Xomeron

Here we are!Born to be KingsWe're the Princes of The UniverseHere we belongFighting to survivein a war with the darkest power! From the dawn of time we came; moving silently down through the centuries, living many secret lives, struggling to reach the time of the Gathering; when the few who remain will battle to the last. No one has ever known we were among you... until now. So, you got stabbed in the gut, had your spine torn out, you arm shot off, or something similar? Still alive? Yeah, that's normal around here. Simply enough, you can't die. You're an immortal. Let me explain a few things, though... Table of Contents 1: Gameplay2: Immortals3: The Quickening4: The Gathering5: Profiles and Character Advice6: Rules7: Gameplay Example8: Well known Immortals9: Notes I: Gameplay Now, since you're reading this, you're probably fairly familiar with Text Based Roleplaying Games(TBRPGs). If not, ask around, someone will be happy to explain them to you. For a quick summary, TBRPGs are where you roleplay as a character, and describe as a narrative what's happening to said character. Normally, a Text Based RPG has one critical rule; you may not kill other people's characters without their permission. Princes Of The Universe does not have this rule. In fact, killing other characters is the entire point of the game. The game is based on being reasonable and fair. Combat systems simply don't work in TBRPGs, so we have to play fair. II: Immortals Perhaps you're familiar with the Highlander franchise. If you are, you should recognize that this RPG is basically set in the same world. For those who haven't seen that most wonderful of films, read on. The Immortals are a peculiar breed of people; for whatever reason, they cannot die. The only answer as to why that is? It's A Kind Of Magic. There is one exception, though; only way to end an Immortal's existence is by separating their head from their body. Decapitation, for some reason, kills where nothing else will. Any wounds not to the neck will instantly heal; immortals can survive underwater and without air for as long as they like. Immortals will never succumb to disease, weakness of the flesh, or any method of death save decapitation. Immortals can pass for humans, besides this. They look identical and have no distinguishing marks. Oddly, an Immortal ages normally throughout their life until they first experience death; at that point, they stop aging, permanently, so many Immortals eternally look to be in their twenties, some are quite old, and a very few are stuck as children for all eternity. No one quite knows what causes Immortality, but it happens to about one in ten million people. Counting together all the Immortals throughout history and subtracting those who die, this means there are about seven thousand immortals in the world. Because of the inherent connection between decapitation and Immortals, an Immortal will usually become a master of the sword, ax, or some other bladed weapon, as they may have lived before guns were invented, and, should another Immortal attempt to kill them, the Immortal ought to be able to kill them back. Wounds to the neck will not heal like normal wounds on an Immortal, but like a normal human's. For those intimately familiar with the Highlander Franchise: Only the first film counts, and none of the characters, just the setting. Also, events have been shifted about thirty years to keep it modern. III: The Quickening Soon after discovering he is an Immortal, the new demigod will be struck by lightning. Always. This is the beginning of something called The Quickening. The Quickening is a magic unique to Immortals; it is what lends them their immortality, and grants them strength, speed, and power beyond what a human is capable of. When one Immortal kills another, the dead Immortal's Quickening is violently released into the world, generally causing nearby things to explode in flashes of lightning, flames, and rotoscoped dragons; blowing out windows and lightbulbs. Part of this released energy, however, will strike the Immortal who took the head of the now deceased opponent; this Immortal will gain the speed, strength, and power of the Immortal they killed. In addition, the Quickening provides immortals with an odd sort of telepathy; they will always know if another Immortal comes near them. It is impossible for Immortals to sneak up on each other, and thus Immortals will usually issue formal challenges of some sort. Finally, the Quickening prevents Immortals from killing one another on Holy Ground of any sort. They simply cannot fight each other on anything declared holy by any religion. To represent this in game terms, all players start at a quickening level of 1, simply from being Immortal. Every time you kill another Immortal, you gain another level of Quickening, and for each level of Quickening you have, you get stronger and more powerful, according to the chart below. These levels give a slight edge in combat, but truth be told, it's really more the skill of the person writing the character that matters, rather than the raw power of the character. Levels of Quickening 1-4: For the first few kills, an Immortal is only slightly more powerful than the average human; slightly stronger, slightly faster, yet fully immortal but for their neck.5-7: Here, an Immortal has proven his worth among the Timeless Warriors, and is roughly twice as fast as your average human, and equally strong.7-10: The most well known Immortals generally fall into this level of power, they are a good five times stronger and faster than any human, and are known throughout the Immortals, and rightly feared. However, they are mostly sporting creatures, and many won't kill lesser Immortals. At this point, immortals tend to edge on Meglomania, their immortality cutting into their egos deeply.10+: These Immortals tend to inspire tales of godhood, and were responsible for many Greco-Roman myths of their deities. They are rarely found, and many have gone mad with age and boredom. IV: The Gathering There Can Be Only One! The Gathering is an event predicted in all of history; Ragnarok, when the Gods would have their most magnificent battle. Armageddon, where God and The Devil will have their final war. The End of The Mayan Calender. It's nothing quite so dramatic; in the year 2012, Immortals have a grand, disorganized series of duels, where all must participate to take each other's heads and Quickening, until only one is left. The last Immortal standing gets The Prize. What the Prize is, no one knows, but the Immortals have no say in whether they fight, they simply must. All Immortals will feel an irresistible pull towards a single place; where the tournament of all time can begin; This place is New York City. This does not mean, however, that the Immortals need to always fight the first Immortal they see; indeed, many Immortals have banded into pairs or trios to better their chances of survival. V: Profile and Character Advice Profile: Fill this out to join. Name: Make it something interesting, to reflect either your character's assumed identity, or his original one.Gender: Male or Female?Apparent Age: How old the character looksReal Age: How old the character actually is. Must be less than a thousand years old.Appearance: Either a detailed description or a picture.Quickening Level: Start at 1Weapon of Choice: Ideally something bladed.Backstory: Where and when was your character born? How have the centuries affected him? Give us some exposition on him. Be detailed!Personality: How your character acts and thinks. Try to make it fit with the backstory. Again, be detailed. Character Advice: The first thing to do about your character is to pick a nationality and a time period. It has to be some time after 1013 AD. Second, think about how seeing so much change since their birth has affected the character. An upper glass Gentleman from Victorian England would be able to cope with the changes rather easily, but how would a farmer from Inquisitional Spain explain the myriad things around him? Think about things before you write the character. VI: Rules 1: Listen to the staff2: All Forum rules apply3: Be reasonable; just because something is a steel sword doesn't make it indestructible; a rapier will snap with a good blow from a hand and a half sword. Also, don't pick a sword designed for stabbing when the point of the fight is decapitation.4: No sneaking up on people or violating Holy Ground.5: Don't get too emotionally attached to your character. Remember, There Can Be Only One, and odds are that won't be you.6: Have fun. This is just a game. VII: Gameplay Example Here's a simple example of how gameplay ought to go in this game.

IC: Steve was stepping down the street, with the brim of his hat pulled way down low. He knew someone was nearby, and not just a human; another immortal. It wasn't hard to tell. But he didn't care. If they fought, then he'd win. He always won. IC: Jane's trenchcoat blew about her, wind whipping off the river and animating her coat like a marionette. She waited for a moment, to let him reach a good distance, before drawing the heavy, two handed sword slung across her back. The German broadsword was almost as long as she was; ideal for headtaking. She stepped into the middle of the street, her sword at her side; generally she preferred the direct, cinematic method of issuing a challenge. IC: Steve smiled. “Good to see you again, Jane.” Without warning, he lunged at Jane, his Katana swinging toward Jane's neck.