Folklore-Frith
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This friendship is imminent hehehe>
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Fantasy Randalla Academy of Perils [OOC]
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Yakov011001
Archetype of Steel
But also, Luce has too much Ludus for his own good. None of y'all's characters are safe.
x_Tasia_X
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very much so, nina loves hardworking people like Khestri (and also Barb, and probably everyone else in this rp)This friendship is imminent hehehe>
I can't wait until I can make her simp for all of her friends
Folklore-Frith
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I can already see Khestri standing with her hands on her hips just STARING at him like
"u sure u wanna do this"
i can HEAR the banter.
THIS IS A FRIEND SIMPING ZONE YALL.
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NINA IS HOMIESEXUAL
Pipsqueak
<3
HOMIESEXUAL PLZZZ 
Folklore-Frith
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KHESTRI
NINA
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Bestie VibesKHESTRI
Q&A 1
SilverFeathers
Ruler of the Sky
Hello, I answered someone's lore questions and thought I'd leave all the answers here too. I will find time to incorporate the answers in the lore thread at a later date.
Please bear with me if my lore continues to appear a bit flimsy, I come up with much of it on the spot/whilst writing, since I like collaborating with others. Feel free to keep asking questions, so that lore holes can be filled when they can.
- While people have a specific elemental affinity, is it possible to learn other elements and the affinity is just the easiest element for them to learn, or is it a hard-and-fast people only have a single element they can learn?
All people are born with a single specific elemental affinity, which they can wield magic with innately. They cannot wield other types, at least, at first. A certain degree of proficiency and understanding with their innate elemental affinity, will allow them to branch into other elemental types, or non-elemental types, in the future.
Think of a character's elemental affinity as the 'trunk' of their magic journey. It can branch into many others, or not at all, but the 'trunk' is fundamental for any branches in the first place. A character with many branches is not neccessarily stronger than someone without any, as well.
- Did people not know magic before the Hero of Aralis showed up and began teaching people, or did he simply revolutionize it somehow?
Aes Aralis has always known magic, it has been a part of them since the dawn of time. The arrival of the Hero of Aralis simply revolutionized it, in the sense of understanding and application. Many of the more obscure branches, such as space, life(healing), death(erosion), sound etc, only became proper magic branches under his guidance.
- Was his academy the first, or were there many before it?
Since magic has always been around, his magic academy certainly wasn't the first.
- Do people know he helped set up the academy? If so, wouldn't it be fairly prestigious just from the fact that it's his academy?
People know that the Hero of Aralis helped setup the academy, but in the end, the academy isn't his. It may have been quite novel at first, but in the end, Randalla Academy is quite outlandish.
Despite being situated in Vorracian territory, it is located right near the border's edge, and accepts students from all over the continent. Naturally, the nobility and royal family of Vorracia do not really want to fund/sponsor such a place, that acts as if it is neutral to every nation. Therefore, despite bearing the Hero's name, the academy isn't very wealthy.
Nowdays, the academy is a bit more stable and well-off, due to its reputation of rearing incredible battle mages, as well as undertaking various missions from around the continent.
- What's the average level of technology?
Think medieval fantasy, with no steampunk. No guns, trains, etc. Main methods of transportation are horses, carriages, and perhaps other tamed fantasy beasts. Crossbows and bows exist.
- Do people have to have an innate talent to be able to learn magic, or is it something that can be learned by anyone like any other trade skill?
All people are born with an elemental affinity. Whether they choose to pursue magic or leave it dormant forever, is entirely up to them.
- Do mages need to specialize in a certain mage type, or can mages learn weapon/armor/quick cast/slow spells in whatever way best suits them? I guess a relevant secondary question would be: are the techniques used for the different types of mages different enough that trying to learn multiples ends up significantly hindering their progress in learning either (jack-of-all/master-of-none), or is learning a new spell more or less a case by case and there's no real underlying techniques mages learn?
Specializing is heavily recommended, because as you said, the techniques going down each pathway differ greatly. Learning how to condense magical knowledge, and being able to release them with a flick of the hand, will be very different to writing out every detail of a magic circle to ensure that enough mana flows through the entirety of the spell without exploding.
I may not be able to explain it very well, because I'm not that big brain, but I hope you can understand that I want each mage type pathway to not be interchangeable.
- How do other academies feel about Randalla Academy?
Well, this varies from academy to academy, naturally. The Royal Academies of Quidor/Auveyles/Vorracia/Ruiyol will likely look down upon Randalla Academy and its brutish ways, perhaps often seeking to downplay them in competitions. Other academies may look up to them with respect/fear, it depends on the headmaster and such really.
I may need to come up with rival/friendly magic academies in the future for the roleplay, so I don't want to strike out any ideas here.
- Is it possible to request some more lore on one of the nations, or even create some to run by you?
'I will most likely lay out some rough world/geographical lore with kingdom outlines, but I expect you to add to this in your character's backstories. Free to make up cities/towns/villages/forests/mountains and whatnot. If you want to make the capital of ____ widely known for their clown displays and circuses, go for it. Would love to see how I can somehow get a diplomat of said kingdom to visit and show off some tricks...'
Absolutely. If you want me to come up with more lore on a nation because you don't have ideas, that's perfectly fine. But I would love it if we could all flesh out the world together, using my kingdom skeletons. I totally made up the map and the kingdoms on a whim so, everything is subject to change. If you want me to add a terrible canyon, and draw that in there, I can do that for you.
When I go over and accept characters, I will likely edit the map with locations and such accordingly anyway.
- Are the Revelos completely killed off, or just mostly killed off?
Mostly killed off. Wouldn't if be fun if on one of our characters first missions, they encounter one? I wonder what they'd do?
- Are there any "evil wizard" organizations (something analogous to the Death Eaters or similar)?
I'm sorry to say I have never watched or read Harry Potter (blasphemous I know), but evil mage organizations certainly exist. You can create one if you want, I do need to figure out where to put Organizations in my lore thread. Should I add an adventurer's guild? Heh.
All people are born with a single specific elemental affinity, which they can wield magic with innately. They cannot wield other types, at least, at first. A certain degree of proficiency and understanding with their innate elemental affinity, will allow them to branch into other elemental types, or non-elemental types, in the future.
Think of a character's elemental affinity as the 'trunk' of their magic journey. It can branch into many others, or not at all, but the 'trunk' is fundamental for any branches in the first place. A character with many branches is not neccessarily stronger than someone without any, as well.
- Did people not know magic before the Hero of Aralis showed up and began teaching people, or did he simply revolutionize it somehow?
Aes Aralis has always known magic, it has been a part of them since the dawn of time. The arrival of the Hero of Aralis simply revolutionized it, in the sense of understanding and application. Many of the more obscure branches, such as space, life(healing), death(erosion), sound etc, only became proper magic branches under his guidance.
- Was his academy the first, or were there many before it?
Since magic has always been around, his magic academy certainly wasn't the first.
- Do people know he helped set up the academy? If so, wouldn't it be fairly prestigious just from the fact that it's his academy?
People know that the Hero of Aralis helped setup the academy, but in the end, the academy isn't his. It may have been quite novel at first, but in the end, Randalla Academy is quite outlandish.
Despite being situated in Vorracian territory, it is located right near the border's edge, and accepts students from all over the continent. Naturally, the nobility and royal family of Vorracia do not really want to fund/sponsor such a place, that acts as if it is neutral to every nation. Therefore, despite bearing the Hero's name, the academy isn't very wealthy.
Nowdays, the academy is a bit more stable and well-off, due to its reputation of rearing incredible battle mages, as well as undertaking various missions from around the continent.
- What's the average level of technology?
Think medieval fantasy, with no steampunk. No guns, trains, etc. Main methods of transportation are horses, carriages, and perhaps other tamed fantasy beasts. Crossbows and bows exist.
- Do people have to have an innate talent to be able to learn magic, or is it something that can be learned by anyone like any other trade skill?
All people are born with an elemental affinity. Whether they choose to pursue magic or leave it dormant forever, is entirely up to them.
- Do mages need to specialize in a certain mage type, or can mages learn weapon/armor/quick cast/slow spells in whatever way best suits them? I guess a relevant secondary question would be: are the techniques used for the different types of mages different enough that trying to learn multiples ends up significantly hindering their progress in learning either (jack-of-all/master-of-none), or is learning a new spell more or less a case by case and there's no real underlying techniques mages learn?
Specializing is heavily recommended, because as you said, the techniques going down each pathway differ greatly. Learning how to condense magical knowledge, and being able to release them with a flick of the hand, will be very different to writing out every detail of a magic circle to ensure that enough mana flows through the entirety of the spell without exploding.
I may not be able to explain it very well, because I'm not that big brain, but I hope you can understand that I want each mage type pathway to not be interchangeable.
- How do other academies feel about Randalla Academy?
Well, this varies from academy to academy, naturally. The Royal Academies of Quidor/Auveyles/Vorracia/Ruiyol will likely look down upon Randalla Academy and its brutish ways, perhaps often seeking to downplay them in competitions. Other academies may look up to them with respect/fear, it depends on the headmaster and such really.
I may need to come up with rival/friendly magic academies in the future for the roleplay, so I don't want to strike out any ideas here.
- Is it possible to request some more lore on one of the nations, or even create some to run by you?
'I will most likely lay out some rough world/geographical lore with kingdom outlines, but I expect you to add to this in your character's backstories. Free to make up cities/towns/villages/forests/mountains and whatnot. If you want to make the capital of ____ widely known for their clown displays and circuses, go for it. Would love to see how I can somehow get a diplomat of said kingdom to visit and show off some tricks...'
Absolutely. If you want me to come up with more lore on a nation because you don't have ideas, that's perfectly fine. But I would love it if we could all flesh out the world together, using my kingdom skeletons. I totally made up the map and the kingdoms on a whim so, everything is subject to change. If you want me to add a terrible canyon, and draw that in there, I can do that for you.
When I go over and accept characters, I will likely edit the map with locations and such accordingly anyway.
- Are the Revelos completely killed off, or just mostly killed off?
Mostly killed off. Wouldn't if be fun if on one of our characters first missions, they encounter one? I wonder what they'd do?
- Are there any "evil wizard" organizations (something analogous to the Death Eaters or similar)?
I'm sorry to say I have never watched or read Harry Potter (blasphemous I know), but evil mage organizations certainly exist. You can create one if you want, I do need to figure out where to put Organizations in my lore thread. Should I add an adventurer's guild? Heh.
Yakov011001
Archetype of Steel
Damn, I have no patience.
Yakov011001
Archetype of Steel
I'm curious, what're everyone's plans for first spells?
I could get a feel for where you guys want to take your characters without actually spoiling what you want the end result to be.
I could get a feel for where you guys want to take your characters without actually spoiling what you want the end result to be.
Folklore-Frith
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Thank you! This is so rad
Trying to think them up ^^ This is a new concept for me and I'm diggin' it
SilverFeathers
Ruler of the Sky
Oh my god, I am loving everyone's character sheets so far! I've always been worried that people wouldn't want to play 'ordinary', 'weak', everyday people in fantasy roleplays, but it seems that was unwarranted! Everyone is so nicely fleshed out, and filled with potential. I'm excited, and I hope I can be a good GM for this haha.
Pipsqueak
Folklore-Frith
Yakov011001
x_Tasia_X
Your characters have been accepted, and added to the roster. I have also added threadmarks to them, so that you can find certain characters more easily, using the index menus found at the top or bottom of the thread.
Pipsqueak
Yakov011001
I understand that Pincil and Vencil will be towns/cities close by to each other, but do you have a specific place you would like to put them on the map? Feel free to use snipping tool or otherwise to put a red dot or cross where you want them!
x_Tasia_X
Would you like to name the capital of Vorracia? This is already on the map, but you can request to move it if you wish!
Folklore-Frith
Would you like to name or otherwise state the settlement your character came from? You can also pick a spot on the map for it.
I like having concrete names/locations, so that we can reference them in character later on! It also helps my brain, so that I don't have to think of settlements/locations as metaphorical entities. I will also be adding to the lore thread with your backstory location info, in a bit.
Pipsqueak
Folklore-Frith
Yakov011001
x_Tasia_X
Your characters have been accepted, and added to the roster. I have also added threadmarks to them, so that you can find certain characters more easily, using the index menus found at the top or bottom of the thread.
Pipsqueak
Yakov011001
I understand that Pincil and Vencil will be towns/cities close by to each other, but do you have a specific place you would like to put them on the map? Feel free to use snipping tool or otherwise to put a red dot or cross where you want them!
x_Tasia_X
Would you like to name the capital of Vorracia? This is already on the map, but you can request to move it if you wish!
Folklore-Frith
Would you like to name or otherwise state the settlement your character came from? You can also pick a spot on the map for it.
I like having concrete names/locations, so that we can reference them in character later on! It also helps my brain, so that I don't have to think of settlements/locations as metaphorical entities. I will also be adding to the lore thread with your backstory location info, in a bit.
Yakov011001
Archetype of Steel
The map isn't loading in for me, or maybe I'm just blind or some shit.
SilverFeathers
Ruler of the Sky
...I've figured out the problem. I set the album of the map image to private, so no one's been able to see it all this time. I just tested it out in incognito mode. Why did no one tell me T-T
I fixed it though! You can see what I worked on yesterday, finally xD
Yakov011001
Archetype of Steel
The icon was so small I didn't know it was supposed to be there, sorry
. I'd've said something otherwise.
SilverFeathers
Ruler of the Sky
No no, I completely understand haha. When i saw it in incognito mode, I saw the tiny little missing image icon.The icon was so small I didn't know it was supposed to be there, sorry
Pipsqueak
<3
Yay Iβm so excited for this! Also Iβm not at my computer atm, but I feel like
Yakov011001
had a pretty good idea of where they wanted vencil! Iβll place Pincil somewhere close after that
Yakov011001
had a pretty good idea of where they wanted vencil! Iβll place Pincil somewhere close after that
Yakov011001
Archetype of Steel
Okay,
Pipsqueak
: my first thought is to put Vencil and Pincil close to the Dragon's Maw or the river going up the mountainside, with the water being essential for the concept of a trade city.
A-also, how did you know? I was halfway writing this up when you said that, it spooked me that you read my mind so impeccably.
Pipsqueak
: my first thought is to put Vencil and Pincil close to the Dragon's Maw or the river going up the mountainside, with the water being essential for the concept of a trade city. A-also, how did you know? I was halfway writing this up when you said that, it spooked me that you read my mind so impeccably.
Pipsqueak
<3
Iβm psychic 
Also I love the idea of putting them by the river! It would definitely help with trade like you said
Also I love the idea of putting them by the river! It would definitely help with trade like you said
Folklore-Frith
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Khestri came from a settlement called Serith! A pretty sizeable one that helps supply the navy with technical improvements, and also excels in home craftsmanship. (With a side of a healthy hunting community thanks to
Would you like to name or otherwise state the settlement your character came from? You can also pick a spot on the map for it.
I like having concrete names/locations, so that we can reference them in character later on! It also helps my brain, so that I don't have to think of settlements/locations as metaphorical entities. I will also be adding to the lore thread with your backstory location info, in a bit.
Her parents hope she'll become the Lady of it, but for right now, it seems she has other plans. ^^'
Also not me writing up a doc of possible spells for Khessi and also plots and relationships
If anyone wants to send me something Khestri related, feel free!
Yakov011001
Archetype of Steel
Pipsqueak
<3
Iβll send you some ideas on Khestri and Barbβs relationship later tonight if you want!Khestri came from a settlement called Serith! A pretty sizeable one that helps supply the navy with technical improvements, and also excels in home craftsmanship. (With a side of a healthy hunting community thanks toKhestriher father ^^)
Her parents hope she'll become the Lady of it, but for right now, it seems she has other plans. ^^'
Also not me writing up a doc of possible spells for Khessi and also plots and relationships
Yakov011001
thats perfect 
Yakov011001
Archetype of Steel
Pipsqueak
<3
Lmaooo imagine
Khestri is makin friends FAST
Khestri is makin friends FAST
