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Workshop #3: May 2019
Workshop #3: May 2019—
§ 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.
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.
§ 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.
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 May 25. Claims will open May 18.
If you have any further questions about this or anything in general, comment to the Mod Thread.
§ 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!
Godzilla | Godzilla
Character: Godzila (Legendary Ver.)
Canon: King of the Monsters (2019), after the oxygen destroyer was used and he retreated to the Hollow Earth.
Age: He's been around since the Permian period.
Bio Blurb: (optional: Wiki.)
Personality Blurb: This Godzilla displays animalistic traits of an alpha predator. He considered the Earth his territory and therefore will display aggression towards threats to the planet. Otherwise, he's generally a docile monster when unprovoked, leaving the city once he has beaten his foe, and even shown to leisurely swim beside military ships. Once he's in battle mode though, that's when people need to get out of there. Fixated on taking down his prey, the surrounding area become's fair game. If he knocks down a few buildings or set the place on fire, as long as he beats his opponent and restores balance, he'll pull all the stops.
Preferred Essence(s): Amaterasu - In canon, the radiation he gave off actually brought back nature, eventually. Amaterasu being the goddess of the sun, and keeping balance in the earthly realm, suits his own role in canon, but now with supernatural powers. The sun can also become a replacement source of energy for him instead of geothermal radiation.
Dagon - There was another Godzilla-like creature in the past that the ancient people thought was the god, Dagon. Suits his aquatic lifestyle and being a god of fertility adds to his restoring nature trait.
Raijin - Another deity given to Godzilla by the Japanese in canon. Plays on Godzilla being a protector of the Earth, and change out atomic attacks to lightning one. Perhaps even control storms.
Looking For: I'm pretty set on Amaterasu or Raijin, but I wouldn't mind delving into the opposite route, where he brings death instead of life.
Appearance: His dorsal might have a different color to them, pending on the essence choice. There could be more plant like or sharp features on him added, but nothing too major in his iconic look besides being downsized.
Can he be 15ft instead of 10.Abilities:
Godzilla is built to be durable and pack a punch. Most conventional human weapons do not work on him, so guns, missiles, swords, etc, unless it's an oxygen destroyer. Anything not of earth based is fair game though, magic and such. This can be nerfed further if preferred. He can regenerate and the process is sped up when exposed to radiation. While he can walk on land, he's comfortable in the waters, having gills along the side of his neck. And of course, dat atomic breath.
Amaterasu: Solar breath instead of atomic breath, plantlife grows where he travels, more powerful in daylight, weaker at night, possibly create items from his own being (the mirror, Yata no Kagami; the jewel, Yasakani no Magatama; and the sword, Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi), create his own small light if needed, possibly manipulate the strength of the sun based on his own power level, fire everywhere. More advance stuff could be taking on a different a appearance. Could he hear prayers from people and fulfilling them might give him karma points for...something. Prayers in general could also empower him for a short time.
Amaterasu was created when Izanagi washed his left eye, so maybe his own left eye is a weak spot/source of his Amaterasu traits.
Extra: This isn't ability he or his essence share, but he could have the option to communicate through telepathy. Not speak, but through imagery and sounds.
Quirks:
A fascination for dancers.More curious and benevolent towards others. He may even assist those into gardening and farming.Goal: What happens when you put a bringer of balance in an entirely different setting? Will he also claim it as his territory and assert his dominance over the Storyteller? Or Aspects with animal traits? Maybe the need to maintain balance leads him to take extreme actions. Also just the idea of giving him another perspective of coexisting with people.
Extra: For science.
Questions: Yes, this is real.
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