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PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:35 am


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                      Some say that magic was born when the first human cried into the night's sky. Some say it's a gift from the power (singular or otherwise) that formed us. Others say that it is the work of darkness. Every culture has their own myth and every culture treats it in their own way. The truth is that no one knows how magic came into the world. The only thing that people, some people at least, do know is that it exists.

                      Over the centuries as magic started to be viewed in the Western European world and all it's colonies as something to be feared and hated, the practice of it had to be kept a secret. When it wasn't, people burned...or drowned...or were hanged. Heck, some people were chopped into tiny pieces. Which meant that for everyone's sake people sequestered or denied their gifts until it seemed to have died out. Or at the very least been reduced to almost nothing.

                      Under certain circumstances, however, magic couldn't be denied it's expression. In eight different people magic has found a conduit. And the chosen path this time springs from the four corners - the elements. Each of them born under a certain year when the sun and moon positions were ever so in order to make a singular element the dominant force in their life. Now they are connected to one another through their bloodlines.

                      Just like many times before in history they're being drawn together. This time it's in a respectable college community where they have all chosen, in some shape or form, to congregate towards. The closer they get, the stronger their magic will become. Until it's too late to deny its existence as coincidences. They will be able to do wonderful things, or terrible things together. And many different forces will reawaken with them to conspire to use their magic for their own purposes.

                      After all...magic always comes at a price dearies.



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:38 am


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                      LEVEL
                        This will be a Lazy Literate Roleplay. That means you are expected to post 8 to 10 sentences per post minimum with an attempt at grammar and spelling. And at this level you should know better than to god mode. If a fight breaks out between characters please talk about it in the OOC, Chat Room, or through pms. If a conclusion can not be reached there, please bring it to me and I will weigh in with an objective point of view.


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                      POSTING REQUIREMENTS
                        You should try to post once a week unless there's something holding you up. If that's the case, just let us know by posting in the chat thread. As for posting formats you need to have a picture of your character in the post along with their general location somewhere near the top. Do not post anything under size 11 and please avoid hard to see colors. The picture (real life representatives) you choose for your character in your posting format should represent the character - do not have a slutty picture and play a chaste character type of deal.


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                      CHARACTER RULES
                        You may have only one characters at a time for now. This character will be from one of the 8 roles. The characters ages vary based on their element because of the year they were born, but this variation has already been chosen. The roleplay is going to be set during the general college time, though we won't play through classes unless you want to, so it would probably be to your benefit to have them be a student in some manner. Please do not make them so anti-social that they can't be worked into interactions as that's no fun for anyone involved.

                        There will be a male and a female role available for each element. I will not allow an element to have two people of the same sex. If you want to play an intersex person that's fine, but then the gender should align with the open sex role.

                        If you have to leave the roleplay for personal reasons or if I have to remove you for disorderly conduct, then your character will die within the roleplay context. That is so that their power is passed on to a new character and thus the role becomes opened once more.


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                      MAGIC SYSTEM
                        This roleplay's magic system will be based more towards shows like The Secret Circle than Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Listed below are the individual, active powers (think like supernatural/mutant powers) of the Witches.

                          The Earth Witches will have active powers related to the earth. This means that they may show individuals powers with botany and seismic activity as they progress. This means that they have the more successful potions.

                          The Air Witches have active powers related to air. This means that they will be able to move objects through the air as well as levitate themselves and others as their powers progress. They have the most easily accessible active powers.

                          The Fire Witches have active powers related to Fire. This means that they will be able to conjure and control all forms of heat and energy such as electricity as they develope. The have the ability to channel energy into spells the easiest.

                          The Water Witches have active powers related to water. This means that they will be able to control the movement of water as well as what state it appears in. They will have more successful healing and divination magic.

                        These do not including what spells or potions they might know. The spells and powers will stem from their knowledge and how much preparation they put into them. Each character will have their own unique Book of Shadows also known as a Grimoires. Because of this, they will not possess every spell. In fact, you will get to take part in the creation of the magic that your character may learn. So how much work you're willing to put into research and creating things will be reflected in how much your character will get to know.

                        More information on this process can be found in a post below. And I would like if everyone contributed thoughts to the process so we can make it the fairest process possible.



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:40 am


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                      IMPORTANT CHARACTER INFORMATION

                        To start off let's be clear and say that Witches can be either male or female.

                        These characters may have had stories or tales of Witches in the history of their family. They would not, however, have known about their powers prior to the start of this roleplay. This doesn't mean that they weren't there, but they would have been a lot subtler to the point that any magic they unconsciously or consciously tried to preform could have been taken as coincidence.

                        Now that they're all in the same area, their powers will start to increase. The closer they get to one another either mentally, emotionally, or physically the stronger the individual get. Together they are stronger than they are by themselves.

                        The spell books that have been passed down through their family for generations in secret will stay a secret until they meet each other. Then they will find an old, leather bound book that resembles a journal. In this journal are all the spells of their family but each book is enchanted differently so they can not read it all before they are ready. They can read the various introductions and histories of all the witches in their family that came before them. Throughout the books are a few spells that they can do on their own, beginner spells if you will. The more advanced spells and potions that follow will not be able to be read the moment they find them. Some of them may have invisible like ink. Others might be in alternating languages. Some of them may even create confusion when trying to read them so that nothing can be comprehended.

                        This enchantment will be lifted slowly, page by page once the eight people start to form a Circle or a Coven if you prefer that term. Because it was thought that only then will they be ready to face the hidden world of Magic.

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                      JOINING

                        You may copy the lettering from below in the character area, or you can navigate using this site if that's easier for you. Just remember to use and get lower case letters by copying the capitals and pasting them into the top bar again. Please also remember to use the appropriate colors. Those are the following: DarkGreen for Earth, Tan for Air, Firebrick for Fire, and Navy for Water

                        The birthday choices are limited. You may find your options here. Please chose one appropriate to your chosen role. The hours listed would also be the time range your character would have been born in, but that doesn't need to appear on the reserve.

                        The colored image should start off with 290 by 115 pixels. Then expand the canvas to 300x125 pixels. Add a shadow in the effects/layer styles with a 5 pixel size and distance with a -135 degree angle. You can do all this using Pixlr or whatever other website or application that makes it easiest for you.

                        Reserve Example
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                                                                      HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE north

                                                                            FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                            earth

                                                                      I WAS BORN ON
                                                                      00/00/0000

                                                                            AND MY NAME IS
                                                                            name here
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                        Reserve Code
                        [imgleft]http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee413/MarianaSaravan/Witch RP/Untitled_zps8eh1dsje.png~original[/imgleft][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][list][size=11][color=black][i]HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE [/i][/color][/size][size=12][color=ColorHere]direction here[/color][/size]
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                        [color=black][i]FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF [/i][/color][/size][size=12][color=ColorHere]element here[/color][/size]
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                        [color=black][i]AND MY NAME IS[/i][/color] [/size][size=12][color=ColorHere]name here[/color][/size]
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                        Once you've completely filled out the reserve please send it to me. You can do this by quoting me in the Recruiting Thread and putting it in your response. Along with the reserve please include a 170x170 pixel image of your character's future spell book. The background to the book should be white, or see through. It should not be cut off and should probably look old as they've been passed down since your character's family learned to write. Once I see the reserve and the image, I will let you know by quoting you back. If I tell you that the spot is open or that I have reserved it for you, please begin on the profile.

                        You will get the make the profile pretty much however you see fit. It can have as many or as little sections as you'd like. The minimum is a Biography section, a Relationship section that you will fill out as we go along, and a section to keep all the spells and potions that they will get to have.

                        Once you've finished the profile, please quote me in the Recruiting thread once more with the link. I will then look it over. If everything is up to scratch, I will quote you back and let you know that you can begin. If not, I will pm you and hopefully work with you through the troubled areas.


PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:42 am


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                      SPELL or POTION CREATION

                        To create a spell or a potion you will need to decide on multiple factors. The first thing you need to decide on is the intended use of the spell or potion. Maybe a quick description of what it can do.

                        The second thing is that you need to think about the timing that it should be made or preformed. Spells, more often then potions, often need specific times in which to be preformed. Things to consider when picking a time is the phase of the moon, the time of the day, the time of the year, or the position of certain planets.

                        The third thing you need to consider is if there are any ingredients involved. For a potion this is required. For spells you may want to consider it as most spells, historically, still required natural substances to be preformed. Things you'll want to consider is the properties of the plants, if you're using them. Both the physical properties such as medical uses as well as any noted magical properties practiced by different cultures. Other substances (like cords, candles, or such) you'll want to consider the symbolism they represent and how that might add to the spell.

                        The forth thing is the procedure of the spell or potion. The stronger magic should be more complicated and thus take more time or energy to evoke. There might also be parts of spells or potions that must be constructed in different parts. Maybe they have to be maintained? This also includes if it has to be done as a group. Just because one Witch might have it in their Book of Shadows does not mean that they can do all the spells solo. The more witches involved, the stronger the spell. The strongest levels of magic will require a circle or coven of Witches working on it. Basically - there are a lot of things to think about that may add a uniqueness in how it's done.

                        The last thing to consider is if there are any words or mantras associated with your intended piece of magic. This is usually just for spells instead of potions.

                        Finally, after you've gotten all of that together send all that information over to me in a pm titled "MAGIC!". I will review it and we'll talk about it. If or when it gets okayed, you're clear to add it to your character's Book of Shadows.

                        How you want to do that is up to you. Feel free to look at my characters (the linked image above of the first book with the rose on it) for examples of how I've done mine.



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:45 am


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                                                                    HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE north

                                                                          FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                          earth

                                                                    I WAS BORN ON
                                                                    08 / 31 / 1989

                                                                          AND MY NAME IS
                                                                          analise bourdain
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                                                                  Mariana Saravan


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                                                                    HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE east

                                                                          FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                          air

                                                                    I WAS BORN ON
                                                                    10/13/1994

                                                                          AND MY NAME IS
                                                                          james gold
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                                                                  Lurking Aion


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                                                                    HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE south

                                                                          FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                          fire

                                                                    I WAS BORN ON
                                                                    04/16/1996

                                                                          AND MY NAME IS
                                                                          marie rose blake
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                                                                  Shimmering_Apocalypse


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                                                                    HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE west

                                                                          FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                          water

                                                                    I WAS BORN ON
                                                                    10/26/1992

                                                                          AND MY NAME IS
                                                                          anthony ledesma
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                                                                  x groggle


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                                                                    HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE north

                                                                          FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                          earth

                                                                    I WAS BORN ON
                                                                    04/27/1989

                                                                          AND MY NAME IS
                                                                          martin baker
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                                                                  Lurking Aion


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                                                                    HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE east

                                                                          FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                          air

                                                                    I WAS BORN ON
                                                                    0 9 / 2 6 / 1 9 9 4

                                                                          AND MY NAME IS
                                                                          rosalind vandriel
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                                                                  OneSkyOneDestinyOneHeart


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                                                                    HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE south

                                                                          FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                          fire

                                                                    I WAS BORN ON
                                                                    11/21/1996

                                                                          AND MY NAME IS
                                                                          shawn callahan
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                                                                  intrepidimaginer


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                                                                    HAIL TO THE WATCH TOWERS OF THE west

                                                                          FOR I AM A GUARDIAN OF
                                                                          water

                                                                    I WAS BORN ON
                                                                    06/30/1992

                                                                          AND MY NAME IS
                                                                          coral palvin
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                                                                  Beautiful Troll


PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:49 am


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                      AUGUST 15TH
                        New Freshmen are pouring in from around the country, around the world really with the start of the new year coming up in 16 days. Local townspeople are preparing the the influx of business and are setting up celebrative activities for the new school year to help the students with one last hurrah.



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:49 am


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                      YEAR
                        2014


                      MONTH OF THE YEAR
                        august


                      DAY OF THE MONTH
                        the 15th; friday


                      TIME OF THE DAY
                        around noon


                      WEATHER OF THE CURRENT TIME
                        sunny and warm
                        mildly humid


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                                                                  NEW HAVEN COLLEGE

                                                                  Settled in a deciduous forest and soft hills, the college provides a well rounded education. They offer a variety of under graduate degrees as well as a few graduate programs. The strongest of these programs are those in the social sciences, the various different arts, and natural sciences.

                                                                  All the buildings seem to be well maintained, if not a little out of date. The brick and cobblestone give the campus an old world feel and there is plenty of wild growth surrounding the area to support that. Most dorms are spacious and the surrounding student based houses fitted between the many trees.

                                                                  You're more likely to see students riding bikes than large vehicles, but during the rainy and snow seasons the bus runs a lot more frequently to help the students stay dry.


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                                                                  NEW HAVEN TOWNSHIP

                                                                  The town of New Haven is across the large meandering river. It seems to be a mostly sleepy town like any other quaint New England city. There is one main strip of a road which branches out into smaller sections.

                                                                  There most active part of the city come night fall is by the river. It's lit up with different fishermen's boats as well as small local establishments. Some which may forget to card some of the college students who venture across the bridge. Other than the modest night life, the town has the usual small fair stuff. There is a bowling ally, a modest three screen movie theater, multiple book shops, and plenty of small home businesses.



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 5:51 am


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