{ a l c h e m y / ooc

[Genkai]

{ r o l e p l a y genre / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Adventure / Slice of Life

{ r o l e p l a y size / 2 to 4 players

{ r o l e p l a y interest check / here

{ r o l e p l a y in character thread / TBA

{ r o l e p l a y requirement / At least four paragraphs in a post one to two times a week

{ r o l e p l a y summary /

{ We live in a world of fantasy, of dragons and knights and princesses and demons. Our world isn't perfect, there is war and poverty and deceit. The idea of magic has been a controversial one, while there are witches and wizards, magic is fairly rare to stumble across due to people's lack of understanding and sheer interest in it. And outside the land's bustling capital is a small cluster of caves which not many dare to enter thanks to some of the wild stories floating around. Some say the cave holds a deadly beast while others say it will curse you for eternity upon entry. For whatever the reason, people stay away. Sometimes they can hear soft moans from the cave but no one has investigated it. People have been going missing around the land for the past two or three years yet it's happened so discreetly and infrequently that no one had connected one kidnapping a year ago to one that has just occurred. As people have spread out across the large land which covers most of the globe, it's hard to keep track of people. If someone had someone taken from them, the chances of finding them were pretty much zero. These kidnapped people have been taken to the caves outside of the land's capital and have been experimented on. After years of attempts, the first group has made it to the last point before the cult can say they've had a success. This cult has no name and has branded each surviving kidnapped individual with a shape (circle, triangle, square or hexagon) on their back's center.

{ They are led down from their cell into a damp secured room. They are told to show off their skills before they can leave. For the past eighteen months, this small cluster of people have been held in captivity. They have been poked and prodded countless times. They know how to use the alchemy equation they have been assigned. To activate their symbol, they must draw their shape in blood and add personal sacrifices, it is the only way. They are instructed that should they pass this last test, they will be free to go. Some people are dubious but others are quite eager to prove themselves for their release. A knife is given to them and then the room is secured. The knife, as they know, would be used to cut themselves for blood and then to offer their own hair, flesh or other bodily offering to their alchemic equation. These people have been selected for whatever they're best at. Some people are overly good looking, some people are smart, and some people talented in unique ways. The cult watches from up above with interest as the group slowly comes together to figure out they can all come out of this alive and return home. But when they are released at day's end, it's unclear if they are really free or trapped within themselves. Can they acclimate back into normal society? Are they safe or is darkness looming, the grasp of the cult's steady hand closing in on their throats one final time...

{ r o l e p l a y expectations /

You will post four healthy paragraphs (think double of the amount in the above summary) as well as a picture of your alchemic equation. This will be done online someone or in Paint or whatever program you wish. Lines won't be perfect, don't get the shapes off the net and use them, this is meant to look realistic and lines won't be perfect. It's okay. You will also attempt to post between one and two times a week. Depending on how many join, we may or may not have a posting order.

You will be active in the OOC, this means discussing questions and plot actively and pointing out if you're going to busy or something. An active OOC usually means an active IC.

You will not squabble or fight with me or anyone else, I haven't yet run into this issue as GM but let's be adults here.

That's pretty much it to be honest. If you're dedicated and can communicate with some creativity, we'll be gold.

{ r o l e p l a y technical information /

Since this might be a bit long or could scare some off, I put it into a hider below to outline basic and soon to be less basic, information.

{ Alchemic equations can range from simple to complex but for now we will be focusing on the simple. When we approach the complex ones, I'll quickly outline them here.

Your character will only be able to draw their shape (circle, triangle, square or hexagon) and nothing else. They may happen to be able to form another, using their own (example below) but they will only be able to activate the shape on their back. Flourishes and additional marks to enhance an equation will be given when we have more complex equations. For the first part of the roleplay, we won't need them. Now each shape generates a blast of an element through the bodily sacrifices you give to your transmutation. Circle denotes earth, triangle denotes air, square denotes water and hexagon denotes fire. Other elements of nature and chemical relation will be added down the line but the building blocks, the basics for your alchemy will be one of these four elements. These equations can be put onto anything, walls, floors, items and even living things. The more shapes your equation has, the more strong it is. See info below...

Examples of simple a l c h e m y

This first example shows a triangle alchemist who has put three triangles within a triangle which is allowed, but they have also created a hexagon within their triangle. Because a hexagon is within their own shape, the reaction will result in a large burst of wind, perhaps even a cyclone and in the center will be a raging fire. Their equation has suddenly become five times as strong thanks to the added triangles and the non-native shape. This is almost a more complex equation.

This second example shows a direct overlay of shapes. A square and a hexagon (yes, it's a hexagon!) on top of one another, laced together. If two different shapes (drawn by two different people) are overlayed on top of one another, the elements will give the same amount of power. In this case, you would get an explosion of fire and water.

This third example shows one shape inside or outside of another. The circle is inside the square. This means earth will overpower the water by half so most of the result will be earth but there will be some water involved. Whatever shape is on the inside, is the one which will lend more power to the outer one and less to itself. This will sometimes be necessary to use when you're trying to combine various elements.

This fourth example shows how four triangles can be put together to form a square. This differs from example one because the triangles can make something up differently as an end product. This is almost a more complicate equation. The result would have been a large wind blast with small parts of water involved but since the square's shape is the most outer shape, it will be the opposite.

This fifth example shows how your shapes can be slightly off from one another. As long as they are connected, it will work. This counts as twice the power and would result in a large flow of water like a river to emerge from the result.

This sixth example shows some points outlined which will help you must, I believe. The points on shapes are where sacrifices must be placed. The two alchemists have put a triangle into a square. The triangle alchemist will place their own sacrifice on their own points as indicated by the pink points. The square alchemist will place theirs on the two dark red points as well as the two lower pink ones. As far as circles are concerned, you will need to put three sacrifices down to almost for a make believe triangular shape. The circle needs at least three but can have more, depending on what else could be attached.

{ r o l e p l a y characters /

Below is the character sheet and guidelines for applying. I will PM you any corrections (this is different than what I have done in RPs past) and you must make them in your post and then I will collect those involved and put them in this post. And once we do begin the RP, I will prepare a very rough outline to what the start/first part of our roleplay could entail.

To apply to this RP, you must filled out everything below:

Username } Your username or nickname you want to go by
Most / Least Active Times } When you're active and not active to post
Roleplay Post } Give a sample of what you commonly post so we know what to expect, use hider, link or spoiler please

Character Name } Something fantasy related would be cool
Character Age } 24 to 27 range please
Character Appearance } I really do prefer photos for this, not a long-winded description
Character Personality } List three positive and two negative traits they have, be brief

Character History } Meant to be only about one to two paragraphs about their home life up till they were captures and how they handled it

Character Equation } Must give a picture (.PNG (so the back is transparent) preferred or link) of their shape they will use, see choices mentioned above

[MalTheAwesome]

I am working on an app now. Also, glad you posted picture examples, that's really helpful. This is going to be so fun. :U

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Hmm, you say that sacrifices are placed on the points, but water, circles, don't have any normal points, does this mean that basic water alchemy is cheaper than the rest, as you need only create the shape in your blood?

[Genkai]

I am working on an app now. Also, glad you posted picture examples, that's really helpful. This is going to be so fun. :U

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Hmm, you say that sacrifices are placed on the points, but water, circles, don't have any normal points, does this mean that basic water alchemy is cheaper than the rest, as you need only create the shape in your blood?

I forgot to mention that! I knew I'd forget that. Circles will require sacrifices on three points. I was debating between two or four and decided three so they would be placed about the same width apart as if making a triangle. Does that make sense?

[MalTheAwesome]

Username } MalTheAwesome, call me Mal, Malakai, Sickbad McGoo, Julio Rodriguez, or ThatSexySonOfABitch. I respond to any of them.
Most / Least Active Times } I can post on most wednesdays, thursdays and fridays
Roleplay Post }

Spoiler

Mitera Scheuren wiped the sweat from his brow as he sat around the fire with his children John and Rose. As usual, young John was close to falling asleep. He was only eight, and so he really hadn't stood any chance of staying up very long. Mitera smiled fondly at his son as he saw John's eyelids flutter open and closed.

Rose stood up and walked toward the caravan, and Mitera walked over to his son. Rose was a lot like Mitera in her personality, but she reminded him so much of her mother. She had the same blonde hair, even if it came with Mitera's eyes. She had the same grace of movement, not a trace of Mitera's lumbering gait. She had her very same soft voice, even if she had a slight rasp, just like Mitera.

Mitera lifted John in his arms. The little boy snuggled against his father's chest, and an old lullaby rose in his throat, low and loving and pure. He sang this song softly as he watched Rose set out the sleeping bags. Mitera looked at John, and smiled.

John was nearly the opposite of Rose. He had Mitera's physical features, from the almond eyes to the dark hair, to the complete lack of grace in movement. Meanwhile, he seemed to have his mother's bubbly, bouncy personality. He was always going around talking endlessly and telling jokes(often bad ones) and playing and running. More than once had Mitera been grateful for Rose keeping an eye on her brother while their father worked. John would get himself in many scrapes over the course of his life, Mitera knew, but he would pull himself out when he learned how. Mitera worried, but he believed in his children.

Mitera tucked John into the sleeping bag once he knew that the kid was completely and utterly unconscious. He placed a gentle kiss onto his son's forehead, and stood up, breathing in the cool night air. He was content.

He heard a choked gasp from Rose, and turned his head to the left. He saw a man in dark clothing, strangling her with a wire. Mitera's eyes widened, and he took a step back, before gathering his courage and charging foreward. He drew his dagger from its sheathe at his waist, and the man with the wire released Rose, stepping back. The man seemed to produce a club from nowhere.

"If it's money you want, you can have it," Mitera said, standing protectively in front of a gasping, choking Rose. He wanted to kneel down and comfort her, but for now he couldn't let his guard down, "Just leave us in peace."

Every single one of Mitera's instincts cried out to attack. He wanted to see the man who'd harmed his children bleed. However, Mitera restrained himself, keeping his eyes and ears open as he waited for the man's reply.

The man stepped forward quickly, swinging his club overhead. Mitera barely dodged out of the way, and thrusted his knife forward. The man shifted to the side, and punched Mitera in the face with his left hand. Mitera staggered backward, his left hand pressed to his jaw. He spat out blood, then turned to face the man again. He saw the club coming just a moment too late, and shifted to the side just in time to spare his skull the impact. He felt an excrutiating pain in his left arm, and heard a sickening snapping noise. He screamed as he bent over, pressing his right fist, still clutching the dagger, against his arm. It felt wet and mishapen.

Mitera barely managed to remain coherent. He had to stand and fight for his children. He did not understand this seemingly random act of violence, but he would not let his children be hurt or taken or killed by this man or whoever he worked for.

Mitera swung his dagger with a roar of pain, fear and fury, and felt it bite into flesh. It tore into the fabric over the man's left shoulder, and cut into the meats of the arm.

The man screamed in pain, but it didn't stop him from swinging his club.

Mitera fell to the ground, eyes fluttering, head bleeding. Then, his eyes shut, and his mind faded into oblivion.

His first thought, as he awakened hours later, would be that he was alive.

His second thought would be terror that his children were not.

Character Name } Mitera Scheuren
Character Age } 27
Character Appearance }

Spoiler

Character Personality }
Pros: "Calm down, you're safe here." Mitera is borderline motherly. He's always trying to help and protect others.
"Here's what we have to do guys." Mitera is a natural leader, capable of thinking a plan through quickly and thoroughly, before convincing others of it.
"You cannot break me." Mitera is strong-willed and sturdy-minded. It's hard to get him to give up. Hope springs eternal from him.

Cons: "Fine, I'll leave you alone...er, you seem cold, do you need a blanket?" Mitera is overbearing with his caring nature. It can get irritating, fast.
"Why should I listen to you?" Mitera is used to being a leader, and hates having to follow instructions. It's difficult for him to cope when he's not in charge.

Character History } Mitera worked in a rural town as a blacksmith. He fathered his first child and, by extension, got married early, at the age of sixteen, but he was luckily able to complete his apprenticeship before inheriting his father's shop. He had a happy family, and was quite well off from his craft. However, disastor struck him far before he had even heard of any cult dedicated to alchemy. His wife, Marie, and one of his daughters, Julia, each contracted a terrible illness, and died despite the best attempts of the town doctor. Mitera had to work on his own to support his surviving son, John, and daughter, Rose, though he grieved for his wife and lost daughter every day. He eventually recovered, but decided to move to a larger town so that he could make more money to pay for his children's admission to a university.

That's when things got bad again. The cult found him and his family on the road, and took them. No one questioned their disappearance, as he'd made it very clear he was starting a new life in the big city. No one looked for them until it was too late. They were chalked up as having drowned in one of the rivers between home and his destination. Mitera doesn't know if his children are alive, but he has not given up hope.

Character Equation } http://s1284.beta.photobucket.com/us...72687224504331

(Not sure how to add spoilers. Quick instructions please? ^_^ )

[Genkai]

Username }

Genkai

Most / Least Active Times }

Active most nights and weekends, I often do check from my phone though.

Roleplay Post }

Character Name }

Querene

Character Age }

25

Character Appearance } Link

Character Personality }

+ Calm + Open Minded + Trustworthy - Passive - Avoids Conflict

Character History } Meant to be only about one to two paragraphs about their home life up till they were captures and how they handled it

Character Equation }


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Character Name }

Nah

Character Age }

26

Character Appearance } Link

Character Personality } List three positive and two negative traits they have, be brief

Character History } Meant to be only about one to two paragraphs about their home life up till they were captures and how they handled it

Character Equation }

[MalTheAwesome]

I'm not the best with post samples, but I'll edit it monday then. I kind of wanted to make my character slightly older(yet still fit) so he could more easily fit into the role of the team mom, since that's pretty much what I'm going for with him. I'll make him younger again if you want though.

[Genkai]

Someone can still be "team mom" if they're 27. Anyway today's Monday isn't it? Well for me it is. So just edit it whenever you can and tell me once you do.

[Ghurdrich]

I'll have a post up shortly, I believe.

[Genkai]

I'll have a post up shortly, I believe.

Great, I'll probably be offline in about an hour myself.

[Ghurdrich]

Username } Ghurdrich
Most / Least Active Times } Active whenever. More at night, less in the morning, but flexible.
Roleplay Post } http://roleplayerguild.com/showthrea...=1#post8442444 (Just sorta grabbed one of my more recent posts at random.)

Character Name } Marina "Malyne" Heartshot
Character Age } 25
Character Appearance } (Unfortunately, I have no idea how or where to get riajuu photos, so you get text instead. I'll keep it short.)
Malyne carries herself with an in-your-face, tough image, and her appearance reflects that. Blonde hair tied back in a ponytail, often dressed in just a plain shirt and shorts, she looks ahead at the world with a focused grin. Her skin is rough and just slightly darker than average, which offsets her fair features, light hair, and grey-blue eyes. Her looks are only a little above average, though she is very fit, and her body is perpetually covered in small scrapes and bruises gained from rough-housing or general lack of attention.

Character Personality }
Level-headed - Malyne keeps a calm head even in the worst of times. She is able to look at even personal offenses objectively and decide on a course of action from there.
Straight-forward - Whatever's on her mind, she'll say it right to your face. She doesn't keep secrets, and she won't shy away from harsh truths.
Cynical Optimist - Even though she often believes that the worst possible thing will probably happen, she also is firm in the belief that there is a way through it. She'll never count on fate or a miracle, but relies on hard work to reach the light at the end of the tunnel.

Boorish - Even in times where etiquette is required, Malyne is blunt. She is the first person you want to keep away from nobility and emotionally fragile people.
Aloof - Malyne tries to stay as far away from close personal connections as possible. She won't hesitate to turn her back on her friends if it serves her (or if it serves them.) She'll come to the aid of a friend, but doesn't believe in any special bond between people.

Character History } Marina Heartshot was born to a wealthy farmer's family and spent much of her childhood close to politicians and other rich people. Despite this, her own life was relatively simple. She grew up resentful of the pompous society that she was exposed to every day, and often ventured off on her own into the woods or other places, coming back with sticks in her hair and holes in her pants. Her parents passed this off as a phase, and that she would understand when she was older. However, years passed and she only grew more distant.

In the last few years, she was old enough to travel to other towns, under the pseudonym 'Malyne,' and spent much of her time gambling in taverns with the wrong sort of crowd, or else in scraps with those same people. Her parents where close to giving up at that point, unsure how to deal with their child and the stain she left on their reputation... and then one day, she was simply gone. Nobody even know the exact day she went missing. The cult had abducted her for her compatibility with the earth element. Her stable mind and strong body fit well with what they believed to be necessary to handle that power. So far, it seems as though they were not wrong.

Her parents were upset, to be sure, but also a bit relieved. As for Malyne herself, she has never stopped rebelling against her captors. She's given up trying to fight them to escape, but her condescending attitude has never left, and she still believes there is a way out if she only works hard enough. To that end, she has followed the orders given to her precisely and with great enthusiasm, as she believes it is her best chance to get out of this situation alive and in once piece.

Character Equation } (it is difficult to draw a circle on a laptop trackpad D: )