So I am relatively new here but I followed a fellow role player here and I have finally decided to jump into this sites RP section and meet the locals. I figured what better way to get a sense of the people here than to do an open species roleplay, to have a little fun and get to know everyone.
Now naturally all role plays need a plot and I have been working on a rudimentary idea, basically a combination of a few older group role plays I have hosted in the past so here it goes.
Day to day life has been the same stream of monotony, your character has been living their lives as usual. One day while going about their daily business something strange occurs, a strange energy arises around them. The world seems to slow down, their bodies grow heavy and a blinding light engulfs their vision.
Suddenly they are falling, helplessly, unable to move or resist. The blinding light and chaotic energy around them making all resistances futile. Their consciousness begins to fade, leaving only the sensation of falling and a strange feeling, unknown energy flowing through their veins burning like fire, binding to body, branding their soul. Then they hit the ground.
The harsh collision with the solid ground jars their senses even as the blow knocks the wind out of them they become aware of some things. The air smells different, the energy around them feels different. Everything feels different, they are no longer where they where. They are no longer in their world.
Your character has been summoned to a new world by a desperate population seeking a solution to a problem which they themselves believe they cannot fix. Furthermore your character has been magically bound to a monster, one that the locals hope that through the binding ritual your character can control. These creatures can be anything, dragons being the most common but any large, ferocious beast will do.
Of course things don't always go as planned, summoning strange beings from another world doesn't automatically mean salvation. No one knows who is good, who is evil, who wants to help and who will cheat their way into escaping their new role. Only one thing is for sure, your in a new world, bound to a monster whom may or may not want to eat you, surrounded by strangers whom believe your some sort of savior and teamed up with other people whom are in the exact same situation as you. Most of you just want to go home.
Your characters can be anything as long as they are able to take on a human form and the beasts they are bound to can be just about anything. They could be good, neutral or evil, their intelligence level and power is up to you.
Now what do the locals want? They great their newcomers with this story:
A strange dark shadow has appeared in the near by country
cutting off all contact with the country and its citizens. No one knows
where this shadow has come from and what happened the people who live
beyond the darkness. There is only two things known about the dark
storm, one is that anyone who enters into its shadowy grip is never
heard from again. Two is that the shadows are spreading, slowly and
surely they are taking over the countryside. This has caused endless
amounts of panic as people flee from the darkness and surrounding
countries do their best to figure out what is going on.
For years they have been battling against this dark storm and during those years countless lives have been wasted. Now no one else is willing to go all that could have been sacrificed to the darkness have been, no one else is willing to risk their lives and they have run out of options. They need something or someone who is stronger, they need someone capable of surviving the darkness they have decided to turn to other worlds for a solution.
Even though the risk remains that they are unleashing a bunch of monsters onto their lands, the hope is that if even one of those monsters could end the darkness it would be worth it but they where not going to simply unleash these creatures. They need someone to control them, someone whom can be sacrificed if things go wrong. That's where you come in, you a stranger from another world has been bound to one of these creatures. If you want to live, you'd best find a way to control or befriend them. If you want to go home, you have to solve the puzzle of the dark storm first.
If anyone is interested in this role play, I will be using my long time OC and my namesake whom is my mage thief.
The whole point of this
role play is to be as creative as possible and have fun doing it. All
ideas and thoughts are welcome, don't be afraid to suggest something.
Rules:
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Respect other role players and the plot
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No bullying, god-modding or magically knowing things about other characters.
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Be realistic and think from your characters point of view, not from your knowledge of the roleplay
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Write your favorite type of animal in the other section if you read this.
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Ask before changing/adding things to the plot. Most reasonable ideas will be welcoming.
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Follow site rules.
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Onexone spin-offs welcome
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Pay attention to what
others write, I have had countless role plays where people don't and
then confusion or arguments take place.
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You can borrow this idea and run with it on other sites, just let me know and give credit where credit is due
Humanoid Creature:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Species:
Relationships:
Orientation:
World:(Write my creation or something if made up)
Personality:(A brief sentence at least, the rest can be rp out)
Appearance: (Written with/without picture)
History:(A paragraph at least, no unknowns or rp outs)
Pets: (Optional. Anything kept as a pet applies, could be a rock with a smiley face for all I care.)
Beast:
Species:
Name:
Appearance:
Abilities:
Story/extra:(Personality, history or whatever else you want to put about your beast)
Other:
Name: Creus Aurinko
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Species: Mage
Relationships: None, open
Orientation: He hasn't figured that out yet
World: A conglomeration of some of my favorite worlds, so more or less my own creation. A place where supernatural beings due exist but have been persecuted almost to extinction. Mostly medieval, using horses for transport ect but a few modern conveniences like plumbing.
Appearance: Creus if generally fair skinned as he is often most active at night however if he spends enough time in the sun he does get
a light honey colored tan. He is also fairly tall and lean reaching 6
feet and a hundred and fifty-five pounds, with a chiseled physique due
to years of living life on the run. He has a rather athletic and well
proportioned build though he runs toward the slim side.He isn't overly muscular as he is built more nimbly his assets lying in speed and stamina rather then physical strength. As
a result he isn't very wide in the shoulders but his build has served
him well in his years of living as a thief. Like this rest of his build
his face is also well proportioned, oval in shape and narrowing slightly at the
jawline. His proportions give him a rather graceful appearance for a
human. He also bares thick, golden blond hair that falls just above the
center of his back when left loose however he often keeps it tied back
out of his face with a black ribbon. One of his most striking features are his eyes. If one
where to examine them closely they would see a dark blue rim around his
iris and jagged rays of lighter blue intertwined with deeper blue around his pupil. He prefers to wear lighter weight clothes as he does not want to be weighed down
when a speedy escape is needed. His usual attire often includes a simple white button
down shirt with black pants and well worn black leather boots. Over that he wears a
stolen trench coat with plenty of hidden pockets sown into to
stow away stolen valuables.
Personality: Creus is generally a loner, he is slow to warm up to others and is often rather standoffish and distrusting but if he warms up to the people around
him his kinder side becomes apparent. He will often quietly lend a hand
to someone in need without asking anything or wanting in return. In
fact he generally does not like to be recognized for his good deeds and
will often try to put others off snarky or blunt comments. Creus is
definitely not the type of person to sugar coat things, if someone ask
him a question he will tell them exactly what he thinks and sometimes
his words can be a bit cruel. This is because he believes the truth is
far more helpful then gentle lies no matter how tough it might be.
However while he might be blunty truthful with personal stuff with other
people he usually contradicts himself as he is generally far from an
honest person. He is a thief and a con-artist and has quite the silver
tongue often trying to talk and lie his way out of dangerous situations generally preferring to try and avoid conflict with words rather then
action. Along with that he is more of an intellectual person
spending quite a bit of time in his pursuit of knowledge, specifically
magic. This man is also quite cunning as he
has been thief the majority of his life and has so far avoided capture.
Though he does have a rather pronounced rebellious streak should he be forced into a position where he is confronted by an authoritative figure. He will not hesitate to question the one in charge or the decisions they make. He will do so openly, albeit carefully challenging the person. Something that will probably get him into
some trouble but despite his challenging nature he is loyal once someone manages to gain his trust. Despite being a thief he has no desire for power or anything else that might give him extra
responsibilities, leading to the fact that he is quite lazy when he can afford to be. If he can
manipulate or coerce someone to do work for him he most likely will.
With all these faults however he does do a few good deeds, one in
particular is that often what he steals goes to help others in need.
History: At the age of six his family made a deal
with a slave trader and old family friend intending to sell the young
boy to the black markets of asia and get rid of him for good, as well as
make money while they where at it. The slave trader however was far
from sane and he had a rather bad history with Creus's father. Thus he
crafted another plan one that would enact his revenge against Creus's
parents and make himself some money. Iinstead of buying Creus from his
family at a rather hefty price he simply murdered his family in front of
him and kidnapped Creus with intention to sell him once his power fully
manifested. During this horrible moment of the young mans life, then a
young boy Creus too made a critical mistake that would forever change
his life. During the initial attack when the slave trader took out both
his parents the then, young boy's, older brother tried to defend his two
younger siblings. When Creus saw his elder brother who was valiantly
trying to defend both him and his younger sibling was about to be struck
down he tried to interfere. In a fit of sheer panic he tried to use his
power to strike at their attacker however young and untrained he struck
his elder brother down, completely missing the slave trader. After this
happened both young and terrified Creus attempted to run away dragging
his youngest sibling behind him but they where soon caught and his
youngest sibling was killed.
For an entire year he was held captive by this madman as they
both waited for his power to grow stronger. He spent the entire time
locked in the mans dark, damp and musty basement without seeing a single
glint of sunlight while the man attempted again and again to force the
boy to use his unusual power, often through cruel and even downright
torturous methods. Until the boy learned to use his power on command in
order to show it off to potential buyers Creus was of no use to the
slave trader.
After enduring this torturous confinement for so long things
finally began to look up for Creus, first off he finally began to gain
some control of his power. It wasn't much at first and the young boy
wisely chose to keep it hidden from his captor no matter what pain came
his way knowing it would only lead to a life of slavery. During the many
hours he spent along he would practice using his magic manipulation to
undo the lock on his shackles while he waited for an opportunity to
escape. That opportunity lay with his captors addiction to alcohol, once
he got his shackles open the first time he didn't have to wait for
long. The next time his captor passed out drunk he escaped, the
basement, the house and into the forest beyond never again looking back
at the place which held him prisoner for so long.
The young boy spent the next few days stumbling through the
forest until he finally arrived at a nearby town, exhausted and
starving.There he met with a group of street rats, a bunch of orphans
led by a slightly older boy who survived by stealing. They took him in
with open arms and taught him the life style of the streets. As the
years went by with the aid of his powers Creus quickly rose through
their ranks to becoming one of the best thieves among them. As he grew
older he began to take charge and help look out for the others and he
also started leading a double life. He stole good clothes and began
attending local schools under a false name, although he didn't have much
interest in a lot of the things he learned there he wanted to have
other skills and knowledge aside from street smarts and thievery
For a few years all went well until the locals whom grew fed up
with the losses began to retaliate. They began to hunt down the orphans
one by one executing them on the spot for their
crimes. Eventually they hunted all but two of the orphans down Creus and
his best friend whom both decided to flee town. On the day that they
where preparing to leave a local farmer who had a vendetta against the
orphans for stealing from him in the past claimed that they where the
leaders and last surviving members of the local thieves. Although both
Creus and his friend tried to escape they where surrounded and caught.
Later that very day they where both sentenced to execution
without so much as a trial or proof that they where indeed the thieves.
That night Creus managed to escape using the same lock picking
spell that allowed him to get free from the shackles years earlier. Upon
escaping he immediately went to the jail that supposedly held his
friend but upon arrival he realized his friend was gone. He searched
briefly for his friend but he did not have the time to hang around as
the authorities and locals where both on his tail eventually forcing him
to flee town without locating the whereabouts of his best friend. To
this day he does not know the fate of his friend but he believes he was
either executed that day or escaped on his own. Since that fateful day
from over ten years ago he has always kept an eye out for his friend
hoping that somehow he was still alive.
Since then Creus has spent most of his time traveling from
place to place making a living as a thief and avoiding those who wish to slay him for what he is. He has never spent too much
time in any one location in fear of having to relive the events of his
past. Although he lives well now he has not forgotten where he came from and often will aid others in worse positions than him during his travels. He will without hesitation steal from the rich and give to the poor. Over the years he has picked up various spells and knowledge about
magic from people he has met or watched during his travels and
studying books. He has mostly learned elemental based and healing spells,
however he has learned a few others as well. Of course his favorite is
still the lock picking spell that saved his life and earned his freedom
not once but twice. As of three years ago Creus was caught in a blizzard
near the northern border of the country he was in. While trying to get
to safety he stumbled upon a white wolf pup whom was curled against its
dead mother and siblings. On a whim he picked it up and brought it with him
too next town intending to sell it off to someone. However the person
he had met in which he intended to sell the pup insisted he should keep
it. As some where in some old book apparently white wolves where good
luck. At first he wanted nothing to do with the animal but it soon grew
on him and he named it Blizzard after the storm he found it in. Later on
he shortened its name to Blitz. Now three years later he would not
trade Blitz for the world as the wolf has proven invaluable. He cast of
his last name as a child due to what his parents did however he often
makes up random ones as he goes ones of his favorites is Aurinko.
Pets: Blitz, a pure white wolf with golden eyes, weighing in at around one
hundred pounds. He is more intelligent than the average wolf, while he cannot speak he seems to have a strong understanding of the human language. He is also obsessed with food.
Beast
Species: Dragon
Name: Raizel
Appearance: Raizel is a relatively large dragon with glimmering metallic gold scales and cat like sapphire eyes. Similar to the western style dragons he has four legs and large bat like wings. He stands at the height of thirty feet with his body doubling in length
at sixty feet long and an impressive wingspan of seventy feet. On top
of his head he wields a pair of slightly curved and perfectly spaced
horns, several facial spikes and a small crown of spike that continue in
a signal row running from the back of his neck down to the tip of his
tail which is tipped with a razor sharp spade like spike. These spikes
have a similar curve to that of a wolfs canine tooth and along with the
horns are a metallic gold color that are a few shades deeper than his scales. The spikes also are longer on his back and neck and
grow shorter as they approach the tip of his tail.
Abilities:Fire breathing, some basic magic control, flight
Story/extra:Raizel personality is much lighter than Creus's, he
tends to be easier going and finds humor in more things. His personality
is similar to that of a wise old man who's already been there and done that, he isn't
bothered by much. He also enjoys pushing is people into doing things they aren't
entirely comfortable with and often acts as a wingman if he thinks he see's a relationship forming even if his interference is unwanted. His voice is deep with rich undertones
and though he does not have vocal chords. His words are
conveyed mentally or occasionally audibly through magic to those who
cannot hear his voice in their minds.
Other: Wolf
So what do you all think? Did I scare you all away with all my writing? :P I assure you most of my posts will be around 1-2 paragraphs in length if this role play takes off. Also note again, I am new to this site so if anything I wrote is of issue please let me know and I will gladly change it.
Edit: I am playing around a bit with fonts and styles so I apologize if things look a bit messy.
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