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Supernatural forces...
Why don't I start at a pseudo beginning? All across Earth is Faith and Fear...
Fear is in almost every living creature, that instinct to avoid danger and survive at any cost? That comes from fear. But Faith? Faith is unique to humanity.
Faith is described as two things.
1) complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
2) strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof.
So of course faith is unique to humans...
No animal has religion or spiritual conviction, no animal has faith in the kindness of strangers or faith in karma. Faith is human belief outweighed by logic and sometimes meaning.
However unlike beasts when a human feels fear, it is not necessarily instinct.
Humans have imagination and creativity, human fears can be exaggerated overblown and subjective to individuals. One might fear spiders just as one fears public speaking, one might fear being ridiculed the same way another fears supernatual monsters.
The Supernatural is a umbrella term for anything unusual or unexplainable by most of the population. Not that many believe in the Supernatural... Vampires? Demons? Ghosts? Scary stories originate from all across the planet. Every country, every culture has tales and stories regarded as Supernatural and fictional. Be it the Yokai of Japan or the Monsters of Australia...
The Supernatural is everywhere and sometimes hiding in plain sight or just out of view.
Which brings me back to the statement...
Supernatural forces are what protect the Earth from alien invasion.
Alien lifeforms with technology beyond our understanding have visited our planet countless times.
We believe these aliens would launch a full invasion if possible, the Supernatural across the world however acts as a barrier. The Angel's and Demons, the spirits and Yokai, the sprites and fairies... Everything that's unexplainable by science and logic, it appears alien beings share one thing with human kind. That being a fear of the unknown.
The point of this story however? Read on and find out...
See Aliens to most humans is like the Supernatural, that is seen as fiction. Interesting stories to share or a subject to ridicule others for believing it. However in the beginnings of a new year 2035, a odd occurrence happened. A rare moment in history on new years eve when Shamans and Hunters across the world dealt a massive blow to Supernatural monsters. So much so that the magic barrier around Earth maintained by Supernatural forces both evil and good faltered...
In that moment Earth was susceptible to outside forces, in that brief moment aliens did invade.
The year 2035 is Invasion year, aliens capable of replacing humans to a almost identical degree slipped through the magic barrier and enacted half their plan. At least 25% of human kind and perhaps animals aswell have been replaced by a alien replication. It is now up to various hunters and shamans to lead the world in the eradication of off world scum...
Ontop of maintaining balance between the Supernatural and mortal lives to ensure the magic barrier stays up.
The job of those dealing with the occult can add killing aliens into the mix.
Should you want to play you would need to make two characters, a proper hunter/shaman of the Supernatural and their apprentice. Spoilers though one of these characters will most likely die in the first few arcs so spread the love evenly and don't feel to bad if your student or your teacher gets murked. How they will try and defend themselves however? Let me explain below
The plot focuses on some of the most accomplished shamans and hunters across the world meeting up to discuss the plan for alien invasion and proceeding with the supernatural.
This is a globe trotting adventure fighting aliens and the supernatural.
Say your interested below by posting a brief example of the shaman/hunter you want to play or by asking questions. I'll make a CS and OOC page if people show up.
Why don't I start at a pseudo beginning? All across Earth is Faith and Fear...
Fear is in almost every living creature, that instinct to avoid danger and survive at any cost? That comes from fear. But Faith? Faith is unique to humanity.
Faith is described as two things.
1) complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
2) strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof.
So of course faith is unique to humans...
No animal has religion or spiritual conviction, no animal has faith in the kindness of strangers or faith in karma. Faith is human belief outweighed by logic and sometimes meaning.
However unlike beasts when a human feels fear, it is not necessarily instinct.
Humans have imagination and creativity, human fears can be exaggerated overblown and subjective to individuals. One might fear spiders just as one fears public speaking, one might fear being ridiculed the same way another fears supernatual monsters.
The Supernatural is a umbrella term for anything unusual or unexplainable by most of the population. Not that many believe in the Supernatural... Vampires? Demons? Ghosts? Scary stories originate from all across the planet. Every country, every culture has tales and stories regarded as Supernatural and fictional. Be it the Yokai of Japan or the Monsters of Australia...
The Supernatural is everywhere and sometimes hiding in plain sight or just out of view.
Which brings me back to the statement...
Supernatural forces are what protect the Earth from alien invasion.
Alien lifeforms with technology beyond our understanding have visited our planet countless times.
We believe these aliens would launch a full invasion if possible, the Supernatural across the world however acts as a barrier. The Angel's and Demons, the spirits and Yokai, the sprites and fairies... Everything that's unexplainable by science and logic, it appears alien beings share one thing with human kind. That being a fear of the unknown.
The point of this story however? Read on and find out...
See Aliens to most humans is like the Supernatural, that is seen as fiction. Interesting stories to share or a subject to ridicule others for believing it. However in the beginnings of a new year 2035, a odd occurrence happened. A rare moment in history on new years eve when Shamans and Hunters across the world dealt a massive blow to Supernatural monsters. So much so that the magic barrier around Earth maintained by Supernatural forces both evil and good faltered...
In that moment Earth was susceptible to outside forces, in that brief moment aliens did invade.
The year 2035 is Invasion year, aliens capable of replacing humans to a almost identical degree slipped through the magic barrier and enacted half their plan. At least 25% of human kind and perhaps animals aswell have been replaced by a alien replication. It is now up to various hunters and shamans to lead the world in the eradication of off world scum...
Ontop of maintaining balance between the Supernatural and mortal lives to ensure the magic barrier stays up.
The job of those dealing with the occult can add killing aliens into the mix.
Should you want to play you would need to make two characters, a proper hunter/shaman of the Supernatural and their apprentice. Spoilers though one of these characters will most likely die in the first few arcs so spread the love evenly and don't feel to bad if your student or your teacher gets murked. How they will try and defend themselves however? Let me explain below
The magic system.
People who fight or deal with the supernatural are known as Shamans or hunters. These folk use magic in a variety of ways depending on their faith. There's a bit more to it regarding the energy in ones body/soul but put simple the magic system works like this...
Faith + ingredients/catalyst = Magic.
To elaborate though... lets take my very brief google of three different religions as a example.
Christianity, Shintoism, Dreamtime.
Christian magic would be most effective against demons or anything considered "unholy" by the bible. Common ingredients would be along the lines of Holy water, wine, sacramental bread and oil. A well known catalyst would be the holy Cross.
So to kill a demon a Christian hunter might use...
Holy oil for the ingredient, the cross as a catalyst and their faith in Jesus to make a holy fire to exterminate the demon infront of them. All of that = Fireball or Sacred flame.
Shinto magic would be most effective against Yokai, their ingredients and catalysts would be making talismans for seals, traps, or offensive purposes. They might contract spirits to act as temporary help by creating a Shikigami seal.
Their faith alongside the prepared ingredients could create a barrier where seals are placed or bound a spirit into service via a certain talisman.
Dreamtime (native Australians: Aboriginal religion/magic) would be most effective against wild monsters, its ingredients and catalysts found in nature from flora fauna and within the earth itself.
Certain plants, bones, minerals act as ingredients if ones mind is open to the Dreamtime.
Having faith in the dreamtime one can Heal wounds with a Pearl, Start a fire from tiger's eye gem or curse one to death with ivory.
Mind you, these are just brief examples as you can add as much versatility to your magic arsenal as you want so long as it follows the formula above and isn't to OP or bullshit.
"I hold up the cross and teleport the party to safety" would be a no go.
I encourage you all create your own magic ideas so long as it has a loose base from a religion/occult belief and has some ingredients involved.
Your character could be a Pastafarian shaman who believes in the great spaghetti monster and they fights aliens with strainers, hot water and various types of pasta.
You follow that formula i mentioned above and we can make what you want happen within some sorta reason. I'll probably say no to the spaghetti hunter calling down city crushing meatball meteors by throwing up tomato sauce and believing hard enough... This sorta shit could be a nightmare to balance, but i plan to do so fairly. I may need to google or follow up on examples given but I'm also willing to overlook stuff to honor the rule of cool.
For simplicity my two characters would probably be the Dreamtime sorts as that's what I made most recently. (Though im not against someone copying my example somewhat)
People who fight or deal with the supernatural are known as Shamans or hunters. These folk use magic in a variety of ways depending on their faith. There's a bit more to it regarding the energy in ones body/soul but put simple the magic system works like this...
Faith + ingredients/catalyst = Magic.
To elaborate though... lets take my very brief google of three different religions as a example.
Christianity, Shintoism, Dreamtime.
Christian magic would be most effective against demons or anything considered "unholy" by the bible. Common ingredients would be along the lines of Holy water, wine, sacramental bread and oil. A well known catalyst would be the holy Cross.
So to kill a demon a Christian hunter might use...
Holy oil for the ingredient, the cross as a catalyst and their faith in Jesus to make a holy fire to exterminate the demon infront of them. All of that = Fireball or Sacred flame.
Shinto magic would be most effective against Yokai, their ingredients and catalysts would be making talismans for seals, traps, or offensive purposes. They might contract spirits to act as temporary help by creating a Shikigami seal.
Their faith alongside the prepared ingredients could create a barrier where seals are placed or bound a spirit into service via a certain talisman.
Dreamtime (native Australians: Aboriginal religion/magic) would be most effective against wild monsters, its ingredients and catalysts found in nature from flora fauna and within the earth itself.
Certain plants, bones, minerals act as ingredients if ones mind is open to the Dreamtime.
Having faith in the dreamtime one can Heal wounds with a Pearl, Start a fire from tiger's eye gem or curse one to death with ivory.
Mind you, these are just brief examples as you can add as much versatility to your magic arsenal as you want so long as it follows the formula above and isn't to OP or bullshit.
"I hold up the cross and teleport the party to safety" would be a no go.
I encourage you all create your own magic ideas so long as it has a loose base from a religion/occult belief and has some ingredients involved.
Your character could be a Pastafarian shaman who believes in the great spaghetti monster and they fights aliens with strainers, hot water and various types of pasta.
You follow that formula i mentioned above and we can make what you want happen within some sorta reason. I'll probably say no to the spaghetti hunter calling down city crushing meatball meteors by throwing up tomato sauce and believing hard enough... This sorta shit could be a nightmare to balance, but i plan to do so fairly. I may need to google or follow up on examples given but I'm also willing to overlook stuff to honor the rule of cool.
For simplicity my two characters would probably be the Dreamtime sorts as that's what I made most recently. (Though im not against someone copying my example somewhat)
The plot focuses on some of the most accomplished shamans and hunters across the world meeting up to discuss the plan for alien invasion and proceeding with the supernatural.
This is a globe trotting adventure fighting aliens and the supernatural.
Say your interested below by posting a brief example of the shaman/hunter you want to play or by asking questions. I'll make a CS and OOC page if people show up.
