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@MisterBoring Its a Mage (for now) game. You think there’s much a player can do as a Bygone that can’t be done as a Mage with a few ranks of Life?
That was a player problem. Not a playable character problem.
But I’m sure you know that.
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@Warma-Sheen What the bygone can do that the mage seems less likely to do is spoil the vibe – compare ‘Size Queen Unicorn’ to ‘Size Queen Verbena’.
Seems to me it’s an approvals staff problem.
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I’ve seen them both. I’ve seen it all. I still recall one of the absolute worst things I saw at Metro where there was a (IIRC) Vodou Verbena-run strip joint on the grid and if this one-line concept sounds like a it was destined to go wrong eventually, you’re right.
Content Warning: Gross, tasteless, and unnecessary RP centered around traumatic pregnancy complications:
Some character involved in that whole scene, I cannot recall who they were or what their deal was, but the player decided to spontaneously suffer a miscarriage on the floor of a goddamn Mage-operated strip joint. The funny part: I seem to remember there being a Black Spiral Dancer Werewolf hanging out and she scooped up the discarded fetus in the middle of the drama and washed it down with her drink. That was the most logical response to this bullshit anyone could have come up with.Sooner or later there’s going to be someone trying to go there.
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I thought about it some more, and it could very well be different on this game as far as bygones being weird seekers of toxic attention.
That said, as much as I like the setting, I am finding it troubling to find a character concept that doesn’t feel out of place in the setting. Being in another plane of existence sort of isn’t the place for most of my ideas for WoD characters. Hell, last time I played Werewolf, I gave my character an irrational fear of the Umbra.
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@MisterBoring said in Ascension Sojourns:
[…] weird seekers of toxic attention.
shifts nervously with her Possessed concept
That said, as much as I like the setting, I am finding it troubling to find a character concept that doesn’t feel out of place in the setting. Being in another plane of existence sort of isn’t the place for most of my ideas for WoD characters. Hell, last time I played Werewolf, I gave my character an irrational fear of the Umbra.
That is why the Ascension and Battlestar Galactica shows were mentioned as inspiration. Don’t think of it as living in a horizon realm or in the Umbra. Think of it as living in an Ark or Generation ship. It’s just that MAGIC means it isn’t an actual ship… you have sky above you and ground under foot and and and…
… because that is what the characters have likely been told and/or what they believe.
Mummy Pun? MUMMY PUN!
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@Jennkryst said in Ascension Sojourns:
shifts nervously with her Possessed concept
I’m sure any fellow Mummy fan isn’t going for the types of stuff I’m referring to… like the person I once met who played a D&D Gorgon (the giant poison spewing iron bull) as a Bygone, and specifically made the character unable to communicate unless another character had some way to specifically connect to his mind telepathically. Said character wandered around DOWNTOWN NYC and would just do “bull on the loose in a large city” stuff in lieu of any constructive RP, trying as hard as he might to join slice of life scenes just to stomp car windshields and kick bystanders.
That said, you have reminded me that my brain is trying to build traditional WoD concepts rather than concepts for the specific setting. Thanks!
Proud Member of the Pro-Mummy Alliance
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@MisterBoring said in Ascension Sojourns:
Said character wandered around DOWNTOWN NYC and would just do “bull on the loose in a large city” stuff in lieu of any constructive RP, trying as hard as he might to join slice of life scenes just to stomp car windshields and kick bystanders.
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@MisterBoring said in Ascension Sojourns:
@Jennkryst said in Ascension Sojourns:
shifts nervously with her Possessed concept
I’m sure any fellow Mummy fan isn’t going for the types of stuff I’m referring to
I haven’t put any thought into Mummy for this because 20th Mummy rules are one page long, and are located in the Vampire Tal’mahe’Ra book.
But.
If they are an option, I can be in and out of chargen in about 20 minutes, once I get home from work.
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@Jennkryst Demon and Possessed are two different spheres. Possessed fall under Shifter/Wyrm sphere, which is not a playable option. I only offer the spheres I feel confident running which are Mage, Mortal, Sorcerer, Bygone and Demon (eventually)
I’ve recently allowed a Gorgon, however in my game they are strictly a bygone with no ties to the Shifter sphere.
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Additionally, I am willing to work with people to find a character that fits the theme. I am working on a roster of pre-genned characters that for those that have problems. Currently this is mostly mages. There are a few mortals, and I’m working on adding more.
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@sonata As of 12/13/23 I’ve choosen to suspend the wait time requirements for Mage Spheres and Arete. The size of the game doesn’t make these a viable option at the moment. IC Seekings will still be required for Arete increases.
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A small earth grid has been added to the game and is accepting characters for those that want to play in a “modern” theme. Information on the Earth setting and theme can be found here: https://ascensionsojourns.com/wiki/index.php/Setting_-_Freistatt,_Minnesota
The Unity grid still available for play for those that want a more challenging rp experience.
