To prevent horrible, horrible clutter on this first post that appears on every page, the OP of this game will be the first reply. This, instead, will be an "Objectives Indicator" and directory to the all-important game document.

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Chapter One: Home of the Heart

Objectives:

>Join the game!
>Defeat those who stand before you.

Document Link: Here you go!

Originally posted on 2018-01-03 09:42:00

Opening Theme - Vangelis - Chariots of Fire

One man cannot bear all the burden of the world on his shoulders. This is common knowledge. And yet, he tries to do it anyway. And here he lies. His mind falls in on itself, rapidly. He shudders and whimpers in his several-day sleep, as though a perpetual nightmare. There is a way for him to overcome, but it will require the aid of those who possess hearts which rise to the aid of those who need it most. I beg of you, if you receive this letter, to come to the aid of my friend, caretaker and servant, The Eternal Author. I cannot promise reward, nor can I promise a safe journey. But all I can do is beg for your help, and pray that your generous souls may help in our dilemma. I cannot reveal my location, but if you were destined to receive it... trust your instinct. Venture forth, and find me.

-Sincerely, The Genesis Library, Genoa.

One day, in the middle of the night, a letter arrives to you. It is unaddressed, you may perhaps think it has been sent to you in folly. And yet... each of you who receives this letter feels a higher calling. The letter calls you. And so, the above passage is revealed to you. And a quest bestowed upon you. Your journey may be difficult, maybe not. But one by one, you all trickle into a grand castle, stocked with more books than you have ever seen. Greeted by nobody, all inevitably end up at the top of the building, meeting a dragon once there, sleeping on a wooden desk. A passage is open to the right of the room, where a gentle sobbing is heard.

gC: Ah! You all came. I'm glad... yes. We haven't time to waste. If you received the letter from me... then please come with me. We must begin the process right away, else we may be too late.

The dragon, Genoa, leads you all into the side room. It is dark, as though someone sleeps here not to be disturbed. A blonde girl, with long hair, garbed in a blue dress, sits beside a bed, sobbing. In the bed, a mighty four-poster made of a sturdy black wood, draped in silk that seems to move without wind, lies a man, pale as snow, with hair deep and red as blood. He is still, breathing lightly. Occasionally, he shudders. There is obviously something dreadfully wrong with him. The dragon walks to the girl and whispers something to her, before returning to the office outside and grunting. When she returns, she bears a small metal obelisk, which she places in a stand opposite the crying girl.

gC: I understand that some of you may have questions, others more than that, however, I cannot answer them now. The situation at present is more dire than when I wrote that letter, and we must begin as quickly as possible. But, the task I ask you to complete... I need you to enter Author's mind, the man laid in the bed here, discover what ails him thus, and if possible, destroy it. We can talk more afterward, but... please. We need your help.

A light is lit at the top of the obelisk, which then forms a swirling gate before it. The dragon beckons each of you forth in turn, through the portal. She cannot tell you what's through the portal, whether it'll be safe or not. When you pass through, your vision fades for a flash of vibrant blue. The next thing you hear is a great thud.

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You haven't got long to gather your bearings once you awaken. Instead, when you wake, you find yourself faced with a unit of soldiers, garbed in white and gold, their weapons turned against you. You hear them talking among themselves, before they notice you wake up. Before anyone can even think to do anything, they return to focusing on you. They shout something you don't understand, and light beats down from the sky, causing the gold on their armours to glow brightly. A certainly strange experience, before the (apparent) leader shouts in English towards you.

OVERSEER: Oi! You lot! We found you passed out 'ere, and we need yeh to answer some questions we've got for ye. Just the two; State your name and purpose being here! You tresspass on land controlled by Her Brilliant Highness! If you have no valid reason for being here, we will escort you to our local prison.

Two of his subordinates poke at the slower of you with their weapons. The other two sit idly as the captain tries figure out what to do with you, repeating things again and again about nonsense such as "Her Brilliance", the "Dark Crown" and "Possessed Manor". You see what may be said manor, a huge building a fair way into he distance. The soldiers then snap you back.

OVERSEER: Up! We need to interrogate you, for the good of the Theology of Solaris!

The six soldiers walk you towards a bridge... now might be a good time to walk over them. They turn to face you, weapons armed... as more fall from the sky into your hands. As well as other protective garments and ornaments. A triangle formation is made on the bridge by the enemy soldiers, facing you all down. They look hostile, or at least, impatient. The soldiers appear to have no patience for any nonsense that may be pulled off by this ragtag group.

But, as of now, I'm getting ahead of myself. We don't even know who you are, do we? Please, let us know.

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RULES:

Please check the game document for a list of game rules. I recommend you read them thoroughly, though if you played Chaos then you probably know all the rules already. This journey may be significantly longer and more difficult than Chaos' mindscape... though, we will see at the end, won't we?

<Round One>

Six soldiers. Two rangers. Three melee fodder. One front-line support. Know what you must do, inform me who you are, and then charge forth with conviction!


Originally posted on 2018-01-03 09:42:00

Kid.
...
Hey, kid, wake up.
...
I'm not messing around here, kid.
...
I know you can hear me.
...
Wake up.

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A boy covered in the garb of a wanderer awakes. Another nightmare? This one felt more real. It's still dark, and the full moon illuminates the desert around him. A shadowy form slowly orbits around him, nearly twice the boy's height in length, and deep maroon in colour. The spectre appears to be agitated, but the boy doesn't seem to notice it at all.

The boy sits up, and notices the letter, half-buried in the sand beside him. Still somewhat drowsy, he has difficulty opening said letter. The specter stops its orbit, instead looking over the boy's shoulder- is it out of curiosity, or out of contempt? Eventually, the boy opens the letter, and the contents are read.

Upon finishing, the boy pauses. He stands and tosses the letter into the ground behind him. It recieves no resistance from the atmosphere as it flies, embedding itself into the sand behind him.
"I guess I have somewhere to be, now, don't I," he says quietly to himself.

The sand around the letter starts to vibrate, and fall, creating a hole. The hole expands outwards, sand funnelling in, growing larger and larger. It reaches where the boy stands. He falls in.

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For the second time in fifteen minutes, the boy finds himself jolted awake. Another place. Another time...? Perhaps not the latter. But certainly another place.

Name: The Boy.
Polarity: DARK.
Weapon: Gant Pole.
Hat: Crown of Thorns.
Armor: Khanate Armor.
Trinket: Liar's Chair.
HP: 15 + 10 (5 skillpoints) - 6 (Crown of Thorns) + 2 (Khanate Armor) = 21
MP: 10 = 10
STR: 1 + 1 (Skillpoints) + 1 (Khanate Armor) = 2.
AGI: 1 + 4 (skillpoints) - 1 (Khanate Armor) = 4.
INT: 1 + 2 (Crown of Thorns) = 3
SPC: 1 = 1
Spells: Interference. Charge. Colour Shot (Gant).

Special: Spectral Grudge.
SP Cost: 250
Fills By: Dealing Damage, Taking Damage, Taking Damage from a Unique Enemy (x10).
All enemies that have attacked The Boy take (10-13) Gant damage, and have the Grudge debuff applied for three turns. If they attack The Boy while affected by the debuff, he will perform a counterattack if they are within his attack range.

Modifiers: -5 SP cost per SPC; +1 damage per 2 SPC; At 5 SPC, you may also target up to (SPC/3) enemies that haven't attacked The Boy. This only applies Grudge, and doesn't deal damage; At 12 SPC, basic enemies that attack The Boy at all while a Grudge is active on any enemy are instantly killed once all instances of Grudge have finished.

[A 'Unique Enemy' is an enemy that hasn't attacked The Boy yet. Enemies that have attack The Boy are listed under 'Other Notes'.]

Accomplishments: None (He's a nomad, not a hero.)
Bio: A nomad haunted by a maroon specter.

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The Boy spawns wherever, moves to K14, stabs the Overseer, then retreats to M16.

Originally posted on 2018-01-03 11:58:00

A young man wearing a blue jacket, among other things, is launched through the portal. He lands awkwardly. At least there aren't any stairs after that.

"oof"

He gets up.

"So I guess I have to get through you guys."

He casually points at the guys on the bridge.

"Well if it's to save writerdude..."

The boy walks forward a bit, and then claps. He starts glitching in and out.

"HIT IT!"

Now Playing: Teddybears - Little Stereo (Arcade Velocity Remix) (This, of course, only affects Terry. Wait, gorilla.)
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Terry spawns at I16, move to I15, cast Decoy.

Originally posted on 2018-01-03 12:29:00

Emerald blinks, getting up off the ground ”What? What’s going on here” He cracks his neck in both directions (Ow) He notes he has a staff now for some reason and grabs it. Well I guess I’m a mage He thinks wryly to himself.

Name: Emerald (Polarity: Dark)
Weapon: Azure Staff
Hat: Crown of Thorns
Armor: Holy Garb
Trinket: Correspondence Plaque
HP: 15-6(CoT)-2(CP)+8(4 skillpoints)=15
MP: 10+6(3 skillpoints)+4(Holy Garb)+2(Azure Staff)+2(INT bonus)=18
STR: 1
AGI: 1
INT: 1+1(Azure Staff)+2(Holy Garb)+2(Correspondence Plaque)+2(Crown of Thorns)+3(Skillpoints)=11 INT
SPC: 1+1(Azure Staff)=2
AC: 0-1(Holy Garb)=-1
Skills: Colour Shot(Apocyan), Second Wind, Shield of Truth, Heartbleed.

Special: Mana Restoration: Enviromental Edition.
SP required: 200(?)
Effect: Gain 6 MP instantly. For the next three turns, have +2 MP regen.
Fills by: Dealing damage with spells(x1), healing allies(x1), reviving allies (x10), buffing allies(x5)
Mods: +1 MP gained every 3 SPC, +1 turn of regen every 4 SPC. -1% cost every SPC.

Emerald then walks into H15 and promptly casts Colour Shot on the overseer (yay for Azure Staff damage bonuses, and INT damage bonuses)

Originally posted on 2018-01-03 12:55:00

Simeon was feeling down on his luck. The moment he came to the castle, he could feel that something was wrong. Now, he has to go through another mindscape. Oh well, he thought. Anything for a good friend.

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Simeon sighs. For the umpteenth time, he is unarmed, encountering soldiers who seem way too eager to skewer people. Mentally making a face, he composed a cover story. "I am Simeon Infini, tourist, traveller, epicurean." There. Something that's for the most part true. When the items fall from the sky, he takes the stuff that looks the most like what he would wear in real life, and the scariest thing he could see. Staing on F15, he moves to G14, strikes the Overseer, and moves back to E15.

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Name: Simeon
Polarity: Light
Weapon: Lithotome
Hat: Sunglasses
Armour: Anti-Magic Coat
Trinket: Blade Sigil
Skillpoint Allocation:
1 to MHP, 3 to MMP, 4 to STR, 2 to INT.
Spells: Second Wind, Influence, Blockade
Special: Journey Before Destination
SP cost: 1000
Fills By: Healing, Dealing Damage, Reviving (+1), Allies dying (x50), winning battles (-100)
Restart a battle.

Originally posted on 2018-01-03 16:17:00

Name: Roan (Polarity: Light)
Weapon: Flare Gun
Hat: Ninja's Mask
Armor: Khanate Armor
Trinket: Fragment of Despair (Viric resistance)

HP: 15 + 5x2 (Skillpoints) + 2 (Hat) + 2 (Armor) + 2 (Trinket) + 3 (STR Bonus) = 34 HP
MP: 10 + 2x2 (Skillpoints) = 14 MP
STR: 1 + 3 (Skillpoints) + 1 (Armor) = 5 STR
AGI: 1 + 2 (Hat) - 1 (Armor) = 2 AGI
INT: 1 + 1 (Hat) = 2 INT
SPC: 1 + 1 (Weapon) = 2 SPC
AC: 0 + 1 (Armor) = 1 AC

Skills: Shield of Truth, Judgement, Second Wind

Special: Garden of Eden
SP required: 220
Effect: Convert a 3x3 area (Think Splash 1) within Range 4 of yourself, except Abysses. While allies are standing in Gardens of Eden, they gain +2 AC and Regen3 for 2 turns. Lasts for 4 turns.
Fills by: Taking Damage (x1), Dealing damage(x1), reviving allies (x10), buffing allies(x5)
Mods: +1 AC at 6 SPC, +1 duration on Regen3 per 6 SPC, +1 Radius at 10 SPC, -2 SP Cost per SPC.

A heavenly door opens at G16 and a man steps out.
Well it looks like this is where the letter wants me to go. The knight says with a clearly British accent.
Roan moves to I13 and guards.

Originally posted on 2018-01-03 16:31:00

A child seems to have woken up from having landed on her head. She looks like Little Red Riding Hood... if she also had a mustache- wait what a mustache? Ooooh, right, it's her! Mustache Girl of Mafia Town!
She looks up into the sky where she presumably fell from. "Ugh... HEY! Be careful next time, will ya!?" She realizes right then and there that nobody on the outside could hear her, presumably. "...drat."
She looks at the lot of soldiers on the bridge. "You guys remind me of the mafia! Shall I turn you into mush and put you into jars as well?" She picks up a thing nearby, hanging dearly onto a single hourglass-looking thing all the while.

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NAME: Mustache Girl
POLARITY: Light
WEAPON: Lithotome
HELM: Thief's Mask
ARMOR: Holy Garb
TRINKET: Correspondence Plaque
HP: 15 - 2 (Trinket) + 2 (Helm) + 4 (2 Skillpoints) + 3 (STR Bonus) = 22
MP: 10 + 4 (Armor) + 4 (2 skillpoints) + 2 (INT Bonus) = 20
STR: 1 + 6 (6 Skillpoints) = 7
AGI: 1 + 2 (Helm) = 3
INT: 1 + 1 (weapon) + 1 (Helm) + 2 (Armor) + 2 (Trinket) = 7
SPC: 1
AC: 0 - 1 (Armor) = -1
SKILLS: Colour Shot (Violant), Bastion of Life, Masquerade

SPECIAL: You Are All Bad Guys [250(?) SP][Fill requirements: Dealing Damage, Healing]
M.G. begins bending the very laws of reality around her, obtaining the Temporal Break(x) status, boosting all of her damage and healing by +x. Cannot be killed, but can be injured. Current power: 5. Lasts 3 turns.
-Modifiers: -8(?) SP needed per 2 SPC. +1 buff power per 3 SPC. Also gain Counterhappy while active at 8 SPC. Complete Invincibility (Doesn't take damage at all for the duration) at 12 SPC.

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Mustache Girl appears at (E15) and guards.

Originally posted on 2018-01-03 19:33:00

Someone looks rather out-of-place, even among the people who already look rather out-of-place. A... questionably-but-probably-a-guy(?) standing among the gathered ragtag group, clad in something that sort of has a possible uniform-like appearance but honestly is blatantly designed more for comfort. Without saying a word, he silently holds up a handgun of sorts, inspecting it for a few seconds...

"Not what I'm used to... but she'll do."

He then loads a bullet, heads to M14, takes a moment to line up a shot, and tries sniping Marker 1. Bang.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BS1...dit?usp=sharing

Originally posted on 2018-01-04 01:23:00

...Somebody else is here.

...This is going to hurt having to pull a double-narration, won't it?
I should get around more and trick some poor scrub into doing this for me.

Either way, the newcomer moves directly to I13 and points her blade directly to the Overseer's neck... she's not actually attacking, though. It seems to be a warning then anything else.

Originally posted on 2018-01-04 04:43:00

*poof* . . . ". . ." looks over and sees people ready to kill him and some others. ". . .I will be a medic, you people just keep me alive."
He is at I16
Name: Factory
Polarity: Light
Weapon: Life's Blood
Helm:Mettool
Armor:Anti-Magic Coat
Trinket:Ace of Swords
HP:10
MP:15 4x2[Skill points + Bonus]=23
STR:1
AGI:1 -2[Mettool] +1[Ace of Swords] +1[Skill points] = 2
INT:1 +1[Anti-Magic Coat] +5[Skill Points] = 7
SPC:1 +2[Anti-Magic Coat]= 3
AC:0 +1[Mettool]= 1
HP Regen:0
MP Regen:0 +2[Anti-Magic Coat]= 2
Spells: Bastion of Life 14MP, Second Wind 12MP, Risen 11MP
Special:Endless Army of Memories
300 SP FILL: Summoning (x10), Healing Allies (x2)
Summon two(2) "Endless Reproduction Factory(ies)" with one Spell, "Lifeless Product" Lifeless Products have two forms. Possible Modifiers: Increasing the Amount of Endless Reproduction Factory(ies) spawned. Increase Stats.
Endless Reproduction Factory
Stats: [HP 10] [MP 10] [Attack 0-0] [Move 4] Spell:Lifeless Product 2 MP "Create either an Attack:Combat Product, or a Healer:Medic Product."
Attack:Combat Product
Stats: [HP 15] [MP 5] [Attack 10-10 White] [Retreat 1] [Move 5] Skill: Heavy Handed x MP:Add current MP Value to next attack.
Healer:Medic Product
Stats: [HP 5] [MP 15] [Attack 5-5 White] [Retreat 2] [Move 4] Spell: Fixed Flesh x MP:Heal target by MP Value+3, unless MP value is 0.

Originally posted on 2018-01-05 01:48:00

Uryens joins the battle at F15, moves to G14, and attacks the Overseer.

Originally posted on 2018-01-05 04:09:00

Welcome to the game! I don't have much here to say right now.

@A Mirrored Clock - I think your Special might be a little overpowered. Before I import you, I think it might be best for you to tone it down a little bit.

<River Crossing, Turn 2>

You've already downed the Overseer! That's one annoyance out of the way. Keep going!

Oh, and don't forget to read each other's posts. Else we end up with people ending up on the same spaces.

Originally posted on 2018-01-05 04:26:00

Emerald then casts Colour Shot on Crusader 3 ”PROJECTILE SPAM GO!”

Originally posted on 2018-01-05 12:04:00

"Jars it is, then!"

Mustache Girl moves to (I14), attacks Crusader 3, then backs off to where she was (I15).

Originally posted on 2018-01-05 16:10:00

Roan looks at the Crusader before looking at the space over it. He focuses a hand on it...
Lux Sancta! Roan cries, and a holy blast comes down on I11.
(I used Judgement)

Originally posted on 2018-01-05 17:04:00

Simeon moves to H13, Strikes Crusader 2, then moves back to J15.

Originally posted on 2018-01-05 23:16:00

The Boy leaps to M10, shoots Marker2 with Colour Shot, then flips to the other side at M8.

Originally posted on 2018-01-06 00:27:00

5 Damage. Minus a 50% White resistance and minus 2 AC...
The actual pain Grolla takes from the attack is negligible at best.

"...Is this the best attack you can perform?"

Considering that the third Crusader is likely gone, Grolla walks up a tile to J12 and slashes at the first Crusader.

Originally posted on 2018-01-06 00:27:00

Terry moves to E9, then sprints to G8.

Originally posted on 2018-01-06 04:04:00