TaliPaendrag

Star Wars - Legends of the Old Republic

I'm still interested, but it will take me a bit to get a CS up, as I have work today. :P

Star Wars Roleplay?

I'm interested in seeing where this goes. :)

Phantasma Festival (A Magical Girl RP)

I'm tentatively interested. :)

Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One

Posted! :D

Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One

Once the professor added Dani’s ideas to the list on the chalkboard, Dani lowered her whiteboard, setting it aside so that she could take notes when the professor began answering some of their questions, like the boy who had started the discussion on curses asking what made a curse a curse. Dani had assumed, incorrectly from what the professor proceeded to explain, that a curse was simply a spell cast on a person to influence their luck, an assumption that was more based on what she had seen on television than anything else.

As it turns out, curses were pretty dark business, at least that’s what Dani figured when the professor explained them as dark magic intended to seriously negatively impact the victim. While she was a little embarrassed that she had been so wrong, Dani’s primary concern as she copied down what the professor wrote on the chalkboard was with Professor Quinn’s casual explanation of the components of any spell, particularly the part about the incantation.

Despite wanting to ask a few questions to clear up her concern right away, she figured it wasn’t the right time to do so, and planned instead on catching the professor immediately after the lesson. Fortunately, Professor Quinn announced that she would be remaining in the classroom for another hour to answer any questions that the students might have, which meant that she would have plenty of time to talk with her about incantations.

Once the professor finished dismissing them, giving them an assignment that was due when the class met again, Dani collected her things and scurried up to the professor, holding up a finger as a request to wait a moment while she pulled out a dry erase marker and began writing on her whiteboard. ”Are incantations necessary for every spell? I’m mute, so I can’t do them if they are,”, the whiteboard read when she turned it around so that the professor could see it.

Wheel of Time

I'm not sure if there are a lot of fans of the series by Robert Jordan on here, but I've been craving a roleplay set in the Wheel of Time universe for a while now, so I figured why not?

Before I go into any detail, I want to make it clear that you do not need to have read the series or even be all that familiar with it to participate. This is because the ideas I have for this will not be incorporating any characters or events from the book series.

Basic Info

For those of you who are entirely unfamiliar to the series, it is an epic fantasy series in the vein of the Lord of the Rings or, perhaps a bit more accurately, A Song of Ice and Fire. Though magic does exist in the world, it is populated almost exclusively by humans (i.e. no dwarves, elves, etc.). Though the magic in this world is known as the One Power, or the True Source, it is actually made up of two gender-specific halves, Saidar (female) and Saidin (male). These two halves are as different from one another as night and day, which means that women can't teach men anymore than a bird could teach a fish to fly and vice-versa.

In order to use this magic, an action known as channeling, the individual, a Channeler, creates weaves, or flows, of the five different elements (Fire, Water, Earth, Air, and Spirit) using the One Power. Simple tasks, like creating a fireball, usually only require one of the elements, while more complicated weaves, like controlling the weather, require the use of more than one. Each Channeler is usually stronger in one or two of the five elements than they are in the others, making some tasks easier than others. Men, in general, are stronger in Earth and Fire, while women tend to be stronger in Water and Air.

Unless special action is taken to hide the weaves one is creating, other Channelers who use the same half of the One Power can see them as and after they are created. Once a weave has been created, the Channeler can choose to either tie it off, allowing it to be semi-permanent, or let go of it, causing it to vanish.

As for the roleplay itself, I have two basic ideas for the setting/plot:

The first idea is that we roleplay the events at the end of the First Age, which is also known as modern day Earth. In this story, our characters would discover the ability to channel, trying to master their newly discovered abilities while attempting to evade those who would do them harm, like the government or the public at large.

The second idea is that we roleplay the events at the end of the Fourth Age, which directly follows the book series itself. Though it's never been addressed in series, I figure that the best setting for the Fourth Age would be steampunkish in terms of technology and society. I just think it would be really fun to incorporate the magic system into a world like that.

Though I have more ideas on where to take the plot in the first scenario, neither of them are entirely complete, so I will be looking for player discussion when it comes to developing the plot, which I feel makes the game more fun for everyone. :3

I would also like to mention that I will be looking for a co-GM to help me flesh out the plot and manage the game when life gets a little busy for me.

And... I think that's it! :D Thanks a bunch for reading and be sure to let me know if you have any questions!

Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One

I'm doing well. :)

EDIT: I don't know if you have any plans for after the class, but I think it would be a good idea to go to free time. Y'know, let the students get to know each other.

Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One

I posted. Hopefully it's satisfactory. :D

Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One

As Dani waited for the teacher and the rest of the students to arrive, another first year Ravenclaw whom Dani had noticed at the meeting with the headmistress the night before, sat next to her, offering her a small smile before getting up to go talk to another girl with black hair that seemed a little shocked about something.

But, in addition to the clamoring voices all around her, a boy started singing in some other language. Though his voice was a rather nasty-looking greenish yellow and felt like a dull slap all over her body that made her wince, the words of the song he was singing were quite refreshing, making her feel as though she had just had a great nap, and delicious, tasting of things like apple pie and fresh bacon, though not at the same time.

Entranced as she was by the wonderful taste and feeling of his words, Dani didn’t immediately realize that he had stopped singing or that the professor had entered the room and announced that she would be waiting a few more minutes for those who were lost to arrive. In fact, when she opened her eyes, she saw the professor standing at the chalkboard, poised to write, but apparently waiting on input from the students. One student, whom she recognized as having been sorted into Slytherin the night before asked a question about the professor’s position having been cursed before.

Though her face remained unchanged, Dani got the sense that Professor Quinn was rather pleased by the question as she wrote “Curses?” at the top of the chalkboard before she stated that she was the first person to hold the position for more than one year in a long time. She then proceeded to explain that curses were in fact real and that they should discuss what kinds of thing could be cursed, opening the floor for more discussion.

The other first year Ravenclaw girl, who had apparently returned to her seat next to Dani once the professor entered the room raised her hand like a rocket, mentioning that it made sense that immaterial things could be cursed and mentioning someone named Voldemort and how he had allegedly cursed the position after having been rejected for it.

Despite the fact that he was probably a rather unpleasant guy, what with cursing a position and the professor’s subtle pause as he was mentioned, his name was rather… cheery, tasting of strawberry shortcake and whipped cream. The girl’s voice didn’t help much, either, as it was a bright, sunny color that felt like a ray of sunshine. As such, Dani found it easy to pay attention to her as she mentioned that she believed that Muggles could live on as ghosts too, and that they may explain the idea of haunted houses.

As the girl talked about her thoughts on the matter, Dani grew rather excited to be learning about magic and it’s ins and outs, and the list of questions she wanted to ask grew longer and longer. When Professor Quinn asked for a contrary position, Dani quickly wrote something down on her whiteboard and held it up so that the professor could read the blue writing, which read, “Sorry that this isn’t what you were looking for, but is it possible to curse someone with good things? Or remove a curse by cursing the curse?”

While Dani was still raising the board, however, two students walked in, apologizing for being tardy. As expected, Professor Quinn wasn't exactly forgiving, deducting ten points each from their House, whatever that meant. Inwardly, she hoped that the professor would read what she had written out loud so that she didn't have to spin the board around for everyone to read each time she wanted to say something. She also hoped that the professor would see what she had written soon, as her arms were growing tired due to holding the board up in the air, accidentally blocking the view of several students behind her and eliciting a few grumbled whispers.

Hogwarts: Ignition - Year One

Sorry for vanishing. I couldn't muster up anything worth posting until now, though I'm going to refrain from posting until someone else answers the professor. Dani has some questions, but they wouldn't constitute a position that is in opposition to Roze's position, which is what Professor Quinn requested.