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    Fantasy [M] Dragon Wars, OOC (Cosmic & Holey)

    Rated M for the usual four horsemen of violence, language, drugs, sensual situations, etc.


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    NOTE: Recruitment is very limited at this time. Please post an interest check here before spending time on a character sheet to make sure there's room! Alternatively, message me or @Holeypaladin

    Quote Originally Posted by The Ancient Sage
    During the golden age, a great civilization of dragons ruled over the world. These massive, powerful, intelligent creatures were the pinnacle of life, superior in every way to the lesser life forms that sprung up through the ages. Rather than succumbing to entropy like most animals, the great dragons instead grew stronger with age. The only thing that could hope to bring this great civilization down was a war among their own kind. Which is exactly what happened. The golden age ended with a massive, cataclysmic war between the Metallic descendants of the dragon Bahamut and the Chromatic descendants of his sister, Tiamat.

    In the aftermath of the destruction of the golden and silver age civilizations, the magically-inclined elves and fae created their own civilizations, rich in magic and culture. Thus began the Bronze Age, in which many of the few remaining gods rose to power in their own places… many of which were killed in the dragon/giant-assisted human uprising that brought an end to the silver age. The elves and fae, as it turned out, didn’t learn the lesson of yore, and were generally cruel overlords to the younger human race. With the advent of rebellious and increasingly powerful human realms, the Iron Age has dawned on many parts of the world.

    The Iron Age of this world still brings hard times for most humans. The world is ruled by a motley of the remnants of ancient races such as the dragons and fae, and there is just enough room for human empires to hold their own against the world's strongest creatures. As for the gods, they are few in number, and these days take whichever side suits their fancy. Some favor the strong, others the weak.

    It is said that history repeats itself on many worlds. It is in such a world we find ourselves, full of lost places and magic. Among the most wild of these places is the ancient and vast Lost Continent, which the Empire is based in. The incarnations of the ancient dragon gods Bahamut and Tiamat have been slowly regaining strength once again in their endless struggle for domination. Along with their metallic and chromatic descendants, they each bide their time and slowly increase their numbers where they may.

    The gods and dragons alike are no longer a match for humanity on an epic scale, so they instead pit humans, elves, and other races against each other. Another dragon war is on the horizon… a war which will reshape the world once again. Once more, the gods of this world will fight other gods, dragons will fight dragons… and mortals will rise to replace the fallen. Who will rise from the ranks of the common folk to become the lords and deities of the age to come?
    Setting:
    The world of Turalisj Tonash as the dragons call it (though other races may have different names that they call the world) is divided between countless kingdoms, empires, principalities, and other sovereign states. As the dragon war encompasses the entire world, we will be building the world as we progress, so this information should be updated fairly frequently.

    This round of the RP itself will begin on the human-dominated Lost Continent, where the Empire is based.

    Rules:
    1. Co-GMs are Holeypaladin and Cosmic Fury. All decisions we make here should be considered final.
    2. This RP has limited recruitment. Please ask first to make sure there's room.
    3. Don’t be a dick to your fellow players, but feel free to have your character be a dick [within reason].
    4. Characters in this RP will generally have something that's somewhat overpowered about them. Do NOT abuse this concept.
    5. The GM's reserve the right to remove belligerent people from the RP with extreme prejudice.
    6. As much as we like activity, we also strive for quality posts here. As such, feel free to bounce ideas around this OOC thread if you're feeling burned out.
    7. All other RPA Rules & Regs apply.
    8. At the bottom of your sheet, give your character’s favorite meal.
    9. Starting characters include Friedrich I (Holey) and Masamune (Cosmic). They're found below.




    You can easily copy/paste this character sheet below into your own post. While you can treat this sheet more as a guideline, note that the information contained within is the minimal requirement. In short, we want to see ALL these fields filled in some way, shape, or form with the details we request on each sub-heading. Feel free to use hider tags wherever and whenever you see fit, so that your application can feel organized.

    Finally, note that for the equipment, wealth, and weapons sections, only your STARTING items need be listed. It's definitely expected that your character is going to get some of the good stuff later down the road. However, your starting getup and accessories need to be well-balanced against the rest of your character.

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    Masamune Draegar, Prince of Valeria
    (Swordsage/Pyromancer)



    Age: 28
    Gender: Male
    Race: Glacian Elf (A race descended from Moon Elf/Aasimar hybrids)


    Appearance: Wild blonde hair, medium length. He has deep blue eyes that change their shade according to the intensity of his emotions. He has a somewhat thinner build, although it's clear that he trains often. Being a taller person, his Glacian Elf blood shows prominently to other beings, although many uneducated folk mistake him and his kind for just a tall Moon Elf.

    Spoiler: Sample Picture 


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    Last edited by Cosmic Fury; 06-18-2020 at 03:43 AM. Reason: Completed the CS

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    Friedrich I der Große, Emperor of The Empire

    Age: Unknown. Appears to be in his thirties, but ancient dragons call him old.

    Gender: Male

    Race: Unique. As he's never met anything else like him, there's no proper term for his race.

    Appearance: Appears to be a human male in his thirties with brown hair and eyes that shift between shades off blue and shades of green, but the fact that he hasn't visibly aged in the fifty years since the founding of the Empire indicates that he is not human, after all. Fairly average in appearance for a human male, with an athletic build, his tendency to radiate magical energy affects those around him, causing mixed reactions of fear and awe in men, as well as sexual attraction in females. Suppressing this aura is increasingly difficult the more magical energy he collects, to the point where he usually doesn't bother anymore.

    Skills:

    Combat wise, Friedrich has mastered all of the weapons of mortal men, as well as a number of weapons that have no equivalent in the world of Turalisj Tonash. He prefers bladed weapons such as swords and polearms, but can use range weapons just as effectively if he feels like it. Though few living humans have ever seen him draw a weapon in combat, none have ever seen him lose a fight.

    The skills he does use on a regular basis are administrative in nature. The Emperor spends most of his time confined to the palace in the Imperial City, where he plots and schemes to expand the Empire's power and influence while crushing their enemies. He is a tactical genius when it comes to battlefield tactics, though when it comes to personal interactions, he tends to lack empathy and emotional intelligence. He is definitely blunt, and lacks social finesse in direct interactions, though this is balanced in his ability to plot behind the scenes using his extensive network of spies and agents.

    Friedrich is also a very skilled craftsman, preferring to craft weapons and armor, though also skilled in other forms of craftsmanship. All of his personal weapons and armor are self-made and imbued with magical enchantments, as are the weapons and armor of his own personal guard. Though he typically uses transmutation magic to create them, it is due to his knowledge of how to make them by hand that he can do so.

    Magic Abilities:

    Being one of the greatest wizards of all time, Friedrich is capable of most forms of sorcery and all ten of the Arcane University's colleges of magic. He also considers himself to be the greatest alchemist in the world, though this title is self-proclaimed and entirely based on his ability to create artificial life forms (homunculi and homunculae). Many of the textbooks used by the Arcane University are written by him (under the pen name "Master Wizard Frederick"), and he makes a point to read up on any further research conducted by the University's top wizards and mages, in addition to his own research.

    His defining magical ability, however, is his ability to analyze and replicate both material objects and magic using his Foundry ability. Combined with his craft skills, he can analyze magical weapons and armor, replicate them, and alter them to suit himself or another in a customized replica. These items are stored in a pocket dimension known as the Foundry, and can be conjured in battle should the need arise. However, this process requires a great deal of magical energy, so he rarely conjures a weapon more powerful than necessary to suit the situation.

    Weaknesses

    While mortal humans elves, and other races tend to recover magical energy on their own over time, Friedrich is unable to recover magical energy in this means. His magic will instead radiate outward, as if his presence in the world is alien, and he must collect energy through other means. His preferred method for collecting energy is through Spirit Melding with one or more of his wives or homunculae maids and guards. Though efficient, the more energy he uses, the more he relies on spirit melding to regain his energy. His days are quite busy as well, forcing him to extend the number of hours in his day through Chronomancy, leading to a cycle of more time spent spirit melding to recover his magical energy.

    Those who know Friedrich also tease that his biggest weakness is his inability to resist a cute girl... which is true, in a sense. However, he also feels an overwhelming desire to take responsibility by marrying these girls and taking care of them, as his moral code considers a one night stand to be inconceivable. As the Kings of the Empire refuse to validate any marriage that is not with a princess, he has a number of unofficial wives and a reputation as a womanizer.

    Friedrich is also known for his impatience whenever it comes to something he isn't interested in. He has accumulated a large number of curses, mostly death curses that are difficult to counter, include a "curse" by a number of misogynistic deities to "bear only daughters," and a curse of eternal loneliness that causes his dreams to be plagued with memories of being alone and unlovable, forever. Because of the latter curse, he doesn't sleep much.

    Weapons: Relying almost entirely on his Foundry ability to conjure weapons, Friedrich's only visible weapon is a sword at his side, which no one has ever seen him draw. The properties of this sword are unknown, though what is known is that Friedrich is the only one that can draw it from its ornate scabbard.

    Equipment: Friedrich is able to conjure forth armor and equipment using his Foundry circuit, and typically prefers a suit of Maximilian Armor self-crafted from unknown materials whenever he visits a battlefield. In his daily affairs running the Empire, he usually wears the latest in Imperial fashion. Though he has no fashion sense of his own and would prefer to wear armor at all times, his duties as Emperor require him to be presentable, and he allows his fashion-conscious wives and maids to select his clothing for him.

    In addition to weapons, armor, and fancy clothes, Friedrich also wears a number of accessories, all with magical properties. Rings, bracelets, codpieces, crowns, and so on... their purpose is both symbolic and functional, augmenting his physical attributes in combat, as well as his mental and social traits in administration. As his natural social skills are quite low, these accessories serve as a crutch whenever dealing with people.

    Perhaps his most interesting possession is an amulet of a platinum dragon which he wears around his neck. One of the most powerful magical artifacts in Turalisj Tonash, this amulet identifies Friedrich as Bahamut's Champion, a status symbol among dragons and human followers of the patriarch of all good dragons. While this amulet allows him to shift into the form of any metallic dragon or half-dragon, he rarely uses it as the energy requirement is quite high.

    Wealth: As Emperor, Friedrich has access to the Imperial Treasury, which is immense. Though the income from Imperial tributes, taxation, and tariffs is enough to take care of daily life, his true wealth comes from treasure hoards recovered from dragon hunts. Though dragon gold is typically cursed with magical greed, once properly purified (in this case, melted down in the fires of a golden dragon's breath), it is re-minted by exceptional dwarven craftsmen into coins with Friedrich's face on him and spent funding the Imperial Army, the Imperial Navy, and the Imperial Airship Navy.

    Personality (Detail strongly preferred here.)
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    Last edited by Holeypaladin; 06-17-2020 at 08:46 PM.

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    With the OOC thread now complete and the starting characters posted up, applications are now open! We've got room for one or two high-quality players to join, if they so choose.




    Accepted Characters

    The Swordsage Pyromancer, Masamune Draegar -- Cosmic Fury

    The Imperial Everyman, Friedrich I der Große -- Holeypaladin



    NPC's:

    Severus Black, the Undying Rogue (Cosmic Fury)
    Vrael Stormhold, the Ageless Assassin (Cosmic Fury)

    Deceased Characters:

    Cosmic Fury's social life (and nobody else so far!)
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    The IC thread is up. If any wish to join, please contact me or @Holeypaladin first.

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