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resetbutton) wrote2012-02-01 03:00 pm
resetbutton) wrote2012-02-01 03:00 pm
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♢ POTENTIAL APP DISCUSSION
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| While the worldbuilding post is an excellent place to try and figure out City history CR, this page is more to help you to decide who you should apply for in the first place. Give us a good idea of what kind of character you're thinking of and let others comment in on how they might see it working! Think of it as a thought experiment for yourself and other players. As a reminder, this is completely optional. You are totally free to reserve or apply someone without commenting to this post first. ♢ Reception to your idea will have no effect on how the mods process your app. This is only a tool to help you decide who to put the effort into. ♢ Don't spam or flame any potential character comments. While just going "OMG YES!!" can be encouraging, it doesn't really give anyone a whole lot to work with, and neither does shooting someone down. Be constructive. ♢ Give your honest opinion. If you think a character really wouldn't fit in the setting, express your concerns. Maybe the potential applicant didn't think of it from a certain point of view. Paired with the above, please don't just go "I don't think this will work". Provide some reasoning! ♢ Don't take anything personal. Anyone who comments back to you on this post is only trying to help — even if it isn't outright encouragement. | |||
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Character name: Uther Doul
Fandom: China Mieville's Bas-Lag books, specifically 'The Scar'.
City life: In 'The Scar', he's pretty much a warrior monk and divides his time between mercenary work as a pirate (the violent, unsexy kind) and his scientific studies. In game, I think that he could mirror that by getting work in some sort of physical labour/security position and using that to fund his research.
Powers: Canonically, while it's never explicitly stated, it's hinted that he has power or inhuman knowledge of probability and probability manipulation.
Do you think they'll be active? He's not an out-going chatty sort of fellow, but he needs to be involved in things.
Do you think they'll participate in plot? Most definitely.
Why this character interests you here: I really enjoy playing Doul in settings that are skewed more towards prose, because so much of how I write him is based on body language, posturing, and he's not well suited to 'network style' chatter.
Potential concerns: Doul is not a nice man. When it suits his purposes, he can behave very well, but at heart, he will always do what he wants, even if it's to the detriment of others. Basically, I'm expecting some negative CR, if that's cool with everyone?
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Character name: Njoki Rainmaker
Fandom: OC based in North African legend
City life: Back home, Ki worked two main jobs: during the day, she was an MA philosophy student and at night she was a rootworker specializing in the undead/fleshcraft.
Powers: A modified, low powered version of Vicissitude
Do you think they'll be active? Definitely. She's nosy and wants to get into things.
Do you think they'll participate in plot? It depends. As curious as she is, Njoki is a bit of a coward and wants to keep herself safe as a priority. So long as she's not on the 'front lines' of something horrid, Ki will be content to act as support.
Why this character interests you here: I like writing liminal characters that push boundaries and, I feel, Njoki does. In some ways, she's a legitimately frightening character, but at heart, she is a good person and wants to ease people's suffering. Also, I think it's important to include strong, female characters in roleplay.
Potential concerns: Dead people are gross. No, really, there's often a strong horror aspect to much of what Njoki does.
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Really, he seems like he could fit in fairly well! The only issue might be his probability powers, considering the nature of the metagame and its mystery. On the other hand, we mods could probably use it for nefarious purposes depending on how exactly you see it working. No matter what, it would be a pretty double-edged knife, though, and might require some talking out?
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Again, she seems like she would not be out of place in the game. Her type of power would definitely be interesting depending on how she'd utilize it and how far you intended to take it in-game!
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In previous games, I've said that Doul's mojo is limited to circumstances that are 'directly in front of him' - like how to move in a fight so that he's not injured instead of knowing what could happen tomorrow morning - and usually need a mechanical catalyst to set them properly in motion. It's not something he can use often, easily, or even consciously.
AND, everyone loves a hyena-like friend. :3
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In the app, I've got a big ol' tl;dr blurb on how I see it working, but I'm always happy to adjust to fit the needs of the game.