Sicarius
Shadow Prince
TLDR: Hopefully this isn't too convoluted of an explanation, and that it mostly makes sense! To summarize, I want to create an RPG set in a fantasy world where vampirism is first discovered through an outbreak, and there's a worldwide race between either finding a cure or wiping them out completely; with both society and vampires having their own factions that experience infighting and discourse. I feel like this is a perfect setting for great drama, fun writing, and some pretty engaging romance arcs haha!
Hey all,
So I have a rough idea of something that I thought would be a pretty cool concept to play around with. I haven't actually even decided on a name for the RP yet, and if I get enough interest for it I'll begin working on the lore.
So first off, the setting will be your standard fantasy setting: home to various species/races that are pretty typical in most fantasy RPG's (though I'm open to anything that's novel as long as it isn't game breaking). I want to have different regions with different biomes, as well as some unique traits to each; such as one region dominated primarily by steampunk technology innovation as an example. However, majority of the world will be classic fantasy and medieval-esque with its culture, architecture, and primitive technology (most using melee weapons and/or magic and archery). As mentioned previously though, I do want to have an aspect of some beginning developments of steam punk technology in some regions.
As far as the premise goes, the main idea is that a century or so before the time where our RP starts off, there was a discovery of some sort of ancient artifact (like I said, details will come later) that later caused a world-wide outbreak of vampirism. This will be the first instance of how vampires came to be (and of course traditional rules on how more are created and killed will follow), as vampires before then did not exist. Of course, the outbreak and the effects of being a vampire severely damaged the fabric of society, and the history of life itself.
This leads to a story where it's a normal society against vampires; hunting them down while researching ways to either find a cure or ways to completely wipe them out. There will also be several factions of vampires: a faction that is essentially ninja assassin vampires (cause isn't that cool as hell?), mage vampires, steam punk vampires, and defected vampires (vampires who still try to fit in society and have pledged themselves to help find a cure; generally pacifists). Each of these factions will have their own beliefs/ideologies and goals on what they choose to use their vampirism for. In another words, there will even be infighting among the vampires as each faction has conflicting goals of interest in what they plan to do with the world or their philosophies/morals. There will also be factions among society with those who aren't vampires. Obviously, people will have a tendency to be divided on the matter and how things should be handled. More than likely, there will be factions such as a military faction, scientist/researchers faction, engineering faction (for steampunk innovations), mage faction (cause come on, we need a mages guild), adventurer faction, and any other typical fantasy/isekai faction. These non vampire factions will not only play a normal role in society in a fantasy setting, but will also be at odds/will fight against the vampire factions.
If you have any ideas and want to possibly contribute to the lore as I write it, please feel free to message me!
Edit: As far as writing quality goes, I'll be fairly lenient; as I want this to be pretty accessible. However, I do expect for people to proofread and offer at bare minimum a paragraph per post. While I welcome new writers/casual posters, I do want to engage with people who consider themselves to be more detailed writers. It is my intent that we have a good balanced mix, where we will at the least have several writers who can consistently push the story and character development along!
Hey all,
So I have a rough idea of something that I thought would be a pretty cool concept to play around with. I haven't actually even decided on a name for the RP yet, and if I get enough interest for it I'll begin working on the lore.
So first off, the setting will be your standard fantasy setting: home to various species/races that are pretty typical in most fantasy RPG's (though I'm open to anything that's novel as long as it isn't game breaking). I want to have different regions with different biomes, as well as some unique traits to each; such as one region dominated primarily by steampunk technology innovation as an example. However, majority of the world will be classic fantasy and medieval-esque with its culture, architecture, and primitive technology (most using melee weapons and/or magic and archery). As mentioned previously though, I do want to have an aspect of some beginning developments of steam punk technology in some regions.
As far as the premise goes, the main idea is that a century or so before the time where our RP starts off, there was a discovery of some sort of ancient artifact (like I said, details will come later) that later caused a world-wide outbreak of vampirism. This will be the first instance of how vampires came to be (and of course traditional rules on how more are created and killed will follow), as vampires before then did not exist. Of course, the outbreak and the effects of being a vampire severely damaged the fabric of society, and the history of life itself.
This leads to a story where it's a normal society against vampires; hunting them down while researching ways to either find a cure or ways to completely wipe them out. There will also be several factions of vampires: a faction that is essentially ninja assassin vampires (cause isn't that cool as hell?), mage vampires, steam punk vampires, and defected vampires (vampires who still try to fit in society and have pledged themselves to help find a cure; generally pacifists). Each of these factions will have their own beliefs/ideologies and goals on what they choose to use their vampirism for. In another words, there will even be infighting among the vampires as each faction has conflicting goals of interest in what they plan to do with the world or their philosophies/morals. There will also be factions among society with those who aren't vampires. Obviously, people will have a tendency to be divided on the matter and how things should be handled. More than likely, there will be factions such as a military faction, scientist/researchers faction, engineering faction (for steampunk innovations), mage faction (cause come on, we need a mages guild), adventurer faction, and any other typical fantasy/isekai faction. These non vampire factions will not only play a normal role in society in a fantasy setting, but will also be at odds/will fight against the vampire factions.
If you have any ideas and want to possibly contribute to the lore as I write it, please feel free to message me!
Edit: As far as writing quality goes, I'll be fairly lenient; as I want this to be pretty accessible. However, I do expect for people to proofread and offer at bare minimum a paragraph per post. While I welcome new writers/casual posters, I do want to engage with people who consider themselves to be more detailed writers. It is my intent that we have a good balanced mix, where we will at the least have several writers who can consistently push the story and character development along!
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. I also think you would be a valuable resource for running main plot ideas and vetting world building concepts.
