Character and World Creation

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May 24, 2022 9:44 pm
@Valdus, Maybe check out the current party to see who you could be connected to, that might trigger a good idea for a character.
May 25, 2022 1:23 pm
Looking over the other sheets, there is a lot of iron in this party. Might there be a space for a charismatic scholarly magical type. With that charisma he could charm some.
May 25, 2022 1:26 pm
TheGenerator says:
@Valdus, Maybe check out the current party to see who you could be connected to, that might trigger a good idea for a character.
I think my bar-hopping tavern trickster might know the Bar-priesta?
May 25, 2022 1:31 pm
Sounds good. Do we go way back or just superficial?
Do you have a link to your char sheet? Maybe Albert hired you for some entertainment at the bar?

I believe that vagueGM has said before that magic is kinda frowned upon in this universe. So keep that in mind.

Edit: see here
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May 25, 2022 1:55 pm
Valdus says:
... charismatic scholarly magical type. With that charisma he could charm some.
Valdus says:
... tavern trickster ...
Being a trickster might help with hiding your magic behind magic... one of those magics are not like the other.
May 25, 2022 11:50 pm
Some concept if others would like to bond with it...

The Tavern Trickster

It started with long nights never drinking, while warriors and bards filled to the rafters of the mead hall turned tavern. The man entertained them all with tricks and illusions both simple and profound depending on the levels of ale or mead consumed by his audiences.

Never a bard, never for a story, Wunjo, the Joyous plied his odd craft of tabletop games and illusions to always a growing crowd. The man sometimes felt the need to disarm some of the ill-gotten gains- gold coins smeared with humanoid blood, or something else. It was when things began to change for this tavern trickster.

The magic, and he never called it that, turned and coiled stronger, louder, more obvious; until some users of the arts even identified it as something else, something familiar. Maybe there was something to this adventuring stuffs.

So here Wunjo is, thinking he is some sort of adventurer, not really knowing his abilities outside of his ancestral hall- now nothing but a simple town tavern.
May 26, 2022 12:06 am
Valdus says:
... while warriors and bards filled to the rafters ...
Since adventuring is not much of an established thing, they are all possibly overstating their status as 'warriors and bards' but that is fine. 'Soldiers and storytellers' may be more true, but less apt for the sagas. :)
Valdus says:
... the ill-gotten gains- gold coins smeared with humanoid blood, or something else ...
'Something else' indeed. Remembering the low level premise. These were not actual 'adventurers' you were dealing with, often these were, in fact, well-gotten gain from working in the abattoir and 'covered in pigs blood'. But think about the stories!
Valdus says:
... some users of the arts ...
'The arts' are illegal and frowned upon and would get anyone identifying as such burned at the stake. So this would have to be very clandestine, and Wunjo would have to be very clever --or lucky-- to avoid getting identified as such himself, with the subsequent burnings.

Prior reputation as a 'magician' and 'conjurer of cheap tricks' would have helped keep the suspicion away. But be careful.
Valdus says:
... Maybe there was something to this adventuring stuffs ...
Maybe it will let things cool off back home? What did you do that maybe got you more scrutiny than you wanted?
Valdus says:
... not really knowing his abilities outside of his ancestral hall ...
Tell us about his 'abilities' and his 'ancestry'.
May 26, 2022 12:43 am
Updated?

The Tavern Trickster

It started with long nights never drinking, while so-called/ self-declared warriors and bards filled to the rafters of the mead hall turned tavern. The man entertained them all with tricks and illusions both simple and profound depending on the levels of ale or mead consumed by his audiences. Never using the word magic, if anyone pointed a finger, Wunjo simply blamed the spirits in the cups and not the ether.

Never a bard, never for a story, Wunjo, the Joyous plied his odd craft of tabletop games and illusions to always a growing crowd. The man sometimes felt the need to disarm some of the ill-gotten gains- gold coins smeared with humanoid blood, or something else. In his mind, pigs became monsters and warehouses became dungeons.

It was when things began to change for this tavern trickster.

The illusions turned and coiled stronger, louder, more obvious; until some consumers even identified it as something else, something familiar, something illegal. That was the time to get out, to get to making tales instead of just hearing drunken stories.

So here Wunjo is, thinking he is some sort of adventurer, not really knowing his abilities outside of his ancestral hall. Once the focus of a mighty lands under a distant horned ancestor. But with time and its losses it is now nothing but a simple town tavern.
OOC:
I have not thought of his abilities besides a slight of hand, distraction and bait and switch kind of illusion.
May 26, 2022 12:49 am
Shall we say Wunjo joined the caravan when it left town and has been with the party since the beginning?
That simplifies the task of integrating a new character in the middle of a dungeon.

You can have made friends along the way, or you could have already known (or been known by) any of the other party members.
May 26, 2022 1:10 am
sounds fine to me.

Which character sheet do we use? Classical Dungeon World?
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May 28, 2022 10:39 pm
Valdus says:
sounds fine to me.

Which character sheet do we use? Classical Dungeon World?
@Valdus
I recently uploaded mine here
Does that help? (sorry for the late reply)
May 29, 2022 12:33 am
Valdus says:
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Which character sheet do we use? Classical Dungeon World?
If you edit a post, it does not tell us that you did so. So we did not know that you had added a question to this one.

Don't Edit, rather just add a new post so we can know that we need to respond to something.
May 29, 2022 12:35 am
@Valdus: Let us know when you want us to look at your character, it is still a little empty.

The other players can not see the sheet, you need to make it viewable.

In order for us to be able to see the contents of the sheets, you all need to mark the grey 'note' icon that says Add to Library on your character list.
https://i.imgur.com/NhDSgLT.png
Red means others can see the sheet.
May 29, 2022 12:58 am
I think both are done and sheet updated.
May 29, 2022 1:59 am
Valdus says:
I think both are done and sheet updated.
OK. Other should be able to view it.

You need to roll HP, with a CON of +0 you roll `1d6`.

So, no magic after all?

Tell us about the character, add the biographical stuff to the sheet so we can see it when we need.
Keep it short so we can know what is important, or add a summary if you want to go into more detail (but don't expect anyone to read more than the summary:).

Maybe change the 0s on the stats to '+0' so they line up with the rest?

We will trust you manage your starting silver and buying equipment. Give us a shout if you need help with that.
May 29, 2022 3:27 am
I hadn’t seen a space for magic. Perhaps for now it can just be illusion/Luck. But if ya want to throw magic my way, awesome.
May 29, 2022 3:43 am
Valdus says:
... I hadn’t seen a space for magic ...
Not sure what you mean.

You mean space in the game? It is tricky, and you would need to be careful, people don't like magic.

You mean space on the sheet? Forget the sheet, that is just an example, don't let it limit you, just write down what your character has and what it means.
Valdus says:
... if ya want to throw magic my way ...
It is up to you, I thought your description implied 'arts' as magic. Apologies if I misunderstood.
Valdus says:
... for now it can just be illusion/Luck ...
Lucky just let you treat 1 6- as a 7-9 per day. But you are welcome to describe that any way you like when it happens.

Athletic Deception and Reflexes could easily pass for magic of the stage variety. It is up to you how you will make that useful in your new adventuring life.

Ask questions if you are unsure how something works. The rules themselves don't provide much guidance, but also don't provide much by way of restriction, we have to work together to define how things work.
Jun 1, 2022 5:29 pm
Valdus says:
(elsewhere) Rialto has noticed his illusions, tricks becoming something to magicks.
When? Before coming down here / before leaving to go on adventures?
Valdus says:
... from an RP perspective it would be cool to play those powers emerging.
As it stands, your character has no 'powers', though. They don't have any of the requirements to perform 'magic' that is more than just slight-of-hand trickery.

Don't bargain on leveling up to play those powers emerging, that will take a long time and is not the focus of this game for new players. If you want to have a thing in the game, you had better take it from the start, then you are welcome to RP it emerging.

You have spend all your resources on physical stuff (arms and armour, and bodily Skills and Abilities). I am not sure what you are try to make. Can you explain?
Jun 1, 2022 8:38 pm
I read over the magic section. I do not see Rialto summoning spirits or conjuring any way. So let us see what he does with what I have given him so far. Trickster is no wizard, I repeat Rialto is no wizard. Is there anything I have to sign?
Jun 2, 2022 6:29 am
Valdus says:
... Trickster is no wizard ...
Alright.
Valdus says:
... Is there anything I have to sign? ...
You need to roll HP.

Change your official name in the name field to be what you want us to use. You can add the long Rialto the Trickster [WoDu] in the sheet text, but that field is what we get pasted here when we click on your character quill in the Characters Menu below. This name is not related to the label you use in My Characters.

Your Background & Notes still makes mention of your magic 'becoming something else, something illegal'. What is that all about? What is that illegal thing?

How did you get involved with this ragtag group? Do you know any of them from before? Did you perform in Albert's bar before it burned down, or was your establishment a competitor of his?
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