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6. say three nice things about yourself (three physical and three non-physical).

Uh...Doesn't that mean I gotta say six??? That's a lot to think of...

For physical things:

I kind of like my eye color?? Like it's probably one of the nicer parts of my face, even if sometimes they have a "murky water" sort of shade.

I'm the right amount of short to ask tall people to reach high areas for me without it seeming lazy.

My fat keeps me warm in the winter, which is very nice. Unfortunately it also means that I SUFFER when the temperature is just slightly too warm, but hey, details.

And for not physical:

I can do some decent acting and improvisation when it calls for it. Still working on doing fun voices, but one thing at a time.

I also draw pretty okay...When I do...Which is not very common...Or even often..........But I try..............

You’ll have to excuse the picture quality, I kind of took these at night with less than optimal lighting so the color might be wonky. They probably won’t do the dice justice, haha.

4. Favorite set?

Ohh, this is so difficult...I don’t have that many full sets of dice just yet (like, six total plus some individual dice),but they all have something that I really love...

...But I do think the pink agate set I bought like a month back is hella cute.

Just look at the deep, vibrant magenta color! The lovely white striations! The way the numbers are carved (albeit slightly off center) into the stone! Not to mention they’re nice and cool to the touch, with just that good bit of extra weight to them... AHHHHH

6. Favorite style/series of dice?

I don’t know if that counts as a series, but...Gio Lasar’s been making these lovely sets of dice based on space and the sky, and I’ve really been into their look!

In fact, this is a sample selection I got through one of their kickstarters! I love the way they’re made to resemble starry skies, and the d10 and d100s depicting moons and planets alongside their respective number are just really cute!

7. Best dice colors?

RAINBOW, MOTHERFUCKER.

Wow, that’s a lot...Sorry it took so long for me to get to it! Let me think...

1. If your character wasn’t an adventurer, what livelihood would they lead?

Considering the whole “noble family” background, I’d assume they’d likely have some sort of political position, or at the very least, involve themself in their community quite a bit. Ooh, maybe like a lawyer? Do lawyers exist in high fantasy? Though considering their ridiculously chivalrous spirit they’d probably take a lot of pro bono cases and it wouldn’t exactly be much of a lucrative business, haha.

2. Who in the party would your character trust the most with their life?

Whatever healer is part of the group, most likely. Because any good tank and/or DPS respects and cherishes their goddamn healer, okay?

7. Describe your character’s current appearance: clothes, armor, scars they’ve picked up along the journey, etc.

Ahh, I’ve been meaning to draw them for so long, but armors are hard and also I can’t bring myself to draw at all, haha...

First things first, pretty much full plate armor. It’s got some dents and scratches, but it’s sturdy and they always keep it polished and well-maintained. They always wanted to wear heels on a casual basis, but to be fair it isn’t super practical while donning a heavy armor and riding a goddamn horse all the time, so they don’t really do it much (though they’d probably have some killer looking legs). They used to have this little...capelet? shoulder? thing? with their family’s crest on it, but it tore during some combat or another and the remaining (mostly unrecognisable) scrap is tied to their trident as a little ornament. Their clothes are otherwise pretty plain, consisting of pants and a loose blouse most of the time. The more comfortable and easy to wear under their suit of armor, the better.

Obviously Osco also has their fair share of scars, some more prominent than others. I like to imagine there being like, visible spell scars in some places like magical burns and whatnot. One particularly prominent scar is on the left side of their stomach, where I’d assume some pretty big beast chewed off a big chunk that probably includes at least a kidney and had to be extensively mended through magic. The bite marks remain visible there on both their front and back, and the skin that had to be recreated to compensate for what was torn off is a paler shade and still somewhat sensitive.

What else...Well they grew out their hair a lot over time. Before it was short and kind of bushy, and now I’d say it reaches a little past their shoulder? Honestly the way I drew it last time kind of made it look like some kind of long, messy mullet, so like, I wouldn’t take that as much of a reference, haha...

17. What is your character’s favorite season?

Their homeland is typically covered in snow year-long, so Osco really enjoys bright, colorful seasons like spring, though they are kind of weak to the heat, which isn’t super surprising when you think of all the armor they’re constantly wearing.

24. Which other player character does your character find themselves having the most in common with?

Considering Osco hasn’t exactly been a player character in several years, I feel like this is a pretty hard question to answer at present. Back then, however, they did surprisingly get along with the rogue assassin of the group, especially in terms of being ridiculously knowledgeable of nobility while also absolutely despising what the upper class stands for. It was a strange, but endearing sort of relationship.

50. Who in the party would your character prioritize rescuing, in dire circumstances?

Short answer? Everyone. 

Honestly they’d probably be the first one to step in front of danger to ensure the the rest of the party gets a chance to run away and survive. They’re not the kind of person to want to leave anyone behind, no matter how shitty they’ve been towards them.

92. What does your character hope for the afterlife?

1. A favorite character you have played.

I just answered this earlier, but I always love just gushing about my own characters, haha. I wonder if that makes me self-centered.

I made this character for Pathfinder called Osrin Corbeck, or Osco for short. They're a human cavalier and my very first genderqueer character. I just couldn't fully align them at either end of the gender spectrum. At the time, I'd written them something along the lines of "they're biologically female but raised as male by a very misogynistic cavalier father and culture", but over time, and after learning more about transgender and nonbinary people, it just made much more sense to apply that label to them. I didn't keep much of that awful background either, just that they were raised in a noble family of cavaliers. The thought of people being used or taken advantage of by rich people made them sick as they'd seen it happen too often as a child, so rather than pledging allegiance to other nobles or royalty as their family traditionally did, Osco chose to pledge themself to the little people, and started wandering accross the world to help the common folk.

I've been itching to use them again, but haven't gotten the opportunity to do so yet...

2. Your favorite character that someone else has played.

Ahh, this is always so hard! Last time I ended up naming two because I couldn't make up my mind...But there are so many other characters I've played alongside that I love so much, picking just one as a favorite is the worst feeling.

1. A favorite character you have played.

I think last time I might have restricted myself to more traditional high fantasy, so this time around I'll be a bit more general. And who best to start this off than Sam?

I created Sam for a World of Darkness/Werewolf the Forsaken game back in my senior year of high school. Initially, he was just some hotheaded, very angry queer teenage werewolf (who never actually transformed?) who had a feat that literally made him ridiculously sexy to pretty much any and everyone. He also inexplicably was the group's medic (???) and made people he didn't like pay for his services (which meant a major part of his group, ironically). I think of the entire group there were maybe like, three people he liked and he would flirt with them absolutely constantly. All in all, he was a character that pretty much only existed for the sake of testing the system and pissing the Storyteller/GM off because he insisted that every single character be paired up in a hetero relationship with another character for the sake of making babies and Sam mostly tried to get in other dudes' pants so that wasn't happening any time soon. He really evolved a lot since then, hopefully for the better, haha.

5. Favorite NPC.

The DM of the game I'm currently spectating has a knack for personalizing her NPCs, and so far there's just a bunch of them that are just so endearing. It's hard to actually find a favorite when really, they're all made memorable by the same person. So like, kudos to the DM!

13. Introduce your current party.

I could introduce the one I'm DM'ing for (but haven't gotten to make a new session for in almost a year 😭), or the group I'm spectating dash helping out as their all-knowing patron. Or I could do both. Both is good.

In our first group, we have Dura the very independant but caring half-orc rogue, Tarranath the stuck-up half-elf monk/cleric, Thoron the dragon-obsessed half-elf hermit ranger, and Sylvain the drunk sylvan elf sorcerer professor from house Sylvan in Sylvan Village. Accompanying them as NPCs are the young crown prince Cian who they're teaching to become an adventurer, a wild magic changeling sorcerer looking to avenge the death of their best friend, a cursed doll, a tiny baby mimic, an orphaned bear cub, and three goofy goblins named Carl, Jared, and Jean-Jacques who venerate the players as gods of music.

The second group is a little more varied already. There's @chubbypixel 's lovely half-orc rogue Orion, Baltrin the dragonborn warlock (for whom I officially act as patron under the moniker of Goog-El the All-Knowing), Namahk the goliath fighter, Rill the water genasi druid and Al-star the tiefling sorcerer. They're all such wonderful characters and it's loads of fun to listen to their adventures (and occasionally participate by giving them hints and tips, or temporarity possessing them!)

21. Have you ever regretted something your character has done?

Like, story-wise? Because there's always regrets when it comes to bad rolls and the like...

4. Do you believe in the phrase “respect your elders and honor your parents”?

I'd typically say yes, but at the same time, I think it's a question of mutuality. Yes, adults and older people should be respected because of their experiences and wisdom, but adults should also respect the younger generations as well! After all we all have different sorts of knowledge and experiences and values, and unfortunately while it tends to go one way towards adults, younger people's concerns tend to be brushed aside like they don't matter. In other words, I'll be happy to give respect and honor to my elders or whatever, so long as they do the same for me.

6. When you look up at the stars do you a.) Gaze in wonder at the beauty of the night sky and get lost in your own mind, b.) Ponder the science behind stars and try to find constellations and planets, or c.) Remember that all the stars are dead and the light we see are just echoes of life that died millions of lightyears ago

Both A and B are very much things I do whenever I look at the stars! Which is relatively often because the night sky in the countryside is fairly visible, even with the surrounding light pollution. I do wish I was more knowledgeable about constellations though, so I could be able to tell them apart more easily.

12. Do you still have a cherished toy/stuffed animal/doll ect. from your childhood? What is its name and why is it so important to you?

I'm the kind of person who has a lot of lingering attachment to things from my childhood, haha. Which typically means I kept several of the plush toys that have been with me for over two decades. I hope it's not like, lame or anything.

The one that really strikes me the most is this sort of rag doll that has been with me pretty much since I was born. It's pretty much made to sit on a table or shelf, but it has a little music box inside that you can wind in its back, and the head kind of gently bobs along to the song! I have no clue where it comes from or who gave it to me, but I've always treasured it a lot and I can't think of ever giving it away. Is that weird?

18. Do you believe that smaller, less intelligent creatures are below you and don’t think they deserve respect?

By 'less intelligent' I'm assuming we're talking about animals or bugs? This question is worded kind of weird...

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I feel you!! Anxiety is an awful thing to deal with and it's far from easy to overcome it...But I still think it's possible for you to enjoy playing a tabletop RPG and make good friends at some point in the future! After all, you managed to send me this message, and I think that's really great!!