liubei013

It's good, all you need to fix is the exclamation points. You only need it at the end of the full incantation. See my char's spell creation as a sample. ^^

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Okay, the Underground Thread is up...finally! Click [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?p=615384#post615384]here...[/URL] [/COLOR] EDIT: Weapons, NPCs, and spell creation are in the Underground thread.

Sorry, a little later than I would have liked, but yeah. This is the underground thread for the Tower of Fangs: Hand of Hielien RP, based on the anime Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. I'll provide spells and other various tidbits of info on the continent of Kielsalhima, where this RP will take place. Signups are still opened here: [url="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=43503"][u][b]Tower of Fangs: Hand of Hielien Signups[/b][/u][/url] Now, for all the excessive info. x_X; Of course, in a land where you have sorcerers, you got to have magic. This section will go through spells used in both season 1 and 2 of the anime. However, for those that signed up, you are not restricted to using the spells on the list below. I encourage people to be creative and make their own spells as long as it isn't too 'god-mod'dish. Oh, also, all magic that sorcerers use except for Clairvoyance have to be vocalized. The following list of spells work if you see an incantation and then a semicolon, that means there are several ways to vocalize the spell of the same effect. (example: Sword of Light, whom I do release! ; O Light! are the same spells essentially.) Here goes: (this is REALLY long x_X; ) Elemental Magic [color=DarkSlateBlue][u]Sword of Light, whom I do release! ; O Light! ; Come out, Sword of Light![/u] - caster fires a stream or ball of intense light energy at target. [u]Tiny Spirit, that I do create![/u] ? caster creates a small ball of light, used for illumination or for temporarily blinding opponents. [u]Locus of Light?s Blade that I do illustrate![/u] ? caster forms many orbs of light around him/her and then orbs shoot out as many beams of light toward its target(s) [u]Light of Destruction![/u] ? high level light spell [u]O Blade, become a blades of light![/u] - beam of light is shot up into the air and then rains multiple blades of light onto the target(s) [u]Cloak me, Steps of the Sorcerer![/u] ? cloaks area with light, counteracts the Hand of Darkness. [u]O Holy War, end by my pact![/u] ? highest level light spell, creates pillar of light on target and then causes a huge explosion.[/color] [color=SeaGreen][u]Guide me, O Starling of Death! ; O Wind! ; O Wind, to me! ; Blow away![/u] - fires a burst of wind at the target, variation includes a direct blasts to slicing wind. [u]Breath of an Angel that I let flow![/u] ? caster shoots massive gust of air [u]O Wind as a Blade! [/u] ? caster shoots blast of air at target, slices target in multiple locations. [u]Hail of Glass, that I repel![/u] ? caster uses air to lift and throw target(s) [u]Wall of Air, that I do slice![/u] ? creates a swirling vortex of air around caster, then shoots out as a ?spear? of wind towards target.[/color] [color=RoyalBlue][u]Bring peace, Sleep of Atonement! ; O Ice of Silence![/u] ? freezes target by encapsulating it with ice [u]O, Ice![/u] - fires a blast of ice that freezes on impact [u]Inspection of Morning Fog, that I sing![/u] ? freezes targeted area[/color] [u]O, Darkness! ; Hand of Darkness![/u] - surrounds area in darkness [u]Image of Hades, to my hand! ; Of the darkness, The Abyss! [/u] - powerful darkness spell, creates medium sized sphere of dark and destructive energies. [color=Red][u]I build thee, O Spire of the Sun![/u] ? caster shoots up fire at target, also can create pillar of fire onto the target [u]O Fire! ; O Fire, to me![/u] - caster shoots a stream or ball of fire [u]Spirit of Spring, that I do create![/u] - low level fire spell, mainly used as illumination and heating source [u]Shield of Amber, to my fingertips![/u] - caster creates a small fiery shield around his/her fingertips, can block of pinpoint long or short-ranged melee attacks.[/color] [color=Sienna][u]Princess of Chaos, that I do see![/u] ? uses gravitational force to surround and restrain target [u]Wall of Earth, that I sharpen![/u] ? charges energy from the earth, then launches out massive horozontal streams of energy toward target(s).[/color] [color=YellowGreen][u]O Thunder![/u] ? caster launches lightning bolts down onto target [u]O Daggered Thunder![/u] ? strong high-level lightning attack [u]Primeval Silence, that I do break![/u] - wide-area lightning attacks, causes large explosion [u]Magic Bullet of Lightning, that I do strike![/u] ? caster fires ball of lightning [/color] [color=Indigo][u]Shatter![/u] - low-level Destruction spell, breaks targeted area, small explosion [u]Silence of the Angels that I shatter![/u] ? high-explosive spell [u]Verdict of Nonexistence! [/u] ? high level total destruction spell, caster creates a massive sphere of destructive energies, which is then launched towards the target(s), causing absolute devastation.[/color] Teleportation Magic [u]Dance around me, Tower of Heavens! ; Away! ; To the other side! ; Open Transport! ; To another land! Fly! ; As long as my voice lasts, to the other side![/u] - teleports caster, sometimes can be used to teleport objects [u]To my hand! ; To my arms! ; Gather, Spinning Song![/u] - teleports object/person to caster Healing Magic [u]Heal that which is mine, Spirit of Healing Light[/u] ? standard level healing spell, can also be used to fix minor/small things [u]Scar of the Setting Sun, that I do heal [/u] - low-level and quick healing spell Protection/Barrier Magic [color=DarkOrange][u]Spin around me, O Armor of Ice![/u] - creates a wall/shield of ice in front of caster [u]O Wall![/u] - magical barrier/shield created in front of caster [u]Wheel of Light, protect thou my flesh![/u] ? high-level protection spell, creates impenetrable spherical barrier [u]Armor of Halos, that I do spin![/u] ? shield wall of rings, blocks multiple attacks from one direction[/color] Melee Magic [u]Sword of the Descending Demon, that I do carry![/u] - creates blue energy blade, either in manifest sword form or blade going from the fingertips [u]Sword of Conquering Evil, that I do carry! ; O Sword! ; That With Which I Slice! [/u] - manifests glass-like and strong blade(s) Miscellaneous Magic [u]Clairvoyance[/u] magic - this type of magic allows the caster to detect people, creatures or items he/she is searching for. It also provides near-future predictions; foresight. The few sorcerers who has this ability generally use a crystal ball. (i know, kinda lame) [u]Assume thy true form[/u] ? reassembles broken things [u]Mirror![/u] ? creates multiple illusions of the caster. [u]Illusion![/u] - manifests an illusion from an inanimate object to help attack targets [u]To the dust from which you originated; To dust [/u] ? disintegration spell, only for small objects [u]Silvery Mountain of Heaven, that I do cast! [/u] ? hovering/levitation spell [u]Sisters of Explosions, whom I do call![/u] ? sound based magic, caster causes a massive shockwave to vibrate in a specific area [u]Part![/u] ? spread apart obstacles, like water [u]Disappear! ; Scatter![/u] - dispels/breaks opponents spells, usually caster is of higher level than opponent [u]Richochet[/u] - deflects incoming magic/physical attacks EDIT: Weapons [color=DarkGreen]Most sorcerers of the Tower of Fangs generally don't use physical weaponry of any sorts, due to their arrogance/confidance in their own sorcery. Some sorcerers realize there are some situations in which magic may be an overly excessive solution, so they seek less spectacular alternatives. The following is a general list of weapons available on the continent of Kielsalhima. [u]Quarterstaff[/u] - the most used 'weapon' among mid to low level sorcerers, it is a stout 1.5 to 2 meter long wooden stick used for both offense and defense [u]Knuckle/Fist weapons[/u] - every student has gone through martial arts training of some sort and few of those tend to augment their fighting ability with a small knuckle duster/claw/fist weapon. [u]Daggers[/u] - short bladed weapons are occasionally used, sometimes in conjuction with sorcery. Such weapons like daggers, stilettos(longer, thicker blade), gladius (thick/wide blade), and dirks(longest dagger type) are the more common types. [u]Swords[/u] - the few sorcerers that use swords tends to use one-handed sword types, such as the short sword, cutlass, sabers, rapiers, etc. None use the heavier/stronger two-handed swords. [u]Spears/Axes/Etc[/u]. - various spears, pikes, and halberds (spear with ax at the tip) are effective melee weapons with extended reach over swords and other close-ranged weapons. Axes are similar in usage to swords, generally one-handed weaponry. And of course, other melee weapons I can't think of at the moment. [u]Projectile Weapons[/u] - practically no sorcerer uses projectile weapons such as bows, crossbows, slings, and early age muskets. That is because almost all attack spells are ranged and are more effective.[/color] I'll add info on NPCs and stuff later. I still need more people to sign up. ;0; EDIT: Made some modifications, moved a spell from Destruction to Darkness. Any questions/comments, post here or PM me. [color=RoyalBlue]Ok, this post will have some info about NPCs and spell creation. NPCs Elders - a group of about 12 of the greatest/oldest sorcerers in the land. These men run the Tower of Fangs. Generally, most younger sorcerers interact indirectly with them, so most people have never seen them face-to-face. Hartia - friend of Krylancelo, he rose up to eventually become one of the main professors of the Tower of Fangs. He is characterized by his freckles and mid-length red hair. He also has an obssession with a children's book, "Black Tiger" and occasionally dress up as his childhood hero when he investigates. [url="http://img130.exs.cx/img130/6152/HartiaShrimpMan.jpg"]Click here, Hartia on left, his Black Tiger alias on right[/url] Lai - a friend of Hartia's and Krylancelo's, Lai is the strongest clairvoyant sorcerer in the Tower of Fangs. He also handles some teaching duties with Hartia on occasion. [url="http://img130.exs.cx/img130/3626/Lai.jpg"]Click for Pic[/url] Leticia - Leticia is a higher level sorceress than Hartia and Lai. Was rumored to have been a rival of the infamous Azalie. She used to be the head investigator forthe Tower of Fangs, but due to lack of experienced personnel, she also resides in the Tower for teaching duties. [url="http://img130.exs.cx/img130/5485/letita.jpg"]Pic[/url] Stephanie - Stephanie was formerly known as Stephan, a male sorcerer of the Tower of Fangs. But after an accident with some experiments, he somehow changed gender and now lives in the city of Alenhaten, just recently married. She/he ( O.o? ) is still researching ruins around the city. [url="http://img130.exs.cx/img130/9273/stephanie.jpg"]Click[/url] More will be added as the RP progress. Spell creation. Everyone's signup will have 2 to 3 custom spells, either with unique incantations and/or effects. I'll use my own spell creation for my character as an example. Character: Kaelar "Spin forth, O Maelstrom! - caster creates and launches a powerful tornado; high level wind spell. "Slice through, Falcon's Rage!" - caster shoots forth slicing blades of wind.[/color] EDIT: got the pic links working. X_x[font=Trebuchet MS][size=4] [size=2][color=Red]liubei013, I've merged the two posts. In the future, please don't double-post, as it's against this forum's guidlines. - Bio [/color][/size][/size][/font]

[COLOR=RoyalBlue]Seeing the Pelican preparing to lift off, Skyshot activated the command for the hangar bay doors to open. It opened halfway before anothe shockwave stopped the door mechanism. Skyshot armed his ASGM-10 missiles and aimed them toward the hangar bay doors. He then thumbed the joystick trigger and let fly a pair of missles at the door. The doors exploded outwards and then Skyshot kicked in the throttle and zoomed out of the hangar. He saw on his rear-view camera, the Pelican following in from behind. Everyone watched as the Pillar of Autumn II as it tore apart when the engines systematically exploded. "Skyshot, I know you thought it was funny, the funnier something is, the more serious you get. So damn that must've registered a 50 on a scale of 1-10," Jacks said over the comm. Skyshot grimly checked his sensors, ignoring Jacks as he saw a flight of Covenant Banshees swarming in on the Pelicans scattered around the now-dead Pillar of Autumn II. He gunned the throttle and swung around as he aimed his 110mm rotary cannons at his first target.[/COLOR]

Interesting ideas, Rhian. It would show quite some promise once you get started. In my opnion, perhaps you should start at the beginning, maybe where students of Nasawa High School are gossiping/talking to each other about the new students that are going to arrive soon. Then they arrive and you can really kick it off from there. But regardless of how you want to do this, it's a lot easier if you outline or script what you want to draw first. That way, you already have a basis when you draw and you won't have to worry about what this character will say or what that character will do. Best of luck, (and skill ^^ ) liubei013

Hmm...sidekicks...well, yeah, several people have already mentioned Wolfwood, who's almost the quintessential sidekick, so I won't repeat the good points made about him. Another sidekick could be Gourry from Slayers. Oh, sure, his intelligence is sub-par but he steadfastly defends Lina from any threat, even if it's out of his league in terms of power. Some might say that he's merely a lackey of Lina's, who constantly berates and abuse him due to her really short temper. But in times of danger, he remains loyal to her and continue to be her guardian against all odds.

Yeah, I fixed the wording after I realized the possible misnterpretation, which you took. ^^; As for number of spells...hmm...basically the idea I have is that you'll have a set of maybe 2 or 3 primary spells based on your magical strength and then a multitude of other spells covering other magic types to have variety and adaptibility. Each student/sorcerer will usually have at least one protection spell accessible to them, regardless of their specialties, just as an example. I'll go through more details regarding access to spells once I create the underground thread. I'm going to wait for more signups as well as to take more time in getting info on spells, locations and stuff.

[COLOR=Blue]It's great, amgoddess. ^^ Oh, I didn't expect you to make up spells, but don't worry. It's fine by me, since that was something I wanted the people who signed up for this RP to do when we got started. I only meant that you put down your magic specialty or two, not specific spells. No harm done though. :) Btw, you have quite the obbssession with fire, don't you? XD[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]EDIT: ACK! I forgot to put down weapon choice for the sign up, since some sorcerers do carry a weapon! O_O; Blah, also forgot barrier/protection and healing magics. >.< (I need to proofread more X_x; )[/COLOR] [COLOR=Navy]Here's my sign-up: Name: Kaelar Age: 18 Gender: Male Personality: Kaelar is a calm and intelligent young man. He holds to himself a set of principles, dictating virtue and honor. Like the magics he wield, he is quick and decisive in any situation. His strength and intelligence makes him one of the more powerful and dependable sorcerers of his level. Appearance: (Wears blue robes in the Tower of Fangs) Well-built and tall, Kaelar has dark-blue eyes, which matches his hair color. His general traveling/civilian wear involves a grey short-sleeved collared shirt, with a green vest, and dark beige pants with heavy-duty boots. Magical Strength: Wind and Teleportation Magics. Weapon: Studded Knuckle Duster (kinda like those brass knuckles) Bio: Kaelar had no particular ambitions as a young boy to rise quickly to the top. However, his abilities in both academics and applied magics speeded up his progress. Some Elders compared him to former student Krylancelo in some respects. Kaelar didn't care for any of that. After he passed the tests and got his Tower of Fangs pendant, he continued to hone his skills. He particularly preferred swift magics like wind and teleportation. And during these times, he clashed with some of the older sorcerers, some of whom carried out experiments in an uncontrolled fashion. Kaelar criticized things like high risk experiments and reckless accidents because he knew that sorcerers were also human, and mistakes would occur. Despite that, when the Hand of Hielien was seen through Lai's clairvoyance, the Elders couldn't find anyone better than Kaelar to lead the investigation.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Blue]The animation in [U]Last Exile[/U] just blew my mind away. I first found out about the series from reading a brief review at some site or another, didn't think much of it at first. Bought Volume 1 for the heck of it, popped the disc in, selected play and....whoa. The CG/2D art is so seamlessly blended together, the machines are very interesting, that whole Jules Verne aspect. The characters, plot, and music was also wonderfully done. I'm glad that most anime don't follow the trend of American movies where more visual eye-candy usually = crappy movie. *cough* Sky Captain *cough* :p [/COLOR]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Garamond][COLOR=DarkOrchid][CENTER]"[I]Ages ago, the Dragon Tribe stole the power of magic from the gods. Fierce battles were fought between the Dragon Tribe and followers of the gods. After countless wars, the Dragon Tribe settled down and established this continent, Kielsalhima. Eventually, the people of the Dragon Tribe bred with regular humans, and as a result, humans with exceptional magical abilities emerged. We call these humans, sorcerers...[/I]" -from "Origins of Kielsalhima" from the Tower of Fangs archives.[/CENTER][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][CENTER][U][B][FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=Navy]Tower of Fangs[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/U]: [COLOR=RoyalBlue]Hand of Hielien[/COLOR][/CENTER][/SIZE] [CENTER][IMG]http://server5.uploadit.org/files/liubei013-TowerOfFangsPendant2.JPG[/IMG][/CENTER] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]In the purple night sky, two figures could be seen walking through a forest towards an area with extremely old ruins. The ruins were dotted with sorcerous runes and statues of dragons and other ancient beasts. The wind whistled softly, as if trying to not disturb anything. The two figures stopped at the entrance. One was covered in a dark cloak, hiding any and all features. The other man was dressed in a simple tunic, vest, pants, and boots. That person was a resident of a nearby village. He looked around fearfully, moaning and shaking with fright. "H-Here are the ruins, stranger...oh...we shouldn't be here...this place is cursed..." the villager said, teeth chattering. "Fine, you fulfilled your side of the bargain..." the cloaked figure said in a neutral tone. The person tossed a small bag of coins to the villager. The villager caught the bag and nodded his thanks as he ran off. After about fifty paces, the cloaked figure raised its right hand and pointed the palm towards the fleeing villager. "Tear Apart Thee, O Dark Wind!" A blast of dark destructive energy swarmed toward the hapless villager and tore him apart. The cloaked figure then raised his palm upward, "To me!" The bag of coins teleported from the remnants of the villager back into the cloaked figure's hand. The person then turned and walked into the ruins, searching for a certain object of immense power.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=Blue]Jon overheard the Master Chief's current status, but let the others in the Pelican respond. He had to immediately hold his fire as an impatient Steele charged towards the hangar entrance to the Covenant. But Wright managed to call back the angry Steele and as he stormed back into the Pelican, Jon aimed his fighter's HUD reticle over the entrance where a Hunter emerged carrying the ever lethal fuel rod gun. Then Jon pulled the trigger and armor-piercing shells blew the Hunter apart and the fuel rod gun exploded, taking out several other Covenant troops in the process. WHAM! Jon felt the shockwave that vibrated throughout the ship. He realized it was the Covenant battleship's plasma cannons. "Don't have much time left..." Jon muttered into the com. He double checked his Longsword's systems as time was running out.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Blue]After helping Aria get out, Jon followed suit and landed nimbly onto the grass. His mind raced as it went through a multitude of possibilities as to their next move. "I doubt my illusion will fool them for long, but it'll buy some time. Make a decision before they realize its a fake!" Till said urgently. After looking around the nearby parking lot, Jon finally thought of a viable possibility. "Uh...okay, I got an idea. Everyone, over here!" Jon said as everyone followed him to a dark-green minivan. "Alex Moore, can you phase through and unlock the door to the driver's seat?" Jon asked. Alex laughed and began to phase through as he said, "That was a rhetorical question, right?" Then he promptly unlocked the door and walked out, bowing mockingly to everyone. "Okay, the other Alex...can you bend time so that it will slow down? I'm going to speed myself up and hotwire this thing. Your abilities plus mine will give us plenty more time to escape," Jon said. "Hmm...sure, but I'm not sure if I can affect others though," Alex Sapphire said as he concentrated. "Now's a good time as any to find out..." Jon replied as he also concentrated. Then both of the guys' abilities went off simultaneously. The two abilities allowed Jon to work at almost triple his usual speed. Jon dashed into the driver's seat, yanked out the ignition key panels and pulled some wires around. After rewiring it and sparking it off, the car started up. Then real-time was restored and only a second passed by. Everyone looked amazed at Alex and Jon as the car was started up. "Oh...crap. Can anyone here drive? I've only just got my permit since my uncle doesn't let me practice," Jon said sheepishly as time began to run out.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Blue]Bleh, tough choice here...so many characters to choose from...narrowing it down seems next to impossible. Guess I'll choose one of favorites at random. Xellos from Slayers Next/Try. He has that mysterious air about him, as well as an animated personality at times. (Heck, [spoiler]he claims himself as the "Mysterious Priest."[/spoiler]) I love it when he lies so sincerely to both enemies and allies alike. :laugh: Of course, we can't forget about his signature saying, the ever funny and annoying, "That's a secret."[/COLOR]

Yeah, I personally don't like SD Gundam as well as many people here, but I direct to the quote on the first page of this thread: [QUOTE=Lady Katana][color=darkblue]Superior Defender Gundam is a parody. It's meant to make light of the legacy as a whole, so of course it's not going to have all the elements that a Gundam series has. Plus, as it's already been said, it was directed towards a younger audience, so yeah, older Gundam fans may not like it. I personally do, but eh. [/color][/QUOTE] I don't consider SD Gundam a 'true' Gundam series so I pretty much kicked that out of the picture. My most favorite series is 08th MS Team for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, the combat and the mobile suits in there is a lot more realistic without the 'Superman' effect that tends to occur far too often in other Gundam series like Wing and SEED. Second, the characters and their development throughout this short series has quite a bit of depth and realism in it. Lastly, all the elements put together can really make you feel the desperation of the soldiers/pilots, the emotions they felt as they ventured towards death. Gundam Wing and SEED would be up next. Wing was the first full series I ever saw and I liked it primarily with the plot twists and the mobile suits. The pilots had too much of the 'Superman' effect to really suit me, even though the series added emotional development in somewhat to them. SEED was a bit better in this regard, character-wise. However, I didn't like how the first 20 or so episodes in SEED kinda did a stop-go during that time such as where one episode, we got action, fighting, etc. and suddenly, we go to chracter's dialogues and monologues in the next episode. After the series began to pick up it seemed a lot better. I don't remember, but someone else in this thread mentioned After War Gundam X, a fairly decent series in my opinion, despite not being released into the mainstream. Of course, the situation is another "boy stumbles into powerful Gundam mobile suit." However, the main character, Garrod Ran, isn't as typical of the boy pilots thrust into battle. Unlike others who get a teary and whiny over fighting *cough* Amuro Ray *cough*, Garrod has a more spunky and tough personality due to living in a war-torn area. The mobile suits and the battles are also similar to Wing in some regards. Those are my opinions. ^^ Oh, [spoiler]about seeing Kira and Lacus (sp?)[/spoiler] in SEED Destiny? [spoiler] They may make an apperance in the series but as characters in general, they're more in the background than previously in SEED. And no, most of the main characters don't die, some do but I'll let you watch and find out.[/spoiler]

[COLOR=Blue]Skipper wasn't clueless about Rutt's abnomal behavior that emerged on occasion. Rutt did mention a few times about ships and cosairs to Skippe, but never really talked about any details about his own past. Skip knew Rutt was dependable enough that if he wanted to talk about his past or his problems, he will. ---- The mid-morning sun shined down on Mossflower as Skipper and his crew moved through the forest. Skipper halted and pointed at the familiar red abbey in the distance. "We'll definitely be there before noon, so don't you forget your manners," Skipper said while grinning, despite being inwardly worried about the current situation. Everyone else chuckled at that, but they all could sense the tension running through their leader. But, like him, they all knew they shouldn't speculate until they got the full details at the Abbey. They noticed that the grass and trees near the Abbey were bone dry and striving to survive. This added to their worries as they got closer to the Abbey.[/COLOR]