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[sjm9876]

   Sleepily, you drift over the void. Waiting, but not watching, for you do not have the power to see. It shames you, being so weak. But there is nothing you can do without an opening. You dream of a shape, of a form. Of a life once held, and the powers you held there. And suddenly a drop of them returns. An island world takes shape in your mind’s eye. It has changed since you left. Creatures scurry over it’s surface, unknowing, unsuspecting of what floats around them. Waters flow of it’s edge, only to loop under and upwards, reemerging in a mile high spring from the centre of the oceans. A tiny island rests beside the geyser, and around it sits three continents. The northernmost, ranging from white to green, passing round to the southernmost, from greens to reds and yellows. The westernmost is more vibrant, mountains blending into rivers and foliage. It is here that you attention is inexorably drawn, and in particular to one small cleft in the coastline.
   There is a cavern here, deep underground. A battle is fought, for the safety of many. Either way, some of the few will die. A dwarf, or a dragon. But neither are as they appear. Both pulse with power before your gaze. Power so close to release. So close to you. you can taste it on a tongue that fades as soon as it arrived. Feel it in shifting limbs. Form begins to flood you in anticipation. But what form is it? What strengths will be bestowed on you in this new life?

Spoiler: Explanation (click to show/hide)

This is a mechanics light, RP heavy RPG - the focus is on narrative rather than gameplay.
You are in the position of a ‘demon’ in a fantasy world, familiar to those who have played some of my games in the past. This does not mean you are necessarily evil.
Turns will be long periods of time, usually a month. The first turn will likely be a week however.

Spoiler: System (click to show/hide)

Tasks have a DC, against which you roll a die. Situational modifiers are added as I deem appropriate. Bonuses/maluses for interesting narrative may be given in extreme, recurrent cases.
 There are three stats, each of which determines the die rolled in appropriate situations, as the examples.
Body: Physical.
Mind: Intelligence, skill with runic magics, generic skills.
Soul: Charisma, skill with non-runic magic.
A die is assigned to each, using 1d4, 1d6, and 1d8. 1d4 is at human levels.
Stats may increase over time.
Wounds are done realistically, for a demon at least. Physical wounds are less important than other kinds.

Spoiler: World (click to show/hide)

What is a demon?
Demons were the creatures of the creator, fragments of his own power. One of only two kinds of beings who have the ability to harness magic directly and reliably. Demons helped to shape the world, but many were destroyed by infighting. Those that survived became hugely powerful. Those that perished - you - drift in the void, powerless.
 A demon’s main advantage over mortals, at least at your strength, is their mastery over chaos magic.


Sentient races:
Humans: Boring, but adaptable. Good thieves.
Orcs: Warlike but honourable. Good offensive fighters.
Dwarves: Durable and traditional. Like machinery. Good defensive fighters.
Mira: Peaceful and calm. Make good healers.
Elves: Good with nature and stealth. Good rangers.
Drow: Good at stealth and assassination. Good assassins.
Ogres: Very strong and tough. Twice the size of a human. Good berserkers.
Trolls: Peaceful with massive endurance. Natural regeneration. Around 1.5x human size. Good tanks.

Religion
Mortals worship the four gods, who alongside demons can access magic reliably and directly. These gods are Fire, Water, Earth, and Air.
Orcs are the creations of Fire, Mira of Water, Dwarves of Earth, and Humans of Air. Fire and Earth made Ogres, Earth and Water Trolls, Water and Air Elves, and Air and Fire Drow.
- mortals are unaware beyond this point -
The four gods were made by the creator after Demons, but are much more powerful than any one demon could ever hope to be.
After making the Four, the creator disappeared, and magic was bound into runes for all but the gods and demons.

Magic:
Runic: Inscribing runes as ‘instructions’ for magic. Can be done by anyone, but need to know runes and have time to inscribe them.
Divine: Magic from the gods. Gods may use their power to help devout mortals. They won’t help you, at least directly.
Chaos: Magic harnessed directly. Requires some kind of innate/acquired ability. Can be unpredictable even to the user. You have the ability to use this, and fairly reliably too.

Spoiler: App (click to show/hide)

Body:
Mind:
Soul:

Avatar: - can be anything. the max size of this is limited by your body stat. A d4 is human sized, a d6 twice human size, and a d8 four times human size. the avatar will not affect gameplay excluding the size.

Personality: pretty self explanatory. And a chance to fit that quality in.

Not first come first serve. Quality is important.

This may take a few days to start. Looking for 3-5 players, the exact number depending on how many decent applications I get.

[kj1225]

Body:  d4
Mind:  d6
Soul:  d8
Avatar: Looks like a normal man though he is unnaturally good looking.
Personality:  Preferring to talk other into doing what he wants this demon likes to further his agendas and doing random acts of kindness. He identifies as male and really hates show offs. He really likes mortals to the point of bizarre fetishism revolving around interacting with them.
Name:  Aedan
Starting location:  The western island.

[sjm9876]

Forgot to add a personality section to the sheet. Could you add that in please.

[scapheap]

Body:D6
Mind:D8
Soul:D4
Avatar: A human top half with a spider body (a drider basically). The human part is a red headed woman with blue eyes wearing a simple red shirt in a commoner style. The spider part has gold and black rings of colours along it's legs and the main body is black. She one and half humans tall.
Personality: A quiet demon, not shy, just thinking most of the time of how to turn the room into a deathtrap. She doesn't like a direct fight, perfering to use traps to wear down foes, but if she must fight she will berate the dying mortal for not dying in her hallways. She is unaware of her sex appeal, getting confused why in fights to the death, some mortals glazes drift downward.

[vagel7]

Body: d4
Mind: d8
Soul: d6
Avatar: A very slick and tall man wearing midnight blue morning dress and wielding a cane with a ivory globe on it. In his waistcoat pocket is a golden pocket watch and has a bloodstone signet ring on his right hand's ring finger.
Personality: Charming, but not very loyal. He will take the perspective that is most useful for him. Keeps a cool head but is still dangerous, almost never loses his temper. He likes to walk in the world of mortals and play with them, maybe even favouring one or two.

A kind of faustian Mephistopheles.

[Harry Baldman]

Body: d8
Mind: d6
Soul: d4
Avatar: this creature appears to be a rather large (giant, in fact, easily four times the size of a regular human being) ball of matted, black, extremely greasy hair stretching messily in a great many directions. From this ball stretch several highly unusual appendages that resemble human extremities - three legs with human feet, and seven equally human, albeit rather unusually long arms. If you look carefully and the creature looks right back at you, you'll notice a curious set of 5 unnervingly human eyes looking back at you. All the appendages on the creature's body seem to have been placed with no obvious rhyme or reason, following no obvious concept of symmetry.
Personality: very shy, mostly likes to spend time going on walks, devoting time to its hobbies and taking care of its own home, sometimes dabbling in runic magic - never got the hang of that chaos magic thing, as its looks clearly indicate. Hardly speaks at all, and prefers to spend its time gainfully employed in some fashion, whether it be an exercise in creativity or just plain lugging things around for some reason. Is generally quite gentle with mortals when meeting them, and well-mannered when it does so. Responds well to being treated nicely, tends to run when approached with hostility. Favorite hobby is the building of various things, starting from unusual rock sculptures and ending with the building of ornate homes in wilderness areas.


When you mean "four times the size of a human being", do you mean four times the height or four times the volume?

[sjm9876]

(( Either really, within reason. I would not allow for example, a mile wide pancake. But yours seems fine.

[wolfchild]

PTW, will make a character if i can put together a cohesive theme

[hops]

Reserved. Even though there isn't a cap, I guess, but I just wanna say reserved.

[sjm9876]

Oh, that felt good. Slivers of strength rise up to meet you as you begin to plunge, to plummet into the world. The fall will be long - long enough to observe, to steer. Land opens up before you, and you look over it, spying, surveying. The great island city besides the world spring, teeming with peoples of all kinds. The skyward peaks of the western continent, towering higher than even the tallest of creatures. The swamps and coasts of the northern lands, one savage and vibrant, the other peaceful and bountiful. The deserts of the south, abysses of sand in which whole cities have been known to disappear. This world has it all, every kind of terrain imaginable. You could go almost entirely where you wish.
 But something has slipped your mind, you think. A body, a place, surely that is all? But no. You need a name. one with which the mortals can know you. Fear you, or love you. then, then you can start.

Spoiler: Choices (click to show/hide)

Name:
Starting location. Can be one of those described in the text, or one of your own choice - as long as it isn’t too ridiculous.

((I haven't decided who is in / isn't yet, so consider this furthering the application ))

[scapheap]

Name: Tela Venenatus(poisoned web)
Starting location: A dwarven mine, abandoned. There a dwarven city nearby, but it clear that it is past it's glory days

[Harry Baldman]

Name: Shistus Primulus
Starting location: the skyward peaks of the eastern continent, where the air is fresh, the people few and the materials plentiful, a location tailor-made for hermits of all walks of life and pseudo-life. In fact, Primulus lives in a particularly hermit-rich, very thought-provoking and especially scenic region. It wonders why more people don't live here, really. It's got a perfectly wonderful grotto and everything, filled with interesting-looking rocks and junk that it's found on the varied skeletal remains littering the region.

[vagel7]

Name: Maximus Augustus Xelion
Starting location: The great island city rich with races and people of all walks of life. As Maximus loves riches and luxury he prefers great cities if at all possible. The great city would also provide him with excellent cover as it is very hard to find somebody in a city booming with life. The possibilities in a city are endless. In a city there is also provided for shady areas and crowds, the ones that Maximus likes to indulge in from time to time.

[CyberUrist]

Name:Administra Potentiae
Starting Location:In a small trench, carved out by unknown people. Surrounded by a forest.

[sjm9876]

(( @ CyberUrist - If you want to apply you need to fill in the first part of the app also. This isn't a suggestion game. ))