[OOC] The Faraway Land: Resurrection

[Thinslayer]

Welp, stalwart paladin it is.

Just for lore friendliness, what is the primary religion structured like? Is it similar to a church, and a paladin functioning as a "holy warrior" would work?

@Avali

There are about as many religions as there are people in The Faraway Land, so there isn't really any "primary" structure there. The Kingdom of Dragan has an official state religion involving a number of deities, but enforcement has been lax, so a multitude of other religions have sprung up. Orcs and elves both tend toward monotheism, though there are numerous exceptions. Worship of the deity that created the Guardians is notably rare, though, in part because there is little documentation about him on this world.

[Avali]

Hmmmm... That works I suppose.

--> Name To be Determined hears news of the kidnapped princess.

--> NtbD wants to find/save said princess, hoping she could either get a reward up front for it, or hold the princess hostage and get her reward by way of ransom.

--> Whether this works out or not is dictated by how she ends up interacting with people.

That's the base "timeline" i have in my head

[Thinslayer]

Hmmmm... That works I suppose.

--> Name To be Determined hears news of the kidnapped princess.

--> NtbD wants to find/save said princess, hoping she could either get a reward up front for it, or hold the princess hostage and get her reward by way of ransom.

--> Whether this works out or not is dictated by how she ends up interacting with people.

That's the base "timeline" i have in my head

@Avali

So, NtbD is female, eh? That works out with my headcannon about Paladins being exclusively female. Your timeline proposal should work once the princess's capture actually gets underway in about 1-2 posts.

[Avali]

Yup yup!

I'm thinking she will be from a foreign that is ruled like a Theocracy, church on top. Currently reading through the "lore" to see how to officially work that out .

[Thinslayer]

Yup yup!

I'm thinking she will be from a foreign that is ruled like a Theocracy, church on top. Currently reading through the "lore" to see how to officially work that out .

@Avali

I really need to get working on the lore for nationalities. e_e

We'll say the human nation is set up more like a confederation - there are multiple kingdoms with their own overlords, but one of these kingdoms stands head and shoulders over the rest, the Kingdom of Dragan. It can control all the others thanks to its nigh-invincible Defense Tower, which was restored to operational status many years ago.

[Avali]

So having one of these smaller nations rule as a Theocracy is okay?

Or are they forced to publicly acknowledge Dragan's Deities as the only true ones, making a Monotheistic Theocracy impossible?

holy big words ^^;

[Thinslayer]

So having one of these smaller nations rule as a Theocracy is okay?

Or are they forced to publicly acknowledge Dragan's Deities as the only true ones, making a Monotheistic Theocracy impossible?

holy big words ^^;

@Avali

Yeah, a theocratic nation should be fine. Dragan's religious enforcement has been lax, so as long as nobody uses religion as a pretext for anything dangerous, it shouldn't attract any unwanted attention.

[Avali]

--> Foreign theocratic nation hears of princess's kidnapping

--> They wish to rescue her to gain favor in Dragan's eyes

--> They dispatch Grace The Paladin, one of their greatest warriors, to rescue the princess and return her safely.

--> it goes from there. Either she rescues princess or gets side tracked in some way.

Grace The Paladin

Grace technically wouldn't know where the dragon took the princess immediately. Therefore, she would disguise herself as one of the common folk, given that walking around and referring to herself as a paladin would be that kind of unwanted attention mentioned before.

[Thinslayer]

@Avali
Looks good. Now I have to decide whether Grace will be given the Mark of the Hero, and if so, how to mechanize it...

[AtomicNut]

@Avali
Looks good. Now I have to decide whether Grace will be given the Mark of the Hero, and if so, how to mechanize it...

@Thinslayer

Sykes grumblingly disapproves -50.

[Thinslayer]

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Sykes grumblingly disapproves -50.

@AtomicNut

If Sykes wants one too, he can always ask. One might be surprised at who answers his request.

[AtomicNut]

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If Sykes wants one too, he can always ask. One might be surprised at who answers his request.

@Thinslayer

No he's happy. His default reaction is disapproves -100.

[Avali]

I dunno what that mark of the hero thing is. What does it do :P

[Thinslayer]

I dunno what that mark of the hero thing is. What does it do :P

@Avali

The Mark of the Hero is a genetic modification that prevents muscle atrophy and promotes memory retention. Put simply, it lets you level up and keep your levels. The Mark is commonly thought to be heritable or divine, but reality is much more...

...interesting.

[Avali]

If the Mark isn't required for characters, I wouldn't worry over it too much.

Grace will probably try and the hide the mark anyhow, thinking that it would be against her faith to use its power.

[AtomicNut]

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The Mark of the Hero is a genetic modification that prevents muscle atrophy and promotes memory retention. Put simply, it lets you level up and keep your levels. The Mark is commonly thought to be heritable or divine, but reality is much more...

...interesting.

@Thinslayer

I mean, Sykes has one of those too if you think. His Mark of the Overseer (but his is more like a translation tool and master key). And he hasn't aged... Or I got something wrong from all the back and forth.

[Thinslayer]

If the Mark isn't required for characters, I wouldn't worry over it too much.

Grace will probably try and the hide the mark anyhow, thinking that it would be against her faith to use its power.

@Avali

The Mark manifests as a diamond star tattoo. It is usually found on the back of your dominant hand, but it may also be found on the waist, forehead, or nape of the neck. If the character prefers secrecy, whichever power gives it out tries to account for that.

[Thinslayer]

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I mean, Sykes has one of those too if you think. His Mark of the Overseer (but his is more like a translation tool and master key). And he hasn't aged... Or I got something wrong from all the back and forth.

@AtomicNut

You got it all right. ;)
His agelessness stems from his origin.

[Avali]

That's fair I suppose.

Mark is required yes?

[Thinslayer]

That's fair I suppose.

Mark is required yes?

@Avali

Not required, but recommended if you want to be capable of the amazing acrobatic feats involved in later parts of the story.