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For Glory, Fame, and Honor!
Not all champions are heroes of their homelands, handpicked by the Grand Summoners to fight in the League. Some are warriors, spellcasters, or tricksters with a variety of pasts, who come to the League to find glory and respect. Others disdain their past, knowing nothing but battle and simply seek worthy opponents on the Fields of Justice.
Wherever they may come from, many travel from all over Valoran to the steps of the Institute of War, ready to compete with one another to gain attention and earn a spot on the exclusive roster of champions. However, few are chosen, and often dozens or more will be turned away in the course of a year with none offered the much-desired honor.
So it is, even now. You have trekked from lands near and far to show your skills, and stand, waiting to hear if your name will be called, to step into the Reflecting Chamber and have the Summoners read your mind.
But first, tell me about yourself. This won’t be starting immediately, so take some time! Think about your character, who they are, where they come from, their aspirations, and anything else. I’d be accepting of all levels of PnP backgrounds, from basement-dwelling neckbeards to newbs.
I’m considering D&D 3.5/4/Next or Mutants and Masterminds right now, let me know if you have any input in systems.
I’d basically be using lore from LoL (with slight modifications if necessary), so check out the wiki for ideas and questions.
This is more or less to gauge interest in this sort of thing, since there was talk of it in OTG. Also, even if you don’t want to play/don’t have time to play/live in a silly timezone, there was interest in streaming it like a Rollplay, so you can always cheer us on that way!
DON’T just fill this out immediately, take some time and think! No one likes characters thrown together haphazardly, but I’m just putting this here for the time being~
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Champion Name: <name here>
Champion Info: <Gender/Race/Age/etc>
Homeland: <can be a city-state, or just a general area of Valoran>
Champion Type: <doesn’t need to be a fully built character, just a general warrior/rogue/caster/healer/etc archetype>
Background: <Brief character background, can be left blank if you want to think about it some more>
RPG player background: <how long you’ve been playing, or if you’re new>
Time Zone/Availability: <In which we try to make schedules line up for people>
Also this is just brainstorming stuff so it might change and it might just end up flopping completely, but hey I’m bored.
Interested parties:
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Slushypoo
Ghandi
OdinOfPergo?
Asmo
ComaDose
Wave but he's lazy as fuck
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I'm not sure where you're going with this or how/when you plan on making this work but I'm defs interested.
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nvm read it.
I'd do it, could be funzies. I'm a super noob btw
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HHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
into it
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Someone has to play Teemo's brother, and I'll watch/read that thing 100%.
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You setting this up and reading the OT thread reminds me of how I've had to come up with role junk for my LoL Mafia game to fit within the parameters of mafia, and it's not always easy to make them interesting and not completely batshit OP.
(Also I'm going to keep plugging LoL Mafia until the post goes up a few months from now; it's going to be a fucking blast. Soniv is plaayyyying!!!)
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I'm going to guess Teemo is already reserved for you req?
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Well if I'm DMing then all existing champions are reserved for me bwahahhahaha
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I already have a spot reserved for this!!!!!
FWIW, I really enjoy my friend group of 6-8 players, but it really does get too hectic/hard for DMs (we have 2 DMs working together) and it makes things between individual player turns take a while.
I would suggest limiting it to 4 players.
As for game version, I've only ever played Next, but I've been keeping up with Rollplay (I forget what version Neal is running it in). I'm down for whatever, to be honest, as long as it's fun and engaging.
I'll fill out my character shit shortly.
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Never been a huge roleplayer, but this seems like an interesting idea, actually. Good luck with it!
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On September 20 2013 02:18 jcarlsoniv wrote:
I would suggest limiting it to 4 players.
This ^
4-5 is a maximum, it's a number not always easy to handle even playing at the same table.
Can't imagine more than that using the internet. 
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Sounds awesome. Wish I was active enough to be one of the 4/5.
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4-5 sounds fair. I know we have a good community here, so I'd hate for people to feel excluded, but yeah for a DM any more than that can get overwhelming and often times people can feel neglected in lieu of other characters.
That said, even if you're not one of the players you can still participate! I'm planning on taking input from people, and if we have a stream going you can go and boo your favorite posters while they try to survive my dastardly traps and encounters.
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Champion Name: Axel "The Leader of the Pack."
Champion Info: Male
Homeland: Outskirts of Piltover
Champion Type: Axel is the Leader of the Vandal's biker gang, so he would be a motorcycle riding champion (lol) mabye he'd have like a pop-a-weelie move, and a move where he hits you with a bike chain a la road rash. mainly the theme is leader of a biker gang.
Background: Axel is a no good thug from the outskirts of Piltover, his mother died at a young age so he grew up with his father alone, it was a tough life for Axel as his dad would be at "work" until late hours in the night and Axel found himself raising himself, One night when his father was out late, Axel felt incredibly hungry, he didn't have any money really but he knew he had to eat something, he embarked out on the street looking in windows of houses and stores until he saw exactly what he was looking for. In a small home at the end of the ally he saw an open window leading into the kitchen, Axel snuck inside went over to the counter and started snatching up all the fruit he could hold into his hands when he heard a noise behind him. He thought he was caught, he turned around slowly prepared to explain himself when he saw a petite little girl, a size he was suprised she had even been able to climb through the window on her own, she had a look of terror on her face having been spotted, but Axel put a finger to his lips as to signal to stay quiet. He handed her the fruit then opened up the grabed some drinks out of the hextech cooler and jumped out the window. He then helped her down and they snuck into the next ally over to partake in their spoils.
Her name was Vi, she was a tiny little thing, surprisingly they were actually the same age, only instead of one parent she had no parents, Axel felt an immediate connection to Vi and they became great friends, eventually they started the Vandals together and began a life in crime, as she got older Vi was no longer such a small girl and the callers came, but Axel was as over protective brother as you have ever met. A lot of the other gang members would joke that Axel just wanted to have Vi to himself, and that might have been true, Axel didn't know how he would run the Vandals if she ever left, until that day came.
As you may have heard the vandals set up a gig to steal some gems being mined but it all went bad, the explosive cask Gragas had set up to break into the area where they store the Gems suffered from what he explained later was Latent Amber Germination and detonated before reaching the planned location. The cave started to collapse all around them trapping some workes nearby. Axel didn't want any of his men to get arrested or hurt so he gathered them up and got them out as fast as he could, only to find Vi straggling behind. He tried to talk her out of staying, he knew the location of this mine was too close to Piltover proper, and the legendary Sheriff would be there soon. But Vi insisted, and Axel left, he felt at the time that tending to the wounds of the other gang members more important but he has since regretted this choice. He could have instructed his lieutenant Vladimir to begin treating the hurt members, he could have Trusted Brand to set up the hideout, but as per usual, he wanted to take care of it himself.
Vi went on to make a deal with Caitlyn joining her in taking down crime, as such she severed all ties to Axel and they haven't spoken since that day. Now he seeks to join in the League of Legends, the one way he figures, Vi won't be able to ignore him any longer.
RPG player background: I played a Marvel based tabletop game for one campaign, thats it. 
Time Zone/Availability: Central, I work mostly monday-friday (early)mornings so I can't stay up suuuper late, but 10-11 isn't a big deal if it's not 5 days a week. Even 12 is cool if it's once a week. I occasionally work sat mornings also but I just fuck myself on sleep in those situations anyway lol.
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Champion Name: Paranox, the Hand of Change
Champion Info: Male, Mid 20s
Techno-Human Hybrid
Homeland: Zaun
Champion Type: Warrior/Fighter
Background:
Growing up in Zaun, Paranox was always of a smaller stature. He came to be very engrossed in learning, but always found himself bullied by those with a physical advantage. This all changed when he went to the College of Techmaturgy. He met a brilliant scientist named Viktor, and they immediately became close, sharing ideas through many nights in the lab.
Eventually, Paranox had joined the team that ended up creating Blitzcrank (headed by Viktor). Viktor was devastated when his team's intellectual property was stolen by Professor Stanwick. Paranox, being Viktor's right hand, was there to see the breakdown, and when Viktor went into seclusion, Paranox went with him.
In secret, Viktor and Paranox vowed revenge on the society that had forsaken personal innovation. During this time, the contempt that Paranox felt from all those years of bullying bubbled to the surface. No longer would Paranox be too weak. Together, he and Viktor would create a strength through intellect that no one could challenge.
One morning, Viktor laid a pair of preliminary blueprints in front of Paranox. He looked at his colleague and said "Viktor...this will be a glorious evolution."
"Indeed, friend. If the world can change us, then we can change the world." Viktor replied.
It began with basic augments - changes to reflexes and basic strength for Paranox, mental augments for Viktor. This quickly lead to more innovation and a greater desire for strength.
Eventually, Paranox developed what he hoped would be his core power - the ability to adapt the tools around him to do his physical bidding. He wished to never feel the helplessness he grew so familiar with in his youth. He would be able to use his surroundings, as well as his physical augments, to hone brute force.
The day came for the installation of his power core. Paranox watched his coworker preparing for the procedure. Viktor looked at Paranox, said "Steel can fix all your flaws." and then...blackness.
Paranox woke up to lights in the lab, but Viktor was nowhere to be found. It was not long before Paranox had learned that he fell into a coma, and in his mental absence, Viktor had joined the League of Legends to weed out the flaws of Valoran. Through testing, Paranox realized that his core installation was successful, but it would take time before it could be fully utilized.
Now, Paranox hopes to join his former colleague, his friend, and bring more cause to The Glorious Evolution.
RPG player background: Have played DnD Next fairly sporadically. Follow Rollplay. Understand the general flow of how the game works/how to play.
Time Zone/Availability: Beast Coast - availability is somewhat dependent on others. Fairly flexible after work days, but I struggle
planning things further than 1 week out. It's sort of a first come, first serve basis with plans.
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Whenever this ends up happening, I will be streaming it. So if there's anyone who is artistically/graphically inclined and would like to do something similar to what JP has for Rollplay, that would be cool (but not necessary).
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Due to the nature of having a variety of champions with different backgrounds, abilities, and, well, eras, I don't know if a standard d20 system like D&D or Pathfinder would be that useful in character creation and balance.
I'm currently looking at the previously mentioned Mutants and Masterminds, which is a Superhero-based system that builds around powers rather than classes. It seems pretty decent, but I'm not experienced in it and am open to other suggestions if you had something in mind. I think of what I've seen it most closely fits to what we're trying to accomplish, that is, a multitude of different archetypes that play well together.
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Damn I want to reserve a space until I get time to come back from work and write this but that's meannnnnnnnnnnnn
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If you're interested, post that you are. I mean, I know it would suck to have like 30 people say they want to play and then pare it down, but at the same time I don't want no one to sign up haha. Also time zones have to work for stuff, so there's that.
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I don't suppose there is a way to check out a ruleset w/o buying the book?I can't really give any advice on the system otherwise.
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On September 20 2013 05:06 Slusher wrote:
I don't suppose there is a way to check out a ruleset w/o buying the book?I can't really give any advice on the system otherwise.
Wiki has an overview of the system. Not complete, obviously, but gives the jist of it. d20 system (and d20 only, no other dice), no HP but rather different types of combat, Hero Points are basically "fuck you I'm awesome" points.
Also gangplank.
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I never envisioned League characters as being that strong, especially characters hoping to join the league. I'd rather not have the final say since I'm a noob at this but the power levels seem a bit off from what I imagine with Champions.
I also don't like the no hit point system as blow for blow duels are pretty relevant in League, but it says it has an adeptation for that.
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Champion Name: Anhein, the Faded Demon
Homeland: ???
Champion Type: Shield Cleric
Background: Whispers abounded when a single, solitary man walked through Noxus. Despite the grimy streets, and the grimier people, the man was untouched as he continued to walk. Even the most dense of the thugs of the slums felt something unearthly was near, despite the man's appearance. He was a man with a cleanshaven, passive face, and a solemn walk. Despite being about only 30, he had the cares and aches of thousands of years etched into his features. He walked through Noxus with his slow, determined pace, and just kept on walking.
The truth is that Anhein was not always a man. Long ago, he had been a member of an ancient, venerable race known as Darkin. The race of demigods were beneficial to all creatures of Valoran, and were led by their holy leader/warrior, known as Justicar. Anhein was young then, but showed promise as he grew. Eventually, there came into power a Justicar known as Aatrox, who was as noble a warrior and a Darkin that could be found. Aatrox had earned the loyalty of Anhein through battles they fought together. But secretly, the corrupt Aatrox planted the seeds of evil within Anhein. And as Aatrox led the downfall of the Darkin, Anhein's twisted mind led him to commit countless acts of atrocity, leading to the virtual extermination of his own people. He, Aatrox, and four other followers Aatrox had corrupted were the only remaining Darkin.
One day, however, as Aatrox was terrorizing the world abroad, Anhein journeyed to the peak of Mount Gargantuan (thats actually what Riot calls it lol). There he found a sage, and Anhein immediately eliminated him. Before being stabbed by Anhein's blade, the monk whispered a few words. Nobody knows what he said, but it is known that Anhein screamed for three days and three nights, reliving the horrible xenocide he committed as the corruption was purged from his mind. Anhein, while purged, could not live with what he had done and committed suicide.
One month ago, a man woke up surrounded by ascetic monks. His body was mortal and frail. The memories, however, remained. Swearing never again to wield a blade, the monks of the peak taught him the ways of healing. The man, calling himself An, descended from the peaks of the mountain, the only plague in his mind the madness of the revenge he sought.
Wow that was way longer than it should've been. I was bored as hell today o.O
RPG player background: This isn't a JRPG wat do
Time Zone/Availability: like 4:15 PM to 10:00 PM
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The powerlevel system is there though. Power level 5 and lower is basically vanilla humans, 10 is starting to be "super", 15+ is Superman and Thor level "the story mandates that we nerf you so you don't win in 2 pages".
No HP threw me for a loop too, but it's kind of interesting. You have lethal and non-lethal damage, and then damage tables that say what the attack does to you, and then saves to see if you just ignore it. If it crushes you, you can burn Hero Points (earned by heroic deeds) to activate plot-power and remove the trident from your spine with no issue.
But like I said, I have no experience in it, so I'm still open to suggestions. The two already posted wouldn't really fit into a base D&D system (my most well-versed system), so I'm just looking at new stuff. Of the stuff I know, All Flesh is too "real-y", GURPS is too complex, and Pokemon Tabletop Adventures is too... well we could play Pokemon but I don't think that's the point of the game lol.
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I mean, we could also potentially modify characters to fit a DnD play style if need be.
I had a lot of fun writing my lore, and just as much fun reading the other two that have been posted thus far.
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well like the dudes explanation makes sense, in a comic book people take hits like crazy, but act like nothing happened pretty much until the deciding blow.
But you think of Duels in league of legends, and trading abilitys until someone runs out of health is a pretty big part of it, it does say the book contains a conversion if you want to go with HP though, so it could work, I just think HP in the context of LOL is really important
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On September 20 2013 05:33 Slusher wrote:
well like the dudes explanation makes sense, in a comic book people take hits like crazy, but act like nothing happened pretty much until the deciding blow.
But you think of Duels in league of legends, and trading abilitys until someone runs out of health is a pretty big part of it, it does say the book contains a conversion if you want to go with HP though, so it could work, I just think HP in the context of LOL is really important
Well, the campaign is not going to be in the Rift, and Champion v Champion (or pre-Champion as far as the players are concerned) will be limited to big fights, so standard encounters won't be like 2 champs slugging it out in lane or teamfights.
That's what I'm envisioning right now, anyway, but may change later on.
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I'd be real interested in this if there is room left.
I'll take a back seat to anyone else interested though, due to my sporadic scheduling issues.
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Name: Carreth, the Wrath of Ionia
Info: Male, Human, 25
Homeland: Ionia, Post-exile: wandering near the isles
Champion Type: Staff-wielder, Mage, Support (buff/debuff)
Background: An ardent defender of his home and people whose destructive methods forced him into exile.
In a land of enlightenment are born blessed children. Like so many on the Ionian Isles, Carreth possessed a great intelligence and wisdom from an early age. Yet, unlike his peers, Carreth was utterly devoted to the island, his ever-favored home and the realm of his family. Completing his early education at the top of his class, Carreth graduated not to diplomacy or swordsmanship, but instead became an acolyte of Karma, the Enlightened One, a student of the arts of wisdom and spiritual strength. He excelled in these studies and was the pride of his parents and village.
Until the invasion came.
The Noxian invasion of Ionia ravaged both Carreth's home and people. Though countless citizens, including many of his former peers, joined the battle against the Noxian army and Zaun mercenaries, he was forbidden to join the fray. Despite his many protests, his masters, Karma included, insisted his training and safety was too valuable and forbade him from participating in the defense of his home. Stricken by the guilt of watching Ionia and its people burn and incensed by the implications of his useless, Carreth did the only thing he could: he trained as hard as possible so that he too would be able to fight alongside his people.
Except he supplemented his training with an art of his own. Born of out hatred for those who would slaughter everyone he loved, Carreth's magicks took on forms never before known to Ionia. Out of his meditation on rage and the perversion of Karma's teachings, Carreth created a subtle sorcery. A sorcery of suggestion and compulsion. Of doubt, misery, and fear. Of nightmares and psychosis. When he finally was allowed upon the field of battle, Carreth was not a vessel of enlightenment but a harbinger of loathing and vengeance.
All of his fellow soldiers were horrified by the carnage Carreth wrought on the fields of battle. Full squadrons of Noxian soldiers halted in their paces before drawing their swords and disemboweling themselves, all without knowing why. Others turned on their comrades with hunger in their eyes, tearing at each other until they were bloodied bits staining the Ionian countryside. Still more lay down into a sleep from which they could not wake, despite their screams for mercy. When the company was vanquished, Carreth turned joyously to his allies and was confused as to why they looked back with horror and revulsion.
As peaceful as they were, the Ionian Elders could not bring themselves to put a precious child of their home to death. Instead, they conferred upon Carreth a more devastating punishment, or so he believed: banishment. Ruled unfit to walk the hallowed grounds of the island of enlightenment, Karma and the rest of the Elders exiled Carreth to the four winds, commanding him never to return to his homeland. Grieving and betrayed, Carreth departed from his beloved home in sorrow, devastated that he would never again view its beauty.
Abandoned as he felt, Carreth could never truly forsake his home. Though he never passed its borders, Carreth wandered near and far, snuffing out the lights of those that he believed were threats to the great island. Eventually, Carreth came to a realization. If he could join the League of Legends, not only would his efforts best serve Ionia, but the glory he could earn may even be enough to earn him a pardon and a return to his family and people. Dark magicks stronger than ever, Carreth lusts after League induction to get closer to his home than he has been in years.
... and cull more Noxian swine in the process.
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A zealous heart with an impure power leads to madness.
- Karma, on the sentencing of Carreth
RPG Player: DnD, some Exalted, a homebrew Pokemon D&D for the last year.5 or so.
Time Zone/Availability: Central; Have work from 9-5 on weekdays, No Wednesday nights, something weekend afternoons might be best for me
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Champion Name: Slip, the crafty thief
Champion Info: Male Human Age 22
Homeland: Piltover, Slums
Champion Type: Crafter/Rogue. + Show Spoiler [theory craft mechanics] + +2 dex -2 con values int for craft arms/ammunition and devalues strength because uses range tech weapon. Very reliant on personalized starting weapon, the Scrap Cannon, and is more inclined to purchase upgrades over replacements. (see power like in Mutants and Masterminds, his weapon grows with him kinda thing is possible) Feat and champion abilities like standard archer + standard rogue. Champion skills can include: - Sneak attack: huehuehue
- Budget ammo: At level 1 Slip can fire any small object out of the Scrap Cannon. non-ammunition deals 1d4+dex but objects that have an affect on impact still occur.
- Crafty Ammunition: Takes time to create special bullets for extra magic elemental or physical damage.
- Shoot and Run: At level * Slip can take a charge action without ending in melee range and may make a full attack with the Scrap Cannon at any time during the charge.
- Rapid Reload At level * can reload and fire twice as a full round attack action.
- Spray Fire At level * can load 2 items and fire them both with some aoe rules. Increases to 3 items at level *
Background: A Neutral good stealthy tinker from the slums of piltover.
Being small made life hard on the streets and Slip learned to run faster to stay safe. His hard life led him to become very good at remaining unseen. And as he aged he used his stealth and speed for theft to provide for his mother and younger sister.
Scavenging in piltover will turn up a lot of hextech scraps which, as slip discovered, can be quite valuable with a little fixing up. Originally Slip was satisfied fixing up scraps and reselling them for enough money to get by, but seeing the going price of new technology led him to entrepreneur into the realm of hextech invention. And he seemed to have a nack for it. After "borrowing" significant expensive techmaturgy and hextech textbooks from the Yordle Academy of Science & Progress and years spending late nights studying and tinkering, Slips practical hexmechanical engineering abilities were unparalleled on the streets and he could fit in with even the most advanced students of Heimerdinger's classes.
He remained living in the slums selling and giving his practical appliances in his community and to his friends and neighbors. His more creative inventions he used himself to assist in his night time "resource procurement" missions. Eventually he combined all his most useful gadgets for this purpose into an armguard combined with a classic touchscreen and a miniature barrel from a H-28G Evolution Turret which he affectionally calls the Scrap Cannon. With creative projectiles Slip prefers to use non lethal force in his night to night activities while remaining well equipped to dish out damage to serious threats.
Slip has heard of Axel and Vi growing up and maybe even idolized them until Vi's changed sides of the law and slip began to think about the good and evil sides of being unlawful differently. He doesn't obey the law but he strives to improve his community foremost and has no vendetta against the wealthy. Despite being respected for the improvement in life he has brought to his community he remains mostly alone seeking not to befriend anyone but to make it big on by himself.
Slip has begun feeling restless as of late and feels that with his hybrid of skills he could be contributing much more significantly to the shape of the world around him. Coming from a poor slum with no advantages he sees the Institute of War as one of his only chances to break out of being a low town nobody.
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RPG player background: Medium beard, main level dweller. A few pathfinder, 3, 3.5, 4th, and fallout games.
Time Zone/Availability: 7pm EST onward monday to friday weekends kinda first come first serve.
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I will gladly give up my spot if it means a more significant community member gets an opportunity to play on stream etc. I really shouldn't commit to playing in this anyway since I'm so busy but it looks like too much fucking fun. hopefully there will be more games in the future to cater to all the interest.
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On September 20 2013 05:54 AsmodeusXI wrote:
Name: Carreth
Info: Male, Human, 25
Homeland: Ionia
Champion Type: Staff-wielder, Mage, Support (buff/debuff)
Background: [will fill soon]
RPG Player: DnD, some Exalted, a homebrew Pokemon D&D for the last year.5 or so.
Time Zone/Availability: Central; Have work from 9-5 on weekdays, No Wednesday nights, something weekend afternoons might be best for me
WOW look at this guy
so lazy
I feel like grabbing a couple hours on a weekend may be easier for some people as opposed to trying to squeeze in after work because of timezones. But I'm sure we can figure things out once we actually have a roster and an idea of what's going on.
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Just wanna say that I had a blast writing my lore, I might write a much larger one later
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On September 20 2013 05:56 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 05:54 AsmodeusXI wrote:
Name: Carreth
Info: Male, Human, 25
Homeland: Ionia
Champion Type: Staff-wielder, Mage, Support (buff/debuff)
Background: [will fill soon]
RPG Player: DnD, some Exalted, a homebrew Pokemon D&D for the last year.5 or so.
Time Zone/Availability: Central; Have work from 9-5 on weekdays, No Wednesday nights, something weekend afternoons might be best for me
WOW look at this guy so lazy I feel like grabbing a couple hours on a weekend may be easier for some people as opposed to trying to squeeze in after work because of timezones. But I'm sure we can figure things out once we actually have a roster and an idea of what's going on.
Bite me I'm at work doing work. 
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Bite me I'm at work doing work.
What?! Actually working at work is over-rated. You're only suppose to LOOK like you're doing stuff!
Common man! Get with it!
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On September 20 2013 06:07 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
Just wanna say that I had a blast writing my lore, I might write a much larger one later
I had a blast reading your (and everyone else's) lore you should write more
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I'm too lazy to write myself a character n shit. Soniv, do it for me kthx.
Also Req I feel like this will be far more fun to watch (if this gets streamed) if you have someone who has no idea how the fuck DnD really works (ie me), and watch the hilarity ensue.
Can I have a spot reserved but if it's shitty timing for me I'll just back out and give it to someone else, rather than try and force 4 or so other people to conform to me?
Edit: Ghandi you can write my lore too. Shadow isles for me or something. Something badass/evil-y.
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Pff I ain't doin shit for you Wave.
And I will stream it, even if production levels are shit-tier
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Throw that bitch in a word processor and I challenge anyone you work with to actually know it's not work lol.
my lore actually changed a lot as I wrote it, the original heroine was not Vi, but after reading her lore it fit too well.
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On September 20 2013 06:17 Slusher wrote:
Throw that bitch in a word processor and I challenge anyone you work with to actually know it's not work lol.
my lore actually changed a lot as I wrote it, the original heroine was not Vi, but after reading her lore it fit too well.
I'm a programmer. Word processors are the anti-work. huehuehue
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I assume you have dual monitors.
Have work up on both, but in the most discrete corner, have notepad open. That's what I did. Cuz I got literally 0 work done today.
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On September 20 2013 06:18 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 06:17 Slusher wrote:
Throw that bitch in a word processor and I challenge anyone you work with to actually know it's not work lol.
my lore actually changed a lot as I wrote it, the original heroine was not Vi, but after reading her lore it fit too well. I'm a programmer. Word processors are the anti-work. huehuehue
Comments and SQL scripts yo.
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On September 20 2013 06:21 jcarlsoniv wrote:
I assume you have dual monitors.
Have work up on both, but in the most discrete corner, have notepad open. That's what I did. Cuz I got literally 0 work done today.
I'm trying to be good because it's a new job and I wanna do good.
But you guys are forcing my hand.
Also, I've updated it slowly.
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Beginning and ending already make me psyched for yours
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SOMEBODY WRITE MINE I DONT GET DND BUT I WANNA PLAAAYYY
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On September 20 2013 06:27 WaveofShadow wrote:
SOMEBODY WRITE MINE I DONT GET DND BUT I WANNA PLAAAYYY
Literally think of a dude you think would be cool.
Ok now what's his background? Where did he grow up? Why does he want to join the league?
It'll take like 5 minutes you fucking bum.
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fine but it wont be written before like 11:30 tonight.
i dont wanna forfeit possible spots cuz im bad and also busy as a fucking CEO in a beehive
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that was the weirdest metaphor ever but its hard to think right now cuz zach is on my lap trying ot eat the mouse
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Also why did no one make a Yordle?
Buncha buttfaces is what you are.
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On September 20 2013 06:32 Requizen wrote:
Also why did no one make a Yordle?
Buncha buttfaces is what you are.
sry dude Ionia is my favorite.
It was hard enough for me not to do Irelia's brother but we really didn't need more swords.
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On September 20 2013 06:32 Requizen wrote:
Also why did no one make a Yordle?
Buncha buttfaces is what you are.
slip could very easily be a yordle assuming some of the yordle population of piltover is not rich scientists.
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for wave:
Charlie, the Windspeaker.
(female obv)
an Orphan from Ionia. She is a mage, specializing in manipulation of wind.
Charlie was a young girl when her father disappeared, and as such was treated like a child by the adults around her. When they told her he was "On a trip" she knew they were lying, when they said "he could be back anytime" she knew they had no idea. At night she would tell herself that when she got older, she would find out the truth about her father, even if the adults around her would never tell her.
Over the years she picked up any scrap of information she could surrounding who her father was, or where he might be, and the reality was dark. Her father had been a powerful sorcerer but that was not enough for him, he sought all things forbidden to try to grow and culture his power. Some say he was trying to find a way to pass through space and time itself, and one day had just up and vanished.
To aid her in her search she began to practice the shamanistic rituals of the air, the air would bring her information from miles around, secrets between two, even a whisper, all of it can be caught by the wind, eventually she heard wispers of a man, a man who had traveled to another world and back though a failed experiment, a man who came back from somewhere thought to be unescapable, could this be he father? She sets out for the Ministry of War on the information that this man had joined the Leauge of Legends.
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goddammit Slusher you're not supposed to negotiate with terrorists
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On September 20 2013 06:41 Slusher wrote:
for wave:
Charlie, the Windspeaker.
(female obv)
an Orphan from Ionia. She is a mage, specializing in manipulation of wind.
Charlie was a young girl when her father disappeared, and as such was treated like a child by the adults around her. When they told her he was "On a trip" she knew they were lying, when they said "he could be back anytime" she knew they had no idea. At night she would tell herself that when she got older, she would find out the truth about her father, even if the adults around her would never tell her.
Over the years she picked up any scrap of information she could surrounding who her father was, or where he might be, and the reality was dark. Her father had been a powerful sorcerer but that was not enough for him, he sought all things forbidden to try to grow and culture his power. Some say he was trying to find a way to pass through space and time itself, and one day had just up and vanished.
To aid her in her search she began to practice the shamanistic rituals of the air, the air would bring her information from miles around, secrets between two, even a whisper, all of it can be caught by the wind, eventually she heard wispers of a man, a man who had traveled to another world and back though a failed experiment, a man who came back from somewhere thought to be unescapable, could this be he father? She sets out for the Ministry of War on the information that this man had joined the Leauge of Legends.
If I'm too lazy to write my own I use that kthx.
Not enough badass imo but it's passable
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On September 20 2013 06:27 WaveofShadow wrote:
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Champion Name: Pikachu
Champion Info: Male, Pikachu, 3 and a half
Homeland: Johto
Champion Type: Electric, Adorable
Background: Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokémon. It is covered in yellow fur, and its ears are long and pointed with black tips. It has a small mouth, brown eyes, and two red circles on its cheeks. There are pouches inside its cheeks where it stores electricity. Its forearms are short, with five fingers on each paw, and its feet have three toes. It has two brown stripes on its back, and its tail is in the shape of a lightning bolt with a patch of brown fur at the base. A female will have a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail. It is classified as a quadruped, but it has been known to stand and walk on its hind legs.
The anime has shown that Pikachu sometimes travel in groups. It raises its tail to check its surroundings, and is occasionally struck by lightning in this position. Living in forested areas, Pikachu is found foraging for berries it roasts with electricity to make them tender enough to eat. It has been shown to eat and sometimes destroy telephone poles, wires, and other electronic equipment.
Pikachu is able to release electric discharges of varying intensity. Pikachu has been known to build up too energy in its glands, and will need to discharge to avoid complications. It is also able to release energy through its tail, which acts as a grounding rod, as well as recharging fellow Pikachu with electric shocks. Pikachu can also electrify itself to use its signature move, Volt Tackle. When threatened, it looses electric charges from its sacs, and a group can build and cause lightning storms. It is found mostly in forests, where a sure sign that Pikachu inhabits a location is patches of burnt grass.
RPG player background: On September 20 2013 06:27 WaveofShadow wrote:
SOMEBODY WRITE MINE I DONT GET DND BUT I WANNA PLAAAYYY
Time Zone/Availability: Wave is never available.
Nailed it! You're welcome Wave.
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On September 20 2013 06:48 remedium wrote:Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 06:27 WaveofShadow wrote:
SOMEBODY WRITE MINE I DONT GET DND BUT I WANNA PLAAAYYY Champion Name: Pikachu Champion Info: Male, Pikachu, 3 and a half Homeland: Johto Champion Type: Electric, Adorable Background: Pikachu is a short, chubby rodent Pokémon. It is covered in yellow fur, and its ears are long and pointed with black tips. It has a small mouth, brown eyes, and two red circles on its cheeks. There are pouches inside its cheeks where it stores electricity. Its forearms are short, with five fingers on each paw, and its feet have three toes. It has two brown stripes on its back, and its tail is in the shape of a lightning bolt with a patch of brown fur at the base. A female will have a V-shaped notch at the end of its tail. It is classified as a quadruped, but it has been known to stand and walk on its hind legs. The anime has shown that Pikachu sometimes travel in groups. It raises its tail to check its surroundings, and is occasionally struck by lightning in this position. Living in forested areas, Pikachu is found foraging for berries it roasts with electricity to make them tender enough to eat. It has been shown to eat and sometimes destroy telephone poles, wires, and other electronic equipment. Pikachu is able to release electric discharges of varying intensity. Pikachu has been known to build up too energy in its glands, and will need to discharge to avoid complications. It is also able to release energy through its tail, which acts as a grounding rod, as well as recharging fellow Pikachu with electric shocks. Pikachu can also electrify itself to use its signature move, Volt Tackle. When threatened, it looses electric charges from its sacs, and a group can build and cause lightning storms. It is found mostly in forests, where a sure sign that Pikachu inhabits a location is patches of burnt grass. RPG player background: Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 06:27 WaveofShadow wrote:
SOMEBODY WRITE MINE I DONT GET DND BUT I WANNA PLAAAYYY Time Zone/Availability: Wave is never available. Nailed it! You're welcome Wave.
wat
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As an alternative to the superheroes system you mentioned I suggest taking a look at Exalted. You can find/download the core ruleset here. The background flavor may be pretty wrong but the system is designed for demi-god-like characters just born again into the world and so the base power of the characters is much higher than DnD while also giving a good deal of wiggle room. As an example of this players are encouraged to really narrate into their actions for "stunt points" for any and every kind of check, the more backflips/running on clotheslines/tossing enemies into buildings the better. Players can start with artifacts of pretty potent power if they wish and the "charms" are classless so people can take whatever they want there.
The one tricky area would be magic since Exalted is pretty much devoid of "magic missile" style spells iirc.
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I think she has a lot of room for development to be either badass or not
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On September 20 2013 07:11 Slusher wrote:
I think she has a lot of room for development to be either badass or not
What does that mean?
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this sounds cool, but I've never dnd'd before so I'd rather just spectate than risk n00bing shit up
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I'm pretty sure my timezoning prevents me from playing in this + Show Spoiler +, but I still won't write a character for Wave.
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On September 20 2013 07:27 WaveofShadow wrote:Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 07:11 Slusher wrote:
I think she has a lot of room for development to be either badass or not What does that mean?
If charlie is a badass or not has less to do with her backstory and more to do with how she chooses to use her powers and what happens when she finally confronts the void walker.
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On September 20 2013 07:52 Slusher wrote:Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 07:27 WaveofShadow wrote:On September 20 2013 07:11 Slusher wrote:
I think she has a lot of room for development to be either badass or not What does that mean? If charlie is a badass or not has less to do with her backstory and more to do with how she chooses to use her powers and what happens when she finally confronts the void walker.
And indeed what happens when she finds out why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
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You need a Yordle in the party just to make fun him.
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On September 20 2013 08:20 Don_Julio wrote:
You need a Yordle in the party just to make fun him.
I don't think anyone would willingly stoop that low. Except Requizen since he usually undercuts that by about 300%
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On September 20 2013 06:27 WaveofShadow wrote:
SOMEBODY WRITE MINE I DONT GET DND BUT I WANNA PLAAAYYY
Champion Name: Denara, the Sands' Stigma.
Champion Info: Human male in his late 20s.
Homeland: Somewhere west of Shurima... ? Hard to pin.
Champion Type: Assassin/Fighter, fragile and relying on concealment and hindering of his opponents to protect himself.
Background: Amongst the nomadic tribes striding across the outer reaches of Shurima, the Vilma are of the superstitious kind. Rather than describing them as more at ease on firm ground, it should be said that they find comfort on it, for it is not sand. As much as water is a symbol of life in these arid territories, sand is an omen of desolation, of nothingness. It has been for quite some time, too—because war has been ravaging one or the other portion of the land for even more time. And seeing cities and people and great buildings as well as geological formations reduced to dust and specks of void by unleashed magic whenever they travelled across a conflict may have left a mark in their heads. The sand isn't an evil spirit or a threat or a cataclysm: it is but a manifestation of their primal dread. The sands that they religiously avoid to tread upon are a disembodied reminder that even the sturdiest of rocks is not eternal, and that one day each of them will have his turn come.
The Vilma don't exist anymore.
As he was wandering outside the ruins of Urtistan, trapped there by the side-effects of his chrono-displasia, Zilean once came across a singular form. The man appeared young, and in good health if not for symptoms of negligence considering the desert around them; however, his posture, his facial expression, the agony in his gaze revealed him as torn, as if eaten up by an invisible torment.
Zilean approached him and tried to glean information about his situation, all too knowing of what is at stake whenever an individual on the brink of madness is left truly alone.
The man was named Denara, and he had already been drifting in the dunes for more than ten days. Originally a part of a Vilma caravan, they had come across a city beset by another Rune War while carefully going along the desert's rim. They had arranged a large detour to make sure they wouldn't get caught in the siege, but on the third day a bright light filled the sky as palpable energy discharges ran through the air, coming from the city's direction. They had hastened to try and leave the zone, but the light intensified, and after a deafening blast the wind came and took them, bringing rocks and ashes, blinding them, until he blacked out.
When he woke up, he was all alone. There were some debris here and there, of course, in a large circumference even, but that was all. There was no tribe. No road. No city. There wasn't even ground anymore: just a sea of sand, in which he found himself buried, alive but... soiled. The initial shock was big—the biggest in his life—a life he didn't really expect to last long anymore, for what else could such an omen signify for him? The second one was even bigger, and plunged him into despair and incomprehension: even after he ran as far away as he could, after several days of trekking, dazed by the extent of the ruin brought forth by the spell, when the sand seemed to give way to earth and rock and grass... at the same time, the sand kept clinging to him. He tried to shake it, he tried to wash it away, to snatch it, but he couldn't. Wherever he set foot, sand spread. Whenever the wind blew around him, it carried sand. Whenever he moved, specks of sand followed his movements without grace.
Although he failed to voice it, Denara felt like an empty shell, a walking ghost, devoid of any meaning since he was constantly being doomed by the grit around him.
Zilean was deeply affected by the situation mirroring his own, that of a man not only stripped of his whole life by the Rune Wars, but left jarred by the consequence of their magic, as he figured out that the spell gone rogue bound Denara to the sands surrounding him after he somehow survived the magical dicharges. The culture and beliefs of Denara would slowly drive him mad the same way being locked in a pitch black room would another man, let alone give him a chance to join another Vilma tribe.
He resolved to relieve Denara of his burden, by preparing a spell that would bind him to his consciousness so that when it would come back to the "present", Denara would be transported along with it, allowing him to be introduced to the Institute of War's scholars and summoners.
+ Show Spoiler [Original story] +Zilean's brief explanation of the Vilma's situation was met with nothing short of enthusiasm, as any prospect of gaining a deeper understanding of magic is. Denara was wary of all these people, practitionners of the "art" that had cursed him, but the drive of ridding himself of his scourge was stronger and he agreed to collaborate with the summoners to soothe his mind.
Even as they requested experimenting on his new powers, along with participating in League matches as a "life-size evaluation" so they could understand it better—"which would only help in curing it". Without knowledge that to some, too intrigued by such specimen to let it go, goading him into coming to terms with his new nature would be as good a cure to his mental suffering.
Shortly after Denara arrived and was explained the customs and basics of language in modern day Valoran, however, Zilean's chrono-displasia caught up with him and his mind drifted once again, leaving Denara to search for the Institute by himself, at least until the Chrono-Keeper awoke.
Have some vague idea of multiple champions' kits and lore ready in your head just because you like design yo. Then spend a damn hour to write it down because it never actually got out of your head. Grmpf.
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On September 20 2013 06:50 phyvo wrote:As an alternative to the superheroes system you mentioned I suggest taking a look at Exalted. You can find/download the core ruleset here. The background flavor may be pretty wrong but the system is designed for demi-god-like characters just born again into the world and so the base power of the characters is much higher than DnD while also giving a good deal of wiggle room. As an example of this players are encouraged to really narrate into their actions for "stunt points" for any and every kind of check, the more backflips/running on clotheslines/tossing enemies into buildings the better. Players can start with artifacts of pretty potent power if they wish and the "charms" are classless so people can take whatever they want there. The one tricky area would be magic since Exalted is pretty much devoid of "magic missile" style spells iirc.
Interesting, I'll poke around at it. I've heard of Exalted before but never knew anyone who played it.
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k, i'm gone for the next couple days for a bachelor party - be back sunday
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Updated mine. Let me know what you think.
Also, I've played Exalted. It might be exactly what we're looking for. GET OUT YOUR d10s!
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Champion Name: Wo'jek Ololo, The Estranged Alchemist
Champion Info: human male, age is late 40s/ early 50s area
Homeland: Born in Ionia, currently resides in Zaun
Champion Type: Offensively-focused mage
Background: From an early age, Wo'jek practiced the arcane arts, mostly at the pressing of his parents. They had hoped to take advantage of his prodigious skills to ensure their own financial comfort in life. Wo'jek's rapidly growing ego, however got in the way of those plans, as he had been slowly sliding into a delusion that his power at the time would be enough that he did not need anyone but himself. His next experiment was that of studying the effects of various poisons on his own parents. After his parents demise, Wo'jek left his home in order to seek a place that he deemed fit for his own creations, and eventually found an area in Zaun where he could both find willing (or much more likely, unwilling) subjects and the lack of a government caring enough to deal with such an individual. As much as his skill in potion-making improved over the years, his ego has followed suit, if not surpassed his ability. His ego had grown to the point that he would refuse or avoid anything that was not dictated exactly by his own terms unless an individual were to be proven worthy of his respect. Even now, only one person holds that honor in his mind.
This individual is also a scientist in the Zaun area who experiments at his own leisure. Even though Wo'jek scoffs at this other scientists self-experimentation- citing that the average person is worthless so there is no reason not to use them- his experiments themselves have been successful to the point that respect was earned. The worldly doctor, as Wo'jek called him , spoke of a tournament where some of the best and brightest competed and that it was likely that some were as intelligent if not more so than he. Outraged at the thought of someone being better than him, Wo'jek immediately set off for this "Institute of War" the mad one spoke of, seeking to end the possibility of anyone being better than he.
RPG player background: Have some experience in Pathfinder, although I'm open to learning pretty much anything
Time Zone/Availability: Eastern US, my availability is up in the air at the moment, although things will be much clearer for me within the next week or two, which judging by the wording of the OP is enough time to figure that sort of thing out.
Writing the lore was pretty fun, so I might expand this some later on.
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Damn Asmo.
I like how you can get the flavor of each person's character based on the champion they base the lore around.
(jk I'm here til the morning)
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Dear Asmo
Your lore posts are shorter than your normal ones.
-Ghandi
EDIT: Also less wizards pls guyz, we need a tank and a fighter ;_;
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I'll either go tank or fighter, depending on need. Nigga, I can use everything around me to my advantage. DIDN'T YOU READ MY LORE?!
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I mean Axel jus because is the leader of a biker gang, he dosn't have to fight from his bike
I mean he's basically Vi's brother so he has to know a thing or two about hand to hand
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Champion Name: <name here>
Wowza. So this is what it took to break me out of lurking. Rpg meets Lol - way too full of awesome.
I'll edit more info into this post later.
Champion Info: <Gender/Race/Age/etc>
Homeland: <can be a city-state, or just a general area of Valoran>
Champion Type: <doesn’t need to be a fully built character, just a general warrior/rogue/caster/healer/etc archetype>
Background: <Brief character background, can be left blank if you want to think about it some more>
RPG player background: I have been playing DnD and SWRpg off and on for the past 5 years both as a GM and a player.
Time Zone/Availability: Pacific time zone. Available most evenings.
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Technically, there isn't really a need for a balanced group if the combat is tailored properly to whatever the group makeup is. The group I had a year ago that was 5 bards can attest to that (granted much of that campaign was RP-based, but combat did exist in that). If we wanted a more balanced group though, it's pretty likely that several of us would change the character or just make a new one to better fit the group (I know I would, and I'm used to it anyway due to past suicidal tendencies in combat leading me to make several characters in one campaign).
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On September 20 2013 10:42 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
Dear Asmo
Your lore posts are shorter than your normal ones.
-Ghandi
EDIT: Also less wizards pls guyz, we need a tank and a fighter ;_;
I feel like you're confusing me with Alaric...
Also my guy's a support! Supports are great!
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On September 20 2013 11:18 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 10:42 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
Dear Asmo
Your lore posts are shorter than your normal ones.
-Ghandi
EDIT: Also less wizards pls guyz, we need a tank and a fighter ;_; I feel like you're confusing me with Alaric... Also my guy's a support! Supports are great!
Fuck totally meant to type Alaric.
Guess he's just not important enough for me to remember.
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On September 20 2013 07:32 Ryuu314 wrote:
this sounds cool, but I've never dnd'd before so I'd rather just spectate than risk n00bing shit up
No bravery.
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Yeah honestly I really want to try this but I get the feeling there is way too much effort and time required both which I don't exactly have.
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On September 20 2013 12:23 WaveofShadow wrote:
Yeah honestly I really want to try this but I get the feeling there is way too much effort and time required both which I don't exactly have.
lol it's not even remotely close to the time commitment required for mafia
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On September 20 2013 12:29 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 12:23 WaveofShadow wrote:
Yeah honestly I really want to try this but I get the feeling there is way too much effort and time required both which I don't exactly have.
lol it's not even remotely close to the time commitment required for mafia
Mafia I can come and go as I please mostly.
This would require a constant few hours at a time where I likely would not be able to commit to sitting around a computer for hours straight.
I appreciate all those people who wrote roles for me
See if you guys can use them yourselves or something.
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Neat, I've tried running and playing tabletops online but I tend to prefer it in person. I want to at least follow the plot as it unfolds, hopefully you guys will comment on the campaign here as it carries on!
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Soniv is planning on streaming, so you can join us! Or watch VoDs if that works better
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lol I don't really care I just wanted to write a 2nd one more than anything.
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On September 20 2013 12:11 GhandiEAGLE wrote:Show nested quote +On September 20 2013 11:18 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 20 2013 10:42 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
Dear Asmo
Your lore posts are shorter than your normal ones.
-Ghandi
EDIT: Also less wizards pls guyz, we need a tank and a fighter ;_; I feel like you're confusing me with Alaric... Also my guy's a support! Supports are great! Fuck totally meant to type Alaric. Guess he's just not important enough for me to remember. + Show Spoiler +
It actually took me longer than the usual posts because I had to check a bunch of words when looking for synonyms and stuff, I clicked "Reply" thinking I'd just drop something in one go. What. ._.
You should care about me. I cheer for TSM! Even though I was expecting them to go 2-6.
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Psh, wizards are truly OP. Why play a fighter when you can summon one.
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I think there is a pretty diverse set of characters so far:
- Axel: Mounted Fighter
- Paranox: Warrior/Fighter
- Anhein: Shield Cleric
- Carreth: Support Mage
- Slip: Ranged Rogue/Crafter
- Charlie: Wind Mage
- Pikachu: Adorable Mage
- Denara: Melle Rogue Fighter
- Wo'jek Ololo: Offensive Mage
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It lacks a yordle and a marksman. A ranged rogue isn't a marksman.
Someone has to create Triplelift, the Marksman from Noxus or something.
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On September 21 2013 00:03 Lysteria wrote:
It lacks a yordle and a marksman. A ranged rogue isn't a marksman.
Someone has to create Triplelift, the Marksman from Noxus or something.
No Noxians pls. Carreth would be compelled to murder them in their sleep.
UNLESS YOU WANT THAT TO HAPPEN
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I mean, Paranox already hates all of you for being inefficient, primitive beings...
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On September 21 2013 00:11 AsmodeusXI wrote:
No Noxians pls. Carreth would be compelled to murder them in their sleep.
UNLESS YOU WANT THAT TO HAPPEN
As if someone could kill the only true carry of this universe.
And if someone dies, it's all politics, good for the game!
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On September 21 2013 00:13 jcarlsoniv wrote:
I mean, Paranox already hates all of you for being inefficient, primitive beings...
The Zuanians and Piltoverians will have trouble getting along overall no doubt.
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Alright, so far the interested parties are:
Characters made:
F1rst Five:
Slusher
Soniv
Ghandi
Asmo
ComaDose
Waitlist
Arekan
eScapegoat100
Interested but didn't make a character
OdinOfPergo
This is the part that makes me really sad because I want to include everyone Unfortunately, the first five people to sign up will get preferential pick, but if we can't make schedules work, I'll gladly include someone who wants to jump into the spot.
I'll look at schedules and PM people to see availability in the next couple of days, and also will be flipping through Exalted to look at the system. Once we have a system and timeslot, we'll work on characters and what not.
May the dice ever be in your favor!
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:D:D reading exalted and it will work nicely.
also that's a pretty balanced team of 5
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I mean if me helping with GM duties can squeeze in 2 more people I can help, but I'm guessing being a character and a GM at the same time doesn't work.
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On September 21 2013 00:16 ComaDose wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2013 00:13 jcarlsoniv wrote:
I mean, Paranox already hates all of you for being inefficient, primitive beings... The Zuanians and Piltoverians will have trouble getting along overall no doubt.
based on lore alone I think Paranox and Axel are natural rivals, nationality aside what use is
-loyalty
-henchmen that aren't slaves (Vandals)
-Feelings
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On September 21 2013 00:25 Slusher wrote:
I mean if me helping with GM duties can squeeze in 2 more people I can help, but I'm guessing being a character and a GM at the same time doesn't work.
Eeh, my normal gaming group just finished up a campaign where we had rotating GMs, and we would just contrive ways for our character to be MIA or otherwise occupied during certain situations. It worked... ok?
If someone wants to help full time GM stuff I'd be happy to accept the help, but I'd rather players be players for this.
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On September 21 2013 00:27 Slusher wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2013 00:16 ComaDose wrote:On September 21 2013 00:13 jcarlsoniv wrote:
I mean, Paranox already hates all of you for being inefficient, primitive beings... The Zuanians and Piltoverians will have trouble getting along overall no doubt. based on lore alone I think Paranox and Axel are natural rivals, nationality aside what use is -loyalty -henchmen that aren't slaves (Vandals) -Feelings
So what you're saying is I get to hate you all game.
Sweet.
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On September 21 2013 00:23 ComaDose wrote:
:D:D reading exalted and it will work nicely.
also that's a pretty balanced team of 5
If you get a chance, read up on Exalted lore too. The whole universe of the base game is awesome and absurd, with the basic premise being "If you can imagine it, you're badass enough to do it." The Fey-blooded and the Wyld as well as the Primordials (I think?) are super cool.
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On September 21 2013 00:30 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2013 00:27 Slusher wrote:On September 21 2013 00:16 ComaDose wrote:On September 21 2013 00:13 jcarlsoniv wrote:
I mean, Paranox already hates all of you for being inefficient, primitive beings... The Zuanians and Piltoverians will have trouble getting along overall no doubt. based on lore alone I think Paranox and Axel are natural rivals, nationality aside what use is -loyalty -henchmen that aren't slaves (Vandals) -Feelings So what you're saying is I get to hate you all game. Sweet.
Cue Paranox fusing Axel to his motorcycle in the dead of night.
"I fixed the input system! You didn't need your legs, right?"
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Can I jump in as surprise NPC/bossfight or some shit?
I';m still so sad I can't play in this.
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On September 21 2013 00:38 WaveofShadow wrote:
Can I jump in as surprise NPC/bossfight or some shit?
I';m still so sad I can't play in this.
One of my plans for the campaign is to have existing champions show up at certain points in the story, so we may have surprise TL guests roleplaying champions...
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Is it possible to use the Exalted system through roll20?
I don't own a dice set lol
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On September 21 2013 00:31 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2013 00:23 ComaDose wrote:
:D:D reading exalted and it will work nicely.
also that's a pretty balanced team of 5 If you get a chance, read up on Exalted lore too. The whole universe of the base game is awesome and absurd, with the basic premise being "If you can imagine it, you're badass enough to do it." The Fey-blooded and the Wyld as well as the Primordials (I think?) are super cool.
yeah its going to feel like being able to do everything my dm always said i couldn't. from the handbook:
In most games, a player’s “heroic” character starts out as a complete wuss. He’s lucky if he owns a rusty dagger and a loincloth, and he’s possessed of all the fighting prowess of an asthmatic schoolboy. Exalted is different. Exalted characters begin the game as bad-asses
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I've never used roll20, so idk.
It looks like a d10 system, so anything that has a dice roller program will likely be ok.
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I know roll20 has a "/roll dX" input, so it should probably be good.
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On September 21 2013 00:41 Requizen wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2013 00:38 WaveofShadow wrote:
Can I jump in as surprise NPC/bossfight or some shit?
I';m still so sad I can't play in this. One of my plans for the campaign is to have existing champions show up at certain points in the story, so we may have surprise TL guests roleplaying champions...
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Roll20 should be able to handle literally anything. It might not have every single bit of specification that the format requires, but that's what other programs are for.
I'm considering using some Roll20 for my homebrew, and I think it'll work fine in spite of the lack of in-app systems.
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On September 21 2013 00:44 jcarlsoniv wrote:
Is it possible to use the Exalted system through roll20?
I don't own a dice set lol
It's 'k, it only means Slusher gets to roll your die for you.
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Anhein's story is perfect for exulted too! Waking up and coming into his powers with religious inflections.
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Yeah, Paranox also should fit well into it - learning to use his power core.
@Alaric - fuck that, that ape ain't gon' control me
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k, gone for reals now will be back sunday
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Here's a picture I took of Vi with my bike mabye a ~month before the failed gem heist.
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+ Show Spoiler +I'm not exactly Glider lol
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thats a bad ass maw fuckin bike
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lol Soniv I just read your lore and basically you're playing Viktor.
Subtle.
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I don't know if I'd call it subtle
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I was looking for a smartass gif to post here but I decided not to bother.
Slusher.
Pls.
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Bumping to keep Requizen from slacking =P
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I've grown bored with it already.
Nah but actually I just have a lot to do. I have to finish up my army for the apocalypse game this weekend, have to prepare the final session for my current campaign, and then just have the usual work and shit too.
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On September 24 2013 23:00 Requizen wrote:
I've grown bored with it already.
Nah but actually I just have a lot to do. I have to finish up my army for the apocalypse game this weekend, have to prepare the final session for my current campaign, and then just have the usual work and shit too.
Anything we can do to help?
Also because "busy work" for new campaigns is the best.
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On September 24 2013 23:11 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On September 24 2013 23:00 Requizen wrote:
I've grown bored with it already.
Nah but actually I just have a lot to do. I have to finish up my army for the apocalypse game this weekend, have to prepare the final session for my current campaign, and then just have the usual work and shit too. Anything we can do to help? Also because "busy work" for new campaigns is the best.
^
I love sitting there creating stuff haha
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I can't help but theory craft some of the champions as I read through exalted books lol
Hopefully one campaign's ending means more time for this one soon.
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Well if you want to try something, maybe you can poke around and try building your characters in Exalted. I still don't know that much about it, so I'd like to see the player's reactions to trying to fit their character into the system.
My friend highly recommended Unisystem as an alternative if Exalted doesn't work out, but that's up to you guys.
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As a complete newb, can someone explain what exactly this is?
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On September 21 2013 00:46 ComaDose wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2013 00:31 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 21 2013 00:23 ComaDose wrote:
:D:D reading exalted and it will work nicely.
also that's a pretty balanced team of 5 If you get a chance, read up on Exalted lore too. The whole universe of the base game is awesome and absurd, with the basic premise being "If you can imagine it, you're badass enough to do it." The Fey-blooded and the Wyld as well as the Primordials (I think?) are super cool. yeah its going to feel like being able to do everything my dm always said i couldn't. from the handbook:
I actually find the exalted lore, when you take it in its entirety, is pretty depressing. The characters you create are all doomed by the curse to become complete jerkwads if not completely evil as they get closer to 1000 years old. The wyld is working on destroying all order, the "dead" primordials have caused a leak in the process of reincarnation that is slowly destroying everything, and the gods only overthrew the primordials in the first place to go off playing games that are basically crack and so can't be bothered to have anything to do with the world.
Obviously without conflict RPing would be pretty boring but Exalted sets up what feels like a million world-ending dooms that would take a few dozen more steps up the epic ladder and a DM willing to invent the solution for any exalted to solve. If there were no DMs the world of Exalted would be pretty much screwed.
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On September 24 2013 23:59 Kavas wrote:
As a complete newb, can someone explain what exactly this is?
A week or so ago, Soniv (jcarlsoniv) mentioned in the OT thread that doing a tabletop RPG with TL LoL people would be pretty fun and mentioned there are some great online tools (like roll20.net) to do so. Several people agreed and Requizen picked up the slack and created this thread for a League of Legends-based tabletop set in the world of Valoran. The players would be powerful fighters or mages in the world, seeking to enter the League for a variety of reason. The campaign would tell the tale of their quest to enter.
After several pages in which prospective players created characters so that they could play in the campaign (to a cap of 5 players right now to make the game manageable), a few were chosen to take part in the first campaign as GM'd by Req himself. Now we're trying to figure out times to actually DO the campaign, as well as a ruleset to use so that we don't have to create an entirely new system to play this LoL-flavored game. Currently, we favor Exalted, but we haven't tested it yet so we're not really sure.
Hopefully this will start at some point in the near future and it will be streamed for the interested to watch! Of course, there's nothing stopping another willing GM to go through with the same concept (or another) and a different group of players.
On September 25 2013 00:07 phyvo wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2013 00:46 ComaDose wrote:On September 21 2013 00:31 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 21 2013 00:23 ComaDose wrote:
:D:D reading exalted and it will work nicely.
also that's a pretty balanced team of 5 If you get a chance, read up on Exalted lore too. The whole universe of the base game is awesome and absurd, with the basic premise being "If you can imagine it, you're badass enough to do it." The Fey-blooded and the Wyld as well as the Primordials (I think?) are super cool. yeah its going to feel like being able to do everything my dm always said i couldn't. from the handbook: I actually find the exalted lore, when you take it in its entirety, is pretty depressing. The characters you create are all doomed by the curse to become complete jerkwads if not completely evil as they get closer to 1000 years old. The wyld is working on destroying all order, the "dead" primordials have caused a leak in the process of reincarnation that is slowly destroying everything, and the gods only overthrew the primordials in the first place to go off playing games that are basically crack and so can't be bothered to have anything to do with the world. Obviously without conflict RPing would be pretty boring but Exalted sets up what feels like a million world-ending dooms that would take a few dozen more steps up the epic ladder and a DM willing to invent the solution for any exalted to solve. If there were no DMs the world of Exalted would be pretty much screwed.
That's what Player Characters are for! How many times would Teams Rocket/Aqua/Magma/Galactic/Plasma have taken over the world if not for a random PC from Pallet/New Bark/Littleroot/Twinleaf/Nuvema/Aspertia/Vaniville!
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On September 24 2013 23:46 Requizen wrote:
Well if you want to try something, maybe you can poke around and try building your characters in Exalted. I still don't know that much about it, so I'd like to see the player's reactions to trying to fit their character into the system.
My friend highly recommended Unisystem as an alternative if Exalted doesn't work out, but that's up to you guys.
I still haven't looked into Exalted at all, but I may take a stab at creating a character tonight.
Asmo, if you're on skype we could potentially work on them together?
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On September 25 2013 00:20 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 24 2013 23:46 Requizen wrote:
Well if you want to try something, maybe you can poke around and try building your characters in Exalted. I still don't know that much about it, so I'd like to see the player's reactions to trying to fit their character into the system.
My friend highly recommended Unisystem as an alternative if Exalted doesn't work out, but that's up to you guys. I still haven't looked into Exalted at all, but I may take a stab at creating a character tonight. Asmo, if you're on skype we could potentially work on them together?
Sure, I'll probably be around tonight. I've even created an Exalted character before, so I can dredge up what I remember about it all. We can figure out what the best parts of the system to adapt to LoL stuff are.
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On September 25 2013 00:07 phyvo wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2013 00:46 ComaDose wrote:On September 21 2013 00:31 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 21 2013 00:23 ComaDose wrote:
:D:D reading exalted and it will work nicely.
also that's a pretty balanced team of 5 If you get a chance, read up on Exalted lore too. The whole universe of the base game is awesome and absurd, with the basic premise being "If you can imagine it, you're badass enough to do it." The Fey-blooded and the Wyld as well as the Primordials (I think?) are super cool. yeah its going to feel like being able to do everything my dm always said i couldn't. from the handbook: I actually find the exalted lore, when you take it in its entirety, is pretty depressing. The characters you create are all doomed by the curse to become complete jerkwads if not completely evil as they get closer to 1000 years old. The wyld is working on destroying all order, the "dead" primordials have caused a leak in the process of reincarnation that is slowly destroying everything, and the gods only overthrew the primordials in the first place to go off playing games that are basically crack and so can't be bothered to have anything to do with the world. Obviously without conflict RPing would be pretty boring but Exalted sets up what feels like a million world-ending dooms that would take a few dozen more steps up the epic ladder and a DM willing to invent the solution for any exalted to solve. If there were no DMs the world of Exalted would be pretty much screwed.
Well it is pretty depressing when you put it like that...
Asmo has a good point and I also figure this game will adopt more of the system and less of the doomed universe. hopefully.
Or maybe the summoners only broke the world with war to go play games which were basically crack yolo queue.
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Well I figured the lore aspect of Exalted would more or less be thrown out because Runeterra is a completely different universe. I'm interested in how you'll adapt charms for more regular magically flavored things like fireballs tho.
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On September 25 2013 00:54 phyvo wrote:
Well I figured the lore aspect of Exalted would more or less be thrown out because Runeterra is a completely different universe. I'm interested in how you'll adapt charms for more regular magically flavored things like fireballs tho.
Yeah we're only adopting the mechanics for play. The lore is all Runeterra and Valoran and the League. But yeah... skill translation from Charms to Champion Abilities will be interesting.*
* And fun!
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In this 7 page thread we've done more work than the Riot lore department >.>
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On September 25 2013 01:56 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
In this 7 page thread we've done more work than the Riot lore department >.>
hue
inb4 Paranox, The Apprentice as a future release
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On September 25 2013 02:07 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2013 01:56 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
In this 7 page thread we've done more work than the Riot lore department >.> hue inb4 Paranox, The Apprentice as a future release
We need someone with connections at Riot to get them to watch our stream, then we all get hired by Lore.
That's how these things work, right?
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On September 25 2013 02:10 Requizen wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2013 02:07 jcarlsoniv wrote:On September 25 2013 01:56 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
In this 7 page thread we've done more work than the Riot lore department >.> hue inb4 Paranox, The Apprentice as a future release We need someone with connections at Riot to get them to watch our stream, then we all get hired by Lore. That's how these things work, right?
SMASH AND I USED TO LIVE IN THE SAME STATE
Unfortunately, he's fallen off the face of the planet.
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On September 25 2013 02:15 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2013 02:10 Requizen wrote:On September 25 2013 02:07 jcarlsoniv wrote:On September 25 2013 01:56 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
In this 7 page thread we've done more work than the Riot lore department >.> hue inb4 Paranox, The Apprentice as a future release We need someone with connections at Riot to get them to watch our stream, then we all get hired by Lore. That's how these things work, right? SMASH AND I USED TO LIVE IN THE SAME STATE Unfortunately, he's fallen off the face of the planet.
I promise that when I work at Riot I'll still frequent these forums and give you guys insider info on the types of snacks they give us.
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Fruit jellies need a nerf yo.
I disappoint myself by not having the time to come up with a char for this...
But it's probably for the best. It only emphasizes the point that ... I have no free time... LIke EVER ZZ.
At least I can hype on the stream!
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Exalted is really cool, I've played in some one-shot's run in Exalted.
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I um might need to rewrite my lore soon-ish hopefully they update Jinx on to the PTR soon. Go figure Riot would change Vi's backstory the day after I write my lore based around it.
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On September 25 2013 06:04 Slusher wrote:
I um might need to rewrite my lore soon-ish hopefully they update Jinx on to the PTR soon. Go figure Riot would change Vi's backstory the day after I write my lore based around it.
get fucked - good thing Viktor's lore has already been changed =P
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Or you know, you could have made new characters with no connection to current champions, so they would be fine even if the lore changes.
But no. You had to be like the guy in my Pokemon campaign who roleplayed a Red fanboy.
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On September 25 2013 06:41 Requizen wrote:
Or you know, you could have made new characters with no connection to current champions, so they would be fine even if the lore changes.
But no. You had to be like the guy in my Pokemon campaign who roleplayed a Red fanboy.
The only LoL lore I know is for some of the champions lol.
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On September 25 2013 06:51 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2013 06:41 Requizen wrote:
Or you know, you could have made new characters with no connection to current champions, so they would be fine even if the lore changes.
But no. You had to be like the guy in my Pokemon campaign who roleplayed a Red fanboy. The only LoL lore I know is for some of the champions lol.
It gets really strange. Awhile ago I heard champions get "split" into many copies when they're summoned so that summoners can have many matches with the same champion at once. This kinda gives me the impression that they take the game too seriously from the lore context and that the next thing they'll say is that summoners "queue" up for matches on each battlefield and use money to dress up their champions.
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did yall start on those characters?
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On September 25 2013 12:09 Requizen wrote:
did yall start on those characters?
Lol no, I got too wrapped up in getting Plat 1 back. I'm free tomorrow night if Asmo (or anyone else) is.
Edit: Also, was too busy whooping Req's ass in lane 
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On September 25 2013 12:32 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2013 12:09 Requizen wrote:
did yall start on those characters? Lol no, I got too wrapped up in getting Plat 1 back. I'm free tomorrow night if Asmo (or anyone else) is. Edit: Also, was too busy whooping Req's ass in lane
You must be very proud of yourself....?
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Bitch I only died once and took your tower in like the first 10 minutes.
I mean I still lost but come on you're diamond bro I shoulda been crying
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The Exalted 2nd Edition Handbook for those interested in basic character creation.
Also I kinda wanted to watch worlds and play FFXIV anyways. I'll be back later-ish tomorrow night, but this should help tide y'all over.
My initial thoughts for Charms include 4 unique ones for everybody's "abilities" then some basic ones for Summoner Spells like Flash, Barrier, etc. (unless we want to stick with the lore behind those and these guys wouldn't have them).
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On September 25 2013 14:36 AsmodeusXI wrote:The Exalted 2nd Edition Handbook for those interested in basic character creation.Also I kinda wanted to watch worlds and play FFXIV anyways. I'll be back later-ish tomorrow night, but this should help tide y'all over. My initial thoughts for Charms include 4 unique ones for everybody's "abilities" then some basic ones for Summoner Spells like Flash, Barrier, etc. (unless we want to stick with the lore behind those and these guys wouldn't have them).
My phone is yelling at me saying the link is unsecured.
And dropbox is blocked at work.
ASMO WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO POISON ME
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On September 25 2013 22:22 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2013 14:36 AsmodeusXI wrote:The Exalted 2nd Edition Handbook for those interested in basic character creation.Also I kinda wanted to watch worlds and play FFXIV anyways. I'll be back later-ish tomorrow night, but this should help tide y'all over. My initial thoughts for Charms include 4 unique ones for everybody's "abilities" then some basic ones for Summoner Spells like Flash, Barrier, etc. (unless we want to stick with the lore behind those and these guys wouldn't have them). My phone is yelling at me saying the link is unsecured. And dropbox is blocked at work. ASMO WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO POISON ME
It's a fking .pdf at the end of a Dropbox link. Sounds to me like your phone is the problem.
Also, who blocks sites at work? LAAAAAAME.
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On September 25 2013 14:36 AsmodeusXI wrote:The Exalted 2nd Edition Handbook for those interested in basic character creation.Also I kinda wanted to watch worlds and play FFXIV anyways. I'll be back later-ish tomorrow night, but this should help tide y'all over. My initial thoughts for Charms include 4 unique ones for everybody's "abilities" then some basic ones for Summoner Spells like Flash, Barrier, etc. (unless we want to stick with the lore behind those and these guys wouldn't have them).
Don't forget the passives!
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On September 25 2013 14:36 AsmodeusXI wrote:The Exalted 2nd Edition Handbook for those interested in basic character creation.Also I kinda wanted to watch worlds and play FFXIV anyways. I'll be back later-ish tomorrow night, but this should help tide y'all over. My initial thoughts for Charms include 4 unique ones for everybody's "abilities" then some basic ones for Summoner Spells like Flash, Barrier, etc. (unless we want to stick with the lore behind those and these guys wouldn't have them).
Characters would not have summoner spells, seeing as you're not summoned.
You're also not specifically limited to 4 abilities and a passive, but if you want to do that for RP's sake then that's cool.
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On September 25 2013 22:54 Requizen wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2013 14:36 AsmodeusXI wrote:The Exalted 2nd Edition Handbook for those interested in basic character creation.Also I kinda wanted to watch worlds and play FFXIV anyways. I'll be back later-ish tomorrow night, but this should help tide y'all over. My initial thoughts for Charms include 4 unique ones for everybody's "abilities" then some basic ones for Summoner Spells like Flash, Barrier, etc. (unless we want to stick with the lore behind those and these guys wouldn't have them). Characters would not have summoner spells, seeing as you're not summoned. You're also not specifically limited to 4 abilities and a passive, but if you want to do that for RP's sake then that's cool.
That could make combat pretty cool. 4 abilities and some sort of passive with limited uses, mixed in with attacks?
I'm not sure how combat in Exalted works, or the degree of difficulty that enemies would be. But that seems incredibly entertaining.
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On September 25 2013 22:54 Requizen wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2013 14:36 AsmodeusXI wrote:The Exalted 2nd Edition Handbook for those interested in basic character creation.Also I kinda wanted to watch worlds and play FFXIV anyways. I'll be back later-ish tomorrow night, but this should help tide y'all over. My initial thoughts for Charms include 4 unique ones for everybody's "abilities" then some basic ones for Summoner Spells like Flash, Barrier, etc. (unless we want to stick with the lore behind those and these guys wouldn't have them). Characters would not have summoner spells, seeing as you're not summoned. You're also not specifically limited to 4 abilities and a passive, but if you want to do that for RP's sake then that's cool.
Yeah, I kinda thought that might be the case, but I thought that was the best way to extend the "Charms" mechanic seeing as (in theory) we'd only have four (five w/ passive) abilities. WATEVER we'll figure it out.
Also, if you've read the Character Creation chapter in the book, this is a simplification of what you need. But don't look at this before that because it'll make no goddamn sense.
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Still, there's nothing keeping your character from having a Flash type ability (Arcane Shift, Rift Walk), a Cleanse (Oranges), or a shield (uh, champions abilities because there's a lot).
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drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer
4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue))
and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused?
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On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused?
Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign.
Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun
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On September 26 2013 00:53 Requizen wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused? Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign. Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun
SOCIAL COMBAT ONLY.
Have I mentioned Exalted is an insane format?
Edit: I bought the Ultimate Gods Pack but haven't played Smite yet wat do
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On September 26 2013 00:56 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 00:53 Requizen wrote:On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused? Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign. Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun SOCIAL COMBAT ONLY. Have I mentioned Exalted is an insane format? Edit: I bought the Ultimate Gods Pack but haven't played Smite yet wat do
Casual Gladiating? (only those who keep up with Rollplay would get it)
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On September 26 2013 00:57 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 00:56 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 26 2013 00:53 Requizen wrote:On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused? Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign. Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun SOCIAL COMBAT ONLY. Have I mentioned Exalted is an insane format? Edit: I bought the Ultimate Gods Pack but haven't played Smite yet wat do Casual Gladiating? (only those who keep up with Rollplay would get it)
Is that show actually good? I could see it being funny but I've never watched it. Probably should considering we're kinda going to do the same thing.
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On September 26 2013 01:00 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 00:57 jcarlsoniv wrote:On September 26 2013 00:56 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 26 2013 00:53 Requizen wrote:On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused? Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign. Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun SOCIAL COMBAT ONLY. Have I mentioned Exalted is an insane format? Edit: I bought the Ultimate Gods Pack but haven't played Smite yet wat do Casual Gladiating? (only those who keep up with Rollplay would get it) Is that show actually good? I could see it being funny but I've never watched it. Probably should considering we're kinda going to do the same thing.
I tune in sometimes when its on and i usually get a laugh. The highlights are always funny.
It's really popular too and other people are starting other shows.
No one has had an idea as awesome as this tho.
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On September 26 2013 00:56 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 00:53 Requizen wrote:On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused? Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign. Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun SOCIAL COMBAT ONLY. Have I mentioned Exalted is an insane format? Edit: I bought the Ultimate Gods Pack but haven't played Smite yet wat do
Pick Loki. Stabby god best god.
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On September 26 2013 01:00 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 00:57 jcarlsoniv wrote:On September 26 2013 00:56 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 26 2013 00:53 Requizen wrote:On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused? Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign. Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun SOCIAL COMBAT ONLY. Have I mentioned Exalted is an insane format? Edit: I bought the Ultimate Gods Pack but haven't played Smite yet wat do Casual Gladiating? (only those who keep up with Rollplay would get it) Is that show actually good? I could see it being funny but I've never watched it. Probably should considering we're kinda going to do the same thing.
If you really want to get the real flavor, you have to watch all of it. They were so bad at RPing early on, but they've gotten really good. It's incredibly entertaining, and Incontrol is hilarious.
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On September 26 2013 01:39 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 01:00 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 26 2013 00:57 jcarlsoniv wrote:On September 26 2013 00:56 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 26 2013 00:53 Requizen wrote:On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused? Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign. Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun SOCIAL COMBAT ONLY. Have I mentioned Exalted is an insane format? Edit: I bought the Ultimate Gods Pack but haven't played Smite yet wat do Casual Gladiating? (only those who keep up with Rollplay would get it) Is that show actually good? I could see it being funny but I've never watched it. Probably should considering we're kinda going to do the same thing. If you really want to get the real flavor, you have to watch all of it. They were so bad at RPing early on, but they've gotten really good. It's incredibly entertaining, and Incontrol is hilarious.
heh yeah i felt really bad for neal (the dm) those first weeks but his patience paid off!
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On September 26 2013 01:44 ComaDose wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 01:39 jcarlsoniv wrote:On September 26 2013 01:00 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 26 2013 00:57 jcarlsoniv wrote:On September 26 2013 00:56 AsmodeusXI wrote:On September 26 2013 00:53 Requizen wrote:On September 26 2013 00:49 ComaDose wrote:drop box link is broken for me im still using the one linked earlyer 4 charms aww man that would be too few! (I'm thinking about the archery ones (they should put an unmissable instakill spell in LoL hue)) and what about other awesome stealthy charms that are not for combat? how likely is it this campaign is entirely combat focused? Er, I find that many campaigns have combat involved often, but I'm not really sure as to how much yet. Seeing as it is Valoran and you're prospective champions, I'd like to see combat pretty often, but it won't be the central role of the campaign. Lol Smite recently added Thanatos who has an ult that instagibs a god you hit if they're below a certain health threshold. It's pretty fun SOCIAL COMBAT ONLY. Have I mentioned Exalted is an insane format? Edit: I bought the Ultimate Gods Pack but haven't played Smite yet wat do Casual Gladiating? (only those who keep up with Rollplay would get it) Is that show actually good? I could see it being funny but I've never watched it. Probably should considering we're kinda going to do the same thing. If you really want to get the real flavor, you have to watch all of it. They were so bad at RPing early on, but they've gotten really good. It's incredibly entertaining, and Incontrol is hilarious. heh yeah i felt really bad for neal (the dm) those first weeks but his patience paid off!
Neal is an incredible DM.
I know that all those guys frequent TL, so it would be fairly funny if any of them watched our little game =P
I also know that StorrZerg plays mafia with Neal and Ryan, which I'm super jelly of.
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I'm a pretty infrequent poster here, but I'm interested in Exalted and have played a few times and DM an irl campaign for it as well. I see you've hit your player cap for now, but I'll probably try and stick around this thread and can answer questions about the system at least!
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On September 26 2013 15:09 TheHumanSensation wrote:
I'm a pretty infrequent poster here, but I'm interested in Exalted and have played a few times and DM an irl campaign for it as well. I see you've hit your player cap for now, but I'll probably try and stick around this thread and can answer questions about the system at least!
Would you have any suggestions on how to adapt a set of League abilities/passive into the play style of Exalted? I don't really know how the combat flows.
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On September 26 2013 22:35 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +On September 26 2013 15:09 TheHumanSensation wrote:
I'm a pretty infrequent poster here, but I'm interested in Exalted and have played a few times and DM an irl campaign for it as well. I see you've hit your player cap for now, but I'll probably try and stick around this thread and can answer questions about the system at least! Would you have any suggestions on how to adapt a set of League abilities/passive into the play style of Exalted? I don't really know how the combat flows.
It'll be a challenge, let me try and describe the combat flow a bit before I give specific ability ideas.
Exalted doesn't use turn-order like most tabletop RPGs, it uses a tick-system, meaning that every action has a speed value attached to it that determines how many ticks pass before you can act again (standard actions are 5 or 6 ticks, minimum speed is 3). For some things, this is nice, because you can have decidedly speedier characters than you're able to have in most other tabletops, for example. It can also be a lot to keep track of, and since Exalted uses a lot of d10's instead of a singular d20, a good amount of combat time is spent figuring out who's turn it is, figuring out how many dice to roll, or counting the results of a roll. It's a slow system in practice, is the general critique of it.
There's also a lot of options built into the system rather than coming up as character abilities, which might be awkward for you to deal with. For example, many other tabletops give melee characters more attacks per turn when they level up (example, d&d), but in Exalted every character has the option to do a flurry of actions at once, sacrificing accuracy on all of them but being able to do a large number of attacks or abilities or other options. There's not really an analogy to draw between this and League that I'm seeing. If you're familiar with d&d normal stuff, power attack is also an option for all characters by default, and taking-10/20 is replaced with a separate "aim" action that all characters would have equal access to.
Aside from those main issues, I think Exalted has lots of ways to match League's systems.
You don't level up in Exalted, you just gain experience points that you buy specific upgrades (stats and such) with, like money. This is easily worked to suit the individual campaign's needs, and you can just assign specific stat upgrades at arbitrary points in the game to represent leveling up and the like if you feel it's important to the vibe of League.
League's power often comes from items, which are handled differently in Exalted because most campaigns don't keep track of money very much, but rare and powerful artifacts are still a thing. League items tend to be just stat sticks though, so that's not really a problem. Most of exalted's power comes from charms, which are learned character abilities. Some are just stat buffs, some are full on active abilities, some as pretty passive, lots of variety in them. Exalted power growth tends to be more along the lines of "Now I can do this completely new thing" as opposed to "Now I'm marginally better at this", though.
You could probably make up charms for each character, which is what I'd recommend if you want to go with a 4-active+passive system. There's no shortage of existing ones, but they're catered to the Exalted flavour of things, and you'd probably run into balance issues / be running all over the books and charm trees. I could help you with balancing these, if you're worried about custom charms etc, I end up homebrewing a lot of stuff.
League abilities tend to get stronger with each rank, but not necessarily with any extra effects, so gaining additional charms are you rank up abilities isn't necessarily the best route. Depends how strictly League-feeling you want to go with this, really. Exalted has a lot more options and character freedom than most other tabletop RPGs, which can either help or hinder you here, but it's easily groundable, for the most part.
Giving an example build (which I think is more what you were looking for) won't really help without an understanding of the mechanics, so I guess all I really did here was dilly-dally around the point. I'll try again tomorrow.
tl;dr depends how full-league you want to go, can work.
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I agree with you, that was a well made post.
But I think it's still possible to use Exalted with some modifications on those points. The worst part, in my opinion, and you can't do a lot about it, is the slow pace of Exalted. I mainly used it for games where fights themselves were short - 10 sec as a big maximum - and while this is actually awesome for a League game (to emulate cooldown), fights can take an eternity.
The all at once actions are an awesome tool but will need a little bit of work onto it I guess yeah. Just thinking of a Veigar-like character that can blow every skills in a short span...
Whatever happens in the end, if you guys really want to go full-league as HumanSensation asked, you'll have to either create your own rules - and play in 1 year - or modify some from another game, and I think Exalted is a good option to do that.
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I actually think the description of the combat sounds really fitting for league, if the pace isn't too terrible to put up with
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When you guys start this, are you going to stream it? Don't really have the time +regular schedule to do this, but I'd love to watch every now and then, and learn some of the TL personalities/faces.
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On October 02 2013 10:55 Dark_Chill wrote:
When you guys start this, are you going to stream it? Don't really have the time +regular schedule to do this, but I'd love to watch every now and then, and learn some of the TL personalities/faces.
Absolutely. At least Soniv and I will, then whoever else wants. Not that you really NEED multiple streamers, it just depends on whose pretty face you like the most.
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On October 02 2013 11:03 AsmodeusXI wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 10:55 Dark_Chill wrote:
When you guys start this, are you going to stream it? Don't really have the time +regular schedule to do this, but I'd love to watch every now and then, and learn some of the TL personalities/faces. Absolutely. At least Soniv and I will, then whoever else wants. Not that you really NEED multiple streamers, it just depends on whose pretty face you like the most.
You should make it a video Skype call imo and have one person host it.
Less complicated that way.
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On October 02 2013 11:11 WaveofShadow wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 11:03 AsmodeusXI wrote:On October 02 2013 10:55 Dark_Chill wrote:
When you guys start this, are you going to stream it? Don't really have the time +regular schedule to do this, but I'd love to watch every now and then, and learn some of the TL personalities/faces. Absolutely. At least Soniv and I will, then whoever else wants. Not that you really NEED multiple streamers, it just depends on whose pretty face you like the most. You should make it a video Skype call imo and have one person host it. Less complicated that way.
Multiple cams require Skype Pro, which I'm too cheap to shell out for.
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Rollplay dark heresy>Rollplay ^_^
Excited to see how this goes ^^
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On October 02 2013 11:22 Requizen wrote:Show nested quote +On October 02 2013 11:11 WaveofShadow wrote:On October 02 2013 11:03 AsmodeusXI wrote:On October 02 2013 10:55 Dark_Chill wrote:
When you guys start this, are you going to stream it? Don't really have the time +regular schedule to do this, but I'd love to watch every now and then, and learn some of the TL personalities/faces. Absolutely. At least Soniv and I will, then whoever else wants. Not that you really NEED multiple streamers, it just depends on whose pretty face you like the most. You should make it a video Skype call imo and have one person host it. Less complicated that way. Multiple cams require Skype Pro, which I'm too cheap to shell out for.
Roll20 does give a video chat for free.
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sweet thanks asmo.
what about character sheets? we should all use the same one yeah?
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Allow me to browse and peruse.
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I've looked through the booklet, would have to review charms and all the extra fancy stuff (or just have Asmo do it for me :D)
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