Hidden 9 yrs ago 9 yrs ago Post by Astarael42
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Okiedokies...

@Bunnita & @PhantomSekai...I will let you two work out whether or not you want to know each other, however I would like to start you both from the same city. Both of you have a lifestyle/background that requires a large city to support. Most of the vice business are very minor in a Town like Loudwater or almost non-existant in a village like Twiddledale. You need something pretty large. I will write it into the map we are using but until then know its a large city and like any large city you can either know each other, have seen one another in passing, or never encountered one another. I'll leave it up to you. The one thing that does have to be the same is the fate of the city/those you love...it comes in two options...
1.) the city has "converted"...this is a time when the whole city is forcefully converted to the work of a dark shadow god. There are priest/priestesses a plenty backed by "enforcers" (soon to be added to the monsters compendium in the character tab) which are the soulless bodies of former townsfolk devoid of free will and entirely devoted to their god and the will of his representatives (the priests and priestesses). Order is maintained by near-daily punishments (hanging anyone who dares speak out, or who is a threat, or even just slightly suspicious) that all are required to witness, threats, and a city lockdown that prevents any inhabitant/resident from leaving though traders and travelers can pass through mostly unhindered. A converted city is filled with an aura of inevitable despair and loss of hope and silence. Most folk keep entirely to themselves for fear of drawing attention and becoming an example in one of the hangings.
2.) the city has "vanished"...in this situation life has been the same as it always has been up until a trio of strange looking priests with dark skin, dark hair, and dark eyes visited the city. They meet with the city leaders in private, though most folk know of the meeting, the result of which the priests are kicked out of the city. Approximately three days later the city is put on alert, all children are told to hid until it is safe. That time never comes and the few who hid well enough to escape notice are now alone in the city. The majority of the inhabitants are vanished, just gone, no signs of a fight, struggle, packing, nothing. Even footsteps. Just completely vanished. The city elders are, however, pinned to a wall in the city center, like bugs in a display case, no blood, and they cast no shadows. They are quite dead. And words are written above them in a very strange language that you cannot read.

I'll let you two work out what you want the fate of your city to be. It's background/history information only so you don't need to actually play out any of it, just write a little bit of it into your bio for reference.

And then once that is decided I have 2 further skills to give each of you, based on your character histories/backgrounds/actions
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Hiiii~~!! So like @PhantomSekai whaddya thinks?

Ya want Divine and Mia to be buds or just know of each other? I want us to be buds. Mia seems to have an strong personality and like Divsie is... well, not the sharpest knife out there and can be coerced by peer pressure. I sees a dynamic there.^^ If not that's cool too.

kk right. And so like I think number 1 up ^there works best for Divine, for reasons of REVEEEEEEEEEEENGE!!! And like they wanna converts us? No way!!! So we can be like escaping the city together, lose so many along the way, and if we aren't buds then at least we knows each other then? Oh and like we can bare minimum trust each other enough to keep together as we flee?

But like number 2 up ^there works as a good reason to find our missing siblings/friends? And number 2 works for our charries to hide together and if we aren't buds yet then like we can at least know each other and find a common goal? Maybe?

Right. Those are muh ideas at least^^ Lemme knows k? ;D

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Hey so like @Astarael42 anyone else from the Checkie contacts ya? Did ya PMs them? Did ya? DID YA HUH?! xDDD Neverminds... just bump'd!^^

Kk, but like so I wanted to put this in the open just incase the Checkie peeps are like lurkin' and wanna jump in as one of our buds. Easier transition too^^ Righht. K soooooo like may we put our charries into the CHARRIE TAB? And thats it. I thinks. K. Thanks ya, Asta-chan!

(Lurkers! Yes you! Hiii~~!! You should put up an app too^^)

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~Edz~~ I seeeeees yer little thumb down theeeeeere, Asta-chan! I'mma take that as a yes and put Divsie into the charrie tab, k? And soooo like-- hey! Whudufurks is yer thumb doing down there in the first place!!! Pervie! YOU!!! "Thumbs up" only, @Astarael42!!! Not "thumbs butt!!!!"

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@Bunnita I think what would make the most since is that they're aware of one another and know each other somewhat, and maybe are even on good terms with each other, but that's it. Their methods for how they do their work are pretty much entirely different as well as their personalities and their goals as well. Still, I do think having them interact with one another on friendly terms makes sense.

As for which idea for the city...I really don't care. Not trying to sound rude, but both sound pretty good imo, so I think I'd be happy with either.
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@Bunnita I think what would make the most since is that they're aware of one another and know each other somewhat, and maybe are even on good terms with each other, but that's it. Their methods for how they do their work are pretty much entirely different as well as their personalities and their goals as well. Still, I do think having them interact with one another on friendly terms makes sense.

As for which idea for the city...I really don't care. Not trying to sound rude, but both sound pretty good imo, so I think I'd be happy with either.


Ughs. You angry loner types... xDDDD Kk. So let's make this as painless as possible shall weee?!

Sooo like can we say that they know of each other because Mia has to sell goods via fencing, and sooo not talking sword fights amirite? ;P Right and so there's times they meet up with this contact named McCafferty to fence their goods and they seen each other at his hideout? A little chitchat there?

Then like let's say we choose number 2 up ^there. Gives good reason for us to leave and find those we love/see where the 3 baddies peeps went?

And since there'd be a group of kids, I'm thinking that most wanted to stick around and loot and/or take care of the youngest of them all. And the rest of us go off to find out what happened to rest of family and track 3 baddies. I'mma say that my siblings and friends didn't make it into the shelter or went to another shelter but were never found. I'mma also say that like the only sisters/friends Divine has left (she knows of) are from her Night Scene dance troupe. But they're gunna stay and take care of the youngest ones too and search the city.

How does this sound?@Astarael42@PhantomSekai? Anything to edit or adds or stuffs?^^
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She's not an angry loner type, she just has some trust issues (I'm sure you would too if your family was ready to sell you to pay off their debts). But yeah, having a mutual seller they fence their goods off too would make the most sense to establish their relationship.

As for Mia, her goal is just trying to make sure her younger brothers are okay, since she hasn't had contact with her family for several years she just wants t make sure they're okay.
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Kk. Will edit info into muh charrie sheet then.
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Sounds good. Only a couple things story wise (not your character wise)...

Everyone who isn't you two (and anyone else who might want to joing as a character) are the only people who were not "vanished". There is no sign of a fight, no sign of people leaving, no footprints even. The city is simply empty...which is eerie. No one left (including those you care about). They could be alive, could be dead, you don't know. You two just happened to hide better than anyone else. There are three dead in the city center...they are the city's leaders (military, financial, and political). They are dead, pinned to a wall like a beetle on a card, and have very strange writing over them. Their bodies are also bloodless and cast no shadow. Obviously the city is empty and its a large city, you can pretty much equip yourself with any common low to mid value equipment you want but very little actual coin. Just remember you can't carry hordes of stuff so keep it within reason. If it is allright with the both of you when I start chapter 2 IC later today I will start the two of you off about a day's walk down the road (towards the desert), your first night out of the city. Would that work for you two?

NOTE TO SELF: GET MAP UP

I will be PMing the both of you with skills and your own personal clues later (to update here when I have done so). You can also move your characters into the character tab if you wish. Please. So I can find it easy. This OOC section gets cluttered.

NOTE TO ANY NEWCOMERS: Yes we are still accepting and even if we get underway again we can still work you in so speak up and lets play!

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Hiii~~!!

So likes @Astarael42 I thinks we just needs a name for our city? LIke cuz I dunno where we should be from in this Realms! ;D Oh! And I'm thinking that I'mma just keep it like food and water and coins that Divsie brings. And like is there some kind of matches and spy glass equivalent cuz yush. That. Soooo bringing that too. Editing sheet nows! -ish! Thanks ya! Nows!^^ -ish!
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Alright so I just want to be sure. We're gonna start outside of the city, after everyone else has vanished? Like the two of us walking down a road or something?
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Edited my CS
-added clues
-updated equipment (will make an inventory hider IC from now on)
-added hiders to cs to shorten it.
-added abilities next to skills
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@Jollan just one thing. you still need to divide your skills into class skills and life skills.
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Hii~~!! @PhantomSekai

Sooo like this is wut I gots in muh charrie sheet for Mia and Divine in the city of ____.

Me Night scene sisters and I, we talked strategy dockside where we were to meet McCafferty. We collected what things and moneys we could and brought it all here; we were going to buy weapons. Big ones. Big ones ready to fight others. And if need be... to kill them. Maybe Mia would even be here? Maybe join us? She was a rough n' tumble lass that had seen her fair share of brawls and undoubtedly came out on top most o' the time, natch!

But then the bells began to toll! But not just the religious ones. All of them. Across the city they rang out like the desperate voices of angels keening for our fate that middle of the night.

I dunno who ushered us away, but she lead us to a trapdoor behind and ol' abandoned house and down a tunnel we went! Oh, but war!!! That was the reason for this all. Our city of ____ was under attack. We were at war.

And so for 3 days they said to stay here. That they would be back. We were scared. We were cold and hungry. Those that could not see in the dark trembled the most, but me n' me sisters tried our best to calm them. That and when they saw how brave Mia was, and that the toughest of all of us was also the bravest, they rallied around her mettle. Oh! And me one sister with the magics created small flame for short times that she could maintain to keep spirits up too.

But we dared not keep any torch lit. We were warned of losing air. Or causing undue attention to us all. How many there were of us exactly, I cannot remember. But we were tightly packed. And much too much of us to keep fed and watered. And so me n' Mia were the oldest so we went and checked further down the tunnels. And damns us. We gots lost! We were starved and desperate for water.

And so on the 6th day we had no choice but to leave our safety in the underground shelter.

It was near dusk. And I remember shuddering. I could hear my bones rattle it was soooo quiet. It was as if nary a person ever existed in ____. Eerily silent and still twas. And so we wandered, just the two of us and then we saw it. I opened me mouth to scream but not a sound came out. None atall aye. Indeedy. I froze. For all my fear me brains worked out something at the same time that was just toooooo curious and strange!

There was no blood... and curiously enough... mayhaps twas the time o day? But they, the citys leaders cast no shadow upon the ground. No blood, no shadow. Only the frozen stark look of terror forever etched upon their dead faces, pinned to the wall. I do not remember how I felt when I saw those three up there, evenly spaced apart like some strange collection... or trophies of some twisted mind... but I cannot unsee what I saw that day. Horror and revulsion.


Let me know if its too god-moddy k?^^
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Quick notes cause im on my phone...

1) bun--city's name is Secomber (very modified from realms cannon Secomber...is now a large city)

2) phantom--yes IC will pick up after everyone has vanished and you guys have already left the city, at some distance down the road is where/when the story will actually begin. If you have stuff you specifically want to have done you can always add it in your first post as a history wrap up or flashback or similar.

3) like history of "attack" for the most part bun but too many survivors. Kids in the tunnel room can die of starvation or dehydration (shudder) but the ones you really cared about Id like to "vanish" So they can come into play later. Also Mia with you...will need to figure out how to kill her off (too weak to stand the shock of the sight of the dead or just body gives out, falls asleep and never wakes up?). Anything suitably eerie, depressing, anger generating, or despair inducing will do fine--just something to spark your character along in her goals.
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ok, i think that should fix my cs.

I'm ready to have some IC fun whenever yall are : )

the lone dancer:
...so majestic
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Ok working on getting us on the road...

Task list in order...

Update first post in "Characters" with maps & other possibly important info (check)
PM Bun & Phantom (check)
Post first post of chapter 2 (check)

to be updated as I work tonight
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epic! can't wait to start this up again!
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some brief notes...

It is evening time for both parties...group a on the river in a
and group B on the road. I took some license with group B as I started you out moving east and north (the direction the priests were headed when they came through your town) but you can decide how long you remained in the empty town and if you are traveling on foot or horseback.

also I have forgotten this several times now...these are regional skills based on your starting locations. NO idea if they will come up or not but they are there for the sake of knowledge

Aiden, Brisa, Argurios--as residents of Twiddledale, a town subjected to repeated troll attack, you are well versed in troll lore. YOu have never put it into practice but your parents/teachers teach you this from a young age. What trolls eat, when they come out, where they like to live, warning signs they are in the area, the sounds they make, and that you need fire to successfully kill them (they are unaware that acid also works).

Jatan--as a resident of Loudwater which survives off the river which banks up upon it you are well versed in river lore. This is taught to you as you need to understand the river to live in harmony with it. You know about how to read currents, what signs to watch for, the best spots to find fish, what to do if you fall in a deep section (not swimming so much as staying afloat), and how to spot a rising river due to flooding upstream.

Mia & Divne--as a resident of a large bustling city with most of your time spent in the underworld of the city you are well versed in Underworld lore. By this I mean the structure of the gangs, how to spot various unsavory characters, how the crime bosses tend to be set up, common fronts for illegal activates, how to find illegal items/information that can be bought (for a high price naturally), and a basic understanding of the rogue society in a large city which usually has its own hierarchy, politics, rules, enforcement officers, and organizational structure.

EDIT: also updated the monsters compendium
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Quick notes cause im on my phone...

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3) like history of "attack" for the most part bun but too many survivors. Kids in the tunnel room can die of starvation or dehydration (shudder) but the ones you really cared about Id like to "vanish" So they can come into play later. Also Mia with you...will need to figure out how to kill her off (too weak to stand the shock of the sight of the dead or just body gives out, falls asleep and never wakes up?). Anything suitably eerie, depressing, anger generating, or despair inducing will do fine--just something to spark your character along in her goals.


Kk, I'mma change it so that it was just Divs and Mia then. I dun need to write about dead kids and their suffering to death in a hole. U,u!! But the bold part up ^there? I dun gets it? Mia is Phantoms charrie? Maybe ya meant someone else?

But kk. Urshums^^ And soooo exciting! Yays!

~Edz~~ Kk soooo like made changes to history and added in all the new skills for Divsie^^ Yayuh~~!!
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Wow I completely missed that part. I hope Mia doesn't get killed off lol. Shortest lived RP experience ever XD
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I totally didn't catch it was phantom's character...I just assumed it was another of the folk in your orphanage. Yeah that's fine then by all means *face palm* so sorry I didn't catch that. Though a ghost could make an interesting party member... And you don't need to write about the kids suffering in the death hole...unless you want to...that sounds really depressing. You can just mention they are dead. But I always enjoy good melancholy writing!
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