#ProjectShadow (An open world RPG everyone can be a part of)

[dreamer]

Finally posted, thanks for being patient!

[dreamer]

Middle district concept art and the under construction Hunter's Guild so you can expand your horizons a bit.

[dreamer]

Hey guys, been gone for a bit. Really busy with my day job and working on the site. Currently trying to make the animated background be less blurry XD


So yeah been gone. Doesn't seem like many people have posted though. Might end up just having to restart this at a later date when I have more time to dedicate to it. Not going to call it dead yet so hopefully people come and join.

[Mistress Dizzy]

My apologies. >_< Things have been damn near psychotic at my house, so I haven't been able to concentrate too well. I have all the basics, but the backstory.

[dreamer]

Mistress Dizzy said
My apologies. >_< Things have been damn near psychotic at my house, so I haven't been able to concentrate too well. I have all the basics, but the backstory.

Sounds good. Also here's a cool little graphic explaining the "broke ass" system as I like to call it which lets you build a character over time. And the basic creation process as well.

[dreamer]

Some music to enjoy as a theme to one of our characters...

https://soundcloud.com/livingdreament/valencias-theme-full-saad-ali[/url

[Lord Santa]

This looks pretty interesting. I'm toying with the idea of an amnesiac. Could I do something like that?

[dreamer]

Lord Santa said
This looks pretty interesting. I'm toying with the idea of an amnesiac. Could I do something like that?

Don't see why not

[Lord Santa]

I'll try to get a character sheet up soon, but I'll be a bit busy today so it may not be for a while.

[Lord Santa]

Here we are. Tell me if there's anything wrong with it..

Character Type: Friend (probably)

Location: Urbi Lupi

Name: Snow

Gender: Male

Age: Looks to be around 7 years old, he doesn’t know his own age

Race: Lycan

Appearance: Snow is a small, white haired child. His hair is curly-ish but sticks to his head and is rather short. He has big brown eyes and his skin is pale, like snow. Has wolf ears because he doesn’t know he can hide them and sees no reason to do so.

Height: 110 cm

Weight: 25 kg

Hair: White

Eye Color: Brown

Skin Color: Skin colour is very white, fur is also white.

Typical Clothing: Snow wears a non-descript fur coat made for winter and some basic winter boots. A thick undershirt for winter and some wool pants for more warmth.

Skills:
- Ice spear
Makes an ice spear and throws it at foes. High damage, high cost
- Blizzard
Makes a blizzard appear that lasts for a little and then dissipates. Takes large amounts of mana, continuous damage to all enemies
- Flash freeze
Encases the target in ice, moderate mana cost
- Unfreeze
Removes frozen effect, unfreezes objects/people. Low mana cost. Does nothing if targeting a target that isn't frozen.

Characteristics:
-Amnesia
-Is fluffy
-Is gifted with ice magic but also has an affinity with cold. Doesn’t feel cold, susceptible to warm weather.
-Inquisitive
-Likes warmth, just not warm weather.

Traits: Amnesia, his lycan form is a small white wolf.

Short Back Story: There isn’t much of a backstory. One day, Snow woke up somewhere in the snow. He had no idea where he was or who he was, or what anything was. All he knew was his name, Snow. Snow knew how to breathe and how to walk. He knew a language, but he didn’t know what it was. When he woke up, he was in a ruined building which was barricaded by snow. Broken glass containers lined the walls and strange metal boxes were next to them. Snow didn’t know what they were, but they felt nostalgic. He looked and saw a snow pile, seemingly originating from the wall. Snow walked to it and touched it. I want to leave. He thought. The snow gave way, revealing the scant sunlight the snow had hidden. Snow looked out and saw a white landscape, lined with strangely uniform rocks. Some had rectangular holes in them, but Snow had no idea what for. He looked back at the place he had woken up into. Compared to the sunlight, the area behind him looked dangerous and forboding, broken glass like jaws of an unknown beast. Snow had no reason to stay, but he didn’t know how he knew that. Snow turned back around and walked on, without looking back. Where was he going? He didn’t know. Away from here, definitely. He didn’t need to be there. He didn’t really need to be anywhere, but he wanted to know who he was. He was looking for clues to who he was. The only thing he really knew was that he didn’t need to be in the place with the broken glass, and he wanted to leave. Snow walked on, searching for his identity.

His magic: He's naturally gifted with ice magic, but he hardly knows any ice magic. He has instinctive knowledge of the basics of ice magic such as gathering and shaping ice, but without further training, he can't do too much. As he is, he has a certain amount of ice manipulation, but he uses far too much magic to do so. The reason is, he doesn't do it the same as every other mage. In terms of ice magic, Snow thinks of what he wants to happen and it happens. This consumes an inordinate amount of magic and tires him out fairly quickly so he mostly does small things. He can't do or make things too big or complicated and will pass out if he tries.

[dreamer]

Looks good for the most part, couple comments though before accepting...

-"Has dog ears because he doesn't know he can and sees no reason to do so." it seems like part of the sentence is missing because that doesn't make sense as is. What does he not know he can do?

-"his lycan form is a small white dog." it would be okay if it seems like a small white dog because he's a young boy, but he can't change to a different type of animal than everyone else because they're all based on the same breed of wolf DNA.

-"Is gifted with ice magic but also has an affinity with cold. Doesn't feel cold, susceptible to warm weather. Has control over ice." I would like more details regarding his magi as it could easily become an issue. Magic is just one of those things that's needs its boundaries otherwise you could destroy everything XD

After that's taken care of I'll accept him.

Also for everyone else here's a map of Novus Anima (we're focused on the northern regions for now, the southern regions are barbaric and will likely be a similar setup to the Norse vikings of the past)

[TheUnknowable]

dreamer said
Looks good for the most part, couple comments though before accepting...-"Has dog ears because he doesn't know he can and sees no reason to do so." it seems like part of the sentence is missing because that doesn't make sense as is. What does he not know he can do?-"his lycan form is a small white dog." it would be okay if it seems like a small white dog because he's a young boy, but he can't change to a different type of animal than everyone else because they're all based on the same breed of wolf DNA. -"Is gifted with ice magic but also has an affinity with cold. Doesn't feel cold, susceptible to warm weather. Has control over ice." I would like more details regarding his magi as it could easily become an issue. Magic is just one of those things that's needs its boundaries otherwise you could destroy everything XDAfter that's taken care of I'll accept him.Also for everyone else here's a map of Novus Anima (we're focused on the northern regions for now, the southern regions are barbaric and will likely be a similar setup to the Norse vikings of the past)

I just wanted to mention it because you mentioned them, but the Norse had an anarchistic society for about 300 years. They basically were ruled like the city for my character, which is what I based the city on. You could sell a claim to a crime against you, and if the criminal didn't pay you back for the crime against you within a few months, they were outlaws. It was then Tortuous (could be sued for it) to defend the outlaw, and it wasn't tortuous to kill them and take their stuff.

[dreamer]

TheUnknowable said
I just wanted to mention it because you mentioned them, but the Norse had an anarchistic society for about 300 years. They basically were ruled , which is what I based the city on. You could sell a claim to a crime against you, and if the criminal didn't pay you back for the crime against you within a few months, they were outlaws. It was then Tortuous (could be sued for it) to defend the outlaw, and it wasn't tortuous to kill them and take their stuff.

nice, kind of confusing but cool

[Lord Santa]

Alright, edited my CS. Hope it'll do, but I feel like I could've explained it better.

[RoflsMazoy]

I'm also thinking of putting up a character, but I need to know something first

How high is the tech level here, because I want to be a faction captain juggernaut with dual repeating crossbows that interlock into a shield

[Mistress Dizzy]

Character Type: Advanced or Friend

Location: Urbi Lupi

Name: Kassandra Keigwan

Gender: Female

Age: 19

Race: Lycan

Appearance: Kassy is about 5'9'', with cool dark skin. She is heavyset and curvaceous, weighing around 200 pounds. Her hair is frost white, thick, and kept cut to her chin. Her eyes are a brilliant amber, wide and usually gentle. Her clothing is typical for a feminine human woman in Urbi Lupi, but Kassy adds to it a scarf to cover her hair as well as a pair of darkened glasses to attempt to shade her eye color. While she is a big woman, she carries herself with a definite timidity, as if she is afraid to exist.

Height: 5'9''

Weight: 200 pounds

Hair: White

Eye Color: Amber

Skin Color: Dark brown/ White fur with silver tones

Typical Clothing:
Casual- A simple shirt, a skirt to the ankles, short leather boots and a small, round medallion that is imprinted with the phases of the moon. (The different phases have different depths in the metal.)

Fighting- Tunic, shorter skirt with thick leggings, calf boots. Medallion tucked inside a plain shirt, no sleeves. Heavy wooden staff a foot taller than she.

Characteristics:
- Soft spoken
- Maternal
- Fearful of others
- Wise beyond her years
- Intelligent
- Defensive of those being bullied

Skills:
1. Staff fighting
2. Silent movement

Traits: (Non combat related skills/talents)
1. Interacting with children
2. Understanding of people's motives (Psychology)
3. Earning trust from people
4. Herbal medicine

Short Back Story:
Up until the age of 8, Kassandra had a happy, quiet life. She and her parents lived in a small cottage, where her mother was a medicine woman/healer and her father a scribe for the nearby town. Her lycan mother was working very hard on a medicinal cure for mange, as so far there had only been temporary relief that did not work for severe cases. While it was a goal with a personal gain, as she was suffering from the disease) she had a dream of being able to cure her lycan cousins from suffering the painful fate. Unfortunately, despite many treatments that prolonged her life, Kassy's mother was killed by mange before ever discovering a viable cure. Kassy's father was stricken with deep grief. He stopped working, stopped eating, and was unable to care for his daughter. He dropped her off at the hope of his sister in law. Kassy has not seen him since.

Christine always hated her older sister; even though Kaia had been born a lycan (a freak, to her), she still garnered more attention from their parents for her brilliant mind and determined will. When Kassy was suddenly dropped at her home, the old hatred returned. Christine shamed, bullied, and abused the child for being a 'wolf-blooded freak' like her mother, and over the years crushed the girl's spirit.

Kassy took what little she owned as soon as she was old enough, and fled the house. She makes a meager living as her mother did, making medicines for others. Secretly, she also tries to realize her mother's dream of curing mange.

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I am now realizing that there are like 2 white wolves already. I can give Kassy a different shade, or some darker trim to make her unique.

[dreamer]

Lord Santa said
Alright, edited my CS. Hope it'll do, but I feel like I could've explained it better.

Accepted :D

RoflsMazoy said
I'm also thinking of putting up a character, but I need to know something firstHow high is the tech level here, because I want to be a faction captain juggernaut with dual repeating crossbows that interlock into a shield

Not too high tech but The White Cross have been venturing into old world tech so I would accept the idea you have there 1) Because of what I just said, 2) Because faction captains are supposed to be badass

Mistress Dizzy said
Character Type: Advanced or Friend Location: Urbi Lupi Name: Kassandra KeigwanGender: FemaleAge: 19Race: LycanAppearance: Kassy is about 5'9'', with cool dark skin. She is heavyset and curvaceous, weighing around 200 pounds. Her hair is frost white, thick, and kept cut to her chin. Her eyes are a brilliant amber, wide and usually gentle. Her clothing is typical for a feminine human woman in Urbi Lupi, but Kassy adds to it a scarf to cover her hair as well as a pair of darkened glasses to attempt to shade her eye color. While she is a big woman, she carries herself with a definite timidity, as if she is afraid to exist.Height: 5'9''Weight: 200 poundsHair: WhiteEye Color: AmberSkin Color: Dark brown/ White fur with silver tonesTypical Clothing: Casual- A simple shirt, a skirt to the ankles, short leather boots and a small, round medallion that is imprinted with the phases of the moon. (The different phases have different depths in the metal.)Fighting- Tunic, shorter skirt with thick leggings, calf boots. Medallion tucked inside a plain shirt, no sleeves. Heavy wooden staff a foot taller than she.Characteristics:- Soft spoken- Maternal- Fearful of others- Wise beyond her years- Intelligent- Defensive of those being bulliedSkills: 1. Staff fighting 2. Silent movementTraits: (Non combat related skills/talents)1. Interacting with children 2. Understanding of people's motives (Psychology)3. Earning trust from people4. Herbal medicineShort Back Story:Up until the age of 8, Kassandra had a happy, quiet life. She and her parents lived in a small cottage, where her mother was a medicine woman/healer and her father a scribe for the nearby town. Her lycan mother was working very hard on a medicinal cure for mange, as so far there had only been temporary relief that did not work for severe cases. While it was a goal with a personal gain, as she was suffering from the disease) she had a dream of being able to cure her lycan cousins from suffering the painful fate. Unfortunately, despite many treatments that prolonged her life, Kassy's mother was killed by mange before ever discovering a viable cure. Kassy's father was stricken with deep grief. He stopped working, stopped eating, and was unable to care for his daughter. He dropped her off at the hope of his sister in law. Kassy has not seen him since.Christine always hated her older sister; even though Kaia had been born a lycan (a freak, to her), she still garnered more attention from their parents for her brilliant mind and determined will. When Kassy was suddenly dropped at her home, the old hatred returned. Christine shamed, bullied, and abused the child for being a 'wolf-blooded freak' like her mother, and over the years crushed the girl's spirit.Kassy took what little she owned as soon as she was old enough, and fled the house. She makes a meager living as her mother did, making medicines for others. Secretly, she also tries to realize her mother's dream of curing mange.I am now realizing that there are like 2 white wolves already. I can give Kassy a different shade, or some darker trim to make her unique.

I like the character, accepted :D

[Mistress Dizzy]

Yay!

How do I start?

[Mistress Dizzy]

Yay!

How do I start?

[RoflsMazoy]

I don't think I'll be using the crossbow guy now, because I can't come up with a good story for it but still, I got some other characters instead.

Kreiss Stahl

Character type: Faction Captain/Friend/Advanced?

Location: Urbi Lupi

Name: Kreiss Stahl

Gender: Male

Age: 21

Race: Human

Appearance:

Height: 5’ 11”

Weight: 135lb

Hair: close cropped black hair

Eyes: Hazel

Skin Color: White

Typical Clothing: Almost never goes without his armour on. The armour itself is a modified version of the standard knight armour, with elements of the White Cross Juggernaut armour added to stabilize the user when standing still but it is still light enough so the user can move fairly quickly.

Characteristics:
-Survivalist
-Values efficiency
-Values soldiers
-Salvages whenever possible
-Sees enemies as people and not just enemies

Skills:

Skill 1: Vanguard – Kreiss is able to use magic to make specialized juggernaut shields appear a certain height in the air to crash down onto a targeted area. He can make up to 5 shields at any given time.

Skill 2: Stalwart Shields – Kreiss can combine two charges of his Vanguard ability to create a shield double the size of the normal shield and with one of two added effects. The first effect gives allies behind the shield health regeneration and the second effect reflects 50% of enemy damage but the second shield is weaker than the other shield.

Skill 3: Shield Bearer – Kreiss has an original combat style utilizing his tower shields as offensive and ranged weapons as well as shields. He is able to throw his shields and he can also use them as melee weapons.

Traits:

Omni-dexterous – Kreiss can perform any tasks his arms and hands can, with his feet and legs. This includes throwing and blocking with his shields.

Double Spiked Shields – Kreiss’s shields have the spike things on both the top and bottom of the shield so he can throw it without worrying about putting it up the right way.

Short Backstory:
Growing up, Kreiss was a fairly normal boy. He lived in a town fairly far away from the Capitol, but it had a few knights and one or two juggernauts stationed there because of nearby bandit and beast threats. Life was simple for Kreiss, and he was mainly average in most respects. However, one day for unknown reasons the entire town was wiped out in an extremely large explosion of magic power. The explosion completely destroyed the town and everyone in it except for Kreiss. He was saved by a juggernaut’s shield, still firmly planted in the ground. He had still taken damage, even though the shield had protected him so for a long time, he had to try to hunt and regain his strength.

Weapons were scarce as the blast reduced the entire town to cinders, so Kreiss was forced to learn many survival techniques in order to simply survive. After many months, he regained his strength, but there was another problem. He had nowhere to go except for Capitol City and there was no way he was going to survive a trip through bandit territory. He needed a better weapon than makeshift hunting equipment. He found his weapon in the juggernaut shield.

The shield was extremely heavy, and with the right application of force, it could easily lodge itself even into stone. It was the only thing he had, and it was the only thing he could really use. He trained himself night and day until he could not only lift the shield freely but also wield it as a lethal weapon. A week afterwards, a young man arrived at the gates of Capitol City with a blood stained shield.

Ability explanation: His shields all have a type of summoning magic woven into their design (somehow). They are linked to some runes on his gauntlets that allow him to summon them to him but they have to come out from some feet in the air limiting its indoor use and also has the added bonus of crushing whatever's under it. The shields are usually in another place and he does not carry them all at once. He only ever really carries one shield most of the time but he can teleport in up to five shields including the one he carries because the way it works is each shield summoned takes up his magic power, and each shield returned gives the power used back.

Magic power can't be measured easily but for Kriess, it's really easy to just go measure it in terms of shields because that's all he can do. He combines two shields worth of magic to make his bigger shields and one shield's worth for each other one. In perspective this means he can have any of the following combinations: 5 single shields only, 1 double and 3 singles, 2 doubles and 1 single

Kriess can make 2 different types of double shields. One has a regenerative effect and the other has a reflective effect. The regen one is as strong as 2 juggernaut shields combined in terms of how many hits it takes before it breaks, whereas the reflective one is easier to break than the regen one but reflects damage.

A battlefield example would go like this: Kriess jumps into the battle with one shield. He sees some soldiers under fire from some enemy bowmen but they aren't really injured so he puts 2 normal shields in front of them to create some cover. Now he's used 3/5 shield charges, 1 for each 3 single shields.

Another example is, he and 2 other soldiers are under fire and they are all injured so he puts down a double regen shield. Some enemies attack from behind but he can only form 2 more shields and the other soldiers are on either side of him. But he's still holding his shield so he his last 2 shields in front of the other soldiers and blocks with himself with the shield he was holding. That makes 5 charges used with 3 single shields and 1 double taking two

Kreiss would probably give quests to do with defending a place, or some kind of army stuff, you know how army guys are.

Crazy old guy in a hole

Character Type: Keeper/Advanced

Location: Urbi Lupi

Name: (unknown)/The Mysterious Old Man

Gender: Male

Age: Old?

Race: Human… probably

Appearance:

Height: You can’t see his lower body so it’s hard to judge

Weight: ???

Hair: Gray and balding

Eyes: Gray

Skin Color: White, slightly pale

Typical clothing: He wears a plain, somewhat worn white shirt and you can only see his upper body most of the time but sometimes people catch a glimpse of his pants which are somewhat ragged and dirty.

Characteristics:
-Strange
-Somewhat unhinged
-Mysterious
-Lives in hole

Traits:
-Can somehow find second hand anything, he even sells a wide range of ‘second hand potions’.
-Somehow procures stock without leaving the town, as he is never seen leaving his hole.

Short Back Story:
The Mysterious Old Man has been in the town of Urbi Lupi only recently compared to other residents. He appeared after the recent crop of town riots leading to several houses being burnt down, residents injured, and even residents killed. He was noticed when, after clearing the rubble of a burnt house, the townsfolk found an extremely strange sight.

In the middle of the rubble, there was an extremely dark hole. It was big enough for a person with a large backpack to fit into. There was also a sign pointing to the hole that said: ‘Second Hand Goods, Ring for Service.’ There was a bell attached to the sign, and it is unclear how the wooden sign survived the burning of the house.

When the bell was wrung, an old man came out of the hole to the surprise of everyone. Looking around, he quickly assumed that they were all customers and he asked them what they wished to purchase. When asked what kinds of things he was selling, he replied with: ”I sell second hand anything! Anything at all, potions, powers and even pottery! I sell anything second hand.”The townsfolk asked for all manner of things from simple weapons to old-world technology, and the Old-Man provided. It is unclear what he meant by powers, but so far, no one has tried to test him.

Old Man Explained: He looks to be a fairly old man as you can see he has many wrinkles and graying hair and he also has a wispy grey beard. He looks to be healthy, but the most that anyone ever sees of him is his upper body because he's always in his hole and no one can see past the darkness for some reason.

He's balding like old people usually are and his eyes are also grey adding to the sense of age. His clothes look worn and very slightly dirty as if he's been wearing it for a long time. Once, people caught a glimpse of his lower body when he was bringing a large tray of potions out from his hole and he had to look into one of the bottles from the top to see into it. His pants were somewhat ragged from what they could see and looked to have been patched a few times. He was quickly back however and they have not been able to get him to come out of the hole to fully see his body.

Some argue the hole itself is more mysterious than the man, as the hole always seems to be dark even when a torch is directly above it. Some even tried to put the torch into the hole but no light shone through as if the darkness was a wall that you could put your hand through. No one has tried to go into the hole yet because it's been impossible to see into it and most of the people who care are afraid of it's other interesting property.

Many people observing the hole have noted another strange thing. Snow and rain often fall into the hole, but the old man doesn't seem to make any attempt to shovel the snow out and the hole has never flooded even in torrential rain. Some even went and called the Old Man when it was raining. The Old Man seemed to get wet, but when they called him again a few minutes later, he was completely dry again. Some people fear that if anyone goes into the hole, that they won't come out again.

Some people don't care about the hole or the Old Man, but they do care about his sources. He can somehow procure any kind of thing they ask for, albeit in what can only be described as 'second hand condition'. The equipment he sells often looks worn, even the higher quality arms appear to have been used at some point. Once he was even asked for some timber to help rebuild some parts of the town, and he managed to somehow procure a large piece of construction quality timber. It had marks that suggested that it had been put into some other structure before being neatly taken out, with some holes where nails could've been and some scratches that suggest that it was dropped at some point.

The Old Man also seems to have random amounts of stock each time he is called. Once he told some customers he had 3 small red potions, 4 medium potions and 1 large potion; but a few minutes later he told the same customers when they called him a second time that he had 5 small red potions, 2 medium potions and 6 large potions. This seems to happen every time he is called, and sometimes when asked about items he used to have in stock even seconds previously he will say that he has run out of them.

The Old Guy would probably give quests investigating nearby ruins and also maybe bandit loot caches and stuff like that.