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Wrath of the Gods - Demigod style roleplay

Showing interest too!

Godhood!

Interested.

Heroes coming together to wreck things RP

I've recently had a falling out with a god-king entity, and I'm looking to recruit some super-powerful or generally talented beings to take him and his goons down. You can be some pseudo-divine hero, a hellish beast, or even a mortal with some dope-ass skills, as long as you have something to put on the table.

Jobs include planning, socializing, deception, infiltration, plunder, kidnapping, and murder.

Payment comes in the form of money and power. Alternative revenue streams available upon request.

Short-term contracts are handed out by default, and may be extended after re-negotiation.

Looking for interest.

Infernal Struggle (Conquering Foreign Lands RP)

I've recently had a falling out with a god-king entity, and I'm looking to recruit some super-powerful or generally talented beings to take him and his goons down. You can be some pseudo-divine hero, a hellish beast, or even a mortal with some dope-ass skills, as long as you have something to put on the table.

Jobs include planning, socializing, deception, infiltration, plunder, kidnapping, and murder.

Payment comes in the form of money and power. Alternative revenue streams available upon request.

Short-term contracts are handed out by default, and may be extended after re-negotiation.

Looking for interest.

Dragon's Ascent - An Eastern Fantasy RP

Tagi

(塔嘰) Tǎ Gī Epiphanes

(Whispering Tower)

Appearance

Age: 27

Abilities

~ Bowmanship ~
Mostly self-trained, Tagi has spent the better part of his life practicing archery. Finding the practice meditative, he trains his focus into the mechanics, and his Qi into the tips of his arrows. His accuracy and precision hardly waiver through an almost instinctual, yet calculative, mindset as he executes his art.

~ Metalsmithing ~
Tagi makes his living off crafting and dealing fine jewelry, sometimes custom-made and personalized for the buyer. He designs necklaces, bracelets, and the likes, along with statuettes, talismans, amulets, and most other ornaments.
He also enjoys crafting his own arrows, putting extra effort into his arrowheads. Boiling the process and machinations down to a science, he tests their physics along a wide array of variables, such as weight, force, travel path, and impaling pattern.
He imbues his Qi into all his work, believing he leaves traces of whatever his mindset is during construction as a sort of purpose or fortune in the final product.

~ Terrestrial Divining ~
Much like the light of the fire, the flow of water, and the drift of the air, Tagi believes stones and metals to have life of their own. He can feel abnormalities in the earth, particularly that of crystals and metal veins that run beneath it.

~ Geomancy ~
Along the same lines as above, Tagi believes these products of the earth speak to him. He believes the matter of the earth itself is the conduit of the divine itself, manifesting as a medium through which physical beings can communicate. He believes crystals and metals have a type of soul, or intelligence, and that they can relay to him ethereal will.

~ Revelation ~
Often, Tagi receives visions during his sleep and meditations, which he interprets as divine revelation. In odd ways, they correlate to his life and he attributes déjà vu to prophecy fulfilled. Sometimes, they spark new ideas and challenge his thought, but other times he finds himself haunted as he tries to reconcile newly founded internal struggles or piece together seemingly cryptic puzzles.

Affinity

1 : EARTH
2 : METAL

Personality

Tagi has a straight-faced demeanor, while still speaking with a generally welcoming tone. He speaks pretentiously and concisely, but is nonetheless understanding and empathetic with regards to others.

His education has taught him to follow the mantras
"there is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance"
and
"nature knows no good or evil, only balance and imbalance".

Due to his visions, Tagi has adopted a stoic mentality in believing the universe is absolute, but he often pushes it aside in his active life. He is an avid reader in his conquest for scholarship, and a moderate socialite with hopes of expanding his perceptions. He puts thought and care into his efforts regardless, ultimately hoping to reach higher levels of understanding on his quest for self-discovery.

History

Born to a master calligrapher in the Dragon's Domain, Tagi was fortunate enough to achieve a high level of literacy at a young age. He learned the virtue of discipline and patience through a strict upbringing, honing his finesse in the process. Being forced to construct and style a corpus of characters for hours on end, he developed an expansive vocabulary and began reading texts his family kept around their household. They were mostly spiritual, consisting of religious critiques and meditation guides.

At the age of 14, Tagi was caught stealing ink in his venture to do some writing of his own. His parents exiled him to the Tortoise's Rest to work for his uncle, a miner. He parsed through their handbooks learning how to identify the various gemstones and metals they expounded their efforts into. Here, he gradually became more attune to tracking deposits of these valuables in the cavernous walls of the mountain, on its surface, and in the ground beneath them.

During their free time at these mining encampments, the laborers would practice archery and hold their own competitions with the locals. Although their equipment was lacking and all their training was amateur, it only kept them on their toes as they quickly became accustomed to whatever they could get their hands on. Tagi was allowed to participate in the games of men, and proved himself folly capable of playing at the same level as the adults.

Maybe it was the awe of the mountains, or being surrounded by the fascinating products of the earth, but Tagi became aware of his subconscious connection to crystals and metals. He had always had dreams, but he grew up being told they were normal. During his time at the Tortoise's Rest, they became more vivid and revealed themselves even in his waking hours. They bring him advice, reflection, and sometimes even prophecy, even in the vaguest ways. He struggled to understand them, but submitted to the process of giving time to tell.

By the age of 18, Tagi held enough seniority that he was allowed to keep a small portion of whatever he found at the expense of his own profits. He began fashioning trinkets for himself, as well as idols and various other ornaments. The art and design process fascinated him. He would hand out these pieces as gifts to his fellow workers, and they believed fortune struck them and the spirits guarded them through Tagi's works. He began selling his creations as custom works and used the proceeds to purchase various philosophical texts and mystical treatises, hoping to understand what continued to run through his head. After a while, he gave himself the epithet "Epiphanes" half-jokingly, considering himself a revelator through his craft.

When he turned 21, Tagi was called to the home of a prominent business family in the Kirin's Realm after one had discovered an intricately designed dragon statuette in a high-end jewelry store. Over the course of 12 months, he was commissioned to construct all the jewelry and ornaments for a particularly grandiose wedding between their son and the daughter of a regionally renowned musician. The wedding went off without absolutely no problems, and both sides attributed such fortune to the powers of Tagi's work.

After this and a handsome payoff, Tagi opened up his own jewelry shop, working relentlessly with a staff not allowed to touch the material between its delivery and completion. In his free time, he continued reading, meditating through archery and traditional means, and orchestrating designs. He is convinced the divine speaks to him in all hours of the day, and that he is able to actively tap into their energy through the crystals and metals he handles regularly. When one comes into his shop, one can expect thorough philosophical preaching, with glimmers of pretentious prophesying.

Equipment

~ Custom-Woven Tunic ~
Brown, with the interior lined with gold and silver threading.

~ Full-Body Wrappings ~
Protecting his skin and lungs from the gases and harmful particles that permeate his workspace.

~ Custom Axe/Pickaxe ~
Forged during his time in the mines of various alloys he felt to be most ideal and suitable for resistance.

~ Composite Bow ~
Gifted by a benefactor.

~ Large Leather Quiver ~
Gifted by a benefactor.
Capacity for 30 of his hand-made arrows.

Other

Dragon's Ascent - An Eastern Fantasy RP

Here ya go. Hopefully this is enough.

Tagi

(塔嘰) Tǎ Gī Epiphanes

(Whispering Tower)

Appearance

Age: 27

Abilities

~ Bowmanship ~
Mostly self-trained, Tagi has spent the better part of his life practicing archery. Finding the practice meditative, he trains his focus into the mechanics, and his Qi into the tips of his arrows. His accuracy and precision hardly waiver through an almost instinctual, yet calculative, mindset as he executes his art.

~ Metalsmithing ~
Tagi makes his living off crafting and dealing fine jewelry, sometimes custom-made and personalized for the buyer. He designs necklaces, bracelets, and the likes, along with statuettes, talismans, amulets, and most other ornaments.
He also enjoys crafting his own arrows, putting extra effort into his arrowheads. Boiling the process and machinations down to a science, he tests their physics along a wide array of variables, such as weight, force, travel path, and impaling pattern.
He imbues his Qi into all his work, believing he leaves traces of whatever his mindset is during construction as a sort of purpose or fortune in the final product.

~ Terrestrial Divining ~
Much like the light of the fire, the flow of water, and the drift of the air, Tagi believes stones and metals to have life of their own. He can feel abnormalities in the earth, particularly that of crystals and metal veins that run beneath it.

~ Geomancy ~
Along the same lines as above, Tagi believes these products of the earth speak to him. He believes the matter of the earth itself is the conduit of the divine itself, manifesting as a medium through which physical beings can communicate. He believes crystals and metals have a type of soul, or intelligence, and that they can relay to him ethereal will.

~ Revelation ~
Often, Tagi receives visions during his sleep and meditations, which he interprets as divine revelation. In odd ways, they correlate to his life and he attributes déjà vu to prophecy fulfilled. Sometimes, they spark new ideas and challenge his thought, but other times he finds himself haunted as he tries to reconcile newly founded internal struggles or piece together seemingly cryptic puzzles.

Affinity

1 : EARTH
2 : METAL

Personality

Tagi has a straight-faced demeanor, while still speaking with a generally welcoming tone. He speaks pretentiously and concisely, but is nonetheless understanding and empathetic with regards to others.

His education has taught him to follow the mantras
"there is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance"
and
"nature knows no good or evil, only balance and imbalance".

Due to his visions, Tagi has adopted a stoic mentality in believing the universe is absolute, but he often pushes it aside in his active life. He is an avid reader in his conquest for scholarship, and a moderate socialite with hopes of expanding his perceptions. He puts thought and care into his efforts regardless, ultimately hoping to reach higher levels of understanding on his quest for self-discovery.

History

Born to a master calligrapher in the Dragon's Domain, Tagi was fortunate enough to achieve a high level of literacy at a young age. He learned the virtue of discipline and patience through a strict upbringing, honing his finesse in the process. Being forced to construct and style a corpus of characters for hours on end, he developed an expansive vocabulary and began reading texts his family kept around their household. They were mostly spiritual, consisting of religious critiques and meditation guides.

At the age of 14, Tagi was caught stealing ink in his venture to do some writing of his own. His parents exiled him to the Tortoise's Rest to work for his uncle, a miner. He parsed through their handbooks learning how to identify the various gemstones and metals they expounded their efforts into. Here, he gradually became more attune to tracking deposits of these valuables in the cavernous walls of the mountain, on its surface, and in the ground beneath them.

During their free time at these mining encampments, the laborers would practice archery and hold their own competitions with the locals. Although their equipment was lacking and all their training was amateur, it only kept them on their toes as they quickly became accustomed to whatever they could get their hands on. Tagi was allowed to participate in the games of men, and proved himself folly capable of playing at the same level as the adults.

Maybe it was the awe of the mountains, or being surrounded by the fascinating products of the earth, but Tagi became aware of his subconscious connection to crystals and metals. He had always had dreams, but he grew up being told they were normal. During his time at the Tortoise's Rest, they became more vivid and revealed themselves even in his waking hours. They bring him advice, reflection, and sometimes even prophecy, even in the vaguest ways. He struggled to understand them, but submitted to the process of giving time to tell.

By the age of 18, Tagi held enough seniority that he was allowed to keep a small portion of whatever he found at the expense of his own profits. He began fashioning trinkets for himself, as well as idols and various other ornaments. The art and design process fascinated him. He would hand out these pieces as gifts to his fellow workers, and they believed fortune struck them and the spirits guarded them through Tagi's works. He began selling his creations as custom works and used the proceeds to purchase various philosophical texts and mystical treatises, hoping to understand what continued to run through his head. After a while, he gave himself the epithet "Epiphanes" half-jokingly, considering himself a revelator through his craft.

When he turned 21, Tagi was called to the home of a prominent business family in the Kirin's Realm after one had discovered an intricately designed dragon statuette in a high-end jewelry store. Over the course of 12 months, he was commissioned to construct all the jewelry and ornaments for a particularly grandiose wedding between their son and the daughter of a regionally renowned musician. The wedding went off without absolutely no problems, and both sides attributed such fortune to the powers of Tagi's work.

After this and a handsome payoff, Tagi opened up his own jewelry shop, working relentlessly with a staff not allowed to touch the material between its delivery and completion. In his free time, he continued reading, meditating through archery and traditional means, and orchestrating designs. He is convinced the divine speaks to him in all hours of the day, and that he is able to actively tap into their energy through the crystals and metals he handles regularly. When one comes into his shop, one can expect thorough philosophical preaching, with glimmers of pretentious prophesying.

Equipment

~ Custom-Woven Tunic ~
Brown, with the interior lined with gold and silver threading.

~ Full-Body Wrappings ~
Protecting his skin and lungs from the gases and harmful particles that permeate his workspace.

~ Custom Axe/Pickaxe ~
Forged during his time in the mines of various alloys he felt to be most ideal and suitable for resistance.

~ Composite Bow ~
Gifted by a benefactor.

~ Large Leather Quiver ~
Gifted by a benefactor.
Capacity for 30 of his hand-made arrows.

Other

Dragon's Ascent - An Eastern Fantasy RP

Ayo

So, I was thinking of making a sort-of mystic-adventurer who believes he receives divine revelations.

His "visions" would play heavily into his demeanor and interactions and all that. None of what he says really has to have any legitimacy in the storyline, so he can often be played off as schizophrenic.

He'd also have the earth / metal affinity, which I'd play into an almost religious or spiritual fascination with gemstones, talismans, and whatnot.

Just wondering if my babbling amateur philosopher guy would fly here.

Gog, of Magog (Dialogue-Driven RP)

Gog, of Magog

Conqueror of the known world.
Self-proclaimed leader of all humanity.

He began his campaign two decades ago, and only recently has he been able to achieve the glory of his empire in its entirety. All of his adversaries have fallen before him, and what was left of their rule has been integrated into his great nation. He has not had time to observe culture, religion, ideology or the likes; only the ostentatious display and overbearing concern of his military power has brought him success. He had been far too preoccupied to deal with petty politics and the issues of his subjects; rather, a mixture of tolerance and ignorance was practiced while he went on to secure himself a place in history.

But, a great empire does not stand alone on the pillar of power built by any despot.

It is here, in this forum, sitting at the seat of power of all of Magog, that Gog has held this gathering. 10,000 subjects from all the land, representing all ranks, of all cultures, of all ideologies, from any and every walk of life mankind has to offer, sit here as equals, all taking on the role of advisor over the course of this meeting. Fringe groups to dominant ideologies; mystery cults to major religions; every school of thought in all academic fields are in attendance. Royalty, clergymen, and military commanders to laborers, craftsmen, and even the lowliest beggar all sit as equals in this building. Each individual present has been brought for a variety of reasons, whether it be through invite or allotted imposition, and have been deemed accurately representative or intellectually valuable.

All don the same white robes, wearing the same blank masks, sitting in a dimly-lit circular marble chamber. The emperor stands in the center in the same outfit in a display of solidarity.

The question that stands to be resolved is not a matter of those in leadership, but the practice of leadership itself.

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Setting

The universe is majoratively fictional, but will more than likely make references to our world, especially in terms of philosophical, political, and economic concepts and everything in between. I don't mind this, and in fact encourage it, seeing as there is no real way around it.

A huge feature of this RP is the vagueness I wish to keep in terms of specific schools of thought, historical figures, and especially time. It doesn't mean you are restricted from referencing any of these, but please keep the references themselves vague. Rather than saying "Plato once stated...", it would be preferable to use something along the lines of There is held the belief that... The universe in which we exist has an alternate timeline, if not an entirely disjoint one. Specific technologies is also a "no-no", but technological concepts, such as artificial intelligence and engineering advancements, in general are OK.

Magog is a fictional empire that has successfully conquered the known world. Since the only resonant quality of Magog is its military capability, participants have essentially full liberty in placing themselves in whatever and whichever part of the world they come from, possessing any mindset they wish. You can be a king, general, high priest, artisan, farmer, businessman, beggar, or whatever. Ultimately, it will not matter. The only real significant feature of your character is whatever title they choose to associate themselves with in relation to whatever beliefs they hold.

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Style

Since the RP is discussion-oriented, there will be a posting order. The posting order, however, will be fairly relaxed so those on more frequently, with more enthusiastic characters, will be able to post and discuss as they please.

The "Ideology" section is for personal use and change. This RP is meant to make the participants think. The character should be a reflection of the user, or whatever mindset the use wishes to throw themselves in to. The discussion should be fairly honest, and impassioned discussion of otherwise taboo subjects (religion, politics, etc) is encouraged.

I, Emperor Gog, will ultimately be the mediator of this discussion, and more often than not an instigative participant. I am highly opinionated, yet incredibly impressionable. I know nothing of your customs, as I have only been concerned with creating my legacy. Now, in an effort to stabilize my rule, I have brought you all here to better understand what I'm dealing with, and how I should be dealing with it. I can fight your advice with my own beliefs, or force you to re-evaluate your own, but I will never end a discussion with a bout of willful ignorance or the petty statement of that's just how it is. I will attempt to reason, or include others in testimony, until it is resolved or able to be revisited.

The discussion has potential to change constantly, and since every issue has grounds in multiple academic fields (socio-economic, socio-political, geo-political, etc.), bringing up any concept gives allowance for critique through any means necessary, and any consequence brought up to any solution given must be evaluated.

What goes on inside your character's head is irrelevant here. In fact, if it's not speech, it should probably be omitted. The only thing your character will be able to do is stand and gesture, and maybe move around in place if you wish to describe those details. It will be up to me to set scenes, but that will be for mere tone-setting.

This RP will never be closed, but all I ask is for users coming in the middle of it to at least get the general gist of everything preceding their entrance, as it is supposed to be in the form of a forum discussion. I also reserve the right to change the posting order at my own discretion, which will probably revolve around general user activity and the discussions at hand.

Also, please set dialogue color accordingly as seen below.

Character Sheet

Name: (King Felix, Phillip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great, Aristotle, etc.)

Color ID: The color for your dialogue will make it much more identifiable throughout posting. Please set it to something fairly distinct from what's already been put down.

Ideology: Please don't just describe your character as "logical" or "rational" like they are representative of their views. If it is true, then it will show up in the text. If your character is an empiricist, then briefly describe how they accept that conclusion. If they believe in a capitalist society, then tell a bit about what makes it so appealing to them. If they are a religious figure, briefly describe the religion and your character's willingness to embrace it. You can specify real-world concepts, religions, historical figures, etc. here to better describe your character's views. Just do not let it spill over into the IC.

Your character does not have to have a set opinion on every field. If they're a businessman, then a defined economic philosophy alone is OK. If they're at the bottom of society, then their views on specific social problems alone is OK, as well. Just because your character is naturally ignorant or not strongly aligned on certain issues does not mean they won't have their voice heard on it.

This section will probably be continually edited by the user throughout the course of the RP. Opinions are expected to develop and change, based on how convincing the arguments IC seem to be to the individual. It's meant to be dynamic, so don't worry if it starts out fairly lacking. No one person can expect to be an expert in every field. A lifetime of work is still a finite amount of time to process a theoretically infinite amount of information.

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Dragon's Ascent - An Eastern Fantasy RP (Interest Check)

Interested.

Interdimensional Coffee

Very interested.