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Not much to go on. Let's change that. Edit: Just for posterity, we ended up with two characters. The original, mostly blind run ends on page 28, and a new one aiming at making a "perfect" character starts here. Lord Cyrahzax fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Mar 13, 2016 |
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Oh hey a new Choice of thing. I rather enjoyed Mecha Ace, let us hope this one is well as well! Let's observe some of the people training so as to be less inclined to die horribly, maybe.
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Nov 7, 2015 17:58
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Rico d'al Desstelombre would definitely try to make a Good impression on his superiors
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Nov 7, 2015 20:35
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Nov 7, 2015 22:56
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Stay and watch
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Nov 7, 2015 22:58
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Looks like we have a tie. I'd like to get the ball rolling (and get us a name), so the next vote wins.
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Nov 8, 2015 00:03
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Good impression
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Nov 8, 2015 00:55
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You: Report in immediately. I should try to make a good impression on my superiors first.quote:Captain Montez's office smells of old leather and stale coffee. The man himself is a small, pinch-faced fellow. A pair of spectacles balance atop the bridge of his short, stubby nose. He greets you formally and offers you a seat. +2% Reputation, 2% Cynicism quote:You hand over your commission papers and orders. Montez scans over them quickly, his eyes darting back and forth behind his steel-rimmed spectacles. The Captain picks up a waiting quill pen and signs the papers with a fluid hand, making your commission fully official. Dropping the documents in a drawer, he shuffles through another pile of papers atop his desk, pulling one out. quote:Family name? Lord Cyrahzax fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Nov 8, 2015 |
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Nov 8, 2015 01:03
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Castleton. James Castleton.
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Xander77 posted:Rico d'al Desstelombre (Assuming "d'al" is a necessary part of our noble heritage. Otherwise, feel free to omit it)
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Nov 8, 2015 01:17
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We are Alaric d'al Sancroix.
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Nov 8, 2015 01:21
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Xander77 posted:Rico d'al Desstelombre
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Nov 8, 2015 03:04
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I will second Alaric d'al Sancroix.
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Nov 8, 2015 08:19
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Alaric d'al Sancroix, to give it the weight of inevitability.
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Nov 8, 2015 10:21
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I'm disappointed in you all. Vicktor von Goku. Junior. Anyway, glad to see another one of these popping out, they are always interesting. And occasionally a train wreck 
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quote:"Very well then, Alaric d'al Sancroix, shall we take a moment to clarify a few facts about your early life and origins?" quote:The Unified Kingdom of Tierra is nominally ruled by the sixteen year-old King Miguel of House Rendower. Advising him are his Privy Council, men of high birth and enormous power: namely, the official heads of the army, fleet, civil service and intendancy, or home office. Below them sit the Cortes, composed of the heads of the hundreds of noble houses that make up the bulk of the Tierran aristocracy. And for reference: quote:
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Nov 8, 2015 22:47
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Capital
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Nov 8, 2015 22:49
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I agree that this is one of the best of these games. I look forward to seeing if we end up down a different path than mine. The North
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Nov 8, 2015 22:55
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North, North, always go North
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Nov 8, 2015 22:58
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Aetoria, the capital.
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Nov 8, 2015 23:41
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How can we turn up our noses at people if we aren't from the centre of culture?
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Nov 9, 2015 00:15
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The Plains of Being Good At Horse Using.
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Nov 9, 2015 01:03
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Is this setting one with black powder? Also,  Capital.
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Nov 9, 2015 01:04
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Klaus88 posted:Is this setting one with black powder? Yes, it's basically at Napoleonic Wars level tech.
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Nov 9, 2015 01:16
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Eastern Plains. No point in being a cavalryman if we aren't the best.
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Gyra_Solune posted:The Plains of Being Good At Horse Using. We horse so much on those plains. They're custom made for horsing.
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Nov 9, 2015 02:25
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Horsies! So, is this Not-Spain or Not-France?
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Nov 9, 2015 08:54
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Fat Samurai posted:Horsies! It's more like a cross between Not-Britain ("the Unified Kingdom," how the military is set up, the general culture) and Not-Spain ("the Cortes," parts of the government). We'll see more of all this as the game goes on. Looks like we need a tie-breaker to continue. Do we ride horses, or ride the tides of culture?
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Nov 9, 2015 18:12
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Since I didn't vote for either of these, I'll change my vote to choose
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Nov 9, 2015 18:28
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+5% Soldiering, 10% Reputation quote:Your family is nobility of an old but relatively impoverished line, dating from before the days of Edwin the Strong. Although your house's material fortunes have waned over the past few decades, your family still bears a proud name and represents a fair amount of influence and capital. quote:Your house still owns a substantial estate, where you were born, educated and raised in a state of some privilege. Perhaps you had always wanted to be a soldier, perhaps the notion had not occurred to you until recently. Nonetheless, it was the recent news of the war with Antar that spurred you to action. At what age did you make your fateful decision to join the Dragoons? Lord Cyrahzax fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Nov 10, 2015 |
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Nov 9, 2015 18:36
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Let's be original. 30.
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Nov 9, 2015 18:39
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25, older than usual, but with experience.
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Nov 9, 2015 18:46
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14. Going to be the most  child prodigy.
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Nov 9, 2015 19:33
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30!
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Nov 9, 2015 19:38
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18 for the safe choice. You should probably post the backstory and the explanation on the settings magic.
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GoldenPrice posted:18 for the safe choice. Okay, but there's a lot, especially for people who just want to play the game. I don't want to clutter the thread with it, but if anyone is interested or has questions, here's a link to  I'll be putting another link to this in the OP. Lord Cyrahzax fucked around with this message at 21:21 on Nov 9, 2015 |
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quote:You're getting into this soldiering thing very late, aren't you? You've got half a lifetime's experience behind you, but that means you don't have many years of physical fitness left ahead of you. +10% Charisma, 10% Intellect, 10% Cynicism, 10% Ruthlessness (also note that we got 10% Reputation from being from the plains, and that's been edited into the last post) quote:While your family may not have enthusiastically supported your decision to go to war, they understood the necessity of sending at least one of their sons to fight for King and Country. As a result, you left home with your family's grudging pride. In addition, they presented you with a parting gift: Again, for reference: quote:
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Nov 10, 2015 18:09
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A banecast sword, with a blade sharper than any normal steel. Soldiery bonus!
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Nov 10, 2015 18:29
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Wentley posted:A banecast sword, with a blade sharper than any normal steel. We don't want that sword, it was probably forged by Elves!  Voting for the Uniform so we look our very best while we're riding down those dastardly foot soldiers.
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Uniform! Only the fabulous survive.
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