JaceBeleren

Gardens of Jalaryias(Small-scale interplanetary Nation RP)

@Holy Grail With humans... yes, relations would be likely. But like you said, they would be doing it to keep an eye on the Xenor more than anything else. Their relative lack of a navy would be limiting to that extent, but should any trades take place, the might need some "guards", muahaha.

Not really but kind of an arena rp - please investigate

@Kenaron Yes, it could be, and with the entire rp basically being a weird arena tournament, it's a possibility. However, it could also be something a little more... unorthodox.

Not really but kind of an arena rp - please investigate

@Klomster Sounds like fun. Don't go overboard, though. The way I'm going to judge the fairness of the characters is with the question "Would they beat Ialla?". If there's an easy answer to that question, adjustments need to be made.

@Kenaron I was thinking traditional high fantasy in terms of races, etc, but no particular setting in mind. There does need to be a reason for the characters to be killing each other, so that narrows things down slightly.

Gardens of Jalaryias(Small-scale interplanetary Nation RP)

@Holy Grail Aside from the occasional commando (or unit), and any negotiations between humans and off-worlders (making sure the human don't try to betray them), Assar-Rhen rarely venture off Terra. They could end up as allies, but only if they were given a reason to. They have peace with the humans and no one else on their planet, so they are comfortable for the time being.

Men vs. Women Race to 1000

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Men vs. Women Race to 1000

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The Crucible - Winner Take All

@Lugubrious Hey, I figured I should tell you I may be launching an rp inspired by this. Read the OP, the whole idea is seems awesome, and while I'm not going to read all those IC 77 posts, I'm gonna say you've probably done a great job (the rp I mentioned is the second link in my sig).

Not really but kind of an arena rp - please investigate

Ialla Jhen

Ialla Jhen

Basic Information

Tier: Moderate Powers
Titles: Mistweaver (prefix, replacing forename - Mistweaver Jhen)
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Race: Half-demon
Occupation: Mercenary
Height: 5'5"
Build: Athletic
Skin tone: Pale
Eye colour: Gray
Hair: Shaved on either side, tied back in the middle, black

Details and Background Information

Ialla - Psychological Description

Ialla is an efficient, methodical fighter with little care for who or what she fights for. She is the sort of person who does things as well as she can the first time (better that than to have to try again later), but who recognises there is rarely enough time for perfect. She prefers to bait her opponent into a trap, then cut them down before they are sure what is happening. Her method of doing things also causes her to dislike people who waste time - she has a particular hate for hagglers. If they can't afford her service, she says, they don't get it. She often also has difficulty trusting people. Friends have always seemed more trouble than they're worth to her, and she's always been capable enough on her own. The best thing you'll ever get from Ialla is respect, and that's tough to earn, but easily worth it - she's always been someone you want to be on the same side of.

Ialla - Brief History

Alessana Jhen was a saint of the Ellorien Empire - a figure known throughout the land and many neighbouring ones for her deeds of courage and heroism. She had been married for a long time already, and soon became mother to Ialla. What she didn't know was that a shapeshifting demon had kidnapped and replaced Alessana's husband several months ago, draining the life force of both to remain corporeal, Alessana's constitution hiding the effects and healing her before the next draining. The demon, Triz'ata, was the father of Ialla. Obviously, upon Ialla's birth, things didn't go brilliantly.
Investigation soon found Triz'ata's true identity, and his death was quick. Alessana's true husband was found dead the same day. Everything about Ialla was covered up, anything less would tarnish her mother's reputation. The child was declared a stillborn, and the husband murdered. People worldwide gave their sympathies to the unfortunate hero.
Allessana was unwilling to simply destroy her child, regardless of the father. She had a close friend of hers, living in a rural location where they would not be found, look after her. Afraid but indebtted, they eventually agreed, but said that if anything "unnatural" happened, they would stop immediately. Ialla was brought up this way until the age of twelve, but Alessana's friend proved true to their word when something finally did happen - an otherworldly mist emanating from the child inexplicably. Ialla spent the remainder of her childhood on the streets, barely scraping together the food to live on, eventually resorting to crime. After a few years, when she was sixteen, her horns had grown too prominent to hide. She was forced to sleep during daytime and move only at night, where she would only be seen by the drunk and the stupid. She soon attracted the attention of someone entirely different, a teacher of sorts. By her adulthood, she had become an accomplished swordswoman.
Her adult life was mostly spent travelling from country to country, selling her talents as a mercenary. Under one occasion, she met a strange figure who recognised her potential, and sold her the tattoos that cover her left arm. These allowed her to control her powers properly, which saved her life many times. Her reputation built massively, and now the guards know not to stop pale women with tattooed arms, horns and black swords when they walk into town.

Arena Information

Weapons and Gear

• Blood Iron Sword - Ialla's sword is made from a powerful, magical material called Blood Iron. Made through a process which involves the intended user sacrrificing some of their blood, it is specifically attuned to one person. Ialla's sword will grow thorns around the handle when someone else tries to use it. When she uses it, she can hear the blood of those around her, making it almost impossible to hide.
• Leather Armour - Just that: normal leather armour. About as much protection as is possible without hindering movement on some level.
• Attuned Tattoos - These are designed to allow Ialla to control her magical abilities instead of them just occuring spontaneously. They have no effect of their own, but they make Ialla's natural abilities much more useful. When in use, they glow a faint, murky red.

Skills and Special Abilities

• Mistweaver - Ialla's signature spell is to create a thick cloud of mist that obscures vision, and dampens the local atmosphere enough to put out small flames (a candle but not a torch). Combining this with the blood-hearing from her sword creates a predator-prey situation that takes even seasoned warriors by surprise (often more so than novices), much to Ialla's amusement.
• Abnormal Gravity - Ialla can slightly adjust the way gravity works to suit her. This is only for herself, she cannot directly affect others with this. She can use use it to jump abnormally high, stop and change direction in mid-air, and breal falls.
• Sudden Step - Ialla can suddenly move a few steps in any direction, leaving a small cloud of mist where she left. This is irrelevant of any obstacles, but she cannot finish inside one and any objects she is holding or people touching are brought with her. Her favourite use of this spell is to run directly towards a melee combatant, then use it to cover the last spell so they engage her too slowly.

Here she is, folks!

Not really but kind of an arena rp - please investigate

I've had too much time on my hands recently, despite GMing for one rp and taking part as a player in another. I saw Lugubrious' rp "The Crucible" and loved the way he did one aspect of it, something which a lot of rps struggle with: player on player combat. Unfortunately, that one's full, so I'd like to run something inspired by it. It will have arena aspects, but think of it more as an rp set in a tournament than an rp about the tournament: there'll be plenty of things to do outside the fights, but the fights will be significant to the general story and will be the most common cause of character death (which will be somewhat common, due to the nature of the rp).

You're probably wondering what Lugubrious did which I liked so much, I did go on about it a little. In "The Crucible", fights between players would be handled with each player writing the same part of the fight, controlling both combatants. The other players in the rp would then vote (like the post) on which they preferred, not based on how well the player fought in their version, but on how engaging and enjoyable reading the post was. The post with the most votes would become canon, while the other would be edited into a hider. This would both encourage good writing and prevent arguments ("No way he could have dodged that!").

I'm planning for the setting to be gothic-themed, but it doesn't need to be. Also haven't decided on a writing style, but it'll probably end up as casual. Basically, I want to see what you guys want, keep fairly little set in stone. What I am certain about, though, is that I want a large group of players (I think Lugubrious had 33, I'm thinking on the same scale), magic to be relatively common (on the D&D level), and a fantasy level of technology, etc. I will post a character soon to provide a better idea of what I'm going for, the newest one in my character thread. Details from the backstory may or may not be canon for the rp, but it will be generally similar (e.g. maybe she wasn't born in the Ellorien Empire, she was born in civilisation X, instead).

Characters used in other rps may be accepted into this one if they fit the setting and power level, but they must be original.

Sorry for the lack of conciseness, I'm not great at that sort of thing.

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