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Tricks of the Trade [Char, Anime, FanT,] [OPEN]

Postby Shyluz » Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:14 pm

"Let me give t'ya straight, kiddo. We're not good folk."

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Hullo laddie. Welcome to the Grand Realm o’ Essealas, or more precisely, the small island nation o' the Free Territory o' Astia. Already sounds heroic, don't it? Well, it should. Astia is a small country, aye, but 'tis a land plagued by a great many things--most notably, the Dungeons (an’ the occasional Dragon.) The Dungeons contain great loot, and are dotted ‘round the country. Some are towerin’ spires towards the ‘eavens, some are great citadels, others deep, dark caves inhabited by vicious beasts known as Monsters. Of course, in the name of greed (or some "tragic backstory") adventurers (i.e. the stupidest folk you've ever met (no really, once I dyed a bottle o' water red and called it a "minor healing potion" and sold it fer a hundred doubloons,)) will charge int' the Dungeons in order to get great loot or whatever, inevitably die an' become a skeleton for some other adventurer to fight. But yer not daft, are ya? Of course not. Whatever you say, kiddo. Oi, oi! Don't shove me, I wasn't meaning to imply anythin'. I swear.

Now, what do the smart ones do, ye ask me?

Well, isn't it obvious laddie?

We become traders, of course.


Hullo, and welcome to yet another one of my RPs! This one is a bit of a jaunt from your standard fantasy RP in that rather than you, the players, being the heroes, you are merely a traveling trader. Your life is a dangerous one, as bandits, Monsters, adventurers, and other traders beckon around each bend of the road. You trade in the Free Territory of Astia, an untamed isle in the midst of a turbulent sea where you can make fortune one of two ways--through dying an unknown death in a Dungeon, or through making a hearty profit screwing over the lot who chose the previous option.

Well, the choice is obvious isn't it?

(Oh, and P.S. Do try to get a shop of your own in a city or a town or something someday--you tend to have a longer life expectancy!)

Applications & Rules:
-- Rules:

1.) NS Stuffs.
1b.) Take it off forum.
2.) No Shitposting/One-Liners
2b.) Minimum One Grammatical Paragraph (Three sentences.)
3.) No godmodding/numberwanking etc.
4.) Absolutely no firearms. Ever.
4b.) Period.
5.) Magic is not end-all-be-all, it literally expends a portion of your soul with each use, eventually turning you into an emotionless husk and then into a raving shell with no soul. Bad thing, that.
6.) No super-badass fighters--you are traders, not mercenaries.

-- Application:

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[b]Appearance :[/b][align=center][img]IMG URL GOES HERE[/img][/align]
[b]Name :[/b]
[b]Trade Specialization :[/b] (are you an arms dealer? a curio peddler? what do you sell, mainly?)
[b]Sex :[/b]
[b]Age :[/b]
[b]Biography :[/b]
[b]Personality :[/b]
[b]Notable Skills :[/b] (your tricks of the trade)
[b]Finances :[/b] (your cash, obviously, measured in Astian Marks (A[i]f[/i])
[b]RP Example :[/b]
[b]Theme Song :[/b] (if you feel it necessary)
Last edited by Shyluz on Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Postby Saleon » Wed Aug 10, 2016 10:18 pm

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Postby Saleon » Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:02 pm

I feel like making a near emotionless mage who used to fight in dungeons, but then expended too much of her soul. By that point, she gave up adventuring and became overly rational, believing trade would be much easier. Basically a contractor from"darker than black" selling weapons to survive.
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Postby The Tophat Empire » Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:15 pm

Is that the smell of spice, and wheat i smell?...
Pray tell shy, where is the Wolf?
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Postby Shyluz » Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:37 pm

The Tophat Empire wrote:Is that the smell of spice, and wheat i smell?...
Pray tell shy, where is the Wolf?


On a different continent in a different dimension, most likely.
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Postby Zyvalia » Wed Aug 10, 2016 11:45 pm

I'll have to tag this, it looks very interesting :)
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Postby Atlannia » Thu Aug 11, 2016 3:20 am

Taaaaag
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Postby Nea Videssos » Thu Aug 11, 2016 4:47 am

Hmm...
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Postby The GAmeTopians » Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:26 am

Is this a play on Magi?
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Postby Nea Videssos » Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:35 am

The GAmeTopians wrote:Is this a play on Magi?


A bit closer to DanMachi, I'd say.
Formerly Videssos. Just a femboy-obsessed degenerate. Also interested in history, mythology, fantasy, science fiction, metal and some other stuff.
A little bird told me, "Go, Go! Socialise! Talk to those fine people! And then, KILL EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM! Plunge your knife into their throats when they ain't lookin', and then burn 'em to the ground!"
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Postby The GAmeTopians » Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:40 am

Nea Videssos wrote:
The GAmeTopians wrote:Is this a play on Magi?


A bit closer to DanMachi, I'd say.

Yeah. Magi would've been more interesting. Lurking anyway.
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Postby Castle Crashers » Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:05 pm

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Postby Shyluz » Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:18 pm

The GAmeTopians wrote:
Nea Videssos wrote:
A bit closer to DanMachi, I'd say.

Yeah. Magi would've been more interesting. Lurking anyway.


How dare you insult DanMachi, the greatest of all animes. :p
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Postby Saleon » Thu Aug 11, 2016 9:42 pm

Tanya Schnell
"The Hardballin' Haggler," and World Class Eater

Name : Tanya "Ty" Schnell
Trade Specialization : (Re-)Seller of Weapons and Armor
Sex : Female
Age : 19


Biography :
Appearance :
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Tanya was, for the longest time, a magical scholar and adventurer. She loved the thrill of finding treasure, thwarting evil, and making a name for herself. She was part of a band of adventurers, and often a rather good one. Unfortunately, she was a mage, or at least hoped to be a mage. She was rather good, but fell to the same mage's curse: magic destroys the soul. She was a great mage, even got an award and amazing gear. But then she expended too much of her soul.

"Well, maybe she could be a..."

"I don't want to anymore. I don't see the profit."

It was a blunt answer, and the party thought through it for a while. They thought she could pick a different class, but realized her highest stats were intelligence and what was her charisma. They realized quickly that she should probably... leave... After leaving the party, she quickly sold all her gear, even her awards for saving a town or beating her way through a cave. She began to seel gear that other parties sold to her when they found better gear, usually weapons. She stays with a caravan so as to have the best chance of selling her products to newer lands.

Sometimes she sees her old partymates, but she only stares blankly and buys their gear.

Personality : Kuudere. She has a habit of eating too much. She does not think about others, and makes sure to stay out of danger. She has very, very, very subtle peaks of emotions, often shown in her cheeks. She only wishes to survive and make a profitable living, keyword being survival. Outside of being reserved emotionally and selfish, she can still show a full array of emotions, though muted versions.

Notable Skills : Haggles prices out of adventurers for great prices, can tell a fake from a real item near instantaneously. She also is not swayed by sentimentality and cannot be swindled into lowering her own prices.

Finances : 800 Astian Marks (Af)
RP Example : Get outta my house!
Theme Song : Jar of Hearts, Nightcore.
Last edited by Saleon on Sat Aug 13, 2016 6:44 pm, edited 5 times in total.
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Postby The Tophat Empire » Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:25 pm

Shy, what is the Astian Mark conversion?
Measured in cats, IG guardsmen, or something else?
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Postby Shyluz » Fri Aug 12, 2016 9:15 am

The Tophat Empire wrote:Shy, what is the Astian Mark conversion?
Measured in cats, IG guardsmen, or something else?


Think the time when one penny could buy a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk. I don't know exactly.
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Postby New Roman Empire » Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:09 pm

Shyluz wrote:
The GAmeTopians wrote:Yeah. Magi would've been more interesting. Lurking anyway.


How dare you insult DanMachi, the greatest of all animes. :p

nah Magi is better lol

Appearance :
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Name : Takuto Hideaki
Trade Specialization : Magical Items
Sex : M
Age : 24
Biography :
Personality :
Notable Skills : (your tricks of the trade)
Finances : (your cash, obviously, measured in Astian Marks (Af)
RP Example :
Theme Song : (if you feel it necessary)
“Venimus, Vidimus, Vicimus"
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I use 1% of my population: 83,720,000
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Postby Sky-TheLandOfNekos » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:19 pm

Sup.
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The world will be my personal toy... Destruction at the flick of my wrist and creation at the wave of my hand...
I greet you, human.
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Postby Castle Crashers » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:21 pm

Sky-TheLandOfNekos wrote:Sup.


Aayyyy 8)
Equalsun Empire is my spirit animal.
Feel free to follow my Tumblr to view my art!! ^^ SwankyPankeroni
Trace and Charli are my besties! ^-^
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Postby The Gaurians » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:27 pm

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Postby Saleon » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:28 pm

Castle Crashers wrote:
Sky-TheLandOfNekos wrote:Sup.


Aayyyy 8)
*glomps on to CC, the height difference showing as sal's head rests on cc's*

sup, ma brudda.
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"You guys are the coolest Sadists on the internet," Said Blitzen
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Postby Sky-TheLandOfNekos » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:32 pm

Castle Crashers wrote:
Sky-TheLandOfNekos wrote:Sup.


Aayyyy 8)

:hug:

Saleon wrote:
Castle Crashers wrote:
Aayyyy 8)
*glomps on to CC, the height difference showing as sal's head rests on cc's*

sup, ma brudda.

Oi, Sal.
Fear the Angels of Darkness, for they are of the few remaining Nephalem.
-Zakiti Leventis
-Mason Leventis

The world will be my personal toy... Destruction at the flick of my wrist and creation at the wave of my hand...
I greet you, human.
Do you like pudding, Eric?

Theme Song

Am I here? Can someone tell me?

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Postby Castle Crashers » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:40 pm

Saleon wrote:
Castle Crashers wrote:
Aayyyy 8)
*glomps on to CC, the height difference showing as sal's head rests on cc's*

sup, ma brudda.


*squees* X3

Sky-TheLandOfNekos wrote:
Castle Crashers wrote:
Aayyyy 8)

:hug:

Saleon wrote:*glomps on to CC, the height difference showing as sal's head rests on cc's*

sup, ma brudda.

Oi, Sal.

:hug: :kiss:
Equalsun Empire is my spirit animal.
Feel free to follow my Tumblr to view my art!! ^^ SwankyPankeroni
Trace and Charli are my besties! ^-^
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Postby Sky-TheLandOfNekos » Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:43 pm

Castle Crashers wrote:
Saleon wrote:*glomps on to CC, the height difference showing as sal's head rests on cc's*

sup, ma brudda.


*squees* X3

Sky-TheLandOfNekos wrote: :hug:


Oi, Sal.

:hug: :kiss:

^-^
Fear the Angels of Darkness, for they are of the few remaining Nephalem.
-Zakiti Leventis
-Mason Leventis

The world will be my personal toy... Destruction at the flick of my wrist and creation at the wave of my hand...
I greet you, human.
Do you like pudding, Eric?

Theme Song

Am I here? Can someone tell me?

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