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@BrokenPromise lol Thanks.

I'll see what I can do, but I like to try to leave the exact effects of the Mages to the owners of the characters involved, so I'm not sure where that line would be drawn.

Thanks for all of the help, I really appreciate it.
@Lady Amalthea

Oh, ok. Glad you got the message anyways, and thanks for letting me know about that.
@BrokenPromise

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.

I've updated it and added some information. The only three things I feel like I haven't done yet is make it colorful, add pictures, and change the title.

@Lady Amalthea

Thank you, I'll check them out and use them moving forward.
@BrokenPromise

Thank you so much, I will correct all of that. Though, the issue with me being too modest will probably take a lot of work, because I try as hard as I can not to come off as overbearing in any way, shape or form.

Would you mind double checking it for me once it's done?
@Buddha

Yeah, that helps a lot.



In other words, if you didn't want to read that, I just didn't think to change anything from what worked on other sites, didn't know how things worked here, and usually have a lot of bad luck. I will try to fix all of that, and thank you.
@BrokenPromise

Thank you, and I'm sorry for bothering you with all of this.

1) Here's a link to it: (link)

2) Thanks. I think I'll go with Casual then, because I like longer posts, I just have a lot of difficulty making them, and I can use it to get better without sacrificing the story to endless one-liners.

3) Ok, thank you.
@BrokenPromise

Thanks for the advice. But I have a couple questions if you have the time and inclination to answer them.

1) Do you know of any way I could get people's attention for it? I've got one friend on this site who will definitely be in it, but I posted an interest check almost a week ago, with no replies, and it has left the first page. In my experience, few people look past that page. (Though I could just be being too impatient for it.)

2) Where do you think it would fit best? I sometimes struggle to make RP posts that go past the 'free' section, but the kind of character depth I like with it is much more towards advanced. Would that put it essentially in Casual?

3) What is this site's rules for bumping threads, since I haven't seen it in the rules?

@NuttsnBolts

Thanks for those ideas. They sound great, and could work very well.
So, I have an RP on a few other sites, but I try to mix the main plot up with every incarnation. It's meant for a large group, or at least a small group that can play several characters each.

The basic idea is that it's set on earth, and the world is nearly exactly the same, with one major difference: there is a smallish group of people known as Mages. (Smallish being around 40 total compared to the entire population of the world.)

Mages are a group of people who have near immortality and complete biological immortality (meaning they cannot die naturally, and are not easily killed, but are capable of dying and being killed under the right circumstances).

The Mages each control one element and that element is exclusive to them. The powers of the Mages may, however, overlap, such as Life and Nature both having at least some ability to create life, and in some versions there are hybrid mages, such as Madness and Love creating Obsession or Madness and Death creating Wraith, where the hybrids have some powers of each parent power, but with varying strength comparatively.

So far, we have three plots in progress, a war amongst the Mages, a war between the Mages and the mortals, and the Mages monitoring the interactions between creatures on different planets, but in all of them we have no defined stopping point, even when the current plot ends, because it could go on forever if we come up with new plots. I would like to discuss any plot ideas for this.

I'm also not sure about where to put this in because I personally have trouble doing even somewhat long posts, but I would also like to make a timeline of the universe eventually (though not right away) and that kind of character building would probably fall under advanced.
A Single Element


Hello all, and welcome to A Single Element, a universe that runs alongside your own as well as many others, where one of the biggest differences is the inclusion of beings known as Mages. I am your guide, Horace Amser, this universe's current Time Mage.



Setting


This RP will be set on earth and the time frame will most likely be modern day, though this is not set in stone as I would like to hear the preferences of my players before locking it in.



Mages



What They Are


Mages are humans that have magic powers. Each Mage is limited to controlling a single element, such as Life or Death. Each element, likewise, has only one Mage. The powers of the different elements, however, can overlap, but no two have the exact same power set. Mages have existed since the beginning of time, are nearly immortal, and cannot die of natural causes, but there are things that can kill them.


What They Do


Many Mages exist to keep balance in the universe, such as Life and Death. Others are embodiments of elements present in every day life, such as Water and Air. Regardless of which type of Mage they are, they possess great power over their element and the majority try to stay out of the public eye to work behind the scenes.


Killing a Mage


Not much can kill a Mage as a Mage's body can heal itself quickly, small cuts healing instantly, but larger wounds taking longer to heal, though some have been known to survive beheadings. To kill a Mage, you have three options, find something that can destroy them faster than they can heal, find an object that nullifies immortality, or get them in range of the Blocker.


The Blocker


The Blocker is a special kind of Mage who shows no signs of having powers, not even the immortality or quick healing all other Mages possess. Instead, he has the passive ability to nullify all powers of all Mages within a certain area around him. Many blockers go their entire lives without knowing of their abilities, as they never encounter any of the Mages. It's a fairly large world, after all.


After a Mage's Death


If a Mage dies, their powers can be taken by their murderer or anyone nearby, sometimes without the new Mage even being aware, but are usually given to someone else by another Mage to pick up where they left off. A side effect of this type of reincarnation is that certain personality traits can be passed on through reincarnation, such as one Mage feeling obliged to protect another even though there's no real reason to, two Mages falling in love over and over throughout different incarnations, or even two characters hating each other over and over.



Plot and Character Lore


I feel like the plot is something that shouldn't be left up to one person, but rather discussed amongst the group. I know what I want to do, but I want to know what everyone else wants to do because the story is about more than just me and my characters.

Eventually, I would like to have a full timeline of the Mages to put up, including all past incarnations' birth and death dates, but that part is not necessary at the moment. Whether in the character sheets or revealed through the RP itself, I would like some lore for the characters and the world around them, such as the/one of the Ice Mage(s) being responsible for the Ice Ages, the Death Mage owning a three-headed dog named Cerberus, or one of the Mages formerly being a blacksmith that forged Excalibur. It can be tied to history, mythology, religion, whatever you like.



Other information


This is an RP designed for a large group as there will be a large number of elements to choose from, and more can be added if someone wants to sign up when we are 'out of characters'.

If you have any questions, I will be glad to answer them.
Hello all. I'm awa, you can capitalize it however you want, but the four I see most often are AWA, awa, Awa, and AwA. I'm 19, almost 20, live in the U.S., I'm a sophomore in college, my major is Forensics/Criminal Justice, and I'm not sure about my minor yet. I've been RPing for between 4 and 5 years now, but I wouldn't say I'm good at it, as I've only been in a handful of RPs over those years.

I can RP Sci-Fi, fantasy, just about anything, but I have the most experience with realistic fantasy. I mainly like group RPs, small or large doesn't matter, but I have a habit of asking for 1x1 RPs for character and/or world building. I will warn you, though, that I'm horrible at making long, detailed posts 99% of the time.

I like playing video games, but I'm poor so I don't have many. My main game is Team Fortress 2 where I enjoy playing engineer and putting sentries in unexpected, but highly effective, positions.

If there's any information I left out that you'd want to know, just tell me.
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