Long ago there was a story about an emperor, a conqueror, a being with great power. His name was Emperor Sonic. In the end the Emperor succeeded at what he
desired most: to gain immortality and become a god; an Eternal of Darkness. You could say that "evil" triumphed and the good guys lost. But what if
that story was simply a could have been? What if that was not what happened? What if Emperor Sonic had not obtained what he wished the most and instead had
lost? What then?
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1000 years have passed since the Last Battle. The Story of the Conqueror and how he was defeated by the Rebel Factions and how his sons managed to banish him are all but forgotten. Boom, Serenity and Turmoil had each become a full essence of the Triad and had restored the world, healing it with the help of Chaos Storme, the last of the Ancient. The Empire had been defeated and it was now a thing of the past. Southern Cross was now a way of life, a religion if you would like to see it this way. But most believe it is a dead religion. For you see after 1000 years of peace and prosperity many have forgotten the horrors of the past, the horrors brought by the Empire and its ruthless Emperor...
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Some say that if you forget the past you are doomed to repeat it. Nonsense I would have said. Or at least I would have said that, say a year ago. Nowadays I am not too sure about it. I was contacted by Knuckles... yes the same Knuckles from the legend. The General who betrayed his Emperor and aided in his banishment. Knuckles was no longer a living being as we know it. Instead he was an Eternal. A type of divine being that apparently are more like watchers then anything else. Or at least it seemed that way. I could have sworn I was going crazy that day. I mean who wouldn't think it if they see a ghostly apparition that claims to be Knuckles, General of an Empire that hasn't been heard for 1000 years?
So he tells me things that seem fit for a child's story. Emperor... yadda yadda evil... blah blah... war... yadda yadda... defeated... yippity yakkity... imprisoned... some more blah blah... I am chosen... a few eyes boggled out later... and some more blah blah that the Emperor claimed he would return in a millennium... some more blah blah blah... In the end it all summed up too: The Conqueror said he would be back in 1000 years time. And that I had been chosen by the Eternals too ensure that the Emperor does not get out of his imprisonment... or something like that. Well I guess I didn't do much of a good job. Or maybe it was my lack of belief...
A year ago there was an accident. A teenage hedgehog found this very old ancient burial thinga majig. I don't know the details but apparently the moron triggered something he shouldn't have. Something forbidden. Whatever the brute did, apparently has made him come in contact with the imprisoned Emperor... way to go genius. Some would say that I am imagining things, but I swear that hedgehog does look like the pictures I found in that old text book about the Empire and his Emperor. Whatever... anyhow the case is now I need to find a way to fix this or else the world as we know it is rather messed up and it will all be on my shoulders. I don't think I want people to remember me as the imbecile who didn't do his part and let an ages old threat out again.
The good news? Well the good news is the hedgehog, who nows claims he is now the Conqueror, is apparently not at full power like the dreaded Emperor of ages past. Nor does he have the amounts of resources the latter had. Southern Cross, which according to the Legend, rallied up all the factions under its banner and are now something of a "church", if you want to call it that, apparently have been waiting for this moment. Once they knew my story I was "allowed" well more like "forced" into their "church". Of course they had a fit when they heard the story. But like I said who would have, in their right mind, thought they had been contacted by a dead guy from 1000 years ago who claims he became an Eternal... yeah I know you wouldn't have either.
The bad news is that a bunch of dumb cult followers where awaiting there so called banished Emperor to bring back the golden glory of the Empire... Riiight. They call themselves the Neo Empire... terribly original if you ask me. Whatever the case is they believe the teenage dolt is there god or messiah or something like that. And will probably walk off a cliff if the so called Conqueror order them too. Yeah they are that loyal and brain dead if you ask me. However most of them are knowledgeable of psionics or apparently of the dead arts of arcanum... or what we would call "magic". A bunch of hulla ballula if you ask me. But after seeing it first hand I kind of changed my stance on it. It doesn't help that the Conqueror seemingly grows in power and unlike most of us is able to use various branches of psionics AND arcanum to boot. Not good I'd say. Currently, due to support from his group and this fact we haven't been able to pin him.
So yeah that's my story. My name? My name is unimportant. I am codename Frost. I am your average snow white tiger and a forced member of Southern Cross. I have been "awakened" into the psionic branch of cryokinesis, or cold control and I am the case agent, if you want to view it that way, in charge of stopping the target codenamed Sonic. And you have been chosen to aid your country, nay, your world and do your part to stop this threat. No, you don't have a choice. But hey neither did I.
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How long has it been? 1000 years? My, my how time flies by quickly. I promised I would return and so I have. I smile to think of how I will enjoy conquering the world anew. Just like old times, just like good old times. I was not stopped then, I will not be stopped now. Its good to see that there are those who know the value of being on MY side. You already know who I am. You have done well to come to me. You are curious to know the truth, no? After all I am fully aware of the propaganda the "church" has thrown out at you. The whole my Empire was a thing of evil. Rubbish! Lying words coming out of the mouth of the ignorant. My Empire was known for being a fair place. For being a place where great achievements where made. Great advancements in technology where done during my reign. Can you see this now? Of course not. This world has slowly devolved. Deprived of the technology it once had, of the great knowledge in science the Empire had brought. And why? Because the "church" terms it evil. After all Empire technology is a thing of pure darkness or whatever it is they wish to fill your mind with.
But you desire for a better world. That is why you are here today. You wish to see the glory of my Empire being reborn. As it will be. And when that time comes you will not be forgotten. You who have stood by my side will have a position in the new Empire, a position that will be cherished by many and only a few loyal ones will have. You will see the miracles my Empire was capable off: youth to the old, fatal wounds and sickness that where eradicated. And you will be able to unlock your mind and spirit to the powers that this world have apparently forbidden: psionics and arcanum. In your possession you will have what others covet. You will be different from the masses of mindless mobs who follow the "church" and its propaganda. You will be a special person and not just a normal person with a dreadfully boring existence. That is why you have come to me, because you yearn more to your life.
I am Sonic. The Conqueror. The Emperor. My power is absolute and my Empire forever lasting. You have joined the winning side. Because as history can prove I succeeded once and I will succeeded again. And when that time comes you will be greatly rewarded for your loyalty.
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OOC: Welcome to the story that never was. Many here won't remember Twisted World. It was an old rp that span a great epic story and was played for about two years. In the end Sonic got what he wanted, the bad guys won, end of the story. However this is story of how things would have been had Sonic lost.
As you can see there are two versions of the story. One presented by Frost, the case agent and "forced" leader of Southern Cross operation to take down the target codenamed Sonic before he grows in power. The other presented by Sonic's new "avatar" for want of a better term. Or host. He paints things very nicely and promises great rewards.
This means there are a few factions a player can join. Or they can simply be the normal people who have no idea of what is going on.
Race Options: Furries, Humans
Southern Cross, which is basically a church like organization. Their driving is the Eternals and the Ancients. They know a great deal but rarely do the people around know anything that is going on. Secluded in mystery all of their operatives are "awakened". Meaning they all have one branch of psionics or arcanum. But only one branch. Be it pyrokinesis, cryokinesis, telekinsis, fire magic, water magic, air magic, etc. The advantage to this is that operatives usually excel in their branch and have incredible power within it. Southern Cross has access to technology far beyond the conventional one found in this age. If a person wishes to defect from Southern Cross they will be mind wiped of all and any previous memory concerning Southern Cross itself. Southern Cross has various splinter groups within it: Red Tomb, Maud'Gib, Shadow Stalkers, etc. They all form part of Southern Cross but each has technological advancements or abilities that make them unique. For example Shadow Stalkers are seen as the information gathering and elite dispatchers capable of using cloak technology. Whilst the Red Tomb have access to high level technology and weapon.
Southern Cross Options
Character Specific: Psionics, Arcanum
Faction: Outlaw Galaxy, Red Tomb, Night Shadows, Maud'Gib, Southern Cross
Faction Specialties:
Southern Cross: The dominant faction. Southern Cross is the only faction that makes use of Ancient technology. Southern Cross characters always comes with one weapon of Ancient design. The weapon counts as a special case weapon which allows characters to "draw" on one additional branch. So for example if the weapon is designed for water magic it allows characters to draw on its powers to use water magic.
Red Tomb: The Red Tomb faction members usually have a do or die mentality and are usually seen as terrorists. They have access to powerful anti-matter technology and most of the mechs are of their design. Red Tomb characters make use of bio booster suits that enhance their speed and strength and has a special energy field for armoring.
Night Shadows: Covert specialists, assasins, information gathering, special ops, subterfuge... these are the realms of Night Shadows. Their technology uses a lot of cloaking and distortion. Any character of Night Shadows always has access to a personal cloaking field and psionic implants that allow them to use illusions, distort reality, make shadow clones and most of the fancy ninja illusion "magic".
Maud'Gib: The Maud'Gib are a special faction within Southern Cross and was created by Dr. Eggman. They specialize in Psionic based technology utilizing psy crystals. Maud'Gib have some of the more powerful psychics. Maud'Gibs can take two branches in Psionics and cannot use Arcanum.
Outlaw Galaxy: Outlaw Galaxy used to be Tails very own "Rebel faction". As such they posses extremely advanced technology of Tails design. They are the masters of trans-planar and phasing technology. Members of Outlaw Galaxy are androids and they cannot use arcanum or psionics relying instead on energy based powers for defense and offense. They can utilize personal phasing technology as well as trans-planar technology to "warp" in weaponry. Both have restrictions.
Upon choosing your faction PM me if you need help with the character options.
Neo Empire, the "dolts" who blindly follow the new host for the Conqueror. To them Sonic is almost deified. You could say they are the opposite of the Southern Cross and a religion as well, except they are based on Sonic. Neo Empire operates covertly as the Emperor got where he was based on smarts not on brawn. But that does not mean they don't have brawn. Their technology is quite powerful and all of their operatives are also awakened. However unlike Southern Cross, Neo Empire operatives can have up to three branches. The drawback? Due to having up to three branches in psionics and/or arcanum they take much longer to have mastery of any one branch. Usually operatives have a high level control of one branch and use the others for support. Once a person forms part of the Neo Empire only in death can they leave. Similar to Southern Cross, Neo Empire has within it Elite groups such as the Soul Hunters or the reborn Bloody Fist.
Neo Empire Options
Three branches in Arcanum and/or Psionics. The more branches the weaker the skills overall.
Unawakened/Thralls are the normal people and are termed this way by Southern Cross. Neo Empire simply calls them Thralls. No they are not aware of anything going on. The media terms any and all attacks from Neo Empire as terrorists actions and most of the populace is unaware that a very big threat is right under their noses. The unawakened/thralls have no powers but that doesn't mean they're useless. A law enforcer would still have his training. Technology access for the unawakened is similar to ours albeit a bit more technological. Unawakened/Thralls can be of any furry race as well as human.
Unawakened/Thralls Options
Can start in any real life job of choice be it lawyer, psychologist, law enforcer, etc.
Do not have Psionics or Arcanum.
Technology limited to modern technology high end. Options further limited by character profession.
Player Content: To me this is very important. I love player content. It makes for very complicated story lines. Player content however has to get the green light from me. If I don't know what you are planning how can I make it part of the story line?
Player Control: To help speed up with posting a forumer may take control of NPCs and PCs however they cannot use the PCs in any way or form that the original controller deems or sees as not fitting to the character nor put said character into harms way unless the original controller allows it. So for example if John and Mark are posting with their characters and to avoid one liner posts such as:
John posts Hey with his character
Mark posts How are you with his character
John may post instead
Hey with his character
How are you with Mark's character
To which Mark may interact with
All well. How about you? with John's character
Ok good. with his character
This is a simple example. By reading the posts you will find a feel of how to do this. Only I as the Game Master am allowed to actually take full control of characters at times to "lead" them in a similar fashion as a cut scene would in a game. However I would not do this for combat sections unless the forumer gives me previous concent as I do not like to use other people's characters unless necessary for story progression.
Character Elimination: If people stop posting and after I try to contact them a reasonable time passes by without any input I might just simply mind wipe their characters, if they form part of Southern Cross, or sadly kill them if they where Neo Empire. This is to avoid cluttering the rp with non played characters left by forumers who loose interest in the RP. I usually Player Control left behind characters to keep them in the story if they are of interest to me and the story, otherwise they might just get eliminated from the story so don't come back after three weeks and expect the character to be there if you haven't said anything!
More then one character: Make sure you know what you are doing before you intend to use more then one character. I usually prefer people to restrict themselves to at most two characters. Having too many characters can be detrimental.
Intro Post: Please use the thread where forumers post their characters. If you really must post the character here because his new then do so but do have an intro post as well. I seriously wish to have as very little ooc as possible.
OOC: In keeping with the above for every ooc post do try to have a relevant ic post as well. Please do not clutter the rp with ooc.
Other Rules and Regulations: I expect all forumers to follow the same rules and regulations for any rp found here. However I am a bit lenient when it comes to violence, bad words and sex just don't make it a scene please. Keep it pg 13 at all times if possible.
Combat: Combat will be handled in the same way Gaia Online combat is. Because combat in that manner is rather complicated I will summarize it here.
a) I will usually be "referee" for such fights.
b) Players fighting Non Player characters of the "grunt type" can get away with writing what happened. These are termed low ranking fights. Fighting grunts or foot soldiers for example or low level demons.
c) Players fighting each other or Story Characters such as for example Psicosis must do so in a post by post taking "turns". Fighters will attack in succession, being the goal to inflict as much damage unto your opponent while managing to survive yourself. However it is a rather bit more complex then that. One thing however that is not allowed are auto hits. Auto hits means posting an attack as successful. All attacks are attempts. However there are cases when the attack is sure to hit. For example in the previous post you perform an attack and on the second post your opponent "ignores it" then that attack hits. Or in the previous post a person uses a stun ability which hits he can follow up with an attack that will hit. Because fights are complex in this form I will be judging them constantly as to what is legal or not. Usually via pms. If two players intend to fight they need to have a story reason for it and they should try to finish the fight on that same day.
d) Death is rather permanent unless the person can be brought back through several of the resurrection like abilities/technology found. This won't be as easy as it sounds. So if the fight isn't going your way don't be macho about it and surrender or run.
e) Any other thing not covered here I will deal with it myself.
On Ancients: Characters may be of Ancient lineage. Characters who are of Ancient lineage have complicated and convoluted story lines. They do not gain any extra options except for the ability to advance in experience faster then usual and drawbacks that are unique to the character which will be revealed story wise by yours truly and I do have a Twisted mind so be careful if you choose to have an Ancient lineage character.
On Eternal Avatars: If you want to gamble with your life you may choose to play an Eternal Avatar. Eternals access the mortal plane through their Avatars. Keep in mind again that you are also now under my Twisted jurisdiction and plot twists will plague you. Most Eternal add the Inspiration, Guidance and other special Eternal relevant options to a character. Such actions are directly controlled by the player most of the time. Inspiration and Guidance can be used for story purposes, Inspiration acts just as its name implies. Guidance is calling upon the Eternal to help out. Keep in mind that Eternals usually never offer straight answers. Sudden Empowerment is a special option that the character may call upon once a day. It grants them a boost by their Eternal patron. Transcendence is a special option where the Eternal grants full power to his Avatar by possessing him/her. Use this at your own risk. Your Eternal may be male or female and it matters not when you activate Transcendence. Eternals are a complex sort so do contact me if you plan on using an Eternal Avatar for guide lines.
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1000 years have passed since the Last Battle. The Story of the Conqueror and how he was defeated by the Rebel Factions and how his sons managed to banish him are all but forgotten. Boom, Serenity and Turmoil had each become a full essence of the Triad and had restored the world, healing it with the help of Chaos Storme, the last of the Ancient. The Empire had been defeated and it was now a thing of the past. Southern Cross was now a way of life, a religion if you would like to see it this way. But most believe it is a dead religion. For you see after 1000 years of peace and prosperity many have forgotten the horrors of the past, the horrors brought by the Empire and its ruthless Emperor...
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Some say that if you forget the past you are doomed to repeat it. Nonsense I would have said. Or at least I would have said that, say a year ago. Nowadays I am not too sure about it. I was contacted by Knuckles... yes the same Knuckles from the legend. The General who betrayed his Emperor and aided in his banishment. Knuckles was no longer a living being as we know it. Instead he was an Eternal. A type of divine being that apparently are more like watchers then anything else. Or at least it seemed that way. I could have sworn I was going crazy that day. I mean who wouldn't think it if they see a ghostly apparition that claims to be Knuckles, General of an Empire that hasn't been heard for 1000 years?
So he tells me things that seem fit for a child's story. Emperor... yadda yadda evil... blah blah... war... yadda yadda... defeated... yippity yakkity... imprisoned... some more blah blah... I am chosen... a few eyes boggled out later... and some more blah blah that the Emperor claimed he would return in a millennium... some more blah blah blah... In the end it all summed up too: The Conqueror said he would be back in 1000 years time. And that I had been chosen by the Eternals too ensure that the Emperor does not get out of his imprisonment... or something like that. Well I guess I didn't do much of a good job. Or maybe it was my lack of belief...
A year ago there was an accident. A teenage hedgehog found this very old ancient burial thinga majig. I don't know the details but apparently the moron triggered something he shouldn't have. Something forbidden. Whatever the brute did, apparently has made him come in contact with the imprisoned Emperor... way to go genius. Some would say that I am imagining things, but I swear that hedgehog does look like the pictures I found in that old text book about the Empire and his Emperor. Whatever... anyhow the case is now I need to find a way to fix this or else the world as we know it is rather messed up and it will all be on my shoulders. I don't think I want people to remember me as the imbecile who didn't do his part and let an ages old threat out again.
The good news? Well the good news is the hedgehog, who nows claims he is now the Conqueror, is apparently not at full power like the dreaded Emperor of ages past. Nor does he have the amounts of resources the latter had. Southern Cross, which according to the Legend, rallied up all the factions under its banner and are now something of a "church", if you want to call it that, apparently have been waiting for this moment. Once they knew my story I was "allowed" well more like "forced" into their "church". Of course they had a fit when they heard the story. But like I said who would have, in their right mind, thought they had been contacted by a dead guy from 1000 years ago who claims he became an Eternal... yeah I know you wouldn't have either.
The bad news is that a bunch of dumb cult followers where awaiting there so called banished Emperor to bring back the golden glory of the Empire... Riiight. They call themselves the Neo Empire... terribly original if you ask me. Whatever the case is they believe the teenage dolt is there god or messiah or something like that. And will probably walk off a cliff if the so called Conqueror order them too. Yeah they are that loyal and brain dead if you ask me. However most of them are knowledgeable of psionics or apparently of the dead arts of arcanum... or what we would call "magic". A bunch of hulla ballula if you ask me. But after seeing it first hand I kind of changed my stance on it. It doesn't help that the Conqueror seemingly grows in power and unlike most of us is able to use various branches of psionics AND arcanum to boot. Not good I'd say. Currently, due to support from his group and this fact we haven't been able to pin him.
So yeah that's my story. My name? My name is unimportant. I am codename Frost. I am your average snow white tiger and a forced member of Southern Cross. I have been "awakened" into the psionic branch of cryokinesis, or cold control and I am the case agent, if you want to view it that way, in charge of stopping the target codenamed Sonic. And you have been chosen to aid your country, nay, your world and do your part to stop this threat. No, you don't have a choice. But hey neither did I.
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How long has it been? 1000 years? My, my how time flies by quickly. I promised I would return and so I have. I smile to think of how I will enjoy conquering the world anew. Just like old times, just like good old times. I was not stopped then, I will not be stopped now. Its good to see that there are those who know the value of being on MY side. You already know who I am. You have done well to come to me. You are curious to know the truth, no? After all I am fully aware of the propaganda the "church" has thrown out at you. The whole my Empire was a thing of evil. Rubbish! Lying words coming out of the mouth of the ignorant. My Empire was known for being a fair place. For being a place where great achievements where made. Great advancements in technology where done during my reign. Can you see this now? Of course not. This world has slowly devolved. Deprived of the technology it once had, of the great knowledge in science the Empire had brought. And why? Because the "church" terms it evil. After all Empire technology is a thing of pure darkness or whatever it is they wish to fill your mind with.
But you desire for a better world. That is why you are here today. You wish to see the glory of my Empire being reborn. As it will be. And when that time comes you will not be forgotten. You who have stood by my side will have a position in the new Empire, a position that will be cherished by many and only a few loyal ones will have. You will see the miracles my Empire was capable off: youth to the old, fatal wounds and sickness that where eradicated. And you will be able to unlock your mind and spirit to the powers that this world have apparently forbidden: psionics and arcanum. In your possession you will have what others covet. You will be different from the masses of mindless mobs who follow the "church" and its propaganda. You will be a special person and not just a normal person with a dreadfully boring existence. That is why you have come to me, because you yearn more to your life.
I am Sonic. The Conqueror. The Emperor. My power is absolute and my Empire forever lasting. You have joined the winning side. Because as history can prove I succeeded once and I will succeeded again. And when that time comes you will be greatly rewarded for your loyalty.
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OOC: Welcome to the story that never was. Many here won't remember Twisted World. It was an old rp that span a great epic story and was played for about two years. In the end Sonic got what he wanted, the bad guys won, end of the story. However this is story of how things would have been had Sonic lost.
As you can see there are two versions of the story. One presented by Frost, the case agent and "forced" leader of Southern Cross operation to take down the target codenamed Sonic before he grows in power. The other presented by Sonic's new "avatar" for want of a better term. Or host. He paints things very nicely and promises great rewards.
This means there are a few factions a player can join. Or they can simply be the normal people who have no idea of what is going on.
Race Options: Furries, Humans
Southern Cross, which is basically a church like organization. Their driving is the Eternals and the Ancients. They know a great deal but rarely do the people around know anything that is going on. Secluded in mystery all of their operatives are "awakened". Meaning they all have one branch of psionics or arcanum. But only one branch. Be it pyrokinesis, cryokinesis, telekinsis, fire magic, water magic, air magic, etc. The advantage to this is that operatives usually excel in their branch and have incredible power within it. Southern Cross has access to technology far beyond the conventional one found in this age. If a person wishes to defect from Southern Cross they will be mind wiped of all and any previous memory concerning Southern Cross itself. Southern Cross has various splinter groups within it: Red Tomb, Maud'Gib, Shadow Stalkers, etc. They all form part of Southern Cross but each has technological advancements or abilities that make them unique. For example Shadow Stalkers are seen as the information gathering and elite dispatchers capable of using cloak technology. Whilst the Red Tomb have access to high level technology and weapon.
Southern Cross Options
Character Specific: Psionics, Arcanum
Faction: Outlaw Galaxy, Red Tomb, Night Shadows, Maud'Gib, Southern Cross
Faction Specialties:
Southern Cross: The dominant faction. Southern Cross is the only faction that makes use of Ancient technology. Southern Cross characters always comes with one weapon of Ancient design. The weapon counts as a special case weapon which allows characters to "draw" on one additional branch. So for example if the weapon is designed for water magic it allows characters to draw on its powers to use water magic.
Red Tomb: The Red Tomb faction members usually have a do or die mentality and are usually seen as terrorists. They have access to powerful anti-matter technology and most of the mechs are of their design. Red Tomb characters make use of bio booster suits that enhance their speed and strength and has a special energy field for armoring.
Night Shadows: Covert specialists, assasins, information gathering, special ops, subterfuge... these are the realms of Night Shadows. Their technology uses a lot of cloaking and distortion. Any character of Night Shadows always has access to a personal cloaking field and psionic implants that allow them to use illusions, distort reality, make shadow clones and most of the fancy ninja illusion "magic".
Maud'Gib: The Maud'Gib are a special faction within Southern Cross and was created by Dr. Eggman. They specialize in Psionic based technology utilizing psy crystals. Maud'Gib have some of the more powerful psychics. Maud'Gibs can take two branches in Psionics and cannot use Arcanum.
Outlaw Galaxy: Outlaw Galaxy used to be Tails very own "Rebel faction". As such they posses extremely advanced technology of Tails design. They are the masters of trans-planar and phasing technology. Members of Outlaw Galaxy are androids and they cannot use arcanum or psionics relying instead on energy based powers for defense and offense. They can utilize personal phasing technology as well as trans-planar technology to "warp" in weaponry. Both have restrictions.
Upon choosing your faction PM me if you need help with the character options.
Neo Empire, the "dolts" who blindly follow the new host for the Conqueror. To them Sonic is almost deified. You could say they are the opposite of the Southern Cross and a religion as well, except they are based on Sonic. Neo Empire operates covertly as the Emperor got where he was based on smarts not on brawn. But that does not mean they don't have brawn. Their technology is quite powerful and all of their operatives are also awakened. However unlike Southern Cross, Neo Empire operatives can have up to three branches. The drawback? Due to having up to three branches in psionics and/or arcanum they take much longer to have mastery of any one branch. Usually operatives have a high level control of one branch and use the others for support. Once a person forms part of the Neo Empire only in death can they leave. Similar to Southern Cross, Neo Empire has within it Elite groups such as the Soul Hunters or the reborn Bloody Fist.
Neo Empire Options
Three branches in Arcanum and/or Psionics. The more branches the weaker the skills overall.
Unawakened/Thralls are the normal people and are termed this way by Southern Cross. Neo Empire simply calls them Thralls. No they are not aware of anything going on. The media terms any and all attacks from Neo Empire as terrorists actions and most of the populace is unaware that a very big threat is right under their noses. The unawakened/thralls have no powers but that doesn't mean they're useless. A law enforcer would still have his training. Technology access for the unawakened is similar to ours albeit a bit more technological. Unawakened/Thralls can be of any furry race as well as human.
Unawakened/Thralls Options
Can start in any real life job of choice be it lawyer, psychologist, law enforcer, etc.
Do not have Psionics or Arcanum.
Technology limited to modern technology high end. Options further limited by character profession.
Player Content: To me this is very important. I love player content. It makes for very complicated story lines. Player content however has to get the green light from me. If I don't know what you are planning how can I make it part of the story line?
Player Control: To help speed up with posting a forumer may take control of NPCs and PCs however they cannot use the PCs in any way or form that the original controller deems or sees as not fitting to the character nor put said character into harms way unless the original controller allows it. So for example if John and Mark are posting with their characters and to avoid one liner posts such as:
John posts Hey with his character
Mark posts How are you with his character
John may post instead
Hey with his character
How are you with Mark's character
To which Mark may interact with
All well. How about you? with John's character
Ok good. with his character
This is a simple example. By reading the posts you will find a feel of how to do this. Only I as the Game Master am allowed to actually take full control of characters at times to "lead" them in a similar fashion as a cut scene would in a game. However I would not do this for combat sections unless the forumer gives me previous concent as I do not like to use other people's characters unless necessary for story progression.
Character Elimination: If people stop posting and after I try to contact them a reasonable time passes by without any input I might just simply mind wipe their characters, if they form part of Southern Cross, or sadly kill them if they where Neo Empire. This is to avoid cluttering the rp with non played characters left by forumers who loose interest in the RP. I usually Player Control left behind characters to keep them in the story if they are of interest to me and the story, otherwise they might just get eliminated from the story so don't come back after three weeks and expect the character to be there if you haven't said anything!
More then one character: Make sure you know what you are doing before you intend to use more then one character. I usually prefer people to restrict themselves to at most two characters. Having too many characters can be detrimental.
Intro Post: Please use the thread where forumers post their characters. If you really must post the character here because his new then do so but do have an intro post as well. I seriously wish to have as very little ooc as possible.
OOC: In keeping with the above for every ooc post do try to have a relevant ic post as well. Please do not clutter the rp with ooc.
Other Rules and Regulations: I expect all forumers to follow the same rules and regulations for any rp found here. However I am a bit lenient when it comes to violence, bad words and sex just don't make it a scene please. Keep it pg 13 at all times if possible.
Combat: Combat will be handled in the same way Gaia Online combat is. Because combat in that manner is rather complicated I will summarize it here.
a) I will usually be "referee" for such fights.
b) Players fighting Non Player characters of the "grunt type" can get away with writing what happened. These are termed low ranking fights. Fighting grunts or foot soldiers for example or low level demons.
c) Players fighting each other or Story Characters such as for example Psicosis must do so in a post by post taking "turns". Fighters will attack in succession, being the goal to inflict as much damage unto your opponent while managing to survive yourself. However it is a rather bit more complex then that. One thing however that is not allowed are auto hits. Auto hits means posting an attack as successful. All attacks are attempts. However there are cases when the attack is sure to hit. For example in the previous post you perform an attack and on the second post your opponent "ignores it" then that attack hits. Or in the previous post a person uses a stun ability which hits he can follow up with an attack that will hit. Because fights are complex in this form I will be judging them constantly as to what is legal or not. Usually via pms. If two players intend to fight they need to have a story reason for it and they should try to finish the fight on that same day.
d) Death is rather permanent unless the person can be brought back through several of the resurrection like abilities/technology found. This won't be as easy as it sounds. So if the fight isn't going your way don't be macho about it and surrender or run.
e) Any other thing not covered here I will deal with it myself.
On Ancients: Characters may be of Ancient lineage. Characters who are of Ancient lineage have complicated and convoluted story lines. They do not gain any extra options except for the ability to advance in experience faster then usual and drawbacks that are unique to the character which will be revealed story wise by yours truly and I do have a Twisted mind so be careful if you choose to have an Ancient lineage character.
On Eternal Avatars: If you want to gamble with your life you may choose to play an Eternal Avatar. Eternals access the mortal plane through their Avatars. Keep in mind again that you are also now under my Twisted jurisdiction and plot twists will plague you. Most Eternal add the Inspiration, Guidance and other special Eternal relevant options to a character. Such actions are directly controlled by the player most of the time. Inspiration and Guidance can be used for story purposes, Inspiration acts just as its name implies. Guidance is calling upon the Eternal to help out. Keep in mind that Eternals usually never offer straight answers. Sudden Empowerment is a special option that the character may call upon once a day. It grants them a boost by their Eternal patron. Transcendence is a special option where the Eternal grants full power to his Avatar by possessing him/her. Use this at your own risk. Your Eternal may be male or female and it matters not when you activate Transcendence. Eternals are a complex sort so do contact me if you plan on using an Eternal Avatar for guide lines.
