Character Creation

It's ok. I can pick up 2e.

Thinking of kind of just being a nobody. A failed art student that is a waitress at a diner or a bartender or something. I'll write something up tonight I think. Sorry, been busy with another game I was writing a character for. Just have this one and one other one (These guys know which one ;) ).

Are we picking orders? Or are we like independent? Is that even a thing?

Your character can be a Nameless mage (a mage without an Order) or an apostate (a mage who rejected membership from the Orders), if that's what you want. But the Orders are definitely available to you.

I submitted Corson Calder. The character is still rough, only attributes and skills added, and I'll work on the rest this weekend, as well as highlights from his backstory.

Working on Daric. Still working on backstory, but the basics are the same. Wall Street guy. Acanthus, and I'm thinking a member of Silver Ladder.

Sorry for the delay, I'm less familiar with New WoD than I thought I was. Trying to get up to speed.

Hey, no problem. I expected this to be on the slow end. And honestly, that's the appeal. I've been slammed with work so haven't had time to get to all of the gaming stuff I was hoping to. I have a lot of stuff rattling around my head, but none of it seems to be coming out in any sort of cohesive form.

If there is anything I can do on my end to help you guys with characters, please let me know. I'm not entirely sure how to manage character creation in this format. Normally I'd be walking around a table poking my head in and giving thoughts and opinions and encouraging conversation. But I haven't exactly figured out how to do that here.

Haha, yeah, no what you mean. Our activity is indistinguishable from no activity.

I've updated a bunch of the character sheet today. Still need to flesh out some details and backstory.

Did you want us to talk about how we met, or is that part of your plans?

I just submitted Daric. Most of the dots are in place. Still playing with merits and have only scratched the surface on magic... I may need a little help on that front. Not sure I've wrapped my head around all that.

On the backstory front, here's the idea I've been kicking around. None of this is set in stone and I'd be happy to modify things to help party cohesion or whatever.

[[Insert Original Name]] grew up in a working class Maple Hill family. His family wasn't exactly wealthy so even as a kid he was always working on some get rich scheme or angle to make a quick buck. He saw his father work hard every day just to scratch by and was determined to never be that guy.

He was in high school when Jimmy Guthrie went missing. He graduated and went on to study Finance at Princeton and was quick to emulate the burgeoning Yuppie culture and distanced himself even further from his Maple Hill roots. It was at college that he Awakened and was courted by the Silver Ladder. He would regularly return home as his mentors wanted regular reports about what was happening down there. He witnessed first hand the discrimination against Maple Hill mages and distanced himself further.

At that point, he took a position with a Wall Street firm and made a quick name for himself. To the Sleepers he worked with, He appeared to just have a knack for finding high-risk options that always paid out handsomely. It's like he couldn't lose. Members of his Order began to chastise him for abusing his powers for personal gain. It all came crashing down around him. About a year ago, he lost a ton of money for his clients in the Savings & Loan crash. He was one of the first casualties of that crisis. The loss was not as bad as the realization that he didn't see it coming, he should have been able to see it coming. He had always been able to before. Something had interfered this time.

All of that proved a bit too much to handle and he has returned to Maple Hill to lick his wounds and regroup before making his next move.

Sorry for being MIA. I had a lot of stuff that sprung up on me this week that stole me away from anything resembling fun. Everything should be slowing down now, so I should be more available.
I think we should absolutely chat about how this cabal met and how they function. What are their overall goals? How do they operate? Do they share a Sanctum? Are the tight like a family, or are they more like coworkers just getting the job done?
I really like this idea. I keep seeing a rather rumpled looking business man with a loose tie around his neck casting spells at his kitchen table. There is something about Wall Street that also screams "the 80s," so the concept fits the setting really well too.

And don't be too worried about the magic system. It looks kind of complicated, but once you grasp the basic mechanic it makes sense. We'll approach that whole thing with kid-gloves until we're comfortable slinging spells around like maniacs.

I've actually been seeing like Christian Bale in American Psycho. Slicked back hair...Overly groomed.

Christian Bale from American Psycho is just as good... and also terrifying. The psychotic charm that character has is pretty incredible.

Not quite as much sociopath of course :)

Not quite as much of a sociopath yet.

I know everyone is still working on characters. But I thought I might drum up some interest/excitement by posting my first game post :)

Woot woot

We should quickly discuss our own Sanctum and how we met - banded together. I'll start:

Corson Calder is a former criminal (drug dealer mostly) who, after his awakening, has pursued other interests. He would reach out to others in the community out of curiosity and a burning desire for experiential knowledge.

A great Sanctum would be a cabin-on-the-woods type affair, but maybe it's not a log cabin but a double-wide mobile home with a raccoon problem. And the lake is a bit weedy to enjoy. Still, potential fixer-upper, even though we are learning that maybe it shouldn't be too nice, otherwise it'll get snatched by magical deush-bags.

Or should we jump into the GMs cleverly set snare, and make the Sanctum great and envy worthy? Diamonds and chicky-babe hangers on, like some decked out clubhouse out of Sons of Anarchy?

I'm definitely partial to the finer things. Unless you've got those shoe covers plumbers use for my Bass Weejun loafers, I'm not stepping into your filthy trailer :)

Okay, Sanctum option 2. A Colonial style, one-time bed and breakfast. Set within a grove of weeping elm trees, the dark green and brown trimmed structure has eight guest bedrooms, a dining room with a large table that seats 18, and a staff bunk in the basement.

The plan had been to rent out several of the rooms to cover expenses until the structure is paid off.

How quaint. I hear that everyone is summering in bed and breakfasts off the beaten path just like this...I'm good with that one.

What about our connection? My guy'soriginally from the area, but is only recently returning after being away for a while. Maybe childhood friends?

Not sure how the whole Shadow name thing works. I was thinking that my character would have adopted another name when he left, but people would know him in Maple Hill.