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[NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Due to general agreement between people on both sides of the line, TOWN and ACRO have been merged. Thus, all threads which previously would have fallen in once category or another, should now be tagged [NEXUS].
LONG LIVE THE NEXUS!
So, what is Nexus?
SpoilerWell, the Nexus itself is like a rift, a single, brilliant point where all the universes in this strange thing we call 'reality' meet. Traveling to, from, and between any world or cosmology is theoretically possible here, and the Nexus itself seems to encourage this happening, often sucking beings and locations out of other universes at random, and dumping them on the world that lies at its center. It was not always like this, however. Once there were two worlds at the Nexus' heart, separate and distinct, though somewhat similar in ways. Similar enough that they slowly and eventually merged, so that only one remained. Here in this world the Nexus' influence reigns supreme, and as such the world has defied almost all attempts at classification. Here, knights of old may engage with Jedi knights. Gleaming spaceships land in Dark Age hamlets. Cowboys and samurai quest together to find holy sandwich boxes. And in the heavens above, Xi Wangmu and the Flying Spaghetti Monster meet every Woden's Day to play bowls with Pelor (it gets pretty epic). Here the possibilities are endless, and the universe without rules (except the Forum Rules, and the general FFRP rules, and the Individual Thread Rules, and oh whatever). Welcome to Nexus. Fun is had here.
Major Locales
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For an endless world that defies all logic and classification, Nexus can be pretty darn consistent at times. As such, several locations have survived the test of time, remaining (somewhat) constant amidst the chaos of the rest of the world.
Town - At the heart of the Nexus lies the city-state of Town. Self-governed by an elected council, Town can most accurately be described as a city's planner's worst nightmare. A sump of urban madness, here spires of glass and steel can be seen next to Ancient Babylonian slum. Where Hellenistic Temples co-exist with Gothic Cathedrals and the odd Oriental Pagoda. Where crumbling, zombie infested crypts lie untouched in the middle of verdant parkland. It's craaaaaazy. It's Town.
Inside - A sister city to Town, the City of Inside is less chaotic than its close relative. Inside mostly resembles a modern city, with high-rise buildings and apartments, alleyways and roads, though the odd Demonic Monument can still be seen rising up above the surrounding suburb, teeming with dark cultists. Inside is the current seat of the Acronymian Empire, which controls much of the surrounding area.
Outside - If you ain't Inside (or in Town), you're OUTSIDE! Simple as that. Outside is a meta-thread for all those wildernessy type areas that don't merit their own threads, be it wood or lake or tiny shack.
ACRONYMS - Home to adventurers, these complexes provide headquarters and occasionally living space for like-minded Player Characters. Invariably equipped with cheesy names, these structures provide a place for their various members to fight crime, cause chaos, or have kinky lesbian sex. Current Acronyms include:
- AMEN - Association for the Malicious, Evil and Nefarious. Evil aligned organization, exists to be EVIL! And sometimes Ebil.
- HALO - Heroic, Anti-evil and Lawbreaking Organization. Non-Evil aligned organization, exists to smite wrong-doers.
- GLoG - Good League of Good. Good aligned organization, exists to redeem evil-doers.
- LANTERN - Lawful Awesome Not-Neutral Truthful Anti-Evil Respectable Nothing Else. Good-Aligned group dedicated to fighting evil and crime of anysort. They also use power rings, and is a supeteam led by Maxios.
- NO - Neutralist Oganization. Neutral aligned organization, exists to perform mercenary contracts for other organizations and individuals in the Nexus without taking sides
- WATCHTOWER - You Know What? Screw It. Non-aligned aligned organization. Exists to destroy threats to Nexus, whatever form they may take.
- SAINT - Society of Assassins, Infiltrators, Ninja, and Terrorists. Assasin's guild, located in Riverside.
The Taverns
What kind of vaguely DnDesque adventurer would you be if you didn't visit one of these places at least once? The various Taverns, Grills, Hotels, Cantinas and Restaurant provide meeting places for the Player Characters, areas for quest givers to stand mysteriously in, and also places for people to eat and spend the money they seem to have infinite amounts of. Though there are a vast number of such places in Nexus, some with their own thread and some without, throughout history three major hubs have existed, without which Nexus as we know it wouldn't exist. The Dancing Fox Inn, which is located in Town. Taverna Generica, which is located near Inside. And Trog's Tavern, which is located, maddeningly enough, in Town and Inside at the same time. There is also the Black Dragon's Den, it's located roughly between the docks and the slums of Inside, and is the local hive of scum and villany.
Current Events in the Nexus (will update)
Spoiler- -Wenomir is hosting the Nexus Battle Royale, a huge martial arts event
- -Thanksmasnewyearskwanzaakkah is currently being celebrated by various people across the Nexus
- -The mage Mercury, the Nexus' most hated person, is now dead.
Nexus Character Directory
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2010-12-02, 12:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
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2010-12-02, 12:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Alignment detection is like anything else. You 'attempt' to detect someone's alignment, and it's up to them to say whether or not you can get a reading on them and what that reading says.
I've gone away from it myself, with most of my characters being various shades of gray. If someone tried to detect their alignment, I'd probably have it based on their current intentions, or else give no reading at all.
"I cast detect evil"
"My character is thinking of eating a sandwich. Neutral Hungry."My avatar! Isn't it just utterly diabolical? Ashen Lilies made it!
"Money cannot buy health, but I'd settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair."
― Dorothy Parker
Spoiler: Interested in Nexus FFRP? Newcomers welcome!
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2010-12-02, 12:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Recent Homebrew: The Socialite | The Crystalline: Memory Altering Construct Race | Sanguine Hand, a ToB Discipline of blood and cruelty
Homebrew Signature | NEW Homebrew Collection
Thanks to all my avatar artists, especially to Paisley for my avatar of Vivian, cowardly cryophoenix.
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2010-12-02, 12:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Pretty much that.
EDIT: And what I said in theprevious thread.Last edited by Haruki-kun; 2010-12-02 at 12:57 PM.
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2010-12-02, 12:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 12:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 12:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 12:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Cool - Out of all my characters, only Alex would ping as evil. Cause of 10 centuries of murder and torture and being a vampire
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2010-12-02, 12:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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My FFRP characters. Avatar by Ashen Lilies. Sigatars by Ashen Lilies, Gullara and Purple Eagle.
Interested in the Nexus FFRP setting? See our Discord server.
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2010-12-02, 12:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 12:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
I'll be out for a little bit soon, but when I come back later today I'll try to get Trix to the LANTERNs. I'm actually Inking the changes to her outfit to suit the orange ring for kicks.
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2010-12-02, 01:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 01:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 01:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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My FFRP characters. Avatar by Ashen Lilies. Sigatars by Ashen Lilies, Gullara and Purple Eagle.
Interested in the Nexus FFRP setting? See our Discord server.
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2010-12-02, 01:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
Hey, Maxios, could you add the Black Dragon's Den under the Taverns section? It's located roughly between the docks and the slums Inside and is the local hive of scum and villany.
Thanks.~Amor Vincit Omnia~I have a Youtube Channel
I write and draw occasionally: Have a look.
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2010-12-02, 01:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 01:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
It wasn't a shot actually. It was because HALO never really fights evil, so Maxios (IC) formed LANTERN to fill the void. I have nothing against HALO, my first character was specifficaly created to join HALO.
Also, I'll add SAINT to the groups section, and The Black Dragon's Den
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2010-12-02, 01:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [NEXUS] OOC VII: Where sniper cats greet you at the entrance
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I fiddled around in inkscape and made the colour changes. It actually looks pretty good on her. I look forward to making these colours canon.
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2010-12-02, 01:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 01:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 01:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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...Say, Darklord, how d'ya think Anathema would get on around here?
Recent Homebrew: The Socialite | The Crystalline: Memory Altering Construct Race | Sanguine Hand, a ToB Discipline of blood and cruelty
Homebrew Signature | NEW Homebrew Collection
Thanks to all my avatar artists, especially to Paisley for my avatar of Vivian, cowardly cryophoenix.
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2010-12-02, 01:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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On another note, the OP of Nexus Battle Royale is coming up... I figured I shouldn't wait longer.
My FFRP characters. Avatar by Ashen Lilies. Sigatars by Ashen Lilies, Gullara and Purple Eagle.
Interested in the Nexus FFRP setting? See our Discord server.
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2010-12-02, 01:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 01:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-12-02, 01:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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My FFRP characters. Avatar by Ashen Lilies. Sigatars by Ashen Lilies, Gullara and Purple Eagle.
Interested in the Nexus FFRP setting? See our Discord server.
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2010-12-02, 01:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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You know, for a really long time I've been misreading that as "Plotcone" and wondering why everyone was turning into pylons.
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2010-12-02, 01:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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All Avatars by Elder Tsofu!
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Renditions By Vulion
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