Koloss17

Honestly, I lived this book. I thought it was so well done, and as much as it hurt to see a world I love crumble, I knew it was where the story had to go. I think my absolute favorite thing was the Kaladin therapy arc. His efforts felt very real, with the need to help people fuiling him being something that I empathize with. Kaladin unintentionally becoming Wit’s protege was so awesome to see, and his learning of the flute was great. I’ll admit that I had hoped there would be more there, as learning a single song does not an artist make, but it was nice to see that musical spark written down. As a musician, it made me happy. Past that, it was absolutely awesome seeing the spiritual realm. I understand how it can feel weird being in the spiritual realm, as it was like this sort of mysterious “mortals don’t go there” place for quite some time, but I really liked it. I think Dalinar, Adolin, Rlain, and Shallan’s journeys were all so compelling to their character arcs, and the theme of using the past to guide the future and using the present to reflect on the past was just so cool to see. Lore-wise, I was blown away. To know that core aspects of Roshar were made directly from Adonalisium is awesome, and learning the history and magic of the land was great. I also really liked the expansion of deadeyes, with the arc between Adolin, Maya, and the Oathless was great, and I loved all of it. And storms, that ending. I loved that it ended with the formation of Retribution, and though I was sad to see Stormlight go, it was one hell of a ride. Dalinar revoking his oaths to get out of the lose-lose situation, setting up the merging of Odium and Honor, and then dying was great. I also really appreciated that moment with Nohadon, whatever it was. But I think the thing I liked most about it was Taln. By god, that moment. Don’t mess with the wounded when Taln is present.

Alright few things. This seems like an interesting character, and can definitely be worked with, I just want to ask some probing questions to both enhance my understanding of the character, and to get you to think more about it. -you said he was taken by the shaod. What time has this taken place? Is this before, during, or after the events of Elantris? Mostly wondering if this is an incomplete shaod, but also what the culture around the shaod was like. -now, how old is Aredos rn? And how does that look age-wise? Given how invested Elantrians are, there’s an element of immortality going on. I don’t believe that we have confirmation that that affects aging, but I would boldly assume that given how invested they are, Identity shapes their physical features, like a radiant or returned. -tell me more about Oladan. What is he after? Why does he care? You don’t need to make a whole new character sheet, but understanding what Oladan is like and how that affects Aredos is useful info. -How did Aredos get to the Alleyverse, and what does he want to do here? Entryways to the Alleyverse can show up randomly or they can be sought out; it’s intentionally undefined so you can conjure up a story of how your character got here. And once he’s here, how long has he been about? What has he been doing in that time? This is a good start, but I need a deeper understanding of the character in order to approve it.

Yeah I’ll be more active starting Wednesday, as that’s the semester end for me.

Looks good! Approved.

Approved and approved! I can’t say when the next era will start up, but I imagine it’ll be early 2025 rather than in December.

Overall, the concept is solid. I mostly think there needs to be more backstory, with a richer, more impactful event of *just* being a drab. There is a potential line of having the only bad thing being becoming a drab, but then was exposed to radicals that then made him believe becoming drab was the worst thing that had happened to him, and that all investiture is evil and all vengeance is needed. Kind of a manipulation and extremism story. Alternatively, there’s the trauma route of extended years of poverty/abuse/one impactful event during many years of being drab that led him to despise those in power (read: those with investiture). Those are just two ideas, and you are free to work with them however you like. Obviously talk to @Stormlightsong about the logistics of it all, but overall the character is looking good. Come back to me with a more fleshed out backstory and a more compelling reason to be hateful. Once you have that, I will likely approve the character! The two characters look good! Approved! a few notes: -given the dual character nature, and I’m sure I said this before, you need to be wary not to godmod and make sure to not make your characters become big wheels in a plot (think, splitting up and then getting involved in two separate conversations) without knowing that you can handle being a big bearer of plot. Too much load on one person can cause that person to burn out, which can stifle the plot’s progress. However, those are things to be wary of in the moment, and we’ll get there when we get there. -I noticed Jerrin burns a lot of electrum. Is he a savant or budding savant? No need to commit to it, but that’s certainly an interesting route you can take. As for Fenna, if you choose to play her in the era, I would appreciate a character sheet. It can be mostly the same stuff, with a bit of adjustments based on character development. Mostly if she gains new skills, I would want to be able to approve those if they aren’t roleplayed. Overall a solid start! I have a few questions though. -What era is Leon from? I’m guessing Era 3 or 4, given the Scadrian Rosharan rivalry, but clarifying that would be nice. -Leon can certainly become addicted to his F-electrum, but make sure not to make it savantism. Savantism can happen with feruchemy, but it requires an outside well of feruchemy to break the net-neutrality of the magic system. Think reverse compounding (storing fortune from atium in F-chromium) or an unsealed metalmind. And then they’d have to go through a long amount of time with using that well of additional investiture. -Your character has big ambitions, which is completely respectable. Just make sure that he doesn’t start out with a following, or compels people all too easily. That, if not mentioned on the character sheet, should be done through roleplay, and should be done with tact. -Your character, living in the mistwarrens and being hungry for power, might end up becoming either a tentative ally to my character, Perses, or a foe of his. I’ll create an updated character sheet for him, but he was the main villain of Era 7, and established himself as the head crime lord of the Mistwarrens.

Winter break is where we will shine for sure! I’ll try to do a bit this week during thanksgiving break, but it’s the same deal here.

So here was my process: I picked a few topics that I loved (In my case, it was Brandon Sanderson, Magic: The Gathering, and Greek Mythology), and picked a bunch of names from there that I liked the sound of. From there, it was just narrowing down the options to ones that I liked most. I believe the three that I landed on after that process was Vin, Belbe, and Athene. I ended up with Athene, and I have no regrets. Just brainstorming names is a good way to get somewhere, methinks.

A brief update: about that one week of being busy…. it ended up being 3 weeks of busy, and I’m still busy. Soooooo at the moment, I’ll tentatively say Thanksgivingish will be when I’m active. I can’t guarantee anything, but I have not forgotten about you guys. The end of the semester’s just been hitting me hard, and I have to put my focus elsewhere. Luckily we’re pretty much at the end of the Era, so this isn’t absolutely horrible timing, but it’s still annoying.

Alright! Sorry for taking so long on this. Please post your characters here! I am currently bonkers busy though, so don’t expect me to get to them for a bit. I truly do apologize, but life sometimes just gets in the way. Rules are the same as the previous Chsracter thread. If you have inquiries on how to create or format a character, consult to beginner’s guide. This thread is for approving characters, and the Character Discussion thread is for helping with brainstorming a character. So please only post here if you have a relatively completed character! Here’s a template to format your character with. Here's a list of every approved character thus far, as well as who they belong to. If you're looking for people to RP with, taking a look at their character sheet is always a good idea, as you're sure to find people with common traits or interests. @Koloss17 (me!) Perses @SpiritOfWrath Tulen Hental Teon Asheol @Steel Speedster Jerrin Tridner Thav Talin Fenna Koss Palava Maves @Lunamor Eza @Stormlightsong Melancholy Richard Peterson Farenah @TwinStorm Leon Ferrion @WhiteHairedDrifter Mordyial Kein @Wits instant noodles Kalel Dalar @KnightSkye Kaiden @BridgeBoi Altin @Lord Ruler Sylphrena Vane (Sunwatcher) @Karnatheon Laonin Kungli

Hey y’all. Sorry for not being particularly active as of late. This week is super busy, and so I’m stepping back for a bit. I might be able to do some posting and stuff over the weekend, but we’ll have to see. Feel free to keep scheming, but know that I’ll be back in a bit.

There will in fact be an era 8 character thread! I’ll just need to make it at some point soonish. I will say that the new guild will be very against Hemalurgy, as it is the epitome of corrupting the use of investiture for personal gain, but that won’t necessarily stop you. It will be decidedly hard to hide the fact that you are hemalurgically spiked from them, but idk. @Stormlightsong knows better than I, but the key idea of the organization is that the use of investiture has time and time again been used for not only selfish but actively detrimental purposes, with prioritizing oneself over the good of the collective. That the focus on advancing investiture technology has hindered the advancement of standard technology, with civilizations that have existed for millennia not even developing electricity or gunpowder due to prioritizing investiture advancement and the restrictions of corrupt rulers (see the Lord Ruler). The organization was founded by a mixture of Reckoners, Idrians, and Threnodites, and so there’s definitely bias there, but that hopefully can inform your decisions regarding the organization.

Yeah @Twinstorm, this seems to be an overall quite solid character. I would say that if you submit this to the era 8 character thread (which I will create shortly), I can give you some slight tweaks and you’ll be good to go. I’ll make sure to ping you when I make the the character thread!

This thread is exactly what it says it is. Put your thoughts here for the next era, whether it be a potential new character or plans with old characters for a new era. I’m currently planning on having the next era take place 6 months after era 7, but that can still change. I will say this: @Stormlightsong has big plans for the era, and will likely be the showrunner of the era in a similar fashion to how I was to era 7. I would love feedback on that kind of style (having one person being the main guider of the plot), but I suspect that it really helps with the cohesiveness of the era. The bulk of the era is planned to take place in New Hallandren, with a new guild, one focused on bringing power to the uninvested. They will have a bunch of tools, including a multitude of aluminum armor and weaponry, that will be handed out to give uninvested folks an edge in this era. However, they have schemes of their own… Essentially, this is an excellent time to make a noninvested character! Stormlightsong will be going into more details on the guild, as well as creating a guild thread for the organization, where you can roleplay your character joining the guild and getting their gear/orders.

Perses. Perses watched as the battle came to an end, with a surprising amount of calm. This wasn’t a fight that mattered. He had won when he started it. He turned to the newfound leader of the group, analyzing him. Not an allomancer, not a radiant. Something else. He had surprising power for someone with so little natural ability. Perses opened his mouth to speak. ”hey boss. Can you get me out of here? It’s a bit cramped.” Without looking, Perses shot the final horseman, his aluminum bullet exploding the creature’s head. A loud ringing sounded in his ears from the gunshot, before the room got quiet once more. He once again addressed the survivors. “Gather the dead, care for the wounded. Congratulations, you get to live. But only because I allowed you to.” Perses turned to go, then remembered something. “Oh yes, one more thing. Smokestack’s had a long history ignoring the Mistwarrens. Given your negligence, I have taken it upon myself to clean the messes that you left to fester. It would be smart for you to stay clear of my mistwarrens and stay out of my way.” He turned away, assessing how to leave. “Let this night be a lesson. If you interfere in the Mistwarrens, I will not be as lenient as I have been today.” With that, Perses found it. Dropping an empty bullet casing and stepping on it, he pushed off of it through an opening in the building’s roof. @Lunamor @Longshot97

War felt a slash at his heels. The girl was back, already. When is she gonna quit? As he turned, the other nuisance wrapped something around his legs and pushed. There was force there that War hadn’t anticipated, and he fell. Good news was his hand was free. Bad news was he was now on the floor. These darned brats and their perseverance. He wanted to say something angry, but had just enough sense to realize he was beating a dead horse. A smile grew on his face. ”hehe. Horse”

Honestly it’s your call whether to justify it or not. We’ll understand if you want to say “physics shmysics” and have it just act like metallic water.

Oh your character is still quite different! I’m just noting similarities between the two. If you keep them or not, that’s up to you. Our characters have quite different motivations, backstories, abilities, and personalities, so it’s far from a copy paste.

I agree with the other folks here. It could work if you want it to, as Hemalurgy weird. However, another option is just shifting to A-Iron instead. It can do a lot of similar shenanigans, and imo spurs more creativity than A-steel does. Given that your character’s main ability seems to be speed, a change in allomantic ability could be fine. Though of course, you get to call the shots when it comes to your character! Another thing I notice is that there’s a lot of similar traits to my current character and main villain of the current era, Perses. He’s a post-Catecendre Scadrian that has also been spiked to augment his powers. The similarities I’m noticing: -Twinborn (though mine is naturally born, A-Bronze F-Tin) -Hemalurgist (Mine was spiked willingly with A-Steel and A-Iron, while yours was unwillingly spiked with feruchemantic abilities) -Blind (Perses was born blind while yours was presumably made blind) -utilizes steelsight to see (Perses relies on it less given that he wasn’t born with it, but yours was) -gang affiliations (were actually pretty similar here. Poverty and not a lot of options leads to a need to seek power in unsavory places) -emotional volatility (yours from spike experiments, mine from being essentially tortured by a demon) These aren’t bad things; I actually think these foil aspects of the characters could be employed to great effect if they ever end up crossing paths! Just things to note.