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I'm not really sure how this is done but i'm really interested so if you guys can bare with a noobie that be great. Not sure how characters are generated Razor the link you gave to the warcraft game showed me a female noble with a lot of numbers to her stats but i'm not sure where they came from or what they represent. But if it okay with you guys I'll join in . Hopefully i won't mess it up.

Character stats are generated through a combination of methods. The first is a random roll, 1d20 or 1d30 I think, followed by a series of choices where you can customise your character to a degree by picking various background experiences that either raise up some of the low stats or pump up some of the already high stats.

From there, those stats then apply to certain things, such as prowess in combat or likelihood to make a gaffe at a diplomatic function.

As a test run, I statted some of the characters from Outsider. Check the spoiler.
The numbers are a bit arbitrary. Learning for example is a stat used for science, medicine, engineering and so forth. Alex is great at learning given his phenomenal advancement rate, so he gets a high stat there, but he's no doctor and you should never trust him with a scalpel. Similarly, you wouldn't trust a medical doctor to work a nuclear reactor safely.

Likewise, Stillstorm's Martial ability is more indicative of her fleet command and experience. She could quite probably deliver a savage beatdown if the situation called for it, but she'd always lose in a straight up fight against a soldier.

Canon characters are out for obvious reasons, so they get generated more or less randomly by me. And don't stress to much about being a newb, this is my first time running a quest, so we're all in this together.

Cool I think I understand but it will probably be a bit trial and error.

Suederwind wrote:I still have no idea how this is supposed to work, but count me in, too.

There are still two outsider related things on my to-do list:
1. Finish the end for the Cydonia Rising RP. (Yeah, its long overdue...)
2. Start working on a story about a few Loroi trapped on earth in our time.

I'm willing to participate ...even if I'm the only poster... should you consider finishing Cydonia Rising!

I loved getting the chance to play Sonnidezi...!

sunphoenix wrote: I'm willing to participate ...even if I'm the only poster... should you consider finishing Cydonia Rising!

I loved getting the chance to play Sonnidezi...!

Well, its nice to know that you would still like to play that RP again, but with only one player, I see little chance for that.
If I write an ending, it will be from a different perspective and in a different time.

I would also join the Cydonia Rising story if we get back on track.

Hi by the way.

Hm... Let me think about it, I will check my notes. Maybe I will find a way to restart the story. The most likely idea would be to skip a bit forward storywise and let other players (re)join? Would that be okay for you two?

yea sure big black line and forward

Sure! I'm cool with that... I just want to play!

I added something new for you two. Lets start small and see how far we can get. I hope you like it.
Edit: will add various colors and other things for a better reading expirience later.

What the hell. Count me and Nel back in too if you want.

Senanthes wrote:What the hell. Count me and Nel back in too if you want.

Sure, nice to see you back.

Count me tentatively back in.

I spend the last couple of days reading the logs from the Cydonia game and it was a blast. Really, it is worth turning into a short novel or something. "A story of many authors", and an editor of course. Some parts made me associate to to the alien movies .

I done some Pen and Paper roleplaying before so I can see the potential, even have some ideas of possible story elements if there is an interest in suggestions.

I did read the whole story so far again, too. Its indeed a very good read, but turning it into a novel or so would take a lot of time and editing. Nevertheless, all of the players put their time and soul into their posts. 25 pages of story at the moment is a lot, never thought it would get this big.
Reading all this and checking my notes again was a strange expirience. I could remember a lot of the parts, even after such a long time and the others were a joy to read again. It feels nice to start this again and maybe bring it to an end. Will try to bring the format of the text to the old standard and then write something for Carl and Senanthes. Lets hope it will turn out not too dark in nature.