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Destiny's Call (Grand Fantasy Roleplay)

Is there a communal discord for people to chat as long as they don't reveal their characters? Or do people have discord for their RP purposes with this format? :)

@Pupperr

There is a Discord, but I won't be adding anyone new until 11:59 p.m. CST tomorrow. It's only for people that have been officially accepted.

I'm making my selections at that time, and truth be told I'll have to refuse a couple people because of the number of applicants and my consideration of the load.

Original Unoriginal Isekai MMO World-swap Fantasy RP

Oh, we can start making WIP characters?

...alrightie, then! Will work on mine.

Destiny's Call (Grand Fantasy Roleplay)

Hey guys, I think I just finished replying to everyone that messaged me yesterday.

I'll be making my final character picks tomorrow, 2/18/2020. I'll say... Everyone has until 11:59 p.m. CST tomorrow to make final changes. (Not 11:59 p.m. tonight, 11:59 p.m. tomorrow.) After that I will make my final picks and draft my scene intros for everyone.

Everyone SHOULD have their first session or post started by the 24th, and I'll try to advance everything once every seven days minimum, though perhaps more than that.

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The plot will be moving similarly to IRL. Namely, every 2 weeks IRL is going to be 18 days in the setting itself. (Yes, this is weird, but you'll see why.)

Years will be 360 days long. The year is divided into five seasons, each of which is split into two 36 day months, for ten months in the world. So, every two weeks IRL = 1/4 a season in the setting. These months are named as follows:

Spring Dawning - Second Waning - Summer Dawning - Summer Waning - Fall Dawning - Fall Waning - Winter Dawning - Winter Waning - Frost Dawning - Frost Waning

Frost is just an even harsher winter. And yes, this means that whereas every other season only lasts 72 days, winter overall lasts 144 days. Winters are long and harsh in this world.

Hopefully this helps everyone understand posting rates and story pacing!

Original Unoriginal Isekai MMO World-swap Fantasy RP

I wanted to double check on the magic / skills thing, since it's coming up...

So, magic either comes from Intellect or from Will, right?

Fluffwise, what count as skills? Are we talking about general things a person is good at (leadership, negotiation, thievery, etc) or are we talking about special abilities / attacks with a name?

As an example, let's say I wanted my character to have special anime sword attacks. Is that just represented by a higher sword skill, or does my character get specific skills akin to how a mage gets specific spells?

Finally, would you be averse to some sort of "leadership magic" effects? Like a bard's music, or some sort of heroic shouts that inspire people around them?

Destiny's Call (Grand Fantasy Roleplay)

Curious the lifespans of the races? :)

@Pupperr

Intentionally left vague, but...

Immortals
Minotaur effectively live forever and don't age. However, they can only be so old as the Wizard Wars, having been created during them to fight for the Beastshaper.

Wizards aren't confirmed immortal, but what little people know is that such figures as the Beastshaper were around when First King Ulrain arrived on the continent. Meaning... they're either immortal or can live a REALLY long time, or at least some of them can.

Dragons are believed to be immortal.

Long-lived species

Dwarves and elves can live for a long time, but aren't immortal.

The giants of ancient days are long lived for sure.

Wyverns aren't as long-lived as dragons but can still live a long time.

Gnolls

Gnolls are short-lived, only lasting 30-40 years at most before they expire.

Everyone else

Roughly as long as humans, though some races may have somewhat shorter or longer lifespans.

There may be species out there that aren't known about which live longer than humans, as long as elves/dwarves, or are immortal. And it may well be that some races have considerably shorter lifespans than humanity. However, most of these would be minor races, and thus not well known to the populace at large.

Original Unoriginal Isekai MMO World-swap Fantasy RP

I'm not too worried about the mechanics of the setting, myself. I'd just be happy to watch some guy from the real world figure out wtf he's supposed to do.

And also play my character, obviously.

Original Unoriginal Isekai MMO World-swap Fantasy RP

Actually, that makes me ask a question, too...

Are characters in this world AWARE they have levels?

Original Unoriginal Isekai MMO World-swap Fantasy RP

I was thinking of 'Wererat' being the class, and it being a disease lore-wise. The idea was some sort of halfling or other small species wererat using a sword. Nothing special there.

And yeah, I am DEFINITELY worried about committing to an RP! I'm running one and I'm in one, so if I officially join one more that would probably have to be my limit.

EDIT: To be clear, it wouldn't be an "I'm glad I'm a therianthrope" situation, but a "Well, crap. I guess I'm stuck like this" situation. >.>

Original Unoriginal Isekai MMO World-swap Fantasy RP

I'm interested! I'm thinking of making a therianthropic character. Perhaps a wererat?

Of course, the big issue I see right now is I'm working on my own RP at present, and it's a big project. I am interested nevertheless, however.

I haven't watched any animes/shows about characters stuck in MMOs, but as we're just playing normal fantasy characters I don't see a problem. I'm also not sure how the mechanics will work, but I'm not too worried about that.

1/week posting minimum seems very reasonable!

Destiny's Call (Grand Fantasy Roleplay)

Letting everyone know there are three days left to finish applications!

If I haven't gotten back to you, I may have forgotten or missed a message. Please message me again if this is the case! And again, if you need the Discord for any reason, let me know.

I will be busy for the majority of tomorrow (the 16th), so expect delayed responses then.