forgottentales_ooc | Workshop #4: September 2019

Workshop #4: September 2019—

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Welcome to Forgotten Tales storybook character essence workshop! Here players can come together and discuss what storybook characters they are considering for their character's essence, their new potential abilities, and even ask for help if you can't think of anything on your own.

Here are some things to keep in mind:

Workshop participation is required for Registration as this basically takes the place of the traditional application form, as well as posting to the Test Drive. You don't have to post together at the same time (you can do one first and then the other), but they are needed eventually.
Participation in the Workshop does not guarantee a spot on either Claims or Registration, but you will need it to keep a Claim so there's no harm in trying early. Feel free to look over previous Workshops.
Make sure to check the Character Roster and Essence List to see if your choices are not already taken.
The character and essence don't necessarily have to perfectly match, and all characters will inherit characteristics and themes from that particular storybook character. You are free to be creative and take elements from related works and variations (like Disney), but try to keep it central to the original version. Refer to the Character section of the Game Info as a refresher on how essences and their abilities work.
Storybook characters can be from any work of literary fiction such as fairy tales, folklore, fables, nursery rhymes, classics, plays, mythos, legends, etc. They can be well-known or obscure, and origins must pre-date the 1950s.
Because the game currently doesn't allow duplicate essences, list your top preference and any others you're considering, but also be open for other suggestions. And if you see someone else list one you are considering, list it, anyway! Anyone could change their mind. Just don't be salty or badger anyone about their choice, otherwise it's an automatic boot out the door. The goal is to try to not only match the best essence to the character, but also one that people can have fun with.
Although you can only register one character, you can workshop multiple in case you are having difficulties in deciding who to pick.
Registration will open October 1. Claims will open September 24.

If you have any further questions about this or anything in general, comment to the Game Info page.

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If you're ready, just fill out the following form and discuss away! One character per comment.

Player: Player ID w/ contact
Character: Character looking to bring in
Canon: (and canon point)
Age: (of the character)
Bio Blurb: Instead of a full written history, please link a wiki page AND provide a 1-2 paragraph summary of the character's backstory. If no wiki page is available, that's okay; you're free to link a write-up if you have one or feel like making one. The summary is more of an "at a glance" to help those not familiar to get a basic idea of who the character is and what they were doing in their canon. If it helps, pretend you're writing a blurb for a CR Meme. What key important things about your character's history would you want to point out to others?

Personality Blurb: You are free to link to anything pre-written such as an app for another game, but for our purposes you must include a 1-2 paragraph blurb highlighting the main elements of the character's personality. If it helps, pick out up to 5 vices and 5 virtues that you'd associate with them and just toss in a few sentences about it. Again, you can pretend you're writing a blurb for a CR Meme.

Preferred Essence(s): Have one or a couple already in mind? List them here! Include reasons why you are thinking about that particular essence and how you would work it with the character.
Looking For: Open to other ideas? What kind of storybook character would you be interested in? Things you're not interested in should also be mentioned.

Appearance: Any notable features both for the character in general and any appearance or style changes you may be considering to match their essence.

Abilities: Whether you have an essence in mind or not, talk about what kind of abilities you're hoping to recreate or gain while in game. Any weapons that are going to be regained or explored? What abilities or weapons are lost? Skills?

Quirks: Are you interested in gaining any quirks of the storybook character? Or do you already have one already in mind? Need suggestions from your list? A reminder that the current limit is one.

Goal: What do you hope to do while in game? This could range from just having fun with the setting to exploring new aspects of the character because of the setting.
Extra: Anything else you'd like to ask or talk about. Can be about the essences or just general ideas of what you'd like to hopefully play out.
Questions: Any other questions you might have.

Post away and go buzz about everyone else!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Yeah I figured that would be like, leveled up over time to get that majorly powerful to God status sort of thing. And lbr the scales would be good considering how often he gets into fights. Annabeth would have to be glad of that if it can help protect him?

And lol yeah that is true. The water being calm and inviting when he is happier.

Can confirm that Ryujin is on the table, although the powers might start small at first. (We let Godzilla have Amaterasu's essence, gods are definitely on the table.)

And daaang Xae has some great suggestions for starting powers, I like it!

....You know you say Amaterasu and I just. Think of Okami and how gorgeous that game was. And how much I wanted to pet her when watching my friend play it, haha. But yes. Good to know, I def have options then.

Caaaaaap

The only thing of value I have to add is imagine Percy turning into a seahorse as a weakened state if he uses too much of his powers. Totally not riffing a certain series or anything—

Lae idek what I am doing. Blame Xae for me considering this.

But....seahorse....horses. Sea. Perfect! Somehow I would absolutely make that a Thing somehow. ~~And not just because Hatori....no....~~

Making great decisions that's what 8D

And absolutely make it a thing kekekeke.

idk am I really. Really Lae.

But yes I am tempted. If that would be allowed when the Fish Prince has nothing to do with seahorses. It would be cute.....I do love seahorses.

You can be pretty creative and stretch pretty far when it comes to the abilities, so yes definitely doable 8D Rather than say you're restricted to just the essence, it's more like you take their theme and run with it.

So merform for mostly human if not entirely so and fishy form because of the story and seahorse for when he is really weak. Yes okay I got this.

He gets to start out as a baby water god. How cute. Yeah, it could definitely act as a shield once he gets the hang of it and Annabeth would very much like that, plz.

So basically make sure he never gets angry, got it. Annabeth can handle that... probably.

At least if he gets something similar to his powers back home it won't take him as long to adjust to. And yeah, shield is good. Annabeth Approved.

Especially if this means he has even more powerful potential depending on his essence/powers and role here. Yeah. Don't piss off the sea, guys. Bad idea. /gestures at Tartarus and all. Everything.

It's always nice getting something that is close to canon abilities. And if you go post-Heroes of Olympus, the dragon scale shield is a nice throw-back to his Achilles days.

Yeah, a power upgrade from demigod to actual god. And now Percy needs to live in a houseboat because obviously that's the best house for him to have with this Essence. Hopefully his emotions don't sink it...

It would help. But yeah, I was thinking that worked with the whole Achilles reference with him with him getting the same Curse. Fun times.

Percy would love the houseboat in getting to be so close to the ocean but also yeah. Possibly also kinda dangerous, potentially.

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