Revolt is a Fantasy based RP with a big focus on exploration and discovery. In Revolt, you control one (or several) character(s) in a journey to discover the secrets of a world that is just beginning to understand what it is. In Revolt the story might not always be as prominent as some people may like, but it will always lie there in the background, waiting until the right moment to come into the foreground.
Prolouge
A middle aged man by the man walked into a a room filled by futuristic devices everywhere. On the walls there were monitors displaying some sort of information. Under them were what looked like control panels filled with buttons that did all sorts of things. In the middle of the room there was a big, circular tube filled with things that would normally be considered beautiful. In this case, though you could also argue that it could be called grotesque. The man the thinks for himself while laying on hand on the glass tube. "It is time. After so many years, I will finally be able to begin to repay the debt". With grace, he took forth an orb of pure white from his back pocket, holding it up for a few seconds and admiring it's beauty. He then proceeded to flick a switch at the control panel, causing several circles to show up on the different monitors. All of them had different runes and symbols placed within them. He then flicked another switch, and another circle lit up on the floor, this too covered in different runes and symbols, although more complex than the others.
When all the preparations were made he began to chant words of unknown power in a mystic voice. As he did, the orb in his hand began to glow. Soon afterwards the light covered him like a bubble, opaque near the edges and clear at the center. As he went on, the light grew stronger and stronger, until one instant where it couldn't contain itself any longer, and it all burst out and expanded.
Setting
The world of Revolt is a world filled with magic and fantasy. In this RP you start out in the country of Revirir. Revirir can be placed somewhere along the middle of the renaissance in sense of time. Reverir in itself is a country that have grown immensely from warfare the last few hundred years. More specifically magical warfare, something the neighbor countries have little knowledge about. Although magic still governs day to day life, science have been getting bigger and bigger along the years, and now, although still new, there have been developed technology to bridge the gap between them. Life day to day is relatively normal, expect for that last night, some people (maybe your character?) had a weird and otherworldly dream that they just can't completely forget.
Knowledges
In this RP, all characters have a few specific traits called knowledges. Knowledges simply dictate how much a person knows about a specific area. As the world of Revolt is filled with all sorts of information, this is a system I have chosen to keep track of what character knows what the different pieces of information. Do note that although possible over the the RP, knowledges generally stay static if a person isn't really devoted to a area at spends lots of time (something there will be plenty of) to research this area. This however does not stop a character from gaining new knowledge. A specific level of knowledge is simply a guide for about how much a character knows. A character can easily obtain a specific piece of information without acquiring the whole level of knowledge. There is also no limit on what knowledges you can pick and how high they can go. Do try to be reasonable however. These are the knowledges that you will most likely need. Do note that there exists other knowledges but either they are not important to the story, or nearly no one know about them.
Knowledges
Magic/???
This is the knowledge related to magic. The higher you have here, the more you know about magic and it's workings.
Level 5: You know the core of magic, and what it truly is.
Level 4: You are skilled in the use of magic, and have probably done your own research into it, as well as written a few books about it.
Level 3: You know pretty well how to use magic, it's limitations and how to treat it to avoid these.
Level 2: You know the basics of magic and know how to use basic magic, and some of it's limitations but that’s where it stops.
Level 1: You know that magic exists, and a vague idea of what it does, but nothing else.. You don’t know how to use it.
Level 0: You don't know what magic is.
History
This is knowledge related to history. The higher you have the more you know, and the longer back in history you know.
Level 3: You know the past as if you have lived it yourself.
Level 2: You know history back a few centuries.
Level 1: You know history back a few decades.
Level 0: You may know a few years back, depending on your age.
Geography
This is knowledge related to Geography. The higher you have, the better your understanding on the world around you is. The map in the IC is somewhere between 3-2 and 4. Ask me if you wan the location of a place, or make it up yourself.
Level 5: You know the world as if you have walked it yourself.
Level 4: You know the whole area, both inside and outside pretty well.
Level 3-1: You know somewhat about the area outside of Revirir.
Level 3-2: You know somewhat about the area inside of Revirir.
Level 2-2: You are confident in where each location outside of Revirir.
Level 2-1: You are confident in where each location within Revirir.
Level 1-2: You know the basic map of the area outside of Revirir.
Level 1-1: You know a basic map of Revirir, and major locations like the capital.
Level 0: You only know your local area and might not even have seen a map of Revirir.
Advanced technology/Magitech
This is the knowledge related to advanced Technology that you would mostly find within the capital. Most people that live outside of the capital have Level 0-2 here.
Level 5: You have enough knowledge to make your own magitech machines yourself.
Level 4: You have enough knowledge to make your own machines. You can tweak and build simple magitech machines.
Level 3: You know how to use every type of machine there is.
Level 2: You know how to use most machines, but struggle at the more advanced ones. You also know a bit about magitech.
Level 1: You know the basics of electricity and how it can be used to power things. You also know how to use basic machines.
Level 0: You know nothing about advanced technology.
Known People
This is knowledge that relates to how much you know about important people. Everyone with the highest level of knowledge is a field except for this one is immediately either a legendary person, or a completely unknown person. Everyone of Level 4 magic are considered know persons.
Level 3: You know most known people in addition to all legendary people.
Level 2: You know a few legendary people and maybe a few known people.
Level 1: You know about The Gray one, and other notable people.
Level 0: You know no one special
The Gray Compendiums read
This is how many of The Gray Compendiums you have read. Unlike other knowledges, each knowledge here stands on it's own, meaning that just because you have 2 doesn't mean you also automatically have 1. There are 6 known volumes of The Gray Compendiums. Some say that there is also a seventh lost one. While it's quite rare to have read all six, it's also rare to find someone that haven't read a single one out of these.
The Gray Compendiums I: About magic
The Gray Compendiums II: About his ideals
The Gray Compendiums III: About Technology and Magitech
The Gray Compendiums IV: About Revirir's Story
The Gray Compendiums V: About his life
The Gray Compendiums VI: About his hopes
The Gray Compendiums VII: Unknown
The Gray Compendiums understanding
Even if you did read The Gray Compendium, you aren't guaranteed to understand it all at once. For one, the language is a bit old, but The Gray One also used different words than what is used today to refer to things.
Level 3: You have full understanding of The Gay Compendiums.
Level 2: You understand a bit about what is said in The Gay Compendiums.
Level 1: You can understand the language, but nothing else.
Level 0: You have problems with the old language.
Magic
Every person in the world of Revolt have potential for magic, and as long as they ar taught the basics, the know how to use it. There different types of magic tough that different people know how to control. Do note that magic can extend to pretty much anything, but that those are considered rare. These are the ones that are considered normal. Do note that there are cases for example where a person can create temperature and not remove it and similar things.
Fire/Temperature: The user can control fire, and temperatures in general.
Nature: The user can control the world around the, mostly limited to nature and minerals.
Water: The user can control water, and liquids in general.
Air: The user can control the air and wind.
Sound: The user can control, make, distort and remove sound.
Light: The user can control, make, distort and remove light.
Information
This is the information each character have. What information they have depends on their knowledge levels, you can however choose outside of this if it's reasonable. Just state it in your app. Likewise you can exclude pieces of information if it's unrealistic that your character would know that.
Magic
Focuses: Magic 3 or Advanced Technology/Magitech 2
A Focus is a crystallized stone of thoughts and memories. Although all crystals that are made of memories can be referred to as focuses, it's more common to create a focus with a specific purpose in mind. These are what most people call focuses. This purpose is normally to store and use magic. A light focus may for example store a huge amount of light. The user of this focus can then use the focus to fuel his own magic. Focuses are mostly a phenomenon that exists in lab environments although SYSTEM also use them more frequently elsewhere.
How to use magic: Magic 2
Using magic is relatively simple as long as you know how. To use magic, the user usually have to close their eyes, and block out most of the world. They then have to reach as far as they can with their mind, covering as much area as possible. The user then have to think visually of what is to happen in addition to thinking instruction on what is to happen. These instructions can be either voice, text or some other medium. The user then repeats this a few times, the more repetitions, the stronger the effect. Casting a decent spell usually takes from 3-10 seconds. After the spell is cast, the effects of the spell will come into effect after roughly 0.5 - 2 seconds.
Restrictions of magic: Magic 2.5
Although magic is wonderful, it also have some simple restrictions.
The first restriction is that the user have to have direct sight of the target. This means that seeing the target in a mirror will not work.
The second restriction is that the spell can't change target once it's been casted. Once a spell is casted, the mage loses control over it.
Restrictions of magic, Burnout: Magic 3
In addition to the simple restrictions of magic, there is also the less understood Burnout. When a mage uses a spell that might for example be to powerful, a burnout will happen. The spell will either partially be casted, or not casted at all. After that, the mage suffers from a Burnout. A burnout just means that the user is incapable of using magic while the burnout is in effect. A burnout may usually lasy for 1-5 days, but there have been records of it lasting for lifetimes.
Aside fom this, there have also been reported times when a very specific spell fails to cast, but everything else works fine.
Geography
Máttur, the floating city: Been to Máttur
Most people think of Máttur as a modern city with lot’s of technology. What most people don’t know is that when you arrive at where Máttur should have been, there is just a hole in the ground. To actually get to Máttur, you have to use on of the magitech devices that stands by the hole. The actual city is a floating city high in the air. The Gray One raised the city several hounded with sorcery as a proof that he was no ordinary man when he arrived in Máttur.
Known People
Legendary and known people: Known People variable
Legendary people are people that have the highest knowledge in an area except Known people. Known people are people that have made interesting discoveries and similar thing in addition to all with Magic Knowledge level 6. You are free to make up a bit yourself here.
Rules
1. General RP rules apply.
2. You may not give your character knowledge that they do not have unless told otherwise by me.
3. Try to keep the post length consistent.
4. There is no limit on how many characters you may have, but try to keep it reasonable.
5. I trust you guys so please don’t try to work your way around these rules.
6. Although this is not really a rule, please try to always have a reply ready in maximum three days after the last post was made. It's fine if you have told me you will be gone in advance.
7. Map, knowledge, pictures of locations, magical limitations, these are all guidelines. Do not take them as the absolute truth. Still, don't completely ignore them either.
8. You are not a god, demi-god or semi-god unless otherwise said by me. Do not act as if you are. You are a normal individual with relatively normal magic in terms of power. Don't do things that you shouldn't be able to do.
Character Sheet
Character’s name:
Age:
Gender:
Appearance:
Magic type:
Knowledges:
Weapons and starting gear:
Weakness or Traumas:
History and personality:
Morality:
Theme: (Optional. So many that like to give a theme to their characters so I'm just going to put this here as well.)
