Ciaran

All-Verse: The Initiative

I mean if we're talking storylines then Thraxios (the wizard who split apart and then reforged the InVerse) is not currently accounted for, having travelled to another universe using high-level magic (though the inhabitants of the InVerse don't know, they think he just disappeared). He'd definitely work for a villain, having literally caused universe-scale chaos and death just to test the limits of his magic, but don't ask me how he'd lose. He's above the level of dudes like Thanos (with Infinity Stones) and Galactus. Sooooo maybe not.

D&D Fifth Edition: Land of the Old Curse

Barric nodded solemnly. "Aye, well I certainly thank ye, for yer help there, sir. Bad at it was, it could've been much worse were it not for you and yer companions." In response to Vlad's request for another drink, he responded "Of course, sir. And since you did make sure it t'were not, as I said, much worse, it'll be on me. Same goes for any of the others, should they be inclined to pay us a visit as well."

It was at this point that Mark, Verdan, and Milo entered. "Speakin' o' which!" he said enthusiastically as they arrived. "Welcome, noble sirs! What can I get you?" Barric asked while sliding another glass of whiskey towards Vlad with a grin. He listened to the requests, paling somewhat when he heard Milo's, though he did catch the coin. He clearly took a moment to think carefully, before deciding to stick to his word. "This is yours, sir," he said, throwing the coin back "on the house! Though I must say, that's a lot of ale. Four- no, five gallons. Are ye sure?" He seemed to be regretting his promise of serving the heroes for free. Though he was grateful, very much so, he was worried that this would be very expensive.

Regardless, if Milo were to reaffirm that he did want five gallons of ale, then five gallons of ale would be served. If Milo were to change his order based on the new information about the inn's prices then that, too, would be served.

In the meantime, Barric was serving Verdan. "Strongest? Vodka it is, then. And ravens eat meat, right? I can bring ye some dried meat, if that's 'is fancy, but I honestly cannot say I've ever served a raven before."

All-Verse: The Initiative

@Ruler Inc Okay, I consider this to be the complete version of my universe sheet. I'm willing to add more, since I have plenty more ideas, if necessary. The only reason I didn't include all my ideas for this is it would take forever to write.

The InVerse

▼ DESCRIPTION ▼

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^{Post-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Atompunk, Alternate History, Mythological Fiction}

▼ Synopsis ▼

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Centuries ago, an incredibly powerful wizard split this universe into six separate ones. Over countless years, they evolved and developed in different ways to be entirely different from each other. The wizard then returned the universes together, and chaos ensued, warping the laws of physics in addition to sparking conflicts.

▼ Component Universes ▼

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Universe 1: Kersar
After the Divergence, the government of Kersar became corrupt and eventually tyrannical. Magic remained prominent, but was used for intimidation, punishment, and controlling the masses. The ruling class became obsessed with a powerful substance called Quintessence, a magic metal which reacts to the desires of anyone physically touching it. At first, it was weaponised, but the ruling class saw it as a method of reaching immortality, by replacing portions of their own body with it. They became disgusting hybrids of people and this twisting, animated metal, some of whom survive to this day as relics of a time long passed, the regime ruling Kersar having lost control almost immediately after the chaos caused by the Convergence.

Universe 2: Futura
In Futura, technological developments advanced dramatically after the Divergence, but magic was forgotten entirely. Space was explored, colonised, and urbanised. Up until just before the Convergence, it was essentially what people in the 1980s thought the 2280s would be like. An optimistic universe, full of bright colours and flying cards, lasers, hoverboards... which largely collapsed in the Convergence. Of course, the technologies and people from it still exist, but the societies they came from are no longer galaxy-spanning, now instead dispersed across a handful of worlds.

Universe 3: Hisogawa
This universe also developed its technology after the Divergence, without sacrificing all of its magic. It remained feudal, steel and glass spires replacing the stone and wood fortresses of old. Augmentations of the humanoid body became commonplace, alongside guns and basic energy weapons. There were still warlords, though now they went by a different name: businessmen. Their so-called "street samurai" fought land wars against each other, while oppressing the common man for the profit of their masters. The Convergence disrupted the status quo, but there are still relics of Hisogawa in the form of robotic body enhancements, complex martial arts, and strict codes of honour wielded by the proud descendants of samurai.

Universe 4: Aborea
Aborea most resembled pre-Divergence InVerse. Magic never faded from the memory of its people, but it never improved its technology, either. A world of gallant knights, fearsome dragons, and beautiful maidens being rescued from towers. Magic, being extremely versatile, proved one of the best defences against the chaos caused by the Convergence, and so almost all of Aborea survived it. However, no one in Aborea ever made it off their homeworld, and so the planet (also named Aborea) is an extremely well-developed, concentrated centre of Aborean culture, quite unlike many of the other universes formed by the Divergence.

Universe 5: Miklagard
A huge amount of energy was released at the time of the Divergence. In Miklagard, this energy manifested itself by infusing within people, granting those people incredible powers of varying and unpredictable kinds. They were not immortal (though they did not age), but this did not stop them from being called gods. A royal family was formed from the gods, who brought about a golden age in Miklagard. Technology advanced considerably, but ancient weapons were still wielded by the gods out of honour, and because they did not need guns to be dangerous. Like Aborea, no other planets were settled, so Miklagard was ruined by the Convergence. Mighty monuments and golden palaces are now great piles of rubble, and the Miklagardians are a nomadic people, nostalgic for their past and the greatness that accompanied it.

Universe 6: Varaela
In Varaela, technology advanced greatly after the Divergence. Powerful weapons, like swords, but with blades of superheated plasma caught in a warped gravity field, were invented, and being so costly to produce, were only wielded by the most capable swordsmen that existed: the King's Musketeers. A strange, mystical force known as the Flow was also discovered, but due to the great mental training necessary, only the most valuable fighters were taught it: again the Musketeers. Between the Divergence and Convergence, the Musketeers served the king, protecting his honour and his life, and becoming great heroes in the process. Most survived the Convergence, and as their society was well-equipped, many of their prior structures did too.

▼ Chaos and Order ▼

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The Convergence was the re-melding of six small universes into a single unit once more. These different universes had different levels of magical saturation; Aborea and Kersar had huge amounts, Miklagard and Hisogawa had some, and Futura and Varaela had none. This was comparable to a sudden release of pressure; magical energy which had been tightly compressed in some universes, and sudden there was a much larger space for it to exist in. This permanently scarred the InVerse, as massive releases of energy quite literally broke the laws of physics. Into pieces. Elements spontaneously enter existence, stars are born and die within minutes, and in some places time is warped in strange ways. This is called Chaos. The only reason Chaos has not destroyed everything is because there is also Order.

Order is the way Chaos reacts to mental energy. Any person can will Chaos to take particular forms, causing it to produce particular effects, or stopping it entirely. However, not all people are equally capable in this regard. A more strong-willed person is able to impose more Order. A Hisogawan orc street thug might only to be able to influence areas a few feet in each dimension, but a 3000-year old Kersaran sphinx archmage might be able to impose order on an entire planet. Only biological minds can impose Order, so AI and magical constructs such as golems are incapable of this.

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• Humans - the most versatile species in existence, present in all pre-Convergence universes
• Sphinxes - natives of Kersar, extraordinarily intelligent, great physical size, morphology of a lion with a human head
• Hybrids - results of humans or sphinxes (and possibly, after the Convergence, other species) replacing portions of their body with Quintessence; Quintessence can rapidly warp into almost any shape, while still being very strong; otherwise capabilities are as normal
• Aliens! - there are more varieties of non-human species from Futura than anyone has bothered to count, most are humanoid; think anything you'd find in Mos Eisley Cantina; fittingly, a smaller variety also come from Varaela
• Augs - short for "augmented", these are people who have used cybernetic enhancements to make themselves more capable, with great variety between individuals
• Hisogawa Elves - technically the same species as other elves, but different enough for a different entry; slim, slick, and stylish; if you're a human from Hisogawa, you want to be an elf; excellent manual dexterity
• Hisogawa Dwarves - as above regarding other dwarves; great mechanics; short and hairy; good intelligence; antisocial, prefer the company of machines to people
• Hisogawa Orcs - as above regarding orcs; living in slum towns, dealing with poverty and discrimination; tough, strong, with green skin; more civilised than other orcs but still often rude and aggressive
• Elves - mysterious forest dwellers, skilled with magic and feared by the common people; refuse to interact with other races except druids; brilliant at stealth and archery
• Dwarves - great miners and industrialists; often greedy, but honest and reliable; known to be stubborn and supportive of tradition
• Orcs - violent, dangerous tribal society; nomadic raiders who live off what they take from others; crude technology and tactics outweighed by physical strength and numbers
• Gods - visually identical to humans; physically very tough; never aging; revered by Miklagardian humans; possessive of significant power in a particular domain (lightning, wisdom, war, death, deception, etc.)
• AI - the technology for AI exists on Hisogawa, Futura, and Varaela, but only in Varaela is it advanced enough for there to be personalities; AI are extremely intelligent, and can control machinery they are linked to

▼ OTHER ▼

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▼ Inspiration ▼

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Kersar - Esper, a plane from MtG (Alara was actually the inspiration for the concept of this whole universe, so I figured one of its component planes should serve as the basis for one of InVerse's
Futura - Just the atompunk genre in general, it's a neat aesthetic which I've never really looked into before
Hisogawa - Shadowrun, a great RPG you should try some time
Aborea - Classic western fantasy, but especially Arthurian legend
Miklagard - Marvel's interpretation of Asgard and Norse myth
Varaela - My weird mind that, one midnight, wondered "What would happen if you crossed The Three Musketeers with Star Wars?"

All-Verse: The Initiative

Well I figured I'd put up a WIP because I don't want to look like I'm doing nothing. And, @ZAVAZggg, because I like plays on words.

The InVerse

▼ DESCRIPTION ▼

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^{Post-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Atompunk}

▼ Synopsis ▼

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Centuries ago, an incredibly powerful wizard split this universe into six separate ones. Over countless years, they evolved and developed in different ways to be entirely different from each other. The wizard then returned the universes together, and chaos ensued, warping the laws of physics in addition to sparking conflicts.

▼ Component Universes ▼

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Universe 1: Kersar
After the Divergence, the government of Kersar became corrupt and eventually tyrannical. Magic remained prominent, but was used for intimidation, punishment, and controlling the masses. The ruling class became obsessed with a powerful substance called Quintessence, a magic metal which reacts to the desires of anyone physically touching it. At first, it was weaponised, but the ruling class saw it as a method of reaching immortality, by replacing portions of their own body with it. They became disgusting hybrids of people and this twisting, animated metal, some of whom survive to this day as relics of a time long passed, the regime ruling Kersar having lost control almost immediately after the chaos caused by the Convergence.

Universe 2: Futura
In Futura, technological developments advanced dramatically after the Divergence, but magic was forgotten entirely. Space was explored, colonised, and urbanised. Up until just before the Convergence, it was essentially what people in the 1980s thought the 2280s would be like. An optimistic universe, full of bright colours and flying cards, lasers, hoverboards... which largely collapsed in the Convergence. Of course, the technologies and people from it still exist, but the societies they came from are no longer galaxy-spanning, now instead dispersed across a handful of worlds.

Universe 3: Hisogawa
This universe also developed its technology after the Divergence, without sacrificing all of its magic. It remained feudal, steel and glass spires replacing the stone and wood fortresses of old. Augmentations of the humanoid body became commonplace, alongside guns and basic energy weapons. There were still warlords, though now they went by a different name: businessmen. Their so-called "street samurai" fought land wars against each other, while oppressing the common man for the profit of their masters. The Convergence disrupted the status quo, but there are still relics of Hisogawa in the form of robotic body enhancements, complex martial arts, and strict codes of honour wielded by the proud descendants of samurai.

Universe 4: Aborea
Aborea most resembled pre-Divergence InVerse. Magic never faded from the memory of its people, but it never improved its technology, either. A world of gallant knights, fearsome dragons, and beautiful maidens being rescued from towers. Magic, being extremely versatile, proved one of the best defences against the chaos caused by the Convergence, and so almost all of Aborea survived it. However, no one in Aborea ever made it off their homeworld, and so the planet (also named Aborea) is an extremely well-developed, concentrated centre of Aborean culture, quite unlike many of the other universes formed by the Divergence.

Universe 5: Miklagard

Universe 6: Varaela

▼ SPECIES ▼

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• Simply list what inhabits your universe with a description. If it's just simple humans, ehh, just omit it.

▼ OTHER ▼

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Inspiration sources for each universe:

Kersar - Esper, a plane from MtG (Alara was actually the inspiration for the concept of this whole universe, so I figured one of its component planes should serve as the basis for one of InVerse's
Futura - Just the atompunk genre in general, it's a neat aesthetic that happened a little too early for me
Hisogawa - Shadowrun, a great RPG you should try some time
Aborea - Classic western fantasy, but especially Arthurian legend
Miklagard - Marvel's interpretation of Asgard and Norse myth
Varaela - My weird mind that, one midnight, wondered "What would happen if you crossed The Three Musketeers with Star Wars?"

All-Verse: The Initiative

@Ruler Inc Don't worry, I've got it sorted. Really enjoying this concept, but it might take a while to complete. To give you an idea, I'll leave my current universe genres section here to see what you think of it.

Post-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Atompunk

This list is much more likely to grow than shrink.

All-Verse: The Initiative

Dang it I was gonna name my 'verse Entropy but now that's taken-ish. Time to be creative again I guess.

Vivid Recollections Season 2: Into The False Light [COMPLETE]

St. Mercer Hospital

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Paige's dreams were, as if with those of the other Awakened, truly horrific.

She remembered the day she was shot. She saw herself obliviously walking home, perfectly unaware of what was about to happen. She wanted to scream at that younger, happier Paige, to tell her to run and run and not look back. She tried. But the younger Paige couldn't hear her.

Her present self saw the men go in to the store, but her past self paid no attention. It was only when she heard shouting that the past Paige looked into the store, and saw the two men pointing guns at the owner. They were jumpy, nervous. They had never committed a crime before, and were unused to the tension that came from the knowledge that their actions might ruin their lives. Quite possibly, they were also high. She saw them, and they saw that she saw them, saw her gasp and panic and try to decide what to in that split second. They reacted faster, but only out of instinct, not clear or logical thought. And so they were just as surprised as she was when there was a thunderous crack, the sound of shattering glass, and a shooting pain in her right thigh. The last thing that the younger Paige saw before she fell unconscious was the concrete rapidly getting closer.

Waking up, in a hospital. This memory nearly as unpleasant as the one before it. Feeling strange, and afraid. No one else present, no one else knowing she had woken up. Feeling weak, but wanting to understand why... why something. It felt like nothing she had ever felt before. In fact, it felt like nothing. Surely a bullet wound would hurt? Paige didn't understand, it was difficult to think clearly. Lifting the sheet, just to see, just to find out what had happened. And seeing nothing there. Nothing but a bandaged stump just a few inches above where her right knee should have been. Hyperventilating, panicking, as she understood. A doctor coming in, rushing over, just in time to see her fall unconscious.

The next few days were murky. They had been filled with dreams which seemed real, and realities which seemed dreamlike. Living through the event for the first time, then encountering it again and again in nightmares. Hoping that none of it was real, and she'd wake up at home, healthy and happy, any minute now. White lights. Seeing her parents. Polite conversations which never seemed to help. Neither Laura nor Michael were the sort of person who could help with purely emotional matters. When they wanted to make a person happy, they'd identify the source of the problem, work out how to fix it, draw up a plan... they were solution people. Not feeling people. And there was no solution here.

Paige watched herself go through all this. She saw herself realise that she'd never properly take part in any sport ever again. She saw herself feel that her life had been wasted, and that it no longer mattered what she chose to do. She saw herself put on the prosthetic for the first time, that which she hated so much, and which became a symbol of weakness for her, which she had relied on the rest of her life regardless, because she had to. Paige lived again through the worst days of her life.

The only mercy was that she did not have to relive the months that followed.

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Paige woke up to a worryingly familiar scene. Once again, waking up in a hospital room. Her instinct was that this was another dream, but after a moment it was clear it wasn't; the room was similar, but not the same, and she didn't have that same feeling as before, that she as watching events she had already experienced. This time, it was happening now, and it was real.

And if it was real, she was in danger. Her last memories were of running, and of darkness and fear and death. Paige sat up in her bed as quickly as she could in this weakened state, spotting her crutch and prosthesis leaning against the wall, a few feet away. Close, but not close enough to reach from here. For anyone else, it was only two or three steps away. But for some, it's not that easy.

Paige sat on the edge of the bed, and set her left foot against the floor, and pushed off, hard. She fell against the wall, tried turning, and half-succeeded. Her back was now against the wall, with the crutch and prosthesis next to her, but in getting their, she had fallen painfully.

"Fuck!" she whispered harshly in reaction to the sudden pain, before setting about putting on the prosthesis.

Once finished, Paige slowly got to her feet, and made her way out into the corridor. She was just getting her bearings when she heard a scream.

Vivid Recollections Season 2: Into The False Light [COMPLETE]

I might not be home until Friday, but I plan to post basically as soon as I get back.

RP/Original Multiverse Concept/Discussion

@Ruler Inc Fancy seeing you here.

Anyways yeah this sounds awesome. Option 2 interests me the most, and if we're melding it with 4 than I'd suggest a central universe in which the majority of the plot^TM happens which none of the PCs are from, which is the collab 'verse. I'm not too bothered by the name, so whatever floats your boat. Not 100% sure on what universe I'd make yet, but I have a few ideas lying around somewhere.

🦄 Machiavellian Masquerade - Chapter 1

Master Tack

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Location: Breakfast Room -> Music Room
Skills: N/A
Hit Points: 5
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"That's definitely true," Master Tack said, nodding thoughtfully. "I've never experienced, seen, or even heard of something similar happening. Interesting perhaps falls a little short, in terms of describing this party. As for the time we have, well, we aren't figuring out much standing here talking about how much we don't know, now, are we? I recommend we continue looking around, perhaps we'll find something worthwhile."

With that, Tack set his glass down - still mostly untouched - and had been about to head out into the courtyard when he heard raised voices coming from the music room. Instead, he walked quickly over to that door, a concerned expression on his face, before looking back briefly to see whether or not Sister Penance had followed. He then opened that door to a bewildering sight: a woman in men's clothing trying to stopper the injury of the bird-masked poet who had accompanied Tack at the back of the vehicle earlier, while the inflicter of that injury seemed to be Madame Mauve, the woman whose self-importance had disgusted him once before. Tack understood that the poet was strange, but he could see little reason to hurt him - though of course, he didn't have all the information, this did little to improve his opinion of her. Either way, he'd only had a moment to take this scene in, and so he did little but stand there in shock for next moment or so.