Thinslayer

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

OH ok then : P

I dunno how to go about getting the mark then ^^;

@Avali

Ask one of the player characters when you get a chance. Even if they don't know how to get it, chances are, someone will overhear who does know. ;)

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

That's fair I suppose.

Mark is required yes?

@Avali

Not required, but recommended if you want to be capable of the amazing acrobatic feats involved in later parts of the story.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

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I mean, Sykes has one of those too if you think. His Mark of the Overseer (but his is more like a translation tool and master key). And he hasn't aged... Or I got something wrong from all the back and forth.

@AtomicNut

You got it all right. ;)
His agelessness stems from his origin.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

If the Mark isn't required for characters, I wouldn't worry over it too much.

Grace will probably try and the hide the mark anyhow, thinking that it would be against her faith to use its power.

@Avali

The Mark manifests as a diamond star tattoo. It is usually found on the back of your dominant hand, but it may also be found on the waist, forehead, or nape of the neck. If the character prefers secrecy, whichever power gives it out tries to account for that.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

I dunno what that mark of the hero thing is. What does it do :P

@Avali

The Mark of the Hero is a genetic modification that prevents muscle atrophy and promotes memory retention. Put simply, it lets you level up and keep your levels. The Mark is commonly thought to be heritable or divine, but reality is much more...

...interesting.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

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Sykes grumblingly disapproves -50.

@AtomicNut

If Sykes wants one too, he can always ask. One might be surprised at who answers his request.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

@Avali
Looks good. Now I have to decide whether Grace will be given the Mark of the Hero, and if so, how to mechanize it...

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

So having one of these smaller nations rule as a Theocracy is okay?

Or are they forced to publicly acknowledge Dragan's Deities as the only true ones, making a Monotheistic Theocracy impossible?

holy big words ^^;

@Avali

Yeah, a theocratic nation should be fine. Dragan's religious enforcement has been lax, so as long as nobody uses religion as a pretext for anything dangerous, it shouldn't attract any unwanted attention.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

Yup yup!

I'm thinking she will be from a foreign that is ruled like a Theocracy, church on top. Currently reading through the "lore" to see how to officially work that out .

@Avali

I really need to get working on the lore for nationalities. e_e

We'll say the human nation is set up more like a confederation - there are multiple kingdoms with their own overlords, but one of these kingdoms stands head and shoulders over the rest, the Kingdom of Dragan. It can control all the others thanks to its nigh-invincible Defense Tower, which was restored to operational status many years ago.

The Faraway Land: Resurrection

Hmmmm... That works I suppose.

--> Name To be Determined hears news of the kidnapped princess.

--> NtbD wants to find/save said princess, hoping she could either get a reward up front for it, or hold the princess hostage and get her reward by way of ransom.

--> Whether this works out or not is dictated by how she ends up interacting with people.

That's the base "timeline" i have in my head

@Avali

So, NtbD is female, eh? That works out with my headcannon about Paladins being exclusively female. Your timeline proposal should work once the princess's capture actually gets underway in about 1-2 posts.