Line #6 Roleplay/TheMortalRealm


1	The Mortal Realm is a PlayByPostGame that takes place in a TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture UrbanFantasy setting [[https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/citadel_nexus/the-mortal-realm-t348.html which can be found here but seems to be currently inactive]] . Most of the population know nothing of the magic in the world but there is a secret society of Enlightened individuals who can wield FunctionalMagic, which is based in its own form of science. With TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness as the unofficial authority over all the magic wielding populace. The plot basically centers on a cast (the players) who inadvertently get thrown into a series of adventures that range from murder investigations to possible apocalypse.
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4	!!This game provides examples of:
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6	* AndIMustScream: The fate of victims of Leeching is said to be worse than the most horrifyingly bad thing that could ever be imagined.
7	* BanOnMagic: NO GREEN MANA FOR YOU!
8	* BishonenLine: Played on both sides. The weakest demons are monsters but become more human like as they get stronger, and then their bodies become corrupted and monster like as they gain even more power, then finally the most powerful demons, archdemons, are able to switch between forms at will.
9	* CursedWithAwesome: Somewhat for Simón. Simón acknowledges that his powers are powerful, and uses them several times during his time against Amador, but he hates and fears what he can do with them, causing him to use them (mostly) sparingly.
10	* DarkIsNotEvil: Guile is a Necromancer, and the whole category of magic involving blood and bone, Onyx, is just a form of magic. No good or evil associated to it at all.
11	** Except it is considered the fan favorite of demons, but even still.
12	* EldritchLocation: The Sanctuary is said to be a magic laboratory in the Astral Realm, oh and speaking of the Sanctuary, did we mention Expy already?
13	* {{Expy}}: The Horadric Wanderer is a Horadrim, as in the race of mages from VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Its not too bad considering the world is supposed to be an alternate way of interpreting the Diablo Universe.
14	* FantasticRacism: Lots, Most Enlightened look down upon unenlightened as being inferior.
15	** Many people dislike summoners for their ability to seemingly call upon what many consider gods or deities.
16	** Few people see demons as anything other than evil monsters out to kill humanity
17	*** Zeches is a raging demon hater, made worse by that his job description is solving demon related crimes. Here's a hint, the demon is never the victim
18	*** Which in turn makes the Lothian Guard racist for having an anti-demon division in the first place.
19	*** Although not without reason, demons have tried to kill humanity before and many hate humans as much as humans hate them.
20	** Undead and Liches are also disliked, and definitely not considered human
21	** Werewolves vs humans
22	** Thankfully there is no werewolf vs vampire, as vampires are just humans who increase their lifespan by stealing others'
23	*** Which may not seem much different than Leeches, but there is a distinct difference in what happens to the victim, see AndIMustScream above
24	*** '''No one likes Leeches'''
25	* FantasticSlurs: "Lowers" for non-enlightened, many demons also take offense at being called anything other than demon or [=DaeJal=], especially devil
26	* FormulaicMagic: Colorless profession of mathematician can't get much closer to this.
27	* GiantSpider: There is a large one in the Cave Beyond the Echoes.
28	* GratuitousLatin: Latin is the official language of the magic community, makes sense given that latin is used for scientific names and it’s something that all can learn. (The GM loves latin too, so there's that.)
29	* GreyAndGrayMorality: Sure there are Angels, Demons, Crime Syndicates, totalitarian governments. But see it from their point of view and it makes sense. No one's perfect. Part of game play so that players will sometimes make contradicting decisions to other players.
30	* {{Hellgate}}: This quite literally is a giant gate that leads to the Inferno Realm.
31	* HighlyConspicuousUniform: Averted with the Lothian Guard whose standard uniform is desert garb, useful since Lothia in the middle of the Sahara. Played straight with Henzarlle's squire uniform which is bright baby blue.
32	** Although Henzarlle was outfitted for a diplomatic mission rather than a combat one, most militaries had formal wear as well which is basically what Henzarlle is wearing.
33	* IJustWantToBeFree: Genie's excuse for everything he does, but then again he's a bit insane
34	* ImmortalityImmorality: Leeching is '''bad'''
35	** Vampires are generally disliked as well.
36	* JediMindTrick: Orange Mana, Illusions, can trick people in thinking almost anything. Powerful Orange Mages can even rewrite a persons memory entirely.
37	* LastOfHisKind: The Horadric Wanderer is the only one who can cast Horadric spells.
38	* LoveGoddess: Lilith is said to be this, but for demons. Depictions of her range from EthicalSlut to full blown super demon whore.
39	** It should be noted that it is supposed to be the same Lilith from Jewish and Sumerian lore so her reputation is less then admirable.
40	* MagicFromTechnology: Only a bit, this magic works with a rare element, Mana, that amplifies the "magic" in one’s mind to produce spells, rituals, etc
41	* MonochromaticEyes: One of the tell tale signs of demonic possession is all black eyes, only appears when the demon is tapping into their power.
42	* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness : The Council is pretty much this 100%, not even their police force know the full story
43	* OperationBlank: The first arc's primary quest is the Biggs' operation: Operation TRADE
44	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Demons are simply a different form of life native to the Inferno Realm.
45	** Emphasized in that their own language they call themselves something else, [=DaeJal=].
46	*** However, they do call their world the Inferno Realm and/or Hell because it matches the typical description of Hell. They also accept their name as Demons as according to Humans. They consider it just the names translated into human languages.
47	* OurLichesAreDifferent:Abdul, powerful but not godly.
48	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Its kinda like a magical disease, no cure, no communication. Only misunderstandings and death.
49	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampires are just people who ritually kill others to steal their life, thus extending their own.
50	** Blood is still heavily involved in the ritual, hence the name
51	** The process is an exponential addiction, the required dose increases after each use.
52	* PhysicalHeaven: The Divine Realm is mentioned and Angels are known to exist in some way.
53	* PhysicalHell: Pretty darn close, while not on Earth, the Inferno Realm is accessible.
54	* PsychoactivePowers: Its just how magic works,being mentally stressed makes it hard to cast magic, a property of the mind.
55	* QuestForIdentity:This appears to be the demon in the Cave's goal
56	** [[Spoiler: And when he succeeded it turned out he was a legendary Archdemon, the party was spared on the account that he hadn't fully recovered and enlisted their help in finding the rest of his memory.]]
57	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Played straight with Guile, Ashelin and a couple others, but averted with Verloren, Biggs, Zeches, and Adel considering they are all trained soldiers.
58	* RequiredSecondaryPowers: Mostly averted, even skilled Fire Mages can burn themselves to a crisp if they aren't careful.
59	** A more common form can be seen in the "snap back" Evan gets from her illusions is they aren't done right.
60	* SniffSniffNom: When Evangeline is drunk, she finds mysterious items and eats them after sniffing them. Once it was a piece of orange peel from her hair, the other was a... something chip-like she found on the ground.
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63	* SinkOrSwimMentor: The Horadric Wander offers little to no help, if it wasn't his fault that some of the cast is sucked into the plot in the first place, he could be TheWatcher.
64	* ShoutOut: All of the herbs Abdul uses are named after ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' herbs.
65	* SplitPersonality: Adel
66	* StarfishLanguage: Demon language, Tongues, sounds like they make up the sounds every time they speak.
67	** Technically they do, the language conveys feelings and emotions as sounds, few words have set meanings but there are some that do.
68	*** [=DaeJal=] for example
69	* StartOfDarkness: Adel wasn't always a split personality.
70	* SummonMagic: Ashelin is a summoner, nuff said.
71	* TokenHuman: Completely avoided, all the players are human.
72	* TokenNonhuman: Abdul is a borderline case, being a lich.

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