VarionusNW

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

Tyrant, please elaborate on the different explosive marbles please. Brod, your biography doesn't really make much sense contextually. This is an RP set in one of the most prestigious schools for gatekeepers, yet your character is going there to run from gangsters? Also, a living sword? Isn't he from earth? could you make more sense of this, please. Dead Cruiser, your character seems overpowered for a first year, though we don't really think that nerfing him will fix the problem, given that he is a vampire. Your vampires seem like a completely antagonistic race, which means that everyone else would want them dead. Not really logical. Also, because I just finished writing some back story, that I won't reveal for reasons that include plot twists, I will mention the limits of earth magic, which have now been set up. The limits of Earth magic are incestuous humans with a bit of chant-based stuff, and a few magical creatures and small magic artifacts. While I'm at it, your free to have a human that moved to Lucis, or a Lucian that moved to Earth. Oh yea, Alice, Mia is accepted. Fox, a novice caster would probably be able to create small embers, and create fist-sized fires with a good amount of concentration. Lighting things on fire, throwing larger flames, spontaneous combustion, Etc. are probably all things a novice wouldn't be able to do. AWFUL, if you want to come up with some ideas, go ahead. We could always use more ideas. I will be putting up a guideline for Character year power levels at the bottom of the OP, though, because the other GMs made it while I was asleep, it might be incomprehensible.

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

Drew and AWFUL, go ahead and throw your CSs in the Character section. Noster, sorry, that was a question from another GM, but I guess they meant something like "How much mana could the arrows leech, how fast, and other stuff." I don't really know why they asked, though. You are also accepted, anyway. Yay, accepting people, woo!

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

How much of this void power Raule could use, say, the maximum extent of his void power.

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

ok, stuff time. Noster, what is your system for the leech arrows? Also, your character's bio states that his father was a gatekeeper that disappeared when Sylus was much younger. Maybe I'm just arguing with wording here, but if your character is a 200 year old Elf, and the Black Gale has only been around for 20 years, the Gatekeepers only being around for around 14 or so years, so how young would Sylus have been? AWFUL, your character sheet is good except for one point. With his abilities, we would prefer you had some sort of clause that prevented him from using his abilities against other students, or something, as it is probably a good idea not to have a character who can change the physical make-up of other characters. As for your question about Lucis-Earth contact through the black gale, travel is probably not the most difficult thing, since humans have advanced aircraft for transportation, and Lucians have everything from Griffons to dragons. There would at least be 1 or 2 corporations trying to monetize black gale transportation. Though, transport between the 2 worlds probably wouldn't be the most common thing, given that cultural differences are a thing, and only 20 years have passed. Humans, as well as Lucian countries would probably have a large portion of their populations against allowing the other group from intruding on their society. Though, given that it has been 20 years by this point, some acceptance/lenience has occurred. A Lucian historian that decided to move his family to New York to learn more about human culture? Entirely possible. Drew, I am still a bit confused with the "listening to machines" thing. Wouldn't it just be more logical to state that she has a natural talent for recognizing the problems with machines by sound, instead of making it sound like some sort of psychic power?

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

Ok, I have realized that it is a hassle to keep looking between here and the OOC, so, to make things easier on everyone, please post your character sheets in the OOC, if they have yet to be accepted. Also, the updated character sheet is in the OOC, please use that rather than the one from here. We are currently looking over everyone's character sheets, and will try to respond to them in a timely manner, but given that a lot of us may have things occupying our time, it may take a day or two. Thank you for your patience. Zombehz, would it be possible to lower the ludicrous power of the voidkin, and tell us just about how much of the void power that a voidling like Raule has? Alice, could you tell us what health/vitals that Mia's eyes can display, and how do her eyes read their vitals? Some of the other GMs want a bit more detail. JELDare, this is a mid-casual RP, please use more detail and better explanation with your CS. Ok, I have to go for now, but I, or another GM will review the other CSs soon. Here's the link to the OOC

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

Quick question, do we have to play a student or is being a teacher a viable role as well, been wanting to try out that role for a while after having played so many students.

@The Fox Without

Sorry, as many events will not require teachers being present, only students are playable.

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

Ok, Here's the best image I could find. I somehow found something. Problem is it doesn't have wings and the armor looks stupid, as well as the angle being pretty bad for a character picture. So I guess I will still do a desc. along with this. Ark stands at about 6 feet tall, which is relatively average size for a draconian. His scales are a pristine white, with an *insert wingspan here*. He usually wears some sort of a cloak and light armor (probably some form of the armor in the picture, minus the weapons, things on his arms, and thing on his neck). His eye color is a dull grey, which is actually quite common in light draconians. At his side is a quiver for his arrows, which also holds some of his daggers dipped in a poison and dragon blood concoction.

Full Name Arkiyel 'ein Nickname(s) Ark, as his real name is a bit difficult to say sometimes. Gender Male Age 178. This could be equated to about 17-18 in human years. Year 4th Birthday August 1st. Though, it's less of his actual birthday, and more of the day he was passed through the Dyniel 'Yn degrys (ceremony of the sun) as an egg (the ceremony is essentially how light draconians are born, and why they have a sub-tribe) Astrological Sign Leo Species Light Draconian. Draconians are half human and half dragon. There are 8 types of Draconian, each of these draconian tribes have scales with a color that correspond to a magical element, which they can control. The most common Draconian tribes are Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, and Lightning. On August 1st, the Draconians hold a ceremony as ancient as the Draconians themselves. During this ceremony, Draconian eggs are offered up to become that of pure light. Though, very few actually become light draconian eggs. The Draconians tend to retain their original elemental powers from their tribe. Class Slayer (mostly for Demons): A slayer is trained in the arts of close combat and swift take-downs of targets , which in this case is usually demons. The most popular slayer weapon is the dagger, which can be swiftly dipped in poisons, as well as be easy to conceal. Most Slayers are also trained to use a bow, as arrows can also be easily dipped in poisons, and are rather easy to carry. Though Slayers use dirty tactics and swift maneuvers to take down their targets, they are usually very humble, and based on their homeland, may have some sort of chivalrous code. Ark follows the Draconic Slayer code, which prevents him from killing non-threatening individuals, supports the protection of the undefended, and holds courtesy and charity highly. Though, Targets are the only exception to this codes. Usually, targets are issued by a Slayer Guild, though, some work for themselves. Ark is one of these loners. A Draconian, Like Ark, usually combines close combat fighting with short range magic to add more impact to attacks.

Weapon

Syl' Dayhlijn

Syl' Dayhlijn, or The wrath of day, is an enchanted bow made by an old friend of Ark. The enchantment on the bow prevents it from breaking easily, as well as preventing the string from wearing out or breaking. The bow is masterfully crafted, which adds to the fact that it looks cool. The Arrows that Ark uses are tipped in a combination of paralyzing poison, and enchanted dragon's blood (this is harmful to most types of Demons on Lucis)

Dyl' Garyhnn

These Daggers are specially crafted to easily slice through flesh. These are also coated in the poison and dragon blood mixture. Ark usually has 2-4 of these on his person at a time.

World Lucis

Biography Ark was an orphan. His parents died before he was born, even before the ceremony. He was originally from the fire tribe, but he was born as a light draconian. An old friend of his parents had asked if she could raise him, but, due to the fact that he was a light draconian, and not fire, the church would not let her touch him. (around this time the Draconians are extremely religious) Due to his unlucky early life, he grew up mostly on the streets, as most priests or oracles couldn't stand him. At some point he ended up training with an old slayer, who taught Ark everything he knows. His reason for going to the academy is unknown.

Personality Ark is the kind of serious character that just wants to get things done and over with. He isn't a pushover, and hates to be bossed around, though, he will try to control his temper and follow the slayer code. Partner N/A as of current

Fear(s)/Weakness(es)/Limit(s) Ark has a fear of Ice, and is actually weakened by it. He doesn't like water that much, though, he kinda had to get over that. Ark hates darkness, and never sleeps in the dark because of it. He despises dark magic, evil, and especially vampires. Skills/Abilities/Traits Ark is able to enchant his weapons with fire/light magic, as well as use short range fire and light attacks. These could be anything from a small ember, to temporarily blinding someone who was right up in his face. Themesong Thinking about this.. Other Currently N/A

Here's the second character that I won't center purely out of defiance. He has a mechanical right arm. Full Name Maxwell Yinyues Nickname(s) Boss, prick, elitist prick, asshole, Max, Etc. Gender Male Age 20 Year 4 Birthday January 12 Astrological Sign Capricorn Species Human. Just a normal dude, with a cybernetic arm. Class Commander- The leader type. Leaders are generally your overly charismatic, convincing, smart guys who sit at the back and watch everyone fuck up the enemy. The Commander doesn't want to be out of the action though, so, while being strategic, he can also plow through a horde of giant bees like a fat lady trying to get the last box of twinkies on a black friday sale. More or less, the commander focuses on boosting the moral of his party, keeping them on task, and supporting with fire when needed. They tend to have huge egos, though. Weapon

Magpul-Redeye Pistol

Magpul-Redeye Rifle

World Earth Biography Maxwell was born to the Yinyues family, a family which inherited the American manufacturing company known as Magpul. How the Yinyues managed to acquire the rights to Magpul, and all of the products under its copyright, is a story for another time. The Yinyues family always had a strange fascination for guns, for some god damn reason, and teaching a young kid to use one was perfectly fine. So, of course, his parent's forced on him that which they wanted him to inherit. Maxwell wasn't good with your everyday gun. He couldn't deal with the recoil, and the use of the gun didn't flow with his movement (yes, even a 10 year old wants to be able to move fast and fluidly when firing guns). So, Maxwell was overjoyed when his parents added another weapons manufacturer into the Magpul family. This manufacturer specialized in plasma and laser based weaponry. Oh yea, you may know that Maxwell has a brother named Varren. You may also know that Varren is good with guns. Well, there was a day when Varren decided to wave a gun in front of Maxwell, but, in a tragic turn of events, Varren had forgotten to check the safety. As a result, Maxwell lost his right arm, though it was soon replaced with a mechanical one. Maxwell spent the next series of years learning the ins and outs of the Magpul[Redeye] weapons he was given. Given his competitive nature, Maxwell tested himself everyday, just because he wanted to be better than Varren. Maxwell later received a letter from the Academy of the Arcane Artes. Of course, he accepted the invitation to join the school, and became pretty well known for his tactical ability, as well as his attitude and ego. During his 3rd year he was grouped with the 1st years during their first mission. Well, let's just say he led the shit out of those first years, and plans to do the same with this year's first year class. Maxwell moved out of the Yinyues household when he was 18, and moved to Japan,where he had moved in with his girlfriend Maria, and her twin "sister". Personality Maxwell is rather intelligent, as well as a smart ass. He has an ego as large as a barn,which can be inflated or destroyed way too easily. He is naturally competitive, and hates to lose. He can be rather emotionally unstable at times, as he gets angry pretty easily, as well as getting depressed at the press of a button. Even though he has so many of these flaws, he can be a genuinely caring person, when he isn't being an asshole. He is also pretty damn charismatic. Partner [to be decided] Fear(s)/Weakness(es)/Limit(s) Maxwell doesn't like Ballistic weaponry, and hates when they are aimed at him. His ego can be burst like a bubble. Anything from telling him he is wrong, to beating his ass will cause him to spiral into random depression. Maxwell always wants to be in control, and panics when he isn't. He hates being bossed around. There is also the one thing that has drawn a deep like of separation between Max and Varren. Varren loves coffee, while Maxwell can't stand the stuff. Maxwell just prefers a good cup of tea. Skills/Abilities/Traits Max is a born leader, boosting moral of his team, as well as being able to think clearly in a shitty situation. Maxwell has a computer in his arm, allowing him to access everything from a monster database, to information about his teammates. Maxwell has been previously described as a tactical genius, this is probably from years of planning his revenge against Varren, which he never got. Theme Song [To Be Decided] Other Nationality: Japanese-American. Fluently speaks both languages, father is of Western origination, and married his Japanese mother.

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

Well, not really, though the idea that some lucian races could believe their power comes from gods is plausable, and demons do exist as lucians. http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/76572-academy-of-the-arcane-artes-reboot/ooc

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/76572-academy-of-the-arcane-artes-reboot/ooc

Academy of the Arcane Artes [Reboot]

Roleplay Information

Original Creator: Cynder

GMs: VarionusNW, Grey, Jedly, Lucius Cypher, ERode

Co-Mods:Jedly, Kidd

Veterans: Cynder, eddieddi, Exodus, Grey, Hebigami Shiho, Ipsie, Jedly, Kidd, Kilo6, Lucius Cypher, Norix, Nytem4re, VarionusNW, xAsunaWolfx, Zombehs

Level: Mid-Casual.

Status: Not accepting new character sheets at the moment.

links: The original Thread//Chatzy

A Foreword

This is a reboot of an RP by the same name. All credit for the idea, and a good portion of the following text goes to Cynder. With this iteration of the RP, we want to focus on character interaction, just like in the original, but add in a dash of world building. Players will be allowed to add in bits of information about lucis/earth as they please, though planning things out in OOC would be a good idea first. This RP is by everyone for everyone, so have fun!

Introduction

The year is 2066.

It has been exactly twenty years since two parallel, yet unseen worlds, finally made contact with one another. It has been officially nineteen years since these worlds viewed and respected each others differences and soon, it'll be time for the 19th anniversary of peace between this two extremely different worlds. After the very fabric of time and space split, Lucis and Earth, forever separated, became one through a massive breach in the sky.

This wormhole, dubbed by common tongue as the "Black Gale" is home to miles of unexplored wilderness and the infamous "mysterious labyrinths" which are known for appearing randomly, spawning a number of monsters and always changing in design when entered. In order to combat the threat of wildlife, labyrinths and even potential war between the two worlds, a number of academies have begun to pop up all over the areas of the Black Gale currently inhabited by humans.

These academies vary by location, but all have the same general concept -- "the end result is peace." Each school takes a variety of races from both worlds and by allowing them to co-exist and learn from each other, students work together towards graduation. Upon graduation, students are officially recognized as "Gatekeepers", an honor by any form of government and realized by both worlds to be enforcers of law, peace and overall, protection.

You are one of these students. Perhaps you are ordinary or extremely gifted, good with technology, magic, alchemy or people. Either way, you've been chosen by the headmaster of one academy in particular -- the Academy of The Arcane Artes. It is unknown as to why students are chosen, but the academy itself is outstanding by standards with high graduation and some of the most famous Gatekeepers are known to have graduated from there.

That being said, the option is yours to take.

Will you accept the offer?

The Worlds

Earth- Home to humans, who, over the past few thousand years, have advanced their technology to ludicris degrees. With everything from laser guns to giant mechs, humans are able to make up for their weaknesses. They have developed ways to make just about everything but space travel efficient. There are still 3rd world countries, still stuck in a retro-modern era, that ended 50 years ago for most 1st world countries. humans are completely incapable of using magic, at least Earth-dwelling humans, anyway.

Lucis- Home to just about every fantastical race you could amagine, though the most common are elves, dwarves, orcs, gnomes, and goblins. All of the races have their own take on magic. Some learn it, some have it from birth, while some never have it. Lucis is very low-tech, somewhat comparable to medieval. This lack of technological innovation was mostly due to the convenience of magic. If you create an original Lucian race, you have free reign on world building for that race, though, if someone wants to make a character with your race, your gunnu have to give them a share of the world building.

The Academy

To be updated over the course of time. In the meantime, enjoy your uniforms that just recently arrived in the mail -- just in time for the first day. (all credit to Cynder for the uniform images)

Female Uniform (Regular)

Male Uniform (Regular)

Coats & Cloaks

The Letter

The letter is received at the same time for every student. It is dropped nearby the student (such as a windowsill) by a raven, black as

night. It can appear during the night, day, afternoon or elsewise. Should you be a second year student and so on, you receive a variation

of this letter that is simply updated information about you. After this letter is received by the academy, you are to receive a uniform

bearing the academy's crest with the choice of a cloak or coat.

The Letter

Dear Future Student, Good greetings to you! I am proud to say that you have been selectively chosen to join in a program dedicated to training future Gatekeepers! You have been invited to study abroad at the prestige and elite high-classed "Academy Of The Arcane Artes". However, this choice is entirely yours. If you show no interest, then discard this letter now. If you do, however, continue to read. We would love to have you in our school, as we are aware you show potential! [Out of immense curiosity, you would choose to flip the page of the letter, which, wow! Is a lengthy "journal", not just one single letter.] I'm glad you have chosen to accept this proposal! If you desire to accept, you'll need to fill out a quick form, but nothing too tedious. You will begin in three days from the day this letter is sent, and you will arrive at this location [your eyes scroll over the location, you may or may not know where it is. Lucis kids and Earth kids have different locations it seems.] at 7:00 A.M on Sunday or Solday, your transportation will arrive in the form of a top-trained Griffin. Do not be afraid, this majestic beasts will not harm you and are quite friendly, they are also aware of their directions. You will then arrive at the academy at 8:00 A.M for orientation and a welcoming banquet. The rest of the instructions will be given from there. [You flip the page.] I have enclosed a brochure of the school, I assure you, it is the best for your education. Our academy is top-rated in several popular articles such as, "Rich Magika Hunters", and "Learning Artes". Our campus is beyond large, so do not fear the fact we will be in The Black Gale. Our academy still holds astounding beauty, and the weather will be controlled by a variety of Weather Mages, the school's landscaped is tended to daily and has a rich growing of alchemy supplies all year. Our campus is massive in size, we have many facilities as you will read the brochure. There is a Shopping Mall, lake, forest, and a variety of other facilities to make you all feel the utmost comfortable and "at home"; for both you and your partner. [There is a brochure attached, you ignore it for now, continuing to read onward.] Your class will be attending classes between Monday or Lunday, to Thursday, or AfterMid Day. You will have the rest of the week to yourself. You may use this time to study, work part-time, or participate in a variety of varsity activities. [You flip the page.] Various activities will be posted on the bulletin throughout the year. Keep your eyes and ears peeled in case anything perks your interest. These activities will occur on school holidays, or following school hours. Remedial classes are also available year round. [You flip the page, you reach the fill-out form...you must answer truthfully...] Please have the honor and dignity to answer correctly and truthfully, magic can detect lies! Anyway, please do fill this out . . .

There is a sheet attached that is required for you fill out. When filling it out, please delete all brackets, thanks guys!

Character Sheet

[Picture of your character goes here. Can be anime or real life, no pornography is permitted!]

Full Name

[Tell us your name.]

Fake Name

[Optional. This is only if you're trying to "hide" your identity for some reason.]

Nickname(s)

[Does your character prefer another name? A shortened version?]

Gender

[Male or female.]

Age

[Between 15 and 20. Of course, different ages have different timespans, so you can be 200 years, which is equal to sixteen human years or whatnot.]

Year

[What year is your character in? There is five years in total.]

Birthday

[What? It's somewhat slice of life.]

Astrological Sign

[Just for fun!]

Species

[Anything you'd like. If we are unfamiliar with it, please explain it, use as much detail as you like, but don't leave it vague, and don't write a novel.

Class

[Anything you'd like, but it should match with your weapon of choice. If we are unfamiliar with us, please tell us about it.]

Weapon

[Feel free to go insane with these: technology, magic, a RWBY-like weapon, perhaps? Does it have a name? Is it a family heirloom? Tell us! Try to make it match their class.]

World

[Just Lucis or Earth.]

Biography

[A few sentences at least, please.]

Personality

[This is usually better fleshed out in the Roleplay itself, so describe your character's outward personality in a sentence or two.]

Partner

[This can either be assigned to you or you can figure out who you want to partner with.]

Fear(s)/Weakness(es)/Limit(s)

[What is your character weak to? What are they afraid of? What are some of the limitations they have to deal with when fighting?]

Skills/Abilities/Traits

[Does your character have photographic memory? Can they predict the weather? Are they able to access a rare field of magic? Tell us! If your character can use magic, describe it. Elaborate on your character's skills and abilities. Strength is proportionate to your character's year, so no master-level 1st years.]

Theme Song

[Does your character has a song that they can relate to their life? That they'd use in battle? Feel free to share! Optional.]

Other

[Any random, trivial fact about your character? Do they have a pet? Are they a good singer? Anything you think might fit well here. Optional.]

Rules

1.) You may have as many characters as you'd like and/or can handle.

2.) If you have any questions, please leave them in the thread, PM a GM or visit our chat. You may also request to join the skype group.

3.) I am not the only GM, just go look up, and you can see the loads of people who can judge your character sheets, answer questions, and other things.

4.) Shouldn't be too much of an issue, but there is to be absolutely no powerplaying, metagaming or godmodding allowed.

5.) Avoid speedposting. There will not be a posting order, however, we do not want two pages between the same two people.

6.) Respect Co-Mods, they have all the same powers as GMs. You may speak to us in the skype group if you wish to be a Co-Mod.

7.) No smut is permitted, anything past hugs and kisses is either "fade to black" or take to PMs.

8.) You may attack another player's character, however, you cannot kill them without permission.

9.) You'll receive a warning if you start drama outside of the Roleplay: first one to start, first one out.

10.) If a troll appears, feel free to poke at it, but don't feed it. Do not be a troll yourself.

11.) Not a rule, but I'd love to see some character development, plot twists, proper grammar and so on.

12.) You may not control another person's character without their permission.

13.) We all control the plot together, so use the chatzy and pm to plan things. Using titanpad to write collab posts is highly suggested.

14.) If someone else already created a race you want to use, go off of what they put or ask them about it.

15.) Have fun and enjoy yourself!

16.) Post your character sheet here in the OOC, and then, once it is accepted, you can put it in the Character section.

Year-based power level examples

First Years Better than the rest of the people their age,but not massive XP Potential > Power Talent must be fostered Literally weaksauce High theory, low practicality EX: Soldier who may have gotten high test scores, but panics in battle. A mage who learns quick, but has only a few weak spells. Second Years A few mission completes Still needs to be in a larger team with upperclassmen Competent enough not to be a scrub EX: Soldier is more confident in battle, with a bit more skill. Mage can also act more confidently against monsters, as well as use a few more spells. Third Years Competent enough not to need upperclassmen in their teams to survive Specialization: START Job advancement Lots of repeats Stay in safe zones EX: The soldier and mage have decided to specialize themselves more, focusing on certain skills, rather than a wide range of stuff. Four Years Buddy system-tier, and need to work in larger groups. Stronk yo Two 4ths v a few 3rds = 4th win Lots of missions Hardcore but not too hardcore Branching out from core Lots of dead peeps EX: Soldier is better with his guns. Mage can summon lava golems with relative ease. Fifth Years Solo-tiers Supervisors Need to graduate via actual missioning Probably can cover two combat roles, i.e. Raule DPS + Tank EX: Top-tier students