Mahouki Academy for Mages (Interest Check)

[NekoJordan]

This is a magic school rp that I am planning on the side. The universe is a modern day Tokyo with a special school that only appears to mages or humans with the potential to be mages you will have a familiar based on that of a Japanese Deities for example (once this rp takes off) My characters familiar is that of Tsukiyomi and is a black cat with white flames on its ears and tail. Your familiar is also your weapon as it can transform into your preferred weapon of choice. I will be controling teachers and such. Thats all I have so far

[Gareth]

Sounds cool and all.

Will it be like a slice of life with added japanese god familiars and also the fact that magic exists because we are or will become mages?

Other questions:
How will magic really exist in this story? How will it be used?

Maybe magic will either be learned through books or be inherent in an individual as a talent(s) that they can control/summon/use to transform thing(s) from the time that they are born.

Perhaps individuals who are born with it are called wilders and the ones that have first learnt it through books are called adepts.

Another thing is how will/where will the magic manifest?
Could magic be apart of the environment where an individual or everybody could manipulate the cell structure of a substance. The process of changing that substance's shape, the very act of that could take away from the substance until there is nothing left.

Also added on to the paragraph right above this one ^, perhaps there could be the idea of (Got this from full metal alchemist) the idea of equivalent exchange where if you manage to manipulate something of the environment then it would cost you something. Perhaps the cost would only be energy leading to your exhaustion or perhaps something more.

^ Perhaps this would be one of the talents of magic users.

Maybe another talent of magic would be summoning, through the use of incantations or sheer power of will, depending upon what you wish to summon. For example in order to summon a fireball, perhaps a few appropriate words spoken would be enough to do this, but if it was to summon an animal that exists somewhere else it would require a very long incantation or someone with a very strong will that truly desires with total focus to summon the beast. The cost of this would be higher than the manipulation talent because your working with less and usually doing more.

Another talent of magic could be transformation magic. The ability to alter the composition and or the appearance of an object or living being. The cost of this would be higher then the manipulation or summoning talents because it is more difficult to change something or others or yourself into something completely different. It requires intense concentration and being detail oriented.

These are just suggestions that I thought might help.

[YamiCuoreLaroux]

This sounds like fun so far. Definitely curious.

[nookzer]

sounds cool

[64-Hit Combo]

Somewhat interested. Probably jumping the gun by asking more questions before the earlier ones have answers, but I'll add something to the list:

You mentioned the familiars are supposed to be based on Shinto gods, but is there any wiggle room for expanding the player characters' magic traditions to, for example, Kotodama, Shugendo, or Wu?

[NekoJordan]

64-Hit Combo said
Somewhat interested. Probably jumping the gun by asking more questions before the earlier ones have answers, but I'll add something to the list:You mentioned the familiars are supposed to be based on Shinto gods, but is there any wiggle room for expanding the player characters' magic traditions to, for example, Kotodama, Shugendo, or Wu?

There is room those are just base ideas I currently could think of

Gareth said
Will it be like a slice of life with added japanese god familiars and also the fact that magic exists because we are or will become mages?

It will be its own universe with a world similar to Tokyo, Japan. Various locations are to be added and expanded upon as they will be crucial to the storyline I am making.

[64-Hit Combo]

Sounds neat, I'll keep an eye on this.

[Orca98]

What kind of magic will it be based on? Will it be based around already existing 'magic' (e.g. Voodoo), or around defunct magic (e.g. Pagan, Zoroastrian) or is it just a case of picking up a magic wand and flicking it around? Shinto magic is based on cleansing, if you're wanting to keep with the Japanese theme. Maybe each character could excel at one type of magic more than another (if you were going for a mix that is)?

Other than that, I'm interested :)

[caliban22]

sounds fun.

[NekoJordan]

Orca98 said
What kind of magic will it be based on? Will it be based around already existing 'magic' (e.g. Voodoo), or around defunct magic (e.g. Pagan, Zoroastrian) or is it just a case of picking up a magic wand and flicking it around? Shinto magic is based on cleansing, if you're wanting to keep with the Japanese theme. Maybe each character could excel at one type of magic more than another (if you were going for a mix that is)?Other than that, I'm interested :)

The magic varies on your characters familiar for example I have Tsukiyomi for my familiar (which will be the one when I make the thread) and it looks like a Black Cat with White Flames on the ears and tail the white flames are for Tsuki which means "moon" just kinda something to think about when you choose your familiar also the familiar turns into a weapon as said above.

[NekoJordan]

Mahouki Academy for Mages OOC The time has come!!!!!!! :3