Anyone still wants to RP?

Name:
Alias:
Sex:
Age:
Physical Appearance:
Outfit:

Signature Weapon: (Name).
(Description).

Personal Battle Style: (Name).
(Description).

List of Skills

Name: Self-explanatory. Name alone is fine, no need for a surname
Alias: Used in place of the character's name in public, when dealing with clients or hanging out in town, protecting the secret of the character's true name that only other members of the mercenary group will know. This can be as simple as a single letter or as elaborate as a title made up of a dozen words
Sex: It's cool to know whether to call your character a 'he/she/it/they'.
Age: The range is from 18 to 25 inclusive
Physical Appearance: Every detail about the body that you'd like to share.
Outfit: Every detail about clothing to complete the appeareance.

Signature Weapon: (Name). You can pick a fancy name for your weapon.
(Description). One or more sentences to describe your signature weapon. I figured it's more cool if the mercenaries each have a weapon unique to them, like Cloud's sword was to him. You can use other weapons besides this or have something common and swap or upgrade it in each town if you want that instead, but a signature weapon is not just a fashion statement, it describes the mercenary some more, too.

Personal Battle Style: (Name). Another fancy name to characterize your mercenary a bit more.
(Description). This is basically the preferred way of fighting for your character. Of course, when the situation calls for it even a berserker might run to save his life, so don't consider this a hard limit in any way - rather, when battling according to your fighting style, the character is more comfortable and precise, and all moves get a small bonus to their effectiveness, whether it's damage, accuracy, or something subtler.

List of Skills

This is the second half of the profile, but I still need to decide how best to do this. Until the power level is decided it's hard to judge what skills are too strong or too weak.

However, already I want to say that while the characters will have their sklls listed so everyone knows what they are capable of, they won't be limited to only using their skills in battle. Instead, I encourage members to improvise.

Improvised attacks are those which the character hasn't exactly had time to practice, but which they can technically pull off, given their strength, equipment, and magic, if applicable. They hurt no less than skills do, but skills are simply more effective due to the time put practicing them to perfection. Over the course of the RP, a character will learn new skills and grow more powerful - and the improvised attacks they used before will inspire or evolve into those very skills.

Skills will also help me measure the level of the characters' growing powers. As GM I will judge each skill separately and negotiate if I find them too strong or too weak, then give my approval once I'm convinced that the character fits with the power level of the rest of the party. Skills will set a standard for your improvised attacks, so while you won't be limited in their form or shape, you'll have an idea roughly how much power they should pack.

Name: Nike
Alias: Blaze
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Physical Appearance: Has grey-blue eyes, white skin, black hair styled into a bun, thin frame but muscular limbs, B-cup twins.
Outfit: A red halter top that leaves her belly and back exposed, plus a sleeveless black vest with a zipper at front, normally worn unzipped. There's a red-yellow flame vortex pattern on the back of that vest. Black jeans with red-yellow streaks of flame going down both pants' sleeves, a black belt with golden fuel clips attached all around, plus red knee-socks and sturdy black boots. A red string ties her black hair, leaving a knot sticking out of the bun, like the top half of a bomb. Finally, on her hands she wears slick black gloves, but they're normally covered up by her...

Signature Weapon: Fire Fists.
A pair of base-black and red-armor gauntlets that cover Nike's hands and forearms, with fuel stored in the forearm sockets. The gauntlets spit a flamethrower from the red knuckle portions, when the fist squeezes the trigger placed on the palm, sucking in air that ignites the ejected fuel. When it runs low or fully empty, Nike just replaces the fuel clip (this is flavor as most battles shouldn't last that long). They offer good damage as well as protection, but weight down the user's hands and the flamethrower's range is in fact pretty short.

Personal Battle Style: Shooting Star.
A style focused primarily on offense, with only a few mobility and defensive options, not enough to protect Nike from damage, but just enough so she doesn't slow down. From the start of battle she builds up momentum to keep hitting stronger and harder, until the enemy can't take any more. Her best moves are limited to point blank range though - as befits a shooting star (or living wrecking ball).

List of Skills

Name: Oscar
Alias: Stream
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Physical Appearance: Has grey blue eyes, white skin and short black hair, with enough of a fringe to shadow his eyes sometimes.
Outfit: Wears a short-sleeved blue T-shirt plus a white long-sleeved jacket with a raised collar and front zipper, normally worn unzipped. There's a bluish-white water vortex pattern on the back of that jacket. Blue jeans with a white belt with silver ammo clips attached all around, plus blue socks and white shoes.

Signature Weapon: Rainy Day.
An 8-sided parasol, with 4 sides white and 4 sides blue, sturdy enough to act as a shield in battle, plus concealing a machinegun inside, the barrel sticking out its front even when it's raised to shield Oscar.

Personal Battle Style: Thousand Tears.
A style focused primarily on mobility and defensive maneuvers, and cover fire from the machinegun to wear down enemies over time without putting Oscar at much risk. His weak offense means that Oscar really needs to weaken the enemy enough to land the finishing blow. His weakness is primarily enemies with better damage and, if melee, the mobility to close in on Oscar and run circles around him so he can't aim and shoot in return.

List of Skills

Name: Isaiah Arnesen
Alias: Gabriel
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Physical Appearance:


Signature Weapon: Horn of Gabriel.
Its physical appearance can be seen in Isaiah's reference picture. The Horn was discovered by "Gabriel" on one of his expeditions. He practically felt it calling his name, and decided to claim ownership of it.

Personal Battle Style: Chain of Fate.
At a glance, the Horn of Gabriel seems like a regular spear; However, the spear itself breaks apart to reveal a long chain that makes the weapon quite similar to a flail, but with very long range. The chain itself expands to at least 15 feet, and contracts instantly with a twist of the staff's pole itself. Because of this, Isaiah uses both long and short range attacks, depending on the form the Horn takes.

List of Skills

Name: Sasha Kliment
Alias: N/A
Sex: ???? (their attire and voice is fairly androgynous, to the point of where no one's been able to figure out their gender)
Age: 23
Physical Appearance/Outfit:


Signature Weapon: Izuminokami.
A sword passed down to Sasha from their father. Allegedly, it is centuries old.

Personal Battle Style: Kasshin Iaijutsu
A swordfighting style based upon quick and speedy counterattacks, as opposed to straightforward offense. It also frequently utilizes the sword's scabbard and grip in attacks, making it incredibly useful for nonviolent suppression of enemies.


List of Skills

Name: Fabio the Buttsplitter
Alias: Big Guy
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Physical Appearance: Typical Barbarian body - muscles through the roof, rather long, yet tidy hair. Ridiculously ripped with some scars showing the history of his previous battles.
Outfit: He wears only a red thong and black boots with red, furry leg warmers. A necklace on his neck has various claws and teeth pierced on it, showing "souvenirs" he took from fallen beasts he killed.

Signature Weapon: (BF Axe).
(Fabio doesn't use a particular weapon. He mostly uses a two-handed huge battle Axe that he calls "his best friend". Hence he names every Axe he wields the "BF Axe". Fabio changes his Axes around, using the strongest one he can afford, but he keeps his older axes in his room, decorating his walls with them.).

Personal Battle Style: ("Charge and Destroy").
(Fabio's style is a mix of quick approaches with sheer brutality. When in combat he often starts with a gap closer of some kind to close the distance and then assault his enemies mercilessly with brutal strikes. His moves are devastating and his ability to swiftly crush into the enemy line makes him a sticky fighter. He can keep an enemy locked in battle with him by powerful grapple when needed, but he prefers using his Axe to deal crushing blows. Usually his charge is unstoppable and his muscles of steel let him trade blows with other powerful enemies.).

List of Skills

As for missions, I'll take care to keep those varied, and moreover give the mercenaries a selection of tasks they can take on so you will agree on the kinds of jobs that interest you. Maybe even split up into two or more groups, or take on certain missions solo so you pursue what interests you the most. Even missions primarily about combat will vary in objectives, from escort or bodyguard missions to full on siege and infiltration ones.

Gold is sure to be a frequent reward, though I'll mix it up there too. More importantly, yeah there will be ways to spend it either to upgrade your equipment or craft that perfect weapon you wanted for your character. If something you have in mind is really extravagant, then you might learn it needs a special ingredient in order to craft it, and immediately open up a mission letting you earn that ingredient and bring it back to get your weapon.

There will also sometimes be artifact items in their own right. While powerful, there's a chance that no character will be perfectly suited to put them to use, or perhaps their exotic powers will come with some drawbacks to offset the raw power gained in return. There will be some with no hooks attached, though, and you should consider the group lucky to find those.


That brings me to another matter however. It's a couple related things that I guess I can discuss together under the blanket term of 'mysteries' of the RP.

When describing the world IC, I'll try to avoid obvious hints. Descriptions of your missions will usually state the goal, location, reward and any special conditions, but won't come with spelled out difficulty levels and some of them will be purposefully vague. You'll need to use your judgment to choose those worth taking on.

Similarly with enemies, don't expect precise HP totals or their skills and tricks to be clear from the start. Common sense and an eye for detail will help you get a feel for them eventually, and their truly dangerous skills will be telegraphed in some fashion, including any magic using enemies, since that's rarely expected.

Sometimes you might wander across an area or terrain feature that's not on the maps. Other times, obtain an item you won't know how to use, from something as simple as a potion that lost its label, to ancient artifacts that are obviously powerful, but may have some secret requirement, or a curse put on them.

But no matter the form that mystery takes, I'll roleplay it fair. If you stay careful around enemies then they will reveal their strengths and weaknesses eventually. With unknown items, you can hold onto them and bring them back to the city with you, to get them analyzed for a small gold fee. And if a mission changes mid-way through, then you can bet it's bigger than it initially seemed and significant in some way - but this will happen rarely enough to not get tiring, but still often enough to not let you get entirely comfortable and bored of predictable missions.

Fire Punch - Nike throws a punch at one enemy, then activates her flamethrower to burn the target immediately afterwards. This attack combines equal amounts of physical damage and Fire elemental damage on a single enemy in melee range.
(Example: Nike punches a goblin in the gut, making him stagger, then turns on the flamethrower that burns a hole in his clothing and fries the surface of his stomach pitch black.)


Blast Off - Nike presses the gauntlets together so their air currents cross slightly and join, then ignites, producing a jet of flame from them. Deals Fire elemental damage to one enemy in melee range and causes a short knockback from the force of the flame jet. If braced against a solid surface (like the ground) or some other firm obstacle, instead of a knockback Nike herself is launched in the direction opposite the aim of her jets, letting her close gaps efficiently this way.
(Example: Nike jumps, aiming to do a handstand on a fallen goblin opponent, but joins her gauntlets and activates the flame jets a second prior to landing. The resulting burst of flame burns the goblin's clothes and licks his skin, while she jumps higher into the air, enough to catch and climb onto a low tree branch.)


Counter Hit - Lets the character respond to physical melee attacks (including unarmed and most weapon attacks) with an automatic counter attack; each battle starts from a small chance that increases with each hit taken, then resets after a counter hit occurs. You can improvise the counter or use a skill the character knows, but for this skill, only physical melee attacks are allowed. The counter attack also does a bit of bonus damage, which increases with the character's total experience.
(Example: A goblin swings his hammer at Nike, bruising her left shoulder, but she turns around and lands a right hook in his face in return, causing a nosebleed with that hit.)


Enrage - Lets the character go Berserk upon taking damage; each battle starts from a small chance that increases with each hit taken. Visually, the character is outlined in a glowing red aura that radiates mana and feels of their killing intent. While Berserked, the character cannot cast spells and has reduced defenses and accuracy, but strength is increased and the character ignores pain and recoil from attacks, plus enjoys immunity to Sleep and Charm. The Berserk runs out either when the battle ends or after a couple posts, its duration increases with the character's total experience.
(Example: A goblin throws his hammer and bonks Nike on the head with the weapon. She staggers briefly, then grits her teeth, fuming, surrounded by a red aura as her natural mana radiates out, colored by her killing intent. The next moment she runs up to the goblin and punches him straight in the face, breaking most of his teeth in one blow, then triggers the flamethrower while her gauntlet is stuck in his head, burning his throat and letting excess flame flow out of his nose and ears, leaving him near-dead after that one boosted hit.)


Blast Bomb (Magic Spell) - Nike spends one post charging her mana and chanting, during which time a fiery red orb gathers in her hand. After one post, the orb solidifies into a black bomb with a red core, which immediately begins a 5 post countdown. During that time, Nike can press the bomb to any surface other than her gauntlets and it'll stick there from now on. Also, Fire attacks used close to the bomb quicken its countdown (by at least 1 post). All of this delay serves only one purpose - the bomb creates a wide explosion that deals massive damage to whatever is caught in range, especially the target it was glued to. This always destroys grunt enemies and deals a solid chunk of damage even to bosses, but it's Fire elemental and Magic damage so weaknesses or resistances apply.
(Example: Nike observes the house-sized pile of dense rubble that is blocking the group's path and decides to clear it using her Blast Bomb. She charges the mana, presses the bomb to its surface and licks it briefly with her flamethrower to speed up the detonation, then retreats, taking cover with the group behind a lone boulder around a dozen feet away. When the bomb explodes, most of the rubble is blown away, with broken rocks and stone shards flying above their heads and scatttering. The path is open, with only a pitch black circle in the ground indicating the point where the bomb was placed.)

Spread Shot - Oscar lets loose a volley of bullets set to a faster firing rate. Although his accuracy suffers, the shots scatter around a large area instead of focusing on a specific target. This strikes a group of enemies clustered close for half the damage of a regular attack.
(Example: Oscar waves his gun gently while firing, making the bullets fly irregularly and scatter around an area. The shots hit a pair of goblins running towards him, scoring a few hits that leave holes in their clothes and shallow wounds, but don't really slow them down.)


Slide - After a running start Oscar drops to slide under the enemy's legs, letting him get behind a target quickly. Certain enemies trip from this, but some that have no legs make this skill fail and typically result in a crash.
(Example: Oscar is running away from a chasing ogre, but sees a second one straight ahead. Thinking fast, he drops and slides with his feet first, moving between the ogre's legs while the enemy tries to swing his club down on Oscar, but misses. Then the chasing ogre crashes into the second one right as Oscar stands up and quickly takes aim, ready to shot the enemy in the back.)


Judge Enemy - Lets the character study an enemy to recall information from rumors or reports which can help in battle. Judge Enemy can be used in two different ways: first you spend a post observing the enemy, not doing anything distracting like attacking, after which post you receive detailed information about the target. The second way lets you judge at a glance, recalling a single piece of information, however you can do anything else in the same post, including attack. The second method can be used multiple times to piece together the full information over several posts, but if there is nothing new to recall from memory, or if the enemy is wholly unknown, this move might fail. The success rate of Judge Enemy increases with the character's total experience and gets a further bonus if the character spent some time studying Monster Lore.
(Example: The party is waiting in ambush for the goblins to approach their bush. Before they close the gap, Oscar observes their enemies carefully and recalls the strengths, weaknesses and tactics used by goblins, whispering advice to his party on the easiest way to defeat them.)


Cleanse - The character starts every battle with the auto-Cleanse status, which will clear a single negative status effect from hindering the character. There are certain statuses Cleanse can't remove, like Zombie or Curse, and if multiple statuses are applied simultaneously, then Cleanse will clear the strongest status it can remove and ignore the rest. Upgrading this skill lets it affect multiple statuses or refresh mid-battle, after a period of cooldown.
(Example: The group is traveling through a dungeon and inspects a room for treasure. One of the statues inside is trapped, but Oscar is the one that looks into its onyx eyes and the Confusion cast on him wears off immediately, after he shakes his head to clear the dizziness. He warns the others about the statues and they take care to not look into their eyes from that point on.)


Bubble Blockade (Magic Spell) - Oscar spends one post charging his mana and chanting, during which time a flowing blue orb of water gathers in his hand. After one post, it starts bubbling like shaken soda and is ready to be tossed. Throwing it anywhere deals some Water elemental damage on impact and creates a large field of low-lying bubbles that pop when they're touched, dealing more Water elemental damage and slowing down whoever tries to move through them. The bubbles also fade on their own after a few posts, if not touched, but the time they can stay increases with the character's total experience.
(Example: The party has ambushed a group of goblins and Oscar decides to block off their escape path using Bubble Blockade. Prior to their reveal, he spent a moment charging mana, and jumping out of the bushes throws the water orb over their heads, landing behind the group. It bursts into a field of foam and bubbles stretching wide to connect trees on both sides of the path. When some of the goblins will try to move through it to gain some distance on the party, the popping bubbles will stop them in their tracks while their small magical explosions soak and bruise their legs.)

Fire Punch - An example of a skill that does pure damage and nothing else. As you grow stronger, your skills will evolve, but pure damage increases are boring, especially when nobody counts HP. This shows one way to do this, and it can matter sometimes, especially against enemies with a Fire immunity this skill still delivers its physical damage.

Blast Off - A skill that combines damage and mobility. Those of you who have fighting styles that stress speed will probably combine skills often in this way, so you can use them for either reason, for damage or to move around, as necessary. You can even find new uses for it, depending on the description and what it should logically allow for, if it makes sense it's worth a try. Be creative.

Counter Hit - From your perspective, it's random when this triggers, but abilities like this one can be upgraded until they occur 100% of the time. If you want to counter every melee attack, keep this in mind.

Enrage - This shows an example of how skills might trigger when there's no precise HP stat. Again, this can be upgraded to happen sooner, or last longer, for example. For any statuses I'll generally follow Final Fantasy standards, and even so, each status will be explained in skills that use it. You can also ask to design a brand new effect that works as a status to boost your character, if that's to your liking.

Blast Bomb - Another pure power skill, but measured by the difficulty of making it work, in this case, the mana charge and countdown are the cost for inflicting so much damage. If you want a super powerful skill, think about what you're willing to give up for that power - would it be inaccurate? Or only work against statused enemies? It's up to your imagination.

Spread Shot - Half damage means comparing to Oscar's regular single target attack, but this hits an area instead. Simple trade off that you can often improvise on the spot if you need to.

Slide - Pure mobility. You can use such skills outside of battle too, if you can think of a good use for them, one example would be Oscar sliding under a wagon for cover.

Judge Enemy - A support skill. If you already have enough offense or don't need much to begin with, think of other ways in which your character can be useful to the party. If you have an information gaining skill like this, it'll work by you posing a question IC and if the skill works, then I'll answer in my next post.

Cleanse - Sometimes it's not damage that is your worst enemy. If you have a more defensive battle style then you can probably squeeze in some status protection or healing somewhere among your skills.

Bubble Blockade - This spell is an example of zone control as opposed to pure power. Used when it's needed, it can turn the tide of battles, for example splitting up melee enemies so you can deal with half the group then take on the rest. There are lots of different ways to control the environment, if your battle style is tricky you can always use this to create an advantageous situation for yourself and your party.

I did something similar with the Angel Saga's RPs actually. >> In the sense that each episode was its own separate adventure, and there were interludes to connect those events into a larger narrative, except those were many topics rather than one dedicated main plot, and I did 'recaps' in each Interlude to summarize what went on during the episodes themselves.

Name: Enki Ashtaroth
Alias: Enkidu (he sucks at picking code names)
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Physical Appearance: Tan skin, a golden left eye (his right eye is covered by an eyepatch), white-blonde hair that is windswept and unkempt but ultimately is short in length.  5'4, and has a well-built, toned frame.  Looks about two years younger than his actual age.
Outfit: A black headband wrapped around his forehead, with the hair hanging over it.  Matching this, he wears a white scarf that is very long, wrapped loosely around his neck and collarbone area.  The scarf trails behind him, going down to waist length.  Over his torso he wears a black, tighter sleeveless shirt that cuts off just below the sternum area of his chest, covering his upper torso but leaving the lower half and his midriff exposed.  He wears black fingerless gloves as well that go to just past his wrists.  Around his waist is a white cloth belt, and he wears black pants.  He also wears white armored boots that cover his shins as well.

Signature Weapon: Tiamat, a gigantic black anchor a bit larger than Enki himself, with a rather diabolic design.  Across the front are intricate patterns resembling sea serpents, painted in gold.  Around the bottom, part of the metal gives way to a handle for it to be gripped, and attached to the bottom is a very long chain.  Enki claims it was stolen from the legendary ship of the damned, but this is more than likely a lie.  Despite that, it's obvious that it's not just a regular anchor ripped from a boat.  The weapon itself has a tendency to whisper to others when Enki isn't around,trying to trick them into swinging it around and hurting themselves for its' amusement, and reportedly it has a rotten personality.

Personal Battle Style: "I'm a Goddamn Pirate!!"
A well-rounded style that covers most areas.  Enki can attack up close with the anchor using the grip, for slower yet incredibly heavy strikes, while also having a strong defensive stance.  He can also grip it by the chain and use it for increased range and faster strikes, at the cost of leaving himself more open and having more wind-up between the attacks.  Thus, the optimal way of fighting in this style is to switch between the two stances.

List of Skills
Pirate - this unit is a fucking pirate!!

List of Skills
Pirate - This unit is a fucking pirate!! This skill represents Enki's reputation around the world, and while it has no obvious combat use except granting a little luck bonus while fighting on board the crew's airship (a pirate on his airship is on home turf anywhere in the world), it will help when you least expect it, though mostly during social interactions. Upgrading this skill makes the lucky coincidences more frequent or more impactful, but primarily develops Enki's reputation as the best pirate in the whole world.
(Example: Enki is fighting some goblins that attacked the group's airship and dueling one when a second foe sneaks up behind him. Luckily, the floorboards on the deck make a noise that Enki hears in time, looking over his shoulder and rolling out of the way of a falling hammer, ducking for cover behind a cannon.)

Hoist the anchor! - Enki's fighting style changes depending on whether he loosens the anchor's chain or pulls it close to hold it by the grip part. While Enki is holding the grip he fights with it like a hammer or axe, every attack he makes with the anchor is a powerful swing, often hitting multiple targets close around him, however the weapon has a brief delay before each swing as well as recovery when Enki must arrest its momentum before swinging again. On the other hand, while Enki is holding the chain he fights like with a flail or morningstar weapon, he can target enemies at a medium range and literally anchor down targets he hits, but while he can throw it forward quickly, retrieving the anchor after that takes a moment, which Enki can accomplish either by pulling the chain or moving closer to pick up the anchor. Sometimes the anchor can get stuck so Enki pulls himself to it rather than brings back the anchor - this lets it act like a grappling hook in a pinch. Enki can switch his hold between the grip and chain or vice versa and still attack in the same post after only a short delay, however he can also use skills that switch his hold as part of their effects, in which case the change is instant and free but works only in one direction (so a skill that throws his anchor lets Enki hold the chain if he had its grip already, but not vice versa).
(Example: Enki is fighting against a goblin up close, holding the anchor by the grip and swinging to clash with his foe's hammer. They trade hits, but the swing of his larger weapon knocks the goblin back a couple feet, making his enemy reconsider his chances and try to run. However, Enki moves his hold to the chain and tosses the anchor after the fleeing goblin, using the short delay to aim carefully. The anchor lands on the goblin's back and knocks him face down into the ground, from where he can't get up, the weight of the heavy weapon too much for him.)

Avast, dammit! - Skill usable when Enki holds either the chain or grip of his anchor. Enki throws the anchor straight to hook onto one enemy within a close or medium range. If this powerful throw connects, then Enki will hook onto the target, or lodge the anchor firmly in a solid surface he aimed for. On a miss, the anchor is guaranteed to get stuck in the closest solid object. Using this skill switches Enki's hold on his weapon onto the chain.
(Example: Enki and his group are waiting in ambush while a group of goblins passes by. Enki opens the fight by throwing his anchor straight at the front goblin, knocking the enemy down as well as getting the weapon firmly lodged in the dirt path and around the goblin's leg. With that weight on top of him now, the unfortunate target is open for any follow up from Enki's allies.)

Keelhaul the bastard! - Skill usable when Enki holds the chain of his anchor and it's already extended. Enki pulls on the chain forcefully, either bringing him and his anchor closer and meeting in the middle, or pulling himself to its position if it won't budge. If the anchor is hooked onto a small enough target, then Enki will body slam into his hooked foe when they meet. Using this skill switches Enki's hold on his weapon onto the grip.
(Example: Enki has a goblin anchored down already, and decides to close the gap by pulling on the chain. The anchor is lodged firmly in the ground so he launches himself forward into the fray, landing with both feet on top of the weapon, seizing the grip in hand. With his body weight added this way, he crushes the immobilized goblin to the point his enemy loses consciousness.)

Heave, ho!! - Skill usable when Enki holds either the chain or grip of his anchor, changing in effect based on his grip. Enki takes a powerful swing and spins his weapon full circle around himself. When holding the grip, Enki smashes all targets around him standing in close range, knocking them back a little bit, and if any targets hit also bump into other enemies or unmovable terrain, they will crash and probably fall down. Because Enki swings the anchor full circle, this skill has no afterswing recovery and can even be comboed from a normal swing to cancel its recovery with this skill. When holding the chain, Enki pulls on his loose anchor and swings it in a semicircle, the weapon flying either to his left or right side until it crashes directly behind him, opposite from where it started. Any targets caught by the extended anchor's swing will be pulled along for the ride and take crash damage when all land behind Enki, with the weapon on top of the first target hit. Using this skill doesn't switch Enki's hold on his weapon.
(Example: Enki has just pulled himself into a band of goblins, who move to surround him, raising their hammers high. Acting quickly, holding his anchor by the grip he swings his heavy weapon in a full circle around himself, knocking away a bunch of goblins and sending them crashing into those standing further behind.)

Name: Trevor
Alias: Vulture
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Physical Appearance: slightly above average height, lean, but strong looking, tanned skin (at least what's usually exposed to the sun anyway), short cut dusty blonde hair, a little scruffy on the facial hair, yellow-hazel eyes, a single eyebrow piercing over his left eye
Outfit: Faded olive green T-shirt (or at least it was a T-shirt at some point, the sleeves are a bit ripped off), open khaki tactical vest, desert camo pants, hiking boots. also keeps an arm band filled with rifle bullets on his upper left arm, elbow pads, gloves with the index and middle finger parts missing on his right hand, usually has Peregrin in a tight-fitting sling on his back.

Signature Weapon: Peregrin.
While not his primary weapon, Peregrin is more of Trevor's trademark; an old-fashioned bolt action rifle with lacquered wooden stock and iron barrel and mechanisms, with no other added accessories. Although it's not as adaptable as his primary rifle, due to its being somewhat dated technology, Trevor always keeps it with him on a job, defaulting to if he finds himself in a close range encounter. Well. Clos-er.

Personal Battle Style: Overwatch
Trevor is a long range fighter, staying well out of thick of the fight to offer tactical and damage support. He usually trails whoever is in the rest of the group on his own, from slightly higher elevation if possible, keeping an eye out for what they might be running into, offering alternative routes to avoid high risk problems if possible, or just taking initiative on his own to make those problems slightly less of a risk. From a well-distanced and concealed location of course.

List of Skills

Name: Emily Winters
Alias: Eira (from Eir)
Gender: Female
Age: 22

Appearance: Eurasian, dark brown hair with hazel eyes, pale skin with slight freckles. Dancer's build - slim but fit. Dresses to fit in with the locality, but almost always wears a dark green hooded cloak over her clothes.

Signature weapon is an ebony recurve bow. ("Val") - WILL BE EXPANDED.

Eira usually travels as a healer to gather information + perform the occasional assassination. - WILL BE EXPANDED.

Hunter's Mark - This skill represents training that honed the character's senses for higher alertness and awareness in general. It passively grants a tiny bonus to all actions that require precise aim, attention to detail or simply alertness. The character may also actively Focus on a single target in sight and hearing range to provide a small bonus to the next action (including attacking) performed, but this Focus bonus is lost if the character is distracted, loses track of the target, or performs any major action besides the planned one (but free ones like moving or talking won't cancel this bonus). Upgrading this skill slowly increases the passive bonus while adding more utility in particular situations where it applies.
(Example: Trevor is following a suspicious person through a dense crowd gathered in the town market. While keeping pace with his eyes set on the target, he focuses his hearing to catch what the man is muttering under his breath. A salesman shouting nearby distracts him shortly but Trevor keeps moving, eyes still on the man, and after another moment can spot part of his face when his hood drops, with a characteristic scar across his right eye - he really is the man that Trevor was looking for.)

Eye in the Sky - This skill represents the knowledge and training required to read the local terrain and its layout, then use it to your advantage. This has several component effects: the character can see slightly further than normal, form a memory map of the local area and path traveled through, predict terrain features (or lack thereof) before they come into view, or search for them specifically (like a place to hide, the way back home, or another exit from a dungeon once the entrance got blocked). In combat this gives detailed terrain description of the area, with a list of advantageous and disadvantageous places to take note of, plus when the character actually occupies those, this skill will soften the disadvantage and boost the advantage that they grant, representing the character's familiarity with the terrain feature. Upgrading this skill slowly increases its passive bonuses (sight range, memory map accuracy, prediction success rate, searching speed and combat bonuses) as well as adds specific environments of your choosing to the character's repertoire of 'home terrain', granting situational benefits made possible thanks to high familiarity with those environments.
(Example: Trevor keeps following the man with the scar, devoting the route to memory so he can find his way back. His target eventually reaches his hideout and turns around just in case, but Trevor has kept his distance and flattens against the wall around the corner of the alley, unseen. None the wiser, the man knocks thrice and enters, shutting and locking the door behind him. Trevor looks around for an opening and spots a single open window above, without curtains, directly opposite another window in a deserted building right next to the hideout. The perfect sniping position from where nobody could reach him quickly...)

Built to Adapt - The character collects upgrades to his weapon for a gold price, giving it increased functionality and combat bonuses. This ranges from accessories like the scope, through extra ammo types like explosive and armor-piercing, to brand new attack forms like smokebombs and grenades. Upgrading this skill requires paying a gold cost in return to unlocking each new feature for the weapon. This means that unlike most other skills, how fast this one evolves depends on your gold reserves and finding the right shops instead of training or completing missions. For Ammo, only one type can be used at a given time, but you can slot in the clip and attack in the same post, after only a short delay, and it'll alter your next couple attacks (exact number depends on ammo) before it runs out. Each clip has finite ammo, but you can carry as many as you want and need not spend gold to replenish them; you can reload before the clip empties if you have a free moment, or switch to an altogether different ammo type if you want.
(Example: Having made his way to the abandoned building, Trevor sets up. He shoves a mattress under the window and lies prone on its elevation, his gun ready for use. Across the gap he can see the interior of a room with several men inside, silent as if waiting for something. Looking through his scope, he zeroes in on the door. Then it opens and Trevor sees the man with the scar.)

List of Weapon Upgrades:
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Precision Strike - Trevor makes a precise attack, aiming for the enemy's vital areas. You make a call where you're aiming and depending on the size and shape of the opponent, the required accuracy to land the hit will change (against big enemies even if you, say, miss the eye, you'd still hit the head). Accuracy boosts translate into bonus damage from this skill, and it'll have additional effects that depend on where you aimed and the nature of the target, ranging from debilitating status, to heavy damage or even instant death, to situationally useful results (like flipping a switch to lower a drawbridge from across the abyss). This works with any weapon or even unarmed strikes, or even outside of combat (for critical success on an action that requires precise movement).
(Example: Alone in the deserted building, Trevor looks out the window. Across the gap of the alley, he can see a meeting and the man he was shadowing before, talking business. He takes careful aim with his weapon while the men argue, growing louder but not moving around, luckily. When Trevor's target turns to leave, his opponent reaches to draw a gun - but the sniper is faster and fires a bullet to the back of his head. Shocked and surprised but alive, the scarred man runs while the thugs check on the dead boss. Trevor smiles and looks away - his job here is done.)

On Your Feet - This skill lets the character rise quickly on demand, from a kneeling or lying position back to standing again, even with his hands full (like when holding an item). It joins other movement for the purposes of measuring time taken, so standing up is basically instant and the user can still move a short distance in the same post. It also means the character automatically recovers after suffering a knockdown. However, if the character can't move at all for some reason (usually due to status like sleep or stun) then this skill doesn't work.
(Example: Trevor springs up, holstering his gun and landing firmly on both feet from his prone position, running for the nearest exit. Before the men start looking for the sniper, he'll be already clear out of there, reporting for his reward.)

Name: Katherine Catherine
Alias: Cat
Sex: Female
Age: 25
Physical Appearance: Quite tall, 6'9". Long hair, white near the head, turning blue at the end.
Outfit: Light armored - gains heavy armor when her weapon is called out.

Signature Weapon: ("Eraser").
(Eraser is a huge weapon, built to be a Heavy Machinegun with secondary functions being a Grenade Launcher, Laser Cannon and slots for Micro Missiles. The weapon is materialized upon use, vanishing when the attack is over.).

Personal Battle Style: ("Armored Tactics").
(The Eraser allows Katherine to deal with multiple enemies at once, either by showering them with bullets or by disrupting them with tactical grenades. Whenever using an attack, Katerine's armor spawns additional plating, making her more durable against enemy attacks. However this armor vanishes the moment she puts Eraser down. The weapon cannot be maintained outside of attack mode, vanishing the moment she stops firing from it.).

List of Skills

Name: Devon Acalza
Alias: Wolf
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Physical Appearance: Devon goes barechested; with a host of tattoos covering his tanned body. He wears a pair of black pants with large pockets; plates of steel cover his thighs and shins, protecting those parts of him. Around his waist hangs three belts, all carrying sheaths for different weapons. A grey fur mantle wraps around his shoulders and back, held together with a necklace of wolf teeth. He has wild black hair and eyes as grey as rainwater. Brown tanned skin, toned, not too muscular build.

Signature Weapons: (Stella and Luna)
Devon owns twin gauntlets, both stained matte black. His left gauntlet has silver stars across it, where the right one has a white full moon. Both gauntlets extend up to his elbows and are made with a super strong plated metal, the tips of the fingers pointed and sharp. They are his main weapons and he rarely takes them off.

Personal Battle Style: (Lunar Phases)
Devon is trained in multiple fighting styles, able to wield any weapon save for anything magical. His default style however is more of a tank/fighter that can take a lot of punishment and deal enough by utilizing his armored gauntlets. This power can increase by a large amount if Devon begins to show too much emotion, may it be sadness, anger, or even battle lust. However as he begins to dip farther into his emotions, his training deteriorates until it hits a point and he transforms into a werewolf. His fighting style is a mix of multiple fighting methods, all dependent on a cool and in control individual.

List of Skills

Transform: Werewolf - Devon's unique ability boosts his strength, agility and vitality. It's unreliable in that it depends on his emotions, however, the more he experiences anger, sadness or battle lust the more power at his disposal, until Devon undergoes a physical transformation. He will change to a monstrous shape when his power is at its peak, and remain that way until he calms down or is too exhausted (so usually until battle ends or he faints). This skill counts as tapping into mana, but auto-activates by degrees depending on emotional triggers. Devon can, however, exercise self-control to calm down and cancel the transformation, sparing himself the fatigue. Upgrading this skill introduces new bonuses and may make the transformation more tolerable and easier to sustain.
(Example: Devon got separated from his allies and now a goblin band ambushed him trying to prevent him from continuing. Losing his patience, he snarls and charges at the enemies, his body transforming from his overflowing anger. The goblins raise their hammers to strike, but with his new speed he beats the first one to the punch, driving his gauntleted hand into his gut so the foe staggers and falls to his knees. He proceeds to beat up all of them in turn, each hit taken making Devon more angry and thus also faster, stronger, and wilder.)

Super Smell - This skill represents a powerful and keen sense of smell. The character can automatically pick up scents from the environment to receive additional information, and actively choose to sniff around when searching, substituting smell for the use of other senses. Additionally, the character can ignore penalties associated with the Blind status (this means immunity to its negative effects but not the Blind status itself). Keep in mind that certain overpowering smells can cause status or even a bit of damage to a character with such a keen smell. Upgrading this skill improves the quality of information picked up as well as the character's general alertness.
(Example: Having beaten the goblins, Devon follows after his group, using his nose to find the way. He catches the scent and then spots footprints to match, walking along after the party of mercenaries. However, he notices something is off - a smell that shouldn't be there is mixed in with his group. Realizing that someone else is following them, Devon quickens his pace to warn them.)

Brute Strength - The character's physical strength is above average, so most physical attacks deal more damage. This skill has other uses however, you could say that having huge strength opens many doors... Upgrading this skill increases the strength bonus and expands the skill's utility.
(Example: The scent brings Devon to a cave entrance, but inside the cavern is soon blocked by a large pile of rubble. Flexing his fingers he feels the barrier, chooses a spot that looks thin, then punches it with all his might. The rock cracks and its shards roll away, soon followed by the stones on top of it. After a short time repeating this exercise Devon manages to make a hole big enough to pass and venture deeper into the cavern after his group.)

Tough Skin - This skill provides the character with a natural armor bonus, reducing all physical damage taken. The catch is that it doesn't stack with armor, simply the better of the two armor bonuses is used, however if the character wears but loses armor for some reason (like an aimed hit strikes an unarmored area), then the natural armor will still help (until the skin itself gets pierced). Upgrading this skill increases the armor bonus and expands the skill's utility.
(Example: Deeper inside the cavern Devon finds a trap, touching a tripwire that makes arrows shoot from the wall. He blocks two with his gauntlets and quick reflexes, then pulls out the ones that hit through his fur mantle. Luckily for him, his tough skin didn't let them sink deep and he marches on only slightly weakened, careful of any more traps.)

Toughness - This skill passively increases the character's Health total, representing a combination of natural hardiness and rigorous training. Toughness also has an active use, letting the character call upon reserves of vitality under pressure, restoring health by tapping into inner mana reserves. However, this self-heal can only be used once per encounter, and the amount healed is bigger the more damage the character has taken. Upgrading this skill increases both its passive Health bonus and its active's healing power, or later expands the active's utility.
(Example: Eventually Devon arrives at a wider chamber underground, where the rest of his party is fighting a boss enemy. He joins them straight away, catching the enemy's attention and tanking for the team that's on their last legs. He manages to take several hits before he feels his strength is running out, however the opponent seems to be exhausted as well. Through an effort of will Devon summons the last of his strength and rises once again, beating his fists together and daring the boss to come at him. They trade blows, but this time only Devon remains standing.)