World as Myth

[TheHangedMan]

Premise

Magic and myth has from the beginning of time been kept separate from the normal world - but this separation was one that came about through choice and labor. Men of the normal world cannot cope with that which exists only in their fantasy's, for those not prepared to handle it's mysteries will be driven to madness.

Still, to those that find themselves apart of the Hidden World, you find yourselves born with the responsibility to keep the two worlds from spilling into each other. You are secret-keepers, tasked with defending the equilibrium of the world; guardians that are chosen keep the anomalies to a minimum.

Thousands of years ago, there was no guidance, no instruction, no introductions into this world. Consequently, the border of these two worlds was constantly broken. The effects of this are seen in our myths; men driven mad by gods, hundreds slain by monsters unkillable, and entire civilizations destroyed by storms of power unknown.

Be thankful, those that are born in modern times, that this has long since changed. The custodians of today have long embraced their responsibilities to the world, and have kept that border from falling again. Part of these responsibilities is rearing the next generation of guardians and breaking them into the world that they must live in.

To that end, several hundreds of years ago, multiple schools were formed to guide these young ones properly. In all the world, there are seven in total, one for every continent. Each has their own things to teach, their own methods of balancing the world. This is were the legends of today are made . . .

This is where your own legend can be made

_{Summary: There are seven schools of magic, however the focus will be the one on the Asian contingent, which is set in a large island somewhere in the South China Sea. Every school and continent comes with varying problems and the focus of this RP is interacting with the environment and developing your characters enough to meet the challenges they will face. There is an underlying plot, however that will come out over the course of the story.}

So, another Fantasy School RP, yay!

The RP is high-fantasy in the modern era. The elements of fantasy are kept away from 'normal' society using some method or the other. In any case, the main point is how am I planning to make this different from other fanta-school RP's? Here's a few key points:

• The survivability of your character largely relies on how much he or she has learned, so basically, classes and lesson are actually important!
• Classes are not done in a regular school format. It's follows a more 'college' setting and the classes you attend are the ones you think are necessary. There are no grades here, however there are proficiency tests that you will need to take in order to gain access to higher graded lessons and books/scrolls/tomes/ingredients, etc.
• Graduation is achievable within the course of the RP and can be a suitable goal for your character. Graduation allows you to cut ties with the school and allows for a wider range of exploring, basically making an already large sand-box RP even bigger. Graduation does not have a specific date and can happen at any time, however there is a proficiency test and requires the approval of at least one Master rank.
• A wide, wide world to explore, even if it's in our own.

There are a lot more things, such as mechanics, locations, important NPC's and Beasts, but i'll first see if at least three (3) people are interested. If I can get that much quickly enough, then I'll update it here :)

[Gareth]

I am interested.

[Pie Flavor]

I like this idea it is like an infinite sandbox. So count me in.

[Gamerdude369]

I think I can get into this. I'm interested in hearing more.

[Stern Algorithm]

Have room for one more :3 ?

[TheHangedMan]

Haha, that was fast. Well, I'll be adding more details to the OP now :)

ALSO! to those that are aiming to join, one of the requirements is that your post number has to be higher than the number of days on your profile!

[Stern Algorithm]

That's a...surprisingly objective requirement. It may not give the full picture, but it seems like it would be a good general gauge for expected post frequency and commitment to RP. I might use that metric myself if I ever GM another RP. You sir, win the internets today.

[Stern Algorithm]

Hey! Just wanted to give this a kick to see if this is still going to be a thing,

[TheHangedMan]

Don't worry, it's alive! :)