It's almost 2015, but I think we can all still appreciate an old-school dungeon trek. If things go well, the story can expand from there. Anyway, here's the setup:

Thousands of years ago, there lived a powerful mage-king. In those days, magic users were revered as gods, and he was treated as such for every minute of his millennia-long life. His rule was an era of peace and prosperity, yet underneath is all lay a dark secret. The king had made an unholy pact with the ancient, timeless horrors which lie beyond the veil of reality. They ensured an era of tranquility in exchange for the lives and souls of all his subjects upon his death. In an attempt to circumvent the deal, the king used powerful magics to enhance his lifespan, and for many centuries, the horrors were denied their due.

Halfway through his rule, the magics which kept his seemingly endless life sustained finally began to fail. Desperate to save his subjects, the king embraced the power of the undead, slowly turning himself into a lich, one part of his body at a time. As a further precaution, he prepared a vast network of catacombs, into which he would preserve a sample of his finest subjects, granting them a world existence beyond death, even if the horrors descended upon the world. At first, entry into this kingdom of the dead was on a voluntary basis, but as the king grew ever closer to undeath, he began to grow desperate. Sinking a gigantic amount of his vast realm's resources into the project, he resorted to drafting people against their will, filling the halls beneath the mountains with thousands of undead servants, and filling his shadowy kingdom's coffers to bursting. He also filled these tunnels with magic artifacts, ancient tomes, works of art, even temples carved out of solid rock. In short, it contained everything a realm of undead would need to carry on a semblance of normal life.

Then, the king finally passed the tipping point from life to undeath, fulfilling the pact the horrors had granted. They descended upon his kingdom and in a single night, slew every living thing, down to the last blade of grass. The undead sealed themselves up in the tunnels, and were spared the maelstrom of violence. Thousands of years after the horrors departed, nothing grows in this realm. Its even barren of moss, lichen, fungi, even bacteria.

This is the realm to which a group of brave adventurers have come. They come for any number of reasons: to seek their fortune, to purge the realm of the undead, to finally put the last subjects of the mage-king to rest for good... or perhaps they have darker motives. The choice is yours.

So any takers?

Because the site was down, I'll give this a bump.

So these are magi, paladins and the like in the year 2015? What is the rest of the world like? Would characters be more rooted in real world Catholic, Shinto, Druid in and other beliefs? Can the fighters also wield assault rifles and grenade launchers or are the mystical monsters immune to such things?

I've never been asked such genre-bending questions before in the seven years since I started roleplaying. No, it is a fantasy setting, not the year 2015. No modern or futuristic weapons.

The rest of the world is up to the players to decide, as their characters can have whatever origin and background they want.

I'm definetly in!

I would like this, yes.

Cool. That three of us so far. I think that's a good start.

Feel free to post your character sheets at any time. There's no exact format, but make sure to give an impression as to the character's appearance, abilities, and personality. I'll post my CS when I can.

Name: Bishop Bishop Bishop

Appearance: A pale, balding man in his mid-twenties to early thirties with clammy looking skin and a patch of scraggly black hair set upon his scalp. His skin seems to be pulled tight to his bones, but he has a perfect set of teeth. Wears a long black robe, of course with a hood, fastened on by at length of metal belt buckles each bearing the symbol of a different esoteric order. He carries a sliver shovel upon his shoulder and moves as though there's a tune in his heart only he can understand.

History: As his name might suggest, Bishops mother and father had very much decided what he was going to be well before he was born. Devout members of the Aphrodite church, Goddess of love, they spend his formative years grooming him for a position in it. At twelve years old, having been thoroughly spoiled on the idea of unconditional love by sheer exposure, he did what anyone who wants to stick it religious parents would: he ran away from home and joined the first cult that would take him. This happened to be the Cult of G'Narrel, a minor goblin deity know for punching humans in the trousers. Though he was human, his fellow goblin members saw how great his enthusiasm for the Cult was and he excelled, rising through the ranks of the church until a group of adventurers showed up, killed his fellow cult members, and returned him to his loving parents. They had believed him kidnapped in the night.

Undeterred, Bishop again ran away and joined a new cult; "The Esoteric Order of GhARRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!", called such because no one ever made it past the first syllable of its gods name. He quite enjoyed himself in this cult as well, until he stood to close to the door the day they were going to sacrifice the princess of a neighboring Kingdom. The door that conveniently slammed him into the wall when the adventurers kicked it open, knocking him out and saving his life as the rest of the cult was slaughtered and the princess rescued. Refusing to be cowed by this, he joined the Serpent Riders later that same day. Less than a month later they had been killed to a man while raiding a castle, except for Bishop because his serpent had choked to death the night before. He joined up with the Astral Society of Tallbrook and partook in their mass suicide to summon their Star God, except he had accidentally gotten sawdust instead of the poison powder he was suppose to inhale. The god was still summoned in a weakened state and was finished off, along with the rest of the Society, by adventurer as he walked off in a huff. He put on a wig and joined the Night Sisters and did pretty well there until he was discovered, chased out of their secluded hot spring retreat by the entire gathering, and watched as a sudden rock-slide send them tumbling down into a ravine.

This kept happening until Bishop developed a sort of reputation, and cults started baring him entry out of fear. It was at this point any sane man would have called it quits and gone home. Bishop, however, was not quite a sane man due to all the esoteric knowledge he had rattling around in his head. He determined that, if no cult was going to let him usher in an age of darkness with them, he would his own one-man cult and bring about the destruction of the world himself. His journey has taken him far and wide across in search power and knowledge to bring this about, and now his wandering bring him to....hmm? Where was this place again?

Personality: Despite his look Bishop is actually a very sunny, polite, courteous, generous man because some things you learn as a child just stick. He doesn't see anything wrong with giving away his earthly possessions and time to those less fortunate because it doesn't matter. The planet is going to be destroyed sooner or later, what do the dark forces care that he's helped an old lady carry her bags. She asked him after all, to refuse would have been rude. He is jittery though, energetic, and throws himself 120% into whatever task is at hand. He has the sort of focus that only the insane develop, shutting out everything else once he engages something.

Abilities: Bishop has been a member of more cults and secret societies than most people can name, and is likely the last surviving member of every single one of them. His mind is an amazing sponge for rituals and secret arts, and he can bring to bare the strangest of magic if he can get it out of his mouth properly. Being a veteran of many secret societies has made him very good at ciphers and codes. He's shock resistant, as he's built up an immunity to sanity destroying effects by exposure.

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Name: Dain

Appearance:

Background: Dain's a classical dwarven explorer and adventurer, born some hundred years ago in the faraway mines of Muspel. He's lived most of his life scavenging through old ruins and orc-infested caves in search of loot and treasure. When the rumor of the ancient city of the dead reached his ears, he packed his bags and immedietly began his journey there.

Personality: According to racial stereotype, dwarves are greedy little buggers whose only concern in life is gold. Dain lives up to this stereotype very well. He'd give up his children for a large enough treasure, had he had any, and likes to pile valuables in big heaps back in his home. He's lousy at trading and haggling though, and he hasn't got the stomach for mining (or working honestly for that matter), so he employs violence to get his way whenever and however he can. He doesn't care for luxury or exquisite food or drink; just having the gold is enough for him. Dain is generally friendly to people around him... as long as he has to. But if (when) push comes to shove, he likes to think that the one who strikes first always strikes last.

Abilities: The old dwarf is sturdy as oak and can take quite a beating. He is also quite adept at dealing out damage, an expert in dirty fighting. He knows how to survive on his own and can see perfectly in the dark (like all dwarves).

I'll post something soon. Sorry for the delay. I'll have a CS up no later than tomorrow night, eastern time.

I can say that my character is a female dracon, a dragon-person. Her name is Pomona. She'll be a rogue-type, using no armor, so she'll have to rely on agility and will need help from Bishop and Dain.

I will say that this RP probably isn't so serious that no jokes can be made, but the overall setting I made is not so funny. Maybe some comic relief will be nice. Also, while there can be romance, let's keep it PG-13 here.

Ok. Is there a game thread? :)

Is there room for another?

Sure thing, Color Weaver! Just post a CS and join in! :)

A game thread will be up in a day or two.

How would a magic user fit into this, because I really wanna do a mage if possible.