About the Dm- Hey guys I'm Ryku.. some of you may already know me and some may not but I hope to meet some really awesome people. Im 19 and I enjoy playing RolePlaying Games. I releized at a young age that they only real way to experience the fantasy world was through tabletops. I hope all of you enjoy my Setting. Ive hosted 2 games already with this system and most of everyone enjoyed it and I hope that everyone that decides to join enjoys this too. Prologue The people of Alexius*1 are no strangers to darkness and war, a history of death and destruction flows in its wake. A thousand years have passed since the last opening of the Rifts*2 that poured forth the denizen of darkness onto the lands of Alexius, it is unknown why or how the beasts of evil were pushed out and stopped from destroying all that is. But a thousand years is a long time and the memory of man is short and shorter still from threat of famine and war, empires are never satiated for long and neighbors always have something of value. Great wars over the millennium ravaged and reshaped the land of both natural and manmade, burying the horrid past, until a new light shined through the gloom, peace and prosperity. Thirty years have passed since the last major war*3; focus was set on the embitterment of all rather than the few and great laps in technology and society were made. Grand airship flew through the sky bringing far off land together in trade and community. New tools for hunting and defence were made, black powder was developed and enhanced, and the future was firearms and ranged projectiles. The clerics and the priest of the world began to notice a silence from there three gods, Balaria Goddess of Light and Valor*4, Glavron God of Time and Magic*5 and Belvar brother God to Balaria, the God of Death and Madness*6. This silence broke many disciples, driving them to madness or loss of faith, some began campaigning under there god’s name declaring sin, magic and technology of the new world to be the reason, while others took this as a test of faith and stood strong in there ways. Then the first Rift opened, in an area near Elven city of Aldridge*7 the sky’s turned crimson with great billowing clouds and a great shimmering portal tore through the air, the event was followed by nothing, complete silence for days. Slowly the people of Aldridge ventured out to investigate this phenomenon, once people reached the Rift nothing happened to them so more came and the clergymen began calling it a holy site. Hundreds gathered around the Rift in celebration that there god’s has not abandoned them, then the ground began to tremble and the clouds billowed and roiled as a giant hand tore through the Rift smashing down and crushing the newly formed platform. Chaos erupted as an enormous monstrous creature ripped it way into the plane of man, followed by a legion of evil beasts that shredded into the crowds of people. Hundreds were slaughtered on this day, it became known as “The Crimson Descent*8”. Over the next months the evil hoard poured across the land ravaging towns and smashing into cities, the Rift opened on the boarder of the kingdom of Elves*9 and Dwarves*10 and the monsters gave them no quarter. The Rift energy that poured forth from these rents began corrupting and influencing animals and plants. Magic’s began seeping into the mundane world, people gained accesses to powers and ability’s to control the forces of nature and pulling from an unknown reservoir of arcane power, being neither evil nor good they choice laid completely with the wielder. Although some who gain power lets it corrupt their minds, and began delving into darker magic’s, rising undead and casting harmful spells. Two years after the “The Crimson Descent” a race of people began to emerge calling themselves “God Speakers*11” these mysterious people began recruiting people of heroic property’s training them and giving them access to secret things, and training them to be the ultimate force against the forces of evil. After a time they came to be the leading force against the forces of the Rift, having a refuges in every city and having there major stronghold Elders Haven*12. They are the first and roughly only force that is able to combat the monsters. It has been ten years since the first Rift turn our world on its head, the kingdoms are all blaming each other for the destruction that has come about. The Elves and the Dwarves have been pushed to the edge of extinction. Now it is up to you, weather you wish to fight the forces of evil and defend the weak and the helpless, gather the dark secrets for your own personal plans or you are just looking to belong to something greater. The world lies in your hands as a Guardian your choices will warp the world to your view. *1- Alexius is the world that you are in. *2- Rifts are portals that the evil monsters come from and that magic comes from. *3- 30 years ago was the last major war in Alexius. *4- Goddess of the good. *5- God of neutrality. *6- God of evil. *7- Aldridge was a major city in the Elven realm. *8- “The Crimson Descent” the first Rift opened. *9- Close to extinction kingdom of Elves. *10- Close to extinction Kingdom of Dwarves. *11- Mysterious race of people who speak to the gods *12- Main stronghold of the Guardians. WHY SHOULD I PLAY? What makes World of Alexius so much different from the next is that I allow for players to actually put the world into their own hands. Everyone is given the opportunity to really become part of the team in furthering the development wonderfully crafted campaign setting . What is the actual World of Alexius? Alexius is a high fantasy world of epic adventure and evil creatures from a strange dimension that would like nothing more than to feast on the innocent and not so innocent alike. At every turn you will face encounters that will tax your mental and physical prowess, Corruption is rampant and nations are constantly blaming each other for the coming of the monsters. Some see the world as black and white while other see it as a vast shade of gray. Loyal and Just paladins take up arms with scheming wizards in order to save people (or obtain power in the wizard's case). So grab your sword, fetch your bow, or prepare you spells, for you will need them in the wilds of Alexius! What am I looking for in Players? Im looking for players that are going to enjoy role playing and combat. Though this seems to be a very combative game (as it is) this is not a hack an slash and Role playing will be necessary. I dont expect everyone to know the system like professionals thats why we have sites that help us and give us information. When it comes down to it Im just looking for players that will have well thought out characters and that are going to have a good time on a Thursday Night. What i will not accept from players? -I will not accept players that want to argue constantly about Rules or how the game should be played. Most of us on Roll20 are not pros and we dont know everything perfectly so keep arguing about rules off of my table. If you have a concern about how I run the Game or even a player that's in the game please polity message me on roll20 and we will resolve it. ------- GAME INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Depending on the actions of the characters the world could be heavily modified. -WARNING- CHARACTERS MAY DIE.... SO DO NOT COMPLAIN IF YOUR CHARACTER DIES AT THE HANDS OF YOUR OPPONENTS. -Magic and high leveled Technology is forbidden in some places. -Lots of lore for players to use and is still being worked on. -There are no Small Races, Most of the population will be Human and Elf. Only one non Human or Elf Race character will be accepted into the game but still needs to be human like. - The world looks more on the Anime Styled. <a href="https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/17052/world-of-alexius" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/17052/world-of-alexius</a>
