Fantasy Adventure! Mystery! Horror! A Forest That Won't Let You Go? AND Cthulhu Mythos?!

[Space Dingo]

Alright then~ I was afraid I sounded like I was being too harsh on getting history right.

 

[SachiGrl]

@papachan
Alright, I will cap the number of players with you as max.


I will be playing a character as well to help move the story along. So we'll have six people in this search party.

Based off of this post, I am assuming you are not accepting any new players *cries*

 

[Space Dingo]

@SachiGrl


Well, stick around for now, I don't think I've heard back from everyone yet, so you might still be able to join. I'm going to give everyone a chance to fill out a profile until next Wednesday? Then I'll officially start a thread.


I think it's good to set up a deadline? To see who is still interested in the RP?

 

[SachiGrl]

@SachiGrl
Well, stick around for now, I don't think I've heard back from everyone yet, so you might still be able to join. I'm going to give everyone a chance to fill out a profile until next Wednesday? Then I'll officially start a thread.


I think it's good to set up a deadline? To see who is still interested in the RP?

Can I create a character now, so if the others don't join, I don't have to wait?

 

[Space Dingo]

Sure, go ahead!

 

[SachiGrl]

Sure, go ahead!

• Dolled up.
• Don't take any wooden nickels.
• Everything is Jake.
• ∞

• Name: Louis Garrod
  
  
  Nickname: Lou
  
  
  Age: 29
  
  
  Sex: Female
  
  
  Occupation: Mathematics Professor. She currently teaches College Algebra, Trigonometry, and Analytic Geometry.
  
  
  Appearance:
  
  
  
  
  With light brown hair and eyes, Louis can draw the eyes of almost any man. She has a long nose yet small and fairly sized lips. Her complexion isn't quite the color of paper, but nearly the color of the island St. Lucia's sand. She doesn't buy into the flapper behavior or the shorter skirts and over-exposure of skin. She is quite conservative. She tends to wear long skirts and matching long sleeve shirts when she's out casually. She likes simple colors like the different shades of brown, blue, and pink. When she's working as a professor, she tends to dress more masculine. She would add a hefty jacket to her attire and wear clothing more loosely fit.
  
  
  
• Personality:

  Socially Acceptable

  
  
  
  Louis is very old-fashioned. She prefers to speak when spoken to. She understands that now people are generally more open to the topic of sex and other personal topics, so to appease others and give herself a positive image/reputation, she reveals a bit about herself. She does genuinely enjoy small talk. She loves using popular slang and to socially smoke cigarettes. She simply loves smoking outside among others in silence (or with small chat).
  
  
  

  Introvert

  
  
  
  Louis is very conservative and quiet. She identifies herself as a more persistent, orderly, moralistic, and methodical person. Though, it is obvious that what she finds socially acceptable greatly differs from the youth surrounding her; she tries to keep an open-mind and succumb to her generation. She is acute at detecting threats around herself. Based on a conversation or body-language, she can tell when someone is about to explode or cause the environment to be awkward. She is fantastic at evading uncomfortable situations.
  
  
  

  
  
  
  Pillar of Sanity: Mathematics never fails Louis. She can forsaken God, but math is always constant and never changing.
  
  
  Fears: Bugs, spiders (especially spiderwebs), rodents in general, and gore.
  
  
  Proficiency:

  Listening Skill

  
  
  
  Measures the ability of an investigator to interpret and understand sound, including overheard conversations, mutters behind a closed door, and whispered words in a café. The keeper may use it to determine the course of an impending encounter: was your investigator awakened by that crackling twig? By extension, a high Listen can indicate general awareness in a character.
  
  
  

  Throwing Skill

  
  
  
  To hit a target with an object, or to hit a target with the right part of the object thrown (such as the blade of a knife or hatchet), use Throw. A palm-sized object of reasonable balance can be hurled three yards for each STR point exceeding the object’s SIZ. An object designed to be thrown can be hurled up to six yards for each STR point in excess of the object’s SIZ, and perhaps bounce on for more. Keepers must choose the multiplier suitable to the baseball, javelin, etc.
  
  
  

  Tracking Skill

  
  
  
  With Track, an investigator can follow a person, vehicle, or animal over soft earth and leaves. Subtract 10% from the chance for success for each day that has passed since the tracks were made. Rain may made tracking impossible. A being cannot be tracked across water, over concrete, or at night except in unusual circumstances.
  
  
  

  Spotting Skill

  
  
  
  This skill allows the user to spot a secret door or compartment, notice a hidden intruder, find an inconspicuous clue, recognize a repainted automobile, become aware of ambushers, notice a bulging pocket, or anything similar. This is an important skill in the game.
  
  
  

  Hiding Skill

  
  
  
  As opposed to Conceal, Hide concerns the individual user’s ability to escape detection in an unprepared position. Use this skill only in a pursuit situation, or when under surveillance or patrol. It lets the user choose objects, bushes, deep shadows, etc., in which to lurk for a while. Some sort of cover must be present. In an area being watched, the user can move while hiding. Figure the chance for successful movement by halving the Hide skill amount.
  
  
  

  Sneaking Skill

  
  
  
  The art of moving quietly, without alerting those who might hear. Used in combination with Hide, the investigator makes a single D100 roll, the result of whichis matched against the investigator’s percentages in both skills. Use this combination when silent movement is necessary.
  
  
  

  
  
  
  Deficiency:

  Overly-independent

  
  
  
  Since Louis is a feminist, she tends to act on her own trying to prove her independence. She has a tendency to avoid seeking valuable help from educators or colleagues because involving others makes her feel needy. But by choosing to isolate in order to feel self-reliant, she at times feels unsupported or depressed. She is afraid she would disappoint, let people down, or lose status in their eyes (or more likely, her own) if she allows someone else step in and handle the situation or help her.
  
  
  

  Low Strength

  
  
  
  Louis has less than a normal amount of strength. She is extremely frail. If she were to punch, it would feel like a pillow being thrown against your head. If she were to kick, it would feel like a faint tap. This is, of course, an exaggeration, but I doubt she could inflict more than a light bruise. She would struggle to hold two gallons of milk (despite the struggle, she would still attempt to do things herself).
  
  
  

  Squeamish

  
  
  
  Louis cannot handle the site of blood. She can even handle the idea of killing or watching someone be killed in stories or reality. She would rather run than fight. She's intelligent. She knows her weaknesses and dealing with blood is one of them, but when push comes to shove, she'd rather do something herself than let someone do it for her.
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
• History: In 1910, Louis Garrod studied in the University of Oxford. Though, at the time women weren't granted degrees, but were, at least, permitted to sit in classrooms, including mathematics. She was absolutely in love with math. If no new courses were available to her, she did not mind re-watching the same class, especially if it was mathematics. Finally, in 1920, Oxford was awarding degrees to women. Louis couldn't believe her ears. This was a miracle. Luckily for her, she was able to graduate that year with a Ph.D in mathematics. She wished to be a professor in Oxford, but they refused. In addition, they began denying women the following year degrees. Instead, they settled for a degree called, the 'BA Tit.' It was horribly demeaning and Louis never again considered to apply to be a profession at Oxford.
  
  
  
  
  
  It took Louis 3 long years to find a university to hire her. She considers herself very fortunate. This New England college was called Miskatonic University. She was elected Professor of Mathematics, but she could not speak nor vote in the affairs of her own department or of the University as a whole. Before she earned her Ph.D, she used to dress like a flapper; she wore short skirts and wore short hair, but when she was seeking employment, she realized that no one couldn't possibly took her seriously with the garments she wore. She decided to be a strong feminist and she sincerely wanted to be taken seriously. She threw away all her frivolous costumes that barely covered her bare skin and bought new garments that fit a more serious look. Since her hire, she has decided to wear more masculine clothing to fit in with the male professors. Surprisingly, she got along with most of the professors and they seemed to have appreciated her attempts to be respected and taken seriously.
  
  
  
• Extra: 1920's Slang (will be used a lot with Louis)
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

[SachiGrl]

@SachiGrl
Well, stick around for now, I don't think I've heard back from everyone yet, so you might still be able to join. I'm going to give everyone a chance to fill out a profile until next Wednesday? Then I'll officially start a thread.


I think it's good to set up a deadline? To see who is still interested in the RP?

You know, I completely neglected to response to your question.


*cries* I am sooo sorry!


(I'm a "first come, first serve" kind of girl, so whoever makes a good acceptable profile first earns a ticket to my RP)


I'm super impatient, so I grab and go. If it takes a person a week to make a character, then imagine how long it'll take them to reply to a post.


Sounds like danger to me. Stranger danger.


(Of course, I am trying to say this in my favor because I love board games and I always tried to create Dice RPs similar to them, but they never last, so hopefully then one does!)

 

[Space Dingo]

Hahaha I understand. I guess the idea of who gets a profile in first is in is a good one, but I also understand some people have real life obligations and might not have time at the moment while interested. But I think it's a good time to get this rp started soon, so pinging: @Snallac @Capricious Raven @Charcoal and @papachan you guys have until this coming Wednesday, 8pm EST to have your character profiles done if you are still interested. Anyone who does not have them done or mostly done by then, will be counted as not joining and I will let other people with completed profiles in (aka sachigrl and any other future interests that may show up between now and Wednesday)

 

[papachan]

@radiochai


Sorry! I'm in college and I had finals this week, so this is not usually how I do things. I am typically really quick to reply and I have been checking in every day to make sure I am up to date on things. I am working on my character sheet right now as I am typing this. Just wanted to check in. I will make sure to have my character sheet done well before Wednesday.

 

[Space Dingo]

@papachan


It's okay! I know this time of year is crunch time and finals. I was just making a general announcement. I think there is one or maybe two people I haven't heard from since a little after I opened the interest check.


Honestly, I would love to take all of you on, but considering the general plot of this rp, it's kind of too much to have too many people going on this search party to a foreign country to look for one person. (Even though I see two profiles of professors) it wouldn't make sense to have a lot of college staff taking leave during the school year. And I'm adding another member to the search party with my own characters in hopes of making sure the plot stays on track without trying to railroad things.


Also, heading to bed. I've got work in like less than 10 hours, so I'll respond to anything else in the morning.

 

[Charcoal]

Name: James Thorold


Age:34


Gender:Male


Occupation/Area of Study: A professor in the field of English


Appearance: A tall, thin man with a continental look about him, with dark hair, a tall torso, lengthy arms and dextrous fingers. His attire consists near entirely of jumpers and slacks, looking at home in the university - when outdoors, he dons a longer coat, reaching to knee level, and respectable walking shoes.


Personality: Highly contemplative, deeply thoughtful, and generally detached from the issues of others.


Pillars of Sanity: His absolute and all consuming love of literature - he finds this the one thing that can hold his attention for any lengthy period of time, and so consumes vast quantities of highly thought provoking and sometimes “odd” works.


Logic - this has never failed him, and so he places great trust in his ability to deduce the solution to a problem with thought and fact alone.


Fears: The inability, or failure of his mental capacity to solve the issue at hand.


Proficiency:


Occult - thought not directly affiliated with McMillan, his skills were called upon several times, and he has taken the time to decipher a little of the works that were given to him by McMillan in the helps of furthering the completion of whatever was working on, though the exact nature of his accomplishments remained a secret to him. His works on this gave him a little insight into the workings of several old organizations and cults throughout history.


Listen - perhaps what got him so far in his academic career. His ability to listen and recall the words of the various lecturers he listened to, has been hailed as utterly uncanny.


Endurance (walking and the like) - though he boasts no true physical strength, his ever thinking mind has found solace in wandering. Many of his holidays have revolved around nothing but himself and the wilderness of whatever locale he has chosen to enjoy.


Deficiency:


Physical Strength - being a professor and not exactly the most athletic individual in the world, he lacks any true physical capacity.


Conversation - his social skills are not so much lacking, as they are untrained. Where his diction is good, and his words at the ready, he has little intuition as to how to advance his interactions with others. Even his language skills can often translate into a sense of profound aloofness that manages to annoy many.


History:


Born to a traditionally Christian English family, he grew up in the heart of London where his father worked as an accountant, and his mother a midwife in the local hospital. Both parents worked to instill in him fear of the divine, and a good set of functional work ethics - the logical thought process his father worked to teach him certainly stuck. His mother was an organized woman, and this too played a part in his neat living style, obvious by the state of his well kept bedroom even through his teenage years.


At school, his love for English and language took him to great heights, and though this was not the career path either of his parents favoured, they supported his decisions nonetheless. He found himself studying under a variety of professors, one eventually alighting on his incredible capability to decipher old language and unlock the secrets of foreign tongue. This ability, was eventually realized by an American lecturer, who had arrived from the home university of McMillan, and so once James was of the correct age, he was shipped off to study, and then to research, within the institution.


((Anything wrong in this, do let me know! I'll do my best to look for a faceclaim.))

 

[Space Dingo]

@Charcoal


I like the character. I also like that you mentioned Professor McMillan in your profile. (Which isn't a mandatory thing, it's completely optionally. Especially since I haven't given any real details on him at all yet.) The only thing (which I honestly don't think as being major) is some of the descriptions seem rather sparse. But again honestly not all too important since I think profiles should be used more as a reference than a masterpiece (but I'm also totally down for seeing masterpiece profiles), so I think you're good.

 

[SachiGrl]

@Charcoal
I like the character. I also like that you mentioned Professor McMillan in your profile. (Which isn't a mandatory thing, it's completely optionally. Especially since I haven't given any real details on him at all yet.) The only thing (which I honestly don't think as being major) is some of the descriptions seem rather sparse. But again honestly not all too important since I think profiles should be used more as a reference than a masterpiece (but I'm also totally down for seeing masterpiece profiles), so I think you're good.

Is that everybody? (:'()


Are you still missing some people aside from Papa?

 

[Space Dingo]

@SachiGrl


Well, you might still have a chance. I have not heard from snallac since December 2nd I believe? They have been tagged twice since then. Also, still waiting on a profile from capricious raven and papachan. It seems like papachan will have a profile up soon, and capricious raven said they'll get a profile up the night I posted the sheet, but haven't seen one yet (but life things happen, so maybe they have been unable to). So again, I would stick around until Wednesday.

 

[TheDaftStudent]

Name: Charles D. Ward


Age: 39?


Gender: Male


Occupation/Area of Study: Professor of Chemistry


Appearance: Though Charles is a man pushing forty, or so his records would have you believe, but his appearance is that of a man in his late twenties. He has black medium length slicked back hair and intense blue eyes that always appear to be looking into the darkness of a man's soul. He has a slim frame and stands tall among most men, and his angular face gives him a menacing look.


Personality: Charles is not a friendly person, but he has his priorities and he'll do anything he must to achieve the ends he desires. He's a harsh teacher, but an honest man - to a point. He has secrets, many of them, and he keeps them close and never opens up. If reached out to for help he'll give it so long as it doesn't put him in danger or cost him anything.


Pillars of Sanity:

• The past is the past - and no one can change it or know the full truth of it
  
• There will always be another - as long as his family persists, so too will the thirst for knowledge.
  
• The darkness is where all life comes from - his occult reasoning his lead him to believe this
  
• Alchemy can fix anything
  

Fears: He has an intense fear of death and dying.


Proficiency:

• Anthropology
  
• Biology
  
• Disguise
  
• History
  
• Chemistry
  
• Medicine
  
• Occult
  
• Pharmacy
  

Deficiency:

• Social Anxiety?
  
• Physically Weak
  

History:


Professor Ward, supposedly, showed up on campus one winter afternoon with his papers in hand and simply took over the teaching position of Chemistry from the now former teacher. No one is sure why he was given the already filled position but since he's taken it over the class has become one of the harder ones, and more over, one sometimes focusing on the overly esoteric side of the field. Some might even say "alchemical" in nature.


Charles is rumored to be among the teachers and students that meet and discuss the occult, though less frequently then the others. When he is there, and if allowed to talk of the subjects he chooses, he talks of resurrection and immortality. As if they were achievable through his scientific works.


No one is sure as to why Charles has agreed to search for the missing professor, but once more - as much of his life seems to be - it is rumored that professor Ward and professor McMillan may have been studying some dark and dangerous things together.


Enjoy this not complete faux profile.

 

[papachan]

Vladimir "Vladdy" Vitali Hayes

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• About
• History
• Personality
• Pillars of Sanity
• Other

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  Age:
  
  
  35 (Feel free to let me know if this is a little to young)
  
  
  Gender:
  
  
  Male
  
  
  Occupation/Area of Study:
  
  
  A student working on his degree in Medicine.
  
  
  Fears:
  
  
  Any kind of dog-like creature. Misdiagnosing a patient. Losing his mother.​
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  Vladdy takes pride in being seen but not heard. There are not many instances where he has spoken out of term, other than in order to protect his mother when she didn't please her father. He feels strongly about letting women do more of the things that they want to do. It is in his opinion that women should be allowed to go to school, get degrees, and not have to have children or get married in order to be "normal". As it is in his best interest he keeps these thoughts a secret and does what he is told. Vladdy is obedient man and would do anything if he was told a good reason for doing so. Being a recluse in his earlier years has made him socially awkward and he often says things bluntly when asked to speak to anyone other than his mother. ​
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  Science are the only laws the Universe follows.
  
  
  There are no mysteries, no coincidences, and definately no God.
  
  
  Every human has the ability to be cured.
  
  
  Mother knows best.
  
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  Proficiency
  
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  no slide

  First Aid

  The percentage change of awakening an unconscious or stunned comrade, setting a broken limb, treating burn damage, resuscitating a drowning victim, etc. First Aid has no effect on diseases or subtle physical ailments, nor on poisonings unless allowed.

  no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide
  
  
  
  
  
  Deficiency
  
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  no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide no slide

 

[Charcoal]

@radiochai


In all honesty I was struggling for stuff to say about. . . not being strong and the like; not a lot can be said in relation to the little things like that. In addition, I'm not really sure as you said, that we need any "masterpiece" sheets for this. xP

 

[Space Dingo]

Charles D. Ward

I see what you did there.


UPDATE!:


Okay. As of right now, @Charcoal and @papachan have their profiles done. @Diminium is still I progress. I am currently waiting on @Snallac and @Capricious Raven. @SachiGrl and @TheDaftStudent are currently on standby. If I do not get anything by Snallac and Capricious Raven by Wednesday, Sachigrl will be the first one on standby to be accepted and then TheDaftStudent.


Since Sachigrl and TheDaftstudent both have completed profiles, and there are still two profiles waiting to come in, I will not accept anyone else into the RP, unless diminium does not finish their wip by Wednesday.


@Charcoal


It's alright, your profile is still completely fine!


@papachan


Does your character's name show up on your profile? I see it mentioned as Vlady elsewhere.

 

[Space Dingo]

Name: William R. Chambers


Age: 43


Gender: Male


Occupation/Area of Study: Professor of Zoology


Appearance:

Personality:


Pillars of Sanity:


Fears:


Proficiency:


Deficiency:


History:


Name: Wilfred McMillan


Age: 44


Gender: Male


Occupation/Area of Study: Professor of Paleontology


Appearance:

Personality:


Pillars of Sanity:


Fears:


Proficiency:


Deficiency:


History:


Heading into work, will update later.

 

[TheDaftStudent]

I see what you did there.

Bruv, that is the Charles Dexter Ward. A Man Out Of Time. Shrouded in mystery and rumors and dark things.

 

[SachiGrl]

I see what you did there.
UPDATE!:


Okay. As of right now, @Charcoal and @papachan have their profiles done. @Diminium is still I progress. I am currently waiting on @Snallac and @Capricious Raven. @SachiGrl and @TheDaftStudent are currently on standby. If I do not get anything by Snallac and Capricious Raven by Wednesday, Sachigrl will be the first one on standby to be accepted and then TheDaftStudent.


Since Sachigrl and TheDaftstudent both have completed profiles, and there are still two profiles waiting to come in, I will not accept anyone else into the RP, unless diminium does not finish their wip by Wednesday.


@Charcoal


It's alright, your profile is still completely fine!


@papachan


Does your character's name show up on your profile? I see it mentioned as Vlady elsewhere.

Since you mentioned there being too many professors, can I be the missing professor's niece or something?

 

[Space Dingo]

@SachiGrl


Hm! I never thought of that. Would you like to wait until Wednesday to see if a position is still open, but if the remaining people sign up, I will let you in as McMillan's niece.

 

[papachan]

@radiochai


I am so sorry. I forgot to put it in at the last minute when I was coding the thing. I edited my original post to contain his name in the header. Is there anything else you noticed that needed to be changed? I did a bit of research when it came to the majority of it, so it may be shaky in some areas.

 

[Space Dingo]

Apart from the name, you're pretty good!

 

[SachiGrl]

@SachiGrl
Hm! I never thought of that. Would you like to wait until Wednesday to see if a position is still open, but if the remaining people sign up, I will let you in as McMillan's niece.

I'm sorry... I should stop acting like I'm part of the RP already. ; ;