Re: Eternity/K.O.II (ooc)

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:31 am

I was thinking something like that. Would that be like having the same setting, and just two different sets of characters?

by **Gadreille** Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:31 am

Yea it's not just school for me either. I usually have to try and post with a little monkey pulling on my leg... lol Smile

If I could give my complete attention to the computer while I'm posting I could post more frequently, but as it is I have to balance caring for my son, doing homework for my classes and finding time when Silvone is not on the computer (LOL!) No hard feelings!

And danger, I'm up for a slow one on one if you are Smile

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:32 am

Does my the same-world idea not intrigue and inspire? Very Happy

*dangles the un-made map in front of Ryona*

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:35 am

I'm sticking to your plan.

When K.O. and I've finished constructing the setting of our rp, I'm going to set it in the first post with a map and our characters. This way it'll be easy to keep up with. BUT K.O. and I are going to take time in making this idea come to life. So it'll be a while. Ryona, Danger, if you guys are interested in using K.O.'s world plan and setting, then I'll definitely try and organize it into my first post so that we can all keep up.

by **Gadreille** Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:38 am

Kalon, I will help with the map regardless if I role play in this world. As of now, it is up to Danger!

by **Hello Danger** Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:41 am

Ryona, I'm down for whatever you want to do. These young kids now a days! They forget slow and steady won the race! Razz

Hit me up Ryona via PM.

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:41 am

Sweet.

In that case... to review what we have so far:

What We Have
The Mother, The Mistress
The Elementals: Aunos, Eiros, Eulos, Aelos, and the Shields of Life that they guard
Magic and wizards
Immortal servants of the Mother
Dragons of different kinds
Trolls, Humans, Elves, and Dwarves
and a bit of continent with some islands as the plan for the map

What We Need
Name for the World
Map
Culture, Politics, Religion(s)
Locations
Plot(s)
Characters

So, I'd better go make a rough map to start.

by **Gadreille** Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:45 am

Since we are role playing in the same world, may we help with the details?

Danger, I'll be messaging you as we get closer to starting. Yay, I'm so excited!

by **Hello Danger** Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:47 am

Okay.

I have a really cool and easy start for our characters to meet!

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:49 am

WELL THEN let's keep on brainstorming K.O.

But first, let's finish up the idea of the map.

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We should have a diverse set of areas.

-Kingdom (1 or 2 of these) : A place where the people are abundant and the economy is striving. Usually along plains or plateaus where the land is flat and rolling, or next or near water.
-Villages (a handful) : Places along the way that serve as rest-stops or markers. Maybe small storyline twists could happen here. They are usually noted by small amounts of people and cozy living.
-Forests (1-4) : There are many types of forests. Thin willowy forests haunted by fog, or maybe a short lively forest with thick tree roots serving as rough terrain for the untrained traveler.
-Mountains (1-3) : Mountains should be up north, and they should be markers of ice and cool weather. Maybe the air elemental resides along the mountain range.
-Valleys (should match up with number of mountains: 2 mountains makes 1 valley) : Deep dips in the land between mountains. Usually have a creek, or long grassy green land; supporting lots of life.
-Islands (1-4, maybe more) : land masses in the sea, accentuated by salty sea breezes and abundant wildlife. These can have volcanoes, threatening terrain, jungles, etc.
-Lakes/Rivers/Streams: These can be placed at random, or have them running near the mountains and around the shores, cutting through the center of land so to provide water.

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:53 am

Yes! Help with details, please! Very Happy

Here's my first outline of the map.
There should be a mountain range in the north, to cut off from the edge of the map and also to provide a few of the rivers, but it shouldn't be directly sideways. Make it slanted a bit.

Here 'tis.
Suggest changes now, if you can think of any, before we move on to the next step.

Eternity/K.O.II (ooc) - Page 2 Etekalomap1

Eternity/K.O.II (ooc) - Page 2 Etekalomap1

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:58 am

Cultures should be based upon area and race.

Island cultures I think should be more tribal, more in tact with nature. I like to call these cultures "Creative". Creative culture is about protecting the world you are blessed to have, and they usually lead simple lives.

Elven cultures are something K.O. might know more about than I. Usually they are protectors of the wood, immortal and wise, sagacious even. They care for nature, that's what I know. lol.

I think that there should be a major culture which would be unanimous throughout kingdoms and villages.

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Politics. Who says nay to the classical monarchy? If we have multiple kingdoms, that's multiple monarchies. The turf wars begin!
But my opinion is up for change with the ideas of others.

SO the map looks good. To me.

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:04 am

Okay. Ryona, that's what you'll use to make the map.
However, let me just make a few guidelines in the form of a few scribblies.
If you have better tools, it might be better if you just start with the outline; just don't start until I scribble a few mountain ranges and rivers and things for reference in another image, coming in a little bit.

YAY FOR MONARCHIES!
Totally the best.

As for cultures, I'll work on that.
What should be dominant? Humans? Elves? Both?
...Dwarves? Shocked

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:07 am

I think in the northeastern peninsula, to the high northeast (LOL) there should be a thick forest, maybe in an O shape surrounding an elven capitol or something.

I think humans should be dominate, and I believe that elves should be almost equivalent in number with humans, yet I think they would be less active in the public. As in, many elves find it honorable to stick to their own kind, reside in villages with others like them, do not mingle with humans often.

by **Gadreille** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:08 am

I would suggest a N-S mountain range connecting the two giant bay/gulfs on the main land. Something with a fault line and lots of earthquakes would explain those large gulfs.

Do as much to the map as you'd like. I'll work with whatever you give me.

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:12 am

I like her idea. I believe that the southwestern island, the large one, should has a volcano on it.

I didn't think of this before, but would we like a desert somewhere?

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:19 am

I don't think there's enough room for a desert.
There can be a WASTELAND, but not a desert.
Wasteland kept waste-y by magic somehow.
But I don't think that'll work, because of the races.
There's a lot of people, so we don't have room for large, uninhabitable areas.

Here's what I scribbled so far.

Eternity/K.O.II (ooc) - Page 2 Etekalomap2

Eternity/K.O.II (ooc) - Page 2 Etekalomap2

You can change it when you alter the map, though, Ryona.
This is just a guideline. I liked the elf capital idea.

I didn't do the N - S mountain range because that WOULD make a desert. Laughing

by **Hello Danger** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:23 am

There should be a great lake and waterfall.

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:24 am

I think I'll leave the rest to Ryona, if that works for you, Ryona. Very Happy

Again, you should be able to make better use of the blank one than the one I scribbled all over.
Also remember the different kinds of forests.
Coniferous, Deciduous, Mixed, Creepy, Gnarly, Willowy, Swampy / Marshy

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:26 am

Hahahaha. Anyways. Now we can go on to further ideas.

So, KO, do you have any ideas for plot yet?

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:27 am

Alright, lemme come up with a couple brainstorms, if I can.

*edits this post*

Alright, let's see.
We want ACTION.
We want DEPTH.
We want COMPLEXITY.
We want INTRIGUE.
We want ...CONSPIRACY?
We want ROMANCE.

So... *thinks*

Alright, I admit it, I will never ever be able to play just one character.
So, we get possible multiple romances, tons of different races, tons of villains.
YAY!!

So how about......

Ugh, brain is stalled.
We could just wing it...

Or what was that thing about Taura trying to regain her immortality. Elaborate a little on that, if you could. Maybe I'll get an idea.

by **Gadreille** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:33 am

Bear with me, this is my first official map...

Are there universal signs for these forest types? Lol, because she said she wants willow-y forests.

Also, we haven't placed kingdoms, villages, nor named rivers and mountain ranges. Do you want me to just work on the terrain and add that stuff in later, or wait for all of the info?

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:35 am

Yeah, do the terrain first.
Also, I think you can make custom brushes on photoshop.
Or you could probably download some kind of photoshop brush pack that has fantasy tools for maps.

We'll work on kingdoms later.

Also, *points to previous post, edited*

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:40 am

The original thing with Taura was that she was a goddess trying to regain immortality so that she could fight, and defeat, her sister Avaltha.

With this, I think I can work on that.

Taura is an immortal under Mother, and she has a twin, Avaltha, born by the Mistress. When the two come to battle one day, Avaltha takes victory and draws Taura's power from her very body, eliminating her immortality altogether. Taura then must travel to the Elementals and learn their magics, and she has to use this magic to regain immortality, thus to fight Avaltha again.

Maybe Avaltha has plans of manipulating the shields or the Elementals in hopes of ruling teh world, or shaping it differently.

Eh...

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:44 am

EfFING PLOT IDAE

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A man, strong and wizardly, has been swayed by the Mistress. He's using his powers for darkness, for evil. But he is a grown man, and cannot hold in his body now all the darkness needed for the perfect warrior. So he takes his son, of small age, and prepares to instill in him great power, until that child is capable of becoming a wizard of great honor to the Mistress. Someone who can wreck the balance between good and evil, and send the world in a corrupt spiral.

=== My character fits in here because, though she denies it, the wizard is her ex-lover, and the boy he is trying to corrupt is her kidnapped son that she searches for.

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:47 am

SWEEEEET PLOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!

Also, Kingdoms idea.

Eternity/K.O.II (ooc) - Page 2 Etekalomap3

Elves get the two south-west circles. Dwarves get the north circle.
Humans get the big squiggly circle.

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:52 am

Sweet, plot now kind of figured out.

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Like the map too.

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:53 am

So does that mean I'm the evil wizard with the son? Very Happy

We should have a hero romance, too. ^_^
And while we're at it we should throw in one where we each play the opposite sex. Fun times, those.

Anyway I LOOOVE the Daughters of the "Goddesses" idea!!

Reason I didn't make them both "Goddesses" was because I always hate those "balance" realms where the Light one just one day realizes that the Dark one is evil. *rollseyes*
So the Mistress really IS evil, see, not just "the shadow" side of the balance. Good is actually supposed to win. Wink

by Eternity Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:58 am

No no no, that doesn't make you the wizard. She doesn't love the wizard. I'd prefer she fall in love with a hero who helps her save her son.

And the daughters idea is pretty cool. AW NOW I CONFUZZLED lol

by **Kalon Ordona II** Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:01 am

Okay cool. Works either way.
Any way we slice it there's going to be TONS of options for multiple characters, side characters, NPC's and villains.

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