[center][h3][sub][i]"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving."[/i][/sub][/h3] [sup]- Oliver Wendell Holmes[/sup][/center] Greetings all, this is something that me and a few friends had an idea for. The premise is that this takes place on the US East server in the hub known as Big Apple aka NYC. We will be ignoring what happens "canonically" in the BA. In addition, the start of the RP will not be when everyone wakes up, but instead will begin when the Player Characters discover manual crafting/cooking from ingredients with some knowledge of each other. I haven't seen anyone who has ever had a really deep attachment to the starting "hi my name jeff" part of RPs. How would all of the PCs end up together you may ask? Through the use of a Debauchery Teaparty-like group of high level players who did many the same things like raid bosses, dungeon diving and treasure hunting; The Band of Others. In this vein, all PCs will be either max level or very close to it. This is to give the greatest amount of freedom in terms of making cool weapons and equipment up in addition to making balancing the party's encounters easier. I doubt a level 20 would be comfortable handling something like a black dragon of which a level 90 character might not think too much of. I will try to run this RP in a more DnD-esque style where instead of having a GM character, I as the GM will be instead telling you about the world and playing NPCs as needed. [b]This does not mean I am using a DnD system for this RP.[/b] [u][b]tl;dr[/b][/u] [list][*] RP starts with the PCs already having known each other through the Band of Others and just discovered manual crafting. [*] PCs will determine what they can and will do with their new found knowledge assuming they are the first people to know of this. [*] All PCs are justifiably high level and at an "end game" state with association to the Band of Others. [/list] [hider=Note on the Medicine Man] The Medicine Man is the American Server's version of the Medium/Kaanagi with a Native American flavor. The way that they will work in this RP is through the use of Spirit Totems and Ceremonies. Spirit Totems are physical objects that channel the essence of the spirit and will buff allies in an area around it. Stronger/better totem will have increased effects, larger area, focus on one class (IE a spirit totem that's focused on defense might automatically only target tank classes); think of it as an Orissa Ult from Overwatch. Ceremonies are a special type of spell used by the MM which typically involve directly summoning some sort of spirit for a specific task. For example, the ability <> will allow the MM to summon a spirit shield around him or an ally while and ability like <> will cause a ghostly raven to fly around and debuff enemies. The highest level of Ceremony Spells allow the player to effective create a spirit double of themselves allowing them to cast two spells at once; the most famous of these ability is the aptly named <>. [/hider]