Long ago, two races ruled over Earth: HUMANS and MONSTERS.
One day, war broke out between the two races.
After a long battle, the humans were victorious.
They sealed the monsters away in many different locations, different spells…
…a great human kingdom was the last.
With the seven heroes each sacrificing their weapons, their magic, their determination, and one by one, their very souls to seal up monster kind…the last of the monsters, and some of the most dangerous, were instead sealed up by the various heroes’ disciples. The spell had much greater success, casting a net over the world, and dragging the last roaming monsters in like a tightening net…bringing them all to the old underground mazes and caverns of their first previous civilization that humans had built their kingdom over, trying them far underground.
The price for this spell were all the human casters’ souls, and any human killed under the barrier, their soul would not be taken by any monster dwelling in the underground, but the barrier itself. No matter who fell in, how the human were killed, the barrier took their soul and became stronger.
Under City 21XX
For hundreds of years, trash and the worst criminals have been thrown through the original entrances, as if the underground location were nothing but a dump.
Occasionally, innocent people have been thrown underground…but on the over city, most of the holes/entrances to the underground were built over and locked up, and are not easily accessible.
Newly fallen humans who are treated for injuries or illnesses, and are eventually registered at the city hall; in fact, there is actually a human population that has grown over time, in the underground.
The barrier is now invincible.
Monsters of the undercity are descended from the strongest of the strong, you could ask them which monster you wouldn’t want to fight, and begrudgingly they’d all point to another monster on the street.
Over a span of centuries, gangs…families have been formed, and humans have always been split between them…
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"Welcome to Othertale, based off of Undertale...but where we tell a story of another place where monsters have been sealed. As this is a whole new cast and crew, it is highly encouraged that you talk over character relationships with others."
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Just to give an idea of the setting...
Locations of Note:
Still adding more...
Feel free to suggest locations. There are probably several underground levels, a number of whole cities.
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Cast
Humans:
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Monsters:
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Further Lore:
-Elementals have always kept the role of keeping the underground inhabitable, helping to grow trees, spring drinkable water, evenly distribute the heat from the magma of the lowest/deepest level.
-If asked about ‘boss monsters’, most monsters would laugh. Most are descended from a form of boss monsters, or else mid-bosses.
-The under-city is completely modern/slight-futuristic. There are working cellphones either made underground or salvaged from the dump, and the underweb (undernet’s equivalent) had been created almost a hundred years past.
-At one point in the past, the under cities had been kill or be killed in policy, but that had long since been thrown out. A lot of the weaker boss monsters have been culled in those days, while strong humans also rose up.
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Powers/Affiliations (Higher to Lower)
Spider Clan – run by strong matriarcs, they are keeping much of their power evenly distributed in the under cities. Constructed the web in which the upper cities were built upon, and keeping trash from just crashing through to the lower levels, they are shrewd business owners. They also run a chain of bakeries…
Temmie Gang - run the colege of commerce, as well as the original mage’s colege…the Tem have earned their place in the undercities as business owners and strong magic users. Weakness to muscles, which they do not believe are cute.
Skeleton Family – a slow growing, enduring race with their own unique quirks, they have slowly been climbing to power since the old days.
Dogs – previously the second strongest presence in the underground, their previous leader had selfishly had their group bow down before the skeleton group before leaving entirely, and they haven’t been able to recover their reputation and power since. The dogs have always run the churches that have been constructed underground, which are usually dedicated to whatever artefact they find that week. Most monsters come in to worship cause, eh, boredom.
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Are you a human, thrown into the underground?
Or, are you a monster who has lived in the under cities for your whole life?
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House Rules
1. Be polite to your fellows, and be super nice to your GM...(scratch your GM behind the ear every so often!)
2. No godmod, no metagaming.
4. Wait two posts before posting again, and post at least twice a week.
5. One paragraph minimum, ten lengthy paragraphs maximum per most.
6. Feel free to ask questions, make suggestions, and correct me...(I'm only ferret)
One day, war broke out between the two races.
After a long battle, the humans were victorious.
They sealed the monsters away in many different locations, different spells…
…a great human kingdom was the last.
With the seven heroes each sacrificing their weapons, their magic, their determination, and one by one, their very souls to seal up monster kind…the last of the monsters, and some of the most dangerous, were instead sealed up by the various heroes’ disciples. The spell had much greater success, casting a net over the world, and dragging the last roaming monsters in like a tightening net…bringing them all to the old underground mazes and caverns of their first previous civilization that humans had built their kingdom over, trying them far underground.
The price for this spell were all the human casters’ souls, and any human killed under the barrier, their soul would not be taken by any monster dwelling in the underground, but the barrier itself. No matter who fell in, how the human were killed, the barrier took their soul and became stronger.
Under City 21XX
For hundreds of years, trash and the worst criminals have been thrown through the original entrances, as if the underground location were nothing but a dump.
Occasionally, innocent people have been thrown underground…but on the over city, most of the holes/entrances to the underground were built over and locked up, and are not easily accessible.
Newly fallen humans who are treated for injuries or illnesses, and are eventually registered at the city hall; in fact, there is actually a human population that has grown over time, in the underground.
The barrier is now invincible.
Monsters of the undercity are descended from the strongest of the strong, you could ask them which monster you wouldn’t want to fight, and begrudgingly they’d all point to another monster on the street.
Over a span of centuries, gangs…families have been formed, and humans have always been split between them…
> Continue?
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"Welcome to Othertale, based off of Undertale...but where we tell a story of another place where monsters have been sealed. As this is a whole new cast and crew, it is highly encouraged that you talk over character relationships with others."
-----
Just to give an idea of the setting...
Locations of Note:
Still adding more...
Feel free to suggest locations. There are probably several underground levels, a number of whole cities.
-----
Cast
Humans:
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
♥
Monsters:
♥
-----
Further Lore:
-Elementals have always kept the role of keeping the underground inhabitable, helping to grow trees, spring drinkable water, evenly distribute the heat from the magma of the lowest/deepest level.
-If asked about ‘boss monsters’, most monsters would laugh. Most are descended from a form of boss monsters, or else mid-bosses.
-The under-city is completely modern/slight-futuristic. There are working cellphones either made underground or salvaged from the dump, and the underweb (undernet’s equivalent) had been created almost a hundred years past.
-At one point in the past, the under cities had been kill or be killed in policy, but that had long since been thrown out. A lot of the weaker boss monsters have been culled in those days, while strong humans also rose up.
-----
Powers/Affiliations (Higher to Lower)
Spider Clan – run by strong matriarcs, they are keeping much of their power evenly distributed in the under cities. Constructed the web in which the upper cities were built upon, and keeping trash from just crashing through to the lower levels, they are shrewd business owners. They also run a chain of bakeries…
Temmie Gang - run the colege of commerce, as well as the original mage’s colege…the Tem have earned their place in the undercities as business owners and strong magic users. Weakness to muscles, which they do not believe are cute.
Skeleton Family – a slow growing, enduring race with their own unique quirks, they have slowly been climbing to power since the old days.
Dogs – previously the second strongest presence in the underground, their previous leader had selfishly had their group bow down before the skeleton group before leaving entirely, and they haven’t been able to recover their reputation and power since. The dogs have always run the churches that have been constructed underground, which are usually dedicated to whatever artefact they find that week. Most monsters come in to worship cause, eh, boredom.
-----
Are you a human, thrown into the underground?
Or, are you a monster who has lived in the under cities for your whole life?
-----
House Rules
1. Be polite to your fellows, and be super nice to your GM...(scratch your GM behind the ear every so often!)
2. No godmod, no metagaming.
3. Character to character violence should be discussed ahead of time, and thus mutual. You guys plan out what lands and what misses. Harsh language will happen.
4. Wait two posts before posting again, and post at least twice a week.
5. One paragraph minimum, ten lengthy paragraphs maximum per most.
6. Feel free to ask questions, make suggestions, and correct me...(I'm only ferret)
