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#1
Northern Serendipity / Great, Lusty Gods! [RHI]
July 15, 2015, 02:44:47 PM
Great lusty gods, that is a lot of dead animals.

At least a dozen of them.  Goats and chicken and cattle, all of them disemboweled and tossed aside carelessly.  They surrounded an...an altar?

It was a crude thing, a couple of stone slabs holding up another, horizontal stone slab.  Slightly glowing runes were etched into the stone and emitted a weak vapor.

A kind of horrified curiosity drove Zephan out of the cover of the tree line.  The animals looked like they'd been butchered hours ago--the gore that covered the ground had started to dry and congeal.  He ventured up the little hill toward the altar, his face a mask of disgusted fascination.
#2
NAIDACA
explorer + cartographer

Height:
5'1"

Gender:
female

Species:
human

Ethnicity:
Half Serenian, half Connlaothan


MAPS MAPS MAPS MAPS


Appearance:
At 5'1" she's shorter than most (thanks to her Connlaothan father).  She's got almost no curves to her and is often mistaken for male.  Her hair is about chin length and is a dusky blonde.  Her eyes are grey.  Wears a lot of blue (it's her favorite color).

Personality:
Naidaca is exuberant, driven, and persistent.  Her passion is cartography and exploring, and she is obsessed with discovering new places and being the first to map the entirety of the southern part of Le'raana.

Abilities:
Cartography, wilderness survival, traveling.
#3
Art / want an early peek at SotE's new banner?
March 29, 2014, 09:51:45 PM
Cuz I'm painting it live!

http://www.livestream.com/anemoi

I'll be there for a little over an hour!
#4
News and Updates / hiring support mods!
March 27, 2014, 02:19:52 PM
Do you love SotE?  Do you constantly find yourself thinking...gee, SotE is really great, but I sure wish I could be performing some tedious forum tasks while I'm RPing.

WELL BOY ARE YOU IN LUCK.


TO BE CONSIDERED FOR STAFF...

  • Read up on the different staff tasks below.
  • Have free time available to do the thing you're applying for!
  • PM me or Rhi letting us know which position you'd like!
  • OPTIONAL: (not really) (no just kidding it totally is)  Post to this thread with a humorous gif for our amusement


STAFF POSITIONS AVAILABLE

DIRECTORY MOD - ONE
- Checks each new profile to make sure any artwork is in accordance with our art policy.
- If someone has claimed an exclusive rank, update the ranks page.
- Once a month, post a spotlight in News and Updates highlighting one exclusive rank that needs to be filled.
- Needs to be online at least every couple of days to check new profiles.



ARCHIVER - ONE
- you'll archive character profiles, guild threads, Wants and Limits, and Character Catalogues from inactive players
- you'll do this ONLY after an activity check, which we initiate whenever we happen to remember it
- the rest of the time you will twiddle your thumbs
- seriously that's it—this is like the easiest job ever
#5
News and Updates / rules update update
March 27, 2014, 02:07:26 PM
HI GUYS IT'S ME

Confusion abounded over the new Gods rule, and we have zeroed in on why!  Here is the NEW new rule. xD

QuotePowerful characters, even god-like entities are welcome!  But we must ask for no omnipotent, all-powerful, capital-G Gods who are responsible for the creation and upkeep of time and space and life itself. xD  Give your powerful characters an upper limit!

So the problems we were seeing were with Immortal Creatures Of Ultimate Omnipotent Power.  These characters should find a home in Open Roleplay from now on, rather than the canon boards.  If your god-like character has some specific and narrow limits to their power, they are welcome in the canon boards!

TO SUM UP

Any and all characters already in play or already with WIP profiles are still acceptable and good to go.

If your future God character is a master of the universe with ultimate power over creation, they belong in the Open Roleplay forum!

If your future god character is master of a rainforest and worshipped by people indigenous to the rainforest (for example), they belong in the canon boards!

If your future god character is master of A SPECIFIC THING and has UPPER LIMITS to their power, they belong on the canon boards!

Speaking of the Open Roleplay forum, we are amenable to expanding it and beefing it up if people like it and want more functionality from it!

NOW GO FORTH
#6
Writing / Writing Resources
February 27, 2014, 10:14:23 PM
We've started a list of our favorite writing resources here!

http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/links.php#write
#7
Writing / What are you working on?
February 27, 2014, 10:12:25 PM
We have so many writers around, I decided we need a writing board! :D

So let's get it started with this question:  what project are you working on atm?

I've got a novel in its third revision right now.  It's so close to being done!  It's a medieval fantasy about mercenaries. (:  I've also got a couple of short stories I pick at off and on when not working on the novel!
#8
News and Updates / SOTE SMASH
February 09, 2014, 08:01:40 PM
Soooo this morning the site went down for a bit.

And when it came back up, things went bonkers. >_>  Posts ended up in random place, sometimes by random authors.  Some posts were gone entirely.  Utter chaos, mass hysteria.  Dogs and cats living together.  There doesn't seem to be a way to recover the lost posts unfortunately. :/

There also seems to be a super fun ADVENTURE MODE now in place wherein clicking on a thread will sometimes take you to a SURPRISE RANDOM THREAD.  So have fun with that!

Basically, you guys are SO awesome that our host can no longer contain us.  We are just bursting out of our britches with a truly breathtaking force of transcendent supremacy.

Rhi's on the job!  We've found a more robust host that we like and hope to get the move underway as soon as possible, basically once we figure out the process of transferring our domain name.  We're also backing up the site on a daily basis now, to ensure nothing gets too far lost if we go down again.

In the meantime, we suggest saving your posts in a doc somewhere.

IF WE EVER GO DOWN AGAIN...
If the site's not accessible for an extended period, we will post notifications and such on our tumblr, http://rpknaves.tumblr.com/

Also!  We have a group Skype chat now.  My Skype name is amanda.tally.  Add me on Skype, or message me here with your Skype name, to let me know if you'd like to be added!
#9
News and Updates / Stuuuuuff!
January 19, 2014, 09:49:54 PM
Guess what guys?!

You guys have made this site so busy and awesome, we had to bring in some poor saps to handle the pile of grunt work you're giving us!

Looshi is a global mod!  So is Paradox!  They will be toiling over the Recent Posts page mostly.

Aaaand we have fastened Goblinfae to the cbox with many tubes of superglue so she can provide for our cbox mod needs!

We also now have an Events board!  Because the events were getting too rowdy in the general plotting board.  Here!

http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?board=242.0

I have NOT moved any threads onto the board yet, because I honestly don't know if it'll break any links, so post here or PM me if you want any threads moved!
#10
HELL YEAH CRAFTING

I got the crafting system functional today.  You know what that means—TIME TO SUBMIT ITEMS TO CRAFT WHOOOOO!

But first, some ground rules:

  • Only submit something you made/thought up yourself, OR something that has been mentioned in the official lore somewhere OR something mentioned in any of my or Rhi's posts.
  • Obviously, by submitting something here, you're giving me permission to put it in this game, distribute the idea of this thing, basically publish it.  Non-commercial of course.
  • I can cover all the basic RPG staples—potions and the like—so no need to submit the expected crop of items you see in every game.  Give me unique stuff!
  • I will probably have to make changes to materials/rarity/effect/etc. in order to fit it into the crafting system with everything else.
  • Can't promise that everything everybody submits will make it in, but I will do my best!
  • No weapons or armor please!  I will be calling for those submissions separately.  Only items and food.
  • This includes cooking!!  Submit unique dishes! 8D
  • Accessories are okay too, submit those!

HERE'S WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
[b]ITEM NAME:[/b]
(What's it called yo?)

[b]WHAT'S IT DO?:[/b]
(Well?  What's it do?)

[b]MATERIALS: [/b]
(What do you need + how much you need to make the item)

[b]WHERE MATERIALS? :[/b]
(Where and through what method do you see the party acquiring these materials?)

[b]REFERENCE:[/b]
(If the item's been mentioned in a thread, or appears in the lore, link it here!  It's okay if it's not!)

[b]NOTES:[/b]
(Anything else you think I should know about this item?)



CRAFTING LIST SO FAR

Confirmed
Beard Golem
Fire/Ice/Other Elemental Etc. Storm
Strawberry wine
Seductive Seashell/Siren's Seashell
Chronocaster
Ring of Luck
Honey Mint

Working On It
Goggles of Life/Death
Primitive Bomb
Vita Flama Aka Spirit Flame
Vampire's bloodstone
Dragoncall Horn
Spellbinder Amulet
Dragoncall Crown
Fire Orb
Bunny slippers!
Donkey familiar - probably won't do through crafting, but will find another way!
Tincture of Fury
Tincture of Numbing
Tincture of Speed
Death god's wish
Cat Eye's Glass Eye
Red potion
#11
SotE: The Video Game / current progress
January 03, 2014, 11:28:09 AM
This is a locked thread for me to keep everyone else updated, (and myself motivated), by logging what we're currently working on.

Right now, I'm outlining the overall story, and Rhi is working on main party character ideas. (8
#12
SotE: The Video Game / Game mechanic wishlist!
January 02, 2014, 03:24:12 PM
Post here with game mechanic related things you'd like to see in the game!  This is a top-down RPG game with pixel sprites, so keep that in mind when suggesting things!  No promises an any particular thing making it in—but I will do my best!

THE WISHLIST

CONFIRMED IN-GAME

  • no weight capacity limits
  • easter eggs!!
  • crafting/cooking - collecting/buying materials to make stuff

ALREADY SUGGESTED

  • relationship system
  • multiclassing/subclassing - gain all or some benefits of a second class
  • cosmetic items - to change character appearance without changing stats
  • class change/evolution - you get to a certain level, then get to pick between two awesome new classes
  • weapon upgrade system - like, blacksmiths or something who can upgrade your existing weapons and armor
  • alignment system - one that doesn't make Tal go cross-eyed with annoyance!
  • achievements! - LOVE this idea, if I can make it happen, I will
#13
SotE: The Video Game / The How-To of Signups
December 30, 2013, 10:30:02 PM
GETTING YOUR CHARACTERS INTO THE GAME

  • your character will only be in the game if you want them to of course! (:
  • I'll post signups, right here in this forum, when slots become open for NPCs
  • Signups could be a certain type of character, for characters residing in a certain area, characters with a particular personality, characters with specific abilities, etc.
  • yuuuup this means custom artwork and sprites for your charries (8
  • when we're filling slots we'll look at lotsa stuff...which character fits best, which character has been more active in the world, how many NPCs each player has already gotten...stuff like that!
  • KEEPING an NPC slot means staying an active member in the long term—if you disappear on us without a trace that slot's gotta go to someone who's sticking around xD
  • We'll need variety—shop keepers, mercenaries, bandits, nobility, assassins, priests, etc.  All kinds!
  • We'll need characters from the lesser-played areas of the site, too!  Some areas of the site have little to no characters residing there—meaning any active characters in those areas stand a better shot at getting an NPC slot!

Activity will matter in that we wanna make sure NPC slots go to players who stick with the site.  You don't have to be super hyper active to get a character in the game!  You just have to be around and be contributing on a consistent basis. (: So now's a good time to start joining and posting characters while we do some story scripting!
#14
SotE: The Video Game / GEN GAME INFO AND Q&A
December 30, 2013, 12:02:53 AM

WHAT THE HECK IT IS
An RPG video game!  Based on the world of SotE. (:  And your characters can be in it as NPCs!

MORE DEETS


  • it's a top-down perspective rpg
  • it'll be about PG13, so like with mentions of sexual content and some violence, but nothing very explicit at all
  • all the main party members will be original characters for the game
  • the forum will get to vote on some things for it!
  • your characters from the forum will get to be NPCs, and a few guest party members


KNOWN CLASSES SO FAR

  • Sanctuary Healer
  • Adelan Dragonrider
  • Serenian Mageknight
  • Connlaoth Mordecai
  • Demonlord
  • Geomancer
  • Gladiator



HELPFUL GRAPHICAL GUIDE TO GAME PROGRESS

#15
Art / Deviantarts!!
February 06, 2013, 11:43:23 PM
Okay deviantartists!  Post your dA url here so we can all watch each other!!

Here's mine!

http://talyafera.deviantart.com

And while we're at it, we have a dA group for S/RotE!!  http://visionsoftheearth.deviantart.com/  Join it!  Submit art to it!
#16
News and Updates / New badge available!
February 05, 2013, 04:55:02 PM
There's a new badge up for claiming!

  It's called Around the World, and you get it for having a thread in each of the major forum categories. (:

The required categories are Northern Le'raana, Connlaoth, Serendipity, Adela, Thanatos, Yoreiqi Isles, Eastern Le'raana, and Southern Le'raana!  So eight threads in total to claim this badge!

Click here for the badge claiming thread!
#17
Wester Highlands / Flood! [open!]
January 24, 2013, 12:26:03 AM
The storm hadn't been harsh, but rather heavy and long, the kind of rain that keeps on for days without end.  Jackal was out in it and regretting ever taking a chance to leave that last village behind.

He was soaked clean through, and still had his hood up for all the good it was doing him.  He pulled his horse up before a swift flood of water that he could not see the end of.  It covered the road for as far as he could make out—which wasn't far at all.  The rain had dropped a curtain over the world, the horizon lost in the downpour.

He cursed loudly and spun his horse about, searching for another way around.
#18
The oncoming storm had driven Knai and his retainers to shelter in a town far earlier than he would have liked.  He wanted Kia's Court at his back.  The bitch queen and every sycophantic courtier licking at her skirts could all go jump in a fire.  He wouldn't piss on them to put them out.

Even thinking about them had him scowling as he weaved his way through the streets, alone and on foot.  He'd insisted.  Didn't want any of his men trailing him.  He only wanted to take in the sights of the town and forget everything.  How could he do that with his guardsmen with him?  When he might turn around at any moment and see them, see the sigil of Ravensway upon their coats?  All it did was remind him of Lorin.

If the talk was to believed, this was going to be one fiend of a storm.  He still had plenty of time.  The sky had darkened with clouds, but only a few stray drops fell here and there.  It was beneath this gray twilight that Lorin caught sight of a ruined tower off the main street.

It must have been a watchtower at some point, possibly when the town was smaller and this marked the edge of its settlement.  A fire had claimed the structure.  The roof was gone and at least half of it was a ruin.

Knai veered off to clamber over the low sprawl of rubble toward the yawning, open doorway of the tower.
#19
Wanderers and Independents / Hawk, gladiator
January 10, 2013, 12:49:58 AM
Hawk

Quote

lyrics
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Current Threads:
none
Completed Threads:
none


__________________WELL MET

Name:
Hawk

Gender:
Male

Species:
Human

Race:
Serenian

Age:
28

Height
5'10"

Home:
Essyrn

Occupation:
Gladiator/slave

Right or left?
Right-handed


__________________KNOW THYSELF

Appearance:
Hawk has white/iridescent hair and glassy, teal eyes.  He's strong and hardy, with tanned skin.  Wears mostly white.  Also wears an eyepatch.

Personality:
Kind of the strong silent type.  Pretty bitter about his current situation in life.  Takes honor and morality seriously.

History:
Hawk has found himself bound and enslaved by...someone (hopefully I'll find another player for this?) as a gladiator in Essyrn.  He's pretty good at it, and has made his master a ton of money.

Abilities
Hawk is a holy warrior, who's been cursed by a demon, so he wields both holy and demonic magics.  Pretty good with a sword.

Likes:


Dislikes:
#20
Plotting Center / Holy warrior needs a master
January 09, 2013, 10:33:46 PM
So I have this dude, Crow.  He's a holy warrior who hunts the things that prey on humans.  Demons, fae creatures, stuff like that.  He protects people, but he's also kind of an insufferable ass, and tends to be cruel to the things he hunts.

He is basically like a knight who is in service to a lord or some such, but the person who was playing his master has left!  So now he needs a new master!

Ideally, someone in a position of power, like a noble.  And someone whose goals encompass protecting humanity from what they see to be evil creatures that need exterminating.

Anyone got somebody like that? :D  Oh yeah, and he is in Serendipity.