The Occult War of 2040 (OOC, Sign-Up)

[A m e n r i a]

By skills I meant "spells" which aren't really magic. And I wanted to make an (almost) normal wolf eidolon, not a werewolf or something.

[Trace]

By skills I meant "spells" which aren't really magic. And I wanted to make an (almost) normal wolf eidolon, not a werewolf or something.

I seem to be failing you; I don't understand these differences between "spells" and "magic" in your terms, especially since the eidolons themselves are magical by nature. In fact my attempts to have a simplified character creation list is only proving to have an opposite effect.

If everybody wants, they may telegram Fondheart for further assistance and questions regarding character creation. From there I will take the suggested classes and equipment you ask for and build characters based around them via modification of their attributes and intelligence interests to suit the needs of the chosen classes. Other details will be untouched though, which have less to do with the core stats and more to do with the overall roleplaying aspect. This means players may construct backstories, alignments and sins based around the stats I have provided for them.

As for the situation with the wolf: My only other solution here is to create a new set of classes of which are more oriented around animal companions. Something I probably should do anyways due to the lack of any such things outside of monster-summoning.

And yes I will post the IC thread soon! I just need to take care of all this other stuff. I knew the character creation would be complicated, but not by this much. It is fair to say I am trying to reach higher than I can possibly jump, but I don't plan abandon this project now.

Basically what I'm trying to say here is let me worry about the stats and hopefully the rest of you may worry about roleplaying the characters in a way you desire them to be like.

[Shwe Tu Colony]

So I'm a bit interested in this, but of course me being me wants to use characters from this nation's universe which is its own separate one, under the contract that only they can return & can't take back anyone else from this roleplay's universe. That said, they are also their own races & a few of the ones I'm considering are (friendly) Demons, so that's another layer of issue.

[A m e n r i a]

I mean the actions would be just like the spells already available here, but since IRL magic has something to do with ghosts and demons, I call it a differrnt thing.

Also, sins are counted from when an individual hits puberty, not birth, plus, (almost) all your sins reset at Idul Fitri, but I'll leave that for the IDT.

[Prunasia]

It doesn't matter, I know how much of a pain it is to organise an rp while not killing the fun of such an rp, already I've known a few rp-based regions and some of the forum rps that have been ruined either by the metagame or an overbearing GM.

POLATION is unique for having both.

[Trace]

I don't know what's worse: The fact I haven't been able to post an IC thread yet, or the fact I'm the only one who has actually created characters for this roleplay. I'll see what I can do tonight or tomorrow to get a thread going.

I knew adding magic would be a bad idea, but I didn't once think it would be a problem specifically with the character creation! Any suggestions you have on what I can do to improve the character creation list would be very much appreciated, because I want the roleplay to be primarily centered around the RPG aspect, as opposed to the usual army-command scenarios we so often have within the International Incidents.

[Danceria]

> Nazi Occultism

Time to go Mad Max German Science on these fools

[A m e n r i a]

Well, I've made a ninja..sort of. I'll post him once I get better ideas about him, okay?

[Danceria]

Well, I've made a ninja..sort of. I'll post him once I get better ideas about him, okay?

"A Jihadist Naruto and a German dubbed Mad Max walk into a bar..."

[A m e n r i a]

Well, I've made a ninja..sort of. I'll post him once I get better ideas about him, okay?

"A Jihadist Naruto and a German dubbed Mad Max walk into a bar..."

I bet the bartender could sense the duo coming from miles away

[Danceria]

"A Jihadist Naruto and a German dubbed Mad Max walk into a bar..."

I bet the bartender could sense the duo coming from miles away

Especially if said Ninja has a wolf familiar. And said Mad Max Nazi's super swole platonic Simian girlfriend.

[Novaya Equestria]

Danceria, Amenria, and anyone else, do not give Trace a hard time.

[Danceria]

Danceria, Amenria, and anyone else, do not give Trace a hard time.

I hope I'm not, I'm just merely excited about the concept, and doing a bit of meta-joking on how unlikely a Muslim trained in ninjitsu with a wolf familiar and a Nazi Occultist looking like he stepped out of a Mad Max remake would seem on the surface.

[Trace]

Well, I've made a ninja..sort of. I'll post him once I get better ideas about him, okay?

"A Jihadist Naruto and a German dubbed Mad Max walk into a bar..."

"Jihadist Naruto" reminds me of a guy with many, many, many flaws.

... But I won't go there.

Danceria, Amenria, and anyone else, do not give Trace a hard time.

Thank you for reminding them, although I really don't need you to.

I hope I'm not, I'm just merely excited about the concept, and doing a bit of meta-joking on how unlikely a Muslim trained in ninjitsu with a wolf familiar and a Nazi Occultist looking like he stepped out of a Mad Max remake would seem on the surface.

With a little creativity, any messed-up thing is possible. Or sometimes no creativity, but the former is more fun to work with. On a serious note though: I'm still not understanding the difference between "magic" and "spells." I guess it must be a cultural thing I'm not catching on.

As to wolves, I think I'll just have to create more classes, with more orientation towards animal companionship. Speaking of which I'm really bothered by the fact nobody here has posted their own characters yet. And it doesn't help that nobody has sent telegrams to Fondheart for any help. I know I'm still very behind on creating the IC thread, but what about you guys?

I'm afraid I'll have to ask for another few hours before posting the IC thread. Until then I need some kind of feedback regarding whatever issues it is you guys are having with the character creation list. Or whatever else it is that you guys are having problems with in regards to this roleplay. It's really hard to be helpful when I don't know what it is that needs fixing exactly. If anything. I don't even know if there really is a problem at all, or if it is pure and simple silence. Again, I know I'm being hypocritical to some degree here, but come on.

And yes: The concept of "a Muslim trained in ninjitsu with a wolf familiar and a Nazi Occultist looking like he stepped out of a Mad Max remake" does sound rather ridiculous. Again, possible, but how would that situation work exactly?

[Prunasia]

Yeah, I know I already expressed my interest, and shouldn't really be saying this but I'm still here, problem is that I'm having trouble with typing on one hand, on the upside, I'm using my time off any real work to brainstorm, so it's not really a chunk of my life wasted just like that.

[A m e n r i a]

And yes: The concept of "a Muslim trained in ninjitsu with a wolf familiar and a Nazi Occultist looking like he stepped out of a Mad Max remake" does sound rather ridiculous. Again, possible, but how would that situation work exactly?

Long story short, since Amenria is an Asian Muslim nation, many higher ups, including members of the intelligence agency is Muslim. Makes enough sense?

[Danceria]

I'm just basically a member of the Society of Thule going through hard times, maybe even had worked with TRACE at one point but now is a scrapper.

[Trace]

I just added three more classes, and will add another three shortly. Hopefully tonight, if I still feel awake. The three new classes are: Beast Tamer, Cavalier and Druid. These are all intended to be more oriented around animal companions. Both the Beast Tamer and Cavalier are perhaps the least-involved in magic and should be relatively straight-forward. The Druid though is more magic-oriented, especially given the fact they may shapeshift into any animal that is of equal or lower difficulty then they. So at the moment, roughly speaking, anything from a house cat to a pseudodragon (which is basically a dragon the size of a house cat AND DOES NOT BREATHE FIRE!).

I might add in three more classes. And also yes, I should be creating the IC thread NOW, but I'm honestly wishing for somebody else to fill out character data as well. Everything is in place for the most part, but I don't want people to just JUMP IN. I want them to enter the game with characters. I have insisted this time and time again, but I have to emphasize: This roleplay is primarily character/squad based, not your usual NS II game of commanding armies. There might be such a thing later down the game, but even if that does happen, the game itself is still an RPG primarily.

I'm just basically a member of the Society of Thule going through hard times, maybe even had worked with TRACE at one point but now is a scrapper.

You still need to fill out an application for character creation. If you want me to generate a backstory, or even a character for you, just ask Fondheart. Or you could telegram me just as well, but this nation's inbox is a little cluttered at the moment.

As for a backstory right off the bat? Here goes:

You were a former member of Trace back when it was the Tactical Rescue and Anti-Corruption Echelon (TRACE), an anti-corruption espionage branch of the United Nations. You joined based on inspiration of the Founder's intentions: Keeping politicians accountable and saving lives. During an operation to spy on an American politician with extremist right-wing beliefs, (Although not wrong on this particular character, the TRACE Founder did have a noticeable left-wing bias.) you were discovered, caught, and knocked out. When you woke up you were greeted by the Thule Society, which revealed of their plans to cripple the UN by having TRACE go rogue and declaring war on them, and sending a message to the "Zionist Occupation Government (ZOG)."

As a new member of the Thule Society, and returning to what is now Trace, you operated as a military commander, but frequently recruited Thule Society members who knew how to act like the Founder's perspective of ideal Trace agents. The Trace Founder, by now calling himself the "Theater Commander," foolishly trusted you enough to personally assist alongside Trevisani in defending the old capital of Trace. In reality the both of you betrayed him and allowed the Global Defense Forces (the UN's latest, far more aggressive and even more controversial answer for replacing TRACE and fighting terrorism) to invade and kill the Theater Commander.

However you were played just as well. Trevisani, now declaring himself the new Theater Commander, betrayed his promise of promoting you to Strike Commander (essentially a second-in-command to the Theater Commander). The cold truth is Trevisani is part of an international mafia organization and wanted to use Trace as a personal army to help move illegal supplies around the globe with greater ease then was ever made possible. The Thule Society knew this well and didn't much care, partially due to the Trevisani Clan being close allies since the rise of Benito Mussolini (of whom both sides supported).

As to why you were betrayed? Simple: You were a capable commander. Too capable, in fact. In addition to your fascinating leadership skills and your knowledge of the occult, Trevisani feared you could pose problems for his empire in the future. To ensure this he had his "associates" rig information regarding your ancestral backgrounds to heavily imply you are mainly of Jewish, Irish and Slavic descent. The Thule Society didn't want to believe the false evidence, but their orthodox traditions and past stories of betrayal forced them to shun you out. They were nice enough to decide you need not die, but they did cripple you.

After your final meeting with the Thule Society, you awoke within a mental institution. You had physical control of nothing more than your vision and an index finger, both of which being your only means of communications. You've been forced to undergo humiliating physical inspections and cleanups, being mistreated and insulted by the shoddy institute staff, and generally live a life within a seemingly sterilized Hell. Your inner thoughts were even more taunting, especially at night where Trace, GDF and Thule Society members are all looking, laughing, and physically attacking you while all you can do is sit in restraints and cry. Not even in your mind you had freedom, until one day...

A mysterious young man claiming to be your bastard son arrives to the mental institute with two others claiming to be step-siblings. Upon reaching you they suddenly pulled out guns, but not to kill you. With the rest of the institute staff dead, and seemingly no police arriving, they escorted you into an ambulance and carried you away. When you wake up this time, you feel unusually healthy and re-connected with occult magic, although quite limited in powers now. Quickly inspecting yourself, you see that, while quite similar, this is not your body you are in.

Your three "heroes" reveal themselves to actually be agents of Mainicksto, an occult society that always sought to contain occult magic even in the year 2040 where two decades have passed and much of the world has changed. They know who you really are and wish for you to assist the organization in their goals to stop the demons and eldritch horrors from invading Earth. In return they promise not just to heal you back to normal if not more powerful than ever before, but there's another caveat: Rumors are confirmed of Trace and the Thule Society in alliance with the evil armies seeking to invade. Mainicksto is giving you a chance, possibly, to strike revenge into your betrayers.

Are you ready for vengeance?

[Danceria]

I just added three more classes, and will add another three shortly. Hopefully tonight, if I still feel awake. The three new classes are: Beast Tamer, Cavalier and Druid. These are all intended to be more oriented around animal companions. Both the Beast Tamer and Cavalier are perhaps the least-involved in magic and should be relatively straight-forward. The Druid though is more magic-oriented, especially given the fact they may shapeshift into any animal that is of equal or lower difficulty then they. So at the moment, roughly speaking, anything from a house cat to a pseudodragon (which is basically a dragon the size of a house cat AND DOES NOT BREATHE FIRE!).

I might add in three more classes. And also yes, I should be creating the IC thread NOW, but I'm honestly wishing for somebody else to fill out character data as well. Everything is in place for the most part, but I don't want people to just JUMP IN. I want them to enter the game with characters. I have insisted this time and time again, but I have to emphasize: This roleplay is primarily character/squad based, not your usual NS II game of commanding armies. There might be such a thing later down the game, but even if that does happen, the game itself is still an RPG primarily.

I'm just basically a member of the Society of Thule going through hard times, maybe even had worked with TRACE at one point but now is a scrapper.

You still need to fill out an application for character creation. If you want me to generate a backstory, or even a character for you, just ask Fondheart. Or you could telegram me just as well, but this nation's inbox is a little cluttered at the moment.

As for a backstory right off the bat? Here goes:

You were a former member of Trace back when it was the Tactical Rescue and Anti-Corruption Echelon (TRACE), an anti-corruption espionage branch of the United Nations. You joined based on inspiration of the Founder's intentions: Keeping politicians accountable and saving lives. During an operation to spy on an American politician with extremist right-wing beliefs, (Although not wrong on this particular character, the TRACE Founder did have a noticeable left-wing bias.) you were discovered, caught, and knocked out. When you woke up you were greeted by the Thule Society, which revealed of their plans to cripple the UN by having TRACE go rogue and declaring war on them, and sending a message to the "Zionist Occupation Government (ZOG)."

As a new member of the Thule Society, and returning to what is now Trace, you operated as a military commander, but frequently recruited Thule Society members who knew how to act like the Founder's perspective of ideal Trace agents. The Trace Founder, by now calling himself the "Theater Commander," foolishly trusted you enough to personally assist alongside Trevisani in defending the old capital of Trace. In reality the both of you betrayed him and allowed the Global Defense Forces (the UN's latest, far more aggressive and even more controversial answer for replacing TRACE and fighting terrorism) to invade and kill the Theater Commander.

However you were played just as well. Trevisani, now declaring himself the new Theater Commander, betrayed his promise of promoting you to Strike Commander (essentially a second-in-command to the Theater Commander). The cold truth is Trevisani is part of an international mafia organization and wanted to use Trace as a personal army to help move illegal supplies around the globe with greater ease then was ever made possible. The Thule Society knew this well and didn't much care, partially due to the Trevisani Clan being close allies since the rise of Benito Mussolini (of whom both sides supported).

As to why you were betrayed? Simple: You were a capable commander. Too capable, in fact. In addition to your fascinating leadership skills and your knowledge of the occult, Trevisani feared you could pose problems for his empire in the future. To ensure this he had his "associates" rig information regarding your ancestral backgrounds to heavily imply you are mainly of Jewish, Irish and Slavic descent. The Thule Society didn't want to believe the false evidence, but their orthodox traditions and past stories of betrayal forced them to shun you out. They were nice enough to decide you need not die, but they did cripple you.

After your final meeting with the Thule Society, you awoke within a mental institution. You had physical control of nothing more than your vision and an index finger, both of which being your only means of communications. You've been forced to undergo humiliating physical inspections and cleanups, being mistreated and insulted by the shoddy institute staff, and generally live a life within a seemingly sterilized Hell. Your inner thoughts were even more taunting, especially at night where Trace, GDF and Thule Society members are all looking, laughing, and physically attacking you while all you can do is sit in restraints and cry. Not even in your mind you had freedom, until one day...

A mysterious young man claiming to be your bastard son arrives to the mental institute with two others claiming to be step-siblings. Upon reaching you they suddenly pulled out guns, but not to kill you. With the rest of the institute staff dead, and seemingly no police arriving, they escorted you into an ambulance and carried you away. When you wake up this time, you feel unusually healthy and re-connected with occult magic, although quite limited in powers now. Quickly inspecting yourself, you see that, while quite similar, this is not your body you are in.

Your three "heroes" reveal themselves to actually be agents of Mainicksto, an occult society that always sought to contain occult magic even in the year 2040 where two decades have passed and much of the world has changed. They know who you really are and wish for you to assist the organization in their goals to stop the demons and eldritch horrors from invading Earth. In return they promise not just to heal you back to normal if not more powerful than ever before, but there's another caveat: Rumors are confirmed of Trace and the Thule Society in alliance with the evil armies seeking to invade. Mainicksto is giving you a chance, possibly, to strike revenge into your betrayers.

Are you ready for vengeance?

Most intriguing, it would work with my Crusader/Scrapper build. I'll tailor out who busted me out and why, and my guy is an idealist of sorts. While connected with the Occult, and was a recruit of TRACE, the fact that it was hidden and the worrying possibility of him being in the dark of the UN's intentions and the increasing disregard for national sovereignty pushed him over the edge. Maybe when the Asylum was raided by scrappers that he was finally, finally free?

[Prunasia]

Is it okay to have unique win/lose conditions?

Example Image (Optional):
Race: Human(?)
Class: Tank Gunslinger

STRENGTH 14
DEXTERITY 14
CONSTITUTION 12
INTELLIGENCE 10
WISDOM 14
CHARISMA 9
Intelligence Interests (1 + INT Modifier. If INT mod is -1, skip this.):
Starting Equipment: 2 magnums, wartime rations X15, generic clothing outfit
Biggest Sin(s): Wrath

Backstory: Most of Wight's memories have been a blur, until he was rescued from the clutches of a demon by the pair calling themselves Lyr and Draken, and instead bound to join their "small task force", a group of 7 officially part of Mainicksto based in South East Asia.

The past 8 years have been an interesting time, to say the least, moving around the world to recover specific artefacts, occasionally ignoring Mainicksto's interests and leaving most holy items untouched. Yet all good times must eventually come to an end, for it was a few nights prior that he started having nightmares, nightmares where a wolf of immense size chased him to a mirror, where he would see a reflection of the monstrous beast behind him.

As he cleared the fog surrounding his past, he had come to realize that he wasn't saved from the beast, and that his allies once worked against his interests, yet, he can't bring himself to turn his back on them now, not after all they've went through together. It was a fact that continues to haunt him, gnawing at his consciousness, threatening to break whatever has been holding the monster from within from emerging.

Whether he would embrace the beast within or the human without is still beyond himself, but he was sure that he would find out soon.

Unique lose conditions (suggestion): Starts with a small amount of corruption, corruption cannot fall below half of this value.

Should wisdom fall to 8 and intelligence rise to 16, this character berserks and attacks allies and enemies alike until all are dead, before killing himself.

[Trace]

Is it okay to have unique win/lose conditions?

Example Image (Optional): (Image)
Race: Human(?)
Class: Tank Gunslinger

STRENGTH 14
DEXTERITY 14
CONSTITUTION 12
INTELLIGENCE 10
WISDOM 14
CHARISMA 9
Intelligence Interests (1 + INT Modifier. If INT mod is -1, skip this.):
Starting Equipment: 2 magnums, wartime rations X15, generic clothing outfit
Biggest Sin(s): Wrath

Backstory: Most of Wight's memories have been a blur, until he was rescued from the clutches of a demon by the pair calling themselves Lyr and Draken, and instead bound to join their "small task force", a group of 7 officially part of Mainicksto based in South East Asia.

The past 8 years have been an interesting time, to say the least, moving around the world to recover specific artefacts, occasionally ignoring Mainicksto's interests and leaving most holy items untouched. Yet all good times must eventually come to an end, for it was a few nights prior that he started having nightmares, nightmares where a wolf of immense size chased him to a mirror, where he would see a reflection of the monstrous beast behind him.

As he cleared the fog surrounding his past, he had come to realize that he wasn't saved from the beast, and that his allies once worked against his interests, yet, he can't bring himself to turn his back on them now, not after all they've went through together. It was a fact that continues to haunt him, gnawing at his consciousness, threatening to break whatever has been holding the monster from within from emerging.

Whether he would embrace the beast within or the human without is still beyond himself, but he was sure that he would find out soon.

Unique lose conditions (suggestion): Starts with a small amount of corruption, corruption cannot fall below half of this value.

Should wisdom fall to 8 and intelligence rise to 16, this character berserks and attacks allies and enemies alike until all are dead, before killing himself.

I have no idea what you mean by "win/lose conditions," but your character is accepted. Wight's backstory is rather intriguing. I was hoping to do a few more things, but there have been too many delays and the IC thread needs to be posted VERY SOON. I'll just have to make do and post it tomorrow, and try to fill in the extra gaps. I know this is all rather unprofessional, but unfortunately being "fashionably late" to put it kindly is a bit of a trend with me. Aside from posting the IC thread, other details I need to take care of include a list of extra main characters for either Trace or another country I have, adding in three more classes (just because), and helping you guys set up your own characters. I really, really don't want to have people coming in with just generic, expendable characters. That's not really a whole lot of fun as it defeats the purpose of the RPG mechanics I'm trying to establish here. It's a roleplay: Get creative!

[Danceria]

Apologies, due to Christmas and holidays, work is wack!

[Fondheart]

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=455952

It took a lot of time, but I have finally delivered! I will be posting this link within the OP shortly.

[MineLegotia and Equestria]

(Posted on the IC thread-with my puppet-Forgot about the OOC thread. Here you go.)

Image: No, just no.
Race: Human.
Class: Agent

STRENGTH 8
DEXTERITY 16
CONSTITUTION 13
INTELLIGENCE 15
WISDOM 14
CHARISMA 17

Intelligence Intrests: Paranormal Stuff (If encounters any paranormal/magic/anomolous stuff, loses Dexterity: -6, Wisdom: -5, Charisma: -4, Consitution: +5, Strength: +1, Intelligence:+1)

Backstory:
Not much is known about McKelly's past. Rumors in the IDA (Imperial Department of Anomolies) that he had a traumatic incident with anomolies when he was young. Some say he has a fear for anomolies Becuase of something to do with his friends. He's a retrieval agent, an agent who is undisputely the most experienced in the IDA, being able to get out of sticky situations made him an asset for the IDA.
Unfortunately, his ability of running away does not make it good for him to deal with anomolies, but is good for him to retrive intelligence on anomolies.

Image: [Data Expunged]
Race: Human.
Class: Agent

STRENGTH 10
DEXTERITY 8
CONSTITUTION 15
INTELLIGENCE 15
WISDOM 8
CHARISMA 17

Intelligence Interests: Charismatic {Agent can easily get out of any situation just by charming her way through it, the only problem is that she had very loose morals}

Backstory:
A university graduate with an almost photographic memory, Merlo is the descendant of MTF Commander Merlo. Unlike her predecessors, Jane Merlo was recruited by the IDA, Over time she learned how to basically lie her way out of any situations, and with her natural beauty she was also able to charm anyone.

The IDA is the national paranormal agency of Mleocun and is experienced in inter-dimensional travel. They establish outposts in different dimensions for their benefit and they capture anomolies to be reverse-engineered.

[Trace]

One delay after the next, one thing to do after another and now? Confusion. It has come to my attention the OOC thread is surprisingly harder to locate than the IC thread. No idea how this is possible, other than maybe posting the two threads under different nations instead of Trace solely. Any suggestions to make the OOC thread more obvious to find (if that is even possible) would be appreciated.

MineLegotia and Equestria has their characters accepted, so that's good. I should get to creating a short list of approved players and their characters when I have the time (along with helping in creating Novaya's characters. Again, delays.)

There is a much more pressing issue with SF n F. I should probably be speaking of this in private, but since a lot of things are still somewhat in construction, I feel I should allow others to share opinions on this:

I don't mind having others roleplay a few of my own NPCs, provided they do not cross the line in how these people would normally behave, such as forming highly questionable alliances, making extremely impulsive decisions, or rambling on about all topics completely irrelevant to the story's events (unless the NPC in question is quite literally a rambling idiot).

I have a few problems with this post right here: viewtopic.php?p=35084200#p35084200

While certain monsters outside of the currently established races may be allowed, I'm extremely unsure about playable demons. The demons are, after all, one of the two major antagonists of this entire game. For them to not only take part in the fight against the demons (I think?), there is also the critical issue of them working with angels (For some reason?), and wanting to ally with Mainicksto. There are spoilers regarding Mainicksto, which is why I won't really elaborate further on that point.

I'm not saying SF n F is not invited to the game, I'm just saying it would help to clarify some things here in the OOC thread, to help sort out situations such as this. I'm going to refrain from posting in the IC thread for now partially because of all the other stuff I need to take care of, but also so SF n F may edit or delete their post in case they feel it is necessary.