OOC: City of Magic

[lollipop]

This thread is open to anyone who wishes to play with me and any type of characters that the great city has to offer. Though, a teacher Mage would be the perfect character for mine to interact with.

The setting is a Medieval fantasy kingdom, centering around the great city (where the ruling class reside) which is the hub of the kingdom.

[ninnyblack]

I would love to take part in this with you but I would love to be a stucent also

[lollipop]

That would be fine ... we could always NPC an instructor. :)

[Byakuya23]

Hi hi, :-) . Wouldn't mind playing an instructor in that scenario. I'd have to brush up on my nearly non exsistant knowledge of magical lore though. Could my character secretely detest the ruling classes?

[lollipop]

Hi hi, :-) . Wouldn't mind playing an instructor in that scenario. I'd have to brush up on my nearly non exsistant knowledge of magical lore though. Could my character secretely detest the ruling classes?

Your character could be however you would want him to be. He could like or dislike whatever you want him too. That's the best part, individuality.

[Beautiful Poison]

I wouldn't mind joining as well. I've got a character in mind but I'd like to ask if you have any specific guide lines for this particular RP? any races or professions that you don't want?  :-)

~ Salice

[lollipop]

I wouldn't mind joining as well. I've got a character in mind but I'd like to ask if you have any specific guide lines for this particular RP? any races or professions that you don't want?  :-)

~ Salice

To be honest, no. My character is from a very sheltered village, so I'm sure she's never seen anyone very different from herself and would welcome any type of person. It is, a city of magic so I'm sure all sorts of things are about. :)

[Beautiful Poison]

Right on! Great!  ;D  Love the open invitation to be creative.

~ Salice

[lollipop]

Right on! Great!  ;D  Love the open invitation to be creative.

~ Salice

Creativity, individuality, and originality are all what makes it fun.

[Beautiful Poison]

One last thing I forgot to ask. Does this city have a name, a history at all I should know about?

[lollipop]

One last thing I forgot to ask. Does this city have a name, a history at all I should know about?

I was just going to call it The Great City, as I thought that giving it an assigned name would get confusing for some players in a group roleplay environment. However, the little bit of history is has (such as the Kings) are listed in my first post.

[ninnyblack]

I am wondering would it be alright if my character is a shaprshifter? If not thats ok. I was thinking it could be a shapeshifter and a mage at the same time

[lollipop]

I am wondering would it be alright if my character is a shaprshifter? If not thats ok. I was thinking it could be a shapeshifter and a mage at the same time

I don't see why not. :-)

[ninnyblack]

I don't see why not. :-)

ok thanks I am working on her bio now

[Beautiful Poison]

There posted with only maybe one or two errors. *thumbs up* Hope you don't mind a lack of a bio. My characters stories only come out through RPing  ;D

~ Salice

[lollipop]

Awesome, both of you.

Salice, wonderfully done. I'll try to get a response up sometime tonight ... though it may be tomorrow.

[ninnyblack]

Awesome, both of you.

Salice, wonderfully done. I'll try to get a response up sometime tonight ... though it may be tomorrow.

I hopefully will have her bio posted asap! 

[Beautiful Poison]

Just a heads up that I'll be gone for some of tomorrow and maybe all of Monday. Since I can't really post while I'm at work, most of my stuff on the weekdays will be in the evenings.  :-)

Hope that isn't a problem.

~ Salice

[lollipop]

Just a heads up that I'll be gone for some of tomorrow and maybe all of Monday. Since I can't really post while I'm at work, most of my stuff on the weekdays will be in the evenings.  :-)

Hope that isn't a problem.

~ Salice

That's fine, my posting can be erratic at times (my schedule is). However, I'll post daily.

[Beautiful Poison]

Saw the new post. I'll try and have something up tomorrow after work. I'm crashing for the night. But great post, gives me some ideas.  ;D

~ Sal

[BigBadWolf]

Hi! Can I also join in? I would play a teacher, an undead necromancer to be more specific.

I'm new here, still waiting my approval. My native language is not English, so maybe I would do some mistakes in my post. If is that okay I'll join in gladly.

[lollipop]

Hi! Can I also join in? I would play a teacher, an undead necromancer to be more specific.

I'm new here, still waiting my approval. My native language is not English, so maybe I would do some mistakes in my post. If is that okay I'll join in gladly.

Expand a bit on "undead necromancer". Would you character be undead? I'm a bit confused as I was under the impression a necromancer was someone who talked to the dead, or rather spirits of the dead.

My visions for City of Magic weren't very dark or goth, but rather a Freeform fantasy and I would prefer to keep it that way.

[BigBadWolf]

Yes usually necromancer are alive. In this case he was alive. During a battle he had got a deadly wound, and the only way he could survive, if he bonds his spirit to his dying body. In the process he lost the most of his power, but he managed to keep the ability to cast spells, and in time with a lot of work maybe he can be as powerfull as once he was. Of coarse he has enough power and experience to be a teacher.

The City of Magic don't have to be dark or goth because of this character. I've read the game, and I can picture the city, and it is good that way. Anyway this character usually would stay in the school, and almost never go out.

One more thing. This character wouldn't be evil. Dark yes, but not evil.

[lollipop]

Yes usually necromancer are alive. In this case he was alive. During a battle he had got a deadly wound, and the only way he could survive, if he bonds his spirit to his dying body. In the process he lost the most of his power, but he managed to keep the ability to cast spells, and in time with a lot of work maybe he can be as powerfull as once he was. Of coarse he has enough power and experience to be a teacher.

The City of Magic don't have to be dark or goth because of this character. I've read the game, and I can picture the city, and it is good that way. Anyway this character usually would stay in the school, and almost never go out.

One more thing. This character wouldn't be evil. Dark yes, but not evil.

~nods~

Then carry on. At my last check, Ninnyblack's character was currently knocking at the door of the school (as Sil and Sarai aren't there, currently). That would be a great opportunity for you to play. :)

[Byakuya23]

:-) Okay, got my character up. Im quite new to rp, so  don't hesitate to pm me if anything I say bothers you or with suggestions. 

[lollipop]

:-) Okay, got my character up. Im quite new to rp, so  don't hesitate to pm me if anything I say bothers you or with suggestions.

Just one suggestion ... in a group thread setting, if you want to interact with characters and not just post alone, you need to interact with them. Which is why I mentioned ninnyblack's character, who is standing at the doors to the school. Otherwise, you kinda defeat the purpose of roleplay.

[Byakuya23]

 :-[ Point taken.

[Beautiful Poison]

Byakuya You're fine! You can simply have your character walking around in your next post. It's all about set up.  :-) Sometimes I don't get to interact with another character for a post or two when I'm starting out.

But let us know if you've got any questions. I'll try and be helpful.  ;D

~ Sal

[BigBadWolf]

I agree with Salice. You did it just fine. I was happy when I've seen your post. I was afraid you dissapeared, and I will be the only instructor.

[lollipop]

Since we're getting more players and I've had a few questions raised to me privately about the direction of the thread and what is going on ... I'm going to give a rough outline (and will do so as needed in the future) of characters and what is going on.

This is a free form type of roleplay, there aren't any rules to where you can go and who you may talk to. Though, seeing as we have several players (characters), I will from time to time let you guys know when large things are going to happen. Changes in the weather, time, and large scale issues that will effect every character or most characters (such as issues with the ruling family).

The ruling family will remain NPCs. As, I don't want any "competitive" type of roleplay (people telling others what to do, etc) ... this is free form. If something happens it'll be passed on through the OOC thread (this thread) before it happens in the actual thread.

So far:

Characters ... Sarai (lollipop); Sil (Salice Ronsharii); Damona (ninnyblack); Revnen (Byakuya23); Norticon (BigBadWolf). 


Activity ... Sarai, Sil, and now Damona are currently conversing on the Main street of the city, near the city gates where people gather.

Revnen and Noticon are currently within the walls of one of the schools.

If anyone has any questions, let me know.

[lollipop]

Also, gentleman (Revnen and Norticon) ... a note, since it appears I wasn't clear. The ban on magic in The City lasted for at least (by my estimate) forty or fifty years. Starting when Sarai's grandmother was rather young. So, if your characters were battle mages (and are human) then at this point they would be old men. Or as immortals old men that appear to be young.


Just a note, to keep things running on the same page.

[BigBadWolf]

It's not a problem for Norticon because he is undead approximately for a 100 years. As an undead he don't ageing.

But I have a few questions.

You said our characters are one of the schools. I've believed the city has one giant Mage school. But it's not a problem. My question is: are our characters in the main school? That belongs to the king? I suppose we are.

The school has rooms for the students, or they are going there just learning and live elsewere? (I preffer they live in the school, I think it's better for the teaching, and our characters easily can find each other and make conversations.)

And finally, how do you imagine the teaching? It will be a master apprentice relationship or a class and teacher type?

[lollipop]

It's not a problem for Norticon because he is undead approximately for a 100 years. As an undead he don't ageing.

But I have a few questions.

You said our characters are one of the schools. I've believed the city has one giant Mage school. But it's not a problem. My question is: are our characters in the main school? That belongs to the king? I suppose we are.

This is a medieval fantasy setting, so for the most part the entire city belongs to the king ... as well as the kingdom. I would assume, that there would be multiple schools for multiple uses ... just as in a real city. 

The school has rooms for the students, or they are going there just learning and live elsewere? (I preffer they live in the school, I think it's better for the teaching, and our characters easily can find each other and make conversations.)

I would imagine the school itself would have places for the students to reside, though by no means would they be made to. If the player decides they would like to live there, then that is just fine. If not, that is fine as well.

And finally, how do you imagine the teaching? It will be a master apprentice relationship or a class and teacher type?

It's a school, so therefor it would be a multiple person class type setting as there are multiple players and I wouldn't want anyone to be excluded.

[Beautiful Poison]

Oh wow. I need to get typin'  I probably won't be able to do much of it tonight. I'm currently on the phone for most of the evening and there for, all my RPing will be put on hold until tomorrow. However I've got something lined up if I wasn't on a stupid, international call. =P

Thanks for your patience everyone!

~ Sal

[BigBadWolf]

Another question.

What do we know about other kingdoms? Are they exist?

[lollipop]

Other kingdoms do exist and will perhaps come into play in the future. For now, the focus of the thread is the city itself and the happenings within.

[BigBadWolf]

Okay.

Lately I've been thinking about the magic in our game. I just wondering how exactly it works? I have a lot of ideas about it, but if you have a concept too, I would love to hear it.
I think it's an important issue, so I think we should discuss it.

[lollipop]

Okay.

Lately I've been thinking about the magic in our game. I just wondering how exactly it works? I have a lot of ideas about it, but if you have a concept too, I would love to hear it.
I think it's an important issue, so I think we should discuss it.

What are your ideas?

[BigBadWolf]

What are your ideas?

Before I start, I want to say all of these are just ideas, even if I write fact like. It's just easier for me this way. Some idea maybe familiar from different movies or rpg-s I just tried to put together as many as I can, so everyone can find (I hope) something to like.

So we play in a big fantasy world with a lot of species and kingdoms. I imagined they have different relationship with magic, everybody can have their own traditions. As the time passed the traditions met and mixed up. There is now different ways to cast a spell and differnet views of the magic.

Casting a spell

Motion: Usually requires hand and finger gestures, but some tradition it could be dancing (like shamanic traditions). Or I also could imagine motionless, like meditation, but the key here is the body, not the meditating mind.
Words: You have to at least whisper magical verbs, if you want to cast a spell. It could be a singing to.
Motion and Words: You have to do both of the things above.
Mind: You can cast only to think about the spell. It's harder then the other ways, because the motions and words can help your mind to concentrate the energy.

Traditions

Spellcasters: This is what most of the magicians and beginner students do. Learn an exact spell, and they can cast it. They can change the spell, but just much as the learnt spell allows them. For example if you learn the fireball spell, you can only choose the target, and the fireball power.

True names: This tradition belive everything has a true name. When you learn the true name of an item or a person, you gain power over it. The followers of this tradition has great libraries, where they store the true names of a lot of thing. The first problem (beside you have to learn a lot of words) is you can't learn the true name of a tree. You can learn the true name of the pine tree, the oak tree etc. You also have to learn some verbs. If you know the true name of the iron and you also know the word: melt, then you can melt iron. Because of this, the followers of this tradition usually use words to cast a spell. It's like they just giving instructions in a magical language. However very difficult to find out a person or an intelligent lifeform (count in orcs, dragons, demons etc.) true name. So these mages I usually operate with objects and materials.(Note: healers can learn the true names of organs or body parts to heal them, if the target isn't resisting. Unconsciousness always means no resist.)

Mosaic Magic: In this tradition you can build up your spell from pieces. You know a lot of small spells or spell parts, what you can combine the way you like. For example you want to enchant a sword's blade with flames. You do this the following way: a, summon the fire b, form it to a blade shape, c, decided how long will it last. You put together this from three parts: material, shape, time. In this tradition you can affect an another person. I mean you don't require his true name to cast a mind controlling spell on her/him. However every person has some level of resistance what basically depends on the person's willpower. But that can be increased through practice.

Adepts: This tradition only cast spells that affects their own body. In this way, they can be strong, quick or the fire don't burn them etc. It doesn't mean other tradition can't do this, it means the Adepts are the specialist in it. They usually cast their spells with only using their minds.

The price of spellcasting:

In every table top or computer rpg the spells have a price. It' usually mana (or mana point). I don't think we need this, because it's a free form rp. So I simply suggest, every spell drains some lifeforce from the caster. This amount is depends things like how strong is the spell, how quick you cast it, and how complicated it is. In time the mage gain power, so she/he can cast more and more spells.
Okay now you think I cheating. You think I play an undead mage how can cast spells, and above I told that spells require lifeforce. I assure there is no cheat, because I haven't explain to you the what I mean under lifeforce. When a mage cast a spell, the spell drains energy from her/him and weakens the bond between spirit and body. It could have physical symptoms, like bleeding nose or ears. My character has also this bond, the only difference it's an artificial bond, not a natural one. That's why he can cast spells harder.

So these my point of view about magic. I'm looking forward to your opinions. :)

[lollipop]

You ideas have a lot of thought in them, I'd just like to keep this pretty free form as I'm sure not everyone is going to be so detailed. I'd like to stay away from some of the restrictive nature in it.

[lollipop]

This is mainly for Sal, as I don't think Sarai is currently in contact with anyone but Sil. I've been pretty busy in the past few days. But, hopefully I'll get something up today. :)

[BigBadWolf]

Alright, it's just some ideas. However I want to use some of them, because my character is a teacher, and he has to say intresting things in the class. I don't want to play out all the classes but some of them would be fun.

[lollipop]

Alright, it's just some ideas. However I want to use some of them, because my character is a teacher, and he has to say intresting things in the class. I don't want to play out all the classes but some of them would be fun.

Don't expect the classroom setting to happen right away, as we've not many players.

[lollipop]

Also, everyone. If any of us create NPCs ... we should post them in the OOC thread. That way, everyone will know where this NPC is and the part they play in the City.

I have a feeling Sil and Sarai will be in contact with one at the Inn. The Inn keeper will be listed on the OOC thread once he's been introduced in the game thread.

[BigBadWolf]

Don't expect the classroom setting to happen right away, as we've not many players.

Yeah, I've figured it out. That's why my character leave the school. It seems to me Byakuya23 have disappeared lately.

[BigBadWolf]

Besides ninnyblack where everybody have gone?