teganmcmanus
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Etchings in Skin - Act 1 of the Weaver Chronicles
The call to prayer ring out over the cities' beautifully crafted domes, doves rush up into the hot air currents, mingling with the colourful kites and flags of the noblemen and princes. Down in the alleyways children and dogs scurry home for supper lured by the smell of newly baked bread and spices. Outside the heavy city walls the steppes stretch out with only the mighty rivers to break the monotonous grassland expanses where the uncultured tribes rule on horseback. The steppes in turn give way to mountains, so high they are rumoured to be the abode of the gods. Everywhere there is the whispers of the Djinns, the creatures unfavoured by the Gods, living a twilight existence in a parallel world, only reaching over where reality is weak and belief in them is strong, in the desert caves, in the rotten tree of the jungles and under the surface of the thundering river foam. Welcome to the world of Al-Aziza.
OOC: Hello, I'd like to welcome and invite you to my role-play I have worked on this quite a lot. I would like you to read all instructions before committing to joining. You can then send me a suggestion for your character in a PM.
The world of Al-Aziza is influenced by the area stretching from the Arabian Sea to Himalayas bordered by the Mongolian steppes to the north and the Indian jungles to the south. It is a mix of Arabic, Persian, Mughal, Sultanate, Slavic, Aryan, Mongolian, Nepali and other tribal cultures. It is basically a fantasy world in the styling of DnD. Magic is however rare, there are no staffs shooting magic balls of flame; whatever "magic" there is comes from spiritual devotion, chemistry or plain old trickery. I do not rule out the use of gunpowder but it will not be in common knowledge, use of certain clock-work mechanisms and steam-machines may be possible but this is also considered in the realm of the "mystic".
I cannot give away the story of this RP as part of the quest for the characters is to find out what is going on. All characters will start in the same place so you do not need to work on where your character would be.
There is a goal in this RP - your character may die and you may fail that goal. How you reach the goal is dependent on your actions. Every action has consequences.
Your success will rely on your skills as well as your writing - a more well-written post will get a better result in the story. Combat will use the skills, your writing ability and some randomness (dice) to decide the outcome.
If this RP is played to its finish I have future plans on how to continue it.
This RP will focus heavily on the demonic/djinns - I will differentiate between Djinns and Daemons in that Djinns live in a parallel world to the humans and are not innately evil. Daemons live in the Abyss and are chaotic beings of spite and rage.
This RP will be HEAVILY DMed. I do this as I see that many RPs fall apart as some players go off on different tangents, some write more and faster than others and often get away from others in the story.
Therefore, in this RP each player will only be allowed one post between each of my posts. In general your posts should be suggesting of what you do (Unless it is a conversation) I will then follow up by confirming what you did and the results.
I will try to post once a day - sometimes I will sometimes I won't but I will not post more often than once a day. If you haven't posted between my DM posts then I will steer your character for that turn, keeping it as passive as possible while still staying true to the role. Since I will be writing quite a lot I will try to keep my descriptions of your actions brief and I will leave the poetry and hyperbole to you.
Example:
Player 1 "I take my mighty broadsword and attempt to cleave the street-urchin in two feeling justified as he spilt apple juice on my steel-tipped boots, If I manage to slay the bastards then I take a look at what kind of things he may carry in his pocket and I look out for more of the little rug rats coming my way."
Player 2 "Is at the potion stall in the market trying to buy ingredients for a stronger poison. Looks terrified on at the attempt of Player 1 to kill the urchin"
DM "Player 1 succeed in killing the child. The onlookers are terrified and speechless. You find a letter on the boy stating that he had been accepted to boarding school after 10-years of applying himself to his studies. The dark gods are pleased at your actions. Player gains 1 experience. All other urchins have fled the scene. The toothless shopkeeper tells Player 2 that he can buy ingredients for stronger poisons for 3 gold, there is also a health potion for 1 gold and other smaller potions that to your trained eye look like fakes."
In this RP the general rule is "stick together or die" - this is also to make sure that no-one looses focus of the story or of the other players. There will be times when this rule does not apply.
We are on an adult forum and I love romance and sex. However, to keep the story going any "sex-scene" should be taken in a different thread - the players (or if I am involved, the player and the DM) will decide how it begins and how it ends so that they can come out of it in one turn. A link to the separate thread is of course appreciated
There will be a separate thread for conversations between the characters so that they may bond/fall out/just get to know each other/romance - this thread will be less moderated so that conversations can go on with more speed than the happenings of the game. You should be vague with where the conversation takes place as people may have moved on inside the game.
I will be playing all NPCs unless otherwise stated.
To make sure you have read all the rules and seen this write "Shazam" at the top of your character PM
If you have any suggestions of things you want added to the world - people, places, monsters then PM me and I will do my best to get it into the story. You should however not take it upon yourself to add things in.
Your character:
Your character is not god. Your character starts off as 19 years old (this is for the story line). They will have little or no knowledge of the world and their coming "professions". They may have entered under the teachings of a Guru, stolen some tobacco from their father or be part of a warring clan but they may not have experience of actual combat. Preferably I want the characters to have backgrounds that are mundane - woodcutters, goat-herders or just the daughter of a nobleman.
Your character starts on Level 1 - this mean she or he basically is no better than any commoner at fighting - gaining experience will however go quickly in the beginning.
The shaman is not an excuse for furry sex. I have nothing against furries, but this is not a furry RP.
I will work with you on character creation as I want the different characters to have something to clash over but still enough in common to get along when needed.
Your character will be human - unless I say otherwise.
Base traits:
Strength:
Perception:
Endurance:
Charm:
Intelligence:
Agility:
Luck:
Devotion:
You have 24 points to distribute over base skills - if skill is lower than 2 it will be very detrimental e.g. Charm under 2 is more or less a burn-damaged mute person who smells very badly. A person with Perception under 2 needs thick glasses to see where she is stepping.
Classes - (Choose 1, and 1 specialization for the relevant class)
Alchemist:
The alchemist is adept with all kinds of concoctions. Using simple tools and material found around her the Alchemist can create potions that turn people into stone, make them fall in love, make their memories go away or even change their appearance. The alchemist can coat blades and arrows in poison, create powerful illusions to confuse enemies, create toxic gases and traps. The alchemist can also act as a healer, stopping bleeding, creating antidotes and mending broken bones. In the alleyways of the cities of Al-Aziza the alchemist is respected and never talked badly off for it is said: "People who speak ill of the chemist often fall ill from the strangest diseases".
- Cannot use heavy armour or heavy weapons
- Preferred weapons - Blades, traps, staves
Specializations:
Poisoner: +3 to Potion Usage for poisons (only one who can create deadly poisons)
Healer: +3 to Potion Usage for healing potions (only one who can create resurrecting potions)
Illusionist: +3 to Conjuring
Rogue:
The rogue is not easily classified. The street-urchin nicking apples and dates from the bazaar have little in common with the travelling courtesans making their living of the weak-hearted nobles. The rogue makes it's living in the shadows, out of the eye of the city guards and local lords. They take what is not theirs, be it gold, favours or a life. In Al-Aziza the rogue is often cursed for his lack of honour, but it is the rogue who survives to fight another day and it his she that the lords come to when they have a problem they do not wish to handle themselves.
- Cannot use heavy armour or heavy weapons
- Preferred weapons - Knives, katars, crossbows, small blades
Specializations:
Chor +3 to Pick-pocketing, +1 to Agility
Hassassin +2 Stealth +2 to Bladed Weapons
Courtesan +2 to Charm +2 to Performing
Sojourner:
The Clansman makes his living from the sword. They are fighters for a clan, for a lord, for a cause or for money. In the world of Al-Aziza few people get far without the help of guidance through the mountains or escort over the plains. Some of these survivors specialize in using a bow or fighting from horseback while others rely on their sheer strength. Others make themselves invaluable by their knowledge of the land and the signs of humans and beasts. In the words of Sultan Nasr Abdullah: "Scimitar in hand, feet in the stirrups and bow on my back, now where was I supposed to go?”
Can use any armour and all weapons (except for Brute-only weapons)
Preferred Weapons: Any
Specializations:
Steppe-rider + 3 to Horseback (Only one who can use both a weapon and shield from horseback)
Marksman + 3 to Archery (only one who may use longbows and heavy crossbows)
Brute: +1 Strength +1 Endurance (Only one to use Heavy Axes, Hammers, and Morning-stars)
Tracker +1 to Perception, +2 to tracking (has greater knowledge of the land)
Magi:
The seekers of spiritual knowledge and power have many names; Magi, Yogi, Tantric or Ascetic. They all search for their God, either to serve him/her or to use the powers of the immortals to further their own goals. Mastering the human urges and cravings takes years of hard practice but in the end it may lead to realizations not common to ordinary people. Yogis have been said to be able to stay without sleep for years, eating only sand and not showing pain while being stung by a hundred bees. Others use their devotion to lead those weak of faith against the demonic and the Djinns. Still others find the spiritual side in the use of herbal concoctions and special chants to see things that has not come to be yet or to ride in the mind of animals.
- Cannot use any armour or heavy weapons
- Preferred Weapons - Spears, Tridents, Staffs, Ceremonial Daggers
Specializations:
Shaman (only one who can spirit-walk and embody creatures)
Zealot +1 to Devotion, +3 to Leadership + 2 to Demonic resistance (can exorcise)
Dervish +2 to all elemental resistance, feels no pain, needs little or no food or water
Skills: (Add 20 points - 10 is maximum for any skill)
Bladed Weapons
Bows and Crossbows
Blunt Weapons
Small Weapons
Heavy Weapons
Double Wielding
Shield Skill
Armour Usage
Horseback
Swimming
Heat Resistance
Cold Resistance
Demonic Resistance
Resistance to Pain
Bartering
Smithing
Tracking
Performing
Potion Usage
Potion Making
Conjuring
Spirit-walk (only Shaman)
Embody (only Shaman)
Pick-pocket
Traps
Lock-picking
Stealth
This is how your character sheet should look like (Example - not going to be used):
(Personality should NOT be a part of your character sheet - it is for the group to find out through the game)
Name: Kalita
Age: 19
Race: Human
Appearance: (no photo - use descriptions - do not describe clothes. In general you may wish to avoid blondes, not fitting to the environment - anything else I will allow, even blue eyes which is uncommon but not unheard of.)
Background: Grew up in a house, milking cows.
Class: Rogue
Specialization: Chor
Weapons: None (you will have no weapon to start with)
Other equipment: None (you will have no equipment at the start - not even clothes)
Strength: 3
Perception: 3
Endurance: 3
Charm: 3
Intelligence: 4
Agility: 5
Luck: 4
Devotion: 3
Bladed Weapons 5
Bows and Crossbows
Blunt Weapons
Small Weapons
Heavy Weapons
Double Wielding
Shield Skill
Armour Usage
Horseback
Swimming
Heat Resistance
Cold Resistance
Demonic Resistance
Resistance to Pain
Bartering
Smithing
Tracking
Performing
Potion Usage
Potion Making
Conjuring
Spirit-walk (only Shaman)
Embody (only Shaman)
Pick-pocket 8
Traps 5
Lock-picking 5
Stealth
The call to prayer ring out over the cities' beautifully crafted domes, doves rush up into the hot air currents, mingling with the colourful kites and flags of the noblemen and princes. Down in the alleyways children and dogs scurry home for supper lured by the smell of newly baked bread and spices. Outside the heavy city walls the steppes stretch out with only the mighty rivers to break the monotonous grassland expanses where the uncultured tribes rule on horseback. The steppes in turn give way to mountains, so high they are rumoured to be the abode of the gods. Everywhere there is the whispers of the Djinns, the creatures unfavoured by the Gods, living a twilight existence in a parallel world, only reaching over where reality is weak and belief in them is strong, in the desert caves, in the rotten tree of the jungles and under the surface of the thundering river foam. Welcome to the world of Al-Aziza.
OOC: Hello, I'd like to welcome and invite you to my role-play I have worked on this quite a lot. I would like you to read all instructions before committing to joining. You can then send me a suggestion for your character in a PM.
The world of Al-Aziza is influenced by the area stretching from the Arabian Sea to Himalayas bordered by the Mongolian steppes to the north and the Indian jungles to the south. It is a mix of Arabic, Persian, Mughal, Sultanate, Slavic, Aryan, Mongolian, Nepali and other tribal cultures. It is basically a fantasy world in the styling of DnD. Magic is however rare, there are no staffs shooting magic balls of flame; whatever "magic" there is comes from spiritual devotion, chemistry or plain old trickery. I do not rule out the use of gunpowder but it will not be in common knowledge, use of certain clock-work mechanisms and steam-machines may be possible but this is also considered in the realm of the "mystic".
I cannot give away the story of this RP as part of the quest for the characters is to find out what is going on. All characters will start in the same place so you do not need to work on where your character would be.
There is a goal in this RP - your character may die and you may fail that goal. How you reach the goal is dependent on your actions. Every action has consequences.
Your success will rely on your skills as well as your writing - a more well-written post will get a better result in the story. Combat will use the skills, your writing ability and some randomness (dice) to decide the outcome.
If this RP is played to its finish I have future plans on how to continue it.
This RP will focus heavily on the demonic/djinns - I will differentiate between Djinns and Daemons in that Djinns live in a parallel world to the humans and are not innately evil. Daemons live in the Abyss and are chaotic beings of spite and rage.
This RP will be HEAVILY DMed. I do this as I see that many RPs fall apart as some players go off on different tangents, some write more and faster than others and often get away from others in the story.
Therefore, in this RP each player will only be allowed one post between each of my posts. In general your posts should be suggesting of what you do (Unless it is a conversation) I will then follow up by confirming what you did and the results.
I will try to post once a day - sometimes I will sometimes I won't but I will not post more often than once a day. If you haven't posted between my DM posts then I will steer your character for that turn, keeping it as passive as possible while still staying true to the role. Since I will be writing quite a lot I will try to keep my descriptions of your actions brief and I will leave the poetry and hyperbole to you.
Example:
Player 1 "I take my mighty broadsword and attempt to cleave the street-urchin in two feeling justified as he spilt apple juice on my steel-tipped boots, If I manage to slay the bastards then I take a look at what kind of things he may carry in his pocket and I look out for more of the little rug rats coming my way."
Player 2 "Is at the potion stall in the market trying to buy ingredients for a stronger poison. Looks terrified on at the attempt of Player 1 to kill the urchin"
DM "Player 1 succeed in killing the child. The onlookers are terrified and speechless. You find a letter on the boy stating that he had been accepted to boarding school after 10-years of applying himself to his studies. The dark gods are pleased at your actions. Player gains 1 experience. All other urchins have fled the scene. The toothless shopkeeper tells Player 2 that he can buy ingredients for stronger poisons for 3 gold, there is also a health potion for 1 gold and other smaller potions that to your trained eye look like fakes."
In this RP the general rule is "stick together or die" - this is also to make sure that no-one looses focus of the story or of the other players. There will be times when this rule does not apply.
We are on an adult forum and I love romance and sex. However, to keep the story going any "sex-scene" should be taken in a different thread - the players (or if I am involved, the player and the DM) will decide how it begins and how it ends so that they can come out of it in one turn. A link to the separate thread is of course appreciated
There will be a separate thread for conversations between the characters so that they may bond/fall out/just get to know each other/romance - this thread will be less moderated so that conversations can go on with more speed than the happenings of the game. You should be vague with where the conversation takes place as people may have moved on inside the game.
I will be playing all NPCs unless otherwise stated.
To make sure you have read all the rules and seen this write "Shazam" at the top of your character PM
If you have any suggestions of things you want added to the world - people, places, monsters then PM me and I will do my best to get it into the story. You should however not take it upon yourself to add things in.
Your character:
Your character is not god. Your character starts off as 19 years old (this is for the story line). They will have little or no knowledge of the world and their coming "professions". They may have entered under the teachings of a Guru, stolen some tobacco from their father or be part of a warring clan but they may not have experience of actual combat. Preferably I want the characters to have backgrounds that are mundane - woodcutters, goat-herders or just the daughter of a nobleman.
Your character starts on Level 1 - this mean she or he basically is no better than any commoner at fighting - gaining experience will however go quickly in the beginning.
The shaman is not an excuse for furry sex. I have nothing against furries, but this is not a furry RP.
I will work with you on character creation as I want the different characters to have something to clash over but still enough in common to get along when needed.
Your character will be human - unless I say otherwise.
Base traits:
Strength:
Perception:
Endurance:
Charm:
Intelligence:
Agility:
Luck:
Devotion:
You have 24 points to distribute over base skills - if skill is lower than 2 it will be very detrimental e.g. Charm under 2 is more or less a burn-damaged mute person who smells very badly. A person with Perception under 2 needs thick glasses to see where she is stepping.
Classes - (Choose 1, and 1 specialization for the relevant class)
Alchemist:
The alchemist is adept with all kinds of concoctions. Using simple tools and material found around her the Alchemist can create potions that turn people into stone, make them fall in love, make their memories go away or even change their appearance. The alchemist can coat blades and arrows in poison, create powerful illusions to confuse enemies, create toxic gases and traps. The alchemist can also act as a healer, stopping bleeding, creating antidotes and mending broken bones. In the alleyways of the cities of Al-Aziza the alchemist is respected and never talked badly off for it is said: "People who speak ill of the chemist often fall ill from the strangest diseases".
- Cannot use heavy armour or heavy weapons
- Preferred weapons - Blades, traps, staves
Specializations:
Poisoner: +3 to Potion Usage for poisons (only one who can create deadly poisons)
Healer: +3 to Potion Usage for healing potions (only one who can create resurrecting potions)
Illusionist: +3 to Conjuring
Rogue:
The rogue is not easily classified. The street-urchin nicking apples and dates from the bazaar have little in common with the travelling courtesans making their living of the weak-hearted nobles. The rogue makes it's living in the shadows, out of the eye of the city guards and local lords. They take what is not theirs, be it gold, favours or a life. In Al-Aziza the rogue is often cursed for his lack of honour, but it is the rogue who survives to fight another day and it his she that the lords come to when they have a problem they do not wish to handle themselves.
- Cannot use heavy armour or heavy weapons
- Preferred weapons - Knives, katars, crossbows, small blades
Specializations:
Chor +3 to Pick-pocketing, +1 to Agility
Hassassin +2 Stealth +2 to Bladed Weapons
Courtesan +2 to Charm +2 to Performing
Sojourner:
The Clansman makes his living from the sword. They are fighters for a clan, for a lord, for a cause or for money. In the world of Al-Aziza few people get far without the help of guidance through the mountains or escort over the plains. Some of these survivors specialize in using a bow or fighting from horseback while others rely on their sheer strength. Others make themselves invaluable by their knowledge of the land and the signs of humans and beasts. In the words of Sultan Nasr Abdullah: "Scimitar in hand, feet in the stirrups and bow on my back, now where was I supposed to go?”
Can use any armour and all weapons (except for Brute-only weapons)
Preferred Weapons: Any
Specializations:
Steppe-rider + 3 to Horseback (Only one who can use both a weapon and shield from horseback)
Marksman + 3 to Archery (only one who may use longbows and heavy crossbows)
Brute: +1 Strength +1 Endurance (Only one to use Heavy Axes, Hammers, and Morning-stars)
Tracker +1 to Perception, +2 to tracking (has greater knowledge of the land)
Magi:
The seekers of spiritual knowledge and power have many names; Magi, Yogi, Tantric or Ascetic. They all search for their God, either to serve him/her or to use the powers of the immortals to further their own goals. Mastering the human urges and cravings takes years of hard practice but in the end it may lead to realizations not common to ordinary people. Yogis have been said to be able to stay without sleep for years, eating only sand and not showing pain while being stung by a hundred bees. Others use their devotion to lead those weak of faith against the demonic and the Djinns. Still others find the spiritual side in the use of herbal concoctions and special chants to see things that has not come to be yet or to ride in the mind of animals.
- Cannot use any armour or heavy weapons
- Preferred Weapons - Spears, Tridents, Staffs, Ceremonial Daggers
Specializations:
Shaman (only one who can spirit-walk and embody creatures)
Zealot +1 to Devotion, +3 to Leadership + 2 to Demonic resistance (can exorcise)
Dervish +2 to all elemental resistance, feels no pain, needs little or no food or water
Skills: (Add 20 points - 10 is maximum for any skill)
Bladed Weapons
Bows and Crossbows
Blunt Weapons
Small Weapons
Heavy Weapons
Double Wielding
Shield Skill
Armour Usage
Horseback
Swimming
Heat Resistance
Cold Resistance
Demonic Resistance
Resistance to Pain
Bartering
Smithing
Tracking
Performing
Potion Usage
Potion Making
Conjuring
Spirit-walk (only Shaman)
Embody (only Shaman)
Pick-pocket
Traps
Lock-picking
Stealth
This is how your character sheet should look like (Example - not going to be used):
(Personality should NOT be a part of your character sheet - it is for the group to find out through the game)
Name: Kalita
Age: 19
Race: Human
Appearance: (no photo - use descriptions - do not describe clothes. In general you may wish to avoid blondes, not fitting to the environment - anything else I will allow, even blue eyes which is uncommon but not unheard of.)
Background: Grew up in a house, milking cows.
Class: Rogue
Specialization: Chor
Weapons: None (you will have no weapon to start with)
Other equipment: None (you will have no equipment at the start - not even clothes)
Strength: 3
Perception: 3
Endurance: 3
Charm: 3
Intelligence: 4
Agility: 5
Luck: 4
Devotion: 3
Bladed Weapons 5
Bows and Crossbows
Blunt Weapons
Small Weapons
Heavy Weapons
Double Wielding
Shield Skill
Armour Usage
Horseback
Swimming
Heat Resistance
Cold Resistance
Demonic Resistance
Resistance to Pain
Bartering
Smithing
Tracking
Performing
Potion Usage
Potion Making
Conjuring
Spirit-walk (only Shaman)
Embody (only Shaman)
Pick-pocket 8
Traps 5
Lock-picking 5
Stealth
