Russell's Teapot
The following is all considered to be 'out of character' information. It's mostly here to provide background, ideas and a little bit about yours truly.
- For those who are interested, here is a character sheet for Loki. It's using slightly modified WoD2 rules. I do keep track of things like Loki's experience points, Willpower and Seið; sometimes I even make rolls during otherwise 'free-form' RP, because accidentally failing at things can sometimes be fun.
- I am a writer first and a roleplayer second. Like all my 'IC' characters, I play Loki according to the tenents of Scene RP.
- As a tangent to this, I also am a great fan of semi-predetermined plots. Loki is not a 'social' character and he (and I) react much more favourably to RP which involves some kind of dramatic storyline rather than inane "let's be friends" style encounters. A a drug-addicted mercenary, I'm sure there are lots of people he's pissed off; feel free to be one of them! If you're uncertain about a plotline, please discuss it with me beforehand; I'm fairly amicable to most things. Oh, and for the record; I love NPCs.
- You won't see it mentioned anywhere else on this page, but despite the fact that I always refer to him as 'he' (and the fact that physically he looks entirely male), Loki is, in fact, a hermaphrodite. Just a friendly warning in advance...
- Yes, Loki comes from 20th century Earth. You can take a gander at his 'modern' incarnation here. He's a bit unclear on how, exactly, he ended up in Furcadia. The fact that he is from 'our' world, means that his anachronisms (eg. his gun, the fact that he has a habit of saying "Christonnapike") are deliberate.
- I'm sure some people are going to get upset over the fact that Loki cannot 'die' by conventional means. Deal with it. Anyway, I hardly see how it matters since we're all playing by the Consent Rule here, and it's not like I'd be consenting to his death anyway. Please feel free to wipe the floor with him in a fight, but don't say you weren't warned when he drags his sorry carcass back up again at the end of it. On the other hand, I'm sure at least some of you are creative (or sadistic) enough to figure out some great situations to take advantage of this fact...
- Loki can come off as cutting and aggressive, but generally I myself am not. I am, however, always leery of people who 'hide' their own nastiness behind abusive characters ("What are you getting upset about? It's just IC!"). If at any time you feel uncomfortable or personally upset, let me know. I love playing drama, but it's only fun so long as the other party (ie. you) is also having fun.
- The (imaginary) drug nár'sofa is supposed to be a bit of a mystery. No-one knows exactly what is in it, or where it comes from. All kinds of wild theories abound; angel blood, the ground bones of children, Black Lotus extract, the bile of demons. On a 'normal' metabolism, however, it acts as an extremely powerful hallucinogenic, and causes strong auditory and visual hallucinations (including shared hallucinations between two or more users). Physically, users are prone to shakes, elevated body temperature, profuse sweating, blurred vision, confusion, erratic or 'tabboo' behaviour (fits of violence, disrobing, uncontrollable weeping or laughter) extreme paranoia and irrational fear. It is highly psychologically addictive and physically dependant, and users are commonly known to 'ride the leviathan' at the exclusion of all else. Overdose from nár'sofa isn't unknown, but by far the most common cause of death is dehydration or starvation casued as a by-product of use; the hallucinogenic properties of the drug mean that users often merely imagine themselves to be eating and drinking normally while under its effects. 'Street grade' nár'sofa generally comes in a flakey, iridescent green cake, and can be consumed in a wide variety of ways; though the most common by far is via pipe or hookah.
- Most of the section titles here at TLN actually have (gasp) some meaning. Please see: turtles all the way down, ultimate 747, Invisible Pink Unicorn, Russell's teapot.
- Yes the hair-thing is important.