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The Jest
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@Windstormugly:
@Diva Elly:
@LoveandHate91:
@EddiEddi:
@Moogle-Girl:
@Edward:
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With the backstory now out of the way. Let me first welcome the ones who has shown interest in this RP. Under advice, I have closed the Sign-ups since it seems we have enough players. However should one or more drop out, the Sign-ups WILL be opened again until those slots are again filled up.
Now then, Allow me to explain what exactly this IS.
This RP is a Free-Plot format Role Play. Essentially meaning that the players are given creative freedom to guide the plot, or plots, how they want to do so, essentially dragging the main characters on an adventure all over the place. The RP has a starting point plot, which is the backstory up there, but from there, it's up to the players to decide where their characters shall go. There is no End-plot unless we agree to make an End-plot. Even after/if the Tyrant falls and his armies crumbles, the story can continue on however we see fit. ...Kind of like a comic series in that regard: the Adventure being never truly over.
The Downside to this is that it makes this RP effectively without shape or form, like a ball of chaos. In a way that's a good thing, since that means we can shape and form it how we wish but things getting chaotic as a result is a Risk that is inevitable for this idea to work.
To provide you all with the necessary freedoms you need, I am allowing dimensional travel and God Creation into the mix, to give you variety in the development on the plot.
However, there are a few things you must consider when doing plot development.
First and foremost, while you can create universes and dimensions and worlds at your leisure, The Fabric of Reality, the system/"Frame" that surrounds the Multiverse, is prohibited from use. Basically, you can't edit how the Multiverse functions, and you can't change how the Multiverse was made. (For example, You cannot make a God that is the God of Gods who created everything and everyone, was there from the very beginning, has no equal, etc.) Like with the Creator Gods and the Origins, the Frame of existence is for GM's administration ONLY.
Secondly, The gods are meant to be used for the sake of Plot devices, and as humanized characters, NOT as a Narrative Voice of God. They are not to be used for manipulating situations to your liking, they are not to be used for Smiting people or create Miracles that happen out of nowhere. Those kind of things are the "Suddenlys" I mentioned in the Interest Check and are not to be allowed.
With those in mind...
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With all that said, Enjoy. ^_^
@Diva Elly:
@LoveandHate91:
@EddiEddi:
@Moogle-Girl:
@Edward:
August 19th, 2021...
In the year 2018, the Earth gained a golden age of prosperity. Wars and crime were reduced by about 60% across the globe, technological advances are marching the progress of the people further, and for the most part, the world was having the closest thing to a peaceful time they had in years.
However, their time of peace is what led them off their guard.
In 2019, seemingly independent units of people with abilities and powers beyond the mortal capacity appeared from seemingly nowhere and joined up with rebel factions against the 'corrupt' governments of the world. With no knowledge of these people, or what they are capable of, the governments were quick to fall apart through internal and direct means. One by one, the world leaders fell to the hands of the rebels and their new allies.
But when the smoke was cleared, and the Rebel factions celebrate their 'freedom', the allies who gave them this chance made their true goals clear: The Rebel factions were being used as pawns, and with their usefulness running dry, they were betrayed and killed.
It was not just the rebels themselves that they betrayed, but their goals and dreams. Soon after, all of these units from all around the world were revealed to be working as a single organization, a single massive army that lurked in the shadows, the "SoA". The leader of this organization, a man known as Exodos, established himself as the hero who ended the reign of chaos all around the world and killed the rebels who committed these crimes. Using the weakened infrastructure of society to his advantage, he united the world in a singular government, of which he would rule over.
By 2020, The world essentially formatted their society around this single united government of the SoA. There were several attempts to rebel against the SoA and assassinate Exodos himself, but they were silenced quickly enough to go unnoticed by the whole of society. Anyone who survived to tell the tale were essentially brainwashed into believing that the SoA were heralds of Exodos, and that all should worship him as though he was a God.
During this age of totalitarianism, however, a group of young men and women, need they be students of high school on a field trip, college students on an expedition, or whatever else led them to it, found something not of this world within a massive cavern located underneath the Nevada desert. A ring made from technology far more advanced than any they would have known of on the Earth, generating a blue circle of what could only be described as light energy. From out of it was what appeared to be a gas that glowed, forming a radiant rainbow that lit the otherwise dark cavern with a myriad of colors. The closer they got to this blue portal, however, the more anomalies they'd be able to notice occurring around it. The rocks were meta-morphing into different shapes, even different material altogether. When one of them reached out to touch the portal however, heedless of the effects its causing to the environment around it, as the finger just barely touched the surface of the portal to cause ripples, a rush of colorful gases and light exploded outwards from the portal, causing them all to be consumed in color.
When the dust faded and the gases and colorful lights gone, this group of people upon awakening began to slowly realize that they now have powers; magic, manipulation of the elements, enhanced physical abilities, each one had different skills that were unnatural to the normal human, and with that, whether they quickly realized it or was focused on what other things they would do with this before hand, a fighting chance to liberate their world from the Tyranny of Exodos.
Soon, they formed a resistance of sorts against the SoA and Exodos himself. However, while they had a better chance than anyone else in the world, and indeed they had some victories during the beginning if only due to underestimating them as normal humans, they found that those powers they now had were still weak and they themselves were inexperienced in their use, unlike the SoA who has clearly shown to be more experienced and mastered their powers for a long time. As such, they were still outmatched, and while they were not completely defeated yet, theirs were an uphill battle, of which they were beginning to lose ground in.
Which brings us to today: As if in response to a prayer, while they were walking through one of the small towns of the Midwest towards the capital of the world, they saw a dove come down to them with a paper tied to its leg.
"Want a way out of your predicament? Or perhaps a better chance at victory? Meet me in the abandoned bar around the corner." It said, stamped with a Black 8 ball image in the place of a name or signature. It's understandable for the group to feel suspicious of someone calling them out, who happens to know about who they are or what they're doing, happens to know their predicament, and just happens to have a Dove on standby to give them this message. For all they know, this may have been a trap to lure them in and snip the rebellion in the bud right then and there. Still, they needed to gain some kind of advantage if they wanted to continue the fight against a more powerful force, and they don't have much to lose at this point either way.
Following the instructions given, they entered an empty and abandoned bar, looking messy and dark, dust all over the place, cobwebs on the corners of the walls, chairs and tables looking ready to snap into pieces at any moment... It looked like no one used this bar for years. That was when they heard the sound, the sound of two balls of wood slamming hard together and the smaller sound of balls slightly hitting each other as if in reaction. They could smell the smoke of a cigar starting to seep all over the empty building, and in the darkness, they could see the faint fiery light of that same cigar in the distance. With the sound of fingers snapping in the distance, a Light would suddenly turn on, revealing a Pool table in the middle of the bar, perfectly mint and clean, in contrast to the rest of the bar, a bunch of billiards balls scattered all over the table. To the side of the table, was a rather slim but tall man, must have been about 5-6 feet tall but it was hard to tell as he was bent and crouched over on the table, trying to steady the pool Que in his hand while having a cigar in his mouth. He was wearing a tall pair of blue jeans, brown leather shoes, a button-down green t-shirt with a brown leather vest, and a topless cap on his head, revealing his brown messy hair, while keeping the light away from his navy blue eyes.
"...So, you're the new guys. the rebels trying to dethrone the world's tyrant. Welcome, make yourself at home, as difficult as that may be right now. I just got here a while ago myself, so I haven't had the time to tidy up this joint." The man said. With the snap of his fingers, an old radio on the counter, VERY old radio by the looks of the design, turned on by itself, and started playing jazz music while the man continued his game.
"I'll just get straight to the point for you lot. The name's Ace, and I've been watching you ever since you left that chasm in the desert. I'll admit, you guys aren't bad...well, for beginners. But you still have a long way to go, and not a whole lot of time. Your Tyrant's a ruthless individual, and slowly everyone on the planet is starting to convert to his ways or die resisting. Now, you guys are in need of a little help against him, and frankly we have a common enemy. So...I can offer you one of two things: a chance, or an escape." Ace said as he got up from his bent over position on the table, taking the Cigar out of his mouth and holding it in his hand as he blew out a puff of smoke.
"Believe it or not, there are other worlds, other universes or Dimension if you prefer, than this one. Long story short, I can take you to these other worlds, ...well, I can take you off this world at least, under one of two conditions." With a wave of his hand, he made a ring from his smoke, the center of which slowly faded in the vision of a forest, a village barely seen in the distance, clear to them as a mirror's reflection.
"The first portal here will take you to a world that's technologically inferior to this one, but has a good grasp on magic and sorcery. A good place to start if you intend on finding a way to take back your world from its Tyrant. There's a portal in that universe and many others, that is similar to the one you touched which started your journey. Find that and go straight through it, and you'll be able to gain access to even more dimensions and worlds. The one you touched in the chasm, is on Lock-down. It's not exactly impregnable, I'm sure Mr Dictator will break out of it eventually, but rookies like you guys, no offense, should probably not bother with it. The catch is, well, like I said, that lock-down's not gonna hold for long, and once he's taken over here, he'll spread his armies across the other dimensions to take them over one by one....It's an Emperor thing. Basically, the more time you take while the door, for the most part, is wide-open, the more of a chance the Tyrant has to take over other worlds like yours. Still, Time's restful, and the spread would be very slow. So you have plenty of time to do or find whatever you have to. ...But there's also the option that...you DON'T have to." Ace explained. He then inhaled more of his cigar and puffed out another ring. Like before, a vision would slowly come into view. This time, however, it seemed to be a beach overlooking an ocean.
"The Second portal leads you to a beach on the mainland in a world very similar to your own, after which you can attempt to train yourself or you can simply live in peace, need it be there, or somewhere else, since like all others, this world also has a portal like the one you touched. You can go wherever, whenever. ...But not to help out your world here. This is a starting place for you to find yourself a new home, to escape from what's happening here. If you choose this, I will create a more permanent lock on this world, cramping Mr. Dictator's imperial arms as they attempt to expand until his reign collapses in on itself. It won't kill someone like him, but it'll devastate everything he built, so he'd have to start from scratch. Which means he'd be at his most vulnerable. ...However, if this happens, this world, and everyone on it, will die with his reign. You'd leave him defenseless, but doom your world." Ace then Explained as he looked at the group, closely watching their reactions to this.
"To have a fighting chance, or to escape it all. That's your options. ...Well, there is a Third Option: You can leave this bar and continue on your 'up-mountain' battle against the Tyrant and his Posse. It's not impossible to train yourselves under these circumstances, but it's gonna probably be difficult for you lot. ...Plus, ...I'm kind of violating a rule my brother made by doing this at all. So my Offer will only be on the table as long as you are here. If you leave, I'll have to do the same." He said with a cigar in his mouth, polishing the tip of his que with blue chalk and getting it ready for use again. With his que in one hand, and his cigar in another, he blew another puff of smoke to the side.
"...So...Choose wisely." A stern Ace said.
In the year 2018, the Earth gained a golden age of prosperity. Wars and crime were reduced by about 60% across the globe, technological advances are marching the progress of the people further, and for the most part, the world was having the closest thing to a peaceful time they had in years.
However, their time of peace is what led them off their guard.
In 2019, seemingly independent units of people with abilities and powers beyond the mortal capacity appeared from seemingly nowhere and joined up with rebel factions against the 'corrupt' governments of the world. With no knowledge of these people, or what they are capable of, the governments were quick to fall apart through internal and direct means. One by one, the world leaders fell to the hands of the rebels and their new allies.
But when the smoke was cleared, and the Rebel factions celebrate their 'freedom', the allies who gave them this chance made their true goals clear: The Rebel factions were being used as pawns, and with their usefulness running dry, they were betrayed and killed.
It was not just the rebels themselves that they betrayed, but their goals and dreams. Soon after, all of these units from all around the world were revealed to be working as a single organization, a single massive army that lurked in the shadows, the "SoA". The leader of this organization, a man known as Exodos, established himself as the hero who ended the reign of chaos all around the world and killed the rebels who committed these crimes. Using the weakened infrastructure of society to his advantage, he united the world in a singular government, of which he would rule over.
By 2020, The world essentially formatted their society around this single united government of the SoA. There were several attempts to rebel against the SoA and assassinate Exodos himself, but they were silenced quickly enough to go unnoticed by the whole of society. Anyone who survived to tell the tale were essentially brainwashed into believing that the SoA were heralds of Exodos, and that all should worship him as though he was a God.
During this age of totalitarianism, however, a group of young men and women, need they be students of high school on a field trip, college students on an expedition, or whatever else led them to it, found something not of this world within a massive cavern located underneath the Nevada desert. A ring made from technology far more advanced than any they would have known of on the Earth, generating a blue circle of what could only be described as light energy. From out of it was what appeared to be a gas that glowed, forming a radiant rainbow that lit the otherwise dark cavern with a myriad of colors. The closer they got to this blue portal, however, the more anomalies they'd be able to notice occurring around it. The rocks were meta-morphing into different shapes, even different material altogether. When one of them reached out to touch the portal however, heedless of the effects its causing to the environment around it, as the finger just barely touched the surface of the portal to cause ripples, a rush of colorful gases and light exploded outwards from the portal, causing them all to be consumed in color.
When the dust faded and the gases and colorful lights gone, this group of people upon awakening began to slowly realize that they now have powers; magic, manipulation of the elements, enhanced physical abilities, each one had different skills that were unnatural to the normal human, and with that, whether they quickly realized it or was focused on what other things they would do with this before hand, a fighting chance to liberate their world from the Tyranny of Exodos.
Soon, they formed a resistance of sorts against the SoA and Exodos himself. However, while they had a better chance than anyone else in the world, and indeed they had some victories during the beginning if only due to underestimating them as normal humans, they found that those powers they now had were still weak and they themselves were inexperienced in their use, unlike the SoA who has clearly shown to be more experienced and mastered their powers for a long time. As such, they were still outmatched, and while they were not completely defeated yet, theirs were an uphill battle, of which they were beginning to lose ground in.
Which brings us to today: As if in response to a prayer, while they were walking through one of the small towns of the Midwest towards the capital of the world, they saw a dove come down to them with a paper tied to its leg.
"Want a way out of your predicament? Or perhaps a better chance at victory? Meet me in the abandoned bar around the corner." It said, stamped with a Black 8 ball image in the place of a name or signature. It's understandable for the group to feel suspicious of someone calling them out, who happens to know about who they are or what they're doing, happens to know their predicament, and just happens to have a Dove on standby to give them this message. For all they know, this may have been a trap to lure them in and snip the rebellion in the bud right then and there. Still, they needed to gain some kind of advantage if they wanted to continue the fight against a more powerful force, and they don't have much to lose at this point either way.
Following the instructions given, they entered an empty and abandoned bar, looking messy and dark, dust all over the place, cobwebs on the corners of the walls, chairs and tables looking ready to snap into pieces at any moment... It looked like no one used this bar for years. That was when they heard the sound, the sound of two balls of wood slamming hard together and the smaller sound of balls slightly hitting each other as if in reaction. They could smell the smoke of a cigar starting to seep all over the empty building, and in the darkness, they could see the faint fiery light of that same cigar in the distance. With the sound of fingers snapping in the distance, a Light would suddenly turn on, revealing a Pool table in the middle of the bar, perfectly mint and clean, in contrast to the rest of the bar, a bunch of billiards balls scattered all over the table. To the side of the table, was a rather slim but tall man, must have been about 5-6 feet tall but it was hard to tell as he was bent and crouched over on the table, trying to steady the pool Que in his hand while having a cigar in his mouth. He was wearing a tall pair of blue jeans, brown leather shoes, a button-down green t-shirt with a brown leather vest, and a topless cap on his head, revealing his brown messy hair, while keeping the light away from his navy blue eyes.
"...So, you're the new guys. the rebels trying to dethrone the world's tyrant. Welcome, make yourself at home, as difficult as that may be right now. I just got here a while ago myself, so I haven't had the time to tidy up this joint." The man said. With the snap of his fingers, an old radio on the counter, VERY old radio by the looks of the design, turned on by itself, and started playing jazz music while the man continued his game.
"I'll just get straight to the point for you lot. The name's Ace, and I've been watching you ever since you left that chasm in the desert. I'll admit, you guys aren't bad...well, for beginners. But you still have a long way to go, and not a whole lot of time. Your Tyrant's a ruthless individual, and slowly everyone on the planet is starting to convert to his ways or die resisting. Now, you guys are in need of a little help against him, and frankly we have a common enemy. So...I can offer you one of two things: a chance, or an escape." Ace said as he got up from his bent over position on the table, taking the Cigar out of his mouth and holding it in his hand as he blew out a puff of smoke.
"Believe it or not, there are other worlds, other universes or Dimension if you prefer, than this one. Long story short, I can take you to these other worlds, ...well, I can take you off this world at least, under one of two conditions." With a wave of his hand, he made a ring from his smoke, the center of which slowly faded in the vision of a forest, a village barely seen in the distance, clear to them as a mirror's reflection.
"The first portal here will take you to a world that's technologically inferior to this one, but has a good grasp on magic and sorcery. A good place to start if you intend on finding a way to take back your world from its Tyrant. There's a portal in that universe and many others, that is similar to the one you touched which started your journey. Find that and go straight through it, and you'll be able to gain access to even more dimensions and worlds. The one you touched in the chasm, is on Lock-down. It's not exactly impregnable, I'm sure Mr Dictator will break out of it eventually, but rookies like you guys, no offense, should probably not bother with it. The catch is, well, like I said, that lock-down's not gonna hold for long, and once he's taken over here, he'll spread his armies across the other dimensions to take them over one by one....It's an Emperor thing. Basically, the more time you take while the door, for the most part, is wide-open, the more of a chance the Tyrant has to take over other worlds like yours. Still, Time's restful, and the spread would be very slow. So you have plenty of time to do or find whatever you have to. ...But there's also the option that...you DON'T have to." Ace explained. He then inhaled more of his cigar and puffed out another ring. Like before, a vision would slowly come into view. This time, however, it seemed to be a beach overlooking an ocean.
"The Second portal leads you to a beach on the mainland in a world very similar to your own, after which you can attempt to train yourself or you can simply live in peace, need it be there, or somewhere else, since like all others, this world also has a portal like the one you touched. You can go wherever, whenever. ...But not to help out your world here. This is a starting place for you to find yourself a new home, to escape from what's happening here. If you choose this, I will create a more permanent lock on this world, cramping Mr. Dictator's imperial arms as they attempt to expand until his reign collapses in on itself. It won't kill someone like him, but it'll devastate everything he built, so he'd have to start from scratch. Which means he'd be at his most vulnerable. ...However, if this happens, this world, and everyone on it, will die with his reign. You'd leave him defenseless, but doom your world." Ace then Explained as he looked at the group, closely watching their reactions to this.
"To have a fighting chance, or to escape it all. That's your options. ...Well, there is a Third Option: You can leave this bar and continue on your 'up-mountain' battle against the Tyrant and his Posse. It's not impossible to train yourselves under these circumstances, but it's gonna probably be difficult for you lot. ...Plus, ...I'm kind of violating a rule my brother made by doing this at all. So my Offer will only be on the table as long as you are here. If you leave, I'll have to do the same." He said with a cigar in his mouth, polishing the tip of his que with blue chalk and getting it ready for use again. With his que in one hand, and his cigar in another, he blew another puff of smoke to the side.
"...So...Choose wisely." A stern Ace said.
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With the backstory now out of the way. Let me first welcome the ones who has shown interest in this RP. Under advice, I have closed the Sign-ups since it seems we have enough players. However should one or more drop out, the Sign-ups WILL be opened again until those slots are again filled up.
Now then, Allow me to explain what exactly this IS.
This RP is a Free-Plot format Role Play. Essentially meaning that the players are given creative freedom to guide the plot, or plots, how they want to do so, essentially dragging the main characters on an adventure all over the place. The RP has a starting point plot, which is the backstory up there, but from there, it's up to the players to decide where their characters shall go. There is no End-plot unless we agree to make an End-plot. Even after/if the Tyrant falls and his armies crumbles, the story can continue on however we see fit. ...Kind of like a comic series in that regard: the Adventure being never truly over.
The Downside to this is that it makes this RP effectively without shape or form, like a ball of chaos. In a way that's a good thing, since that means we can shape and form it how we wish but things getting chaotic as a result is a Risk that is inevitable for this idea to work.
To provide you all with the necessary freedoms you need, I am allowing dimensional travel and God Creation into the mix, to give you variety in the development on the plot.
However, there are a few things you must consider when doing plot development.
First and foremost, while you can create universes and dimensions and worlds at your leisure, The Fabric of Reality, the system/"Frame" that surrounds the Multiverse, is prohibited from use. Basically, you can't edit how the Multiverse functions, and you can't change how the Multiverse was made. (For example, You cannot make a God that is the God of Gods who created everything and everyone, was there from the very beginning, has no equal, etc.) Like with the Creator Gods and the Origins, the Frame of existence is for GM's administration ONLY.
Secondly, The gods are meant to be used for the sake of Plot devices, and as humanized characters, NOT as a Narrative Voice of God. They are not to be used for manipulating situations to your liking, they are not to be used for Smiting people or create Miracles that happen out of nowhere. Those kind of things are the "Suddenlys" I mentioned in the Interest Check and are not to be allowed.
With those in mind...
The three GMs for this RP are myself, @Windstormugly, and @Diva_Elly
1. No God-modding- This applies to all characters, even the Gods. To keep this as fun as possible, we need to be as fair and balanced as possible. Gods are incredibly powerful, but they are by no means undefeatable, and that goes double for characters who are not Gods. Invulnerability, Overpowered abilities or weapons, unblockables/undodgables, being capable of blocking and dodging everything without fail, All of these fall under this rule, and shall not be allowed.
2. No Flaming- Play nice, people. Besides God-modding this is a rule I'm personally strict with. An RP isn't fun if we can't all get along while doing it. If you have a problem with someone, take it up with them in a calm civilized manner, and if that fails, report it to us and we'll see what we can do to help both parties out.
3. No character limit, but make only as many as you can handle.- Self-explanatory.
4. Keep a steady posting order- Now THIS I can safely say I'm less strict about. I understand that people are forced into positions where they have no choice but to leave, sometimes even AWOL. However, I've also seen the kind of damage an unstable post order can be. A wait time is damaging as is, and if long enough, can prove fatal to the RP itself. I'm sure you've all seen it before, as I have. Therefore, We will be establishing an order of posts. After which if someone is keeping us waiting, there will be a time-limit for them to get back in and make their post. If there is no sign of their post or them coming by the time the limit expires, we skip him/her and move on. We will try to get into contact with them and asking them if they can post within that time limit.
5. Small post length requirement, but need to have good spelling and Grammar- This RP is meant to be a simple experience of fun for everyone. As such, this is not the kind of RP where one looks at the length of a post and say "You can do better". While a Paragraph per post is certainly recommended, it is by no means mandatory. However, you ARE required to make a post that is at least 3 sentences. Ixnay on the 1 and 2-word sentences, they do not count. That said, I DO need some decent Spelling and Grammar.
6. DSGS: "Do Shit, Get Shit"- In Windpipe's words: "Your character is affected by their own behavior, and will DIE if they do something stupid enough." Let me point out that the main group of heroes are essentially at their starting point, their weakest point of the RP at the moment, and even after they develop and mastered their skill, there will still be threats in which rushing in and using pure brute force can, and WILL, get you killed. There may even be times where your only option is to run. If you try to pick a fight against a being that is ultimately out of your current league, there is no plot armor in the world that will save you. That also goes for us GMs ourselves, and for character outside the main case, and even for the Gods.
7. "Free-play exclusive rules"- @EddiEddi provided us with a few good rules to use for this that must be pointed out as well:
= No Player should EVER be able to directly influence another players plot or adjust its monsters, 2 good examples of this are as follows: Example 1:
Player 1 creates a big bad who can only be killed once the mcguffin has been obtained, Player 1 puts this Mcguffin in some inhospitable landscape filled with all sorts of nasties. Player 2 makes a earthquake happen that kills all the nasties. or Player 2 happens to have Teleportation and teleports to the Mcguffin, grabs it, and teleports back.
Example 2: Player 1 introduces a bad guy who can create demons as mooks. Player 2 has a small group of DIFFERENT demons attack, meant to be a challenge. Player 1 proceeds to describe the fact that these demons are weaker than the normal mooks his bad guy can make and having 'made' this canon he goes and curb-stomps them.
This sort of thing results in backlash, bad feelings and general asshole-ery.
= All major plot changes (Introducing a Big Bad, Time-travel, New powers, Sealed Evil creation, Making a Mcguffin, ect) Need to be discussed OOC first, That way we don't have people trying to out villain each other all the time. It also stops some super-evil villain calling up some lesser villain and threatening him before blowing his head off with a sniper. just because one player doesn't like another.
= Any Player found to be using The Villains check list shall be shot on sight.
= The Mr. Welch List is in effect. (Only some of it.)
8. NO SUDDENLYS!- I cannot stress this one enough. Don't make or produce anything in an instant, not even for the plot's sake, and ESPECIALLY not to save your own ass, which is usually the main reason this happens. No Ass-pulls, no McGuffins, ESPECIALLY no Deus Ex Machinas, not even a Chekov's Gun. If you want to bring in a plot or something within a plot, than do it slowly, and subtly, ...and possibly with our consent.
9. Three Strikes, You're Out!- Should the unlikely event occur that you do break any of these rules. You shall be punished with two warnings. The third act of rule breaking shall disqualify you from this RP and characters removed. To be clear: This is not 3 strikes per rule, but 3 strikes per player overall.
2. No Flaming- Play nice, people. Besides God-modding this is a rule I'm personally strict with. An RP isn't fun if we can't all get along while doing it. If you have a problem with someone, take it up with them in a calm civilized manner, and if that fails, report it to us and we'll see what we can do to help both parties out.
3. No character limit, but make only as many as you can handle.- Self-explanatory.
4. Keep a steady posting order- Now THIS I can safely say I'm less strict about. I understand that people are forced into positions where they have no choice but to leave, sometimes even AWOL. However, I've also seen the kind of damage an unstable post order can be. A wait time is damaging as is, and if long enough, can prove fatal to the RP itself. I'm sure you've all seen it before, as I have. Therefore, We will be establishing an order of posts. After which if someone is keeping us waiting, there will be a time-limit for them to get back in and make their post. If there is no sign of their post or them coming by the time the limit expires, we skip him/her and move on. We will try to get into contact with them and asking them if they can post within that time limit.
5. Small post length requirement, but need to have good spelling and Grammar- This RP is meant to be a simple experience of fun for everyone. As such, this is not the kind of RP where one looks at the length of a post and say "You can do better". While a Paragraph per post is certainly recommended, it is by no means mandatory. However, you ARE required to make a post that is at least 3 sentences. Ixnay on the 1 and 2-word sentences, they do not count. That said, I DO need some decent Spelling and Grammar.
6. DSGS: "Do Shit, Get Shit"- In Windpipe's words: "Your character is affected by their own behavior, and will DIE if they do something stupid enough." Let me point out that the main group of heroes are essentially at their starting point, their weakest point of the RP at the moment, and even after they develop and mastered their skill, there will still be threats in which rushing in and using pure brute force can, and WILL, get you killed. There may even be times where your only option is to run. If you try to pick a fight against a being that is ultimately out of your current league, there is no plot armor in the world that will save you. That also goes for us GMs ourselves, and for character outside the main case, and even for the Gods.
7. "Free-play exclusive rules"- @EddiEddi provided us with a few good rules to use for this that must be pointed out as well:
= No Player should EVER be able to directly influence another players plot or adjust its monsters, 2 good examples of this are as follows: Example 1:
Player 1 creates a big bad who can only be killed once the mcguffin has been obtained, Player 1 puts this Mcguffin in some inhospitable landscape filled with all sorts of nasties. Player 2 makes a earthquake happen that kills all the nasties. or Player 2 happens to have Teleportation and teleports to the Mcguffin, grabs it, and teleports back.
Example 2: Player 1 introduces a bad guy who can create demons as mooks. Player 2 has a small group of DIFFERENT demons attack, meant to be a challenge. Player 1 proceeds to describe the fact that these demons are weaker than the normal mooks his bad guy can make and having 'made' this canon he goes and curb-stomps them.
This sort of thing results in backlash, bad feelings and general asshole-ery.
= All major plot changes (Introducing a Big Bad, Time-travel, New powers, Sealed Evil creation, Making a Mcguffin, ect) Need to be discussed OOC first, That way we don't have people trying to out villain each other all the time. It also stops some super-evil villain calling up some lesser villain and threatening him before blowing his head off with a sniper. just because one player doesn't like another.
= Any Player found to be using The Villains check list shall be shot on sight.
= The Mr. Welch List is in effect. (Only some of it.)
8. NO SUDDENLYS!- I cannot stress this one enough. Don't make or produce anything in an instant, not even for the plot's sake, and ESPECIALLY not to save your own ass, which is usually the main reason this happens. No Ass-pulls, no McGuffins, ESPECIALLY no Deus Ex Machinas, not even a Chekov's Gun. If you want to bring in a plot or something within a plot, than do it slowly, and subtly, ...and possibly with our consent.
9. Three Strikes, You're Out!- Should the unlikely event occur that you do break any of these rules. You shall be punished with two warnings. The third act of rule breaking shall disqualify you from this RP and characters removed. To be clear: This is not 3 strikes per rule, but 3 strikes per player overall.
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Low-Class God: The lowest, weakest class of Gods in the hierarchy. Some don't even consider them as Gods, as they are more akin to divine servants like Angels and the like. However, they possess a domain of which they oversee and administrate, however insignificant it is in the grand scheme of things. Therefore they are technically considered Gods. (The Muses of Greek Mythology, for Example, can be classified as Low-class Gods.)
Middle-Class God: From insignificant to somewhat important, Middle-Class Gods are those who oversee the elements and concepts of society and life formed by mankind. Fire, Marriage, War, Peace, Love, Wrath, Thunder, Ice, Water, Wind, and the list goes on. A majority of gods in any Pantheon can be classified as the middle-class. They are not quite as powerful as people believe them to be, but they are still those who are worthy of godhood in their right and power, and unlike the Low-class, no one can deny that.
High-Class God: As suggested by their name, the High-class Gods are the most powerful of the "Class" Gods. They are often the chief gods of their pantheons, overseeing the other gods and the world as a whole. Their domain, as a result, is usually either something of great importance, like the Sky, the Sun, or the Sea, or their domains are the pocket-celestial realms such as the Underworld/Hell or Heaven. A Grim Reaper, an Agent of Death, is also categorized as High-Class Deity. Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, the Norse' Odin, and Egypt's Ra are prominent examples of High-Class Gods.
True God: An arrogant name, you say? Well good, these gods very well deserve the arrogant pride of such a title. The "True God" is the highest level of Godhood that one can ascend to. Unlike the others, their domain are the entirety of a Universe, a dimension, for they are the ones that legends state create their universe and all things within it. Unless the universe they make is monotheistic, they are more often than not the ones that gives birth to Pantheons, and the gods below them are their children. However, this is a Multiverse. As such, while they at their prime within their own universe, they are exponentially weakened when they are outside their own domain. A prominent example that come to mind is Greek's Gaia.
Creator God: If a True God is the God of a Universe, than a Creator God is the God of the Multiverse. They are the first beings in their reality, and are the creators of the first universes united in a single reality. They are the first to create land, life, the foundations of the world, and relay the core principles of reality to all universes within, need they be the first ones created by them, or others created by True Gods. The Multiverse itself is their domain, and only by entering "another" Reality/Multiverse, or the darkness of Oblivion outside of existence itself, would they be weakened as a result of going outside said Domain. They are also the rarest of the Gods, as its a status no one, not even a True God, can ever ascend to, as one is simply "born" a Creator God. Possibly as a result of their rarity, the Creator Gods are hardly, if ever, worshiped by humanity; very few people are aware of a Creator God's existence, and by the god's will, it stays that way. (This tier is off-limits to all but the GMs, unless someone gives us a REALLY good idea of one to use. Bear in mind: We WILL be strict, and there is a good chance we will not accept it.)
Origin: -CLASSIFIED- (This tier is COMPLETELY off-limit to all but GM use.)
Middle-Class God: From insignificant to somewhat important, Middle-Class Gods are those who oversee the elements and concepts of society and life formed by mankind. Fire, Marriage, War, Peace, Love, Wrath, Thunder, Ice, Water, Wind, and the list goes on. A majority of gods in any Pantheon can be classified as the middle-class. They are not quite as powerful as people believe them to be, but they are still those who are worthy of godhood in their right and power, and unlike the Low-class, no one can deny that.
High-Class God: As suggested by their name, the High-class Gods are the most powerful of the "Class" Gods. They are often the chief gods of their pantheons, overseeing the other gods and the world as a whole. Their domain, as a result, is usually either something of great importance, like the Sky, the Sun, or the Sea, or their domains are the pocket-celestial realms such as the Underworld/Hell or Heaven. A Grim Reaper, an Agent of Death, is also categorized as High-Class Deity. Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, the Norse' Odin, and Egypt's Ra are prominent examples of High-Class Gods.
True God: An arrogant name, you say? Well good, these gods very well deserve the arrogant pride of such a title. The "True God" is the highest level of Godhood that one can ascend to. Unlike the others, their domain are the entirety of a Universe, a dimension, for they are the ones that legends state create their universe and all things within it. Unless the universe they make is monotheistic, they are more often than not the ones that gives birth to Pantheons, and the gods below them are their children. However, this is a Multiverse. As such, while they at their prime within their own universe, they are exponentially weakened when they are outside their own domain. A prominent example that come to mind is Greek's Gaia.
Creator God: If a True God is the God of a Universe, than a Creator God is the God of the Multiverse. They are the first beings in their reality, and are the creators of the first universes united in a single reality. They are the first to create land, life, the foundations of the world, and relay the core principles of reality to all universes within, need they be the first ones created by them, or others created by True Gods. The Multiverse itself is their domain, and only by entering "another" Reality/Multiverse, or the darkness of Oblivion outside of existence itself, would they be weakened as a result of going outside said Domain. They are also the rarest of the Gods, as its a status no one, not even a True God, can ever ascend to, as one is simply "born" a Creator God. Possibly as a result of their rarity, the Creator Gods are hardly, if ever, worshiped by humanity; very few people are aware of a Creator God's existence, and by the god's will, it stays that way. (This tier is off-limits to all but the GMs, unless someone gives us a REALLY good idea of one to use. Bear in mind: We WILL be strict, and there is a good chance we will not accept it.)
Origin: -CLASSIFIED- (This tier is COMPLETELY off-limit to all but GM use.)
(Before you ask: No, I do NOT expect all these slots to be filled. They are simply there in case someone wants to make more characters. Call it a habit if you must.)
The Resistance/Heroes:
1. Simon Tenebrae (The Jest)
2. Hayabusa (Diva Elly)
3. Cemlics Afernast (Windstormugly)
4. Riken Amon (LoveandHate91)
5. Sir Alexander Gladstone (Eddieddi)
6. Hayden Kester (Moogle-Girl)
7. Katsuo Fumio (Edward)
Good (Non-Protagonist heroes):
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10.
Neutral:
1. Yume Caelum, God of Dreams (Edward)
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3.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Evil:
1. Tyrant Exodos El-Sabaoth (The Jest)
2. The SoA (The Jest)
3. Teras Grimoire (Diva Elly)
4. Horseman Death (Eddieddi)
5. Horseman War (Eddieddi)
6. Horseman Famine (Eddieddi)
7. Horseman Pestilence (Eddieddi)
8.
9.
10.
????: (The Admin Hammers, WARNING: DO NOT ENGAGE!)
1. Adam Eramanet (The Jest)
2. Nursery Rhyme (Diva Elly)
3. (Name not yet given) (Windstormugly)
The Resistance/Heroes:
1. Simon Tenebrae (The Jest)
2. Hayabusa (Diva Elly)
3. Cemlics Afernast (Windstormugly)
4. Riken Amon (LoveandHate91)
5. Sir Alexander Gladstone (Eddieddi)
6. Hayden Kester (Moogle-Girl)
7. Katsuo Fumio (Edward)
Good (Non-Protagonist heroes):
1.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10.
Neutral:
1. Yume Caelum, God of Dreams (Edward)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Evil:
1. Tyrant Exodos El-Sabaoth (The Jest)
2. The SoA (The Jest)
3. Teras Grimoire (Diva Elly)
4. Horseman Death (Eddieddi)
5. Horseman War (Eddieddi)
6. Horseman Famine (Eddieddi)
7. Horseman Pestilence (Eddieddi)
8.
9.
10.
????: (The Admin Hammers, WARNING: DO NOT ENGAGE!)
1. Adam Eramanet (The Jest)
2. Nursery Rhyme (Diva Elly)
3. (Name not yet given) (Windstormugly)
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance: (Pic of any kind except real, or a description.)
Species: (If you're a God, select your Tier here.)
Position/Occupation: (If you are a God, select your Domain here. (Adhere to the Hierarchy; No "Low-Class" God of Heaven))
Alignment: (Good, Evil, Neutral)
Weapon:
Skill/Abilities/Powers: (The protagonists/resistance/heroes start off small. Even for Gods, try to keep it as balanced as possible, and NO TIME/SPACE!)
Personality:
Backstory:
Theme Song: (Optional)
For the sake of both time, and suspense, the GMs are not required to fill out these CSes, unless they wish to do so. They will, however, have to explain them to us, and I to them.
Age:
Gender:
Appearance: (Pic of any kind except real, or a description.)
Species: (If you're a God, select your Tier here.)
Position/Occupation: (If you are a God, select your Domain here. (Adhere to the Hierarchy; No "Low-Class" God of Heaven))
Alignment: (Good, Evil, Neutral)
Weapon:
Skill/Abilities/Powers: (The protagonists/resistance/heroes start off small. Even for Gods, try to keep it as balanced as possible, and NO TIME/SPACE!)
Personality:
Backstory:
Theme Song: (Optional)
For the sake of both time, and suspense, the GMs are not required to fill out these CSes, unless they wish to do so. They will, however, have to explain them to us, and I to them.
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Name: Simon Tenebrae
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Appearance:
Species: Human
Position/Occupation: Formally High School Student/Resistance Member.
Weapon: He uses swords, in particular, he stole a sword from one of the soldiers they managed to defeat.
Skill/Abilities/Powers:
Personality:
Backstory:
Theme Song:
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Appearance:
Species: Human
Position/Occupation: Formally High School Student/Resistance Member.
Weapon: He uses swords, in particular, he stole a sword from one of the soldiers they managed to defeat.
Skill/Abilities/Powers:
Personality:
Backstory:
Theme Song:
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With all that said, Enjoy. ^_^
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