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4	->''"Hey, I'm not down yet! Just gotta... pick up my entrails, is all!"''
5	-->- the inimitable [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Ellis Nineveh]] on Sky--er, his battle wounds.
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7	[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/skylassia_all_3274.JPG]]
8	[[caption-width-right:340:''The World of Skylessia, circa Gen I.'']]
9	Skylessia is an original (and currently defunct) PlayByPostGame based on the popular TurnBasedStrategy game series ''Franchise/FireEmblem''. It is one of two games hosted by Fire Emblem Planet (FEP), a fansite for Fire Emblem. It has had two incarnations before the current RP; The Elibe RP (not to be confused with the "Radiance of Elibe" RP on the same website), a fan RP based on the world of FE 6 and 7, and the Wardea RP, which was the first to create an original world while retaining influences from the games, particularly the GBA titles.
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11	It's second incarnation is the mostly-PostApocalyptic, growingly Steampunk world of Skylessia, which consists of a vast continent with a number of outlying islands, as well as the new, unexplored island of Teraskyrn. After "Generation I" ended, there was an invasion by the LegionsOfHell. After the invasion ended, the world restructured as a series of brand new nations. Alimond, a highly militaristic state founded by [[EvilOverlord Kraid Kaflar]], it's currently the most technologically advanced state, and maintains a fleet of [[CoolAirship Airships]]; Araducia, a nation in the middle of a civil war that borders the Deadzone; The Deadzone itself, a land infested and controlled by the invading demons; Marcellus, a rich merchant oligarchy, and one of the few states that survived basically intact from the demonic invasion; Nagarath, a desert theocracy that borders the deadlands; The Northern Territories, an area filled with feuding factions; Sk'harrah, a land ruled by Manaketes, currently undergoing some minor internal strife; Teraskyrn, the mostly unexplored continent to the east; The heavily isolationist Valhassan Empire; and the Wilds, an area held by five feuding bandit queens.
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13	Over the years, other roleplays have also came and went on FEP; ''Radiance Lost'' and ''Radiance of Elibe'', also ''Fire Emblem''-based roleplays taking place in Tellius and Elibe, respectively; ''Shin Megami Tensei: True Will'', obviously based on ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei''; Akanea RP, another ''Fire Emblem'' roleplay using a d20 system; and Rinia, which took place in an original world and had no real ties to any work of fiction.
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15	Currently, Generation I and [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture Generation II]] have ended, and Skylessia as a whole has been retired for now. A new roleplay, based on Elibe and titled ''Fire Emblem: Insurrection'', has taken its place for the time being.
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17	The archives for Skylessia and other roleplays can be found [[http://oldforums.feplanet.net/index.php?showforum=476 here]]. The current incarnation can be found [[http://forums.feplanet.net/forum-28.html here]].
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19	Has a [[Characters/{{Skylessia}} character sheet]].
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21	!!This game contains examples of:
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23	%%* ActionGirl: Many, many of them.
24	%%* ActionHero: Plenty of them, too.
25	* AerithAndBob: Many characters have fairly mundane names (Ian, Chris, Holly), while others have more unconventional ones (Syntyche, Tzofiya, Yngvildr)
26	%%* TheAlcatraz: The Isla del Fuego
27	%%* AllThereInTheManual: The Repository
28	%%* AnAdventurerIsYou: It's a roleplay. This is practically a given.
29	%%* ARealManIsAKiller: Averted surprisingly often.
30	%%* ArtificialHuman: Vague Blacklightning, Gilmoria, Ahura Mazda.
31	%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
32	%%* {{BFS}}: Zweihander, Durandal, Gurgurant, Exaccus
33	%%* BigBad: No straight-cut examples, but Malakov Sromvoski seems to fit this to a majority, and then there's the Akasha. As well, most characters' personal arcs have their own Big Bads - some that overlap. As of Gen 2, The Thing and its Demonic Hordes
34	%%* BowAndSwordInAccord: Nomad Troopers, Agents, and Bahadurs
35	%%* BreakTheCutie
36	* BreathWeapon: Dragons and Manakete, but not wyverns. Fire is most common, but the Manakete ability Alternate Breath can let them use other elements instead.
37	* CallToAdventure: Usually the reason (among its subtropes) why a motley band of mostly strangers are all together in an RP.
38	* {{Cap}}: Levels are capped at 20 for the first two tiers, and 5 for third tier.
39	%%* CharacterDevelopment: Kind of the idea behind the RP.
40	%%* CharacterizationMarchesOn
41	%%* CharacterLevel
42	* CoolSword: Partly due to the preference of swords as the weapon of choice for the characters in the GBA games, there is an alarmingly high number of swords available in the RP compared to the other physical weapon choices.
43	%%* CripplingOverspecialization: Mostly averted with F-rank weapons; weapons available for any class to use. They're not always very effective though...
44	%%* DoomedHometown: A plot mechanic in a number of [=PCs=] backstories
45	* DragonRider: Any class with a Wyvern mount.
46	%%* DefectorFromDecadence: A number of characters desert the Devlani army, or reject court life in their home countries.
47	%%* DisappearedDad: A number of characters have this in their backstory.
48	%%* DualWielding: It happens.
49	%%* ElvesVsDwarves: The Nineveh vs. pretty much everyone.
50	%%* EscortMission: The premise behind a number of [=RPs=].
51	%%* FiveManBand: RP Parties usually end up becoming this.
52	%%* FragileSpeedster: Myrmidons, Huntsmen, Pegasus Knights, Pegasus Riders, Thieves
53	* FromBadToWorse: Generation 2 starts with a demonic invasion that kills a large portion of the population and causes major social upset all around.
54	%%* KatanasAreJustBetter: The Katti, Wo Dao, Killing Edge, and Sol Katti, while not katanas in name, could all arguably qualify.
55	%%* KnightInShiningArmor[=/=]KnightInSourArmor: Many characters, not just the knight class, fit into this, depending on where they fall on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism.
56	* LightIsGood: Light magic spells are largely based on faith and positive emotions, while Dark magic spells focus on destructive power and ill intent. The simple fact of using Dark magic can have a corrupting influence on the caster.
57	* LightIsNotGood: Light magic can easily be used for selfish and destructive ends while Dark magic users can be quite pleasant. It's entirely up to the individual; there are plenty of examples of all of these tropes. In addition, Necromancy has become socially acceptable as of gen 2.
58	%%* MightyGlacier: Knights tend to be played this way.
59	* MinoredInAssKicking: A number of the more scholarly type characters can deliver a surprisingly effective beatdown, to the surprise of other [=PCs=] and enemies.
60	%%* {{Mooks}}: These you'll most likely be facing in a standard RP from bandits to whatever can be stockpiled into an enemy.
61	* NamedWeapons: Almost all S-rank weapons are named, and some characters give names to their normal weapons.
62	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Manakete are even more varied here than in the games. Some skills available include the ability to use their breath weapon in human form (Dragontongue), selectively shifting body parts to dragon form while in human form (Partial Transformation), and even having multiple heads in dragon form (Hydra Blood).
63	* PowerEqualsRarity: Imported from the GBA games, the S-rank and some A-rank weapons require mod permission to use.
64	%%* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Guys]]: The entire Nineveh tribe.
65	%%* SinisterScythe: The regular scythe and Dread Scythe.
66	%%* SugarAndIcePersonality: A fair number of female characters are this, combined with a few [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting ice queens]] here and there.

Context Roleplay / Skylessia