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2012-10-23, 09:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-10-23, 09:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
1. SWSiLWNWMPCTBHtSiTaCBHWB
2. She Who Rules the Black Wolf Pack
3. She Who is Fell and Stalks the NightA gracious thanks to Bradakhan for the avatar, and Time Walk's card artist, Amy Weber.
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2012-10-23, 09:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Glyphstone is my hero.
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2012-10-23, 09:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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I like acronyms.
Swissilwonawompkatubhitsichbuwhub is kinda hard to pronounce though.NOW COMPLETE: Let's Play Starcraft II Trilogy:
Hell, It's About Time: Wings of Liberty
Does This Mutation Make Me Look Fat: Heart of the Swarm
My Life For Aiur? I Barely Know 'Er: Legacy of the Void
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2012-10-23, 09:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2010
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
I wonder, how do the orcs deal with some of these over-long titles? Do they just go through every word every time, do they shorten it to a few critical words, do they acronymize it like us, or do they do something else? I have feeling this isn't gone into, though...
A gracious thanks to Bradakhan for the avatar, and Time Walk's card artist, Amy Weber.
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2012-10-23, 09:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Scavenger
She who is Fell and Stalks the Night
She who rules the Black Wolf Pack
I'd really just like some sort of fall here. Rising high easily, falling, then struggling to the top at much higher personal cost (mutilation) seems ideal to me.I would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums.
I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that. -- ChubbyRain
Current Design Project: Legacy, a game of masters and apprentices for two players and a GM.
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2012-10-23, 10:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
1. SWSiLWNWMPCTBHtSiTaCBHWB
2. She Who Rules the Black Wolf Pack
3. She Who is Fell and Stalks the Night
Maybe that's why getting a name is such a boon? Everyone will like you because they can just call you Steve. No wonder it leads to you being crowned King. Imagine being ruled by someone that had to be referred to as Swissle Winwem Map Catbath Sitach Bhilwib. The convenience of 'Steve' alone could start a revolution.5e D&D Mythos Classes
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2012-10-23, 11:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Well, the book doesn't explicitly say, as with many things; it gives you some interestingly implied stuff, and lets you draw your own conclusions.
That being said, the sample orc character in the book has a name that's been shortened to "Astride the Beast". So, I think it makes sense that they use a shortened "casual name".
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2012-10-23, 11:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2010
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Hm...If only I could afford more than the Hub and Spokes, I might be able to learn this kind of thing.
A gracious thanks to Bradakhan for the avatar, and Time Walk's card artist, Amy Weber.
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2012-10-23, 11:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Mmm, definitely keep it on your list. The core philosophy tends to be "don't saddle the players with a setting, but give them some evocative details to build from", when it comes to the world.
Side note: I use the full names, because I personally find them to be awesome.
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2012-10-24, 12:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Yep, Definitely going with the group on this one.
1. SWSiLWNWMPCTBHtSiTaCBHWB
2. She Who Rules the Black Wolf Pack
3. She Who is Fell and Stalks the Night
I wonder how they call a SWSiLWNWMPCTBHtSiTaCBHWB over in a hurry in the midst of battle...
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2012-10-24, 01:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
5e D&D Mythos Classes
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2012-10-24, 04:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2011
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- Dromund Kaas
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2012-10-24, 07:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2007
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
1. She Who is Fell and Stalks the Night.
2. SWSiLWNWMPCTBHtSiTaCBHWB.
3. Whipmaster.
I know my vote is a mere formality, but I'm sticking with my own opinion anyway.
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2012-10-24, 07:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
NOW COMPLETE: Let's Play Starcraft II Trilogy:
Hell, It's About Time: Wings of Liberty
Does This Mutation Make Me Look Fat: Heart of the Swarm
My Life For Aiur? I Barely Know 'Er: Legacy of the Void
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2012-10-24, 08:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-10-24, 08:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Originally Posted by Xefas:
"I need the Goblins in phalanx arrangement. Sky Blotters in the back! Swissles? Assume the Swizzle Stick Formation! We're going in!"
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2012-10-24, 12:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2006
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- England
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Swizzle is female specific. Hwizzle's make up a good proportion of the legion too!
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2012-10-24, 12:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
The Swizzle Stick formation is formed from a legendary crack division of wolf-riders, comprised entirely of she-orcs.
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2012-10-24, 12:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-10-24, 03:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
1. She Who Rules the Black Wolf Pack
2. Hatred Bearer
3. She Who Bears the Lash and Drives Us Ever On
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2012-10-24, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2009
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- The Elemental Pole of Oil
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2012-10-24, 05:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2005
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
NOW COMPLETE: Let's Play Starcraft II Trilogy:
Hell, It's About Time: Wings of Liberty
Does This Mutation Make Me Look Fat: Heart of the Swarm
My Life For Aiur? I Barely Know 'Er: Legacy of the Void
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2012-10-24, 07:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2008
Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Well, then! She Whose Skin is Like Winter Night, Whose Mere Presence Causes Those Beneath Her to Shiver in Terror and Cower Beneath Her Wicked Blade (or, "Swissle" for short) it is!
Now comes the first major decision point. Swissle is 24 years old, with meager amounts of resources, and some very respectable stats. Is that good enough to call it quits? Doing so means that we move on to the next phase of character creation. You may, from now on, cast "call it quits" as one or more of your votes, instead of choosing a lifepath.
If we do not call it quits, then I roll the "Die of Fate" (a d6). If I roll a 1, then Swissle (or whatever her name might become) narrowly escapes death/being eaten/some awful life-ending fate, instead merely losing some digits from her handses or feetses. Otherwise, she suffers no consequence. (This potential danger will escalate. Higher. And. Higher. Eventually, we'll be rolling against a 33% chance of losing a limb.)
Lifepaths that can be taken now...
She Who is Mighty and Has Earned the Ancient Right to be Named, wherein our orc is allowed to take on a name of her own, which she is recognized by in society. (She might have nicknames from her comrades, but truly claiming a name for yourself is sheer arrogance, or else a vermin outsider conceit.)
Fallen into the Chattel
As before, she can fall all the way into the ranks of the chattel. I'll re-list the potential lifepaths here.
Cattle Slave
Scavenger
Forge Slave
Hauler
Cutter Slave
Tunneler
Ravager
Whipmaster
So, to recap. Make three votes: your first, second, and third choices. Any of those choices may be a distinct lifepath, or else "call it quits". This is where it starts to get real interesting...
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2012-10-24, 07:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Heck yeah.
1-She Who is Mighty and Has Earned the Ancient Right to be Named.
2-Call It Quits. We ain't standing for any Chattel status.NOW COMPLETE: Let's Play Starcraft II Trilogy:
Hell, It's About Time: Wings of Liberty
Does This Mutation Make Me Look Fat: Heart of the Swarm
My Life For Aiur? I Barely Know 'Er: Legacy of the Void
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2012-10-24, 07:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
And again my vote falls in line with The Glyphstone's, so that'll be She who is Mighty and Has Earned the Ancient Right to be Named followed by Call it Quits.
A gracious thanks to Bradakhan for the avatar, and Time Walk's card artist, Amy Weber.
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2012-10-24, 07:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
1. SWiMaHEtARtbN
2. Whipmaster
3. Call it Quits
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2012-10-24, 08:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Infernals can call themselves whatever they like. Which means some will have overly long flowery titles and others will have simple down to earth names.
Abyssal's however are upon their Exaltations stripped of their names and given a flowery title by the Neverborn. Here are some canon examples of said titles: The Maiden of the Mirthless Smile, The Harbinger of the Ghost-Cold Wind, The Wink of the Storm's Eye, Fallen Wolf of the Cutting Sea, and Weeping Raiton Cast Aside.
Anyway I concur with Glyphstone's vote.Last edited by Sanguine; 2012-10-24 at 08:13 PM.
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2012-10-24, 08:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Scavenger
She Who is Mighty and Has Earned the Ancient Right to be Named
HaulerI would really like to see a game made by Obryn, Kurald Galain, and Knaight from these forums.
I'm not joking one bit. I would buy the hell out of that. -- ChubbyRain
Current Design Project: Legacy, a game of masters and apprentices for two players and a GM.
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2012-10-24, 08:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2010
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Re: Let's vote up another Burning Wheel Character!
Lord Raziere herd I like Blasphemy, so Urpriest Exalted as a Malefactor
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