Well right now, there's a war going on between the white council(wizards,) and the red court(a type of vampire.) Which is where our characters come in. As wardens, we're the soldiers on front line fighting against the red court.
The pale young man whom Santiago had addressed didn't react to his greetings as he figured he would've. Actually, after going over the idea with a fine toothed comb, or at least a comb with a single tooth you might be able to leave a scratch with if you could hold someone down long enough to press it into the skin, he came to the realization he didn't have any idea of what to expect from the young man. REally, at the worst he didn't think anything would happen at all. There'd be a look you'd give to someone who it would be safe to bet got you confused with someone else. Instead, what he found himself getting was the kind of look you saved for someone who was sitting on the toilet(seat down) waitng for you to finish your shower, with sunglasses on, and told knew your social security number, birthday, every address you ever lived on, and the names of every girl you had a crush on from pre-k all the way through your third year in college.
"Whoa. Calm down." Santiago said, holding up his hands to prove there wasn't a blade in either palm. "I'm not here to hurt you, really. Have you ever seen someone get hurt? I have, and trust me its the last thing I'd like to do." He paused as a though tried knocking on the door to his mind, but he decided there was a time and place to entertain cerebral guests and this wasn't one of them. So he shook his head and the thought ran off screaming because of the category ten Earthquake that almost through it over a nearby cliff. "Look. My name is Santiago. SANTIAGO. You got one of those letters too, right? It gave you a strange Japanese sounding name like you'd see in an anime, video game, or on the name tag of an overly enthusiastic cosplayer right? Does Santiago really sound like one of those names? Really."
Thanks! Anyway, what's the general rundown of the Universe?
General rundown? Mmmm That's one of those questions which would take quiet a bit of time to answer. Would you mind narrowing it down just a tad? Are you asking about the political atmosphere that's going to take place around our characters? How magic works?
I can tell you that the TV show (while not horrible) had VERY little to do with the books and such. If you have any questions feel free to ask, I'm sure one of us can help.
Agreed. Its a bit more complicated than a lot of fantasies, but between all the readers here I'm sure we'll have you familiarized with the workings of the Dresden world.
Sorry its not the best. Uhm. Things are kind of taking a left turn over here. So it's not much but at least everyone can get their character sheets up.... Er unless I missed something or it needs work. Oh... Well let me know >. < roleplayerguild.com/topics/86108-the-d..
Currently this rp is closed and not accepting new players.
Character Sheet Name: Age: Gender: Appearance: Abilities: As our characters are wardens they're all capable of knowing the basics. What I want here is what your character specializes in. Namely one branch of evocation, and one branch of Thaumaturgy, your character is specifically adapt in.
Evocation-instantaneous spells often of the kaboom variety. Classic fireball throwing image
Water-control of water and other liquids(acid for example) however also encapsulates entropy, the natural decay of matter too. Fire-Boom! control of fire but also heat, can be used to create ice by removing heat from an area. Earth-controlling the ground beneath peoples feet, but also contains gravity and magnetism. Also electricity if you're talking geo-electricity. Air-controlling the wind and oxygen. Big gusts of air or, if you're feeling mean, the complete removal of oxygen from a zone. Also movement magic such as flight or speed, although these are risky as it can lead to crashing and death. Spirit-two sides to spirit. Raw physical for e.g. telekinesis and huge barriers are one side to it, however there is also the subtler side which includes mind magic, creating light and veils(like invisibility cloaks)
Thaumatury-ritual magic, often requires set up(drawing chalk circle as a minimum) and time to complete. Rarely if ever used in combat. You also must have a symbolic link to what you want to manipulate(think voodoo dolls). True names, blood, hair, pictures and other things can all be used as symbolic links.
Technical specialties-many wardens choose to specialise in these fields, having a great degree of freedom in each one.
Divination-finding stuff or people, using the symbolic link to find them. Can also be used to divine injuries on a personal level
Conjuration-used to create physical matter from ectoplasm, the substance of the Never Never. You can make pretty much anything but the larger and more complex it is the more energy and time it will require. I quite liked using this to make gold to scam people with.#
Summoning and binding-summoning entities from the Never Never might be difficult as in this story we are actually in the Never Never. However this could be used to call beings to our side and then bind them to our wills. However there is not a being alive that likes being bound, often safer to summon and then bargain with for service. Also a circle to contain them when they arrive is never a bad idea, more likely to listen instead of biting faces off.
Wards-often around locations to create magical fortresses, however temporary ones can be created one scene to bottleneck enemies as an example. Alongside this you can create wards upon your person designed to trigger in specific circumstances. I once created one to stop me from dying if I fell form a great height.
Transportation and worldwalking-magic to get you from one place to another is include under this. Including the ability to open portals between places in the Never Never. Given the nature of our story it might be an idea for at least one of us to possess this power.
Crafting-think alchemy but also making enchanted items that you can use in combat to prevent you having to exhaust yourself with magic. I once created a walking stick that avoid static electricity, which could then be used like a taser.
Transformation and disruption-creating permanent changes in people. This can often include death spells, which in the Dresden Files are illegal. also turning people into other things and cursing them. If you're looking for a less fatal use, we once had a character that produced temporary and beneficial boosts for teammates.
Thematic Thaumaturgy-These are themes that will often embrace several of the technical fields above.
Biomancy-magic worked upon the body. Healing magic can fall under this specialisation, short-term supercharging as mentioned above, divining if someone is injured, also creating wards that use the natural world(wall of thorns anyone) Diablomancy-as mentioned above this is magic involving demons. Wardens are generally against this however you could use it to divine the presence of demons(or learn if someone is possessed) create wards that are specifically useful against demons and, of course, Summoning and Binding them. Ectomancy-The magic of ghosts, you can use this to commune with the dead. Except under special circumstances ghosts are usually invisible, not to an ectomancer. They can divine if spirits are near, or have gone this way, ward a room to keep them out(or in) summoning them and binding them to a task, and crafting items to protect from them. Entropomancy-cursing pure and simple. This is the magic you use to bring everything from bad luck, to out and out death on people. If you're feeling nice you can divine if someone is cursed, and transform them to get rid of the curse. Create wards that curse people that go through them, or wards that remove curses. Necromancy-messing with the dead is breaking one of the laws of magic, strictly forbidden and wardens hate it. If you were looking for a work around this technically only applies to human dead bodies. You could summon up an army of dead rats or maybe a dead raven to spy. I could see lost wardens justifying it's use to survive. Photomancy-manipulating light. You can create long term invisibility with this kind of magic, but also illusions so realistic that your own mother wouldn't know the difference. Wards that disguise rather than block access are examples, making a place invisible too. You could bring in conjuration to give your illusions solidity. Psychomancy-messing with the mind. Breaks another law of magic, but once again i could see desperate wardens turning to it. Could use divination to sense active minds nearby(without invading them) also supercharging your own mind(to keep awake all night or increase your reaction speed. You can also bring emotions into this, wards that induce terrifying fear in people for example, scaring them away.
Role spells: 1-3 spells your characters can do at a moment's notice. Their not necessarily your strongest spells, or most versatile, but their the ones you character can use at a moment's notice due to them being hammered into whatever section of your brain that it is which controls reflex. Everything else will probably take some time to get ready.
Special items: Instruments of the wizarding craft(3 tops) specific to your character. Everyone gets a warden sword so no worries about that. However, I'd suggestion everyone pick a wizard staff as its the most versatile a magical item can get. Items: Everyday things you character carries around that may, or may not be used for wizarding. Personality: Background: Other:
AS this is a multiverse rp we'll be going through different worlds with different rules which will allow for us to unlock new abilities and further the skills we already have. Does anyone have any ideas on how they want to do this?
Currently, my idea is when our characters are on rout to the next world we'll be given the option to either say our character has gotten better with an ability or power they've already have or gain a new power/ ability? Then once we enter the new world our character will have full access to whatever ability it is they've chose.
IDK about this idea though. It has potential but It seems like there's a lot of potential for things to get unbalanced.
Well magic doesn't necessarily break technology. One thing that stuck with me was when Harry was saying that in the middle ages magic made milk curdle or infertility and that changed with the turn of the 20th century. So I was thinking that magic would disrupt something that's not technology during the turn of the century to create a parallel world where wizards could use technology
Interesting idea. Well, what I was thinking of as a first world(after we get lost in the neverwhere) would be an alternate future where the red court won the war. I like your idea of a different tell for wizards. So what about radiation of some sort? Perhaps the redcourt, in an effort to make sure that wizards don't come back into power have launched a smear campaign to make it seem as though the wizards are the ones responsible for the sudden amount of deaths that have been occurring since the war's end? There could be patrols with devices to scan for the type of radiation that wizards give out?
Another possible tell is that people are becoming more sensitive to magic and so when their around a person with magical abilities it creates this strong feeling of terror?
Also, another alternate world I was thinking about involves that drug ThreeEye. The one that allows regular people to use the wizard's sight. Well the creator made a different batch, one that made permanent changes in people's brains. So instead of just temporarily seeing things only a wizard normally could see it'll become so that all they can see would be what the wizard's sight would show them. So of course a lot of people would become insane. Not only that, but in certain cases people would gain magical abilities of varying levels. Needless to say the world would be pretty chaotic.
Exactly, a starting quest! A test? Mmm I like the idea of a test. Any ideas on what you'd like to see?
Yea, I think we're on our own. :(
Which world would you like to go to after we finish with the hubworld? I know at one point I want our characters to pass through the marvel and DC universes.
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