Premise- Medieval Fantasy High School (Reviving an original RP world) original or premade characters

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So sorry! I'm working hard to get the official threads up now. I have a horrible habit of getting distracted whenever I'm writing something not IC.

ClaireRae said:
Ok, I'm totally into the idea of playing her. Do you think I could reserve her?
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Sure
 
Deathwatch101 said:
what tiers of nobility are there ?
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Officially there is no caste system, although the nobility like to pretend there is one, usually judging by how far back they can trace their lineage, property holdings, how much they contribute to arts and culture, etc.
 
No caste system? So is it a socialist city and everyone earns the same or something?
 
Or perhaps based on merits or test of skill? I am curious myself now that the topic is brought up.
 
More of a meritocracy. All are equal under the eyes of the law, with equality of opportunity, but not necessarily outcome.
 
Equal under the eyes of the law, so like most democratic countries nowadays? In which case, even if the law considered them equal, the social system would cause the creation of castes anyway. There's no official class system in Britain for example, and there's no different treatment between people because of their money (Assuming you look at the law and not the independent actions of corrupt politicians), and yet there are 3 clear classes, based partially on income and primarily on attitude.
 
Karakui said:
Equal under the eyes of the law, so like most democratic countries nowadays? In which case, even if the law considered them equal, the social system would cause the creation of castes anyway. There's no official class system in Britain for example, and there's no different treatment between people because of their money (Assuming you look at the law and not the independent actions of corrupt politicians), and yet there are 3 clear classes, based partially on income and primarily on attitude.
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Yes, that's more or less the way of it. Those sort of things exist in almost every society, and things like corruption will always be around. Although the King is good and honest (Even if there are some, usually the corrupt, who disagree) and tries to mitigate the problem, he is also wise enough to know that without the support of the nobility, things would fall apart and the quality of life for everyone would decline.
 
Eh, I don't really like good and honest kings. They're possibly the most unrealistic character archetype ever. Plus, they've got so much power, they should do something interesting with it instead of just helping the poor.
 
If someone is pretending there is a caste system then it must still be viewed as an existance be them barons, marquis, earls and dukes and the like or be it controlled by business though ?
 
Since it's a magical but still medieval society, I reckon it'll be based on both. The barons will have some say in it because they own the land the peasants use, while the merchants and magicians will also have a large say in it because they can pretty much make or break the entire nation if they play their cards right. In fact, I reckon a lot of merchants are also barons.
 
Karakui said:
Since it's a magical but still medieval society, I reckon it'll be based on both. The barons will have some say in it because they own the land the peasants use, while the merchants and magicians will also have a large say in it because they can pretty much make or break the entire nation if they play their cards right. In fact, I reckon a lot of merchants are also barons.
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A baron is likely to be under an earl or something along the lines quite possibly or the baron may have baronet's, though i would guess nobility may marry off the odd daughter or son that they don't require for other political marriages to those of similar or higher levels of nobility for diplomacy sake, but may marry there children to mages/knights of good ability to bring them under their fold ?
 
I'm making good headway in creating the RP page. I know there are some lingering questions, but I'd really like to get the RP up and running first and I am grateful for everyone's interest. I never dreamed this many people would want to play, it is truly humbling.

One thing I did want to mention: Most spells can be cast with or without an incantation. Once sufficiently practiced, most spells can be quickly cast without an incantation. Knights generally prefer this method to augment quick bladework with a spell to keep the enemy off-balance. This uses much less energy, helping to keep their magic reserves high. Of course, a quickcast spell is invoked at only a fraction of its power. For example, my character can augment his striking power with explosive air decompression from his fists. Were he to use the incantation with the same spell at point blank, it would send the enemy sailing into a wall with enough impact to shatter multiple bones. The best knights have the focus to recite an incantation in the middle of a fight, although doing so can tip their hand to an opponent.

Quickcast spells from a mage, of course, are still more potent than a Knight's quickcast.
 
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RP created!

You can find the signup thread here,
The main page, rules, and OOC thread here,
And the IC thread here.

The original post for this thread has also been amended to show this info.
 
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Might wanna also link the OOC that I saw o.o
 
Thanks ^^
 
Shindo said:
Wow, we reached page two! Thanks for all the interest. Well, I know I said I had several characters I was playing with, so I figure I'll list them out one at a time instead of type them all up in a single post and have it take several days. So without further ado:

Rebecca Rosewater
Age: 14
Class: Mage
Element: Water/Ice

Appearance
Becky stands at a minuscule 4'11". She sports red hair framing her face and reaching to the middle of her back, along with steel-rimmed glasses highlighting her ocean-blue eyes, with pale skin and freckles across her entire body. She has a demure physique, and adds feminine accents to whatever outfit she wears to compensate for the fact that she is as flat as an ironing board.

Personality
Intellectually brilliant, she has the personality one would expect of a tortured genius. She is shy and introverted, but blossoms when something piques her curiosity. The only thing she loves more than books is her best friend Roland, who remains painfully oblivious to that fact. She is earnest and polite, but feels out of place in social situations. She possesses terrible insecurities about her body, especially her height and her chest. She is caring and supportive of her friends, and is unrelentingly stubborn when one of them attempts to isolate themselves from her. Her mood can be altered by the weather. When it rains, she becomes a joyous free spirit who will dance without provocation.

Equipment/Combat
Becky reluctantly wields a Chronarii artifact in the form of a book. She remains unsure of its full abilities or how she is even able to use it, but the book appears to be of unlimited pages. She can "scan" a person or object using a unique spell to display their information on a page and use her limited and unexplained knowledge of the Chronarii language to read specific "codes" on that page. She can then take out or put in a limited amount of that code from the words she knows to make a person stronger or weaker, or change the properties of an item. This gives her unique support utility to supplement her elemental repertoire of equal parts attack and defense. She can also use water to heal, to a degree, although her healing specialty lies in purging toxins from the body.

History
Becky grew up in an independent farming village, born to two mages who settled down from their adventuring lifestyle to serve as part of the village's defense and raise their daughter. She spent her days reading anything and everything she could get her hands on, falling in love with stories of people journeying to far-off places and having adventures beyond imagination. Her best friends during her childhood were her neighbors Roland, and another girl, Celeste, both children of her parent's friends that settled into the village's defense force. An incident when she was 8 years old claimed Celeste's life, as well as that of Roland's father and permanently stripping his mother of her ability to walk. Roland, unwilling to accept charity, began to pick up what work a 9 year-old could do in his father's absence, becoming his family's primary breadwinner. Becky, meanwhile, unwilling to let anyone else do the job, spent what time she could taking care of things at his home, helping his mother and his baby sister. When Roland was 12, he left the village to go seek better-paying work. His departure broke Becky's heart, but she stayed behind to take care of what mattered to him most. She communicated with him only via letter for 3 long years. He finally returned home shortly after Becky turned 14, announcing he had accepted a blacksmith's apprenticeship in a far off country. Unwilling to accept his best friend's deference of her own dreams on his behalf any longer, he also informed her he had arranged an interview for her at a college for mages in the same country. With his little sister now old enough to take care of their mother on her own, he brought Becky with him to the Kingdom of Belgrave...


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I'd love to have someone play her and make her their own, but at the same time, I am more attached to this character than the others I'll list. If you have any interest in playing her, please contact me, and I'll work with you to help brainstorm and implement any changes you'd like to make. All I ask is that you be a female age 18 or older.
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I'd love to play Becky!!!!!!
 
Idk if that is a good enough character sheet. It is 1 A.M. I tried :c
 
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