conversations.from: system
conversations.value: *Look, I know the supernatural is something that isn't supposed to happen, but it does happen...*
  
  Regardless of the name...sorcery, witchcraft, shamanism, voodoo…history is rife with tales of magic touching some more strongly than others. The past is filled with individuals who can do things that cannot be explained...Beowulf, Achilles, Nostradamus, Crowley, Arthur, Moses, Jesus, and Rasputin are just a handful of these magic-touched individuals. Whether you believe or not, arcane powers have ebbed and flowed throughout history.
  
  As the dawn of the 20th century breaks, science is catapulting forward while arcana is once again on the rise. Simpler times are giving way to the more complex as the boundaries of arcana fueled technology are stretched further every day. As global tensions rise between powers, some say that war is on the horizon...new nations and old, as well as pirates, privateers and those seeking fame and fortune flock to the Caribbean where a new fuel source that exhibits strange properties has been found...**green, red, blue,  and white coal.**
  
  It is a new frontier for a new era...magic and technology converging...who will it touch, who will stride the Earth like a titan or change the course of history. What is your place in this exciting land of adventure?
  
  Perils of the Sapphire Sea is set in an alternate history of Earth as another golden age of piracy is once again blossoming in Caribbean region. Part Black Sails and part Firefly, it combines elements of arcana, burgeoning technology and the mythological for adventure upon the Caribbean Sea.
  
  **Map**: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwJN4io9wrVlTmhJUms0Z0htZGc
  **Crew Position Descriptions**: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kMwuw0UdF91CNruqhvyt0rYgQ1Q9yPUmEyeBYNfevTg
  **Setting Blog Posts**: http://primalrungeek.com/tag/sapphire-sea/
  **Crew of the Zephy**: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kB-wN97VjQbtcNnZPZXrMncc1exlm_oTlFdeScPBlJg
  
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  A few ground rules...
  
  1) When building a character both Strengths and Weaknesses MUST come from the pre-built cards...when playing a card (strength, weakness or otherwise) in the game, the post and actions MUST reflect the them of the card. **Wild Cards, when created should come from this list as well or another similar type Strength or Weakness.**
  
  2) This game will have a casual pace meaning a post every day or three is fine and I tend to take most weekends away from my computer and online activity.
  
  3) Please don't spam play a ton of cards on a challenge, move it along and let others join in to complete it...this isn't a race, it's a journey.
  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Create your own Nature, this should be a single phrase or sentence that neatly sums up your character, saying who you are, what you do, or what your “deal” is.
conversations.prefix: **READ THIS**:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have never been mistaken for being graceful, you have two left feet.
conversations.prefix: Clumsy:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Create your own Subplot for what motivates or drives your character.
conversations.prefix: **READ THIS**:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You lack strength and power power making athletic endeavors difficult or maybe have a mind that is weak-willed.
conversations.prefix: Weak:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You act with caution, paying attention to the details. When you are holding back, or taking your time, or making extra special sure you get it right...you are being careful. When you are acting Carefully, you're paying close attention to detail and taking your time, when you succeed you are taking your time to get it perfect and when failure occurs you have fumbled the execution of your action.
conversations.prefix: Careful:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You think quickly, and act with great finesse. When you do 'the smart thing', make intuitive leaps, exploit a nuance, outwit or trick, or otherwise rely on your smarts to solve something...you are being clever. When doing things Cleverly you're solving problems and applying creativity, when successful you understand the situation at hand, and when you fail you missed something vital or important.
conversations.prefix: Clever:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You act in big showy ways, giving the appearance of sparkling brilliance and ostentatiously draw attention to yourself. Being larger than life is a speciality. When you go big, brazenly proclaim, entertain, seek to impress, bluster your way out of something, show off, or just do things while piling on with extra awesome style...you are being flashy. While being Flashy you're drawing attention to something with style and panache, if successful you look impressive accomplishing your task, but if you fail you may come across as foolhardy or reckless.
conversations.prefix: Flashy:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You act boldly with no hesitation and without holding back. Both physically and mentally you fully commit to what you are doing and exert yourself to your fullest. When you swing for the fences, throw your shoulder into it, grin and bear it, give it your all, and go all in...you are being forceful. When doing things Forcefully you're using brute force to power through, when successful you break things or hurt feelings but when you fail you can appear weak in some manner.
conversations.prefix: Forceful:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You act swiftly and with great agility, fast and sure-footed. When you act without stopping to think, dart and weave, lunge and leap, use quick reflexes to respond in a hurry, squeeze in an extra little non-action, dash through before its too late...you are being quick. When acting Quickly you're moving with speed and agility, when successful you finish in lightning speed, but if you fail you have overlooked something critical or have arrived too late.
conversations.prefix: Quick:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You act deceptively, secretly, attempting to avoid notice, in furtive and surreptitious ways. When you try to conceal or hide what you are doing, obscure your intentions, evade detection, appear to be other than what you are, set a trap or lay in ambush...you are being sneaky. When doing things Sneakily you're using stealth, misdirection or deceit, if you succeed your actions don’t draw attention but if you fail your intentions are obvious to everyone. 
conversations.prefix: Sneaky:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Whatever it is, you are pretty frail...you lack toughness and endurance or perhaps you are just flat out lazy.
conversations.prefix: Feeble:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You often have issues sorting things out; your reasoning skills, memory and/or education is sorely lacking.
conversations.prefix: Dimwitted:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Sometimes you just don't give a damn; the desire to assist is non-existent or perhaps the courage to act is lacking.
conversations.prefix: Apathetic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: There is something about you that just grates on others...you lack charm, the ability to interact with others or you might be just butt-ass ugly.
conversations.prefix: Repulsive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Strength cards MUST be picked from these six. Wild Cards should be crafted to be one of these or another similar type Strength as well.
conversations.prefix: **READ THIS**:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Weakness cards MUST be picked from these six. Wild Cards should be crafted to be one of these or another similar type Weakness as well.
conversations.prefix: **READ THIS**:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Despite that fact that she looks worse for the wear due to the ordeal she has endured, it is obvious that she is a lady with a high level or regal bearing and social acumen.
conversations.prefix: Virginia Abbott:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A group of hooligans on the dock.
conversations.prefix: Gang of Thugs:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Young looking for his age, Knotts seems to know what he is doing with his rapier.
conversations.prefix: Knotts:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Not entirely unexpected, but you have been ambushed.
conversations.prefix: Ambush!:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Various items lying around begging to be used as weapons...mugs, bottles, chairs, etc.
conversations.prefix: Bar Stuff:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You care about the betterment of the human race through learning and invention. You also have the knowledge to back it up.
conversations.prefix: Scientist:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your attention has been captured by the discovery of strange coals in the Caribbean, and you intend to study them and publish your findings for the benefit of all. 
conversations.prefix: Knowledge:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're a rather important member of the crew.
  
  Your responsibilities include mapping out the swiftest routes from point A to point B, maneuvering the ship itself around difficult landmasses, and just generally making sure that the vessel—and crew—arrive in (mostly) one piece (or at least in as few pieces as possible, that can reasonably be reassembled).
  
  You have an intricate knowledge of navigation by reckoning, by the stars, and by the map as well. As far as you're concerned, tools such as compasses *help*—but they aren't necessary. At least not to you.
conversations.prefix: Navigator:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: There's no mistaking that these are dangerous waters. You aren't a surgeon—and you're sure your mates thank their gods every day for that, because it's no secret that you'd probably make a *terrible* one—but there's more to ship life than scurvy, as your old grantie used to say.
  
  Speaking of medicine, though, they say that laughter's the best for that. So you're determined that no one should be at each other's throats (well, any more than can be expected in a cramped vessel, at least), and, well... you might be pirates, but at least you can be *good* pirates.
conversations.prefix: Maintain Morale ... and Morality:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: I am the ship, the ship is me.   By my will we will survive and profit.  By my word we will prosper!
conversations.prefix: Captain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Money, they say, makes the world go round.  It is a saying they I intend to prove, one way or another.
conversations.prefix: Lust for Wealth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know everything that happens around here, and most everything goes through you.
conversations.prefix: Bosun:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You want to see the entire world. The ocean is the most efficient way to everywhere in the world, so you're on it.
conversations.prefix: Explore:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Returning from an expedition to discover a little of your ancestors, you are struggling to align what you knew to be true and what you have now seen.
conversations.prefix: Baffled Gentry:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have discovered something... unnatural about your forebears. You saw something in the wilds of the New World that relate to who you are and perhaps to what you can do.
conversations.prefix: Magic in the Blood:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You epitomize the fierceness and resourcefulness of your tribe.
conversations.prefix: Native:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You couldn't stay with your people.  Now you're looking for a new home.
conversations.prefix: Find Your Place:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Master at Arms
conversations.prefix: Master at Arms:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You have an instinct for getting people to trust you.
conversations.prefix: Grifter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You love the shiny.  Too much.
conversations.prefix: Compulsive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Someday you'd like to have enough shiny things to live like royalty.
conversations.prefix: Life of Luxury:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Something needs fixing on the ship you have it covered.
conversations.prefix: Shipwright:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You know one thing and that's ship building and maintenance. You plan to be the best there is at it and make your mark on the world by building the ultimate ship. For that you need to see and experience ships of all kinds.
conversations.prefix: Grab Fame:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You can maximize effectiveness with minimal effort.
conversations.prefix: Precise:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Like a cat, you have a soft exterior that belies your flashing claws and teeth.
conversations.prefix: Fierce In Extremity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've never passed out before, but *some* first aid is necessary in your line of work.
conversations.prefix: Prepared:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: While your profession has many names -- sell-sword, soldier of fortune, what have you -- at the end of the day, you'll take most any job so long as it pays the bills.  
  
  (Why not *any* job?  Well, *some* of you still have a moral compass of some kind...but it might not always be pointing up.)
conversations.prefix: Mercenary:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Living the life of a sword for hire isn't exactly a picnic.  You're not in this for the long haul: you just want to make enough money to live out the rest of your life in a comfortable stupor. 
  
  Though 'the rest of your life' will probably last until you get bored, and then you'll just fall back into the mercenary life.  But hey, those funds will just keep adding up, right? 
conversations.prefix: Retire in Luxury: