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Bio
Name: Rhys
Gender: Dude
Age: Legal to drink anywhere in the world
Class: Samurai
Abilities:
Argest Allegory - Writes a roleplay that blinds all foes because the font is too bright.
Oaken Onslaught - Cleaves the horizon with an axe. Super effective against firewood.
False Flight - Jumps so high it seems like flying, but only if you can't see the wire in the background.
Cordial Connection - Magically connects to any WiFi access point, as long as it has no password.
Gender: Dude
Age: Legal to drink anywhere in the world
Class: Samurai
Abilities:
Argest Allegory - Writes a roleplay that blinds all foes because the font is too bright.
Oaken Onslaught - Cleaves the horizon with an axe. Super effective against firewood.
False Flight - Jumps so high it seems like flying, but only if you can't see the wire in the background.
Cordial Connection - Magically connects to any WiFi access point, as long as it has no password.
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@sMoKe@Sagittarius@Cuccoruler@deadpixel101@Billsomething@LetMeDoStuff
Bit of an info dump on my last IC post. Let me know if something doesn't make sense. I'm going to be dolling out the "Particles" (extra abilities) myself based on player performance, though all other character development can be handled on your own. Feel free to PM me with ideas.
('Player performance' is based on activity, good roleplay, good character development, and fairness)
Also, collab between other players if you wanna Party with them, and figure out your Cross Skills. They change/improve depending on your relationship with the other person.
PS: I'll try to be as active as I can in the OOC, but I'll be a bit busy the next couple days, so expect some short posts. I'll try to keep things moving though.
Bit of an info dump on my last IC post. Let me know if something doesn't make sense. I'm going to be dolling out the "Particles" (extra abilities) myself based on player performance, though all other character development can be handled on your own. Feel free to PM me with ideas.
('Player performance' is based on activity, good roleplay, good character development, and fairness)
Also, collab between other players if you wanna Party with them, and figure out your Cross Skills. They change/improve depending on your relationship with the other person.
PS: I'll try to be as active as I can in the OOC, but I'll be a bit busy the next couple days, so expect some short posts. I'll try to keep things moving though.
"Um, hello!"
Theo squinted between the balls of light, seeking the source of the voice. Beyond them he could see a boy, not much older than a child by the looks of him, approach with a hand in the air. A void followed him, a ball of black light, nearly hidden in the darkness.
Theo raised his hand in response, opening his mouth to speak, but his attention was immediately snatched by the heavy sleeve sliding up his arm. Perplexed, he looked down. As if his thoughts of a Sundancer had been extracted from his mind, he was garbed exactly as he expected to be, down to the tiniest detail. Flowing white robes blanketed his body, cinched at the shoulders, arms and legs by brightly polished steel. A long slender blade hung at his left hip, and he was surprised to find that his palm was already resting naturally on the cool pommel, unconsciously, as if he had been doing it his entire life.
Aside from that, though, he didn't feel any different. He flexed the muscles in his body, but still they felt lethargic, unmotivated. I have the sword, Theo thought. But can I use it?
Abruptly, a plum-colored orb came hurtling from thin air, and shortly behind it was a massive figure. The figure crashed headlong into the young boy approaching Theo, and they bounced apart. Theo managed to catch the boy in his arms and set him upright.
"You okay?" Theo asked. He looked up at the intruder's imposing stature, protective instinct sparking in his chest. It was not human. It must have been three feet taller than him, and possessed neither skin nor muscle. It was only bone, wrapped in a robe.
Yet, it had an orb, and despite its violent entry, did not appear intent on harming anyone. Regardless, Theo stepped in front of the boy to shield him, hand on his sword, face rising to meet the skeleton's eyeless gaze.
"Easy, Theo," the golden orb said. "That's your ally. Just a bit of a rough landing, I guess."
Theo let out a relieved breath, looking back up at the skeleton. It seemed amiable enough, even apologetic, though it was hard to read the face of a skull. He turned back toward the field, taking another look at the new world.
"Hey, orb girl," Theo said. "I don't feel any different. Aren't I supposed to have powers?"
The orb flew over, hovering before his face. Suddenly, it expanded, taking the shape of a rectangle. The shape and size, and the way it bloomed in the dark, it almost reminded him of...
...a computer screen. Numbers and icons were scribbled out before him. He read them over eagerly. Several values were displayed under headings.
HP: 239/239
MP: 0/0
EXP: 0/1000
STR: 13
DEX: 10
AGI: 19
INT: 8
WIS: 18
LUK: 10
There were other sections, like Inventory, Equipment, Abilities. He checked the last section. His abilities were there - Shine, and Flash - but they were dull, gray, unlike the rest of the words in the orb-screen. I guess I can't use them? Right, because it's night. Maybe that's why I feel so...normal. It was logical. If anything was logical at that point.
"What's...'Particles?" Theo asked, looking at another section of the screen.
The golden orb closed, then, returning to a spherical shape. It moved a few feet back. Then, exactly seven smaller lights appeared around it. Four were small, blue marbles. Two were orange, slightly larger. The last was larger than both, crimson in color. They floated in orbit around the orb.
"These are Particles," the orb explained. "They are crystallized magic found throughout the land. Since I can't handle a lot of power on my own, these will help enhance you in ways I can't. They have a variety of powers, from enhancing your physical abilities, to granting you new skills, or allowing you to call the aid of great beings. When you find them, just give them to me and I will take care of the rest."
"Wow," Theo said, beaming. "This is exciting. I can't wait to be even more powerful."
"It does have limits. Their size indicates their power. I can only hold four of the small ones, two of the medium ones, or one large one. One medium and two small work as well. But nothing more. Your body simply couldn't handle it."
Theo waved a dismissive hand. "That should be plenty." He looked back to the others, speaking amongst themselves. They were strangers, but some were getting to know each other. Allies, huh? He remembered one more part of the orb's screen. "Wait. For Party, it said 'none'. They're not in my Party?"
"Not yet. You need to form them individually. You need to choose an ally you get along with. Otherwise your energy won't sync, and it could backlash with some nasty consequences."
"I see," Theo said. He watched the group.
Theo squinted between the balls of light, seeking the source of the voice. Beyond them he could see a boy, not much older than a child by the looks of him, approach with a hand in the air. A void followed him, a ball of black light, nearly hidden in the darkness.
Theo raised his hand in response, opening his mouth to speak, but his attention was immediately snatched by the heavy sleeve sliding up his arm. Perplexed, he looked down. As if his thoughts of a Sundancer had been extracted from his mind, he was garbed exactly as he expected to be, down to the tiniest detail. Flowing white robes blanketed his body, cinched at the shoulders, arms and legs by brightly polished steel. A long slender blade hung at his left hip, and he was surprised to find that his palm was already resting naturally on the cool pommel, unconsciously, as if he had been doing it his entire life.
Aside from that, though, he didn't feel any different. He flexed the muscles in his body, but still they felt lethargic, unmotivated. I have the sword, Theo thought. But can I use it?
Abruptly, a plum-colored orb came hurtling from thin air, and shortly behind it was a massive figure. The figure crashed headlong into the young boy approaching Theo, and they bounced apart. Theo managed to catch the boy in his arms and set him upright.
"You okay?" Theo asked. He looked up at the intruder's imposing stature, protective instinct sparking in his chest. It was not human. It must have been three feet taller than him, and possessed neither skin nor muscle. It was only bone, wrapped in a robe.
Yet, it had an orb, and despite its violent entry, did not appear intent on harming anyone. Regardless, Theo stepped in front of the boy to shield him, hand on his sword, face rising to meet the skeleton's eyeless gaze.
"Easy, Theo," the golden orb said. "That's your ally. Just a bit of a rough landing, I guess."
Theo let out a relieved breath, looking back up at the skeleton. It seemed amiable enough, even apologetic, though it was hard to read the face of a skull. He turned back toward the field, taking another look at the new world.
"Hey, orb girl," Theo said. "I don't feel any different. Aren't I supposed to have powers?"
The orb flew over, hovering before his face. Suddenly, it expanded, taking the shape of a rectangle. The shape and size, and the way it bloomed in the dark, it almost reminded him of...
...a computer screen. Numbers and icons were scribbled out before him. He read them over eagerly. Several values were displayed under headings.
HP: 239/239
MP: 0/0
EXP: 0/1000
STR: 13
DEX: 10
AGI: 19
INT: 8
WIS: 18
LUK: 10
There were other sections, like Inventory, Equipment, Abilities. He checked the last section. His abilities were there - Shine, and Flash - but they were dull, gray, unlike the rest of the words in the orb-screen. I guess I can't use them? Right, because it's night. Maybe that's why I feel so...normal. It was logical. If anything was logical at that point.
"What's...'Particles?" Theo asked, looking at another section of the screen.
The golden orb closed, then, returning to a spherical shape. It moved a few feet back. Then, exactly seven smaller lights appeared around it. Four were small, blue marbles. Two were orange, slightly larger. The last was larger than both, crimson in color. They floated in orbit around the orb.
"These are Particles," the orb explained. "They are crystallized magic found throughout the land. Since I can't handle a lot of power on my own, these will help enhance you in ways I can't. They have a variety of powers, from enhancing your physical abilities, to granting you new skills, or allowing you to call the aid of great beings. When you find them, just give them to me and I will take care of the rest."
"Wow," Theo said, beaming. "This is exciting. I can't wait to be even more powerful."
"It does have limits. Their size indicates their power. I can only hold four of the small ones, two of the medium ones, or one large one. One medium and two small work as well. But nothing more. Your body simply couldn't handle it."
Theo waved a dismissive hand. "That should be plenty." He looked back to the others, speaking amongst themselves. They were strangers, but some were getting to know each other. Allies, huh? He remembered one more part of the orb's screen. "Wait. For Party, it said 'none'. They're not in my Party?"
"Not yet. You need to form them individually. You need to choose an ally you get along with. Otherwise your energy won't sync, and it could backlash with some nasty consequences."
"I see," Theo said. He watched the group.
@sMoKe@Sagittarius@Cuccoruler@deadpixel101@Billsomething@LetMeDoStuff
Just wanted to say thank you all for joining in with me on this adventure. It's my first time in a long time running an RP that gets past the OOC stage. So thank you! :D Let's have a good time.
Just wanted to say thank you all for joining in with me on this adventure. It's my first time in a long time running an RP that gets past the OOC stage. So thank you! :D Let's have a good time.
@LetMeDoStuff Cool, sounds good. Good luck!
@Billsomething Yep!
@Billsomething You can establish friendships if you want, but we all start together, so you can form them IC right off the bat if that suits you.
@LetMeDoStuff@Sagittarius@deadpixel101@sMoKe@Cuccoruler - We've started. If you haven't yet, stick your sheet in CHAR.
@Zombehs Still interested?
@LetMeDoStuff@Sagittarius@deadpixel101@sMoKe@Cuccoruler - We've started. If you haven't yet, stick your sheet in CHAR.
@Zombehs Still interested?
THE MOON
Chapter 1: The Land Beyond the Door
It was a feeling unlike any he'd ever experienced. Theo felt like his very being was pulled from his throat, like he was suffocating. Then he was travelling, faster than the speed of light, faster than recognition, past all the stars in the sky and into a void. Then he jerked, ricocheted off something infinitely distant, infinitely beyond his understanding of anything in the universe.
And as fast as it had begun, it was finished. As Theo's head stopped spinning, he felt cool concrete on his face and hands. He opened his eyes, trying to find his room, grasping for the chair he was so sure he was just sitting in. But there was only darkness, and silence, and the scent of a musty old basement.
Where am I? Just as the thought formed, a soft golden flow filled the room, like the first rays of dawn. A familiar orb appeared before him.
"We have arrived, little light." Her words sounded more like a voice, then, in that place, singing out from the light to every corner of the room.
"Where are we?" Theo asked. It was a small room, seemingly made of stone, with a worn rectangular pedestal in its center. Eerily, it reminded him of a tomb.
"This is the Southern Shrine," the orb said. "Open the door and witness the land I have brought you to."
Theo did as he was told. He shuffled around the pedestal to a shape in the stone walls that seemed like the door. Upon examination, a web of faint lines ran over its face, and it possessed no handle. Theo shrugged, and pressed his hands against it. A brilliant flash of light enveloped him, and the lines on the door came to life as bright light in an amalgam of colors crawled through them. White, orange, red, blue, and even black light spiraled together in orchestrated beauty. When the lines were filled, the door descended into the earth without a sound, opening the shrine.
That was amazing, Theo thought, stepping through the opening.
The land beyond the door was...familiar. It was night, and tall, lush grass painted the dark landscape. Clusters of trees could be seen in the distance. It was a beautiful rolling prairie, illuminated by moonlight.
It was the sky that was strange. Billions of stars made pinholes in the void of night, a hundredfold more brightly than anything he had seen before. And there were moons. Not just one, but three, each different in size from the last. The smallest was pale, with a blue tinge, the closest to the real thing. The next was a large orange ball in the sky, like a harvest moon, but way bigger than it ought to be. The last was blood red, and absolutely massive, eclipsing a large fraction of the stars and half-hidden by dark clouds. Together they cast a glow on the ground, an aurora of gentle lights.
Theo couldn't help but stagger backwards, struck with vertigo. As he did, he felt something behind him, like a blossoming warmth. He turned back to the depths of the shrine to watch several other orbs, just like his, materialize in the darkness.
@LetMeDoStuff Being able to remain invisible at long range as well as immediately vanish again once spotted is a little OP for Level 1. I would say either get rid of Compromise for a few levels or give it a huge cool-down, and you're accepted.
@Sagittarius Looks good. Though I'm having a hard time relating a shattering beer bottle to the attack xD Is it kind of like a crack in reality or something? No matter though, it's approved.
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