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Kingdom Hearts: Shattered Planes


“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
― Plato

Welcome friends, new and old, to Kingdom Hearts: Shattered Planes. The story upon which this roleplay is built is a re-imagining of sorts of the Kingdom Hearts storyline. It holds no ties to the games in the popular action-role playing series, except superficially; Concepts such as Heartless, Keyblades, many worlds inspired by fictional universes, and a thematic focus on the struggle between light and darkness. The focus of this RP will be on a fresh new batch of Keyblade Wields, the largest group to be chosen in a long, long while, and their attendance of a reclusive, private academy. Having been chosen by the Keyblades themselves, these students will take up the mantle of the Keyblade Guard; an old and prestigious group who have pledged to protect the Planes of Light from the encroaching darkness.

All is not well in Sanctuary, though: Heartless are appearing more frequently and more aggressively than ever, threatening to snuff out the final light of the world. Time grows short for Sanctuary, and its safety lies on the shoulders of the capable new recruits of the Keyblade Guard. They must discover the truth about their home, stop the encroaching darkness, and find away to defeat it once and for all.







Alright, so I'm going to assume you all know the rules of the board, and I also want to assume you're all good people, but if I must have a rule, then it's this: Don't be a Jerk. I shouldn't have to spell it out to you, but if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Now, into the meat of it! In the universe of KH:SP, there are seven Planes of Light; Sanctuary, Knowledge, Justice, Sacrifice, Mercy, Bravery and Persistence. While Sanctuary is a more generic world, akin to a Traverse Town, I'm going to need your help to fill in the other six. I've left the lore vague enough that these worlds could be inhabited by residents inspired by any fictional universe you can think of. That could mean anything from Disney to WarHammer 40K (Though you'd have to make a pretty convincing argument for that :p), and will be the origin of your character's people (See the Legend of the Mages in the Library post below this one for more information on that). Also, don't worry if your character's world doesn't make it into one of the six main slots, because there are twelve other potential worlds to inhabit, though those won't be explored for a while. What I'm trying to say is that your character can be from literally anything, and if you make a compelling enough argument, that world will become a main locale for our heroes to explore and fight in.

Speaking of Heroes, let's move on to your characters; Below I will detail the character sheet I'd like you to fill out. In general, I'd like everyone to play a Keyblade Wielder, though not everyone has to be fresh meat. I'll allow one or two people to play more experience warriors, older students at the academy, if they so desire. Additionally, a few non-keyblade warriors could be accepted, though their history will have to be a bit more intertwined with the academy.



As well, I'd like you to fill in a "World" Sheet, suggesting a world for our group to travel to. I'd like a little thought put into this, as the main six worlds we choose will shape the direction of our RP. This will most likely be the world your character's ancestors hailed from. Once I've accepted it, we'll work together to come up with heartless, plot threads,

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The Library

You enter the library of The Academy, and the first thing you notice is its size. Shelves upon shelves of knowledge span three floors, with a central atrium. Rows of long desks span the length of the library, and you can see a few people seated with stacks of books. The library is largely empty, and your echoing footsteps can likely be heard at the opposite end of the hall.



Near the back of the atrium stands several podiums. They're all empty but the central one, upon which a thick, leather bound tome sits. It's likely very old, judging by the wear and tear of the cover, and the smell of old parchment that hits you as you approach it. On the cover is an engraving of a wheel, with eight spokes extending from the centre. The words on the cover are foreign to you, a strange alphabet forming what you can only guess is the title. Luckily there is a small card below the book, presenting its name: The Legend of the Seven Mages. You lift the cover delicately, and begin to read.




You find a section on life in Sanctuary. You take a few books and sit down to read.




You stumble upon a section about the other Planes of Light. They seem very old, and were probably written before the fall even began. You pick up a few volumes and get to reading.





You approach an oak counter, littered with papers and books. Behind the piles parchment sits a Black Mage, his face hidden under a thick leather wizards hat as he writes away diligently. You cough, and he looks up startled, his black face expressionless but his glowing yellow eyes filled with life.

"Oh! Hello there! Welcome to the Library. Oh don't worry about this, I welcome distractions from all this boring paperwork. What can I help you with?"

You ask to see the staff records, and he points you toward a cabinet beside the desk. You open it up carefully and begin perusing.

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This looks like its going to pretty good. I just have to think about what I want to do for a character.
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I should have my character posted later today after I get home from work.
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Alright, great guys, I'm looking forward to your submissions!
I'm working on the specifics of life in Sanctuary to put in the Library currently, so for now write up your characters in the context of living in sort of town environment inspired by the likes of twilight town.
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Just wondering, did you take any inspiration from Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archives for this? The name of the area surrounding the gateway that can take people to the holy city Urithiru is, "the Shattered Plains." Just curious.
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Let me know if there are problems with this one. I made most of this up on the spot.

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I should get to work starting on my Jack. Might have it up either today or on the morrow.
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Probably doind a speedy character likely ith solid balance of melee and magic. It'd make for some cool combos.
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Making my character a long sword eclectic keyblade wielder. Should be done soon.
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I could also go stealth style
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Just wondering, did you take any inspiration from Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archives for this? The name of the area surrounding the gateway that can take people to the holy city Urithiru is, "the Shattered Plains." Just curious.


I didn't! The title of this RP is in reference to the fact that the world our characters inhabit has been "shattered" into a number of "planes" by a great cataclysm. It was just a working title at first, but it grew on me. Looks like a cool book series, though, after skimming the wikipedia article :p

Let me know if there are problems with this one. I made most of this up on the spot.
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Looks good to me! Go ahead and post it in the characters section, if you'd be so kind.

I'll have the Library sections up in a few hours for the rest of you!
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Well I got my Keyblade image up. Not the best but it's a start and I wanted to get it completed. Probably do a better image of it down the line eventually.
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The book "On the Plane and People of Sanctuary" has been stocked in the academy library.

And it's done! Use this little summary of Sanctuary as a guide when creating your characters. And remember, if you'd like to use a character based off of an existing fiction, please create a World Sheet for them as well!

Well I got my Keyblade image up. Not the best but it's a start and I wanted to get it completed. Probably do a better image of it down the line eventually.


Very cool! Loving the style of it!
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Now the history is done so I think that is everything. So it is finished and waiting for approval.
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I didn't! The title of this RP is in reference to the fact that the world our characters inhabit has been "shattered" into a number of "planes" by a great cataclysm. It was just a working title at first, but it grew on me. Looks like a cool book series, though, after skimming the wikipedia article :p

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Looks good to me! Go ahead and post it in the characters section, if you'd be so kind.

I'll have the Library sections up in a few hours for the rest of you!


It's deffinitely a great series. If you like the concept of summoning a soul bound blade like kingdom hearts has, you'll love Stormlight Archives.
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Still adding pictures but here's some of my character sheet.

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Still adding pictures but here's some of my character sheet.
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Accepted, though you seem to be missing the strengths and weaknesses for Destiny's Song. I suppose you don't want any of either that's fine, it just confused me that they weren't present. Go ahead and add it to the characters section if that's the case!



So, about Aura. She's a great basis for a character, but I think you may have misunderstood the history of Sanctuary a bit. The fall of the six other Planes of Light happened over 100 years ago, and thus she could not be around for when it happened. You could still keep this history in essence, perhaps she could be driven by the stories passed down through their family of the fall of their home.

Which brings me to my second point; Besides Sanctuary, which is meant to be an original world akin to Traverse town or Twilight town, all the other planes are meant to be based on some existing fictional universe. If you want Aura's family to come from Bravery, I'd like you to try to come up with some ideas for what Bravery will be based on. She has a medieval theme, so perhaps something like fire emblem, or final fantasy? Or perhaps something more traditionally middle ages, like Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings.

You don't have to come up with a plane, but I would like some help ^^;

I didn't want to rail-road the universes people could draw from, but the lore I wrote up dictates that about 6/7ths of the population came from those other planes.
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