ahead of me, but once that's been cleared away I should be able to come up with something.
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Jul 5, 2015 09:33
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Posting interest. I can finally use some of those medieval character pictures I have saved up!
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Jul 5, 2015 14:55
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Sure why not, I want to play a fate game from start to finish. Even if it's short. EDIT: Out of interest, how silly can I go? quote:
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Jul 5, 2015 15:41
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Expressing interest, will have character up later.
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Jul 5, 2015 17:31
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 Name: Traja Greysteel High Concept: Glory-Seeking Warrior Trouble When All You Have Is A Hammer... Aspect: Poor People Skills Aspect: Aspect: Approaches Careful: +1 Clever: +1 Flashy: +2 Forceful: +3 Quick: +2 Sneaky: +0 Stunts Big Fuckoff Greathammer - Because I have a huge two-handed hammer, I get +2 when I Forcefully Attack when I have space to really swing it around. Juggernaut - Because I'm huge and strong, I get +2 when I Forcefully Overcome physical obstacles. TBD Stress: [] [] [] Refresh: 3
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Jul 5, 2015 18:33
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Totally forgot yesterday was the fourth 
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Jul 5, 2015 19:17
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 quote:Name: Bianca Renee Arroyo Cardoza I'll fill in backstory in a bit. Alaois fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Jul 8, 2015 |
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Jul 5, 2015 20:11
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Going to think of a character while I pack my apartment up.
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Jul 5, 2015 20:14
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Jul 5, 2015 21:58
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I've never actually gotten to do a Fate game for one reason or another, so I'm down. quote:Name: Gwendolyn Richmond Some indentured servants don't get second chances. A literal lifetime trained to the devotion of your "betters" can be snuffed out in an instant be some malicious entity, even if they don't harm you yourself. After all, if you fail your royal charge - who will want you? Their family will seek to punish someone, you among them. Failure was not acceptable and your life was for their glory. Servants that were expected to fight got it especially worse; it was a given that you would be sent to take the axe destined for your charge's head without a moment of hesitation. Years of growing up beside Mi'lady, being both her friend and self-sacrificing caretaker, was nearly torn apart in an instant. A fight erupted outside the carriage, shouting men and clashing blades. Naturally Gwen burst from Mi'lady's side, a weapon drawn from her multi-use apron, ready to defend her! It's not she could do anything about the kidnapping, not when the carriage's axle was ripped away and it rolled to the side, bouncing its occupants out cold. Gwen had been woefully loyal and oddly reliable up onto that point. Of course, the king would still cut off her head if she even so much of a fuss about going to rescue her. Not that she would, but some modest slack would have been nice! Gamerofthegame fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Jul 10, 2015 |
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Jul 6, 2015 02:45
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I'll put my character here tomorrow. I'm going to port over a sneakthief-with-a-heart-of-gold type dude from Fuego's sadly dead game.
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Jul 6, 2015 04:47
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Still working out exactly how we'll do it, but I'm on the hook to co-DM this so there's now some redundant safety in making it actually happen.
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Jul 6, 2015 04:49
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 Cullen has lived on his own for about as long as he can remember. His close family was taken from him early on by plague, which swept through the coastal towns one summer, including his own home of Fisher's Landing. He only survived by his own luck, although he bears some scars of the disease, usually concealed under his clothing. He left Fisher's Landing with the surviving refugees, his black sheep of an uncle among them. The group traveled from city to city, trading service or craft for their daily meals. If things went missing during their stay, well, people usually didn't miss it, and if they did, Cullen was long gone with the rest of the group. During their travels he learned how to use a knife and how to survive, and most importantly how to make himself scarce when things went bad. Cullen gained a reputation for wriggling out of the worst of situations, although some started to wonder if he was cursed or just incredibly unlucky. Cullen usually travels on his own. It's safer, he feels. Easier to stay mobile, easier to hide. That there's fewer people to get in the way if some rich noble or pompous oaf offers a fat purse is an added benefit, of course. And, if he happens to come across someone in need, he doesn't need to ask anyone if they mind giving help either. He knows what its like to be hungry and lost. Not everyone does. quote:Name: Cullen "the Stoat" Background stuff and some stunts to come later. Green Intern fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Jul 7, 2015 |
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Jul 6, 2015 15:15
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 Roy Bigby High Concept: Prototype Muscle Wizard Roy's family are descendants of Baxter Bigby, creator of the famous line of hand spells. In more recent years the Bigbys have begun developing a type of touch spell that requires no incantations or material components. As part of this research Roy was subjected to experimentation that has rendered him impossibly swole. Trouble: Bro Do You Even Cast While Bigby is a powerful combatant, he is still a mage, and all of his spells require contact with the target. Similarly, his artificially enhanced muscles can be rendered inert by anti-magic effects, reducing him to a 98-pound weakling. Approaches Careful +1 Clever +2 Flashy +2 Forceful +3 Quick +1 Sneaky +0 Stunts I Cast Fist: +2 to Forceful Create Advantage actions by casting a touch spell. Muscles Like This?: +2 to Flashy Overcome actions where sheer muscle mass is a factor. Dhalsim's Curious Extension: Once per session, manipulate or cast a spell on something that would otherwise be out of reach. Captain Walker fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Jul 7, 2015 |
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Jul 7, 2015 01:21
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sanka, ya dead?
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Jul 9, 2015 16:25
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Hey duders! Sorry for the delay, there's a family reunion on at the moment that kind of snuck up on me. There's been a lot of really incredible submissions so far, so let's leave submissions open for now, plus I'd like to give folks a chance to finish up their half-finished sheets.
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Jul 9, 2015 22:12
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That's cool. I'm moving this weekend so my time is limited.
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Jul 10, 2015 01:48
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I swear you all haven't been forgotten! I should be internet-ready again here within the next three days. Sorry for the delay!
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Jul 14, 2015 21:28
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So, it turns out if you're a substitute teacher unemployed for the summer, it's hard to turn down offers of free hospitality and extend your vacation 
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Jul 19, 2015 04:54
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Holy hell, that took forever. Alright folks, I'm back! Who's still in?
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Jul 27, 2015 01:43
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I am!
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Jul 27, 2015 02:00
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Imma clean your clock, sir.
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Jul 27, 2015 16:25
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I am still standing by
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Jul 27, 2015 18:14
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Jul 29, 2015 05:50
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Sorry. I don't think I am feeling it anymore.
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Jul 30, 2015 05:13
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Yeah this summer has been significantly more stressful than I initially anticipated, and since things are only going to get busier as the school year starts, I suppose I better call it. At least until things settle down. 
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Aug 1, 2015 08:43
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If it helps, this is not the first time a game has died before recruitment even closes. It's at least the second.
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Aug 1, 2015 16:20
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Do you mean me or SA in general? Because I count at least 3 of my games that have died in recruitment 
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Aug 1, 2015 19:14
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I think it counts under the six week limitation so it works
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