"Mystery of Constance Hatchaway" Prep thread!

[Rosenkrantz]

Hey everyone! I'm just about ready to start off the "Haunted House/Mystery" RP!
But, before we begin, some things to help get a feel for what you'll be getting yourselves int-er, I mean, what you should know about the world of the RP! sweatdrop

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~{:Genre:}~
Mystery with a touch of fantasy/steampunk. There will be a balance of puzzles, as well as fighting (so some sort of battle readiness should be included in character make-up!), all worked within the mystery.

~{:Setting:}~
Mostly inside and around the Manor located high on a hill some distance from town (they'll be described as we go along in the game). People have talked about the house and it's history, but few actually pay attention to it and simply accept it's presence. Very little is really known about the residents, or much about the house's history, outside of a few social events in it's past.

~{:Time:}~
Think... turn of the century (1890's-1900's).

Following this post you’ll find A Character Sheet Model, a “How to Fight/Use Abilities” post and an example character you might run into in the game.  

[Rosenkrantz]

~{:Character Sheet Model:}~

~{Name, be original!}~
Stats: Body [X]* Mind [X]* Soul [X]* (Please refer to “How to Fight/Use ability”)
Sex: [M/F]
Age: [Keep it reasonable people...]
Race: [PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE CREATING A CHARACTER THAT ISN'T HUMAN!]
Height/Weight: [Should you want to add that extra bit of H/W that is]
Appearance: [Keep it short, nothing outrageous please!]

Clothing: [I suggest looking up clothing from the 1900's on Google Images, you'll get some nice results, and a good feeling for clothing of the period!]

Bio: [Keep it short, PLEASE! Just something simple that gets the idea of the character's personality across]

Abilities: [Yes, the fun stuff. Max 3 different abilities, both for in battle and out of battle (please see the example Sheet). Also, please contact me about any "supernatural" things like magic and things involving the “Race” stat. You'll be earning more of these as we go along in the game.]

Last notes: [Any quirks, phobias, or other things you want to touch on that didn't fit in the bio. Again, please see the example sheet for ideas]

*Again, contact me or Guildenstein for any questions about the creation of your character!  

[Rosenkrantz]

~{:How to fight/Use Abilities:}~

Each character is given 15 “points”, these points will be assigned to the stats of Body, Mind and Soul by the players. These stats cannot be changed unless Experience points are given to the player (by the GM) for their stats.

“But Rosen, what are Body Mind and Soul for?”

B, M, and S are the different “Rolls” or “Checks” I’ll be asking your characters to perform in the game using the 2, 6-sided dice. The point of the roll is to get UNDER or EQUAL the number assigned for the stat. So a “2” (min roll) is a Critical Success! YAYZ! While a “12” (max roll) is a Critical Botch! (Oh noz!).
Here’s the break down:
~ Body~ is anything that involves a physical action, like jumping, attacking, moving a heavy object, or lifting/pushing another character.
~Mind~ is anything that involves using your senses or thought process, like searching for a light switch, solving a puzzle, or recalling some important information.
~Soul~ is rolled for anything that requires something MORE than Body or Mind, like casting magic, or calling a spirit, or for using physic abilities.

*Note: no Stat in the B/M/S can be listed as less than 2 or more than 12!

How this works: When you want to do something, you post the action of what you want to do.

EX: Jack (Body of 7): “I jump from the railing and grab for the chandelier, hoping to swing across to the window across the room!”
-with his post he’ll add the action of rolling 2 6-sided dice.

His roll: 3 and 1 = 4
GM’s discretion: seeing that there are 3 different actions here (Jumping, grabbing and landing), GM will add 1 point for each action onto the total roll, thus giving his total a “7” result. Think of it as keeping things realistic (Worry not, I will NOT abuse this privilege!)

Game Result: He accomplishes the task, but with quite a bit of difficulty along the way, and it looked clumsy.

^ This is basically how major actions will happen. I say “Major” because Jack’s action was pretty out of the norm! When using an ability, the dice-rolling is required, and results typically are successful.  

[Rosenkrantz]

EXAMPLE CHARACTER SHEET!!!!

~{:The Mystery of Constance Hatchaway:}~

~{Nicholi Briar}~

Body: 4 / Mind: 6 / Soul: 5
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 164 lbs.
Appearance: Light brown hair, just past shoulder length, tied back. Green eyes. Clean and pretty average all around.

Clothes:
A simple shirt without a collar (he finds collars and ties a trivial idea), a striped vest in a dull green, dark brown slacks with suspenders, and tan spats on brown shoes. All topped with a pair of silver specticals.

Bio:
A quiet man who often can be found drifting off in hard thought. He's a problem solver, and typically refuses to leave a puzzle unsolved. Oddly he is not a detective as his concentrations are focused mostly on whatever he might fancy across, and he tends to ignore all else while thinking. In otherwords, he suffers from incureable curiousity, and because of this he often finds himself in situations and can't fathom how he got there.

Abilities:

Inspection (Mind)- When given time, he can give detailed amounts of information about a particular item/occurance. The amount of time this takes depends on how big/obscure the subject is. Can also be used to locate traps.

Scan (Mind)- A battle action, his turn is taken with sizing up the opponent, his stats/weaknesses/etc.

Snap (Body)- A "Drunken Fighter" technique used to reflect attacks back to the opponent.

Last Notes:
Has a hard time grasping things outside of the logical level (Ghosts/Magic and the like) and will forget to add them as a factor to his puzzle-solving thought process.  

[Ledlin]

"Doctor" Rocky Rochonovich
Stats: Body(4) Mind (8 ) Soul(3)
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Race: Human
Ht/Wt: 5'11/ 140
Apperance: Blond hair, brown eyes, appears to be confused a lot, facial scars and eyepatch

Clothes: A bowler that (that hardly ever is removed), Regular pair of work pants, white cotton shirt, gray leather jacket with numerous pockets, black "satchel" that he carries his "supplies" in and a pair of very odd boots.

Bio: Doc Roc as his friends call him is a very silly person. His head always seems to be in the clouds thinking up some new "invention". His inventions hardly ever work the way they are supposed to. Other people call him an "engineer" and those who depsie him call him a "mad scientist". His mind never stops so he doesn't sleep well and often seems rather confused.

Mind ablities: (sit and think) if presented with a serious problem, doc can sit and think about it for a few minutes he will be able to figure it out quicker. (see the pattern) for some odd reason doc sees patterns in everything, even if no pattern exists, but if one does exist he will see it's connection to everything.
Body ablity: (read other) ever since being achild he has been picked on for being a "book worm". By looking at the way people move he can tell what the first attack will be and usually the ability to dodge it. (read other) works in hand with (see the pattern).

Quirks: Doc is very touchy about the subject of his scars and missing eye. He carries a modified shovel strapped to his back as a weapon, who worries about the guy with the shovel? He has a bunch of other "engineered" weapons but they only work in the intended way about 60% of the time. He seems quite until danger appears then becomes very verbose. His only bad habit is talking in his sleep. He wakes up every couple of hours, jots things down on a notepad next to where he sleeps then goes back to sleep. Anyone who reads his notes can't understand them.