Quest for the Gemgark
03-12-2012, 12:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-17-2012, 03:51 PM by Dragon Fogel.)
Throughout the world of Granbatla, there are many legends of powerful artifacts. These ancient mystical objects were hidden deep in well-guarded ruins by past civilizations, fearing the potential for disaster if even one of these items fell into the wrong hands.
For centuries, adventurers have sought these artifacts, and a few have even been recovered. Those who succeed in finding one are often immortalized as heroes in song, their names known throughout the land.
But even among these incredible artifacts, there is one that stands above them all. It has long been shrouded in mystery, with only a few stories that even hint at its description.
It is known only as the Gemgark, The Artifact With No Name. None are even sure what powers it possesses, but one thing is clear: any adventurer who were to retrieve it would be renowned beyond measure.
And that is why a few brave souls have gathered in the city of Klangsbor, following a rumor that the legendary artifact may be hidden somewhere nearby...
Hello, and welcome to Quest for the Gemgark! Those of you who were around for my late-night ramblings last night will know what this is. For those of you who weren't: basically, this is intended to be a narrative-driven roleplay. Something somewhere in between a D&D session and a Grand Battle.
To start with, some people are going to submit characters. Then, I'll mostly be hanging back and letting you guys write the story as you figure out what these characters are doing on their search for the legendary Gemgark! I may pop in with an occasional event and/or obstacle, but for the most part this is going to be a player-driven story. There's no real dice-rolling or mechanics to speak of; think of it as more along the lines of a single Grand Battle round without elimination.
The overall setting of the place is typical fantasy, but feel free to imply things about the world as a whole in your character profile. I've left this wide open because I know we've got some really creative people around here!
And with that explanation out of the way, here's the profile template!
Username: Entirely optional, seeing as I can see the name by your post. But stick it in anyhow if you want.
Name: Your character's name.
Race: Feel free to be creative here! Sure, you can be a human, elf, dwarf, vampire, or sentient fireball. But you can also be anything else you can think of! Just try to tie them into the setting somehow.
Gender: Male? Female? None? Both? Something else entirely? Note it here!
Text Color: Pick out a text color for your posts! This one's probably here for tradition more than any actual practical purposes.
Description: What does your character look and act like?
Inventory and Abilities: What does your character have on them? What can they do, either with our without their special equipment?
Biography: What was your character doing before they came to Klangsbor looking for the Gemgark? Why are they looking for it? Have they made allies who could potentially lend assistance? Or perhaps enemies who might hinder them?
I'm not putting any particular restrictions on characters; I'm counting on the potential players coming up with characters that they'll find interesting to write for. Feel free to plot amongst yourselves to come up with characters that would interact well together, too!
If there's a lot of interest in this, we can always try running another game and you can resubmit characters to that. Mostly I just want to do a "test run" of sorts with this one.
So! That's about all I have to say. Now submit your characters and let's see how this thing works out!
Players:
(Click the username for a quick link to the profile!)
MrGuy - Simple Learner Prototype BS-1 - #C73F17
Pharmacy - Festinger - #F03C02
Fabricati - Guan Yi - #FF1493
AgentBlue - Idealana - #106050
cyber95 - Sk'Karl Kss'Kr'Lin - #E6AD00
Anomaly - Aureole Elysia - #2C1C11
For centuries, adventurers have sought these artifacts, and a few have even been recovered. Those who succeed in finding one are often immortalized as heroes in song, their names known throughout the land.
But even among these incredible artifacts, there is one that stands above them all. It has long been shrouded in mystery, with only a few stories that even hint at its description.
It is known only as the Gemgark, The Artifact With No Name. None are even sure what powers it possesses, but one thing is clear: any adventurer who were to retrieve it would be renowned beyond measure.
And that is why a few brave souls have gathered in the city of Klangsbor, following a rumor that the legendary artifact may be hidden somewhere nearby...
Hello, and welcome to Quest for the Gemgark! Those of you who were around for my late-night ramblings last night will know what this is. For those of you who weren't: basically, this is intended to be a narrative-driven roleplay. Something somewhere in between a D&D session and a Grand Battle.
To start with, some people are going to submit characters. Then, I'll mostly be hanging back and letting you guys write the story as you figure out what these characters are doing on their search for the legendary Gemgark! I may pop in with an occasional event and/or obstacle, but for the most part this is going to be a player-driven story. There's no real dice-rolling or mechanics to speak of; think of it as more along the lines of a single Grand Battle round without elimination.
The overall setting of the place is typical fantasy, but feel free to imply things about the world as a whole in your character profile. I've left this wide open because I know we've got some really creative people around here!
And with that explanation out of the way, here's the profile template!
Username: Entirely optional, seeing as I can see the name by your post. But stick it in anyhow if you want.
Name: Your character's name.
Race: Feel free to be creative here! Sure, you can be a human, elf, dwarf, vampire, or sentient fireball. But you can also be anything else you can think of! Just try to tie them into the setting somehow.
Gender: Male? Female? None? Both? Something else entirely? Note it here!
Text Color: Pick out a text color for your posts! This one's probably here for tradition more than any actual practical purposes.
Description: What does your character look and act like?
Inventory and Abilities: What does your character have on them? What can they do, either with our without their special equipment?
Biography: What was your character doing before they came to Klangsbor looking for the Gemgark? Why are they looking for it? Have they made allies who could potentially lend assistance? Or perhaps enemies who might hinder them?
I'm not putting any particular restrictions on characters; I'm counting on the potential players coming up with characters that they'll find interesting to write for. Feel free to plot amongst yourselves to come up with characters that would interact well together, too!
If there's a lot of interest in this, we can always try running another game and you can resubmit characters to that. Mostly I just want to do a "test run" of sorts with this one.
So! That's about all I have to say. Now submit your characters and let's see how this thing works out!
Players:
(Click the username for a quick link to the profile!)
MrGuy - Simple Learner Prototype BS-1 - #C73F17
Pharmacy - Festinger - #F03C02
Fabricati - Guan Yi - #FF1493
AgentBlue - Idealana - #106050
cyber95 - Sk'Karl Kss'Kr'Lin - #E6AD00
Anomaly - Aureole Elysia - #2C1C11