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THE GOD KING



200 years ago, the continent of Aether was filled with bountiful life, ranging from animals to humans. Various kingdoms, cultures and societies filled the continent from sea to sea, and it was good. Wars would sometimes shake the core of the continent, but humans did what they always did. Magic ran through the veins of many, and societies of sages taught wizards and sorcerers new abilities daily. It was a golden age of opportunity and power, with kingdoms rising and technology exploding. The gods above were happy as well, even if their plans went awry from time to time.

However, this golden age had an end. Without much introduction, a man known only as Altar appeared on the horizon of the continent itself. Armed with powerful magic and artifacts, Altar carved out his own kingdom from the surrounding lands, and soon, war engulfed the continent once again. However, this war was much different then the last few. Altar slaughtered mages where-ever he went, utilizing fear to twist the minds of the local populace. Mages and wizards became targets of ridicule and executions, with whole families being wiped out. Altar proclaimed himself the "savior" of the continent, and his reach knew no bounds.

Altar eventually ceased his warring and raiding, crowning himself the "God-King of Aether". 200 years has passed since the kingdoms that resisted him had fallen. Only small duchies remain independent from Altar, but they too are falling fast. The new Altarian Empire spans the entire continent of Aether, and magic users are prosecuted daily. Whole covens of wizards have been wiped out since Altar took over.

You were a bystander in one of the most recent attacks. You were living in or at the very least staying, in the town of Aldbridge. A neutral city that was ruled by a merchant republic, Altar had decided their gold was not enough to sate his lust. Putting the town under siege, you were killed during the attack. Perhaps you were fighting the battle as a warrior for Aldbridge, or perhaps you were a citizen caught by a marauding band of Altarian soldiers. Regardless of the way you were killed, your soul was taken from your body by war.

Instead of returning to the heavens above however, something else happened entirely. You were reborn into a Revenant, a powerful creature that will not stop until Altar is dead and his empire toppled. The God-King has ended your life, and now, you must end his.

Can you stop a God?



Hi everyone! This is a fantastic, freeform RP that I have played in the past as both GM and as a player. This game requires at least 4 players, and will further require a very well-made character sheet. For now however, I am just looking for potential interest.

The game will have you being resurrected by an unknown force. No matter what you were before death, being resurrected has given you completely unnatural abilities. Your abilities will give you an edge over thousands of soldiers, and you will become my little destroyers. The game will be completely party based, with the four of you making decisions like who to assassinate or how to topple the God-king himself.

The game will be high-casual. Atleast a paragraph must be written for your post, though it does not need to be amazing every single time. I am just looking for good character progression and serious roleplay. As the GM, I will be providing NPC support, combat and more to create an epic tale between you and your companions.

So, will you take the plunge? Do you think you can kill Altar himself?
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This sounds fascinating. I have a character I might look to convert to fit this. I'd be curious to explore that.
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This game will be epic, as I love to make people's characters look as epic as possible. The best game when you want to metagame and it be okay.
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I’m interested
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I think this could be neat, not sure if any of my characters would fit though...
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No reason not to check.
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Certainly interested.
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This sound very neat! I think there's a lot of potential to be had here.

A question:
When our characters are reborn as Revenants, do they differ in any particular way besides gaining their extraordinary powers? i.e. do they still appear, sound, act like they did before death, or has the process completely transformed them?
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Interested :)
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Got me some interested juice and chugged it all.
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@Aristo That is up to you actually. The manner of death can affect your character as well, but keep in mind you will be moving through the public as well. Most citizens will not take kindly to a headless ghost moving through a crowd.

Fantastic to see some interest! If there are questions, I am happy to answer them about the world.

Also, please expect a CS sheet later today (Monday)
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I am also interested. I've been trying to find a new roleplay for some time and this has peaked my interest.
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@WestWall Okay so I have this character ... or rather a character concept since the actual character elements (personality, psyche, etc.) are being stripped. Adrianna wouldn't work in this RP so I'm merely using a variation of the framework I created for her, which I've altered to better fit this RP concept. I want your opinion and a general thumbs up/down on whether or not I should work on it further.

Adrianna carried something called a Wraith Pendant. It might be obvious what that does. It contains a wraith that can be summoned for a massive, if temporary and later-debilitating, surge of power. Its not far off from the power level that seems to be targeted for this RP's characters. For this, I was wondering if I could invoke something similar. The character is actually two entities: a living person who never died, and the soul form or someone who did and has gained the powers associated with time spent in the incorporeal world which can inhabit the living person's body (control of the body remains cooperative, not adversarial). The possible advantage here is that it can be suppressed (the soul can occupy a small trinket in place of the person) to be a completely normal living human, but with the added disadvantage of mortality. Being still a living human makes the character vulnerable as such, even if they have the power of a wraith at their hands.

I could decide not to pursue this (since I realize that disadvantage is potentially overshadowing any advantages it bestows) but I do want an opinion on whether or not I should.
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@Sierra

While it is a fantastically cool idea, I'm not sure it is the way you want to go with this. It would make you completely different then the others, which wouldn't make much sense, and it would disadvantage you compared to the rest.

Still getting the OOC together folks. Almost finished.
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This sounds kinda fun o3o I'm game if there's room.
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Definitely room. Still working on the OOC at the moment. Formatting isn't how I like just yet :P
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Well, this seems rather interesting, I will keep my eyes on this.
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The OOC is up! Lots of info in there for all of you.

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