Mirandae

Regalia

@Aeolian@vietmyke@TokyoPewPew@Silly@CaliforniaState
Last round of posts before our Christmas break! Get those posts in before Sunday this week :) We can continue to post, of course, but there's no 10-day deadline thing until January 5, when we start again.

Speaking of which, we'll move to the new thread for Chapter 2. I'll fire that up on January 5. However, we'll put a hard stop to new posts of any kind in this thread on January 2. This is to give me some time to consider any posts that have been posted. Also, I'll ask the mods to lock this thread at that time.

Regalia

@Aeolian@vietmyke@TokyoPewPew@Silly@CaliforniaState
So, with Silly's latest post, the boss is technically "dead". This means that anyone can "execute" it in their next post. However, if you wish to continue to fight it, you can do so as a "narrative" fight, which means that the cards are no longer necessary! So, do whatever cool stuff you want, or kill right away. If not, I'll have it just drop dead in my next GM post.

Regalia

@Aeolian@vietmyke@TokyoPewPew@Silly@CaliforniaState
Make sure to add the "Migraine" card in your next combat post, as everyone were inflicted by it :)

Regalia

Tactical Map

^{♫ 7}

_{[Date/Time] Sunday 08:30
[Weather] Partially cloudy, sunny
[Temperature] -10c / 14f
[Target] @vietmyke}

Landow had been completely overrun. Fires were stirring, structures collapsing, and streets running wet with all sorts of horror. The insect scourge had gone through the town like a hot knife through butter, completely decimating everything standing in their way. The only pause to their relentless assault was the presence of the monstrosity that ended Leviathan’s life. It had become embolden by such a victory and advanced on the harbor with great ferocity. However, its confidence was unexpectedly misplaced, as the many Regalia present at the Festival immediately formed a barricade of resistance.

The very air and ground around the adversary began to freeze, and snow began to swirl about. The creature struggled to maintain mobility of its limbs, as the waters around its feet becoming heavy and jagged. If the onslaught of snow was not enough to obscure its vision, a thick, dark fog that rapidly descended upon the immediate area made any attempts at harming anything even more challenging. Striking its initial enemy, one that it had so boldly charged after its first prey, proved to mostly a futile endeavor as the dark knight was seemingly everywhere and nowhere at once. Through all of these debilitating conditions came rock and stone to completely obliterate the monstrosity with relentless abuse.

The abomination immediately became agitated with Akamu. Even if the blizzard’s origin had caught its attention and posed a great threat, the crippling aggression from the Titan attached to its very frame was of more concern. The monstrous creature struggled to control its footing, keeping balance, and gaining the upper hand on its assailant. After a few missed opportunities, it managed to grab the makeshift hammer mauling its face and use its force to push Titan aside into the frigid waters. The creature began to claw at its face and body, shedding skin and altering its mass and antennas, cracks of electricity – or some form of energy – emanating from its frame. Not only had it been viciously attacked by several Dominants, but it also been agitated by a presence in its mind. The creature eventually burst into a deafening roar that emitted a rapid shockwave of energy, shattering windows and Gaia’s protective dome. And then it violently began to swipe its claws at Titan.

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The intruding energy coming from the monstrosity was felt far and wide. Gaia was disrupted in her meditation, and she quickly placed her palms on the sides of her head to dampen the noise. The shimmering dome that encapsulated the secret garden shattered, and the frigid air rapidly descended upon the dozing children. They awoke to even more chaos and confusion than when they fell asleep. Within the blink of an eye Gaia rose to a high hover above the bloom, the plushie remaining in the grass where she had sat. Her eyes slid open and beheld the swarms circling around the stone walls that Titan had manifested around the garden. Some of the children below began to cry, reaching their hands towards Gaia, but quickly being swept up by their parents. Gaia rose her arm at a perfect ninety degree angle to her frame, commanding roots to emerge from the depths of the earth, entangling between the rock formations to bolster the evergreen sanctuary.

Gaia thrust herself out of the garden and towards the battle at the harbor. She followed Titan’s trail of havoc and soon found the stage of the confrontation. She could sense the presence of the other Dominants quite vividly – Shiva’s frozen embrace, Bahamut’s looming dread, and Odin’s infinite grasp. Gaia extended an arm out with a flat palm towards the grotesque creature, and emitted a beam of glimmering light of greenish hues, as the thing relentlessly clawed at Titan. The creature recoiled at the impact of Gaia’s assault, but it simply continued its blind rage. She followed it up with two flicks of her hand that caused a pair of energy blasts to detonate on the monstrosity's back, emitting a flash of light that temporarily shed light in the dense fog around them.

The others had been quick to meet the master of the swarms early on, thus halting its advance and destruction. There did not appear to have been much damage flung about beyond the death of Leviathan. However, just to be sure, Gaia waved her hand at Odin to mend any injury that the enemy might have imposed. She did not worry too much about Titan, as he could certainly handle himself, and he was as hard if not harder than any rock in the ground.

Cards 7/15

Regalia

@Aeolian@vietmyke@Teyao@TokyoPewPew@Silly@CaliforniaState
Moving things along on Tuesday, so get your posts in before then :) I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and weekend!

Regalia

Hello hello! Friendly lurker checking in.

I was reading through this RP and OOC, I Love FF! It appears the rp is still open for applications is that correct ^_^?

I'd like to apply but I'm not familiar with the world, I'm thinking of doing a character that might bounce off an existing one, or doing my own concept from scratch if y'all will have me.

@LanaStorm

We're full. Thanks for the interest, though.

Regalia

@Mirandae Yo you got room for a day #1 Bleaker?

@DeadDrop

Hey 😊 I was wondering when you were going to show up! While we do want more players, it's probably best to wait until 'chapter 2', which is very close now. We have started the 'tutorial' boss fight, and when that is done, chapter 1 is pretty much over. So, hopefully we can wrap it up before the holidays. But, in the mean time, think about a character concept, check which Dominants that are available, and find a character reference that I can put into the AI and make a character image. I've been meaning to add new Dominants to the list, so you can alternatively wait for those if none of the current available ones strike your fancy.

@Aeolian@vietmyke@Teyao@TokyoPewPew@Silly@CaliforniaState
If you didn't read the above, then do! Also, for the holidays, we'll pause the posting deadlines between December 15 and January 5 (3 weeks). You can still post if you want to, of course, but there's no deadline requirement, so you can relax and enjoy the holidays.

Regalia

Tactical Map

^{♫ 6}

_{[Date/Time] Sunday, 08:00, September 15
[Weather] Partially cloudy, sunny
[Temperature] 16c / 60f
[Target] @TokyoPewPew}

The alien swarms were seemingly endless. The surface of the waters near the harbor were violent, as if infested with marine life trying to rip each other apart, casting waves and ripples all around them. Before long, A grotesque beast emerged from the turbulent bay. It was massive, rivaling even the largest Dominant forms known to the people of Libra. Its repulsive screech vibrating the foundation of the structures of downtown Landow. The ravenous minions seemed to heed its call immediately, turning their vile bodies, forming new swarms, being directed with purpose. It was a clear display of intelligence, a shared mind at the center of the brood. The beast had a maw riddled with razor sharp teeth, limbs of humanoid feature, and thick sensory antenna-like fins at the back of its neck. The invading creatures grew more threatening by the minute, and this seemingly psychic leader of the swarm only elevated the terror further.

However, before the beast could advance towards the harbor any further, a violent explosion of water engulfed it. It was Leviathan’s silvery scales that had ascended from the depths and wrapped itself around the monstrosity. An exchange of claw and tooth ensued, the otherwise clear waters being painted dark with a mixture of blood from both combatants. The swarming brood around the two giants began to latch themselves onto Leviathan, ripping flesh and scales apart. The impacts of bites and punches, strange magic and abilities echoed throughout the air of Landow with thunderclaps and shock waves. The roars and screeches from the two godly beasts culminated in a spectacular but horrific defeat of the Great Sea Serpent. The invading monstrosity gorged Leviathan’s head clean off and let the remains sink to the bottom of the bay. Followers of Leviathan that were able to see the terror inducing display dropped to their knees in tears and prayer, some of them just accepting their inevitable death by the ripper swarms. The death of a Regalia was never something that people took lightly.

The shore began to shimmer as Leviathan’s residue washed up. It was a bizarre mixture of water and blood along with some putrid substance this world had never experienced before. Some of the piranha minions fervently consumed the residue and mutated, growing a slightly larger and more teeth. The great beast had also become emboldened by its first victim, advancing towards the shore with fierce confidence, directing the swarm to move further inland and ignore the immediate threats. Any person with even a basic knowledge of military tactics would be able to pick up on the intelligence that this creature exerted. However, the actions of Odin’s Regalia on the shore seemed to disrupt its psychic connection to the swarm, at least momentarily. The beast immediately focused its attention on Yrkhalabeth, letting out a grotesque, deafening wail as it rapidly waded through the remaining shallow waters to attack.

The beast lunged at Odin. The decisive movement violently parted the waters by the creature’s feet, forcing the displacement to strike against the docks of the harbor. It swiped with its massive claws at Odin’s enveloping shadows, testing this new enemy’s capabilities. Waves of ripper swarms accompanied the beast and converged on Odin’s location. If Leviathan’s sacrifice was any testament, Odin would presumably need some kind of assistance from the other Regalia at the festival. However, the Forms of the Dominants were almost as unequal as the Dominants themselves. If one could easily defeat one of them, there was no guarantee that the next fight would even be remotely close to the same outcome.

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_{[Interactions] @Silly}

The plushie she had received from Akamu rested safely in Laura’s lap. Some of the children had taken an interest in it and poked at the scorch marks, glancing at her Dominant Form with curious eyes. Gaia smiled at the little ones, her shimmering eyes speaking to them through empathy and energy rather than words. It was uncommon for Regalia to speak in their Dominant Forms even if they were able to. However, such speech would be very loud and taxing on the human ear, and the language would most likely be completely alien unless a person had studied it somehow. Laura had never spoken in her Dominant Form, nor was she planning to. When intention, emotion, and direction of your thoughts and feelings were enough to convey a message, the need for typical speech sort of faded away. Besides, everything that Laura ‘said’ with this method was an equal part what Gaia wanted to say. The Dominant Form surely was a strange symbiosis between God and human beings, still bewildering Laura after what she thought was a long time spent as Gaia’s chosen.

Gaia smiled at Nia for guiding the lost lambs to comfort within the green dome. The Earth Mother observed the dark haired beauty closely as the purple light in her eyes inspired mists to form all around them in the distance, and close by. It would make their protective garden secret, hidden behind walls of rock and stone, away from the vile invaders. Yet, Gaia sensed the urge in Nia to assist further, to employ her gifts in their full display, to impose a challenge upon the ravenous creatures. Gaia stretched out her arm towards Nia, a single finger tip gracing the dark haired girl’s nose, mending the bleed. Then, the Earth Mother pointed to a small section of the dome behind Nia that appeared more transparent than the rest of it – a hidden way out, temporarily. Gaia returned her finger and placed it over her lips, keeping eye contact with Nia, indicating secrecy.

Gaia returned her attention to the children all around her, nestled up against her frame. Some of them were playing with the flowers, some being distracted by their worried parents, and others dozing off into slumber. The appearance of the beast and its vile noises were not readily noticeable within Gaia’s dome. Most of the people did not react to it at first, but some of the adults did hear, feel, and see the brawl between Leviathan and the beast. As the Great Sea Serpent was executed in the most gruesome way, some of the adults wailed in despair. Even Gaia shed a tear for her fallen sister, whose sacrifice would not be forgotten. Alas, the Earth Mother could do nothing but remain within the secret garden, protecting the herd, focusing on strengthening the barrier even further.

Regalia

@Aeolian@vietmyke@Teyao@TokyoPewPew@Silly@CaliforniaState

Writing next GM-post today/tomorrow, so expect it to be up before Wednesday!

Also, @Tlaloc is going to take a break from us. Hopefully he can return at some point!

Regalia

Loving the cards so far. How much Posture does each character/NPC have? Or is that one of those hidden, GM-only stats you alluded to earlier?

@TokyoPewPew

Indeed. But, it's similar to the 'health' bar. NPCs will vary a lot, of course, but all the player characters have the same amount. I'm planning to add more core cards that manipulate this, just like there are 2 cards for 'critical hit/damage'. But, your specific character/Dominant cards can also be 'buffs', if you want them to.