Lyon

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Most Powerful RP Character- If all of the characters on the site fought, who would emerge victorious?
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Most Memorable Character- Which RP character are you least likely to forget?
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Best RP Villain- Which RP villain do you enjoy the most?
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Favorite Fantasy RPer- Of the fantasy RPers on the site, whose posts do you most enjoy reading?
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RP Setting Polls
Best Vacation Spot- Which RP setting would you most like to take a trip to?
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Member Polls
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Most Sarcastic- Which member's scathing wit burns most fiercely?
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Nicest Member- Which member do you consider to be the nicest?

Staff Polls
Hardest-Working Staffer- Which staff member do you think is working hardest to move RPGF forward?
Laziest Staffer- Which staffer seems to do the least around these parts?
Nicest GM- Which GM do you consider to be the nicest?
Meanest GM- Which GM makes you earn your happy ending?
Most Interesting GM- Which GM creates the most unique and interesting situations for their players?

From high in a tree at the border of his lands, Venator surveyed the swamp laid out before him, trying to figure out what the best method of assault would be. The pools were laid out in a regular, but complex pattern that made it impossible to pick a straight way through, and who knew what could be lurking in there? The worst thing they could do was to underestimate their opponent's power.

Summoning a scout hawk, he willed up a message around its leg, sending it winging off towards the plains. Frontal assault would be unwise. Assault from the flank seemingly impossible. Unless we have more allies of our own, attacking this entity's territory would be a suicide mission.

~~~

Ciel sat down behind the command console of her ship's bridge, while two chairs rose out of the floor for her guests. She motioned them to sit. "So, then, to business. What have you come to discuss?"

Hello, I am Lyon and this is a randomly generated RP! Using Seventh Sanctum, we will generate random characters and settings for maximum hilarity! That said, try to make sure that your randomized characters fit the fantasy setting, and feel free to pick and choose to a certain extent. The main character of our story is Grimoire Griffin "The rebellious, patronizing dungeon delver mage," who begins with his companion, Sezani Deathblade "The perky vampire swordswoman who prefers to wear nothing!" Together, they will embark on a quest of epic proportions! A quest that begins in "The Inexpensive Sword Hall" Tavern.

Feel free to post your characters up in the thread, and after a bit we'll get under way!

The dice-rolling battle mechanics are as follows:

1. You use your better judgement to pick out what parts of the battle need a dice roll.

Ex: The soldiers hurled their javelins in unison at the advancing foe (*1), then immediately locked their shields so that the enemy's charge would break upon their lines (*2).

2. You explain what each roll is for.

Ex: *1. Roll for effectiveness of javelins on enemy troops.
Ex: *2. Roll for effectiveness of defense.

3. If needed, apply modifiers. Note that in most cases, mods won't go beyond 3 in either direction.

Ex: *1. Roll for effectiveness of javelins on enemy troops. -1 mod due to heavy enemy armor.
Ex: *2. Roll for effectiveness of defense. +1 mod for size of tower shields.

4. Once this is done, I roll. Paramaters and examples for numbers are as follows:

1: Critical failure.
2-4: Failure.
5-9: Moderate failure.
10-14: Moderate success.
15-19: Success.
20: Critical success.

5. After consulting my rolls, write up an effect post accordingly:

1: The javelins fail to do any damage (or) the lines are broken immediately by the enemy charge and the soldiers flee.
2-4: The javelins take down only a few of the hundreds of advancing enemies (or) the shield-wall begins to buckle
5-9: The javelins seem to have little effect on the enemy (or) the shield-wall fails, but your men hold steady.
10-14: The javelins slow the enemy down significantly (or) the shield-wall holds, although several men fall.
15-19: The javelins cut down many of the enemy army (or) the shield-wall stops the enemy charge dead.
20: The javelins drastically thin the enemy ranks and puts them to flight (or) the shield-wall stands firm without losing a single man.

Players of Starblade, your attention please!

All of you who intend to continue posting on a regular basis, please post here. The massive size of our party is making GMing somewhat difficult, so I thought it was about time to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Again, please post in this topic if you intend to continue playing.