Roll Play Team - Characters thread

[ruby_maser]

those Carthaginians sure liked names that start with "H". As much as I don't care to play as Spain, I'd much prefer their names.

Is there any way to pretend we are the Spanish pretending we are the Carthaginians

[History Guy]

If we play Spain, and I highly doubt we will:

Hernan de History Guy Calamari:

I was born in Madrid, and went into the family business, which is primarily the squid trade. Ah yes, the squid trade, open seas, squids, the gulls, etc. Squids are important to all Spanish people as food, sources of ink, and very loving pets. In fact, my nickname is 'the Squid'. Despite being generally disliked by many of the higher class members of the Spanish empire, I do have some small political powers, mainly due to my deceased father, Don Calamari, who was the mayor of Madrid very briefly before he was exiled into the squid trade. I am rather rich now, of course, with my squid business doing so well, and have been known to curry favor with local politicians with gold or squid meat.

[pikesfan]

If you allow hangers-on, I would like to join the Role Play team just because your role-playing is so imaginative. Perhaps I could be a Tuareg tribesman who came in from a camel caravan from the Sahara and was so impressed with the Carthaginian civilization that he joined the Numidian guard.

I would have to change my flag; I don't think there are many Tuareg in Canada

[Ninot]

Originally posted by History Guy
If we play Spain, and I highly doubt we will:

Hernan de History Guy Calamari:

Former squid salesman, conquistador, man of letters, historian, speech writer, harbor defense commander, and now a Duke. I am also an avid sportsmen...hunting game, playing polo, chess, and I am the greatest midget tosser in all Spain. They call me 'The Squid' for obvious reasons, and I am well known as a playwright, and despite the fact that all my work is ghastly rubbish, everyone praises it.

This raised a question to my mind


why must anyone feel so powerful, well liked, and experienced?

Cant ya settle for something humble?

[History Guy]

Ninot-- No, sir. You miss the point. Calamari is supposed to be an upper-class jerk.

Besides, I like eccentrics.

And how is he "well-liked"?

[History Guy]

Ninot: I edited it. Happy now?

[Ninot]

Originally posted by History Guy
Ninot-- No, sir. You miss the point. Calamari is supposed to be an upper-class jerk.

No, i got that point

but im talking, in general... must we all be supremely powerful or somewhere near there?

We may all be Dukes, or something of the like... but, what I am asking is, is it very realistic if we are as flawless as we chose to be? Thats not realistic at all! If anyof us should somehow dislike a fellow member... all we would have to do to "be better" than them would be to STATE we got a new honorary post as Dean of Three local Universities.

Humbly, I propose we implement rules to exactly how talented our characters may be. Its realistic, and thus, allows for more believeable ROLES.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by History Guy
Ninot: I edited it. Happy now?

yes, but no, its nothing against you man... im just saying, if we want to be playing believeable roles, we shouldnt be able to occupy 101 jobs.

[Ninot]

Oh, and in response to something i missed...

your character was Well Liked because, as you stated, despite the fact that all my work is ghastly rubbish, it's successful

[History Guy]

Alright. I'll change the character. There isn't much point in him, though, I think. We aren't going to play Spain, I think.

[Arnelos]

Originally posted by History Guy
Arnelos-- Wait! I'm Hamilcar!!

You will note that the most famous Carthagians are composed of:

6 Hamilcars
8 Hasdrubals
2 Margos
3 Hannibals

That's only the most famous... among the others, the names Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, Hannibal, Bomilcar, Hanno, and Margo are used so many times that it's downright nauseating

So, will we repeat first names.... if we intend to role-play, and we do, YOU BET!

[Togas]

I fully intend to post on this topic, but I'll wait until we have our own forum.

But until then, I may just edit this post and include some interesting tidbits of information about Togas the First, the tribal leader who took over this Phoenician colony and guided it during it's first steps towards Civilization.

I will simply be known as "Togas" or "Togas the Great" depending on how my reign turns out. Great historical figures tend to be known by only one name.

But I'll dwell on this some more. If I don't flesh out the
"family name" more here, I will in our forum's topped character thread.

--Togas

[ThePlagueRat]

(I gotta change the name if we are not being Spanish)

Plutiin Plagiatum Perilius

As a kid, Plutiin was experimenting with all kinds of stuff he found dangerous. Because of this other kids feared him and he got no friends. He played all kinds of dirty tricks on them, and they sometimes got hurt by acid or dozens of rock projectiles...
As he grew bigger he had to do military service. He thought the other warriors were stupid and used primitive weapons.
He liked flames and lightning, and wished he could cast such things upon others.

One day he fell in love with a girl from another clan,
Dolorosa Gravida Colossa. The Gravidas were a rich and powerful clan. The Plagiatum clan had a bad reputation and deserved no right to live, so her clan would surely kill Plutiinand perhaps other Plagiates if he got involved with her...

The young girl liked Plutiin because he was so curious and inventive. She didn't see the dark spot in his mind, though. Creating a machinery of death and destruction was one of his long nearly forgotten dreams. He wanted to raise his dead ancestor, curse his opponents, and so on.
He did not speak of it to anyone, but instead gave Dolorosa flowers and a kitten. And then they kissed.
Dolorosa melted, and she ran away with him for a year...
(perhaps she is pregnant now?)

But now Plutiin is back and wearing a black robe and a thick beard...

[MrWhereItsAt]

Well if Spain is the choice, I am Señor WhereItsAt, aka SrWIA. Bio to follow.

If you choose Carthage, well I don't need to concern myself with a bio as I will be in Lux Invicta.