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 Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:19 am
Alright, alright, so yes, I've been going around the guild rebooting my old role plays. This is because most of the people that were in there have pretty much left the guild and I ain't ready to give up on this thing yet! scream
Plot:
In ancient times, the Chinese empire was one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world. As Europe suffered under the Middle Ages, Chinese trade, economy, technology, and culture battled with that of the other nations of the Orient, primarily Japan and the then-still-unified Korea. Although this occasionally brought conflict amongst these powerful nations, peace was still appreciated over mindless war.
However, the Ancient Orient was not without its own mythologies. The Chinese have believed that in the beginning, there was Heaven (Tian), the Jade Emperor (Yu Huang), and the mythical beings Nuwa and her companion Fu Xi.
In the beginning, there was only Heaven. Earth was barren save for the water and the land. One day, another war was fought amongst the gods for power of the throne. Of course, the Jade Emperor, creator of the universe, was triumphant, but it left a giant rip in Heaven.
Nuwa, a supporter of the Jade Emperor, proposed that they lead the Jade Emperor's enemies into the the rip and onto the world that lay before Heaven and, in their weakened numbers, strip them of all their powers. Thus, Man was created and was settled along the Yellow River.
However, it wasn't long before a grievous mistake was discovered by the current Emperor of China at the time, Fang Shi. In settling Man on Earth, Nuwa had allowed several mystical tablets containing the secrets to Celestial Kung Fu. On these tablets described techniques and abilities accessible only to the gods themselves. If a mortal should ever come across these tablets, they can relearn the abilities the gods had taken from them. In response to this new knowledge, Emperor Fang then amassed a great army, promising his soldiers great power and wealth, and began to ravage China in search of these other tablets, killing and destroying all in his way.
As it turns out, the gods were not that irresponsible. The tablets, unretrievable as it was already on Earth, were then entrusted to the most loyal of villages. Monasteries and towns grew around these powerful tablets for the sole purpose of protecting them.
However, a prophecy inscribed on the side of the tablets said that these tablets were the key to destroying the last enemies of the gods. When these enemies showed themselves, the greatest warriors of Man will assemble, making use of the tablets in order to fight the enemies of the gods, and will bring peace between Heaven and Earth.
That prophecy is about to be fulfilled.
Yeah, yeah, it looks like I've been watching too many Kung Fu movies, I know... Actually, I have been. sweatdrop Ahem, uh look at the rules:
*Be literate
*Respect for other players
*No God-modding
*Be fair to other players
*Do a bit of research to understand some more about the supposed time period
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:22 am
Here's the RPC form to fill out if you're interested in joining. Just PM it to me with the title 'Journey to the East'. Quote: Name: Age: Appearance: Fighting Style: Special Ability (Limit One): Biography: Oh, and as a note, your character must be Chinese as this RP is set in China and is meant to be slightly historically accurate. In Ancient Asia, it was not very common to see warriors from different lands mingling with one another, plus, there's a very obvious language barrier. Having a Japanese assassin on Chinese soil would cause outrage among the people and a cry for war on Japan. So please, no non-Chinese characters. Oh, and as a side note, remember, the term ninja applies soley to Japan. Assassin can apply to Chinese, but ninja cannot. Characters:Name: Wang Chen Age: 27 Appearance:  Fighting Style: Shaolin Long Fist Special Ability: Lightning Strikes Biography: Born to a poor farming family and the only son to parents long dead because of a bandit attack, Wang Chen had been a traveling hermit for a little under 10 years. He had been forced to leave his village with a strange tablet bestowed to him by the local Taoist priest and told never to return. Thinking of this as punishment for his excessive gambling, Wang Chen did as he was told and left his village of Kaichun. At 22, he had sought refuge in a cave near the hallowed Shaolin Monastery one day when he was discovered by a monk traveling down the winding paths leading from the temple. The monk, taking pity on him, took Wang Chen back to the monastery to stay the night. There, one of the head abbots discovered the tablets that he carried with him and explained its importance to Wang Chen. Soon, Wang Chen was pressed into training to prepare for the trials ahead.
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:36 am
((First post!))
"This should be all I'll need."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Headmaster. Thank you for everything."
"No, this monastery should be thanking you and all of the others the prophecy fortold of."
Wang Chen bowed to Headmaster Shi Biao. "I won't fail you, Headmaster."
Shi Biao waved it off and motioned for him to get going. "I would hope not, but if you fail, you along with the rest of the world won't live long enough to regret it."
Wang Chen chuckled nervously. "Eh... Right..." He bowed once more. Soon, the large, heavy doors of the Shaolin Monastery closed in front of him, closing him off from the world he had lived in for 5 years and reintroducing him into the harsh, dying world that he had lived in for 22. The world was under attack by the Emperor Fang Shi and his forces and now it was his job to rally the other tablet keepers and defeat Fang Shi.
Wang Chen turned away from the monastery and started down the path. A soft breeze flew past him and the aroma of the flowers on the Chinese mountainside surround him. It was strange to believe that such tranquility could still exist with the evil Fang Shi alive.
'Not for long,' Wang Chen promised himself. He took a map from out of his hermit's sack. "Now, let's see here... Where the Hell am I going?" Yes, Wang Chen and many other would have to ban together to defeat the evil Emperor Fang Shi. But first... this idiot would have to figure out how to read a map...
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