Mokley

STONES

Concept

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This is a fantasy sandbox RP with a plot woven into the background. The characters are anticipated to go on an expedition to uncharted ruins, which could be the remains of a legendary city sought for centuries by explorers. Kettle is being uncharacteristically secretive about it, however, and has sent cryptic invitations by private courier instead of enlisting the help of the locals. She is not the only one seeking the ruins, and her every move is being watched.

Guidelines

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SETTING
This world is not Earth. It is primarily fantasy, but there is no magic. Most of the world sees little need for more than tents and fire pits, while the more developed cities enjoy steampunk-like technology levels. Players are encouraged to develop the world around their characters -- to create environments, creatures, and societies that affect their characters' backstories -- as long as the players remain aware that any worldbuilding may or may not be used in the RP. During character creation, the GM might make suggestions for characters to further tie them into the plot and to the setting.

GAMEPLAY
For Every Action There Is An Equal And Opposite Reaction. This game is based on exploration, investigation, interaction, and mystery. In order to get the most out of the game, the character must be observant, goal-oriented, and willing to act in order to meet those goals. Everything -- everything -- is a potential plot-changer, from a light in the distance to a passing comment by an NPC. It is up to the PC to pick up on important clues in the scene, to make their own conclusions, and to act upon those conclusions. How the PCs act and react determines the course of the story. Every post shall be a step forward; characters who wait for something to happen to them will be standing in the same place for a very long while.

CHARACTERS
All characters start out acquainted with Kettle and with at least one other character. Players are encouraged to be creative with this, and to make enemies as well as friends, idols, and rivals. Characters may come from any type of environment or society (tribe, village, prison, palace, city) which is up to you to describe. Non-human characters are welcome, as long as they are of a commonly recognizable race. No character shall have any magical abilities whatsoever. Please post characters directly to the Characters tab, but wait for mod approval before posting.

Resources and Helpful Things

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Post Collaboration and Chat courtesy of @AiyvaGuard

STONES is open for new characters

@t2wave would be awesome to have you onboard! (see what I did there ha ha *cough* ahem)

Being a huge fan of both Mushishi and Kino's Journey, my character as a herbalist/alchemist is actually inspired very much by how Ginko is always travelling with his box of goodies.

@orangebox

I love Mushishi, and I have got to watch Kino's Journey. Thanks for the tip! Can't wait to see your character!

I am actually working on this now I swear. Distractions are shiny.

Lantern

Things and stuff abound!

Let me know if anything doesn't make sense. My brain doesn't quite work right when it's hot out! (excuses, excuses) XD

STONES is open for new characters

I am very interested! Custom races are allowed yes? (By custom I mean a slightly visually different variation of a Harpy) I'm thinking of going with my Alchemy/Herbalist character.

@orangebox

Hi there! Hrrm hmmm hummm . . . y'know, I can't think of a very good reason to disallow this. So, yes, sure, absolutely, go for it. ;) I suppose I will edit the rules, then!

Yo Mokley! I'm interested in this RP for sure! Methinks I need to think of a character though...

@drewccapp

Hey there! Of course, by all means stick around! A character would be a nice thing to have, but not entirely necessary to hang out, I suppose. ;)

@Mr_pink Brilliant character! So far it seems we could very much benefit from such a man of wisdom.

I will shortly be working on the OOC. Once I get some sugar into my system.

The Bawdy Dog

@NorthernGR The floor is yours, sir!

Lantern

With his spear in hand he crouched through the foliage and towards the silhouettes. He hid in the bushes nearby but he still could not see them clear enough. "Wait, the mask!", he thought to himself before putting on the wolf mask.

Talan

Ahead of Talan, the green and violet lanterns shone brightly together, illuminating the princess he had first and last seen at the attack of the monkeybats. She held the green lantern in her fist. Beside her, a huge armored man held the violet lantern aloft.

Rhea stood at the edge of the light's reach, silent and wary.

But when Talan placed the mask of the wolf over his face, he saw a very different picture.

Still there in front of him were Anise, Rhea and the unknown armored knight -- but now their forms were sharper, their features clearer, the lights less glaring and the darkness less consuming. Inside the green and violet lanterns, Talan would perceive something alive and perhaps moving, twitching at the heart of the lights. He would have a distinct sense that the creatures inside the lanterns were trapped and powerful, that the woods themselves were somehow connected to them.

Through the eyes of the mask, Talan would see a multitude of dark shapes and bright eyes clinging to the bark and branches all around; they appeared to be little more than shapeless living globs of black matter, ranging in size from as big as a human to as small as a fist; the globulous critters blinked with round white eyes that were not hostile nor intelligent by any means. The trees were thick with these formless creatures, attached like fungus to the bark, and might have been overlooked as such if they weren't breathing and blinking.

Only Talan could see them, as long as he was wearing the mask.

As he made it towards the group he could make out a new figure that was standing there, he was a giant of a man by his standards much taller than any person that he had encountered since he has been in this mysterious land.

Simon

"Aack, pah, pah!" Tyaelaem huffed, and he leaped to his feet and snuffed out the campfire with armfuls of damp dirt, angry that it should be left so meaninglessly unattended. "Eager to start another inferno, I see! Burn the entire forest down, I see! Not satisfied with the massacre you've caused already, I see!" He was, in fact, as fond of Simon as Simon was of him, and every moment confirmed he was justified in his dislike. The boy stood when the fire was out and smoldering, smacked his hands clean, and deftly skittered after Talan and Simon, darting silently between the trees and bushes.

Her eyes settled on Rhea with a wary glare. "I intend to gather all of the lanterns and free the eggs from their cages, so we can leave this awful place. Are you going to try and stop me or will you help?" With a little bit of work tearing the bottom of her dress she cut enough length of it to use to tie the green lantern to her belt. She then yelled out. "Tyaelaem! Where are you?!"

Anise

Fyair’s grip tightened over the handle of his violent lantern, but found it hard to imagine that the thing was a magical item, let alone held an egg. Obediently, the mountainous man placed himself at Anise’s side, looking in all directions when she called out a name unknown to him.

Fyair

Rhea -- once she had got over the shock of being suddenly deprived of a house and met with a rather dangerous looking armored man -- stood coolly, wary of the two strangely-dressed tourists who held weapons of more worth than they realized.

"Gather them and free them?!" she sputtered, horrified at the princess' words, and she stared with wide eyes and a slackened jaw. "You're mad! It took twenty generations to contain the monster before it devoured the stars as well as the sun!" She clenched her teeth and her fists, then opened her tattooed palm toward Anise again. "Separate them immediately, you don't know what you're doing. I will kill you if I have to."

At that moment, a rock flung out out of the bushes and smacked Rhea in the back of the head. She stumbled and spun around, but another rock struck her from another direction.

Tyaelaem darted out from behind Anise and attached himself to her, crouching at her skirts. "Lies, she lies, Your Highness," he hissed angrily. He had been the one to throw the stones. He chucked another at Rhea with surprising force and dexterity, and it clocked the pirate upside the head. Tyaelaem was momentarily distracted by something shiny, and picked up a pair of spectacles which he hung on the neck of his grimy white shirt.

The iron pendant around Talan's neck began to tug slightly toward Rhea, and he felt a coursing power flowing through his veins, like magnetism. He would find he could lift small stones and branches without touching them, should he have the desire to do so.

In Simon's head, the voice he had heard in the valley of white flowers was singing softly.

STONES is open for new characters

@TheWildHost Wonderful! Sounds like quite an interesting character to travel with.

Lantern

I suppose @Ethan Starks may not be joining us after all?

I'll work on a post!

STONES is open for new characters

@WatermelonTango I like it. If the other players agree to play to it, Jazzle would have a lot to overcome. But just the fact that Kettle extended this invitation must mean a lot in this case.

Don't get too ahead of yourself though! This is just the interest check, and it could still fall flat altogether. ;)

STONES is open for new characters

Hrmmm- no combat or little combat?

@innertt

You make a good point. Combat happens whether you plan for it or not. I should edit that. Thanks!

Combat oriented characters are not forbidden, it's just a warning that they might be bored when there's nothing to smash.