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The Sundering: Invitation/Signup
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benzo2
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| 30 Jun 2015 04:39 AM |
(This is NOT the actual RP thread, please do not mistake it for such. The proposed RP is a semi-restricted RP, with this thread serving primarily as a signup request / interest check. Please continue reading further for a more detailed discussion on this.)
"In the end of days and time ceases to exist, the flames of our sun will cast the land into the fiery depths of the Burning Void, reducing all as we know it to ash. So shall mark the beginning of the Sundering." - Excerpt of Soothsayer Varnova's Prophecy.
I) Introduction/Teaser: (Apologies for the incredibly long speech; couldn't think of a better way to introduce history/background for the RP)
You awake in a dimly lit room, fatigue weighing heavily on your limbs and a slight headache afflicting your mind as you quickly realize one thing; you are not in the same bed you fell asleep in. Looking around what appeared to be a small barracks, you see several other individuals like yourself stirring from sleep with looks of bewilderment on their faces. The loud steps of heavy boots on stone draws everyone's attention to a lone figure standing in the doorway.
"I apologize for the actions involving getting you all here, but I had to be certain there was no refusal in coming." the figure said grimly, stepping further into the room to reveal himself to the group.
"What I am about to say may sound blasphemous, but you must hear me out. After such, you will be allowed to leave as you wish. Some of you may be familiar with Varnova's Prophecy, first uttered by the soothsayer in the dawn of man, mentioning the end of days in an event known as the Sundering. Unfortunately, mankind seems to think this is a vision of the future, when it is quite the opposite. What you know as the three gods of the Eternal Ternion; Eridama, Arismard, and Risema, are not gods, but rather, they are long-extinct worlds. With the creation of four elements of life, came four worlds; Eridama, a world of rich in land and minerals, Arismard, a world who's very denizens lived upon solid clouds, Risema, the world of endless seas, and what many believe to be an afterlife; The Burning Void. Each world evolved with creatures gaining control and mastery over the particular element that filled them. The worlds once existed side by side, travel between them as possible as walking to the nearest blacksmith. But as the saying goes, war is in our nature, as so was true between the four elements. Unstated with simple battles, denizens of the Burning Void began ruthlessly invading the other worlds, seeking to turn each element to ash; and so began the first Sundering. Eridama, Arismard both quickly began to fall to the blazes of the Void and thus, in a last effort of saving all that is life, element lords of both worlds joined with those of Risema and combined their strength in order to create a ward between Risema, and the Burning Void. The result of this combination marked the end of the element lords, and indeed, and end of the time of magic. The remanents of Eridama and Arismard, as well as their denizens, effectively merged into that of Risema; creating Tyrinova and her five nations as we know it today. This merging of elements also marked the dawn of man, as we were born as offspring of these dead worlds; our bones from Eridama, our blood from Risema, and our spirit from Arismard. You have all been brought here because I believe you all contain one thing in common; the blood and bones of these ancient spirits lie within you. I have sensed your potential over thus brought you here to request your help. If what I believe is true, your existences can only mean one thing; for whatever reasons, the ward is weakening, and the Burning Void is pounding at the other side. I fear that without your help, Varnova's prophecy is doomed to come true."
II) Plot/Structural Information:
Greetings,
In this roleplay, you and a select few others will be working together to try and prevent the foretold end of the world known as the Sundering, marked by the invasion of the Burning Void. Throughout the roleplay, I will be controlling any NPCs, enemies/mobs, ect. rather than having one primary character. In doing so, I will be acting more like a story telling, helping to guide your mission rather than partaking in it. Your actions as an individual, and as a team, will affect the direction the story of this roleplay will take. Do realize that, while I will not kill you off without reason, that it IS a possibility (also reversible, through rare/certain events.) and complete failure of preventing the Sundering is possible. So work together, and work intelligently. If this roleplay is a success, I may make further, similar ones in the future.
III) Rules:
0) First, just to say it again, this is NOT the roleplay thread. 1) Obviously, all the basics; no godmodding, ubering, ect. ect. 2) With that said, what I say as DM goes. 3) Powers; use ONLY what powers you are have/learn. You will progress and learn more as the thread progresses. 4) Grammar is an absolute must if I am to even think about accepting you, and just for reasons of uniformity, participants must stick to using 3rd person. 5) If you do get accepted into the RP, PLEASE try to stay active during it. If you are going to be aware for a bit, let me know via PM so I can try and adjust the story around it. 6) As mentioned before, and should be assumed with rule (3), if your character ends up getting killed, then you are dead. This may, though rarely, be reversed and your life saved. But do not count on it. 7) Hand in hand with rule (6), don't just randomly attack other participants in the thread. This is not to say brawls may not break out, but you have more important enemies that need your attention. 8) This should be obvious, but if you are not PMed/made aware by myself directly that you are an accepted participant, then DO NOT PARTICIPATE. During creation of the actual thread, the list of all participants will be included in the initial post to clear up any possible confusion.
IV) All Things Magic:
As mentioned before, yes, you will be able to gain powers in this roleplay. These powers revolve around the three elements of water, earth, and air, and can be affected by your choice of deity as well as method of summoning magic. These powers will be beneficial, and crucial, to your effort against the armies of the Burning Void and, while they will start minimal/nonexistent, your choices and actions will lead to them developing into further, more powerful abilities.
A) The Three Deities; When creating your character, you will be able to choose to follow one of the three 'gods', or rather, extinct worlds of element. Your choice of deity will determine what type of element your are strongest with and have the most capability of manipulating to serve your needs. (1) Eridama as the deity of earth, (2) Arismard as the deity of air, and (3) Risema as the deity of water. You may also choose to be Agnostic, to possibly interesting or possibly crippling results.
B) The Tranquility/Rage Method of Magic: All summoning of magic is formed around the clearing of one's mind of all but a single thought. As such, there are two strongest thoughts to retrieving magic; thoughts of peace and tranquility, or thoughts of rage and wrath. During creation of your character, you will be asked to put a percentage of rage and tranquility which adds up to 100. This will be used to determine whether the spells you are more capable with revolve around harming your enemies, or protecting your allies, or somewhere in-between.
As mentioned before, you will be explicitly told what abilities you have and learn throughout the roleplay; do NOT abuse or create your own powers to unbalance the roleplay.
V) Character Sheet: (This example will be based upon the man speaking in the intro dialog) * = Optional
Name: Benzo Tal'gin Age: Appears to be high twenties Gender: Male Appearance: Standing at about 5'9 with dark brown hair and trimmed beard, he is currently wearing a simple steel breastplate with chainmail leggings and plated boots to match. The dark green cloak draped over his shoulders hanging casually at his back, just above the back of his knees. Weapon of Choice: Steel shortsword at side, and odd-looking, almost transparent shield on his arm. *Deity: None Rage/Tranquility Percentage: 29% rage 71% Tranquility *Bio/Other:
As said before, several times at this point, this is just the signup/interest check thread. Maybe this idea is a bomb and will never be, who knows. However, should that not be the case, then do keep in mind that I will only be selecting a handful to participate; so be professional with your character sheet. Simply post, or PM me, your character sheet to enter your submission. Should you be selected, you will be given a PM announcing as such. You should also see your name posted on the initial post of The Sundering, should it come to exist. |
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benzo2
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| 30 Jun 2015 06:54 PM |
| Probably wasn't my best idea to post this so bloody early on a Tuesday, but meh, consider this a bump. If it still stays quiet afterwards, I'll consider the idea dead. |
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| 30 Jun 2015 07:16 PM |
I like this idea. Marked, I'll submit a CS in a bit.
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eikoopmit
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| 30 Jun 2015 09:00 PM |
| http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sundering_(series) |
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benzo2
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| 30 Jun 2015 09:16 PM |
Oh bloody hell, is that from Salvatore? I'm ashamed I didn't know/realize it's existence. I can't imagine the plot is too similar to what I wrote, aye? I can simply change the terminology for the actual RP, should it be needed. (And should the RP even be created; not looking too bright at the moment) |
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| 30 Jun 2015 09:28 PM |
Looks like we have a Brit in the house.
If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs! |
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| 30 Jun 2015 10:05 PM |
Name: Caelan Ashkevron Age: 19, but can be mistaken for another age Gender: Female Appearance: Caelan stands at 5 foot 4, is built with a slender frame, with mostly lean muscle, her red hair is cut in a pixie cut, and her storm-grey eyes hold determination somewhere behind a mask of constant distrust. Weapon of Choice: A pair of stilettos (the blade, not shoe!) made of an indeterminate black metal. (Here's a picture of what I was thinking about as the stiletto: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c8/84/c3/c884c3ac3b2a506e2adbe702b7f765e2.jpg I'm not being lazy when I do that, it's just I see swords so often as weapons, you NEVER see a stiletto, yeah? I'm being different, not lazy.) *Deity: Arismard Rage/Tranquility Percentage: 13% Rage, 87% Tranquility *Bio/Other: N/A
I wasn't feeling too inspired at the time of writing this, so I just pulled a bunch of my old characters out of the dust they've been covered in since 2010 at latest, 2014 at earliest, and mashed some of my old favourites up.
-Long lost opinions, all the words you can't redeem-
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benzo2
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| 02 Jul 2015 11:27 PM |
Nah, I wouldn't call it lazy. It just shows a preference of precision stabbing over that of large-area slashing. However, I'm afraid it's not looking too good in regards of me creating this RP. |
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| 02 Jul 2015 11:32 PM |
Have patience. Sometimes, it takes awhile for people to decide. Just bump it daily or so, at peak-RP times.
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benzo2
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| 03 Jul 2015 04:51 PM |
| Eh, I'd rather not be that guy bumping a dead thread every day. If this is dead, then meh, it's dead. I tried, at least. |
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eikoopmit
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| 03 Jul 2015 09:28 PM |
| The entirety of RP left literally a month ago in retaliation to my permaban. If you want, I can give you the link to the new site that everyone's moved to. And because I know you're going to ask what I was permabanned for... You know how I react to bad grammar? Well, my dad's Jewish and I saw some antisemitism used rather casually on another thread here. You can imagine what I said and did. |
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| 03 Jul 2015 09:58 PM |
@Eik Not the entirety of the RPF left. Just a large chunk. The Prophecy will save us. I think ROBLOX was being kind of dumb, for permabanning you. You should appeal to them, and say you wish for your account back or something. Also, I hate when people think certain religions, races, orientations, nationalities, etc. are inferior. You know why? I don't CARE what race or religion or nationality or any other thing someone is. I don't care about that. What I care about is that they stand by their friends. Yes, I am white. Yes, I am female. Yes, I am agnostic. But guess what? My best friend isn't. He is a black Islamic male, and I don't give a flying turd what others say about us. He's known me since 2013 or earlier, and despite that, has never shown to be a stereotype to me. Yes, I get a little annoyed sometimes, but I get annoyed with anyone. I have friends from Church camp. I have friends from certain book fandoms, I have friends from school, I have friends from almost anywhere. Guess what? I don't judge by some small factor about someone, like their skin colour. I judge by how much respect I am shown, how kind they are to strangers, how honest they are, how trustworthy they are, and finally, by their attitude to the different. Yes, I think immigrants should learn a country's main language. It shows RESPECT. You don't see me moving to Greece, then complaining and making everyone use English, do you? No. I learn at least the basics of a country's language before I visit, so I can appear RESPECTFUL to the locals. To all of you who think something someone looks like, sounds like, prefers, etc. makes them inferior: Come back to Reality. We've been waiting for you for a very very long time. We were made the way we are, and cannot change this. We enter this world all the same way: Equal. So, why can't we LEAVE this world the same way? Well, getting off my soap-box now.
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eikoopmit
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| 03 Jul 2015 10:13 PM |
| I did send an appeal. Apparently the death threats and personal attacks were considered too severe - And let's be frank, that wasn't my first offense. |
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| 03 Jul 2015 10:19 PM |
True, but still. ROBLOX should have banned the person making the comments, if they didn't, I would find them, and report them.
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eikoopmit
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| 03 Jul 2015 10:52 PM |
| I did report her, and she got, at best, a warning. |
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| 03 Jul 2015 10:58 PM |
Good gods. I think it should be "Okay, either both of you apologise, and don't contact each other again and we keep this off your records, OR we ban you both." That's how my brother's school did it when he threw a snowball at his bully and got kicked in the, er, kintamas in retaliation.
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benzo2
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| 04 Jul 2015 01:31 AM |
Gah, I know how that goes mate. Had someone making fun of my dead mother before, and I was the one whom ended up getting a... I think it was a week ban. (Was on my original account, not this one) If you think it would be worthwhile, then sure, throw a link my way. Don't know how much of an addition I'd make, however. |
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eikoopmit
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| 04 Jul 2015 08:57 AM |
http://bannanachair.proboards.com/
You don't need to be active - Hell, anyone's free to join and leave as they feel it's necessary. However, I suspect that you'll get more joiners going there than you would bumping it here. |
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benzo2
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| 04 Jul 2015 03:01 PM |
| Eh, what the hell, I'll try it out over there. |
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benzo2
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| 08 Jul 2015 09:19 PM |
| Whelp, it's as dead (if not more so) over there as it is here, and thus I'm just going to call it a canceled thought, sorry folks. (Or rather, just Hermione for signing up) Shame though, I was looking forward to seeing how much I could manipulate people's choices/decisions outside the RP. Eh, but oh well. |
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