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- July 21, 2014 at 11:06 pm #264152AnonymousInactive
Yeah I actually wasnt asking about the build, I’m asking about the story you are going to use to justify the build how are you connecting the character to being a primal caster, I mean yeah elsa the ice queen, sure but if you want to play disney characters toon might be a good game, but this is arcanis, where we play arcanis characters, what makes this an arcanis character?
However Your build makes my brain hurt
1 you have a whole bunch differnt arcums listed, I assume you mean arcanum Shaminism for all of them
2 you cant get two ranks in heal in the point choose option
3 uhh your skill points dont work out correctly if you count heal as 1 point i see you as spending 8 skill points
4 Almeric, DeceitJuly 21, 2014 at 11:46 pm #264154AnonymousInactiveMy inspiration for character development is purely my prerogative. Why does it matter if I build a character off of a famous Russian fairly tail, or Ben Hur’s Chariot race, a goose that attacked my car, Gollum from lord of the rings, or Boba Fett from Star Wars? Everyone has their own sources of creative inspiration. As long as it doesn’t offend the sensibilities of decent society, or the game, I should be able freely build a PC within the spirit and letter of the rules.
As for primal, it is a build in progress as well. I’ve batted around all of the casting types both on my head and on paper. Elder (with a berokene) didn’t have the social stigma that was key to the PC personality concept. Plus a high resolve countered the emotional lack of control exhibited in the film. But it let me maximize the elemental spell casting. Psionic, with val ossan powers, gave me direct access to cold with Deep Chill, but I couldn’t Elemental Empower my waterbolts with it. Eldrich matched both the elemental powers, and the social stigma, but I didn’t see the character as having a high logic. I landed on Primal when this thread answered back that a val with Primal could “put on a good show” of church loyalty while hiding a secret power. The social withdraw is explained by chilling presence. That the part about having a xenophobe start a lynch mob fit a major plot point. So that is where I am at right now.
If you have something constructive to say towards that end, I am willing to listen.
July 21, 2014 at 11:56 pm #264155AnonymousInactiveIf only Gelumancer was still a viable path in ARPG. . . Can’t wait for Psionics Unbound 2 (The Revengence) to be considered, pitched, funded, written, and released!
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BTW, now I want to make a character based on Lumiere, complete with French accent!
July 22, 2014 at 12:12 am #264156AnonymousInactiveBTW, now I want to make a character based on Lumiere, complete with French accent!
Be my guest!
July 22, 2014 at 12:34 am #264157AnonymousInactiveCody,
All I can say to you wanting to build Lumiere is
“Ma chere Mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight.
And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair as the gaming room proudly presents –
your character!Be my Guest,
Be my Guest,
put your PC to the test.
Pull your dice ‘from your bag, cherie And we’ll provide the rest
Schemes du jour
Plots that curve
Why, we only live to serve
Try the Larissian, shes Auspicious,
some might even say delicious.
He can sing, he can prance
Narrate in Interpretative Dance
And a BI here is never second best
Go on, unfold your Sheet
Take a glance and seat
Be our guest
Oui, our guest
Be our guest!Gnome ragout
Troll souffle
Raging Neirites “en flambe”
We’ll prepare and serve with flair
A terrifying cabaret!
You’re alone
And you’re scared
But the BIs all prepared
No one’s gloomy or complaining
While the Silence entertaining
They tell jokes! They do tricks
Crush our minds like candlesticks
And it’s all in perfect taste
That you can bet
Come on and move your ass
You’ve won your own free pass
To be out guestIf you’re stressed
It’s LARPING we suggestBe our guest
Be our guest
Be our guest!”That’s all I have
July 22, 2014 at 12:38 am #264158AnonymousInactiveAwesome! I’m jealous I didn’t do it
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July 22, 2014 at 12:45 am #264159AnonymousInactiveNow that would make for an interesting kelekene.
July 22, 2014 at 2:04 am #264161AnonymousInactivemy original question still stands, what makes this an Arcanis character?
if you create something thats just a bunch of mechanics to emulate something else, are you playing the same game as everyone else or are you doing something else?
July 22, 2014 at 2:10 am #264162AnonymousInactiveWhy must there be a difference? All our characters are based on SOMETHING that we have seen, heard, or experienced. My fiancee modeled her secondary after a character from a novel, a friend created a Rotted Capes character based on Ash from Army of Darkness. I know many people who has based their characters off classical archetypes, TV characters, and even people from their own pasts. Why should a Disney character not be a valid choice of inspiration?
July 22, 2014 at 2:36 am #264163AnonymousInactiveI love the character concept and agree with a lot of what you have but here are some of my useless thoughts.
1. She trained to be a noble and originally rejected her magic, I would expect that to be more reflected by the expert path than the arcane path, but that is largely flavor. Because of this I would expect her skills to range more to the social end of things, though of course deceit would be critical, considering how hard she had to work to hide her magic. Spellcasting should not be taken as a talent early because she specifically did not work to master her magic, only to deny it; but considering how crippling this would be to the effectiveness of her character, I wouldn’t hold to that.
2. To reflect the noble upbringing I might go with some form of noble background rather than expat (diplomat or noble born). Expat doesn’t really seem to add anything, since it would seem that she wouldn’t really be accepted in Milandir either. The “on the run” feel is better gained through flaws (See below)
2. If you could get the concept to work with psionics, than undisciplined psion would be perfect. Undisciplined, untrained, wild, and the dubious reputation flaw, which fits her perfectly. Not sure you can really get the ice motif with psionics though.
3. Chilling presence is an OK flaw, as I can see how it reflects her ice powers and the scary feel of her not having great control over them, but considering how she has been very publicly outed and apparently lost her ruling status because of her powers, I would expect to see Heretic and/or Disgraced as flaws as well/instead.
4. You might want to provide some connection to how she got these powers, since it is clear that primal casters don’t get them for “free” in this system. What is she connected too? I would allude to her father making a deal with trolls or something. Blame it on the parents. She can’t help she was dedicated to a heretical cult at birth (or something of the like).
5. If you are ever going to play with her, will you be playing an Anna based character? “Bound by blood” would be a good connection.
In your write-up, how did you get a bloodrank of 3?
July 22, 2014 at 2:48 am #264164AnonymousInactiveSpontaneously Awakened Psion would fit a ‘uncontrolled magic’ path too.
July 22, 2014 at 11:37 pm #264171AnonymousInactiveFor those curious I corrected errors on the build sheet.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/942 … Queed%20(1).pdfJuly 22, 2014 at 11:45 pm #264172AnonymousInactiveI love the character concept and agree with a lot of what you have but here are some of my useless thoughts.
1. She trained to be a noble and originally rejected her magic, I would expect that to be more reflected by the expert path than the arcane path, but that is largely flavor. Because of this I would expect her skills to range more to the social end of things, though of course deceit would be critical, considering how hard she had to work to hide her magic. Spellcasting should not be taken as a talent early because she specifically did not work to master her magic, only to deny it; but considering how crippling this would be to the effectiveness of her character, I wouldn’t hold to that.
2. To reflect the noble upbringing I might go with some form of noble background rather than expat (diplomat or noble born). Expat doesn’t really seem to add anything, since it would seem that she wouldn’t really be accepted in Milandir either. The “on the run” feel is better gained through flaws (See below)
>>I don’t see diplomat applying for someone that spent her childhood locked in her room. As for Noble Born, a lot of the skills suggest social interaction that just wasn’t there in childhood. I looked a fostered noble, but who would foster her? So Exile seamed to fit for someone that escaped to the mountains. Oh and speaking of which this build concept is only about 75% tied to the Disney version of the story. The original fairy tail had a different plot where the queen was completely remove from society.
2. If you could get the concept to work with psionics, than undisciplined psion would be perfect. Undisciplined, untrained, wild, and the dubious reputation flaw, which fits her perfectly. Not sure you can really get the ice motif with psionics though.
No sadly you can’t Elemental Empower psionics.
3. Chilling presence is an OK flaw, as I can see how it reflects her ice powers and the scary feel of her not having great control over them, but considering how she has been very publicly outed and apparently lost her ruling status because of her powers, I would expect to see Heretic and/or Disgraced as flaws as well/instead.
Humm…. I tend to like both. But I don’t know that I want three flaws I will think on this but you make a good point.
4. You might want to provide some connection to how she got these powers, since it is clear that primal casters don’t get them for “free” in this system. What is she connected too? I would allude to her father making a deal with trolls or something. Blame it on the parents. She can’t help she was dedicated to a heretical cult at birth (or something of the like).
THAT’S PERFECT!!
5. If you are ever going to play with her, will you be playing an Anna based character? “Bound by blood” would be a good connection.
If someone -wants- to play a bubbly innocent and passionately optimistic 16 y.o. in the Blessed Lands that is a good plan. I can just see her talking the Spawn of Tizzet’s down at last years BI.
In your write-up, how did you get a bloodrank of 3?
July 23, 2014 at 1:58 am #264178AnonymousInactiveFor those curious I corrected errors on the build sheet.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/942 … Queed%20(1).pdfyour link doesnt work
July 23, 2014 at 2:01 am #264179AnonymousInactive2. If you could get the concept to work with psionics, than undisciplined psion would be perfect. Undisciplined, untrained, wild, and the dubious reputation flaw, which fits her perfectly. Not sure you can really get the ice motif with psionics though.
No sadly you can’t Elemental Empower psionics.
slight correction, you cant take elemental empowerment only from psionics. you can certainly apply it to psionics, if you get it somehow
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