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Genre: Low Fantasy, later bordering on High Fantasy.
The basic premise is player characters would form part of an "organization" called the Nasirian Knights, whose job is to unite the nation of Nasiria (then separated into many dynasties fighting for power) in order to meet an unknown threat to the world in the future. Ironically, the Knights themselves are divided into four orders, each with completely different ideas on how to accomplish this goal. Not all of them are "knights" in the traditional sense of the word either.
This idea would implement a fairly unique idea: starting off in a world without magic, but slowly introducing said magic over a long course of time. By the point magic plays a major role, our characters would be quite old. That's another theme too, by the way: growing up and facing a world that's swiftly changing around you. Players would also create these characters' younger descendants or successors to highlight the contrast between the old and the new.
Different kinds of scenarios/stories/plot-starters are available, so there's plenty to work with! Here's a summary of the ones there are right now; if you want to read more about any of them, you can find in-depth descriptions of them here. Also, your characters can affect how events unfold!
Just a quick summary of the four orders, each with a different stylized focus:
First Order - Action-Thriller & Military Fiction
Second Order - Fantasy Quests & Exploration/Adventure
Third Order - Political Intrigue & Medieval Noir
Fourth Order - Science Fantasy & Mystery Fiction
You can find out more here!
I would prefer separate 1x1 RPs for different scenarios, but if someone wants to play in a group and can bring together friends that work well together, I'll probably make an exception.
Disclaimer: If you'd like to RP, but rather not look through the scenarios for ideas, let me know what you'd like in our RP via PM. Remember, these ideas are plot-starters; I'm more than happy to develop any details with you!
The basic premise is player characters would form part of an "organization" called the Nasirian Knights, whose job is to unite the nation of Nasiria (then separated into many dynasties fighting for power) in order to meet an unknown threat to the world in the future. Ironically, the Knights themselves are divided into four orders, each with completely different ideas on how to accomplish this goal. Not all of them are "knights" in the traditional sense of the word either.
This idea would implement a fairly unique idea: starting off in a world without magic, but slowly introducing said magic over a long course of time. By the point magic plays a major role, our characters would be quite old. That's another theme too, by the way: growing up and facing a world that's swiftly changing around you. Players would also create these characters' younger descendants or successors to highlight the contrast between the old and the new.
Different kinds of scenarios/stories/plot-starters are available, so there's plenty to work with! Here's a summary of the ones there are right now; if you want to read more about any of them, you can find in-depth descriptions of them here. Also, your characters can affect how events unfold!
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In the Wake of a Titan - A land torn apart by civil war. Characters choose sides or fight for themselves. This is a time when legends are born, and the Knights may take notice...
Fides Exitialis - Refugees are forced from their homes and flee to a city that refuses to take them in.
The King's Folly - A prince is dead, a tyrant's on the throne, and the king he replaced is alive and insane. The people inside the city must organize a rebellion and hold out until the Knights arrive.
When the Spirits Wept - Warriors try to avenge the deaths of their comrades by capturing a "holy" city. But someone may be taking advantage of their enraged hearts to plant a seed of malice.
A Crimson Symphony - The First Order fight the descendants of a former Knight from centuries ago.
Latent Truths - The Second Order go on a quest to find an artifact deep beneath a cursed lake.
Oath of Honor - The Third Order decide whether or not to betray a city so they can control it.
Blood Ties - The Fourth Order search for a descendant of an Ancient before a mysterious foe finds them. Meanwhile, they must confront the descendant's family and a mob of scared & angry refugees.
House of the Great Light - The Fourth Order travel to the past to rescue an oracle from a deranged "goddess". In the process, they may have an irrevocable effect on history... whether good or bad.
Death Upon Her Lips - The First and Third Orders support opposing sides in a war to control the most powerful city in Nasiria. Both sides must shake off tradition and fight on each others' turf.
The Horde - The Fourth Order uncovers a mystery in a land of mysterious horsemen and their reptilian gods. The Khan's prized possessions, artifacts made by the Ancients, are at stake.
Retribution - The First Order assaults a city, but the attack endangers artifacts the Fourth Order must protect. Neither side officially thinks of the people, but if it could gain them allies...
Inquisition - A game of cat & mouse erupts between the Third and Fourth Orders as the Third tries the Fourth for heresy. Anyone trapped between them become pawns in this game of domination.
Whisper - Psychological thriller involving the Second Order during a quest to rescue a human child.
Trials - An exile from the Second Order settles down with the Fourth, but not all is what it seems.
Battle of the Blind - The First Order leads a rebellion against an incompetent ruler.
The Task - The First Order is forced to make a difficult choice between mercy and the future of Nasiria. Its the lives of innocent refugees pit against the lives of millions.
Rothgaard - The Second Order goes undercover among a group of Viking-like raiders to explore the ruins of an ancient city they plan to attack.
Mockingbird - The Third Order must prove their innocence to a murder while protecting a royal family from another. They are treated as criminals everywhere they go in the process.
Orchesis - The Third & Second Orders must collaborate to steal a prized artifact during a festival in a city resembling ancient Thebes. Along the way, they find not all is what it seems.
Home & Hearth - Knights of the First, Second & Third Orders clash as one group escorts a human ambassador to the west, another plans a heist for when they arrive, and the third try to interfere.
Family - The First Order must convince a stubborn people, led by a woman who watched Knights murder her family and loved ones, to leave a village before it's destroyed in an earthquake.
Fides Exitialis - Refugees are forced from their homes and flee to a city that refuses to take them in.
The King's Folly - A prince is dead, a tyrant's on the throne, and the king he replaced is alive and insane. The people inside the city must organize a rebellion and hold out until the Knights arrive.
When the Spirits Wept - Warriors try to avenge the deaths of their comrades by capturing a "holy" city. But someone may be taking advantage of their enraged hearts to plant a seed of malice.
A Crimson Symphony - The First Order fight the descendants of a former Knight from centuries ago.
Latent Truths - The Second Order go on a quest to find an artifact deep beneath a cursed lake.
Oath of Honor - The Third Order decide whether or not to betray a city so they can control it.
Blood Ties - The Fourth Order search for a descendant of an Ancient before a mysterious foe finds them. Meanwhile, they must confront the descendant's family and a mob of scared & angry refugees.
House of the Great Light - The Fourth Order travel to the past to rescue an oracle from a deranged "goddess". In the process, they may have an irrevocable effect on history... whether good or bad.
Death Upon Her Lips - The First and Third Orders support opposing sides in a war to control the most powerful city in Nasiria. Both sides must shake off tradition and fight on each others' turf.
The Horde - The Fourth Order uncovers a mystery in a land of mysterious horsemen and their reptilian gods. The Khan's prized possessions, artifacts made by the Ancients, are at stake.
Retribution - The First Order assaults a city, but the attack endangers artifacts the Fourth Order must protect. Neither side officially thinks of the people, but if it could gain them allies...
Inquisition - A game of cat & mouse erupts between the Third and Fourth Orders as the Third tries the Fourth for heresy. Anyone trapped between them become pawns in this game of domination.
Whisper - Psychological thriller involving the Second Order during a quest to rescue a human child.
Trials - An exile from the Second Order settles down with the Fourth, but not all is what it seems.
Battle of the Blind - The First Order leads a rebellion against an incompetent ruler.
The Task - The First Order is forced to make a difficult choice between mercy and the future of Nasiria. Its the lives of innocent refugees pit against the lives of millions.
Rothgaard - The Second Order goes undercover among a group of Viking-like raiders to explore the ruins of an ancient city they plan to attack.
Mockingbird - The Third Order must prove their innocence to a murder while protecting a royal family from another. They are treated as criminals everywhere they go in the process.
Orchesis - The Third & Second Orders must collaborate to steal a prized artifact during a festival in a city resembling ancient Thebes. Along the way, they find not all is what it seems.
Home & Hearth - Knights of the First, Second & Third Orders clash as one group escorts a human ambassador to the west, another plans a heist for when they arrive, and the third try to interfere.
Family - The First Order must convince a stubborn people, led by a woman who watched Knights murder her family and loved ones, to leave a village before it's destroyed in an earthquake.
Just a quick summary of the four orders, each with a different stylized focus:
First Order - Action-Thriller & Military Fiction
Second Order - Fantasy Quests & Exploration/Adventure
Third Order - Political Intrigue & Medieval Noir
Fourth Order - Science Fantasy & Mystery Fiction
You can find out more here!
I would prefer separate 1x1 RPs for different scenarios, but if someone wants to play in a group and can bring together friends that work well together, I'll probably make an exception.
Disclaimer: If you'd like to RP, but rather not look through the scenarios for ideas, let me know what you'd like in our RP via PM. Remember, these ideas are plot-starters; I'm more than happy to develop any details with you!
Plausible legends of ancient magic, but current magic is not common.
Iron age
Unrest may be part of the setting, but any scenes that happen to involve combat may be summarized.
Details: Freeform, adjustable length posts, long-term RP partner preferred.
Bump?
I kinda want to do something mystery/conspiracy-related right now, so...
Anybody interested in a Third Order RP?
I'm especially interested in roleplaying the Mockingbird scenario. Classic who-dun-it material with bigger implications than the usual, plain ol' murder mystery!
I kinda want to do something mystery/conspiracy-related right now, so...
Anybody interested in a Third Order RP?
I'm especially interested in roleplaying the Mockingbird scenario. Classic who-dun-it material with bigger implications than the usual, plain ol' murder mystery!
I would be interested in a third-order RP 
Shall I pm you?
Shall I pm you?
BSODING wrote:
I would be interested in a third-order RP Shall I pm you?
Shall I pm you?
SINDragon wrote:
The Fourth Order's an interesting choice I haven't seen many make yet. Have you had a chance yet to look into it a bit further? What about it caught your attention or interests you?
I... Don't entirely know. It just caught my eye. And between the Second and Fourth, the little scenarios you have for them are pretty interesting to me.
SINDragon wrote:
I... Don't entirely know. It just caught my eye. And between the Second and Fourth, the little scenarios you have for them are pretty interesting to me.
I'll send you a PM if you'd like and we can discuss some ideas in more detail, if you like.
Home & Hearth - The First Order must protect an envoy traveling to distant lands; the Second Order is after an Ancient artifact (aren't they always?); and the Third Order are trying to impede their progress for their own ends. Let the story begin! 
A natural catastrophe is about to strike a village, and it's up to a Knight of the First Order to save them by convincing them to leave. But what would happen if one of the villagers was a survivor of a massacre by the Order who convinces the others not to trust them?
If anyone wants to RP this idea, I'll use Palmeria. On the other hand, if you'd like to RP the story immediately preceding this, potentially 'changing' history in the process, I'm game for that too!
As stated in my profile, events between RPs with me exist in their own self-contained continuities of sorts, so they won't force certain facts on other players or make me have to abandon certain plot ideas. The point of the above plot is to follow up on what would've happened if a player character didn't significantly alter events in the previous one ("The Task"). It shouldn't be too confusing, but just play along with it. It'll keep your head from spinning, trust me.
If anyone wants to RP this idea, I'll use Palmeria. On the other hand, if you'd like to RP the story immediately preceding this, potentially 'changing' history in the process, I'm game for that too!
As stated in my profile, events between RPs with me exist in their own self-contained continuities of sorts, so they won't force certain facts on other players or make me have to abandon certain plot ideas. The point of the above plot is to follow up on what would've happened if a player character didn't significantly alter events in the previous one ("The Task"). It shouldn't be too confusing, but just play along with it. It'll keep your head from spinning, trust me.
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