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Paradisa Registration
by Holsety 5th November 2011, 7:37 pm
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*Dislcaimer: I did not come up with the idea for this RP, I just adapted it from here.*
At the heart of the multiverse, in the place where all realities converge, there is a world. It is at once everything and nothing; glorious and graceless; soulful and heartless. Some call it Heaven. Others call it H*ll. Its name for itself is Paradisa.
Paradisa is a world of perfect beauty. There is no ugliness apparent anywhere within it. Weather is picturesque any given time of the year, and the skies mostly clear throughout the day, with stars and galaxies and the huge, blue moon appearing at night. It seems that nothing could disturb the peace of this place... and yet, if one is able to look deeper, to part the veils of deception that the world layers over its people's minds, one would discover a seething, roiling darkness at the heart of the world; a darkness that craves souls and memory and desire. No paradise is without flaw.
The nature of Paradisa is to draw those from other worlds into itself; that is how it survives. It gives these forced immigrants a place to live — a beautiful, luxuriant castle with endless floors and chambers, turrets and spires. From the outside, it is not apparent just how large Cair Paradisa is; it is only when one enters the castle that one realizes that it is far larger on the inside than it appears to be on the outside. The inhabitants of the castle can have anything their hearts desire. Endless food and drink and entertainment are available both within the castle and in the quaint and lovely city that surrounds it. Furthermore, they cannot die. Being "killed" merely leads them to be returned to life a mere matter of weeks later (although not without Paradisa having stolen a fraction of their soul).
There is a price to be paid, however, for endless bounty.
Upon arriving in Paradisa, the Travellers (as the people native to the world refer to them) have something precious stripped from them, torn away irrevocably by the darkness that lies at the heart of paradise. Whether this be a priceless item, the memory of one's own true love, one's capability to feel a certain emotion... such depends on the person. It is always something without which the Traveller will suffer in some fashion; for the world feeds on the Travelers' suffering, as well. Furthermore, the Travelers quickly discover that they cannot return to their worlds of origin.
The road to Paradisa only leads in one direction, so be welcome to paradise. And, as always, be wary that things are never as they seem.
This is mainly an open RP; most anything can happen. Players will have a lot freedom to do what they want, when they want, within reason. There will be events which will affect the entire player-base, which I will control, but all else is left open. If players wish to have long-term character development or just go with the flow, it matters not.
Canon and original characters are accepted, and there are no character limitations; players can have as many characters as they think they can handle. Canon characters can be from most any media and can be from any point in the timeline of their media. Original characters must be from another RP or story; there can be no characters created solely for this RP.
Canon characters are on a first come first serve basis. If two players want to use the same character, but from different realities or different points on their timeline, the character must be sufficiently different in each reality/timeline. If you wish to use an OC created by somebody else, you must ask their permission first.
This RP will be paragraph style and will follow all the GtR rules. Given the open nature of this RP, inactivity will not be too much of an issue, however if you know you are going to be inactive please give notice so the other players can act accordingly. If a player is inactive for a while and the others with whom they were interacting want to move on, they reserve the right to do so.
The staff members of this RP are:
LadyTwi - RPM
Kiseki - RPH
sagiri - RPH
If they PM you and tell you to change something, please do as they say. Arguing could have grave consequences for your character(s).
Paradisa consists of the castle, the castle grounds, the city royale, and the world beyond.
The castle, Cair Paradisa, is where the residents reside. There are also many public rooms which have unrestricted public access and are where the residents spend most of their time when in the castle.
The castle grounds contain beautiful gardens and no matter the season appear to be picture-perfect. There are a few facilities available in this area.
The city royale surrounds the castle on three sides and is where the native people of Paradisa reside, though characters can move out of the castle and into the city royale if they so desire. It is a pleasant, bustling place with much to offer.
The world beyond is what one enters when they leave the city royale. Everything seems perfect, however as characters travel they may be stopped by barriers. The farther they travel, if they're not stopped, the weaker the character becomes and they will feel a calling to return to the castle.
There is more info on these areas in the discussion thread.
A loss is the price one pays to come to Paradisa. It is stripped from the resident and devoured, and kept in the castle's "heart." No one has ever found a way to retrieve this. A loss can be a skill/ability, an item, or a memory.
Ability/skill: This will strip a resident from being able to do something that is important or vital to them. This can be a magical ability, the skill to use a certain weapon, etc. The loss acts as a physical restraint or a mental block, impossible to fight back against.
Item: The castle can take an item which is very important to the resident. This item must be something that the resident keeps with them at all times, such as a weapon, or a special keepsake, or something else of significance. This item can not be retrieved, nor will the castle give out replicas or similar items.
Memory: This is a common type of loss, which acts as a mental block. The memory may be of a precious person, friend, lover, partner, event or time period. Sometimes it strips their memory so finely that the resident does not recall the person ever existed, and sometimes it only removes certain things about that person, such as their relationship. Sometimes, when losing the memory of an event, the castle substitutes in an altered memory of it, or other times it just leaves them with a large blank. Of course, residents can learn all about the people or events they forget from other people, but it will never be the same.
It is vaguely known that losses can change when killed or knocked unconscious for a few days, but it is also known that being killed can give a resident an additional loss, rather than changing it. This additional loss may be a significant in-game event or person, as long as the character retains one loss pertaining to his/her/its canon.
There can also be temporary losses. More on this in the discussion thread.
When a character is first taken to Paradisa, they will start out in their room in the castle. They will most likely be confused and disoriented, since they have been swept out of their old life. They will notice there is a journal (info about this in the discussion thread) which has their name on the first page and after that is full of other peoples' writing. They will also hear voices of other residents through it.
Room assignments can be found in the discussion thread.
There is a ton of information for this RP and I don't want to clutter up this registration thread, so I will place most of it in the discussion thread. It will hopefully be easy to read so you can quickly find what you're looking for.
I know there is a lot of info there, but you don't need to read it all at once. Read what you think is vital at the moment, then take your time reading things as necessary.
*Dislcaimer: I did not come up with the idea for this RP, I just adapted it from here.*
Paradisa
At the heart of the multiverse, in the place where all realities converge, there is a world. It is at once everything and nothing; glorious and graceless; soulful and heartless. Some call it Heaven. Others call it H*ll. Its name for itself is Paradisa.
Paradisa is a world of perfect beauty. There is no ugliness apparent anywhere within it. Weather is picturesque any given time of the year, and the skies mostly clear throughout the day, with stars and galaxies and the huge, blue moon appearing at night. It seems that nothing could disturb the peace of this place... and yet, if one is able to look deeper, to part the veils of deception that the world layers over its people's minds, one would discover a seething, roiling darkness at the heart of the world; a darkness that craves souls and memory and desire. No paradise is without flaw.
The nature of Paradisa is to draw those from other worlds into itself; that is how it survives. It gives these forced immigrants a place to live — a beautiful, luxuriant castle with endless floors and chambers, turrets and spires. From the outside, it is not apparent just how large Cair Paradisa is; it is only when one enters the castle that one realizes that it is far larger on the inside than it appears to be on the outside. The inhabitants of the castle can have anything their hearts desire. Endless food and drink and entertainment are available both within the castle and in the quaint and lovely city that surrounds it. Furthermore, they cannot die. Being "killed" merely leads them to be returned to life a mere matter of weeks later (although not without Paradisa having stolen a fraction of their soul).
There is a price to be paid, however, for endless bounty.
Upon arriving in Paradisa, the Travellers (as the people native to the world refer to them) have something precious stripped from them, torn away irrevocably by the darkness that lies at the heart of paradise. Whether this be a priceless item, the memory of one's own true love, one's capability to feel a certain emotion... such depends on the person. It is always something without which the Traveller will suffer in some fashion; for the world feeds on the Travelers' suffering, as well. Furthermore, the Travelers quickly discover that they cannot return to their worlds of origin.
The road to Paradisa only leads in one direction, so be welcome to paradise. And, as always, be wary that things are never as they seem.
What You Can Expect
This is mainly an open RP; most anything can happen. Players will have a lot freedom to do what they want, when they want, within reason. There will be events which will affect the entire player-base, which I will control, but all else is left open. If players wish to have long-term character development or just go with the flow, it matters not.
Canon and original characters are accepted, and there are no character limitations; players can have as many characters as they think they can handle. Canon characters can be from most any media and can be from any point in the timeline of their media. Original characters must be from another RP or story; there can be no characters created solely for this RP.
Canon characters are on a first come first serve basis. If two players want to use the same character, but from different realities or different points on their timeline, the character must be sufficiently different in each reality/timeline. If you wish to use an OC created by somebody else, you must ask their permission first.
This RP will be paragraph style and will follow all the GtR rules. Given the open nature of this RP, inactivity will not be too much of an issue, however if you know you are going to be inactive please give notice so the other players can act accordingly. If a player is inactive for a while and the others with whom they were interacting want to move on, they reserve the right to do so.
The staff members of this RP are:
LadyTwi - RPM
Kiseki - RPH
sagiri - RPH
If they PM you and tell you to change something, please do as they say. Arguing could have grave consequences for your character(s).
The World of Paradisa
Paradisa consists of the castle, the castle grounds, the city royale, and the world beyond.
The castle, Cair Paradisa, is where the residents reside. There are also many public rooms which have unrestricted public access and are where the residents spend most of their time when in the castle.
The castle grounds contain beautiful gardens and no matter the season appear to be picture-perfect. There are a few facilities available in this area.
The city royale surrounds the castle on three sides and is where the native people of Paradisa reside, though characters can move out of the castle and into the city royale if they so desire. It is a pleasant, bustling place with much to offer.
The world beyond is what one enters when they leave the city royale. Everything seems perfect, however as characters travel they may be stopped by barriers. The farther they travel, if they're not stopped, the weaker the character becomes and they will feel a calling to return to the castle.
There is more info on these areas in the discussion thread.
Losses
A loss is the price one pays to come to Paradisa. It is stripped from the resident and devoured, and kept in the castle's "heart." No one has ever found a way to retrieve this. A loss can be a skill/ability, an item, or a memory.
Ability/skill: This will strip a resident from being able to do something that is important or vital to them. This can be a magical ability, the skill to use a certain weapon, etc. The loss acts as a physical restraint or a mental block, impossible to fight back against.
Item: The castle can take an item which is very important to the resident. This item must be something that the resident keeps with them at all times, such as a weapon, or a special keepsake, or something else of significance. This item can not be retrieved, nor will the castle give out replicas or similar items.
Memory: This is a common type of loss, which acts as a mental block. The memory may be of a precious person, friend, lover, partner, event or time period. Sometimes it strips their memory so finely that the resident does not recall the person ever existed, and sometimes it only removes certain things about that person, such as their relationship. Sometimes, when losing the memory of an event, the castle substitutes in an altered memory of it, or other times it just leaves them with a large blank. Of course, residents can learn all about the people or events they forget from other people, but it will never be the same.
It is vaguely known that losses can change when killed or knocked unconscious for a few days, but it is also known that being killed can give a resident an additional loss, rather than changing it. This additional loss may be a significant in-game event or person, as long as the character retains one loss pertaining to his/her/its canon.
There can also be temporary losses. More on this in the discussion thread.
Starting Out
When a character is first taken to Paradisa, they will start out in their room in the castle. They will most likely be confused and disoriented, since they have been swept out of their old life. They will notice there is a journal (info about this in the discussion thread) which has their name on the first page and after that is full of other peoples' writing. They will also hear voices of other residents through it.
Room assignments can be found in the discussion thread.
Check the Discussion Thread
There is a ton of information for this RP and I don't want to clutter up this registration thread, so I will place most of it in the discussion thread. It will hopefully be easy to read so you can quickly find what you're looking for.
I know there is a lot of info there, but you don't need to read it all at once. Read what you think is vital at the moment, then take your time reading things as necessary.
Application
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[font=Times New Roman][b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Fandom:[/b] (where are they from? For an OC, which RP/story/etc?)
[b]Canon:[/b] (after which point in their canon storyline does the character enter Paradisa?)
[b]What they lost:[/b] (provide a realistic loss for your character that will affect them in some distinct fashion, and explain why it is important to them)
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b]
[b]Abilities:[/b] (if applicable)
[b]Backstory:[/b][/font]
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Re: Paradisa Registration
by Holsety 21st March 2012, 8:44 am
I'm sorry, but this RP has been inactive for quite some time and I was actually thinking about doing away with it. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. ^^;
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