TaliPaendrag

Just a few ideas

@MojaveCourier I don't have a final version yet, but here's a pretty basic one that you can fill out for now. At worst, you might have to copy and paste stuff into a prettier version when the OOC is up. :p

Character Sheet v1

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race: (Ignore this for now)
Affinities: (Ignore this for now too)
Personality: (Give me an idea of who your character is and what makes them tick)
History: (Doesn't have to be a novel, but try to give me an understanding of where your character came from and what motivates them)
Appearance: (Preferably, this section would include a picture and a description)
Other: (For anything that doesn't fit in a section above)

Just a few ideas

@OrkytheOrc Yes! :D

Here's the form to fill out if you happen to want to create a race. You can either send it to me or post it here (or in the OOC whenever that's up) for me to review. Also, feel free to let me know if you think I forgot to include a section for anything important in the form.

Race Form

[b][u]Name:[/u][/b] (What's the name of the race?)

[b][u]Description:[/u][/b]
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[*][b]Eye colors:[/b]
[*][b]Hair colors:[/b]
[*][b]Skin color:[/b]
[*][b]Avg. Height:[/b]
[*][b]Avg. Weight:[/b]
[*][b]Special features:[/b] (Basically for anything that stands out like horns, scales, etc.)[/list]
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[b][u]Culture/Society:[/u][/b] (What is the typical outlook on life for members of this race? How would their nation govern itself? What are some of the aspects of their culture that they're proud of? How do they view outsiders/people of other races? How do members of this race tend to think of mages?)

[b][u]Typical affinity:[/u][/b] (You don't have to put anything here yet, but be thinking about what kind of magic members of your race tend to have an affinity for)

[b][u]Special abilities:[/u][/b] (This is for things like being able to see in the dark easily, breathing underwater, etc.)

Just a few ideas

Thanks for the interest everyone! :D I'll go ahead and get working on an actual IC/OOC for the mage guild idea I had, though it might take me a few days to finish. Feel free to keep asking questions or suggesting things you'd like to see though!

@Clever Hans Yes, the guild would include necromancers. While outsiders may find the magic distasteful or even think of it as being inherently evil, the consensus among the guild leadership is that it what you use it for that matters. :3

@Lurking Shadow Sweet! I'll come up with a form sometime tonight that you can fill out and send to me so I can look it over.

@sassy1085 I'm perfectly open to the idea of running both stories if enough people are interested. :D

Just a few ideas

Hello everyone! It's been quite a while since I've started an RP, but lately I've had a few different ideas for stories running through my head that I felt I should put out there to see if anyone's interested in them. So, without further ado, here they are. :3

Idea 1 - Magic Guild RP

As the hider tag would imply, in this roleplay, our characters would be new members of a magic guild. The story would follow our characters as they take on jobs and learn more about their own magic and what it means to be a mage. As for how magic would work in this world, I'm thinking that it would be divided into schools (like Skyrim or D&D) but without the need for keeping track of spells. Our characters (and NPCs) would then have affinities for particular schools of magic that enable them to use that kind of magic. As an example, a character with an affinity for fire magic would be able to manipulate fire freely but would have a hard time healing a wound. They could maybe do it if they knew how, but it would be a lot harder and less efficient than it would be for someone with an affinity for healing magic.

Going with the high fantasy setting, I'm also planning on incorporating a number of different races that people can choose from for their characters like elves, humans, dwarves, etc. While the list of races is probably going to be pretty standard, I'm open to suggestions for races that you might like to see included, even if they're something that you came up with yourself! :D Due to the nature of the setting, the story for this RP would probably be more free form at first, though I do have some inklings of the plots that I would like to introduce if we get there.

Idea 2 - Paranatural Fan RP, Sort of

This idea is mostly based off the world of the Paranatural webcomic by Zack Morrison. For those of you who have never heard of Paranatural before, some background is in order.

Background

The world of Paranatural is one wherein spirits, ghosts, and paranormal activity are commonplace. The only people who can see spirits and ghosts, however, are those that possess spectral energy (think ectoplasm) and are therefore known as spectrals. People can become spectrals by having a near-death experience, being exposed to spectral energy for a prolonged period of time, or having a diet that is obnoxiously high in citrus. It is also worth noting that spectral energy comes in different colors depending on how a person became a spectral or their personality. A spectral can learn to manipulate their spectral energy for a variety of purposes, with the most common being those involved in fighting malevolent spirits. Spectral energy is limited to affecting spectral entities or objects. Because this spectral energy infuses the body of a spectral, they count as a spectral entity.

Spirits are beings made of spectral energy that come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes with an equally diverse number of abilities. Spirits that are fatally wounded also have the ability to escape into an object or person. An object thus possessed becomes a tool, while a person becomes a medium. If successful, the spirit will eventually recover by consuming spectral energy. In the case of a spirit possessing a non-spectral person or an object that person owns, that person will eventually become a spectral and will have a spectral energy color that matches the spirit. Spirits inside of tools will also try and lure in spectrals that have the same spectral energy color that they do. Spectrals using a tool or that are possessed can make use of the spirit's abilities for as long as they are together. This includes the ability to enter the spirit's "world," which is a sort of shared mindscape where the spectral and spirit can communicate.

Ghosts are, as you might expect, the remains of human beings that have passed away but still find themselves bound to the mortal plane. Like spirits, ghosts are also made up of spectral energy, which makes them tempting prey for hungry spirits. Because ghosts are made up entirely of spectral energy, they would be entirely absorbed by the spirit inside of a tool if they attempted to use it. Some particularly powerful ghosts are also able to manipulate objects and are thus known as poltergeists. Ghosts also can't manipulate spectral energy like living humans can and their abilities are also often locked to a specific purpose that is at least tangentially related to the way in which they died. Particularly violent deaths can prolong the length of time that a ghost can last, but eventually all ghosts fade as their spectral energy diffuses.

For this story, I was thinking that it would take place in a different location and involve none of the canon characters. I was also thinking that the story could be vaguely Gravity Falls-ish in the sense that our characters are trying to uncover a mystery that plagues their town. This would probably mean that most of our characters end up becoming spectrals at around the same time, thus resulting in no one really knowing what's going on with the "sudden" appearance of paranormal activity all round them. This would also allow our characters to grow into their abilities in a very superhero story kind of way, which I think would be fun. As a sort of disclaimer, I'm not intending for this story to be super dark or anything, but it also probably won't be quite as whimsical as the actual Paranatural comic either.

Please let me know if either of these ideas appeal to you! I'd actually be more than happy to run both of them if they get enough interest! :D As always, feel free to ask me questions or make any suggestions!

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Sorry for the late response, but I think I'm going to have to drop this. I'm just not feeling into it anymore. Sorry

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

”Oh, well, I think I will sit down and catch my breath for a few minutes then,” Aurelia said in response to Macarona’s suggestion, taking a seat on the ground near where she had been standing. Though she tried not to show it, she had to admit that it felt really good to get off her feet for even a few moments. She had basically been running about and helping the Healing Academy with preparations for the festival since dawn, so she was pretty grateful for the break.

As Aurelia sat there, listening absently as Dorma and Miss Macarona discussed the purpose of the stage and who would be performing for the event, she admired the construction of the stage for the festival. It certainly appeared well-built and durable, and it had probably taken a lot of time and effort to put together leading up to the festival. Though she couldn’t know for sure, Aurelia was fairly certain that it’s construction had required the work of both the angels and the demons of the Garden. In that way, it seemed almost like a monument to the community that the two groups had worked together to create following the war from so long ago.

All of a sudden, Aurelia realized that she had zoned out and started daydreaming a bit, coming to with a bit of a jerk before she stood up and addressed Miss Macarona. ”Now that I’ve rested a bit, is there anything you would like me to help you with?” she asked, still blushing lightly.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

I'm still around. I'll probably try and get a post up tonight or tomorrow evening.

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Aurelia nodded politely while Miss Macarona thanked her for the delivery of the package, glad that neither she nor the demon girl felt it necessary to mention how she had dropped the box. In fact, Aurelia couldn’t help but notice that it seemed that the demon girl who had been talking with Miss Macarona barely took any notice of her at all. Not that being easily ignorable had ever particularly bothered Aurelia. ”It’s not a problem at all!” she said, smiling brightly as usual, once Miss Macarona had finished thanking her. ”It’s important that everyone pitches in so that we can have an amazing Gray Festival after all!”

As Miss Macarona talked with the demon girl, whose name was apparently Dorma, about the fact that Yosafire and Froze had gone to the forest to collect apples, Aurelia took the time to massage her arms a little through the puffy white sleeves of her uniform to try and alleviate some of the ache that had set in as she carried the package of refreshments. Though Aurelia was only somewhat paying attention to their conversation, she couldn’t help but notice how much Dorma perked up at the mention of Yosafire nor could Aurelia miss how quickly she seemed to deflate upon hearing that Froze was with Yosafire.

”I’m supposed to head back to the Healing Academy’s tent now that I’ve dropped off the package,” Aurelia said once Dorma reminded Miss Macarona that she was there to help with the stage. ”But seeing as how no one else is here to help, I suppose I could stay and help for a little bit as well. Though I’m not sure how useful I’ll be.”

The Gray Garden: A Crow's Revenge

Upon reaching the area where the stage was being set up, Aurelia’s arms finally gave out and she dropped the box of refreshments that she had been instructed to deliver to the workers there. Fortunately, she managed to avoid dropping the heavy (for her at least) box on her toes, though a few items did bounce out of the box with the impact. Aurelia quickly picked them up and returned them to their rightful location inside the box while scanning her surroundings for Miss Macarona, the angel she had been instructed to deliver the box to. It turned out that it wasn’t particularly difficult to find her, however, as there were very few people around currently. In fact, there was only one other person that Aurelia could see in the field, a demon girl wearing a red hair ribbon that was talking with an angel wearing a green sweater which would be Miss Macarona.

Unfortunately for Aurelia, the intended recipient of her package was on the other side of the field from where she was currently standing. And so, still panting a little from exertion, Aurelia picked up the box again and began shuffling across the field. While Aurelia understood the Healing Academy’s policy of having the newest graduates run all of the errands during the Gray Festival, she still thought it would have just been more efficient to just send someone who could easily carry the box. But, she wasn’t one to complain, and it had seemed important to the older members that she and the other recent graduates participate in their tradition, so she simply focused her energy on putting one foot in front of the other.

As Aurelia approached Miss Macarona and the demon girl, she decided to call out so that they weren’t just waiting for her to awkwardly cross the last few feet once they noticed her. ”H-Hello, M-Miss Macarona? This i-is a package f-from the Healing A-Academy tent.” Aurelia said, effort straining her voice. By the time she had finished her pseudo-introduction, she had made it to within a couple of feet from Miss Macarona and the demon girl. At about the same time, her arms gave out again, and she unceremoniously dropped the box again.

”S-Sorry,” she continued, blushing noticeably. ”It’s a box of refreshments like water and snacks for the people helping to prepare for the festival. They also wanted me to remind you to have people drink lots of water so they don’t get dehydrated. Oh! And also that if someone get hurt or feels off, they should head to the Healing Academy tent for treatment.”

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Aurelia

Name: Aurelia Sunaryn

Age: 76

Gender: Female

Race: Angel

Personality: Aurelia is probably best described as warm due to her sunny disposition and her eternally optimistic outlook. In fact, her friends tend to take Aurelia being in a bad mood as a sign that something is seriously wrong and that they need to try and help correct the situation however they can. Additionally, Aurelia is a very compassionate individual, which leads her to offer her assistance to those in need. Unfortunately, Aurelia’s good-hearted nature does leave her rather vulnerable to those that try to take advantage of her. This isn’t helped by the fact that she has a tendency to be rather gullible and naive either.

Appearance

Aurelia is rather petite, standing at a height of only just over 4’ and weighing only 57 lbs. Aurelia also possesses golden hair that extends to just below the base of her neck and golden eyes, which are fairly common among angels. She usually leaves her hair down, though she has been to put it up on special occasions. Her usual attire consists of the white, red-hemmed robe of the academy over a pair of simple trousers and a simple blouse.

Biography: Born and raised in the Gray Village, it became apparent rather early on in Aurelia’s life that she had a natural affinity for healing and support magic, even among angels. As such, when she was old enough, she was enrolled at the academy of healing arts in the village, where she was able to hone her abilities. While the curriculum was largely focused on the practicing of white magic, it covered a number of other topics as well, including the history and culture of the various worlds.

Somewhat recently, Aurelia has graduated from the academy as a fully-fledged white mage. Of course, she maintains her association with the academy and accepts a number of jobs from them that allow her to continue honing her abilities as a novice white mage. Plus, the jobs offered by the academy enable her to help others while earning a paycheck, so it’s kind of a win-win situation.

Abilities/Weapons: Aurelia is proficient in apprentice level white magic. That means that she can cure minor wounds and ailments, remove weak curses, and bless others with protection or strength.

Aurelia also owns a simple staff made of ash wood with a pearl nestled at the top that she uses to help channel her magic.

Misc: Aurelia is left-handed.