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.hack: Twilight Epitaph; Check the second post every so often
Topic Started: Apr 16 2007, 06:57 PM (57 Views)
Alfaron
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Story:
Ten years have passed since the events revolving around Haseo the "Terror of Death" within "The World" have come to an end. The World R:2 is still running at full speed,having few,if any problems within the system.In these days,PKing itself has seemed to vanish,but now guilds,groups of players banding together to work together for any predetermined goal,have begun to wage war with each other.


Though there are many players in this war that consumes "The World" as a whole,there are two main guilds that are known better than any other.These two guilds,Menestra,led by Sakura and her Council of Seven,and Falshod,led by Sasaki,have created extreme chaos between each other-and any other players that get in between them.


Prologue:It all started with the announcement that a special event would be held in the Angel Palace.It would involve three members of the guild Falshod and three of guild Menestra.Naturally,many players became hyped about this announcement,these two guilds owning some of the most powerful players in The World.Some even went so far as to buy new equipment so that they could record the fight on their computer.Guild Menestra's team would have the guildmaster herself,Sakura,a member of the Council of Seven,Gustave,and another high-level member of the guild that was a member of the council.The three planned to meet in the Eternal City of Mac Anu.

Sakura logged in,appearing at Mac Anu's Chaos Gate.She looked around,seeing Gustave and the other player that would form their team."Are we ready?"She asked them.
Gustave nodded as she walked over to her,"Yes,Lady."She replied."The match will begin in ten minutes,shall we leave?"She asked.
Sakura nodded as she sent quick mail to both of them,formally adding them to her group."Let's go to Lumina Cloth."She said.

Upon their arrival in Lumina Cloth,they were surrounded by several high-level PKers.Sakura was about to take out her weapon,but Gustave stopped her."Lady,you should go straight to the match."She told her."Naturally,we can defeat these here and you do not truly need us in the match."She stated as if it was common knowledge."But,it would take us time to defeat this group,and it would be regrettable if the match were late to start,yes?"
Sakura smiled,understanding what she meant."I'll leave them to you,then."She replied.
Gustave nodded,"I promise that we will be there to watch as soon as we have finished."She promised as her gauntlets appeared on her hands."We shall,however,make a way for you to get through."She told her as she shot at a PKer,sending her foot into the player's face,then following up with a barrage of speedy punches that knocked him into the crowd,making a path that Sakura could run through."Go,now!"She told her.
Sakura,nodding,did as she was told,leaping over the group of players as she ran towards the arena gate.


Rules:Read 'em please.
I'd like everyone to RP using things that actually exist in .hack.By this,I mean that no one will use some skill that has destructive power and the user be a Harvest Cleric.If you want information on just what is allowed,PM me and I'll send it your way.

Also,no gmodding,of course,but I don't consider dodging a gmod(especially in .hack),so if someone is dodging,don't expect me to stop them.One exception to this rule is during story,but that's only because of just that-its the story.

Finally,if you would,post all characters that you have in the character thread,partially to save both of us trouble.



Character Creation:

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race:
Appearance:
Guild:(optional)
Position:(optional,but only available if in Menestra or Falshod guilds.Your position isn't all that you do,but its what you're known to do for guild activities.also,you can be a member of the Council of Seven,but you must verify it with me beforehand.)
Bio:(reputation,what your character in The World is known for,or simply normal facts about the character)
Offline Name:
Offline Age:
Offline Gender:
Offline Bio:
Offline Appearance:
Class:(See list of classes below)
Level:(not that you'll stay on this level,but this shows what level you start on at the beginning of the RP.nothing above 175)
Weapon(s):(one if you're a normal class,more if you're an Adept Rogue)
Custom Skills:(Optional,see below)
Scrolls:(optional,but required if your character can use spells that don't belong to his class originally.see below)

Note about skills:If you know the skills from R:2,you can use them without adding them onto your skill sheet.If you don't,you can watch others that do and learn the skills from them or make up your own.You can also PM me about some of them,if need be.

Skill Creation Sheet:(required one for each custom skill you have)
Skill Name:(name of skill)
Affect:(a description of the actions taken during the execution of the skill)
Compatible With:(weapon and its model)
Type:(what its more effective on,Piercing,Aerial,or normal attack)
Element:(light,dark,wind,earth,fire,water,non-elemental)


Scroll Creation Sheet:(required if you want custom scrolls)
Spell Name:(name of spell)
Category:(healing,offensive,support)
Affect:(a description of the spells effect and how it strikes if it is offensive)
Type:(what its more effective on,Piercing,Aerial,or normal attack)
Element:(light,dark,wind,earth,fire,water,non-elemental)


Classes:Due to the fact of a recent expansion to The World,some new classes have been added and some of the original classes are capable of new abilities.

Twin Blade:As the name implies,those of the Twin Blade class wield two blades identical to each other with the length of daggers.Twin Blades,though not the strongest of those that use mainly physical attacks,they easily make up for it with their speed.As of yet,there aren't any announced add-ons to the Twin Blade class.

Edge Punisher:Edge Punishers wield large,two-handed blades.This class,though lacking in speed,has great physical strength and high defense.To date,Edge Punishers have no know abilities that are new.

Blade Brandier:Those that wield one-handed blades,Blade Brandiers are a sort of middle-man between Twin Blades and Edge Punishers.They have good strength and speed.Right now,Blade Brandiers have no new abilities.

Shadow Warlock:Shadow Warlocks wield tomes,or grimoires.Though they have weak physical statistics,Shadow Warlocks have high offensive and defensive magical stats.Currently the Warlocks have no additional skills.

Harvest Cleric:Harvest Clerics use staves.Rather than having the abilities to fight against their enemies,Harvest Clerics specialize in healing and supporting their allies.At this point,no new skills have been announced for the Harvest Cleric.

Lord Partizan:Those that are Lord Partizans have weapons resembling pole-arms.They have great physical strength,like the Edge Punishers,but are as slow,if not slower,than they.Also,Lord Partizans have many abilities that can single-out certain types of monsters,dealing more damage.No new powers have been bestowed on the Lord Partizans.

Macabre Dancer:Macabre Dancers wield weapons that are like bladed fans.They attack with speed and string their attacks together in fluid motion.So far,no new skills have been given to the Macabre Dancers.

Tribal Grappler:Tribal Grapplers use their bare hands and feet and sometimes gloves to fight their enemies.Though they have medium-strength,they make up for it with their ability to attack many times in a short period of time with great speed.Tribal Grapplers,so far,have no new abilities.

Flicker Reaper:Flicker Reapers wield large scythes.They have great speed and strength,but lack in defense.Using their scythes,however,Flickers can knock their enemies away using pulses of energy from their blades.Flickers,as of yet,have no new skills.

Steam Gunner:Steam Gunners wield large guns,usually the size of a rifle,that have a blade attached.This class can attack from a distance or at close-range.Overall,their stats are about average.Steam Gunners have no new powers at the moment.

Summoner:Summoners wield large,mace-like weapons.They have decent physical attack power,but their true strength is seen when they summon.Summons are aligned with each one of the six elements and have three levels of strength.As a side note,summons take large amounts of SP to perform.

Summon Information
Refis-Fire Elemental
Sagut-Wind Elemental
Husai-Water Elemental
Dainis-Earth Elemental
Corsane-Dark Elemental
Basicus-Light Elemental

Ma-First Level Summoning
Sa-Second Level Summoning
Shi-Third Level Summoning

Example:Ma Refis would be a level one fire summon while Sa Corsane would be a second level wind summon and Shi Dainis would be a third level earth summon.



Adept Rogue:The Adept Rogue class is special,it being able to use many different weapons and skills.Adept Rogues start with one weapon,and,upon an event called a Job Extension which Adept Rogues can participate in at level 20 or higher,can get another of their weapons unlocked.Normally,Adept Rogues could wield only up to three different weapons,but,due to a new expansion,special events are held on occasion that allows the Adept Rogues to gain another new power.Most,however,do not use this class because it takes longer to gain new skills and their stats are slightly different from other classes.One example,however,that plays against this initial thought is the account of "The Terror of Death",Haseo.

Job List Point Distribution System
An Adept Rogue can pick Jobs until they fulfill the 4 point limit.
Twin Blade: 1 Point
Edge Punisher: 1 Point
Blade Brandier: 1 Point
Tribal Grappler: 2 Points
Flick Reaper: 2 Points
Lord Partizan: 2 Points
Steam Gunner: 3 Points
Macabre Dancer: 3 Points
Harvest Cleric: 3 Points
Shadow Warlock: 3 Points
Summoner: 3 Points



A few places:

The Eternal City of Mac Anu:Currently,it and the Warring City of Lumina Cloth are the only two root towns active due to some recent additions made to other servers.Mac Anu,originally called the Aqua Capital,is one of the few places that were brought from R:1 and is a server that allows beginners to play.However,recent additions have allowed the Battle Level of areas to be increased for players of a high enough level.

The Warring City of Lumina Cloth:Lumina Cloth,the home of the now five palaces,is the one root town where PKing is allowed.Because of this,no one other than coliseum fighters,the few PKs left,or warring guilds come here.Originally holding the Demon,Holy,and Sage Palaces,Lumina Cloth now is home to the Angel and Omega Palace as well.

Delta:Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground:Also known as the Hulle Granz Cathedral,this area is one of those known as a Lost Ground,or areas that remained after the change to R:2.This place has been where many events in The World have taken place and,even today,more events happen in this area.Recently,this area has been used as a meeting place for the Falshod Guild.

Delta:Hidden Lost Empire:The area given to the guild Menestra.It very much resembles the area given to the long-since disbanded guild,Moon Tree,with its Japanese-style castle layout.

Delta:Elegant Forbidden Wasteland:The area given to the guild Falshod.It resembles a wasteland area,or desert,and has a large building that resembles ruins at its far edge.

The Custom Skill

A recent expansion to R:2 has given players the ability to make their own custom skills.The different factors that make up any skill are its type,such as what enemies it affects more than others,element,amount of hits,strength,and cost of points for use.It does,however,prevent abuse by making ridiculously powerful skills for little-to-no cost point-wise.Also,due to the series of complex codes that compose each of the skills,unless shared by a friend,one user cannot use another's custom skill.

A few terms:

Palace:Palaces are the coliseums of Lumina Cloth.The Demon Palace allows players from levels 1-50 to compete,the Holy Palace players 51-100,Sage Palace 101-150,Angel Palace 151-200,and Omega Palace 201-250.

Race:When asked what race a user is,it means whether or not the player is a human or beast type player.

Council of Seven:In the guild Menestra,there is a selection of seven members.Each of the seven are loyal to Sakura and act as assistant guild masters.To this day,whenever Sakura needed them for something,they have not failed to deliver.

Guild:Guilds are groups of players that have banded together for a common cause or belief.Usually,however,they just band together to have fun.Larger guilds,Menestra and Falshod being the only two at the moment,have their own guild areas that are based in Delta Server.As a note,only people who have a pass to enter the guild or members can enter any given guild's area.

Position:The positions of a guild are common in larger guilds.Common positions are managing the guild shop,information gathering,training newer members,and patrolling in fields.

Rengeki:Rengeki is like a guard break which occurs after several attacks are executed on a single enemy within a period of time.Once activated,Rengeki lasts for several seconds,and,in this period,any skill used on that target will have twice the effect,four times if critical.

Awakening:The two Awakenings at the moment,Beast Awakening and Demon Awakening,are activated once the Morale Guage is filled.Beast Awakening slows time,making the team that is using it faster,and increases the using team's physical attack power.Demon Awakening allows for a combo of magic to be executed on the enemy party while in use.Rengeki's cannot be used in either Awakening.

Attack Formation:An attack formation is rare in The World these days.But,even so,there are some cases which players in a team use their weapons' special abilities and their own techniques in a systematic order,allowing chains of attacks that give the enemy no chance to defend himself.

Scrolls:Scrolls hold the text that allow a player to learn basic spells.Though lower level spell scrolls are quite common,the scrolls that hold the more powerful Shadow Warlock and Harvest Cleric spells are extremely rare,very few having been found.

Customization:Weapons in R:2 of The World can be customized with special properties via a customization system and the use of special items.The most customizations a weapon can have is three.

Battle Zone:A Battle Zone appears when a fight breaks out in an area,town,or in events.It traps those inside until one side has been defeated or has used a Smoke Screen to escape.


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