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Workshop #6: September 2020
Workshop #6: September 2020—
§ instructions.
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. REMINDER: We are NOT a memloss or AU game! The only things that are being altered are the character's abilities and maybe gain a small personality quirk, but that's all.
Here are some things to keep in mind:
If you have any further questions about this or anything in general, comment to the Mod Thread. We also have a Discord to temporarily meet current members and get further help!
§ form.
If you're ready, just fill out the following form and discuss away! One character per comment.
Post away and go buzz about everyone else!
§ instructions.
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. REMINDER: We are NOT a memloss or AU game! The only things that are being altered are the character's abilities and maybe gain a small personality quirk, but that's all.
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.
- Public Registration is closed until further notice, but anyone with an invite and current players can register at any time.
If you have any further questions about this or anything in general, comment to the Mod Thread. We also have a Discord to temporarily meet current members and get further help!
§ form.
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.
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!
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Player: Scout |
Character: Olivia "Sombra" Colomar
Canon: Overwatch (Post-Recall)
Age: 30
Bio Blurb: (optional: Wiki.)
Once upon a time there was A Girl, who was orphaned by The War between Humans and the Omnics - machines that had been created and gained sentience when no one was looking, apparently. She grew up on the streets and learned very quickly that presented with a smile and charming words, people paid attention to little else. So the The Girl learned - how to hack machines and information networks, how to say the right thing to someone (or the wrong thing, correctly). She became an asset to the gang who ran the bad parts of her hometown - 'Los Muertos'. With her talents they became a force to be reckoned with. Until one day, The Girl ended up somewhere she shouldn't have been.
She'd stumbled on a conspiracy and on that day, the The Girl disappeared and Sombra emerged. With a neural upgrade and the world at her literal fingertips, Sombra led hacker collectives and began destroying the chokehold of corporations and corruption alike. Every time she made sure that she had the upper hand and when the shadow organization Talon approached her for recruitment, Sombra jumped at the opportunity to have an employer with infinite pockets. Despite being beholden to powerful people, Sombra's work - the things she remains invested in are still unknown.
Personality Blurb:
Orphaned during the Omnic Crisis after all, one of thousands struck by such tragedy -Sombra taught herself to hack and began to unravel the ‘how’ and ‘why’ people and power worked the way that they did. Sombra’s curiosity was honed sharply in the face of adversity and Los Muertos took her in, hungry for any sort of edge in their revolution. They looked out for her and in return she gave them the information she discovered while hacking and with this protection she grew bolder. Sombra went unchallenged for most of her early life, supporting high ambitions and fostering a somewhat high opinion of herself that never quite left.
Her opportunism and ease with manipulation would suggest coldness, but she is actually rather playful for someone capable of murder and blackmail. It makes things easier - it’s simpler for Sombra to lead people to the conclusion she wants them to go to than brutishly force them. However, for all of her talent at being where no one wants her and knowing what no one should, Sombra has a rather poor sense of interpersonal timing. Being somewhat reclusive as a hacker, her hyperfocus on inputs and outputs tends to make her resulting relationships shallow by comparison to her peers. Her lack of overall fear leads her to goad people she shouldn’t, like Reaper and Widowmaker, her colleagues in Talon.
Preferred Essence(s): I'm currently torn between two:
-The Youth Who Went Forward To Learn Fear: Sombra is confident to a fault and there is a case to make that, her self-preservation is directly proportional to how close she is to getting something she wants. She plays the long game but makes big, brash looking moves and plays both sides against the middle.
-Tlazolteotl (Aztec goddess of filth, purification, fertility and childbirth.): If you have a secret, Sombra will find it, especially if you do not want anyone to find out what's going on. She blackmails people with glee and enjoys unnerving or at the bare minimum, annoying her associates. Given Sombra's attitude and backstory, it's quite easy to give her an 'anti-hero' slant and this would lean her even harder in that direction.
Looking For: I want to stay away from any essences that have innate romantic connection, and I'm really open to anything that leans in on the reckless/fearless/trickster aspects she already has.
Appearance: Sombra is a relatively slight 30 year old evil organization operative/super-hacker. Dark olive skin, a real epic undercut and an aesthetic best described as cyberpunk raver.
If I go to Tlazolteotl, she might develop a more openly sexy edge to the aesthetic. Maybe a more blue-collar edge if I if I go Fearless Youth.
Abilities:
The Fearless Youth and Tlazolteotl both operate most powerfully using social constructs. I think it would be fun to play with the visuals - Tlazolteotl always leaves footprints, but she also inspires people to do better, usually out of guilt. Fearless Youth is harder to come up with abilities for.
Quirks: Sombra will likely become more of a pain in the ass, regardless of the essence, its more a question of being more manipulative/blackmail-y or obtuse, like if she doesn't have a reason to to believe something will affect her, it won't.
Goal: I want to see Sombra deal people who think she has some good in her, or folks who meet her with equally mercenary/self-serving tendecn
Extra: I missed playing Sombra so I'm excited.
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Ngl, I kinda like the sounds of Tlazolteotl for her since to both in a way there is a lot more than what originally meets the eye. Could also be something incredibly fun to work with and lean in to what aspects of her you'd like to play with, especially for Sombra herself.
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