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Ah, magical artifacts. An endless source of temptation, conflict, chaos, and death.
On one world at the birth of its technological evolution, but rich in magical tradition, one particular artifact is spoken of only is whispers, and only by very few people: The Bloodied Vase. According to legend, when filled with blood the Vase grants whoever bled into it absolute control over the planet's environment. Everything from the wind to the sea to the beasts and plants would obey the user's will, and they would be acutely aware of the entire planet.
The thing about it is, it has been shattered for longer than anyone remembers. Even complete, it is obvious that it's actually a collection of electrum-edged clay shards. Each shard grants a particular power, such as commanding plants, causing earth tremors, temperature.... but at the cost of blood. Thankfully, abuse of these shards is mitigated by the fact that control of the power is given to the one whose blood touches the sharp-edged clay.
Another controlling factor that most people who have a piece don't know it. The legend is mostly either forgotten or resigned to ancient fiction, and arts similar to kinstugi are common practise. Almost everyone has a broken bit of pottery that's been passed down and fixed up a few times! Add in the habit artifacts have of changing hands in strange ways, and nobody seems to know where they are.
It turns out, at least some of them are among your characters.
You character is a native to this world, someone a little out of the ordinary most likely, and, unbeknownst to them, an owner of one of the Shards of the Bloodied Vase. This hasn't really been an issue for anyone who's had them for centuries, though.
But that's about to change. A mysterious sorceress from an alien civilization seems to have set her sights on this world, and wants the shards for some unknown reason, and only a warning from her enemies puts your character(s) on guard.
Long story short, you have a relentless huntress on your tail, and need to survive. Be smart, be clever, and whatever you do, don't let her get all the shards.
Let me know if you want to join, and there will be more info (and the actual rules) in the OOC chat. Feel free to ask questions on either thread.
This RP will be co-GMed by myself and DazzlingDragon.
(Link to OOC coming soon)
On one world at the birth of its technological evolution, but rich in magical tradition, one particular artifact is spoken of only is whispers, and only by very few people: The Bloodied Vase. According to legend, when filled with blood the Vase grants whoever bled into it absolute control over the planet's environment. Everything from the wind to the sea to the beasts and plants would obey the user's will, and they would be acutely aware of the entire planet.
The thing about it is, it has been shattered for longer than anyone remembers. Even complete, it is obvious that it's actually a collection of electrum-edged clay shards. Each shard grants a particular power, such as commanding plants, causing earth tremors, temperature.... but at the cost of blood. Thankfully, abuse of these shards is mitigated by the fact that control of the power is given to the one whose blood touches the sharp-edged clay.
Another controlling factor that most people who have a piece don't know it. The legend is mostly either forgotten or resigned to ancient fiction, and arts similar to kinstugi are common practise. Almost everyone has a broken bit of pottery that's been passed down and fixed up a few times! Add in the habit artifacts have of changing hands in strange ways, and nobody seems to know where they are.
It turns out, at least some of them are among your characters.
You character is a native to this world, someone a little out of the ordinary most likely, and, unbeknownst to them, an owner of one of the Shards of the Bloodied Vase. This hasn't really been an issue for anyone who's had them for centuries, though.
But that's about to change. A mysterious sorceress from an alien civilization seems to have set her sights on this world, and wants the shards for some unknown reason, and only a warning from her enemies puts your character(s) on guard.
Long story short, you have a relentless huntress on your tail, and need to survive. Be smart, be clever, and whatever you do, don't let her get all the shards.
Let me know if you want to join, and there will be more info (and the actual rules) in the OOC chat. Feel free to ask questions on either thread.
This RP will be co-GMed by myself and DazzlingDragon.
(Link to OOC coming soon)
Magic is common.
Renaissance
Combat is woven into the storyline and could come to the forefront if the characters seek it out.
Details: Freeform, adjustable length posts, long-term RP partner preferred.
Hi guys, Dazzle here. As Avi said, I'll be the co-mod and second-in-command over the course of the roleplay. I'm also joining as one or two of Victi's "victims" (Haha) and I look forward to writing with you all.
First of all, I'd like to introduce our stunning villainess here. Although not exactly evil, Victi is a predator and she views the Shards and their holders as prey. Her disposition lends her some sadistic and sociopathic tendencies. That combined with her advanced technology and expert understanding of magic, she's quite the adversary.
Some quick rules:
First of all, I'd like to introduce our stunning villainess here. Although not exactly evil, Victi is a predator and she views the Shards and their holders as prey. Her disposition lends her some sadistic and sociopathic tendencies. That combined with her advanced technology and expert understanding of magic, she's quite the adversary.
Some quick rules:
- We have a limit of three characters per player and two shards per player. Every character MUST be associated with a shard, whether they have one to themselves or they share a shard with another character.
- All kinds of magic is both acceptable and expected. We also take non-humans. The only character stipulation is that the planet's technological capabilities roughly line up with medieval Europe. Although magic might allow for some advances like air travel, long-distance communication, etc. etc. There will be nothing like mundane cars, guns, or cellphones. Victi is the only character who initially has access to modern and post-modern technology. She is an alien, after all.
- To quote Avi, "Don't god-mod; she can do it better."
- Another Avi quote: "No lewd."
- This is a pretty lit. roleplay. Write in paragraph format and avoid one-liners if you can.
- If you go missing, one of us will contact you politely to ask how you're doing, what's going on, and learn whether or not you plan to return. Please tell us if you want to leave or will be absent for an extended period of time. If you plan to be gone for a while, we will roleplay around the character the best we can. If you plan to leave us forever, your characters will "get the hell murdered out of them by Victi. She takes their shard, and moves on." That might sound a little mean, especially if you love your OCs as much as I do, but I have to agree with Avi on that one because I've got a personal vendetta against empty voids where player-characters used to be. They're just painfully awkward to work around.
- Speaking of getting the hell murdered, this plot likely will turn violent. Forgetting the fact that the shards run on blood, be prepared for characters to die in particularly gruesome and painful ways.
One other key point to add is that Victi is a playful huntress. She won't show up invisible and silent in the night and cut your head off, because that would be boring, and she does have a slightly bizarre sense of morality, honour, sadism, and pride. She's also saving her strength for some reason, so will probably avoid overkill in direct confrontation. Deadly prankster and fierce huntress yes, brutal assassin or battlefield devastator no.
Unless you do something really stupid that doesn't also impress her.
Unless you do something really stupid that doesn't also impress her.
I'm curious, but I have a few questions:
What kind of races are available to play? Is there an age range requirement?
What kind of battle system will you be using?
Regarding character death, how would that work for someone who only has one character? I often only play a single character so it would suck if my lone character was murdered off in the middle thus removing me from the rp.
What kind of races are available to play? Is there an age range requirement?
What kind of battle system will you be using?
Regarding character death, how would that work for someone who only has one character? I often only play a single character so it would suck if my lone character was murdered off in the middle thus removing me from the rp.
Any species, as long as it's not, like.... a moon-sized leviathan or something absurd.
The abilities will usually be specific but versatile. It has to behave "naturally unnaturally," though. A river won't rear up and slam down on someone, but a waterfall might, and the river may flood in one spot for no good reason and yank the victim in. The tremory one JUST makes tremors and other earthquakey effects, but MAN those fissures are accurate! That kind of thing. Worst case, DM Dazz or me in play and we'll be more than happy to help make things do what you want withing reason, or provide ideas of other tricks.
Informal combat, fairly casual. Combat will happen, and probably frequently, but any kind of statting would be pretty unbalanceable with how varied characters may be, and this is more about storytelling anyway. You aren't dodging lightning without a good reason, but a skilled sword fighter should be able to parry an oponent's sword swings fairly reliably. Be reasonable, more or less.
Which brings me to the death thing: Death is possible, and a few may happen if people try something crazy, but Victi's sadistic enough and focused enough on the shards that she'll be happy to let you go and get back up later, and magically assisted healing will be very available. I'm not going out of my way to kill characters, just want the risk to be there so people do have to be a little smart about their plans. Might implement the "deaths need to be planned OOC first," rule. Even if I don't though, I'm not mean enough to just off characters. I don't find that fun, either, and will be happy to crack down on other murderous players, too. All about having fun!
The abilities will usually be specific but versatile. It has to behave "naturally unnaturally," though. A river won't rear up and slam down on someone, but a waterfall might, and the river may flood in one spot for no good reason and yank the victim in. The tremory one JUST makes tremors and other earthquakey effects, but MAN those fissures are accurate! That kind of thing. Worst case, DM Dazz or me in play and we'll be more than happy to help make things do what you want withing reason, or provide ideas of other tricks.
Informal combat, fairly casual. Combat will happen, and probably frequently, but any kind of statting would be pretty unbalanceable with how varied characters may be, and this is more about storytelling anyway. You aren't dodging lightning without a good reason, but a skilled sword fighter should be able to parry an oponent's sword swings fairly reliably. Be reasonable, more or less.
Which brings me to the death thing: Death is possible, and a few may happen if people try something crazy, but Victi's sadistic enough and focused enough on the shards that she'll be happy to let you go and get back up later, and magically assisted healing will be very available. I'm not going out of my way to kill characters, just want the risk to be there so people do have to be a little smart about their plans. Might implement the "deaths need to be planned OOC first," rule. Even if I don't though, I'm not mean enough to just off characters. I don't find that fun, either, and will be happy to crack down on other murderous players, too. All about having fun!
This seems interesting. Would any of my characters work? I would love to do this.
For both of the people who have just shown interest:
We still have some openings, so sure! If you could read the first couple posts of the OOC chat and the game itself, that would be appreciated! ^v^ Once that's done, message DazzlingDragon and I, and we'll help you get set up to post in the IC thread and answer any questions you have.
If you've already read those posts, obviously just go and message us. Either way, we'd like to know what character you'll be bringing in, the shard you'd like to use (They're listed in the second OOC post, including who has which ones/which are still open), and.... yeah! We'll make sure to keep you caught up on the story so far, too. ^v^
We still have some openings, so sure! If you could read the first couple posts of the OOC chat and the game itself, that would be appreciated! ^v^ Once that's done, message DazzlingDragon and I, and we'll help you get set up to post in the IC thread and answer any questions you have.
If you've already read those posts, obviously just go and message us. Either way, we'd like to know what character you'll be bringing in, the shard you'd like to use (They're listed in the second OOC post, including who has which ones/which are still open), and.... yeah! We'll make sure to keep you caught up on the story so far, too. ^v^
Alright.
hiii
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wanna rp?
Are you asking to join this group, or are you asking me directly? If you're here for the group, I put up a post here with instructions just a bit ago which should hopefully help direct you on what to do to be ready to join! if you're here for me, please approach me in DMs directly. ^v^ Can't speak for anyone else on the 1-on-1 front.
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