ooc The Amulet of the Eventide (OOC) *Sign-ups closed*

[Agent505 661]

The Amulet of the Eventide.

 

No matter the speed of the light, the darkness already has it beat.

 

Very few ponies have heard the legend of the Amulet of the Eventide, and even fewer ponies know of its location. It has been locked away for hundreds of years by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Why you ask? The Amulet has the potential to increase the magical ability of the user exponentially, to the point where they become too powerful and too corrupt for their own good.

The last known encounter of the amulet before it was locked away was by the Alicorn who created it, as he rampaged uncontrollably through Equestria, unchallenged and unburdened by mortal thoughts. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna battled for hours to stop this chaotic rampage before it could spread any further. Eventually defeating the Alicorn, they locked the Amulet away far away from Equestria, in the icy heart of the tower of the Crystal Moon.  

In recent times however, there has been a dark whisper, rumours involving a plot to steal the Amulet and use its power to overthrow Canterlot. The source of these rumours is yet unknown, but Princess Luna has caught word and has sent her personal guards to retrieve the Amulet and bring it to Canterlot, so she can guarantee the safety of her subjects.

 

It was not long before Princess Luna received word of her guards’ success, however that was weeks ago and they have still not returned. This in mind, she has hired two of the most respected and well-known adventurers in Equestria to find out what has happened to her guards and retrieve the Amulet, with the promise of a high standing stature within Canterlot and riches beyond imagining. 

 

This is where you come in.

These two renowned adventurers have also realised just how dangerous this journey could be, and as such have decided to request the assistance of other adventurers and explorers within Canterlot and Ponyville. They have posted fliers around Canterlot any Ponyville in hopes that some brave ponies will embark upon this dangerous journey with them. 

 

Attention!

Adventurers, Mercenaries and skilled Survivalists wanted! 

 

You are being called upon to embark upon an important expedition to retrieve something of great value. For the safety of the expedition and its crew, details will not be revealed here of the item in question, or of its importance. 

You are asked only to attend the meeting if you are willing to venture into lesser known lands across Equestria.

 

The danger of this journey is not to be underestimated, there is no guarantee you will make it back alive, and as such you should only consider joining up for this if you feel you are among the best Equestria has to offer us. Applicants should attend one of the meetings at the "Mane and tail inn"  in Canterlot. Meetings being held every night at 18:00 until the expedition starts.

 

Name:

 

Link:

Species:

 

Gender:

 

Talent:

Weapons:

(Applicant time zone): 
 

Any additional information about your OC should be included here:

 

Adventurer team

 

1) Creeping Dusk as ---------------- Ardent Discharge -- Kunai, Kukri knife

2) Aqua Pura as --------------------- himself --------------- Bo staff

3) Ponyworld Destroyer as -------- Quip ------------------ Gunpowder bombs

4) Flame Dancer as ----------------- himself --------------- Double bladed spear

5) ~Regular aRegularPony~ as --- Goldseek ------------ Cutlass

6) Alex Kennedy as ----------------- Lost Knowledge ---- Machette, Hatchet, Magic

7) MagicalStarRain as -------------- Night Song ---------- Bow and Arrow, Wing blades

8) Marathon as ----------------------- Little Hop ------------ Tail flail, Wing tip blades

9) Starshine as ----------------------- Maroon Sky --------- Stone Clubs, Magic

10) Chattydash as ------------------- himself --------------- Wing blades

 

Additional information about the RP:

 

 

Rules:

 

 

1)  No Alicorns and no non-pony OCs – no exceptions.

 

2)  This is an adventure role-play, and should be treated as such. However romances are allowed, but the focus should be on the journey at all times – you will not be punished for getting friendly with another character, but there may be consequences if your attention strays too far from the journey for too long. Absolutely no NSFW content allowed.

 

3)  No godmodding, if you attempt to control anyone elses character without their express consent, you will be killed.

 

4)  Good spelling and grammar is a must, if your posts are constantly unreadable then you will be warned. You will have 3 warnings before your character is killed. 

 

5)  No previous RP references allowed anywhere at any time. This is an entirely separate adventure from any others your character may have taken part in, and relationships with other characters should be left behind.

 

6)  Creeping Dusk and Aqua Pura have the final say on things that happen in the RP. We will be reasonable and open to suggestions at all times in the OOC.

 

7)  You must be active on the role-play. At least 1 post a day – you will be allowed 3 warnings on this, and then your character will be left behind. (We understand that sometimes RL issues make it impossible to post, and if we are given a good reason then rules can be bent)

 

8) Read every post. Even if it is irrelevant to your character.

 

9) No guns. No exceptions. Any advanced weapons or armour of any type will not be allowed in the RP. We are only simple ponies, after all.

 

 

The combat

 

 

This is somewhat of an experimental system, so be prepared for any flaws.

(Also, keep in mind that this is our first RP, and we're going straight to DMing...caus, y'know why not?) 

 

How the combat works, when we encounter dangerous or hostile creatures in this RP, we will have the option to fight, or to sneak. This is completely dependant on the next person to post after the encounter has been announced - HOWEVER. Sneaking past a potential fight, may result in us fighting more/worse hostiles than if we just went straight for the kill. There will hopefully be some logic to this...

 

As for the combat itself, when we encounter hostiles we will not be taking "turn based action." Instead, each character will post their combat scenario (eg, what the character does, and what they are hoping to achieve). A dice will then be rolled, and the outcome will be determined by pre-assigned values (listed below). Dependant on the outcome, a coin may be flipped too - again with pre-assigned results. 

 

Combat will go as follows.

*Character posts their actions and intent* 

*DM will roll a dice and consult the following results table*

1-2: Total miss - no effect - consequence. 

3: Flimsy hit (you hit the enemy, but not where you intended) - Slight effect - consequence. 

4: Flimsy hit (you hit the enemy, but not where you intended) - Slight effect - reaction

5-6: Strong hit - direct result - reaction. 

 

Reactions and Consequences. 

There are no good consequences, and consequences will be determined by the flipping of a coin. Tails will be a bad consequence, while heads will be a slightly more favourable one - but still bad.

(Example of a consequence - your character lunges forward with a sword and misses, you get a consequence and your character is blind-sided by a lunging enemy) 

 

Reactions can go either way, but are generally good. Again they will be determined with the flip of a coin. Tails being a less favourable reaction, heads being the preferred one. 

(Example of a reaction - your character throws a knife towards an enemy, and the knife lands dead in its leg. The pain of the impact causes the enemy to stumble and grasp its wound in pain, unable to return a blow to your character.)

 

"Critical hits" 

These will be counted when your character rolls a 6 and then flips a head. You will be rewarded with a very powerful hit on your target, and sometimes another bonus - depending on the scenario.

 

As I have said these are all experimental, so you'll have to bare with us. We're trying to make this a fluid experience with many, many potential outcomes.

 

 

Character Death

 

 

While characters are susceptible to being killed, we wont be slaughtering you like lambs. In-fact you'll be lucky to see any of you dead. However - killable offenses are listed in the rules, and explained in more detail here. 

 

Warnings: - Each character will receive 3 warning, before they are killed. These warning stack, and can come from multiple listed sources. You will not accumulate individual warnings for different offenses of the rules. 

Being generally stupid: Basically that. If you want to mess around and not take the RP "seriously" you will be killed. We're here to have fun of course, but we still want to progress with the story. 

Godmodding: Simple enough here, if you're trying to control other players characters or control the events that happen in the story (making things up, mainly) then we will be forced to do the same to a much higher level.

Necromancy: We will be killing necromancers instantly While some characters may practice necromancy as a magical talent, what fun would it be if we never got to see it? Necromancy is allowed - once per caster. Be warned however, Necromancers will be more likely to be killed off the first time.

 

 

Basic Provisions

 

This is just a list of the basic provisions everpony will have on them as standard (given out at the meeting, or brought with you initially, whichever sounds good to you, but they will not be mentioned in the RP as handed out)

Food: Everypony has enough food rations to last the journey, and still fight without going hungry. You also have a few spare rations to heal yourself* 

water: We have enough water each to last us for several days, but will need to be refilled at least once at some point.

Basic Weapons: A small dagger and a weighted club - one for stabbing and one for smashing. Do NOT count towards overall weapons, as they are only small.

Night gear: Everypony has brought a blanket/sleeping bag/tent. It's up to you which one, and there are no penalties or advantages. It's just down to preference.

 

 

"Health"

 

Our ponies do not have health values as such, so there is no need for anyone to worry about their current health or wellbeing. We are trusting you all to react in a way that you see fit in standing with the situation your character is in. Example, if you've been stabbed in the leg, make it seem like it. No running around like it's nothing - you will need to be limping around for a while until you are eventually healed.

 

As for hostiles - dice rolls will be assigned damage values (for our attacks against them) and their health will be reduced as such. (This is simply to make the fights easier to be resolved. We dont want to be fighting something for 3 RL days. The health system we put in place will help us kill the enemies quickly and move on.)

 

 

Complaints:

 

If you have any complaints at all (or feedback) about the RP, I cannot stress enough how much it would mean to hear your opinions. Are we moving too fast? Is it too slow? Do you not understand something that has just happened? Please please message either @ or @@Aqua Pura and we will do our very best to improve the situation for you.

 

This is our first RP, but that doesn't mean we want it to be boring. The only reason we have so many thing incorporated is because we want it to stand out and be interesting enough to keep the attention of the Role-Players involved. So - again, if you have any requests or complaints about the RP, message us, and we will do our best to sort it.

 

 

Edited February 15, 2013 by Creeping Dusk

[Marathon 562]

I think you're way in over your head with the combat. It works with somethin like D&D, but most likely not on this. I might consider joining.

[Agent505 661]

I think you're way in over your head with the combat. It works with somethin like D&D, but most likely not on this. I might consider joining.

 

I agree But im going to give it a shot anyways. If it doesn't work i'll take it out. There's 2 of us working it though, and we're both very active members of the forum (on account of having nothing better to do). We just wanted to try something new to see if we could get combat to flow a lil' smoother. 

 

Thanks for replying  

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

I guess I'll join. I have to think about what I'm going to do for an OC, though, so I won't be officially signing up for a while.

[Agent505 661]

That's cool, thanks! 

We're both fairly excited about this here, so we'll be starting as soon as we get the chance - but as it says we're not starting until we have at least 4 other ponies. 

[The Original 571]

Name: Quip

 

Link: http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/quip-r1079

Species: Earth Pony

 

Gender: Male (Maybe you should just read the OC page instead)

 

Talent: Explosions, more specifically Fireworks.

Weapons: Bombs

(Applicant time zone): AST (Arizona Standard Time)
 

Any additional information about your OC should be included here: Boom.

[Agent505 661]

I can remember reading the Sand Castle RP where Quip met Peachy - that's actually the RP that made me think to message you. 

 

While I personally like Quip, and it would be interesting to see how an explosive pony would fare on an adventure such as this, I will have to wait for Aqua to check before I approve the character.

_____

 

Yep, accepted  

Edited January 30, 2013 by Creeping Dusk

[Miss Light Diamond 2,803]

Name: Flame Dancer

 

Link: (Link in my sig)

Species: Pegasus

 

Gender: Male

 

Talent: Flying.

Weapons: A double ended spear.

(Applicant time zone): EST (Toronto)
 

Any additional information about your OC should be included here: He is very tolerant to heat...for example, whenever he breaks the sound barrier there is a massive blast of fire...Kinda like the Sonic Rainboom but not as big. He also leaves a trail of fire when he flies.

Edited February 1, 2013 by Flame Dancer

[Agent505 661]

Brilliant. 

He may come in very useful on this trip, especially in one particular area we have planned. 

Accepted, and thank you  

[aRegularPony 306]

It's been a while since I used Goldseek.

 

 

Name: Goldseek

 

Link: HERE

Species: Earth Pony

 

Gender: Male

 

Talent: Sword fighting

Weapons: Something like THIS

(Applicant time zone): UTC/GMT +10 hours
 

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

Alright, I made a new OC specifically for this, so he's not very detailed yet, but I think he should work pretty well.

 

Name: Lost Knowledge

 

Link: http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/lost-knowledge-r2493

 

Species: Unicorn

 

Gender: Male

 

Talent: Archaeology/Mythology, especially things involving magical artifacts.

 

Weapons: As he is physically weak and generally tries to avoid fighting, he doesn't normally carry weapons, although he has a machete and hatchet which he mainly uses as tools. When he has to fight, he prefers to stay back and use magic to throw things at his enemies.

 

Applicant Time Zone: US Central Time/GMT +6 hours

[Aqua Pura 36]

@, 

@,  

 

You two are accepted.

Both your ponies are very interesting, I cant wait to see how Goldseek reacts to this journey, or to see if there is anything that will anger him and to see what he is like angry. Lost knowledge it will be good to see what he is like in a fight scenario.

Welcome aboard.

[MagicalStarRain 599]

Name: Night Song

 

Link: In the description

Species: Pegasus

 

Gender: Female

 

Talent: Music and archery

Weapons: Bow and arrow, wing blades

(Applicant time zone): Eastern Standard Time
 

Any additional information about your OC should be included here: I will be adding an alternate bio to Night Song's page after posting this. Also, I want to find some use for her singing ability for once.

Edited January 31, 2013 by MagicalStarRain

[Agent505 661]

Welcome aboard Star, I know your roleplaying abilities first hand, and I can't wait to see how well Night fares against the coming journey. 

OK. So we have plenty of applicants and accepted adventurers. We will be starting this RP tomorrow morning (for us). 

Due to time differences I understand us starting it in about 12 hours time may not be the best time for replies from everyone, and the start may seem slow at first. 

 

There is room for one more applicant, and depending on how many more people request to join we may stretch to 3 more. 

Anyway, i'll post the first tomorrow, for now - bed for me. 

[Marathon 562]

Hia, I guess im joining too.

 

Name: Little Hop

Link: signature

Species: Pegasus

Gender: Female

Talent: Moral and mental support (psychiatrist)

Weapons: Tail flail, (im assuming you can have more than one weapon since it says 'weapons' and not 'weapon') wing tip blades (dosent cover whole wing like regular wing blades, but just the tips of her wings).

Applicant time zone: Us Central (Tx)

additional info: She isn't really into fighting but being there to help others with problems that they have, but will fight if she has to.

(I got my text color button to work! Now I can do the color coded stuff)
 

[Starshine 16,335]

Can I still join? This RP looks fun

 

Name: Maroon Sky

Link: http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/maroon-sky-r2494

Species: Unicorn

Gender: Male

Talent: Pyromancy

Weapons: A pair of stone clubs and his horn

(Applicant time zone):  GMT+8. Thought it seems like I'm most active when everyone else is sleeping

Any additional information about your OC should be included here: He joined the expedition team in hopes to earn some riches for himself. He is pretty much okay with fighting in general, as long as there is a clear reason to fight.

[Agent505 661]

Hia, I guess im joining too.

 

Name: Little Hop

Link: signature

Species: Pegasus

Gender: Female

Talent: Moral and mental support (psychiatrist)

Weapons: Tail flail, (im assuming you can have more than one weapon since it says 'weapons' and not 'weapon') wing tip blades (dosent cover whole wing like regular wing blades, but just the tips of her wings).

Applicant time zone: Us Central (Tx)

additional info: She isn't really into fighting but being there to help others with problems that they have, but will fight if she has to.

(I got my text color button to work! Now I can do the color coded stuff)

 

 

Indeed you can have more than one weapon - and this brings up a good point. We are all assumed to have taken enough food and water for the journey in our saddlebags, so they will be added to the basic provisions list in the original post (In the spoiler tab).

If anypony wishes to make changes to their character, such as additional weapons, then you may do so before the RP starts. Max 3 weapons a character.

 

Can I still join? This RP looks fun

 

Name: Maroon Sky

Link: http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/maroon-sky-r2494

Species: Unicorn

Gender: Male

Talent: Pyromancy

Weapons: A pair of stone clubs and his horn

(Applicant time zone):  GMT+8. Thought it seems like I'm most active when everyone else is sleeping

Any additional information about your OC should be included here: He joined the expedition team in hopes to earn some riches for himself. He is pretty much okay with fighting in general, as long as there is a clear reason to fight.

 

Clear reason to fight? Princess Luna has ordered it to keep yourself alive. Good enough?

 

I'll add you in to number nine now.

The only thing I ask is that you keep his fireball bombardment to a minimum. When we come up against groups, or when we are in open areas. (We will start off in a forest...so...no fire there, that wouldn't end well)

 

It will be a few hours before I start this RP...i'm in bed as I type this, and my body seems to have come down with a severe case of living dead. 

Edited January 31, 2013 by Creeping Dusk

[Starshine 16,335]

Clear reason to fight? Princess Luna has ordered it to keep yourself alive. Good enough?

That's a very good reason if you ask me!

 

Don't worry too much about his horn. The Canterlot had forbidden him from using anything fancier than a simple fireball and shiny fireworks. I gave him that ability just for the heck of it

[aRegularPony 306]

Just a heads up, I wont be posting as often as id like. (school) And I probably wont post for another 7 hours.

[Agent505 661]

Apparently I can't post replies to topics that aren't mine...I dont know if I can make my own new threads or not but...anyway.

I wont be starting the RP until this issue gets sorted out...no idea how long that may take. 

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

Apparently I can't post replies to topics that aren't mine...I dont know if I can make my own new threads or not but...anyway.

I wont be starting the RP until this issue gets sorted out...no idea how long that may take. 

You should be able to just go to the RP section and click start new topic. I could do it for you, but then you apparently wouldn't be able to reply. I guess submit a support ticket if you haven't already.

[Agent505 661]

I have done, im just patiently waiting now  

Besides, I really should wait for my DM partner to return before I start this - not to mention even if I do start it now, time zones will stop people replying for several hours. 

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

I have done, im just patiently waiting now

Besides, I really should wait for my DM partner to return before I start this - not to mention even if I do start it now, time zones will stop people replying for several hours. 

I'm active pretty much all the time, except Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon, but I'm actually most active late at night and in the morning, so I'll be around whenever someone posts. My point being, you don't really need to worry about me in terms of time zones. Of course, you weren't referring to me anyway, so I guess this whole post is pointless.

[Agent505 661]

Well, if everyone is still interested in this RP, i'll be starting this soon, then everyone can post while I curl up and fight the flu in bed (Y)

Edited January 31, 2013 by Creeping Dusk

[Alex Kennedy 1,228]

Well, if everyone is still interested in this RP, i'll probably be starting in a few hours from now. Probably 2/3, and then everyone can post while I curl up and fight the flu in bed (Y)

I'll be on the bus at 3:00, so I won't be able to respond from then until around 3:30-3:45. But don't let that stop you.