Reborn: Coming of Calamity [Isekai adventure]

[OwO]

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You have died.

Unfortunate as your passing may have been, it was not the end of your tale. No, your soul had been taken from its natural cycle. Rather than expire, reincarnate, or find peace in the afterlife, your consciousness returned in that abyss. Nothingness. At first, it was frightening. You were unable to find footing within that darkness. Not that you had feet, anyways. You could at least understand that you no longer had a body. Panic turned to contemplation as you slowly accepted your current state. Soon, the deprivation of everything but your thoughts left you numb, unable to think.

Just as slowly as you accepted your new fate, it appeared. Even though you could see it, it took a considerable amount of time to even perceive what it was. Atop its indiscernible head was the skull of a deer. Its form was neither fully male nor female. Split down the middle, it remained betwixt. Numerous arms extended from its shoulders, each appearing and vanishing as needed. One arm reached across its torso, covering its sole breast. Another held the shaft of a spear against its neck, the tip already pierced through. Another held a stone lantern, illuminating it in a bath of crimson light. Another set of arms held the skull atop its head still. It sat across from you, still in the abyss.

Then it spoke to you in tongues. This was not a language you had ever heard, yet you could still understand it.

"The fracturing has begun," it stated, "become reborn and fix this cycle." Abruptly, it reached forwards and enveloped you inside a hand. Just as quickly as you were crushed, the hand opened. Bright blues and white hues had appeared. A sky?

Your new body began to plummet towards a blooming meadow.

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So this is a pretty standard isekai RP about protecting a world that isn't yours from collapsing. So before, I'd like to start by saying THIS WON'T BE YOUR MOMMA'S ISEKAI. The world is harsh and even though you were given cheat-like abilities, the natural denizens of this world are brutal, cunning, and not as friendly as creatures on earth. This won't be a roleplay that's a power fantasy. As strong as your characters may be, there's always a bigger fish in the sea. Death is a constant threat to your characters, but smart thinking would be able to stave off death.

For inspirations, think of series like Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, and pretty much any isekai story that you could think of. Bits and pieces are taken from many different sources.

As for character design, I would say to go nuts. There's no specifics I have in mind for what your character could be. I'd just say to stay away from world-busting stuff. I don't want to have to throw extinction level threats at your characters that quickly, after all. Your characters would have gotten new bodies in order to fit in with the world, allowing you to be any race of sentient anime fantasy race your heart desires. In order to fit in with the world, your character would have some intrinsic knowledge of what their new form is supposed to be.

I'd be looking for a small group of roleplayers, no more than 5 people for this. Probably a loose weekly post schedule, because that's more or less healthy.

[Haha]

[PragmaticBusta]

This sounds like fun! I’m interested.

[Duoya]

Interested!

[ERode]

Imagine not DMing me the thread immediately after you post it. Do you fear Albrecht's big dick energy that much?

[OwO]

Imagine not DMing me the thread immediately after you post it. Do you fear Albrecht's big dick energy that much?

@ERode

yes

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Coolio, we got people. If you want to work on a character while I finish up all of the work and junk, here's an info dump and a basic CS.

Please note that this won't be first come first serve, just in case more people get interested in it. I can answer any questions one might have about character creation or the world, so just ask me in a PM, on the thread, carrier pigeon, or any other channel you might have with me. In the mean time, here's a character sheet and some info about what's what.

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Blessings

The abilities and items of those blessed by the gods do not follow any rules. One could simply gain an inordinate amount of strength, or they could gain the abilities of anything they eat. Most people only have one or two blessings from a god, if they have any. Those blessed by the gods usually become polarizing figures who have pages dedicated to them in history books.

Know that these are only the basics on the common forms of magic. You can go outside of it if you want.

Magic

Magic refers to the ways that humanity are able to defy the laws of nature. Various means exist to alter the world. The basis of most magic takes the form of mana; an invisible force that binds everything together. For those with great internal mana, they are booned with the ability to create. The many schools of mages create their magic using complex symbols and formulas that they have associated with chants. For mages, study is the way of acquiring power. Their magic is rigid, yet both the amount of spells they possess and inventive uses of magic allows them to become versatile scholars.

Alternatively, sorcery is the path of emotion for those with internal mana. Rather than rely on rigid spells, sorcerers understand and alter mana with little more than their passion and vitality. Sorcerers embrace magical domains rather than rigid schools. Their magic is highly versatile due to their formless spells that can be changed at one's whim, but they are limited in which domains they may exist in. A sorcerer, unless highly gifted and favoured by the gods, are unable to exist between opposing domains. A pyromancer is almost never able to enter the domain of hydromancy.

For those who are favoured by the gods, they may instead pray to a higher power to alter the world for them. The gods of the world are numerous, each with their own domain of faith. By becoming a cleric or priest of one, one may live in service to their deity. The rituals and prayers required by a god vary, as do their powers. Their methods in which they cast, could be considered as an intermediary between sorcery and magecraft. The rigidity of prayer, but the flexibility of outcome.

Some are neither blessed by the gods in their capability or favour. These people often turn to darker, more nefarious means of magic. For some, they tap deep into the power of ancient creatures that once opposed the gods: demons. Warlocks, as they came to be known, harness the power of these ancients in order to cast devastating spells. Though, it is all borrowed power. Everything has a price. Dark Arts, as they came to be known, are similar to warlocks. The primary difference between the two being that rather than make a deal, the user simply subjugates the demon and takes the power for their own.

Everything, of course, has mana weaved delicately into it. As a result, some magic remains nigh impossible. One can not crush the organs of another directly, nor can they alter another's mind unless the disparity in mana is enough to shatter the weave. Out of this, some methodologies have been born. Witchcraft, also known as black magic, is the means in which one can alter the weave held within one's body. Curses, possessions, crushing the organs of one's foe are merely a handful of possibilities for witches. The weave is ephemeral, however. To alter the weave requires great rituals.

Druids, on the other hand, employ the same concept of altering the weave that witches do. Rather than forcibly change them with rituals, however, druids live harmoniously with the weave. Because of this, they may influence anything the weave touches. While their influence is only temporary, they can cause grass to turn into vine, transform into beast, or even polymorph others with enough power.

Some magic, of course, defies all logic. Dragoncraft, the innate magic of dragons, has no rules to it. Dragons merely understand the weave and create, destroy, or alter as they please.

Cliff-notes:
Mages are the typical scholarly types. They have big lists of rigid spells and are nerds.
Sorcerers are chad mages. Instead of needing to study, they just pick a domain and do things. Pyromancy? You can now do anything with fire, limited by your mana.
Clerics pray to a god to get their power. They have to do rituals and prayer to keep their power and can't do anything their gods hate.
Warlocks make a deal with a demon/devil/fiend/ancient to get them to cast the spells for them.
Witches do highly complex rituals to make curses and do other things no other method (save for maybe warlocks) can do.
Druids are very nice and use nature.
Dragons are thads that literally do not give a shit about your rules of magic and will actively doodoo on any notions of what they can and can't do.

Races that are important: Cliffnotes

Humans are the bog standard human type fantasy race. Many different settlements and cultures, each based on the location of which they are. Humans are the most plentiful race on the main continent.

Elves are the stereotypical anime elves. They're tall people with pointy ears. Many different variants of elves exist. Traditional elves live in forests and worship nature deities, while Dark elves worship the moon and the gods of magic. While elves often intermingle with humans, the difference between a traditional elf and a half-elf is no longer based on one's parents. Instead, it refers to one's culture. Elves pursue the naturalistic lifestyle of their ancestors while half-elves live in settlements and participate in cultures formed by other races. There are often rifts caused between elves and half-elves as a result of elitism.

Dwarves are the descendants of giants, an ancient race that had gone extinct thousands of years before the current time. With short, lanky bodies full of muscle, they promote a culture of honest work and craftsmanship. Dwarven cities are among the most architecturally beautiful. Dwarven royalty is a strange exception to their traditional appearances. Holding more giant's blood than the commonfolk, they reach massive heights and power. Culturally, dwarves are insular and have a disdain for others. This stems from the fact that dwarves were treated as nothing more than a strategic resource to other nations.

Oni are a tribal people descended from demons and man. Their culture promotes a great sense of freedom and worship of their deities. Their appearance has great variance within its own race. An oni's skin and eyes can be a range of colors. The easiest way to tell that one is an oni are the horns on their head. Because of their highly territorial culture and traditional way of life, oni are considered to be savages and brutes by most other races. The dwarves, however, are most friendly with the oni. While they don't maintain a serious diplomatic relationship, the traditional art and craftsmanship of the oni are greatly appreciated by the dwarves.

Beastial Races come from an adjacent continent. Similar to Oni, they face discrimination from most of the other races because their nature as outsiders. There are many different beast races, each with their own culture and philosophies. Their appearances range from almost human with the exception of a few traits such as ears, horns, and eye-shape to bipedal animals.

No dragons or deity-like races will be playable, so don't worry about them. Feel free to fancify it how you like.

Know that I will be PMing ya with a bunch of random memories that your character would have gained to acclimate to the new world.

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[b]Name:[/b] (Previous name, new name, whatever you want your character to be called)
[b]Race:[/b] (You can be what you want. I might have to apply some big lore to it to make it fit in with the world)
[b]Personality:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b] (Even if you have an image, getting some ephemeral things like height, build, and how one is percepted by others makes for good interaction)
[b]Blessings:[/b] (What you could have gained. Equipment, abilities, magic, any cheat-like abilitiy)
[b]Abilities:[/b] (The physical side of one's capabilities)
[b]Magic:[/b] (The magical side of one's capabilities
[b]Equipment:[/b] (Everyone will spawn with appropriate gear)

[manchild]

Interested? Yeah.

[ERode]

How many blessings can we have?

[Haha]

ᴬ ᴺ ᴺ ᴬ ᴸ ᴱ ᴱ

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𝙂 𝙚 𝙣 𝙚 𝙧 𝙖 𝙡 𝙄 𝙣 𝙛 𝙤

𝙍 𝙖 𝙘 𝙚 — 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙛-𝘿𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙛

𝙋 𝙚 𝙧 𝙨 𝙤 𝙣 𝙖 𝙡 𝙞 𝙩 𝙮 — ^{Nal is a difficult girl. Since an early age she has been known to have a domineering personality, often being called bossy or oppressive. It could be said that she is overwhelming, her strong personality struggled to blend well with others and more often than not she would take offense when those around her would try to pry that power from her cold-hearted hands. Yes, she is a control freak, in every sense of the word - perhaps it was a complex developed early in life, or maybe she was born this way, but regardless of the reason she just needs to have some hand in everything that affects her. She does not go with the flow, she spits in the flow’s face and tells it to rot in the pits of Gehenna for all she cared! Anyway, she is also quite knowledgable - not genius level intellect but she graduated with high marks, and even got a full tuition scholarship right out of high school. Her passions lied in writing more than anything, and wished to be journalist before her untimely death.}

𝙃 𝙚 𝙧 𝙎 𝙩 𝙤 𝙧 𝙮 —

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<sup>Ah, Miami - enough sunlight to afflict an entire population with a health case of silliness cancer. It’s also known for its lively areas full of clubs, the bustling street life, beautiful beaches, great food, and lastly but of the most importance to you the reader “the crime”. Annalee was born in West End, which, was by no means an area filled with gang violence and drug deals like some other areas - but it was an area with money. Nal’s father was a Vietnamese Chef by trade, not a pseudo-chef, that hard working man went to culinary school late and everything. He wasn’t famous, but he made a name for himself in the area, and his restaurant “Pho-netic” even had a few articles written about it to some decent recognition. Papa was smart and took full advantage of the spotlight and marketed his restaurant well, targeted mostly the younger demographic by putting things like Gamecubes inside the restaurant.

Nal loved her dad, she loved her mom too - but her dad was such a cool and memorable character in her life that he really stood out way more. He pushed her since a young age to do her best and never settle, which he intended to be more of driving force for his daughter’s success but really it just gave her anxiety. Like two anvils placed upon each shoulder, Nal felt the weight of expectations, though most of that load was created by her own psyche - she still cracked a bit under this pressure and it turned the girl bitter towards any who she deemed would drag her down. She remembered how happy her father was when being interviewed by reporters and panelists, and even though they just wanted information on his establishment they made sure to positively embellish their trip every time. One lied about how long it took papa to prepare the broth for the Pho, one said that he was born in Hanoi. But nonetheless, he enjoyed the attention and the publicity they offered his establishment.

Nal’s dream throughout her school life was to become like those people, strangely, and she would strive for that goal without anyone’s influence or opinion drawing her away. She even developed a complex on interviewing people, which in her high school would be hated by many. She was nosy, controlling, and annoyingly persistent, which in combination with her front in the school newspaper, was a recipe for disaster at her school. She wasn’t quite “bullied” rather, she was a useful asset that could be used when people needed help - you would simply need to extinguish all control to her during a school project and she would happily take the full brunt of work upon herself or delegate you when needed. But she was outcasted, never invited to social gatherings, and often forgotten by many despite her contributions to the school itself. It wasn’t til after high school that her life would take a dark turn. It was a cold February day ~ everywhere else on the planet except Florida. Nal had been walking home from college since it was only a thirty-to-forty minute trip on foot. On her way she would bump into an old classmate clad in a black hoodie, pants, and some off-white shoes. Thinking nothing of the interaction she made small talk with the former acquainted before continuing on her way - which, I said she was bright but the young man’s demeanor did not tip the naive Nal’s self preservation off in the slightest. He held a grudge about something, staked her down in the dark, and stabbed her in the light and left her to die. What a quick - uneventful death.</sup>

𝙋 𝙝 𝙮 𝙨 𝙞 𝙘 𝙖 𝙡 𝙏 𝙧 𝙖 𝙞 𝙩 𝙨 — ^{Annalee does not remember being this short in her past life, she stands at a lowly 4’6” and she doesn’t think there’s any time left to grow in this body. Her figure is petite but not childish, or not too childish it seems. Complexion and facial structure would be a creamy peach skin tone upon a feminine face that is quite rounded and cute with pinkish cheeks and button nose. She’s seemingly human, but also has traces of dwarven DNA running through her it seems by her size and sturdiness. But luckily, that human face remained cute - refined - no wait that’s just a facade she’s definitely unhinged. But she holds herself with dignity, her light-brown hair is neatly brushed and a service hat is tautly places stop her head. She wears a cute little uniform getup in shades of red-purple shades and white. Along with this outfit is silky white gloves neatly placed upon her hands, which she fixes and readjusts all the time - she never wore gloves before this reincarnation thing. Also, strapped at her waist is a book on each side, one is black and ruined and looks pretty edgy - the other is a simple brown leather tome with a purple gem fashioned to its face.}

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𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 & 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮

ʙ ʟ ᴇ s s ɪ ɴ ɢ — ^{The Book of Belial}

Master of Lies

Structure • The fundamentals of this tome’s abilities lies within the art of deception. Once held by the demon lord dubbed “The Grand Deceiver” it is capable of the highest tiers of illusory magic unseen and unheard of for generations. What this entails is complete control over one’s perception upon the object the spell has targeted, limited purely by the users mana factoring into the duration in which it lasts. The true strength of the Blessing lies in the difficult to detect its deception, even some of greatest mages throughout the kingdoms would be fooled by the Deceiver’s lies, though high-tier users of old magic may be able to sense something amuck.

Practicality • While it is the blessing endowed upon her by the entity that brought Nal to this world, that does not mean that this gift can be used thoughtlessly. Nal was brought into this setting with decent mana reserves within her body - but she is not some ungodly bank of mana that others may be. The Book fo Belial is incredibly taxing on her to utilize, and as such - it is only to be used in emergencies or predicaments in which Nal feels the need to whip out her trump card is absolutely necessary. The Book of Belial does indeed hold a number of other spells that she can not yet read or utilize like שתיקה, and שכל נפש.

s ᴘ ᴇ ʟ ʟ ᴄ ʀ ᴀ ғ ᴛ — ^{Tenebris Magia}

AnnalsofAnnalee

Accumulative Knowledge • This is an archaic enchantment that has been placed upon the book of Tenebris Magia. The spell works like a backlog of different enemies and creatures it’s owner has encountered, as information is gathered on these subjects it is stored within the aether or the magic itself and the spell grows stronger. This is then utilized by drawing the ability on an enemy that Nal has experienced in the past - the spell remembers their strengths & weaknesses and upon activation can actually further expose them. For instance, if she were to have come across a Green Slime which was fully resistant to all magics but fire, the book would cause a combustion. The offensive use of Accumulative Knowledge is not that great, but it is a strong support skill.

Encumbering Will • This dark magic is one that is scaled by the user’s ego. Manifest Will is the offensive aura created out of a mage’s will - and as this is case by case, the effects vary from person to person. Nal’s spell takes the form of “Encumbering Will” and as the spell is cast, a pulse of muddied grey mana is exhumed from her being within a large radius and those hit by the incantation will fall under some - or all of these effects. Most creatures, weak and strong, would feel a strong sense of annoyance - nearly enough to cause man and creature alike to groan or complain. Some would feel a sense of overbearing weight on their shoulders, stress on the body so extreme that it would feel draining to even move, others only slightly enough to feel tension through their body. But for those of an extremely weak will, dread, loss of purpose, and severe depression would sink in to their mind.

Menos um Tenebria • The spell Nal will typically default to for offensive use in and out of combat is Menos um Tenebria, translating from the spell book to “Instructions of Darkness” - the incantation for this combative spell is strange in that it channeled from the pages of the time as Nal reads from them and the longer the channeling lasts the stronger the spell is. The effects of said spell are basically the creation of violet projectiles of mana produced from the book that are fired constantly towards the enemy. They start out small and weak - being roughly the size of a baseball when starting, but grow over the spells length causing them to grow more dangerous and larger.

ᴍ ᴀ ʀ ᴛ ɪ ᴀ ʟ ᴀ ʀ ᴛ s — ^{Smacking With Book Style}

Literally Uses a Book

More memes.

[OwO]

How many blessings can we have?

@ERode

Technically unlimited, but my contempt for mankind increases the more you have.

[Cu Chulainn]

I've got a Very Special™️ Summoner in mind for this.

[Tomaru]

Definitely interested!

[Cu Chulainn]

Yeah, you know where I'm going with this.

Will make changes to fit with the lore better and flesh out the "Magic" section once things are more established. Open to suggestions for the Blessing, too~

The Very Blessed

Name: Cinder Chaisum

Race: Human

Personality: A warm young man whose life is dedicated to the hospitality of others, Cinder just couldn't help himself when it comes to offering his hand wherever aide is needed. While he treats everyone with a degree of warmth, it's those he truly considers "friends" that he would do anything for. Another one of Cinder's notable traits is his strong belief in the good nature of others, as he believes that even those of wicked hearts deserve kindness. This optimism isn't blind however, as Cinder has learned that such rotten people are capable of doing dastardly things in his past life. Still, this doesn't stop Cinder from looking for any redeeming qualities of even the most lowly of beings, as he's always looking to nurture and forgive such people.

Appearance: Cinder is a slim, somewhat athletic youth standing at 5'4". The cleric speaks with a high, boyish tone and always sports an eager look on his face no matter what he's doing. He dresses rather modestly as he believes in function over form. The best way to describe Cinder's fashion sense would be akin to the sort of person in an RPG who wears the best gear at hand despite the different components all coming from different sets. Still, the rainbow of colors he tends to wear only add volume to Cinder's vibrant nature.

Blessings:

「Beast Authority」

A divine gift that grants control over a fixed number of entities classified as "monsters" or "beasts". Taking the shape of a belt containing three crystalline orbs (referred to unofficially as Crystronic Creature Container, or "CCC"), this blessing allows its wielder to capture beasts, trapping them within the orb and keeping them in a state of semi-permanent stasis. Capturing beasts depends largely on the target's power level, with stronger monsters needing to be severely weakened before a successful capture can be performed. A beast's ego can also affect the capture rate, as beasts with intelligence levels comparable to a human are much harder to capture.

Once captured, a contract is made between the monster and the wielder, granting the wielder a form of control over the captured beast. Until the contract is broken, the beast is forced to follow the wielder's orders. However, beasts with stronger egos are able to resist this control somewhat. A form of understanding must be reached in order for a monster to follow the wielder's direction more accurately. As such, the true strength of this blessing comes from the wielder's relationship with their captured monsters

The blessing raises the beast's existence into more idealized form of itself. In most cases, it simply allows the beast to thrive better in combat. Even abilities that are once thought impossible to normal variations of these monsters becomes achievable through the use of this blessing, though the strength of these new abilities depends solely on the beast's bond with the wielder. If the friendship between the wielder and the captured monster is especially strong, "evolution" may occur. A creature may evolve multiple times, but monsters that are already strong (being closer to their idealized form) are less capable of achieving evolution.

Abilities: Despite having a sword, Cinder's combat ability can be compared to a common foot-soldier. That said, Cinder sports the physique of a standard human of this world, if not one accustomed to traveling across vast distances.

Magic: As a cleric to the Goddess of Hearth, Family, and Community, Cinder has access to various protective and supportive magics. One such spell creates a magical ward that protects a target from hostile creatures so long as they don't perform hostile actions themselves. Cinder is also capable of casting rituals that can aide his allies in travel, such as cooking up feasts and warming bedrolls.

Equipment: Cinder is currently equipped with a standard longsword for protection. He also wears a set of mix-matched clothes of various elemental resistances designed for traveling through many environments as well as the holy symbol of his goddess pinned to a bandolier, much like a badge or patch.

[OwO]

Alright, here's the OOC.

Just a bit of info organized, not much has changed.

[OwO]

@Cu Chulainn@Tomaru@Haruharara@ERode@manchild@Duoya@PragmaticBusta

and pings for the above post because i forgot

please note that since there's so much interest, I won't be able to accept everyone

it's not first come first serve, though