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1Characters that have appeared in the separate Rollplay series.
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4!Contains some unmarked spoilers, including trope names that immediately spoil
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8[[folder:Rollplay: R&D 4 - Numenera]]
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10!!'''Bleen'''
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12ItmeJP's character. A Mutant Glaive who Needs No Weapon, his mutations replaced one of his arms with a short stinging tentacle.
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14Tropes associated with Bleen:
15* BareFistedMonk: As a practitioner of Cthu-Fu, he fights with his bare hand and tentacle.
16* BewareTheNiceOnes: The calmest and kindest member of the team, but also the strongest.
17* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: While his tentacle doesn't count as this trope for obvious reasons, his physical prowess is explained as the result of intensive training.
18* CombatTentacles: Has one that replaces one of his arms. It is very short - 14 inches long with 12 inches in girth - but it has a poisonous stinger that allows it to deal massive amounts of damage.
19* FantasticFightingStyle: Cthu-Fu, a martial art focused on making the most of one's mutations.
20* NiceGuy: Calm and friendly to those he meets, always preferring a peaceful approach.
21* MushroomSamba: Ends up accidentally taking a fictional drug in-universe. The effects are amusing.
22* TechnicalPacifist: Claims to despise fighting, but is the team's primary melee combatant.
23* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: When the players rolled for their starting artefacts, Bleen got a stocking that is always warm. He uses it as a sheath for his tentacle.
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25!!'''Pocket[[spoiler:/Pocket's Dad]]'''
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27Jesse Cox's character. A Driven Jack who Fights Dirty.
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29Tropes associated with Pocket:
30* AnArmAndALeg: Ends up having his hand eaten by his living solvent.
31* TheChessmaster: Successfully tricked the rest of the party into helping him access the cloning machine.
32* CombatPragmatist: The Fights Dirty focus allows him to take advantage of an opponent who is knocked down, stunned, etc.
33* DirtyCoward: Opts to flee from battle and leave his allies behind at least twice, even when he could help them with little challenge. He never succeeds, though.
34* DualWielding: Uses two daggers in melee combat, though this is purely for cosmetic effect.
35* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He may be the least morally bound member of the party, but [[spoiler: he's doing everything he can to bring his wife and son back to life.]]
36* EtTuBrute: Betrays the rest of the team to take control of the cloning machine.
37* FreakyFridayFlip: Switched bodies with his son five years ago, through the same means that Amelia and Renton did.
38* FriendlySniper: Has a cheerful demeanour and is the only member of the team with a bow.
39* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He activates his living solvent, hoping it will help him in battle. It takes his hand.
40* JerkAss: Has no qualms about leaving his allies behind, keeps valuable information from them, and unnecessarily intimidates an old man into giving him information.
41%%* Necromantic
42* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Unlike Triple A, Pocket's real name is unknown.
43* TheSmartGuy: Translates what the Gruelling Mentats are saying, and also figures out how their machine works.
44* SmokingIsCool: Pocket casually smokes to display how little he cares about a situation.
45* TokenEvilTeammate: More neutral than evil, but certainly less heroic than the others.
46%%* WalkingSpoiler
47* WellDoneSonGuy: Though it's more vitriolic than the usual instances of this trope, Pocket wishes to prove to his late father that Pocket is superior to him. [[spoiler: At least, that's what he'd have you believe. In reality, he wishes to resurrect his family.]]
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49!!'''Alaric Avery Atwell/Triple A'''
50
51Luperza's character. A Mystical Nano who Controls Beasts, his animal companion is a seskii (reptillian dog-thing) called Chomper.
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53Tropes associated with Triple A:
54* AlliterativeName: Alaric Avery Atwell.
55* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Chomper became Triple A's only friend post-mechanization.
56* TheBeastmaster: The Controls Beasts focus grants him this power, though so far he only has a seskii companion.
57* ButtMonkey: Takes a lot more damage than the rest of the team.
58* HollywoodCyborg: Became mostly mechanical prior to the story.
59* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Is almost never referred to by his real name.
60* WeCanRebuildHim: Severely injured in an accident before the events of the story, most of his organic matter was replaced with machinery.
61* WeaponSpecialization: Uses a whip in combat. Unlike most beastmasters who use whips, Triple A doesn't use it to discipline his animals.
62
63!!'''Amelia Braxxon'''
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65DJWheat's character. An Impulsive Nano who Separates Mind From Body, she is a woman in a man's body.
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67Tropes associated with Amelia Braxxon:
68* AmbiguousGender: She has modified Renton's body to appear more androgynous, hoping to cause confusion among those she wishes to trick.
69* BlackMage: Has access to the Onslaught esotery.
70* FreakyFridayFlip: She accidentally swapped bodies with her colleague Renton before the events of the story. She survived, while Renton didn't.
71* GenderBender: As mentioned above, she switched bodies with her male colleague.
72* PsychicPowers: Amelia can use her Third Eye ability to view distant areas.
73* RoyalRapier: She uses one in melee combat. Doesn't follow the tradition of being a noble, however.
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75[[/folder]]
76
77%%[[folder:Rollplay: Swan Song]]
78
79%%!!'''Wilbur "Higgs" Higgins III'''
80
81%%ItmeJP's character. An uncouth conman and leader of the Swan Song. Handles the negotiation and navigation for the ship.
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84%%* ConMan
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86%%!!'''Piani Pic'''
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88%%DJWheat's character. Psychic and computer expert for the Swan Song.
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91%%!!'''Mr. Sicarian'''
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93%%iNControl's character. Security officer for the Swan Song. A mercenary who always keeps himself professional, even to the point of habit.
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95%%!!'''Victor Kovacs'''
96
97%%silentOsiris' character. Medical officer and pilot of the Swan Song. [[CripplingOverspecialization Blessed with the ability to speak Ancient Shindalian]].
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99%%* DroppedABridgeOnHim
100
101%%!!Prosper Trudeau
102%%SilentOsiris' character. Pilot and sniper for the Swan Song. A representative for the Order of Annunciation and a specialist regarding AI interaction.
103%%----
104%%* PutOnABus
105
106%%!!Alpharius
107%%iNcontrol's character. Cyborg and the bodyguard of the Swan Song. Has cybernetics due to destruction of Andoni.
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110%%!!Erik Fretheim
111%%silentOsiris' character. Psychic and engineer for the Swan Song. He is from Sigrid and studied in Hoveyda.
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114%%[[/folder]]
115
116[[folder:Rollplay: Mirrorshades]]
117
118!!'''b0nb0n'''
119
120Real name Mako Zefnie, a Japanese-Greek human decker played by Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham. b0nb0n is the de facto leader of Bomb Threat.
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122Tropes associated with b0nb0n:
123* CrosscastRole: b0nb0n is female, while Graham is male.
124%%* TheCracker
125%%* TheLeader: Of Bomb Threat
126
127!!'''Crusher'''
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129Real name Lorenzo Salvador, a cybernetic troll played by JP "itmeJP" [=McDaniel=].
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131Tropes associated with Crusher:
132* AxCrazy: Most of the decisions Crusher makes are quite drastic and brutal, surprising the other team members sometimes even.
133%%* DumbMuscle
134* ItsAllAboutMe: Not as bad as Nightsass but this quote says it all:
135-->'''Crusher:''' I'm the only shadowrunner in this group.
136%%* {{Jerkass}}
137%%* MurderIsTheBestSolution
138
139!!'''Breakdown'''
140
141Real name Marcellin Nezih Louis, an elvish dove-shaman played by [[WebVideo/PressHeartToContinue Brooke "Dodger" Leigh.]]
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143Tropes associated with Breakdown:
144* CrosscastRole: Breakdown is male, while Dodger is female.
145* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Is pulled back into shadowrunning after leaving the team to work at a clinic.
146%%* TheMedic
147%%* TokenGoodTeammate
148
149!!'''Nightsass'''
150
151An AK-wielding ex-rockstar played by Kaitlyn "kaitlyn" Richelle.
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153Tropes associated with Nightsass:
154%%* ItsAllAboutMe: {{Understatement}}
155* RobotBuddy: Mr. Extreme, a home service bot she comes across in Tokyo. After the TimeSkip, he's her personal drone.
156* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She has no qualms about getting naked or otherwise showing off her body in front of somebody else.
157* TookALevelInBadass: Becomes a full-fledged rigger after the year-long TimeSkip following the botched Tokyo job.
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159[[/folder]]
160
161[[folder:Rollplay: The West Marches]]
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163%%!!'''Bardric Barderson'''
164
165%%A halfling bard who specializes in fire magic played by shannonZkiller
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167%%Tropes associated with Bardric:
168
169!!'''Captain Koke'''
170A human eldritch night played by JP "itmeJP" [=McDaniel=]
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172* MagicKnight: Par for being an eldritch knight
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174%%!!'''Casper 'Cypress' Tooley'''
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176%%A human druid played by Ellohime
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178%%Tropes associated with Casper 'Cypress' Tooley
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180%%!!'''Clara Clericson'''
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182%%Human cleric supposedly the daughter of Rona godess of the hearth played by shannonZkiller
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184%%Tropes associated with Clara
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186%%!!!'''Darius Elian'''
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188%%A human rogue that was once a noble played by pokket
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190%%Tropes associated with Darius
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192!!!'''Doctor Grigori Petrochiv'''
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194A human cleric, born somewhere in the east marches he is a doctor though no one has seen his credentials, Played by Adam 'Skinyghost' Koebel
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196* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Spent his youth as a slave after his tribe was destroyed in a raid, holds an immense hatred of civilization ever since]]
197* HuskyRusskie: His accent is strongly remminscent of a russian accent
198* ImAHumanitarian: [[spoiler:When he finds an old rival slave, this ends up the fate of said slave.]]
199* MadDoctor: His credentials show him to be a skilled physician, not that anyone has seen them
200* TokenEvilTeammate: Relishes his oppurtunities to be evil
201
202[[/folder]]
203[[folder:Rollplay: Court of Swords]]
204!Season 1
205The first season took place in the Riverlands of the Court of Swords. Three Magistrates was sent out to investigate small fishing village. What they found in said village shook the Courts finest to their core...
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207%%!!'''Baern Hillstern'''
208%%A hill dwarf Cleric of Temperance, Magistrate of the court of Swords.
209%%Played by Dansgaming
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211%%Tropes associated with Baern
212
213!!'''Velimir Cetrovic'''
214
215A fire genasi rogue, Magistrate of the court of Swords.
216Played by GassyMexican
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218Tropes associated with Velimir
219* [[spoiler:ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When two thirds of the party of three magistrates gets downed, his survival instinct kicks in and he abandon them to live another day. Thankfully the two gets better.]]
220
221%%!!'''Zephyra Awen'''
222
223%%An air genasi barbarian, Colonel and Magistrate of the Court of Swords.
224%%Played by itmeJP
225
226!Season 2
227The second season takes place in the disputed region of Xu Lin Valley. Four convicted men, shackled with magic bracelets are sent out by the Court of Swords to find information and items that can strengthen the Courts claim to the valley over their rivals in the Court of Coins.
228
229!!'''Ramus Krill'''
230A human cleric of the sun arcana. Became a cleric of the tower after his death and resurrection, Played by Dansgaming
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232* AssholeVictim: Probably deserved his initial enslavement considering his treatment of others.
233* [[spoiler:TheSoulless: After being raised by Hazan his higher soul is missing, leaving only his earthly soul which retains his garbage qualities]]
234* LightIsNotGood: Not evil per say but certainly an asshole. For a sun cleric [[spoiler: Still an asshole but what to expect from a cleric of the tower]]
235* ItsAllAboutMe: this qoute says a lot about Ramus "Insignificant FOOL, I shall answer your measly questions when and IF I feel Like it. RAMUS CORNELIUS KRILL has seen and done things you will never know. YOU SHOULD BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP MY FEET, for you do not know to whom you speak!"
236
237!!'''Berg the Undying'''
238A half-orc barbarian and slave of the court of swords, played by GassyMexican
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240* AssholeVictim: Not a good person but he probably doesn't deserve all that the tower throws his way.
241* TheBigGuy: Is the character who is the best at physical fighting.
242* TheDeterminator: Mechanically as a barbarian and a half orc he is a hard individual to take down, he is now the longest surviving character, earning him the epitaph "The Undying".
243* DumbMuscle: Has the lowest intellgence and wisdom of the party.
244* MadeASlave: Used to be slave when he was younger.
245* MilesToGoBeforeISleep: Having survived for long in the shadow of the tower berg has lost all motivation to live aside for his service of the tower.
246* TheCorruption: After encountering the crystal prism in the drug mines of the red banner, his soul acts as a vampire absorbing other souls, which is slowly changing Berg into something Otherworldly.
247
248!!'''Persnidgetron'''
249A forest gnome ranger, played by Day9.
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251* BreakTheCutie: Suffers through the near genocide of the forest gnomes at the hands of the Rock Gnome King, [[spoiler: and the Mara.]] As well as [[spoiler: the death of several of his companions in his quest to defeat the Rock Gnome King]]
252
253!!'''Jubilant Black Gale'''
254A kenku Cleric, played by itmeJP
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256%%* BirdPeople
257* VoiceChangeling: Mimic words, sounds and sentences learnt from various people and beings.
258
259%%!Season 3
260%%Season three of the Court of Swords takes us to the great City of Brass, capital of the Court of Wands. The many ringed city spans far and host several different people within it, including Halflings, Trolls.
261
262%%!!'''Enoch'''
263%%A human crossbow wielding fighter, last survivor of a noble House of the City of Brass, played by itmeJP.
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