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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 11:28:21 GMT -5
i think i might like to play FB
i will use the option 1 to create my team and i will have 3 lvl 7 characters im not really sure what kind of abilities i would have or anything. so you will have to help a bit on this one
Id like to use Edward(swordsman) Ahnk(black mage) Victor(gunslinger) all of them are human.
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 15:40:00 GMT -5
7 levels each means that you have one spare level.
In general, I choose abilities based on a dialectical relationship between the character's unique style, his experiences throughout the game, his dispostion, history, personality, etc.
Let's say that as a young child Ahnk saw the rape or assault of an elderly woman who had tutored him in beginning cantrips. He couldn't do anything because he had been messing with too powerful of dark magic and he was afraid he would kill her too if he attacked. So he mastered stun skills and how to control his spells for crowd control as well as to make his spells modular.
Don't be afraid to give your swordsman abilities. You can choose fewer abilities in favor of, say, Merits to wear special armors or weapons. Look at Thrash's Blado Randce abilities under CotG Group Resources, WoW Warriors, Knights and Samurai from FF5 or Tactics, etc. Fighters don't have to use shockwaves or crescent waves to come up with abilities: They can use special stances, specialized blows (say, a blow that only procs after a critical), get passives like Cover to defend friends, etc.
Round out your character's history, skills, contacts, friends, mementos, family, etc. and it'll really help ground your characters.
What world do you want to start? The Associated Worlds are:
Linked Planets: All Final Fantasy planes MD Earth Lennus (Paladin's Quest) Naruto World Ticondera, (Seventh Saga Chrono Trigger world Weyard (Golden Sun) Seiken Densetsu world Mario world (Mushroom Kingdom Breath of Fire World
Weyard: Continents are Indra, Atteka, Hesperia, Osenia, Tundaria, Angara,
In addition, there are some farflung settlements on some of the moons of Jupiter, on Mars, on the Moon, etc. They're still nascent and relatively low tech, but they're there.
Ahnk probably has two of the first level elemental spells, which are Fire, Ice, Lightning, Aqua, Geo and Aero.
Here's my gunslinger's abilities (his levels are higher, so you'd have a lot fewer:)
Abilities: Mumbo-Jumbo Puncture (leverage Tech v. barrier) Ricochet Magic Bullet (fire one shot that has Kennedy assassination-esque abilities) Hairtrigger (make any weapon near automatic) Rattlesnake (bullet almost is able to slither towards target, has a toxic-like aggravated damage) Guessing Game (fire blindly, using information from the bullets to locate the target) Caliber Break (lower or raise caliber of the weapon) Mumbo-Jumbo Jerk (leverage Tech v. magic and special techniques) Quickdraw Mirror Shot Trick Shooting Warning Shot (magnifies the sound and impact of a gun shot) Multi-Sound (when firing, uses techniques to replicate and diffuse the sound) Lead Poisoning (costless, inflict something similar to Poison status effect (Dance, Boy, Dance! - manuever an opponent using gun shots Sidewinder (bullet can drastically change direction, is hard to intercept, nasty wound) [Freeze! (paralyzes target)
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 20:22:59 GMT -5
Ok....
[UPDATED LEVELS, ABILITIES, CLASS, AND LIMITS)
Edward Swordsman lvl 10 Abilities -Counter Attack(not sure if that might be too powerful) -charge(increases atk damage) -block(allows blocking of attacks with sword) -Demon blood??? -Demon Rage -Cover
Ahnk lvl 10 Black Mage Abilities -Fire -Lightning -Ice -Geo -Cure Traits -Photographic memory
Victor Gunslinger/Thief Lvl 10 Abilities -Quick draw -Guessing Game -Richochet -Sneak Attack -Escape -Prowl(class skill)
i dont know if i gave to many...or to little...or maybe to powerfull...but yeah thats what i was thinking.
umm...the world...i dont know lets go final fantasy planes. hmmm final fantasy VII or VIII your choice. or something with interplanetary travel would be cool.
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 20:33:15 GMT -5
The Counter-Attack is a chance of attack when hit by an attack? That's a little strong, but I'll allow it given that your other abilities are fairly basic. It seems your style is defensive. You can be a half-demon or an atavistic demon if you please. Does he know about it? What demonic powers will he develop? How strong is it? Is it just manifesting, ala Yusuke, as being that much stronger and more aggressive?
Ahnk has Fire 1 and Lightning 1. Photographic memory is a Trait, not an ability. And you can get some basic cantrip spells in addition. Did you like my proposal for a more stun-based BM?
You can have Victor take some of my abilities, but try to think of ones you want to develop as time goes on.
The Associated Worlds are all linked, so any planet has limited access to interplanetary travel. It's still reasonably expensive to get a space ticket, let alone your own spaceship, but it will undoubtedly happen.
What are their personalities? Quirks? Who is the leader, if anyone? How long have they known each other? What are their hometowns? Families?
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 21:08:51 GMT -5
yeah its je manifesting...he doesn't know about it....it gives him above average for some attributes
Edward being a swordsman (similar to cloud and squalls build) is not as social as victor or Ahnk. he is reserved and takes actions instead of speaking. he lost his parents at a young age and was raised bye a great swordsman. He trained for 13 years straight and is now 18. His father...was a demon. Ed does not know of his innate powers that are emerging. He travels seeking answers to his lost path. he has known victor and ahnk since he could remember and they all grew up in midgar.
Ahnk was trained in the arts of destructive magic He was orphaned at a young age due to the war. He was always able to repeat somethign that was said weeks earlier with perfect precision. His mind has always been quick and he has always been able to notice things others didn't. He excelled in the 'black arts' but one day he came to his tutors house....and she was being raped...Ahnk to scared to do anything afriad he would hurt his master....had to watch from the the doorway as he murdered his master. He passed out after that and awoke bloody.(yeah ill take some of the stuff you were talking bout)
Victor has always been a bit of a show off he was also orphaned from a young age. and took to the streets spending his life stealing what he could. He became an excellent marksman during his younger years and was quite adept at going places unnoticed. He is good with people and tries to be a ladies man. He may act like a show off and try to out do everyone....but he is very loyal to his friends.
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 21:22:45 GMT -5
So he's actually half-demon. Half-demon is going to manifest pretty fast and mean he's pretty demonic, meaning some vulnerabilities too.
So, what are they going to do? Be detectives in Midgar? Work for an army? Be Rangers? What?
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 21:28:49 GMT -5
Well...they have a predisposition against the army...seeing as the war lost them there parents. For now they are a traveling band of 'swords for hire' doing odd jobs of sorts and even resorting to armed robbery at times..but they will not kill innocents. For now...they are jes waiting for a job to come up...they have been waiting for the past 2 weeks and buisness has been slow.
yeah...im gonna stick with half demon then...i wasn't sure if they were evil or not.
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 21:34:49 GMT -5
He's one-fourth demon, then? Remember: Demon does NOT equal bad in FB. One of the main heroes is Firebrand the Red Blaze. In my game, even Cthulhu-like entities can become good. Demons are different, yes, but different is not necessarily evil.
It strikes me that if the war killed your parents you would hate the military, so I like the idea of being swords for hire. But what war? The area has been at relative peace, though I'm sure there are plenty of low-level armed conflicts at certain times. Is Midgar fighting some new aggressor or something?
Are they stationed in Midgar?
By the by: You can edit your posts instead of double-posting.
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 21:44:42 GMT -5
It strikes me that if the war killed your parents you would hate the military, so I like the idea of being swords for hire. But what war? The area has been at relative peace, though I'm sure there are plenty of low-level armed conflicts at certain times. Is Midgar fighting some new aggressor or something? Are they stationed in Midgar? By the by: You can edit your posts instead of double-posting. The war in wutai if thats fine. and yeah they are stationed in midgar.
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 21:55:22 GMT -5
Okay. That's all good.
Who gets the remaining 4 levels? Want a new character?
Oh yes, Ankh gets a few low-level stun or crowd control spells of your choice.
IG: The three are getting pretty hungry living on potato chips. It has been pretty exciting, seeing Midgar being rebuilt, far more in tune with nature this time. Mako Reactors have been eschewed in favor of good ol' fashioned geothermal power, a new fusion reactor and energy been piped in from other nations. On the TV in their apartment-cum-business-lounge, an attractive talking head is reading a report of the formerly peaceful Xenosians getting involved in a major civil war. It looks like peace is ending.
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 21:59:08 GMT -5
ooc: i have four lvls left? hmm...ill save those for now....
IG Victor"Hey, look at the TV looks like war is starting....fuck...i hate the army"
Edward*glances over...and continues back with his work*
Ahnk*sleeping lightly*
Victor"Fine...dont care...*mumbles*" *continues watching....waiting for some work "DAMN Im hungry!'
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 22:19:03 GMT -5
OOC: You can't save those. You can get a level 4 character.
That's a different war going on. The scrolling bar on the bottom talks about the Xenosians who were until recently a rather peaceful nation, but their emperor has begun with jingoistic and xenophobic rhetoric.
IG: A knocking is at the door. "It's Frank! Open up!" Frank is the team's police contact here.
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 22:26:09 GMT -5
OOC: ok...lets get a lvl 4 familiar for Ahnk
IG
Edward *stands up from desk and heads over to the door...opens it and lets frank in*"...yeah frank..."
Ahnk *wakes up from the commotion in turn waking up his pet*
Victor *glances over to the door, and puts his attention back to the TV*
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 22:48:28 GMT -5
What, like a level 4 imp or something?
"All right, you know I normally play by the book, but I have people sweating down my ass here. Recently, Obzelon, the necromancer, broke out of Gramercy Island after having apparently performed some kind of dark ritual. Worst part is that he went out through the front. Now someone matching his description is in Midgar. He probably came here because, given the amount of migrant workers who are helping rebuild the city and all the refugees, another new face, even one like his with a bunch of ghouls, would go unnoticed in the crowd. Now, of course, we're supposed to find him, trap him, and send him back for extradition. But we don't have that kind of resources. So the heads came up with a solution. If we... 'outsource', and those people make sure Obzelon is too dead to show up for an extradition hearing, we don't need to broach the issue, and no one will cry too many tears for a necromancer."
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 22:54:29 GMT -5
Edward"How much you offering, we dont do jobs for free Frank, and we are a little short of cash as of late"
Ahnk"A necromancer eh? sounds like fun"
Victor*stops watching tv...turns it off and stands up*"Hmmm well i think id be up for this even if you were offering us dinner....im bored. so im up for a little action"
Edward"...*looks back at his party members* Fine, we'll do it but dont expect it to be for free"
Ahnk"So you have any leads on where the necro might be? i may use magic...but im no seer"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 23:15:06 GMT -5
"Expenses paid. 50 GP daily then 1000 GP upon completion." 1 GP = 100 dollars.
"Leads?! Ha! You must be joking. You guys know what it's like here. We barely can keep down the serial killers. And monsters are on the upsurge; just yesterday we lost three detectives to a living house. This is a picture of what he looked like in the mug book. Here's an artist's rendition from the guards' memory, those few that lived. Yeah, they're pretty different. Years of necromancy and being in the pokey, especially THAT pokey, will do that to a man. Being a necromancer, he's probably looking for corpses to play with. He might hit the black market for the immortality potions there; rumor has it he's been obsessed with those. You could also check out the magic shops."
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 23:24:06 GMT -5
Ahnk"Hmm..thanks fred weve been lookin for work for a while, this seems like jes the thing."
Edward"We'll get started right away..."*walks over and starts putting on his equipment"Lets go"
They all put on their equipment and head out of the apartment.
"He may be looking for corpses...or near corpses...how bout we head over to the slums first" Ahnk
Edward*nods*
They get on the train and head down to the slums to start the investigation
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 4, 2005 23:31:24 GMT -5
OOC: "Thanks, Frank", you mean.
IG: Why are you heading to the slums first for a corpse?
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 4, 2005 23:42:02 GMT -5
ooc im not heading for a corpse...he may want to take some homeless also...so im gonna go check out there then check out the graveyard yeah...i mean thanks frank.
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 5, 2005 0:27:43 GMT -5
Ah, you're looking to see if someone got kidnapped. Maybe he... pushed someone along?
You head to the railraod to the slums. It is a simple wave of commotion. It is clearly overcrowded and smells fairly bad - amazing considering that Midgar is a relatively modern city. The Plate still exists, but substantial portions of it are beginning to be taken down, so the city is beginning to sprawl somewhat. Luckily, the city is now putting into place parks, trees, flowers and so on, so that helps to mask the smell. You buy a ticket and get on. People look suspiciously at you; danger and crime are rampant, and you're not the nicest looking fellows. Your weapons have been placed in a special luggage section. You are on the station next to an elderly woman. Other passengers include a small group of similar-looking guys, probably friends, close to each exit; a family; and a group of children being chaperoned by an overprotective father. The woman pleasantly turns to you and says, "The lines are so slow these days. I remember when the city ran on Mako, there was no shroud in the sky and everything was so quiet and fast..."
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 5, 2005 21:47:53 GMT -5
Edward*turns to her with a fire in his heart*"That may have been true, but it almost killed the planet. Shinra was horrible for ever using mako energy. argh...people died for the planet, fought to keep it alive...
Ahnk*grabs edward*"Calm down Ed its alright, she had nothing to do with that it was jes a harmless comment*turns to the women* Sorry, he is very sensitive about the mako times the three of us were orphaned during those times it was hard on all of us"
Victor*Looks out the window obviously bored*
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 5, 2005 21:55:29 GMT -5
"I'm sorry, dear. I know. But you must admit that there were some benefits to those days as well. That was why we all fell for it."
Suddenly, the two groups of similar boys stand on each edge of the doors and shout, "Everyone, get your wallets out! This is a stickup!" You are passing over a high area where below it seems some accomplices are waiting. From what you can see, they have small arms and melee weapons.
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 6, 2005 0:35:54 GMT -5
OOC jes so you know i did take the stun spells also with Ahnk
IG
Edward, vitctor*glance toward Ahnk*
Ahnk*nods* readies some stun spells
Edward, Victor*sit ready to leap into action*
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 6, 2005 0:41:32 GMT -5
OOC: I know. Strikes me as useful in this context.
The men get closer, sweeping in from both sides (except for a contingent to lock the doors by welding them together), taking wallets, jewelry and other valuables. The elderly woman next to you fearfully takes out her money from her purse, a few GP here and there. They are close enough to try something.
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 6, 2005 0:49:55 GMT -5
Ahnk i want to caste as many stun spells as he can on the enemies and at that time i want Edward and victor to jump up from both sides and jes start swinging pretty much going into a frenzy of some low lifes stealing from helpless people
Edward using his cover ability and counter attack ability when possible.
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 6, 2005 1:13:04 GMT -5
Ankh catches three of the men with a stunning electric blast, yet only one is affected. Edward and Victor start brawling with men with swords. Surprisingly, Edward is the one who gets cut (though he then kicks the guy in the nuts, though not getting the sword), but Victor manages to steal a gun by kneeing someone in the gut after sucker punching someone else.
The men at the other side quickly pick up the chaperone of the children and hold a gun to her head. "Keep fighting and she's dead!"
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 6, 2005 23:15:53 GMT -5
*All stop completely*
Victor*quickly hides gun in pants*
Ahnk*prepares an aimed thunder 1*
Edward*stops and glares towards the man*
Edwards"put the child down they aren't part of this scumbag"
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 7, 2005 0:00:02 GMT -5
The man hears the chanting. "You have 1 second to stop chanting or she dies!" The men take the opportunity and club Victor and Ed in the face with rifles.
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Post by Black Fox on Dec 7, 2005 21:39:39 GMT -5
Ahnk stops chanting. "Just let the girl go...i dont wanna see inocents hurt."
Edward*can something with his demon take over...and gib the guy. or something like that.*
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Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Dec 7, 2005 21:51:05 GMT -5
Edward is still reeling pretty badly; nothing is coming up just yet. (BTW: Edward basically had the Diamond in the Rough Neutral Trait. See CotG Traits for it.) The guy says, "Sit down. Give up your wallets. Let us work you over for a bit. Then we'll leave." Despite not chanting anymore, Ankh has some of the spell left and can complete it either by hiding phrases in his sentences or using somatics or just pumping energy. And Victor?
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