Wow. I decided to write a little back story, as well as introduce the world, but I went a little overboard. If you are not interested in the overly long story just skip to the bottom. ---------------------------------------------------- A bell sounds out over the large walled city of Amas, which could scarcely be heard over the shouts of it's inhabitants. At the main gate a battle was raging. On the ground, lifeless puppets of flesh or bone or both rambled along toward the walls, often climbing each other in an attempt to breach them. These where the undead. A somewhat uncommon sight in this land, the undead must be controlled by an insane wizard often called a necromancer. Few are left, as the toll that must be payed is far to much for moral humans.
On the wall the human inhabitants of the city where firing crossbows at the army of undead, to great effect. While most of the soldiers where simply conscripts, they where well disciplined and brave. Bolts would fire from their crossbows, which have been modified to be larger and more powerful then the standard, and would tear threw their targets. While there where many, few where strong.
A man the main gate from somewhere within the city with a purpose. He was wearing the standard uniform of the city, a steel chain mail armor with a cap helmet. The only difference between him and the rest of the guards to the casual onlooker would be his cloak over his chain mail, which has been cut in half and had bulges around the pockets. The man currently had his hands in said pockets as he spoke to a second man walking next to him.
"An army of undead, you say?" Said the man with the cloak.
"Yes, captain. An army of undead. That is what the reports say." The second man was somewhat larger then the first, but stranger was his crossbow. While most are rather large in this city, this crossbow was the size of a normal man and was loaded with a javelin that could likely cut a man in half. He held it casually over his shoulders as he spoke.
"You are aware of how magic works, are you not?" Spoke the captain.
"I have heard rumors, nothing more." Replied the second man.
The captain reached into his pocket and pulled out a coin, a silver piece with a crown on one side and a gate on the other, and flipped it in the air. He cought it and stared at it as he spoke.
"To do magic, you must make a sacrifice. You must pay a tole equal to what you want to get done. For a little spell this might mean sacrificing a meal, if you wanted to create a small hearth fire all you would need to sacrifice is a bowl of soup. Larger spells take something more valuable. Most spell casters carry around something that they value and can handle. After all, a novice wizard sacrificing a statue made of gold would have the same effect as a more trained wizard sacrificing a dagger. Personally I prefer coins. I can take out an entire army with this" he said looking at the coin still. "Now, what do you think would have to be sacrificed to bring back the dead? Golums usually run on gems, but that is different..."
The other man nods slightly and looks at the gate.
"We are almost there, captain. Try not to burn down the city."
The gate was, in fact, coming into view. The guards where firing from the ramparts at the army below still, with few casualties that could be seen. The captain stretched with the coin still in his hand.
"Looks like an easy fight. I will just go up the..." the captain starts, only to be interrupted by the gate disintegrating in a burst of energy, followed by thunder. It was as if the gate had been hit by a bolt of lightning and nothing had been left. Standing where the gate used to be was a man, or what appeared to be a man, standing in the gate way next to two undead soldiers. The soldiers looked different than the others, they where completely skeletal and armed with a two-handed sword each and some primitive plate armor. Most of the other undead where unarmed, and bolts stuck out of the bone and armor of these undead warriors at odd angles.
"Don't waste the cities coin commander, allow me to take this one" Said the man with the crossbow. He brought the giant crossbow into firing position and braced himself for the inevitable kick. The man then fired with a loud "WHOOSH" coming from the javelin as it flew threw the air. While the man is still a good distance away, it hits him square in the for head and pokes out the other side almost a foot, as well as throwing him back a few feat.
"Nice shot as always. I am surprised it did not go right threw him completely" stated the captain casually. The man was currently reloading his crossbow using a strange machine that he held on his back next to a quiver of javelins. While it can take a normal conscripted soldier minutes to load a crossbow this way, this man reloads the monster of a crossbow in thirty seconds. The skeletal soldiers simply stood in their place while several soldiers came to assist the captain from a distance, firing at them to no avail.
But then everyone looks up in shock as the hooded man stands up, with the javelin still in his head, as he walks calmly back to his position. Once he returned to his position, he and his skeletons continued to walk forward.
"Impossible!" Muttered the man with the crossbow in disbelief. "My javelins are one hundred percent steel... I have taken down steel golems in one shot..."
The captain smiles slightly and stands opposite of the hooded man. "Well looks like I will have some fun this time after all" he says as he takes a silver coin out of his pocket.
The captain calmly flips the coin in the air and snaps while it is doing a flip. A jet of fire flew from his hand, directly hitting the cloaked man, as well as going past him and threw the gate and even beyond that. The blast was about the same size of the gate in width, and managed to even destroy almost twenty of the undead that where simply in his sights.
The two undead warriors had been reduced to ash, even the weapons and armor had been vaporized, but the man had simply been blown back. His robes had been reduced to ashes and the javelin seems to have been as well. But the hooded man gets up, and appears to have regenerated his cloak.
The captain simply laughs as he pulls out a new coin. "It has been a while since I had gone gold..." he says as he pulls out a shiny gold coin. The soldiers in the area start running for cover as he does so, making sure to get behind him and out of the blast radius. The captain then starts to flip the coin in the air, but before he can snap the cloaked man had disappeared. The man catches the coin before going thru with his spell.
"I don't think he is dead yet. Search the city!" the captain yells as he turns around.
On the other side of the city, the cloaked man continued to walk. He was about to enter a large building, what appears to be the hall where the leader would live and such. Normally there would be two guards, but they had been called away to help with the attack. The hooded man simply walks in the building and makes a turn for the treasury.
"Thinking of taking my gold, are ya?" says a knight, who had always stayed in order to protect the king and his possessions. "I'm not sure how ya even know where that is... have at ya anyway!"
The knight wielded a well polished longsword and shield, as well as wearing full plate armor over chain mail, yet he still had the dexterity to pounce toward the hooded man. He gave a yell of effort as he jumped, bringing his sword down in an attack that would have nearly cut a man in half, sending the hooded man flying back once more. "Hehe, got ya!" says the knight, but that swiftly changes to a look of surprise as the hooded man gets back up again and continues to walk toward the treasury. The knight prepares for another attack, lifting his sword in preparation for a crescent strike at the head, but was stopped in mid preparation by the sounds of screams erupting from the king's room.
"Grrr my king needs me. I will stop ya later" said the knight as he jogs off toward the king's room.
The man continues to the treasury. The room was bolted by a steel door that could only be opened by the king's touch, as it was magically enchanted. The room was further enchanted to protect from spells like digging or simply transferring themselves in. The door then disintegrates much like the gate did, with the same clap of thunder. The man continues to walk in, ignoring the massive piles of gold and jewels that littered the room. He walks to the back of the treasury, and another door disintegrates. In a room no bigger then a closet, a book sat alone. It was a pitch black book, with a scull on the front that acted as a key hole. It got disintegrated as well. The hooded man gave a small cackle as he opened to book. "Your book is in another castle, princess" it said simply. There where more pages, but the hooded man could not read them. He gave a curse, but cut it short when he realized that the location of the book would be stated in this book. He then teliported out, holding the book...
At the gates, the battle is nearly over. The captain had replaced the gates using a silver coin and magic, now a stone gate was placed where the old one is. Most of the undead soldiers had already been shot down by the time he had completed everything, so he just left it to the others. The man with a crossbow for one was able to kill several undead in one shot, as his weapon was so powerful it would tear threw the weak rotting flesh as it hit. Strangely, when the battle was almost done, the remaining undead simply died on their own... ----------------------------------------------------------
Wow. Still a lot longer then I had hoped to right. Ah well. I showed the Big Bad and some of the world, as well as giving an example of each class...
This is a pretty standard fantasy game, other then what was already said in the back story.
For the class, the three main ones are "Warrior, Wizard, Ranger". That decides what you will do. You do get additional ones, after a few level ups. For example if you start at "Ranger" you might become "Ranger Hunter", "Ranger Assassin", "Ranger Soldier" or any other job you can think of that would need to be a ranger, and I will give you skills to accompany that. Did I scare everyone off yet?
Character Sheet: Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 12 Copper Coins, Status: None Race:Human Experience L1 EX 10/15 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast
You grab for your coins, releasing part of your grip on the rock you had risen. You quickly lose your grip, sending you flying in the wind second before the pole slams into the place you just where. You continue flying do to the wind, landing safely on the second floor. The wind dies down for a second, and you can hear Howe speak.
"You can not beat me with your brawn, I am much more powerful then you. So use your brain, student! Think of your advantages and my weaknesses!" He then produces another coin from his sleeve and the wind picks up, just as powerful as before. The wind can not reach you as much as it did before, thanks to the fact that you are on the second floor now. What do you do?
Character Sheet: Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 12 Copper Coins, Status: None Race:Human Experience L1 EX 10/15 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast
I think talking to myself "his strength is wind and he cant get me easily at this height. he is older but that is decieving. He is more powerful than me so I cant over power him but if i can some how turn his power against him. Or if i can find a weakness. The greatest weakness is in his strength. The wind. If I can redirect it."I take a couple coins and I summon a sort of lip around the first floor to redirect the wind back at Howe.
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 10 Copper Coins, Status: None Race:Human Experience L1 EX 10/15 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast
You take out a coin and put it in your fist, punching the ground to create a barrier in an attempt to reflect it, taking a second coin to reinforce it against the wind. For a second the wall holds, making a large *WHOOSH* as the air appears to go back toward him.
But mere seconds later, the arena is filled with a tornado that rips your fortification to shreds, if anything turning them into dangerous debris. Looking at Howe, he appears to be at the end of a spell. "Ah, your starting to get it. Remember the other lessons, your on the right track!" Howe states on the wind, in a way that may have been magically induced.
The wind starts to poor over onto the second floor now, making the tornado double in size. The chain rattles and random dust flies around on the second floor, which may start to blind you if this continues.
But you are in no immediate danger as the tornado begins to grow in power. What do you do?
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 10 Copper Coins, Status: None Race:Human Experience L1 EX 10/15 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast
I grab the chain and I use another coin and it makes a steel lip with double strength reflecting the wind back and I use another coin to make the steel bend in a way to change the direction of the tornado to throw him off and suck the dust in towards howe
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 9 Copper Coins, Status: None Race:Human Experience L1 EX 10/15 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast
You make it to the chain, grabbing it as the wind continues to grow in power. You manage to pull out a coin and make a steel lip, however it is beyond your skill to make anything larger then a standard shield. The winds slightly go around it, but otherwise it has little effect.
You begin to use a second spell, but the winds pick up again and you have to use both hands to grab on to the chain properly. As the wind pulls you, the chain is also pulled. Over the wind, you can hear a faint sound, probably the door that the beast came out of opening again. You attempt to move yourself into a position against the wall where you can use a spell, but you can't move yourself against the wind.
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 9 Copper Coins, Status: Dizzy Race:Human Experience L1 EX 10/15 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast
As you let go, the wind spins you around in circles. You start to get dizzy from all the spinning, but manage to see what is happening. The chain had opened the cage to the beast, which seems to have weakened the tornado by making it go threw a larger space, as well as released the beast who is now struggling against the wind to get out. What do you do?
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 8 Copper Coins, Status: Dizzy, floating Race:Human Experience L1 EX 10/15 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast
You manage to take out a coin and put it between your hands, blowing to them as if to make a bubble. You stabilize a little bit, as the wind flies around you. For all intents and purposes, you are flying.
Howe turns his attentions to combating the beast and away from you, as the beast continues to struggle with the wind. What do you do?
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 8 Copper Coins, Status: Dizzy, floating Race:Human Experience L1 EX 10/15 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast
You take out a coin and attempt a spell, however the beast is too far away for your magic to work. While you take the coin and prepare a second spell, Howe takes his own coin out and does his prayer like move. The tornado speeds up around you, the dust and debris continue to move past you as your bubble itself starts to move. Fortunately, none of the debris hit you yet.
Howe's spell then lifts up the beast, sending him spinning around the room with you. He might be trying to hit you with it. What do you do?
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 8 Copper Coins, Status: Dizzy Race:Human Experience L2 Ex 0/20 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast, Minor Acrobatics, Minor Transmutation
The wind dies down as the words leave your lips, as you are gently moved down to the first floor next to Howe. The wind changes, as it begins setting everything back. The beast returns to his room, with the wind pulling the chain and closing the door. The items that where knocked down where put back to their original places. Everything was made as it was before the fight happens.
"And that is the third lesson, my student. The impossible." Howe says with a smile. "Magic is not an all powerful art. You must make a sacrifice equivalent to what you want. If you try at something too powerful, you may end up sacrificing far more then you intend. No matter how powerful you get to be, there is still many things you will never be able to accomplish with magic. Perhaps one day a love one will die. You must realize that it is impossible for magic to return them to you. This realization is part of what makes a true wizard."
He then motions for you to follow and then exits the building. "That is all I can teach you at the moment. If you come back in a few months I might be able to sign you up for a class, if your still alive by then!" He then turns to the gate once again, stopping for a second to turn once again. "Oh, and keep the coins as a parting gift. Goodbye!" He says with a smile. He then vanishes inside the school.
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 8 Copper Coins, Status: Dizzy Race:Human Experience L2 Ex 0/20 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast, Minor Acrobatics, Minor Transmutation
Name:Jacque Dume Age:25 Class:Wizard Inventory: 8 Copper Coins, Status: None Race:Human Experience L2 Ex 0/20 Skills: Minor Magic control, Minor healing, Minor Beast, Minor Acrobatics, Minor Transmutation
You think where you could go. You are in a town, a relatively large one, with any buildings you could need. There is also the forest outside of town, where the beast is. Other then that, there are several other towns you could attempt to go to, but you would need food for the trip. What do you do?
