Delvers Company: Scourge of the Demon Queens (Futa & Male Monsters for F PCs)

[Nastara]

Do you seek Dungeon delving and adventure without the clunkiness of map-based combat?
Do you want character interactions and bonds that go beyond Cha +2?
Do you want to help create and build the world you play in?

Current Status: Gathering Players
With my first group of Delvers Company (A Dungeon World game) now chugging along nicely (and a One-Shot with a single player nearing completion!) I'm here to recruit for more adventures!  Delvers Company is a slowly growing guild that includes multiple groups of adventurers with a shared hideout/guildhall.  As adventures progress, players will (hopefully!) have the opportunity to play with their own crew and people in other crews.  Whenever an adventure ends, we can reassess, create new crews, and run again!  Your character has continuity and treasures, goods, and NPCs can persist allowing a growing guild-hall of resources.  If a player drops out, this also makes it easier to add people in.  And, perhaps most importantly, it means we can have a sign on the wall of the guild-hall listing people's conquests.

This current adventure is going to be aimed towards people interested in playing female characters with a focus upon futa or herm monsters.  There will certainly be male monsters as well and if I have one or two players who want to get their hands on some man-parts attached to man-bodies, those will be available!  What I'm going for more than anything though, is fun and adventure.  Delvers Company is definitely about sexy times, but it's also about high fantasy.

I've put below a little bit of code (also posted in the thread itself) for people to fill in regarding what kind of character they would like to play.  I would love to be able to have everyone play (and if this goes well, I want to run MORE Dungeon World), but being realistic party size probably sings best somewhere between 4 and 6.  As such, I'll be looking at characters, sexual prefs, etc, and trying to put together the game that will treat all of us best!  You are welcome to put as much into this (and provide additional information) if you wish, but I'm mostly looking for interesting characters and some degree of balance.

If you are interested in playing, please fill out the following character form:
Name: No Gandalfs or SephriophKiller6969s
Race/Class: If your character is /not/ a core Dungeon World class, please note if you have a pdf of the playbook
Sex/Gender: Aiming primarily for female characters
Interested In: This is mostly what YOU the player are interested in. Add more if you want to: Men/Women/Trans/Futa/Masculine Monsters/Feminine Monsters/
Brief Description: At least some physical, some personality
Familiarity With DW/D&D: I'm going to try to fill DMed sections with description and pictures to help, but I'm curious about familiarity with the lore.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: Daily? Weekly? Constantly but only on weekends? Just give me a little pattern.

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[b]Name: [/b]No Gandalfs or SephriophKiller6969s
[b]Race/Class: [/b]If your character is /not/ a core Dungeon World class, please note if you have a pdf of the playbook
[b]Sex/Gender: [/b]Aiming primarily for female characters
[b]Interested In: [/b]This is mostly what YOU the player are interested in. Add more if you want to: Men/Women/Trans/Futa/Masculine Monsters/Feminine Monsters/
[b]Brief Description: [/b]At least some physical, some personality
[b]Familiarity With DW/D&D: [/b]I'm going to try to fill DMed sections with description and pictures to help, but I'm curious about familiarity with the lore.
[b]How Often Do You Elliquiy?: [/b]Daily? Weekly? Constantly but only on weekends? Just give me a little pattern.


We'll be having a thread where we get more detailed, work out stats, and pick playbooks so consider what you want to play in a broad sort of sense.  We can use resources other than the core book (including Class Warfare) so just let me know!

In my signature, you'll see the currently existing threads.  In those, you can see how I run the game if you are interested in that.  The first link in the signature is the Elluiwiki page.  While it isn't necessary for EVERY Delver to play a different class, if you wouldn't want to play a barbarian knowing that there's another Barbarian, that may be good to check.  For the curious, the current characters are a barbarian, bard, immolator, shadow-dancer, shifter, and wizard.

So yeah!  Let me know if you are interested!  Feel free to ask any questions you may have!

[Hobbes1266]

I'm not familiar with dungeon world but I'm interested. Is it a d&d 3rd edition system or something along those lines?

[Nastara]

So Dungeon World essentially takes the D&D sort of feel and puts it into the Powered by the Apocalypse ruleset.  So if you want to be an elf ranger, that's totally there!  The way the rules work are slightly more narrativist rather than simulationist.

The core of the game is that you make 'Moves' that are either Basic Moves or based upon your Playbook/Class (also, there are many more class and Class Warfare is a system to essentially make a more customized playbook.

These moves follow a general format of 'When you complete an action roll 2d6 + Stat.  On a 10+ you are successful, get good stuff, and party.  On a 7-9, you are successful but at a cost.  On a 6-, the GM does something bad.'

All moves are completed using 2d6+ a stat modifier (same 6 stats as D&D, but calculated slightly differently) which will be between -1 and +2 most of the time.  On a 7+, you are successful to varying degrees, on a 6- you may be successful but I also 'make a move' which will be something like doing damage, getting gropey with monsters, dropping your equipment, or separating people from the group.

It flows pretty nicely, and the Other Crew does a pretty good job of showing what the game looks like in play.

I can also provide some additional guides and information (and will DEFINITELY do that once we're at character creation!) if people have any questions I can answer! <3  I run Dungeon World and other PbtA games (like Apocalypse World and Monsterhearts) often enough that I know the system pretty well.  The system is pretty easy to pick up in play and I'll always be available to answer questions in game if they come up.

TL;DR: Pretty much D&D but more narrative with single rolls deciding more things. Gonna be fun sexy time hopefully!

[Hobbes1266]

I think I have enough to make a basic character sheet thank you.

Name: Esta Faywin
Race/Class: Elf cleric
Sex/Gender: Female
Interested In: Monsters, futas, woman and even men but with futa preferences.
Brief Description: Esta is a friendly, flirty, tall elf standing six feet and four inches tall. Estas long grey hair trails down her back reaching her ass. Esta usually wears revealing clothes, the symbol of her faith displayed for the world to see tattooed on her rump.
Familiarity With DW/D&D: I'm familiar with d&d but I don't have experience with dungeon world, I don't have any books for the system.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: I'm on Elliquiy dayly.

[Nastara]

Not to worry!  The materials that you would need for Dungeon World will be linked!  There are some lovely character sheets available online, a system-reference document, etc!

Familiarity with D&D can't hurt, just because it means when I say 'there is a drow' you get in the right ballpark without difficulty, but knowledge of DW is definitely not at all a concern!  Thank you very much! :)

[AribethAmkiir]

Like Hobbes I have no knowledge of DW.  I do know D&D, however.

Name: Silent Dale
Race/Class: Human Thief
Sex/Gender: Female
Interested In: Men/Women/Trans/Futa/Masculine Monsters/Feminine Monsters
Brief Description: Dale, as she prefers to be called, is a slender woman of 5'5".  Shifty stark blue eyes constantly appraise her surroundings, and tawny brown hair, typically worn under a hood, falls messily past her shoulder.  Out of necessity, she wears dark colored leathers, which fit snugly, in order to slip through tight spaces without catching and tearing.  A number of daggers, both displayed and hidden, adorn her ensemble - from the pair tucked into her thigh-high boots to the pair hidden under her forearm covers.  She wears finger-less gloves which allow her thin, nimble fingers the freedom they require.
Familiarity With DW/D&D: No familiarity with Dungeon World, moderate familiarity with D&D.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: Returning from a 2 year absence, plan to be on 2-3 times per week.

[Nastara]

Dale looks fun! Welcome back to Elliquiy! I hope it works out nicely for you in your return!

Lack of DW knowledge shouldn't be an issue, initially especially when I call for a move, I'll bold it and link to the SRD (a site that includes what the move means) every time I mention it. After a bit of time, I'll stop explaining the most common ones probably, but we will have an OOC or you can direct message!

[MiraMirror]

I can agree with what Nastara said. I went in with absolutely zero knowledge of the system, and I'm managing with some help. The system is pretty simple to pick up! Also, hello, it's a pleasure.

[ArinTalis]

Name: Kairen
Race/Class: Fighter
Sex/Gender: Female
Interested In: Men/Women/Masculine Monsters/Feminine Monsters
Brief Description: Kairen is a powerful, busty human woman who stands at around 5 ft 8 inches. She wears her bright red hair in a single intricate braid that falls down to her torso. Her deep blue eyes are friendly, but her hand doesn't seem too far from the massive sword on her back. She wears finely crafted plate armor, which has seen its share of dents. ("I'll be wearing a chain-mail bikini at this rate. Not that anyone would mind.") She is actually very soft-spoken and quiet off the battlefield, but if you take the time to get to know her, you'll find that this reserved and socially awkward warrior swings her blade in both directions in the bedroom.
Familiarity With DW/D&D: LOTS of D&D Experience. Never Dungeon World. But I think it's time for something new.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: Brand new, and I try to check in twice a day.

[VonDoom]

F-futa demon queens?! Can Nuria come?   O:)

Dungeon World is really easy and Nastara is amazing at running it, so anyone joining the delvers will have loads of fun!

[Nastara]

D'awwwwww!  Thank you, VonDoom!  Futa Demon Queens could be involved in further things certainly! ;)  I've gotta go through the kinks of this crew and figure out things to play with there additionally.

Kairen sounds great as well!  Thank you!  Dungeon World, I think, works really nicely for PbP.

[Nastara]

Oh!  I just noticed that ArinTalis is brand new!  Welcome to Elliquiy!

[Yukina]

Name: Sarah Spellbind
Race/Class: Human/Wizard
Sex/Gender: Female
Interested In: Women/Futa (Monsters)/Feminine Monsters
Brief Description: Sarah is a rather shy bookworm that doesn't look that suited for adventure. However, due to the fact that her magical pursuits aren't exactly profitable in a home setting, she has joined the Delver's Company to pursue a career as an adventurer so she doesn't go hungry and homeless. Shyness aside though, she's rather good for one of her craft. As expected of a wizard, she doesn't really wear anything close to armor and thus wears a plaid dress with a fluffy overcoat in case it gets chilly. 
Familiarity With DW/D&D: I've played Pathfinder, DnD 3.5, and DnD 4th a lot, though I'm not too familiar with dungeon world.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: I Elliquiy every Elli-day. :)

[ArinTalis]

Thank you! I'm reading through Dungeon World now, I can see this as being a damn good time. :D

[Nastara]

Not gonna lie, I'm a big fan.

If you are interested in how the game might look on Elliquiy I can point you towards a couple of threads!

We have one crew that has fought some bugbears (combat went a liiittle longer than I would have preferred) and are now about to delve into some deeper dungeony stuff with the help of a little group of kobolds.

Additionally, MiraMirror's character Yula has been in a solo adventure and will be swapping over into this crew.  This was a slightly more urban-adventure sort of feel to it, I wanted to try out that kind of adventure in a PbP context and MiraMirror was kind enough to help out with that!

[wigglebiscuit]

Name: Cinder
Race/Class: Human/Immolator. Don't have the pdf, used this.
Sex/Gender: Female.
Interested In: Cinder likes to fuck. It doesn't much matter to her what, so long as he/she/it isn't a jerk and knows what's up. But, for roleplaying purposes, I'd like to explore the possibility of Cinder being in a committed, if open, relationship with another player. I think it would be fun. I'm also interested in exploring Non-Con themes, just so she'll have an excuse to watch the world burn afterward.
Brief Description:

Cinder

Alternate pic

Cinder's disposition matches her class. She burns, though she is not necessarily cruel. Life is lived very much in the moment for her. Drinking, fighting, fucking. She abhors boredom. Her skin is always warm to the touch (though not necessarily sweaty or feverish, just warm).
Familiarity With DW/D&D: I've played in a MonsterHearts game or two, if that helps. I have some familiarity with D&D, though I don't play it. I get the concepts, though.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: Almost daily during the week. Sometimes on weekends.

[Nastara]

Monsterhearts knowledge definitely helps!  It more or less gives the setup of how the mechanics parts of the game go! 

Awesome!  I'm so thrilled to have all of this interest from people!  I'm wanting to give a little bit of additional time to ensure that people have a fair chance to come in.  My weekends tend to be a little bit less active, so I'm thinking that either this Monday or Tuesday I'll swing in and send around messages for the group to form around!

[AnneReinard]

This looks absolutely fantastic. Going to whip something up quick as I can. Like RIGHT NOW.


Name: Sophie Shimmerglass
Race/Class: Human Paladin
Sex/Gender: Female
Interested In: Men/Masculine Monsters > Futa/rest. Nothing ruled out, just a sliiiight preference to the brutish type. Noncon is definitely a plus, though dubcon is certainly feasible as well.
Brief Description: Sophie Shimmerglass is a budding knight that is driven by a desire to help others. She thinks the best way to do this is to be a shining example, facing down the world with a sword to smite down evil and a shield to protect the innocent. She does not strike the most intimidating profile yet though. Her youthful face, with hope filled hazel eyes framed with brown tresses usually tied back in a ponytail, does not carry the look that would suggest a fierce warrior. Her fairly petite form, despite all her training to be able to wear more armor upon her person, does not suggest that she could win an extended melee. Her naivety and hopefulness that she carries with her is more likely to get her in trouble than keep her out of it, and she refuses to let injustice pass if she can avoid it. If it wasn't for that hint of divine power helping her along, she would no doubt be quite doomed.
Familiarity With DW/D&D: Familiar with D&D/Pathfinder/variants, less familiar with DW. I've looked over it before, haven't had a chance to play.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: I check daily and can probably post ~3 times/week, though possibly more depending.

[Nastara]

You've got time!  Monday would be the absolute earliest I would start up full-blown character creation!

[ArinTalis]

I actually just thought of a character that would be a LOT more fun than Kairen while filling the same role. A character who is more easily undressed and humiliated might suit this type of game. ;) Will you allow the 3rd party Monk class? I have a PDF if you need it. Here's the character :D

Serena Southstar

Name: Serena Southstar
Race/Class: Human/Monk (PDF Available)
Sex/Gender: Bisexual/Female
Interested In: Men/Women/Masculine Monsters/Feminine Monsters/Tentacles Mostly she needs to get some non-con action, maybe some standard romance on the side, and an introduction to groups and a bit of humiliation. She's a wuxia style monk after all, and discovering some of the joys and terrors of close combat, and finding out her choice of clothing might not be very protective, sounds like a good time. She also doesn't know she likes women yet, but it would be fun for her to find out.
Brief Description: Serena Southstar is five foot eight, with flowing red hair that goes down to just above her waist. She has deep green eyes, and a body that looks like it was sculpted from stone. Her body is a temple, and she treats it well with a potent exercise regimen of secret techniques and ancient martial arts from a distant land. She generally wears a headband to keep sweat out of her eyes, just enough clothing to wrap her breasts, some wraps for her hands, and some loose pants. Strong, powerful, she tries to follow the wisdom of the ancients of her art, but she has the usual things in her way - earthly attachments like lust, envy, and strong drink. Still, she tries her best, and attempts to help people wherever she goes.
Familiarity With DW/D&D: I've played a LOT of D&D, but this will be my first DW Game.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: I check in daily.

[Faeli]

Naaaaastara!  Why you keep making fun games?  I'ma get jealous!  *lick*

[Nastara]

Loving Serena too!

Awwww, Faeliii!  I gotta keep the Delvers going!  It's gonna be an Elliquiy institution, I'm tellin' ya!

(You all can also /always/ hit me with kink/world/adventure suggestions!  Don't forget that! :) Robyn recently messaged me with a request regarding The Storm and Queen which should lead into a fun little aside!)

[Dilaculo]

Dungeon World? Sure, I'll throw my hat in! Bit of a new face around here, mind, but I've got experience from other venues.

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Name: Briar Thorn
Race/Class: (Half) Elf Ranger
Sex/Gender: Female
Interested In: They all sound fine to me! Leaning towards Monstrous Male/Futa, though.
Brief Description: Falconer and guide, Briar is outgoing and bright - even if, ah, not the most convincing of people. Chatting your ear off if you give her the chance doesn't lend well to bringing people around, sometimes. Still, she's got a keen eye, deft hands, and loyal heart... and in a pinch she'll back up her companions with bow and arrow, precisely placing shafts for maximum impact. She stands in at 5'4", with soft features and raven hair, slim of build and slight of chest. Her leathers are touched up, here and there, with chain in the more important places - because despite those pointed ears of hers, and natural instincts, she was raised with a more practical eye.
Familiarity With DW/D&D: Watched a bit of Dungeon World being played (on the Rollplay eshow), years of experience with D&D 3.5/4/5 and Pathfinder.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: I can check in daily.

[wigglebiscuit]

Arin,  you mentioned wanting romance and maybe some girl on girl love in your app. What do you think about a friendly competition between Serena and Cinder that turns to romance?

Depending on how it goes, the girls could be emotionally exclusive while sexually open. Just a thought. We could also wait to see their chemistry once the game starts. Assuming we both get in, that is...

[MiraMirror]

Awww, you two are going to make Yula all kinds of sad and reminiscent. -w-

[Hobbes1266]

I'm not sure what I want Esta to be a cleric of, but I want it to be something sexy of course. I could make it as simple as pleasure or fertility but I would like it to be something more focused on a more specific fethish (a fetish that won't leave her out of the action for nine months at least :P) maybe a cleric of obedience or submission or something?

[wigglebiscuit]

Awww, you two are going to make Yula all kinds of sad and reminiscent. -w-

Aw, don't worry. We'd be happy to *comfort* her.

[Dhi]

Name: Olivia Race/Class: Human Cleric Sex/Gender: Female Interested In: Women, Futa Monsters, Feminine Monsters Brief Description: She's a real cleric now, saving lives, seeing the world, living the dream, but not exactly doing things for herself. It's the warriors and thieves and wizards who do most of the risk-taking, the bread winners to her bandage and poultice homemaking. A subjugated picture of how things are going to be in an adventuring party was drilled into her head as a virginal novice, and what pulls her through is the knowledge that if all the rest of the party were eaten by werewolves, Olivia alone would survive, because everyone needs a healer. The body inside billowing white robes of gold trim is compact, thoughtful, sweetly perfumed, improving her private corner of the world in quiet humility like a monk contemplative. Time that might be spent practicing swordplay or survival skills are instead spent grooming for the pageantry of adventuring politics. Familiarity With DW/D&D: I haven't yet had a chance to play DW, but I'm intimately familiar with D&D. How Often Do You Elliquiy?: Usually daily, with more activity on weekends.

[ArinTalis]

Wigglebiscuit, I'm totally down for that. ;) Sounds like it could be a lot of fun. I'll add it to potential bonds.

Also: I got really bored and thew together a Serena Southstar sheet for fun. I know we don't know if we're in yet... but like I said, totally bored.

Serena Southstar Dungeonworld sheet

Serena Southstar
Female | 5 ft 8 | Green Eyes | Red Hair |
STR: 12 (+0), DEX: 16 (+2), CON: 13 (+1), INT: 9 (-1), WIS: 15 (+1), CHA: 8 (-1)
Damage: D8 | Armor 1* | HP: 23 | Alignment: Lawful (Aid the Powerless) | Race: Human (+1 Unarmed Damage)
Bonds:
•   "Cinder is a worthy rival. And the way her fire frames her face... Why am I staring?"
•   _______________________
•   _______________________
•   _______________________

Starting Moves
Master of Battle: Unarmed attacks are always Hand and Precise. Pick 2 of the following to add to any attack: Close, +1 Damage, (Stacks w/+1 from Human), +2 Piercing
Master of Defense: +1 Armor when Unarmored | Master of a Thousand Tongues: Understand all languages | Master of Acrobatics (Dex) (Full Text Pasted due to complex mechanic) - You can jump, climb, balance, and perform other feats of acrobatics with stunning skill. Most acrobatic tasks are as easy for you as walking down the street. When you must perform a truly extraordinary super-human feat of acrobatics, roll +DEX.  *On a 10+, you succeed with your usual ease. *On a 7-9, choose one: • You must move slowly or take some time to ready yourself. • You tire yourself out: -1 forward to DEX. • You don't quite end up where you wanted.

Load: 21
Equipment: Bandages (Slow, 3 Uses, 0 Weight), 2 Antitoxin (1 uses, 0 Weight), Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight), Elven Bread (Ration, 7 uses, 1 weight) – Current Weight: 2

[Ershin]

I'm really quite interested in trying out Dungeon World, though I'm having a bit of bother trying to pick a class to build a concept around. Would either the Arcane Duelist or the Beguiler classes (both from the reddit list in the third post of this thread) be acceptable, or would you prefer people to pick from the standard classes?

[Nastara]

Only on for a brief minute to say I'm once again going to be tragically upset I can't fit everyone in the game! On Monday sometime in the early afternoon, I'm hoping to send stuff out and we'll work on making the characters mechanically, learning rules, fleshing out, etc.

Ershin, looking through those, I didn't have any problem with either of those! There's a possibility I'm missing something that would make them over or under powered, but adjustment during game is never something I'm against.

[Ershin]

Ershin, looking through those, I didn't have any problem with either of those! There's a possibility I'm missing something that would make them over or under powered, but adjustment during game is never something I'm against.

Thank you ~

Now the only problem is choosing one of them and getting a background hammered out before the deadline, ha ha.

[Nastara]

Haha!

Well, don't worry too much about it.  I can tell you right now that it won't be before 1pm EST on Monday. I'm probably going to sit down at my computer there, write approximately 3 posts, and THEN take a look.  My weekends are always a little bit chaotic, so I tend to post a bunch during the week, then have to catch up when I come back.

If I finalized anything before... 2pm, I'd be shocked.

My intention also is to put together a group of players and characters that I think will work well together.  Seeing what kind of character you make lets me know what kinds of things you are interested and what your little not-much-time thoughts are!  I may contact people at some point and say, 'Hey!  I'd love to include both of you, but your characters have the same class/role/whatever! Let's figure something out!'  So don't be too worried if there are people with the same class as you.

-Slightly drunk, Nastara.

[VonDoom]

Hi folks,

I'm playing Nuria, the Godlike (race concept shamelessly stolen from Pillars of Eternity) Immolator in the Delvers Company group Nastara is running already. I have been somewhat remiss in not updating Nuria's wiki entry with all the information I had written up and shared in other threads, so I wanted to post it here, mostly for wigglebiscuit's reference.

If you want to make use of the Cult of the Living Flame for your character's background, that's perfectly fine with me! :-)

I also recommend using the modified version of the Immolator that is linked in Nuria's wiki entry (which Nastara kindly provided for me after I expressed my worries about playing a more melee-oriented Immolator) as you are very likely going to be disappointed with the regular version -- it may be from the official creators, but it doesn't really hold up well compared to any of the other classes.

Other than that … I've been going with the notion that Nuria's Immolator-ness isn't exactly a common thing and that it's innately tied to her background. I didn't consider that we might be getting other groups and other Immolators, but that's something that can be adjusted. I'd be happy to talk about ways on how to have two without having to completely discard (or devalue) Nuria's  'carries a flame-god inside her' bit.

Nuria Bits

I've been working on a more thorough profile. Haven't done the appearance bit yet, the current entry is a placeholder left over from her short profile.

Name: NuriaRace/Class: Godlike (Human) Immolator.
Sex/Gender: Female.
Interested In: Men/Women/Trans/Futa/Masculine Monsters/Feminine Monsters. Yes.

"Evil? There is no such thing. No good, no evil. Only life, and need, and will," Nuria produced a terrible smile as she drew closer, pressed her body against the man who had tried to lecture her. Red lips nearly touched his ear as she whispered, the fiery glow of her eyes just barely visible still at the edge of his eyes, like the sun about to disappear into the horizon. "Show me your will weighs more than theirs. Show me your desire."

Background:
Nuria, whose very name means fire, was born a member of a cult called 'Brotherhood of the Living Flame'. They worship, as their name suggests, the concept of fire itself as a divine entity. Most of them are very faithful; extremists that only grow more so with age as their minds become consumed by the fire they worship. They are, however, not a major religion. Their followers are mostly those who lived through terrible hardships and became stronger for them, those with an odd fascination for fire or those simply attracted by their preaching and fervor.  And of course those born into their ranks, as Nuria was.

Her conception was part of a ritual intended to create a vessel for their god -- for the spirit of fire itself. To truly create a being that was a living flame. It worked, too -- fire magic came far more easily to the young girl than the average wizard and she always seemed to have a strong connection to the element. She was raised to be as close to the idealized concept of fire as a human being could be, whether in spirit or later, as she grew, in swordsmanship and tactics.

She grew up in a secret temple that belonged to one of many sub-factions of the cult, surrounded by their members and teachings. When she finally came of age, another ritual was enacted: they all sacrificed themselves to her, all those who had been residents of her temple. Her teachers, her companions and friends, all burned so that the divine spark they had instilled in her at conception would now kindle. Part of her, the part that had been indoctrinated to the teachings, was honored. Another was terrified and revolted. However she felt about it, however, it was a massive act of faith and will and -- it worked. As the sacred flame engulfed them all, she alone stood untouched by it. It did not burn her -- or perhaps it did, but on a level far beyond mere skin and flesh. It burned the mortality out of her and took residence, made her more like a god.

When it finally died down, everyone else had been utterly consumed and only ashes remained. Nuria stood reborn, her appearance now that of a Godlike. Disillusioned and unwilling to become a holy object for the remainders of the cult, she spent a few years on her own, sorting out what she had become and would now do. There were  many things of the cult's teachings that felt natural to her, despite her new dislike of the faith itself, and she certainly was their 'Living Flame'. But that didn't mean she had to do what the cult wanted or expected. Fire, after all, is never truly tamed.

So rather than gather the cult around her, she began a life as an adventurer. The fast and furious lifestyle of a traveling sword for hire suited her -- there was an entire world to see and indulge in, many foes to conquer and oh so many passions to explore.

Personality:
Nuria acts much like the flame she emulates: she burns high and fast, driven by intense passions and hunger for more. Those she touches may find themselves catching flame -- or all too quickly devoured and left a husk. Both metaphorically and literally. Her frantic behaviour is in parts driven by a fear that she can never have anything permanent, for such is not in her own nature and anathema to the flame inside her. As a result of this, she is torn between wanting and not wanting to be around people -- her high passions and fervor are something few can keep up with and her heart was broken almost as often as she broke others in turn. One particular problem with a sustained romance has been and still is that she is very fickle -- she may indeed genuinely adore a lover one night, then wake the next day with her mind already set on different things.

She hates few things more than boredom or waiting -- even losing in battle or being beaten by a foe is preferable. She craves stimulation. Whilst she readily drinks alcohol, she never actually seems to get drunk. In the same manner, food seems to disappear into her -- she never seems sated and always hungers for more. Perhaps it is her Godlike physiology, perhaps it is literally a fire burning inside her that consumes everything she shovels down, but put her next to a giant monstrosity of a man and she will eat and drink long after his stomach burst.

A constant question she asks herself in low moments is how much of her extreme and often contrary behaviour is her own and how much of it really is the divine flame put into her. At other times, she doesn't care and will vehemently argue that there is no difference, no division, only 'Nuria' -- but still, in those cold nights and deep dungeons, sometimes there is that nagging doubt.

Morality and Alignment:
Nuria does not subscribe to the notion of good and evil. This has been a problem at times since, when encountering a caravan being robbed by bandits, she is just as likely to help either side depending on which one seems more exciting at the time (barring other mitigating factors). She is in it for the experience and excitement, not to appease any notions of heroics or 'goodness'. Money is nice, recognition and fame is nice, but for her it's really all about the moment. The rush of battle, the thrill of adventure.

Appearance:

Nuria the Living Flame stands tall and is blessed with a sculpted compromise between athleticism and a fully feminine figure.

Two features set her apart from regular humans: her ears that are pointed and almost look elfin, which sport two helix piercings and a sharp sickle-shaped bone through each lobe. Her eyes burn a bright yellow. Both sides of her head is shaved, leaving her with a wild mohawk that ends in a long, braided tail. She wears leather armor -- of a sort.  It only really covers her arms and shoulders properly, the remaining bits look more like a particularly spiky leather bikini. A collar of the same material prominently sits around her neck.



The Godlike

Race name shamelessly stolen from Pillars of Eternity:
The godlike are children of the kith ("civilized" races) who have been blessed with physical aspects associated with the gods (though some do not consider it a blessing). These aspects may take many forms and often come with mystical powers. Aberrant head shapes are typical, and godlike are unable to wear protective headgear as it is near-impossible to find anything that fits. Because of their unusual nature and their inability to reproduce, godlike are often viewed with fear and wonder.

Now, I don't really want to take this as is. More something like:

The godlike are mortals who possess or have taken on an aspect of divinity in some shape or form. Some are blessed (or cursed) with the lineage of a god or divine spirit. Some are affected and empowered by their word or will. Some have stepped beyond the realm of mortals and become closer to an existence as a divine spirit.

There are many forms in which the mortal and divine may intermingle, but the Godlike all share a few basic traits:
Their quasi-divine  nature manifests in some obvious, visual manner that can easily be identified on sight.
Their lifespan is increased to varying degrees but usually at least twice as long as a regular member of their species. They also retain their youth for most of their lifespan, then fade rapidly.
They possess some manner of supernatural ability related to the sort of divine essence they carry.

For Nuria, I was thinking the 'Salamander' racial ability suggested with the Immolator class would work very well. In Pillars of Eternity the Godlike are effectively the equivalent to D&D Plane-Touched, for some of which they should also work here. I mean, carrying the essence of another realm inside you can easily be associated with something divine.



The Brotherhood of the Living Flame is a minor religion (and, despite the name, not restricted to male practitioners) spread throughout the lands. They venerate the idealized concept of fire in all its roles. As the giver of life, the herald of progress and rebirth and, of course, as a destroyer.

To dedicate your life and soul to fire itself is not an easy thing and even their more open-minded followers often seem very driven and fanatic.

Some more artwork featuring the character used as inspiration for the visual:
http://pictures.hentai-foundry.com/l/Lucien/238421/Lucien-238421-Vorgen_and_Neicul.jpg (NSFW)
http://www.hentai-foundry.com/pictures/user/Lucien/386862/Kamri-and-Jelthra-Chapter-27 (NSFW)
http://www.hentai-foundry.com/pictures/user/Lucien/341058/Kamri-vs.-Belvakr-RETALIATION-and-SUBMISSION (NSFW)

[wigglebiscuit]

Wigglebiscuit, I'm totally down for that. ;) Sounds like it could be a lot of fun. I'll add it to potential bonds.

Also: I got really bored and thew together a Serena Southstar sheet for fun. I know we don't know if we're in yet... but like I said, totally bored.

Serena Southstar Dungeonworld sheet

Serena Southstar
Female | 5 ft 8 | Green Eyes | Red Hair |
STR: 12 (+0), DEX: 16 (+2), CON: 13 (+1), INT: 9 (-1), WIS: 15 (+1), CHA: 8 (-1)
Damage: D8 | Armor 1* | HP: 23 | Alignment: Lawful (Aid the Powerless) | Race: Human (+1 Unarmed Damage)
Bonds:
•   "Cinder is a worthy rival. And the way her fire frames her face... Why am I staring?"
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Starting Moves
Master of Battle: Unarmed attacks are always Hand and Precise. Pick 2 of the following to add to any attack: Close, +1 Damage, (Stacks w/+1 from Human), +2 Piercing
Master of Defense: +1 Armor when Unarmored | Master of a Thousand Tongues: Understand all languages | Master of Acrobatics (Dex) (Full Text Pasted due to complex mechanic) - You can jump, climb, balance, and perform other feats of acrobatics with stunning skill. Most acrobatic tasks are as easy for you as walking down the street. When you must perform a truly extraordinary super-human feat of acrobatics, roll +DEX.  *On a 10+, you succeed with your usual ease. *On a 7-9, choose one: • You must move slowly or take some time to ready yourself. • You tire yourself out: -1 forward to DEX. • You don't quite end up where you wanted.

Load: 21
Equipment: Bandages (Slow, 3 Uses, 0 Weight), 2 Antitoxin (1 uses, 0 Weight), Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight), Elven Bread (Ration, 7 uses, 1 weight) – Current Weight: 2

Great work! If we both get in we can develop this further. Good luck!

[Dhi]

I'm playing Nuria, the Godlike (race concept shamelessly stolen from Pillars of Eternity)

I played until maybe midway though Act 2 of Pillars of Eternity, the lore was neat but the short stories written by contributors ultimately killed the experience for me by always going somewhere grim and unlikable. Godlike struck me as being very much a nod to the genasi, aasimar, and tiefling planetouched of Planescape, and by extension Pillars' spiritual predecessor, Planescape: Torment.

[VonDoom]

They are exactly that in Pillars, yeah. I added a bit of a Celestial Bureaucracy style to it and made each Godlike 'some are similar, but all unique unto themselves' with various ways to become one and such. I really should put the bit about gods and religions I noted in the original recruitment down somewhere, too ... but basically I was requesting a more shinto-ish thing where gods and ghosts and spirits are similar, where there are lots of ranks and an untold number of lesser gods below the highest god pantheon(s?).

To be honest, I haven't played Pillars very far myself -- it couldn't really hold my attention for some reason. I'm hugely looking forward to what is looking like a far more worthy successor, Tides of Numenera. I'll probably drop weeks into that one.

[Nastara]

Yeah!  Nuria is already a member of the Delvers, so there's a good possibility of running into her in some sort of a way!

I'm currently sitting at my computer, probably going to make some coffee, chill for a second, then posting on current threads, THEN look through characters/players and figure out Crew Two!

Current Status: Posted on one thread, having a little lunch, still have to post QUITE a bit of content in the other thread, then I'll start working things out!

For the record: This is the part of GMing that I SUPER hate. I really enjoyed reading all of your characters and I want to be able to give everybody a chance.  If you are still interested once the group is formed, I can tell you that once things are up and running I /may/ consider a third group.  I feel like at a certain point, I'd get overwhelmed, but I'm not sure yet.  Either way, let me know if you are super, over-the-top passionately interested in the future and we'll talk.

[Ershin]

Name: Rosaria Clayton
Race/Class: Beguiler (Link)
Sex/Gender: Female
Interested In: Women, Futa Monsters, Feminine Monsters. Non-con and sizeplay are also nice ~
Brief Description:

• Physical - Rosaria is of a slim, unassuming build, standing at roughly 4'8" tall with shoulder length red hair and eyes that don't look quite right for a human. She usually wears what appear to be rags formed from what was once an old white wedding dress.
• Personality - She has something of an impish personality, and usually uses charm and wit (or at least attempts to) to wriggle her way out of the situations she usually puts herself in.

Familiarity With DW/D&D: I've had quite a bit of experience with D&D (3.5 and 4) and Pathfinder, but never Dungeon World in either its system or setting.
How Often Do You Elliquiy?: I usually check for updates daily and respond when I'm able, however sometimes my work schedule causes me to be absent for periods of time.

[Nastara]

I knew you'd post in time!

Current Status: Realizing that The Storm and Queen Tavern is probably going to take multiple posts to catch me up, THEN going through characters/players.

For the record: This is the part of GMing that I SUPER hate. I really enjoyed reading all of your characters and I want to be able to give everybody a chance.  As you may have noticed, the amount of current characters is pretty big for a Dungeon World or D&D group.  So here's how it's going to work, looking at types of posts people have made, character types, scene and sexual preferences, etc, I'm going to be putting together a team of 5 players.  At that point, I'll post in here so people know that the post has gone out.  Know that I would love to bring all of you, but want to craft a team that has good compatibility.
If you are still interested once the group is formed, I can tell you that once things are up and running I /may/ consider a third group.  I feel like at a certain point, I'd get overwhelmed, but I'm not sure yet.  Either way, let me know if you are super, over-the-top passionately interested in the future and we'll talk.  There is always a possibility that characters will drop out of a game and having some people on my radar as potential players wouldn't hurt.

Thank you all so much for your characters!  Now, I gotta write about sledding on turtle shells and a big, burly blacksmith!

[Nastara]

Alright, I've sent out the first round of invitations based on trying to find a group that I thought would work well sexually, adventuringly, and personality wise.  I wish I could have brought in everybody, but with just the people who posted, I could have filled two groups nearly to capacity.  Thank you all so much and I hope you all find games that work amazingly for you!

<3Nastara

[Ershin]

Congrats to everyone who got in. Hope the game turns out to be a lot of fun. :)