Generic Fantasy Roleplay Knowledge Thread

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Right now, a Spirit Form, Aging Objects, Passive Powers (Shinigami), Neveraging Body, Poison Immunity (possibly), Barrier Defiance, Reaper Scythe (possibly with Drain Attack), Levitation. Still need to decide the order for the skills to go in as well.

[Mik_Hael]

I'd go with the Passive powers and poison imunity first, then levitation and barrier defense (interchangeable) ,  Reaper scyth should be next, and then aging objects, just before spirit form.

[Zaleramancer]

It feels kind of super-power-y for a fantasy roleplay.

[Zaleramancer]

I would say, based on what a Shinigami does, it would be a warrior/magic-user combo that specializes in defensive combat versus spirits and ghosts.

After all, A Shinigami escorts spirits to the after-life. There are likely plenty of nasty spirits (Or similar) that would love to get their incorporeal hands on a lone spirit.. so a Shinigami must be able to protect them. Since the Shinigami don't want to go out and destroy spirits, most of their abilities would be defensive against spirits..

Of course, since Shinigami are psychopomps, they probably have a quota of souls that they must deliver to the afterlife. And a higher-up to report to.

Following tradition, various genres of fantasy would be rather distant from each other, so a Shinigami would be something of a foreigner in the generic medieval fantasy land, from generic medieval oriental fantasy land.

Which would be both advantageous and disadvantageous. On one hand, none of your foes would know what exactly you were, and thus find it hard to know your strengths or weaknesses... on the other hand, no potential allies know what you are either, leaving them free to misinterpret you as something bad or hostile.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Okay, well, if anybody has any other capabilities they can think of...

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

What seems super-powery?

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I'm guessing my Astral Time Travel...

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Just a question, but do you know of any lightning/electrical mythical creatures other than the Raiju and Thunderbird?

[Celadon's Penultimate]

A Vila (Veela).

Which I claim.

Fay/nymphets capable of shapeshifting, healing, prophecy, superstrength and inducing storms. Despite how JK Rowling depicted them, they could become more than just birdlike.

[Tsubasa & Wen Tien]

Thank you.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

The Aborigines had a legend about a monster that lived in the sky, and thunder and lightning were it's legs striking the ground. It had a name, but it was one of those strange Australian ones and I can't remember it now.

Also, Gremlins are associated with mechanical and electrical failure.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

I remember something about a large fish cryptid that discharged bioelectricity enough to short out boats. I forget it's name though.

[Zaleramancer]

Weren't they the ones that danced young men to death?


Not to mention their fighting could shake the earth..

Yeah.. Don't mess with the Vila.

[Zaleramancer]

Some of the names. It's just a little finicky thing on my part.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Indeed. Beware the beauty.

The first will be attendants of Uburra-Namall's courts.

The rest will frolic in the woods along with their cousins, the nymphs and satyrs.

Not to mention, when I get the chance, I'll add the Sirens. Soon as Waverider gets her power back, and reforms her rule of the sea.

[Mik_Hael]

I believe that at least one culture believed them to be great dragons rising and falling from heaven destroying all in their waake as they do.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Believed who to be? The Sirens? Or the Vila?

[Mik_Hael]

Lightning strikes...

[Mik_Hael]

Is there anything that stll needs to be done?

[Marvelous Miscreant]

You could go edit your class to be less broad....