Final Fantasy D6: The Dicening; The Signup

[IHateMakingNames]

If the healing thing is still an issue, I could give Kole Pollen instead of Explosion. It would give whatever group he is in some healing, and it would give him an actually usable spells. I only gave him Explosion since it fit with his story, and under the hope that Krylo would give me some spells early on so he can do magical things. Even after being able to cast Explosion, he'll still be out of MP and HP per battle (At best).

[Geminex]

Originally Posted by Dracorion

Man, Geminex. I totally did not see your character coming. Like at all.

I am just as surprised as everyone else. Extremely.

<3<

Oh come on. My last 3 RP characters have been a manipulative, kinda-sorta insane bigot, an emotionless assassin and an superlibrarian with an OCD. This one's a charismatic scholar mage. How is that anything like my previous characters?

Other than the fact that they always seem to be three times as intelligent as your various characters, but honestly, me being more intelligent that you is less "getting typecast" and more "immutable fact of existence".

And Phil, no, I just forgot that one remaining point. Hm... I'll see how I allocate it.

[Krylo]

Originally Posted by CelesJessa

Yes, or maybe... actually now that I think about it I might go back and fix her background, if that's okay? Sorry finals are killing my brain. If not I'll go with the city thing.

S'cool, Bro.

Gem: Your EVA with your armor is 8. 6 Red Mage, 1 Dex, One Nomad shit. I don't know if the plus one was like 'add one' or like 'I have this because I added one'.

And yeah, there's the one skill point left to spend but whateeeeevs.

And the lack of a background, obvs. SPEAKING OF:

Originally Posted by Geminex

The info on tarut is that they hate sythesising anything metal, but that doesn't include trinkets, does it?

It's a cultural taboo. I don't care if you break cultural taboos.

First, which party would docus be a member of? I'll probably choose my first spell according to what we need. On the one hand, I'd like to have some way of dealing damage, on the other hand, cure would probably be more valuable than, say, Fire.

Theeeere's already a white mage and a red mage with cure. And I don't know what Teal's doing, but I SUSPECT healer.

As such it doesn't really matter and I haven't figured out groups fully yet. Pick what you want and I'll balance the groups according to ability after the fact.

Second, Krylo, I'd like to get an analogue to the 'notorious' trait. I'd get it as it is, but it wouldn't really make on my character. Could I get something like, I dunno, 'Eloquent' or 'Orator' instead? Basically, his skill with language allowing him to be more persuasive. I'd role-play it of course. Involuntarily.

Fuck it. Sure. Why not?

Third, is there such a thing as a University in Ivalice, or some sort of analogue? Cause if there was, that'd be more or less an ideal place for my character to originate from.

I'm sure there is a college/university level institution somewhere.

Probably more than one.

Probably in major cities.

[Teal Mage]

Originally Posted by Krylo

Theeeere's already a white mage and a red mage with cure. And I don't know what Teal's doing, but I SUSPECT healer.

You aren't totally wrong!

And this took me far too long to settle on.

I condensed the background a lot, but it seemed like the best move since I just wanted an overview. Character doesn't look Androgynous normally, but I wanted to leave a note about it just in case the game forced her appearance to change/her character develops so her appearance changes. Also want to apologize to POS, just in case I'm stepping on his toes. I looked at Prasad's old sheet and didn't see any notations of a vehicle, so I thought it was fair game.

Anyway, usual deal. Look the bio over, rip it apart, etc.

Name: Arden Whitemoon
Age: 19
Race: Hume
Class: White Mage
Appearance: Standing at 5'8 with a slim and athletic build, Arden has shoulder length silver hair, vivid green eyes, fair – lightly tanned – skin and a face pretty enough to turn heads. Alas, her chest is far less impressive; she’s flat as an ironing board. In fact, if she dressed in less revealing clothes and cut her hair short, she could pass for a young – feminine – man. Her normal style is a far cry from Androgynous, however.

Current Outfit: Short Version, she's massacred a White Mage robe. Now, its something like a sleeveless - midriff bearing - tank top and a sweater/skirt-thing tied around her waist. She's got black felt pants and black boots too. Click if you want a better description.What used to be the robes of a low ranking White Mage, now modified at Arden’s request. Normally, it’s a sleeveless white tank top that completely covers her breasts - though lies tight enough against her chest that there’s little point. Her sun darkened arms, stomach and shoulders remain entirely exposed. The back of the tank top hangs looser, extending half way down her back, with a seldom used, red trimmed, hood hanging behind her head. At her waist, what appears to be the extra material from the robe has been tied around her waist creating a loose approximation of a skirt. Beneath that, she wears a pair of black felt pants; destined to billow in the wind, over a pair of ankle high, silver buckled, boots. If there’s a need, she can modify the robe back into a more traditional white form; only then are the red bordered shelves visible.

Background: The niece of a travelling merchant and sometimes Sky Pirate, Arden spent her early childhood enrolled (by her parents) in an Academy for White Mages. At twelve, she gave up on being an official White Mage and stowed away on her Uncle’s airship during one of his visits. Her next six years of life were spent on the ship, apprenticing under her Uncle and his crew. Looking back, she’d tell you those were the best years of her life.

Arden was staying in Rios during one of her Uncle’s more dangerous – and probably illegal – business ventures, when she got word that her Uncle’s ship had gone down. While most of his assets went to his immediate children and widow, she was left a small warehouse in the city, and an old – broken down – Airship. Since then, Arden joined the Adventurer’s Guild to make the money she needs to repair it and is, slowly, studying some old reference books on how to do it herself.

Traits:
Free Spirit - A White Mage trained by pirates? Not hard to guess why this is here. For a point of Destiny, Arden can act in a way completely contrary to her current alignment without causing it to shift. Assassinations are fun!
Pretender – Of the many skills she learned on her Uncle’s ship, one was acting. She’s very good at pretending she’s something she’s not – even better if she has the right clothes. For a point of Destiny, add a d6 to your roll when pretending to be someone else.

Stats:
HP: 20
MP: 25
Accuracy: 3
Evasion: 8
ARM: 1
M.ARM: 5

Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Dexterity: 8
Intelligence: 7
Charisma: 7

Job Abilities:
Ability 1: Weapon Training - Gun
Ability 2: Special Vehicle – Old Airship (Large*4, Armored , Unorthodox Travel)
Unorthodox Travel: Anti-Weather Generator - A strange device that projects a Shell-Like Barrier over the Airship, protecting it from dangerous weather conditions like Lightning, Strong Winds (not Tornadoes) and Heavy Rains. Ethers, or a Mage, are required to fuel the barrier. In a pinch, the Anti-Weather Generator can be used to protect the Airship from weapons or allow it to fly through a volcanic eruption, though at a heavy drain to the Ether or Mage powering it. Weapons launched from inside the barrier will be blocked, in the same way that weapons fired outside the barrier will be. The shield may cut out, as per rule of the dramatic, when used for something it isn't designed for. Systems Checks may be involved to keep the Shield running.

Equipment:
Right Hand: Gun Tier 1, (Dex x1) +1d6 damage
Ammunition: Bronze Bullets
Left Hand: N/A
Armor: Cotton Robe
Accessory: N/A

Items:
Ether, x1
Revivify, x1
Gil: 100

Skills:
Athletics: 2
Awareness: 1
Disguise: 2
Lore (General): 1
Performance: 2
Speech: 2
Synth. Machines: 1

Skills (Free):
Gun: 3
Language: Common

Spells:
Cure I (5 MP)
Target: Single
Type: Recovery
Reflectable: Yes
Small, glittering particles of light twinkle down upon the target, filling their lungs and bathing their wounds in white. Cure I restores (Int*1) + 1d6 points of HP to a conscious target.


Restore (5 MP)
Target: Single
Type: Recovery
Reflectable: No
Though White Magic cannot bring the dead back to life – nor would such an act be allowed – it can grant lasting health and wellness. By casting Restore, the user may cure small-scale sickness, purify water, bring wilting flowers to a lovely bloom, help crops grow, grant the dying a quiet, peaceful repose free of pain, or any number of similar tasks.

[phil_]

Drunk as butt. Will check tomorrow. Have to wake up early anyway.

[Dracorion]

Might as well be me that looks over Teal. Not a hard one anyway.

Teal,

- Looking over the document, I'm given the impression that when you take Unorthodox Travel, you're supposed to pick one type of terrain and your vehicle will work on that terrain where normal vehicles wouldn't. So basically, pick something that your busted airship can travel on. For all the good it'd do.
- Everything else looks fine, though since I'm not very clear on vehicles in this game, it's probably a good idea for Krylo or someone who knows to check it out.
- Gunslingin' White Mage. I approve.

[Krylo]

Teal's got no problems other than the ambiguity on what unorthodox travel allows the airship to ignore (my money's on lava), but that's really a non-issue until Teal also has the synthesis machines skill and money to repair it.

Thus: STAMP OF APPROVAL (pending Phil's double check, but I don't THINK I missed anything)


EDIT: Still need backgrounds from Mern, Bard, and Gem. And I believe CJ was gonna rewrite hers, so that, and just an acknowledgment from Drac of his 1920's house wife status back home.

[Dracorion]

Originally Posted by Krylo

and just an acknowledgment from Drac of his 1920's house wife status back home.

You mean this?

Yeah, I'm aware that Viera never would've deigned to accept his challenges, and fixed it in the background, and that his escape wasn't quite so simple as walking out the front door.

[Geminex]

Originally Posted by Krylo

EDIT: Still need backgrounds from Mern, Bard, and Gem. And I believe CJ was gonna rewrite hers, so that, and just an acknowledgment from Drac of his 1920's house wife status back home.

Lies! You lie, I say! Liar!

Excessively wordy, I ramble a bit. TL;DR and a few comments at bottom.
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Name: Docus
Age: 8
Race: Tarut
Class: Red Mage

Appearance:
Docus is small, even by the standards of Tarutaru, exacerbated by his slightly hunched posture. His body and face are fairly lean, making him look less child-like than Taru usually appear, though it also makes him appear quite sickly and fragile. His skin is pale, and medium black hair frames a face dominated by two piercing blue eyes, which, as opposed to the rest of his body, spew with life and curiosity. His facial features are standard, and usually either arranged in a frown of concentration or a smile of understanding. He wears a red mage's hat, complete with an exotic, multicolored feather, but prefers the green of the tarut diplomats over red. His garments are usually cut to be long and flowing, but he lets practicality dictate his style.

Background:
Born the son of a Tarut diplomat to Rios, Sento Dicit, Docus grew up in an embassy there. He studied at local schools and universities, learning what he could from his father and the embassy's libraries. Docus always shared a close relationship with his father, respecting him, and, above all, learning from him. Dozens of small lessons and facts of life were taught day in, day out, and Docus gained a wealth of not just knowlege, but wisdom. And the one lesson that crystallized most clearly was that 'Your allies are your strength': Whether during his study of history or while listening to his father debate with a fellow diplomat in public, whether at state dinners or when simply in discussion with his parent, rarely a week went by in which Docus didn't learn to appreciate just how vital the ability to make and sustain alliances was- be it to the Tarutaru nation, to his father's success or even to his own survival. Much of his studies and his father's lessons were devoted to the arts of speech and negotiation.

But speech and negotiation do not always suffice, and successful diplomats tend to make enemies. Just after his fourth birthday, Docus' family was poisoned during their evening meal, by assassins unknown. It never became clear what poison was used, but without the aid of powerful Tarut White Mages, none of them would have survived. As it was, while Sentus managed to shrug off the adverse effects, both Docus and his mother, Vesta, suffered badly. While Docus' mind was unaffected, his still-young body was crippled, making him frail and often clumsy, and damaging his muscles immensely, causing him to become severely weakened. While he's recovered now, his body still shows signs of damage, whether through his pale skin, drawn face or his hunched posture, and living with a body that seems to be far older than it should be often frustrates him. Unable to engage in much physical activity, docus had little to do with his time than to study, learn, or learn tailoring from his mother. She had suffered the same effects as Docus, and, though her fingers were not as nimble as they had once been, she spent much time sitting, resting and working on various magically-imbued garments. Docus never quite got the hang of it, but he gained some experience.

The Tarut thirst for knowlege, combined with his sickness and his father's influence (for which father does not want their child to succeed them intelectually?), resulted in Docus learning very much, very quickly. While his appearances at school became less frequent (he could learn just more at home), he did attend the Rio University of the Arcane, studying Lore and Red Magic there.
while his life at university provided his frustration with some release, though, upon graduating he approached his father. He had decided that life here no longer appealed to him. He loved books and learning, but to be a true scholar, he needed experience and understanding of not just books, but the world. He needed to experience, and live, to truly gain and use the power that knowlege so famously correlated with. And he wanted to prove that, however weak his body, he was not dependent on those around him.
Besides, he hoped to one day obtain leadership within the Tarutaru people, and to achieve that, he couldn't rely on what had already been discovered by others. He needed to make some discoveries himself.
His father listened, understood, and tearfull farewells were made.

And thus a young, excessively knowlegable Red mage was let loose on the world, looking for adventure, experience, knowlege, and maybe, just maybe, some summoning magic. Because if allies are your strength, then an esper makes you powerful.

Quote: "We all have our strengths. Through diplomacy, we can also have each other's strengths."

Traits:
Studious: One of the first lessons learned by Tarutaru are that knowlege is power. Docus took this to heart from an early age, and with access to archives and other scholars, he's learned much already, and it tends to come in handy in the strangest situations.
Destiny use: +1d6 when making a lore check.

Orator: Allies are also power. And one of the best ways to make them is through speech. Docus generally speaks and debates extremely convincingly, and tends to choose his words fairly well. He isn't a smooth talker as much as he is, well, an orator, one who can persuade a roomful of people that their way, and only their way, is the best, and he doesn't hesitate to use that to his advantage.
Destiny use: +1d6 when making a negotiation check

Stats
HP: 21
MP: 32
Accuracy: 6
Evasion: 8 (includes +1 from armor)
ARM: 4
M.ARM: 4

Strength: 1
Vitality: 3
Dexterity: 3
Intelligence: 12
Charisma: 11

Job Abilities:
Ability 1: Steal heart
Ability 2: Mediator

Equipment
Right Hand: Tier 1 staff, imbued with Spell effect: Fire
Left Hand: (Staff is 2-handed, right?)
Armor: Nomad's armor
Accessory: -

Items:
Craftsman's tools (tailoring)
Gil: 0

Skills:
Speech: 4

Languages: 3 (2 freebies)
- Common
- Tarutaru
- Monster

Awareness: 3

Lore: General: 2
Lore: History: 1
Lore: Espers: 2

Synthesis: Tailoring: 1


Freebies:
Staves: 5
Swords: 1
Daggers: 1

Light armor: 5
Medium armor: 1

Stealth: 1

Spells:
Fire
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TL;DR: Docus grows up at an embassy, daddy teaches him everything he knows including the importance of allies and diplomacy, he gets poisoned and physically crippled by political opponents of daddy's, he spends his days reading books and studying, then he goes off into the world to find some adventures and espers. Wheeee!

I replaced tinkering with tailoring, but I'm still undecided on that issue. Krylo, are the items we can create limited to the stuff on the equipment list, or can we custom-make stuff as well? Cause if we can, I might take tinkering after all... Bluh, I'll see.

I've taken fire as his first spell, be cause fire, fuck yeah. I'll see what else to take as we progress. Lock looks pretty fun also.

Oh, and are there any charm or illusion spells? I checked the spell list, and I didn't see any, which surprises me.

[Dracorion]

Originally Posted by Geminex

words

Excessively wordy, I ramble a bit. TL;DR and a few comments at bottom.
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Name: words
Age: numbery thign
Race: words
Class: words

Appearance:
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Quote: words

Traits:
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Stats
HP: numbery thign
MP: numbery thign
Accuracy: numbery thign
Evasion: numbery thign
ARM: numbery thign
M.ARM: numbery thign

Strength: numbery thign
Vitality: numbery thign
Dexterity: numbery thign
Intelligence: numbery thign
Charisma: numbery thign

Job Abilities:
Ability 1: words
Ability 2: words

Equipment
Right Hand: words
Left Hand: words
Armor: words
Accessory: -

Items:
words
Gil: numbery thign

Skills:
Speech: numbery thign

Languages: numbery thign
- words
- words
- words

Awareness: numbery thign

Lore: General: numbery thign
Lore: History: numbery thign
Lore: Espers: numbery thign

Synthesis: Tailoring: numbery thign


Freebies:
Staves: numbery thign
Swords: numbery thign
Daggers: numbery thign

Light armor: numbery thign
Medium armor: numbery thign

Stealth: numbery thign

Spells:
words
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TL;DR: words

FTFY.