Welcome to Kraftstadt, the walled city populated uniquely by mages! Within its confines, Kraftstadt is home to humble taverns, fine castles, ancient forests, gloomy caves, and dungeons galore! It is effectively a microcosm of a typical fantasy world, with each of the typical elements squeezed into one large fortified city, enough to explore for a lifetime! The other key thing about Kraftstadt is that each of its citizens happens to be a mage, or in simpler terms, a spellcaster. The spells in a mage's repertoire could vary vastly depending on the caster; some learn and perfect simple spells fine-tuned to assisting them in their daily life, nothing further, whilst others hone their magic specifically for combat, finding a speciality they deem most effective and honing it like a blade. In this world, the power of a spell is all within the mage's mind; if you can visualise the spell, and you use all your passion, hopes and dreams into making your imagination bring this spell to life, you can cast it, so when it comes to magical possibilities, the sky's the limit! That said, most mages find a specialty and stick with it, and whilst it isn't unheard of for mages to mix and match what techniques they use, most prefer to keep their spells within a preferred 'genre', whether that's plant based spells, water based spells, fire based spells, or something more unique, entirely!
Within the ranks of Kraftstadt society, a single echelon of mages stands out. These first class mages have unlocked the power to perform a Soliloquy, which is considered the highest form of arcane control, so powerful that ones body seems to blend with their spell as it takes place; a risky feat considering you could simply evaporate into the aether when returning, but the abilities it grants in return a worth it for most. Mind, matter and magic are indistinguishable from each other during this outstanding display of magical power, and the effects can reach the levels of cosmic calamities or minor deities, depending on what the Soliloquy contains. It usually takes a mage years to acquire the level of precision, dedication, and passion for magic that is required to even unlock a fragment of the power needed for a Soliloquy, and whilst getting into a Soliloquy takes effort, returning back to a physical state is an incredible effort in itself too, since you need to untangle your physical form and consciousness from the raw magic, and then put it all back together again..
Rules
- Stick to forum rules, of course - Roleplay in good faith - No OP spells; whilst I encourage you to embrace the creative freedom of making whatever spells you want, make them fun for you and other players by making sure they aren't overpowered. If you really want to play an OP character, consider playing as a mage with the ability to perform a Soliloquy. - Name your favourite fantasy media in your first post so I know you've read the rules - Cut quote chains when they reach the fifth post at a maximum, and if only two people are roleplaying at one time, refrain from using them unless necessary - Ask if you want to play a character with the ability to perform a Soliloquy due to their immense power. - Have fun!
Any questions, please ask! The power system and setting for this thread is pretty loose, so I'm excited to see what's developed and what characters (and spells!) you guys create! If you need any inspiration for how your spells should 'feel', I took Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, specifically the final arc in Äußerst due to its wide range of different magic techniques, as the rough inspiration, so I recommend watching that!
*The Dragon Prince is my favorite fantasy media! Looks epic!*
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*Dungeon Meshi, which coincidentally came out around the same time as Frieren and was nearly overshadowed completely by what some consider to be one of the best fantasy anime of all time. Fortunately, my beloved monster f- ...er, eater anime managed to be good enough in the face of the elf girl anime.*
*Dungeon Meshi, which coincidentally came out around the same time as Frieren and was nearly overshadowed completely by what some consider to be one of the best fantasy anime of all time. Fortunately, my beloved monster f- ...er, eater anime managed to be good enough in the face of the elf girl anime.*
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
[So happy to see so many people interested! I'll probably get a post out intro-ing some of my characters soon, but in the mean time feel free to roleplay amongst yourselves, establish characters and locations, that sort of thing!]
*I have a vague idea for my character… (The Dark Lady of the Kraftstadt Catacombs) is it possible if she could have the potential to perform a Soliloquy?*
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“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”
[Yeah sure! Have a think about what the ability could be, typically they're like environmental effects where everything kind of blends into one big malleable domain that the caster can influence with their specific speciality, I've probably overcomplicated that explanation way too much but as an example, the Court Advisor character I'm going to play can use a soliloquy that's like a super powerful mind control, everything around him, including himself, becomes one big magical frequency that he can influence as if it was a part of himself. Other ideas could be manipulating magical energy to turn the caster and surrounding traces of magical energy into powerful swords, or the ability could be a large summoning effect where the caster becomes a part of the hoard they create. The only thing that really has to stay consistent at the moment is that the caster needs to be 'part' of the spell somehow, because that's what gives the drawback.
If you've got any ideas already, or come up with any later, even if they disregard what I said above, please post them here and I'd be happy to work with you on them, the system is still in development so some player help and advice on how to make it work best with like what restraints and general aspects should stay consistent would be great!]
*the Dark Lady of the Kraftstadt Catacombs (currently unnamed) has precisely one magical power that she uses for a variety of spells: she can bring others closer or farther from death. Perhaps her Soliloquy could be something along the lines of a, ‘positive energy sinkhole,’ which would rapidly bring everyone around her, including herself as her form quickly begins to rot and age, closer to death on a speeding bullet train.*
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_-She Don’t wanna be anybody else, she’s a woman in total control of herself-_
_-certified Villainous Kitty Queen-_ _-somewhere in the gray area between an eldritch horror and a Disney Villain-_ _-Duchess of Dark Fey Vibes-_
“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”
[That's unimaginably epic and creative, I love it, great job, reminds me a bit of Perish Song from Pokemon! In my mind I'm imagining it almost like a sort of sudden magical catalyst centred on her that causes everyone involved to just start rapidly withering away. I can also see her having no real manipulation over the smaller details of it like its speed or range, since that makes it seem like much more of an arbitrary and insanely powerful plummet to the grave for all affected, and that she's just the one able to manifest it, given she's willing to gamble that when it comes to dying at its hands, she won't be the first one! Overall I think it's awesome!]
*thanks! She wouldn’t have much control over it as you said, it’d just be like everyone was tied to an anchor rapidly speeding towards the abyssal trench we call death- and, uh, she’ll have a really high constitution to be able to get the best use out of it.*
*even without a Soliloquy, I think she could have fun with her magic in general. She experiments heavily with death magic (In not so… ethical ways) and is an alchemist and a scientist. In addition, she’s unofficially in charge of making sure that no necromancers make use of the millions upon millions of bodies buried in the Kraftstadt catacombs for their personal army- she keeps the entire system under her magical lock and key, chained to death, not allowing them to be raised.*
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_-She Don’t wanna be anybody else, she’s a woman in total control of herself-_
_-certified Villainous Kitty Queen-_ _-somewhere in the gray area between an eldritch horror and a Disney Villain-_ _-Duchess of Dark Fey Vibes-_
“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”
<Quick question: would I be able to make an evil character? I feel like making a character based off of Veigar from LoL would be fun on this thread, but I'm not sure if that would really make sense for this.>
*Favorite fantasy media? I could say so many things, but I’m just gonna say The Revenge of Magic for now. I have so many amazing horrible ideas!*
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"From the stars of the inner sea, from the tower of insight, from the four corners of paradise, let them know; their story is filled with blessings. Only those free of sin may pass... Garden of Avalon!”
”The elements coalesce, amalgamate, and bring forth the star that interweaves all creation. Bow down with death! Enuma Elish!”
*Favorite fantasy media? My ADHD doesn't let me keep one for more than an hour, but if I had to choose it wouldn't be anything published, it would be one of the many I world built in my head, just thinking*
*Elden ring I think :] Would it be possible for me to make a mage slayer of some kind? Maybe a foreign kingdom or a spellcaster that has magic revolving around sucking all the magic out of the surrounding area to make temporary antimagic fields.*
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*Elden ring I think :] Would it be possible for me to make a mage slayer of some kind? Maybe a foreign kingdom or a spellcaster that has magic revolving around sucking all the magic out of the surrounding area to make temporary antimagic fields.*
*super awesome idea*
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_-She Don’t wanna be anybody else, she’s a woman in total control of herself-_
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“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”
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Welcome to Kraftstadt, the walled city populated uniquely by mages! Within its confines, Kraftstadt is home to humble taverns, fine castles, ancient forests, gloomy caves, and dungeons galore! It is effectively a microcosm of a typical fantasy world, with each of the typical elements squeezed into one large fortified city, enough to explore for a lifetime! The other key thing about Kraftstadt is that each of its citizens happens to be a mage, or in simpler terms, a spellcaster. The spells in a mage's repertoire could vary vastly depending on the caster; some learn and perfect simple spells fine-tuned to assisting them in their daily life, nothing further, whilst others hone their magic specifically for combat, finding a speciality they deem most effective and honing it like a blade. In this world, the power of a spell is all within the mage's mind; if you can visualise the spell, and you use all your passion, hopes and dreams into making your imagination bring this spell to life, you can cast it, so when it comes to magical possibilities, the sky's the limit! That said, most mages find a specialty and stick with it, and whilst it isn't unheard of for mages to mix and match what techniques they use, most prefer to keep their spells within a preferred 'genre', whether that's plant based spells, water based spells, fire based spells, or something more unique, entirely!
Within the ranks of Kraftstadt society, a single echelon of mages stands out. These first class mages have unlocked the power to perform a Soliloquy, which is considered the highest form of arcane control, so powerful that ones body seems to blend with their spell as it takes place; a risky feat considering you could simply evaporate into the aether when returning, but the abilities it grants in return a worth it for most. Mind, matter and magic are indistinguishable from each other during this outstanding display of magical power, and the effects can reach the levels of cosmic calamities or minor deities, depending on what the Soliloquy contains. It usually takes a mage years to acquire the level of precision, dedication, and passion for magic that is required to even unlock a fragment of the power needed for a Soliloquy, and whilst getting into a Soliloquy takes effort, returning back to a physical state is an incredible effort in itself too, since you need to untangle your physical form and consciousness from the raw magic, and then put it all back together again..
Rules
- Stick to forum rules, of course
- Roleplay in good faith
- No OP spells; whilst I encourage you to embrace the creative freedom of making whatever spells you want, make them fun for you and other players by making sure they aren't overpowered. If you really want to play an OP character, consider playing as a mage with the ability to perform a Soliloquy.
- Name your favourite fantasy media in your first post so I know you've read the rules
- Cut quote chains when they reach the fifth post at a maximum, and if only two people are roleplaying at one time, refrain from using them unless necessary
- Ask if you want to play a character with the ability to perform a Soliloquy due to their immense power.
- Have fun!
Any questions, please ask! The power system and setting for this thread is pretty loose, so I'm excited to see what's developed and what characters (and spells!) you guys create! If you need any inspiration for how your spells should 'feel', I took Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, specifically the final arc in Äußerst due to its wide range of different magic techniques, as the rough inspiration, so I recommend watching that!
Xaul Lackluster: Half-Orc Fathomless Warlock: Warlock Dragon Heist
Borvnir Chelvnich: Black Dragonborn Barbarian: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Pushover Gerilwitz: Tiefling Wizard: Acquisitions Incorporated
Callow Sunken-Eyes: Goliath Arctic Druid: We Are Modron
DMing The 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist , The Hunt for the Balowang and Surviving Tempest City!
Killer Queen has already extended this signature, though not by much!
*The Dragon Prince is my favorite fantasy media! Looks epic!*
My titles are the great Silver Dragon Lord of the Sky, Second in Command of the Dragon Cult, High Warlock of Cynophobia, High Cultist of Jeff, The Lightning Mage. I’m a ✨Chronically online teenage boy✨, and one of the most active posters on the forums (MORE THAN SALEM AND GONZALO). Always open to talk if you’d like to shoot me a PM! Please don’t hesitate to tell me I’m being a jerk or overbearing, I love helpful feedback! Love y’all!
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*Harry Potter looks fun!*
Lightning flashes, it creates ash. The ash forms a human.
If you don’t know where I am, I’m either sleeping or roleplaying. If I’m doing neither of those things, except the worst. (Do not actually expect the worst) If you need to talk then PM me. Head Acolyte of The Tree Cult.
*hmm… the Owl House comes to mind at the moment.*
*this seems simply wonderful! The perfect place to use the Dark Lady of the Kraftstadt Catacombs, the antithesis of unlife.*
This is TheFriendlyArchfey’s Alternate Account! “Your Dream Girl’s Dream Girl, Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Artist.”
_-She Don’t wanna be anybody else, she’s a woman in total control of herself-_
_-certified Villainous Kitty Queen-_ _-somewhere in the gray area between an eldritch horror and a Disney Villain-_ _-Duchess of Dark Fey Vibes-_
“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”
*Dungeon Meshi, which coincidentally came out around the same time as Frieren and was nearly overshadowed completely by what some consider to be one of the best fantasy anime of all time. Fortunately, my beloved monster f- ...er, eater anime managed to be good enough in the face of the elf girl anime.*
*...*
*I need to watch the elf girl anime.*
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I am also a eepy eeper, who likes WoF, WC, and fire.
*definitely looks interesting*
*not sure what you mean by fantasy media though*
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I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
[So happy to see so many people interested! I'll probably get a post out intro-ing some of my characters soon, but in the mean time feel free to roleplay amongst yourselves, establish characters and locations, that sort of thing!]
Xaul Lackluster: Half-Orc Fathomless Warlock: Warlock Dragon Heist
Borvnir Chelvnich: Black Dragonborn Barbarian: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Pushover Gerilwitz: Tiefling Wizard: Acquisitions Incorporated
Callow Sunken-Eyes: Goliath Arctic Druid: We Are Modron
DMing The 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist , The Hunt for the Balowang and Surviving Tempest City!
Killer Queen has already extended this signature, though not by much!
*I have a vague idea for my character… (The Dark Lady of the Kraftstadt Catacombs) is it possible if she could have the potential to perform a Soliloquy?*
This is TheFriendlyArchfey’s Alternate Account! “Your Dream Girl’s Dream Girl, Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Artist.”
_-She Don’t wanna be anybody else, she’s a woman in total control of herself-_
_-certified Villainous Kitty Queen-_ _-somewhere in the gray area between an eldritch horror and a Disney Villain-_ _-Duchess of Dark Fey Vibes-_
“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”
[Yeah sure! Have a think about what the ability could be, typically they're like environmental effects where everything kind of blends into one big malleable domain that the caster can influence with their specific speciality, I've probably overcomplicated that explanation way too much but as an example, the Court Advisor character I'm going to play can use a soliloquy that's like a super powerful mind control, everything around him, including himself, becomes one big magical frequency that he can influence as if it was a part of himself. Other ideas could be manipulating magical energy to turn the caster and surrounding traces of magical energy into powerful swords, or the ability could be a large summoning effect where the caster becomes a part of the hoard they create. The only thing that really has to stay consistent at the moment is that the caster needs to be 'part' of the spell somehow, because that's what gives the drawback.
If you've got any ideas already, or come up with any later, even if they disregard what I said above, please post them here and I'd be happy to work with you on them, the system is still in development so some player help and advice on how to make it work best with like what restraints and general aspects should stay consistent would be great!]
Xaul Lackluster: Half-Orc Fathomless Warlock: Warlock Dragon Heist
Borvnir Chelvnich: Black Dragonborn Barbarian: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Pushover Gerilwitz: Tiefling Wizard: Acquisitions Incorporated
Callow Sunken-Eyes: Goliath Arctic Druid: We Are Modron
DMing The 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist , The Hunt for the Balowang and Surviving Tempest City!
Killer Queen has already extended this signature, though not by much!
Oh cool! Alright got a character in mind.
*alright, I’ll think about it!*
*the Dark Lady of the Kraftstadt Catacombs (currently unnamed) has precisely one magical power that she uses for a variety of spells: she can bring others closer or farther from death. Perhaps her Soliloquy could be something along the lines of a, ‘positive energy sinkhole,’ which would rapidly bring everyone around her, including herself as her form quickly begins to rot and age, closer to death on a speeding bullet train.*
This is TheFriendlyArchfey’s Alternate Account! “Your Dream Girl’s Dream Girl, Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Artist.”
_-She Don’t wanna be anybody else, she’s a woman in total control of herself-_
_-certified Villainous Kitty Queen-_ _-somewhere in the gray area between an eldritch horror and a Disney Villain-_ _-Duchess of Dark Fey Vibes-_
“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”
[That's unimaginably epic and creative, I love it, great job, reminds me a bit of Perish Song from Pokemon! In my mind I'm imagining it almost like a sort of sudden magical catalyst centred on her that causes everyone involved to just start rapidly withering away. I can also see her having no real manipulation over the smaller details of it like its speed or range, since that makes it seem like much more of an arbitrary and insanely powerful plummet to the grave for all affected, and that she's just the one able to manifest it, given she's willing to gamble that when it comes to dying at its hands, she won't be the first one! Overall I think it's awesome!]
Xaul Lackluster: Half-Orc Fathomless Warlock: Warlock Dragon Heist
Borvnir Chelvnich: Black Dragonborn Barbarian: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Pushover Gerilwitz: Tiefling Wizard: Acquisitions Incorporated
Callow Sunken-Eyes: Goliath Arctic Druid: We Are Modron
DMing The 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist , The Hunt for the Balowang and Surviving Tempest City!
Killer Queen has already extended this signature, though not by much!
*thanks! She wouldn’t have much control over it as you said, it’d just be like everyone was tied to an anchor rapidly speeding towards the abyssal trench we call death- and, uh, she’ll have a really high constitution to be able to get the best use out of it.*
*even without a Soliloquy, I think she could have fun with her magic in general. She experiments heavily with death magic (In not so… ethical ways) and is an alchemist and a scientist. In addition, she’s unofficially in charge of making sure that no necromancers make use of the millions upon millions of bodies buried in the Kraftstadt catacombs for their personal army- she keeps the entire system under her magical lock and key, chained to death, not allowing them to be raised.*
This is TheFriendlyArchfey’s Alternate Account! “Your Dream Girl’s Dream Girl, Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Artist.”
_-She Don’t wanna be anybody else, she’s a woman in total control of herself-_
_-certified Villainous Kitty Queen-_ _-somewhere in the gray area between an eldritch horror and a Disney Villain-_ _-Duchess of Dark Fey Vibes-_
“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”
<Wow, this looks fun. Deltarune!>
<Quick question: would I be able to make an evil character? I feel like making a character based off of Veigar from LoL would be fun on this thread, but I'm not sure if that would really make sense for this.>
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amazinghorrible ideas!*Yo, I'm Himy (He/him) not as active as I use to be, but I'm here from time to time. I don't got much else to say.
"From the stars of the inner sea, from the tower of insight, from the four corners of paradise, let them know; their story is filled with blessings. Only those free of sin may pass... Garden of Avalon!”
”The elements coalesce, amalgamate, and bring forth the star that interweaves all creation. Bow down with death! Enuma Elish!”
*Favorite fantasy media? My ADHD doesn't let me keep one for more than an hour, but if I had to choose it wouldn't be anything published, it would be one of the many I world built in my head, just thinking*
Sig but long ^w^
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Henlo, I am a pan, NB, chaotic ADHD mess of a furry.
I am also a eepy eeper, who likes WoF, WC, and fire.
*Elden ring I think :] Would it be possible for me to make a mage slayer of some kind? Maybe a foreign kingdom or a spellcaster that has magic revolving around sucking all the magic out of the surrounding area to make temporary antimagic fields.*
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*super awesome idea*
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_-She Don’t wanna be anybody else, she’s a woman in total control of herself-_
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“I believe the greatest act of rebellion in this world is staying soft.”