Post by Tout-Perd on Sept 7, 2010 1:21:20 GMT -5
So, anywho, I’ve been messing around with “Taking old plots, and making them awesome.” I took the Dirge Saga, a paper and pencil plot between D_P and myself, and used it as the foundation for Triannual. Tuning comes from Chords and Winter making a baby. I’ve got ideas for eventually redeeming Dark Truth with a mindblowing sequel, and a follow up to the Tuosian Invasion of Violet that’ll really knock some socks off. Granted, these’ll all take time.
Another old plot that I want to redeem though is a more gradual process. I don’t know who can remember the plot “The Zodiac Amulets” by Hotaru back on the Snitz, but it led to Maude getting a new power and drove about 1/3rd of the main plot of Triannual (The other thirds being Terrian’s negotiations and Natalie’s give-and-take vendetta against Nachoset).
Y’all can already see where this is going, somewhat. You’re all like “OH NOES, LEE’S GOT ANOTHER MASSIVE RP TO ENSNARE LOTS OF PEOPLE AND THEN DIE.”
Not quite the case. I’ve been holding this idea in check for a long while (since before Triannual, actually), and it got delayed from going up even further when I had my tiff with Prime (since I considered him to be a good candidate for the plot, and didn't want to run it without him.)
Anyways, what I want to do here is not start a plot right away, but rather, seed ORP with characters possessing the amulets. After another year or two, the real plot will get underway, but for right now, I’d just like to see people adding an amulet user or two to their cast.
Of course, there’s a few key things to consider. First of all, there’s only one of each amulet, so we’re going to have to do a list on who’s called ‘em. I’ll put that right here.
♈ Aries
♉ Taurus: Unrevealed Character (Blood)
♊ Gemini: Two Unrevealed Characters (Choobs)
♋ Cancer: Fratley (Elliot)
♌ Leo: Unrevealed Character (Lee)
♍ Virgo: Maude (Lee)
♎ Libra
♏ Scorpio: Unrevealed Character (Iron Mouse)
♐ Sagittarius: Elisna (Loogs)
♑ Capricorn
♒ Aquarius: Prime (Prime)
♓ Pisces: Karcharos (Kuroboom)
U Ophiuchus: Garth (Lee)
Slots Left: Potentially 6
Secondly, don’t think of these from a “Durhur, I can turn into that animal” perspective. The amulets are pretty much empathic weapons, tending to give powers fitting the user’s personality while taking a toll, and even amulets that already have shown effects could be different when used by a different person. Here’s a brief summary of what the shown amulets have done:
Virgo:
Powers: Grants wings. Makes the user more persuasive in negotiations by appealing to the protective nature of others.
Drawback: Seems to have actually superceded Maude’s personality to a degree, slowly replacing a fairly active and assertive woman with a more servile, submissive individual.
Cancer:
Powers: Crab Lycanthropy, turning into a gigantic beast with powers approximating the natural talents of a crab (sharp claws, invulnerable shell, etc.)
Drawback: Makes user look like a total monster, and may have had an influencing effect on his personality.
Ophiuchus:
Powers: Serpentine spellcasting. User can invoke a variety of spells instinctively, provided that they’ve got symbolic ties to serpent kind (e.g. creating magic ropes, pillars/chords of flame, etc.)
Drawback: Seems to be slowly killing the user with an allergic reaction that keeps on growing worse.
Of course, to give you ideas on how this could change, the powers could just as easily be (for another set of users), the power to injure others according to the violence in their heart, the ability to “snip” moments in time out of existence, or the ability to always be where one would least be expected. As long as it has some vague tie to the sign of the amulet, it’d be fair game.
Finally, I’m hoping that we can get a variety of nationalities and such worked into this. I’ve got a Summoner, an Archipelago native, and a guy who seems like he’d be from Brazil or the United States (I’m still settling his personality and backstory a bit, but those who follow my formspring have ideas, I'm sure.). It’d be cool if we could work in a mesh of preexisting characters and new characters from all walks, leading to a diverse ensemble when they finally do get around to assembling.
Sooo, anybody game?
Another old plot that I want to redeem though is a more gradual process. I don’t know who can remember the plot “The Zodiac Amulets” by Hotaru back on the Snitz, but it led to Maude getting a new power and drove about 1/3rd of the main plot of Triannual (The other thirds being Terrian’s negotiations and Natalie’s give-and-take vendetta against Nachoset).
Y’all can already see where this is going, somewhat. You’re all like “OH NOES, LEE’S GOT ANOTHER MASSIVE RP TO ENSNARE LOTS OF PEOPLE AND THEN DIE.”
Not quite the case. I’ve been holding this idea in check for a long while (since before Triannual, actually), and it got delayed from going up even further when I had my tiff with Prime (since I considered him to be a good candidate for the plot, and didn't want to run it without him.)
Anyways, what I want to do here is not start a plot right away, but rather, seed ORP with characters possessing the amulets. After another year or two, the real plot will get underway, but for right now, I’d just like to see people adding an amulet user or two to their cast.
Of course, there’s a few key things to consider. First of all, there’s only one of each amulet, so we’re going to have to do a list on who’s called ‘em. I’ll put that right here.
♈ Aries
♉ Taurus: Unrevealed Character (Blood)
♊ Gemini: Two Unrevealed Characters (Choobs)
♋ Cancer: Fratley (Elliot)
♌ Leo: Unrevealed Character (Lee)
♍ Virgo: Maude (Lee)
♎ Libra
♏ Scorpio: Unrevealed Character (Iron Mouse)
♐ Sagittarius: Elisna (Loogs)
♑ Capricorn
♒ Aquarius: Prime (Prime)
♓ Pisces: Karcharos (Kuroboom)
Slots Left: Potentially 6
Secondly, don’t think of these from a “Durhur, I can turn into that animal” perspective. The amulets are pretty much empathic weapons, tending to give powers fitting the user’s personality while taking a toll, and even amulets that already have shown effects could be different when used by a different person. Here’s a brief summary of what the shown amulets have done:
Virgo:
Powers: Grants wings. Makes the user more persuasive in negotiations by appealing to the protective nature of others.
Drawback: Seems to have actually superceded Maude’s personality to a degree, slowly replacing a fairly active and assertive woman with a more servile, submissive individual.
Cancer:
Powers: Crab Lycanthropy, turning into a gigantic beast with powers approximating the natural talents of a crab (sharp claws, invulnerable shell, etc.)
Drawback: Makes user look like a total monster, and may have had an influencing effect on his personality.
Ophiuchus:
Powers: Serpentine spellcasting. User can invoke a variety of spells instinctively, provided that they’ve got symbolic ties to serpent kind (e.g. creating magic ropes, pillars/chords of flame, etc.)
Drawback: Seems to be slowly killing the user with an allergic reaction that keeps on growing worse.
Of course, to give you ideas on how this could change, the powers could just as easily be (for another set of users), the power to injure others according to the violence in their heart, the ability to “snip” moments in time out of existence, or the ability to always be where one would least be expected. As long as it has some vague tie to the sign of the amulet, it’d be fair game.
Finally, I’m hoping that we can get a variety of nationalities and such worked into this. I’ve got a Summoner, an Archipelago native, and a guy who seems like he’d be from Brazil or the United States (I’m still settling his personality and backstory a bit, but those who follow my formspring have ideas, I'm sure.). It’d be cool if we could work in a mesh of preexisting characters and new characters from all walks, leading to a diverse ensemble when they finally do get around to assembling.
Sooo, anybody game?