Flowiest D
The Flowiest Fool. Chaser of Lyublyu.
I shall make a character glad you didn’t forget me, but I do have work today tomorrow etc it may take a bit but I’m up for this from what I read before.
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Fantasy Let's Chat!! (OOC)
- Thread starter Kylesar1
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Kylesar1
This is my loudest bork
If nothing else, this is an eye-opening experience on the state of Fantasy RPs on this site, and what people actually want.
- Reasonable magic and/or tech where it's supplementary, not the focus
- Creative freedom
- A world worth building
- A concept that's not overly complicated
- Balanced equipment
Even if it ultimately fails, I've learned a lot before we even started
Noble Scion
Crow, seeker of shiny things
If nothing else, this is an eye-opening experience on the state of Fantasy RPs on this site, and what people actually want.
- Reasonable magic and/or tech where it's supplementary, not the focus
- Creative freedom
- A world worth building
- A concept that's not overly complicated
- Balanced equipment
Even if it ultimately fails, I've learned a lot before we even started
Melon Bomb
hi i make bad decisions
is there any kind of starting location in mind or is it kind of a 'first person who posts sets the scene' kind of deal?
(would be awkward if different people posted about wildly different places at roughly the same time)
(would be awkward if different people posted about wildly different places at roughly the same time)
The Mechanist
Everyone's favorite cybernetic robot! 🤖
I still need to make a second character actually ^^ I'll be attaching it to the first
Silver Wolf
Something Random
If nothing else, this is an eye-opening experience on the state of Fantasy RPs on this site, and what people actually want.
- Reasonable magic and/or tech where it's supplementary, not the focus
- Creative freedom
- A world worth building
- A concept that's not overly complicated
- Balanced equipment
Even if it ultimately fails, I've learned a lot before we even started
I like your optimism. Although...another form of highly popular simple-non-overly complex RP would be...the school ones. BUT, I like that the setting isn't one of those. Although, I am curious about magic. I've been working on toning down magic characters of my own and building more magic complexity as safety nets to prevent ease of access to the arcane arts as well as a way to prevent them from being OPed. All while keeping it open if you need someone to handle magic lore, I can do that easy. As well as give it a reason to be uncommon. World building abilities are polished.
Magic lore isn't easy, so over-simplifying it won't help. Simplified and free magic creates people who create powerful abilities without consequence, and it allows people to give people excuses for giving magic in the first place. Magic does not have to be a focus, but it is a rather subjective power. And if you disagree, I'll say this: Are the rules governing the whole world such as Politics, Government, Economics, Physics, or even Chemistry any simpler?
Anyhow, I didn't come to debate, but I do still have that offer on potential magic lore if you ever want it.
Sorry for the pessimism, I intended it as a joke in some ways, but it got serious, so I'll politely ask and say this: It's your RP, your word is law, so no more fuel to this criticism please.
Silver Wolf
Something Random
Noble Scion
Crow, seeker of shiny things
*wanted the RP to start before I went to sleep but I have to sleep in like 10 minutes otherwise I’ll be up too late*
Silver Wolf
Something Random
Just sleep. Don't cause more problems in a potentially futile effort. Your body needs to perform maintenance, brain especially. So sleep. You'll also solve more problems in your sleep too. Night.
Kylesar1
This is my loudest bork
Posted a starting place in my first character post
Raider dog
Woof
So a question about the currency. How much can like, lets say 10 gold get ya? A room for the night? A meal? Maybe some cheap gear?
Kylesar1
Kylesar1
Raider dog
Woof
Awesome, thank you.
Raider dog
Woof
Whoo, second post!
Ranix Aurus
Languishing in Progress
Melon Bomb
hi i make bad decisions
I figure you don't have to, though youd probably have to
1) start somewhere else but you may have to come in later as a result
or
2) same as 1, except maybe you can see if other people are interested in starting in your new area
Wick
Harbinger of Fresh Produce. Such as Cheese.
Castello
and
Melon Bomb
Sorry for not responding your posts yet, I wanted to wait just a little bit to allow others to make their first posts. o,o
Ranix Aurus
Languishing in Progress
The lizard seems occupied, so I'll go bother the mercenary :^)
Wasted Ink
Oppai Critic
Out of curiosity....is this still open?
Edit: Stupid question! Hah, I'll write up a character soon. Just gotta decide on what I want to create.
Edit: Stupid question! Hah, I'll write up a character soon. Just gotta decide on what I want to create.
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The Mechanist
Everyone's favorite cybernetic robot! 🤖
Kylesar1
ive got another character I need you to look at
Raku
Four Thousand Club
I'll try to get a post up this afternoon.
Wasted Ink
Oppai Critic
Xander is finished. Sorry about the history. I sorta got too into writing it, and when I finally realized that I was writing too much, I was already on eight paragraphs. I had to cut it and try to summarize the ending, so it flows rather abruptly. ^^"
BackSet
The Great Thief Yatagarasu!
If ut wasn't fir other writing I'd have a character sheet done already.
Silver Wolf
Something Random
Kylesar1
This is my loudest bork
Feel free to
Telling from the lack of magic amongst most the CS I've accepted already (only one having theoretically powerful magic), magic being uncommon, or at bare minimum, requiring heavy formal training, shouldn't be hard to write.
I write magic to be uncommon or extremely hard to learn quite easily. People are always gonna try to circumvent the system. For example, I have another RP, Titans of the Lost World, where I had mana regeneration eliminated by the humans awakening a sleeping Ancient God. The lack of mana regeneration pretty much destroys the ability to increase magic ability and magic skill. The only way to restore mana is via mana potions. However, since the entire world is now in desperate need of them, mana potions pretty much became a valuable as Myhtril in about 6 months. The price of a run of the mill mana potion can get you a good set of Steel Armor, while something like a Big Mana Potion can get you Enchanted Elven Glass or Ebony Armor. It's THAT valuable and, after a year (which is when my RP takes place) THAT rare.
It's a fairly simple change that cuts magic ability inherently in half, meaning that if you're not a dedicated mage, your magic ability, even if you're fairly decent in normal circumstances, is low intermediate at BEST, and you'll suffer in terms of physical ability. I look for fairly creative ways to go about limiting the use of magic, because at the end of the day, especially in fantasy writing and fantasy movies that have magic, it's supposed to be supplementary, not the focus. In the Video Game world, if magic is a focus, physical ability suffers
People will always try to circumvent the system though
