Post by GoldenKitten on Mar 13, 2009 22:54:04 GMT -4
Name: Ar Tonelico: Melody of Lunaris
Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance
Length: Long…really…really…long…as long as I can make it…forever…and ever…without end…Ok maybe not but expect a full story.
Rating: 5 – Strong violence, possible disturbing situations and strong innuendo. However unlike the game there will be no silly wordplay, might work in a game but would just be awkward in an RP, but casual to strong innuendo will take place, the world more or less sets it up to occur. Of course we will be playing it tastefully and the RP will be female friendly.
Synopsis: Ok it has to be done. I’ve put it off long enough, I can put it off no longer. I know we need it, Steven knows we need it and I know that in your hearts even the uninitiated who I still haven’t gotten to play the games know we need it. It is simply that quintessential to living a complete and full life. Call it a average JRPG all you want, call it perverse all you want, call it typical male fantasy anime-fare if you care to but deep in your hearts you know that’s the gods require this of us for it was the. Best. Game. Ever. and its sequel was even more badass.
Thus no more waiting, I hereby announce a new RP! Ar Tonelico: Melody of Lunaris!
YAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!
*Fanfare*
*Fanboyism*
PRAISE THE GODS!!!
*Ahem*
So for those of you out of the know the Ar Tonelico series takes place in a fantasy realm where the Earth has been destroyed and covered in a poisonous fog. The few survivors live on one of three large towers similar to the real life orbital tower concept scattered around the world, only these have existed for so long that natural elements like plant life have taken root. More over in addition to humans the world is inhabited by bio-robots known as Reyvateils who can utilize song magic through a direct link to the towers which are in fact the source of these powers to do incredible things. While male reyvateils do exist their powers either never manifest or show up in such an inconsequential way that their essentially of no use in the face of the more powerful female variety, thus we generally have powerful fighters (both male and female) known as vanguards whose job it is to protect powerful reyvateils while they charge their magics, these individuals may be solo adventurers or work for some organization. In addition there are multiple kinds of reyvateils from Origins who as the name suggest are centuries old and are pure machines to third generations which are more along the lines of bio-machines through countless generations of human coupling (the latter are more prevalent with origins numbering in the single digits in the game as they take place thousands of years after the disaster when the last origin was made).
It may sound complicated but in fact if you have ever played an RPG you can easily understand these facts by adding a little techno-babble here and there and understanding that there is a particular race solely dedicated to spell-casting. What makes Ar Tonelico unique though and is one of the few systems that will be making a direct transition to the RP is the dive system. Because Reyvateils are machines to some extent or another depending on their class their minds can be viewed like a computer (this also means they can be taken over by viruses, etc.). This system directly manifests by having one individual (typically a love interest within the games but as far as we are concerned it could also just be a close friend) log-in and physically help the reyvateil overcome some form of trauma or simply a mental block and utilizing this method they allow the reyvateil to craft new song magic. Speaking of song magic it is exactly that, magic is evoked through the recitation of a musical hymnos language, don’t worry this is another matter we will only touch on briefly, for the most part spell-casting will be handled in a normal manner.
Now with the necessary explanation out of the way I will explain the story though in fact to save us from spoilers most of it will be kept hidden. Lunaris takes place in a parallel universe from the games as not to cause any problems and so we don’t have to take what happened in the games into consideration. It takes place on one of the towers namely the one from the first game known as Sol Ciel, however knowledge will not be required because as I said nothing will be from the games and the world will be reordered. A matriarchal society of female reyvateils exists in the upper reaches of the tower and has been utilizing their powers to subjugate much of the lower worlds population though an active resistance is still alive and well. The society is not as pro-reyvateil as one might believe as they only accept the “best” reyvateils in their ranks leaving the rest in just as poor conditions as the humans so the resistance has just as many on their side. In the background of this conflict other powers also seem to be at work.
Now as for characters I wouldn’t mind some short profiles but nothing major needs to be done, just a few paragraphs total will be fine. Everyone should either be a resistance fighter or a civilian who is in a position to get caught up in it, which of course means you will end up being resistance either way. I know lots of guys feel awkward playing girls so it isn’t required to be a reyvateil but is allowed, if nothing else I will be one so don’t worry yourselves to much if you don’t want to.
So that’s it…join or I’ll cut you…er I mean, please join, your company would be greatly appreciated……or I’ll cut you =_=…with a machete =_=...stop laughing...I'm not joking...join.
Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance
Length: Long…really…really…long…as long as I can make it…forever…and ever…without end…Ok maybe not but expect a full story.
Rating: 5 – Strong violence, possible disturbing situations and strong innuendo. However unlike the game there will be no silly wordplay, might work in a game but would just be awkward in an RP, but casual to strong innuendo will take place, the world more or less sets it up to occur. Of course we will be playing it tastefully and the RP will be female friendly.
Synopsis: Ok it has to be done. I’ve put it off long enough, I can put it off no longer. I know we need it, Steven knows we need it and I know that in your hearts even the uninitiated who I still haven’t gotten to play the games know we need it. It is simply that quintessential to living a complete and full life. Call it a average JRPG all you want, call it perverse all you want, call it typical male fantasy anime-fare if you care to but deep in your hearts you know that’s the gods require this of us for it was the. Best. Game. Ever. and its sequel was even more badass.
Thus no more waiting, I hereby announce a new RP! Ar Tonelico: Melody of Lunaris!
YAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!
*Fanfare*
*Fanboyism*
PRAISE THE GODS!!!
*Ahem*
So for those of you out of the know the Ar Tonelico series takes place in a fantasy realm where the Earth has been destroyed and covered in a poisonous fog. The few survivors live on one of three large towers similar to the real life orbital tower concept scattered around the world, only these have existed for so long that natural elements like plant life have taken root. More over in addition to humans the world is inhabited by bio-robots known as Reyvateils who can utilize song magic through a direct link to the towers which are in fact the source of these powers to do incredible things. While male reyvateils do exist their powers either never manifest or show up in such an inconsequential way that their essentially of no use in the face of the more powerful female variety, thus we generally have powerful fighters (both male and female) known as vanguards whose job it is to protect powerful reyvateils while they charge their magics, these individuals may be solo adventurers or work for some organization. In addition there are multiple kinds of reyvateils from Origins who as the name suggest are centuries old and are pure machines to third generations which are more along the lines of bio-machines through countless generations of human coupling (the latter are more prevalent with origins numbering in the single digits in the game as they take place thousands of years after the disaster when the last origin was made).
It may sound complicated but in fact if you have ever played an RPG you can easily understand these facts by adding a little techno-babble here and there and understanding that there is a particular race solely dedicated to spell-casting. What makes Ar Tonelico unique though and is one of the few systems that will be making a direct transition to the RP is the dive system. Because Reyvateils are machines to some extent or another depending on their class their minds can be viewed like a computer (this also means they can be taken over by viruses, etc.). This system directly manifests by having one individual (typically a love interest within the games but as far as we are concerned it could also just be a close friend) log-in and physically help the reyvateil overcome some form of trauma or simply a mental block and utilizing this method they allow the reyvateil to craft new song magic. Speaking of song magic it is exactly that, magic is evoked through the recitation of a musical hymnos language, don’t worry this is another matter we will only touch on briefly, for the most part spell-casting will be handled in a normal manner.
Now with the necessary explanation out of the way I will explain the story though in fact to save us from spoilers most of it will be kept hidden. Lunaris takes place in a parallel universe from the games as not to cause any problems and so we don’t have to take what happened in the games into consideration. It takes place on one of the towers namely the one from the first game known as Sol Ciel, however knowledge will not be required because as I said nothing will be from the games and the world will be reordered. A matriarchal society of female reyvateils exists in the upper reaches of the tower and has been utilizing their powers to subjugate much of the lower worlds population though an active resistance is still alive and well. The society is not as pro-reyvateil as one might believe as they only accept the “best” reyvateils in their ranks leaving the rest in just as poor conditions as the humans so the resistance has just as many on their side. In the background of this conflict other powers also seem to be at work.
Now as for characters I wouldn’t mind some short profiles but nothing major needs to be done, just a few paragraphs total will be fine. Everyone should either be a resistance fighter or a civilian who is in a position to get caught up in it, which of course means you will end up being resistance either way. I know lots of guys feel awkward playing girls so it isn’t required to be a reyvateil but is allowed, if nothing else I will be one so don’t worry yourselves to much if you don’t want to.
So that’s it…join or I’ll cut you…er I mean, please join, your company would be greatly appreciated……or I’ll cut you =_=…with a machete =_=...stop laughing...I'm not joking...join.