Post by Janus on Apr 2, 2023 14:38:07 GMT -5
Nothingness overwhelms you, not so much a blackness as an absence of light, sound, feeling, smell, no up or down. There is nothing, as if it is possible to exist as consciousness alone, absent of a body, then a voice, very far off...
“Bugger!”
Then there is another sound, like the same voice speaking on a phone, the words so indistinct as to be meaningless. Then a sensation, the impression of movement, like hurtling at great speed and suddenly...
Light, as of something shining through your closed eyelids, the sensations of your body again. Clothing, the sensation of sitting, the sound of people breathing, of movement against furniture. Then a voice...
“Hello, hello? Yes, you're there. Yes, you can wake up now, wakey wakey! Can't stay dead forever! Come on, eyes open. Splendid, splendid! That's one, ah there's two, one more to go...”
You open your eyes to see a man, familiar in a way you can't quite place. The area around you is blackness but you are seated in what feels, and on inspection looks like a comfortable but slightly battered leather arm chair.
The light comes down from above, spotlighting you and the man. You sense rather than see two other people in the room, two other spotlights, one to either side of you.
“And the third,” Says the man with a slightly unsetting grin. He carries on without giving you time to speak, or adjust.
“Excellent. Well down to business then. So, to sort out the usual questions first.”
He starts counting off on his fingers
“Where am I? I'm afraid there isn't an answer that will satisfy so I'm going to have to go with between.”
“Who are you? I'm God. Well I'm a god. Best you think of me as the god of fixing other peoples cock ups. Call me Susan, and yes I know, on your world it's a girls name.”
“How did I get here? I'm afraid due to an administrative error on your world, you died. You are dead, deceased, no longer in the land of the living. Your god sends his apologies, dreadfully sorry, and by way of compensation has asked me to reincarnate you onto my world with as much of your memory intact as you want and a few, well lets call them optional extras.”
You feel something land in your lap. Looking down you see a tablet, looking closely you see it is a character sheet, as if someone were asking you to create a character in a role playing game.
“What is my world like? It's a world of swords and sorcery. Think pretty much every fantasy trope you can imagine and I've probably shoved it in there somewhere. But where would be the fun in telling you all about it? Exploration! That's the ticket! Explore this strange new world, encounter new people and new civilisations. Boldly go where...”
He looks off into the distance and starts counting on his fingers, then waves off the effort as though he can't be bothered to think about it any more.
“Several people have gone before. You'll love it. Trust me!”
He grins at you with that same slightly disturbing grin.
“How do I go about creating my new body? On your laps you will see a tablet, it has everything for new life creation. The background section is for you to write down everything you want to remember about your old life. Just leave it blank if you want a fresh start. I'll be popping you into the bodies you create once we are done here.
“So, any other questions?” He says gesturing to the tablets in your laps.
(OOC Stuff. So Though this is swords and sorcery, Mastery of magic is, to start off with, off the table. It does exist, you can get it, but it doesn't work the same as in the rule book. Magic works through schools of magic, Fire Magic (master of fire), Ice Magic (Mastery of Ice), etc etc. Use your imagination. Basically pick a theme and run with it. Humans can use a primary they can use with no restrictions and a secondary which they can use but must apply a restriction to. I'm not going to be very strict about this, this game is for fun.
Normal human ability restrictions apply (so 3 max on physical stats) however you can choose to play non human races. Non human races however do not get a secondary magic type but can take abilities up to 4 (where appropriate, so no dwarves with Spe of 4, basically don't take the mick) and can buy other racially appropriate modifiers.
Or you could take the challenge 'Monster' (see Mutant), get a single magic type and create your character as you feel appropriate to the type of monster you pick, however you will be at risk of torch and pitch fork related injuries (as a bare minimum).
The stone count is 40 + 10 in challenges
Please respond in character with any questions.)
“Bugger!”
Then there is another sound, like the same voice speaking on a phone, the words so indistinct as to be meaningless. Then a sensation, the impression of movement, like hurtling at great speed and suddenly...
Light, as of something shining through your closed eyelids, the sensations of your body again. Clothing, the sensation of sitting, the sound of people breathing, of movement against furniture. Then a voice...
“Hello, hello? Yes, you're there. Yes, you can wake up now, wakey wakey! Can't stay dead forever! Come on, eyes open. Splendid, splendid! That's one, ah there's two, one more to go...”
You open your eyes to see a man, familiar in a way you can't quite place. The area around you is blackness but you are seated in what feels, and on inspection looks like a comfortable but slightly battered leather arm chair.
The light comes down from above, spotlighting you and the man. You sense rather than see two other people in the room, two other spotlights, one to either side of you.
“And the third,” Says the man with a slightly unsetting grin. He carries on without giving you time to speak, or adjust.
“Excellent. Well down to business then. So, to sort out the usual questions first.”
He starts counting off on his fingers
“Where am I? I'm afraid there isn't an answer that will satisfy so I'm going to have to go with between.”
“Who are you? I'm God. Well I'm a god. Best you think of me as the god of fixing other peoples cock ups. Call me Susan, and yes I know, on your world it's a girls name.”
“How did I get here? I'm afraid due to an administrative error on your world, you died. You are dead, deceased, no longer in the land of the living. Your god sends his apologies, dreadfully sorry, and by way of compensation has asked me to reincarnate you onto my world with as much of your memory intact as you want and a few, well lets call them optional extras.”
You feel something land in your lap. Looking down you see a tablet, looking closely you see it is a character sheet, as if someone were asking you to create a character in a role playing game.
“What is my world like? It's a world of swords and sorcery. Think pretty much every fantasy trope you can imagine and I've probably shoved it in there somewhere. But where would be the fun in telling you all about it? Exploration! That's the ticket! Explore this strange new world, encounter new people and new civilisations. Boldly go where...”
He looks off into the distance and starts counting on his fingers, then waves off the effort as though he can't be bothered to think about it any more.
“Several people have gone before. You'll love it. Trust me!”
He grins at you with that same slightly disturbing grin.
“How do I go about creating my new body? On your laps you will see a tablet, it has everything for new life creation. The background section is for you to write down everything you want to remember about your old life. Just leave it blank if you want a fresh start. I'll be popping you into the bodies you create once we are done here.
“So, any other questions?” He says gesturing to the tablets in your laps.
(OOC Stuff. So Though this is swords and sorcery, Mastery of magic is, to start off with, off the table. It does exist, you can get it, but it doesn't work the same as in the rule book. Magic works through schools of magic, Fire Magic (master of fire), Ice Magic (Mastery of Ice), etc etc. Use your imagination. Basically pick a theme and run with it. Humans can use a primary they can use with no restrictions and a secondary which they can use but must apply a restriction to. I'm not going to be very strict about this, this game is for fun.
Normal human ability restrictions apply (so 3 max on physical stats) however you can choose to play non human races. Non human races however do not get a secondary magic type but can take abilities up to 4 (where appropriate, so no dwarves with Spe of 4, basically don't take the mick) and can buy other racially appropriate modifiers.
Or you could take the challenge 'Monster' (see Mutant), get a single magic type and create your character as you feel appropriate to the type of monster you pick, however you will be at risk of torch and pitch fork related injuries (as a bare minimum).
The stone count is 40 + 10 in challenges
Please respond in character with any questions.)
