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@silvermist1116Drinking away her problems, huh? That quite a bit of emotional luggage to deal with. I wonder how she will cope when she realizes the gauntlet doesn't have any alcohol.
A question: She requires a mirror or reflective surface available within reach in order to create her armor? IN other words, without a mirror, she cannot create her armor? What can or can't she reflect with it and at what capacity?

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@Zoey White Ah ha, I was wondering if I would get a character from a more technological history. I like her concept, so she is accepted. Between her and De'kae, you're running opposite ends of the spectrum. Imagine the wonder they might have for each other.

As for your concern about rule 5, I can understand why it might seem strange. Ideally, all the players who want to join will make a character before the RP starts and run through it (hopefully to the end). The rules of the land has laws for who, how, and when otherworldly beings enter it, in this case the champions brought forth to challenge the gauntlet. To that end the land has no desire to let in more fighters after the gauntlet has begun. At the same time, I don't want to lock out anyone else who might want to join the RP especially after the first major enemy where it would be easiest to jump in after it starts. The retcon rule is the medium for which players might jump in later while keeping with my vision of how the world works.

So your explanation works. The world won't let in anyone after the gauntlet starts, and rule 5 lets new players retcon themselves in if they join later.

@Crazytazer Great character. A self made man, literally. I wonder if he would refer to himself as a cyborg? He is accepted and can join the rest of those whose lives have taken a strange turn within the character tab.

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@Schizoid Writer Oh, with such an abused history would she be willing to work with the others fighting to break free of their situation, or will she fight lone wolf to decimate what she can? She is accepted. Feel free to place her with the others within the character tab.

@Duthguy The main issue with summoning is the summon's origin. This world is very strict on how things get in or out. If anything could be summoned at will, then it would give the champions power over the world, which the world does not like. If the summon 'lives' within a piece of equipment, however, then it's not breaking the world boundaries to enter the physical space.

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@Duthguy Hmm interesting. I wonder how many other warriors will catch wind of the enchantments and ask for their own. The wolf pendant, I'll allow since it looks like the summon is attached to the charm as opposed to being brought from another realm. So character accepted, feel free to move him to the character tab.

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@Zoey WhiteThat's a great character. She is accepted, so feel free to move her to the characters tab. For now, lets hope the lack of a sun won't be a problem.

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Reserved

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@silvermist1116 Something like that is fine.

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It's great to see such interest. I've made the OOC now:

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Waking in a cold stone room with no way in or out, you find yourself face to face with a creature of unknown origin. Your mind is full of questions about how you came here, why, and what is that creature in front of you. Unfortunately, that very monster that bares its fangs against you won’t give you time to think about your situation.

In this world, you are to face powerful enemies as you, and those who find themselves in the same circumstance attempt to figure out how and why you ended up here. The battles will play out in stages with resting periods in between for interaction and compiling information. Think of the battles as a cross between Dark Souls and Sword Art Online.

So far your characters will wake up, and be forced to fight.

I should mention, that this RP is combat focused with story elements thrown in as each battle concludes. Character development and alliances can be made during combat, but resting periods will be scattered throughout for that purpose as well as discovery of the story.

Introduction

A cold breeze. A hard surface. You slowly open your eyes.

Lying uncomfortably upon a cold, uneven floor made of dark stone, you slowly wake. You question how you were even able to sleep in such conditions in the first place. Then it becomes quite apparent that this was not where you were in the first place. You’re not even sure if you went to bed before arriving at this new location. Wide awake now, you quickly take to your feet looking around to gage just where you are.

The room you find yourself in is large ranging almost endlessly to any of the walls that surround you. You look up to see that the room reaches several meters into the air, meeting at the vaulted ceiling. Along each wall are columns that jut halfway out of them, separating it into segments. Carved into each frame are various battles of unknown faction or origin. The room is surprisingly well lit despite lacking any obvious light source. You spin suddenly when a cough echoes throughout the massive chamber.

You become aware that you are not alone. Lying on the floor around you are various other people, dressed in both familiar and drastically foreign attire. They begin to stir, waking up equally confused as you are. Many of them begin to murmur, question and group up trying to make sense of the situation. You join them but before any conversation could take place, the room is filling with another sound that seemingly originated from the ceiling. You collectively look upward to search for the source of the sound only to revolt against the sight.

Upon the ceiling sat what appeared to be a large spider, surrounded by webs that reached across to various corners of the room. The spider took so much space that you’re surprised that you didn’t notice it the first time you looked around the room. Yet despite the spider’s size, it was still dwarfed by the size of the room. The spider quickly descended the ceiling along a web reaching the ground, facing the few who had awoken. This was not any spider; it was some spider, human, monster abomination. The spider was black, covered in short silver hairs, and had a large abdomen. Each leg was slender, long, and also covered in hairs. At the head were several black void eyes, and two large fangs. From between these eyes sprouted a human figure, gray skin, and arms twice as long as any man would have. Each hand was equipped with long fingers, with nails resembling claws. From what you could see, the figure had the shape of a woman. The figure had extremely long black hair, covering the head, and most of the body. With a shrill, the figure screeched sending chills up your spine.

You stand there motionless, not sure of what action to take. You notice that the others in the room began to take up arms. Here a monster was presented to you and it looked as to be ready for a fight. Questions about why or how you arrived at this place began to be put aside as the threat loomed before you. Noticing you armaments besides you, you join the others in preparing for what is to come. Hopefully your questions about this place will be answered once the inevitable battle is over.

Your character will have no idea where or how they got to where they are. The only option is to fight to move forward.

RULES

RULES

1) Character deaths are possible, but will be left to the players for the most part.
2) All deaths are permanent.
3) You’re more than welcome to make more than one character if you feel you can maintain them.
4) Characters can be from any time period or history you want, be it fantasy or sci-fi in nature.
5) If a character is created after the Gauntlet has started, that character will be treated as if they were present from the beginning (having survived each battle).
6) No character is capable of escaping the chamber by any means.
7) No magic or technology that allows mind control, mind reading, or possession.
8) No magic or technology that makes the character permanently invincible, invulnerable, or immortal. Temporary effects may be applied upon review.
9) The following powers are allowed for story reasons, but said powers will always fail when attempted use in this world: teleportation out of the room, portals out of the room, summoning. Powers limited to use within the room may be applied upon review.
10) No weapons, armor, or medical aid will be provided from the chamber. All wounds will carry over from battle to battle. There will be resting periods.
11) One of the goals is to survive together, so while not enforced, teamwork should be sought.

a. No Godmodding, bunnying, other synonyms.

CHARACTER SHEET

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance: (picture and/or description)
Personality:
Armaments: (weapons, magic, and armor)
Biography:

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@Crazytazer Yes, but you can be pretty creative with what tech you have. I’ll judge how it’ll affect the story from character to character so feel free to try something. I’ll let you know be it magic or tech if it’s not allowed, or is allowed but won’t work within the world.

Also as an aside, some players may want some characters to have healing or medical abilities. Not all characters should have it, but it won’t hurt to have some medics on hand.