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What you need to read:
YOUR SITUATION:
It was dark. Cold and dark. Dust floated through the air and the area around you smelled of ash in an almost sickening way. You didn't know where you were. A whisper of a word floated through your mind, unintelligible and garbled. It actually kind of gave you a brief headache, the frequency of the pain varying. Again. And again. Slowly getting clearer until... the pain stopped. And a voice punctured through.
'Are you okay?'
It was a man's voice, this time clear, carrying an accent. British. Formal. 'We're gonna get you guys out. Stay still. Are you injured?'
You weren't majorly, besides a few scrapes here and there. Possibly bruises. Maybe one fractured bone. Everything hurt like hell, though. Felt like you'd been tossed down a tree and hit every branch physically possible on the way down. As your eyes finally got used to the light, you could look around.
You were in a collapsed cave with others. Broken chains littered the ground, and stone surrounded you, crumbled and jagged. If you moved the wrong way, that could be disastrous.
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Plot things your character may-or-may-not-be aware of:
The archmage of Vessier has vanished. Five years ago, on a night of a full-fledged blizzard. He left a locked room that, despite the other mage's and locksmith's—and even a demolition expert's—best attempts, the room remained locked and unscathed.
The Ezrer government has been mobilizing. Apparently, rumors of necromancy and foul-play have been circulating, and many people are expecting something, sitting on the edge of their seats.
The waters have been rough, recently. Sea monsters have risen out of the ocean, baring their fins and fangs as odd wooden vessels reeking of landwalkers and magic invade deeper and deeper into their territory.
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Magic: There are four types of magic, all drawing energy from a soul. Souls are sometimes called magic reservoirs. Reservoirs can be trained, allowing the caster a greater range of spells to use. Magic is divided into four groups.
Different humanoid species:
Seraphs: Winged reptilians. Some have tails some don't. Many have a physical ability (think Jet's splitting jaw), and most have leathery wings, though, feathers aren't uncommon. Long, pointed ears that can move and swivel at will. Average height; 5'6. Increased senses and speed. Some use magic to switch to a humanoid form.
Harvin: Anthropomorphize an animal. ONE ANIMAL. (Give them fingers and relatively human toes). Average height; 5'6. Increased speed, much more strength, and general senses. Harder time doing magic.
Humans: Vanilla human. You know what that is. Average height; 5'6.
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Character power-levels:
High. Magic does not, by any means have to be their thing, but they're probably going to be notable for one reason or another. Lord over a powerful nation with all-but endless assets? Perfect. Get in line. Impossibly strong warrior who could benchpress a dragon? Awesome in line. Just try to balance it out between disciplines, yeah? Let's not have 5 archmages.
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RULES:
No godmoding, powerplaying, autohitting, or minimoding.
No more than five main characters.
No trans or homophobia.
No graphic nudity or obscenities. Imply, don't describe.
No killing off characters without permission.
You must be literate! And by that, I mean you have to have a 2-3 paragraph average. With a firm grasp of the English language.
You have to be able to provide good interaction!
Hate the character, not the roleplayer.
Be fine with cursing, mild gore, and likely lots of immoral stuff.
NO SCRIPTERS.
You must be active-ish (At least online once every 3 days)
I do not guarantee things will be balanced, lol, this rp is going to be fairly low-stakes.
This roleplay doesn't have much worldbuilding behind it. Do share ideas!
If you read these, hide Firesky in your post somewhere.
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YOUR SITUATION:
It was dark. Cold and dark. Dust floated through the air and the area around you smelled of ash in an almost sickening way. You didn't know where you were. A whisper of a word floated through your mind, unintelligible and garbled. It actually kind of gave you a brief headache, the frequency of the pain varying. Again. And again. Slowly getting clearer until... the pain stopped. And a voice punctured through.
'Are you okay?'
It was a man's voice, this time clear, carrying an accent. British. Formal. 'We're gonna get you guys out. Stay still. Are you injured?'
You weren't majorly, besides a few scrapes here and there. Possibly bruises. Maybe one fractured bone. Everything hurt like hell, though. Felt like you'd been tossed down a tree and hit every branch physically possible on the way down. As your eyes finally got used to the light, you could look around.
You were in a collapsed cave with others. Broken chains littered the ground, and stone surrounded you, crumbled and jagged. If you moved the wrong way, that could be disastrous.
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Plot things your character may-or-may-not-be aware of:
The archmage of Vessier has vanished. Five years ago, on a night of a full-fledged blizzard. He left a locked room that, despite the other mage's and locksmith's—and even a demolition expert's—best attempts, the room remained locked and unscathed.
The Ezrer government has been mobilizing. Apparently, rumors of necromancy and foul-play have been circulating, and many people are expecting something, sitting on the edge of their seats.
The waters have been rough, recently. Sea monsters have risen out of the ocean, baring their fins and fangs as odd wooden vessels reeking of landwalkers and magic invade deeper and deeper into their territory.
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Magic: There are four types of magic, all drawing energy from a soul. Souls are sometimes called magic reservoirs. Reservoirs can be trained, allowing the caster a greater range of spells to use. Magic is divided into four groups.
- Incantations: Spells activated via spoken word. Moderate energy drain.
- Magic circles: Basically a drawn incantation. Basically a circle with several ancient symbols tying the magic to the object or energy wanted to be manipulated. Activated by the blood of the caster. Can be engraved on an item to make an enchantment. Low energy drain.
- Genetic magic: Magic inherit to the caster that ties them to an energy element. 1/10 chance. High energy drain. Magic such as this provides them immunity to this element and full control over it.
- Alchemy: Take two things, squash them together, and draw power from that. Ingredients decide the spell. No need for a magic circle. Essentially, potions. Low energy drain.
Different humanoid species:
Seraphs: Winged reptilians. Some have tails some don't. Many have a physical ability (think Jet's splitting jaw), and most have leathery wings, though, feathers aren't uncommon. Long, pointed ears that can move and swivel at will. Average height; 5'6. Increased senses and speed. Some use magic to switch to a humanoid form.
Harvin: Anthropomorphize an animal. ONE ANIMAL. (Give them fingers and relatively human toes). Average height; 5'6. Increased speed, much more strength, and general senses. Harder time doing magic.
Humans: Vanilla human. You know what that is. Average height; 5'6.
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Character power-levels:
High. Magic does not, by any means have to be their thing, but they're probably going to be notable for one reason or another. Lord over a powerful nation with all-but endless assets? Perfect. Get in line. Impossibly strong warrior who could benchpress a dragon? Awesome in line. Just try to balance it out between disciplines, yeah? Let's not have 5 archmages.
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RULES:
No godmoding, powerplaying, autohitting, or minimoding.
No more than five main characters.
No trans or homophobia.
No graphic nudity or obscenities. Imply, don't describe.
No killing off characters without permission.
You must be literate! And by that, I mean you have to have a 2-3 paragraph average. With a firm grasp of the English language.
You have to be able to provide good interaction!
Hate the character, not the roleplayer.
Be fine with cursing, mild gore, and likely lots of immoral stuff.
NO SCRIPTERS.
You must be active-ish (At least online once every 3 days)
I do not guarantee things will be balanced, lol, this rp is going to be fairly low-stakes.
This roleplay doesn't have much worldbuilding behind it. Do share ideas!
If you read these, hide Firesky in your post somewhere.
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Other stuff you may want to read.
Magic is further divided into five subgroups:
Grimoire: Grimoires are books containing spells. All of the learned magics. Incantations, Magic circles, and Alchemy. Basically, they're textbooks.
Souls: What people call the finite pools of energy that fuel spells. Physical energy can be converted to soul energy if the reservoir is low. A spell too high of a level will kill the caster. There are alternate ways of obtaining magical energy, though most are unknown.
Incorporeal Souls: When someone loses the physical energy to continue and they die their soul starts seeping back into the nature around them. This can take up to a minute after brain-function ceases. If one has enough magic energy, they can break the bind the soul has to a body, and the soul will become detached. They can still retain the mortal's personality and thoughts, but they cannot make spells or be of any use. They are nonphysical to all but whoever broke the body bind.
The souls can't do much besides boost someone's magical energy. They are invincible, and when their energy is depleted, they will be unable to be drained. Water may cause them to lose their energy and stop floating, but they will eventually either wash up on a shore or be tossed back into the air and allowed to resume floating.
Souls can enter another creature's body, but only with permission and they cannot take control of it.
Staffs: Some mages may use staffs, long poles used to store spare soul energy from themselves in downtime. They can also be enchanted to help with spellcasting. They neither have to be wooden, nor useless. They must always have storage sigils on them, though. Many staffs are disguised as spears.
Artifacts: Enchanted items with some benefit. Usually jewelry or accessories of some kind.
There are many other lost forms of magic, such as spellweaving, necromancy, and life magic. These are currently unavailable for study.
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This word is Esteros, just out of the medieval era.
Established Nations (feel free to DM me ideas for more)
Ezrer, the open grassland nation of technological advancement. We start here.
Vessier, the icy northern continent of strong magic and driven by progression of said magic.
Avieran, the dessert land that thrives on animals handlers. It has a diverse array of wildlife, and specializes in the field of nonmagical and magical creatures.
Magic is further divided into five subgroups:
- Energy Elementalism: The study of the elemental energies. Hard to use and even harder to master. (Light, heat, electricity, chemical.)
- Standard Elementalism: The study of elements as a whole. Easier to use and master. (Fire, water, earth, air.)
- Mentalism: Magic focusing on the manipulation of the mind. Intermediate. (Illusion, telepathy, telekinesis, memory manipulation, etc...)
- Physical magic: Magic affecting the body. Easy to use, hard to master. (Speed, strength, and endurance buffs, restoration magic, blood magic, bodily modifications, etc...)
- Soul magic: Illegal magic focusing on someone else's magic reservoir. Difficult to use or master. (Soul/body binds or breaks, magic boosting, death magic.)
Grimoire: Grimoires are books containing spells. All of the learned magics. Incantations, Magic circles, and Alchemy. Basically, they're textbooks.
Souls: What people call the finite pools of energy that fuel spells. Physical energy can be converted to soul energy if the reservoir is low. A spell too high of a level will kill the caster. There are alternate ways of obtaining magical energy, though most are unknown.
Incorporeal Souls: When someone loses the physical energy to continue and they die their soul starts seeping back into the nature around them. This can take up to a minute after brain-function ceases. If one has enough magic energy, they can break the bind the soul has to a body, and the soul will become detached. They can still retain the mortal's personality and thoughts, but they cannot make spells or be of any use. They are nonphysical to all but whoever broke the body bind.
The souls can't do much besides boost someone's magical energy. They are invincible, and when their energy is depleted, they will be unable to be drained. Water may cause them to lose their energy and stop floating, but they will eventually either wash up on a shore or be tossed back into the air and allowed to resume floating.
Souls can enter another creature's body, but only with permission and they cannot take control of it.
Staffs: Some mages may use staffs, long poles used to store spare soul energy from themselves in downtime. They can also be enchanted to help with spellcasting. They neither have to be wooden, nor useless. They must always have storage sigils on them, though. Many staffs are disguised as spears.
Artifacts: Enchanted items with some benefit. Usually jewelry or accessories of some kind.
There are many other lost forms of magic, such as spellweaving, necromancy, and life magic. These are currently unavailable for study.
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This word is Esteros, just out of the medieval era.
Established Nations (feel free to DM me ideas for more)
Ezrer, the open grassland nation of technological advancement. We start here.
Vessier, the icy northern continent of strong magic and driven by progression of said magic.
Avieran, the dessert land that thrives on animals handlers. It has a diverse array of wildlife, and specializes in the field of nonmagical and magical creatures.
