The Lords of... ?

Wolfsbane · **Joined:** Nov 11, 2005 **Posts:** 4260

So, I'm thinking it's time for another session of "The Lords of..."
We've had good games this far, and I'd very much like to give it another go. And since Grimm always bitched about a Fallout RP, I think we could let this one become just that. "The Lords of the Wasteland". Like the sound of it? Then say so and let's get this going!

Dark Elf · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:02 pm **Post subject:**

I voted yes.

Lords of the Wasteland sounds too cliché though.

Arthgon · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:11 pm **Post subject:**

I vote for a yes. What about ' Arcanumian Apocalypse'?

Xiao_Caity · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:34 pm **Post subject:**

Lords of the Vendigroth Wastelands. Now that would be interesting.

Wolfsbane · **Joined:** Nov 11, 2005 **Posts:** 4260

I'm thinking less Arcanum and more Fallout.

Any suggestions on the title?

Dark Elf · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:44 pm **Post subject:**

Since Hunter S Thompson is the object of my current idolatry, why not go with my totally random idea and call it Lords of the Water Mark? What with water being a scarce resource in the desert wasteland and all.

Xiao_Caity · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:45 pm **Post subject:**

Ooooh, seconding DE's suggestion. That's very, very cool.

Arthgon · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:45 pm **Post subject:**

Okay, what about just the name 'Wasteland'?

Wolfsbane · **Joined:** Nov 11, 2005 **Posts:** 4260

Sounds good, DE.

I think we've got a nice little team here, so I say let's start it up. More'll join eventually.

Arthgon · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:22 pm **Post subject:**

It is still playing in Arcanum, right? I persume that we shall start at the year 2012 there.

Wolfsbane · **Joined:** Nov 11, 2005 **Posts:** 4260

Arthgon wrote:

It is still playing in Arcanum, right? I persume that we shall start at the year 2012 there.

I'd tip my hat to your superior skills in the area of trolling, good sir, had I but worn one. But I don't, so you'll have to do with this: :thumbup:

Now: Fallout. That's the universe we're playing in. Not Arcanum.

Arthgon · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:46 pm **Post subject:**

You do know a lot about trolling, don't you? Oh...wait that's what you used to do a lot here. So, just stop with this fucking stupidity Wolflame.

Now back on topic: Fallout, okay, I shall start to make my character.

Grakelin · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:35 pm **Post subject:**

Arthgon, that was a line crossing. Wolfsbane has been a valued member of this forum since before I even started lurking here. On the other hand, you are either a troll or stupid. If I were you, I would pick troll.

What is "Lords of..."? Is it like a regular roleplay? If not, what does it entail?

The_Bob · **Posted:** Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:47 pm **Post subject:**

Count me in. Any idea about when we start ? And what about the plot, should we just make one up as we go along ?

Arthgon · **Posted:** Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:12 am **Post subject:**

Okay, I know I should not have said that, but I was not in a good mood. Also, I know that I did make some mistakes here, but that does not makes my a troll still. Now you would say that my posts are better that they were in the past, right? And I really try to make some effort in my posts.

Wolfbane, I was only asking 'Is it...', because I was a bit confused in which world it was playing.

Are we going to use the Fallout PnP rules?

Wolfsbane · **Joined:** Nov 11, 2005 **Posts:** 4260

There are some old "The Lords of" threads here in the RP section. Check them out to get the feel of it. The RP is based around your distinguished forum personalities (or your forum name, or picture). I've played as a bovine ninja and a minotaur before. Maximus played as a redneck dwarf. DE played a dark elf. Choose whatever's most fitting for the current theme.

And Arthgon: No, no silly PnP rules. Just regular forum roleplaying. And seriously, dude, no need to get all worked up. Just lay back and take the fucking credit, man

Arthgon · **Posted:** Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:43 am **Post subject:**

Perhaps I should lay back indeed. I was just in a bad mood, because I was told that a friend of mine died some days ago from a heart attack. He was 28 years old. I have some idea that it was an O.D. Thank the gods that I am still clean, and out of that kind of world.

On topic: I shall see if I can make a character, that is based on my personality here.

Dark Elf · **Posted:** Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:47 am **Post subject:**

Playing a Dark Elf would be impossible in the Fallout setting.

But since I've already brought up good old Hunter, that's the sort of character I will play. Could there be a better place for a gun-crazed drug addicted cynic with a sharp wit and a muddled tongue than the post-apocalyptic Nevada desert?

Heck, what could be better than the Fallout setting for a counter culture fucking ICON?

Name: Raoul Duke
Age: 35
Sex: Male
Occupation: Apothecary/Writer

Pro's: Knows just about everything there is to know about guns, chems and writing entertaining journalism, his adventures are preferably a mix of all three.

Con's: Addicted to nicotine, alcohol, Nuka Cola, Jet, Mentats and Buffout. Has recently begun using Psycho recreatively and will likely develop an addiction to that, too. Possessing a razor wit notwithstanding, his ticks, weird mannerisms and mumbling mode of speech make many people shy away from him.

Possesses a lab, sells chems for a living. Also dabbles in journalism, which is seen as rather eccentric in a world with virtually no press. Has been known to fire guns and detonate explosives on his property simply for the hell of it, and is only tolerated by the community at large because of his expertise with chems.

Xiao_Caity · **Posted:** Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:08 am **Post subject:**

Name: Elizabeth 'Liz' Greyson
Age: 24
Sex: Female
Occupation: Wandering Scholar/Medic

Pros: Unusually well-read, if an illness or injury exists she's probably treated it, naturally talented at finding safe paths through the Wastelands, versed in unconventional remedies for when Chems aren't available, decent shot with a pistol.

Cons: Extremely anti-social, only speaks when she has to, usually only stays in a settlement long enough to help out/read a book or two/resupply, displays little to no empathy, reacts very badly to being surprised or snuck up on.

She's not a bad person or even a harsh one, but she'd literally lived her life on the road, and she never really got taught how to relate to people. She used to travel with her dad, who taught her about medicine, but he died a few years ago while drawing mutants away from her, and she's just become more introverted since. Has built up a reputation around many of the smaller settlements as someone who can be relied upon - assuming you can find her.

Zanza · **Joined:** Apr 20, 2009 **Posts:** 2769

This will be my first so should be an experience, will probably go with bar room brawler who has a conflicting set of morals, will ponder on this Zanza fellow. Or I could just be lazy and act like Sanosuke.

Arthgon · **Posted:** Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:46 pm **Post subject:**

Name: John Clark
Age: 28
Sex: Male
Occupation: Private Investigator

Pros: Knows how to fight with any melee weapons, and with his fists. In addition, he can sense trouble or danger before anyone else does. Because of his training, he is good in deduction, so it helps him solving mysteries and stuff. Guns? He does not need any stinking gun, because guns are for pussies. Only when the trouble is too high, he probably uses one.

Cons: He is arrogant, sarcastic, and overbearing. He has some trouble with gangs, but he just arrests them, or kicks their asses. In addition, He does not like humans, because he knows what they are capable to do to other people. That is why he has a mutated hyena called “Sam” as a pet.

Do I also have to make a background now, or is it possible to do this later on?

Wolfsbane · **Joined:** Nov 11, 2005 **Posts:** 4260

Name: Svensson
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Occupation: Scavenger/Explorer

Pro's: Svensson is one of the most experianced wastelanders there is when it comes to surviving alone in the wild. He has learned the secret of living of the land, and can survive outside of settlements and civilisation pretty much forever. His time in the wild has supplied him with great endurance and willpower, and has also given him an almost animal-like instinct.

Con's: First off, Svensson happens to be a ghoul. This has earned him the immediet distrust of almost every human he's ever met, and so he has become a rather shy and few-worded man. Svensson also lacks the social sense of tact and empathy for other beings that most other humans possess, a feat which has made him impopular in more than one settlement.

Svensson is particulary famous for having killed the famous Wolf, an infamous raider who terrorized most of the settlements in the desert wasteland, thus earning him the nickname "Wolfsbane".

The ghoul wears tight but durable clothing, including a pair of pants and a vest made from brahmin hide. He also wears a pilots hat with googles, and a scarf to cover his face. Other than that, he has a lot of gadgets and trinkets in his leather backpack. He also almost always carries weapons on him off various types and sizes.

The_Bob · **Posted:** Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:19 am **Post subject:**

Name: Kyle "Boombox" Serrato
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Occupation: Traveling musician / Assassin

pros: Riding on a heavily modified, ex-military Harley-Davidson, he packs a large boombox in the sidecar. It has been rewired to work as an amp for his vintage Fender guitar and supports a microphone, in addition to being a capable radio station through which he receives his other assignments. While normally carrying a sawed-off shotgun strapped to the hip, he usually has more potent tools hidden in his overly sturdy guitar case. While not a tinkerer, he knows enough to maintain what he owns.

cons: There is little demand for either of his professions in the post-apocalyptic world, almost no people left who can appreciate his talent as a musician and hardly anyone in need of the subtlety of a hired assassin. While widely recognized for his performances, his unusual ways mark him as an unwelcome outsider in every major settlement. Combined with rather slow business on the other end, this confines him to way-stations and the Necropolis, ghouls being the only audience to always welcome him.

Physically, Kyle is of average height, slim build and dark complexion. Leather jacket, torn jeans, dirty t-shirt and beat-up military boots are what marks his appearance. Being a man of few words, he's rarely known to open his mouth outside of his performances. As an artist, he is popular with the girls, unfortunately most of them are either hookers or ghouls.

Not many know about his other profession, the contact between the clients being restricted to the radio, only the subjects of his contracts getting to meet him personally. The transfer of mission details and payment is arranged individually, taking care not to compromise his or his employer's identity. The tools of his trade are simple and efficient, among them a silenced, low caliber rifle that does most of the work. While deadly during surprise attacks, Kyle is merely a competent gunman in normal circumstances, easily out-gunned and outmatched by any experienced wasteland warrior.

Grossenschwamm · **Posted:** Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:19 am **Post subject:**

Name: "Dark-Skinned" Howard
Age: 50
Sex: Male
Occupation: Nomad

He picked up the moniker of Dark-Skinned because of how often he'd be covered in a fine layer of black soot from explosions occuring around and caused by, him. He currently wanders the wastes, killing geckos and rad scorpions for food, and will occasionally go into towns to trade hides and obtain parts and chemicals to create new guns and explosives. He lives a simple life.

Pro's:Howard studied explosives and guns before he was dipped, and still maintains a great deal of expertise in those fields. He's also learned how to craft efficient and lightweight armors.

Cons: He can't speak anymore as an unfortunate side effect of becoming a mutant, and is a weak hand to hand fighter. Not a fan of people and their stares.
Like most experimental super-soldier formulas, the dip was first tested on animals. There are current formulas specifically for animals.
Enter Wiggles, the super guinea pig
Age: 8
Sex: Male
Wiggles liked Howard from the start, and it seemed only natural that he'd accompany the mutant as he left on his own. So, breaking out of his cage, he went off after Howard...

Pros: Can pick up the slack in Howard's melee combat deficits, and has the capability of biting through steel alloys. He's also a loyal companion.

Cons: Fiercely loyal. He sizes up anyone who seems to be a threat to Howard, and tends to frighten children when left unattended.

[off topic] Hey, am I allowed a companion? If it's not cool, it's no big deal. I just figured if the vault survivor had dogmeat...

Wolfsbane · **Joined:** Nov 11, 2005 **Posts:** 4260

Of course you can have a companion. Blinky had one when we played The Lords of Arcanum.

Nice to see you again, Gross.

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