The Surprise jalape├▒o Recruitment Thread -- trait picking

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The Surprise jalape├▒o Recruitment Thread -- trait picking

Post by askstoomuch » Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:50 am

The Surprise jalape├▒o

Once upon a time in a kingdom far far away there where a bunch of goblins , who worked in the giant factory of mister hat, day in, day out they worked for little to no pay trying to survive in the hard reality of the new world. When one day, mister hat decided the goblins workers were to expensive and were being replaced with cheaper kobold workers, who could work longer and for even less pay.
And with that the goblins were without work, what are they going to do now ? , work was hard to find these days and they were not the most skilled of worker. Not sure what to do, 6 of the goblins headed out to their local bar ÔÇ£the surprise jalape├▒oÔÇØ a few beers later the goblins realized the gold was gone and there bellies were empty, what now ?

Setting
The game will be a text based game for 6 players
The game will be set in a steampunkish world set in the early industrial age, the world is changing, the world you have know for so long gone, villages and farms have taken place for huge cities and factories, the might of magic has fallen to the power of science. The bow and sword slowly taking it place in the history as the gun and many other exotic new technology take there place

Rules
I am new to DnD, so I donÔÇÖt really know the rules. So well IÔÇÖm going to make my own version
These rules will be a work in progress , this means that it will update trough out the game and get more rules and options as we go.
Current rules
All goblins start with
5 hp
1 attack
1 defense

Grammar and spelling
I am also not a native English speaker. I will do my best to get better at writing, using a more broad and complex vocabulary, and try to get my punctuation right.
But as I can not learn without any feedback, I will need some help.
So lets make a deal , If I get correction or tips on my writing from the players on readers I will help the players, all the players ( not only the person that send it) will get a +1 on all roles for the next turn. (his does not stack if more people send feedback)

Goal
I have little planned for this game, you can do what you want. What ever you want
There are little to no limitations, you want to be evil ? be evil. You want to kill every living thing you see ? IÔÇÖm not stopping you. Want to save the planet, do it ? Just know that every single thing you do has an effect on the world around you and itÔÇÖs view on you in it.

What do I need from you. 6 players needed
Name
Gender
Skin color, hair (description how you look )
Basic back story ( make it vague short, I like exploring somebody past trough story more then knowing everything from the start)
You start off with nothing ( back story items are allowed )
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Re: The Surprise jalape├▒o Recruitment Thread -- 6 spots open

Post by askstoomuch » Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:51 am

spot claimed in case I need it
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Re: The Surprise jalape├▒o Recruitment Thread -- 6 spots open

Post by lingrem » Tue Aug 12, 2014 12:32 pm

Name: OneCuriousDeer
Gender: female
Appearance: peach skin, blonde hair
Story: her tribe believed in naming children after the first thing their mother sees after giving birth. It happened to be a deer, wandering into the camp. She hates being called Deer as it sounds like Dear, but Curious is a chracter trait she inherited from the deer so she prefers Curi... And doesn't like to get called OCD. Her family moved to the city for opportunities and they hadn't been there long before the changes happened.
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Post by WearsHats » Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:53 pm

Name: Puns Horribly
Gender: Male
Skin: Green
Hair: None
Background: He worked in a hat factory until he was laid off by some cheap jerk who wanted to keep all the bags of money for himself. And all he has to show for it is a hat he made for himself on his last day.
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Post by GathersIngredients » Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:05 pm

Name: Keeps Secrets
Gender: None of your business
Skin: Grey #808080
Hair: White, short
Background: None of your business

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Color to write in Grey #808080
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Post by askstoomuch » Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:56 am

oh could you guys pick colors to post in too ?
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Post by WearsHats » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:13 pm

I'm feeling kind of blue.
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Post by askstoomuch » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:16 pm

lovely

3 more spots. halfway there. come on people join =p
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Post by gamecreator » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:25 pm

I am considering it.

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Post by Synch » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:42 pm

Name: FacePuncher
Gender: Male
Skin: Dark Brown
Hair: None
Background: FacePuncher worked as security at the hat factory, but he too has been laid off. He has looked for work as security or as a bouncer elsewhere, but Goblins aren't the most intimidating fellows, even though FacePuncher is much taller and larger than the average goblin (maybe dwarf-sized.) He enjoys living up to his namesake, and is a natural curmudgeon and brawler. Others have wondered if he has been that way since birth, or if he is just trying to fit his name and actually hiding a softer interior.
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Re: The Surprise jalape├▒o Recruitment Thread -- 3 spots open

Post by lingrem » Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:05 am

I'll take green as a post colour.
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Re: The Surprise jalape├▒o Recruitment Thread -- 3 spots open

Post by ChuckDaRighteous » Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:45 am

Name: DoesNothingSimple
Gender: Male
Skin Color: BF4000
Hair: 800000
post color: BF4000
Background: DoesNothingSimple takes his name to heart. He always seems to find a way to make things more complicated than they have to be. But luckily sometimes it pays off. Other times... well not so much.
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Post by gamecreator » Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:14 am

Name: Cyan Man
Gender: Male
Skin: Cyan #008080 (tecnically it's teal)
Hair: Gray
Text color: Take a guess.
Background: Having such an unusual skin colour, Cyan is quite noticeable in the crowd, sometimes even being picked on for it. He is used to this sort of attention though, and even likes cyan colour despite it.

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Post by askstoomuch » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:39 pm

Name: OneCuriousDeer
Gender: female
Appearance: peach skin, blonde hair
Story: her tribe believed in naming children after the first thing their mother sees after giving birth. It happened to be a deer, wandering into the camp. She hates being called Deer as it sounds like Dear, but Curious is a character trait she inherited from the deer so she prefers Curi... And doesn't like to get called OCD. Her family moved to the city for opportunities and they hadn't been there long before the changes happened.
Items

Items
Stained dress
Worn down shoes

Traits
Curious nature: notices things before those around her do

Tribal: born outside of the cities +4 on all survival rolls

Stats
5/5 hp
1 atk
1 def

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Name: Puns Horribly
Gender: Male
Skin: Green
Hair: None
Background: He worked in a hat factory until he was laid off by some cheap jerk who wanted to keep all the bags of money for himself. And all he has to show for it is a hat he made for himself on his last day.

Items
Cheap hat
Leather apron
Ripped pants
Stained shirt

Traits
Craftsman: +5 on all crafting rolls

Stats
5/5 hp
1 atk
1 def

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Name: Keeps Secrets
Gender: None of your business
Skin: Grey #808080
Hair: White, short
Background: None of your business

Items
Ripped shirt
Cheap cloth pants
A single ill-fitting shoe

Traits

Stats
5/5 hp
1 atk
1 def

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Name: FacePuncher
Gender: Male
Skin: Dark Brown
Hair: None
Background: FacePuncher worked as security at the hat factory, but he too has been laid off. He has looked for work as security or as a bouncer elsewhere, but Goblins aren't the most intimidating fellows, even though FacePuncher is much taller and larger than the average goblin (maybe dwarf-sized.) He enjoys living up to his namesake, and is a natural curmudgeon and brawler. Others have wondered if he has been that way since birth, or if he is just trying to fit his name and actually hiding a softer interior.

Items
Stained worn down guard uniform

Traits

Dwarf: is as tall as a dwarf +1 def

Has seen battle: has seen a lot of fighting in his days working as a guard +1 atk

Intimidating: +2 on all intimidating rolls

Stats
5/5 hp
2 atk
2 def

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Name: DoesNothingSimple
Gender: Male
Skin Color: BF4000
Hair: 800000
post color: BF4000
Background: DoesNothingSimple takes his name to heart. He always seems to find a way to make things more complicated than they have to be. But luckily sometimes it pays off. Other times... well not so much.

Items
Shirt that is 2 sizes to big
Shorts where one leg is longer then the other
Mismatching shoes

Traits
Complexity: +2 to rolls that are not simple or passive actions, -2 to simple actions

Stats
5/5 hp
1 atk
1 def

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Name: Cyan Man
Gender: Male
Skin: Cyan #008080 (tecnically it's teal)
Hair: Gray
Text color: Take a guess.
Background: Having such an unusual skin colour, Cyan is quite noticeable in the crowd, sometimes even being picked on for it. He is used to this sort of attention though, and even likes cyan colour despite it.
Items
Bright red shirt
Dull orange pants
A single left shoe

Traits
Stands out: -5 on sneak rolls

Stats
5/5 hp
1 atk
1 def


notes


These are basic traits, please feel free to help me think of any others
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Post by ChuckDaRighteous » Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:44 pm

askstoomuch wrote:Traits
Dwarf: is as tall as a dwarf +1 def
Has seen battle: has seen a lot of fighting in his days working as a guard +1 atk
Intimidating: +2 on all intimidating rolls

....
Traits
Stands out: -5 on sneak rolls


notes


These are basic traits, please feel free to help me think of any others
um... I like cool little flavor traits as much as the next guy but that much difference between starting characters is kinda extreme. Every one should have at least 1 positive.

DoesNothingSimple: something like...
Complexity: +2 to rolls that are not simple or passive actions, -2 to simple actions.
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Post by askstoomuch » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:46 am

ah good one, coudnt think of any for you
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Post by GathersIngredients » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:58 am

Can Keeps get some kind of 'men in black, look into the light' ability, that makes people forget stuff? 8)
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Post by askstoomuch » Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:12 am

how bout

blends into the crowds: +2 on sneak rolls
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Post by gamecreator » Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:35 am

I'm thinking Cyan can have something like resist intimidation/fear or a bonus to diplomacy.

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Post by BadgeAddict » Fri Aug 15, 2014 7:14 am

(You said that they were all goblins, and, i wonder if i might be able to play as a Blue....which is a psionic goblinoid, if not, I will change my backstory accordingly)

Name: Zaks
Gender: Male
Skin: Pale Blue #80BFFF
Hair: Deep Blue #404080
Text color: Depressingly Blue #400080
Background:
When this small babe was born, his mother chose to abandon him in a dark alley as opposed to turning him over to the tribal elders as was customary when a blue was born. She knew she never should have slept with the quirky stranger that had come to town, but now, instead of being witness the small babe's destruction, she left him in a nameless alley.
The small baby goblin (subspecies Blue) was found by a family of gypsies who later sold him into the employ of one, Mister Hat...

The other goblins feared him as was common with Blues, and thus, he found himself at the bottom of their social order. He was powerful, but misunderstood. When the day came that Mister Hat fired the goblins, he found himself once again abandoned by his adoptive master. He followed the other goblins as they left, but remained somewhat at a distance to avoid their scorn and mockery.

General attitude: Zaks is the chief among the odd and outcast, and is generally an unstable individual, he leans toward the evil side and enjoys sinking his teeth into fresh meat whenever possible.

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Post by askstoomuch » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:16 pm

well techinicly we are full =[

euhm agh fuck it, lets play with 7, if you can explain to me in some more detail what a blue is. and can think of some traits for zaks your in :D


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Post by gamecreator » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:26 pm

I believe Badge is referring to this (compare goblin).

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Post by BadgeAddict » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:33 pm

A few trait options:
1. Can move small objects weighing 5 lbs or less with his mind (telepathically)
2. +X when attempting to be stealthy (this more fits in with his personality, as he attempts to hide in combat night or day)
3. MindThrust: Can do 1dX(5-10) amount of mental damage to an enemy, but takes 1Hp damage when doing so. ( this would be powerful to have, but doing damage to himself would explain why he doesn't do it often, more of a solution for a sticky situation)

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Post by askstoomuch » Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:46 am

if anybody is content with the traits i'll start writing the first update in the new thread
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Post by ChuckDaRighteous » Sat Aug 16, 2014 7:47 pm

I'm content with mine, though CyanMan really does need a positive. A negative with no positive is kinda harsh when all of us have some sort of positive.
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