Group 22 - Out of Character discussion thread

Post by **Kinslayer** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:52 pm

Edited that - just remembered I can't do the 25th myself, and it will probably be too soon to organize this all in a week.

Nightcall · Post by **Nightcall** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:35 pm

Just thought, the best way to kill a vermin lord is to cut off its head with a dwarfen axe. Seeing as we're all Dark Elves, we're f**ked... :lol:

Post by **Calisson** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:55 pm

1st sept might be possible for me.
8th and 15th, I'm not available.

Post by **Drainial** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:11 pm

I am depressingly available at the moment, really almost nothing on of any sort. The upside being that I am free pretty much anytime. Looks like the first might be the best time so far.

@Nightcall: Like I said in my last post, I am more or less stumped. Greater daemons are not exactly what I designed my character for. Sneaking isn't much help here. Kinslayer, I don't suppose you could work Gotrek into the story somehow? Or Malus, that might be a bit easier and he took out a greater daemon too. Otherwise I need to get the thinking cap on.

Post by **Kinslayer** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:07 pm

Ok, so with Calisson limiting the available dates, let's try these. Please leave a comment below, I will edit in your name when available to these lists...

1st September (Saturday):

2nd September (Sunday):

9th September (Sunday):

16th September (Sunday):

22nd September (Saturday):

23rd September (Sunday):

Post by **Drainial** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:46 am

As far as I am currently aware yes to all. Obviously things might change in between now and then.

Post by **Layne** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:16 am

Hi all...

I have been without a computer for the last few weeks, but now I'm slightly back. I have a hectic schedule for the next few months but will try to post on the weekends. It's nice that K has managed to stumble absent mindedly through a bar brawl and a combat with a greater daemon, and got nothing worse than a burn on her leg. Until i can post again, remember that K, having fought greater daemons before, prefers to stab them in the neck.

I am more than keen for a live RP, I'm 9-5 these days so my weekends look really good for it, at most times of the day.

See you all in the funny papers -

Raneth · Post by **Raneth** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:24 pm

My Sundays are kind of iffy due to work, but you can write me up for all Saturdays.

Post by **Kinslayer** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:16 pm

It speaks! Nice to hear from you Layne, just in the nick of time too as Karonath was about to get a whole lot worse than a burned leg and a few scratches (not quite enough to kill her though). Well... that depends if you post in time to save her

Nightcall · Post by **Nightcall** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:29 pm

*waves* Hello Layne, looking forward to RPing with you!

Well, it's taken me long enough, but here is Casaythe. Quick sketch with black biro and watercolour pencils. I've drawn him in that street as he's trying to distract the verminlord from the injured Vryala.

Post by **Calisson** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:42 pm

If you need to visualize some design for Caraoc, here it is:
http://www.druchii.net/album_page.php?pic_id=4252

In addition to Caraoc's description:
• Appearance: Dressed as a sailor mate, no shoes.
Dark grey skin, pale bluish hair, dark blue eyes, one blue tooth. Gold ring on right ear, gold rings on all fingers, gold necklace.
Loves to sing. But he sings and dances so badly that it makes raining.

-=-=-

Nightcall wrote:(despite the endless stream of irritating songs)
((OOC: Calisson – Casaythe finds it annoying, but do carry on ))

I understand that not every music style suits the taste of everyone!
Actually, Caraoc enjoys any style :mrgreen:

, not only the ones I like myself. :cry:

Hope you appreciate the effort to suit the lyrics with the storytelling, though.

Nightcall · Post by **Nightcall** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:52 pm

Doesn't bother me, Calisson - it not something I've come across before in RP and it certainly is an interesting thing to see.

Post by **Calisson** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:15 pm

Well, that's new to me as well.
It's like storytelling for a movie which makes plenty of references, such as Shreck.
That's an advantage of website RPG over RL RPG: you have time to search the Internet and type like if you were writing a book or a movie scenario.
Don't expect that during the live RPG! :roll:

It was not my intention intially.
When I chose a name for my mage of Heavens, I wondered how he would influence the skies. First thing which occured to me was the rain dance, or rather, as the legend says (at least in France, I don't know for other countries), singing so badly that it causes rain.
As usual, I started with Ca... in order to facilitate the link between my character and my avatar.
So, singing + starting with Ca = Karaoké.

Later on, while RPing, I made progressively the name come true.
He sang once, then a second time, and now it is the main trait of my character! :lol:

Post by **Kinslayer** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:03 pm

Loving the picture NightCall and the one you linked to Calisson. It won't be too much longer before we have the art of all the other characters from the artist as they are at the top of her commission list now (the whole group including some ex members, plus Varin and Sevro).

I am going to rewrite the 8th edition Warhammer rules for Group 22 with these new members at some point as well.

Regarding the live chat RPG... Saturday 22nd September looks like it is hopefully good for me, Raneth, Calisson, Nightcall (unless the baby kicks off) & Drainial.

Dauricha & Layne, what do you think to this date? Any plans?

Post by **Calisson** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:25 pm

Loving the picture NightCall and the one you linked to Calisson.Thanks!

I hope that you apreciate the lyrics, too (I don't expect everyone to love all the music styles...)

I am going to rewrite the 8th edition Warhammer rules for Group 22 with these new members at some point as well.
What is that?

Regarding the live chat RPG... Saturday 22nd September looks like it is hopefully good for me, Raneth, Calisson, Nightcall (unless the baby kicks off) & Drainial.
It should work for me indeed, or later. Not earlier.

Post by **Kinslayer** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:45 pm

Thanks!

I hope that you apreciate the lyrics, too (I don't expect everyone to love all the music styles...)

It is certainly different, but no I don't mind it at all, and me being Varin probably won't mind it either. Sevro however, quite a serious character, does not have much time for songs.

What is that?

That? This! http://www.druchii.net/viewtopic.php?t=68666

It should work for me indeed, or later. Not earlier.

Good to know. Hopefully we can do it again.

Post by **Calisson** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:45 pm

The Mages' knew that they could not give any display of their magical prowess in front of a Midnight Guardian, for males practicing the arcane lore suffered death thanks to the laws of the Witch King.
Caraoc is dressed like a regular corsair.
Furthermore, he is a male and he uses a Lore that DE sorceresses hardly ever use.
I tried to have all "magic" triggered by Caraoc look as much as possible as a nice concurrence of a natural event (snow, lightning, sound...) with Caraoc's merry songs.
I don't expect NPCs to suspect spontaneously that he is a spell singer.

What I don't know is how the disturbance of the winds of magic can be detected by anyone?

What I would like to know exactly, about the other members of the group:
- to which point is Elysian supposed to be aware of Caraoc's magic talents? (and reversely)
- can the other members of the group see that Caraoc is a magic-user, or do they only make an educated guess?

And about NPCs:
- is it possible to detect that someone is a magic-user, even when he is not using magic at the moment?
- are other magic-users able to tell that someone is currently using magic? Are they able to tell who is using magic exactly?
- are people with no magic talent able to tell that magic is used at all, besides guessing that strange effects cannot have any other explanation?

Post by **Kinslayer** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:01 pm

Calisson wrote:The Mages' knew that they could not give any display of their magical prowess in front of a Midnight Guardian, for males practicing the arcane lore suffered death thanks to the laws of the Witch King.
Caraoc is dressed like a regular corsair.
Furthermore, he is a male and he uses a Lore that DE sorceresses hardly ever use.
I tried to have all "magic" triggered by Caraoc look as much as possible as a nice concurrence of a natural event (snow, lightning, sound...) with Caraoc's merry songs.
I don't expect NPCs to suspect spontaneously that he is a spell singer.

What I don't know is how the disturbance of the winds of magic can be detected by anyone?

What I would like to know exactly, about the other members of the group:
- to which point is Elysian supposed to be aware of Caraoc's magic talents? (and reversely)
- can the other members of the group see that Caraoc is a magic-user, or do they only make an educated guess?

And about NPCs:
- is it possible to detect that someone is a magic-user, even when he is not using magic at the moment?
- are other magic-users able to tell that someone is currently using magic? Are they able to tell who is using magic exactly?
- are people with no magic talent able to tell that magic is used at all, besides guessing that strange effects cannot have any other explanation?

The way I play it, a Mage can see with a second-sight whereby he sees the world in tendrils of the Winds of Magic. He would detect another Mage drawing power to himself, by seeing that Wind collecting about himself. If he kept quiet in that realm and did not cast, he would not be detected. I assumed already that Elysian realized what you are, and visa versa, and the rest of the group made an educated guess.

As for your enemies, the more powerful ones can probably tell, and people like the Drach or Bane would count you as guilty if they even suspected something, so best not to give them anything to go by. Rhamek is just one of many Guardians, but one who had earned himself a title thus become a leader of a regiment. I don't think he would notice unless lightning started coming out your eyes, so by all means be subtle and continue...

Post by **Calisson** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:43 pm

Thanks for the reply. Exactly what I hoped to hear.
Magic is so... cool!
I'm crazy like a fool!
What about it?
Daddy Cool (oh, no, I did it again... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gNYVia2rg :roll:

)

-=-=-

Suggested 8th edition Warhammer rules for Group 22:

Caraoc is a merry corsair pilot, longtime familiar with stars and Heavens, who keeps singing all the time.
Caraoc M5 WS4 BS4 S3 T3 W2 I6 A2 Ld8 - he counts as the unit's musician, despite the other group member's protests.
Equipment – hand weapon, RHB, SDC. Beastbane Horn.
Beastbane Horn - Bound spell (power level 3). Causes terror to all creatures affected by Lore of Beasts' attribute.
Evasion - Thanks to his lifetime experience as terrible singer, Caraoc can evade all incoming hits. 5++ ward save to represent that.
Mage – Caraoc is a Level 1 wizard who knows one random spell from the Lore of Heavens. At the start of each magic phase, roll d6 to see which spell Caraoc is able to try to cast, or take signature spell.
In case of a miscast made by Caraoc, it rains on the group until the player's next magic sequence. All "to hit" against the group are at -1, in melee and at distance. Flamable attacks have no effect. Note: the group is used to that and suffers no penalty.

Post by **Drainial** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:07 pm

A trip is taking longer than expected and I don't have a computer (This is from my phone. If I can't post that's why.

Post by **Layne** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:04 am

Aw shitballs. I always miss the best bits. Also, I don't know why I dind't say before but as far as I can see 22 September is as grand as sunflowers for me.

Post by **Calisson** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:07 pm

Just to let everyone know, I'm resuming professional life this week.
For the next 8 days in particular, I may have less free Internet time than wished.
For those who can't stand Caraoc's songs, that might be a relief. :lol:

I will do my best to check daily D.net. Actually, you might not see any change at all.

Post by **Kinslayer** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 5:50 pm

Okay 22nd September... is there anyone who can't do this one?

No problem Drainial, Cal, Layne, if you're busy / away / missing bits it is not a problem.

Post by **Drainial** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:06 pm

Should be fine for me.

Post by **Layne** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:08 am

Kinslayer wrote:No problem Drainial, Cal, Layne, if you're busy / away / missing bits it is not a problem.

for you.