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Volo · 01-01-2008, 05:50 PM

I thought that making a "profile" for your gladiator might be easier than writing an interview. It may be as crazy or un-crazy as you like it to be, or you may not write it at all and have your character stay very mysterious.

Here's the profile for Ugh-Friedrich, an equally famous warrior invited to host the competiotion.

Name: Ugh-Friedrich
Title(s): The Thunder Of The Fist
Equipment (among others):
-Ethreal Postbox of the Badger (sort of sledgehammer)
-Syd Barret's Blue Towel
-Pants of Power (made in the Fires of Doom)
(Significant) heroic deeds:
-Singlehandedly rescued Princess Purplebeard from the Big Bad Werewolf
-(Almost) singlehandedly got maximum points from the passing exam of Tol-In-Gaurhoth University of Dire Arts
Star sign: fish, you know, the half-eaten.
Favourite food: potatoes fried on blood, sweat and tears, and beer.
Favourite drink: diet honey
Favourite sport: football (soccer)
Favourite colour: black, of course!
Wierdest rumor you have heard about yourself: I was once asked if I'm Beren. Another time I was asked if I'm Gothmog... Go figure...
Hobbies: Causing fictionary traffic jams, sports
Tell us something that nobody else knows about you: I have nothing to tell! ;D Haha! Good one, eh?

THE Ka · 01-02-2008, 01:37 AM

Augh! Sweet Cerridwen! I've been off the Downs far too long and all of this has happened.

I've never played a warrior type before, much more of a behind the scenes person m'self, but this should be fun to see how horrible I can make it.

Heh, maybe I can be an Ent again, though I have this bad feeling I'll end up making someone's crackling firewood.

I'm not really familiar with the various roles though, besides the early basics of guardian, seer, etc.
So, sorry for one more silly and stupid question, these little roles and such are simply character and story wise, and will not in the ultimate make of things transform into/change/characterize roles? I'm just curious, as ever.

~ Adapting Ka

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-02-2008, 07:44 AM

I guess I got a little carried off. You can see how my mood changed from the beginning to the end. I was starting relatively seriously.

Name: Legate of Amon Lanc
Title(s): Legate. Of Amon Lanc.
Class: Ranger 17
Equipment (among others):
- Oropher's Longbow +4 (+6 and +2d6 damage vs. Spiders)
- Breastplate of the Wood(s) +3 of Arrow Catching
- Earth of Galadriel's Orchard
- Elven-cloak
- Miruvor
(Significant) heroic deeds:
- Showing an old woman way out of the woods.
- Arranging a meeting between Radagast the Brown, and the representatives of Woodmen - certain Ivan and Nastya, who for some reason kept calling the Wizard "Morozko".
Star sign: Meneltarmostratocastaquarius.
Favourite food: Blueberries.
Favourite drink: Icy water. (underground)
Favourite sport: Fencing. I.e. closing people into fences. Electric.
Favourite colour: Red, black; blue, brown; yellow, crimson; green, orange. Purple, pink; violet, white...
Favoured enemy: Spiders, Werewolves, Corporeal Undead, Incorporeal Undead.
Wierdest rumor you have heard about yourself: Reputedly I married a tree.
Hobbies: Hooting at the woods. Shooting at the hoods (Robins). Rooting at the noobs.
Tell us something that nobody else knows about you: I am your father. Yes, your! Stand still, laddy!

And whoever finds all my sources has a big plus at me. I can then add just one more plus and his name after it and I have a vote

EDIT: I thought I could have an animal companion, but I don't think it would be allowed, eh? Unless anyone decided to be that. It would probably need not to be a wolf, however (although...)

Shastanis Althreduin · 01-02-2008, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

EDIT: I thought I could have an animal companion, but I don't think it would be allowed, eh? Unless anyone decided to be that. It would probably need not to be a wolf, however (although...)

I volunteer! Just call me Dire Leopard. Meow.

*sharpens claws*

Volo · 01-02-2008, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE Ka

So, sorry for one more silly and stupid question, these little roles and such are simply character and story wise, and will not in the ultimate make of things transform into/change/characterize roles? I'm just curious, as ever.

Everything you write here is purely story wise.

Meneltarmacil · 01-02-2008, 03:44 PM

Name: Meneltarmacil
Title(s): Mooseslayer
Equipment (among others):
A helmet with moose antlers attached to it (where the horns on a Viking helmet would be)
A two-handed sword
A slingshot used for launching rocks at things
(Significant) heroic deeds:
-Killed the legendary Weremoose of Sorontil (his head is mounted above my fireplace)
-Became Moose Wrestling Champion three times
Star sign: Moose
Favourite food: Moose meat
Favourite drink: Moose milk
Favourite sport: Moose Wrestling
Favourite colour: Red
Weirdest rumor you have heard about yourself: I was abandoned in the wild as a baby and raised by moose... Honestly, how could they have come up with that?

Hobbies: Hunting
Tell us something that nobody else knows about you:The log cabin in which I live contains eight moose trophies.

Valier · 01-02-2008, 05:06 PM

Name: Valier
Title(s): mysterious Ranger from the North
Equipment (among others):
A wooden bow
A dirty, worn, rather large black cloak
a long sword of magnificent beauty
(Significant) heroic deeds:
could find a sleeping polar bear in a blizzard (in other words is really super good at tracking)
Star sign: Leo the lion
Favourite food: dry bread
Favourite drink: warm water
Favourite sport: find the spoon
Favourite colour:black (it makes you so mysterious)
Weirdest rumor you have heard about yourself: That I'm really a man

Hobbies: Tracking stuff
Tell us something that nobody else knows about you:I'm really not a man

(ok this was just too much fun...)

McCaber · 01-02-2008, 11:07 PM

Let's give this a try. I'll be a little more serious than some of my comrades, just to be different.

Name: McCaber
Title: none (for official purposes, my name alone suffices. However, in the back alleys of Umbar I have earned a few nicknames, such as "Shadowmaster", "The Black Knife", and "Death")
Equipment (among others):
-an array of finely crafted, well balanced throwing knives kept on my person
-unassuming, forgettable clothing that allows full mobility and quick drawing of said knives
(Significant) heroic deeds:
-Extinguished the Brotherhood of the Eye, a secret society controlled by Sauron
-Killed seven of the Haradrim chieftains in one night during the recent insurrection
-Assassinated many various underlings of the Great Enemy working in and around my city
Star Sign: the Third Sigil of Fire
Favorite food: A small shop off the Street of Kings that serves the best fish in all of Umbar
Favorite drink: Haradrim wine, not the exports but what they keep for themselves
Favorite sport: geocaching
Favorite color: grey (not gray, that's completely different.)
Weirdest rumor you have ever heard about yourself: that I don't really exist, but am merely a rumor planted by Numenorians to ensure loyalty.
Hobbies:Finding and eliminating my enemies, chess
Tell us something that nobody knows about you: South Ithilien is the farthest from home I've ever been, until this voyage.

Wow, this guy turned out to be nothing like what I started with. I like him.

THE Ka · 01-03-2008, 02:32 AM

I intend this to be as bloody ridiculous as possible.

Name: Taliesin of Nothing

Title(s): 'The Keepless Nostophobist'; '... Who now?'

Equipment (among others):
- A Lute of Brutal Honesty
- A Bow of Second Guessing w/ Arrows of Regret
- The Bag of Wishful Thinking w/ the Drawstring of Reality
- Two inconspicious, regular and honest long knives
- An everyday and useful Cloak of Assumption
- One Aloof Walking Staff

(Significant) heroic deeds:
- Vanquished the inner child of the great Warlord Krumm, and collected all his assets in full with no transaction fee.
- Ridded the Riddler of No-Returns-After-Five-Days from the North
- Periodically saves *some* animals from forest fires
- Saved the secrets of Several Symbolic Sorcerers
- Have repeatedly survived the 'mysterious' vendettas from many a several quasi-kingly Courts
- Successfully remains a mellow misanthropic this whole time

Star sign: Michevious Morgana the Misanthropist

Favourite food: Fish (well smart one, what else is there to eat for the Ichthyophagi on the go?)

Favourite drink: Tears of laughter (it sticks to you, those vaporous humors)

Favourite sport: Orienteering

Favourite colour: Teal. Simple as that.

Weirdest rumor you have heard about yourself: That I actually live somewhere, who, what, where?!

Hobbies: Unconscious brutal honesty, horse grooming, perpetual travel, some fine dining, star-counting.

Tell us something that nobody else knows about you: I never rent the seventh room of any establishment, for very rational reasons.

01-01-2008, 05:50 PM	#1
Volo Silver in My Silent Heart Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the great beauty Posts: 1,611	I thought that making a "profile" for your gladiator might be easier than writing an interview. It may be as crazy or un-crazy as you like it to be, or you may not write it at all and have your character stay very mysterious. Here's the profile for Ugh-Friedrich, an equally famous warrior invited to host the competiotion. Name: Ugh-Friedrich Title(s): The Thunder Of The Fist Equipment (among others): -Ethreal Postbox of the Badger (sort of sledgehammer) -Syd Barret's Blue Towel -Pants of Power (made in the Fires of Doom) (Significant) heroic deeds: -Singlehandedly rescued Princess Purplebeard from the Big Bad Werewolf -(Almost) singlehandedly got maximum points from the passing exam of Tol-In-Gaurhoth University of Dire Arts Star sign: fish, you know, the half-eaten. Favourite food: potatoes fried on blood, sweat and tears, and beer. Favourite drink: diet honey Favourite sport: football (soccer) Favourite colour: black, of course! Wierdest rumor you have heard about yourself: I was once asked if I'm Beren. Another time I was asked if I'm Gothmog... Go figure... Hobbies: Causing fictionary traffic jams, sports Tell us something that nobody else knows about you: I have nothing to tell! ;D Haha! Good one, eh? __________________ Fenris Wolf The EVEN NEWER Barrow-Downs Photo Page Last edited by Volo; 01-09-2008 at 02:38 PM. Reason: ummwell...

01-02-2008, 01:37 AM	#2
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,403	Augh! Sweet Cerridwen! I've been off the Downs far too long and all of this has happened. I've never played a warrior type before, much more of a behind the scenes person m'self, but this should be fun to see how horrible I can make it. Heh, maybe I can be an Ent again, though I have this bad feeling I'll end up making someone's crackling firewood. I'm not really familiar with the various roles though, besides the early basics of guardian, seer, etc. So, sorry for one more silly and stupid question, these little roles and such are simply character and story wise, and will not in the ultimate make of things transform into/change/characterize roles? I'm just curious, as ever. ~ Adapting Ka __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni?

01-02-2008, 07:44 AM	#3
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Here comes my profile. I guess I got a little carried off. You can see how my mood changed from the beginning to the end. I was starting relatively seriously. Name: Legate of Amon Lanc Title(s): Legate. Of Amon Lanc. Class: Ranger 17 Equipment (among others): - Oropher's Longbow +4 (+6 and +2d6 damage vs. Spiders) - Breastplate of the Wood(s) +3 of Arrow Catching - Earth of Galadriel's Orchard - Elven-cloak - Miruvor (Significant) heroic deeds: - Showing an old woman way out of the woods. - Arranging a meeting between Radagast the Brown, and the representatives of Woodmen - certain Ivan and Nastya, who for some reason kept calling the Wizard "Morozko". Star sign: Meneltarmostratocastaquarius. Favourite food: Blueberries. Favourite drink: Icy water. (underground) Favourite sport: Fencing. I.e. closing people into fences. Electric. Favourite colour: Red, black; blue, brown; yellow, crimson; green, orange. Purple, pink; violet, white... Favoured enemy: Spiders, Werewolves, Corporeal Undead, Incorporeal Undead. Wierdest rumor you have heard about yourself: Reputedly I married a tree. Hobbies: Hooting at the woods. Shooting at the hoods (Robins). Rooting at the noobs. Tell us something that nobody else knows about you: I am your father. Yes, your! Stand still, laddy! And whoever finds all my sources has a big plus at me. I can then add just one more plus and his name after it and I have a vote EDIT: I thought I could have an animal companion, but I don't think it would be allowed, eh? Unless anyone decided to be that. It would probably need not to be a wolf, however (although...) __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories Last edited by Legate of Amon Lanc; 01-02-2008 at 07:50 AM.

01-02-2008, 03:44 PM	#6
Meneltarmacil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The bottom of the ocean, discussing philosophy with a giant squid Posts: 2,254	Name: Meneltarmacil Title(s): Mooseslayer Equipment (among others): A helmet with moose antlers attached to it (where the horns on a Viking helmet would be) A two-handed sword A slingshot used for launching rocks at things (Significant) heroic deeds: -Killed the legendary Weremoose of Sorontil (his head is mounted above my fireplace) -Became Moose Wrestling Champion three times Star sign: Moose Favourite food: Moose meat Favourite drink: Moose milk Favourite sport: Moose Wrestling Favourite colour: Red Weirdest rumor you have heard about yourself: I was abandoned in the wild as a baby and raised by moose... Honestly, how could they have come up with that? Hobbies: Hunting Tell us something that nobody else knows about you:The log cabin in which I live contains eight moose trophies. __________________ I ♣ baby seals. Last edited by Meneltarmacil; 01-02-2008 at 03:48 PM.

01-02-2008, 05:06 PM	#7
Valier Twisted Taleswapper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity Posts: 1,706	Name: Valier Title(s): mysterious Ranger from the North Equipment (among others): A wooden bow A dirty, worn, rather large black cloak a long sword of magnificent beauty (Significant) heroic deeds: could find a sleeping polar bear in a blizzard (in other words is really super good at tracking) Star sign: Leo the lion Favourite food: dry bread Favourite drink: warm water Favourite sport: find the spoon Favourite colour:black (it makes you so mysterious) Weirdest rumor you have heard about yourself: That I'm really a man Hobbies: Tracking stuff Tell us something that nobody else knows about you:I'm really not a man (ok this was just too much fun...) __________________ grand return?........

01-02-2008, 11:07 PM	#8
McCaber Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Skyrim, again. Posts: 820	Let's give this a try. I'll be a little more serious than some of my comrades, just to be different. Name: McCaber Title: none (for official purposes, my name alone suffices. However, in the back alleys of Umbar I have earned a few nicknames, such as "Shadowmaster", "The Black Knife", and "Death") Equipment (among others): -an array of finely crafted, well balanced throwing knives kept on my person -unassuming, forgettable clothing that allows full mobility and quick drawing of said knives (Significant) heroic deeds: -Extinguished the Brotherhood of the Eye, a secret society controlled by Sauron -Killed seven of the Haradrim chieftains in one night during the recent insurrection -Assassinated many various underlings of the Great Enemy working in and around my city Star Sign: the Third Sigil of Fire Favorite food: A small shop off the Street of Kings that serves the best fish in all of Umbar Favorite drink: Haradrim wine, not the exports but what they keep for themselves Favorite sport: geocaching Favorite color: grey (not gray, that's completely different.) Weirdest rumor you have ever heard about yourself: that I don't really exist, but am merely a rumor planted by Numenorians to ensure loyalty. Hobbies:Finding and eliminating my enemies, chess Tell us something that nobody knows about you: South Ithilien is the farthest from home I've ever been, until this voyage. Wow, this guy turned out to be nothing like what I started with. I like him. __________________ Werewolves vs. Fishmen. The battle of the century.

01-03-2008, 02:32 AM	#9
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,403	I intend this to be as bloody ridiculous as possible. Name: Taliesin of Nothing Title(s): 'The Keepless Nostophobist'; '... Who now?' Equipment (among others): - A Lute of Brutal Honesty - A Bow of Second Guessing w/ Arrows of Regret - The Bag of Wishful Thinking w/ the Drawstring of Reality - Two inconspicious, regular and honest long knives - An everyday and useful Cloak of Assumption - One Aloof Walking Staff (Significant) heroic deeds: - Vanquished the inner child of the great Warlord Krumm, and collected all his assets in full with no transaction fee. - Ridded the Riddler of No-Returns-After-Five-Days from the North - Periodically saves some animals from forest fires - Saved the secrets of Several Symbolic Sorcerers - Have repeatedly survived the 'mysterious' vendettas from many a several quasi-kingly Courts - Successfully remains a mellow misanthropic this whole time Star sign: Michevious Morgana the Misanthropist Favourite food: Fish (well smart one, what else is there to eat for the Ichthyophagi on the go?) Favourite drink: Tears of laughter (it sticks to you, those vaporous humors) Favourite sport: Orienteering Favourite colour: Teal. Simple as that. Weirdest rumor you have heard about yourself: That I actually live somewhere, who, what, where?! Hobbies: Unconscious brutal honesty, horse grooming, perpetual travel, some fine dining, star-counting. Tell us something that nobody else knows about you: I never rent the seventh room of any establishment, for very rational reasons. __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni? Last edited by THE Ka; 01-04-2008 at 05:14 PM.