George is sitting in front of his TV, situated in a rather quaint little living room, skimming through the channels. However it is quite clear that he isn’t really paying attention to whatever it is that was going on the screen of the telly. After All today was the day it would arrive, and the TV was just another way to bide his time. The day was a Wednesday, normally George would already be in his car on his way to work that is if it was a usual Wednesday. He looked anxiously at the time on his personal HUD provided by his implant. It told him that it was 7:30 AM.
“It should already be here dammit” He muttered . The endless tick tock of the clock on the wall was starting to drive him crazy, he had no idea why he bought it, and at the moment he thoroughly regretted his decisions. Like many things he owned, the clock was rendered oboslete by his implant. Just as the clock struck 7:31, his door bell rung. It took nearly took all his self-control to not make a mad dash for the door. After a minute, which consisted of him grabbing the package from the deliveryman and placing his thumb on the verifier, followed by a frantic scramble to lock his door back up.
Too impatient to go back to his living room, he tore off the brown packaging, to reveal a simple black box, with the words ‘ Codex Regius’ inlaid in silver script. Opening the box, he found a small booklet, and a cube the dimensions of a sugar cube. This cube was black as well with several silver, lines etched across its surface, forming into a complex circuit like arrangement.
There lay what he had been waiting for, the data cube(dc) for Codex Regius, the VMMO of the century, the most cutting edge, realistic, diverse game created till date. The game was touted to be so lifelike that, they actually had to reduce the accuracy of the simulation, otherwise there was a high chance of developing psychological problems amongst the players.
The game was so anticipated that it was selling like hot cakes two years before its release. Today, was the release day. After spending some time staring at the dc with an awed expression, he ran into his bedroom, where he picked up his Gear, his terminal to the world. The Gear looked like little blue box, with a few status leds embellishing its matte plastic surface, with a small optical fibre cable attached to it. He slotted in the dc and put on the Gear, and plugged the cable into a little slot hidden behind his ear.
“Link Start” He whispered….. With a kind of whirring noise, the device came to life. First went his sense of touch, then smell, taste, then sound and finally sight. All his senses faded away leaving him in a metaphorical abyss. However just as quickly as his senses disappeared, they snapped back in an instant, as if the world had just blinked back into existence. This was called as the warp by veterans of the Gear, and had a tendency to cause dizziness on those unaccustomed to it...
He found himself in a white expanse with no end in sight, the ‘start lobby’ was quite simple. In most of the other games the start lobbies were quite fancy, many times more so than the game itself. Slowly in front of him a small blue light coalesced from nothing, about the size of tennis ball. This was followed by a voice, which seemed to come from no direction in particular…
“Welcome User, it appears that you are unregistered, beginning registration process”,The voice was that of a woman, it was the kind that you couldn't help but trust…..
“Please select, character name”
Without a second thought, “Jabberwok”
“Character name set to Jabberwok, please select character race”
Suddenly, the ball of light split into several solid figures, each with a small translucent window describing the race of the figure , and so on and so forth…
Labrynth
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Welcome to the Labrynth, dear fellow. Yes, yes I understand It can be quite confusing at first, what with you being new and all. But luckily for you, I’m here to help you out! You can call me Old Man Caw. You see this here is Junction City, the greatest city there ever was, though some say there a better ones in some of the realms, but they don’t know what they’re talking about. Sorry about that, I tend to go tangents sometimes..
Anyway lets get you started on the basics shall we, you see the Labrynth in simple words is a maze of epic proportions, infinite actually. But thats not all, you see it has a will of its own, its a living thing, and its always growing. Not two parts of the Labrynth are ever the same, In one place the Labrynth might be a series of floating stones in the midst of a void, or it may be a like a normal maze in others, In another it may look more like extensive cave system. I have feeling that it loves thinking up all kinds new weird kinds mazes and such. For example do you know there's actually a corridor somewhere that’ll let travel back in time as you go along it!
However that's not all, sometimes Labrynth will form Realms, essentially bits of it that are so large that an entire civilization can develop inside it and never realize that there is a Labrynth around them. You can find all sorts of interesting things out there, all you need is bit of adventure in you spirit, a dab of courage, a touch of wit and last but not least some friends to share it with!
Though I must tell that not all of the Labrynth is cute and docile. Unfortunately, during its creation a bit of corruption seeped into the Labrynth. Most of us call it the Shadow these days, since we don’t actually know what it is. Well anyway this Shadow is a pesky thing, it goes about perverting parts of the Labrynth, and turning them into dungeons designed to cause the optimal amount of pain to whomsoever has the unfortunate luck of stepping into it. Though If you do come across one I have some sound advice for you.
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--- Old Man Caw
Junction City
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Now that I’ve given you the run through to the Labrynth, Let me introduce you to our beloved city, which for all intents and purposes will probably be your home for some time .For the most part you can consider Junction city to be pretty much the center of the Labrynth, although no one really knows where the actual center of the Labrynth is. Anyway, one fact is true, that nearly all pathways within the Labrynth touch upon the city at least once…
Unlike other cities, which you can find in the Realms,Junction city is formed straight out of the Labrynth. Now don’t ask me why or who made that happen, cause I have no clue, just be happy it did happen. I can tell you one thing, theres more than enough adventure within the city itself to last an entire lifetime.
You can find all sorts in the city, from cave men to cyborgs, knights to pirates, aliens and zombies, and many other things in between. You can probably find a sample of every kind of denizen to call the Labrynth home. However this makes governing the city rather hard, not that there really is much of a government within the city. Heh, no ones crazy enough to take up that kind of responsibility. More or less each part of the City is run by a variety of powers, and not all of them good, not all of them bad, and some simply beyond the concept altogether. All these powers together run the city together in a kind of ramshackle agreement called the Understanding.
Though its not like everything is alright and dandy, due to the city’s rather eclectic approach to governance, law and order can be quite fluid at time, and all kinds of nonsense goes about on the streets,still at least we can always be sure that Junction City is always lively
--- Old Man Caw
The Realms
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Ahh so wish to know abit more about the realms eh. I’m no definitive guide on the subject but I can tell you about the few that I have had the pleasure or the displeasure of visiting. Mind you I have only been to a marginal fraction of the realms about the Maze, and their are many more each unique in its own right. Anyway lets begin shall we…
First Lets go to the Stellarelm, A very funny place, if you ask me. The people over there have all kinds of technology, and boy do they love to play around with it. I bet Stellarelm would have been a brilliant place to be, if only the fellows their weren’t so childish. I understand they have a great passion for science, and have done great things with it as well, but they have a tendency to go overboard. I mean fitting an irate butler robot with a plasma grenade is simply asking for trouble. Theres always an explosion somewhere or the other in Stellarelm, though it does make the night sky pretty…
Then we have the beautiful land of Valiantrelm, with its shining castle’s and emerald rolling hills, its fair maidens and proud knights in shining armor. A very nice place to vacation, I myself go there every once in awhile. Though I suggest that you avoid it during winter time. since thats when the beasties start propping out from the snow and slowly forming up into the annual horde, to plunder the pastures and all that. You might even find a dragon or two in the mix sometimes. Of course the knights absolutely love winter, after getting bored the silly tournaments, jousts and other such competitions with one another, they get a chance for lasting glory and such. Those knights can turn out to be a right crazy bunch sometimes...
Before I continue I must warn you, never and I mean NEVER trust a fairy. You never know when you’ll find yourself a hundred years later licking some troll’s boot. Enter the strange realm of the fairy kind, Sithrelm. A very tricksy place it is, full of all kinds of magics and fae creatures, the landscape is much like a dream, always changing, half illusory and half real. Its probably a good idea not to go there is all I’m willing to tell you about it.
Of Course I must mention the metropolitan Gaearelm, not as technologically advanced as Stellarelm perhaps, but that doesn't mean it is in any way inferior. Given that the architects of the realm have a much better artistic sense than those of the Stellarelm, their cities are far more beautiful, with glistening skyscrapers and elaborate parks. However possibly the most important aspect of the realm are its businessmen, the corporations of the Gaerelm are a veritable economic powerhouse. However the corporations do have tendency to get out of hands, and at times like this the League Of Super Heroes step in with their various caped crusaders, they keep the peace and make sure the laws are kept. You should give it a looksie, it is a rather interesting place, though I don’t care for the hectic lifestyles of the people there.
Finally let me tell you about a place that absolutely never should go to, Helrelm. Remember that Shadow thing I was talking about, well the Helrelm is what happens if the Shadows gets to a realm before its properly grown. Its a bad place plain and simple, it's also full of demons, a whole bunch of them. Its good thing that most demon’s aren’t smarter than a similarly sized bag of bricks, cause otherwise we Labyrinthian would be deep trouble indeed. I hope you never have the unfortunate luck to chance upon that horrible place..
Well there you go those are the places I’ve been to, though do note that these are but a few of the Realms that are found in the depths of the Labrynth. Though I do hope there isn’t another Helrealm, that would be bad…
--Old Man Caw
Character Creation Kit
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Character Sheet
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[IRL Appearance]
Name: George
Age: 24
Gender: Male
About Me -
[No not you life history, only the important things about you, and also your motivation. Your motivations are important, don't give something obvious such as ‘ to have fun’. This section doesn’t need to be too long]
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[In Game Appearance]
Handle: Jester
Level: 20
Race:[This can be anything as well, give a short description about the race if it is something out of the ordinary]
Class/Role: [This can be anything, if it is something a bit more exotic a description would be nice as well]
Abilities:[You start with 30 points, read about abilities in the next section ]
Example-
Will[10]
Energy Manipulation[10]
Constitution[5]
Energy Barrier[5]
Inventory:[You get one weapon(level 6), one Health Potion or one Energy Potion]
Example-
Energy Rod
Energy Potion
Abilities
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The best way to describe abilities, is as a descriptor for that character. They can be things about the character, or things they can do, or even specific attacks. Points can be invested in them to increase their effectiveness. Depending on the scenario, two or more abilities can be stacked on top of each other to increase their effectiveness.(Eg. Dexterity and Lockpicking)
The more general an ability is the more versatile it is, however won’t have the same effectiveness as something more specific.(Energy Manipulation Vs Energy Barrier).
Refer to the list of abilities for a few basic abilities, you are of course free to come up with your own…
The List of Abilities
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Will - Needed for those mental activities, useful for magic users
Strength - Big muscles
Constitution - That tickled
Athletics - Look at my speed and fancy movements
Dexterity - Good with my hands
Perception - I see you
Reflex - Spidersense
{Weapon} Mastery - Such Skill, Much Wow
…. more to be added
Items
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Items much like characters have attributes, which are used to describe the given weapon. The only difference being that, unlike characters; items do not level up.
A items level is determined by the total number of points invested in attributes.When using the Item, its attributes are added to the characters ability score wherever applicable. The function of attribute are the same as abilities and work much the same in most cases
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Items are described in the following format..
Name:...
Type: Gun/Sword/Lance/Jacket/Flower and etc
Level: ...
Attributes:
Common Item Attributes
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Damage
Range
Accuracy
Size
Fire/Earth/Water/Wind
Energy
Durability
Penetration
Heal
Some Examples
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Blaster
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Type: Gun/Energy
Level: 6
Damage[3]
Range[2]
Energy[1]
Health Potion
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Type: Potion
Level: 10
Heal[10]
Note that for convenience this can be shortened to
Can't wait to see when its all added, you're still working on it right?
Edited by I-Am-X, 19 August 2014 - 02:22 PM.
The Epic Of X:
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While we fade away from the bustling market where our benevolent giant resides, we spend what seems to be endless hours winding through the unfamiliar cobblestone streets. Slithering through the labyrinth of darkened streets and narrow passages until in this expansive city, we reach a place where the light rarely touches. There, beneath a fickle and flickering lamp, sitting upon her throne that marks her the queen of the underworld with a cunning and seductive smile is none other than I-Am-X. Calmly observing us with a yellowed iris beset upon harrowing black, her fanged grin only grows wider as her fingertip guides the rod that stirs a tall, thin glass of suspicious looking Red Wine. Here in the Dark, we exist temporarily in her Kingdom. A place where the unsavory sorts can find sanctuary, a black market, and often the tools of death, subtlety, and subterfuge.
Sliding her sultry fingertip upon the spine of a book, the tome seems almost alive as it shudders and props open to a blank, but weathered page. Dipping a sharpened fountain pen in ink, she takes her mark upon the leathery parchment after a sip of her Bloodied delicacy. Not a moment later for us, the innocent-minded folks living upon the streets above, she describes to us her next devilish machination.
Yeah a few things are still to be done... mainly the items and some other stuff
Ah, I see
Question, when this thing does start, I know we put how we get the game and get on, but other than that, how much does our characters 'actual life' come into play in this RP? Are we strictly limited to our characters actions from within the game? Or at a specific point we mention them logging off and doing something else (like sleeping or eating or whatever) before coming back online? Curious because when I first began reading I assumed it was going to be something along the lines that we get trapped within the game like Log Horizon or Sword Art Online but that wasn't the case when I finished.
The Epic Of X:
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While we fade away from the bustling market where our benevolent giant resides, we spend what seems to be endless hours winding through the unfamiliar cobblestone streets. Slithering through the labyrinth of darkened streets and narrow passages until in this expansive city, we reach a place where the light rarely touches. There, beneath a fickle and flickering lamp, sitting upon her throne that marks her the queen of the underworld with a cunning and seductive smile is none other than I-Am-X. Calmly observing us with a yellowed iris beset upon harrowing black, her fanged grin only grows wider as her fingertip guides the rod that stirs a tall, thin glass of suspicious looking Red Wine. Here in the Dark, we exist temporarily in her Kingdom. A place where the unsavory sorts can find sanctuary, a black market, and often the tools of death, subtlety, and subterfuge.
Sliding her sultry fingertip upon the spine of a book, the tome seems almost alive as it shudders and props open to a blank, but weathered page. Dipping a sharpened fountain pen in ink, she takes her mark upon the leathery parchment after a sip of her Bloodied delicacy. Not a moment later for us, the innocent-minded folks living upon the streets above, she describes to us her next devilish machination.
Question, when this thing does start, I know we put how we get the game and get on, but other than that, how much does our characters 'actual life' come into play in this RP? Are we strictly limited to our characters actions from within the game? Or at a specific point we mention them logging off and doing something else (like sleeping or eating or whatever) before coming back online? Curious because when I first began reading I assumed it was going to be something along the lines that we get trapped within the game like Log Horizon or Sword Art Online but that wasn't the case when I finished.
Yeah, the characters real life does come into play, though, it largely revolves around in-game stuff
Now at last we come full circle, back to the hand whose graceful motions first began these tales. Our travels have taken us through town and tower, past glade and garden, through the mists of time and to all manner of locale, but we come to their end in the modern era. Specifically, we come to a loft apartment overlooking the Champs d'Elysees in Paris, France, wherein resides Trouble herself. Some would call her temptress, others know her as charming minx, but nobody dares deny that the lady is possessed of great beauty. As she sits at her writing desk with a fine tipped pen and ink well at hand, a city breeze enters through the nearby open window. The wind causes her raven-colored hair to stir briefly in it before resuming its cascades down to her shoulders, where it briefly touches the angled straps of the midnight blue dress that adorns her well-defined form. With a gentle sip from the thin-mouthed glass of champagne that accompanies her forays onto the pages, she turns her brilliant emerald eyes back to the swirling words she has already put into place. Before she continues on, she checks over her work to ensure that no detail is left unknown, no letter out of its place. For in her passages, as in the mystic runes with which she channels the primordial forces of the world, each stroke is vital and no variance is tolerated. Content with what she has written, the sorceress lays down her writing instrument and makes her way to the balcony. With a breath of the evening air and a wave of her hand, the only decision that remains is what spells she shall weave this night.
While we fade away from the bustling market where our benevolent giant resides, we spend what seems to be endless hours winding through the unfamiliar cobblestone streets. Slithering through the labyrinth of darkened streets and narrow passages until in this expansive city, we reach a place where the light rarely touches. There, beneath a fickle and flickering lamp, sitting upon her throne that marks her the queen of the underworld with a cunning and seductive smile is none other than I-Am-X. Calmly observing us with a yellowed iris beset upon harrowing black, her fanged grin only grows wider as her fingertip guides the rod that stirs a tall, thin glass of suspicious looking Red Wine. Here in the Dark, we exist temporarily in her Kingdom. A place where the unsavory sorts can find sanctuary, a black market, and often the tools of death, subtlety, and subterfuge.
Sliding her sultry fingertip upon the spine of a book, the tome seems almost alive as it shudders and props open to a blank, but weathered page. Dipping a sharpened fountain pen in ink, she takes her mark upon the leathery parchment after a sip of her Bloodied delicacy. Not a moment later for us, the innocent-minded folks living upon the streets above, she describes to us her next devilish machination.
Through the vast entity that is the Internet, we now find ourselves in an unfamiliar place. A place of new faces, new personalities, and new adventurers alike. This place is the new home of our motley crew, and it is called Batoto. Here, as we meander through bustling streets and cobblestone draped markets, we find the first new person we will meet this day. Diabolical Rhapsody. What is so curious and is immediately the most noticeable thing about this shy soul is his height. Towering over eight feet high and sporting a two-handed mace that weighs more than some men, one would expect this scraggly bearded giant to be a savage barbarian. Yet those who dare try to scratch the surface a touch soon find a kind soul who so earnestly aims to please. Accompanying the vodka that he drinks and sings softly to is a pen quill made of the finest eagle's feather. His tools of imagination and creation, the studious giant fervently writes his passages for us all to see.
I honestely don't think our characters real life appearance matters much.
Actually I think it would be better if we left it anonymous. It would be kind of like .hack//sign. Just obsecure the characters real life persona and just focus on the game character and the times where you do something in real life, it can play off by hiding the characters face or whatevr.
yeah,gives me a better feel of the player OwO
or not.
Shucks, guess i'll have to hunt down a picture to serve as its real life picture. Something normal looking...hm..
The Epic Of X:
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While we fade away from the bustling market where our benevolent giant resides, we spend what seems to be endless hours winding through the unfamiliar cobblestone streets. Slithering through the labyrinth of darkened streets and narrow passages until in this expansive city, we reach a place where the light rarely touches. There, beneath a fickle and flickering lamp, sitting upon her throne that marks her the queen of the underworld with a cunning and seductive smile is none other than I-Am-X. Calmly observing us with a yellowed iris beset upon harrowing black, her fanged grin only grows wider as her fingertip guides the rod that stirs a tall, thin glass of suspicious looking Red Wine. Here in the Dark, we exist temporarily in her Kingdom. A place where the unsavory sorts can find sanctuary, a black market, and often the tools of death, subtlety, and subterfuge.
Sliding her sultry fingertip upon the spine of a book, the tome seems almost alive as it shudders and props open to a blank, but weathered page. Dipping a sharpened fountain pen in ink, she takes her mark upon the leathery parchment after a sip of her Bloodied delicacy. Not a moment later for us, the innocent-minded folks living upon the streets above, she describes to us her next devilish machination.
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