The Return of Magic - The intro

[NoriWasHere]

The Return of Magic - An intro.

Magical was once as essential to the development of mankind as fire or even the wheel. The witches and warlocks of our past worked hard to uplift their fellow humans and push them forward toward the future. However, as you know, our history books make no mention of our magically adept ancestors. There is no mention of the great wonders they built or the evil they vanquished and banished away. This is by design. Those who could not wield the magic felt jealous, afraid even, by those who could and hunted them to extinction. It has been a thousand years since the last spell was cast, five hundred years since the last authentic trial, and one hundred years since those who's bloodline was devoted to the murder of magic sheathed their blades and considered their quest completed.

Yet magic stirs once more in the realm of mortals. A new day dawns on a new generation of witches and warlocks, and only questions remain. Are they ready for the perils that await them? The monsters of the night that have been locked away seek to break the chains that bound them? Most importantly, would they be ready to stand up to the whole of humanity and face the wrath of their fear? These questions will not be answered overnight. As such, an invitation was sent to each of those that the magic returned to, inviting them to a place where they can learn to harness their powers.

They should do well to learn quickly. In the quiet corners of the internet, people have begun to report strange creatures, and people have started to disappear randomly. Could it be a coincidence, or could the return of magic be tied to something much more sinister?

** Howdy **
Hey! Whale here looking to do a magic-themed RP. The basic premise is magic was once a natural part of our world. After years of hunting the witches and warlocks to extinction, magic, among other things, disappeared seemingly for good. Now that magic has returned, and with it the monsters of old, a new era of witches and warlocks much arise to the challenges. I plan to allow players to have some liberty with the magic their character can wield but keep in mind that you *just* got these powers. You will not be powerful yet.

Let me know if anyone has any questions! I am aiming for 4-6 players and could be happy to start with more or less than that!
I will be adding more information to this over the next day or two.

[VarionusNW]

I think I might be interested. Definitely looking forward to more details, particularly on how the magic should work/ the sort of stuff we'll be allowed to do.

[Zapdos]

That was fast! I'll watch this thread and see if I can think of an idea for a character.

[Dragonfly 9]

Interested!

So, how many paragraphs do we need to post in our future character posts, if that makes any sense?

Also, hi, Zapdos! xD

[DELETED08740]

Will be watching for more details here too.

[NoriWasHere]

@VarionusNW

Magic would be like any skill. Some have a natural gift for it while others have to work harder to achieve the same results. We’ll all start with our magic, though it’ll be anything but good. Someone with fire magic might be able to have a single flame extend from their finger. You will be allowed to grow into your power as the story goes on and I’ll have it setup in a way where everyone can choose what direction their powers go.

@Dragonfly 9

I’d say 1-2+ is my goal! I don’t want people to drown under the burden of something more than that but I also want to leave room for people to create!

@PigeonOfAstora@Zapdos

Sounds fun ☺️ Happy to have your interest!

[Dragonfly 9]

So, I have an idea for this, but I want to make sure it's okay first:

I know that the monsters had only recently just appeared again, but maybe one of them(or their consciousness) escaped early, and tried to possess a teenager?

Unfortunately, the teenager was hella stubborn, and after a whole lot of effort, the monster, sick and tired of all of this but also stubborn, proposes an idea: "Why don't I live inside your mind for a while? Like, not take it over, like I've been failing to do, but just protect you when the other monsters break free? Because yes, more monsters are coming, and I could save you from them as long as you accept the deal. In return, you have to [insert important task here]."

The teenager, reluctant but frightened at the mention of more monsters, decides to let the monster/consciousness stay, and an unspecified amount of years later because I don't know how old our characters are, the human gets their magic, but the monster stays in their mind because "the deal hasn't been paid off yet"(in reality, the monster has formed a bond with their human, and still wants to protect them, but is too tsundere to admit that xD).

Consider this like a first draft of an idea, as I don't really know many important details of the setting that would help me figure this out.

[Dragonfly 9]

(Sorry for double posting, but I could just scrap the above idea and just go with a artificer-like character, who uses their pyromancy/technomancy to create incredible inventions as the RP goes on!)

[NoriWasHere]

So, I have an idea for this, but I want to make sure it's okay first:

I know that the monsters had only recently just appeared again, but maybe one of them(or their consciousness) escaped early, and tried to possess a teenager?

Unfortunately, the teenager was hella stubborn, and after a whole lot of effort, the monster, sick and tired of all of this but also stubborn, proposes an idea: "Why don't I live inside your mind for a while? Like, not take it over, like I've been failing to do, but just protect you when the other monsters break free? Because yes, more monsters are coming, and I could save you from them as long as you accept the deal. In return, you have to [insert important task here]."

The teenager, reluctant but frightened at the mention of more monsters, decides to let the monster/consciousness stay, and an unspecified amount of years later because I don't know how old our characters are, the human gets their magic, but the monster stays in their mind because "the deal hasn't been paid off yet"(in reality, the monster has formed a bond with their human, and still wants to protect them, but is too tsundere to admit that xD).

Consider this like a first draft of an idea, as I don't really know many important details of the setting that would help me figure this out.

@Dragonfly 9

Hmmmm that could be a fun concept! The one thing that has remained since magic was removed and that is demons. While shackled in the realm of demons, they’re still strong enough to break through the barriers into the land of living.

I’d have to see more before I can definitively say more one way or another though!

[SilverPaw]

Might join.

[Dragonfly 9]

Aight! Here are some notes:

I'm thinking that the demon is either a lower or just barely a medium rank. That way, they can still be about the same level as the other characters.

See, while the demon isn't nearly as powerful as higher ranked demons, they make up for it with creativity, skill, and wit. I'm thinking enhanced agility and speed, illusions, and even a bit of hypnosis for them.

Also, I'm thinking of the human's appearance changing when the demon takes over. Like, not much, just their pupils narrowing a bit and their eyes getting a bit of a reddish hue.

As for the demon's personality, they're probably petty, childish(but surprisingly also very intelligent), and possessive of their human, while the human is more serious and straight laced. The human could even be a Straight Man if the other characters are crazy, hehe-

The two of them bicker a lot, but at the end of the day, they truly do care for each other, so much so that the demon doesn't want to leave the human.

Oh, and also, maybe the human has earth/nature magic as well?

Comments, questions, and suggestions are encouraged! <3

[VarionusNW]

Weak powers that upgrade over time are my jam, as long as everyone improves at basically the same rate.

And if you don't mind my two cents @Dragonfly 9, I think a demon that grants a load of powers to a host is likely beyond the scale of what Whale is going for. It sounds like the plan is extremely weak single-concept powers as the magic at the start. Maybe you could maybe the characters magic be demon binding, and they accidentally bind a demon to themselves and lack the ability to undo it, but the demon's powers are also hindered by a human form that isn't used to magic. And then as they improve, they get to use that demon magic, which could maybe be in one or two of the directions you mentioned maybe? Just an idea, and I am just guessing mostly, just had some thoughts since I do enjoy a good two characters in one body gimmick.

Also looks like we have 5 interested people now. That went really fast.

[Dragonfly 9]

[@VarionusNWW] I was more thinking along the lines of the demon has the powers I listed for them, and the human only has (weak at first) earth/nature magic. I could make the human have only one of the demon's powers, though!

[NoriWasHere]

Aight! Here are some notes:

I'm thinking that the demon is either a lower or just barely a medium rank. That way, they can still be about the same level as the other characters.

See, while the demon isn't nearly as powerful as higher ranked demons, they make up for it with creativity, skill, and wit. I'm thinking enhanced agility and speed, illusions, and even a bit of hypnosis for them.

Also, I'm thinking of the human's appearance changing when the demon takes over. Like, not much, just their pupils narrowing a bit and their eyes getting a bit of a reddish hue.

As for the demon's personality, they're probably petty, childish(but surprisingly also very intelligent), and possessive of their human, while the human is more serious and straight laced. The human could even be a Straight Man if the other characters are crazy, hehe-

The two of them bicker a lot, but at the end of the day, they truly do care for each other, so much so that the demon doesn't want to leave the human.

Oh, and also, maybe the human has earth/nature magic as well?

Comments, questions, and suggestions are encouraged! <3

@Dragonfly 9

Weak powers that upgrade over time are my jam, as long as everyone improves at basically the same rate.

And if you don't mind my two cents @Dragonfly 9, I think a demon that grants a load of powers to a host is likely beyond the scale of what Whale is going for. It sounds like the plan is extremely weak single-concept powers as the magic at the start. Maybe you could maybe the characters magic be demon binding, and they accidentally bind a demon to themselves and lack the ability to undo it, but the demon's powers are also hindered by a human form that isn't used to magic. And then as they improve, they get to use that demon magic, which could maybe be in one or two of the directions you mentioned maybe? Just an idea, and I am just guessing mostly, just had some thoughts since I do enjoy a good two characters in one body gimmick.

Also looks like we have 5 interested people now. That went really fast.

@VarionusNW

I do agree that having a demon that grants a ton of powers would be outside the scope of the story, but I can be swayed towards the power of the sum of the two being equal to another character. Maybe the characters magic will present more weakly than other characters, with this being bolstered by what the demon can do. With the growth in strength I have planned, it could be something that is represented by the character and demon learning to work together. Maybe this isn’t a demon at all, but the start of a familiar?

I do intend for the world to be a copy of the world we’re in, so possessions/haunting/things of the sort should be considered “actual events” that rarely happen, but do!

I’ll start working on an OOC and I’ll get more information up for it there! I’ll sprinkle in some lore nuggets in here in the meanwhile :)

[Dragonfly 9]

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I do agree that having a demon that grants a ton of powers would be outside the scope of the story, but I can be swayed towards the power of the sum of the two being equal to another character. Maybe the characters magic will present more weakly than other characters, with this being bolstered by what the demon can do. With the growth in strength I have planned, it could be something that is represented by the character and demon learning to work together. Maybe this isn’t a demon at all, but the start of a familiar?

I do intend for the world to be a copy of the world we’re in, so possessions/haunting/things of the sort should be considered “actual events” that rarely happen, but do!

I’ll start working on an OOC and I’ll get more information up for it there! I’ll sprinkle in some lore nuggets in here in the meanwhile :)

@MagratheanWhale

How would that work, though? Do you mean that the human can't do much by themselves, but when the "demon" takes over, the magic is much stronger? Or that the "demon" can just bolster the human's magic, and due to the human accidentally binding them to them and the constant quarreling, they usually just don't want to?

Either way, if the "demon" is going to be a familiar, I'm up for making them a bat if they have a physical form!

[NoriWasHere]

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How would that work, though? Do you mean that the human can't do much by themselves, but when the "demon" takes over, the magic is much stronger? Or that the "demon" can just bolster the human's magic, and due to the human accidentally binding them to them and the constant quarreling, they usually just don't want to?

Either way, if the "demon" is going to be a familiar, I'm up for making them a bat if they have a physical form!

@Dragonfly 9

Rather if they both have powers, the character with their magic and the demon with theirs, they combined power of the two should equal to the power of any other character in the story. If the demon is more powerful, maybe the magic of the user is weaker or the other way!

I’m all for a bat familiar :) very witch

[Dragonfly 9]

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Rather if they both have powers, the character with their magic and the demon with theirs, they combined power of the two should equal to the power of any other character in the story. If the demon is more powerful, maybe the magic of the user is weaker or the other way!

I’m all for a bat familiar :) very witch

@MagratheanWhale

Aight! How about illusion magic for the "demon" and light magic for the human? That would lead to some interesting combos, right?

Do I need the "demon" to have a "demon" form and a bat form, or just combine the two?

Either way, the "demon's" magic will be slightly stronger than the human's, at least for right now.

[NoriWasHere]

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Aight! How about illusion magic for the "demon" and light magic for the human? That would lead to some interesting combos, right?

Do I need the "demon" to have a "demon" form and a bat form, or just combine the two?

Either way, the "demon's" magic will be slightly stronger than the human's, at least for right now.

@Dragonfly 9

Illusion magic works very well with what I already planned, and light magic sounds like an interesting combination! I’d have to see the character itself but I’d be okay with this.

[Dragonfly 9]

Aight!

[VarionusNW]

Anyone else have any ideas that they're tossing around character wise yet? I have a few power concepts, but I think I'll wait to see what others are going for to narrow my options down.

Also any plans for a discord for this RP at all?