I can work around to make my sheet work with your sheet as an alternate thing (if we both get in, basically), if you'd like me to. I won't change my initial sheet from what it is, just add a possible way of handling it. (I'd need to discuss it further with you though).Terratina. said:
Seems I was ninja'd, however, my offer still stands, as the incorporation skill sounds similar to an ability I mentioned Rain's blade to have.deathbydeath said:
Y'all been ninja'd. See here:DarkRawen said:
Drummodino said:
Hm, it appears so. Very well, then, this means I don't have to do any extra workTerratina. said:Y'all been ninja'd. See here:DarkRawen said:
Drummodino said:
Name: Eligos
Gender & Age: Male and as for his age, at least over a thousand years old.
Faction: Turned
Appearance: One could easily mistake Eligos for an artifact of some sort. He rests within a labour of love: a hand-and-a-half sword forged with the finest materials - for the stronger the soul, the stronger the vessel must be. At least in theory. The blade has been forged from a blessed sign of the heavens, some may call it a shooting star while the more scientifically-inclined may just call it meteoric iron - the iridium within strengthening the metal. The sword itself start out as a noble and pure vessel to house an evil and infernal demon but over time, Eligos?s demonic nature twisted it in something else.
The crossguard - once straight and true to represent the cross - has been warped into a curved thing and to the touch, it feels more like horn than metal. Almost the same thing has happened with the hilt, which has taken on a bone-like appearance and feel. What has burst through the rain guard is the one thing that is both Eligos?s pride - being the result of hundreds of years of effort - and his shame, since it drives people away. It is an eye, his eye. What remains of his eyelid is raw and red, while the eye itself is a pale yellow with a red iris and a black vortex for a pupil.
Below the eye is an inscription, hammered onto the ricasso as soon as his soul entered the blade. It reads:
'A Vessel for a Soul,
Of a Vanquished Foe.
Bound with Rites Uncommon,
And Locked with The Key of Solomon.
Once a Demon Knight.
Now takes up Another?s Fight.
By Human Hand He hath turned Traitor,
Condemned as a Demon-Slayer?s Waster.'
In addition, tendrils emanate from the numerous small gaps in the blade, mostly around the eye itself.
Biography/History: There is little the bound demon actually remembers, what remains in his memory is his name, the title ?Great Duke of Hades? and the fact that he definitely didn?t spend the majority of his life stuck in a sword. However, for posterity?s sake, the story goes a little like this: as described in the Ars Goetia, Eligos has spent millennia ruling his sixty legions and being summoned by those who desired his assistance. Unfortunately, one summoning when a little bit wrong. At least from Eligos?s point of view. The summoning took place in winter, in the daytime.
The summoning circle was surrounded with old yellow candles and thyme - the summoner had gotten everything correct. The only thing odd was that there was a rather fancy-looking sword on the mantlepiece. At first, the Great Duke thought it was to be a gift - something rather quaint. In fact, the whole setup was rather quaint - the summoner was nothing but a skinny bookworm! Eligos didn?t even even stop to think about it, though, regardless of the fact it was rather strange being so close to a forge. At first, it went smoothly, the usual deal: martial prowess for the human?s immortal soul.
Then suddenly, there are a whole circle of damn bookworms. They moved towards the summoning circle menacingly, of course, Eligos could do nothing to stop them as he was limited in terms of interacting with the mortal realm. Of course, as soon as they entered the summoning circle, the circle was broken. But before Eligos could react, he was skewered in the side by an array of holy weapons, all glowing white-hot. Along with that and the chanting, the demon knight?s armour broke. As soon as that happened, Eligos was stabbed with the blade on the mantelpiece.
The cabal of sorcerers finished the ritual by hammering the demon into the blade. Eligos only remembers the blinding pain and heat. Since then, Eligos, or rather the sword named Souldrinker, has been property of the Cabal. For years,the sword was left in storage. Eligos, naturally, took the opportunity to try and sneak out of the Cabal?s grip - mainly, the matter of being trapped in the damned blade. Of course, the reemergence of demons - or Extraplanar Entities as the humans are now calling them - ruined all of that. Now, he works, or rather is forced to work, as a demon slayer in his own little way.
Well, he didn't really have a choice in the matter. One Adrian Drake busted him out of a the Cabal Vault he was placed in. Unfortunately, it was just from one prison to another. Adrian only saw the power that Souldrinker could give him. However, Eligos also saw an opportunity. With enough Incorporation, he could break free of his metal cage. And so, he has currently been at Adrian's side ever since. Literally.
Personality: What happens when nearly all of someone?s strength is sucked from them? Well, for more thing, a rage begins to burn. What happens when that is combined with being sealed in some crummy ass sword for hundreds for years? That anger simmers. In other words, Eligos is a somewhat rage-filled individual, this especially comes out when fighting. Eligos relishes combat and always looks forward to the next battle. Those who put up a poor fight are seen by Eligos as not worth the effort of cleaning the blood off the blade he is imprisoned in. Outside of combat, he is polite but sour as Eligos still has some of his pride from his glory days. Of course, most just see him as a sword with a voice - which he finds quite insulting.
Arcana/Divinity/Extraplanar Tech: None. They are the tools of humans. Well, apart from a minor bit of Arcana: using the sword?s metal as a catalyst, he can turn himself into any bladed weapon within reason. Though, he?d rather not make a habit of messing with the binding magicks within the blade. In addition to that, he can float. However, it is quite taxing and prefers to be carried - as humiliating as that is. Also, any Incorporated material can become part of the sword, for example, dragon scales for the grip. Finally, if his wielder allows it, Eligos can take control for a little while. When this happens, the previously mentioned tendrils snake up his wielder?s arm. The more trusting the wielder, the more effective Eligos?s hold is. With any enemy killed in this way, if Incorporation happens, the wielder gets the ?prizes?.
Notable Skills: While some skills have simply atrophied away due to being sealed in a lump of metal for hundred of years but he still has some tricks up his sleeve. For one thing, he has a mind for tactics and strategy, and was summoned for such advice in his glory days. And of course, as a demon, he can Incorporate. Eligos has knowledge of his home plane, though whether it is up to date or not is a matter of debate. Also, he thinks of himself as the only sword that can train someone to use one properly. However, he knows little about the human world and technology.
The way I see it, Rain already has a fancy sword since it does have a similar ability and all. Additionally, with Eligos being in the Cabal's vaults for a bit, it's just easy to join them together.
I take offence to that. Even if I have a swordsman character, I'm personally more interested in the roleplaying and interaction between characters aspect of it, and I'm sure others agree with me. No one has been talking about "Badass" talking swords, we were discussing having characters work together as partners because one person has to have a wielder in order to be able to fight. That's it.TheIronRuler said:
The adventure will have 3 parts. The first part is more investigation and combat than anything else. The second part leans more toward the investigation and conspiracy side, and the third part is definitely combat heavy.TheIronRuler said:
Considering there are seventeen sheets posted here at this time of writing, I wish you the best of luck and look forward to the sheer wall of words you'll produce going over everything in detail.hiei82 said:
1) glad you enjoyTheDoctor455 said:
Mechanically speaking, I don't have a problem with the character. I'm not sure how much the lock-picking and hacking are gonna come in handy for the first arc, but I don't have any trouble with them.Ruedyn said:
Thanks for making the grammatical corrections I asked for in the PM. I'm still having a little trouble with it, but I was able to get through it. Character wise I don't have any problems. Mechanically I don't have any problems either. I only have 1 question; What's the connection between Barakiel and Lightning? I tried googling the two and found that the he/she is in fact the archangel of lightning, but I don't understand the significance (I'm not up to snuff on my Book of Enoch stuff.) If it's just fluff and not something you're building off, that's fine; I just need to know.StormShaun said:Well I am up for this good sir. This idea looks good as grand.hiei82 said:
I shall put up my sheet up here and I welcome all kinds of feedback!
Code:[b]Name:[/b] Gabriel Kooper.Age: 24Code:[b]Call sign:[/b] Barakiel.
Gender: Male.
Nationality: British/Japanese.
Appearance:
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Gabriel is a pale skinned man, whose body has a light and fast builds for dangerous situations. His height is smaller than the average man and weights less due to less muscle.
His head is covered by white hair with white eyebrows. The eyes of Gabriel are piercing but have a low golden colour to them, which is weird, even with the Albinism defect.
Wearing a formal level jacket with angel wing patches sown in the back, underneath Gabriel wears a white short sleeved shirt (usually buttoned up like the jacket.). Below the belt or at least the belt itself, is an ordinary belt with a buckle with a golden cross on it, below it are formal dress pants and below that are formal black shoes with black socks.
On his lazy days, Gabriel only cares to wear his Priest outfit.
And he always wears his first cross.
Faction: Independent
Biography/History: At an early age Kooper's parents were killed, not by monsters, not by any crusaders, but by police men. Corrupt Policemen, the father found out about their corruption as they dealt with criminals beside the former family home. Threatening to take this to the whole Police department of London, the home was set on fire, a fire which killed both of his parents. Luckily Gabriel was only young and even with his grandparents who told them about the corrupt cops later in life.
His Grandfather was a hunter who lived far from the city. This trained Gabriel in the art of firearms, of course being at a younger age, he was only handed a pistol, something he was very fond of. This turned him into a marksman later in life. At an older age, Gabriel was forced to go to Japan to spent time with his father's parents, it was an ordinary life, and the 17 year old Gabriel didn't care about school much, until he found his master, the person who kicked his ass with a stick, an ordinary stick over a soda can.
Remembering the adrenaline he had with firing a gun, Gabriel immediately came attached to the kendo stick and sword fighting. Fast-forward many years, Gabriel graduated from his school and dojo with the highest marks. Giving his regards to his father's parents, he travelled back to the UK where he trained more with a gun. Not only that, his Father's best friend took him in and trained him into a Priest, not any priest, a Priest that battled the shadows and evil. Gabriel didn't understand this until later into his training.
Coming to his later years of 23, Gabriel now owned his own pair of metal swords, blessed by his Guardian Michael, his father's best friend. Two revolver pistols came from his now elderly grandparents. With these weapons, Gabriel blessed them with Latin names and was determined to help the holy world against evil. Yet first...
A photo that he carried all the time.
A photo of two cops in an alley.
The photo that his father had taken to show the world justice yet had gotten his close family killed.
So many years later, the two policemen had done so many more good things, yet in the back of his mind Gabriel would not accept it. Going to one of their retired homes he actually managed to find the two cops, just enjoying life, both single. Disguised as a Priest he wanted more information out of them, but actually, they were not human at all.
Augmentation, people who were combined with monster flesh.
These are the things that killed his parents.
Filled almost by anger, Gabriel turned to justification.
Taking out his black sword, he managed to take out a hand of one man before being thrown against the wall, almost biting the bullet due to their strength.
Yet, something answered.
One last thing he saw was a bright and blue light; he could feel his hair stand up on his skin.
The instant the light was gone; there were only piles of ash. The men had died, his revenge was complete.
Yet, nothing but only mystery and intrigue came to Gabriel, what had saved him!?
He remembered the feeling on his skin. Electricity.
Looking up on the internet, he only found one thing.
Barakiel.
The Archangel of Lightning.
Shocked, Gabriel got down on his knees and not only prayed to his Lord, but he prayed to become a Disciple of the Lightning Archangel.
To this day, he does not know if that prayer had been answered.
Boston.
Being on the run from Scotland Yard for the suppose murder of two 'policemen' was hard enough.
Fleeing the country, cutting all ties with his family, Gabriel went to the largest country he could fit in.
That was America, Boston to be exact.
Since then, he had taken shelter at a Church that understood his ways. It even was a friend of his former Priest master. The boat ride took a toll on the now 24 year old, so at the moment he just spent his time in the Christian Church, doing duties that he can do.
Personality: Gabriel is a headstrong man, he tries to deal with his problem head on, if it all falls down then he will think about running and thinking. Intelligence is something that never came to the front of his head, battle and doing good deeds did. But when it comes down to it, Gabriel can think up of plans mostly involving dark beings and fighting. When it comes to everyday or professional life, he can be generally welcoming if the people are good people.
If someone mocks his God, he tries to lecture them. In a bad mood he generally stays quiet and can become incredibly sarcastic and make a lot of bad jokes.
Divinity.
Purification: While trained as a Priest, Gabriel learned all manner of Holy Spells and incantations. Being a person that favours combat over anything else, Purification was the first thing he was taught by his teacher. Managing to succeed multiple times in both non-combat and combat situations, it was certain that this was his spell. At the point where he 'killed' the two Augmented Policemen, he questioned wherever that was his power or a higher power.
Still, he wishes to learn more skills connected to his favourite element, lightning.
With Blessing, Gabriel managed to complete these spells at a younger age when he first joined, but later on he forgot how to do this spell and asks others to bless his weapons for him.
And for Praying, while being a Priest and able to pray casually, nothing has ever happened when he tries to pray in a dire situation.
Notable Skills:
Swordsman (Speciality: Dual-wielded combat).
Marksmanship (Speciality: Dual-wielded combat).
Weapon management.
Priest duties (Includes speaking Latin).
Praying.
Keeping Calm.
Bike Riding. (As in the mechanical kind)
Desperate plan creation.
Weapons:
Other:
Satchel:
- Metal Bible.
- Holy Water X2 (Drinkable).
- Blessed Bullets.
- Paperwork and licenses.
So yeah, don't worry if you have a problem.
Just give me a PM and I shall respond quick as possible.
(Unless I am sleeping due to Australian time.)
Ah no problem, I wrote it in the dead of night, so I was expecting some errors.hiei82 said:
0_0Redryhno said:
I'm rather worried about the petrification power; it's very powerful. Combined with your spellcasting it's too powerful I think. Please try and trim back on the powers.deathbydeath said:
DarkRawen said:Damn, just as I'm ready to post someone else posts an augmentation Cabal guy... oh well. They're different enough.
Name:Rain Winter
Gender (if applicable) & Age: Male, 24
Appearance:
6'2" Tall and slender but strong. He has pale skin and dark eyes, as well as curly black hair with a fringe that almost covers his eyes. He favours a black leather coat and thick boots, as well as a pair of black gloves. His eyelashes are dark, framing his eyes and making them look more narrow than they are. His body language is usually guarded and he's careful in his approach of other people, always keeping a careful (and narrowed) eye on whoever he sees. He'll keep his sword in a guitar case when he needs to hide it, but he tends to keep to the shadows regardless. Underneath his coat he wears dark clothes as well, usually dark red, black and brown, sometimes with the addition of gold. They are somewhat old-fashioned clothes.
Faction: The Cabal.
Biography/History: Rain was born and raised within the Cabal. His mother died during his birth, while his father had no ties to the organization, so he never got to meet either of them. Because of this, the Cabal ended up being the one family he did have. He never interacted much with children of his age, and thus wouldn't do well when he did meet people. His education was given to him within the Cabal, and because of this, he was taught the tricks and knowledge of the Cabal along with his maths. Rain was also trained to fight and identify demons for a possible invasion. This was before 2012, and thus, there was no sure knowledge of that this would ever serve him good.
While not completely out of touch with the world, Rain never did take much interest in the modern society. Because of this, it was almost a blessing when the demons did re-emerge. At that time he was 18, and thus was able to be sent out on missions as soon as there was a need. For six years now his life has been travelling from one place to another, following the trails of demons, and fighting them when he could. He's relied on a sense of right and wrong that is somewhat altered by his knowledge, and it'd be a lie to claim that he has never broken a law. Nevertheless, he has thus far relied on instructions from Cabal, his skills, and the ability to live on scraps, all while travelling in a world that is just a tad too advanced for his liking. While some scars can testify to the fact that he hasn't always been as flawless as he'd like to be, he's still done pretty well so far.
He came to Boston when he heard news about the demon on a killing spree, and has no knowledge of anyone else who might be there for the same reason. Rain has no personal goals.
Personality: Outwardly cold, but with little experience in interacting with people outside his organization, it simply can't be denied that he is, in fact, a tsundere. Because of this, he's seen as hostile, yet calm, and few actually notices the fact that he might not mind other people as much as he appears to do. Sometimes, like a true tsundere, he goes out of his way to make it clear that he's just doing his job, which, to be fair, might be true as well, as he's very dedicated to his one purpose in life. Having no real goal on his own, he can do just about anything for the Cabal, even going as far as killing in situations that would be seem as immoral. That said, he prefers to save people, and he leans towards chaotic good as a moral position.
Rain can be somewhat condescending because of how he was raised, especially when it comes to people's knowledge of demons. It's hard for him to put himself in the shoes of someone who introduced to the existence of demons very suddenly, and thus he might seem like he's unable to empathize with them. However, he's rather soft on the inside, and even quite naive and thick-headed when it comes to emotions. While he normally won't express it, he does tend to get upset for the sake of others and is emotional, even going as far as withdrawing to somewhere he can express sadness without being seen. (To clarify, he's a bit of a crybaby.)
Arcana/Divinity/Extraplanar Tech: Rain uses the Augmentation arcana in order to fight. The sword, being somewhat oversized even before further Augmentation, can cut deep, often cutting straight through bones, and carries a heavy weight to it. On some, weaker demons, it has the effect of being able to completely sever the flesh, making them unable to regenerate/heal naturally for an extended period of time. When further augmentation is done to it, it can adopt one of the abilities of the slay demon for couple of days, though it won't be a strong version of the ability.
His coat and gloves, as well as the guitar case has also been augmented, and is capable of withstanding a lot of damage, most notably the damage done from his own blade, as they were all augmented from the same demon. While he can take damage through the coat due to it's flexible nature, it would take a lot to pierce it.
Notable Skills: Rain is strong and agile, capable of fighting with a large sword, or even unarmed. He's an expert on the topic of demons, but only the kind of things that Cabal would have in their library. His senses are better than average, and he's good at reading a fight. While he has limited knowledge of a lot of topics, he's intelligent and quick-witted. Finally, he's subtle and sneaks around easily, being able to keep attention away from himself if he needs to.
Other:
- Rain is not a tech-savvy person at all.
- I'd like him to be introduced from within the shadows, possibly during a fight.
Edit: Added some more to the Arcana part of the sheet and editted that section a bit, hope that's okay. Figured I'd try to match up the strength of some of the other submitted sheets for once.
Edit 2: Also added a picture drawn by myself.
I don't have any trouble with the character; though it's a bit on the stronger side still.Anti-American Eagle said:
I'm concerned with the effective immortality. I know it's central to the character concept but if you can't die I don't know what kind of challenge I can throw at you. I do like the "hard-boiled detective" feel of it; it's like Robocop if he ran off magic.IFS said:
I'm not at a computer I can do the editing on right now, but I did base the sheet off of a couple assumptions that I probably should have asked you about, so I'll just ask them now. First, will the enemies the PCs fight going to be mostly human or mostly demon? I built the sheet assuming demons, but if humans are going to be prominent then I'll start nerfing that specifically.hiei82 said:
Whelp; that's pretty much what I expected the Consortium to be likeMestizaje said:Comments Appreciated ^_^
<spoiler=Victoria Van Aerden>Name: Victoria Van Aerden
Gender (if applicable) & Age: Female, 26
Faction: The Consortium
Appearance: Victoria is a caucasian of medium height, with black tidy hair, and green eyes. Her body is rather slim and thin. She's often thought of as looking intelligent or cruel, rather than pretty. She'd fit into a crowd easily if she'd ever been forced to enter one. However, she prefers it if the average people keep their distance from her. She wears expensive black suits wherever she goes, together with black shiny shoes, unless she is at home in which case she'd wear something more relaxing.
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Biography/History: Victoria was the firstborn of Victor Van Aerden, the founder and CEO of an international and multi million dollar company. She rarely, if ever, saw her parents when she grew up and was almost always taken care off in some way by the help that her father employed. Be it nannies, butlers, or general helpers. She became particularly good friends with the limousine driver that would drive her between the high class private school, and her other private tutors that she recieved education from.
The driver would often tell her fantastic tales about magic and monsters, when he was driving her around. It entertained her, but she never believed any of it were real. In truth though, the man was a descendant of a cabal lineage, who simply had gotten a job as a driver for the rich. He probably didn't believe the stories himself. Either way, when Victoria grew older he gave her books to read that had been passed down through his family. Eventually the other servants learnt how the loved daughter had a favourite among them, and got him fired by spreading rumours up the ladder until the father heard about it. It happened a few months before december 2012.
Victoria's father died under strange circumstances when the demons and monsters first entered the world, leaving Victoria to inherit his company. She'd never worked in the company, but heard or read about it in the news every now and then. The name of the company was Winter, and it mainly dealt in medical research areas. Victoria was made CEO, and over the following months she learnt the truth about her father's death. It put the stories of her old driver in a different light.
She was made CEO of Winter, if only in name, while a board of directors ran the actual company and took care of its dealings. Victoria was more interested in the monsters themselves, and how her father had tried to improve the company's experiments and products by studying them. He'd meant to capture them but clearly that had gone horribly wrong for him.
Victoria studied both the books she'd lent from the driver, and the reports of monsters that Winter got ahold of. She engaged herself in the advancement of the company's research, thinking that these demons may be able to be used for the better of humanity, curing all manner of diseases, perhaps even death itself.
The years passed, and Winter focused more on finding ways to capture these monsters to use them and experiment on them. Victoria managed to convince the board that the money poured into the venture would result in enormous profits one day. The day came when they finally managed to capture an already weakened type II. It was unwilling to co-operate and killed several scientists before Victoria used Arcana on it to bind it to herself. The female vampire warrior Sesthine was successfully bound to Victoria, helping her to track the monsters more efficiently than any of the tech Winter had in its possession.
She set out determined to capture more of them, and did indeed, soon giving Winter an advantage over a lot of companies on the market. Victoria may have begun to hunt monsters to help humanity and her father's company, but the hunt itself became the main reason before too long. She enjoyed the thrill of it all.
Personality: Victoria is an elitist, not just thinking she's better than everyone else, but knowing that she is, as she was brought up being reminded of it constantly. She has no real friends and tends to focus more on her work than her social life. She's like her father in that respect, even if they rarely ever met. She hunts monsters more for the thrill or the monetary gain than the benefits it may have for humanity. However, she would still hand over any monsters she caught to her company which in turn would turn into medicine to help humanity. Victoria could retire and live a peaceful life with the money she already has, not putting herself in danger by hunting monsters. She doesn't cause she is the best hunter that the medical company has. In her own way, she serves the forces of good, but her upbringing and life means she'd never make any claim to helping anyone else.
Arcana/Divinity/Extraplanar Tech:
Binding. Victoria has bound a type II vampire to her, named Sesthine.
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Sesthine's story is unknown, but she is a tall and athletic vampire carrying a sword. She possesses supernatural reflexes, speed and acrobatics, being able to move unlike any human. She can also track the monsters based on scent, sniffing them out. It works even better if they're wounded and bleeding. Sesthine has incorporation like any other Bound.
Victoria's also the CEO of a high-tech medical company, Winter, which gives her access to more advanced and immediate medical care should she or Sesthine need it.
Notable Skills: As a billionaire, Victoria is skilled at throwing money at things or people until she gets the result that she wants.
Other: She's well connected and has a lot of people working for her. She owns a mansion, a summerhouse and the medical company Winter.
When it comes to introduction she'd probably be gliding around the city in a limousine, which she arrived in the city in.
. I've got no problems with the character (and like it a great deal). Please include a personality for the vampire and how the pair interact (assuming the vampire's personality is still intact). Keep in mind vampires have the typical array of mythological weaknesses so be sure to pack sunscreenI don't see any problems with the character sheet, but just so you know I know nothing about Aboriginal mythology/religion other than the Bunyip and as such no such creature is likely to appear; Most of my knowledge comes from the Greco-Roman, Nordic, Egyptian, Middle-Eastern, Asian, and Christian cultural landscapes.Knife-28 said:
1) It's gonna be a mix, but suffice to say normal humans will be common enoughdeathbydeath said:
