Welcome to The World, an online game played by millions around the world. It runs on the ALTIMIT Mine operating system (which everything else uses) and gives users a smooth access to The World as well as email, community message boards, news, music and other applications. The World has been created and overseen by CyberConnect Corporation (CC Corp.) for the past 17 years. Avid players of The World have seen it develop and evolve since the year 2000. During the span of 17 years, several serves and special job quests have spawned and many players have soon gone on to work for CC Corp, becoming graphic designers and Admins themselves. The World is the most player MMORPG on the market and it doesn't show any signs of quitting_

Our characters will take the role of people who have been playing for about a month. They have gotten the hang of the controls, have befriended a few online players, have begun to level up and are looking for new challenges and quests. Our characters will be friends during their last year of university in Nagoya, Japan. And the current year is 2017 and it is December 1'st_



The Delta Server is Mac Anu, a place where all newcomers gather to trade items, take on quests, and mingle. It is set in eternal twilight and has many bridges and grand architecture. It is quite large and allows users to access areas from level 1 to level 50_

The Lambda Server is Carmina Gadelica, it is a city with many shops and studded with stars in the night sky. It does not issues quests but it does offer players a place to raise Grunties. It allows users to access areas from level 51 to level 99_

The Sigma Server is Fort Ouph, a place linked with narrow stone walkways. It is surrounded by protective clouds and offers players more challenging quests. It allows users to access areas from level 100 to 149_

The Omega Server is Breg Epona, a large city powered by steam. It is the one city where killing other players is permitted. It allows users to access areas from level 150 to 200_



Dungeons and fields make up commons areas. Areas can take form of temples, forests, grassy plains or other environments. Maybe fields also have a dungeon in which players can find up to five levels of monsters and treasure boxes. Some areas warp players directly into a single dungeon that is either made of stone or build within a forest or temple. Not alll areas will have a Gott Statue and many areas will require players to use chim spheres gathered from Chim chims to progress. Players use keywords to decide the weather, time of day and level and element for their given area_



M2D has just released. It is a Micro Monocle Display and allows people to immerse themselves in their online life. The M2D offers a 1280 x 1024 full color projection display with a transparency option and provides high quality audio immersion via the new Omnisphere System. The default setting is monocle mode, in which only one lens is activated, but it can be put into double-lens mode for a more immersive experience. Add-ons include the Automatic Broad Interpretation, which allows users to select objects in front of their face and see detailed information about them. The M2D costs $420 and is standard equipment for The World_

Chaos Gate is the method of travel in The World. Users use them to go from root towns to areas. However users do not need one to warp back to root towns. They rotate and are powered by steam_

Grunties are animals that players can raise and summon for quick travel in areas. They seem closely related to bulls or pigs and eat a variety of items found in areas. They sometimes give their owner rare items they find while wandering around. Since only one can ride a Grunty, poeple in parties must all have a Grunty in order to stay together when roaming areas_

Chim chims are small blueberry-like creatures who are made of steam. Most Chim Chims are quite timid and tend to flee when they encounter other races, but some are quite aggressive in nature and will attack any other race they encounter. Chim chims are needed to power chaos gates and other technology found in The World. They just need a good kick and then the player can harness their energy_

Community Forum, is where people post regarding events going on in The World. It is accessed on someone's computer or cell phone_

Lost Grounds are special areas where events or quests tend to happen. Their area words are often exchanged for rare items. Some people suspect rare items or tough monsters are hidden in these locations. Not much are known about them despite the many rumors and historical aspects tied to The World and those who may fall comatose_

Keywords are used to decide an area's parameter, which will determine the type of field, what grunty food can be found there, how many floors the dungeon has (or if there even is a dungeon) and the weather. It also determines the area level_

Member Address is something that listt a player's online or offline status. Players who are online but do not wish to be bothered can also list their member address as "busy". They are also how you can send a fellow user email offline but also send Flash-mail when online. They are used to form parties though one doesn't need one's member address in order to trade items_

Flash-Mail is a special kind of E-mail that is used inside of The World. Flash Mail can only be sent between people who have exchanged Member Addresses inside of the game and is usually used to send party invites or information between characters_

Gott Statues can be found at the end of a dungeon. They yield anywhere from one to three items of high value_



Knuckle Masters specialize in unarmed, hand-to-hand combat, equipping gloves and knuckles as weapons_

Wavemasters are physically the weakest class, though they are capable of equipping the lightest armor, they have outstanding magical stats and can equip rods capable of using the most powerful Lv. 4 spells. They are able to use healing and attack spells as well as ones to boost allies and weaken enemies_ Taken by GM_

Twin Blades have high agility and attack with two short swords. Their rapid attacks leave no opening for an opponent to counterattack. They are quick and quite balanced_

Heavyblades are one of the strongest classes in The World. They are notable for their use of huge, double-handed swords and katanas. They can use some of the toughest armor and weapons. In exchange for their strength and endurance, they are lacking in defense and speed_

Steam Gunners use bayonets to attack. They specialize in long-range attack and are weak against close encounters, but if necessary their guns can be used as powerful melee weapons which keep most enemies away_

Flick Reapers specialize in attacks meant to keep multiple enemies away. However, they are ineffective at long range. They use large axes and scythes to fight_

Blademasters use simple one handed medium but agile blade in battle. They are quick and well rounded_



Below is a sheet for filling out your character (both online and offline) I wanna keep it as brief as possible while still giving me, the GM, enough information to ensure we have a balanced group of people who get along well. They are friends after all and they should be in their early 20s so I expect these characters won't have too many immature traits. Also keep in mind they are living in Nagoya, Japan and attend its university to keep in mind their goals online and offline_

Their family life isn't too important to me so I'm not looking for the character's life story. But anime pictures are required and the higher quality, the better things will be if I decide to make us a banner or something. -laughs- Anyway, post your sheets here and once I've approved, they can be dumped in the CS tab. Also I don't want characters with the same class so I guess it is first come, first serve on the classes, sorry folks_

Lastly, we won't be keeping tabs on currency or items, just don't use them to the point where I have to make people monitor what they have, thank you_

Are we not able to use the Long Arm class? That's the one I was really wanting to make. Spear fighters are the best. If you don't want Long Arm to be available for some reason, I guess I'll call Knuckle Master.

Are we not able to use the Long Arm class? That's the one I was really wanting to make. Spear fighters are the best. If you don't want Long Arm to be available for some reason, I guess I'll call Knuckle Master.

I think Flick Reaper does basically the same function as Long Arm and Heavy Axemen. Might use a Reaper myself. Or Heavy Blade if we need a tank.

Here's that Knuckle Master. I hope you guys like her.

@NobodiesHero Looks good to me, feel free to post 'er in the CS tab!

Just going to quickly drop this here, seems interesting enough.

@Double Dang. He's pretty.

@Hero I was hoping someone would swap their gender in-game. Yours is good to go!

@ClocktowerEchos I hope he's not too pretentous around his friends. -laughs a little- He's accepted.

@Double Even though I didn't put the lore (GU does give detailed information in its in-game site) did you need me to? I think the wikia covers the lore fairly well and I found it to be a good read. I think he looks good though I'd rather a different picture for his online profile, I doubt you'll find another one you like. If you could find a different one, awesome, if not I guess you're good to go as well. -smiles-

To Everyone: I wasn't expecting such a big turn out and I never have the chutzpah to turn anyone done. So we can do this a few ways!

We could have one party of six and just give a max of nine people per party for the game, I don't think that matters in the grand scheme of things anyway.

Or we could have two parties of three meet up, sticking to the usual three person limit.

Or we could even have three parties of two.

Or we could mix and match the parties.

The point is in the near future, our characters will be gifted items that need at least 1-2 other fellow party members to move the story forward (think Kite's Bracelet in a way). And I don't know if we'll all be in this but I want to ensure the story won't falter if we lose someone along the way (as it tends to happen in many group roleplays sadly).

Thoughts?

For now it might be best to just stick with one extra big party, until we know for sure who's staying and who isn't. We can always break down the parties later or something.

@Tranquility

I don't know I think I gentleman like Reaper sounds like a really cool concept for a character. Besides, it's actually very difficult to find a picture of a remotely Reaper like character because, well it's always just the straight-up Grim Reaper or some overly dark and evil-looking thing.

@SilverPaw Your guy is approved.

Given our large group, I'm going to end up splitting our masses into two separate parties for the main plot, both will be after the same goal but I wish to give them different means to an end, different routes. Now my intent is not to permanently split up this group but to give players a chance to still interact and join a small 2-3 man party whenever they want. Half the group will want to solve the comatose issue one way and the other half will approach it a different way. We'll all still be encouraged to join up mix/match partners/parties for our every-day quests but my idea is to have two different routes to provide some conflict within our large group of friends. Otherwise we run the risk of trying to have a lot of people trying to talk all at once and to me that would be a bit chaotic so I hope in approaching our story differently, we avoid leaving someone out.

Is everyone okay with that?

I'll likely make one more role so I can have a hang in both 'paths' so to speak but if anyone is worried, I would say 30% will take place in these two groups and the most 70% will be with us free to pick our party members and direction.

Sounds fine.

Sounds good to me!

I'd recommend caution; don't split them to the point that you're basically trying to run two different RPs for two different groups.

@ClocktowerEchos I won't! I've had that happen before, it didn't go well. I'm gonna hope for the best, intro should be up tonight!

To everyone!

@ClocktowerEchos @Double @SilverPaw @Hero @NobodiesHero

Thanks for being patient these past few days, expect an intro up in about 2 hours!

-crosses fingers-

Now some important info before you jump in...!



Just so everyone doesn't get confused on some aspects of a post, below I will list the coding for email and for flashmail, as they will be used frequently in this RP. Also when formatting your post please put a central header as to your characters online or offline location (home, on the train, at school, which server, field).

Now regarding Area Words! I am not making a long list of random words. If you'd like, you can look them up or make some up if you'd prefer. I'm not going to be keeping a close eye on them as much as they're just a marker for location at this point. If you want me to keep track of which words may have certain parameters, just ask or make note yourself somewhere. I don't wanna nitpick certain in-game aspects since I think it becomes too taxing (like with money or items).

Email format: Below is a format code for emailing (sending or receiving one).

[center][b]To:[/b] INSERT USERNAME HERE
[b]From:[/b] INSERT USERNAME HERE
[b]Subject:[/b]
[b]Attachment:[/b]

[b]Body:[/b] TEXT GOES HERE[/center]

Flashmail format: Below is a format code for sending player in The World a quick flashmail which should be around 1-3 lines of text.

[center][b][TEXT GOES HERE][/b][center]

Okay now in closing I want to bring the offline situation of our characters up to speed. Winter vacation has just begun which is a five week period in which there are no longer lessons at Nagoya U but sports and clubs may still be in session. Also part time work may be impacted (either a lot of work or not so much, keep that in mind). Two new roles have been added:

Kohe Nanae is an outsider who would be an acquaintance at best to our cast of lifelong friends.

Kohe Nanae is the son of English Professor Hitsu Nanae who all of our characters are close to and have taken several of her classes in the past. Mitsu Nanae fell into a coma two days prior to the start of our RP.

Kohe will assume his mother's in-game character: KISU to get some answers (not wanting to use his personal account for x-reason), he will send messages to our group of friends seeking help in The World. We will then meet at a designated Lost Ground to discuss the situation in private. As Kohe proposes a way to investigate via illegal means, our party will be attacked. I will refrain from explaining too much after that point but that is the general first couple of posts.

Aura, our bewitching second new addition will come into play soon after that, proposing her own method of investigation for three people from our group, who I won't disclose yet.

-smiles-

So! Any questions or anything? Just post here and I'll check periodically as I work on the introduction.

No posting order so please post whenever you can.

Should someone not be too frequent or vanish, it's easy enough to write them out of the scene, assuming said player had technically issues and lost connection or at worst, they become comatose as well (if someone does bail). So everything does seem to be in order at the moment.

Look out for the introduction post and have fun!