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Hey there! I'm finally trying out a naughty roleplay website after reddit / discord left me quite dissatisfied over the years. I'm looking for a proper long term rp, slowburn is the most delicious thing in the world and I'd love to take the time and effort to do proper worldbuilding and invent intriguing characters with someone! I looked around and saw that there's boards to post your roleplay promts too, I shall do that soon once I've collected my thoughts. Until then, I'll write a quick summary of my favourite types of rp, maybe it already interests someone enough to hit me up~ - I play both dom and sub with no stro

I've read it and I'd like to play it, but I haven't yet. Two of my other groups played it and loved it. From reading it, it looks like Fabula Ultima is what D&D pretends to be: a dramatic, character-driven, high-stakes, over-the-top adventure game where story is the engine and combat is one expression of that story, not the whole point. D&D is ultimately a tactical miniatures combat system with roleplay strung between initiative rounds. Fabula Ultima, on the other hand, assumes that big melodrama is normal, that emotional motivations matter mechanically, that characters change as the story changes, and that over-the-top, cinemati

Hey new here. Not sure where to start buuut I'm deep into roleplay and love it so much wouldn't give it up for nothing anyways, I would like to have a long term roleplay partner who loves dark themes and plots, I do prefer doms. Feel free to message me whenever, please don't be boring i might not reply back if I don't find you interesting but other than that feel free to message me.

Everyone is all caught up, so we're ready to proceed with Step 5 as soon as I get it posted!

Hey. I'm sorry I disappeared on y'all for a minute. I'm catching up now. Ok... missed steps first. Lincoln Palace (Shelter, Diversion) - An upscale hotel with a reputation for discretion. Fine enough for well-heeled travelers to stay in the rapidly growing town. Missy performs and rents a room in the Palace. And, Step 4 then. I'm drawing a line from Red Jenny to Edmund Blackwood - "She's been in his bed before" Missy's Road is the Backroads. Missy shoots upright in her bed, her scream choking off as she coughs and disentangles the sensation of her nightgown clinging to her sweat-soaked body from the sound of the

TIAL-V

Ok, I'm more or less happy with how this Red Jenny turned out. I'm already looking forward to when we get a face reveal and have to swap her portrait (warning: blood and spooky vibes)

Honestly I already had pictures picked out for them....maybe too many cause making up my mind took me hours. Kirsa Autenrieth Joshua Thane Clayton Cash

I'm going to play around a bit to see if I can find a Red Jenny that I like. But I think I like these for my other 3 NPCs. (SFW. Spoiler tag to save space) 'Judge' Holland Buck Adelaide Montgomery Jane Montgomery

Sounds good! I'll go ahead and find them when I am no longer ill.

One more thing - you get to find face claims for your NPCs. I'll use thumbnails of them when posting as your NPCs to make it easier to find them! @Chiyako - Aldert Helsink, Jack Bennett @AsBloodTurnsEverCold - Kirsa Autenrieth, Joshua Thane, Clayton Cash @WickedCadrach - Jane Montgomery, Adelaide Montgomery, Red Jenny, 'Judge' Holland Buck @StarlitSiren - Willis Sloan, Otis "Sparks" Tully @MagnificentBastard - TIAL-V @DreamsnThings - Mr. Kay (aka Kyle Cruze), Commissioner Gordon If you don't mind AI generated images and need any help creating something specific, I've become rather decent at generating

This is good to keep in mind too. I'm still excited to see this game take off. I would vote to push on, understanding we may need to tweak some connections as we go (or before finalizing everything) if anyone is lagging behind. If we do wait a bit longer though, I'm not about to lose interest. I'll still be here.

Okay, so here's the confusing part. You start an NPC as an Extra (what they call NPC Resources), but as soon as another PC (called Leads in game terms) connects to them, you and the other Player get to decide if you want them to remain an Extra (a Resource) or become a Feature (an upgraded NPC with whom the Leads have Relationships). The confusing part is that it's not when another Lead is connected to the Extra, it's when an arrow is drawn from their Lead square TO the Extra. So Everybody could decide to connect a particular Extra to their own characters, but only when one of them makes a connection back TO that Extra is when they can be ele

Step 6 - Missy Fisher --Draw an arrow from your square to a new or existing circle (NEW Extra) or diamond (NEW Location).-- New line from Missy to Jack Beckett (We keep each other's secrets). @Chiyako I'm imagining Missy meets with Jack to get dirt on the town from his unique perspective, info she can use in her spook shows. Missy might be one of the few people other than Alicia who knows how he acquires his oddities (presumably in some unsavory ways at times?). --Draw an arrow from any circle or diamond to another circle, diamond, or square.-- New line from Joshua Thane to the Silver Mines (Solves his 'problems' by

...and we're ready for Step 6! Now that your character has faced their Life-Changing Event, we're going to focus on who they are after the event. First, it's your Priority. After the event that changed your life, you struggle to retain or regain some sort of normalcy, whether it’s the comforts of your old existence, or the circumstances of your new reality. Your Priority is what you cling to in the hopes of finding that sense of grounding. It’s a near-obsession that absorbs you in your daily life. In some cases it’s the tie that binds; in others, it’s that which keeps the demons at bay. At night, when you lie awake in your bed, this

Okay, for your steps: Added NPC and the arrow back to your square are both good, and you skipped both optional steps. All set! Honor up x2 as it's the replacement for Duty. All set! Duty was replaced with Honor - do you want to step up Honor or Passion? Distinctions described in my last reply, or we can add one. Choose a Distinction. Missy stepped up to d6, Edmund stepped up to d6, Kojo stepped up to d8. That leaves Alicia AND Millie still at d4. Pherotech is not a Resource. Resources are NPCs and Locations. Currently you have Kyle's Cure-All's and Commissioner Gordon listed as Resources. (see this commen

In the list Sneaky says: "SNEAKY: You’re fantastic at getting in and out without being seen, with equal parts hiding in shadows, moving without making a sound, and natural agility. You have it all in spades. Roll the Distinction’s die when you’re trying to remain hidden, quiet, or off the radar." I would think conman style sleight of hand might fit better under "FAST TALKER: You’ve lost track of the problems your mouth has caused over the years. But you’ve learned to use it to your advantage, and it’s now your first line of defense. Roll the Distinction’s die when bluffing or browbeating somebody, giving evasive answers, or oth

There is a Femme Fatale distinction in the list. Rules Reference -> Distinctions/Traits -> The Big List of Distinctions/Traits for 1880s Steampunk Western RPG Though, from that list: Agile, Sneaky, or even Soldier might hit the mark better for what you're looking for.

I'm still very much excited- apologies for slower responses; I started a new job two weeks ago AND had some assignment deadlines to meet (silly old me thought I could be OLD and do education, but here we are!) As far as pushing on or waiting; I'll leave that to the majority. I'd of course not want people to lose interest <3

Seasonal heads up: for the next two months we're all going to see our usual schedules interrupted. Holiday parties, traveling, guests and panic cleaning before they arrive are going to kick most of us out of our usual writing times and headspaces multiple times before the middle of January. Even though I am only spectating, I'm eager to see this take shape and watch the ensuing drama unfold.

So we've hit a slow down. I'm hoping that DreamsnThings gets her net issues resolved soon. Good luck, Dreams! This is a big step, where a lot gets added and linked on the miro board, so I'm really hoping we can wait just a little bit longer for her to catch up. How does everyone feel about the pause? I know the momentum slowed for a few reasons over the last few weeks, several of those reasons being me. Are we losing interest? Still excited? Is everyone cool with waiting on Dreams, or do you want to plow ahead and let her catch up? The problem with moving ahead is that due to the collaborative nature of the game, she'll be les

I'm happy to let them lie. The current bump for the Lincoln Palace and Jane Montgomery still make the most sense to me.

Ok! I think I've got it sorted. I have Holland as... 2d4 'Judge' Holland Buck (Intimidation, Information) And I've swapped the Relationship bump over to Millie Gearhart (d6->d8) I'm totally on board with your list for which NPCs to revert, so I've pushed Red Jenny to a Resource as well. 2d4 Red Jenny (Secrets, *Revenge) *Not sure if this is specific enough of a vibe, so the fallback is 'Supernatural' if you think that would work better?

My net is absolutely dying and has been for like a week now, im waiting yo sit ay my pc to work but its a situation here

@IsabellaRose I think I did step 5? Edit: I did, but I sent it to you instead as we were conversing,. sorry. for reference: The Reckoning Stepped up Justice and Honor once each Stepped up Passion once Stepped up Tinkerer Distinction to D10 Stepped up the Exchange Stepped up Kojo relationship to d6 and Stepped up Edmund relationship to d8 Stepped up Gearhart repairs to 2d10 Millicent's family finally found her a match despite her eccentricities, and this was the moment that sparked her runaway and taking the job on the fringe... Now what I haven't done is fix the relationsh

I think I caught up! So current state: @Chiyako - Alicia is all set for Step 5! @AsBloodTurnsEverCold - Kojo is all set for Step 5! @WickedCadrach - just need to change Holland to a Resource and select a different Relationship to Step Up, then verify your last two steps (in case you wanted to use a chance to step up a Resource to step up Holland) @MagnificentBastard - just need to verify if you wanted to keep "Magical Legacy" or switch to "Esoteric Sex Mage", and what you think about the "blast" ability I mentioned a few posts back as well as make sure we're all one the same page with magic. @StarlitSiren - still

...and then I read everything else in the thread (I should know by now to not respond until I'm caught up) and I forgot about the point that @WickedCadrach brought up. This IS meant to be a low magic setting. Blast seems out of line for magic. Maybe for a steampunk rifle or weird tech, but magic IS meant to be quiet, slow build, more ritual than spellcasting, more let's take the time to collect hair and craft a vodoo doll than "BANG! I zapped you!" I was picturing the esoteric sex mage as the kind of guy who's gather riches, power and authority, collecting strings tied to everyone around town, and using his magic to further his ambition

Those connected abilities work for me! Remember that you can always use any SFX from ANY ability once you bump your heritage up to d8.

Another muffin filled with all sorts of fillings coming through. I'll probably be lurking more than posting, but hopefully I can connect with people who share similar preferences as myself! I'm not an expert roleplayer by any means, but I try my best! :'3

bodyguard/assistance works for me. You could even list it as "butler" or "manservant" and it would just cover any assistance that might reasonably be performed by a butler.

Acknowledged, (But I'm tired and dumb so not immediately understood.) I'll get back to this and look later <3

Ok! Step 5! Draw an arrow from your square to a new or existing circle (NEW Extra) or diamond (NEW Location). - d4 'Judge' Holland Buck (I'm either going to kill him or kiss him) A former scout for the US Cavalry, Holland took up as a lawman in one of the territories after the war. Rumor has it that it was his gambling debts that were his undoing. Others say it was a woman as wild and dangerous as the West itself that made the lawman give up his silver star. Either way, for three years, the hard-fighting and fearless gambler has lived bounty to bounty under the tried and true words "Have gun. Will travel." What Holland an

I'll also add I'm only slightly sorry that every time I add a thing to the board or make a connection it's going to make YCs lives harder :p

@StarlitSiren I am thinking given how important Tial-V is very important to Edmund and how rich he is as well as his business dealings with Willis Sloan, that Edmund would own the land to Gearshop Repairs, but I didn't want to do that without your consent given how core to your character the location is. Let me know if that is okay, @Chiyako For RP reasons Edmund would like some involvement on the Laboratory, he could own the land similar to what I suggested above. What do you think?

You create a new NPC or Location linked to you... THEN connect ANY NPC or Location to any OTHER player character. It can be the one you just created, or any one already on the map.

Ya know thats probably the funny thing, with a secret organization mr kay may have realized your the author leading to the nonsense there

ok i have added my miro stuff and updated my sheet for that last step keeping kay low and honeypot high, notably i added a connection between mr kay and alicia von vulf @Chiyako, im assuming with her being a mad scientist she has published her research to an extent, leading to mr kay having an interest to a degree, currently im not sure if he is a fan or if he hard disagrees with her research, but i thought it would be fun to have my academic npc know about the academic PC let me know if this wont work for some reason

entirely possible that i have gotten wires crossed as i have gotten lost.... so many times, ill keep mr kay at 6 and keep honeypot at 10 since thats probably better frankly

ah thought it was at D8 so thats where i got mixed up, i knew it was every multiple of 4 i thought i had allready put him at a d6 at an earlier step? i might be getting wires crossed i was specifying it as the atomizer since im ending up with a lot of similar sounding keywords (pherotech, pherosal, pheromones, etc) as they are really blurring together ill take a look in just a moment

annnd life got busy for a bit and im so ungodly lost with where i left off, cortex has such an involved character creation process x.x i believe i need to pick some sfx the problem is im not sure which categories i have since i think so far i have 3 out of the 4 i mentioned before and i did not realize i would need to pick a single sfx from the list of 2 to 4 that was under those so i lost track of where they where... without knowing off hand the specifics the things i liked the most where -gain a fate point when your pherotech pheromones cause unforseen complications (i think?) -pherosol being able to glide from tall locations

Never hurts to have some more places to find some unscrupulous individuals

One step it looks like everyone missed was adding "specialties" to your Resources. I've copied the section on Resources and how to use them here, along with some examples of both NPC and Location resources. Hopefully these give you enough to go on to create specialties for your Resources. Please let me know if you need any clarification. RESOURCES Drives (Values & Relationships) are the core of Leads, and Assets (Distinctions & Abilities) further define that core. Resources, on the other hand, are completely external and include things like minor characters and the places in which the main characters play out their d

Exchange updated as 'trade and outlaws'

Okay I'll make it all Scarlett Path since i cant have a heritage because i couldnt tale it in the step that allowed heritages.

They are two different things. A Magical Legacy allows you access to magic. It is what gives you the "superhuman" ability to do actual magic. There are many different Magical Legacies, but they all share the root of being able to access magic, the "magical legacy". The Disciple of the Scarlet Path tells how you use magic. You could be a Disciple of the Scarlet Path, a Salem Witch, a Voodoo Priest... these will flavor how you use your magic, but the Distinction and the Ability are not the same thing. I could study and become a Disciple of the Scarlet Path, but without a Magical Legacy I'm just a charlatan who wants to screw a lot of

Ooooooh, I like messy.

Alright if I did this correctly: I chose Skyward Road for Kojo, seems most appropriate for a musician dumb enough to mess with the bound and get themselves cursed and bumped up Virtuoso to D8 as well as Glory. Bumped up the Rebirth Hall to D10 @DreamsnThings Bumped up the relationship with Ramona and changed the statement from "Maybe she can help me." to "She's good company" since they've presumably spent enough time together to get along and maybe more depending on how you'd prefer that. @WickedCadrach Connected Joshua Thane to Millicent Fisher as "Hates but is obsessed with", being a corrupt and nasty piece-of-work he prob

Done!

I thought they started at those levels I'll make the change now. I was going to take sword fighting but my skills are stoll pretty low and I dont yet have a spell so I'll have to see what I do in future steps. Thanks.

Actually... it looks like you have 3 steps up too many. d8 Disciple of the Scarlet Path should be d6 d10 Shameless Flirt should be d6 What I'm seeing is below. You could move around a couple things to bump those Distinctions up, but something else would have to go down to make up for it.