A new land of Fantasy

[TheUnknowable]

The Imperial fleet has discovered a new land across the ocean, one which is wild, as the Imperial lands once were, and full of creatures good and evil. As dangerous and untamed as it is now, though, only the military is allowed to travel to the New Continent. We all joined the military recently, and went there as part of the advanced forces. We just arrived at the only Imperial settlement on the New Continent, the walled Fort Narselis, named for Emperor Narselis himself, and must set out into an unknown land to prepare it for colonization.

In the lands of the Empire, all intelligent races live together in peace, as citizens of the Empire or its territories. Humans, Elves, Dwarves, even Orcs and other creatures that were once considered evil like Lycans and Vampires live together is relative harmony. All major settlements of evil beings are far from the towns, cities, and roads, where only serious adventurers and the military have seen them.

Rules:
1) No godmoding, etc.
2) Auto-hitting/killing will only be allowed once I think you are used to the creature's relative strengths and weaknesses. This is to guarantee that you aren't mowing through something that's supposed to be tough to kill. Any creature that this can be done to will be added to an "autokillable" list in the RP's OP.
3) IC drama is allowed, but keep it IC. We shouldn't be fighting OOC, especially about IC stuff.
4) Keep sexual stuff to PMs if you are going to do it.
5) You just graduated training and were put on a ship. This means you won't be a bad-ass, though you might have a few months of practice, so you'll be comfortable with your relatively weak abilities.
6) Have fun. Your characters don't have to be super serious, though if you want them to be, that's fine. Just play whatever seems fun to you.

Character Sheet

Name:

Age:

Race:

Appearance:

Common skills: Basic skills you have, such as cooking, hunting, smithing, etc. If you were well enough off, say as a merchant or noble's child, you may know how to read/write/do math/chemistry/etc.

Fighting skills: The fighting skills you were taught in basic training. Everyone, including priests and other pacifist types, were required to learn at least one fighting style so that they could hold their own in a fight.

Magical skills: There were magical trainers in the military, though studying it wasn't mandatory. Magic is divided into five types, Divine (from devotion to a deity), Demonic (from service to a Demon), Shamanistic (from a deep study of nature), Arcane (from an academic study of science and magic), and Elemental (From learning to draw on the power of an element, fire, ice, light, lightning, etc, usually with the use of a crystal that can store some of it. You can also merge your energy with the element to enhance or better control it.) Arcane is usually only found among the rich, and Shamanism is hard to teach and practice at sea.

Personality: What kind of a person are you? Sure, the military is desperate for cannon fodder recruits for the new land, so they would take some pretty shady people, but you need to be able to work as part of a team at least.

Bio: What do we know about your past? If you want to keep it a secret (say you killed a man in a bar fight), either put it in a hider or PM it to me so I can review it.

Equipment: Basic gear you have with you. Should be 16th century level at most.

Why did you join?: After all, you are going to a hostile land where you will never see your family again and most likely die. What's reason do you have to risk that?

[TheUnknowable]

Bump.

[TheUnknowable]

Any questions? Problems with the idea?

[TheUnknowable]

Bump

[TheUnknowable]

Sample CS

Name: Jile On'yan

Age: 21

Race: Human

Appearance:

Common skills: Trade, medicine, Languages (Imperial, Elven, Orcish, Dwarven, some goblin, some draconic)

Fighting skills: Staff fighting

Magical skills: Arcane:
Magic missile: A bolt of magical energy, meant to stun enemies or, at higher strengths, hurt them. He can only make it harmful, and then only like a punch, if he uses his staff, which is slower.
Light: His hand or the staff glows. That's it.
Sooth pain: Light healing spell that mostly just stops pain, but when mixed with actual medical treatment can amplify the effect of the treatment.

Personality: I want to learn about the world. I'll need money to do that, though, so I'm willing to explore the new continent for the government to earn money.

Bio: The youngest son of a court wizard of a minor lord, he was quickly out-shined by his siblings. He tried to surpass them in his studies, but his age and the constant distractions he kept finding, interesting but relatively useless bits of information, slowed his progress. When he became an adult he had to support himself so he became a doctor, one of the few useful skills he had. He grew bored of it, though and started wondering what the new continent was like. His curiosity got the better of him and he decided to sign up for the next ship heading there, hoping to study the continent and maybe start a mage school or college there.

Equipment: Clothing; cloak; various pouches including medicinal herbs, medicines, bandages, and surgical equipment; mage staff; dagger; mortar and pestal

Why did you join?: To explore the new world and learn about it, knowledge which is new to the people of the Empire.

[Duck]

Potential interest, depending on whether the game takes off or not. I'll post a short version of my CS now and develop it more if we get to the OOC phase.

Character Sheet

Name: Iolaire, daughter of Eidheann

Age: 26

Race: Elf

Appearance: Short and sinewy. Shoulderlength black hair and vivid green eyes. Wears a traditional army uniform.

Common skills: Survival, tracking, hunting, cooking, first aid.

Fighting skills: Archery and basic melee training.

Magical skills: Schamanistic magic. Iolaire can commune with animals and manipulate plants to some extent.

Personality: Iolaire is kind of a loner, not because of arrogance but because she is shy. She feels insecure in the company of strangers and keeps to herself, only opening up to people she thinks she can trust.

Bio: The young elf comes from a very patriotic family. Being the youngest of her siblings, she didn't have much of an inheritance to look forward to and had to find another way to honor her name, so she joined up with the military for the expedition to the New Continent. Her training in schamanistic magic comes from a long tradition in her family, which lives like elves has traditionally lived throughout the ages.

Equipment: Two sets of uniforms, a warm green cloak, tools like knives and pans, rope, flint and steel, a bag to carry her stuff in, and a bow with a quiver of arrows.

Why did you join?: Iolaire joined to bring honor to her family.

[TheUnknowable]

@DuckWhat languages does she speak? I assume Imperial and Elvish, as she was raised traditionally elvish.

[Duck]

@DuckWhat languages does she speak? I assume Imperial and Elvish, as she was raised traditionally elvish.

@TheUnknowable

I guess so :)

[TheUnknowable]

@DuckOk, I was just thinking of adding "languages" to the CS when we go to an ooc because none of the natives would speak Imperial. They'll speak derivations of ancient forms of our languages. Speaking with them would be like an ancient Roman trying to understand modern English.

[Featherpen]

Interested! I'll fill out a character sheet later tonight if that's all right! :D

[TheUnknowable]

@Featherpencool, I'll start the OOC tonight.

[RaiderTurtle]

This is interesting. I really like it, here's my character sheet.

My Hider

Name: Alisha Marie Amora

Age: 29

Race: Warrior Wizard

Appearance: Alisha is around 11 feet tall. Her skin is a tan shade, slightly bronze. Her hair is long and slightly curl, a silver color. Alisha has bronze eyes and freckles. She has a birthmark on her cheek, in the shape of a heart. She is a tad muscle, not a whole lot. Most time she relies on her spells and enchantments to help her in combat.

Common skills: Reading riddles, spell casting, reading.

Fighting skills: Enchanting, pacifist spells ( spells that only weaken, paralyze, etc. the opponent. ) Sword of Nikosu ( powerful enchant sword )

Magical skills: Elemental spells / potions

Personality: Quiet. Alisha doesn't like talking or doing much interacting with others, and is commonly found on her own. She doesn't speak a whole lot unless ordered too.

Bio: Mother abandoned her at age 6, born with father dead. She was found near a well by her trainer.

Equipment: Enchanted helmet, sword, and boots. All else is awaiting to be enchanted.

Why did you join?: She joined to prove herself strong. She wanted to gain more skill and deem herself worthy in combat.

[TheUnknowable]

This is interesting. I really like it, here's my character sheet.

My Hider

Name: Alisha Marie Amora

Age: 29

Race: Warrior Wizard

Appearance: Alisha is around 11 feet tall. Her skin is a tan shade, slightly bronze. Her hair is long and slightly curl, a silver color. Alisha has bronze eyes and freckles. She has a birthmark on her cheek, in the shape of a heart. She is a tad muscle, not a whole lot. Most time she relies on her spells and enchantments to help her in combat.

Common skills: Reading riddles, spell casting, reading.

Fighting skills: Enchanting, pacifist spells ( spells that only weaken, paralyze, etc. the opponent. ) Sword of Nikosu ( powerful enchant sword )

Magical skills: Elemental spells / potions

Personality: Quiet. Alisha doesn't like talking or doing much interacting with others, and is commonly found on her own. She doesn't speak a whole lot unless ordered too.

Bio: Mother abandoned her at age 6, born with father dead. She was found near a well by her trainer.

Equipment: Enchanted helmet, sword, and boots. All else is awaiting to be enchanted.

Why did you join?: She joined to prove herself strong. She wanted to gain more skill and deem herself worthy in combat.

@RaiderTurtle

a few things:

1) race is something like Elf, Human, Orc, etc. At 11 feet tall I'd guess she was a giant, though that can be whatever want. Warrior & Wizard are more like classes.
2) fighting skills are things like swordsmanship, fencing, and martial arts. The spells you listed and enchanting would be magical skills, and the sword would be equipment.
3) Magical skills are where you list your specific spells and things like enchanting and potion making. As you were raised by a trainer, it would make sense if you were a bit more skilled than us, but the number of skills you have is a bit much, plus having an enchanted sword is too much if you have a lot of spells.

If you need an example, look at mine or Duck's CS.

[Featherpen]

QUICK QUESTION is it okay if I make more than one character or should I stick with one for now?

[Featherpen]

Here's my character sheet! I might make a second one tomorrow if it's allowed (no worries if it's not though) and if I have time OTL

Character Sheet

Name: Kerl

Age: 35

Race: Human

Appearance: Kerl is short (5'4), and so he wears borderline ludicrously thick-soled boots to add an extra inch and a half to his height. He has tanned skin from a life spent outdoors, and his face is dappled with fading freckles. He has curly, sandy-brown hair that falls in a mess around his ears, and he generally wears a loose, light brown coat that doesn't quite look like it was made to fit him. His unkempt appearance, however, is put off by the warmth of his face; he has a wide, genuine smile, and he often looks like he's on the verge of laughing, but in a way that makes you feel like you're in on the joke. His eyes are hazel, but seem to shift between brown and green in different lights. He has a muscular build and thick, calloused hands.

Common skills: Kerl is a rather exceptional cook, and knows how to work with humble ingredients and make them into something that the pickiest of eaters could stomach. He also knows how to sew, although it is difficult for him because his hands are far from delicate. He knows some basic things about construction, and can build small, safe shelters on his own, but that's about where his knowledge ends. He also has a strong affinity for theatre and loves to quote his favorite playwrights; and he has some knowledge of reading and writing, but not much.

Fighting skills: Kerl knows how to fight with a broadsword and a spear, but he is best when fighting with his bare fists.

Magical skills: Because Kerl is firmly religious, he made an attempt to learn Divine magic; but he failed lost interest and didn't learn much beyond basic healing spells. So he can heal minor wounds and numb some of the pain from more severe injuries, but anything worse than that makes him extremely nervous and he generally avoids the wounded person.

Personality: Kerl doesn't always know when to turn his personality off. He makes jokes often and will laugh at just about anything, and his avoidance of all things sad or emotional makes him a not-so-great listener when you have a problem, but he'll do his best to make you laugh and forget about what's bothering you for at least a second. Kerl expresses himself with his body, and makes wide, sweeping hand gestures whenever he speaks. He's a hard worker, able to dedicate himself completely to a single task, but only when it holds his interest. His faith is important to him, and he becomes visibly uncomfortable around people who don't believe in anything. In spite of his faith, he doesn't seem to be the most morally upright person, but this seems to stem more from his lack of impulse control than a bad personality.

Bio: Kerl is married, with two daughters and a son who was on the way when he left to join the military. His life is a bit of a mess. He was born into a middle class family, but lost any standing he had when he ran away with a peasant woman (his current wife) and tried to make it as an actor. Long story short, he failed. He decided to settle down with his wife and start a family, earning wages through a combination of honest and not-so-honest labor. Buried in debt and cut off from any inheritance money he would have received from his parents, Kerl decided his only option left was to join the military and explore the new world, in hopes of finding a place where his family could start over. He doesn't talk about any of this, though; and his copious flirting with the women on the ship has led people to believe he was never married at all.

Equipment: Kerl carries a bag of equipment that's almost as tall as him on his back. It contains spices (for cooking), non-perishable food items, a quilted blanket, an extra change of clothes (for when people start to complain about his smell), an expensive-looking comb that he almost never uses, bandages and gauze, a folded up letter from his family, and some simple, lightweight tools. He carries a knife at his side, and a flask of "water" in his coat, and a broadsword that he seems to hate carrying around with him.

Why did you join?: It's mentioned in his bio, but basically he joined so that he could get a fresh start for his family and escape his debts.

[EurmalEye]

@TheUnknowable Hey I am definitely interested! I would like to play a trapper character with minor illusion abilities (CS being written up now but I wanted to check with you first). Would that be alright? I am uncertain which type of magic category it would fall under based under your system if it is allowed at all. Let me know!

[TheUnknowable]

@EurmalEyeThat would be fine. Illusion could be Light elemental, or maybe some sort of telepathy, which would also be elemental (using mental energy instead of a normal element). Those would produce hologram-like illusions and mental illusions respectively. It could also come from a trickster god/demon or something similar through divine/demonic magic. Or it could be Arcane, which is versatile but not very powerful, but a trapper doesn't seem to be the kind that could afford to dedicate years to studying it.

Since I don't think I explained it well earlier, Arcane is basically a magical extension of what you understand about the world, so it can cover any area. If someone who studies arcane magic studies light, they learn to manipulate and produce it with magic. If they study movement/physics, they learn to move things with magic, IE, telekinesis. If they study the mind, they learn to manipulate and read it, ie telepathy. This makes it versatile, but because you have to learn how to do it through intellectual study it is slow to improve more than one area. My character, for example, is too ADD to stick with one subject long enough to become powerful in one type of arcane magic.

[TheUnknowable]

Here's my character sheet! I might make a second one tomorrow if it's allowed (no worries if it's not though) and if I have time OTL

Character Sheet

Name: Kerl

Age: 35

Race: Human

Appearance: Kerl is short (5'4), and so he wears borderline ludicrously thick-soled boots to add an extra inch and a half to his height. He has tanned skin from a life spent outdoors, and his face is dappled with fading freckles. He has curly, sandy-brown hair that falls in a mess around his ears, and he generally wears a loose, light brown coat that doesn't quite look like it was made to fit him. His unkempt appearance, however, is put off by the warmth of his face; he has a wide, genuine smile, and he often looks like he's on the verge of laughing, but in a way that makes you feel like you're in on the joke. His eyes are hazel, but seem to shift between brown and green in different lights. He has a muscular build and thick, calloused hands.

Common skills: Kerl is a rather exceptional cook, and knows how to work with humble ingredients and make them into something that the pickiest of eaters could stomach. He also knows how to sew, although it is difficult for him because his hands are far from delicate. He knows some basic things about construction, and can build small, safe shelters on his own, but that's about where his knowledge ends. He also has a strong affinity for theatre and loves to quote his favorite playwrights; and he has some knowledge of reading and writing, but not much.

Fighting skills: Kerl knows how to fight with a broadsword and a spear, but he is best when fighting with his bare fists.

Magical skills: Because Kerl is firmly religious, he made an attempt to learn Divine magic; but he failed lost interest and didn't learn much beyond basic healing spells. So he can heal minor wounds and numb some of the pain from more severe injuries, but anything worse than that makes him extremely nervous and he generally avoids the wounded person.

Personality: Kerl doesn't always know when to turn his personality off. He makes jokes often and will laugh at just about anything, and his avoidance of all things sad or emotional makes him a not-so-great listener when you have a problem, but he'll do his best to make you laugh and forget about what's bothering you for at least a second. Kerl expresses himself with his body, and makes wide, sweeping hand gestures whenever he speaks. He's a hard worker, able to dedicate himself completely to a single task, but only when it holds his interest. His faith is important to him, and he becomes visibly uncomfortable around people who don't believe in anything. In spite of his faith, he doesn't seem to be the most morally upright person, but this seems to stem more from his lack of impulse control than a bad personality.

Bio: Kerl is married, with two daughters and a son who was on the way when he left to join the military. His life is a bit of a mess. He was born into a middle class family, but lost any standing he had when he ran away with a peasant woman (his current wife) and tried to make it as an actor. Long story short, he failed. He decided to settle down with his wife and start a family, earning wages through a combination of honest and not-so-honest labor. Buried in debt and cut off from any inheritance money he would have received from his parents, Kerl decided his only option left was to join the military and explore the new world, in hopes of finding a place where his family could start over. He doesn't talk about any of this, though; and his copious flirting with the women on the ship has led people to believe he was never married at all.

Equipment: Kerl carries a bag of equipment that's almost as tall as him on his back. It contains spices (for cooking), non-perishable food items, a quilted blanket, an extra change of clothes (for when people start to complain about his smell), an expensive-looking comb that he almost never uses, bandages and gauze, a folded up letter from his family, and some simple, lightweight tools. He carries a knife at his side, and a flask of "water" in his coat, and a broadsword that he seems to hate carrying around with him.

Why did you join?: It's mentioned in his bio, but basically he joined so that he could get a fresh start for his family and escape his debts.

@Featherpen

Approved.

Two characters could work, but if they aren't related in some way it gets confusing for me to keep track of who controls each. If Kerl's wife and family came with him, for example, that would be close enough to remember. Controlling two characters is fine, though, as long as you can do two of them at the same time. Since we'll be operating as a group, that's fine, sense they'll be there together regardless of if they are linked.

Also, I just remembered that I forgot to add the link to the OOC, so here it is. I added a "languages" section to the CS there, though.

[Featherpen]

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Approved.

Two characters could work, but if they aren't related in some way it gets confusing for me to keep track of who controls each. If Kerl's wife and family came with him, for example, that would be close enough to remember. Controlling two characters is fine, though, as long as you can do two of them at the same time. Since we'll be operating as a group, that's fine, sense they'll be there together regardless of if they are linked.

Also, I just remembered that I forgot to add the link to the OOC, so here it is. I added a "languages" section to the CS there, though.

@TheUnknowable

Okay! Yeah I definitely understand why it could get complicated with two characters; the reason I ask is because the second character I have in mind is someone I usually pair with Kerl, and I like to have two contrasting characters when I rp so that I don't feel stuck with one personality type, if that makes sense :) I can definitely do both of them at the same time, as they are friends and would spend most of their time near each other (I also don't mind splitting my posts in half if they're apart)

I'll write up a second one on the OOC thread and I guess we'll see how that turns out ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(Oh, and I'll add the languages)

[TaliPaendrag]

I'm somewhat interested. But first, I was wondering if it would be at all possible for me to make a character who's a native that somehow ended up involved with the Imperial military as a translator/diplomat? I just think that playing a character who is thrust into entirely foreign situations, whether by force or chance, would be really enjoyable. I would be more than willing to flesh out the details with you if you need me to. :D