Mossflower Patrol RP OOC/ Signup

[Jack the Quick]

Okay, so this is an RP I just thought up about . The idea is, five woodlanders get together and become a patrol. They go into Mossflower and patrol, usually only two or three at once. The idea is, two of us will be on patrol and we spot a large band of vermin, They return to Redwall and get the others. After that, we will decide together. One character each!

Character Template

Name:
Gender:
Age:
Species:
Weapon:
Appearance:
Personality:
History:
Other (optional):

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My character

Name: Kodar
Gender: Male
Age: 23 seasons
Species: Mouse
Weapon: Black iron longsword engraved with an K on the pommel stone, the pommel stone is black marble with white veins, same as the stones at the end of the crossguard and a black wire wrapped hilt. A black shield with a dark red carved with an K with dark red trim. The sword is named Domitor.
Appearance: Black fur with dark reddish fur around all of his paws, he usually wears dark clothing with his black iron breastplate.
Personality: He is easy-go lucky usually unless worried then he turns very serious.
History: He came from the harsh Northlands to Redwall, where they almost turned him away for his urging for them to join the Northlands war effort. He later left his recruitment plan and came to be a Redwaller. He declined their offer of making him the abbey warrior and instead founded the Mossflower Patrol.
Other (optional): He is the Captain of the Patrol.

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Kolman's character

Name: Kaden
Gender:M
Age: 21
Species: Squirrel
Weapon: long sword and bow
Appearance: plain featured
Personality: fun loving but serious
History: grew up hearing about the Long Patrol and wanted to join until he found out it was for hares only

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Dann's character

Name: Qross Shallois

Gender: Female

Age: 25

Species: Otter

Weapon: The standard otter sling and a simple, steel knife serve as viable options, but she much prefers her halberd (Known as the High Tide) and wooden targe. The halberd is a holt heirloom, the blade is tempered silver with an ashen, etched broken wave sigil on either side, held with a haft of cedar long hardened by amber, accompanied by a sling (the equivalent of a sheath for a weapon this size) made from the same eel's skin as her belt. The targe is rounded, and made from cherry wood with a singed black emblem on the front, a wave split down the middle by a shortsword crowned by watercress.

Appearance: Lithe, sleek, smooth, even when out of the water. Her body and fur do not follow the typical, rough mold for otter physiology, being more flexible and toned than strictly powerful. Said fur is dark chocolate brown, with wheat/tan underbelly all crowned by her pearlescent, light green eyes. She wears the tunic of her holt, being taupe in color on the front/back, with one wavy, pine green streak on the sides stretching up and enveloping the sleeves. This tunic is held at the waist by a traditional, eel-skin belt made from one she wrestled herself, a practice of her tribe's warriors. When ready to fight, she also wears a black leather cuirass, only going halfway down the back, and with thinner abdomen coverage on the front. Along with with a similar, thin, leather forearm wrap (both arms) with amber coated oak bark serving as a guard for the outside of the forearm and hand (right arm only). Formal attire consists of a tunic bearing the same design, but with royal blue as the primary color, accentuated by taupe streak and sleeves, all accompanied by a taupe neckerchief bearing a white-threaded watercress emblem.

Personality: Amiable, prone to smiling and giggling, but is not the sort to laugh uproariously. She loves seeing beasts enjoying themselves and working in tandem, in peace. This peace is her goal, one to which violence is seen as an unfortunate, and preferably avoided answer. That having been said, when the time comes, she will strike with the same passion, not being of the sort to be blinded by the simple ideal she longs for, despite the grief that ending lives so keenly brings.

History: Qross comes from a healthy holt up the river moss from the ford, having been born to a respected, elder family within. As such she had a reputation to hold, and it was not long before her potential as a Shark Tooth (the standing militant force) was realized. Being of slightly smaller stature than was normal, especially within Teeth, she found herself being trained in many of the intelligence and diplomacy based tasks; However, she also realized a greater proficiency with javelins as a stave instead of a throwing weapon, resulting in her inclusion in the rather small contingent of pole-arm weapons specialists. Her role shifted yet again, as her usefulness was found to be uncannily diverse. With the summation of her family name, combat prowess, followed principles, and general competency, she was chosen to wield the holt's representative weapon. In more recent years, her kin have gotten friendly with the Redwallers, so much so that they've established trade for goods, and are not shy to coordinate events or celebrations together if such is appropriate. Thus meaning that Miss Shallois often finds herself around the Abbey.

Other (optional): All armor and weapon choices are made with the specific intention of providing options without compromising the otter's advantage near water. The eel she wrestled in reference to tradition was an accident that occurred a handful of seasons before was customary, further proving her mettle to her fellow otters.

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Selmont's Character

Name: Brandon of Brockhall.
Gender: Male
Age: However many seasons corresponds to mid 30's
Species:Badger
Weapon: Fine steel sword. Unadorned. To most beasts it would be a claymore, but in the hands of a badger it is proportionally the size of a traditional medieval arming sword, with a very similar design
Appearance: Standard badger, towers over lesser beasts and all that sort of thing. Perhaps a bit big boned (in the implicative sense) after years of sedentary behaviour. Wears tunics with a leather belt most of the time, but has a set of chain armour with a helmet and shield for special occasions. Shield bears a dark tree on a green background.
Personality: Strong, silent type. Likes to meditate before acting, but can be impulsive when stirred into a rage
History: Current ruler of Brockhall, so has a vested intrest in the safety of Mossflower only wants to tend to his garden and ensure there is enough flour for tonight's pie.
Extra: I envision Brockhall in its state before all the snakes and such got their... Hands? On it.

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One-Eye's Character

name: One-Eye.
Species: Male wildcat.
Clothing: red cloak, black armor, black spiked shoulder pads, kilt, a bandolier of daggers, and poison tail barb.
Build: Tall, thin and wiry, with tawny fur.
Weapon(s): long black and red scimitar, short hatchet, five daggers on a bandolier, and poison tail barb.

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[Tungro]

So kind of like a long patrol except for woodlanders in Mossflower? (if so, I just thought up some cool things to include in it)

[Jack the Quick]

Yes, but smaller. And I'd love some other thoughts, my vision for this was an RP that everyone participating in would contribute to the idea. By the way, Tungro, are you in?

[Kolman]

*raises hand*

I want to join!!

[Jack the Quick]

Great! I love seeing people joining my stuff!

[Kolman]

I would love to role play most of the time I am a GM so I don't get to actually be a player and would love to play let me know if you need any help or anything

[Jack the Quick]

My goal for this roleplay is for it to be designed and shaped by all of the players collectively.

[Kolman]

quick question since I have never done a Role play on a forum before how will skill checks be handled?

like using a sling shot scurrying  up a tree and other activities that might include danger?

[Jack the Quick]

Er, I've never done a role play in person...
I don't really know how to answer that so why don't you check out the new RPers board or the FAQ, maybe even some other roleplays.

[Kolman]

have you checked out the new RPers post? because it leaves everything up to the GM. so.....
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hmmm I'll look into it when I have time.

[Dannflower Reguba]

       Welcome to the forum Kolman! I'm Dannflorreguba, but most people around here just call me Dann (I highly encourage the two "n's" so as to differentiate between myself and the other Dan moderator). I'm a long-time roleplayer on this forum, and also the moderator for these boards. I should open with the fact that I have very little tabletop experience; However, I do know what you're talking about, and to answer your question concisely: we don't. Forum Roleplay (or at least as it's been here) is more focused on the story being told than on balanced combat. The vast majority of such decisions are left to the players themselves, but the GM can always cut some shenanigans short if they deem that the situation calls for hard interference. Thankfully, we don't generally have too large of an issue with that around here, as most players pick up on how to write their characters with limitations that are at least reasonable. For a bit more clarification on how things have traditionally been handled, we have the FAQ

http://redwallabbey.com/forum/index.php?topic=10624.0

And the baseline rules:

http://redwallabbey.com/forum/index.php?topic=88.0

GM's have all the right to add or change rules as they see fit for their respective RP, but these are the general basics. From the experience I DO have with tabletop, I must admit that this style may not fit you very well depending on how "meta" you're accustomed to being. The RPG guys I do know were very encounter oriented, and didn't really "Roleplay" per se, which is almost the opposite of what we have here. I sincerely hope you find this RP experience enjoyable, as I love to see new players joining a hobby I've been passionate about for... near a decade now. If you have any other questions, I'd be more than delighted to answer them via PM. Best wishes, and have fun!

[Jack the Quick]

Thanks, Dann! I sent him a PM to try and explain that, but you did a much better job. I believe Kolman will find that useful as well

[Kolman]

My character

Name: Kaden
Gender:M
Age: 21
Species: Squirrel
Weapon: long sword and bow
Appearance: plain featured
Personality: fun loving but serious
History: grew up hearing about the Long Patrol and wanted to join until he found out it was for hares only
Other (optional):

[Jack the Quick]

It's all good but could you add a little more detail on the appearance?

[Kolman]

that's the point he is un-remarkable when you look at him. He just kind of blends in with the crowd, at most he is a squirrel with a slightly longer than normal nose and is taller than others but other than that he is perfectly average to look at. the idea is he doesn't look like hero material but he actually is.