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Magic, once a hidden art used by secluded groups, has now become widely known. What was once held sacred and practiced in hiding, now appears in advertisements for household goods or used by street performers... And magic has grown in popularity stronger than everywhere else, in one particular country. News of it traveled across the sea, from here, the news spread from country to country.

Kokotha, a new country, a land of opportunity and magic. Casters and humans from other lands sail across the sea to this new country, in search of new life and starting a new. Large machines operating with magic runes and new devices introduced everyday, from new radios, cars, and phones.

New Wickborough, the capital of Kokotha, being the hub for this economic growth

But not everything is perfect in the world. Tensions between Casters, those who see it as a old sacred rite, those who embrace it fully, and people using magic for unsavory purposes.

The Old Path, high in the mountains to the north, rejecting the modern ways. The Universal Machine, always in the spotlight. The Black Hats, hiding in the depths. The mercenary Golden Boys, the White Tooth Men and their secret operations, the reclusive Pride living in the wild, and the Wanderers, whom yet to find their path.

New life, new opportunities, new groups, new inventions, a new country, and old magic.


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So what is Kokotha?
Kokotha is a roleplay canon started by me way back in late September of last year, started on the roleplay forums of Ponychan. After picking up speed and a story forming, the canon has now moved over to the Guild; for reasons I won't really go into. Despite its original site, the canon has no relation to the series.
The world of Kokotha is a turn of the century era roleplay with fantasy elements. Cowboys and mafiosos using magic, steampunk elements here and there, and your typical turn of the century styles such as jazz, prohibition, speakeasies, and economic growth.

Rules

1. Don’t be a dick. No harassment of people in the canon or outside of the canon. Just be respectful to your follow roleplayers. This is the most important rule.

2. You can post after you’ve submitted a sheet. The sheet will be reviewed and, if approved, you may roleplay.

3. Before you want to invite someone to the roleplay or the discord, ask me first. You'll be able to invite people to the Discord once you submit a sheet that's been approved.

4. Low to High Casual writing skill is expected. This isn’t a canon that is going to judge you on how well you RP and you don’t need to write a wall of text everytime you post. Just be sure to give your partner enough to work with.

5. You don’t need to consistently roleplay to be a member; we’re not going to reject you for not doing anything. If you want down time you can just chat in the roleplay and talk with people.

6. Respect the rules of the site.



The Basics of Kokotha


The Main Setting




Magic



Amalgamates



Aspects of Yim




Factions




Races and Species






Joining the Group

Just follow this simple character sheet. Also, if you're interested in chatting with the other members of the canon, you can PM me for a link to the Discord server. Feel free to ask any questions you may have about the world as well.



Character sheets can go in this thread or you can PM them to me.
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Afternoon bump
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Interested.
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@Letter Bee
Always glad to get new blood, feel free to ask any questions in here, PM, or in the Discord.
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I threw together a list of firearms most often used by the Aborranian Royal Army in case people are interested. One of them is the Gophman 9mm submachine gun - a parallel to the real world Thompson.
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@Afro Samurai
Noticed you in the IC asking for the Discord.
If you're interested in joining, I can give you a link to the Discord in a private message.
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@Patches Didn't mean to put that in the IC btw, pressed backspace 'cause I was scrolling through the Character tab and was intending to post in the OOC but forgot I was on the IC tab before backspacing. And yeah, PM me.
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Ohh I need to look through this an decide whether or not to join.

Assuming apps are still open.
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Applications are always open, don't worry
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What's your policy on light-hearted goofballs with wacky abilities? Thematically appropriate?

And how much freedom do new players have when contributing to the plot? Can we influence the story, or is the a pre-set main plotline you already have in mind?

Golden Boy


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Lighthearted goofballs make up most of the cast, as long as they are thematically appropriate of course.
As for contributing to the plot and the world, I say that you have to Rp a bit before adding anything, such as a new country or race, but once you're in, I'm sure you can submit something. You just have to run new stuff by me.
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I'm interested to join as well!!
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Ah sorry for the wait, I was asleep. Awake now and able to communicate
If you want I can send a invite to the server, right now it's a bit difficult since I'm not at my computer , but I can manage
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I'll join the discord. Writing my sheet up now.
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I'll join the discord. Writing my sheet up now.


Likewise. To both of those statements.
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Here's mah sheet :P @Patches
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I'll pm you the discord link in due time

@Jensoman
Not entirely sure that character will work. The body rune and most rune works, but I'm not sure about the village being destroyed or a new country being introduce; you'd have to run the country by me first and what it's culture is like after all. The bottomless bag and magic clothes thing also don't seem doable with the magic of Kokotha
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Oh, that's not a problem, I can edit it accordingly :P
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@tex
Okay okay, let's see
For one it seems a bit too much to give him access too all 6 magic types, especially when it's been established that having too many runes can lead to a risk of amalgamation. You'd have to restrain him to the most basic of abilities with the bow or lower the number of runes it uses. Summoning it out of nowhere is out of the question. My suggestion would be to give him a light brand and have the bow be a product of his powers, but that would lose the runes engraved on it.
The talking cat might have to go. While animals are capable of magic, they'd require a storm rune to allow speech, since with storm comes with the ability to manipulate sound.

@Jensoman
That works. His clothes seem a bit modern day for the early 1900s time period Kokotha is in, but it gives me an idea of what he looks like

@Jensoman@tex
Overall, my main complaint with both of these is, and don't take this the wrong way, but they seem a bit silly for the world? The world of Kokotha isn't dark and serious but it is grounded in reality to an extent.
Not really a criticism per say, more of an observation and to give you a tip to try and not go overboard with the silliness
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