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Hullo. This is something I dreamed up to link together a few inspirational properties that I thought would mesh together quite well. The likes of DOOM (2016) and the comic Kill Six Billion Demons are the foremost influence here, as well as the artistic works of Francine Bridge and Zdzisław Beksiński. A good handful of elements have been borrowed from White Wolf's Demon: the Fallen, and the overall tone of horrifically violent animesque battle between demons is drawn from Devilman Crybaby.

In this roleplay, you will play as one of the 72 demons named in the Lesser Key of Solomon (for reasons I will explain later), who is left to their own devices in the anarchy following the inexplicable disappearance of Satan from his throne in Hell. Most of your fellow demons have reacted to his absence by instigating a power struggle the likes of which unseen since the original War in Heaven. It is up to you to either quell this anarchy until the rightful Prince of Hell's return, seek him out to solve the mystery of his disappearance, or attempt to seize the throne for yourself. Complicating the matter is the current state of Earth, which in a too-near future is on the brink of ecological and societal collapse; ripe pickings for a demon powerful enough to take control of mankind for their own ends.

I'm limiting character choice to the 72 Goetic demons purely to introduce some semblance of structure to character creation; "demon" is a very vague concept, and I feel that this will guide players closer to what I envision the tone of the RP to be. That is not to say that you must depict them as strictly as possible, I'm not forcing anyone to play as a lion head with five legs, but your interpretation of your chosen demon should still read as an interpretation, and not a wholly original creation. I'll generally allow reservations on a first-come basis, but be aware that claiming a powerful Prince such as Bael comes with both advantages and disadvantages, which may not be apparent right away.

I think that's enough content for an interest check, so let me know if you have any questions or interest or what have you.

See you in Hell!

It's interesting, to say the least. Ill keep a look out.

@FiroIV Anything I could expound upon about the setting or characters for you? Just to keep things lively.

I like the concept! Letting people choose between Solomon's demons is a good idea I think, it gives people a basis for a character and some of those demons are not outright malicious if people don't care to play a seethingly evil demon (despite the "Ultra-Violent Demonic Shonen Battle" title).

You did mention the option of pursuing the mystery of Satan's disappearance. Would going that route still entail "ultra-violence?" I have no problem with it myself, just curious. I think this has the potential to be a lot of fun - whether people choose to go a solo route and try and rip everyone else apart, or choose more political minded demons forming alliances to gain control of the Throne.

@Yankee Happy to see your interest. To answer your question, unless you're particularly skilled in negotiation or subterfuge, it's unlikely that an investigation into Satan's disappearance will be totally bloodless. There are likely many parties that are best served if Satan is never found, and they would need to be contended with.

To clarify what I mean by Ultra-Violence, I mostly mean it as an aesthetic of the overall setting and story. The players are likely to be among the infernal elite, and as a result are a cut above the masses of Hell's inhabitants, and humans are basically below their notice. The barest exertion of strength will reduce most foes to bloody chunks, and you may expect to reap death tolls in the thousands, if not millions. It's gratuitous because, like everything in Hell, it is mean to shock, horrify, and numb the senses.

It's worth noting though, that demons are not really evil; they- like angels, as many of them originally were- don't have a concept of right or wrong. Morality is a concept that only applies to Mankind, who imbibed the fruit of forbidden knowledge. Demons do as they will, obeying their whims and fulfilling their own desires as it suits them, and this takes many different forms among their multitudes.

I hope this was enlightening.

@Dead Cruiser Indeed it was! Thanks for your elaboration. Continue to count me among the interested!

I can see this being pretty fun, yeah. I assume we're reasonably free to characterise whichever demon we take charge of, so long as they roughly match their roles as described in the Ars Goetia?

@BCTheEntity Yep that's my general intention.

Gonna give this one more bump to see if there is any more interest. I'd like a couple more people to start this.

This looks pretty cool. Though are we going to have to worry about managing hordes of demon minions?

Any chance you could give more information in regards to the setting itself? The base concept seems interesting, but I'd like just a little more info if possible before I commit interest.

@LemonZest1337 I think you can only "manage" demon hoards as much as you can "herd" cats. Having allies and armies will be a significant boon, but demons aren't exactly the type to form regiments and take orders, if that makes sense.

@Old Amsterdam I'd be willing to give more information; I was planning a fairly comprehensive writeup for the OOC, but I can try and answer any questions you may have now, before it goes up.

@Dead Cruiser
I was mostly curious if this is meant to be more sandbox or if the different directions one might wish to go are going to be more directed and streamlined around the actions and choices, but still with a direct line to follow so to speak?

Mostly just looking for general info, I suppose, so I can wait until the OOC to decide if I'm properly interested with more info.

@Old Amsterdam I would rate it as more of a sandbox experience. So the thing is that I'm right on the cusp in terms of interest of whether I want to throw an OOC up or not, so it may take another player or so to win me over if you're not yet sold.

Interested.

I'm really interested in this concept. I have been looking over the list of demons and Zagan looks very intriguing.

If this rp is set to continue, I would be interested as well

I love playing demons. I'd be interested in doing something like this, if it's still in the cards.

This got a surge of interest out of nowhere. Let me get a quick roundup of possible interested parties, before I try and commit to this.

@FiroIV@Yankee@BCTheEntity@LemonZest1337@Old Amsterdam@Mr Irony II@pandapolio@RisingSun@The Goblin King

Still interested! I currently have my eye on Paimon, Beleth or Eligos if this picks up.