The Gathering (The highlander RP) Character creation thread

Discussion in 'RPG Information' started by majus, Jun 10, 2022.

  1. majus

    majus CHYOA Guru

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    From the dawn of time, the immortals were locked in a never-ending struggle against each other. Until only a few of them remained... until the time of the Gathering.

    Name:
    Pic/description:
    Date of Birth (year):
    Place of Birth:
    Short description of the mortal life:
    (was the character a noble? A farmer? A soldier? a bandit? What of his/hers family? Friends? What kind of life he/she lead? Keep it short - the stories of immortal, will be told during the game)
    Age at the time of first death:
    Circumstances of first death (can't be from old age):
    (Did the character die in an accident? Was he/she killed in battle? Was he/she assassinated? Maybe executed?)
    Sword (type/description/pic - can also be other types of white cutting weapons like axes):
    Number of killed immortals:
    (Number will be random – I will give it after the characters were created)
     
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  2. AnonYMooseBoG

    AnonYMooseBoG CHYOA Guru

    Please let me know if anything needs editing!

    Name:
    Reka Katona
    Pic/description:
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    Date of Birth (year):
    A.D. 427
    Place of Birth: Cherson, Hunnic Empire
    Short description of the mortal life: Reka is the only child of a soldier who fought under King Rugila’s command. She was taught how to ride a horse and fight ever since she started walking. Her upbringing was harsh, but she became one of King Attila’s best soldiers, serving under him through the invasions of the Balkans, Thrace, and Gaul.
    Age at the time of first death: 24
    Circumstances of first death (can't be from old age): Died in combat during the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.
    Sword (type/description/pic - can also be other types of white cutting weapons like axes): It’s a langseax, a longer version of the blade commonly used by Turkic and Germanic warriors which is designed for wielding on horseback.
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    Number of killed immortals:
    278
     
    Last edited: Jun 12, 2022
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  3. majus

    majus CHYOA Guru

    Looks good!
    Accepted!
     
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  4. Thorn_

    Thorn_ CHYOA Guru

    Thea The Romantic
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    Date of Birth: 1346 A.D.
    Place of Birth: England
    Mortal life: A prodigy of knightly skills and manners from an early age, her grandfather had raised her to use these skills in battle behind his son and daughter in law's back. Thea had spent a lot of time disguising herself as a boy while she was a squire in service, before the rules had changed to technically allow women. It was still rare to find those with the skills and willingness to do it in general, but Thea had stood out due to the fact she held no interest in simply taking up arms to prove a point she could. Nobody doubted the genuine service to the crown. Though, for centuries since that age, and every once and while she takes up a new alias to reenlist to the army, she hasn't considered any of the causes of her homeland really worth fighting.
    Age at the time of first death: 34
    Circumstances of first death (can't be from old age): Assassinated by another house, due to the belief that it would be better to take an officer out without needing to engage her directly on the battlefield.
    Sword (type/description/pic :
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    Number of killed immortals:
    188
     
    Last edited: Jun 11, 2022
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  5. Tjf

    Tjf CHYOA Guru

    Name: Karolina Balkus
    Pic/description:
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    Date of Birth (year):
    1629
    Place of Birth: 1657
    Short description of the mortal life: Karolina was born to a family of noble Lithuanian Szlachta in the years leading up to the infamous series of wars called The Deluge. After her homeland was invaded and her parents were slain, Karolina used her family's wealth to raise a warband, fighting and defeating forces from Russia, Sweden and the Cossacks for several years, before she was betrayed.
    Age at the time of first death: 28
    Circumstances of first death (can't be from old age): Karolina was locked in a dungeon by her traitor cousin, and sold to the Swedes to be executed publicly. She was cut down on her way to the headsman, after stealing a sword and killing one of her captors.
    Sword (type/description/pic - can also be other types of white cutting weapons like axes):
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    Elegant, but very deadly, the Szabla is a cutting weapon that excels in cutting off heads.
    Number of killed immortals: 126
     
    Last edited: Jun 12, 2022
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  6. majus

    majus CHYOA Guru


    Looks good - accepted!
    A 100 years war era, yes?
     
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  7. majus

    majus CHYOA Guru

    Ah, an interesting era and area - accepted!
     
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  8. majus

    majus CHYOA Guru

    The number of killed immortals:

    Reka 278
    Thea 188
    Karolina 126
     
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