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[DiezIrae]

This is my first RTD, criticize as much as you want. Open for suggestions. If it really fails, then just ignore it, I know something bad will happen. First: English isn't my first language, but I'm decent in it and have spell checking.

Ye who seeketh for knowledge; Open this Library.
Welcome... ye who chooseth this fate of his own will.
THE SIX SEEKER HAVE BEEN FOUND!

Welcome to the Library of Forgotten Lore.

You are one of six; a Seeker of Knowledge. You, who opens his eyes while others close them.. enter the 'Library of Excessus' and search until you are satisfied... or search until you find your death.

A library that appeared in the middle nowhere that only six people can enter at the same time.
Excessus gives each Seeker an amulet that allows you to enter, but if you enter the library, you enter it's contract.

THE CONTRACT (THE RULES)

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1. You shall never move forward without all six amulets!
2. If one or more Seeker die, then you can move forward (down) using the death one's amulet!
3. If only 2 Seeker are alive, the Library forces you out! Alive...
4. Every Seeker begins with one Element spell of his choice (Level E, read below)
5. There exist 6 elements in the Library: Fire, Ice, Lighting, Wind, Unholy and Holy (Healing for example is Holy). Many elements can be created through mixing (ie. Fire + Ice = Water, Lighting + Ice = NOTHING etc. Unholy and Holy can result in strange cases of Necromancy...)
6. You can learn anything in the Library if you find the tome, even magic (or complicated languages). 1. Destroys the book and takes knowledge from you. 2. Destroys the book. 3. Destroys the book, but you learn. 4. You learn. 5. You learn a second spell from the same element of the same level (Or  6. You learn one higher level spell, but the book is destroyed.)
7. Every ten levels down you have the possibility of escaping the Library with your knowledge. You can go alone, but have to give away your amulet.
8. To find the stairs further down you have to search actively for it: 1. Finds a strong monster or a group. 2. Finds a monster. 3. Finds the stairs guarded by a monster. 4. Finds the stairs. 5. Finds a tome nigh the stairs. 6. A monster is right nigh the stairs while you go down (difference to 3 is that all Seekers are gathered)
9. You can kill each other to steal books.
10. Someone who has to leave, can give his amulet away and loses all his knowledge before moving up.

THE LEVELS (Books have Levels too)

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Level (Short Description) (To Increase Skill)
E (Weak Spell, Weak Effects) (10 time from E to D)
D (Moderate Spell, Moderate Effects) (20 times from D to C)
C (Good Spell, Good Effects) (30 times from C to B)
B (Better Spell, Better Effects) (40 times from B to A)
A (Master-Element Spells, Master Effects) (50 times from A to S)
S (Demi-God Spells, God-Slaying Effects)

The higher the spell level is, the more dangerous it is if you fail.

Certain Spells can only be read through Understanding of Language. Example: If with A-Understanding and Reading an S-Book you can learn only an A spell, or you get the 6 (which destroys the book)

THE COMMON SKILLS

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Understanding of Language (Begins on D)
Weapon Abilities (Begins on D for Weapon of Choice, only increase through usage)
Magic Ability (Learning a Spell is nice, but having the power to use it is another thing. Only increase through usage. Begins with D)

CHARACTER CREATION

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Name:
Gender:
Element and Spell:
Weapon of Choice:
Short description of your appearance:

ALL PLACES RESERVED.

I will try to roll and write here as much as I can, the problem is that I can't sit long to do that because of some responsibilities.
To be honest, better if you just write short things you want to do: "Read Book of Fire" (That you have found before through "Look around".

After all are finished: What everyone learned and how deep down you are, please keep track of it, for I will write it in my own document.

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1. 'Character Name': Increased or Learned *

What was born in the Library... won't leave the Library so easily.

PLAYER LIST

Caellath (Asbes Elman)
Greenstarfanatic (Arnok Balaiken) DEAD!
Mr.Zero (Heralda Ironfist)
freeformschooler (Alec Piers)
wolfchild (Tanyia)
Spinal_Taper (Asmodeus Deux)
Tiruin (Tala Aquilon)
Errol (Angio R. I. Arrivederci)
V-Norrec (Vara Meadowbreeze)

[Caellath]

Reading, checking. Sheeting a character.

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Name: Asbes Elman
Gender: Male
Element and Spell: Holy | Heal - Heals people, but seems to work much better on Asbes, much to his dismay.
Weapon of Choice: Body (Martial Arts?)
Short description of your appearance: Young-looking and thin, with thick mage robes, light brown hair and blue eyes. He usually looks meek and calm.
Bio: Asbes' life was not very long, but it was miserable. Raised in a school for mages, shunned by his lack of skills and kicked around like a dog due to his meek nature, he has been constantly trying to die in a meaningful way, his efforts thwarted by forces of destiny. After finally getting mildly pissed off at destiny, he headed to the library, to die after/while doing meaningful or die trying.

[Greenstarfanatic]

Reserve! Sheet later.

Hooray for Character Re-using!

Spoiler: Arnok Balaiken (click to show/hide)

Gender: Male
Element and Spell: Lighting Strike: A flash of lightning escapes the hand, electrifying those hit, with the chance of burning the surrounding area.
Weapon of Choice: Dual Daggers
Short description of your appearance: A Demonkin by birth, Arnok is a 19-year old boy, who was in need of quick cash. He thought he could find it here.
He has slick Black hair, red skin, a pair of small horns, and wears black clothes, except for the elegant red cape. Red has never been so Red before.

[Mr.Zero]

Name: Heralda Ironfist
Gender: Female
Element and Spell: Holy : Smite : Empower the weapon with holy energy, which is released upon impact with an object. Evil- creatures are hurt more by this spell. ( Change if deemed too op, but i want the concept to remain the same)
Weapon of Choice:  Dual-handed sword
Short description of your appearance:

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Exactly like that dude, but a slightly thinner and less heavy armor. No helmet, Blue-ish green eyes, long silver colored hair. Small cross tatoo on forehead.

[freeformschooler]

Reserve. Hold on.

Name: Alec Piers
Bio: Excellent. Dandy. Alec tipped his glasses up towards his eyes as they'd fallen to his mouth again. He had searched so long for the library. Excessus, it was called. Even the entrance was glorious, everything he'd imagined it to be. He pulled out a map from his pocket to make sure he and the other adventurers were in the right place. Yep, everything checked out. They were ready to enter.

Alec was never much of a fighter. Excessus was his destiny, though. He'd heard about a tome of incredible power - what was it called again? - that would grant one the ability to manipulate the weather itself hidden somewhere deep in the Library. Maybe it didn't exist. If it did, though, that might be his one chance for keeping his home city safe from the volcano "Titan's Gap" just a few more years.

He took up a blade and got to work. Who knew combat was so fast, so dangerous? Throughout his training with the city elders, he tried to stay focused on the goal: research. Exploration. Not mindless slaughter.
Gender: Male
Element and Spell: (Do we select the actual spell or just the power level? If the former, here we go:) Icy Weapon
Weapon of Choice: Shortsword
Short description of your appearance: Slicked-back black hair and a long nose. Dressed in shoddy, brown-tinted clothes except for his glasses (which his family scrimped and saved for so he could follow his dreams).

[wolfchild]

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Name: Tanyia
Gender: Female
Element and Spell: Ice, Frost Armour
Weapon of Choice: Polearm
Short description of your appearance: A tall woman with AUbern hair, and steel eyes

[freeformschooler]

(Ahaha, wolfchild and I chose the same type of spell I'll change mine)

[DiezIrae]

(You chose the spell, and it's always an D Level spell, the numbers just mean how often you have to successfully use a spell to rank up your Magic Skill itself, not the Spell)

[freeformschooler]

(Oh okay, so we only find stronger spells and stuff by searching for them, but our ability to use spells overall increases by using them?)

[DiezIrae]

(That's right, but don't forget, it doesn't matter if you have S-Rank in Magic Skill if you roll a 1 or 2, and more horribly if the spell is on a high level.)
To you, Mr.Zero: It's not too op, let's just say that all Creatures with the 'Unholy' Element give you a +1 if you successfully use the ability against them. So you won't get 1 if you manage it.

[Spinal_Taper]

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Name: Asmodeus Deux
Gender: Male
Element and Spell: Lightning, Sparks
Weapon of Choice: Twin Small daggers
Short description of your appearance: Asmodeus is somewhat short for his kind, maybe half a foot too small. He has forehead length black hair, which he usually wears down.

[DiezIrae]

(So we've got our six, now we only need all sheets finished. Thank you for your cooperation, Seekers.)

[Greenstarfanatic]

You know, this fels very similar to Magicka, in ways.

Ah! That's what I should do sometime!

[Tiruin]

Bluh bluh.

Waitlist me and my face 

* Tiruin curses timezones

[DiezIrae]

Strikes an enemy, nice enough Greenstarfanatic, but for a D spell burning the surrounding area seems a bit much, doesn't it? How about +1 against Metal Armor and Liquid Creatures?

No need to worry, Tiruin, just pray that one of them dies quickly before all come up... or that 4 die quickly enough

ME GO SLEEP NOW. [5] FALL ASLEEP AND DOESN'T HAVE NIGHTMARES. Is there any medicine to have dreamless sleeps? I can't get any rest since weeks.
I hope the lot of you finishes their sheets until ... today? C'mon! It's 3AM here!