The year is 2021... Well, according to the Ancient 'Human' calendars, that is.
It's the year 5 on our calendar. 5 years since the mysterious 'Humans' vanished, 5 years since we, the Centilings, found ourselves in this strange world.
We have taken our name from a strange object the 'Humans' used, a long, rectangular object, which the 'Humans' apparently called a 'Ruler'. On this 'Ruler' were markings, defining sizes, and one of us would fit between two lines, which was apparently something 'Humans' called a 'Centimeter'. That's why we called ourselves 'Centilings', since we were about the size of a so-called 'Centimeter'.
The land we found ourselves in was apparently called 'Great Britain', and that was quite correct, as this place is massive. Only in the West have we found the fabled 'Sea', and most of the land still lies unexplored.
This world is littered with remnants from the 'Humans'. Their vehicles and houses have provided safe places for us to build our cities, hidden from evil creatures, such as Ducks, monsterous bipedal creatures, with a large beak and thick, feathered fur, protecting them from our arrows & spears. These monsters have cost us thousands of lives, and are far from the worst creatures out there. Flying Creatures, Swimming Creatures, Burrowing Creatures, this world is far from safe. Our mages are the only ones who can stand up against them, but we have too little of them.
This world is filled with mystery. 'Why are we here?', 'Where did the Humans go?', 'Are we the only Centiling Civilization in this world?' are common questions, all unanswered.
But maybe, just maybe,
Those questions will be answered soon.
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Welcome, to what won't be my first RP, but my first 'non-casual'/'serious' RP (I hope).
I got the idea for this RP a month or two ago, while I was on a Holiday in Britain, travelling around Oxford in a Narrow Boat, and I thought to myself. "What if there were tiny humans living here?"
And from there I developed the idea a bit further, but I forgot about it, and made the Valley/Academy. But a few days ago I remembered this idea, and refined it a bit. Built a lore, and asked Scorpionius to design some creatures to inhabit this world.
In this RP, the Player Characters will be exploring Modern Day Britain, from the perspective of a creature that is about a Centimeter tall. Avoiding creatures that pose little no threat to us, but are deadly to the Centilings.
What we would see as an unkempt garden, is a dense Jungle-like area for a Centiling. Trees are huge, and can easily house a colony of Centilings.
So, this is the interest check thread. I'd like to know whether people are interested in this playing this.
Creature Example: Batterfly
These are nocturnal, butterfly-like creatures. Batterflies, however, live in colonies- similar to bees and ants. Their nests are not as sophisticated though- the batterflies often take abandoned burrows of mammals (Foxes, raccoons) as their nests. The batterfly is about 10 cm long. They are lightblue and not quite as attractive as actual butterflies- their wings are more like dragonflies.
There are two types of batterflies- the soldiers and the workers. The workers are the 'normal' batterflies- the soldiers are rarer. The worker has an extra pair of wings on it's abdomen to help it stay stabilised in the air. This is much needed, as the workers have to go outside to gather nectar and other sources of nutritients forthe larvae. Other workers stay at home and take care of the larvae- the larvae are best described as hairy, blue catterpillars.
The soldiers are much more armored than the workers. Their body is bulkier, their abdomen is instead tipped with a rock-like orb, their wings and mandibles are larger and they appear to wield a shield and a rapier. The task of the soldier is clear- they have to protect the nest from dangerous large arthropods, such as scorpions, spiders and centipedes. Sometimes, another colony of batterflies attacks- the colony with the most soldiers often wins, logically. After winning, the batterfly colony raids the burrow and takes the larvae of the losing colony with them, to feed their own larvae with. So, yes,
these arthropods are cannibalistic.
Why are they named 'batterflies'? That's because they have some characteristics that are strikingly similar to bats. The batterfly is mostly nocturnal, and when resting, they hang upside down in their burrows. The workers even hang upside down to gather food!
Example Big Creature: Stalagmitedragondor
The stalagmitedragondor is a creature that looks like it came straight from Jurassic Park. They are strikingly similar to an ankylosaur, but are grey and have crystals and rocky spines on their backs. That is because these herbivores need to camouflage themselves. If a predator is near, the stalgmitedragondor lies on the ground and mimics a rock.
The stalagmitedragondor is, however, highly agressive. If the predator doesn't fall for this reptile's trick, the stalagmitedragondor attacks, using the large, sharp crystals on it's tail or it's brute force. Predators tha are attacked by stalagmitedragondors often don't survive. Those who do are either fast creatures (wolves, for example) or creatures that were lucky to strike the dragondor on it's weak point- it's belly.
Stalagmitedragondors are very large- they can reach about 5 meters in length. Their crystals and spines, if treated well, can reach a length of 1 meter. They often rub their spines against the walls of their cave to keep them sharp. The stalagmitedragondor always stays near it's cave, because it isn't fast. These behemoths live a solitary life. Not much is known about their mating behavior due to this.
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This is the Out-of-Character thread. Here you discuss things and submit your character.
The RP will take place in Great Britain, the RP will start in North Oxfordshire. The Village our Characters live in (or have just arrived at) has a sizeable Centiling community living in a large building next to a Narrowboat Canal. Buildings of interest include a Church, some large houses, a Railway Brige, the Oxford Canal, and the Centiling Village of Winterton built inside of a Canalside Building. Nearby flows a river (It's not too big by human standards, but it's very big for Centilings). The closest other village is 2km away, across the river. There's also an ex-RAF airport at another nearby village. (Based off of the village of Somerton, Oxfordshire.)
Character Form:
Name:
Age: (Maximum is 5, since the Centilings have only been on Earth for 5 years).
Role: (Either Builder, Scavenger or Hunter)
Skill: (Melee, Ranged or Magic.)
Weapon:
Gender:
Height (In millimeters) (optional):
Interests:
Appearance: (Picture is accepted too, but put it in a spoiler)
Some notes: READ THESE
The Centilings that have 'appeared' instead of being born age faster than others, and younger Centilings live longer. So keep this in mind:
Centilings that are 5 years old are elderly. They have very little strength but a lot of wisdom
Centilings that are 4 years old have lost most of their strength.
Centilings that are 3 years old have just passed their 'peak', their strength is beginning to decline.
Centilings that are 2 years old have yet to reach their 'peak', they are getting stronger.
Centilings that are 1 year old still have a lot to learn, and are quite weak.
Weapons are mostly recycled items scavenged from humans, like Bows made out of elastic bands and twigs, swords made out of shortened sowing needles. Forged Weapons are still really, really expensive. Be creative with what weapon your character has!
If you pick a Mage, your Role will be Mage. Since learning Magic takes a long time, your character will also be a Shut-In, and physically weak. They also won't have access to very powerful spells, but even the basic spells are better than what others have access to.
(No, this won't be a game with stats, but it's just something you have to think about for your character. They can't have a strong physical body and powerful Magic spells. Be realistic (even though there's magic))
Example: (My character):
Name: Michi
Age: 2
Role: Scavenger
Skill: Melee
Weapon: Converted Sowing Needle. Can be used as a spear or Quarterstaff
Gender: Female
Height: About 96mm
Interests: Human Technology, Supernatural Entities
Appearance:
(Ignore the sword)
I wonder whether anyone knows who this actually is...
Michi has Purple hair tied into a ponytail, and purple eyes. Her dress is made from some cloth she found next to a sowing machine, where she also found the Sowing Needle she uses, albeit after a conversion.
--------Rules--------
- Check the The Roleplayer's-Writer's Workshop for tips.
- No single-sentence posts, make your posts bigger. It's better that way.
- Your Characters can't win any fight, don't be afraid of defeat. Your character is at most 1cm tall, so even Mice and such can make dangerous foes.
- Be realistic. Even though we have Magic and Fantasy Creatures, common sense still exists.
- Don't control other people's characters, unless they give you permission.
- Romance is allowed, but DON'T take it too far on this thread. In PM is fine.
- Don't be a jerk. Well, your character is allowed to be a Jerk, if that's the kind of person he/she is, but don't think your character is more important than others.
- Ensure that people know when your character is talking, by using "" for talking, for example.
- Remember that your character has no way of knowing things that weren't told to your character.
- Don't post Out-of-Character things in the In-Character thread.
You're not the first to have this idea, you might want to read/watch up on The Borrowers
If it's anything like that then you'll have my support.
Yeah, I drew inspiration from things like that too, but it might be the first Forum Game RP about it.
Anyways, it will be similar in a way, as the characters will be exploring places where humans lived and using things they find for themselves. Sowing Needles as swords, for example, but instead of there being humans to watch out for, Spiders and other creatures are the main threat.
It's more about exploration and adventuring than scavenging things to use at home though.
Age: (Maximum is 5, since the Centilings have only been on Earth for 5 years).
Role: (Either Builder, Scavenger or Hunter)
Skill: (Melee, Ranged or Magic. See note)
Gender:
Interests:
Appearance:
Note: If you pick a Mage, your Role will be Mage. Since learning Magic takes a long time, your character will also be a Shut-In, and physically weak. They also won't have access to very powerful spells, but even the basic spells are better than what others have access to.
(No, this won't be a game with stats, but it's just something you have to think about for your character. They can't have a strong physical body and powerful Magic spells. Be realistic (even though there's magic))
Age: (Maximum is 5, since the Centilings have only been on Earth for 5 years).
Role: (Either Builder, Scavenger or Hunter)
Skill: (Melee, Ranged or Magic. See note)
Gender:
Interests:
Appearance:
Note: If you pick a Mage, your Role will be Mage. Since learning Magic takes a long time, your character will also be a Shut-In, and physically weak. They also won't have access to very powerful spells, but even the basic spells are better than what others have access to.
(No, this won't be a game with stats, but it's just something you have to think about for your character. They can't have a strong physical body and powerful Magic spells. Be realistic (even though there's magic))
Did you even read the marked sentence? Mages have to study a lot to use magic, so they're inside their houses pretty much all the time. They don't really have time or strength to scavenge...
Interests: Flowers, Exotic Materials and Precious Things (She has high value tastes), Urbophile (loves city and built environments over the dangerous countryside), Nervous (Tends to crack under pressure), Hard Worker (Wants to get the job done and dislikes lazy and the slothful).
Appearance*: She has short straight-cut hair, a peanut shell that she uses a hard hat. A loose fitting dress made from a handkerchief, shoe wraps made of elastic thread.
*You didn't say what centilings look like physically, so I presume they're just mini-humans.
Yeah, they're basically mini-humans. I might add a few more things to the Character Creation thing. I did not have time for that yet because we had no internet yet. I'll put the IC thread up soon.
Age: (Maximum is 5, since the Centilings have only been on Earth for 5 years).
Role: (Either Builder, Scavenger or Hunter)
Skill: (Melee, Ranged or Magic.)
Weapon:
Gender:
Height (In millimeters) (optional):
Interests:
Appearance: (Picture is accepted too, but put it in a spoiler)
Some notes about Age:
The Centilings that have 'appeared' instead of being born age faster than others, and younger Centilings live longer. So keep this in mind:
Centilings that are 5 years old are elderly. They have very little strength but a lot of wisdom
Centilings that are 4 years old have lost most of their strength.
Centilings that are 3 years old have just passed their 'peak', their strength is beginning to decline.
Centilings that are 2 years old have yet to reach their 'peak', they are getting stronger.
Centilings that are 1 year old still have a lot to learn, and are quite weak.
Weapons are mostly recycled items scavenged from humans, like Bows made out of elastic bands and twigs, swords made out of shortened sowing needles. Forged Weapons are still really, really expensive. Be creative with what weapon your character has!
Here is my character.
Name: Michi
Age: 2
Role: Scavenger
Skill: Melee
Weapon: Converted Sowing Needle. Can be used as a spear or Quarterstaff
Gender: Female
Height: About 96mm
Interests: Human Technology, Supernatural Entities
Appearance:
(Ignore the sword)
I wonder whether anyone knows who this actually is...
Michi has Purple hair tied into a ponytail, and purple eyes. Her dress is made from some cloth she found next to a sowing machine, where she also found the Sowing Needle she uses, albeit after a conversion.
After I've accepted your character, you can start posting on the IC thread (coming soon). This thread will be used for OOC things, so if you have something to say Out-of-Character, post it here.
I shall update my character form with the new info:
Name: Clementine Chaucer
Age: 3
Role: Builder - Engineering
Skill: Ranger
Weapon: Hunting Bow (Twig)
Gender: Female
Height: 98mm
Interests: Flowers, Exotic Materials and Precious Things (She has
high value tastes), Urbophile (loves city and built environments over
the dangerous countryside), Nervous (Tends to crack under pressure),
Hard Worker (Wants to get the job done and dislikes lazy and the
slothful).
Appearance: She has short straight-cut hair, a peanut shell that she
uses a hard hat. A loose fitting dress made from a handkerchief, shoe
wraps made of elastic thread.
---- OOC Thread. IC Thread is HERE ----
The year is 2021... Well, according to the Ancient 'Human' calendars, that is.
It's the year 5 on our calendar. 5 years since the mysterious 'Humans' vanished, 5 years since we, the Centilings, found ourselves in this strange world.
We have taken our name from a strange object the 'Humans' used, a long, rectangular object, which the 'Humans' apparently called a 'Ruler'. On this 'Ruler' were markings, defining sizes, and one of us would fit between two lines, which was apparently something 'Humans' called a 'Centimeter'. That's why we called ourselves 'Centilings', since we were about the size of a so-called 'Centimeter'.
The land we found ourselves in was apparently called 'Great Britain', and that was quite correct, as this place is massive. Only in the West have we found the fabled 'Sea', and most of the land still lies unexplored.
This world is littered with remnants from the 'Humans'. Their vehicles and houses have provided safe places for us to build our cities, hidden from evil creatures, such as Ducks, monsterous bipedal creatures, with a large beak and thick, feathered fur, protecting them from our arrows & spears. These monsters have cost us thousands of lives, and are far from the worst creatures out there. Flying Creatures, Swimming Creatures, Burrowing Creatures, this world is far from safe. Our mages are the only ones who can stand up against them, but we have too little of them.
This world is filled with mystery. 'Why are we here?', 'Where did the Humans go?', 'Are we the only Centiling Civilization in this world?' are common questions, all unanswered.
But maybe, just maybe,
Those questions will be answered soon.
---------------------------------------------
Welcome, to what won't be my first RP, but my first 'non-casual'/'serious' RP (I hope).
I got the idea for this RP a month or two ago, while I was on a Holiday in Britain, travelling around Oxford in a Narrow Boat, and I thought to myself. "What if there were tiny humans living here?"
And from there I developed the idea a bit further, but I forgot about it, and made the Valley/Academy. But a few days ago I remembered this idea, and refined it a bit. Built a lore, and asked Scorpionius to design some creatures to inhabit this world.
In this RP, the Player Characters will be exploring Modern Day Britain, from the perspective of a creature that is about a Centimeter tall. Avoiding creatures that pose little no threat to us, but are deadly to the Centilings.
What we would see as an unkempt garden, is a dense Jungle-like area for a Centiling. Trees are huge, and can easily house a colony of Centilings.
So, this is the interest check thread. I'd like to know whether people are interested in this playing this.
Creature Example: Batterfly
These are nocturnal, butterfly-like creatures. Batterflies, however, live in colonies- similar to bees and ants. Their nests are not as sophisticated though- the batterflies often take abandoned burrows of mammals (Foxes, raccoons) as their nests. The batterfly is about 10 cm long. They are lightblue and not quite as attractive as actual butterflies- their wings are more like dragonflies.
There are two types of batterflies- the soldiers and the workers. The workers are the 'normal' batterflies- the soldiers are rarer. The worker has an extra pair of wings on it's abdomen to help it stay stabilised in the air. This is much needed, as the workers have to go outside to gather nectar and other sources of nutritients forthe larvae. Other workers stay at home and take care of the larvae- the larvae are best described as hairy, blue catterpillars.
The soldiers are much more armored than the workers. Their body is bulkier, their abdomen is instead tipped with a rock-like orb, their wings and mandibles are larger and they appear to wield a shield and a rapier. The task of the soldier is clear- they have to protect the nest from dangerous large arthropods, such as scorpions, spiders and centipedes. Sometimes, another colony of batterflies attacks- the colony with the most soldiers often wins, logically. After winning, the batterfly colony raids the burrow and takes the larvae of the losing colony with them, to feed their own larvae with. So, yes,
these arthropods are cannibalistic.
Why are they named 'batterflies'? That's because they have some characteristics that are strikingly similar to bats. The batterfly is mostly nocturnal, and when resting, they hang upside down in their burrows. The workers even hang upside down to gather food!
Example Big Creature: Stalagmitedragondor
The stalagmitedragondor is a creature that looks like it came straight from Jurassic Park. They are strikingly similar to an ankylosaur, but are grey and have crystals and rocky spines on their backs. That is because these herbivores need to camouflage themselves. If a predator is near, the stalgmitedragondor lies on the ground and mimics a rock.
The stalagmitedragondor is, however, highly agressive. If the predator doesn't fall for this reptile's trick, the stalagmitedragondor attacks, using the large, sharp crystals on it's tail or it's brute force. Predators tha are attacked by stalagmitedragondors often don't survive. Those who do are either fast creatures (wolves, for example) or creatures that were lucky to strike the dragondor on it's weak point- it's belly.
Stalagmitedragondors are very large- they can reach about 5 meters in length. Their crystals and spines, if treated well, can reach a length of 1 meter. They often rub their spines against the walls of their cave to keep them sharp. The stalagmitedragondor always stays near it's cave, because it isn't fast. These behemoths live a solitary life. Not much is known about their mating behavior due to this.
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This is the Out-of-Character thread. Here you discuss things and submit your character.
The RP will take place in Great Britain, the RP will start in North Oxfordshire. The Village our Characters live in (or have just arrived at) has a sizeable Centiling community living in a large building next to a Narrowboat Canal. Buildings of interest include a Church, some large houses, a Railway Brige, the Oxford Canal, and the Centiling Village of Winterton built inside of a Canalside Building. Nearby flows a river (It's not too big by human standards, but it's very big for Centilings). The closest other village is 2km away, across the river. There's also an ex-RAF airport at another nearby village.
(Based off of the village of Somerton, Oxfordshire.)
Character Form:
Name:
Age: (Maximum is 5, since the Centilings have only been on Earth for 5 years).
Role: (Either Builder, Scavenger or Hunter)
Skill: (Melee, Ranged or Magic.)
Weapon:
Gender:
Height (In millimeters) (optional):
Interests:
Appearance: (Picture is accepted too, but put it in a spoiler)
Some notes: READ THESE
The Centilings that have 'appeared' instead of being born age faster than others, and younger Centilings live longer. So keep this in mind:
Centilings that are 5 years old are elderly. They have very little strength but a lot of wisdom
Centilings that are 4 years old have lost most of their strength.
Centilings that are 3 years old have just passed their 'peak', their strength is beginning to decline.
Centilings that are 2 years old have yet to reach their 'peak', they are getting stronger.
Centilings that are 1 year old still have a lot to learn, and are quite weak.
Weapons are mostly recycled items scavenged from humans, like Bows made out of elastic bands and twigs, swords made out of shortened sowing needles. Forged Weapons are still really, really expensive. Be creative with what weapon your character has!
If you pick a Mage, your Role will be Mage. Since learning Magic takes a long time, your character will also be a Shut-In, and physically weak. They also won't have access to very powerful spells, but even the basic spells are better than what others have access to.
(No, this won't be a game with stats, but it's just something you have to think about for your character. They can't have a strong physical body and powerful Magic spells. Be realistic (even though there's magic))
Example: (My character):
Name: Michi
Age: 2
Role: Scavenger
Skill: Melee
Weapon: Converted Sowing Needle. Can be used as a spear or Quarterstaff
Gender: Female
Height: About 96mm
Interests: Human Technology, Supernatural Entities
Appearance:
(Ignore the sword)
I wonder whether anyone knows who this actually is...
Michi has Purple hair tied into a ponytail, and purple eyes. Her dress is made from some cloth she found next to a sowing machine, where she also found the Sowing Needle she uses, albeit after a conversion.
--------Rules--------
- Check the The Roleplayer's-Writer's Workshop for tips.
- No single-sentence posts, make your posts bigger. It's better that way.
- Your Characters can't win any fight, don't be afraid of defeat. Your character is at most 1cm tall, so even Mice and such can make dangerous foes.
- Be realistic. Even though we have Magic and Fantasy Creatures, common sense still exists.
- Don't control other people's characters, unless they give you permission.
- Romance is allowed, but DON'T take it too far on this thread. In PM is fine.
- Don't be a jerk. Well, your character is allowed to be a Jerk, if that's the kind of person he/she is, but don't think your character is more important than others.
- Ensure that people know when your character is talking, by using "" for talking, for example.
- Remember that your character has no way of knowing things that weren't told to your character.
- Don't post Out-of-Character things in the In-Character thread.
Yeah, I drew inspiration from things like that too, but it might be the first Forum Game RP about it.
Anyways, it will be similar in a way, as the characters will be exploring places where humans lived and using things they find for themselves. Sowing Needles as swords, for example, but instead of there being humans to watch out for, Spiders and other creatures are the main threat.
It's more about exploration and adventuring than scavenging things to use at home though.
If more interest is shown, I'll post the IC thread tomorrow.
Also: The character form:
Name:
Age: (Maximum is 5, since the Centilings have only been on Earth for 5 years).
Role: (Either Builder, Scavenger or Hunter)
Skill: (Melee, Ranged or Magic. See note)
Gender:
Interests:
Appearance:
Note: If you pick a Mage, your Role will be Mage. Since learning Magic takes a long time, your character will also be a Shut-In, and physically weak. They also won't have access to very powerful spells, but even the basic spells are better than what others have access to.
(No, this won't be a game with stats, but it's just something you have to think about for your character. They can't have a strong physical body and powerful Magic spells. Be realistic (even though there's magic))
Did you even read the marked sentence? Mages have to study a lot to use magic, so they're inside their houses pretty much all the time. They don't really have time or strength to scavenge...
The only difference is that posts should be longer, and that characters are less powerful. There are not too many other differences.
No, this RP is completely independent and unrelated to the Academy and such.
And Scorp, you're welcome to join anytime you'd like.
Yeah, they're basically mini-humans. I might add a few more things to the Character Creation thing. I did not have time for that yet because we had no internet yet. I'll put the IC thread up soon.
Updated Character form.
Name:
Age: (Maximum is 5, since the Centilings have only been on Earth for 5 years).
Role: (Either Builder, Scavenger or Hunter)
Skill: (Melee, Ranged or Magic.)
Weapon:
Gender:
Height (In millimeters) (optional):
Interests:
Appearance: (Picture is accepted too, but put it in a spoiler)
Some notes about Age:
The Centilings that have 'appeared' instead of being born age faster than others, and younger Centilings live longer. So keep this in mind:
Centilings that are 5 years old are elderly. They have very little strength but a lot of wisdom
Centilings that are 4 years old have lost most of their strength.
Centilings that are 3 years old have just passed their 'peak', their strength is beginning to decline.
Centilings that are 2 years old have yet to reach their 'peak', they are getting stronger.
Centilings that are 1 year old still have a lot to learn, and are quite weak.
Weapons are mostly recycled items scavenged from humans, like Bows made out of elastic bands and twigs, swords made out of shortened sowing needles. Forged Weapons are still really, really expensive. Be creative with what weapon your character has!
Here is my character.
Name: Michi
Age: 2
Role: Scavenger
Skill: Melee
Weapon: Converted Sowing Needle. Can be used as a spear or Quarterstaff
Gender: Female
Height: About 96mm
Interests: Human Technology, Supernatural Entities
Appearance:
(Ignore the sword)
I wonder whether anyone knows who this actually is...
Michi has Purple hair tied into a ponytail, and purple eyes. Her dress is made from some cloth she found next to a sowing machine, where she also found the Sowing Needle she uses, albeit after a conversion.
After I've accepted your character, you can start posting on the IC thread (coming soon). This thread will be used for OOC things, so if you have something to say Out-of-Character, post it here.
Accepted
Name: inorga
Age: 4 (centling age) 9 (true age)
Role: Scavenger
Skill: Ranged
Gender: female
Interests: finding food
Appearance: green eyes, slightly green skin
join pro-plaza, the first five to join will be appointed as mods
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Accepted, though you forgot to say what weapon she has. Or does she not have a weapon yet?
she uses a sling
join pro-plaza, the first five to join will be appointed as mods
https://dragcave.net/incubators/incubator_tardograd2.png
Accepted