So this idea brewed in my head for quite a while now, this RP is based on the players being Dragoners. Focus will lie mainly on interactions between players and the occasional (a little bit more than 'occasional' actually) fight

edited 14th Jun '16 9:50:36 AM by Sergey_Smirnov

I am quite interested, but I also have several questions before I make my character.

This sounds interesting.

Very interested. Might get to work on a signup soon.

I will join this. Are we going to be pairing up, or do we each make two characters?

Each creates two

edited 10th May '16 5:23:43 AM by Sergey_Smirnov

Now with that in mind GM-PC incoming:

Dragoner

• Name: Aicha Al-Samara
• Age: 16
• Gender: F
• Character: All in all a nice person to have around
• Appearance: Like this
• Faction: Sefrein
• Weapon of Choice: A Chain-Claw... basically a Whip Sword formed like a claw
• Talents and Powers:
  • Bartering: Due to her upringing as trader Aicha is quite good at bartering.
  • Stone Armor: When tapping into Ammon's powers Aicha can form stones around her body that act as armor, due to their magical nature those stones weigh nothing.
• Biography: Aicha stems from a family of nomadic traders from the South, before she became a Dragoner she was aspiring to be a trader herself. She travelled through the desert with her caravan for most of her life. After she became a Dragoner she settled in Sefrein to be able to train, though she hasn't severed the ties with her family and can get most equipment from them.
• Other: Nothing

Dragon

• Name: Ammon Al-Nagi (Amos)
• Age: 1.741
• Gender: M
• Character: Unlike what you would think when you see him quite jovial actually, likes to crack good jokes and will drink you under the table.
• Appearance:
  • Human: This nice looking guy here. (Yes, he always has a Cigar in his mouth)
  • Dragon: Mostly so.◊
• Elements:
  • Stone (Primary): Able to form rocks around his body as armor.
  • Water: Able to create fog by using the moisture in the air together with his own.
• Reason for Bonding: Weakened by a fight with another Dragon Ammon was found by Aicha's caravan deep in the desert. Aicha took the Dragon 'under her wings' so to speak, nursing him back to full health, he took the vow shortly afterwards, impressed by the fact that she used no small part of the caravans ressources to help him.
• Biography: Ammon belongs to the 'Patronus Agmen' a species of Dragons mostly found in the desert where they live around oases, more accurately, oases form around them, Ammon is one of the survivors of the Dragonfall. Since his clan remained mostly neutral and fullfilled an important role in the desert they came out of it mostly unscattered. So, after the war he remained in the desert, helping caravans with his dire needed water.
• Other: Nothing

edited 6th Jun '16 11:14:37 AM by Sergey_Smirnov

Also expressing my interest. I'll start thinking of a character soon.

2nd GM-PC for Greica

Dragoner

• Name: Alyesha Lagunova
• Age: 18
• Gender: F
• Character: She is pretty disciplined, as imagined by the daughter of the capitan of the guard.
• Appearance: Along with her Scythe
• Faction: Greica
• Weapon of Choice: Scythe
• Talents and Powers:
  • Plant Command: When tappin into Minerva's powers Alyesha can command plants to do her bidding, mostly using thorny plants as whips.
• Biography: Born as the daughter of the capitan of the guard in Greican Darr Alyesha was raised as a fighter from birth and was thought to be the next capitan of the guard by her peers. During a patrol around the outskirts she met Minerva and subsequently became a Dragoner.
• Other: Nothing

Dragon

• Name: Rajiya Al-Karim (Minerva)
• Age: 19.396
• Gender: F
• Character: Due to her enormous age Minerva now has a different view on the world, she has come to accept many things and currently is driven mostly by curiousity about the Humans.
• Appearance:
  • Human: She can't completely control her transformation, hence this.
  • Dragon: Like so
• Elements:
  • Nature (Primary): Can summon thorny plants out of the ground that entangle and injure her opponent
  • Steel: Can animate armors around her to fight for her
• Reason for Bonding: When first meeting Alyesha Minerva challenged her whole squad to try and beat her, to her surprise Alysha stepped in front of her men, telling Minerva that she would fight her one on one. Fascinated by Alyesha's bravery she agreed, being pretty sure of her victory. After a fight that lasted 3 hours she indeed emerged victorious but nonetheless she was more than impressed by the fact that Alyesha managed to hold of her defeat for so long.
• Biography: Minerva started her life as normal dragon, though at some point after the Dragonfall she encountered a Dragoner with a Death Dragon, his attack cursed her, leaving her body to rot, but her will to live did not fade away, and so she continued on to live as a skeleton. Being a Nature-Dragon herself and having accepted the cycle of life she doesn't mind, sometimes Alyesha even has the impression that she enjoys this. After Minerva met Alesha in the outskirts of Greican Darr, she soon became her Dragon.
• Other: Nothing

edited 14th May '16 1:50:53 PM by Sergey_Smirnov

Interesting concept, will post my Char sheets soon.

I noticed that you changed Chaijan's description to remind that they do in fact have a Dragoner army, just an extremely small one, and that they are Out of Bounds "ATM", so is it okay if I reserve a spot to later join when Chaijan is playable?

edited 15th May '16 5:46:02 AM by ThisGuy481

Finally got this ready.

Dragoner

Name: Adran of Silver City

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Character: Adran seems like the quiet, intelligent sort when one would first meet him. However, given a little bit of time, one might find that underneath his more calm exterior one might find that he is quick of wit and easily amused by his own jokes.

Note: There is often a distinct difference in how Adran presents himself when speaking with Eos as opposed to when he speaks with others. He seems to go out of his way to be polite and courteous.

Appearance: Adran is somewhat tall (around 5'11") and of a somewhat thin build for his height (around 135 lbs). His face is angular and his nose what some might consider "hawk-like", and his typical facial expressions range from neutral to confident or cocky. His hair is shaggy, dirty blonde in color, and comes down to just above his shoulders. His eyes are a light blue that borders on steel.

Adran prefers speed to pure strength when it comes to combat, and dresses accordingly - light leather armor with a light chain mail shirt beneath it to fill in the gaps. The armor itself is dark colored and made in several removable and interchangeable parts. Beneath all this he wears simple clothing - cloth shirt, cloth pants (the latter of which is covered by thickened leather leggings), a pair of boots with steel toes, and a belt with several pouches for various purposes (including implements for...less than reputable activities.) Over all of this he wears a black cloak to match Eos more closely (though he couldn't tell you why he feels this is necessary.)

Though his face is largely unmarked by scarring or blemishes, Adran has a particularly nasty scar going from his right shoulder and down in a jagged diagonal line across part of his throat and chest.

Faction: The Kingdom of Sefrein

Weapon of Choice:

Talents and Powers: I added Powers so that I can add some of what he can do with his Dragon abilities.

[[indent:20:Quick Wit, Quick Tongue: Adran is clever and quick to speak when he needs to. The term "Silver Tongue" also comes to mind.]]

Biography: Adran was born to a poor family in Silver City, a moderately sized metropolis of the Kingdom of Sefrein By the age of 5 they had both perished, one due to illness and the other due to a shadowy deal gone wrong. This rendered the child an orphan, who was quickly scooped up and adopted by one of the teeming gangs of street urchins in the slums. They taught him to fight, how to stay silent, and how to observe everything carefully before taking any actions. “Measure up your mark twice, strike once” was one of their mottos. By the age of 15 he was working small jobs on his own – the kinds of jobs that require a stealthy approach where one got in and got out without anyone being any the wiser. One particular job echoed the death of one of his parents, and would have indeed been his end. After being caught by the particular person he was trying to steal something precious from, he was struck in the right shoulder and down his neck and check by a vicious and vengeful blade and left to bleed out in an alleyway.

Were it not for the timely rescue of Eosonofex, a Dragon in the guise of a young woman, he wouldn't have made it. However, by performing the ritual to bond the two of them, she was able to heal some of his wounds and treat what she couldn't. From that point onward, the two would become partners, she viewing him as escort and bodyguard (though she doesn't really need one) and he viewing her as his savior and superior. As a plus, thanks to her interference, Adran was accepted as one of the elite warriors known as the Dragoner's, or Dragon Knights. He would be trained under the tutelage of the Captain of the Guard of Silver City, and would eventually leave their care as Freelancer, taking jobs that might require his particular brand of expertise.

Of note, Adran and Eos have taken on numerous guard details for important dignitaries, one or two heists for a particular, less than legal Guild, and exactly one assassination mission by a group that call themselves “The Heart of the People.” Though willfully taking a life rubs Adran the wrong way, Eos has convinced him that life and death are natural, and that this particular job will likely save hundreds more, should he succeed. It is this mission that brings them to their present location, though they aren't exactly sure where to begin.

Other: Adran is meant to be of somewhat mixed morality, which I hope to direct with Eos' influence.

Dragon

Name: Eosonofex (Eos)

Age: 4203 years

Gender: Female

Character: Eos, at first glance, may come off as somewhat aloof or uncaring, or perhaps as someone who might think they are superior to others. And, in a sense, that's not entirely wrong. Thus is the way with many dragons – after a certain point in their lives, they start to view the world differently. Almost through a lens, if you will. Eos suffers from this same point of view. In particular, she sees the hurry of men to be somewhat silly, and maintains that life – and death – are a continual cycle of regeneration and decay. This is exemplified by her elemental traits of Nature and Death.

However, beneath this, Eos has shown herself to be compassionate for the downtrodden (bonding with Adran was no small gesture), kind, and confident. She may also come off as flirtatious to some, and for good reason – while she views life as an outsider to some extent, she is still fascinated by certain aspects of it, and the particular aspect being referred to here is no exception (and in fact, may be one of her favorite). Additionally, though she seems confident, this is only because she is aware of her power and what she is capable of. She treats many and perhaps even most with fairness, and those she does not do so with are simply those that she cannot be bothered with. This is not an act of malice, even though to some it might come off as such.

Eos is also somewhat quick to anger, even in terms of a dragon. This could come in the form of something truly rage worthy, or perhaps just someone rubbing her the wrong way, and everything in between. Adran is often capable of keeping her from losing her cool completely, but not always. And this one doesn't think he needs to extrapolate as to what might happen when a dragon has lost her cool.

Appearance:

Weapon of Choice: I added this for her because she isn't picky about fighting as a human.

Elements and Powers:

Reason for Bond: Eos first met Adran as a young man dying in an alleyway. While at any other moment she might have felt that this was simply the cycle of life and death, during this particular instant she took pause. There was something in this one, she might have thought. Something that yearned for a greater purpose. For a change in the cycle perhaps. She was not one to say, but nevertheless she took it upon herself to heal his wounds and, when her power alone wasn't enough, she deigned to take the vow and make the bond, pledging herself to him as her Master. Or, perhaps more appropriately, as her partner.

Biography: Eosonofex has always been one better suited to cities and their kind than the ranges of her old home. Her particular species holds the common name of Cycle Bearers, though this is not quite what they are in their own tongue. Her kind typically tend to live where there is an abundance of both life and death – regeneration and decay that fuels their power. Eos, however, has found that the same confluence of energies gathers in cities, and so this is where she lives, though only for the last hundred years or so.

When she found Adran, she took the vow to save his life, and the two became a Dragoner and Dragon pair, and they now work as Freelancers when not answering the call from the Dragoner HQ or their own nation. Their current mission is to assassinate a high profile target for a group called “The Heart of the People,” which overall seems like a simple enough job for the time being, even if they aren't sure where to start.

Other: The idea with Eos is that I want to kind of flip the Master / Servant idea here on it's head. Both in that thy both know that in this particular relationship she is the one that wears the (figurative) pants and that, due to this bond, the two have a mutual need for the other (as I assume the bond is something that might have terrible consequences if broken by, say, a premature death.)

Hey! Is this still taking characters? If so, I have a character concept I'd like to submit.

Quick question, though: Despite playing a lot of tabletop rpgs, some of which were freeform like this, I've never played a forum rpg before. Is that ok?

Yes, still open, probably will also leave it open after the game started

Of course it is, everyone has to start ast some point :)

edited 18th May '16 12:25:43 AM by Sergey_Smirnov

Here's my character sheet.

Dragoner

Name: Sharyi Ithigos

Age: 17

Gender: F

Character: Sharyi is upbeat and generally cheery, trying her best to keep a postivie outlook on things. She has a flair for the dramatic and takes her performace seriously. When upset, Sharyi is more likely to go off and sulk than fly into a screaming rage.

Appearance: Sharyi is of average height and build. Her shoulder lengh brown hair spill out from beneath a common farmer's hat. She wears light padded leather armor over a noble's tunic.

Faction: Sefrein

Weapon of Choice: A high quality but nevertheless mundane shortsword, and a small wooden buckler. One day these shall be revered as weapons of legend. For now, they're just reliable equipment.

Talents and Powers:

Inspiring Song: Playing a rousing melody on her violin, Sharyi grants all allies in earshot a significant boost to speed and attack power.

Entrancing Tale: Sharyi recounts a chapter of her epic poem. This can keep a group of people entertained (and distracted) for hours on end, or strike fear into their hearts.

Run Like The Wind: Tapping into Targyon's power, Sharyi increases her movement speed and reflexes greatly. She also gains the ability to jump 20 feet and control her fall speed.

Biography: Sharyi is the fourth daughter of a wealthy noble family. Knowing that she was unlikley to inherit any power, she spend her days reading books in the library, going on short trips into the surrounding countryside, and listening to bards and peasants alike as they recounted tales of times gone by. Eventually, she began climbing a tall mountain outside her city. Every day, she would reach the summit and recount a chapter of her epic poem. This mountain was the lair of the wind dragon Targyon. Gradually, the two became aware of each other. One day, Sharyi climbed to the top of the mountain and found Taryon waiting for her, but the poem was over. She had no more stories to tell. Targyon agreed to bond with her, and the two set out to make their own stories.

Dragon

Name: Targyon

Age: 8,652

Gender: M

Character: Targyon is quiet and reserved. When uncomfortable, he becomes twitchy and evasive.

Appearance:

Human: Targyon's human shape is that of a middle-aged man with a fluffy white beard and icy blue eyes. He wears a parka-like blue robe.

Dragon: Targyon's dragon shape is a bluish white. It is long and mauverable, with long, clawed arms and a feathered tail and wings.

Elements:

Air; Razor Boost: A cone of razor sharp wind surrounds Targyon, shielding him from harm and increasing his speed. This cone of wind can later be broken and flung at an enemy, resulting in a gale of wind-blades.

Reason for Bonding: Targyon was spellbound by Sharyi's epic poem. He shares her goal of becoming a figure of legend.

edited 18th May '16 4:38:28 PM by SketchRemix

Can I reserve until Chaijan is available?

Accepted, seems we got ourselfes a bard, nice

Still thinking, note though that depending on the players this can take a while. Also let me be perfectly honest, I saw your SU's in other RP's and nearly all of them were kinda overly antagonistic Mind Rape-y or/and Brown Note kind of characters, I'm more than willing to give you the benefit of the doubt for this, though note that I won't allow such a character.

Yeah, don't worry. Another RP was willing to fulfill my Eldritch Abomination obsession

Oh also Sketch I forgot to say this in my last post, while some Dragons are weak of mind most can't just be charmed like this, so I'm going to assume 'spellbound' in this case was meant like 'found it so incredibly good' instead was 'was charmed by'

Yeah, I meant "inspired by" rather than "compelled" (sorry weird wording)

Dragoner

Name: Yusef Khoros

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Character: Boisterous in nature, Yusef is an upbeat, friendly person, albeit rowdy and hot-tempered at times. When on a mission or in battle, he acts calmer and more serious. Although slightly lacking in book smarts, Yusef has a keen eye for details. He is also a person who puts his all into the task at hand, be it smithing or fighting.

Appearance: This is what Yusef looks like.◊ Is of above average height and powerfully built. His outfit consists of light metal armor over a dark shirt and a sturdy pair of pants and boots. He also wears a pair of leather work gloves.

Faction: Greica

Weapon of Choice: A large warhammer.

Talents and Powers:

• Weapon smith: Apart from being able to repair and craft weapons and armour, Yusef is also able to inspect a weapon or piece of armour and obtain some information about it (what it is made of, where did it come from, how well it is maintained etc.).

• Strength: Thanks to a lifetime of labouring in the forge and hauling ores, Yusef boasts a significant amount of strength, and is able to wield his hammer with ease.

• Fire control: Tapping into Hassan’s power grants Yusef the ability to conjure fireballs and bolts of flame, as well as a resistance to heat and fire. Yusuf can also ignite his hammer to deal additional damage to enemies.

Biography: Born into a family of blacksmiths that have been serving the Greican military for generations and the eldest of five siblings, Yusef grew up among soldiers, spending his days either making and repairing equipment in the forges of Grecian Darr, or making a trip to Flyvons Ridge to gather ores for his work. It was on one of these excursions that Yusef discovered an ore-rich cavern and its resident, Hassan Al-Tazim. Hassan agreed to let the young man to mine ores in the cavern on the condition that he forged a weapon for him. Yusef agreed, and returned several days later with a spear that he presented to Hassan. Satisfied with the quality of the weapon and that the deal was upheld, the fire dragon offered to make the Vow with Yusef.

Other:

• Yusef's body temperature is slightly higher than normal, possibly due to his bond with a fire dragon.

• Cats seem to take a liking to Yusef, and tend to act quite docile around him.

Dragon

Name: Hassan Al-Tazim (Hector)

Age: 5,284

Gender: Male

Character: Hassan is a coolheaded individual, if somewhat snarky. He's a bit more relaxed when around friends and acquaintances.

Appearance:

• Human form: Here, except he doesn't smoke and his eyes are orange in colour.

• Dragon form: here◊

Element:

• Fire: Able envelop his own body in fire as a close-quarters defense and bend fire into shapes such as arrows, blades and spears.
  • Hassan also has the ability to breathe a wave of pure heat without flame, which appears as a distorted ripple moving through the air.

Reason for Bonding: Yusef's honesty and dedication to his work earned Hassan's respect: Yusef never told Hassan where he was from, so Hassan wouldn't know where to find him if he did skip out on the deal. But despite this, he took the time to forge a proper weapon and deliver it.

Other: In human form, Hassan is skilled in fighting with a spear.

edited 20th May '16 8:32:04 AM by svenorzokarkoff

Accepted, although normally I had to say that there was one power per element, though since enveloping body in flames and forming weapons out of fire can be generalized to 'can shape flames' anyway I'm loosening up a bit on this.

I'm interested. I already have some character concepts sprouting in my mind. I'll try to have them ready and posted before the weekend ends.

By the way, what do you mean by Chaijan having "Superior Technology"?

Are they Shizo Tech, Steampunk, or just a bit more advanced with primitive gunpowder or something?

The latter, I'd say that for others an early musket is a very good new weapon, not really secret prototype stuff but at least sufficiently advanced to not just give it to every soldier. Chaijan on the other hand is already researching something similar to smokeless Gunpowder - IRL that got invented in the 2nd half of the 19th century, here a bit earlier.

All in all I'd say the gap between them is ~50 years - give or take a decade - which is migitated by the fact that they don't have nearly as many dragons, after all, they might have much better rifles... but those still can't do sh*t against a dragon coming from above and breathing fire at their lines, after all the Dragons not only have tremendous power but also a devastating impact on the morale of every enemy they fight, think of the Panzerschock in WWI only more.

Hence Chaijan currently trains a dedicated anti Dragoner Corps, trained in holding their lines even in the face of an assault by a Dragoner.

edited 22nd May '16 3:06:06 AM by Sergey_Smirnov