What is this? (Basics + Q&A)
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What is this? (Basics + Q&A)
Breath and Blade is the working title of a fantasy world roleplaying game specific to Thought Bottle. The masterminds behind the setting is me myself and Half-a-Man, who will be crafting and leading the developments down in the world.
BB (yes, I REALLY had to have a popular culture reference abbreviation for this. Srsly) is a mature game, which can be assumed to be a standard on the forum, set in a world combining new and old. The crux of the game is: imagine a wuxia sword master setting combined with classic medieval fantasy... and add UNDEAD. Hordes of them. All sorts.
The planet, Gyreon, is small, the size of our Earth's Moon, and is circled by a sun and a floating city. These two additions already arouse quite the few questions. The story begins in the year 844, in a world where small countries dispute over scarce materials, where the magic of the sword has reached its apex, where humans thrive and advance. However, their journey is brought to an end when a supernatural danger emerges - the Plague of Eons. A mystical illness that transforms all those who contract it into undead of various persuasion, from the lowly walking dead to the vampiric sword masters and almost invulnerable Sorrow Wraiths. The only assured component of the illness is that it makes an individual walk beyond eons - and only now it becomes apparent that the plague was released at least a hundred years ago, but managed to infect people without being noticed. More on the Plague may be read in the following posts.
So what people are combating is a magical illness that threatens to turn the whole world into an ageless group of humans who forget their humanity... and to combat them, only the most prominent of sword masters may find a way to end the plague, taking them deep into the dark history, politics and future of the strange planet.
That's the basic outline - but in the following posts we'll be explaining a lot more of the world and its contents... and ailments. For anything left unclear, ask here.
BB (yes, I REALLY had to have a popular culture reference abbreviation for this. Srsly) is a mature game, which can be assumed to be a standard on the forum, set in a world combining new and old. The crux of the game is: imagine a wuxia sword master setting combined with classic medieval fantasy... and add UNDEAD. Hordes of them. All sorts.
The planet, Gyreon, is small, the size of our Earth's Moon, and is circled by a sun and a floating city. These two additions already arouse quite the few questions. The story begins in the year 844, in a world where small countries dispute over scarce materials, where the magic of the sword has reached its apex, where humans thrive and advance. However, their journey is brought to an end when a supernatural danger emerges - the Plague of Eons. A mystical illness that transforms all those who contract it into undead of various persuasion, from the lowly walking dead to the vampiric sword masters and almost invulnerable Sorrow Wraiths. The only assured component of the illness is that it makes an individual walk beyond eons - and only now it becomes apparent that the plague was released at least a hundred years ago, but managed to infect people without being noticed. More on the Plague may be read in the following posts.
So what people are combating is a magical illness that threatens to turn the whole world into an ageless group of humans who forget their humanity... and to combat them, only the most prominent of sword masters may find a way to end the plague, taking them deep into the dark history, politics and future of the strange planet.
That's the basic outline - but in the following posts we'll be explaining a lot more of the world and its contents... and ailments. For anything left unclear, ask here.
Reverend Red- Admin
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Re: What is this? (Basics + Q&A)
Simple question : do the characters need to be sword masters or are concepts beyond that open ?
Also, I guess technology is replaced by magic in some sorts of ways, but what's the proportion of it in "everyday life" ?
Also, I guess technology is replaced by magic in some sorts of ways, but what's the proportion of it in "everyday life" ?
Llochlyn- Number of posts : 2
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Re: What is this? (Basics + Q&A)
The character can be basically anything, but I'll soon proceed to explain the nature of magic in the world. Technically, all magic is wielded through swords and in some cases, bows. It is possible to cast spells without swords, but not really for combat purposes... as said there will be further explanations, but being a "wizard," for example, is not an option, really.
Regular people rarely see even a slightest glimpse of magic. Healers in the hospitals and witch tents use herbs and mechanical ways of curing the wounded, there are no magical machines. However, the world is laden with mystical elements, and superstition and magic have a blurry line - reading tea leaves may be both. The world has advanced fast, and gunpowder has been successfully harnessed. The steam engine, electricity, telephone etc. are not far from being invented.
I'll summarise: sword masters are almost the only magic-wielders and fairly rare, therefore to most people, magic is an alien concept.
Regular people rarely see even a slightest glimpse of magic. Healers in the hospitals and witch tents use herbs and mechanical ways of curing the wounded, there are no magical machines. However, the world is laden with mystical elements, and superstition and magic have a blurry line - reading tea leaves may be both. The world has advanced fast, and gunpowder has been successfully harnessed. The steam engine, electricity, telephone etc. are not far from being invented.
I'll summarise: sword masters are almost the only magic-wielders and fairly rare, therefore to most people, magic is an alien concept.
Reverend Red- Admin
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Re: What is this? (Basics + Q&A)
What system do you plan to use for this game?
Deodanth- Number of posts : 29
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Re: What is this? (Basics + Q&A)
Freeform, I'd wager.
Tshern- Admin
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Re: What is this? (Basics + Q&A)
The forum for B&B is not a recruitment thread yet. Currently we're simply writing down material and maybe sniff out interest in the concept.
The game is free-form with guidelined powerlevels. It will be played on IRC, OpenRPG or Messenger. PbP is a possibility, though I'm not all that fond of it.
The game is free-form with guidelined powerlevels. It will be played on IRC, OpenRPG or Messenger. PbP is a possibility, though I'm not all that fond of it.
Reverend Red- Admin
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