Sibylline Oracle
The Muse
I've tried presenting these ideas in various forms over the past year or so on many different RP-centric sites. Few of them received much attention, and those that did were quickly swept under the rug either upon their introductions or the first few posts, due perhaps to real-life concerns on the parts of the players. Maybe it's just bad timing on my part. Most players I've talked to say this part of the semester is particularly hectic for them. Guess that makes me the lucky one, since I only take two classes each semester.
Before I start, I'd also like to add that if you've already invited me to a RP, don't worry - I'm already considering some character ideas. Just wanted to get these ideas off my chest first!
So, for everyone else, if any of these interest you, strike up a conversation with me and let me know if you'd like to RP with any of them. I'd be happy to have even one person to RP with, even if it's just for a one-off scene.
Also, many of these can be contributed to by other players! I'd be happy to do a little world-building in conjunction with our storytelling. ^^
1. The Nasirian Knights. Genre: Low Fantasy.
2. Shadow of the Eclipse. Genre: Science Fiction (with a few Fantasy elements as in most Sci-Fi settings) OR Multi-Genre.
3. Project Oneiroi. Genre: Science Fantasy Semi-Fandom.
If anyone manages to see this thread, and I'd be lucky if it doesn't get buried under the dozens of others being posted on every half hour, what do you think? Are any of these interesting enough to spend at least a few minutes every other day writing a post for? Has reading any/all of this hurt your eyes due to the massive word count? Please let me know so I can at least rest easier knowing one way or the other! (':3)
Before I start, I'd also like to add that if you've already invited me to a RP, don't worry - I'm already considering some character ideas. Just wanted to get these ideas off my chest first!
So, for everyone else, if any of these interest you, strike up a conversation with me and let me know if you'd like to RP with any of them. I'd be happy to have even one person to RP with, even if it's just for a one-off scene.
Also, many of these can be contributed to by other players! I'd be happy to do a little world-building in conjunction with our storytelling. ^^
1. The Nasirian Knights. Genre: Low Fantasy.
Meant to be an adventurous foray into a medieval setting without strong magic, this idea came about as a result of many inspirations. It started as a Furcadia-based group and sort of evolved from there. 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.
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.
Just a quick summary of the four orders, each with a different stylized focus:
First Order - Action-Adventure & Military Fiction
Second Order - Fantasy Quests & Exploration
Third Order - Political Intrigue & Thriller Fiction
Fourth Order - Science Fantasy & Mystery Fiction
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.
Just a quick summary of the four orders, each with a different stylized focus:
First Order - Action-Adventure & Military Fiction
Second Order - Fantasy Quests & Exploration
Third Order - Political Intrigue & Thriller Fiction
Fourth Order - Science Fantasy & Mystery Fiction
2. Shadow of the Eclipse. Genre: Science Fiction (with a few Fantasy elements as in most Sci-Fi settings) OR Multi-Genre.
Yes, it's meant to be "Shadow", not "Shadows", but I won't nitpick too much about that. When I posted it here in its present form with Jerome, I had the idea of developing at least one of the many different realities this continuity would involve. Y-001 (or Y-003; not really settled on which one just yet) is a reality of this continuity which falls in the nanopunk category, with strong Deus Ex undertones and a similar theme. An interesting point was to show how technology could go /right/ despite human flaws. Lots of paranoia and intrigue help illustrate how a fanatical refusal to break with tradition can cause more harm than good, although excessive openness leads to equally harmful consequences.
Originally, this continuity involved a concept very loosely based off of Sliders. Player characters would start in one of 45 different realities (alternate versions of the same world where events happened differently) and find themselves waking up after a global catastrophe which split the world into "fractures" - pieces of all 45 realities. While dealing with each others' differences, the people of these realities try and solve what caused the problem and how to return things to normal. This concept could involve lots of adventure and plenty of opportunities for character development and world building in equal shares. To be fair, I tried to encompass as many genres as possible by having different realities embody different genres.
The difference with most "multiverse" RPs, however, is that this involves /realities/. So instead of separate worlds entirely, these "universes" are all meant to clearly be alternate versions of each other. My decision to only develop one of these at a time was to help ease players into the setting before "throwing them into the fire", so to speak.
It's also tied in to the Nasirian Knights continuity, but I won't spoil the details. ;P
Originally, this continuity involved a concept very loosely based off of Sliders. Player characters would start in one of 45 different realities (alternate versions of the same world where events happened differently) and find themselves waking up after a global catastrophe which split the world into "fractures" - pieces of all 45 realities. While dealing with each others' differences, the people of these realities try and solve what caused the problem and how to return things to normal. This concept could involve lots of adventure and plenty of opportunities for character development and world building in equal shares. To be fair, I tried to encompass as many genres as possible by having different realities embody different genres.
The difference with most "multiverse" RPs, however, is that this involves /realities/. So instead of separate worlds entirely, these "universes" are all meant to clearly be alternate versions of each other. My decision to only develop one of these at a time was to help ease players into the setting before "throwing them into the fire", so to speak.
It's also tied in to the Nasirian Knights continuity, but I won't spoil the details. ;P
This one is highly metaphysical and extremely philosophical. Those are probably the reasons it didn't get much attention when I first created it. The whole concept revolves around the questions religion has been trying to answer for millennia. What is the nature of the universe? Why are we here? How do we define "me"? Am I the body, brain, soul... emotions, memories, personality, or none of the above? Oneiroi makes use of ideas stemming from various philosophies and a few religions to try and 'answer' those questions - for our characters at least!
Making use of some aspects of other continuities seen on TV or in video games, this setting puts player characters into a unique position: as the players themselves. Project Oneiroi involves the use of a device developed from research conducted by a rival of the DHARMA Initiative and mixes in elements of Assassin's Creed's Abstergo, Deus Ex's Sarif Industries, and Stargate SG-1's National Intelligence Division. This device, like the animus, taps into a user's mind and fills them with the experiences of another character. But instead of reading genetic memory, users experience life in another character whose "realness" is questionable - an avatar of sorts. However, PCs don't control these avatars directly, nor can they really communicate with them... at first. There's a massive conspiracy tied in with all the continuities I mentioned, and player characters will be drawn into it over time.
There's also quite a few other "projects" tied together with Oneiroi, including Project Sacrament, which works closely with Area 51 and the SCP Foundation. Another interesting one is Project Tartarus, which involves a darker take on the Kingdom Hearts universe. I even worked on a wiki written from an in-universe perspective for this one, though it hasn't been updated or worked on in quite a while.
Making use of some aspects of other continuities seen on TV or in video games, this setting puts player characters into a unique position: as the players themselves. Project Oneiroi involves the use of a device developed from research conducted by a rival of the DHARMA Initiative and mixes in elements of Assassin's Creed's Abstergo, Deus Ex's Sarif Industries, and Stargate SG-1's National Intelligence Division. This device, like the animus, taps into a user's mind and fills them with the experiences of another character. But instead of reading genetic memory, users experience life in another character whose "realness" is questionable - an avatar of sorts. However, PCs don't control these avatars directly, nor can they really communicate with them... at first. There's a massive conspiracy tied in with all the continuities I mentioned, and player characters will be drawn into it over time.
There's also quite a few other "projects" tied together with Oneiroi, including Project Sacrament, which works closely with Area 51 and the SCP Foundation. Another interesting one is Project Tartarus, which involves a darker take on the Kingdom Hearts universe. I even worked on a wiki written from an in-universe perspective for this one, though it hasn't been updated or worked on in quite a while.
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