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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 8, 2021 0:22:27 GMT -5
hi all! so, for a while i've wanted to create an advanced group rp since the prevalence of them has sort of... dwindled... on the forums. sans in the 1x1 board, i think. by advanced i specifically mean rps where the average post-length is around 1,000 words, the style of posts tend to be more creative/experimental/story-like, and the speed of the rp tends to be rather slow. but in order to, like, start an advanced rp you need an idea that draws interest because there is a limited pool of potential members. and i'm like, a cesspool of rp ideas but i don't know exactly what people want to rp and what keeps interest.
so, instead of just spit-balling on my own i wanted to get feedback from you guys and to maybe work on an rp together.
ideally, what i'm going for is:
> a unique setting (non-fandom) that will allow for world-building. i have a few ideas in public drafts for potential worlds to build off of that i spend too much time thinking about, but i'm also open to something brand new
> a slow pace for the rp, but creating a friendly dynamic between members that facilitates chat/plotting/banter in order to maintain interest in the rp even if there is a dry spell in between posts. i'm a graduate student, i'm usually swamped, so i get long time gaps between posting and i want this to be the norm for the group. no pressure basically.
> ideally, i would like it to be semi-long term. by this, i mean, not just like 5 posts and then everyone loses muse
anyways, this is really just a Winky Emoji Dating App Bio But Make It For A RP, I don't really know what else to put! i guess i can elaborate on the possible world-things i've been working on to see if these spark interest. again. i'm down for anything.
1. post-apocalyptic demon hunters. i've smothered (exaggeration) public drafts with iterations of this rp over the past 6 months but basically the idea is that suddenly one day the face of the earth morphed + demon-like creatures appeared + children born after this event often have supernatural powers. and people basically rebuild. this makes it sound sort of corny but i've got CONCEPT ART. OK. *vague hand-waving*
2. dragon-riders. bc. uh. imagine me speaking but doing Berry Benson Impression; "ya like dragons?"
3. space
anyways! if you're interested in the least bit just post or drop a note. i can make a discord if there's enough interest. if there is not. this thread will just. ya know. sink. and i'll repost in a couple months LMAO.
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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 8, 2021 11:22:13 GMT -5
HI FRIENDS.
i have to grab my old computer to pull the concept art off it but some uniform design doodles i did for the demon hunter rp, plus a lot of my initial lore for it, is on this thread. i've fine-tuned quite a bit since then if anyone has the patience to read through it, lol.
dragons in space. space dragons. i do not know how that would work. but i love the idea. and i am interested. neurons on firing. so, would the space dragons actually be able to move in space or would they be like, a creature from one planet that is like? maybe militarized and used in combat on other planets and there's like. a group of people (dragon riders) who are trained on them/bond with them and are toted around the galaxy like jedi?
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Post by ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Jan 8, 2021 15:25:02 GMT -5
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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 8, 2021 16:45:54 GMT -5
GHOST !!!! hi!
sfsaf i was actually thinking about incorporating dragon-like creatures into the demon hunter rp, with a mutated sort of demon-dragon that exemplifyies traits different from some of the other demons (i.e., being more than one color + not dying in the light) while still being supernatural. there was going to be a monastic order that raised them and considered them a sacred animal, and they really only appear in the north, in the mountains, up towards one of the cities that is already considered more of a spiritual hub. so, i don't know if we could do space demon hunter dragons but we could definitely incorporate demon hunter dragons.
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Post by ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Jan 8, 2021 18:03:26 GMT -5
I know in World of Warcraft, the demon hunters absorb some of the demon's energy to make them better at detecting demons. This gives them some physical characteristics of demons (like horns) as well. Could be cool to do something with that
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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 8, 2021 23:34:22 GMT -5
oh that's a cool idea ghost! we could probably mix that in with the magic of the world. like, maybe some groups of demon hunters with a high number of magic users have fine-tuned their magic in order to be able to like, brand themselves with the demons energy. i think them taking on demonic features would be SICK and cool for character design potential
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Post by ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Jan 9, 2021 6:20:25 GMT -5
C: I love my demon hunter in WoW so I am def down to make one of those here haha
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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 9, 2021 11:36:32 GMT -5
yes!!! you can have a free for all with the political plot, glow!!!!when i was creating the original rp i kind of had worked up a side plot about a political marriage so we can either build off that or create something completely new.
i only had a skeleton system of government worked out so we can do like. litrly anything. the gist was that the city-state's government is ruled by an elected parliament/senate like body (i never figured out a name for it, i think i used parliament and senate interchangeably). there's also a dynastic monarchy that acts more like the "mascots" of the country - except for two roles. the eldest daughter (if a daughter is born) is offered as a priestess of the 'hearth' (basically a giant tower in the center of the city with an eternal fire burning in it, think the temple of vesta + vestal virgins) and the head monarch has a seat in parliament where he acts a little like the VP in the US senate, breaking ties and moderating and things.
also there's like 3 other major cities in the region and some odd time ago a treaty was signed to stop them from all fighting each other.
but that's all i have worked out politically! c: so i'm open to any ideas you have, or worldbuilding, or subplots you can think of
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Post by ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Jan 10, 2021 22:45:02 GMT -5
Maybe only those who have undergone absorbing some demon powers can bond with/interact with the dragons?
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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 11, 2021 20:55:27 GMT -5
Maybe only those who have undergone absorbing some demon powers can bond with/interact with the dragons?
Oh I love this idea! It makes sense that those demon hunters are part of the particular sect/order that rides the demons. I'm imagining them as some sort of psuedo-ethnic group, which is why they engage in the tradition and no one else does.
Glow - :0 i love hotshot young politician characters. I was thinking about introducing one of my older oc's as a politician character, so maybe they would butt heads with mine acting as a sort of traditionalist antagonist protecting the interests of the wealthy elite.
Starchaser - Hi! Yes, you're more than welcome to join in! I'm not putting a cap on the people who can join - anyone who is interested and is able to jive with the pace is welcome. I'm flattered that you follow my draft rps <3 I've noticed your likes every once and a while and it always makes my day. I've been watching The Blood of the Lost Ones for a bit and ya'll's ability to keep that going for a long time is what in part inspired me to try and found this.
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Post by โโะพฯ on Jan 11, 2021 22:55:03 GMT -5
Glow - :0 i love hotshot young politician characters. I was thinking about introducing one of my older oc's as a politician character, so maybe they would butt heads with mine acting as a sort of traditionalist antagonist protecting the interests of the wealthy elite.
Nice! That sounds fun to me :D Let me know if there's anything I can do in getting this all together. You're great with layouts and planning and everything, though, so I'm not sure how useful I will be haha
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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 12, 2021 16:54:13 GMT -5
Star - I love your take on using the dragons as a sort of dimension-hopping vehicle; my initial idea for the dragons in the Demon Hunter World is that they were created through the merging of two universes (or, dimensions). A multi-dimensional reality builds the backbone of the world bc the whole Suddenly Demons! mechanic was justified by two dimensions folding into each other to create a hybrid, warped dimension, which is why the Earth is still the Earth while simultaneously not being the Earth. The dragons being able to facilitate inter-dimensional travel makes them dangerous on a cosmic level. The demons in the rp are not so much 'demons' in the 'they come from hell' sense as they are being from this alternate dimension that were projected onto Earth; they're alien creatures as much as they are demons. However, although most of the demons are kind of stupid I had this idea of there being deity like demons, basically demons of higher consciousness/intelligence and, subsequently greater stature (they're big), who understand the universe on a way humans are inherently unable to. These demons may be threatened by dimension-hopping humans, because human small monkey brain cannot comprehend the ways they may be harming themselves and their own existence by messing with physics they don't understand, so they could be trying to stop the dragon riders. The dragon riders of course would see the demons as bad guys because they're, ya know, demons, and have been raised by this sect for their entire lives so it's difficult for them to comprehend that what they're doing may not be ethically sound. The dragon riders could also be in conflict with the other humans, because this sect may threaten the majority religion at the time and the main city-states may sort of fear them because dimension-hopping-powers.
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Post by ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ on Jan 13, 2021 0:07:32 GMT -5
That sounds pretty awesome. Maybe the dragon riders are from like a nomadic group? Since they hop dimensions a bunch it makes sense for them to be less tied down
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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 13, 2021 0:35:01 GMT -5
OH that's a good idea! The nomadic group would work with all of the primary city states being pretty sus of them because of their spooky dimension-hopping magical abilities. How long should they have been around for? If we set the RP in the time I have the worst most fleshed out for, it would be about 150 years after the end of the world, which allows for potential culture and tradition formation for the group which could be cool.
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