[OOC] Fire Emblem: Ashes of Sacrifice [Fall of the Empire]

[Sho Minazuki]

The land of Alba has been thrown into war as the Lyonesse Kingdom has invaded the Lothian Empire. Led by it’s king, Markus Lyonesse the 3rd, they march with the intent of conquest. As an ally of the Empire, the Kingdom of Reynes led by its young, and newest King, Colreye Athelbrus Reynes, leads his armies to support and honor a long-held oath and agreement.

With the Empire’s resources stretched thin, having not prepared for battle, and come fresh from a civil war, the aristocracy is anxious and desperate for help. In the castle town further out from the Lothian capital of Edinburgh, is Garleton. Here, those answering the recruiting call of the Lothian Empire arrive, along with a retinue of Reynes knights and soldiers as fortification. Here, the youngest Lothian Prince, Alnard, takes it upon himself to turn this motley gathering of people into a formidable army.

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Welcome to Fire Emblem: Ashes of Sacrifice. This is an FE RP that takes cues from Three Houses while focusing on the main meat of a Fire Emblem game more reminiscent of the older titles, which is the wartime setting, political intrigue, bloody battles, and all that good stuff. The simplified and streamlined progression system and out-of-battle activities are inspired by Three Houses, but also given a spin to add a bit more impact. Were I to run this RP twice, every chapter would be different, greatly or slightly depending on the chapter. This RP is aimed more at those who enjoy the stories that the series tells, and allows players to be part of that kind of experience. There will be a focus on individual growth, and a two-phase play loop that goes between major battle, to general downtime period of relaxation and personal development. Non-player characters can be contributed if you so please, but it will be up to me on how they will be implemented.

Whether you enjoy the series or are entirely new, everything you need to learn is right here, so there is no need for prior knowledge. If the setting, premise, world, or even mechanics designed for this RP interest you, perhaps give this a try. This RP has a set beginning and end, so please keep that in mind also.

Character Sheet/System

Weapon Arts, Spells, Mechanics

All Weapon Arts and Incantations

EXP Shop

Camp System

Class List

The Land of Alba

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Direct link

Religion

Rules

This will include things such as character creation and death, please read.

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1. Be respectful of others.

2. No metagaming or godmodding. I will not disallow min-maxing if that's what you want to do, but none of the aforementioned.

3. In regards to character death, players who ghost will have their characters die in the next battle, or become background fodder. I do not control your characters, you do. If you wish to avoid this, be sure to let me know if you need a break or some time off for any reason at all.

4. You will only start with one character starting out in this RP, but if you continue to play you may be allowed to make additional characters. I will have a hard limit of 3 however, so per player no more than that.

5. Different points of the story will afford better opportunities for making different types of characters. It may pay off to be patient.

6. You may submit characters to be made into NPCs, the only requirement is that you are playing this RP.

7. Finally, have fun, don't make things too personal, which is very direct advice in this case. Characters in this RP can die if you are not careful. The first two times they are defeated in battle they will live, but the 3rd will kill them.

If there are any questions, feel free to ask here or PM me directly.

[Sho Minazuki]

@caramelwitch @Bloodwolf 2@Senseless @Yankee @Flood @itano123 @Amaterasu @The Irish Tree

The time has come.

[itano123]

Can i get a YEET

Will make my mastermind of a clumsy

[Sho Minazuki]

Well while I wait for people to get their characters done, I'll quickly note the things that are still yet to be done.

That being the shop proper, fixing exp gains, and completing the class list.

In regards to the class list, the Master classes are the only tier that can keep being added to, since they're meant to be catering to specific builds.

[Mike Dracopyra]

So do we have to create our profile in Google docs first or are we just doing it in the character tab?

[Sho Minazuki]

@Bloodwolf 2 You can just put it here. You'll be required to put them in the Characters tab anyways, so best to just do them here.

[Amaterasu]

Ayyy just putting a post here to show people I'm still in for it

[Sho Minazuki]

With 4 characters completed, I can start working on the IC, by the way.

[Sho Minazuki]

As of this post, all Expert classes have been completed.

[itano123]

Working on CS

[Amaterasu]

Yeah k cool I'm first CS post but to be fair I've had her concept since 3 years back lmao

Sumire the Blooming Violet

"Would you lay witness to this grand spectacle?"

Name: Sumire

Age: 20
Gender: Female

Personality:
Basing from first impression, one would usually point out the dancer's harsh tone as she speaks and the overconfidence of her ability to dance gracefully. Sumire can also be cautious and doubtful when meeting a stranger but despite her rough exterior, while she may not be honest in her way of speech, looks after her fellow comrades and tends to their wounds as she spouts an insult or two. While she can easily come off as arrogant when praising her own dancing prowess, the dancer simply wishes to rally up the spirits of those who can appreciate her art.

Backstory:
Born to a house that had been raising generations of traditional dancers, Sumire grew up living and breathing the ways of the traditional art. Among her other two sisters, the youngest Sumire was deemed the most naturally talented in the field. One might think the pressure would get to the young girl but instead, she purely enjoyed the rhythmic performance and the praises of those who gazed upon her graceful, delicate movements. With motivation on her side, the maiden absorbed the different arts of dance passed down in her house from generation to generation, some even uncommon to the people of the kingdom. Few of them were taught as a means of self defense including sword dance and fan dance.

Once Sumire became of age, as the representative of her current generation as the most talented dancer, she was sent forth from her kingdom to lands far away. It was a tradition from her house to spread the art of their dance to people of other lands. It had been a long over the sea journey, but Sumire had finally reached her first destination.

[Combat]

Class: Dancer

Affinity: Celestial

Inventory:
>Vulnerary
>Iron Sword

Abilities:
>Dance
>Blooming Violet: Raises the Speed stat of the ally shown the dance to.

Spells/Weapon Arts:
>Heal
>Nosferatu
>Shine
>Decisive Blow

Stats

END: D

STR: D

MAG: C

DEX: D

SPD: C

DEF: E

RES: E

LCK: E

Talents: White Magic, Sword

Experience: TBA

Support: TBA

[Haeo]

What is your opinion of this concept for a unique ability.

[%50 chance of countering any ranged or magical attack with instinctive chaotic magic that strikes with ½ MAG. Ignores range. Inflicts “Disruption” for 2 rounds causing any spell cast by the target to cause %50 reduced damage and any projectile attack to suffer %50 reduced accuracy.]

[Sho Minazuki]

@Haeo You should finish your character first, since the unique ability is meant to be based off of your character, and of course, unique to you.

That aside, that's way too powerful.

[Haeo]

@Sho Minazuki

Yeah, that was the feel I had as well. I was thinking that it could function like a martial art and take a point off the weapon every time it triggered but that would still be too overpowered.

I'm still working on the character, of course, and there are far more important aspects to finish. Still, there's an aspect to him that I was hoping to explore through an ability of some sort. Here's what I have so far. If you have any advice or input to offer, I will be quite pleased to receive it.

Trace Retloth

https://pin.it/lui4u4jxvdbb4e
Name: Trace Retloth
Age: 23
Gender: Male

Personality: Generally taciturn and shy, he prefers to simply let unnecessary conversations pass by him like the breeze. Patient and intense, he takes the words of others very seriously and holds hypocrites and liars in utter contempt. Ironically, while he takes words very seriously from others, he prefers to express his own feelings with actions and has achieved some small recognition for his lack of fear and hesitation.

Backstory:
Born the illegitimate son of a lesser Empire noble and a high class courtesan in the capital, he had a fairly comfortable childhood and even received some minor magical instruction. But, a rivalry between courtesans resulted in his mother's face being disfigured. She suffered a meteoric fall from grace and her son fell with her. His limited magical ability was barely enough to frighten a neighborhood bully but it allowed him to provide some little protection for his mother from the numerous small cruelties of their harsh new life.

But, this only lasted for a few short years. When he was 12, bandits raided the slum where Trace lived with his mother. He was out looking for work and only returned in time to see their shack collapse, one of many that were engulfed in flames. Soldiers had killed the bandits and were fighting the fire but their best efforts were barely enough to keep the flames from spreading to more wealthy parts of the city. The survivors were forcibly evacuated and the victims were buried in mass graves, too badly burned to be identified.

Trace never found his mother's body.

Trace felt that he had been running from the truth. He had failed to grasp the kind of power he would have needed to save his mother.
But, instead of wallowing in guilt, he focused his pain into a nearly fanatical desire for improvement. Rejecting the obtuse, abstract, expensive and time consuming study required for magic, he devoted himself to the path of the spear. It was a readily available weapon, cheap to acquire, and those who used it were in regular demand in many places. So, he sought out a small mercenary company that had recently suffered losses and used both his little savings and his determination to secure himself a position there.

Since then, his training was relentless. Others practiced striking wooden poles to improve accuracy. Trace practiced striking twigs, then leaves. But, he found that precise strikes were far more difficult when it came time for real combat.

He was 21. The job was simple, escort a low rank noble kid to an academy. The Pierced Shield Mercenary Company had never been large so the whole company came on most missions. This was no exception. They met with the client, took up formations and set out in the morning at a measured pace. When evening came, however, the young master in the carriage decided that he wanted to get to the academy early so that he could make a better impression on his teachers. He ordered the group to continue on through the night.

They were ambushed.

The battle was chaotic and the enemy were no mere bandits. They were trained assassins and soldiers, though their insignia were hidden. The carriage was riddled with flaming arrows in moments. Trace managed to bring one enemy down while his back was exposed. But, his next breath allowed him to see the best of the Pierced Shield fall, including the leader. He had no chance of winning that fight and the young master didn't make it out of the carriage before being struck down. With the enemy distracted by those of his fellows who wore more flashy armor, Trace fled into the darkness. Only a small handful of the Pierced Shield managed to escape that ambush and the group was dissolved with each going their own way.

Two years later, after odd jobs and occasional caravan guard contracts, Trace heard rumors of war. It was time to see if he could do something more impressive than surviving. He traveled to where the young prince was gathering troops and signed up.

[Combat]
Class: Recruit
Affinity: Umbral
Inventory:
Iron Spear
Vulnerary

Abilities:

Spell/Weapon Arts:
[Start] Heartstopper - A decisive jab that prevents counter-attack, but at lowered damage.

Stats:
END: E
STR: D
MAG: D
DEX: C
SPD: C
DEF: D
RES: E
LCK: E

Talents:
Spear

Experience:

Support:

[Sho Minazuki]

@Haeo I've changed it so that you can only have one talent to start with so make your pick. You also only get one Vulnerary. I probably should add that.

Complete the backstory and I'll review it again, and of course, figure out an appearance. Other than aforementioned, it looks fine so far. We can decide what your unique ability is once everything's put together, as that would normally be the last thing to add.

[Flood]

Rin the Cold Flame

"Nothing remains, only incandescent ashes."

Name: Rin

Age: 18
Gender: Male

Personality:
It would be easy to just call Rin a textbook antisocial misanthrope upon meeting him. To some degree, this statement is completely correct, Rin shies away from most human contact, preferring to spend his time alone in his tent maintaining his weaponry or reading whatever tome catches his fancy at the time. People who start conversations with him will quickly run into a brick wall as he doesn't respond whatsoever, most assume he isn't even paying attention as he continues whatever activity he was before. However as shown through his interactions with Sumire, the young man is not completely without a heart. He defends his employer with a loyalty bordering on fanaticism, a loyalty that no amount of coin could possibly inspire. Closer inspection reveals a sort of big sister and little brother relationship, with Rin quietly listening as Sumire rants at him over his lack of self care or Rin applauding Sumire's beautiful dance. Small things, but small things that prove he is human. The Flame that is his heart does in fact burn. And while it may burn softly, it burns regardless.

Backstory:
If you apply as a mercenary to work for the Rebels of Fortune, you will get hired. The recruitment process is an absolute sham, meant to get as many bodies in through the door as possible. Yet the turnover rate within the company is absolutely massive, with the members who have stayed longer than a year numbering in less than two dozen. So why is it that so many people are hired every year, yet the company barely ever grows? There is a certain tradition that is deeply held within the Rebels of Fortune mercenary company. The first job you're given is always deemed to be an absolutely doomed job. There is no way you're ever supposed to fulfill the terms of your contract, whether it be a bodyguard job where the client is a fool who blindly wanders into danger or routing a massive bandit group on their way to a small village. Nobody ever completes their first job with no problem, you are doomed to failure no matter what. But your first job is not about passing, it's about how you clean up the mess left afterwards that the Rebels of Fortune judge you on. Almost everyone fails with flying colors, either running from the problem or simply dying in the process of trying to fix their mistakes.

What made Rin such an anomaly in the Rebels of Fortune then, is that he completed his contract with minimal issues. It was a simple one on paper, rout the bandits that plagued the town of Craydon. In reality the bandits had plagued the area for years, being so deeply entrenched within the area that even Lothian military couldn't wipe them all out before they went to ground, vanishing off the radar for a few months before reappearing. So when Rin returned with an absolutely glowing commendation from the Craydon mayor, higher ups were naturally suspicious. Did he threaten the old man into lying for him? But further investigation proved he had in fact wiped the bandits out, just not in an orthodox fashion. The camp that the bandits had set had been burnt to a crisp, Rin had set up a barrier of fire around them using oil and the very forest they hid in to cook them alive while he picked off anyone who tried to run. Some got away of course, but by the end the group was so crippled that Lothian military could be called in for a sweep of the area to put the threat to rest for good.

Yet what was even more unnerving was how Rin didn't even react when his senior told him he was meant to fail. There was no visible anger at being tricked into taking a fool' errand, no pride in his success against all odds, not even any confusion as to why he would be assigned an impossible mission. He simply asked when his next contract would be assigned to him. Firing such an asset would be heresy of the highest order, yet nobody really wanted to work with the 'sociopath' so he was sent on a long term assignment. Protect the Dancer Sumire as she journeyed through the Lothian Empire, whatever goals she has are now your goals. It was strange, but his employer could swear that something in his eyes changed once he saw who he would be protecting. It was so brief, it might have just been a trick of the light. But for just a moment, Rin almost looked excited.

[Combat]

Class: Recruit

Affinity: Umbral

Inventory:
>Vulnerary
>Iron Lance

Abilities:
> Cold Flame's Reprieve: Empowering his weapon with Dark Magic, any enemy struck by Rin's weapon attacks begins to feel numb and has their Defense lowered for one turn.

Spells/Weapon Arts:
>Heartstopper

Stats

END: D

STR: C

MAG: C

DEX: E

SPD: E

DEF: D

RES: D

LCK: E

Talents: Lance

Experience: TBA

Support: C Rank with Sumire

[Sho Minazuki]

A Dark Magic starting class has been added called Occultist, because I failed to notice I was missing something.

@Flood Edgy story. There aren't any shields in this RP, but you also get one Vulnerary. The ability isn't too bad either, it's basically a free Seal Defense, so it's acceptable.

Once you fix the other stuff it's good to go.

Oh and @Amaterasu is good to go.

[Mike Dracopyra]

Mike Fertar, Invisable Death

Normal Apperance:
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Name: Michael (Mike) Fertar

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Personality: For a man trained by Assassins and Mecenery all his life. Mike is actually a very laid back guy who speaks his mind and often can joke around. He is also a flirt who flirts with beautiful woman, he can also be consider a heartbreaker as he has slept with and broken the hearts of numerous woman in his life.

On the battlefield though, is a completely different story, Mike goes from a laid back guys to a calm and collective warrior, who is always looking for an opening to bring his foes down, he will always protect the weakest member of his party and will always try to keep those who are wounded safe.

Backstory: Born to a Mercenary and a priest of a faraway land, Mike and his family moved to Land of Alba, his parents were both able to find jobs that payed well. Eventually though, Mike's father old crew went out looking for him as they said he abandoned them and killed both his mother and father, and burning their house to the ground.

Mike was only a year old when his parents were killed and he survived the blaze, some reports indicate that a brave wolf pack found him and took his to a safe place where a young mercenary girl who could not have children of her own, found him and took him in as her own, where he was raised among the other mercenary's, by the time he was 10 though, himself and his adopted mother fled the Mecenery after their leader was killed in battle and the new leader demanded that Children will be used how the merc wanted to make them stronger and more powerful. The last thing they heard were the horrible sounds of children being tortured or other things.

Mike and his adopted mother them reached what they though was a abandoned monastery to try and think about their next move before they were knocked out and taken before a assassin Guild known as Midnight Howls who were one of the most respected and feared Guild in all of Alba, the leader wanted to kill them for trespassing but Mike's mother was able to convince him to take them both on as apprentice.

It was another ten years before Mike had completed his training and was no longer an apprentice, but he was not yet an assassin ether, his master told him to head out into the world to do some soul searching to figure out what he wanted to be. His adopted mother also reviled the truth about his real parents and her engagement to his master. Which Mike was happy to back after she told him the truth, with that, he left the monastery to journey out into the world alone.

[Combat]

Class: Hunter

Affinity: Cosmic

Inventory: One Iron Bow, Vulnerability, His own Unique Sword Shadow Strike (Which is currently only as powerful as Iron but gets stronger as time goes on eventually becoming his strongest weapon)

Ablities: Invisible Hunter (When on any terrain apart from plain, Mike gets an increased chance at critical hitting targets)

Spell/Weapon arts:

Wrath Strike
Close Quarters (Bow, can attack at close range)
Deadeye

Stats (All stats start at E rank. You may choose 3 stats to start at D rank, and 2 to start at C rank)

END: E

STR: C

MAG: E

DEX: C

SPD: D

DEF: D

RES: E

LCK: D

Talents: Bows

Experience: N/A

Support: Unknown as of yet.

[Mike Dracopyra]

Hmm, I feel like it's not perfect yet, but I can't think of what needs to be changed.

[Amaterasu]

@Sho Minazuki Shooouoouooouououoooo
You still haven't told me if you accepted or rejected my sheet yet. I bugged you on Discord but in case you still won't check.