Old Kingdom (Abhorsen) RP?

[Jinxer]

This is just a general check to see if anyone has tried/would like to try a RP based upon the Old Kingdom books? (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen and Clariel).

If there was interest I would probably start it shortly after the end of Abhorsen or even start during Sabriel and have the RP running alongside and mingling with the books' plot line.

I wouldn't necessarily demand players to have read the books but they would need to read a synopsis of them and have a good understanding of the concepts therein (Charter and Free Magic, societies on both sides of the Wall etc.)

Thoughts? Questions? Interest?

[Jinxer]

Bump for timezone relevancy.

[Gisk]

@Jinxer I've tried it before but never had much interest :/

[Resonance]

I am interested, if you plan to start it.

[ChristaEinheart]

oh my GOD! I love this series! I would LOVE to rp this with you! =D@Jinxer

[Gisk]

Well since there's some other interest, I thought I might posit the idea of of a series set another 50-70 years after the first one, where Ancelstierre is an equivalent to our modern world, but the Old Kingdom hasn't really changed much(besides civilization expanding further since the restoration). Internet has made the existence of magic to the North much more widely known, and there are groups from Ancelstierre who actively seek it out now, which cause problems when they think the Old Kingdom is going to be all magic and wonderment, and don't understand the horrors that live there.

There's also room for the Abhorsen family to expand some. If we assume Lirael has children at some point, then both her and the Royal family have their blood and could produce possible Abhorsens In Waiting.

Half a century out there's a lot of room for our own plot ideas.

[Jinxer]

@Gisk

That would be an interesting idea although I think it'd have to have been a longer time period. If we gave it longer then the Abhorsens and the Royal Family could return to their former glory days (similar to how it was in Clariel).

@ChristaEinheart@Resonance

I think we could easily get something going so I'm @mentioning everyone who's shown interest so far now that we've got a team.

[Gisk]

I actually have not read Clariel. I just finished rereading the series, and Clariel was released after I originally read them. The library's copy is still out, so I'm waiting.

And I'm glad you're back, I hope you're not miffed about me resurrecting an old thread like this.

[Jinxer]

@Gisk

Absolutely not. I'd given up hope as it got very little initial reaction but I'm glad to see more have come!

[Gisk]

So when one dabbles in free magic, their charter mark is corrupted. I have two questions that might have been answered in Clariel(or I may have just missed) if anyone has any insight.

How quickly is the mark corrupted? Is it a binary state(it either is or isn't) or are there degrees? Is it instantaneous? We know the Abhorsen's blood lets them dabble without corruption.

Secondly, is it possible for your mark to be purified?

[Minimum]

I love this series! (Although i havent read clariel YET)

I would be interested in doing this rp.

[Jinxer]

@Minimum

Good to have you on board!

So when one dabbles in free magic, their charter mark is corrupted. I have two questions that might have been answered in Clariel(or I may have just missed) if anyone has any insight.

How quickly is the mark corrupted? Is it a binary state(it either is or isn't) or are there degrees? Is it instantaneous? We know the Abhorsen's blood lets them dabble without corruption.

Secondly, is it possible for your mark to be purified?

@Gisk

It is sort of brought up in more detail in Clariel since neither Sabriel nor Lirael really dabbled with any Free Magic beyond the bells. There are degrees of it (or rather, the strength of the Charter Mark becomes weaker as the use of Free Magic increases) and it is suggested that it can be reversed but is difficult.

When one uses Free Magic they find it harder to connect to the Charter, long periods using Free Magic will further weaken this. I believe this is a cut off stage where one simply cannot make it back to the Charter but in most cases it is possible, just difficult and prolonged.

[Gisk]

This is why I want to read Clariel. It obviously expounds upon facets of the world's magic that were barely touched on in the original trilogy.

By the by, has anyone read, I think it's called Beyond the Wall? It's a short story in one of his collections that follows Nick as his Free Magic tainted blood accidentally awakens a construct in Ancelstierre.

[ChristaEinheart]

@Jinxer
nice!

[Jinxer]

@Gisk

That's the only one I haven't got to so far - I've read the Creature in the Case though

Also Clariel does get more time to explore other facets of the world simply because they're fresh and better understood than in Sabriel etc.

So: we'll set up the RP for about a century after the end of Abhorsen so we have some flexibility in the world and it's characters. Sound good?

[ChristaEinheart]

works for me@Jinxer

[Gisk]

I think that's the name of the story, actually. Beyond the Wall might be the name of the book.

[Jinxer]

Fair enough!

I'll work on an OOC tonight then and get a plot idea together.

Stay tuned.

[Gisk]

Quite excited, obviously.

[Resonance]

Looking forward to it.