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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!
Georgia Mason | Newsflesh
Character: Georgia Mason
Canon: Newsflesh, prooobably book 1 (Feed), but I'm indecisive
Age: 22
Bio Blurb: (cw: adopted sibling incest, zombie plague that's way too accurate) Haaaa it must be nice having canons with wikis. Georgia and her brother Shaun were orphans of the zombie Rising that destroyed a third of the world's population and changed the world forever... but didn't end it. They grew up in a world where everything was constantly sanitized and people feared gathering in large crowds and this book came out in 2010 it wasn't meant to be this prescient.
ANYWAY Shaun and George were adopted by Stacy and Michael Mason, two of the earliest bloggers of the apocalypse. They grew up in a house that cared about ratings above all else and could only count on love from their parents when there were cameras to monetize it. They only had each other for unconditional love, and that led to them growing up extremely codependent. They were each others' best friend and, eventually, romantic partners. That part would not have played well for their parents' cameras.
They got into the blogging business too, with Georgia as the intrepid newsie, digging up facts and exposing secrets, and Shaun as an Irwin, poking zombies for fun and profit. They and their friend Buffy (a fictional, bringing poetry and porn to the people to distract them from the terrible status of the world) got a job following a presidential candidate during his run for office. It was meant to be the gig that made their careers. And it did. It's just that they happened to stumble on a massive government conspiracy that killed Buffy and, eventually, killed Georgia as well. She got the truth out before she died, though, and told the world to rise up while they could.
Personality Blurb: Obsessed with the truth. Georgia carries a gun around all the time but she won't use it if she can talk her way out of something. Her most important weapon is the truth, and she knows how to find it and how to use it. She's unerringly loyal to those she cares about but bad at expressing it. She's bad at expressing most emotions that aren't irritation, though a lot of that is intentional. Georgia cares very, very deeply about everything, and that's a big part of why she works so damn hard to bring the truth to light. She truly believes her words with the strength of the truth backing them up can change the world.
Preferred Essence(s): danananananananananananananana BATMAN. Probably. Since the mods said it was viable and I LOVE THE IDEA. Especially because while she and Batman share some qualities (dedication to JUSTICE, extreme intelligence) she is not in general a fan of vigilantes and even less a fan of keeping your identity (OR ANYTHING ELSE) a secret.
Looking For: ideas of where to go/possibly other ideas?? Some essence of a character obsessed with truth be good too
Appearance: Short dark brown hair, sunglasses, a scowl. She tends to dress as practically as possible and might be allergic to color. She does tend to wear some jewelry which is only surprising if you don't realize they all have hidden cameras and microphones in them.
Abilities: Mostly, begrudgingly, her physical abilities are going to get a massive boost and she'll suddenly be amazing at parkour.
Quirks: A tendency to find herself brooding on the nearest rooftop if she's not paying attention.
Goal: she is such a great character to dig into any mysteries because she REALLY WANTS TO KNOW.
Extra: