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Quote from: Dwarmin on August 29, 2013, 04:59:33 am

@Sarzel: I doubt he arranged them in that order, lol.

It seems to be in order of how we posted our sheets, though yours and mine are switched.

Which clearly means mine is better.

Nah they re the best ones at bottom and the worst at top! Which means im the second to best horray! And your one isnt better!

Also, is it neccesary to bring some kind of mage identification? Or can you keep mage identity as secret after registering?

the second, but sometimes it's not easy to hide it

Quote from: Mr.Zero on August 27, 2013, 12:36:48 pm

Quote from: Sarzael on August 26, 2013, 12:00:41 pm

Will there be a limit for the level? I mean, if any person could go straight from level 1 to level 10, there wouldnt just be one touched.
Edit: I though this would be starting today?

chillax, there's no haste. I recently started school and i had stuff to do. But imma choose today.

Oh. I was just getting worried since you said it would be Sunday. And it seems everyone has already started classes in the forums but me?

Also, what about a Crystal Mage? He would be able to do magic with crystal, the more powerful the crystal, the more powerful spell. Isnt the same as to use glass than to use diamond. Its spells would have to do with anything from shooting darts of crystal to creating crystal barriers.

hmmm

Yes, this is interesting and a gem mage could work. Anyhow, here are the chosen ones :X

@Sarzael: Well, RP dose not have many rules. It's mostly freeform, and yet...here's the ones I tend to follow. It's long winded but not very informative!

Stuff
1. Don't take liberties with others peoples chars. Pretty self explanatory anti-metagaming. "I hit him and he flies back!' vs 'I aim a punch at his head and swing!'. On the other hand, describing how someone might feel something differently could be allowed-like 'Tiruin can feel hostility boiling from Dwarmin." etc, etc

2. Don't do anything that makes anyone super uncomfortable without making sure they're okay with it-usually in PM, but not needed very often. I'm no stranger to romantic subplots, myself, but make sure you don't skeeve anyone out. Likewise, don't be a jerk to everyone. Even if your character is a jerk. Some people are okay with romance stuff, others can handle aggression and dish it back. Try to get a feel for how everyone wants to play.

3. Improvise alot but stay within the bounds of the games reality. Unless your psychic, you won't know another persons thought text or their background unless they tell it to you. Try to keep the game as real as it will allow, so as not to break immersion. Likewise, RP isnt a concrete thing that can't ever be violated-if you need to shoehorn in some information you might know so we can move forward in the game or perhaps not die horribly, don't be shy...

4. Be descriptive. Describe your chars thoughts and feelings-as with #3, we can't read your mind but we know the emotion on your 'face'. It helps everyone understand what sort of char you're playing. And helps flesh out the world. Which is a big help to a GM. If you're particularly bold, and feel you understand the world enough, you can inject stories into your RP-which, will hopefully be incorporated by the GM in some way. We're helping him build the world around us, ideally enough.

If you RP long enough, all this will start to come fairly naturally.

Dwarmins sums it up pretty perfectly, but don't worry too much about the story. I will add some, but you have to discover some as well.

Quote from: Errol on August 22, 2013, 02:57:48 pm

Levels aren't really academical degrees iirc. Just, well, a mix of natural talent and academical learning that, in total, denotes how good you are with magic.

And, do we start with level 1 or what?

Please look at the misc. lore tab. and you start at level 2, like i have written in the character creation.

Also what about a Weapon Mage?

Traits:
Using weapons?

Cons:
They depend in the quality of their weapon.
They cant do magic if they dont have any weapon.

Pros:
Really powerful when using high quality weapons.
Good for specializing on a gameplay type (For example, with two daggers you can specialize on being an assasin mage?)
Can change their magic by taking a different kind of weapon.

Changing my character background to fit new alchemy mage proffesion. What do alchemy mages usually do when they re discovered? Go to some kind of academy? Would be good if you gave us more information on that kind of stuff.

Weapon mage would be equal to a Null with an light exo-suit and runic inscribed weapons.

@Caellath, Nulls have more options than you think they have. Judging from his bio, he will be going order with a side of weapon.

@Sarzael, coming right up.

Also, if demiurghes cant be added, can the skill to give life to stuff be ported to some other type of magic?

Alchemy can give life, but not to random objects. Death can also technically give life, but to the undead. Giving life shouldn't be that easy you know?

Also i changed the way to gain entrance to the RTD, more info on the frontpage.

Quote from: Mr.Zero on August 21, 2013, 01:59:11 pm

Portal magic is a part of void magic and the other one is like a version of conjuration? Question regarding deimurgy, if you decide to drain lifeforce, you don't have to kill the person in the process right?

@caellath, don't worry. I will leave it till Friday.

Not necesarily kill, but weaken. If that person was already diying for whatever reason, you may accelerate it. And you may not decide to drain lifeforce, you do it, you cant control it. If you get injured, you will automatically drain lifeforce of people, wether you want or not. That doesnt make you invincible, just harder to kill.

I dunno, automatic life force drains sounds quite devastating. What range would you have in mind? Touch? 1m? 3?

Um, you spoilered Sound magic as a second Gravitation magic just so you know.

Name: Jeremus Springs
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Magic choice : Runic
Appearance: A young man with a calm, calculated demeanor, he prefers clothing that is fashionable, but understated. He walks with a decided limp, requiring a cane to keep up pace with other people. He has a fairly scruffy beard that he cannot seem to keep trimmed despite his best efforts
Bio: Awaiting some lore.
Additional equipment: A black cane with a marble grip
Participation number: 6

So whats some general lore about the world please? Like it seems to be semi-futuristic, it has an emperor and a council of 6 but whats the state of magic relations? People seem to have made a lot of stuff specifically to combat it, so is there open war against magic users? Are they discouraged and treated as second class citizens? Is there a "Magic Registry" system in place where they have to register their powers with the government or be arrested? Do the governing powers include magic users in the military? What do religious groups think of it? DETAILS PLOX

Let me dissect this.

So whats some general lore about the world please?
There are 2 worlds, New and Old Terra. There are 2 worlds because of the dimension shift event, which also triggered the appearance of magic. Or to be specific, it enabled the humans to use magic.

After the humans discovered that they could perform magic, the world powers quickly shifted and Christianity gained a lot of support. Becoming the biggest religion. After the humans discovered that not everyone could use magic, smalltime wars broke out between some states. But as time passed the world stabilized, Nulls created better methods to fight against mages and the world started accepting magic slowly.

Whats the state of magic relations?
The state of magic is tense. There is a very big tension between Nulls and magic users, this largely noticeable in the small states where magical racism is present. There are also wars between some of the small states, the big states try to avoid war but who knows what might happen.

Is there a "Magic Registry" system in place where they have to register their powers with the government or be arrested?
Yes, but if they don't register they aren't arrested. They just fill in the person as a Null and miss out on a lot of privileges they could have had instead.

Do the governing powers include magic users in the military?
Yes, even the royalty uses magic, but they prefer money magic.

What do religious groups think of it?
Some groups aren't too fond of it but some do use it, the biggest religion in my RTD is The Christian Church uses a lot of magic as it fits some of the stories of the bible.