10 Jabez
Published 2014-12-02
Jabez the Paladin of the group. This character was expertly played, and his adventure involved some of the most difficult choices I've put a player through. He chose to sacrifice his body and become animated armor, basically filling the Alphonse Elric role, to resurrect Rose from death. He took the penalties and advantages well as a good Paladin would, never doubting his choices. I wanted to put him in a genuine predicament where his clear cut white and black world would force him into a decision he would regret, and I believe I succeeded. I used the Shou Tucker storyline from Fullmetal Alchemist, although in a magic context, had Jabez in the scenario without the party around, and he had to make the decision to euthanize little Mindy, the daughter turned into a monster. She was in pain, her transformation not perfect, and his compassion and his morals were put in conflict with the decision. The choice did stay with him, and changed the character profoundly from that point on, and game him riotous strength in the end. One of the best things I've ever been a part of was his development, and it led to some amazing roll playing. Also, his sister was named Hanna and was an armorer, whom I turned into the Winry roll for this story. She turned those skills into auto-mail engineering, and it made a nice connection between the two of them.
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