Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

[teh bunneh]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

Didja ever go to a goth Dia de los Muertos party and come home wearing someone else's contact lenses?

 

I've gone home wearing someone else's shirt, pants, and/or panties at one point or another, but never someone's contacts. I guess I'm a prude -- I'd never swap eye-juice with a stranger.

 

Anyone stuck for ideas? I need a naval officer and the ship's cat hasn't been spoken for.

 

Ah dude! I didn't know the ship's cat was still open! I totally had an idea for that!

 

Bill.

(Actually, I'm not kidding... I had this idea for a lusty tomcat were-kitty).

[teh bunneh]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

Ah dude! I didn't know the ship's cat was still open! I totally had an idea for that!

 

 

(For the record. I think I'd prefer Felix... but David could be fun as well if HooliganX likes him better).

 

DAVID LYKAN

Val Char Cost Roll Notes

10 STR 0 12- Lift 100kg; 2d6; [2]

17 DEX 21 13- OCV 6 DCV 6

13 CON 6 12-

10 BODY 0 11-

13 INT 3 12- PER Roll 12-

11 EGO 2 11- ECV: 4

18 PRE 8 13- PRE Attack: 3 1/2d6

16 COM 3 12-

4/7 PD 2 Total: 4/7 PD (0/3 rPD)

4/7 ED 1 Total: 4/7 ED (0/3 rED)

3 SPD 3 Phases: 4, 8, 12

5 REC 0

30 END 2

25 STUN 3

Total Characteristic Cost: 54

 

Movement: Running: 9" / 18"

Swimming: 2" / 4"

Leaping: 5 1/2"

 

Cost Powers END

5 Cat Claws: Clinging; Requires a Climbing Roll (-1/2), Restrainable (-1/2) 0

7 Cat Claws: HKA 1/2d6; Restrainable (-1/2) 1

5 Cat Eyes: Nightvision 0

6 Quick on his Feet: Running +3" 1

3 Quick on his Feet: Leaping +3" 1

15 Werecat: Multiform (to 75-point Housecat) 1

 

Talents

6 Cat-like Reflexes: Combat Luck (3 PD/3 ED)

3 Cat-like Tread: Environmental Movement (no penalties on narrow surfaces)

 

Skills

2 Animal Handler (felines) 13-

3 Breakfall 13-

3 Climbing 13-

3 Concealment 12-

3 Contortionist

3 Conversation 13-

2 Language: French (fluent conversation)

2 Language: Italian (fluent conversation)

3 Persuasion 13-

3 Security Systems 12-

3 Seduction 13-

3 Sleight of Hand 13-

3 Streetwise 13-

3 Shadowing 13-

3 Stealth 13-

4 WF: Common Melee Weapons, Early Firearms

 

EveryDisownedNobleman Skills:

0 AK: Great Britain 11-

0 FAM: High Society 8-

0 FAM: Acting 8-

0 FAM: Deduction 8-

0 FAM: Paramedics 8-

0 Language: English (idiomatic; literate)

0 Language: Latin (basic; literate)

0 PS: Nobleman 11-

 

Total Powers & Skill Cost: 96

Total Cost: 150

 

75+ Disadvantages

5 Accidental Change: To cat-form when frightened (uncommon, 8-)

5 Distinctive Features: Cat-like features (easily concealed, noticed & recognized)

10 Hunted: The Lykan Family (more powerful, 8-, mildly punish)

20 Hunted: The British Crown (more powerful, NCI, 8-, harshly punish)

15 Psychological Limitation: Tom-cat (lecherous) (common, strong)

10 Psychological Limitation: Loves the High Life (common, moderate)

10 Social Limitation: Not Really a Nobleman (Anymore) (occasionally, major)

0 Experience Points

Total Disadvantage Points: 150

 

Background/History: The Lykan are a noble family with roots going back to ancient times and a long, proud tradition. Many of the old legends of werewolves are actually because of the Lykan clan, because all Lykans are shape-shifters -- noble were-lions, mighty were-bears, powerful were-eagles, and of course fearsome were-wolves. David, the youngest son of the current patriarch of the clan, is a huge disappointment to his family. He is a were-cat. Not a graceful were-panther, or a stealthy were-jaguar, nor a fierce were-tiger -- just a simple, harmless were-housecat.

 

Because his family is ashamed of his existence, he was sent away to the university – not so much to get an education as to keep his taint out of the sight of his family. He found that he enjoyed the life of the lay-about, rakish university student, and excelled at almost every aspect of it – drinking, staying up late, pitching woo… pretty much everything except going to class.

When his father heard of his slipping grades, he cut off David's stipend.

 

Unwilling to give up the life he had come to enjoy so well, David took to utilizing his "special skills" to acquire enough funds to maintain his standard of living. But he grew careless and was caught red-handed in the act of robbing a lovely young noblewoman of her virtue and her jewelry.

 

His parents, shamed by David's reprehensible behavior, disowned him, and he faced the gallows. Unfortunately, jail cells designed to hold human prisoners are useless for holding cats, and David fled. He boarded the first ship he could find (stowing away as the ship's cat) and headed for the New World.

 

Since that time, he's been bumming around the Caribbean, finding his fortune where he can. He is rather unhappy about losing his cushy life, and wants to get it back as soon as he can -- whatever it takes. He travels from island to island by sneaking aboard ships in cat form. Most recently, he came aboard the Black Rose, expecting nothing but a ride to the next port...

 

Personality/Motivation: Charming, handsome, worldly, and debonair, David is a true lady's man. When he turns up the charm, he is practically irresistible; the fact that he is (was) a wealthy nobleman's son only helps matters.

 

Unfortunately, since he's fallen on hard times lately he's been forced to use his more esoteric skills to make a living – he is a cat-burglar (forgive the pun) par excellence, and has no qualms about "borrowing" funds from those who can spare them.

 

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Powers/Tactics: David is a fair swordsman and knows which end of a gun is the dangerous one, but he'd rather not fight if he can help it. If he finds himself cornered, he has a surprise at hand -- his cat-like retractable claws, which can do a number on his enemies.

 

Campaign Use: David is a very good sneak-thief and spy; his were-form only makes him even more effective at that job.

 

Appearance: David is a very handsome young man with black hair and blue eyes -- the kind of man the ladies swoon over. He dresses fashionably and well, carrying himself as a nobleman (even though he no longer is).

In his were-form, he is a sleek black cat with bright blue eyes.

 

Equipment: Fancy Nobleman's Clothes, Rapier, Pistol

[hooligan x]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

Nice kitty, but I prefer Felix, not the cat.

 

*Snort*

 

And I never said they were a stranger's contacts, just not mine.

[hooligan x]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

With 3 characters ready to go, we will have to postpone the start date for a week. I will be starting next Sunday, as soon as that crappy Home Makeover show starts.

 

I'll set up the game before that and ask you all to sumbit your characters. DO NOT SUBMIT HD FILES TO HEROCENTRAL! It effs them all up and it sucks to read. If you have HD, export it to a txt file and upload that to the HeroCentral game. It will tell you it won't work, but it will.

 

My co-workers are slow getting their characters done, but they said something about getting to level 60 before the expansion pack came out, whatever that means.

[hooligan x]

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This just in; one of the cubicle girls has decided to base her character on the Decemberists' song The Mariner's Revenge. Which goes a little something like this:

 

"The Mariner's Revenge Song"

 

We are two mariners

Our ship's sole survivors

In this belly of a whale

It's ribs are ceiling beams

It's guts are carpeting

I guess we have some time to kill

 

You may not remember me

I was a child of three

And you, a lad of eighteen

But, I remember you

And I will relate to you

How our histories interweave

At the time you were

A rake and a roustabout

Spending all your money

On the whores and hounds

(oh, oh)

 

You had a charming air

All cheap and debonair

My widowed mother found so sweet

And so she took you in

Her sheets still warm with him

Now filled with filth and foul disease

As time wore on you proved

A debt-ridden drunken mess

Leaving my mother

A poor consumptive wretch

(oh, oh)

 

And then you disappeared

Your gambling arrears

The only thing you left behind

And then the magistrate

Reclaimed our small estate

And my poor mother lost her mind

Then, one day in spring

My dear sweet mother died

But, before she did

I took her hand as she, dying, cried:

(oh, oh)

 

"Find him, Bind him

Tie him to a pole and break

His fingers to splinters

Drag him to a hole until he

Wakes up naked

Clawing at the ceiling

Of his grave"

 

It took me fifteen years

To swallow all my tears

Among the urchins in the street

Until a priory

Took pity and hired me

To keep their vestry nice and neat

But, never once in the employ

Of these holy men

Did I ever, once turn my mind

From the thought of revenge

(oh, oh)

 

One night I overheard

The prior exchanging words

With a penitent whaler from the sea

The captain of his ship

Who matched you toe to tip

Was known for wanton cruelty

The following day

I shipped to sea

With a privateer

And in the whistle

Of the wind

I could almost hear

(oh, oh)

 

"Find him, Bind him

Tie him to a pole and break

His fingers to splinters

Drag him to a hole until he

Wakes up naked

Clawing at the ceiling

Of his grave

 

There is one thing I must say to you

As you sail across the sea

Always, your mother will watch over you

As you avenge this wicked deed"

 

And then, that fateful night

We had you in our sight

After twenty months at sea

Your starboard flank abeam

I was getting my muskets clean

When came this rumbling from beneath

The ocean shook

The sky went black

And the captain quailed

And before us grew

The angry jaws

Of a giant whale

 

(oh..)

 

Don't know how I survived

The crew all was chewed alive

I must have slipped between his teeth

But, oh, what providence

What divine intelligence

That you should survive

As well as me

It gives my heart great joy

To see your eyes fill with fear

So lean in close

And I will whisper

The last words you'll hear

(oh, oh)

[gojira]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

Hmm, so I still have time then? I'll try to work up Xander (new working name), last week turned ugly on me.

[hooligan x]

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Our vengeful mariner:

 

Kit Slattery

 

Player: Jackie

 

Val Char Cost

10 STR 0

15 DEX 15

15 CON 10

10 BODY 0

18 INT 8

15 EGO 10

10 PRE 0

14 COM 2

 

4 PD 2

4 ED 1

3 SPD 5

6 REC 2

30 END 0

26 STUN 3

 

10" RUN 8

5" SWIM 3

4" LEAP 0

Characteristics Cost: 69

 

 

Cost Martial Arts Maneuver

Gutter Brawling

4 1) Low Blow: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, +1 DCV, 2 1/2d6 NND

3 2) Trip: 1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, -1 DCV, STR +2d6 Strike, Target Falls

4 3) Eye Rake: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -1 DCV, Flash 5d6

5 4) Joint Break: 1/2 Phase, -1 OCV, -2 DCV, Grab One Limb; HKA 0 1/2d6, Disable

3 5) Punch/Kick: 1/2 Phase, +1 OCV, +0 DCV, STR +3d6 Strike

4 6) +1 HTH Damage Class(es)

Martial Arts Cost: 23

 

Cost Skill

3 Acting 11-

5 Breakfall 13-

5 Climbing 13-

3 Disguise 13-

2 Gambling 13-

2 Navigation (Marine) 13-

2 PS 11-

5 WF: Common Melee Weapons, Early Firearms, Vehicle Weapons

16 +2 with All Combat

15 +3 with Ranged Combat

Every Urchin skills

0 1) Concealment 8-

0 2) Lockpicking 8-

0 3) Persuasion 8-

0 4) Streetwise 8-

0 5) Survival (Custom Adder, Urban) 8-

0 6) Sleight Of Hand 8-

0 7) Stealth 8-

0 8) PS: Beggar 8-

0 9) AK: London 8-

0 10) KS: Street folk 8-

0 11) Language: English (native) (idiomatic; Custom Adder)

 

Skills Cost: 58

 

 

 

Total Character Cost: 150

 

Pts. Disadvantage

0 Normal Characteristic Maxima

20 Psychological Limitation: Seeks to ruin then slay Francis Spaulding (Common; Total)

15 Hunted: Capt Scratch 8- (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish)

10 Hunted: Diego Salamanca 8- (Mo Pow; Harshly Punish; Limited Geographical Area)

5 Psychological Limitation: protective of children (Uncommon; Moderate)

5 Money: Poor

5 Distinctive Features: Baby-faced (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)

15 Social Limitation: Secret (Frequently; Major)

Disadvantage Points: 75

Base Points: 75

Experience Required: 0

Total Experience Available: 0

Experience Unspent: 0

[hooligan x]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

Zorn, Bill, & E84 have permission to come aboard. Remember to upload the TXT file instead of the regular HD file. Then we can read it.

 

http://www.herocentral.net/campaignInformation.htm?newCampaignId=597227

 

Everyone else has at least until Sunday.

[zornwil]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

Do you prefer a particular TXT export?

[hooligan x]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

Whatever works. Mr Keyes used a txt file for the Thunderbolts campaign and it was readable.

[teh bunneh]

Arrr, mateys!

 

I believe that I originally uploaded an MS Word file to the Thunderbolts game. Keep in mind though, that after your original submission you won't be able to upload anything other than an HD3 file.

 

I'll post Felix and see if it still works...

 

EDIT: Drat, no. Looks like Dan retooled Herocentral to only accept HD3 files. I can't even upload my HD2 file.

 

Bill.

[zornwil]

Re: Arrr, mateys!

 

Soooo - Seth, HD3 upload okay, then, or how do you want us to handle?

[Savinien]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

As long as the file is uploaded with HDv3... Anyone can read/see the file with the new formatting. The HD application resides on the server.

 

Just make one of the players (with HDv3) GM for a bit and they can upload the finished product.

[hooligan x]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

So HD3 it is. That's a feature I don't care for in an otherwise sweet program.

 

So, a lot of folks want on the boat. Since I neglected to post a player restriction notice in the campaign info, I will be taking walk-ins. However, timely forum members will be given favorable treatment. If your HC name and your forum name differ, PM me so I know who you are.

 

We set sail on Sunday, me hearties! After that, we can pick up new crew as needed in any port. If you don't make the first round pick, be patient.

[zornwil]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

I formally applied, uploaded a file.

[hooligan x]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

I formally applied' date=' uploaded a file.[/quote']

 

I don't see it yet. Eh, it's probably waiting on the returns from the 4th district.

[hooligan x]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

I anyone wishes to convert various formats to HD to upload to the board, let me know.

 

I may be MIA for a few days as I track down my automoble and the swelling in my face subsides, but the Dude will abide.

[Savinien]

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I will load the characters. But, I will be MIA in Florida at World Cup (paintball) until Monday.

 

Did anyone take the 'Detective'? I think I'd like to try that role. Perhaps a navy officer previously or something.

[Mastermind]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

Hmm...based on your suggestions I applied and am leaning towards a dedicated hunter type. It would work well with Sav's Inquisitor....though they may be of different faiths.

[zornwil]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

I don't see it yet. Eh' date=' it's probably waiting on the returns from the 4th district.[/quote']

Strange - I don't think it worked, then. It didn't give an error, it just popped back to the same page. Not really sure what to do but I think the version of the HD might be a problem, I created it in HD3 but then opened and saved it in HD2 subsequently. I"ll have to deal with it later today/tonight.

[zornwil]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

I anyone wishes to convert various formats to HD to upload to the board, let me know.

 

I may be MIA for a few days as I track down my automoble and the swelling in my face subsides, but the Dude will abide.

Um, that last sentence doesn't sound good, hope you're okay!

[Mastermind]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

I run a few games on HC. I am relatively familiar with all the new-fangled features and have modified some xml code to get non-HERO characters up on the pages (see The Savage Tide). So I can help if you need me to.

 

Just please accept Martin. He'll be very cool and be your best friend even if you're a royalist.

[zornwil]

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Thanks! I'll see re the upload later.

 

Looking forward to seeing Martin.

[MisterD]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

I have a character idea

 

A young man called The Doctor (THe cook on a gelley ship)

 

I am thinking he is the master in the kitchen (able to make deliciouse edible foods out of just about anything available.

Able to list ingredients and procedures in preperation of any food he tastes

 

Pus one of the bellow

 

1) VPP of Knowledge and background skills (drawback is someone other than himself has to ask a question)

 

Or

 

2) Real good with knives.

[Mastermind]

Re: Online game:Who wants to buckle some swash?

 

 

I may be MIA for a few days as I track down my automoble and the swelling in my face subsides, but the Dude will abide.

 

Ummm...are you OK?