Shadows of Darkest Soul (An Elder Scrolls RP)

[darkedge42392]

Hi everyone! :D This will be my first time working on an RP here on nexus, but I'm excited about the one I'm about to announce. It's an Elder Scrolls RP, set between the events of Morrowind and Oblivion, about the year 3E 431. Thanks to the help of SoulofChrysamere, who has helped me come up with a backstory, I present Shadows of the Darkest Soul, an RP about what happened between the death of Almalexia in 3E 429, to the passing of Uriel Septim in 3E 433. Join me in this adventure if you dare, as I promise a fulfilling story and plenty of twists and turns. :)

 

Here is the RP

 

If you wish to join, you have to PM either me or SoulofChrysamere to get your character sheets approved.

 

This is the Character Sheet I wish for you to follow.

 

 

Name: This is where you put your character's name

 

Race: This is where you put your char's race.

 

Age: This is where you put your character age. IMPORTANT NOTE: If your char has a ridiculously high age (e.g. an elf�) I would advise adding what age they appear to be, otherwise people will think your char is the King of Wrinkle-town. Also, ages any larger than 400 (already massively high!) are just being silly.

 

Birthsign: Add a birthsign.

 

Class: These can be custom. A nice add on for Class is Class Description, which allows a nice bit of background for your class and fleshes out your sheet.

 

If your character does not fit a particular class, I would suggest either putting a multiple class that covers it, (scholar/thief) making up your own, or else substituting class entirely with class description, to give an idea of what they are capable of. (You know, writing what they are good at and their style of fighting.working...) Also, past professions might be a good choice- Ex-Soldier, that sort of thing. Or even their occupation or hobby- Artist or Maid.

 

Skills: Keep it reasonable. Certainly no more than seven skills from the oblivion set, and ten from the morrowind one. There was a reason they only allowed you so many skill slots. And that reason is BALANCE. Too many skills make you too powerful. For this RP, you are allowed 8 skills from Oblivion to pick from, so choose wisely. Yes, you may use Spears and the like from Morrowind, but keep it reasonable, alright?

 

Also, I wouldn't take skills from all three different specialisations (Combat, Stealth, Magic for those who knows�), because it seems unlikely that someone would be able to study all three easily. Also, there are skills, normal, everyday sort of skills, other than those you find in the games. Perhaps substitute one or two from the game with these, or add one or two onto the end. But it has to fit the class.

 

General Appearance: As in, what your char looks like. Put it all in (not clothing, but physical appearance) Other categories such as Height, Build, Eyes, Skin and Hair Colour help flesh out the appearance and make your char sheet easier to navigate, but they should not stand alone. General Appearance is the biggie.

 

Clothing/Armour: Don't be unrealistic with this, and once again, feel free to go into detail. Detail is good. Everybody likes detail. Detail detail detail�

 

Weapons: Right, don't go too powerful with these, or someone will skin you alive. Legendary items are, as a general rule, off-limits, or they are if you're with anyone sensible. Also, the itty bitty bosmer mage cannot wield the massive warhammer. It would probably rip his arms off to try.

 

Biography/History: Your character's history. No heroes of Kvatch or Nerevarines here if it can be helped, mm'kay? These aren't necessary, but they are nice. Don't right essays for them, just give the basic overview.

 

 

I pulled this character sheet straight from someone who knows what they are talking about. Illusionary Nothing over on the Official Elder Scrolls Forums. Here is his brutally honest essay on RPing

 

Now, I hope you will take the time and join me in this RP, and I hope to see you in the forums. :)

Edited March 16, 2011 by darkedge42392

[XanAlderon]

Consider this an expression of interest, I'll PM you a character sheet soon.

[gormonk]

sounds verry intristing...might be PM'ing ya a char sheet for late RP also will bad spelling be tolerated?? (im a horrid speller)

[darkedge42392]

sounds verry intristing...might be PM'ing ya a char sheet for late RP also will bad spelling be tolerated?? (im a horrid speller)

 

It's tolerated, just try to make your posts understandable. And you know you have spellcheck, right? If it's an odd word you think you know how to spell, but the spellcheck doesn't recognize the word, then spell it the best you can. :)

[SoulofChrysamere]

Remember that you can PM your character sheets to me as well, guys. Let's not bombard darkedge with all the character sheets, okay? :biggrin:

[darkedge42392]

Alright guys, I'm about to post the first bit in the RP. When you post, I want it to be clear who you are and where your char is, so when you post, make sure to have bolded and underlined your char's name and where he is at the top of each post. Example: Character Name, Current Place That way we can all know who and where your char is. :) Also, make sure you use your spellcheck and remember that you do NOT control any other member's characters. If you do, I will have your char killed, probably in an absurdly funny way. :) Ok?

[darkedge42392]

No one else is gonna post?

[Sarogath]

No one else is gonna post?

 

 

sounds intruiging. but i wonder do you expect any Rp-experience since my RP-count equals zero plus english is not my native language.

and just how necessary will it be to be aware of the TES-lore? it's been ages since i played Morrowind or Oblivion.

[Zephyr2011]

I sent you a char sheet a few days ago but have yet to recieve a reply

[Sarogath]

I sent you a char sheet a few days ago but have yet to recieve a reply

 

 

-> http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/313725-shadows-of-darkest-soul-an-elder-scrolls-rp/

 

your name is on the list so i guess it is a "granted" ^^