Fantasy An Eastbound Journey - Wuxia Roleplay

[Dawnsx]

AN EASTBOUND JOURNEY

Premise

In the world of wuxia, heroes and villains alike roam the jianghu. Are you a bright-eyed vigilante who embodies the values of a virtuous warrior? A weary vagrant who has experienced a lifetime’s worth of tribulations? Or are you perhaps someone who teeters closer to a life of treachery and self-indulgent violence?

Regardless of what your values or priorities are, a letter from an acquaintance reaches your hand one day with a peculiar request enclosed within.

“Should you accept to come to my abode in ten days’ time and escort me to my destination, you shall be rewarded handsomely.”

There is no address included in the letter, nor any further details on where this mission will take you. This request is vague and suspicious, through and through, yet your acquaintance knows you well, and understands how to make this an offer that you can scarcely turn down.

As a token of his sincerity and a promise of the rewards to come, your acquaintance has given you a glimpse of what you desire most.

For those who desire strength to dominate the jianghu, he has written excerpts from ancient, coveted martial arts tomes.

For those who require a miracle to save themselves or an ailing loved one, he included a detailed description of a rare medicinal herb in his possession.

For those whose eyes are set on a life of wealth and luxury, he delivered a box of gold enough for you to live comfortably for the next five years, crude as it was.

Or, perhaps, you are simply hoping to aid a friend in need. For you, he has offered to listen to your latest adventures over the finest wine and food.

Whatever your heart desires, he will bestow upon you with both hands.

You are free to decline as you wish, as he assured no consequences or ill-will between the two of you. Should you accept his summons, a guide will be sent to deliver you to his home by the promised date. But aside from the untold dangers associated with this task, you cannot help but wonder. This acquaintance of your has ever been nothing but candid, and you know him to live a quiet, humble life. What has prompted him to take this journey, and why hide the details? And how did he come to be in possession of the treasures that tempt you so?

It is time to weigh your options wisely and offer your response…

Afterword

Thank you for reading up to this point! As noted by the title, this interest check is for a wuxia-themed roleplay. For those not familiar, wuxia is a genre of Chinese fiction with low-fantasy elements, typically about the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. In such stories, characters are able to perform superhuman feats (enhanced strength & speed, gliding in the sky, some extent of healing, etc.) This roleplay is open to those with or without experience with the wuxia genre.

Wuxia unfortunately doesn’t seem to be the most common genre in roleplay, so this story is something more low-stakes and linear to test the waters. This roleplay will literally be an “escort mission” for the players to carry out, with 2-3 plot points along the road. If all goes as planned, the story should wrap up once the players reach their destination.

I’m looking for around 5 players for An Eastbound Journey, though this number is flexible. Again, I welcome those without experience in this genre to try their hand. If I can garner enough interest, I’ll be happy to provide resources and answer any questions!

(For my xianxia and xuanhuan enjoyers out there: I’m sorry to inform that this roleplay will be exclusively wuxia qq)

Rules

1. Players will be required to join the roleplay’s discord server via PM.

2. One character per player.

3. Face claims will tentatively be drawn art/anime only, but I will open it up to irl pictures if fc’s that fit the genre end up being too tricky to find.

4. The roleplay will be semi-text heavy, so please make sure to read through all posts and character sheets.

5. Due to the nature of the story, characters will be required to at least be an average martial artist.

6. There won’t be a hard requirement on post length or frequency, but I am expecting consistent communication regarding post progress. Life gets busy sometimes, so it’s ok if you need extra time to write! However, long absences without notification will result in your character being removed.

7. Be respectful to your fellow players, and DM me if conflicts occur.

8. No godmodding and all that.

9. Let me know if you have any further questions!

Coded by AnemoVictorious​

 

[Chimeric]

Barrels in.

Hello there. This was one of the first genres I was getting into here, the roleplay involving it never really broke pasta few posts so I hope this will be different!

 

[Ginko The Mushishi]

An old turtle referred to me here. And as customs follow, MY LOYALTY IS PLEDGED TO THIS ROLEPLAY. I'm in.

 

[Dawnsx]

An old turtle referred to me here. And as customs follow, MY LOYALTY IS PLEDGED TO THIS ROLEPLAY. I'm in.

Bless the turtle

 

[Just_Dragon]

This looks like it could be a fair bit of fun! I'm interested in bein' a part of this!

 

[Zariah Turner]

Tentatively interested! This is a very unique concept.

 

[ThatWhichShouldBe]

I am interested

 

[Ayan]

Looks like you already got five, but I am still interested if something falls through

 

[Dawnsx]

Looks like you already got five, but I am still interested if something falls through

We‘ve still got room for one or two more! The story allows for fairly fluid recruitment if players come and go, so I’ll be leaving this thread open for people to express interest.

 

[QuirkyAngel]

I can't say I'm deep into Wuxia, but I'm craving a simple journey rp, so I'll bite if there are still open slots left

 

[Dawnsx]

Thank you to everyone who expressed interest! We currently have enough players at this moment, but as mentioned before, I'll be keeping this interest check open in case slots open up in the future.

 

[methodeeman]

Thank you to everyone who expressed interest! We currently have enough players at this moment, but as mentioned before, I'll be keeping this interest check open in case slots open up in the future.

Hopefully you have a slot for one or two more? I've been going all over my radar looking for some Wuxia RP and this caught my attention.

 

[americanCaeser]

If you have any more slots open let me know. If not, that's okay