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[Weirdsound]

This is an interest check for an RPG I am working on, based off an RPG I ran with Haika's help last year. The rules and mechanics will be partially my own, and partially adapted from the TTRPG called Pokemon Tabletop United. The development thread for the system can be found on the creative projects board here on b12.

The setting that will be most explored will be modern fantasy, but realms of High F antsy and Syfy exist within the multiverse and can be visited. You will be playing as characters who have just discovered the secrets of magic, and hired by an unknown employer for a job that promises great pay, free room and board, and the chance to hone your control over the supernatural.

The mechanics will feature forum turns, as well as live sessions on maptools. The sessions will take place sometime Tuesday-Thursday at 8PM central time, and will move to Friday at 7PM pacific time when I move back to Vegas and start school in late August.

The rules can be found on the wiki (http://magia-exquisitis.wikidot.com/), but the wiki is incomplete and poorly organized at this point. I should have it all just about playable by the end of the week.

I'm starting the intrest check a bit early, because I have 11 classes I have to write up, and If I know what my players want to play, I'll know which classes to prioritize. The list of classes can be found here: http://magia-exquisitis.wikidot.com/classes

If interested, Please start considering possible backstories for your characters, and tell me what class you would want to play.

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The Invitation

To: Budding Disiple of the Supernatural Arts and Sciences
From: jnipmuc@dutchbloodrushco.wiz
Re: Employment Offer. That you will accept.

Alright. The mystic we hired said you would accept this offer, but old Fredric insists that I still give you a decent pitch, so here goes...

Have you been exhibiting strange powers, wanted or otherwise?
Do you like money? Or having the chance to kill evil psychopaths without consequence?
How about free room and board in one of the most historical magical settlements in the new world?
Or snow. Do you like snow? We also have lots of goddamn snow.

If you answered yes to any of the above, do I have the job offer for you! I can't give exact details over the internet, but I'm so sure you will be up for it, that attached to this email is a plane ticket from an airport near you to Logan International in historic Boston Massachusetts. You will arrive on December 11th 2013, and catch the Silver Line at the station by the E terminal at 9:00am, using the Black and Gold ticket that is also attached to this email. For the love of any gods out there, DO NOT LOSE THE SUBWAY TICKET AFTER YOU PRINT IT!

When the train arrives, you are to board coach 1600. I will meet you on board. I look forward to seeing you there.

-Jan

PS, feel free to reply with any questions. I promise not to bite, or liquefy your computer, if you are polite about it.

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The Application

Character Name:
Gender:
Location of Origin:

Class:
Theme/Style (What kind of magic do you like to use? Describe in a sentence or less):

Preferred Meeting Date: (Chose TUES/WED/THURS)
Do you foresee any problems moving the playing date to Friday in Late August/Early Sept? (Y/N, Explain if yes)

Character Background:

IC Response to Jan's Email:

[kj1225]

I would probably play a Manipulator.

[Weirdsound]

Blargh. Had the wrong link to the class page. Its fixed now.

[Grek]

I was in the previous game and would totally play this one too.

[Nicholas1024]

No idea if I'll end up playing, but if I did it'd likely be as a material mage.

[EagleV]

I'd play this. Probably as a conjurer. Maybe druid.

[Dwarmin]

Humm, if I can finagle my schedule for this I'd want to see how merchant plays out. Either that, or Material mage like Nichloas.

[sjm9876]

I'd be interested in seeing how performance mage works. I just have this mental image of him starting off with a cantrip or two, working up the charge to use more powerful spells, etc....

[Weirdsound]

I'd be interested in seeing how performance mage works. I just have this mental image of him starting off with a cantrip or two, working up the charge to use more powerful spells, etc....

You will have the option to start with one or more proper class spells if you like. My next order of business will be to make the character creation guidelines for y'all to look at.

[sjm9876]

I'd be interested in seeing how performance mage works. I just have this mental image of him starting off with a cantrip or two, working up the charge to use more powerful spells, etc....

You will have the option to start with one or more proper class spells if you like. My next order of business will be to make the character creation guidelines for y'all to look at.

Apologies, what i meant was that as the mage gets his power from audiences emotions, then it would make sense to start off with small spells to raise there emotions, before casting larger spells to increase them further. thus you could feasibly be very powerful by the end. Assuming I haven't misunderstood how this works.

[Dwarmin]

I'd be interested in seeing how performance mage works. I just have this mental image of him starting off with a cantrip or two, working up the charge to use more powerful spells, etc....

You will have the option to start with one or more proper class spells if you like. My next order of business will be to make the character creation guidelines for y'all to look at.

Apologies, what i meant was that as the mage gets his power from audiences emotions, then it would make sense to start off with small spells to raise there emotions, before casting larger spells to increase them further. thus you could feasibly be very powerful by the end. Assuming I haven't misunderstood how this works.

I had some basic performance magic when I played in the original magia. I couldn't practice magic without someone watching, but I don't think I ever got it more powerful by having a bigger audience. Then again, I never really developed it because I didn't choose it exactly

Obviously things will be different now.

[sjm9876]

I'd be interested in seeing how performance mage works. I just have this mental image of him starting off with a cantrip or two, working up the charge to use more powerful spells, etc....

You will have the option to start with one or more proper class spells if you like. My next order of business will be to make the character creation guidelines for y'all to look at.

Awww. I so wanted for a guy to just be making these massive dramatic movements, and as his enemies gradually become more and more scared he gets more and more powerful, making them even more scared etc. Oh well.
Apologies, what i meant was that as the mage gets his power from audiences emotions, then it would make sense to start off with small spells to raise there emotions, before casting larger spells to increase them further. thus you could feasibly be very powerful by the end. Assuming I haven't misunderstood how this works.

I had some basic performance magic when I played in the original magia. I couldn't practice magic without someone watching, but I don't think I ever got it more powerful by having a bigger audience. Then again, I never really developed it because I didn't choose it exactly

Obviously things will be different now.

edit: i could've sworn i wrote something here, but now i've forgotten what it was :/

[Kansa]

Performance Mage sounds the most interesting to me

[Dwarmin]

Yeah, I'm not sure how open ended it will be this time, but before I was gunslinging magic cop using hollywood style 'bullet magic' slash aquamancer, only I made it all real. Also, I had to use authentic celtic in all my spells lol

[Weirdsound]

Yeah, I'm not sure how open ended it will be this time, but before I was gunslinging magic cop using hollywood style 'bullet magic' slash aquamancer, only I made it all real. Also, I had to use authentic celtic in all my spells lol

2. Create a system that demands and allows the game master to display and improve his creative writing and game theory skills by allowing for spells and features to be created and discovered on the fly.

It will be open ended as hell. Its right there in the development goals. Ideally I'd like to have a good list of common spells for each class that can be found in any reasonable magic library, both so GMs have something to use as a baseline and so players have spells to take in the event of an uncreative or stingy GM, but I expect at least three quarters of the spells and features your characters get will be custom made for them.