The Revival of Sutch Discussion Thread Options

[Elisabeth Hollow]

Two years ago or so, Colonel Mustard and Uleni decided to launch a major roleplay that entailed exploring the underworks of the abandoned Fort Sutch. Things happened, and the roleplay fell apart right before our characters could even get into the front door.

Uleni approached me about continuing the roleplay, and I said sure, why not? I offered to help as well, since Colonel isn't very active, so as well as playing a character, I will be co-DMing this ridiculous thing. I will be typing up a character sheet guide as well as letting Uleni decide all what he wants to be shared as far as plot goes.

Same basic concepts here, though. Don't take control of another person's character (no grabbing/killing/controlling the area unless previously agreed upon by the player(s) in question) Don't be an instigator, and for the love of Mara, remember we are trying to do something we enjoy.

If you, for any reason, need to tap out of the game, and you know it's only temporary, let Uleni or I know and we can figure something out. If it's permanent, we'll figure something out for that as well. Don't be shy, and don't be embarrassed.

This is pretty important: There is no minimum requirement of characters for each response. You don't need to write five-hundred words every time you post, as long as it's about a paragraph(three to seven sentences) I'm implementing this rule because I don't know about y'all, but my son is starting school and we are homeschooling him, he's got doc appointments, I've got books I'm writing, chores I'm doing, plus I'm looking for a job. I do not have time to sit around and write a thousand words per post.

This WILL be turn based. If you do not post twenty-four hours after the last player posts, you forfeit your turn. If you miss three turns in a row, you're out. We may send you a message first to check on you, but if you haven't logged in for a while, you will get a "sorry to see you go" message and will be out. If you'd like to return, we can discuss it. It's not guaranteed, but we can discuss it.

If you have a suggestion, absolutely come to one or both of us and we can discuss it.

You don't have to have the character you had before. If you played with us the last time it was around, you don't have to use your same character. You can make a new one. I know I am. Unfortunately, I can't use Kayla anymore without revealing some spoilers in her story, so I will be using another one.

I think that's the basics, so without further ado on my part, here's the character sheet:

Name/Alias:

Age:

Race:

Gender(if applicable):

Alignment(if you wish to tell):

Equipment and gear(clothing falls under this as well)

Back story:

[Colonel Mustard]

This is completely different to what I originally said I'd play, but I've had a new idea that I've kind of fallen in love with. So yeah, here it is.

*Strikes pose*


Name/Alias: Jolus Jorelbar

Age: 24

Race: Dunmer

Gender(if applicable): Male

Alignment(if you wish to tell): Chaotic Good

Skills: Conjuration magic is his strongest arcane specialty, followed by destruction (see below for his full spell list). He has a very broad, though shallow, knowledge of academic subjects. He is outgoing and a people person. His other key skills are lateral thinking and being hella stylish.

Magic: Jolus is able to summon frost and flame atronachs, as well as scamps and clannfears. As well as this, he specialises in Destruction to a roughly apprentice level, and knows Snowball, Flare, Curse of Weakness and Minor Wound as his Novice spells and Weakness to Fire, Fireball and Hailstone and his apprentice level spells.

His primary magical ability, however, is based on the bonded ancestor spirit that he possesses. Unlike most dunmer, who have the ancestor spirit as a minor aid, Jolus possesses a far more powerful one which he has nicknamed Soule Musique. Soule Musique appears as a green humanoid figure the size of an adult, floating about a foot above the ground. Its body appears segmented, like some kind of mannequin, with smooth carapace-like skin over its body, and its face is a theatrical mask stretching in a broad mocking smile. Soule Musique is a powerful spirit, with unique abilities:

• It can be summoned will, near-instantaneously, for a very small amount of magicka.
• Jolus is able to perceive through Soule Musique’s senses, giving him excellent situational awareness when it’s summoned.
• Anything Soule Musique touches with any part of its body, it can pull into a pocket Oblivion Plane. The plane is timeless, so anything that goes into it retains its exact temperature, velocity etc until released. Anything in there can be stored indefinitely.
• The plane is (as far as Jolus can tell) infinite in its dimensions, but can only hold a total mass of 26kg of material at any one time. One kilogram of this is reserved for two bottles of Surilie Brothers 399, chilled to a perfect temperature of two degrees Celsius.
• In order to pull items into its pocket plane, Jolus must will Soule Musique to do so; if he is unaware of an impact then it will simply strike and harm Soule Musique.
• Soule Musique is bonded to Jolus, and when summoned can only move in a radius of approximately four metres around him. If it is at the limit of its reach when he moves, it gets pulled in that direction.
• Soule Musique cannot manifest if Jolus has summoned any other creatures, nor can Jolus summon any creatures if Soule Musique is manifested.
• Soule Musique cannot take 'chunks' of material into the pocket dimension with it, but instead must take the 'whole' (for example, it cannot carve out 25kg of an opponent's body, or hack 25kg of stone out of a wall). However, with a little cunning and precision it can remove specific components of an object (for example, the nails holding a cart's axels in place, or an individual brick within a wall).
• It can switch between tangibility and intangibility at will, but cannot pull things into its pocket dimension while intangible and must not be obstructed by anything solid within it while turning tangible; if it tries to turn tangible with something inside it's banished back to Oblivion for a brief while, anything in its pocket dimension is chucked back out and Jolus is left feeling stunned and disorientated for a while.
• While tangible, ordinary weaponry can harm Soule Musique, and if it takes damage it is forced back to its plane, again leaving Jolus confused and stunned. When in its intangible form, spells and magical/silvered weaponry can still hurt it.
• It can move at immense speed and strike with surprising strength, but does not generally wield weapons, instead hitting with flurries of rapid punches.

Equipment and gear: Jolus possesses the usual accoutrements of an adventuring spellcaster; travelling gear, a steel dagger, three magicka potions, a pair of health potions and a few days’ worth of travelling rations.
He has eschewed the traditional robes of spellcasters for an ostentatious red velvet jacket, heavily enchanted in order to boost magicka, grant him a shield and also stop wear and tear from damaging the expensive velvet. He has a rakish feathered cap, again enchanted to be resistant to any wear and tear, but it serves no further purpose other than to look stylish. As well as this, he has a gold chain around his neck that is enchanted with a spell that slightly improves his movement speed.

Back story: Born and raised in the Imperial City by parents in the Arcane University, Jolus was destined to grow up as a mage. While he quickly proved himself to be one of the most intelligent students of his class and excelled in fields that he was interested in (specifically conjuration magic), he was lazy, inattentive and rebellious.

When not pulling pranks or generally being a pest, Jolus’ one aspiration was to be a battlemage. That fell through when the tutors flat-out refused to accept him, claiming he would never be disciplined enough. With that, Jolus simply packed his bags and left the Imperial City, joining a band of mercenaries called the Hawks.

His spellcasting was appreciated by his fellow sellswords, and outside of the Arcane University’s strict discipline Jolus felt much more at home, adopting a flamboyant, flashy spellcasting style that would make most mages grimace. As his ancestor ghost, Soule Musique, became more powerful, and as Jolus discovered its unique abilities, he began to incorporate it into his fighting style, surprising enemies with his unusual talent, ability for lateral thinking and his skill in predicting his enemies’ next moves.

Jolus left the Hawks during a feud over leadership, striking out on his own. He joined the Mages’ Guild for some work, but found that he was as ill-suited for it as ever. He now makes his living as an independent adventurer, tied down to nothing and nobody with little loyalty for anyone beyond himself. He’s hunted some vampires, duelled a few daedric cultists and had a particularly messy entanglement with a now-vengeful sorceress.

This post has been edited by Colonel Mustard: Aug 25 2015, 09:51 PM