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Mar. 4th, 2018 05:40 pmOOC:
Player Name: Raina
Age: 28
Contact: discord: sugarburger#5564
plurk: marshmallowvodka
IC:
Name: Taako
Canon: The Adventure Zone Balance arc
Canon Point: Just before leaving for Wonderland
Age: 250 (150 as far as he knows, for now.)
Spoken language(s): Common, Dwarvish, Draconic, Elvish, Goblin, and, once he gets his memories back entirely, animal grunts.
Username: themongoose
To the Mods: Taako has a silver bracer on his right arm that is impossible to remove; it's nonfunctional in any world that isn't his home world, and all it does there is allow him to summon a ride back to his organization's home base.
History: Taako's history section on the wiki.
Personality: It has been stated by Justin McElroy, Taako's creator and the player who portrays him in the podcast itself, that "Taako is not a good person." This is the best simple summary of most of his personality, really, at least outwardly; Taako is selfish, deceptive and dishonest even when he doesn't strictly need to be, sarcastic, and sometimes outright cruel, including to those that he considers his allies. Earning his trust is something of a chore, and is something that very few people have managed, and fewer yet have managed to keep up. He has a tendency to protect himself before anyone else, and has demonstrated a considerable lack of empathy for anyone outside of himself, and very few others.
However, it's also been shown that he is capable of trusting and even caring for others; Angus McDonald, for example, manages to earn his trust, and Taako actually opens up to him before anyone else, telling him about what happened on his show and teaching him to use magic. Also, another unique situation is his twin sister, Lup; the two of them were extremely close, and he clearly trusted and loved her. He demonstrated more faith in her opinions and abilities than anyone else, and openly and sincerely complimented her; she's also the single person who's been shown to be able to influence Taako's actions at all. Lup's death and subsequent erasure from his memories left him detached and, on occasion, terribly violent, as her apparently calming influence on him was lost.
The other important aspect of his personality is the contrast between his usual personality and presentation, and just how talented and clever he can be. He generally presents himself as being dim and unobservant, once describing himself as "a simple idiot wizard"; but his behavior in battle and when things are dire for his team tell a very different story. He can be cunning and clever, as well as fairly charming when he needs to worm his way out of something, and his skill in spellcasting has been repeatedly demonstrated to be remarkable.
Abilities/Skills:
As a D&D Transmutation-school wizard, Taako has the following abilities:
Cantrips:
Mage Hand
Minor Illustion
Prestidigitation
Ray of Frost
Spells:
Shield
Sleep
Darkvision
Charm Person
Thunderwave
Levitate
Detect Magic
Magic Missile
Melf's Acid Arrow
Blink
Rope Trick
Scorching Ray
Disguise Self
Clairvoyance
Crown of Madness
Enlarge/Reduce
Phantom Steed
Fireball
Shatter
Phantasmal Killer
Evard's Black Tentacles
Stoneskin
Knock
Cone of Cold
Wall of Force
Wall of Stone
Otiluke's Resiliant Sphere
Planar Binding
Ice Storm
Leomund's Secret Chest
Arcane Eye
Cloudkill
Mislead
Bigby's Hand
Disintegrate
Banishment
Polymorph
Fire Shield
Fabricate
Dominate Person
Animate Objects
Greater Invisibility
Flesh to Stone
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
True Seeing
Hunger of Hadar
Magic Jar
Drawmij's Instant Summons
Detect Thoughts
However, as he will enter the game without his Umbra Staff, he'll be unable to cast the vast majority of these spells for some time; and, even with it, the power of the spells will be greatly capped, if necessary, and invasive or mind control spells will be used sparingly and only with explicit permission. His cross-planar spells-- such as Blink, Rope Trick, Leomond's Secret Chest, Planar Binding, etc-- will not function in Reims.
Taako is also skilled with learning new languages and decoding languages he isn't already familiar with, and he's a very talented cook.
Samples:
Network sample.
Log sample.
Player Name: Raina
Age: 28
Contact: discord: sugarburger#5564
plurk: marshmallowvodka
IC:
Name: Taako
Canon: The Adventure Zone Balance arc
Canon Point: Just before leaving for Wonderland
Age: 250 (150 as far as he knows, for now.)
Spoken language(s): Common, Dwarvish, Draconic, Elvish, Goblin, and, once he gets his memories back entirely, animal grunts.
Username: themongoose
To the Mods: Taako has a silver bracer on his right arm that is impossible to remove; it's nonfunctional in any world that isn't his home world, and all it does there is allow him to summon a ride back to his organization's home base.
History: Taako's history section on the wiki.
Personality: It has been stated by Justin McElroy, Taako's creator and the player who portrays him in the podcast itself, that "Taako is not a good person." This is the best simple summary of most of his personality, really, at least outwardly; Taako is selfish, deceptive and dishonest even when he doesn't strictly need to be, sarcastic, and sometimes outright cruel, including to those that he considers his allies. Earning his trust is something of a chore, and is something that very few people have managed, and fewer yet have managed to keep up. He has a tendency to protect himself before anyone else, and has demonstrated a considerable lack of empathy for anyone outside of himself, and very few others.
However, it's also been shown that he is capable of trusting and even caring for others; Angus McDonald, for example, manages to earn his trust, and Taako actually opens up to him before anyone else, telling him about what happened on his show and teaching him to use magic. Also, another unique situation is his twin sister, Lup; the two of them were extremely close, and he clearly trusted and loved her. He demonstrated more faith in her opinions and abilities than anyone else, and openly and sincerely complimented her; she's also the single person who's been shown to be able to influence Taako's actions at all. Lup's death and subsequent erasure from his memories left him detached and, on occasion, terribly violent, as her apparently calming influence on him was lost.
The other important aspect of his personality is the contrast between his usual personality and presentation, and just how talented and clever he can be. He generally presents himself as being dim and unobservant, once describing himself as "a simple idiot wizard"; but his behavior in battle and when things are dire for his team tell a very different story. He can be cunning and clever, as well as fairly charming when he needs to worm his way out of something, and his skill in spellcasting has been repeatedly demonstrated to be remarkable.
Abilities/Skills:
As a D&D Transmutation-school wizard, Taako has the following abilities:
Cantrips:
Mage Hand
Minor Illustion
Prestidigitation
Ray of Frost
Spells:
Shield
Sleep
Darkvision
Charm Person
Thunderwave
Levitate
Detect Magic
Magic Missile
Melf's Acid Arrow
Blink
Rope Trick
Scorching Ray
Disguise Self
Clairvoyance
Crown of Madness
Enlarge/Reduce
Phantom Steed
Fireball
Shatter
Phantasmal Killer
Evard's Black Tentacles
Stoneskin
Knock
Cone of Cold
Wall of Force
Wall of Stone
Otiluke's Resiliant Sphere
Planar Binding
Ice Storm
Leomund's Secret Chest
Arcane Eye
Cloudkill
Mislead
Bigby's Hand
Disintegrate
Banishment
Polymorph
Fire Shield
Fabricate
Dominate Person
Animate Objects
Greater Invisibility
Flesh to Stone
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
True Seeing
Hunger of Hadar
Magic Jar
Drawmij's Instant Summons
Detect Thoughts
However, as he will enter the game without his Umbra Staff, he'll be unable to cast the vast majority of these spells for some time; and, even with it, the power of the spells will be greatly capped, if necessary, and invasive or mind control spells will be used sparingly and only with explicit permission. His cross-planar spells-- such as Blink, Rope Trick, Leomond's Secret Chest, Planar Binding, etc-- will not function in Reims.
Taako is also skilled with learning new languages and decoding languages he isn't already familiar with, and he's a very talented cook.
Samples:
Network sample.
Log sample.
