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[centre][b]"How in the world did we win?"
- An Elven Agent aboard the Shield of Europe, an OMR Spaceship, just after the death of the Abomination.
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Since time immemorial, magic has always been a part of life. Ever since intelligent life was formed. They soon quickly realized that certain individuals are able to make the seemingly impossible possible, from lifting stones without lifting a finger, to creating massive fireballs that can engulf a whole person. Burning whoever caught into a crisp. These awesome abilities have always been utilized in some form, and the world slowly but surely flourished as technology advances and magic alongside it.

From the magicians in China exploring some methodology to cure death, to the great Magical Institutions of Europe training mages the art of combat spells, it seems that all is well in this world of Earth.

But the year 1600 came by, and that illusion was shattered. Earth, and it's many kingdoms and Empires had it's fair share of problems, the Triangle Trade conducted by European Powers, the Sengoku Jidai raging all across Japan, the displacement and subjugation of peoples in Siberia by the Russian Empire, but all of that pales in comparison to the message received by Earth's various Mages.

From Wise sages in Korea and China, to Magicians and Alchemists in France and England, or the Wizards and Witches in Kongo and Abyssinia. Everyone detected a presence, a malicious presence that desired nothing more than to eat and cannibalize this world. For 200 years the solution is to just raise their hands and do nothing, with such an overwhelming force, the many species of earth might as well live vicariously until their impending doom. The Earth is doomed anyway right? So we might as well live our best lives until the end. So collectively says the various peoples living all across the planet.

That changed after the end of World War 2. Firstly, there were the various technological advancements made, secondly, Roswell, and thirdly, the Organization of Magical Regulation was also created. The subsequent technological advancements coming from tearing apart a crashed Alien Ship, with the burgeoning space industries of America, Europe and the Soviet Union finally gave Earth a chance.

It was predictable that a massive coverup is initiated, solely meant to prevent the Abomination from realizing what has just transpired. It is easy in hindsight, the cold war was heating up, and nations all around the world can conceal their budgetary allocations behind the typical web of intrigue and lies. With the help of the Organisation, and the help of gods, both new and old. A solution was finally achieved in the 1980s.

In 1989, on the eve of the Eldritch… thing arriving on the nearest star system. A final sally, a fleet consisting of some 300 spaceships, lead by none other than Adam and Eve, fought the Abomination and miraculously defeated it.

The casualties are legion, gods, humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragons died by the thousands. But the Abomination was finally defeated, it led to the shattering of Earth’s moon, but the Earth was saved.

1989 would be remembered by 2 massive events in this world, the end of the cold war and the shattering. It has been 6 years after that.

The technological miracles developed in secret, once used for a singular purpose of defeating an Eldritch Being, is slowly spilling out into this world, the internet, advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, even rudimentary quantum computing are all being slowly disseminated in a way that prevents more chaos from happening, the remaining spaceships the OMR possesses are using it’s advanced magical technologies to reform the moon, and Earth seems freed from the threat of it's utter annihilation.

All seems well, the world seems more peaceful than ever, the threat of annihilation is gone, and technologies once thought as miraculous are slowly seeping into wider society. But the OMR knows that this isn’t the full picture.

Recent intelligence reports have shown that large shipments of weapons have entered Germany, be they Magical or Conventional, and the OMR are worried that there is a growing terrorist group growing in Germany’s underground. The collapse of the Eastern Bloc has led to a surge of illegal weapons, both magical and conventional, to flood Europe, leading to a rise in crime all across the continent. This rise is a risk that the Organization has to stop.

And Headquarters has decided to send [i]you[/i] to solve the problem. Whoever you are.

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[centre][h1][color=6ecff6]Welcome![/color][/h1][/centre]

Welcome to The Hunt. A Modern Fantasy Roleplaying Game set in 1995 Germany. In this game, you will be playing as some form of OMR Agent, or some outsider hired by the OMR to solve a mystery concerning recent large arms shipments across Post Unification Germany. While it is a natural fact that weapons from the dissolved Eastern Bloc has been flooding the Black Markets all across Europe, this recent spike of Weapons Shipments, both Magical and Non Magical, are proving to be a significant problem that must be dealt with.

You will be tasked with solving the issue firsthand. Basing yourself in Frankfurt am Main, you will work alongside the Organization of Magical Regulation and uncover the mystery behind the shipments, and unravel the intricate web of deception and conspiracy that lies in the centre of it all.

Hope you don't blow up the European Continent while working on your case!

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[color=6ecff6][b]Welcome to the OMR office in Frankfurt am Main, please register yourself under the form below.

Complying with European Union regulations, all your data will be kept private and will be destroyed after 5 years of storage. Your identity is important to us and preventing Identity Theft is among our chief priorities.[/b][/color]
[hider=Character Sheet]
[ centre ][ b ]Your Character's name, use fancy fonts if you'd like.[ /b ] [ /centre ]

[ centre ][ img ]A picture of your character[ /img ][ /centre ]

[ centre ]Age:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Gender Identity:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Species:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Appearance:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Height/Weight:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Agent of the OMR(yes/no), if yes, describe position and responsibilities:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Biography:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Reason to be chosen for the mission:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]All weapons and equipment must be registered:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Magical Abilities:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Miscallenous Facts:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Likes and Dislikes:[ /centre ]

[ centre ]Sexual Preference:[ /centre ]
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FYI: You can make up your rank if you are an agent for the OMR.

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[h1][centre][color=6ecff6]The Species of this world[/color][/centre][/h1]

Earth is home to a myriad of different species, but more importantly, a myriad of different intelligent species. Do not believe the lies spouted by racists that certain species are dumber than others, that has been disproven by Scientific Papers dating back from the 1800s.

We all are living in this world together, and it be best for our survival that we get to know the various intelligent species together. So let's unpack the 5 intelligent species that inhabit the Earth, and their various iterations.

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[hider=A Reimagining of Anne Bonny, 1887, by Edgar Degas][centre][img]https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/007/156/037/large/song-nan-li-works125.jpg?1504084315[/img][/centre][/hider]

[color=#f1c232]Flexibility incarnate. Humans are the tabula rasa of Earth’s intelligent species, able to adapt into practically any situation and any environment on this planet. Humans can be seen from the frigid wasteland of Canada’s northern territories into the humid and oppressive jungles of the Congo. Possessing a relatively standard capability for magic, with enough training, any human can be proficient in anything, even in areas some species are famously known for.[/color]
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[hider=Elf]
[hider=Picture of an Elven woman in Oman, 1986, taken by an unknown AP Journalist][centre][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/f7/6d/abf76d6ada104a6a999c83e50c8ed245.jpg[/img][/centre][/hider]

[color=#00ff00]Elf: It is being debated in academic circles whether Elves and Dwarves are a subspecies of human. But for the time being, an Elf is considered its own Intelligent species, originating from surviving neanderthals that moved towards the Scandinavian territories following human migration into Europe. Elves are typically found in Scandinavia, Ireland and Scotland, Brittany in France, and the Pacific Northwest of the United States and Canada. Deeply intertwined with magic, an Elf, while on average physically weaker than most other species, possesses a much easier time mastering magical abilities.[/color]
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[hider=Dwarf]
[hider=A Dwarf in the Mountains, 1974, picture taken by a journalist for the Boston Globe][centre][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/10/48/17/104817f0a92fc6086ebfa41736c04e30.jpg[/img][/centre][/hider]

[color=#999999]Dwarves: While the Elves migrated northwards, the predecessors of Dwarves moved deep into the Alps, the pressure of living on the mountains and the lack of calories creating the need for the species to get physically smaller and much more sturdier. And the culture generated from living in the mountains has made the Dwarven people very industrious, even to this day. You can find dwarven settlements in the Alps, Carpathians, Scandinavian Mountains, Scottish Highlands, the Pyrenees, and the Rocky and Andes mountain ranges of the Americas. Whenever there’s mining work to be done, or a new settlement to be built in between mountains, Dwarves will always be there.[/color]
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[hider=Orc]
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[color=#b7b7f2]Orcs: It is unknown where Orcs came from, some legends say that a man and a woman living in what is now Ukraine found a stone of great power and transformed themselves into the first Orcs. Archeological evidence points out that Orcs originate more in the Caucasus mountain ranges, most likely after a group of humans encounter strong magical residues from the Dinosaur ages. Whatever the case, Orcs inhabit most of Eastern Europe, and were actually integrated well into the greater Slavic society even as the ages moved on. Orcs were some of the first people to support the Bolshevik revolution, Orcs were some of the first to be classified as ‘Untermenschen’ by the Nazis, and it was Orcish soldiers that marched into the capital of Nazi Germany and hoisted the Soviet Flag there. A proud people with a unique blend of Slavic and Indigenous culture, it is comparatively rare to see Orcs outside of Eastern Europe.[/color]
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[hider=Dragon]
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[color=#99384b]Dragon: The first species to be born purely from the Magical Ether. Stories of Dragons have long permeated all cultures throughout time, and as these stories slowly gained traction. Dragons started appearing all on their own in time. Possessing the ability to turn into humans, it is very hard to discern if a human being is a dragon or not. But due to their immense power and strength, dragons can afford to live a life of relative freedom compared to all other species mentioned. Being a dragon in 1995 though, feels like your strength is slowly becoming irrelevant. Modern technological advances and magitech has made all your once legendary strength and magical prowess slowly but surely irrelevant. And dragons are now forced to adapt into the new paradigm, wherever they are.[/color]
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[hider=Deity]
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[color=#f7e5ab]Deity: Being a deity isn’t necessarily being a separate species unto itself. A deity can be a Human, Orc, Elf, Dwarf, or Dragon. But the massive perks of being a deity does make it practical to classify itself into a separate category. A deity first of all is immortal, you can destroy a deity’s body, but try as you might (and many people have tried), destroying or even containing a deity’s soul is an exercise in futility, sooner or later, a Deity will revive itself given enough time. Secondly, being a Deity means that you will possess immense magical strength, while this varies from deity to deity, a deity living in the modern day has enough magical strength to fight entire modern army divisions and win. As such, deities are usually treated as incredibly powerful entities that just happen to take human form.

Roughly 96% of deities have no ill intentions towards all life on Earth, and practically all deities are members of the OMR. The other 4% are either in prison, or elsewhere in between.[/color]
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[hider=Demonics and Angelics]
[hider=Portrait of a Demonic Elven Woman, 1818, by Jacques-Louis David][img]https://i.imgur.com/kRFffQB.jpg[/img][/hider]
[hider=An Angel tying up her hair, 1876, by Thomas Eakins][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/56/c0/e3/56c0e375e974d3d9d958938f9546672a.jpg[/img][/hider]

Due to the sheer diversity of intelligent life on earth, not all intelligent life is categorized into the initial 6. Other ‘species’, such as Zombies, Vampires and Demons generally demand a new designation, and that is where Demonics comes in. An elf can theoretically become a Vampire or a Demon given the right circumstances, as are all the other species.

Same situation with Angelics. Angelics are usually beings that has done great deeds and was offered a position to become an Angel after the person's death, typically Angels are chosen from Christians, but there are situations where other Religions and Pantheons have made Angels of their own. A notable example being Shinto Priests or Priestesses after their deaths and the offerings made by the Shinto gods to become their 'messengers'
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[h1][centre][color=6ecff6]Frankfurt am Main[/color][/centre][/h1]
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Also known as 'Bankfurt' in pejorative terms. Frankfurt am Main will be the main site of operations for this RP. A centre of commerce, banking, and transportation. The city is a major hub for the Rhineland, and a major city for the whole of Germany. The city has also been one of the leading places where illicit weapons are being smuggled, and police raids into warehouses, usually accompanied by intense firefights are becoming a common occurrence. Much to the discomfort and displeasure of the City Dwellers.

You are tasked with handling the situation in Frankfurt. Get a handle on the current problem, and hopefully, provide clues and evidence as to where the weapons are being smuggled from, who are the major recipients, and why they are smuggling weapons en masse into Germany in the first place.
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[b][i]The Magic System[/i][/b]

‘Magic’ is a term to describe the various abilities inside everyone to alter the Real World using forces beyond the Laws of Physics for some purpose. Everyone has some magic reserves but some, through training, their environment, and modifications, do have more magic reserves than others.

The Magic System in this world is also really simple, with the general concept of thinking of something and using your appendages, be they hands or feet, to enact some unnatural change into the world. The system has its limits, even incredibly old deities with eons of experience cannot destroy a major city, the burden of changing reality to such an extent can kill people if attempted.

New users of magic typically have to chant in order to cast magic spells. But veteran magic users can literally just think and the change could be enacted just like that. Some magic users utilize conduits such as staffs, wands, and even the more modern magical weapons, while some magic users just use their bare hands.

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[h1][centre][color=6ecff6]Some Rules[/color][/centre][/h1]

[b][color=6ecff6]Coordinate on Discord Please:[/color][/b] Please join the Discord if you want to play the RP. Click on the picture to join the Discord.

[b][color=6ecff6]Please post substantially every time:[/color][/b] I don't expect much, even 2 paragraphs is enough. But I do expect some level of detail and depth in your posts that will keep the RP moving.

[b][color=6ecff6]Discuss with me if you want a wholly original Character:[/color][/b]  The RP already has 6 Species and there's nothing in the rules preventing you playing as a Demi Species, with Demonic or Angelic variations should you be interested. But if you still feel the need to make a wholly original character, please coordinate with me and we'll see if such a character is possible.

[b][color=6ecff6]Setting's a bit insane:[/color][/b] It is a world where the Cold War has ended and the Earth was just saved by FTL spaceships fighting an Eldritch Abomination, a setting where gods hang out in Cafes and that's a totally normal occurrence, and a setting where being immortal in some way, while certainly unusual, is not considered an earth shaking event. Please adjust your expectations accordingly.

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