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LaRPS : Legacies Role Play System » Recent Posts http://larps.net/lc/ AI Virtual World Roleplaying System for authors, writers and adventurers en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:29:30 +0000 Role Playing Journal - Viscount Dorian Charles Thorn http://larps.net/lc/topic/role-playing-journal-viscount-dorian-charles-thorn#post-9367 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:09:58 +0000 DorianThorn3 Resident DorianThorn3 Resident 9367@http://larps.net/lc/ I've set up a Yahoo email and Flickr Account for my Legos Persona and uploaded some photos of my various character's exploits on Legos. Check out the link below to see them. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorian_thorn/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorian_thorn/</a> The Thorn Legacy http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-thorn-legacy#post-9366 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:22 +0000 DorianThorn3 Resident DorianThorn3 Resident 9366@http://larps.net/lc/ I've set up a Yahoo email and Flickr Account for my Legos Persona and uploaded some photos of my various character's exploits on Legos. Check out the link below to see them. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorian_thorn/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorian_thorn/</a> Role Playing Journal - Viscount Dorian Charles Thorn (Part 2) http://larps.net/lc/topic/role-playing-journal-viscount-dorian-charles-thorn-part-2#post-9365 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:07:20 +0000 DorianThorn3 Resident DorianThorn3 Resident 9365@http://larps.net/lc/ I've set up a Yahoo email and Flickr Account for my Legos Persona and uploaded some photos of my various character's exploits on Legos. Check out the link below to see them. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorian_thorn/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorian_thorn/</a> Role Playing Journal - The Thorns (Part 3) http://larps.net/lc/topic/role-playing-journal-the-thorns-part-3#post-9364 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:52 +0000 DorianThorn3 Resident DorianThorn3 Resident 9364@http://larps.net/lc/ Day 81 ((Feb. 6, 2011)) [12:15] Dorian Thorn walks into the apothecary, jumping slightly at the load ring. "Oh my!" he gasped. [12:16] Dtriobloid squealed at the unpleasant noise. "Owy," he chirped, snuggling against Dorian’s neck for protection. [12:19] Dorian Thorn petted Dtriobloid to comfort him. He coughed slightly and glanced around, pulling a handkerchief out of his pocket and covering his mouth as a crippling stench filled his nostrils. Looking back by the door, he noticed an assortment of garlic hanging on the wall and moved away from it, hoping the distance would help. [12:21] Dorian Thorn picked up one of the pamphlets, nodding in greeting to Aunty Jean while he kept his mouth covered. "Pardon me, allergies," he said curtly to explain the handkerchief over his mouth. [12:22] Dorian Thorn took a moment to read the pamphlet. In the pamphlet and from his notes the night before on protective herbs and roots, Dorian chose four plants from the list of raw herbs to purchase for the protection spells: Bloodroot, Mandrake, Rosemary, and Sage. He also noticed that they sold stones that could serve as protective amulets. As he was calculating prices, he noticed another plant that intrigued him. “Phlox: All types of phlox is useful for spell work for encouraging groups of people (families, coworkers, grassroots organizations) to work together harmoniously toward a common goal. Plant some in your yard to encourage family unity and harmony…” Dorian couldn’t help fantasizing over the idea of his father and brother coming to terms with their past and becoming a family. He imagined the three of them together – happy… He added the Phlox to the list, which he jotted down on a notepad. Bloodroot, 20 gram sack: 50 coins Mandrake, 20 gram sack: 50 coins Rosemary, 20 gram sack: 50 coins Sage, 20 gram sack: 50 coins Phlox, 20 gram sack: 50 coins 3 Protection Stones, 50 coins each: 150 coins TOTAL: 400 coins [13:22] Dorian Thorn approached the counter. "Yes, excuse me, could I please get five 20 gram sacks, one with Bloodroot, one with Mandrake, one with Rosemary, one with Sage, and one with Phlox. Also, I'd like 3 Protection Stones." Dorian watched as Aunty Jean put together his order while he fished out the money to purchase all these items, which totaled 400 coins. He put the satchel of money on the counter and collected his bags of ingredients. "Thank you kindly, my dear." he said as he made his way out. [13:22] Dtriobloid: "Bye bye." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ((Proof of the Purchase is shown below. I had my Reggie and Dire avatars make the purchases for their protection stones because I wasn’t sure if I would get actual wearable objects and, if I did, I wasn’t sure I would be able to give them to my other avatars if Dorian ended up with all three. Turns out the stones are just note cards. (Shrugs) So, in terms of my avatars, Dorian paid 300 coins, Reggie paid 50 coins, and Dire paid 50 coins but the rp is that Dorian bought the entire 400 coin order and would give Reggie and Dire their stones later that day.)) Dorian’s Protection Stone: [13:01] oldtill: Please use your hud to pay me 50 coins or Type /9 Pay 50 [13:01] Dorian Thorn gives some money to oldtill [13:02] oldtill: DorianThorn Resident has ordered Protective Stone - Amber. Reggie’s Protection Stone: [13:08] Reggie Thorn gives some money to oldtill [13:08] oldtill: DorianThorn3 Resident has ordered Protective Stone - Amber. Bloodroot, 20 gram sack: [13:11] oldtill: Please use your hud to pay me 50 coins or Type /9 Pay 50 [13:12] Dorian Thorn gives some money to oldtill [13:12] oldtill: DorianThorn Resident has ordered Raw Herbs. Mandrake, 20 gram sack: [13:12] oldtill: Please use your hud to pay me 50 coins or Type /9 Pay 50 [13:12] Dorian Thorn gives some money to oldtill [13:12] oldtill: DorianThorn Resident has ordered Raw Herbs. Rosemary, 20 gram sack: [13:12] oldtill: Please use your hud to pay me 50 coins or Type /9 Pay 50 [13:12] Dorian Thorn gives some money to oldtill [13:12] oldtill: DorianThorn Resident has ordered Raw Herbs. Sage, 20 gram sack: [13:13] oldtill: Please use your hud to pay me 50 coins or Type /9 Pay 50 [13:13] Dorian Thorn gives some money to oldtill [13:13] oldtill: DorianThorn Resident has ordered Raw Herbs. Phlox, 20 gram sack: [13:13] oldtill: Please use your hud to pay me 50 coins or Type /9 Pay 50 [13:13] Dorian Thorn gives some money to oldtill [13:13] oldtill: DorianThorn Resident has ordered Raw Herbs. Dire’s Protection Stone: [13:16] Dire Thorn gives some money to oldtill [13:16] oldtill: DorianThorn2 Resident has ordered Protective Stone - Amber. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Magically transported via the jewel in his apartment, Dorian and Dtriobloid landed nimbly in the main chamber of Cinder’s floating castle, Dorian holding his paper bags securely as he climbed the stairs to the next floor. Upstairs, he found Dire at work in Dorian’s office, putting together a wooden frame. “What’s that you’re making?” Dorian asked as he set his two paper bags on the desk. “It’s a drying rack for the herbs,” Dire explained, hammering the crude frame together. “Remember what Mateem said in class, about drying the herbs to keep them preserved?” Dorian nodded. “Very good.” He pulled out the five sacks of herbs and the three amber stones. “Where’s Father?” “Don’t know and don’t care,” Dire replied. Dtriobloid nimbly leapt from Dorian’s shoulder onto his desk, where he’d left his half scorched chew toy. He curled up around the stuffed mouse and continued nibbling on it. Dire shot the infant dragon a cold glare. Dorian lifted one of the stones and carried it to Dire. “This is a protection stone. It should have similar properties as the root and herb bundles Mateem taught us to make. It might not be as powerful but at least it will give some form of protection on occasions when we don’t have time to put together a protection bag. Dire accepted the stone and slipped it into his pocket. “Thanks.” Dorian picked up the two other stones and slipped one in his pocket. “I’m going to find Father and give him the third one,” he said. “Whatever,” Dire mumbled as he continued constructing the drying rack. Climbing the stairs of the castle, Dorian made his way to the third level where Reggie leaned against a railing staring into the everlastingly overcast horizon. Dorian walked up behind Reggie and gently placed his hands on his father’s shoulders. Reggie reached up and squeezed one of Dorian’s hands. “As unpleasant as your host Cinder is, I must say her home does have a breathtaking view. It’d be quite lovely if not for the fact that I’m a prisoner here.” Dorian hugged his father from behind. “It’s for your protection,” he assured Reggie. Reggie chuckled and leaned his head against Dorian’s chest. “Oh, my sweet naïve baby boy.” “I have something for you,” Dorian said, gently turning Reggie around and holding out the amber stone. “It’s a protection stone.” Reggie accepted the stone and smiled tenderly up at his son. “You’re such a doting boy.” He touched Dorian’s cheek. “If you truly wish to protect me, you must convince Cinder to return my spell book.” “You used the magic in that book on Cinder and Dire. I’m sorry, but there is no way Cinder would agree to return it to you.” “Then ask her to give it to you,” Reggie suggested. “You can learn the spells just as I could. It’s the only sure defense we have against the monster that’s hunting us.” Dorian frowned. “I don’t know…” Reggie grasped Dorian’s shoulders desperately. “You must, my dear boy! If I can’t be the one to use the book, then you have to. You’re our only hope!” Reggie’s eyes began to fill with tears. “Please, Charles, it’s only a matter of time before it finds me again. I don’t want to die!!!” Reggie began to weep. Dorian pulled Reggie into a tight embrace, caressing the old man’s shoulders and softly shushing him. “I won’t let anything happen to you,” Dorian promised. “I promise, Father.” 2012 6 February - You and your Dice http://larps.net/lc/topic/2012-6-february-you-and-your-dice#post-9363 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:21:15 +0000 Leigh Huet Leigh Huet 9363@http://larps.net/lc/ [17:11] Leigh Huet: for those that don't know me I have the honor of being one of the Storytellers here in Legacies. As does Kev who is standing behind me... [17:12] Leigh Huet: this class is going to concentrate on how one uses the dice to develop their character [17:14] Leigh Huet: there is an order that you want to be sure you go through when using the dice...1. choose a skill 2. emote your attempt. 3. chose your target and 4 go through the tree to chose your dice...so we are going to talk about each step [17:15] Leigh Huet: the first being skills [17:15] Leigh Huet: <a href="http://larps.net/skills_and_professions.php" rel="nofollow">http://larps.net/skills_and_professions.php</a> [17:15] Leigh Huet: if you go to that link I just gave you that will show you a complete list of our current skills that can be chose [17:16] Leigh Huet: some of the skills build automatically like healing if you use the /9healme or /9healthem commands Stealth if you use the /9hide command also will build automatically [17:16] maplesky Nightfire: anyone can use these? [17:17] Leigh Huet: another set that builds are the buffs depending on which one you have active for fighting NPC's like the knife skill for example [17:17] MiaLaura Avril: Hello there. [17:17] MiaLaura Avril: all. Sorry Leigh for push i was lagged- [17:17] Leigh Huet: yes they are there for you to use based upon your character [17:17] Leigh Huet: no worries mia [17:18] Leigh Huet: how you chose a skill depends on your RP there is no canned answer for these everything here is dependent upon your character and how you RP it [17:18] Leigh Huet: one may use enchantment where another may use persuasion [17:19] Leigh Huet: it depends on how you are using that skill [17:19] Leigh Huet: so to activate and use a skill you type in general /9use enchantment [17:20] Leigh Huet: you would then have your character concentratiing on this skill the ability to enchant someone or something [17:20] Leigh Huet: if you want to stop using a skill just type /9use nothing [17:20] maplesky Nightfire: do you want us to hold questions to the end or... [17:21] Leigh Huet: not necessarily you can ask as we go just let me know [17:21] maplesky Nightfire: these skills...there are specific enchantment skills or enchantment is a skill on it's own? [17:21] maplesky Nightfire: (sorry I have no idea what I'm doing with the dice) [17:21] Leigh Huet: enchantment is a skill all on it's own [17:22] maplesky Nightfire: k [17:22] Leigh Huet: just like demonology, illusion, all are depended upon your character [17:23] Leigh Huet: let me see if I can find another way to say this [17:24] Leigh Huet: everyone in RL have unique talents...some of us can sew, some like crafts, some can take a computer apart and put it back together with no extra parts, some of us are good working on cars [17:24] Leigh Huet: all of these are skills [17:25] Leigh Huet: well the same can be said for every character here...some are great at persusation. but no skill at all at potions [17:25] Leigh Huet: yet another knows herbs and their uses like the back of their hand so would concentrate upon potion making more than using enchantment [17:25] Leigh Huet: does that help? [17:27] skysky nods [17:27] Leigh Huet: this is what I mean by it depends on your RP which skills you would use ok? [17:28] Leigh Huet: there are two ways you learn your skills more...one by using them and another by finding someone to teach you [17:29] Leigh Huet: they must have expert ability or higher and the command is /9teach skillname [17:29] Leigh Huet: any other questions about skills? [17:29] Vincent Warrhol: i have sort of a question but not sure if its meant for combat class [17:30] Leigh Huet: what is your question Vincent [17:32] Vincent Warrhol: well say you're in a RP dice fight with someone - there are the rolls for skills like Enchanting and then Ability rolls like say if i wanted to silence someone i could do an ability roll which would cost Power and then the roll would depend on the persons curse shield if it hit - or there is trying an enchantment roll to silence them and that wouldnt be affected by their curse shield - is there a preferred way to dice 'fight' i guess ? [17:32] Vincent Warrhol: should those two different types of rolls be combined in the same encounter [17:33] Leigh Huet: actually that is where I was going next. one should always try their abilites first and as a hint as something can be put on it can also be taken off..smirks [17:33] Leigh Huet: I would like everyone to go to their character sheet for me please [17:33] Leigh Huet: to get there click on the hud itself [17:33] Leigh Huet: choose character [17:34] Leigh Huet: then chose mylarps [17:34] Leigh Huet: load the webpage [17:34] Leigh Huet: let me know please when all of you get there [17:34] MiaLaura Avril: i did [17:34] Gloriana Maertens: I'm there [17:34] Jaxa FiulJaxa Fiul taps his foot from his comp. [17:35] Spatterdash: Done. [17:35] Vincent Warrhol: me too [17:35] Leigh Huet: select details under the icon for your character this will take you to the details page [17:36] Leigh Huet: this is where you will see your stats and a line of words on the left hand side [17:36] Leigh Huet: is everyone there? [17:36] Leigh Huet: sky, Ilse? [17:36] MiaLaura Avril: am [17:36] Jaxa Fiul: I'm waiting for my comp lol [17:37] maplesky Nightfire: where it starts with mailbox? [17:37] Leigh Huet: yes [17:37] maplesky Nightfire: k there [17:37] Jaxa Fiul: I'm there! [17:38] Dallas Aura: there :3 [17:38] Leigh Huet: while we are waiting I want to stress to all of you dice are not just for combat, I call it conflict RP...dice and abilities such as I am going to show you are also for your everyday RP...any place there is a chance that you might fail or succeed [17:39] Leigh Huet: ok now select for me the word abilities [17:39] Leigh Huet: just click on it [17:39] Leigh Huet: it should say Arcanum list of Abilities [17:40] Leigh Huet: is everyone there? [17:40] Jaxa Fiul: Yesh [17:40] maplesky Nightfire: can I ask...isn't it easy to become totally dependant on the dice instead of rping a scene out? that's what I don't understand. [17:41] Leigh Huet: well the dice is how you develop your character it isn't a dependent thing you state your attempt no matter what it is like I know one RP's as a dress maker she sits in the cafe working on some of the small items and does dice rolls to see how her dress is going [17:41] Leigh Huet: the idea of them is just because you say it doesn't make it so...if does give a true sence of you do not know what will happen [17:42] Leigh Huet: just because you reach for your keys in RL doesn't mean you always grab them right? [17:42] Leigh Huet: I have dropped my keys many a time then hit my head when I went to bend over and pick them up.....laughs [17:43] Leigh Huet: I believe they call that a critical fail in dice [17:43] Leigh Huet: this does not mean however you need to roll everytime you go to take a step either [17:43] Jaxa Fiul: I've tried walking into my room and bumped into the door from the top of my steps [17:44] Leigh Huet: exactly and this is what the dice give you that element of a miss you get in RL [17:44] Spatterdash: If I can chip in.. My alt uses rolls at most stages of his work... and seems to get a great many crit fails (no prizes for guessing who...) I think the challenge then is to RP how it happens, and cuts down on the and-in-one-bound-they-were-free type for RP ... [17:45] Leigh Huet: yep...I do the same when I do things especially if I am affecting another player even my partner Nicolie [17:45] Leigh Huet: so lets talk about these abilities [17:45] Leigh Huet: the list you see is the ones you have available to you at this time [17:46] Leigh Huet: everytime you level you do gain more abilities [17:46] Leigh Huet: also the more you use these your reach gets longer and how much they can affect another builds as well [17:47] Leigh Huet: now we do not go necessarily by the name of the ability but by the definition of what it does [17:48] Leigh Huet: it is up to you and your imagination in how you would use these abilities in your RP [17:48] Leigh Huet: for instance....hide [17:48] Leigh Huet: how many ways may one hide? [17:48] Jaxa Fiul: Behind their hands! [17:48] Jaxa Fiul: For one, lol [17:48] Vincent Warrhol: last night i hid in someone shadow using a nexology roll [17:49] Leigh Huet: why not just rp doing that and type /9hide [17:49] Vincent Warrhol: because it allows for a chance to fail and variety is the spice of life [17:49] Leigh Huet: so does the ability [17:49] Leigh Huet: and it builds up your stealth [17:49] Vincent Warrhol: nexology is master over shadows so i thought it was more appropriate [17:50] Leigh Huet: and by building up the stealth when they use sense you would be more dificult to find [17:50] Vincent Warrhol: isnt using sense in that instance kind off metagaming though if you someone is hidden why would you try and do a sense roll out of the blue [17:51] Leigh Huet: I did not say out of the blue [17:51] Leigh Huet: let me give you an example [17:51] Leigh Huet: a player used the hide with me. until they did something that my character would notice I never RPd them being their [17:51] Leigh Huet: then they RPd something that my character would pick up on [17:52] Vincent Warrhol: i was emoting plenty of ways to give myself away like visible cues like eyes, sounds and temperature [17:52] Vincent Warrhol: so the extra defense on the hide isnt even entering in to my thinking [17:52] Leigh Huet: so she tried to extend her senses....that let her know who was around but not exatly the person [17:53] Leigh Huet: I am trying to show you here how there are many ways to develop your character and if you are not using the abilities you have cut what you can develop by half [17:53] Vincent Warrhol: well the thing is the abilities dont really work because people always run around with a curse shield on [17:53] Leigh Huet: then I used a discovery to locate them specifically but not the where. I still had to RP that so 3 steps for me [17:53] Leigh Huet: you can take them off [17:54] Vincent Warrhol: true [17:54] Leigh Huet: just like it can be put on it can be taken off [17:54] Leigh Huet: in this case it is playing smart like playing a game of chess [17:54] Vincent Warrhol: i had this discussion with marcus too i dont see it like chess because then its like im trying to beat the other person [17:55] Vincent Warrhol: i see it more as working together to tell a story but its your class so im gonna be quiet, hehe [17:55] Leigh Huet: it is stratrigic moves when and where and how. no matter the circumstances [17:55] Leigh Huet: we are [17:56] Leigh Huet: in the end when you sign out you should look back at your time of play and go wow that was a great story tonight..or damn that was intence...or wow I have never laughed so hard [17:56] Leigh Huet: how you get to that is by using abilites, the dice all of it is a tool for developing your character [17:57] Leigh Huet: does that make more sense? [17:57] Vincent Warrhol: yeah its just tough when people get competitive sometimes but i think dice helps a great deal in that way to determine the outcome so i agree there [17:57] Leigh Huet: trust me I do not use them just for conflict...I use the ALL the time [17:57] Leigh Huet: laughs [17:58] Leigh Huet: ok so I have shown you the abilites...lets talk about how we chose a dice roll if everyone is ready to move on [17:59] Jaxa Fiul: I'm ready lol [17:59] Leigh Huet: ok first there is a quick access to your dice. that is the blue or purplish crystal on your hud it is a 12 sided Rp die [18:00] Leigh Huet: <a href="http://larps.net/lc/topic/dice-roll-details" rel="nofollow">http://larps.net/lc/topic/dice-roll-details</a> [18:00] Leigh Huet: I am going to go over how you use the dice based on the information located there in our players manual [18:00] maplesky Nightfire: oh this is useful [18:01] Leigh Huet: so we have chosen a skill and typed out our attempt now based on that attempt we are going to chose the dice...the first level is your focus...what are you affecting. a target, yourself, or the environment [18:02] Leigh Huet: so for this lets say we are affecting ourselves..so chose self for me [18:02] Leigh Huet: the next choice is your method...how are you affecting your target, yourself. or the environment [18:03] Leigh Huet: are you affecting physically, mentally, or magically....the last is anything that is supernatural no a normal human way... [18:03] Leigh Huet: like you can hypnotise someone by normal means using a watch but if you can do it supernaturally like say with your eyes or a scent then you would chose magical [18:04] Leigh Huet: make sense? [18:04] Gloriana Maertens: nodnod [18:04] Leigh Huet: make sense may? I want to be sure I don't lose you and go too fast [18:04] SpatterdashSpatterdash nods [18:05] Spatterdash: Can IK ask ... My Characters (as I play them,)( have no magical bent whatsoever .. but then I was told athat all characters are magical, just some don't know it (IC), or don't use it ... [18:05] Leigh Huet: actually spatterdash that is entirely your choice [18:05] Dallas "Wildcat" SwaggerDallas "Wildcat" Swagger misses in performing a mental assist on themselves. [18:06] Leigh Huet: if you never use the magical that is your choice because it is your character [18:06] Drayke FierDrayke Fier focuses on their practiced skill of Evocation, successfully performs a supernatural assist on themselves. [18:06] Leigh Huet: I mean you can use healthem just by handing them some asprin [18:06] maplesky Nightfire: how do you determine whether to use physical mental or magical? [18:06] Dallas "Wildcat" SwaggerDallas "Wildcat" Swagger successfully increases their melee damage. [18:06] Dallas Aura: (( ack sorry [18:06] Spatterdash: And in the likely event of me losing a patient on teh table (stop that giggling Glori [18:07] Leigh Huet: you are gonna hate this answer may....it is totally dependent upon the RP [18:07] GloriGlori clapsher handover her mouth [18:07] Spatterdash: Would I be able to use some sort of ressurection on them, and pass it of as elementary CPR / faulty electronics / XYZ? [18:07] Leigh Huet: I don't see why not [18:08] SpatterdashSpatterdash smiles .. "Thanks .. I just rememberd I read that sufficiently advanced science and advanced magic are indistinguishable ... get out clause, and good news for my patients..." [18:08] Drayke FierDrayke Fier successfully armors themself. [18:08] Gloriana Maertens: you've been amusing me with the mundane-ization of Glori's magical healing ,anyway, Spatter. :D [18:09] Leigh Huet: ok so lets say we are just trying to stand up...in this case it would be physical...if your trying to calm yourself it would be mental [18:09] Leigh Huet: make sense may? [18:10] Dallas "Wildcat" SwaggerDallas "Wildcat" Swagger successfully performs a mental discovery of 8% on the environment. [18:10] Leigh Huet: ok so lets chose mental for now [18:10] skysky critically misses in performing a physical discovery on themselves. [18:10] LaRPS Sentinel: System Message: maplesky Nightfire (sky) ((ROLL INFO on themselves.. ROLLED 9 NEEDED 18+ )) [18:11] Leigh Huet: ok now you have a choice of 6 things and I really need you to understand the difference between grapple and presence [18:11] Leigh Huet: grapple is grabbing, gripping, holding in place grabbing hair, grabing an arm [18:12] Leigh Huet: presence is to change postion or place [18:12] Leigh Huet: if your attempt is about change then you chose presense...if it is about them stying in place then it is grapple [18:12] maplesky Nightfire: is there a place where the definition of each skill is defined? [18:12] Leigh Huet: everyone understand? [18:12] maplesky Nightfire: like where you said presence is to change position or place? [18:13] Leigh Huet: I want to move your hand from my arm...presence [18:13] Leigh Huet: I want to move you from one chair to another presence [18:13] Leigh Huet: I want to change a flower to a weed presence [18:13] Leigh Huet: I want to move my self from one place to another presence [18:14] Leigh Huet: it is all about movement or change [18:16] Leigh Huet: discovery is about learning something specific about another...like how bad is their injury, or to obtain a specific scent [18:16] Leigh Huet: this does not mean that you can just RP looking at someone chose discovery and get their race [18:17] Leigh Huet: any questions about these before I do some samples? [18:18] Leigh Huet: yall make me nervous when your so quiet [18:19] Leigh Huet: I have either put you to sleep or totally lost you [18:19] Jaxa FiulJaxa Fiul watches. [18:19] Jaxa Fiul: :D [18:19] Gloriana Maertens: :D [18:19] Leigh Huet: ok so I am going to give you some RP attempts and I would like you to tell me what you think the roll should be [18:19] Leigh Huet: ready? [18:20] Dallas Aura: yep [18:20] closes her eyes feeling for a certain energy in the room she would then attempt to use those energies to remove Drayke's goggles [18:21] Gloriana Maertens: target magic presence [18:21] Leigh Huet: does everyone agree? [18:22] Jaxa Fiul: Yeah [18:22] Jaxa Fiul: But they aren't goggles :D [18:22] Leigh Huet: ok here is another [18:22] Leigh Huet: ok sorry they sorta look like it from this angle [18:23] Jaxa Fiul: Heheh it's all good [18:24] stares at the new shoes her husband got her she eyes the dagger for the heal and shakes her head putting them on her feet.."well this should be interesting" she says before she attempts to stand wearing those shoes with a very sharp object in place of a heal [18:25] Gloriana Maertens: that's tricky. self physical ... and either harm or presence. [18:25] Leigh Huet: what is the actual attempt here [18:25] Dallas Aura: im guessing its to stand up [18:26] Dallas Aura: soo Self/Physical/Presence [18:26] Leigh Huet: correct to stand [18:26] Leigh Huet: correct dallas [18:26] Leigh Huet: ready for another? [18:27] Jaxa Fiul: Yep [18:27] walked into the room when she breathed she was assaulted with the worst smell she could feel herself gag and attempt to not lose the contents in her tummy [18:27] Spatterdash: self/mental/influence? [18:28] Leigh Huet: that is a good one is there another choice? [18:28] Vincent Warrhol: what about self/physical/grapple [18:28] Gloriana Maertens: nodnod [18:28] Vincent Warrhol: like a sort of struggle with your stomach [18:28] Leigh Huet: correct to keep what is there [18:28] Leigh Huet: both are correct but I would say the second is more correct if that makes sense [18:28] Spatterdash: Hmm.. I'd have thoguh that would be you trying to physcially keep the vom from coming up, not easy without throttling yourself :/ [18:29] Jaxa Fiul: Well, you could push again your stomach to try to attempt to prevent yourself from doing it, but thats not what she'd written [18:29] Leigh Huet: but this also shows the flexability with the rolls as well [18:29] Leigh Huet: you have to pay attention to the details [18:29] Gloriana Maertens: ..Sppaterdash having some experience in these matters. :) [18:30] Leigh Huet: ok let me try another on you [18:30] SpatterdashSpatterdash grins.. You jsut can't forget that juggling lesson, can you...." [18:30] Jaxa FiulJaxa Fiul chortles. [18:30] Dallas Aura: quick question [18:31] was feeling playful she looked to each in the room and would attempt to call the shadows to her having them lift everyone in the room [18:31] Leigh Huet: yes dallas? [18:31] Dallas Aura: you may have already covered this but is there any real difference in probability ? [18:31] Dallas Aura: example [18:31] Jaxa Fiul: Environment/supernatural/presence [18:32] Leigh Huet: that would be one way but I have another that is a little more fun remember those abilties we talked about tonight? [18:32] Dallas Aura: yes [18:32] Leigh Huet: there is this one called levitateall [18:32] Lady Leigh LuvLady Leigh Luv performs Tether of God on the area. [18:32] Dallas Aura: O_O [18:32] Jaxa Fiul: Lol [18:33] Vincent Warrhol: how much power does that cost [18:33] Gloriana Maertens: wheee! [18:33] SpatterdashSpatterdash makes mental note to book Leigh for the Circus as stanby :D [18:33] Leigh Huet: look it up because it is different based on your character [18:33] Vincent Warrhol: oh [18:33] Leigh Huet: so is your reach [18:33] Leigh Huet: it is different based on your character [18:34] Vincent Warrhol: hey someone told me that when they bite me as a vampire they get more hunger relief than other times [18:34] Vincent Warrhol: what is a vampire bite rolled against [18:35] Drayke FierDrayke Fier performs Tether of God on Lady Leigh Luv. [18:35] Vincent Warrhol: does it matter which race they bite or which level [18:35] Leigh Huet: umm darlin I am not incharacter that is the only reason you didn't lift her [18:35] Leigh Huet: actually it does matter who they bite race and level [18:35] Jaxa Fiul: Bah! lol [18:35] Vincent Warrhol: nodnod [18:35] Leigh Huet: also by how much they do it [18:35] Leigh Huet: you also have to be close enough to get that bite off [18:36] Leigh Huet: as far as the dice go for each tree there is a target number for you and a target number for them for a resistance factor [18:37] Leigh Huet: so it is your target number - resistance factor = outcome [18:38] Leigh Huet: this is why we say if they get bare success or higher to honor the roll [18:38] Leigh Huet: their attempt DID happen [18:38] Leigh Huet: you cannot ignore their attempt [18:38] Leigh Huet: we call it honor the roll [18:39] Leigh Huet: just like you would want your roll honored and respected so would they...smiles [18:39] Leigh Huet: so are you ready to talk about outcomes? [18:39] Vincent Warrhol: im not sure i follow you on the honor the roll thing and bare success or higher [18:40] Vincent Warrhol: are you just saying if they dont miss or crit fail then you should go along with their emote [18:42] Leigh Huet: yes because the dice already factored in your resistance. they did get their attempt [18:42] Leigh Huet: to do otherwise disrespects them as a player [18:42] Vincent Warrhol: right, im with you [18:42] Leigh Huet: how much you accept depends on the outcome let me show you an example [18:43] Leigh Huet: here is the scenario [18:43] Leigh Huet: Scenario: Joe winds up to hit Bob square over the head with a bottle. [18:44] Leigh Huet: let me first give you the definitions of the outcomes [18:44] Leigh Huet: Stellar Success - Almost perfect, better than expected. Success - A normal success. Bare Success - It was 50/50, this is borderline success. Miss - Was unable to hit the target, Could be out of range, out of power.... Critical Miss - Missed the target and possibility of self damage (gun backfired). [18:44] Leigh Huet: so based on the scenario I just gave you and the outcomes you will see this is an example of what could be the reaction [18:45] Leigh Huet: - Stellar Success : Joe smashes the bottle square over Bob's head with such force that it drops Bob. [18:45] Leigh Huet: - Success : Joe hits the bottle square over Bob's head, causing damage. [18:45] Leigh Huet: - Barely Successful : Joe hits the bottle on Bob's head but does not shatter, instead it bounces back. [18:46] Leigh Huet: - Miss : Joe swings the bottle but whizzes past Bob's head. [18:46] Leigh Huet: - Critical Miss : Joe swings the bottle but whizzes past Bob's head, smashing it instead on the beam behind him and getting glass in his hands. [18:46] Vincent Warrhol: see i was confused about this idea because i play a ghostly figure sometimes - like sort of a gas or smoke but not -really- there, only on a spiritual level - so if someone performs a Target/Physical/Harm on him and rolls a stellar success.. .to me that made me confused as to how that would even be possible - but in order to RP that out i just need to emote what would make sense - if its a normal punch upon success it would still probably just pass through Vincent .. just as he passes through other people [18:47] Vincent Warrhol: so even if it feels like someone is godmoding its really not [18:48] Leigh Huet: no because your reaction also is dependent upon the character....just because you use holy light on someone does not mean it is going to automatically burn either [18:48] Leigh Huet: so what do you do if that happens....find out why and change tactics? or climb in thier IM box and ask [18:48] Vincent Warrhol: well if the person had an enchanted fist or something of that nature [18:48] Vincent Warrhol: i might even ask in IMs if that was the case before i reacted [18:49] Vincent Warrhol: to make sure magic wasnt involved [18:49] Leigh Huet: if they do not emote it then it didn't happen [18:49] Vincent Warrhol: nod [18:49] Leigh Huet: you can only go by what was RPd [18:49] Leigh Huet: so it is always best to just stay with the RP....stay IC [18:50] Leigh Huet: if I tried to say hit you physically and I know your not physical...well in my book I just waisted effort I would have to figure out a way that WOULD affect your character [18:51] Leigh Huet: keep it IC as much as possible.....if you need to speek OOCly for clarification that is fine I have done it [18:51] Vincent Warrhol: but keeping it IC is also keeping that mystery intact [18:51] Leigh Huet: but I get right back in the game and ignore the IM [18:51] Vincent Warrhol: like you might not know if you can touch him or not and that is part of the fun [18:52] Leigh Huet: correct I call them puzzle pieces because isn't that what RP is? [18:52] Leigh Huet: figuring out the puzzle? [18:52] Vincent Warrhol: yeah and piecing it together with other players [18:53] Leigh Huet: yep [18:53] Leigh Huet: so any other questions? [18:53] Vincent Warrhol: i got all my questions out today , tyvm leigh [18:54] Leigh Huet: vincent may I ask one thing though? [18:54] Jaxa Fiul: Not from me~ [18:54] Vincent Warrhol: yes ? [18:54] Leigh Huet: I know you have your avi hidden it has to do with your RP but...umm I can't see your meter at all [18:55] Vincent Warrhol: -sits up- [18:55] Gloriana Maertens: I saw it. Hm. [18:55] Leigh Huet: that will make this next part a lot easier [18:55] Leigh Huet: I had to cam for it and there were too many invisiprims to find it [18:56] Leigh Huet: I want to thank all of you for your attention and questions and I hope the information that was shared will help you with your day to day RP with the dice [18:56] Leigh Huet: just remember the 4 steps [18:56] Leigh Huet: 1. chose your skill [18:56] Leigh Huet: 2. emote your attempt [18:56] Leigh Huet: 3. chose your target if appropriate [18:56] Leigh Huet: 4. roll the dice The Voice of Your Character http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-voice-of-your-character#post-9361 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:24:23 +0000 Roarshack Zeplin Roarshack Zeplin 9361@http://larps.net/lc/ Well since I am a gamer, I think he will sound something like this guy named Revan from the new Star Wars game tell me what you all think <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK_urqiv0OI&feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK_urqiv0OI&feature=related</a> The Voice of Your Character http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-voice-of-your-character#post-9356 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:16:05 +0000 shadowcat1811 Resident shadowcat1811 Resident 9356@http://larps.net/lc/ I think Kael would sound like Christian Bale. Dark and kind of brooding The Voice of Your Character http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-voice-of-your-character#post-9355 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:29:37 +0000 Roarshack Zeplin Roarshack Zeplin 9355@http://larps.net/lc/ I really don't know how would Kael sound like. For the ones that rp'd with me. I would like to hear what you guys think Role Playing Journal - The Thorns (Part 3) http://larps.net/lc/topic/role-playing-journal-the-thorns-part-3#post-9354 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:36:37 +0000 DorianThorn Resident DorianThorn Resident 9354@http://larps.net/lc/ Day 80 ((Feb. 5, 2011)) Once he’d returned home from his patrols, Dire made his way up to Dorian’s chambers. Dorian sat his desk looking over his notes from Mateem’s classes. Dire paused in the doorway when he saw Reggie standing beside Dorian, his white gloved hand resting on Dorian’s shoulder. They both looked up in unison, the almost identical tilt of their heads making Dire’s skin crawl. “All right, I’m here,” he muttered. “What have you got?” “Dorian was saying that these roots…” Reggie began. “You can go,” Dire said sternly, interrupting Reggie’s sentence. Reggie sighed and gave Dorian’s shoulder a squeeze before he made his way to the bedroom, closing the door behind him. Dorian watched his father leave before turning a weary gaze to Dire. “I know you are still angry with him but must you be so harsh? This matter concerns him as well. He should be here to discuss it with us.” “No, he shouldn’t,” Dire said, moving over the desk and leaning on it to look at the notes he could only half read. “So what’s the plan?” Dorian sighed and began to read from the notes on their first class with Mateem. “Potions and ingredients with latent magical properties, not controlled by your will, their effect will affect all, not a certain target. I think this might be the route to take since we don’t know what our target is.” Dire nodded. “All right, that makes sense.” “You remember the example he gave, don’t you? He had a bundle of roots and herbs tied in his hair as a protection spell – sage roots and dried lavender on that particular day.” Dire nodded. “So, we’re going to start wearing bundles of roots in our hair?” Dorian nodded. “I’m going to ask Mateem for a reading list of books on protection spells, see what other precautions we can take.” Dire smirked. “I think I can pull the herb bundle look off but I’m not so sure about you and the old man, what with your pretty white ties and fancy opera capes.” Dorian rolled his eyes. “The bundles are small enough to be hidden.” He pulled out his packets on roots and herbs which were distributed in Mateem’s classes. “I’m going to write down a list of protective herbs and roots and then I will go purchase them at the apothecary tomorrow.” “You really think these herbal packets can stop this thing?” “It may at least dissuade it from using its powers against us. Physical attacks, however, I’m not so sure.” Broken Wishes: Sorrow's Creation http://larps.net/lc/topic/broken-wishes-sorrows-creation#post-9352 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:02:41 +0000 Jitterbug Haggwood Jitterbug Haggwood 9352@http://larps.net/lc/ ((Fabulous! 1 merit awarded)) Merryweathers Emporium Espresso Machine is here! http://larps.net/lc/topic/merryweathers-emporium-espresso-machine-is-here#post-9351 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:11:11 +0000 shadowcat1811 Resident shadowcat1811 Resident 9351@http://larps.net/lc/ ((( comes in like a zombie craving the coffee....you might never get Val out of the Emporium now))) Merryweathers Emporium Espresso Machine is here! http://larps.net/lc/topic/merryweathers-emporium-espresso-machine-is-here#post-9350 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:23:49 +0000 Adramalech Wardark Adramalech Wardark 9350@http://larps.net/lc/ That's right folks! The newest way to drink your coffee is finally here in Legacies! Merryweather's Emporium has it's very own Espresso machine! Below is a complete list of the currently available drinks. More might be added later if requests are put in. But for now, Espresso, Latte's and Cappuccino's are available to everyone! Come on down and get yourself a steaming cup of delicious goodness! Single Espresso - A single cup of pure Espresso Double Espresso - A double glass of pure Espresso Latte - 1/3 Espresso and 2/3's Steamed Cream Vanilla Latte - 1/3 Espresso and 2/3's Steamed Cream with a dash of Vanilla for flavor Mocha Latte - 1/3 Espresso and 2/3's Steamed Cream with a dash of Chocolate for flavor Caramel Latte - 1/3 Espresso and 2/3's Steamed Cream with a dash of Caramel for flavor Cinnamon Latte - 1/3 Espresso and 2/3's Steamed Cream with a sprinkling of Cinnamon for flavor Cappuccino - 1/3 Espresso, 1/3 Steamed Cream, 1/3 Steamed Foam Vanilla Cappuccino - 1/3 Espresso, 1/3 Steamed Cream, 1/3 Steamed Foam with a dash of Vanilla for flavor with a sprinkling of crushed Vanilla beans on top Mocha Cappuccino - 1/3 Espresso, 1/3 Steamed Cream, 1/3 Steamed Foam with Chocolate for flavoring and Chocolate shavings on top of the foam Cinnamon Cappuccino - 1/3 Espresso, 1/3 Steamed Cream, 1/3 Steamed Foam with a dash of Cinnamon for flavor and a sprinkling of Cinnamon on top of the foam Cafe Au Lait. - 1/2 Espresso, 1/2 Steamed Cream CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES http://larps.net/lc/topic/city-council-meeting-minutes#post-9346 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:21:08 +0000 Winter Illios Winter Illios 9346@http://larps.net/lc/ ** Council Meeting Minutes - Feb. 5th, 1891 ** Attendees: Queen Wyld, Astrid Muircastle, Adramalech Wardark, Dr. Giada Bedrosian, Madam Vedis Seid, Vice Dean Saerrn, High Magistrate Leigh Luv, Vice Mayor Winter Illois, Mayor Modesty Bury, Nathaniel Ballard Regrets: Morighan Stormcrow, Vincent Adler, Commissioner Victoria VanTassel, * Summary: * 1) Opened with brief thanks to the councillors. Mayor asked councillors to for send best times and days for council meetings Action Item: Councillors to send a note to Mayor or Vice Mayor regarding best days and times for attendance of council meetings. 2) Treasurer still gathering information on the City coffers and the current state of social services and funding. Action Item: Nathaniel to work with Prosecutor Silvansky on Treasury matters per Lady Leigh Action Item: Council members to provide Nathaniel with accounting and funding information for each social service institution; hospital, courts, constabulary 3) Commissioner otherwise occupied per Lady Leigh. Modesty to follow up with Commissioner before next meeting. Action Item: Modesty to speak to Commissioner Victoria regarding constabulary. 4) High Magistrate gave a report on the courts. Funding for staff salaries behind by almost a year. Fines collected will be handed over to the Treasurer and accounted for. Courts currently quiet and no issues. Action Item: High Magistrate to arrange transfer of court collected funds to Treasurer. 5) Hospital report from Dr. Giada. Funding for salaries very behind. Recently installed new morturary lab instruments, cadaver cabinets, and hired a new mortician Dr. Mona Recreant. Action Item: Dr. Giada to provide accounting details to Nathaniel. 6) Vice Dean Saerrn gave a report on University. Classes going well. University currently privately funded. Plans for additional hiring of professors in progress. Also planning on expanding scope of classes to include medical courses for the Hospital and courses for the constabulary. Action Item: Saerrn to discuss with Giada. 7) Queen Wyld gave an overview of Torn Oaks status. Dorain Trevallion Memorial Institute for the Criminally Insane recently opened to deal with addictions, insanity, and behavioural problems. Privately funded. Plans to discuss sentencing with the courts to include possible treatment at the institute. Food production for the City under control. Futher, Huet House is in good shape, also privately funded. 8) Mayor Bury discussed expectations of Council members and meeting attendance. Reviewed voting proxies in the event that members could not attend during important votes. Votes to be provided to the Mayor or Vice Mayor and presented by proxy during Council. 9) Mayor brought up first town hall for this administration. Some discussion and Council agreed following Saturday would be agreeable date. Action Item: Mayor and Vice Mayor to make arrangements for town hall and to send out fliers for citizens. 10) Next meeting to be arranged based on councillor availability. Discussion points will be the City coffers and funding of City social services. Will also raise idea of Welcome Centre for newly arrived citizens. Merryweathers Emporium and Auction House http://larps.net/lc/topic/merryweathers-emporium-and-auction-house#post-9343 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:28:35 +0000 Adramalech Wardark Adramalech Wardark 9343@http://larps.net/lc/ Currently up for auction is an entire bottle of Dark Sacrament. Normally just a single shot of this drink would cost two hundred a fifty (250) coins. At the time that this is being written the bottle is currently at zero coins. Bid soon and bid often and you might end up with a bottle of Dark Sacrament for less than the price of a shot if luck is on your side. A bottle contains approximately twenty five shots making it worth at least six thousand two hundred a fifty (6,250) coins. But remember that with the exception of visiting the Emporium it's impossible to get this drink in any other place, the honor of being the only person outside of the Emporium to own a bottle of this drink is priceless. Merryweathers Emporium and Auction House http://larps.net/lc/topic/merryweathers-emporium-and-auction-house#post-9342 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:58:29 +0000 Adramalech Wardark Adramalech Wardark 9342@http://larps.net/lc/ Merryweather's Emporium and Auction House is always looking for items to auction off for and to our great customers. You've been coming to the Emporium for food and drinks for a while. Now come to the Emporium to sell and buy rare, powerful, or just plain interesting items from the auction. We welcome any unique or interesting item to be sold at the auction just contact Adamalech Wardark. If Adramalech is unavailable you're welcome to leave a message with Charles, the charmingly rude skull sitting on the counter top near the auction house bidding box. Charles will make sure that Adramalech gets all messages left with him. All items will be put on the auction block for one week. Auctions will start on Fridays and end on Fridays. Winners will be contacted privately. Sellers will receive the total of the auction minus the house fee of 15%. A few general rules of an auction house. All items up for auction will be held by the auction house in a secure location off site. When an auction is over all winners will pay the amount bid to the auction house within 72 hours that the auction is closed. If the full bid is not payed in full within the 72 hour time frame then the item will be placed back up for auction or taken back by the items owner. Once an item is payed for in full the auction house will pay the previous owner the full amount of the bid minus the 15% house share. Merryweather's Emporium and Auction House can be easily found near the Bank of Legacies. Just look for our wonderful new signs! Sincerely Adramalech Wardark The Thorn Legacy http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-thorn-legacy#post-9341 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:17:25 +0000 DorianThorn3 Resident DorianThorn3 Resident 9341@http://larps.net/lc/ THE DESTRUCTION OF THORN MANOR Reggie walked back and forth by the fireplace, flipping his favorite coin over and over again absentmindedly as he thought about the investment deal he’d made earlier that day with a law firm in town. As he passed the fireplace, the flames died down slightly and turned a deep shade of red, though he did not notice. A breeze flowed through the room, shuffling a few pieces of paper on Reggie’s desk. Reggie paused and turned his gaze to the ruffling sheets. He returned the coin to his jacket pocket and crossed the room to the desk, collecting the papers. A scream startled the old man, who dropped the papers across the floor as he spun towards the sound. Hurrying to the door, he pulled it open and stepped into the darkened hallway. Taking a step back, he lifted a candlestick off a table and slowly made his way to the source of the sound, using the candle flame to light his way through the eerie mansion. “Archibald?” Reggie called out, trying to summon his butler. No one answered, and the halls were deathly quiet. Reggie passed through many halls but could not find anyone. Surely he was not the only one to hear the scream. It had sounded like a woman. Where were the other servants? He stopped by the door of his valet Giovanni and opened the door. “Giovanni?” he called as he stepped inside the darkened room, lifting the candle higher. “Giovanni, did you hear a woman scream?” He saw the form lying on the floor and didn’t initially register the red pool slowly forming underneath it. Reggie stepped closer and recognized Giovanni’s face, frozen in an expression of sheer terror, the eyes turning a milky color… It was Reggie’s scream that filled the mansion then. He fled from the room and his candle’s flame flickered with the movement. “Archibald!” Reggie cried, running down the hall to his butler’s chambers. He pulled the door open to Archibald’s room and let out another terrified scream as Archibald’s lifeless body slumped backward into the hall, having been propped against the door that Reggie pulled open. The butler’s throat was clawed to shreds. “Help me!” Reggie heard someone scream upstairs. It was the voice of Cassandra, a maid who once served as nurse for Reggie’s son, Viscount Thorn. Reggie stood frozen as the woman’s cries continued. “Someone!” Cassandra let out a blood-curdling scream that cut off abruptly. Reggie’s candle finally flickered out… The air grew colder as Reggie’s eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness. Several feet down the hall, he saw a vase slide off a table by itself, shattering on the floor. He flinched and took a step back. Then, a little closer to him, a portrait of one of his ancestor’s was jerked off the wall, some of the plaster crumbling with it. Over the face of his ancestor, Reggie saw four claw marks ripped through the portrait. The scent of something burning filled Reggie’s nostrils and he backed away further, turning on his heal and bolting down the hall. He turned a corner and flung himself through a door into the Thorn Family Library, closing the door as silently as he could and locking it. He pressed his back against the door and looked around the room, the walls lined with bookshelves. Several tables throughout the room supported glass cases protecting various artifacts from his ancestor’s journeys and exploits, including foreign trinkets, expensive statues, and ancient diaries. As Reggie waited, he felt a cold breath blow on his neck, followed by a soft whisper. “Pluck all the Thorns,” it said. Though he could see no one around, Reggie felt a powerful hand clamp down on his shoulder and fling him from the door. He crashed into a case, the glass shattering and cutting his hands before he tumbled off the table onto the floor. Several artifacts fell with him, including an old leather-bound book. As he pushed himself up, the book fell open to a page with the phrase “Pour bannir le mal” written in bold letters at the top. “To banish the evil?” Reggie translated as he lifted the book. A table nearby was pushed over and Reggie crawled away, moving to a corner where he scanned the book out of pure desperation. The words written beneath the French title were in a language he’d never seen before – a sort of garbled version of Latin or Greek. He looked up as another table was knocked over, the invisible force moving ever closer. Reggie sounded out the alien tongue, tears streaming down his face. As the gibberish flowed from his lips, a monstrous shriek rendered the air and the roof above his head cracked and then fell through. Reggie held his arms over his head as plaster and bits of wood fell on him, the invisible force tearing its way out of the library to the attic above. Taking his chance, Reggie stumbled to his feet and ran to the door, holding the book to his chest. He struggled with the lock, his sweaty fingers making the action difficult. He heard the eerie voice coming closer again, bits of the ceiling falling from the opening overhead as if something was climbing back down. Reggie spoke the strange words a second time as he pulled the door open, the entity screaming in pain once again. Reggie fled through the halls, making his way to the ground floor as the entity continued to scream in fury, shouting gibberish of its own that sent chills down Reggie’s back. By the time he reached the bottom of the stairs, the walls around him began to turn brown and powdery to the touch. The banister he leaned on cracked and splintered. The tile floor crunched under his feet. He ran to the front doors and pushed on them, the wood aging so quickly that the doors fell off their hinges at his touch. He stumbled out into the night and hurried away from the house, turning around and watching in horror as it aged and collapsed in on itself in a matter of moments. As the dust settled over the ruined mansion, Reggie heard the eerie voice one last time. “Pluck all the Thorns!” The Thorn Legacy http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-thorn-legacy#post-9338 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:09:14 +0000 DorianThorn3 Resident DorianThorn3 Resident 9338@http://larps.net/lc/ THE COIN I can see all, hear all, and even feel all from within this prison. Flat, round, shiny - coveted. I've been passed around like currency... Well, that is what I am, now, isn't it? I've been tucked into the bosoms of prostitutes, hidden away in smelly coin purses for months or even years on end, and passed into hands covered in dirt and grime - and other less savory substances. Yet my prison is always perfectly clean and polished. Now, I lie here on the sidewalk, stepped on and kicked by those who don't notice me. As I wait for the next pocket, I think on how I’ve come to be here, trapped for over three centuries – since the day I died. Since the day my Cornelius killed me… A shadow blots out the sun. I look up and there is an old man with silver-streaked brown hair and muttonchops looking down at me. He wears a day suit and, despite his age, looks almost attractive. It’s easy to tell he was once a very handsome man, and may even still be regarded as such by some. He gazes at me through his monocle, not seeing me but my prison. Puffing through his pipe, he leans down and picks up the coin. The touch burns me! Why? No one else burns me! Then I understand. The blood of the man who burned my living body runs through this man. He is Cornelius’ descendent! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It was less than a week before the nexus would appear over London and Count Dorian Reginald Thorn walked along the street, humming to himself. He’d received a letter from his son, Viscount Dorian Charles Thorn informing him that he would return to London within a month’s time. Reggie was relieved for he missed his boy terribly. As he walked, sunlight glinted off something on the ground and Reggie paused, looking down on a gold coin at his feet. Taking a puff of his pipe, Reggie knelt down and picked up the coin, examining its flawless surface. It was etched with a pentagram on one side and a compass on the other. Reggie smiled and flipped the coin with his thumb, catching it and tucking it away in his breast pocket. Dorain Trevellion Memorial Institute For The Criminally Insane http://larps.net/lc/topic/dorain-trevellion-memorial-institute-for-the-criminally-insane#post-9337 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:49:23 +0000 maplesky Nightfire maplesky Nightfire 9337@http://larps.net/lc/ I'd take that job :) Character Lottery! http://larps.net/lc/topic/character-lottery#post-9335 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:04:18 +0000 DorianThorn2 Resident DorianThorn2 Resident 9335@http://larps.net/lc/ The Coin, awesome! It's such a fantastic concept. Thanks for coming up with it, Anj. Character Lottery! http://larps.net/lc/topic/character-lottery#post-9333 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:33:18 +0000 BenBold Resident BenBold Resident 9333@http://larps.net/lc/ I think it is a toss-up between me and Kev as to who gets the best character name. So, Shadow & Vedis ended up with the products of my twisted imagination - good luck with those :) Now all I need to know is how to make an alt without having to create a whole new login. Request for a Nemesis http://larps.net/lc/topic/request-for-a-nemesis#post-9329 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:56:02 +0000 DorianThorn2 Resident DorianThorn2 Resident 9329@http://larps.net/lc/ Well, it looks like we don't have any volunteers yet. I know I said I wouldn't play this character but I've changed my mind. I have a really good idea for this nemesis and will give it a try in the next couple of weeks. Broken Wishes: Sorrow's Creation http://larps.net/lc/topic/broken-wishes-sorrows-creation#post-9328 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:43:56 +0000 Goldy Lionheart Goldy Lionheart 9328@http://larps.net/lc/ Kestrel stood before the forge, her heart hammering in her chest. One green eye, one golden red stared at it. In her mind's eye she saw something else entirely, bodies twisting in sheets, a hand in golden curls. Her eyes lower as the faint wishful dream shattered with a pop of a coal on the forge. Her fingers twist together, staring into the heat, unseeing. Someone that was a friend, her mind swam, but nobody she knew fit, instead a face less figure took over her dreams, her bottom lip trembled faintly. Someone that she could love, that she could trust with her heart. A strand of golden hair swept across her face. Someone that would make the world move for her. A heady breath of air was sucked in, and her wings formed behind her, unbeknown, wrapping around herself. Trying to offer her comfort and warmth. She stared into the fire, her eyes swim with tears, the ability to lay her head down on someone else's shoulder. Someone that would understand her, without needing the explanations, or make fun of her. She was the fire, staring into it, wishful dreams in her eyes. It hurt, she was aware of that. "Never.." the words slid from her lips. Like someone was taking all of her dreams and forming them into a small ball and placing them in front of her. A tear rolled down a cheek. She looked away, attempting to hide how she felt, the tear falling to the wooden floor. A soft prayer escaping her lips. A family, people who cared. People surrounding her that understood. Another tear. People who wouldn't reject her, wouldn't hate her for her mouth or her inability to be a certain way. A broken sob escapes her. She remembered Lady Leigh's words last night. The explanation of what a chylder was. She'd understood. That which she wasn't allowed. A family. In the safety of the heat of the forge she let herself vent, resting her head against the warm stone of the front of the forge. Her hopes and dreams brought to the forefront of her mind. She had understood the unspoken message. She had a bond with Saerrn, but she wasn't her chylder. She wasn't allowed. It hurt. She felt her tiny heart breaking. She swallowed back the sob that tried to work it's way out a throat that hurt. She reached up with a calloused hand to rub away the tears as they dripped down her cheeks. Swallowing again and again to fight back the sobs, refusing to let them slip out. She'd understood. They could have. She would have. But they didn't. She wrapped herself in the knowledge, head bowed, attempted to armor her heart. Finally the first words of the night slipped through her lips, and she looked down to see Mister Trouble rubbing his fat self against her leg. "Not good enough for them." the words soft, miserable. She sank to the floor in front of the forge, wrapping her arms around the horrendously fat cat. He smelled like the bathtub, and she puzzled about it for long moments. Mister Trouble, who accepted her as she was. Who never asked for anything but the foot of her bed and his fish and blood. She allowed herself to curl against him, her small form shaking. "Nobody wants me Mister Trouble." the sound watery with her misery. She picked up the cat and headed home, the wings draping around her as she walks. She buried herself in his fur as she walked, going up the stairs and through the other, and then down the pathway to her home. Charity. Bile rose in the back of her throat for long moments, and she rushed into the house, past the doorway and Mister Goudy. She sniffles softly, and rushes to her room, piling up the cushions once more, and taking Mister Trouble into the makeshift bedfort. There she curls up around the fatest cat who was, finally letting tears fall. Mister Trouble curls up against her, purring. Trying to comfort her. The tears soak into his fur as the fat pudge of a cat with wings sought to rub his head against her chin. "Nobody." the words slid out, burrowed into her heart with all her doubts, fears and pain. "Just Nobody.." as she slips into troubled sleep once more. Character Lottery! http://larps.net/lc/topic/character-lottery#post-9326 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:55:53 +0000 Pandora Fireguard Pandora Fireguard 9326@http://larps.net/lc/ This is going to add to rp fun. *Meadows Lighthouse, Asphodel Meadows http://larps.net/lc/topic/meadows-lighthouse-asphodel-meadows#post-9325 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:53:27 +0000 Faith Diesel Faith Diesel 9325@http://larps.net/lc/ <img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g389/faithdiesel/LHouseExt.jpg" /> <h3>MEADOWS LIGHTHOUSE</h3> Address: The Lighthouse, Asphodel Meadows Description: Perched on a rock looking out to sea, the lighthouse watches over seafarers and pirates alike. Will this charming, yet batty dwelling bring souls safely to harbour or lure them onto the rocks below for wreckers and pirates to plunder. Details: 3 levels Ground with fire place & two ladders to... Sleeping platform with fire place & door to balcony & The lantern platform Lockable door <img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g389/faithdiesel/LHouseLantern.jpg" /> The lantern platform <img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g389/faithdiesel/LHouseMezzInt.jpg" /> The sleeping platform & the door to the balcony beyond <img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g389/faithdiesel/LHouseTowerInt.jpg" /> Looking up the tower to the sleeping platform <img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g389/faithdiesel/LHouseGndInt.jpg" /> Ground floor <hr /> <h3>((OOC Rental Information))</h3> Rent L$500/week Prims 250 Location: <a href="http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Asphodel%20Meadows/73/44/29" rel="nofollow">http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Asphodel%20Meadows/73/44/29</a> For further details (rentals/payments) please contact Faith Diesel (in Fidgette Aeon's absence) or an Estate Agent. Feel free to leave a parchment (note card) in the mailbox at Legacies Estates office. *The Coves, Asphodel Meadows http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-coves-asphodel-meadows#post-9322 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:57:24 +0000 Faith Diesel Faith Diesel 9322@http://larps.net/lc/ <img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g389/faithdiesel/TheCovesAbove2.jpg" /> The coves above the waterline round the lighthouse <h3>THE COVES</h3> Description: There are six coves in Asphodel Meadows. They are not specifically located. Merfolk can just rent and stake their claim on a patch of shallow waters adjacent to the lighthouse. <img src="http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g389/faithdiesel/TheCovesBelow.jpg" /> Below the waterline to the East of the lighthouse <hr /> <h3>((OOC Rental Information))</h3> Rent L$500/week each Prims 250 each Location: Within Asphodel water, exact location up to you. Also used by the fae & elves to set up home in the Sithen. For further details (rentals/payments) please contact Faith Diesel (in Fidgette Aeon's absence) or an Estate Agent. Feel free to leave a parchment (note card) in the mailbox at Legacies Estates office. Character Lottery! http://larps.net/lc/topic/character-lottery#post-9319 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:26:36 +0000 Anjolie Criss Anjolie Criss 9319@http://larps.net/lc/ OMG I'm so excited!!! Character Lottery! http://larps.net/lc/topic/character-lottery#post-9316 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:59:22 +0000 Vedis Seid Vedis Seid 9316@http://larps.net/lc/ LOTTERY RESULTS! 1. ANJOLIE CRISS - Miriam Dunnesmore 2. BENBOLD RESIDENT - Albert Poofenschitzel 3. DORIANTHORN2 RESIDENT – The Coin 4. GIADA BEDROSIAN - Asha Monkshood 5. KEIGHVIN SILVANSKY – Ripple Stinkerbach 6. PANDORA FIREGUARD – Sallie Atchison 7. REVERENDGEORGE RESIDENT - Aerin Tolsander 8. SHADOWCAT1811 RESIDENT - Eleanor of Sidwell 9. VEDIS SEID – Jeremy Squires If you want to go all out and RP as this character, go for it! But we would also accept a short story about said character's exploits. Let's get creative! [Mystico Ville] Amor de Mãe http://larps.net/lc/topic/mystico-ville-amor-de-mae#post-9294 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:58:22 +0000 Sindy Schnute Sindy Schnute 9294@http://larps.net/lc/ *´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•`"Viajei para perto de onde nasci... Procurei por uma das casas mais belas. Pedí a Deus que me indicasse o melhor local. Que falasse ao meu coração de mãe. Deixei com ela meu colar de jade, herança de minha mãe. Era como um símbolo de que meu coração e meus pensamentos sempre estariam com ela. E, então, me afastei observando quem a pegaria. De longe eu vi aquela que tomaria meu lugar com certa inveja. Mas em meu íntimo, eu sabia que estava fazendo a coisa certa."*´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eu estava definitivamente decidida! Não seria mais simplesmente a caça, teria ao menos de mostrar um pouco de dignidade e lutar pela minha vida. Decidir dar trabalho aos que me caçam... Os malditos vampiros encontrariam não somente uma dama indefesa, mas alguem que conhecesse sobre como matá-los e como pará-los. Nunca terei a força que os braços de um homem tem. Mas posso investigar, sondar os outros, juntar um grupo para caçá-los... Enfim. Posso ser uma pedre no sapato deles. Um calo dolorido, assim como eles são para mim. Diante disso, consegui convencer Isadora a buscar informações com Sr Lucca Traverso. Lembro-me bem quando ele disse que matou o homem-lobo, e de seu sorriso quando disse que Maat nunca mais me importunaria. Isadora consegueria a tal informação enquando eu cuidava de outros assuntos, e como eu pensei, ela fez. *´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` "[16:26] Isadora batia as mãos nos joelhos, ansiosa para falar. Então, senhora Jade, o tal Sir. Lucca me confidenciou informações sobre como matar as tais criaturas que rondam a cidade. Segundos as palavras dele, a chave está na decaptação. Foi assim que ele matou os dois lobos e a criatura na noite. Ainda me disse que o fogo pode ser utilizado para deixar as criaturas da noite confusas e que uma estaca de madeira em seu coração não os irá matar, apenas os deixa paralisado. Disse também que podemos prende-los até que a luz do sol os possa atingir." Era o momento da decisão! Até então eu era apenas uma jovem de 21 anos tentando manter-me viva, fugindo de seres sobrenaturais e tentando levar uma vida tranquila. Sonhava em casar, ter filhos, ter uma vida normal como qualquer mulher sonharia. Mas parece que o destino não quiz assim. Por algum motivos, os céus parecem estar pregando a peça em mim, colocando desafios que aparentemente não consigo transpor. Diante daquelas informações eu decidi Lutar! Mas para isso, eu precisava tomar uma atitude antes. Minhas atitudes não poderiam afetar aquela que é a minha razão de lutar todos os dias, de acordar todas as manhãs: Minha pequena Isadora... Talvez quando eu olhar para a jovem que possui o mesmo nome de minha filha, sempre me lembre como poderia ser o rosto da minha pequena. Eu jamais poderia permitir que ela morresse por minha causa. Foi aí que tomei tomei coragem de fazer o que sabia que teria de fazer desde que engravidei. Peguei ela em meus braços... Ela parecia dormir tão bem! Tão tranquila! Não pude conter as lágrimas. Meu coração ficou apertado, mas eu sabia que com uma outra família ela poderia estar melhor. Com um pai e uma mãe, ela poderia ter uma boa criação. Não comigo! Uma mãe viúva que foge constantemente destes seres sobrenaturais. Segui viagem de barco.... Viajei para perto de onde nasci... Procurei por uma das casas mais belas. Pedí a Deus que me indicasse o melhor local. Que falasse ao meu coração de mãe. Deixei com ela meu colar de jade, herança de minha mãe. Era como um símbolo de que meu coração e meus pensamentos sempre estariam com ela. E, então, me afastei observando quem a pegaria. De longe eu vi aquela que tomaria meu lugar com certa inveja. Mas em meu íntimo, eu sabia que estava fazendo a coisa certa. A viagem de retorno foi longa. Não desgrudei os olhos um minuto sequer e vomitei horrores, enjoada pelo balançar do navio. Cheguei a Mystico Ville e não queria ir para casa. Olhar o berço dela... As coisas dela... Não aguentaria agora. Fui ver meus cavalos. Eles pareciam sempre estar comigo nas horas difícieis. Eram sempre meus melhores amigos em momentos como aquele. Retornaria e diria que ela faleceu tragicamente. Nunca ninguém saberia da verdade. Nunca ela seria caçada por minha causa. ---------------- Crônica escrita por Sindy Schnute 1248, 03 de fevereiro, Mystico Ville The Song of Your Character http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-song-of-your-character#post-9291 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:59:05 +0000 DorianThorn2 Resident DorianThorn2 Resident 9291@http://larps.net/lc/ Dire and Cinder's song: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus's "Your Guardian Angel" (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Em4fUOrZo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Em4fUOrZo</a>) The Song of Your Character http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-song-of-your-character#post-9290 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:51:24 +0000 DorianThorn Resident DorianThorn Resident 9290@http://larps.net/lc/ Dorian and Dtriobloid's Song: Phil Collin's "You'll Be In My Heart" (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aPXqrGoR1M" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aPXqrGoR1M</a>) For those of you who don't know, Dtriobloid is a baby dragon and Dorian's shoulder pet. The Voice of Your Character http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-voice-of-your-character#post-9289 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:35:16 +0000 DorianThorn3 Resident DorianThorn3 Resident 9289@http://larps.net/lc/ Reggie Thorn looks an awful lot like Ian Holm from the movie From Hell and so Ian Holm's voice is the one I hear when I visualize Reggie speaking. The Voice of Your Character http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-voice-of-your-character#post-9288 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:31:50 +0000 DorianThorn2 Resident DorianThorn2 Resident 9288@http://larps.net/lc/ Sense Dire is Dorian's twin brother, I guess it would stand to reason that Dire would also have the voice of Liam Neeson. However, I just don't really see Liam Neeson's voice fitting Dire's personality. I suppose this is because I've never really seen Liam Neeson play a character similar to Dire in any of the movies I've watched him in. Dire's aging is slowed due to his lycanthropy so perhaps I can get away with paring him up with a different voice who fits his personality and just say the difference in Dire and Dorian's voices is because of their different physical ages. Maybe Johnny Depp? I sort of see a similarity between Dire and Jack Sparrow, although Dire is perhaps not quite as bizarre as Jack Sparrow. Character Lottery! http://larps.net/lc/topic/character-lottery#post-9268 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:37 +0000 Giada Bedrosian Giada Bedrosian 9268@http://larps.net/lc/ Along the same lines of Ben's charachter, these ghosts need some representation Sallie Atchison Long ago, Sallie grew terribly sick during the night with severe abdominal pains. Sallie’s mother rushed her to the hospital and listened as the doctor diagnosed young Sallie with a severe case of appendicitis, requiring immediate surgery. The girl panicked at the sight of the surgical tools and the doctor was forced to hold her down to give her ether. However, in his haste, the physician did not allow the anesthesia to take its full effect and began operating. Sallie awoke during the initial incision and began fighting and wresting against the pain. Before she died, she was said to have looked at the doctor with both fear and loathing, and remains within the hospital to this day. When she is seen, she looks to be a twenty something girl with long brown hair. She normally does not show herself to females. If she encounters a male, she has a tendency to be angry and has been known to physically attack them. She does not speak, has a hard time interacting with the "living" and but she can move things to let people know she is there. If you hear screams in the hospital, it might be her. The Voice of Your Character http://larps.net/lc/topic/the-voice-of-your-character#post-9267 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:02 +0000 Giada Bedrosian Giada Bedrosian 9267@http://larps.net/lc/ I think if i had to choose, I'd say Giada sounds like Rachel Weisz or Kate Winslet. I honestly think she's more of Kate Winslet than anything because I sort of sound like Kate when I use an English accent, which I don't normally have. I don't know. I don't really think about it much. I always thought Borris sounded like Michael Caine playing Alfred Pennyworth from the Batman movies. Character Lottery! http://larps.net/lc/topic/character-lottery#post-9264 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:32:23 +0000 Vedis Seid Vedis Seid 9264@http://larps.net/lc/ Ripple Stinkerbach One of a rather large gang of unruly pixies that run the street of London, shaking down the locals for sugar and scraps of fabric. He fancies himself quite the artist and when hyped up on sugar will pain huge murals upon any wall he happens to be near. Despite all of the other pixies telling him how fantastic his work is, he has bouts of terrible depression and has been known to spend days locked in the nest he creates out of his share of the bits of fabric they steal from people. He has one Kerchief that has a lovely flower embroidered upon it in silk. He has dreams of someday finding the one who embroidered it and living with her, where she can make all sorts of embroidered flowers for him to fill his giganto nest with. The dream is innocent, but he makes it sexual in some, strange way. He really, REALLY likes silk flowers. His best made is Stank Stinkerbach, his cousin. His fingers are always stained with color from his wild sugar induced bouts of art.