Games I've actually played: ========================== D&D AD&D Ars Magica Call of Cthulu Vampire Shadowrun Cyberpunk Mage The majority of my experience is in AD&D, Ars Magica and Call of Cthulu. I enjoy Ars and Cthulu the most of any of them. The game system lends itself well to roleplaying. Character concept: ================= Description: ----------- Jared stands 5'11" tall, his frame is thin and wiry. A mop of slightly greasy sandy-blonde hair is atop his head. The hair hangs down into his face, almost hiding his ice blue eyes beneath his thin brow. He has two hoop earrings in his left ear, and an earring in the shape of a smiley face in his right. His v-shaped jaw is well set and very pronounced. His favorite atire is jeans and a t-shirt, with an over shirt of some kind, be it a sweat-shirt or a button up, thrown over it. He always wear vans shoes no matter what the occasion. His fingers are much like the rest of his frame, long and thin. Background: ---------- As long as Jared could remember, his one true desire was to be able to preform magick. He had spent hours as a child trying to learn the simple slight-of-hand maneuvers that most people accept as magick. Gradually, Jared came to realize that this wasn't all of it, surely it couldn't be. During his teenage years he experimented with tarot cards and read many books on various oddities such as ESP. He became possessed with the need to know. As he entered his late teens, his beliefs began to falter. It just seemed like what his parents had told him was true. There was no 'True Magick', just the slight-of-hand and escape tricks he'd learned as a child. Back to my commentary: --------------------- This is the point I'd like to start Jared at. Whether he actually gets to be a mage or not is up to you. I heard you wanted to play mortals, and I believe this character will work either as a mortal or a beginning mage. I recently picked up the Mage book and have been reading it in my off time. I've got some of the background.