Scion: The New Gods (OOC)

[HookerBoots]

Having decided to reboot the last Scion thread I started, this is the result. If you want in and haven't already been asked, pm me BEFORE posting in this thread or the IC, please. The two of you who already know what I want from you (heh heh), post away whenever you're ready. I'll try and get something going soon as far as an IC, but I do want to wait and see what I've got to work with before I get going hard.

So, let's get started soon!

 

[Thunderus]

Greetings. Here is my character, for this upcoming Scion game.


Kenji Tanaka, scion of Hachiman


Character Sheet


Name Kenji Tanaka
Pantheon Amatsukami
God Hachiman
Calling Security Advisor / Vigilante
Nature Judge

Attributes

Physical
Strength ●●
Dexterity ●●●●●
Stamina ●●

Social
Charisma ●●●
Manipulation ●●
Appearance ●●●

Mental
Perception ●●●
Intelligence ●●●●
Wits ●●●●

Epic Attributes [4 from initial pool, 2 more with xp]
Epic Dexterity ●●
Epic Charisma ●●
Epic Wits ●●

Abilities [30 dots plus 6 from bonus pts and XP]

Academics ●●●
Animal Ken
Art
Athletics ●●●
Awareness ●●
Brawl
Command ●●
Control ●●
Craft
Empathy ●●
Fortitude ●
Integrity ●●●
Investigation ●●●
Larceny ●
Marksmanship ●●●●●
Medicine
Melee ●●●
Occult ●
Politics
Presence ●●●
Science [Computers] ●
Stealth ●
Survival
Thrown

Birthrights [5 dots]

Relics

Gun Wing Mask [3-dot, Scion Companion pg. 66]

Recognized by otaku everywhere, this helmet looks
exactly like a flight helmet from any modern-day anime with giant robots and psychic pilots. This item offers limited protection to the wearer’s head, although it is far from a full suit of armor (at best, it might grant an extra soak die if an attack happened to strike the Scion in the head). Like the mempo worn by samurai in feudal Japan, though, the object helps to strike terror into the enemy and gives the wearer a sense of battle superiority. As such, the Scion can use it to access the War Purview. Furthermore, this helmet contains its own air filtration system, so it automatically (and magically) scrubs impurities out of the air. The Scion can breathe normally in smoke, underwater or even in space (although the pressure might hurt the rest of his body). Similarly, it completely protects
the eyes against dust, harmful liquids or anything else that might get in them and obscure the Scion’s view.

Mamoru
[3 dot relic, a golden Nambu Pistol (with stats as a Peacemaker or Desert Eagle), with etched markings signifying its powerful nature and purpose, enhanced weapons statistics, no need for ammo, granting the Guardian purview boons channeling ability]


Creatures

Seiryu
[3-dot supernatural creature]
A lesser azure dragon. Depicted in a traditional japanese tattoo in Kenji's body, grasping a Mitsudomoe in its claws, Seiryu shimmers and detaches itself from the scion's body, resuming its original form and full size whenever Kenji wills it, to stand by his side, protect and assist him as is his ordained duty by Hachiman, the scion's divine father. Its statistics are identical to a coatl.

http://i2.listal.com/image/2617532/300full.jpg

Boons

Guardian
Vigil Brand (1 dot)
Warning Line (1dot - from Scion Companion)

War
Blessing of Bravery (1 dot)
Battlecry (2 dot)

Tsukomo-Gami
The Wakeful Spirit (1 dot)

Knacks

Epic Dexterity
Perfect Partner
Untouchable Opponent
Trick Shooter

Epic Stamina
Self Healing

Epic Charisma
Charmer
Boys Will Be Boys

Epic Wits
Eternal Vigilance
Meditative Focus

Weapons

Relic handgun (Mamoru - see above)
Katana / Wakizashi (traditional japanese sword pair)

Items
Modern motorcycle

http://www.dwsauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/yamaha-yzf-r15-photo.jpg

Stylized spec-ops uniform with bulletproof vest stats and additional pockets, shoulder rigs for weapons etc.

Smarthphone for communication, internet access and general connectivity.

Join Combat: 6

Defenses

Dodge DV 8 [(Dex 5 + Athletics 3 + Legend 3) /2] + [Epic Dexterity 2]

Parry DV 7 [Katana / Wakizashi] [(Dex 5 + Melee 3 + Defense 1) /2] + [Epic Dexterity 2]

Soak: +2B/+2L

Armor

Bulletproof stylized uniform

Health
-0 [ ]
-1 [ ][ ]
-2 [ ][ ]
-4 [ ]
I [ ]


Virtues
Duty ●●
Valor ●●●
Intellect ●●●
Endurance ●

Willpower: 6

Legend 3
Legend Points: 9

Bonus Points (15)
Legend 2 to 3 (7)
Birthrights (4)
Marksmanship 3 to 5 (2)
Athletics 2 to 3 (1)
Awareness 1 to 2 (1)


Experience Points (30)
Manipulation 1 to 2 (4)
Epic Charisma 1 to 2 (4)
Epic Wits 1 to 2 (4)
Command 1 to 2 (1)
Empathy 1 to 2 (2)
Trick Shooter (5)
Epic Stamina 1 (10)

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Character Image

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/thesecretworldpax200923.jpg/


Background story.



A stormy night the one I returned back to Tokyo. Familiar ground beneath my feet once again after many years or so I thought. You see when the course of life takes you away from one place for long and the journeys of your soul detach you from the social norms, the accepted behaviours, the mindset of all who live there and the general direction of the society you come to find yourself more stranger at home than abroad. It wasn’t always like that...No it wasn’t...

But things change and we change along....adapt as my father – God bless him – used to say...Serving in the Army tends to come with certain necessities and moving from town to town or even overseas was one of them. Come to think of it, my parents were met while my father (the one I used to call father at the time at least) was stationed in Japan and I spent there a good portion of my childhood, since he was quite fond of his wife’s country and petitioned for an extended stay in that position. So my years as a kid and a youth lend me the chance of seeing much of diverese landscapes and cities, but also didn’t help to build inside me that sense of stability, since a certain flexibility was demanded. In later years things got – shall I say – more interesting since my father was appointed as a military advisor in the U.K Embassy in Germany.

Being quite restless as a youth and deprived from any opportunity to focus myself on one place or on certain people, I opted instead to cultivate my imagination and live in my mind even more than outside. At least that ‘world’ would come with me no matter where we’d move next and not vanish in the horizon. My affinity for studying only helped me more and history was always my subject of choice. And my unending resource though which I fuelled my imagination that is. I was particularly captivated by the Medieval times and the Renaissance that followed in Europe and how these times formed the people, the politics, the art of warfare, the capacity of extraordinary individuals to make the difference and change their world. whether in the field of government, law, art, poetry, science etc.

Thus my journey in the times of old began and through it I relived many great moments of that era, and longed to be there and see them firsthand. I was delighted at that chance and did everything possible to see and read and experience whatever I could from these ages while I had that unique chance to be near those countries.

In the years that followed, I decided to remain in Germany for my university level education and travel a bit around certain other parts of Europe in order to widen my horizons more and satisfy my ever growing thirst for knowledge and the mysteries of ages past. Oh yes, if there was another thing that intrigued me, that would be the possession of knowledge or information that somehow was kept under wraps, behind closed doors of old library departments or just was secret and not intended for outsiders to know. That period of my life was great and full of creativity and I cherish it indeed.

My parents at some point moved again, this time somewhere in Africa, in another Embassy, situated in a problematic country – something that would come to bite them mortally later and set in motion the events for my awakening – so to speak. I had even greater freedom of movement but also the need to take my life into my own hands. While studying history I used to look out for quotes by famous people, trying to incorporate some of them in my life and one day, a literature professor told me one that was quite interesting. It was from ancient Greece, not a country that I had particularly noticed during my studies, since I was more focused in periods when it wasn’t playing a particularly important role in world affairs. In its simplicity, it promoted a balanced way of life, and in particular a balanced way to develop oneself. It read, ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’. It impressed me quite a lot since by then I was lead to believe that in order to succeed in any given field you should strive to become an expert and consequently flourish and surpass all others in it.

This changed my view, shifted it towards a more balanced approach in life and lead me to a new route, one that combined my expansive and inquisitive mind with a properly trained body – if not to match, then at least not to be that far behind. In addition to that it gave me an incentive to move my history studies backwards and I began exploring the mysteries of the ancient world as well. Rome, Greece, Egypt, became portals of knowledge for me and through them a wealth of information, facts, ideas of life, war, government of people and states, and many more, entered my mind and found their place in the virtual library of my memory.

At the same time, and since I really wanted to be as independent as possible, (after all many of humanity’s great revolutions and uprisings happened due to the need of freedom, or so they said, therefore the urge for such a feeling, for such a state of mind was imperative in my youth), I decided I had to do something else other than just studying. So, and in order to pursue my body’s well-being as well and to earn a decent salary, I enrolled in one of those V.I.P bodyguard programs that were endorsed by European governments and I began my training at first and my work in a team of bodyguards for businessmen at start and politicians later. During that time my skill set expanded tremendously and I was inducted in a whole new world, experiencing that one can truly combine elements of mind education and body training properly and acquiring many useful abilities for my new trade and for the rest of my life.

Combat training, driving sessions, ways to remain unseen and observe the activities of others, staying as discreet as possible during official and non-official activities of the person you were responsible for and of course a certain knowledge of the ever present prospect of danger as well as methods to handle a rapidly evolving crisis regarding threats to his life and general well-being. While tired from the physical and mental strain at times, even know, I’d never exchange that experience back then for any amount of pointless partying, hanging out with supposed friends or getting wasted on stupid amounts of alcohol as many others in my age used to do and call fun.

Situations like the ones I was part of change your perspective in life and the lessons taught by them remain with you forever. Even if you end up doing something different for a living, by choice or whim of luck or fate, they stay within, waiting patiently for the time you’ll need them again, for the time they’ll spring like a reflex and make the difference. And for that I’m thankful. Especially when coupled with proper information and knowledge for the subject at hand they can really achieve a lot. Little did I know, at the time, about how useful all those experiences would be in the near future.

And it wasn't long either till that future came knocking on my door. The news arrived with an envelope bearing the seal of our Embassy in Germany and I knew it couldn't be good. It was all over the news and I had not been able to contact my parents for some time. A terrorist attack they called it, or perhaps a vindictive strike from a local group of rebels against the archetypal "foreign oppressor". At least that was the official explanation provided by the ambassador's secretary whom I met. Grief threatened to overwhelm me, yet fortunately, the fact that I was building my own life more or less, assisted me in managing to pull myself together.

~~~~~~~~~~​

That and also a letter that arrived during the following days. The seal on it was strange, looked like a traditional symbol for the swirling vortex in japanese, a mitsudomoe, as I found out later. Inside the envelope was a letter for Kenji, from someone who claimed to be his maternal uncle. He also claimed to have learnt of the tragedy that befell the family recently and that he had decided to invite Kenji over to Japan, to help with stand on his feet properly. His uncle, also insisted that it was important for Kenji to travel to Japan as it would be time for him to receive his heritage, as his mother would have wanted him to.

Kenji was intrigued by that letter. He was only a child, barely into his early teens when his family had left Japan and he only had the vaguest of memories of his mother's relatives. He needed a change though and something new to occupy his mind. Besides, the mention of this inheritance interested him quite a lot, so he decided to leave for Japan. Upon his arrival, during a stormy night, in Tokyo, Kenji found a limousine awaiting him outside the airport and people who looked like those in his line of work - security experts and bodyguards that is - welcoming him to his homeland. His uncle was expecting them, they said and drove him to a towering skyscraper, where the company he presided in had its Headquarters. Kenji was surprised to say the least, even though quite comfortable around people of the same mindset and professionalism. When he finally met his - supposed - uncle, he was in for an even greater surprise.

His uncle, after consoling him for the lost of his parents and assuring him that he had been watching over him and his progress over the years and that he would be here for him from now on, unveiled a truth that would shake the very foundation of Kenji's life. The fact that he was his true father and a God, one of the Amatsukami, on top of that. Even more, he said that the potential for excellence and greatness was in Kenji's blood and that he now had a duty to perform accordingly. He explained to him the dire situation regarding the Titans, their escape from their ordained prison and their meddlings in the affairs of Gods and mortals as well as the magnitude of threat that they represented and a glimmer of their malevolent plans and actions. He told Kenji that the Scions of the Gods should safeguard humanity and preserve the world from the destructive wrath and the depredations of the Titans and their servants. In that War, Kenji would not be alone, for many other golds called upon their progeny to defend the world and battle against the machinations of their bitter enemies.

In addition to that, his - now revealed - father, Hachiman, offered him guidance for his new purpose and an array of items imbued with divine power to assist him in his purpose. To signify his induction into the ranks of the Chosen of the Gods, Hachiman had Kenji tattooed with the image of a dragon, Seiryu, who would serve as a loyal companion to Kenji and a testament of his father's inheritance upon him.

After the initial shock and disbelief, Kenji started to be very serious about his duties and trained even harder to impair the Titans' plans, assist humanity and help the Gods in their great struggle.

 

[HookerBoots]

So I've got my "avatar" character built, but she isn't fully fleshed out (that is, I haven't had time to do backstory and appearance and such), but I'm going to post the numbers and edit to add the rest of her later on. So here we go!

ETA: Given that we've got two new kids joining, and they're both Aesir, I've switched Nadine to a different young lady. Everyone, meet Gabby!

Gabriella Moya
Name: Dr. Gabriella Moya
Age: 28
Pantheon: Aztelanti
God: Xipe Totec
Calling: Fertility Doctor
Nature: Caregiver

Attributes:
STR: ***/1E
DEX: ***/1E
STM: ***/2E

*CHR: **
MAN: **
APP: ***/1E

PER: ***
*INT: ****/1E
WITS: ****/1E

Knacks:
Strength: Titanium Tools
Dexterity: Cat's Grace
Stamina: Damage Conversion, Solipsistic Well-Being
Charisma:
Manipulation:
Appearance: Serpent’s Gaze
Perception:
Intellect: Fast Learner
Wits: Instant Investigator

Abilities:
#Academics: ***
Animal Ken: *
Art:
Athletics: ***
Awareness: ***
Brawl: *
Command:
Control:
*Craft:
Empathy: **
*Fortitude: **
*Integrity: **
Investigation:*
*Larceny:*
Marksmanship:
*#Medicine: ****
Melee: **
#Occult: *
#Politics: **
Presence:*
#Science (Biology): ***
Stealth:
*Survival: *
Thrown: *

Birthrights:
Gold and Obsidian Double Helix Pendant: Relic ** (Health, Prophecy)
A golden model of a strand of DNA, set at intervals with chips of obsidian, the pendant grants Gabby access to the Health and Prophecy purviews.

Marta Correia: Follower *** (Female Jaguar Warrior)
Marta is a tall, statuesque woman of Aztec descent. She works part time as a nurse at the clinic where Gabby practices, and when she is dressed for combat, she Marta wears the traditional jaguar skin and carries an obsidian dagger and three iklwa (stabbing spears).

Obsidian-Edged Sword: Relic **** (Death, +1L Damage, +1DDV, concealable as a tattoo)
A 2 foot-long sword, made of gold. The cutting edge is obsidian that is magically fused to the metal. When it isn't in use, the blade appears as a tattoo on her chest and appears whenever it is needed.

Knacks:
Epic Strength - Hurl to the Horizon
Epic Dexterity - Lightening Sprinter
Epic Stamina - Solipsistic Well-Being, Damage Conversion

Epic Charisma
Epic Manipulation
Epic Appearance - Serpent's Gaze

Epic Perception
Epic Intelligence - Language Mastery
Epic Wits - Meditative Focus

Boons:
Prophecy *
Death * (Death Senses)
Health*** (Assess Health, Blessing of Health/Curse of Frailty, Heal/Infect)
Itzli * (Maguey Sting)

Virtues:
Conviction **
Duty **
Intellect ***
Loyalty **

Legend: 3|9
Willpower: 5
DDV: 7

Appearance:
Gabby is 5'5"tall, with long, dark brown hair. She has light brown skin, black eyes, and plush lips. Her figure is generous, 36D-26-38. She favors black and white for her clothes, occasionally with a splash of bright color. Around her neck is a pendant made of gold set with chips of sparkling obsidian, a gift from her father. When Gabby is working, she makes a point to dress rather modestly; in her free time, and when she's doing what she considers to be her 'familial duty', she wears shirts that are fairly low-cut in front. In a lower-cut shirt, there is visible a tattoo on her chest that looks like someone has stuck a sword into her chest, driving down from her collarbone into her ribcage.

Backstory:
Estella Moya didn't bother to try and tell people who her daughter's father was. No one would have believed her - what sane person would believe that she had met a god from a dead civilization? Instead, she happily raised her daughter as a single parent, enduring the stigma and trying to do her best for the little girl.

Gabby spent a lot of her time studying, trying to earn the scholarships and honors that would help her reach her goals. She wanted to help people, wanted to learn everything she could about how and why people were the way they were. She played volleyball in high school and college, working part time and saving every penny she could until she could pay for medical school.

Her specialty in school was fertility, with an emphasis on genetic treatments for infertility. She is young, but her ability to solve difficult cases with amazing ease made her a rising star in a field growing in size.

The day she graduated with her MD, she met her father for the first time. Xipe Totec told her he was proud of her, and of her research - he'd actually been on the panel grading her dissertation. He gave her the necklace she wears constantly now, as well as introducing her to Marta Correia, who he said would help her do what she needed to. He also pulled out a golden sword with an obsidian blade, and in a move that horrified her, stabbed it into her chest. The blade never emerged from her back; instead, it merged with her skin, staying there as a weapon that was always there for her use.

Gabby has spent the time since working at her practice - her abilities have grown since then, thanks to her father's gifts. She and Marta go out occasionally, for dinner and fighting monsters, and have become great friends. They've tackled a cadre of zombies, a nemean pig, and exorcised a ghost that had been haunting a church.

 

[Armphid]

Born of the Thunderer and given to the service of his mother's killer...

I've had my character made for a while now; finally getting around to posting him. Should have his appearance and background up soon.

Jason Trigonoplos, Scion of Zeus

Name: Jason Alexander Trigonoplos
Pantheon: Dodekathon
God: Zeus
Calling: Adventure Photographer
Nature: Gallant

Attributes

# Strength **** (Epic **)
Dexterity **** (Epic *)
Stamina **** (Epic **)

# Charisma *** (Epic *)
# Manipulation ** (Epic *)
Appearance *** (Epic *)

Perception *** (Epic *)
Intelligence *** (Epic *)
Wits *** (Epic *)

Abilities

Academics **
Animal Ken *
Art (Photography) **
Athletics ***
# Awareness ***
Brawl ***
# Command
Control
Craft
Empathy *
Fortitude ***
# Integrity ***
Investigation *
Larceny
Marksmanship
Medicine
Melee
Occult *
# Politics *
# Presence **
Science
Stealth *
Survival
# Thrown ***

Birthrights

Talaria (Animal (Raptors), Sky - Relic **)
A pair of blue and white high top sneakers with a stylized wing motif on the outside of each foot.

June Capritti (Scion of Hera - Guide ***)
A devastatingly lovely blond woman attended by a pair of Amazons, June has been made Jason's task mistress and minder by her mother. Nominally a celebrity "life coach," she is able to turn up in uncanny places.

Boons

Arete

Brawl **
Thrown **

Sky

Sky's Grace (Sky *)
Wind's Freedom (Sky **)

Knacks

Epic Strength
Holy Bound
Hurl to the Horizon

Epic Dexterity
Monkey Climber

Epic Stamina
Damage Conversion
Self-Healing

Epic Charisma
Inspirational Figure

Epic Manipulation
God's Honest

Epic Appearance
Lasting Impression

Epic Perception
The Real McCoy

Epic Intelligence
Language Mastery

Epic Wits
Opening Gambit

Virtues
Expression *
Intellect ***
Valor ****
Vengeance *

Willpower: 7

Legend: 3 Legend Points: 9

Combat Stats

Join Battle 6 + [1]

Dodge DV: 6

Soak: 6B/4L/2A

Mundane Possessions

iPhone 4G
3 Digital Cameras (1 "normal", 1 waterproof, 1 highspeed)
1 High Speed, High Performance Camera w/various lenses and attachments
3 throwing knives

Appearance: Jason is tall and has a powerful but balanced body; muscular and defined but more akin to a streamlined gymnast's than a bulging body builder. He stands at 6' 4" and weighs in at 210 pounds of trained, toned muscle. He has scars on his right shin, outer left thigh, and his left forearm from various accidents or fights in his past, though none of those attract the attention that the trio of scars that run down the left side of his face do.

He has a number of tattoos on his body but has eschewed piercings. On his right breast are the Roman numerals VI IX, which many think are meant to indicate 69, though they actually memorialize a date, June 9th. A name in ancient Greek is tattooed around each of his forearms, his mother's name on the right and his father's on the left. On his right bicep is a peacock feather over dark storm clouds, with lightning playing over and around it.

Jason is handsome and would be staggeringly good looking were it not for three scars that run from his forehead down to mid-cheek on the left side of his face, over his eye. The scars are thin, sharp lines; whatever caused them having cut like a razor. His hair starts everyday clean and combed but ends up wild and wind styled before long; his hair a glossy black with a slight wave that falls to his jawline. His eyes are blue, though the exact shade seems to change; some have said they're a bright royal hue when hanging out or flirting, others a darker greyish blue when he's angry, still others say a vibrant electric blue when he throws himself into danger and excitement. These features give him a wild and even savage appearance, even when well or elegantly dressed.


Background: Mark and Laurie Trigonoplos were a young well-off couple just starting a family. Laurie was the owner of three successful salons in Aspen, Colorado, while Mark was a banker. Jason's parents continued to work after he was born, though Laurie did step back from operating her salons directly, Jason spending a great deal of time in day care, with family friends, and a nanny.

When he was nine years old, the family went on a vacation across the West, planning to end with camping, hiking, and rock climbing as Yosemite. The official account of what happened next states that at dusk as they were nearing the park, Mark lost control of the family's SUV and it crashed; a nearby mountain lion then investigated the noise, killing Mark and Laurie and savaging young Jason before it was killed by the SUV exploding. The truth is far more bizarre.

As the sun was setting, a trio of huge birds attacked the SUV. They looked like peacocks but with size and slicing talons greater than that of ostriches or cassowaries. The impossible birds kept up with the SUV and forced it off the road, their claws ripping the metal and tearing the vehicle open. The family tried to flee but the birds caught them; dragging Mark and Laurie from Jason deliberately and then tearing them apart, as if the creatures wanted him to see it before they killed him as well. The birds advanced, one slashing at Jason though he managed to throw himself back so that the horrible claws did not kill but simply cut his face. Then there was a blaze of white as lightning lashed down from the sky and killed the predatory birds; burning them to ashes.

His parents' deaths left Jason an orphan, placed by their will in to the care of his godparents, as well as with a sizable trust in his name to be claimed once he turned 18. The boy went to live with his godparents in Chicago, growing up and attending high school in the Lake View community area of the city. Jason learned not to talk about the real events of his parents' death after the third time he was sent in for psychological evaluation and therapy. Jason had some problems in his adolescence; hanging out with the "freak" crowd and getting into fights with those who picked on them, and throwing himself into dangerous or risky pursuits for the sheer thrill of it. Serious trouble was avoided when Jason was accidentally introduced to parkour when he was fifteen. The freedom and physical thrill of the discipline fed his need for risk and excitement, and gave him a structure to seek it in. He tried other extreme sports, as well as (at his godparents' insistence) joining and dominating his school's track and field team, but parkour was his true "sport."

Upon graduation, Jason was left unsure of where to go or what to do. He attended college out of a sense of uncertainty more than anything else. During his college years, he began to take pictures and video of his and his friends parkour runs; most put up online but some used by magazines. He moved into photography and video as a result and after two years he left college to become a professional photographer. He quickly earned a reputation for being willing to go anywhere and do anything for the right shot. If a magazine wanted to do a base jumping piece, he'd leap off ahead of the featured person so he could get the best video and shots while in flight. Though he specialized in so called "extreme sports," Jason's apparent lack of fear sent him into strife riddled regions of the world as well, in addition to disaster areas and other hazardous environments.

A year ago, on the 15th anniversary of his parents' deaths, Jason had his Visitation. Zeus appeared to the young man when he was on a trip to photograph desert lightning storms, telling him the truth of his parentage and acknowledging that it was he who had saved Jason's life when his family was attacked. Zeus was about to continue when a woman appeared as well, beautiful and with a matronly figure, clad in a fine blue dress and a cloak of peacock feathers. Introducing herself, Hera stated that though Jason was a son of Zeus, he was being given to her to be her agent as a gift from her husband to make for past indiscretions. Though Zeus appeared furious at her interruption, he did not correct her. The King and Queen of the Gods gave him a pair of sneakers made after the fashion of the winged sandals of old and left him with his new calling; that of the hero.

Jason was soon contacted by June Capritti, a Scion of Hera proper who had been made his guide and minder. Since his Visitation, Jason has had a number of adventures; facing rampaging giant beasts, mortal gangsters and criminals working for Titan-influenced companies, as well as several different groups of were-beasts. Not only has he fought them, but he has documented his adventures using his skills though he remains unsure what to do with the pics and the footage.

 

[ShireWolfe]

Talia Skaare
Name: Staff Sergeant Talia Skaare
Calling: Veteran Soldier
Nature: Competitor
Pantheon: Aesir
Parent: Thor


PHYSICAL

Strength ++++
Dexterity +++
Stamina +++++


SOCIAL

Charisma ++++
Manipulation ++
Appearance +++

MENTAL

Perception +++
Intelligence ++
Wits ++


ABILITIES

Athletics +++
Brawl ++++
Control +++
Melee ++++
Thrown ++++
Animal Ken +++
Fortitude ++++
Marksmanship +++
Integrity +++
Survival +++

BIRTHRIGHTS

Relic ++++ Elding (One-handed bearded axe, gives access to Sky and Guardian. Can summon Veturlag, returns after being thrown)
Creature +++ Veturlag (White Fimbulwolf)
Guide + Asgeir Skaare (Grandfather)

BOONS/EPIC ASSTRIBUTES

Guardian ++ (Vigil Brand, Aegis Guardian)
Sky ++ (Sky's Grace, Wind's Freedom)

Epic Stamina ++ (Inner Furnace, Holy Fortitude)
Epic Charisma ++ (Never Say Die, Blessing of Importance)
Epic Strength ++ (Hurl to the Horizon, Holy Bound))


VIRTUES

Loyalty ++
Endurance ++++
Expression +
Courage ++

Willpower 6
Legend 3
Legend Points 9

Mundane Possessions:

*US Army Combat Uniform (Sergeant's Stripes)
*US Army Improved Outer Tactical Vest.
*US Army MICH Combat Helmet.
*Beretta M9 Semi-Automatic Pistol.
*Triumph Daytona 675 motorcycle.
*HTC Smart Phone.
*Dog tags.

Description:

Talia Skaare inspires a number of descriptive sentences. Solid. Capable, Built just right. And beautiful. the lines of her face are a little more angular than perfect beauty would suggest, and the light pale line of a scar on her cheek is only just visible with her pale Nordic skin.

Her flaming red hair, is cut short. Not quite like a page's but with a curl and the substance of a flickering match. Her grey eyes are as stormy as her father's. And meeting them is a sure way to know that she is truly Thor's girl.

She stand at 5'9 inches. Just over tall for a woman, and carries her weight in an even distribution. Her body a solid 155. Smooth delineated muscle from long hours working and fighting, and humping a pack hundreds of miles are easily visible even without flexing, but do nothing to take away the femininity of her form.

(Reference Picture)

Background: COMING SOON

 

[HookerBoots]

Okay, all. I've got a few ideas for what we'll be doing, but a couple of notes before I get going.

Firstly, Thunderus: I spent 30 XP on Gabby, and the others have been given 30 XP to play with as well, because I couldn't remember what I'd said at first. Take the 15 you haven't spent and spend it as you will, to keep things even.

Secondly, Arm and Shire: I need backgrounds before I can get going. Please get them up as fast as you can - I understand that RL stuff takes precedence, but as soon as you can get them all set up, it'll help everything more more smoothly.

Thirdly, and on a similar note, CT: Dude, I know you've got your character ready. Post him when you can, cause I'm not starting anything without all my players.

I've got a busy few weeks, so you all have plenty of time, but I hope to be able to start up pretty fast once things calm down (won't be til about the 9th).

 

[Armphid]

I have posted my Background and Appearance for all to peruse. Let me know if everything there is fine or if it needs changing. I also apologize to everyone because the background I wrote is ridiculously long. I'm sorry but I was on a roll.

 

[Thunderus]

I spent the extra 15 xp on my character as instructed. Ready to go. Please feel free to make any observations or suggestions.

 

[HookerBoots]

Excellent, thanks doing it so fast

I'm just about to where I'll start it up, I don't know that I want to wait for my other two to give me what I've asked for; they can join up whenever they get around to it.

 

[HookerBoots]

Omg guys, you won't believe it. The IC is up! Whoa!

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=824627

Start there.

 

[Thunderus]

Great news.

Since it's a bit late here and I'm going to get some sleep, I'll post tomorrow with a clear mind. The adventure begins.

 

[Armphid]

All right! Good to see things coming together at last!

Shire, CT, please fill out your characters the rest of the way and join us. I can't wait for us all to get into epic trouble and make mighty war on the forces of evil, and luscious loving on the forces of good.

 

[HookerBoots]

Friends: I'm going to need Perception + Investigation from both of you to see what you might glean from your little troves of clues. If you don't wish to roll, or don't have a way to, let me know and I'll take care of it.

 

[Armphid]

I got four successes.

Preception 3 + Investigation 1 = 4 dice

Roll via iPhone dice app: 9, 3, 9, 7 = 3 successes

+1 for Epic Perception

Four total!

 

[Thunderus]

As per your request: Perception [3] + Investigation [3] = 6 dice

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3674390/

Also, spending a point of temporary Willpower [5/6], for an additional success to my roll.

2 successes from the roll, plus one from Willpower. 3 successes total.


P.S: Would Kenji have enough funds, after completing his job contract, regarding his work in Olympics Security, in order to afford to purchase a small laptop / notebook, given that he'll need one to access the USB flash driver that just came to his possession?

 

[HookerBoots]

Arm: With 4, you can tell several things.

1. The woman in the photo looks familiar - you think she may have spent some time at an event or two that you photographed. If you explore your stock of photos, you can find her, usually in the company of a young man who introduced himself to you as Tomas Genardo. Tomas was at the events that were partially sponsored by Aphrodite's Glory.

2. The drugstore that the receipt is from is on the other side of London, in a neighborhood very near several clinics and hospitals. You know the area well, and may have even been in the drugstore before.

3. Inside one vial is a piece of stone, that looks like it was chipped off a statue, almost like a carved lock of hair. Rectory Square is neighborhood in Stepney Green. The only reason you know this is that there was a big stink about an art installation that no one will admit to giving the okay to - it made the local news, but not the national or world news.

4. The other vial looks like tiny little viper teeth and a piece of skin from a small snake, probably no bigger around than your little finger. You aren't a herpetologist (but maybe you should get checked *rimshot*. I'll be here all week, folks!), but it doesn't seem like there are many snakes that would be this size in a city this big. You do recall meeting a man from the London Zoo last week, who you think may work in the reptile house.

Thunderus:
I had assumed he'd already have a laptop, even though it wasn't listed, as part of his job kit. He would totally be able to plug the drive in easily.

Spending willpower adds dice to your pool, not extra successes. However, spending Legend gets you extra successes equal to your Legend (thus spending a point would get you 3 extra successes). I'll assume that's what you wanted, and go off of 5 successes, if that's okay.

With 5, you can tell a number of things.

1. Knowing what you know about Japan, the market for the cream will be huge. And it's a very savvy marketing ploy, though it is strange that none of the women are Asian in any way. It looks as though the company wants to expand its market, and this group of flyers appears to have been marketed to the tourists and travelers who had come in for the Olympics, hoping to get them to buy some while they were here.

2. You recognize the building in the photos. It's very near a site that had been considered as a potential venue for some events. The neighborhood was deemed unfit, simply because it was industrial. It is near Rectory Square, in Stepney Green. Those women are all also far more attractive than women who do factory work should be. And all of them have a strange expression on their faces, almost predatory.

3. Once you plug in the USB drive, you see that there is one audio file on it, and one video file. The audio file is a woman telling a man that needs to see more results, and further tests, before she decides what to do. There is a door closing, and the woman says, apparently to someone else in the room, that she hopes that will shut him up, otherwise, they'll have to "do things the other way."

4. The video file is of a tall, statuesque woman in an amazingly expensive suit sitting in the royal box at the Olympics. She is friendly with the other occupants - Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cambridge (that is, Kate Middleton) - and seems very interested in the event being played. A young man walks up behind her and whispers in her ear. Her face falls, and she speaks briefly to the Prince and Duchess before standing up and stalking out of the arena.

 

[Thunderus]

Thunderus:
I had assumed he'd already have a laptop, even though it wasn't listed, as part of his job kit. He would totally be able to plug the drive in easily.

Spending willpower adds dice to your pool, not extra successes. However, spending Legend gets you extra successes equal to your Legend (thus spending a point would get you 3 extra successes). I'll assume that's what you wanted, and go off of 5 successes, if that's okay.

Thanks a lot. Being a new Scion player, I find myself a bit uncertain at times regarding rules etc. Hopefully I'll get the hang of it in time.

 

[HookerBoots]

No frets, man. We all started sometime, and I'm not a terrible tyrant If you've got questions, just let either of us know, we've both played quite a bit.

 

[Thunderus]

No frets, man. We all started sometime, and I'm not a terrible tyrant If you've got questions, just let either of us know, we've both played quite a bit.

Thank you for your understanding.

Also, my post in IC is finished, so you can reply, when you want (I just mention it, since my completed post will not show up as a forum update - as a new post would, that is - due to me editing and expanding it until it was complete).

 

[HookerBoots]

As a matter of note: As the only one of Our Gang with Epic Perception, Jason can hear what the man in the corner is saying. That is, "Right, yeh, awright. I'll see abou' it." *pause* "Flippin' Norah! It's not like that, innit? I said I'd handle 'em, an' I will, me an' m'boys."

We'll see what Jason decides to share with the class, and whether or not he's a paranoiac. And after that, well . . . we'll see about that as well }

 

[HookerBoots]

I assume that's join battle checks, folks. Roll them dice.

On a related note, Gabby rolled 6 dice: (5+6+9+9+5+4)= 2 successes.

 

[Armphid]

I thought about rolling but then decided not to. That guy said almost the worst thing he could to Jason.

Spending a point of Legend for Opening Gambit (Epic Wits Knack).

 

[Thunderus]

Join Battle it is then.
Rolling a pool of 6 dice, plus 2 auto-successes from Epic Wits 2.
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3733323/

That's 3 successes in total I believe.

 

[HookerBoots]

Man, the mooks rolled well. They got 4 on theirs. This means order is as follows:

Tick0 - Jason
1 - mooks
2 - Kenji
3 - Gabby

After that, it'll be up to what you want to do with your time So, Arm, it's all you for the moment.

 

[Armphid]

All right. Jason's really mad at this guy. He intends to do some permanent damage.

My action is an attack, throwing the cue ball Jason grabbed in a called shot on the talking thug's genitals. I'm assuming that the cue ball has no Accuracy bonus or minus. And taking a -2 for the Called Shot.

Dice Pool is Dexterity (4) + Thrown (3) + Arete (Thrown) (2) - 2 Called Shot Penalty = 7 dice

Roll: 7, 6, 9, 2, 1, 10, 5 = 4 successes + 1 success (Epic Dex) = 5 successes

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3738914/

According to Boots, that would put Jason up by 1.

Damage Pool is Strength (4) + 3B (cue ball) + 1 (margin of sucess) = 8 dice

Roll: 3, 10, 6, 2, 10, 3, 7, 7 = 6 successes + 2 successes (Epic Str) = 8B damage

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3738927/

Jason is spending Legend for auto successes, bringing the total up to 11 B

Boots has told me that would be a knock out and I am writing my post based on such; this can be edited later if she decides otherwise.