1 | ->''"An intensive roleplaying game complete with powerful guilds, varied races, rich history, vibrant politics, and a player-driven, ever-moving storyline."'' |
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3 | ''[[http://www.ateraan.com/overview.html New Worlds Ateraan]]'' is a free-to-play roleplaying MultiUserDungeon set in the [[HighFantasy fantastical]] world of Ateraan with some minor touches of scifi. There's many things to do, guilds to join, places to visit, and people to be (though you can have a maximum of two characters at any one time). Players run the religions and guilds, but their higher-ups are staff members who play royalty and interfere where they feel necessary, which leads to some [[BrokenBase debate within the playerbase]]. |
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6 | !!This game provides examples of: |
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8 | * AllPlanetsAreEarthLike: Somewhat subverted, what with magic and the different sapient races and a few mythological creatures; otherwise, quite similar. [[ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway Also]], for many intents and purposes [[EarthThatWas Teciann]]. |
9 | * AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: You can describe rooms in homes and ships, though only those of the Merchant and Trader guilds can implement your designs. |
10 | ** Similarly, AHomeownerIsYou - at least, if you have the funds to purchase a home. |
11 | * AntiGrinding: A borg meter is used to combat grinding. Borging is the practice of running around killing anything as soon as it resets in a room. The game is designed to slow down borgers by slowly decreasing the reward for killings over a time period - if you keep going, you might be shunned and your character is marked as a bloodthirsty killer. |
12 | * BackgroundMagicField: Supplied by the world, Ateraan. Or the cosmos, or maybe the cosmos supply it to the world. Depending on who you ask, you're likely to get a different answer. |
13 | * BeastMan: Lykos, [[CatFolk felines]], and nykos are this. |
14 | * CharacterCustomization: Immense levels of this. The code allows nearly complete customization, from all the general ones - name, backstory, appearance, personality traits, accents - to much more, since the game itself is based on roleplay; this results in a wide variety of characters. |
15 | ** For instance, the available clothing and jewelry is nearly all player-made. There are rules set in place to prevent immersion-breaking items, but there's still a [[PurpleProse gargantuan]] amount of [[http://pastebin.com/CpreWEMM text describing all sorts of outfits and garments]]. |
16 | ** Similarly, tattoos and piercings are described by players in text, as is the sight, smell, and taste of food. [[ButWaitTheresMore And there's more!]] |
17 | * CharacterLevel: People call them 'lessons'. You get exp from killing stuff, roleplay bonuses, introductions, and coins from varied sources - when you get enough, you can spend them on levels, thereby learning more powers and increasing the health cap. There actually is no known [[AbsurdlyHighLevelCap level cap]], though known powers do end at 30. |
18 | * CrossingTheDesert: Complete with sunburn and CirclingVultures in the ThirstyDesert. |
19 | * DressCodedForYourConvenience: Dahkoar clerics wear black robes with serpents on. Clerics of Waylumi get white and doves. Druids get druid robes, Garrison members get soldier uniforms, so on and so forth. |
20 | * FantasticRacism: Though in a way, it's still normal racism because the skin tone of [[OurElvesAreDifferent elves and malor]] are much of what physically distinguishes them. |
21 | ** MasterRace: Can apply to malor. |
22 | ** [[http://www.ateraan.com/races/races_kingdom.html Description of playable races on the game's site]]: Describes how the different races feel about one another. |
23 | * FantasyCharacterClasses: Played pretty straight, with guilds rather than classes. Of the North, there's the [[KnightInShiningArmor Garrison members]], the [[GoodHurtsEvil Clerics]] of the [[CrystalDragonJesus Goddess Waylumi]], the [[SquishyWizard Magi]] of the [[MageTower Tower]], and the description-writing, [[OnlyInItForTheMoney economically]] important [[IntrepidMerchant Merch]][[AnEntrepreneurIsYou ants]]. Hailing from both North and South are the [[NatureHero Dru]][[SavingTheWorld ids]] of [[ElementalPowers Ateraan]] and the [[TheSneakyGuy Rogues]]. From the South are the [[BarbarianHero Warriors]], the [[BlackMagic Clerics]] of [[TheSacredDarkness Dahkoar]], the [[PlaceOfPower mystical]] [[RitualMagic Shaman]], and the [[TheBlacksmith Traders]]. |
24 | ** PrestigeClass: Much lesser-known are the [[VideoGameStealing Thieves]] and [[ProfessionalKiller Assassins]] - but shh, we don't know they exist. There's also the [[MagicKnight Retters]], who are pretty much ThePaladin of their respective religion. |
25 | * FantasyPantheon: With three main religions - Waylumi, Nature, and Dahkoar - the global religious conflict is really more [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil balanced]] than you'd think, considering that the clerics of Waylumi far [[ILikeThoseOdds outweigh]] those of Dahkoar when it comes to sheer numbers. Waylumi and Dahkoar are potentially SufficientlyAdvancedAliens, while [[AllPlanetsAreEarthLike Ateraan]] is also worshipped. |
26 | * FunctionalMagic: Device magic is used with fire scrolls, ice wands and such, usable by the common man and made by magic. Elemental magic can be used to create [[ElementalEmbodiment elementals]] who are often used for their extra carrying capacity. |
27 | ** ElementalPowers: Druids get the most of this, though other magic-users can use the elements, too. |
28 | * GoldSilverCopperStandard: Plus Crown coins, which are worth ten gold, each of which is worth ten silver, each of which is worth ten copper. |
29 | * GoodWeaponEvilWeapon: Played straight, with some white weapons blessed by Waylumi and black ones carrying Dahkoar's aura. Though some would argue the "good" and "evil" distinction isn't much of a distinction at all. |
30 | * MadeASlave: One of the options when starting in the South: MadeASlave and SlaveLiberation go hand in hand in the game; most PlayerCharacter slaves are freed, and it's generally seen more as particularly strict indentured servitude with a SlaveCollar and all that. The story is different for the NPC slaves, though. |
31 | * NonPlayerCharacter: Plenty, running the gamut from boring RedShirt [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Mooks Mooks]] to prestigious noblemen with extensive background and dialogue. |
32 | * PlaceOfPower: Various locations within the game are this. |
33 | * PlayerCharacter: All main characters of players, though there are some that can be controlled by a player - such as pets - that usually do not truly count as characters in and of themselves. |
34 | * PlayerGeneratedEconomy: Merchants and Traders play a large role in controlling the economy, with some side-businesses as well. |
35 | * ReligionIsMagic: For clerics of Waylumi, Dahkoar, and Ateraan, this is true. Their 'spells' are known as 'prayers'. |
36 | * SceneryPorn: The only way to portray location is through text, so this is generally used well, |
37 | ** alongside SceneryGorn. |
38 | * ShadesOfConflict: Black is the color of Dahkoar, White is that of Waylumi. Played straight. |
39 | * WeirdMoon: Ateraan has two moons. |
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