SafeHaven (High Fantasy, Monster Apocalypse, Systemless) [Now Recruiting]

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Cynadea

The world was a peaceful place and the people of Feldran lived in a fragile peace. The tension between races remaining below the surface. Until someone, somewhere, made a terrible mistake and opened a portal between planes. All sorts of evil things came pouring out and spread across the continent. The survivors of the brutal, bloody attacks have managed to erect a magical ward that keeps the evil beings at bay, creating a safe haven for people to live until a solution can be found to the portal and dark population problem.


  • Sandbox, players come up with their own plot
  • GM'ed event participation optional
  • Systemless, no dice roll.
  • At least 2 paragraph, 3rd person, past tense
  • Is in the "extreme" board with a warning in the header
  • Only the inhabitant of SafeHaven would be played
  • SafeHaven would have all sorts of alignment within, not just "Good"
  • PVP should be minimal, and only by choice
  • Multiple races and classes available



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WhatLiesAbove

It's a very intriguing concept!

I've played on an MMO as a character from the real world that ended up in a fantasy world. Would be interesting to see how the opposite ends up.

Cynadea

You've just made me realize how much of an oversight I've made when I wrote the pitch for the game.

This is meant to be a completely high fantasy game, no modern character/technology/world involved. The world before the portal was opened was populated by elves, dwarves, humans, halflings and so on. They lived in a fragile peace, but then someone opened the portal by accident and creatures that were never seen before came pouring in, evil and bent on claiming that new world for their own...

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WhatLiesAbove

I understand now. I'm still interested, I'll be watching for now!

vatovie

Hey I have faction that fits perfectly in this world. I'll PM you. :)

Rel Mayer

I have to admit... I love monsters. I also love bloody messes and combat.

This has me super interested!

Vlexia

High-fantasy games are my lifeblood on E and I've been waiting for a good group one.

Already feeling something in the orc/half-orc race. She's evolving in my mind as I speak.

Highly interested.


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AndyZ

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Cynadea

I am currently working on the "bestiary", the list of creature types that passed through the portal. My goal is to have the game ready for character sheets this weekend. :)

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ZombieMania

This makes me have butterflies all over.

Highly interested and I  must applaud your creativity!!!  ;D

Cynadea

So... it's 5am for me, it's Friday and I am hoping that this game will get off the ground completely sometime this weekend. For now, here's the link to the full setting and the character sheets!

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=247987.0

If you have any question, you can put them in the OOC from here on!

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Cynadea

I have a Chaotic Good half-elf and a Chaotic Evil drow ready to write whenever someone else has a character :)

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vatovie

I'll make my characters some time tonight.  A half orc who is a bounty hunter crazy big on honor.  Smart enough to come up with his own orcish system of it. Involving his job and total ownership of anyone he beats in a fair fight. 

Also a half incubus Teifling who runs the thieves guild and is the high preist of Ynara. Got it from a skill in gaining money, power, and sex.  More of a talker and a tricker and a caster than a fighter. 

Both of those sound okay before I make their full sheets? :)

Cynadea

Quote from: vatovie on April 22, 2016, 10:18:23 PM
I'll make my characters some time tonight.  A half orc who is a bounty hunter crazy big on honor.  Smart enough to come up with his own orcish system of it. Involving his job and total ownership of anyone he beats in a fair fight. 

Also a half incubus Teifling who runs the thieves guild and is the high preist of Ynara. Got it from a skill in gaining money, power, and sex.  More of a talker and a tricker and a caster than a fighter. 

Both of those sound okay before I make their full sheets? :)

Both sound good :)

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Chulanowa

I'm always interested in any game that allows for centaur or fae  ;D

ZombieMania

Quote from: Chulanowa on April 22, 2016, 10:49:44 PM
I'm always interested in any game that allows for centaur or fae  ;D

Right aren't they the best!

arkhos

Fantasy setting? 100 ideas hit immediately. Will definitely start looking at various options here. :)
Wheels within wheels in a spiral array, a pattern so grand and complex; Time after time we lose sight of the way, our causes can't see their effects.

Chrystal

Aysande you have some great ideas. I am totally interested (if you're okay with having a whiny dyke in all three of your group games), and will see about getting you a character sheet.

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Cynadea

The IC threads have been opened, there are 5 characters, spread through 3 players.

Anyone else currently working on a character sheet?

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Chulanowa

Had a bit on my plate, but am getting around to this, yes :)

So, multiple characters are a thing?

Cynadea

they're an option. I often have many characters of different alignment/type in case one of the players in my game can't find someone to write with for whatever reason.

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Chrystal

I also find multiple characters useful because if the player you are writing with as one character drops out, you still have another character to keep active with while hunting for a new partner.

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WhatLiesAbove


arkhos

Quote from: Chrystal on April 26, 2016, 03:23:35 AM
I also find multiple characters useful because if the player you are writing with as one character drops out, you still have another character to keep active with while hunting for a new partner.

What she said. :)

More characters means more options, especially if someone disappears or drops out.

I am working on a couple myself at the moment. :) Maybe more than two. Fantasy stuff is pretty much my favorite genre/setting.

If anyone has a specific plot idea in mind they want help with, feel free to pm me! :)
Wheels within wheels in a spiral array, a pattern so grand and complex; Time after time we lose sight of the way, our causes can't see their effects.

kasper

Hi there! I'm interested in making two characters at the moment.

I did have a question about the Fae - would a 'shaman' class for a Fae be logical? And what would an 'old age' for a Fae be considered? Do they age like humans, their appearance changing with age?

Love a lot of things about this game, btw!

NO LOOSE ENDS; LET NONE BE THE NOOSE.

Cynadea

Quote from: kasper on May 01, 2016, 01:19:28 AM
Hi there! I'm interested in making two characters at the moment.

I did have a question about the Fae - would a 'shaman' class for a Fae be logical? And what would an 'old age' for a Fae be considered? Do they age like humans, their appearance changing with age?

Love a lot of things about this game, btw!

Hi Kasper!

I think adding bits about how old species can live would be a good idea... :)

Fae would age like elves. They are in the same family group Elf/Drow/Nymph/Fae. They would mature younger, reach adulthood way before the elves, but from there it's pretty much the same. They age, but it's so slow that in the eyes of humans, they don't age/are immortal.

Shaman would make sense.

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kasper

Agreed! Help gauge how old is 'old' haha. : )

And okay, thanks that is helpful! I'm working on my character skeletons now.

NO LOOSE ENDS; LET NONE BE THE NOOSE.

arkhos

Wheels within wheels in a spiral array, a pattern so grand and complex; Time after time we lose sight of the way, our causes can't see their effects.

kasper


NO LOOSE ENDS; LET NONE BE THE NOOSE.

Chrystal

I have an idea for an interesting sub-plot...

Someone rich and powerful hasn't paid their Theives' Guild Subscription, and Nitzy (The Guild President pro-tem) feels they need to be encouraged to do so. In order to keep her hand in, she decides to carry out the burglary herself. Turns out the room she enters the house through is being slept in by [female character of your choice] and we have a nice little lesbian scene which can be totally N/C, dub-con, semi-con or even totally consensual.

Options for the room's occupant include (but are not limited to):

  • The lady of the house, who is single and is the one who hasn't paid the sub. Maybe she didn't pay in order to get Nitzy into her bed?
  • The wife of the master of the house, sleeping alone because she had a row with her husband.
  • The daughter, young and inexperience but very willing to learn
  • One of the servants, less than loyal, and eager to please the thief
  • Any other ideas you might have

    Anyone interested, PM me and we can set it up. Your character will need to be approved by Aysande first, obviously.

Please check out my latest A/A post.
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Giantmutantcrab

*polite cough*

>_>

<_<

Good morning!

^_^

Was there still spots available for characters in this game? I am shamed to admit that I only learned of this game very recently, and I *really* like the concept of a fantasy sandbox game. I haven't played a good sword-and-sorcery high fantasy game in a loooooooooooooong time and I've been wanting to scratch that particular itch for a while now.

So, hello to all. :D

Would there be any room for a barbarian-type human male?
                        

arkhos

To my knowledge, SH will always be recruiting.

And to my knowledge, there is room for any class/race combo on the list. I don't think class/race combos are going to be locked or anything as far as I know.

So you should be good to go! But Ays will be around to answer for sure anytime now I bet.

Welcome aboard, whatever you end up making! :)

-ark
Wheels within wheels in a spiral array, a pattern so grand and complex; Time after time we lose sight of the way, our causes can't see their effects.

Giantmutantcrab

Oh, awesome, thank you!

Is there a character limit?

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Oh, also, I totally forgot to ask this.

Is it preferred / necessary to already have connections with other characters?
                        

Cynadea

hey hey! Look who the cat dragged in!  ;)

You can have as many character as you can handle.

You can have a connection to other characters if you want, you can be just now reaching SafeHaven after a dangerous journey, or have lived there all your life. Safe Have is a fairly big town, not a place where everyone knows everyone else and their grandmother. :)

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Giantmutantcrab



I offer this gift of cute kitten.

This is who dragged me in.

;D


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Quick question no.3 (or 4)

I've noticed there is a "general skill rating" that goes from basic to grand master.

Do the other skills that the character possess (those that are in the bullet list) go through the same ranking system?

Like ;

Playing cards (basic)
Online porn research (Grand Master)?
                        

arkhos

Quote from: Giantmutantcrab on May 06, 2016, 11:23:56 AM

Quick question no.3 (or 4)

I've noticed there is a "general skill rating" that goes from basic to grand master.

Do the other skills that the character possess (those that are in the bullet list) go through the same ranking system?

Like ;

Playing cards (basic)
Online porn research (Grand Master)?

Grand Master Online Porn Research? Please, Grand Master - show us the way! :P

I think for class skills, it basically goes off of the overall skill level that you list earlier on the sheet.

I think the 'other skills' can be any random skill. I think the only thing Ays really wants to avoid are characters that are Grand Masters of EVERYTHING.



Wheels within wheels in a spiral array, a pattern so grand and complex; Time after time we lose sight of the way, our causes can't see their effects.

Cynadea

I don't really expect rating level for skills, but they are appreciated. The rest is really just for the class to give an idea of where they are at in their career progression.

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Giantmutantcrab

Quote from: Aysande on May 06, 2016, 01:16:27 PM
I don't really expect rating level for skills, but they are appreciated. The rest is really just for the class to give an idea of where they are at in their career progression.

Ok Aysande, thank you!

Quote from: arkhos on May 06, 2016, 12:48:18 PMGrand Master Online Porn Research? Please, Grand Master - show us the way! :P

Ah, young Grasshopper... The Golden Rule of Online Porn Research is to never stop looking. Ever. For that sweet sweet poon you are looking for is ever yonder, beyond the next page and those pop-ups of Russian brides and penis enhancement products.
                        

Ontan

*waves!*

I’ve been eying this up for a while, and had a quick question about character creation: are multi-class characters allowed? I’ll qualify this by adding that it’s not for some cheesy powergaming tactic, just character concept  :-)

Cynadea


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Ontan

It was going to be an apothecary – in essence, part ranger and part wizard. Herb lore, crafting, and enchanting were going to be the main skills. It was a bit of an awkward fit for any single class, requiring either a ranger who could use enchantment or a wizard with a 'woodsman' aspect, so I figured there wouldn't be any harm in asking  ;)

Cynadea


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Ontan

I actually thought about that, but then I wasn’t sure whether the character concept - producing bottled potions and tinctures for sale - was a little too urbane for druids. That, and I didn’t know whether enchantment was exclusive to wizards.

That said, if a slightly atypical druid is okay by you, it's something I'd still have fun playing.

Cynadea

You can work on a character sheet, if I feel that it gets too half-druid/half-wizard, we'll find some compromise. :)

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Giantmutantcrab

...Is that an Ontan I see?

*super-secret-Novari-handshake*

Dude, we even have a Ronova spy in there with us.

Some dude who goes around being called Pinky or something.
                        

Ontan

Not to be confused with the super-secret-Novari-fistbump. We save that for entirely different occasions... but that's a whole other thread, so I'll leave it there.

Giantmutantcrab

Indeed.

Here is a glimpse of that handshake.

Be warned... It does look like something from a frat house. Very exclusive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKjHeVlUox4