Leyline - Basic Info, Questions, and OOC Thread

[Ssj Bunbun]

Just a head's up, it's date night tonight so I'll be offline. Give some people time to post, as I'll be posting more with each reply! I wanna get this show on the road ^_^

[Ssj Bunbun]

Right then, I dunno if people are off or just don't know the answers, but tomorrow I'll be pressing on with a large large post.

You got till then to ask anything else in thread!

Then prepare for a novelanche

[Kajin]

I think the biggest problem is that none of us really knows why we want to achieve godhood, other than the requirement that it is a necessary step to become an Arbiter. We're still early in character creation. It might be that we don't have enough feel for our characters and the world around us to know what kind of motivation guides our characters.

Or at least that's the case for me. I don't know about everyone else.

My main hangup is that the only reason my mortal female wants to become an Arbiter is because the Moon Spirit that she's sharing her body with wants to, and that it seems like fun. I don't yet know why the Moon Spirit would want to become an Arbiter. I'd need to know more about spirits in general before I can answer that question. I apologize if I'm being a touch bothersome.

[FreakyBoy]

Well, my why is dependent on the answer to my question. I suspect an answer, but I wouldn't assume it.

[Dom/SlimKop]

My character's answer was completely honest. Which is out of character for it.

[Ssj Bunbun]

Just to be clear, that wasn't a post about anybody posting wrong. I was making sure there were no further questions and letting a few other people who haven't posted yet have time to.

But yea, everything else is good. It's what I get for posting late and on meds -- sorry for the confusion!

Big update incoming tonight after I watch Korra ^^

Quick update: The Bunny is exhausted due to a crappy bed and we both have colds. I've got some of the post written, but it will not be going up tonight.

I'm sorry for the delay, but I'd rather write when I feel well. I think I'll be looking into google docs tomorrow so I can write during downtime at work...

[SSJJared]

You should stop getting colds. Its very rude of you. ^_^

[Ssj Bunbun]

Update kiddies!

The Bunny is sick still, and easily stressed. Writing started feeling like a chore, so I've stopped for the night. I did get quite a bit done today, got the Elder Counsel created with some help. I will continue to work on this tomorrow and hopefully get it up.

As I said, I'd rather take my time posting than force it. I'm sure you all appreciate the heads up instead of the old "Bunnies offline for days on end...." bit.

See you tomorrow all!

[OrzBrain]

I would like to have a character which is the remnant of an Elder God, if possible, something which once ruled a world or plain of existence far in the past, before being mostly destroyed along with its domain. Now it has wound up on earth in some manner (possibly in a meteorite) and possessed a human shell.
My character has previously attained the godhood that results from Arbiter training (if such a thing existed back in its day) and then lost it all. As such, the character has somewhat different goals from most newborn gods, mostly focused around the acquisition of as much power as possible. And possibly the destruction and recreation of the Universe in its image.

Question: Is it possible to make a deal of any kind with a Chaos Demon? Or are they only elemental forces of destruction?

[Ssj Bunbun]

O_O

Well! Come on here to post where I've been (sick and late late late shifts) and that I'll be posting this weekend and find... just wow!

I never thought I'd need to say this for this game, (not that its a bad thing mind you), but Orz you may need to tone it down ^_^"

I'm afraid that you cannot have a character that's a former Elder God, I have a pretty big plot in mind for them. Also mind that the conversation in the thread isn't taking place on Earth, nor is that Athena -from- Earth, but it's taking place in the Heavens (the plane where Gods live) in the Arbiter HQ itself.

Nor can you be a God that's owned a world before, you're all quite new at this. (I do have to set some restraints after all). Also you really can't go about claiming to want to destroy and re-create the universe ^^ The Arbiter's sort of exist to prevent that sort of thing so... yea, they'd destroy your character and imprison it's soul pretty quickly. Your goal can be power, but mind you, if you get in game and start talking about destroying the universe you're likely to get yourself destroyed and removed from the game.

And no, not in your past at least, is it possible to make a deal with a Demon. Once again, you're trying to play the opposite spectrum of what I'm going for here -- they wouldn't let you in and would most likely come after you.

Please rethink your character (feel free to PM me). For the moment to keep Athena from tracing your location and sending a hit squad after you, I'm deleting your post. Please post again, I implore you, with a bit of a less "kill ALL the things!" type of character ^^"

Once again, please feel free to PM me with questions!

I'll be posting this weekend all. Tomorrow I would think. Im running on 6 hours of sleep for the past 2 days. (Yes this is literal).

[HimizujinEternia]

This post doesn't exist.

[Ssj Bunbun]

(By the way, if double-posting isn't a big deal here I'll stop sending Zen advocates to buffer the OOC thread for me ^^)

That's twice now someone's mentioned Chaos Demons... to clarify, Chaos Demons were my original ideas for baddies in the game, I've since revisited the idea. There are Demons in the game, yes, but they don't have anything to do with chaos -- I have a far more sinister breed of baddie in mind for that.

I'll get into Demon's shortly in the game, but for now know that a Demon is more of a title than anything else. It's the God version of a fugitive, someone who has broken Arbiter law and fled.

I'll be getting into the Soul system next post that will enlighten you about how Souls work in the game, and how they can be maimed, scarred, and even destroyed.

If any of you have a soul destruction in mind for your background, you may reconsider it... to sum up, to destroy a soul would unleash a wild amount of energy. A human soul would go off like an atomic bomb. A gods? Get ready for a super nova. There are reasons for this I'll go into -- but if you have that as part of character plot, know that any God, be they Demon or Arbiter, will go to GREAT lengths not to destroy a Soul... as the energy unleashed would not only kill them, but set off a chain reaction where anything else caught in it would explode as well.

That would be made of badness.

Since we're about through the first part of the sign up thread, I'll be posting summaries soon here as well for those who want a quick reference.

I mean to tear through part 2 the next post entirely, tho I'm considering splitting it up into smaller posts instead of all at once...

[FreakyBoy]

(By the way, if double-posting isn't a big deal here I'll stop sending Zen advocates to buffer the OOC thread for me ^^)

You are a GM. You can do whatever you want in your threads here.

[Ssj Bunbun]

Quick heads up, I took the weekend off to relax, but I also have a holiday coming up so I'll be making a big post on Wednesday. I've got the combat system all set, so the next post will be about that. Then we get into Rune Magic, Shifts, a bit more systems and the main story line and we'll be good to go ^^

See you all on Wednesday!

[Ssj Bunbun]

Status Report

I'm currently writing up the Battle System for the game in my documents, and once I'm done with that and a bit about Xenotypes and Anima I will be posting. I'm still on track for posting this evening, but I figure I'd give you all a heads up.

Also, now that the first lesson is over (all subsequent lessons will be much faster than the first), I'm going to post a quick summary for anyone who wishes to join in and wants an extremely simplified run down of what's been established thus far.

Why... I have that list right here!

7 Students will be trained as Arbiters.

Arbiters exist to protect souls and maintain balance in the universe by completing assignments given out by the Arbiter Headquarters.

Souls are made up of Weave, and Weave is comprised of Memory, the experiences of the person the soul lives within. The more experiences and lives a soul lives through, the more Weave they collect and the stronger they become.

When Mortals die, their souls condense and their live flashes before their eyes, turning the soul into a shielded form until it lowers the defenses itself, or a God sheppards them into the heavens. Mortal Souls can ascend to be a God if they so choose.

Arbiters serve a certain amount of time depending on what they wish to do with their immortality.

Demons are Gods who are fugitives from breaking Arbiter law.

The Arbiters are watched over and ruled by the 7 Elder Gods:

Elder Solarus; Eldest God in existence, can create energy infinitely.

Elder Aurora; 2nd in command, can absorb energy and use or redirect it.

Elder Yasuhiro; Second strongest God, can control all forms of motion.

Elder Riordan; Husband to Viata, can sing creatures into being.

Elder Viata; Wife to Riordan, can modify souls from the Weave up.

Elder Arkadius; Youngest member, can grow and shrink anything.

Elder ???; Newest Elder God about to join the 7th seat in a few weeks.

There are millions of races that exist in the Universe, but the majority of them are humanoid.

There are 4 types of souls:

Spirit Soul: Souls of elements, trees, nature, creatures.

Mortal Soul: Souls of Mortals, most common soul found in the Universe.

Semi-Mortal Soul: Souls of beings that are the result of the children of a God and Mortal.

Immortal Soul: Souls of the Gods.

As for our progress, yes class 1 took longer than I expected to complete, but I had it planned for multiple posts and there were quite a few questions. There are 6 classes to go, however, each class will be in the form of a single post with a followup to answer any questions the characters may have. I'm also going to try and post more than once a week to get us going -- to expedite this, I've made use of Google Docs so I can work on Leyline during breaks and lunches at work and even post if needed.

Class 2 should be posted tonight, followed shortly by Class 3 this weekend once I make sure people have their questions answered.

For your patience in getting this game running right, here's my checklist so you can get a little sneak preview of what's coming ^_^

Intro to the game – Class 1 (Balance, World, Weave and Storyline)

Subjects Covered: [Balance, World, Weave, Storyline]


Knowledge – Class 2 (Xenotype, Base Stats, Anima, Perks, Battle System)

Subjects Covered: [Part of Anima, Part of Xenotype, Mentioned Perks n Lodes]


Stars And Death – Class 3 (Death & Reincarnation, Shells, Soul Scarring, Unraveling)

Subjects Covered:


Shifts And Battle – Class 4 (Shift System, Creating a Shift, Caste, Transformations)

Subjects Covered:


Runes And Linkers – Class 5 (Rune System, Rune Types, Casting Runes, Linker Runes)

Subjects Covered:


Experience And Ether – Class 6 (Ether System, Light, Dark, and Gray Ether, Gaining Rank)

Subjects Covered:


Weaving Life – Class 7 (Leylines, Evening Starfang Tale, Creating Your God and Shell, Shift and Setting Runes, Registration)

Subjects Covered:

That's all for now kiddies! Check back tonight for your Class 2 post! ^_^

**Underestimated the time it would take to flush this out, stay tuned for tomorrow all.

***Right, Wife pulled a midnight shift last night cause her idiot co-worker flaked on her for the 3rd time in a row. I was up bringing her goodies and support. Expect class 2 this weekend!