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Okay, just moving a topic that was started as a PM conversation. Also, since I apparently can't use myself, I'm just using my primary character. First of all, for anyone new, here's the major races in the world, along with the stat system I'm using. Also, this is Steampunk. Prepare for lots of text.

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Races

-Elves, but rather then normal elves they are big, brutish creatures, stereotyped as stupid. Their souls are fractured as seen in the next race.

-Farrishta, elves with restored souls. A scientist figured out how to restore the elf souls, and the first grew several feet taller, and became angelic, including wings. Wings are a rare trait from the transformation, but consistently all the subjects get a complete personality change, and are unrecognizible to even their families.

-Humans, don't think that needs any explanation.

-Same with gnomes, they're smart, they're in tune with nature, some of them are a bit different and go all-out for machines, but most live without industrial influences.

-Satyrs are a genetically engineered by the gnomes, to serve as a slave race. They are immune to alcohol, and move faster than other races. They have since had a revolt and broken free, though some are still kept as slaves

-Finally, Ayodin, are winged fish people, with dark blue to light green skin color. There are salt water and fresh water variations, and while the fresh water interact regularly with the rest of society, the sea water kind builds large, sprawling cities underwater, that rarely interact with the surface world.

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Stat System

brute (combination of strength and toughness)

Dexterity (agility/stealth) (as it sounds)

science (direct booksmarts/intelligence)

cunning (persuasion, tactical smarts, etc) (you'd use this as more of like a practical knowledge as well as how good you are at interacting with and influencing people)

spirit (luck/faith for people like shamans and preists) (this isn't major, but it is useful to have sometimes. This is like mental stats, so for instance, to control fear or anger, or to beg a God for assistance, or to bend the natural world to your will, you'd use this)

You can put a total of 10 points in your skills, and you can make a stat a -1 if you want an extra point to put into something else

Also, there is no actual magic. The closest thing is the spirit stat

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Summary

The plot so far: You all are on a train, for various reasons, heading north. The ride is expected to take about three days. The notables are a humanoid lizard (one of the rarer races) transporting an illegal weapon shipment north to be sold to a baron, who also runs the black market. The other notable personage is a Farishtaa, the daughter of a nobleman in their forest cities to the southeast. She is going to check on a rather large industry that her father owns. The day was fairly uneventful, with the Faristaa woman playing her flute and the Lizarian was extremely panicked about guards checking his room. Once night fell, and everyone had fallen asleep, there was a terrible scream. While the Lizarian barricaded himself in his room, the Farishtaa decided to investigate, and saw the corpse of a dead human on the floor. There wasn't a drop of blood...and in fact there didn't seem to be any blood in the human either. He was drained dry of every drop, with a gaping hole in his neck. The Farishtaa managed to dodge back into her room before the guards came back, and then everyone fell into a fitful sleep. The next morning, rather than the previous 2 per car, there were now 4 per car. And so it continues (with new people, yay)

Okay, built new character for this

Etharon: Lizarian/Rogue
Weapon: Pistol 1D8+Dex
Item: Charge Blaster (Illigal Weapon) 1D12+Dex!
Item: Alarm Device
Item: Small Motorized Game Boy

Brute +1
Dex +5
Science +5
Spirit -1
Cunning +3
(Halok gave Lizarian's a +3 Science Bonus because of their superior technological knowlege.)

The Lizarian stored his brief case in a compartment under the sink in his compartments tiny bathroom. He left his duffle bag on the bed and headed out the door. He had been locked up in his room for the last four days and was done. Placing his alarm mechanism on the outside of his bathroom door he wired it to alert his game device if someone tried to open the bathroom. And with that he headed to the dinning car to get some food.

The dining car was three cars back, and had a number of tables and a bar structure where one could get the food that they wanted. There were several serving people, and they were getting people what they asked, when it wasn't at the bar

(Okay, new person has his stats set up, I think we're ready to go)

Name: Zhouken Taishin
Race: Human
Class/1vl: Samurai/1

Brawn:2
Agility:5
Intelligence:0
Cunning:1
Spirit:2

Items:
Katana-1d10 S
Wakizashi-1d6 S
Traveler's Clothes-
Adventurer's Kit-

(Will post opening tomorrow when done work))

(Are you there Taishin?)

(Okay then, I suppose we should just continue without him, assuming that you two are still there and wanting to play)

Yup

Name: Tiffany
Race: Farrishta

Brute:2
Agility:5
Science:1
Cunning:3
Spirit:1

Tiffany decides to explore the train a bit.

Roll for search (cunning)

Etharon is in the dining car by now, just taking his seat.

Tiffany continues to explore as she makes her way to the dinning car.

Etharon, you have an attendant approach and ask you for your order. Tiffany, you look around the train for a bit, trying to find anything of significance. You don't find anything new, but the body appears to have been moved, probably to keep the commotion and panic to a minimum. The room where he was appears spotless. Something else of note, including the food car and the caboose (which is where the guards barracks are), The train is a total of eight cars

Tiffany shrugged not really finding anything of that much significance and goes to the dining car while she ran her fingers through her hair.

When you, Tiffany, arrive, you see about half the tables are filled. There are attendants moving from table to table taking orders and delivering food. One of those attendants approaches you, Etharon, and hands you a menu, asking if you already know what you want or if you need a minute

Tiffany go sits at a vacant seat as she looks around.

Etharon looks through the menu, and points to the pancake plate option and simply says, "side of bacon and some hot tea..." Looking around he sees all the people in the dining car, nothing about Tiffany immediately stands out to him, nor does anyone so he looks out the window and tries to figure out how many days until he reaches his destination.

You will be arriving the morning after next, if your estimation is correct. Tiffany, an attendant approaches you and hands you a menu, then leaves you to decide on what you want. Etharon, your attendant nods, takes the menu, and walks into the compartment at the back, probably the kitchen

Etharon is going to scan the room with his eyes, foremost looking for anyone eyeing him, second off looking for anyone suspicious.