RPG of my own using Tabletop Simulator computer program?

[ImportantNobody]

Due to the varied appearance of the human/elf type race, a group of them, if separate from the others for long enough time, would develop those traits and become less diverse.

[UltikanaRe]

Agreed.

[ImportantNobody]

I'm going to try an get a lot of info done today since I struggle to come up with stuff during work days now.

[UltikanaRe]

Alright. Let us know if you need help!

[ImportantNobody]

Maybe once today comes to a close I'll stuff I still haven't done and could use some help on.

[ImportantNobody]

Here's the list of ancient races. The newer ones will be posted sometime within the week.

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Greater Gods/Lesser Gods - Greater gods and lesser gods have been around since time began, although some can potentially become them or loose their status later on. They're generally much more powerful than any mortal, the greater gods especially, but there are exceptions and none of them are all powerful, all knowing, invincible, etc. They're very diverse in the types of magic that they can employ and how powerful they are at it. They all have flaws and the greater gods are in a pact with each other not to directly interfere with the world unless under approved circumstances, further limiting their hands.

High Servants - Also around since the dawn of time, high servants are similar to angels, serving the same purpose. They aid the gods and have a wide variety of different forms and abilities. Some can be very weak while others almost as powerful as a greater god in very rare circumstances.

Giants - Although not having this name from the start, giants were the first intelligent life form created by the gods, along with the Drakannia. They have immense physical prowess and in some cases, even in magic, of which they are not tied down to a single element. Their sizes vary greatly from 8 feet to 40 feet tall, originally being around 20 feet but have spread out and changed over the many years of their existence. They look mostly human but some can appear more rugged like how cavemen are stereotypically portrayed as.

Titans - What were once giants, the titans grew to even greater size and power in an effort to combat the Drakannia by way of ancient magical arts. They have an abysmally small reproductive rate and most were killed in the war so very few titans still exist, the ones that do often secluding themselves. Due to an increase in magic their bodies often take on the appearance of it, so ice titans have their skin coated in icicles, for example. The maximum size of a titan is highly debatable and rumors claim of a 500 foot one, making the tallest giants only go up to their ankle should that be true.

Drakannia - The Drakannia were created alongside the giants and hold immense power in general, although weaker races of beings have spawned from them. Some are called dragons as their informal name, but often only for the winged ones. Drakannia do not all have wings but most have a dragon-like body to some extent. They never stop growing, their babies about the size of people and the largest elder on record able to rival the titans in size. They come in different types such as fire, ice, etc, able to breath out and otherwise control their element to an extent. They got into a massive war with the giants, who later developed into titans in an effort to defeat them. Many on both side were killed, which the Drakannia still haven't recovered from as far as population size is concerned, originally said to be as common as birds. Drakannia and giants still feud quit often, although not on such a large scale, drakannians seeing giants mostly as a food source rather than something to send huge invasions forces against.

[UltikanaRe]

K...
But what about elves?

[ImportantNobody]

K...
But what about elves?

@UltikanaRe

I was thinking the human replacing race also replaces elves.

[UltikanaRe]

I thought elves replaced humans...
I persoally disagree with that judgement, being high/whimsical elves were my first choice, but I respect your decision.

[ImportantNobody]

I thought elves replaced humans...
I persoally disagree with that judgement, being high/whimsical elves were my first choice, but I respect your decision.

@UltikanaRe

The race I had in mind is kind of elf-like and kind of human-like.

[ImportantNobody]

I came up with a lot of lore while at work, some of which changed previous ideas. A lot of races are now spawning from the same one over time with the help of the spirits. The spirits didn't create the different races from scratch but they did create who these people became. There was a war between them and (some of) the gods.

I have the weekend to get this stuff typed up.

[ImportantNobody]

Lore, what I have so far:

Lore

Lore

In the beginning, all energy in the universe was formed together into what's known as the Sphere of Existence and the Dark Cosmic Sphere, two massive structures that circled around each other for untold amounts of time. However, the must subtle of variations lead to the two eventually colliding, bringing about a massive burst of energy as the two were thrown into different dimensions, in the middle of them the creation of the universe, gods, and spirits.

Although the gods inherited vast powers they were not invincible, all knowing, all powerful, etc. Rather, just like us mortals they squabbled amongst each other about how to proceed from their current position. Some used their powers to achieve selfish goals, some wished to rule all gods, some wished to share their powers with others, while some just wanted to be left alone. Although most were against it, one group with multiple different motivations banded together with the joint purpose of creating life, a thriving ecosystem other then their own stagnant one. It was this endeavor that's known as the nine years of creation.

Aedea, a goddess otherwise known as Mother Earth, was the unofficial leader of this group, and through her powers much of their chosen planet was transformed from completely barren to a state of life bearing. However, she still needed the help of others to work out the more detailed aspects of their specializations, such as but not limited to water, earth, and sky. Viralith and Taohlno developed animals and plant life, respectively, through cells created by the god Plesaudus. However, Thurssius, the "breath of souls", was the only one of them who could create souls capable of true consciousness. This lead to a combined effort to create the first sentient race, the ancestors, the greatest creation of the gods.

Many of the gods who were against this project from the start went from voiced displeasure to far more stern warnings and even outright violence when they saw the ancestors come to fruition, secretly threatened by what those mere mortals could be capable of if left to develop even further. With the other side not wanting to see all of their hard work be destroyed, this lead to a rift between the gods large enough to escalate into what's known as the First Creation War or the God vs. Spirit War. The side fighting the gods needed a lot of help if they were to win, despite the aid of some gods of their own and most of the spirits.

Spirits, being souls without bodies, infused themselves with different elements through the magical elemental energy strongly present during the creation period and the war that followed. The ancestors used the elemental power of the spirits to combine with them and change their own bodies, gaining new abilities and even altering their appearances until they were no longer recognizable as an ancestor, becoming other races entirely. The two most ancient and powerful of them being the giants turned titans and the drakannians. Both of these races had the most raw power infused within them as well as elemental power, the giants only at 20 feet tall becoming titans as tall as 500 feet and the eldest, most powerful drakannians becoming equally as large.

Their combined powers became large enough to tip the scale, saving creation from it's premature extinction as more and more gods either gave up or even outright joined the mortals and spirits. What is known as the Great Pact was signed and magically enforced through a great power beyond any individual god, preventing direct interference from the gods outside of certain approved measures. Although this stopped the gods from preventing a lot of hardships that the mortals would face along the way, it also stopped them from causing it, so it was a sacrifice that had to be made.

Things were peaceful until a power struggle between the titans and drakannians began. Now that they didn't have the gods to worry about they wanted to fill the power void for themselves. This war was even longer and more brutal then the last, reshaping the world through the collateral damage. The war ended with the ancestors and other races forcing a ceasefire, but not before the population of both sides were devastated. With the titans unable to reproduce on their own and the vast available energy present during their creation dried up, they were doomed to near extinction as only the giants who didn't turn into titans remained to reproduce. The drakannians began to grow in number again but have still never recovered completely in population and didn't achieve their power status despite eliminating their titan rivals. In the end, this means that both sides lost horribly.

Most of the races around at first either died out or changed some more so no longer exist in the state they had been during ancient times. As more and more showed up and managed to stay for longer periods of time, not shifting in powers and abilities such much as the spirits are loosing power to do so, various nations began to also come about rather then the one world government they had set up since the beginning of their creation. The ancestors have spread out to become many different races so very few still exist as they had those many years ago, their continued existence a supposed myth. The most numerous race by far is the ivi, a race comprised of traits of elves, humans, and dwarves, as slangs are sometimes used to describe those who fit more into one of those categories, yet they are still technically ivi, just a diverse group of people.

[ImportantNobody]

Work today left me with a lot of time to think so I got a ton of the basic game mechanics thought up (enough to make it playable). I should have the OOC posted by the next time I have a day off. It won't be anywhere near complete but will have the basics and then we can test the mechanics out and expand on it once we know the basics are good. Maybe we can fight the goblin replacement race for our test.

The main thing not done will be abilities, but if you guys have abilities you really want then be sure to tell me. For our test we can have abilities even if not the right level just to see how they all work out.

[UltikanaRe]

For abilities, here are some basics:
Mage Armor
Fire/Lightning/Whatever Bolts/Balls
Enchantments (Various)
Portals/Teleports (Systems vary)/Blink
Polymorphs/Transmutation
Cancellation Spells
There are more, but these should be good enough for now.

[ImportantNobody]

Here's the ooc. I changed it from tabletop simulator to a free browser game that will be more easily accessible to the average person and seems really good as well. Tabletop simulator is still an awesome game to play stuff but this other thing seems like a better match for this.