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@Mas Bagus Thank you. ^_^ I look forward to your in-depth review later then.
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Will have my character either late tonight or tomorrow <3


Looking forward to see them ^^
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Personally I am leaning more towards the number 2 actually. But as far as his backstory is concerned, if my understanding is correct that his hometown is inside the land of Twilight, I realized that it will be a bit conflicted with the Land of Twilight's cataclysmic history that has already began since 1000 years ago.

To be clear, the intent wasn't so much that I was deciding between one of the two as much as they were both part of the character. The mask would've been something he found during the ten year journey between the disappearance of his (former) kingdom's population and the start of the RP. If the mask part doesn't work out at all, though, it's not like it's so important to the concept that I can't get rid of it.

As for the second part, I probably should have elaborated more on it in the initial post, but what I was going for with the lost kingdom wasn't meant to be part of the Land of Twilight. Rather, a small, independent region, perhaps not even big enough to really call itself a kingdom; mountain range fortresses built atop plentiful mines, with forges, terraced farmland, etc. in the surrounding land for self-sufficiency and further fortifications to protect from hostile wilderness beyond its borders. All effectively pristine ruins after the population vanished.

Looking at the map in the initial post, somewhere within the mountain range in Dagorlad, the western mountains north of Azred and Ellenrin Village, or the mountains bordering the Blizzard Lands strike me as potential locations. At the most extreme the kingdom could have been on a separate continent (if those ports on the western coast can support such travel, rather than just being for ships sailing along the coast), with my character exhausting his options there and traveling to Varenheim to look into rumors he had heard of the Land of Twilight and the upcoming expedition to see if anything he can discover within could give a clue as to what befell his own homeland.

Of course, that's all just thoughts on my part, and I understand if none of that would work.

No? Then is that means he is an adventurer looking for job and his background is not yet made for the RP setting?

Well, as it stands I suppose the background right now beyond his life in his homeland before almost everyone there vanished is just a decade of adventuring (at some point during which he may or may not have ended up with a cursed mask on his face) across the continent, trying to find anything that might give him some idea of why almost everyone in his homeland vanished. Running low on options after ten years with no results, he saw the announcement of the expedition into the Land of Twilight as a golden opportunity and took it.

The promise of riches is, of course, a welcome bonus.

I do have a suggestion that might fit perfectly with the setting and the proposed character's theme.
He, ten years ago was a Westernant knight in training specialized for clandestine ops. For their final training, they were tasked to delve into the land of Twilight and must return with a proof that they have reached Nuria. It ended with a disaster in which only your knight and some of his friends that made it out alive.

Fast forward to the present day, he joined the group not only because it pays handsomely, but also to honor his fallen comrades and finished the task they failed to accomplish ten years ago.

If none of what I've suggested ends up working out, I think I can work with this, yeah.
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Sorry if I was being rather presumptuous with my earlier post.

If you look at the map, there is a ruined settlement in Westernant territory below the Leize River, I think that can fit your intended background. However, the scale might need to be reduced from a small nation to a major city of a dukedom that has turned into ruins and had its surroundings reclaimed by nature after ten years.

That however would require extensive writing about how the relationship between the nations went after that mysterious event. Did Varenheim have something to explain why it happened? Or why would your character think it has something to do with the land of twilight more than the fact that the cataclysmic land itself is located on the other side of the river?

If none of what I've suggested ends up working out, I think I can work with this, yeah.


All of my suggestions are just... suggestions. At the end of the day, the character is yours. If your character, for whatever reason believes it is in the Land of Twilight he will find answers, and you find that it fits aptly with him and are comfortable with that, then I have no reason to stop you.

Pick what you are most comfortable of. My part was simply to prevent my players from feeling disconnected from the world by offering hooks and a way to attach his character background more organically to the world.

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Can you give a little more info on the Elves? I wanna make an elf! Like, age and maybe the life they kind of have right now; like scattered from each other or what elves would typically be seen doing.

Trying to get an idea of how i want to structure her and having a tiny bit of difficulty since we don't know how elves age, or what really is happening with them other than they think people going to find their homeland are suiciders (lol).
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Can you give a little more info on the Elves? I wanna make an elf! Like, age and maybe the life they kind of have right now; like scattered from each other or what elves would typically be seen doing.

Trying to get an idea of how i want to structure her and having a tiny bit of difficulty since we don't know how elves age, or what really is happening with them other than they think people going to find their homeland are suiciders (lol).


Ah this is a good question and I am sorry I wasn't being specific enough in the OP. I thought this was something we usually discuss at our Discord.

But I will inform you here.





Please don't hesitate to Let me know if there is something more you want to know.
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Ahh! Perfect! Sorry I had to have you bring the info sooner, but it greatly helped, and I've aligned my character ironically enough to what you have haha.

Thank you so much.
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Okie! Here's the CS for review. The bio isn't that long and I apologize. Lemme know if i need to change anything


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Ahh! Perfect! Sorry I had to have you bring the info sooner, but it greatly helped, and I've aligned my character ironically enough to what you have haha.

Thank you so much.


Glad to to help

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Okie! Here's the CS for review. The bio isn't that long and I apologize. Lemme know if i need to change anything



There is a merit in being simple and straightforward and I like that, though if I am allowed to say, she seems a bit too underpowered, no?
As far as the administration is concerned, all looks good. Narratively, looks good too, and workable. I am sure we can get to now her a lot better in OOC and IC.

My flagship character is a female elf too, but she is thrice younger than her. An archer too... but her theme is the opposite of Roxas'.

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I think now is the good time to open the invitation to the discord server, though the RP could use two more players before I can start writing the OOC/IC thread, it wouldn't hurt to have a place for a quick OOC madness in discord. Also, it is painful for me to open the forum on my mobile phone, let alone make a post.

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Hi hi,

I am in progress for my character sheet. He is a Japanese Samurai and an Emperor's champion.
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Welcome! Your character is quite far away from home. Why would the emperor of the Not-Japan let his best champion wander off in a foreign land if I may ask?
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Hello, i am interested. brand new to this site and not sure how it all works yet- but i have a human character in mind I would like to use but she has a hoard of artifacts she regularly uses so i would like to know some guidelines regarding artifacts if thats okay
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Hey there. This looks interesting to me. I'm into the orc archetype, but more of the 'civilized' type. How's the orc civilization doing in this world in general? Depending on the setting, I can choose either a banished orc who intermingled with humans more or a veteran soldier turned adventurer. But of course, I can be flexible beyond it if needed.
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I'm sorry to say this but I'm going to have to withdraw, good sir. As of now, my mental state is not the best. I need some time off to recuperate. I really looked forward to this, but right now I can only handle so much. Again, I'm sorry to have disappointed you.
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Okay, time for me to post my own character

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Hey there. This looks interesting to me. I'm into the orc archetype, but more of the 'civilized' type. How's the orc civilization doing in this world in general? Depending on the setting, I can choose either a banished orc who intermingled with humans more or a veteran soldier turned adventurer. But of course, I can be flexible beyond it if needed.

Greetings. I used to have an orc character in one of these RP and he is indeed a civilized guy. My co Writer too used to have a female orc who worked as the King's Righ-Hand woman

The orcs are under the Djinn classification that has abandoned their mystical and malevolent nature but still retain their superior physical prowess. They are rare, but most of them are no strangers to human-like lifestyles.

Hello, i am interested. brand new to this site and not sure how it all works yet- but i have a human character in mind I would like to use but she has a hoard of artifacts she regularly uses so i would like to know some guidelines regarding artifacts if thats okay

I'd say that depends on the artifacts she has. In order for it to be balanced, we might need to put the effect of the artifacts she regularly uses into her skillset instead.
It is actually easier if I can see the prototype of your CS so I can get a clearer picture of how you want your character to be.

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Hello Vlad. I understand your position.

It's cool, If not on this occasion then there will still be next time. I thank you for your time here, and wish you the best for you and your projects too.
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This doth look dope, Mas Bagus. I'm pinning my interest here.

I've been wanting to play a young genius prodigy sort of character, like Mozart, but with all things artificering (basically magical crafting).
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This doth look dope, Mas Bagus. I'm pinning my interest here.

I've been wanting to play a young genius prodigy sort of character, like Mozart, but with all things artificering (basically magical crafting).


Welcome!
Honestly, the term artificering is new to me and I have no idea how it will be played out in the RP. Does it mean your character combines two magic spells into another incarnation, or they craft items with magical properties?
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Welcome!
Honestly, the term artificering is new to me and I have no idea how it will be played out in the RP. Does it mean your character combines two magic spells into another incarnation, or they craft items with magical properties?


The latter, it's a fancy term to describe "magical blacksmith". Two popular franchises that feature them regularly are Dungeons & Dragons and Final Fantasy, perhaps under different terms but the core principle remains the same

For your convenience, here's a link to the D&D version: Link.
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The latter, it's a fancy term to describe "magical blacksmith". Two popular franchises that feature them regularly are Dungeons & Dragons and Final Fantasy, perhaps under different terms but the core principle remains the same

For your convenience, here's a link to the D&D version: Link.


Ah yes, though I never play DND or Final fantasy I think I can finally get the gist of it. My only concern is I am kinda new as a GM and in the process of learning. So if you don't mind me being clumsy with my ruling, and if I somewhat didn't cater to your character's uniqueness, I hope you can pardon me.
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