[OOC] Oriast: The Second Dark Age

[The Mad Hatter]

I'll just drop in to show my interest and ask a few simple questions;

Where, exactly, would Kederak be? Since you mention Elves being the dominant race there, I was just wondering. I don't see it mentioned in any of the Nations (though it may just be me being blind).

What is your stance on the concept of mixed breeds? I know there are Orlvan, but I mean more in the sense of half-breeds. Is cross-species breeding possible? If so, does it have any consequences? And so on...

Magic; is it possible for a Magic-user to use multiple types/brands/kinds of magic? Can someone be proficient in both Healing and Warden magic? Will this affect how and how well they use either of the magic types? Is it easier to "master" magic types that are closer in nature; i.e. Warden and Elemental is easier to "master" together than Enchanting and Healing magic.

You mention that the Human race has "a vast feudal society in which nobles are rulers"; does this mean that the other races are under the same noblemen rulers or do they have their own societal determination of who gets to be in charge? If they do follow the human Kings, what is the general culturally/racially decided view on this? Is it only humans that can be nobles, or are there nobles of other races as well?

[Vandy]

Kederak is the southern continent, think Oriast=Europe and Kederak=Africa. Mixed breeds are possible but they would be faced with pretty heavy racism. Magic users can definitely master more than type of magic, in fact Florian Serrer is currently the most powerful Wizard alive and uses all forms of magic. Non humans living in Oriast are treated differently depending on what kingdom they live in though only humans are nobles across the board. So Raliven treats elves and such pretty well and even allows them to own businesses while Gentland treats them like shit. There are racist people all over the world no matter if they are human, elf, etc...

@The Mad Hatter

[Roleplayer001]

I assume you are still looking?

[Vandy]

I assume you are still looking?

@RabidAnubis

Of course!

[The Mad Hatter]

Kederak is the southern continent, think Oriast=Europe and Kederak=Africa.

@Vandy

Oh, all right. Maybe you should add that to the OP, just to avoid future confusion :)

Mixed breeds are possible but they would be faced with pretty heavy racism.

@Vandy

That's good to know, but I meant consequences in a more physical sense than racism. I mean stuff like... Mules. (Nearly) All mules are sterile (with a few, very rare exceptions of Mollies (female mule) turning out to be fertile). The same goes for male Ligers or Tions or whatever the f*ck those things are called (though I think it has to do with what race is which sex). Would/could there be physical consequences of that kind? Or perhaps any advantages?
Also, would it be harder for a couple of differing race to conceive a child? Again, using Mules/Hinnies as an example, it is significantly harder to "make" a Hinny (stallion+jenny (male horse+female donkey)) than it is to make a Mule, because the donkey has a lower amount of chromosomes than the horse.
(Sorry for the small biology lesson >.>)

Magic users can definitely master more than type of magic, in fact Florian Serrer is currently the most powerful Wizard alive and uses all forms of magic.

@Vandy

Great to know and sorry if it already said so in the OP but I was too blind/stupid to find it :)

Non humans living in Oriast are treated differently depending on what kingdom they live in though only humans are nobles across the board. So Raliven treats elves and such pretty well and even allows them to own businesses while Gentland treats them like shit. There are racist people all over the world no matter if they are human, elf, etc...

@Vandy

All right. Human nobles only. Good to know.
So, about the racism... What I meant to ask was how the general outlook on the fact that humans are the ones in "control" is by the other races? And the human race's general view of the other races. Or something along those lines.
Like, does the other races recent the human race as a whole for being the "better" race or something like that? I know there would obviously be diversity in opinions, but I'm asking for more of a stereotype than anything else, really. Like the basic view on Muslims, where I come from, is that they're a bunch of good-for-nothing free-loaders who take advantage of our great welfare and then complain about not getting enough, even though that is far from how all of them are (in fact, only a "few" are like that).

.:EDIT:.
... Sorry for being "that guy". Really, I am.

[RainDash]

Hey its no problem. You're indirectly helping me too, since I'm playing an elf I kinda need to know of of this stuff anyway.

[Vandy]

@The Mad Hatter I'm pretty sure I said "Kederak, the southern continent" a couple of times in the history section. In any case, once the map is finished it will be much easier. With physical drawbacks and such for mixed breeds I honestly haven't given it much thought. I would imagine that they would be fertile though because the Orlvan exist because of multiple generations of mixed breeding. If you want make a mixed character I'll leave it up to you when it comes to physical differences and I'll just make sure they don't seem to ridiculous.

As for racism it can be said that many of the other races resent human rule. Humans are seen as assholes who take whatever they want, elves are snooty jerks who think they are better than everyone or are hippies. Dwarves are unintelligent brutes, Orcs are barbarians who only want to kill and enslave people and Orlvan are a bunch of fanatic nutjobs either due to Castus being an Orlvan or Estlam starting in Orderak. (The middle east)

Does that answer your question?

[The Mad Hatter]

@The Mad Hatter I'm pretty sure I said "Kederak, the southern continent" a couple of times in the history section. In any case, once the map is finished it will be much easier.

@Vandy

You did, yes, but I don't see anything that points as to where it is other than it being "southern". Again, it might just be me being blind. But I also meant that you should, perhaps, add it as a Nation? Of course, that is entirely up to you, but I just feel like that would make it easier to find the information than having to search through the History.

With physical drawbacks and such for mixed breeds I honestly haven't given it much thought. I would imagine that they would be fertile though because the Orlvan exist because of multiple generations of mixed breeding. If you want make a mixed character I'll leave it up to you when it comes to physical differences and I'll just make sure they don't seem to ridiculous.

@Vandy

All right. Seems good to me.

As for racism it can be said that many of the other races resent human rule. Humans are seen as assholes who take whatever they want, elves are snooty jerks who think they are better than everyone or are hippies. Dwarves are unintelligent brutes, Orcs are barbarians who only want to kill and enslave people and Orlvan are a bunch of fanatic nutjobs either due to Castus being an Orlvan or Estlam starting in Orderak. (The middle east)

Does that answer your question?

@Vandy

Yes, that answers it perfectly. Thank you very much :)

So... I suppose this world uses the same time system as we do (Year=12 months, Month=30/31 days, Week=7 days, Day=24 hours and so on), that the months and weekdays have the same names and such? I'm only asking because I've seen fantasy worlds where this is not the case and I wanted to make sure...
And on that note, I suppose that they use the same measuring systems, as well? And temperature... There is also the matter of currency...
I guess that unless it's otherwise stated, it's the same, right?

[Vandy]

@The Mad Hatter
Yeah I was just going to use real world time measurements for minutes/hours and such. Same for days and months unless y'all want to give them special names and such. (Which I would actually rather but I am having a hard time thinking of names for the months and days) I also want there to be at least a few different forms of currency and don't want to use dollars/pounds/euros in our fantasy world. Like the days and such though, naming is hard for currency.

Actually I think I'll open those two topics up for suggestions. If anyone has any ideas for calendars or currency post them here and we can have a vote. Actually if anyone has any ideas for the world at all (anything from knightly orders to alcoholic beverages or games) feel free to post them. I've been worried about larger scale things such as kingdoms and religions but the world needs some flavor added to it as well.

Also, mad hatter, sorry for taking so long to answer you. I think we're in opposite time zones.

[The Mad Hatter]

@Vandy Don't worry 'bout it. I'm pretty used to it by now. I've been roleplaying for... well, more than a decade and most of the people I roleplay with are from across the Atlantic so it happens a lot. I'm in GMT+1 - in Denmark.

I'll go in thinking mode about the calenders and currency, but I'll make my character sheet my first (RP) priority (obviously, life comes first).

[Vandy]

@Vandy Don't worry 'bout it. I'm pretty used to it by now. I've been roleplaying for... well, more than a decade and most of the people I roleplay with are from across the Atlantic so it happens a lot. I'm in GMT+1 - in Denmark.

I'll go in thinking mode about the calenders and currency, but I'll make my character sheet my first (RP) priority (obviously, life comes first).

@The Mad Hatter

That's great, I'm looking forward to what you come up with.

Heads up guys, the plan is to get everything started Monday if possible.

[The Mad Hatter]

Sooo... This died, then? Or, well, was miscarried, I guess...

[RainDash]

I don't really know. I've been watching it and waiting mostly.

[Vandy]

Nope nope, we are still here I just had to take care of real life. Sorry for not checking in, I tend to do that when life comes in. Terribly sorry, not sure when I'll get everything started but we are still alive.

[VoiD]

I'd like to declare my interest if this RP is still alive.

[RainDash]

I'd say we're pretty alive. I think we're just waiting to start, honestly.

[The Mad Hatter]

@VoiDYeah, GM says wee're still going and he's just busy with life (which is completely understandable, might I add).

Most of them are just waiting to go, but I'm mostly just halfway typing on my sheet and halfway being a lazy bum. So if the GM still wants more people, you'll probably be done with your CS before I'm done with mine.

[Vandy]

I'd like to declare my interest if this RP is still alive.

@VoiD

Welcome aboard. Go ahead and write up a sheet. My schedule looks like it'll start freeing up a little bit tomorrow so maybe we'll get progress going then. I really need to finish those religions...

[The Mad Hatter]

Do you know that feeling when you know exactly what is that you want to write (in this case, my character's background), but you just can't get the words to come out right and even though the idea sounds awesome in your head, it looks ridiculous in text and you rewrite it a billion times and it just gets more and more stupid-sounding?
I've got that problem right now.

[RainDash]

I know that feeling. I ran into a lot when I wrote Jasper's sheet.