1st Character Thread!
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:15 am
My current character under PhilSys-
Dino Adolfo Baldasarre
Age: 20 Height: 5’10†Weight: 173# Eye color: light brown/amber Hair color: black
Background
Born as the second son of a Noble landowner in Barius, Don Furruccio Baldasarre, his childhood was one of privilege and status. While his older brother became a captain in the navy and his sister was later married the son of a somewhat wealthy merchant, Dino spent his time thinking about how he would become something special, a celebrated hero. Dino was taught at an early age by his mother Viviana that his abilities were special and that because of his heritage he was to be a great man.
It was this desire to be a great man of his and his parents that took Dino Baldasarre to the Gail Academy, a birth place of many commanders and officers of the royal courts. Early in his time there he was quite taken by the violent art of dueling and became quite enthralled by its noble savagery. He spent much of his time learning from the best Swordmasters at the Academy and becoming an eager student. This brought him into rivalry with an older student, Fordon Kiyestimo.
Fordon was child of simple peasants, the adopted son of a Boyar, awarded with his place for saving the life of his patron. Fordon Kiyescimo was as proud as Dino and challenged the young buck. They had a hard-fought and close match which was fought to a draw by the judge’s decision. Competitive as he was all his life, Dino Baldasarre refused to shake the hand of the overbearing and unapologetic Fordon, and soon an unstated heated rivalry burned between the two.
Later, he joined an underground club of students, and they introduced to the possibilities of Temporal magic to him. Gail’s headmasters did not sanction the use nor the teaching of such dangerous magic to the future ruling elite of the country, but it was acknowledged as a useful tool to learn, and therefore it was an semi-accepted public secret: although the fact that the leader of the group payed the headmaster to look the other way helped as well. The young Baldasarre was always looking for an edge, and began to learn how to use the magic of time to enhance his abilities as a duelist.
Fordon soon gave him a reason to use his abilities, by instigating a duel over a small slight of honor between the hard-headed youths. During the fight Dino was caught using his magic and was disqualified and immensely shamed. His honor desecrated, his abilities as a duelist were questioned, and every win now considered tainted, he left the academy under the cover of night.
His wounds he suffered during the duel were not treated afterwards by the healers of the Monaca Bianca Caretakers, as he was too proud to admit to the pain or confront his disgrace. Instead he waited for his body to heal itself, leaving a handful of scars across his arms and chest, the most prominent on his right breast.
Dino Bardasarre has since left his old haunts. He was too proud of his father and too afraid of disappointing his mother to go back to them. So instead he took advantage of a chance meeting and began work as a bodyguard and herald of a wizard Ea T’uukla. Dino knew that Ea T’uukla was somewhat known and respected by the nobles and officers that the sorcerer worked for, but the Astral Seer wanted to appear to be of the ‘upper crust’ while in the noble courts of kingdoms he traveled through and someone to protect and assist him while he traveled in the country side. The Honorable Sorcerer T’uukla paid Adolfo well, equipping and feeding him and teaching him more tricks with his magic. This worked for Dino, now going by his middle name Adolfo to avoid old stories coming back to haunt him. His past of schmoozing with the sons and daughters of the nobility at the academy taught him how to hold himself, and the work he has done for T’uukla is more than enough to show him what being a hero can really be about.
He looks taller than he is, straight backed and on his toes, ready to defend and attack. Dino is too wary at times, or in even worse times he may be too angry. Very competitive in life, love, and work, he wants to be the best, even though he knows he isn’t always. He wishes to train to be a greater fighter than Kiyescimo and to prove his standing once again as his noble father’s son. He dislikes those that have been too ambitious and knocked others off their pedestals, like Fordon, but his arrogant streak has since cooled in his time as a somewhat commoner.
Possesses a voice that is at times cold and smooth, a tenor sound with a touch of dark tones. Also he speaks well, and at a normal speed with skill so that he seems enthusiastically low-key. Knows he can be charming and is commonly flirting with a noble lady, or helping out an attractive farm girl. However, his heart has not been taken… yet.
Has a nice smile with a distinctive snarl when angered at times and will get either loud or quiet, depending on what he can get away with. He dresses in browns and reds of a slightly puffy Barius noble style, with a blue scarf- signifying his patron Ea T’uukla- and black boots along with his heavy brown cloak and black leather bracers and protective helmet. His skin can be tanned after a bright sunny day or pale after spending time in dark indoor rooms. Possesses prominent cheekbones combined with a high forehead marks him as a man of standing to those who know the lands of his father.
His job status requires the protection of others, and he will selflessly defend the lives of others that are under attack. However, he does not donate money or services easily, nor does he break the law for simple pay, but a honorable vow or repayment, or perhaps a twinkling maiden’s eye, may make him attempt heroic accomplishments. He is not so prideful to believe in death before dishonor, but he does believe in fighting to protect someone’s good name. Dino's confidence is partially fueled by his sense of invulnerability and pride- if he is bound and shamed his bravado is shown to be lower than his courage.
Hubris: Proud, Competitive, and Stubborn
Virtue: Loyal, Zealous, and Determined
Dino Adolfo Baldasarre
RPer: Dodgy Hound
Race: Human
Level: 1
XP: 0/1000
HP 60
MP 45
TP 20
Initiative 7+2d6
Courage +2
Wisdom +2
Intuition +3
Charisma +2
Agility +5
Dexterity +1
Strength +3
Stamina +1
Magic Aptitude 2
Base AT/PA 13/13
~Skill & Equipment: Rapier 18/15
*~Skill & Equipment: Heavy Dagger (Main Gauche) 14/18
Accuracy (N/A)
Dodge – 23
Base MAttack – 7
MDefense – 17
Hardened Leather Helmet, Main Gauche aka Heavy Dagger, Fencing Rapier, Shielded Robe, Leather Bracers, Leather Boots.
Weapon Damage - Rapier
0/-3/-6
Thrusting 11+(1d6)
Slashing 16+(2d4)
Weapon Damage - Main Gauche
0/-3/-6
Thrusting 8+(1d6)
Slashing 14+(2d4)
Chopping 20+(2d6)
*Shielded Robe     13    0/0    12
Leather Bracers 10Â Â Â Â 0/0Â Â Â Â 10
Leather Helmet 10Â Â Â Â 0/0Â Â Â Â 5
Number of Attacks/Parries – 3 / 2 or 2 / 3, depending
Skills
*[s]Dual Weapon Fighting – <Cou/Str/Agi> 3
[s]Weapon Parrying – <Dex/Agi/Agi> 3
**[s]Pain Resistance - 2 <Sta>
*Ambidexterity – <Dex> 3
*Dagger – <Cou/Str/Agi> 3
Deception – <Cha/Cha/Int> 2
Diplomacy – <Cha/Cha/Int> 2
Etiquette (Nobility) – <Cou/Cha/Int> 2
Feint – Dodgy Hound at: 6/13/05 16:21
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Dino Adolfo Baldasarre
Age: 20 Height: 5’10†Weight: 173# Eye color: light brown/amber Hair color: black
Background
Born as the second son of a Noble landowner in Barius, Don Furruccio Baldasarre, his childhood was one of privilege and status. While his older brother became a captain in the navy and his sister was later married the son of a somewhat wealthy merchant, Dino spent his time thinking about how he would become something special, a celebrated hero. Dino was taught at an early age by his mother Viviana that his abilities were special and that because of his heritage he was to be a great man.
It was this desire to be a great man of his and his parents that took Dino Baldasarre to the Gail Academy, a birth place of many commanders and officers of the royal courts. Early in his time there he was quite taken by the violent art of dueling and became quite enthralled by its noble savagery. He spent much of his time learning from the best Swordmasters at the Academy and becoming an eager student. This brought him into rivalry with an older student, Fordon Kiyestimo.
Fordon was child of simple peasants, the adopted son of a Boyar, awarded with his place for saving the life of his patron. Fordon Kiyescimo was as proud as Dino and challenged the young buck. They had a hard-fought and close match which was fought to a draw by the judge’s decision. Competitive as he was all his life, Dino Baldasarre refused to shake the hand of the overbearing and unapologetic Fordon, and soon an unstated heated rivalry burned between the two.
Later, he joined an underground club of students, and they introduced to the possibilities of Temporal magic to him. Gail’s headmasters did not sanction the use nor the teaching of such dangerous magic to the future ruling elite of the country, but it was acknowledged as a useful tool to learn, and therefore it was an semi-accepted public secret: although the fact that the leader of the group payed the headmaster to look the other way helped as well. The young Baldasarre was always looking for an edge, and began to learn how to use the magic of time to enhance his abilities as a duelist.
Fordon soon gave him a reason to use his abilities, by instigating a duel over a small slight of honor between the hard-headed youths. During the fight Dino was caught using his magic and was disqualified and immensely shamed. His honor desecrated, his abilities as a duelist were questioned, and every win now considered tainted, he left the academy under the cover of night.
His wounds he suffered during the duel were not treated afterwards by the healers of the Monaca Bianca Caretakers, as he was too proud to admit to the pain or confront his disgrace. Instead he waited for his body to heal itself, leaving a handful of scars across his arms and chest, the most prominent on his right breast.
Dino Bardasarre has since left his old haunts. He was too proud of his father and too afraid of disappointing his mother to go back to them. So instead he took advantage of a chance meeting and began work as a bodyguard and herald of a wizard Ea T’uukla. Dino knew that Ea T’uukla was somewhat known and respected by the nobles and officers that the sorcerer worked for, but the Astral Seer wanted to appear to be of the ‘upper crust’ while in the noble courts of kingdoms he traveled through and someone to protect and assist him while he traveled in the country side. The Honorable Sorcerer T’uukla paid Adolfo well, equipping and feeding him and teaching him more tricks with his magic. This worked for Dino, now going by his middle name Adolfo to avoid old stories coming back to haunt him. His past of schmoozing with the sons and daughters of the nobility at the academy taught him how to hold himself, and the work he has done for T’uukla is more than enough to show him what being a hero can really be about.
He looks taller than he is, straight backed and on his toes, ready to defend and attack. Dino is too wary at times, or in even worse times he may be too angry. Very competitive in life, love, and work, he wants to be the best, even though he knows he isn’t always. He wishes to train to be a greater fighter than Kiyescimo and to prove his standing once again as his noble father’s son. He dislikes those that have been too ambitious and knocked others off their pedestals, like Fordon, but his arrogant streak has since cooled in his time as a somewhat commoner.
Possesses a voice that is at times cold and smooth, a tenor sound with a touch of dark tones. Also he speaks well, and at a normal speed with skill so that he seems enthusiastically low-key. Knows he can be charming and is commonly flirting with a noble lady, or helping out an attractive farm girl. However, his heart has not been taken… yet.
Has a nice smile with a distinctive snarl when angered at times and will get either loud or quiet, depending on what he can get away with. He dresses in browns and reds of a slightly puffy Barius noble style, with a blue scarf- signifying his patron Ea T’uukla- and black boots along with his heavy brown cloak and black leather bracers and protective helmet. His skin can be tanned after a bright sunny day or pale after spending time in dark indoor rooms. Possesses prominent cheekbones combined with a high forehead marks him as a man of standing to those who know the lands of his father.
His job status requires the protection of others, and he will selflessly defend the lives of others that are under attack. However, he does not donate money or services easily, nor does he break the law for simple pay, but a honorable vow or repayment, or perhaps a twinkling maiden’s eye, may make him attempt heroic accomplishments. He is not so prideful to believe in death before dishonor, but he does believe in fighting to protect someone’s good name. Dino's confidence is partially fueled by his sense of invulnerability and pride- if he is bound and shamed his bravado is shown to be lower than his courage.
Hubris: Proud, Competitive, and Stubborn
Virtue: Loyal, Zealous, and Determined
Dino Adolfo Baldasarre
RPer: Dodgy Hound
Race: Human
Level: 1
XP: 0/1000
HP 60
MP 45
TP 20
Initiative 7+2d6
Courage +2
Wisdom +2
Intuition +3
Charisma +2
Agility +5
Dexterity +1
Strength +3
Stamina +1
Magic Aptitude 2
Base AT/PA 13/13
~Skill & Equipment: Rapier 18/15
*~Skill & Equipment: Heavy Dagger (Main Gauche) 14/18
Accuracy (N/A)
Dodge – 23
Base MAttack – 7
MDefense – 17
Hardened Leather Helmet, Main Gauche aka Heavy Dagger, Fencing Rapier, Shielded Robe, Leather Bracers, Leather Boots.
Weapon Damage - Rapier
0/-3/-6
Thrusting 11+(1d6)
Slashing 16+(2d4)
Weapon Damage - Main Gauche
0/-3/-6
Thrusting 8+(1d6)
Slashing 14+(2d4)
Chopping 20+(2d6)
*Shielded Robe     13    0/0    12
Leather Bracers 10Â Â Â Â 0/0Â Â Â Â 10
Leather Helmet 10Â Â Â Â 0/0Â Â Â Â 5
Number of Attacks/Parries – 3 / 2 or 2 / 3, depending
Skills
*[s]Dual Weapon Fighting – <Cou/Str/Agi> 3
[s]Weapon Parrying – <Dex/Agi/Agi> 3
**[s]Pain Resistance - 2 <Sta>
*Ambidexterity – <Dex> 3
*Dagger – <Cou/Str/Agi> 3
Deception – <Cha/Cha/Int> 2
Diplomacy – <Cha/Cha/Int> 2
Etiquette (Nobility) – <Cou/Cha/Int> 2
Feint – Dodgy Hound at: 6/13/05 16:21
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