[OOC] A Patchwork World [Worldbuilding and Exploration]

[Rumplestiltskin]

@Ganryu

I really like your dureva, especially your lion one, Arieh. I think I may create a PC for use with my own demon.

I do have a question: is there any type of animal that would not make sense to be a dureva? Like, I think of bugs. And fish. Can there be dureva types like that? =o~

@Eklispe

Jarvan Gearshield. Love the name. ^_^ I got a couple questions.

Who or what instilled that sense of morality in him?
Does Jarvan fit the description of a technical pacifist? Perhaps a martial pacifist?

My point in asking is that it seems my demon PC will have (or end up having) the same line of thought of Jarvan when it comes to violence and killing, and yet at the same time, have extremely high ambitions. =)

[Eklispe]

Technical pacifist suits him better, glad you liked the name, wasn't sure if it was cliche or cool, the line is hard to draw. Based off Jarvan Lightshield from League Of Legends but hey it works. As for his influence tbh I hadn't pinned down a specific thing but I liked the idea. My vague thoughts on the matter were his first mission gone sour combined with an initial sense of empathy. Thanks for the feedback.

[Ganryu]

@rumblestiltskin well, saw this as a community thing, so anything goes. Anyone want to add onto the lore, by all means. An ant dureva, go for it.

[Rumplestiltskin]

Oooh, right. I forgot about the COM tag lol. Sorry.

WARNING FLASHING LIGHTS

PSYCHOTIC ANT DEVERA

[Eklispe]

EYE CANCER!!!

[Rumplestiltskin]

Technical pacifist suits him better, glad you liked the name, wasn't sure if it was cliche or cool, the line is hard to draw. Based off Jarvan Lightshield from League Of Legends but hey it works. As for his influence tbh I hadn't pinned down a specific thing but I liked the idea. My vague thoughts on the matter were his first mission gone sour combined with an initial sense of empathy. Thanks for the feedback.

@Eklispe

Oh derp. I didn't see this reply before Ganny's... hmm I see. I'm somewhat familiar with LoL, my friends play it. I don't think it was cliche at all, just intriguing and such. Hmm... maybe Jarvan saw someone on the same kind of mission, someone who was kinda close to him, let their lack of empathy lash back at them somehow, with some kind of karmic twist? And there was nothing either of them could do to stop it, and so in the aftermath, perhaps Jarvan doesn't want the same thing to happen to him. Just a thought. =3

EYE CANCER!!!

@Eklispe

SORRY! I was hoping "Psychotic" in the hider name was warning enough ;~;

[Celaira]

@Rumplestiltskin Try "Flashing lights," because that's an epilepsy trigger x.x;

[Rumplestiltskin]

@Rumplestiltskin Try "Flashing lights," because that's an epilepsy trigger x.x;

@Celaira

'kay I fixed it. >:3

[yoshua171]

As a note, this symbol, is a symbol denoting a "GM post," or rather a post that is either necessary for a given player to read, or is necessary reading for everyone in the RP. If it is necessary for only one player, or a small group of players, it will be accompanied by @tags for each relevant player. If it is not followed @tags, then it is to be considered necessary for all players.

Anywho, enjoy the post ^_^

@Eklispe, in the future, please don't post unfinished CCs in the OOC. When your character's equipment is done, tag me, or get my, and Celaira's, attention so that we may review your character ^_^

[Eklispe]

Oh sorry boss, thought getting feedback on the concept was more important. I'll try to have a list by end of weekend.

[yoshua171]

No problem. Demons have been added to the "Races of Bayera," post in the Patch Tome ^_^

Enjoy everyone, especially you @Mikael, who gave me good reason and thus motivation to properly finish Demons. I appreciate it :)

[BingTheWing]

Genuine lore question: how can there possibly be any 'evil' in the world if karma is tangible and explicitly apparent? Assuming that the existence of karma is universally acknowledged as fact, wouldn't people strive towards the boring 'good' side of things (charity, love, yadda yadda yadda) to become materially prosperous rather than take on the arguably more exciting illegal and greedy side of things?

Also, besides demons, how would we have inherently (or mostly) evil races like goblins and orcs?

Ditto especially for magic-users. What's a fantasy setting without an evil necromancer or sorcerer?

[yoshua171]

@BingTheWing, let me elaborate a bit on the nature of karma.

The first point I'd like to make is that karma isn't quite so straightforwards as you're suggesting. Good karma is not necessarily gained by being kind and helping others; similarly bad karma is not reaped by stealing, selling oneself, hurting or even killing a stranger etc etc.

Additionally, the world "punishes," and "rewards," people in subtle ways at first when they gain either sort of karma. Additionally "evil," is relative as is "good," and people can be raised in circumstances that cause their world view to not include things that would involve them gaining good karma.

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To elaborate on what I mean by Good karma not necessarily being gained by "good acts," as seen by human society (and vice versa for bad karma) is as follows:

Bad karma is associated with acts that defy the natural order of the world OR damage/destroy things in a meaningful fashion. Acts that glean this sort of karma are acts that in some way cause, or open the world to, entropy--be it on a small or large scale.

Good karma is however associated with acts that reinforce the balance between entropy and creation or conversely acts that create or improve the world, rather than tear it down.

Additionally, while most people are aware of "karma," to some degree, it is not something that is fully understood. In fact, the description of it leaves it as a fairly nebulous force in the world, something that is difficult to outright measure, if it is even possible to do so. Additionally, as I mentioned, karma is entirely separate from the views and beliefs of a given society. So even if an orc, or other such creature, believed that killing or hurting someone was not "wrong," or "bad" their view would not at all stop the world from punishing them for killing someone, provided that it deemed the act something that caused some level of entropy to the world (which it well may not).

Similarly, a priest of a given god might worship their chosen deity devoutly, they might garner the attention of the people and gain the deity a great many followers. However, if one of the people that becomes a believer twists the tenants of that religion/God's word to negative ends, the world will see those actions not only as bad karma associated with the believer, but also bad karma associated with the priest, as if it were not for the priest, the man may not have thought he could be absolved of his actions by the church.

[Eklispe]

Alright added base equipment, should be ready to go.

Character Concepts

Name

Jarvan Gearshield

Species

Human

Appearance

Basic concept

A mercenary with all the tools and skills to do the job but an aversion to killing. I believe skills, training, and equipment put him at the higher end of T2

Basic story

Jarvan was born to your average underworld family in Vaemia. From birth he was raised to be a tool for his family, specifically a tool to take care of any rivals or troublesome people. His work started early and his proved himself to be quite effective in what he did. Save for the fact that he managed to avoid killing his targets, unless specifically stated. To further support this preference of his Jarvan deviated from the more lethal tools he was given to do his job and handmade most of his equipment in a small workshop, paid for with his parent's considerable funds.

His reasons were valid and things always turned out to the family's advantage because of Jarvan's skill in handling these matters but this possibility of morality in their child worried his parents. Before the issue could be addressed however his parents were marked and attacked, much like how they how done to countless others. Engine failure is a little more significant when your flying thousands of feet up and ground and for some reason all the emergency measures, both from the city and the vehicle, seem to fail. Jarvan was more distraught by the fact that his funds were reduced and his income had vanished than his parent's deaths. Using the skills and small reputation he had he made work for himself as a mercenary in the seedy underbelly of the city.

Location

Vaemia

Equipment

Logic: A small hand gun that fires bullets that dissolve on impact, releasing a powerful burst of toxins that paralyze most enemies within seconds. Can also fire lethal rounds but the rounds must be handcrafted by Jarvan because of the gun's design, thus he uses them infrequently.
Reason: A shortsword that is made out of a very expensive anti-magic material, allowing it to cut through most lesser forms of magic, a rune on the hilt also glows when in the presence of magic.
Ghost Cloak: A long black cloak that runs on a mix of the user's magic and batteries held in a pack at the wearer's waist. The small magic compentent simply slowly drains the user's energy and makes them less noticeable, but by no means invisible. The batteries can either electrify the cloak, allowing it to fully empty its batteries to release enough voltage to paralyze anyone who touches it for several seconds, or turn on a stealth mode of sorts. The stealth mode hides the wearer's body heat and creates distortions that made it hard to see the exact location of the wearer.
Radiation Pen: A small laser-light pen that marks whatever it shines upon with a distinct radioactive signature.
Vari-Goggles: A very expensive pair of googles that can switch through night and thermal vision, as well as track anything that has been marked with his pen.
Earbuds: Small, hard to notice objects inserted in both ears and controlled by a small remote, they can enhance the user's hearing slightly as well as focus it in a specific direction. Can also be used to ignore people.
Flash-Bangs: Several grenade like objects that emit a disorienting flash of light and noise upon hard impacts after activation. Vari-Goggles and earbuds automatically shield from this effect.

[Celaira]

@Eklispe You're accepted! Go ahead and put him in your Character Tab post that's already up, and get a post up whenever you're able! <3

[yoshua171]

For anyone who has yet to post, do you perhaps need any assistance in setting something up? I'm here to help :)

[Rumplestiltskin]

For anyone who has yet to post, do you perhaps need any assistance in setting something up? I'm here to help :)

@yoshua171

I don't need any help just yet, Yosh. Just been busy at work. Still working things out, and my interest in this RP hasn't wane at all either.

[Eklispe]

Boop. Sorry for being slow, I'll spend today brainstorming and if I need any help I'll ask.

[Ganryu]

@Celaira@Eklispe@Rumplestiltskin@solokolosBringing sexy back if anyone is interested. Consider this a partial coup, I'll help anyone who needs it.

@yoshua171 is cool with it.