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The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

Yes, Lucille, please warn us before doing something like that. Seems the builders of this place had no intention on people going any further. That or it's a test. Wingate said, slowly lowering the light platform, holes appearing in it so that it passed right through the spikes. Along the sides of the pit were a few runes, likely what produced the sand that filled the pit.

Interesting... So they made the sand last this long, after all these years. The Isz truly were clever in their designs.

The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

@Yomojo
Inspecting the knife, Wingate noted Looks to be an Isz Kīla. They are said to have an intricate dance with these. But they are worthless in combat, being for traditional use only. An interesting find. Wingate herself had a similar one back home, it did possess a different design.

But then, as the dagger activated, even with the slight bit of magic Lucille fed it, a blue glow was let out, enveloping the room. Slowly, the sand in the room began to fade, turning into a mist form. As it did, Wingate found herself falling, as the pit of land began to dissipate into thin air. Lucille! She gasped, thinking as quick as she could, forming a barrier of light beneath the two of them, as well as Ash if she was standing below the pit.

The two skeletons fell back down the pit. The platform Wingate had created illuminated the pit, revealing a pit of thin spikes. Staring down, Wingate noted That'll explain the skeletons... Do you think it'll fill back up?

Deeper down in the pit, there seemed to be a tunnel. There was space between the spikes to slip pass, but without the knowledge of where they were or a platform like Wingate's, would likely end in impalement.

The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

While a few words, sentences, and even whole paragraphs had been lost to time, yet even so, the journal was remarkably preserved for the most part. Wingate's gentle touch kept the book from falling apart. For the most part, it was an ordinary journal, cataloguing someone's life, but then, half way to the end, was some remarkable bit regarding the exploration.

Day 1: Arrived on the shore of the new country. Supplies are low and I've heard rumors of mutiny. But, my spirits are high. If what the Gishkan woman back home told me, this land holds a lot of treasure. Father, mother, you laughed at me when I became an adventurer, but you'll lose out when I come back home with treasure.

Day 5: We've found it. The rumored tombs that dot the landscape of this country. Said to be full of strange artifacts and powers beyond our (illegible for a few sentences). Many are claiming this place to be cursed, but it's all but rumors and lies from overly superstitious folk. Will right again when we make progress.

Day 11: (Paragraph mostly illegible, except for a couple of sentences at the end). A bodyguard and I will go in after him tomorrow. In the entrance was a small dagger, said to act as a key. We'll hang on to it. Glows brightly when our magic users interact with it.

The journal ends there. Poor soul... I hope his descendants carry on his will of adventuring...

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@tex@Jensoman

Gossick

"Be sure to stop by again." Gossick said, adjusting his glasses. It gets boring here with no customers. Plus, it is nice to meet someone with a like mind in the realms of magic science. He was glad that Jenso went along with it as well, despite not being a scientist, he still had a will to help. I'll bring along a few of my creations... As long as you don't steal any of the blueprints.

Meaningless Code: The Server After the End

Hueco

Appearance: A young looking, black haired man, with tan skin. Oddly, his hair almost resembles cat ears at the right angle. Non-human features include a long black tail.

Name:

Hueco

Age:

77, looks to be in his 20s at least though.

Aegis Type:

Coder

Weapon/Abilities/Drone:

HIVE.DRN: A drone taking the form or a dodecahedron, with a hole located on each side. From this Hive, Hueco can command an army of small, insect like pseudo-drones, that can be used to attack enemies or mesh together into a simple weapon in case enemies get too close. While the insects and weapons they can form aren't too strong, they can easily defeat weaker Viruses and provide Hueco with enough protection to defend himself from any viruses that slip past his protectors.

Their most useful application though is their ability to scout out areas without the need for Hueco to be there. They do have limited range though.

The Hive itself has a mind of its own as many drones do, but doesn't speak often, only stating facts and observations about the area, such as what its pseudo-drones gather.

Personality:

Hueco is a inquisitive one, the type of person to survey the situation before acting, seeing himself as a lover of knowledge, leftovers from his previous purpose. Somewhat nervous and finds it hard to approach others, he prefers to work alone unless forced to go on a team. Behind his nervousness, he is friendly and determined to achieve his goals or fight for the safety of Lifeline. He sees his actions within Aegis as the right thing to do and holds true to his loyalty to them. As for his views on the viruses, he finds them interesting, but knows they can't be reasoned with.

Background:

Hueco was created as a living index. Created to search information in his original server in the blink of an eye. After hearing about a neighboring server was attacked by the Virus Force, he decided to join Aegis, in order to preserve any data and prevent the loss of any further data. He choose the role of Coder, finding it less stressful than being on the frontline and because it gave him the opportunity to gather old world data.

Years past and he didn't stray from his path as a Coder. Friends came and went, some being slain by the viruses, some retiring, and others simply joining different squads, but Hueco never once split off from his goals; to fight for and support the Soldiers of Aegis and hopefully, once and for all, delete the Virus menace from Life Line.

Meaningless Code: A Virtual Reality Roleplay, Set After the End

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@Polaris North
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Meaningless Code: A Virtual Reality Roleplay, Set After the End

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Meaningless Code: The Server After the End

~Meaningless Code~

It is the year 4106, the 1500th anniversary of the extinction of humanity. The 1499th anniversary of the activation of the Lifeline. 802nd anniversary of the Virus War.

Since the extinction of humanity, society has since been preserved with the use of the Lifenet. A powerful self-replicating supercomputer, spanning across the dead countries of the world, set to activate remotely once humanity was truly gone.
The world within the Lifeline is a preservation of human society. Virtual cities, countries, even small towns, all replicated in their own servers. Humanity might be long gone, but society has lived on, replicated by AIs, made to think, act, and feel as any human would.Programs came and went. Conflict was had and solved now and again. Yet, progress was made and for 697 years, all was as it was before the extinction event.
Then, then came the arrival of the Virus Force.

The Virus Force, spawned from an unknown server, is a force set to destroy the various servers around the world. Not only able to erase AIs, but also destroy and corrupt the data that makes up the environment of the servers. Attacking them one by one, and leaving nothing but another spawning point for the Virus Force. But, Lifeline wasn’t without a response.

Come the Aegis Program. Essentially a very powerful anti-virus program, ran by programs with weapons, abilities, and information to counter the virus menace.
Their task: To counter any attacks by the Virus Force, debug any corrupted servers and repair what they can, and gather any data on the old world that they can.

OOC stuff

As mentioned above, Meaningless Code is a roleplay set in a virtual world, after the extinction of humanity. For those who've played it, a lot of the inspiration for this canon comes from Nier: Automata, a game I really enjoyed, along with a few other things. I will likely impliment a Discord server, if this gets enough people into it.

Questions that you may have
Q: What are servers?
A: Servers can be thought of as virtual pocket dimensions, worlds made of code, some the size of a country, others the size of a city, others the size of a building or small town. Some servers can look even more bizarre, some can even resemble a surrealist painting or impossible geometries.

Q: What are the AI programs like, can they be human?
A: Most AIs are human in appearance. But, having bodies made of code, they can be changed for the right price, some even giving themselves non-human features.

Q: What are the Viruses like?
A: Viruses come in several shapes and sizes. Their bodies are usually streamline, resembling simple wireframe or polygon models, completely dark in color other than the single white eye that all viruses possess in the center of their face. From the human-sized foot soldier to the towering behemoth shieldbearer, Aegis members need to learn to counter the various types of viruses.

Q: Are AIs aware that the world is destroyed?
A: Some servers hide it and believe themselves to be human, but for Aegis member it's unavoidable.

Q: How close are AIs to humans?
A: They can do the basics: Talk, walk, feel emotions, feel pain and comfort, they can eat but they don't have to, and experience most things humans can. However, there are things they can't do, such as reproduce, due to AIs being created rather than born through sexual reproduction.

Q: What is the story right now?
A: I have none in mind other than the "gather data and save infected servers?"

Q: What are the types of Aegis members?
A: Once I get enough people interested, I'll make more posts about this. Right now is a DPS, Tank, Healer, type set up but this might get changed down the line. There are also different types of weapons available, to which some types can use and others can't.

Any more questions feel free to ask.

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The Aegis Program

The Aegis Program was established as a means to counter the Virus Force. Aegis AIs can be both created and start their life as one, but other non-Aegis AIs can become them.

Aegis AIs are separated into 4 types.

Attack: The strongest type in terms of attacker power. Wielding weapons of different shapes and types, they're the frontline in squads. Their weapons possess unit abilities, exclusive to the wielder and can come in all types of shapes, from swords, to fist weapons, to guns.

Protector: The strongest type in terms of defense and ability to take damage, but lack the pure attack power Attackers have. Are usually equipped with a shield, plus a side arm. Just like their weapons, their shield has unique abilities, some even choosing to fight only with it.

Coder: Weak in terms of physical defense and attack power. However what they do have, is the ability to repair damaged code. This includes healing other AIs, repairing damage done to the environment such as servers corrupted by Viruses, and being a powerful support unit. For defense, they are equipped with a additional program known as "Drones." Drones come in all shapes and sizes, similar to the weapons of the other Aegis types. Drones aren't as strong as other Aegis Units but are a decent means of defense for the Coder.

Hacker: Weak in terms of defense, but very powerful second only to the Attacker type. With the ability to bend the code of their environment as they please and literally hack into the world. For lack of a better word, their abilities can be described as magic, from powerful blasts of energy or command of elements, they fight unarmed.

Aegis Program

The Aegis Program itself is established across various servers and has its own set of rules and hierarchy.
1. Betrayal is punishable by deletion
2. An Aegis Member may leave at any time but will have their abilities revoked
3. Entering a Virus Stronghold without permission from superiors is punishable by temporary leave of duty
4. All members must report to superiors before and after a mission.
5. Respect both your allies: both equals and your superiors.

Their hierarchy consists of Soldiers, Squad Leaders, Commanders, Admins, and the Head Admin.
Soldiers: Soldiers are the main force of Aegis and are the ones sent on missions. They make up the bulk of the fighting force.
Squad Leaders: Squad Leaders are Soldiers with more permissions. They lead soldiers on missions as well as maintain certain things back at their base; sorting files, planning missions, and speaking to the admin.
Commanders: Commanders are the first of the non-combat roles of Aegis. They command, survey, and oversee missions from home base. One the command ladder, they answer only to the admins and head admin.
The Admins: The Admins run a Aegis base from their server. As far as their server is concerned, they are the leaders of Aegis.
The Head Admin: The true leader of Aegis. Commands the Admins, who in turn commands the Commanders, who in turn commands the Squad Leader and their Soldiers.

Character sheet

Appearance (either a picture or a description. Programs can have varying appearances, as long as they are roughly human.):

Name:

Can bare a normal name or a more artificial name

Age:

Because many programs are created rather than born and grow up, ages can vary from incredibly young to incredibly old.

Aegis Type:

Attacker, Protector, Repair, and Coder

Weapon/Abilities/Drone:

Weapons have unique attributes and abilities, as well as drones and the abilities of Hackers. Make sure you give them a name.

Personality:

What are they like

Background:

Why did they choose to join the Aegis Program? What are their goals?

Other:

Anything that doesn't fit into the other categories, maybe a fun fact about them.

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The Virus Force

The Virus Force's origin is mostly unknown, even their origin and possible creators is largely unknown. They are distinguishable by their digital, computerized appearance, like blocky humanoids or creatures. Their mere presence corrupts servers and damages the very environment of Lifeline. Their motives and reason for attacking servers is unknown, but has been theorized it is due to their programming. They are only doing what a computer virus is meant to do.

Types of Viruses So Far

Spacefiller Type: Spacefillers are the foot soldiers of the Virus Force. Ranging from the small human sized ones who wield weapons, to the larger ones who stand alone among crowds of their smaller allies. While they lack strength, a single Coder will have no trouble with one of them, they make up for it in numbers.

Ransom Type: Ransom Type are larger, more powerful types of viruses, who plant themselves within a server, and slowly take over little by little. They are the start of a spread and the core of several Virus Strongholds. Deleting them is integral to stopping the spread or curing a server. The stronger and more dangerous a Virus Stronghold is, the more Ransom Types it'll possess.

Trojan Type: A type of virus shrouded in mystery and enigma. Able to take the form of other AIs and even copy their actions and motions. They are the infiltration units of the Virus Force.

Overwrite Type: One of the more dangerous types of Viruses. Used for laying waste to other servers and paving the way for future virus strongholds. Possessing raw destructive force, they are rarely encountered in groups, but make up for it in their strength.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

My Hider

Name:

Io

Age:

16

Brand:

Liquid: With it she prefers to create ice daggers or spikes, which she uses as throwing daggers.

Weapon & Rune (if they have one):

A simple dagger, lacking any special runes. Doesn't use it often, preferring her brand over it.

Faction:

Descendant of a clan of Harvestmen, but is actually just a Wanderer.

Personality:

Rowdy, headstrong, quick to anger and pick a fight, and arrogant. Despite all this and her strong sense of pride, deep down she hides deep insecurities and sensitivity about herself. Plus, despite her negative traits, if one manages to make her an ally, she will defend them to the ends of the earth.

Background:

The descendant of a infamous group of Harvestmen, Io found great pride in her lineage. While her overly protective father didn't approve of this, she set out to hunt the various Amalgamates said to be lurking around her town. Here, she met the bird-like Amalgamate known as the Corvid. The young girl, just at the edge of 12, didn't stand a chance against the beast. The fight resulted in the loss of her left eye and dealt a great blow to her pride.
Since then, Io, her father, and her sister have secluded themselves without a world in Yim, a dimension created by their father. Preferring safety over freedom, he doesn't wish for either of them to leave. Io now resides as the self appointed guardian of the dimension, in the event someone enters.

Meaningless Code: A Virtual Reality Roleplay, Set After the End

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Thank you all for being curious. Tomorrow the OOC will post. As for the IC, I have no plans when to start it, but right now it's on a "post whenever" basis