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Slay the Spire

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"Wake up, climber... I brought you back. You don't know me, nor do you even know yourself. I am Neow, an ancient being. You've been here for too long, so now I offer you a chance. The exit sits at the very top of the Spire. If you truly wish to be free then you must ascend through the Beyond. But beware... The Spire does not want you to leave. It feeds off of your captivity. The Spire is alive, you see... And the only hope you have for escaping is killing the Heart of the Spire that guards the exit. Go forth and..."

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Welcome to the roleplay adaptation of the hit roguelike card game 'Slay the Spire'! In this RP, we are doing away with both the roguelike aspect, and the card aspect (for obvious reasons), and instead going for a purely character driven story of a small band of climbers working together to escape the eternal torment of the Spire. This RP, while staying true to the wackiness of the original Slay the Spire, will feature darker themes, horror aspects, and abstract concepts given shape as the heights of the Spire warp reality and time within it.

We all begin in the depths of the Exordium, the hellish network of tunnels and fiery chasms at the base of the Spire. As time flows differently within the Spire, we've all been trapped inside of it for an unknown amount of time. Perhaps two thousand years have passed outside, while only two have passed inside. Maybe it has been four hundred years for you, but a day beyond the walls of the Spire. Since you first arrived, the Great Neow has instructed you to climb the Spire to escape. The climb is treacherous. Neow has said that only four heroes have ever managed to successfully escape the Spire in the past. Will you be the fifth? Of course, failure comes at a heavy cost. If you die, you are resurrected back in the Exordium with no memories of your previous attempts or even of your own personal self. As you climb, faint glimmers of your memories return in the form of muscle memory. You remember the skills that your body has honed over the untold years that you've spent trying to escape the Spire.

But something has shifted in the Spire. Perhaps Neow is bending the rules. Or the Spire itself seeks something new. But for the first time, more than one climber has been resurrected simultaneously. Things in the Spire have begun to change. The wildlife within it have become more aggressive. The Cult of the Awakened is sacrificing more victims. And creatures from the Beyond are starting to trickle down into the lower levels of the Spire.

Character Sheet Template and Example

CS TEMPLATE

[hider=--CHARACTER NAME, TITLE--]
[center]
[color=gray]
[img]--CHARACTER REFERENCE IMAGE HERE--[/img]
[color=--COLOR--][h1][b][u]--CHARACTER NAME HERE--[/u][/b][/h1]
[h2][i]--CHARACTER TITLE HERE--[/i][/h2][/color]
[color=--COLOR--][b]Character Archetype[/b][/color]
--What role your character fills. Are they a warrior archetype, or some version of a warrior. This is essentially their class.--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Personality[/b][/color]
--What personality does your character tend to naturally adopt the most among their many resurrections?--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Blessings[/b][/color]
--Does your character have some sort of divine or otherworldly force that benefits them? Try to keep this reasonable and not overpowered.--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Curses[/b][/color]
--Does your character have some sort of unholy or eldritch force that detriments them? Like blessings, these are optional. Don't feel the need to make curses absolutely cripple your character... Unless that's what you're going for...--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Relics[/b][/color]
--Has your character resurrected with a powerful artifact? Relics will be acquired as the RP continues, but I am willing to allow a maximum of one starting relic. Once again, this is optional, and I was ask that if you do take a relic to start, that it isn't overpowered or unreasonable. Try to justify why your character would have this relic upon being resurrected, even if they might not remember why they have it.--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Gold[/b][/color]
[color=gold][i]--50-150--[/i][/color] (delete this -->)Your current gold is reflected here as merchants and other denizens of the Spire might be willing to trade with you(<--delete this)
[/color]
[/center]
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The Blessings, Curces, Relics, and Gold sections are fluid, and will most definitely change as the RP progresses! When those change, please reflect that on your character sheets!

Nothareal Personus, The Example

Nothareal Personus

The Example

Character Archetype
Fighter

Personality
Nothareal always strives to be the hero, even if it means he has to do stupid things to be the special snowflake so everyone sees how great he is. This has led to him getting into precarious situations. He doesn't know why Neow already refers to him as 'The Example', perhaps he is used to show more driven climbers of what NOT to do when confronted by a horde of angry gremlins. While Nothareal isn't escaping the Spire any time soon, he always, at most, make it to the top... of the Exordium.

Blessings
Nothareal has no blessings of note...

Curses
Bad Luck - Nothareal is cursed with eternal bad luck. Even if he is convinced what he is doing will assure him victory, he is almost always wrong. Because of this curse, Nothareal has never made it out of the Exordium.

Neow's Entertainment - A side effect of Nothareal's curse of terrible luck. Nothareal is viewed by Neow to be a hilarious sideshow. Indeed, Nothareal's blunders in the depths of the Exordium have managed to make even the Old God laugh. Perhaps Nothareal is the reason Neow chooses to remain in the deepest pits of the Spire, so that he can be there when Nothareal once again resurrects.

Relics
Good Bad Luck Charm - Nothareal is always resurrected with this strange petrified clover. The leaves are cracked on it and the stem in bent. Despite the apparent fragility of it, this charm is indestructible. Nothareal seems convinced with every resurrection that is a good luck charm, thus he carries it with him everywhere he goes.

Gold
50

Please be sure to have your character APPROVED by the GM before placing them in the characters tab. If your character is turned down, do not take it to heart! I will gladly work with you and point out the things that are stopping the character from entering the RP. I thoroughly read through the character sheets and will often give a detailed critique on the character, as well as suggest ways that it can be rectified. Ultimately, my goal is to ensure everyone gets into the RP at the end of the day, even if it takes a few attempts to get the character in the best place to fit in with the cast and the setting.

Rise of the Shield Hero - From Another World

I thought your character displayed them more openly. I can edit my comment about the wings if they aren't. I'm going off the assumptions that they would've been noticeable in terms of injury.

@vancexentan

Ahh no, the wings have recovered and look fine. It is the bones that are badly damaged still and are refusing to heal. She can move her wings a bit, but she can't fully extend them bear weight on them without feeling pain.

Rise of the Shield Hero - From Another World

I don't think Auriel ever told them about her wings >.> The question was never asked by them lol

That said, I'm sure that with somebody as famous as her, word would have gotten out after she returned from battle gravely injured and her wings tattered. It'd make sense that Marcino would know. Perhaps his comment is enough to spur the heroes into inquiring further?

Slay the Spire-esque RP anyone?

I will be getting to making an OOC this weekend!

Slay the Spire-esque RP anyone?

CS TEMPLATE

--CHARACTER NAME, TITLE--

[color=--COLOR--]

--CHARACTER NAME HERE--

--CHARACTER TITLE HERE--

[/color]
[color=--COLOR--]Character Archetype[/color]
--What role your character fills. Are they a warrior archetype, or some version of a warrior. This is essentially their class.--

[color=--COLOR--]Personality[/color]
--What personality does your character tend to naturally adopt the most among their many resurrections?--

[color=--COLOR--]Blessings[/color]
--Does your character have some sort of divine or otherworldly force that benefits them? Try to keep this reasonable and not overpowered.--

[color=--COLOR--]Curses[/color]
--Does your character have some sort of unholy or eldritch force that detriments them? Like blessings, these are optional. Don't feel the need to make curses absolutely cripple your character... Unless that's what you're going for...--

[color=--COLOR--]Relics[/color]
--Has your character resurrected with a powerful artifact? Relics will be acquired as the RP continues, but I am willing to allow a maximum of one starting relic. Once again, this is optional, and I was ask that if you do take a relic to start, that it isn't overpowered or unreasonable. Try to justify why your character would have this relic upon being resurrected, even if they might not remember why they have it.--

[color=--COLOR--]Gold[/color]
--50-150-- (delete this -->)Your current gold is reflected here as merchants and other denizens of the Spire might be willing to trade with you(<--delete this)

@Dark Cloud

Yup that's the one :P

Slay the Spire-esque RP anyone?

@Tellukka @Dog @Dark Cloud @ERode
Here is the character template. I have it in an code version so you can copy paste the format and replace all sections wrapped in dashes (--like so--)

CS TEMPLATE

[hider=--CHARACTER NAME, TITLE--]
[center]
[color=gray]
[img]--CHARACTER REFERENCE IMAGE HERE--[/img]
[color=--COLOR--][h1][b][u]--CHARACTER NAME HERE--[/u][/b][/h1]
[h2][i]--CHARACTER TITLE HERE--[/i][/h2][/color]
[color=--COLOR--][b]Character Archetype[/b][/color]
--What role your character fills. Are they a warrior archetype, or some version of a warrior. This is essentially their class.--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Personality[/b][/color]
--What personality does your character tend to naturally adopt the most among their many resurrections?--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Blessings[/b][/color]
--Does your character have some sort of divine or otherworldly force that benefits them? Try to keep this reasonable and not overpowered.--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Curses[/b][/color]
--Does your character have some sort of unholy or eldritch force that detriments them? Like blessings, these are optional. Don't feel the need to make curses absolutely cripple your character... Unless that's what you're going for...--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Relics[/b][/color]
--Has your character resurrected with a powerful artifact? Relics will be acquired as the RP continues, but I am willing to allow a maximum of one starting relic. Once again, this is optional, and I was ask that if you do take a relic to start, that it isn't overpowered or unreasonable. Try to justify why your character would have this relic upon being resurrected, even if they might not remember why they have it.--

[color=--COLOR--][b]Gold[/b][/color]
[color=gold][i]--50-150--[/i][/color] (delete this -->)Your current gold is reflected here as merchants and other denizens of the Spire might be willing to trade with you(<--delete this)
[/color]
[/center]
[/hider]

The Blessings, Curces, Relics, and Gold sections are fluid, and will most definitely change as the RP progresses! When those change, please reflect that on your character sheets!

Nothareal Personus, The Example

Nothareal Personus

The Example

Character Archetype
Fighter

Personality
Nothareal always strives to be the hero, even if it means he has to do stupid things to be the special snowflake so everyone sees how great he is. This has led to him getting into precarious situations. He doesn't know why Neow already refers to him as 'The Example', perhaps he is used to show more driven climbers of what NOT to do when confronted by a horde of angry gremlins. While Nothareal isn't escaping the Spire any time soon, he always, at most, make it to the top... of the Exordium.

Blessings
Nothareal has no blessings of note...

Curses
Bad Luck - Nothareal is cursed with eternal bad luck. Even if he is convinced what he is doing will assure him victory, he is almost always wrong. Because of this curse, Nothareal has never made it out of the Exordium.

Neow's Entertainment - A side effect of Nothareal's curse of terrible luck. Nothareal is viewed by Neow to be a hilarious sideshow. Indeed, Nothareal's blunders in the depths of the Exordium have managed to make even the Old God laugh. Perhaps Nothareal is the reason Neow chooses to remain in the deepest pits of the Spire, so that he can be there when Nothareal once again resurrects.

Relics
Good Bad Luck Charm - Nothareal is always resurrected with this strange petrified clover. The leaves are cracked on it and the stem in bent. Despite the apparent fragility of it, this charm is indestructible. Nothareal seems convinced with every resurrection that is a good luck charm, thus he carries it with him everywhere he goes.

Gold
50

Rise of the Shield Hero - From Another World

History

(Mood Music)

Auriel listened to Hans as he explained that many of the records on the heroes would likely be shrouded in bias and exaggeration. Despite that, Auriel still wanted to see them. She could cross reference the information within the books with the knowledge that was shared with her as she trained to be the Holy Warrior. Auriel nodded to Hans after being asked if she would bother with proceeding. With that, she followed the man through the long stacks of the cathedral's library, eventually coming upon a section that only contained maybe a dozen books on the heroes. How strange... For something so integral to the culture of the world, there seemed to be a distinct lack of material. Perhaps the knowledge was being controlled by the Church of the Four. That'd make the most sense... But it didn't rule out of factors either.

Auriel smiled at Hans in appreciation for taking her to the books she was looking for. She laid her fingers along the spines of the books and drew them across the words that denoted their titles. Eventually she came across one, 'Four Legends, Four Myths, and Four Disasters'. Auriel pulled the book from the stacks and opened the blank cover. The first page was a summary of what the reader would expect. The book took into account twelve legendary heroes over many different eras. There were three of each type of hero, and they would all be placed in one of the three categories that made the name of the book. It spoke of the greatest of each of the chosen heroes, and the worst. The myth's section seemed to recount stories that could never be verified or corroborated, but were commonly spoken of as great deeds of mysterious heroes. It seemed interesting, but what captured her attention more was an old paper that slipped from the pages and fell to the floor. Auriel blinked and picked the paper up. She saw it was a handwritten note that was signed.

Auriel's breath caught her throat when she saw the name of the person who had written the note. Archiel. The greatest Holy Warrior to ever live, and the only one in the last eight hundred years who had had the honor of fighting alongside the four heroes of legend. Until Auriel's destiny was made manifest, the Holy Warriors fell into obscurity since, despite having heroes summoned three times since Archiel lived, no warrior was of the age or ability to be of any assistance. Most Holy Warriors would live their entire lives training for this one purpose, only to wither and die of old age. Auriel being the only Holy Warrior since Archiel to serve the heroes was pure luck. And to think that the spear she now wielded was used and made famous by Archiel. She felt that there was a standard to live up to in order to even hold the weapon. Just brandishing it in public made her feel as though she had to do right by Archiel and continue his legacy. Would she forge a new legend with the spear and become the next role model for entire generations of warriors after her? The thought was vast in scale and it made her nervous. She hoped that she would be able to hold a candle to Archiel's brilliant light.

The thought crossed her mind... If the note was hand written by Archiel himself and placed within the book, then the book must almost be nearly a millennium old. Perhaps it remained untouched by bias... And because of its age, it would speak of heroes that she had never even heard the name of before. She read the note...

"To whoever finds and reads this note. Congratulations. You have found the one and only record of the legendary heroes as they were. You might be fooled by the title and first few pages of this book, and that was by design. At the time of writing this, there were many of that particular volume printed and distributed. Myself and the Bow Hero, Sullivan Krasster, took this book and replaced the pages with journal entries from myself and the four heroes of my time. The writings in this book at unedited, transcribed by myself and no other over many painstakingly long nights. My body is withering, and I am afraid only a quill is all my frail body, in its old age, is capable of lifting on its own now. There has been a widespread purging of knowledge about the heroes, as the Shield Hero of my time accessed forbidden knowledge that nearly brought about the end of us all. While I feel the intention is the betterment of all, I believe it is foolish to simply whisk away the truth and replace it with carefully tailored information. Please, to whoever finds this book and reads this note, safeguard it and cherish the knowledge it contains. As I pass into the next world, I have instructed my youngest son to take the book do as I did until the time comes again when he must hand it over to a new tome bearer. Do not let history become dust in the annals of time.

- Archiel Ashenwind

Auriel's cheeks flushed as she read the note. She calmly set the paper down on a reading table and opened the ancient book to a random page, far enough in to pass the ruse before the truth. Sure enough, the pages were written by hand and not inscribed by magic, and it was all in the same handwriting as the words on the note. She read some lines, the particular topic being a record of the Spear Hero of Archiel's time, Tira Alembech. Auriel's golden eyes were practically glued to the record. She was reading actual journals of a hero from eight hundred years ago! She wanted to read more, but a sneeze from a random reader brought her back into the real world. The book must have slipped through the cathedral's censors, or perhaps it was secretly placed in the stacks by the last holder. Since interest in the records of the heroes had greatly diminished, perhaps the library at the heart of the censorship was the safest place for it. Beyond the obvious importance of the information is carried, it was also put together by Archiel as his last gift to the world. This was a relic of the highest magnitude to her Order, and no one had even known about it. She slipped Archiel's note into the book, leaving it on the page where the true records started so she could easily skip the nonsense. Auriel closed the book and hugged it to her chest protectively. "Archiel... I swear your efforts will not be wasted... Thank you..." she mumbled quietly to herself.

She heard Hans returning to her, to see if she had indeed found something that would prove useful to her. She didn't go into any detail, she just held the cover of Four Legends, Four Myths, and Four Disasters in front of him and quickly exclaimed that she would like to take indefinite ownership of it. She reminded him that she was the Church's champion, and a representative of the Four Heroes. To deny her over what appeared to be a dusty, falsified and biased book would be ridiculous. "I will pay the Church recompense for taking a book from their collection." she assured.

Slay the Spire-esque RP anyone?

So will this mainly be a combat-orientated RP?

@ERode

Well there will undoubtedly be combat in it. But I kind of want to explore the moments in between to, covering the strangeness of the Spire, its denizens, and the eldritch workings of the place.

Rise of the Shield Hero - From Another World

Okay! I'll be posting today after work! Sorry for the delay everone! Been dreadfully low on energy lately lol

Slay the Spire-esque RP anyone?

There isn't really much lore in the game aside from what is drip fed to you by the setting. There isn't so much that would require any prior knowledge, as I'm gonna be ad libbing a lot of it to make a cohesive story.

But the premise isn't going to be super complicated, and the character sheets aren't going to need to be absurdly detailed. Essentially just gonna end up needing a picture, a name, a personality, and their sort of class archetype. I'll put up a template later today.