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Jun 7, 2020 18:43:45 GMT -5
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Post by Amber on Jun 7, 2020 18:43:45 GMT -5
Well damn, that is flipping amazing! It looks so good! I love everything about it! The color, the little details of the clouds, mountains, forests, etc. are great and it simply looks beautiful. Angel territory is perfect! It matches up with how I was envisioning it. Mountains towards the "back of the territory" and fields towards the front. Kind of reminds me of Minas Tirith/Gondor's land, which is really cool.
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Jun 7, 2020 18:44:39 GMT -5
Post by Starchaser on Jun 7, 2020 18:44:39 GMT -5
Aaaa it's so pretty! I honestly have no complaints right now, cause it's not like we had a super solid idea for all the territories. I love the additions you made and I'm sure we'll come up with more stuff as time goes on, but I think it's lovely for now <3
And no pressure on constantly updating it or anything when we do add more, it already looks fantastic~
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Jun 7, 2020 19:41:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2020 19:41:18 GMT -5
Oh good! <3 I'm so glad everyone likes it! I was worried about it being too much or not enough. Happy to hear that it's good!)
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Post by Amber on Jun 7, 2020 21:56:10 GMT -5
Hey, this might be a silly question, but are the ancestors who come to our characters the ones who started it all, or the previous chosen ones? Pretty sure it's the former, but I want to make sure.
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Jun 7, 2020 21:57:24 GMT -5
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 7, 2020 21:57:24 GMT -5
It's not silly, don't worry! They're the founders
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Post by Amber on Jun 7, 2020 21:58:52 GMT -5
Okay. I thought so, thanks!
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Post by mossecho on Jun 8, 2020 1:08:32 GMT -5
Shoot, I love the map! It's beautiful! You did a fantastic job.
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Post by mossecho on Jun 8, 2020 2:15:22 GMT -5
Also, a stupid question: is it Sanctum or the Sanctum? As in, would we say "I'm going to the Sanctum" or "I'm going to Sanctum?"
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 8, 2020 2:21:37 GMT -5
Uhh, I never really thought that hard about it. I think I was calling it just Sanctum, but it's whatever to me. Oh, maybe it varies by species?
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Jun 8, 2020 3:11:25 GMT -5
Post by mossecho on Jun 8, 2020 3:11:25 GMT -5
Oooh, the species variation would be cool. And useful, since I've been having Alex say "the Sanctum" all the time so this way I don't have to go back and edit it xD
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Post by Amber on Jun 8, 2020 12:01:42 GMT -5
How did the previous chosen ones fail? It was something I was wondering because I would think the current chosen would learn about it.
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Jun 8, 2020 12:13:13 GMT -5
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 8, 2020 12:13:13 GMT -5
I think it was a combination of different factors for the past groups. Some refused to leave their homes, some couldn't find everyone else, some of them couldn't get along, etc. Maybe some got pretty far but were killed outside the kingdom or searching for the stones. Stuff like that.
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Post by Amber on Jun 8, 2020 15:14:49 GMT -5
Okay, sounds good. I now have better ideas on what I want to do...
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Post by mossecho on Jun 22, 2020 1:00:27 GMT -5
Hey y'all! Just wondering if there's anything else we need to go over...?
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 22, 2020 1:01:41 GMT -5
Honestly, I'm not really sure, but I did have an idea that I was going to talk about a little. Just haven't gotten around to it yet, big surprise there.
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Post by mossecho on Jun 22, 2020 4:35:31 GMT -5
oooh, what is it?
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 22, 2020 19:05:47 GMT -5
Since Shoot had included another continent on the map, it got me thinking about there being others living outside the magical barrier. So what if the other continent had its own kingdom that the group had to travel to, probably to retrieve one of the stones? Maybe this kingdom is against magic because that's what caused the Great Wars and the Cataclysm, so they decide to ban all magic and stop using their own, eventually losing it in the process. Then when our characters arrive they might try to imprison/kill/chase them off because they're magic, which would put a real damper on their plans.
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Post by mossecho on Jun 22, 2020 19:33:44 GMT -5
That sounds like a great idea! I love it, it's absolutely fantastic. Maybe the stone that is there could be the thing that connects everyone else's stones? So they can work as a group and not just individually? idk, just spitballing here.
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 22, 2020 19:48:25 GMT -5
I think that would be interesting. It would make the most sense for them to have to leave the kingdom on their last quest too.
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Post by mossecho on Jun 22, 2020 23:30:24 GMT -5
Exactly, exactly. Forgive me if we talked about this and I just forgot, but what exactly is the big thing they're aiming to defeat at the end? I get that it's supposed to bring peace and fix some sort of problem, but did we establish exactly what has gone wrong?
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 23, 2020 0:45:47 GMT -5
Basically, the original prophecy creators unleashed a some sort of eldritch magic abomination... thing on the world that is essentially tearing it apart. The stones they collect are supposed to form a sort of "key" or whatever that will defeat it once brought together. Aside from saving the world from total destruction, I imagine this would allow the rest of the world to start returning to normal, and that would perhaps start the path towards peace among the Families. Something along those lines.
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Post by mossecho on Jun 23, 2020 2:13:46 GMT -5
Right, now I remember, thanks! So from my understanding, we're having the cult defend this magical abomination? So somehow they benefit from it and thus want to protect it. Could it possibly be some source of energy for them? Or could it help them some other way?
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 23, 2020 2:34:00 GMT -5
My thought was that the cult leader somehow found a way to tap into this power and made a sort of oath to protect it. He essentially wants to weaken the Families by starting a war so he can take over the world, yadda yadda. The magic abomination grants him extra powers, so he needs to defend it. I'm guessing the other cult members can tap into it too, but maybe only indirectly. Like, the leader acts as a channel sort of thing?
Anyway, the cult thus worships the leader and magic abomination, believing they will bring about a new era of prosperity and whatever. It's not super fleshed-out, but you get the general gist.
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Post by mossecho on Jun 23, 2020 3:24:59 GMT -5
Oh yeah, that's great! I am assuming that the cult members' powers are only amplified according to their species, but perhaps the cult leader can tap into the abilities of multiple species. Something like Avatar, idk. I doubt they would be perfect at other species' abilities, but at least be able to do the minimum. So maybe if they are not a natural shapeshifter, they can only shapeshift into one creature and the process is slow.
Could lead to an interesting final battle, I suppose.
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 23, 2020 23:10:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I think that summarizes it pretty well ^^ I think that maybe the cult leader could have some sort of unheard of abilities maybe, instead of using other species' powers though. Not sure what it would be, just something that would seem especially dangerous and bizarre.
We can work more on it as we go though.
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Post by mossecho on Jun 24, 2020 3:49:22 GMT -5
I like that idea, but unfortunately I am flat out on ideas heh, that implies i had ideas in the first place. Maybe they could do something with nightmares or illusions, but that may very well be covered by Mages.
Or he could do poetry that's so bad it could rival Vogons' work, idk
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 26, 2020 15:50:59 GMT -5
mossecho Maybe we could go back to the Kea Regime thing and give them mind-based powers? Like, sort of getting into people's minds to learn stuff about them, maybe being able to nudge them to do something. It's not perfect though and the other person can fight back. I don't really know.
Do you guys have any other headcanons to share about anything? I'm going to update the page here in a bit.
I've also been trying to think of stuff for the Isle of the Lost on the map. I'm not sure if @shootforthestars had any ideas when initially making it, but I thought maybe we could say that's where they have to go once they have all the stones to defeat the eldritch magic abomination thing.
Also, I'm going to give it until the end of the month to wait for Spider, then go ahead with our current plan, if that's cool with you guys. I don't want to rush things, but I also don't want to postpone the plot forever, since we pretty much will all be together by the time of the party in Sanctum.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2020 22:18:40 GMT -5
When I made that part of the map, I kind of imagined that was the place the Dragon resided. XD But I didn’t have any real big plan for it or anything. Really just wanted to make sure that each element was represented for the Elementals.)
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Post by Starchaser on Jun 30, 2020 0:06:46 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, that makes sense. I didn't even notice it was part of their territory at first, whoops. I'll probably just have it be somewhere outside the kingdom then, that would probably make more sense anyways.
Anyways, I think I'll probably extend waiting to look for a new member until all our characters are in Sanctum.
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Post by mossecho on Jun 30, 2020 2:50:25 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind an extension that much. Maybe to July 15? idk.
I am cool with bringing back the Kea Regime thing. I am kinda eh about mind-controlling powers just... I don't know. It seems a bit too op, if you catch my drift. Not that we could not figure out a way to work with it, but I'm just somewhat hesitant with that sort of thing. That said, I would not mind illusions and gentle persuasion and the like.
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