The Infinite Tower of Telos: An RP - Signups always open

[CallmePrismatic]

Telos. The name alone conjures visions of conflicting imagery, of dangerous impossibilities, of the most horrible evils conceivable, of treasures beyond magnitude and wonders surpassing imagination.

Even though stories of the wonders inside the massive tower cosntantly rivaled the myths of its dangers, a small group of adventurers banded together in an attempt to scale Telos and claim the prize that awaited them at the end.

Their trials, tribulations, accomplishments, and all other results of their journey shall be chronicled here, so that future generations may read of their heroics and be emboldened...

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Equipment/Weapons:
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Some pre-clarifications-
For the basic gist of what this RP will entail, read this, especially the first post.
Race: Any fantasy race from any culture. Humans, elves, goblins, zombies, [blank]-folk, redheads, vampires, japanese demons, whatever you want, it's allowed (although, like anything, it can be GM-vetoed). Just give a little clarification if there exist multiple interpretations for your race.
Skills will be handled by the system Inbred thought up

Originally Posted by Inbred Chocobo

For skills of the player, they get to make their own skills, but only get two. And of course you can rule out any ability you don't like. If you want even, if someone has an awesome ability that you don't want to rule out, but don't want him to start out with, have skills that build up to it. For ex:


Ex Skills:
Sonic Blade: Allows player to swing his sword once faster than sound. Though swinging constantly causes fatigue
Whirlwind: Strikes everyone in range with a basic attack. Can cause sickness if used too much.

Then the player may use both of these to make a new skill which you normally wouldn't allow

Ex Skills:
Whistling Strike: Spin around faster than sound, then strike with a sword for powerful damage. Must be used sparingly for used to often can cause damage to skeleton structure.

Sonic Whirl: Strike every opponent within range with faster than sound. Must be used sparingly for sword can break under this pressure, and skin tissue can tear from excessive twist motions involved.

After every level, each play can gain a skill. A player can also forfeit the skill in favor of a special weapon or armor. The item in question has one ability and is much more durable than regular version of it.

Any other questions? If so, ask. If not, what are you waiting for?

Da Level List
Place # - RPer GMing
1 - CallmePrismatic
2 - Whightwolf
3 - GARUD
4 - Premonitions
5 - Armoured Bishoujo

[Premmy]

Name:Sarah
Race:Human
Appearance: tall woman with long black Dredlocks, wears a long sleeved blue shirt with fire designs on it and red pants with ice designs
Equipment/Weapons:
Skills:
Fireballs: I think this is self-explanatory She can form spheres of flame in either hand and throw them. They move through the air as if thrown by hand and arch
Frozen wind: Can freeze/chill anything with a blast of cold air from her hands.
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[Ryu Kurai]

Really now? Any race from any culture? (evil laugh)Muhahahaha!(/evil laugh) Is gnoll alright? This is of course if D&D counts as culture. Otherwise I suppose I'll play a Sidhe. Both have rather nice and informative Wikipedia pages.

[Inbred Chocobo]

Oh come on, Its my system. I want to see how it works.

Name: Razma
Race: Human
Appearance: Medium length dark grey hair. Wears black pants, with no shirt. Decently built.
Equipment/Weapons:
Two swords hang at his side. He also has a knife straped to his ankle
Skills:
Combos: The character can pull off combos. Each attack is faster than the last one. The combo resets when the player is hit, or an attack misses.
Wind Blessed: The character has the blessings of the wind at his side. He gains a resistence to wind magic and his speed is enhanced by the wind. Earth based magics deal extra damage.

Edit: I editted the combo skill.

[GARUD]

Name: Garud
Race: Dark Angel
Appearance: Jet black wings (although in a dungeon, I don't know their use), horns on his head and red eyes. Large, rippled body and stands at an incredible 7 feet tall. Has claws on each hand and black sloppy hair. Wears ragged pants, headband and a chain that falls down around his bare chest. On his chest there is a tattoo of a black skull dragon whose eyes seem to flash with every one of his movements.
Equipment/Weapons: Shortspear that has a larger than normal blade.
Skills:
-Assasin rush: He makes a burst of unfollowable speed in a single direction. Can only be used twice per 10 min and uses up fighting energy.
-Tri-strike: In a single motion he hits thrice, twice after the initial hit, with a very small delay. Cannot be used in rapid succession as it takes up the energy of 3 sword strikes.
Quote: "I'll send you to Hell... it will be a vacation campared to me!"

I'm not sure if Dark Angel will be accepted, but my character (if I can) will be something along those lines. Also, I'm a little confused about the ability system. Will I have the combo attack from the beggining or will I have to learn it?

[CallmePrismatic]

Originally Posted by Ryu Kurai

Really now? Any race from any culture? (evil laugh)Muhahahaha!(/evil laugh) Is gnoll alright? This is of course if D&D counts as culture. Otherwise I suppose I'll play a Sidhe. Both have rather nice and informative Wikipedia pages.

Go ahead.

I'm not sure if Dark Angel will be accepted, but my character (if I can) will be something along those lines. Also, I'm a little confused about the ability system. Will I have the combo attack from the beggining or will I have to learn it?

Dark Angel is ok, just don't play him as an immortal tanker and we'll be ok. The 'combo' is two combined skills, and the combination occurs, if you want it to, after each level/chapter.

Also, to clear up any misconceptions before they're concepted, this isn't meant to be an Avatar-y God Mod-fest.

[Ryu Kurai]

Alrighty then, ask and thou shall recieve (whether you knew what you were getting or not):

Name: Gizzr
Race: Gnoll
Appearance: A 7'7" muscular, bipedal creature covered in tan fur with the head of a hyena, humanlike arms with black, sharp fingernails, canine legs and a long, bushy tail best describes Gizzr (and most gnolls in general). He is usually clad in a breastplate made from the bones of a large beast and some rather dirty looking chainmail bound with rings of bone at certain parts that stops before his forearms. the leggings have bone plates over the thighs, and chainmail down to the ankles (keeping in mind that dogs have fairly long feet). Aside from his eight foot long greataxe kept in a series of belt straps on his back, he also has a rather nicely made one-sided battleaxe he keeps on his belt, and six throwing axes he has strapped to the sides of his thighs. He has brown eyes, five studs in his left ear, and a scar across the base of his muzzle that either resulted from a really cool battle or being clumsy with that huge friggin' greataxe.
Equipment: Reinforced bone armor linked with a larger, cheaper kind of chainmail made from bone and steel. Greataxe with large holes made for lighter carrying and so that it can be sheathed in a series of leather belts across his back. Single-sided battleaxe kept in a loop on his belt and six throwing axes kept strapped to his legs. Also carries a fairly large bag used for keeping kills.
Skills: Astounding Strike: The user of this skill concentrates for a short ammount of time, and then swings their weapon with tremendous force. If it connects, it can send an opponent flying quite a few feet as well as inflicting serious damage. Those who block it usually find their weapons far out of their hands a moment later. This skill puts great strain on the user's chest muscles and arms. The user of this technique must grasp their weapon with both hands.

Maiming Render: This skill involves aiming for the opponent's less vital areas. Doing so is usually unexpected, and can have serious effect on that limb's performance, anywhere from slight difficulty gripping a sword to realising half your leg is now over there. The user of this technique feints a strike, then strikes at the limb that is open or moved to block the faked strike. This skill puts strain on both the arms and legs, since superior movement is key to a sucessful feint and follow-up strike. This skill can also be done with a ranged weapon if the opponent is distracted, such as by melee combat.
Quote: "Let's see which half of you hits the ground first..."

Also: is it just me, or does the skill system seem very Tales of Symphonia inspired?

[Dark Seraphim]

Name: Alfador
Race: Catperson
Appearence: 6 foot, bipedal, has a tail. Is covered in a fine layer of black fur, with green eyes. Retractable claws are on the knuckles and carpals. He has hightened nightvision,hearing, smell and speed, but has poor manual dexterity and can't take much damage.
Equipment: A light, knee long chainmail. Leather gloves. A small leather pouch that contains a book of notes (and poetry), and various medecines and items. Attacks with own claws and teeth.
Abilities: Lion Pounce: Attacks the jugular, killing or severly injuring the enemy. Can be used every 20 minutes. Doesn't work on blobs, skeletons or others without a major vein.
Flight of the Cheetah: Increases movement, attack speed, and reflexes for a short time, but severly exhauses Alfador after it is used up.
Quote: So much for my saga...

[CallmePrismatic]

I dunno Ryu, I never played Symphonia. I keep getting visions of Chrono Trigger combo techniques.

Also, I forgot to add the Level List Sign-Up. If you want to GM a level of the RP just post it in the thread and I'll add you to the list. When your turn comes up you are then responsible for creating the thread and everything contained therein (level structure and advancement, boss, etc.). First come first serve.

I'll have my character up later. Trying to decide between a PoP-clone who uses chakram or an elemental bender because the new season of Avatar is kicking a lot of ass right now (Goddamnit CmP, you're heading off to college, ix-nay on the kiddie cartoons).

Anyways, keep em coming.

[Fuzzydoom]

Name: Bronze-in-Snow (snow for short)
Race: Kitsune (japanese fox spirit)
Appearance: A large, bronze, crafty looking fox spirit whose one good eye gleams with a quiet and clever intelligence. Various scars manifest themselves as white spots in his metallic fur, hence his name.
Equipment/weapons: his fangs, claws, mind, and an amulet that hangs about his neck. The amulet does not have any know magical properties except for its maginificent workmanship and beauty. How the crafty wolf came by it is a mystery.
Skills:
Fur of Bronze: As the name of this technique implies, Snow's fur takes on the properties of its namesake, giving him added protection as well as the ability to slam into enemies, causing them no small amount of discomfort.

Fox Fire: Illusory fire designed to trick Snow's enemies into making thesmelves vulnerable, quite useful for exposing weaknesses in armor as well formation fighting.

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