Malphaestus
Touched by the Apocalypse
This is the place where characters will be submitted, and where discourse about them will be laid. There is no need for you all to be worried should I make comments about your characters, we're not enemies. It is healthy to discuss, and for that reason we will speak about potential revisions here. You will also submit your character for acceptance here, in case it was not obvious. Below is the character sheet, it isn't massive, but I expect all of you to think about it to a sufficient degree. I want thought-out characters.
The Template. -
Image.
Name: What were their name.
Title/Moniker: A summation of who they were, once, in the form of a sobriquet.
Race: Humanoids only, no animalia.
Age: How old were they when they died.
Gender: This will not necessarily relate to appearance, though make notice of why there might be a divergence should they be transexual within the character's story segment.
Appearance: Should you decide not to have an image, or if you want to add a written discriptor for potential divergences from the image which are present on your character, take note of those here. Write however much you feel is sufficient, remember that the better the quality the more appreciative I'll be. Don't let it inhibit your writing, though, if thinking about that makes you anxious.
Personality: I am not one who appreciates the bulletpoint personality trend, so I'd greatly appreciate a written descriptor. Make note of personality quirks, so I can account for them. I like substance, so the more I can work with, the merrier I'll be. But do not write more than what you feel is sufficient. Remember that this character has fallen at the apex of their prime, or after having withered into obscurity. I advise you to first write the Tale, and then return to this section to give shape to this individual who's lived their life, and returned. To put it simply, your character should be a 'completed' journey at their back, weights upon weights of whatever they might have done as baggage. Thrust into the unknown, I hope this will aid in how your character will interact with it
Tale: The most character-defining and crucial section. Let's be clear, your hero or villain, or whatever it be, has already died. But whatever they'd done, that is something worthwhile. Truth did not resurrect a farmer, for the task which he demands is not a farmer's job. Not that they'd know. This section should discuss their life, and no matter of fantasy is off-limits save for race. You are human, or human-adjacent. No reptilian crocodile-headed theocrats.
As substantive as possible, you are writing the recollections of a great individual. Whether Emperor, Mercantilist, Theologist, Arcanist, or savage Rogue, their journey is what you will be laying bare here. Note, that whatever arcane force may have aided in the ventures of former archwizards and grand witches, are no longer in effect. There are new forces at play in the land beyond the end of the time. Truth would not have chosen to resurrect an individual who he could not tame, so laughably evil characters are not what they are, though a dubious morality is not beyond them.
Burial Heirloom: You will enter the world solely with what you were buried with, take into account the tale of their life, and as such, they'd no doubt reflect in death. The clothes will be a free bonus, and remember that I will not allow you to have whatever items you might want them to have, but do not feel aggreieved. Having back and forths between a GM does not mean you are being slandered. We're just talking things out, and all I want is for all of us to find this interesting.
The Template. -
Image.
Name: What were their name.
Title/Moniker: A summation of who they were, once, in the form of a sobriquet.
Race: Humanoids only, no animalia.
Age: How old were they when they died.
Gender: This will not necessarily relate to appearance, though make notice of why there might be a divergence should they be transexual within the character's story segment.
Appearance: Should you decide not to have an image, or if you want to add a written discriptor for potential divergences from the image which are present on your character, take note of those here. Write however much you feel is sufficient, remember that the better the quality the more appreciative I'll be. Don't let it inhibit your writing, though, if thinking about that makes you anxious.
Personality: I am not one who appreciates the bulletpoint personality trend, so I'd greatly appreciate a written descriptor. Make note of personality quirks, so I can account for them. I like substance, so the more I can work with, the merrier I'll be. But do not write more than what you feel is sufficient. Remember that this character has fallen at the apex of their prime, or after having withered into obscurity. I advise you to first write the Tale, and then return to this section to give shape to this individual who's lived their life, and returned. To put it simply, your character should be a 'completed' journey at their back, weights upon weights of whatever they might have done as baggage. Thrust into the unknown, I hope this will aid in how your character will interact with it
Tale: The most character-defining and crucial section. Let's be clear, your hero or villain, or whatever it be, has already died. But whatever they'd done, that is something worthwhile. Truth did not resurrect a farmer, for the task which he demands is not a farmer's job. Not that they'd know. This section should discuss their life, and no matter of fantasy is off-limits save for race. You are human, or human-adjacent. No reptilian crocodile-headed theocrats.
As substantive as possible, you are writing the recollections of a great individual. Whether Emperor, Mercantilist, Theologist, Arcanist, or savage Rogue, their journey is what you will be laying bare here. Note, that whatever arcane force may have aided in the ventures of former archwizards and grand witches, are no longer in effect. There are new forces at play in the land beyond the end of the time. Truth would not have chosen to resurrect an individual who he could not tame, so laughably evil characters are not what they are, though a dubious morality is not beyond them.
Burial Heirloom: You will enter the world solely with what you were buried with, take into account the tale of their life, and as such, they'd no doubt reflect in death. The clothes will be a free bonus, and remember that I will not allow you to have whatever items you might want them to have, but do not feel aggreieved. Having back and forths between a GM does not mean you are being slandered. We're just talking things out, and all I want is for all of us to find this interesting.
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