Cleverbird

Phosphoros

So what role is the finished character playing? Seems like we (might) have 2 magic users and an archer thus far.

Phosphoros

So I'm assuming there's a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes, since I haven't seen a single character sheet or any real discussion in here yet. Which kinda bums me out, as I feel robbed of getting better insights into this world... How many players are there anyway?

I've also given blood magic some more thought and feel like I've reached a nice conclusion. Instead of focusing on physical effects, I want to focus on more emotional aspects of it. So why not have my character be able to drink it and use it to re-life memories and emotions? Maybe even have it work the other way around, by making those ingesting the blood feel love, fear or even pain towards my character (dont trust her cooking!).

Blood magic could be used as a form of fantasy CSI, allowing her to gain information about someone: their heredity, physical characteristics, family; if they match blood found somewhere else. Anything you see on the cop shows could be replicated in game.

Maybe even let her use blood to gain attributes from animals? A hawk's vision or a dog's smell, stuff like that.

I guess it does depend on whether this RP is more focused on combat, or has room for intrigue as well. If it's more combat focused, I'd probably just ditch this concept and go for a more straight forwards character.

Phosphoros

@Goldeagle1221Would be nice if the link is shared!

@AristoThe reason I posted my WIP sheet was to get feedback, which I got! Funnily enough, in my first draft I did write her up to be more of an oracle/seer, as you described with Mortianna; but decided against it since it was nigh impossible to RP as such, since I dont know what happens in the future, and I dont want you guys to spoil possible surprises (even if written vaguely, as they should).

It's hard to write up compelling and interesting magic that doesnt immediately show its effects. Ideally I'd love to come up with magic that might manifest itself days after the initial casting, but that'd be awfully boring and difficult to write given how long IC days can take OOC. Not to mention that I imagine our group will be travelling a lot, so its rather hard to keep setting up ritual sites.

I'll tone down the direct effects and switch it to more witchcraft. Salves, charms, visions, etc. Did just realize that Game of Thrones also had some pretty fantastic low fantasy magic... But I guess birthing shadowy demons would be a no-no on this website. Are we allowed to summon demons, or would that still be considered too direct?

Oh and as for their God, I dont think it's really relevant if he truly is or not. I think it's like current religion, where every group thinks their God is the one True God; with everybody else being impostors. That said, in my head Marra was merely an arch-mage from before the Cauldron who unlocked the secret to immortality, just not in the way he envisioned it. Essentially, he exists only because people remember him, which over the many years since turned into a twisted sort of worship.

Phosphoros

WIP - Just a quickie, gotta work out the details. Will flesh out this cult in the bio. Unless its just garbage, in which case I'll fall back onto my warrior idea. Sleepy time!

Nekarta

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Nekarta

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Baccum

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Nekarta and the cult of Marra are a stark contrast to what people normally associate the Baccum with. Far from their more physically impaired brethren, the sisters of Marra all bear an otherworldly beauty. Of course, beauty hardly only exists on the outside.

Sculpted by the Fleshmasters of Marra from a young age, Nekarta is a beauty to behold. Her blood red hair is a sure-fire attention grabber and her body has an almost regal-like appearance to it. The Sisters of Marra are all too eager to flaunt their unnatural beauty, their outfits often showing off as much skin as possible.

Like all other Sisters of Marra, Nekarta's skin does bear a few marks dedicated to her dark deity. These include among others: the mark of the lord on her stomach; rendering her infertile to all besides her dark lord. Gate-markers on her arms and legs, which channel the surrounding energies used for spell casting. An intricate mark of a rose on her back, dedicated to her particular coven the 'Blood Rose'.

Her eyes are a milky white, completely blind as per the pact of Marra.

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Power-hungry, manipulative and self-serving. Nekarta was brought up as a cultist of Marra and she will die as a cultist of Marra. As such, her views of the world is different, quite literally so as she's blind in a physical sense. Life holds very little meaning for her, as she believes all life eventually flows back to Marra. And she'll eagerly use her otherworldly beauty to beguile and entrance those gullible enough.

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The cult of Marra prides itself on blood magic. By striking a pact with the being calling itself Marra, the Sisters of Marra gain access to knowledge that had long been lost. This does however come at the cost of their eyesight, rendering each and every Sister blind. In return, they do become more attuned to the flow of magic running through the world; allowing them to sense beyond the veil and see things others might not. She cant see anything that does not contain life, constructs as such as completely hidden away from her.

Blood magic is a curious school of magic. Every living creature contains blood, as such a Blood Mage theoretically has access to infinite power. However, blood needs to be spilled in order to be useful. Therefore, a Blood Mage's power grows exponentially the longer a battle takes, as more and more blood is spilled. Spells fall under the hex category. Enfeebling foes and strengthening allies. More advanced spells even manipulate blood physically, allowing Blood Mages to strike with lashes of blood or even cause the blood inside a victim to slowly start boiling.

While not meant to set foot on the frontline, Nekarta can hold her own in a one-on-one; possessing some basic swordsmanship. Her forte lies in supporting from the backline though.

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Nekarta owns very little physical objects. The only thing of any worth on her, is the obsidian dagger. By all accounts its a useless dagger when it comes to combat; it's big, imbalanced and heavy. It is however razor sharp and never seems to dull, no matter how often it's used.

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Phosphoros

Hm, was also considering going through the magic route... Everybody loves a blood cultist worshiping some dark deity that may or may not be on their side, right? Was mostly considering hexes and curses, such as enfeebling targets, mind controlling lesser beings, boiling blood. Less "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!" and more "Yes, yesss... Let the hatred flow through you."

Either that, or a warrior from a Kothar annexed tribe seeking vengeance/honor.

Dont want magic, thats supposed to be rare, to be too prevalent haha

Phosphoros - Heroic Fantasy for fans of Conan, Greek myth and Antiquity

I have to second @Monkeypants wish for plot related stuff being posted here on the forums. I absolutely love that more and more RPs are using Discord to discuss ideas, but since I'm from Europe, I usually miss out on 90% of the interesting conversations; leaving me with waking up to 50+ messages that I would've loved to have taken part in, but missed because biology is making me sleep.

Phosphoros - Heroic Fantasy for fans of Conan, Greek myth and Antiquity

I've been looking into magic and sorcery of the Conan universe... and it seems like it does very poorly in direct combat. Seems like lore-wise they're more summoners, letting beasties/undead/mindcontrolled thralls deal with threats. Sound like the kind of people we'll be killing a lot!

Phosphoros - Heroic Fantasy for fans of Conan, Greek myth and Antiquity

Ooooh, a dark and gritty fantasy RP that pulls from the likes of Conan? Fuck yeah! Sign me up!

Will we have access to magic and the likes? And if so, what sort of magic should we consider?

What sort of biomes does the cradle contain?

What technology levels are we looking at? Crossbows? Muskets?

Oh, and since we're taking inspiration from Conan, I assume rule-of-cool applies to armor design? (or rule-of-cleavage I guess for the women?)

Yu Yu Hakusho - The New Agency

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The blade glimmered in the sun, just grazing past the demon's hair; sending a few strands of cut hair flying off. Kiwako's eyes widened as the demon released the powerful roar. Being closest to him, she took the brunt of the blast; sending the pink-haired Miko sailing past Jaakuna and Ayame before crashing into some left-behind construction tools.

Pushing a wheelbarrow out of the way, Kiwa gritted her teeth as she pushed herself back onto her feet. She had banked most of her spiritual energy on ending the battle with that single strike; leaving her quite winded now. "Tch..." She scoffed, trying her best to control her heavy breathing so none would notice. At best she had a single blink left in her.

Taking a deep breath, she joined Jaakuna and co. "You kids okay?" She asked, keeping her eyes trained on the demon in case he would try something. "He's quicker than he lets on..." She remarked to no one in particular. "I agree, we should pool our resources together for a combined attack." She agreed with the boy. After all, the last one nearly got the demon; even if it wasn't coordinated. Only problem was, Kiwa had no idea what the duo was capable of.

Yu Yu Hakusho - The New Agency

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Kiwaka's bunny-shaped ears perked up as lightning cracked across the sky, drenching the city in an unnatural roar before letting an eerie silence set. Her hands gripped the handles of her sword tightly till her knuckles turned white. She would never admit it, but she was afraid of lightning; ever since that one untimely storm had rocked her uneventful life so strongly.

"...-et me there if you can. But please do me a favor and try not to make yourself noticed. I don't recognize these auras and I can't be sure how safe it is..."

Kiwaka blinked, realizing that she had been staring off into the direction the lightning had struck. "Oh! Y-yes, meet you there!" She replied a little flustered, before stuffing the phone back into a pocket, completely forgetting to even press the end call button.

While not exactly keen on closing the distance to the storm in question, she couldn't ignore the sudden influx of spiritual power all condensing in a singular spot. She'd observed the city long enough now that she was sort of familiar with the power-users around, but actually discerning individual energy signatures was still impossible. Besides, she hadn't senses a demon this powerful in years now!

The pink haired Miko zipped across the rooftops with startling speed and agility, eventually landing her at an apartment complex that had a good view over the construction site. Taking in a quick inventory, Kiwako found herself seeing a few familiar faces. While she had never formally introduced herself to any of them, surely they had felt her presence around as much as Kiwako had felt theirs. A trio of highschoolers were currently engaging the demon, backed up by an unknown for now.

Even just a short observation made one thing abundantly clear to Kiwako, the people down there were horribly out-classed. Gritting her teeth, she cursed as she had to break the promise she had made to Corran. Dropping from the edge of the building, Kiwako hopped from balcony to balcony before hitting the ground. Silently unsheathing her Kogarasu-maru she ran into the fray. Cherry blossom petals quickly began to blow across the construction site, complete with the pleasantly sweet smell accompanying the Cherry blossoms in spring.

"Sakura blink!" Kiwako called out, utilizing Ayame's attack to keep the demon distracted while Kiwako blinked right up behind him; aiming to deliver a quick, decisive slash to the back of the demon's neck.