Dec 16, 2025 1:19 am
Probably won't pursue the treasure hunter angle (that'd be more of an Adventurer background). Still, I think I've got an angle, should have the sheet together soon.
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Dec 16, 2025 4:00 am
Morphling says:
Rolled an 8 and 7 for personality, what does that get me?
Dec 16, 2025 6:10 am
Okay, I submitted the character sheet (it should be Public in case anyone beyond the GM wants to look at it). I'll try and doodle up a visual representation for him a bit later. There wasn't a space for the Background, so I'll just post it here for now:
Background
Zachary Toomes was one of the many lost souls who roam the world without purpose. His father was a veteran and a drunk, and his mother was disloyal and blamed her lot in life on Zach's birth. With such a home life, you might imagine that Zach spent a great deal of time looking for excuses not to go home. His friends were similarly disaffected youths, who stayed out late, roaming the town's graveyard, and looking for a higher purpose. A purpose they believed they found when the youngest among them followed their dreams to an abandoned church, which apparently had been built upon the site of another, much older place of worship.
Zach wasn't much of a believer himself, but if his friends wanted to dabble in occult rituals that promised to give them everything they believed they deserved, who was he to stand in their way? He was still rolling his eyes beneath his polyester-mix hood when his own friend plunged the knife into his chest. It turns out, the others had conspired together -- the ritual required the "blood of an unbeliever" and how better to seal the pact between the survivors than to remove the only one who knew enough to endanger them? He was buried in a shallow grave on the outskirts of town, where, supposedly, he would never be found.
Deep within the embrace of the earth, however, arcane forces continued to twist and form. The ritual may have been performed correctly, but those responsible were not of the bloodline of priests -- the nameless god of that place was not resurrected. Instead, a shard of its ineffable power clawed at Zachary, twisting his body into a creature which would pursue the temple robbers and take back the powers they had stolen. Only when he had done so would he know rest ... but Zach doesn't particularly trust his "patron" to follow through on his end of the deal in the end.
Background
Zachary Toomes was one of the many lost souls who roam the world without purpose. His father was a veteran and a drunk, and his mother was disloyal and blamed her lot in life on Zach's birth. With such a home life, you might imagine that Zach spent a great deal of time looking for excuses not to go home. His friends were similarly disaffected youths, who stayed out late, roaming the town's graveyard, and looking for a higher purpose. A purpose they believed they found when the youngest among them followed their dreams to an abandoned church, which apparently had been built upon the site of another, much older place of worship.
Zach wasn't much of a believer himself, but if his friends wanted to dabble in occult rituals that promised to give them everything they believed they deserved, who was he to stand in their way? He was still rolling his eyes beneath his polyester-mix hood when his own friend plunged the knife into his chest. It turns out, the others had conspired together -- the ritual required the "blood of an unbeliever" and how better to seal the pact between the survivors than to remove the only one who knew enough to endanger them? He was buried in a shallow grave on the outskirts of town, where, supposedly, he would never be found.
Deep within the embrace of the earth, however, arcane forces continued to twist and form. The ritual may have been performed correctly, but those responsible were not of the bloodline of priests -- the nameless god of that place was not resurrected. Instead, a shard of its ineffable power clawed at Zachary, twisting his body into a creature which would pursue the temple robbers and take back the powers they had stolen. Only when he had done so would he know rest ... but Zach doesn't particularly trust his "patron" to follow through on his end of the deal in the end.
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Dec 16, 2025 8:47 am
Well I see we are off to a light-hearted start! Lmao. So was Zach still a child when we was sacrificed?
Dec 16, 2025 11:48 am
Eh, he was a teenager, whether or not you call that a "child" is semantics. A moody goth-rock sort with no prospects, just in a world where your buddy with an interest in the occult can go full warlock.
Cursed characters tend to go all skulls, chains, and spikes -- but the tone of the series is supposed to be more SatAM Cartoon, so I got to thinking about the enduring popularity of Raven and how that might rub parents the wrong way. Decided to lean into something more Crow-y. I liked the idea that, since he was Cursed, his Abilities tend to come with some form of backlash and leaned into that (though I did mitigate it a bit with Rite of Flagellation)
Cursed characters tend to go all skulls, chains, and spikes -- but the tone of the series is supposed to be more SatAM Cartoon, so I got to thinking about the enduring popularity of Raven and how that might rub parents the wrong way. Decided to lean into something more Crow-y. I liked the idea that, since he was Cursed, his Abilities tend to come with some form of backlash and leaned into that (though I did mitigate it a bit with Rite of Flagellation)
Dec 16, 2025 12:31 pm
Yeah I definitely got Crow vibes! Love the character idea, can't wait to see it in action!
Dec 16, 2025 1:31 pm
Can you explain what a quality is exactly, and maybe give an example? And what are the red abilities?
Dec 16, 2025 2:23 pm
Red abilities are just like yellow and green. You pick two qualities or power types you possess (mental, athletic, technological, etc.) and pick two red abilities from those categories. Which categories do you have powers and qualities for?
Dec 16, 2025 2:24 pm
Theres some good youtube videos that cover all that if you prefer
https://youtu.be/mp41gNuLEK0?si=8hfj1M79c4jyzC0h
https://youtu.be/mp41gNuLEK0?si=8hfj1M79c4jyzC0h
Dec 17, 2025 12:24 pm
Just need to sort out the red abilities and the personality and then transfer it all over to the sheet! When do we hope to get going?
Keeping the time of year in mind!
Keeping the time of year in mind!
Dec 17, 2025 5:54 pm
oh man, I hope it's street level. I don't think the Cicada is ready for to go global
Dec 18, 2025 12:25 am
Aw. I GM for my tabletop crew on Sunday, so I may be a little late to the start.
Dec 18, 2025 2:05 am
KCC says:
Street level stuff or more world spanning?Celestine says:
Aw. I GM for my tabletop crew on Sunday, so I may be a little late to the start.load next