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SpecterTheGreat · August 9, 2021 16:49:54

Awwww. Well at least they're still there somewhere xD
That's probs because we're not as many people here now? You still get reaction to IQs though, not as much, but it's still there!

GalaxianExplosion · August 9, 2021 18:23:26

SpecterTheGreat wrote:
I'm really not very confident about any aspect there xD. But also I don't know why I'm not sure about the setting. Like, well really what is the setting besides the things about the unnamed city we've mentioned? I'm kinda trying to think of like a specific place or a landmark or something but all the definite stuff I can think of is the forest and so I'm not sure of what your idea of the city is.
Alright. I don't know how I can help with that but well lol I should also write down my ideas instead of having vague words/phrases and letting the rest float around in my head. About the abilities xD well I'm sorry but you saw how bad my suggestion was so let's see how long it takes for me to come up with something decent lol. I agree that with the things you mentioned you'd be all set to roleplay.
Lore is fun, and I think that's why I'm kinda nervous to work on it xD because it's supposed to be cool and interesting and probably impact worldbuilding,,, and how can I contribute to that xD. If you want to talk about the CD war, well Idk where would be a good place to begin lol, but I'm up for that. I mean, I'd try!

Honestly I'm not very good at dumping everything in my mind down without all of it leaking out later, so I think we should focus on lore, and then we can possibly coordinate how that goes with setting. If you know of a way that's better, you'll have to lead lol.
A good thing about the abilities is that my idea actually kinda advanced last night (randomly. It woke me up. I was not very happy about it since I'd only slept 3 hours and it woke me up), but rn I'm not sure about it because I don't know how efficient it would be for combat or general Grail War purposes. Anyways, I didn't think your idea was bad lol.
I feel like you're saying "Idk" a lot lol. Is it just me?
Anyways, to be continued.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 9, 2021 20:10:05

No I think it's better to focus on lore for now lol. Also should be good to keep myself to focus on one thing at a time lol.
Oh that's cool! Not that you slept little, I mean the idea.
I am saying "idk" a lot xD but idk other synonyms for it lol and what else am I supposed to say when I actually don't know something xD
Will be waiting for the sequel to that post lol

SpecterTheGreat · August 9, 2021 20:13:49

Oh also I wanted to show you how Hitan's face looks atm in the piece
I'm not exactly proud of the art like I said but I think the coloring looks nice. I'm not sure about how the feather should look, so if you can tell me what to fix I can do it real quick. It's just a tiny piece in a single layer so it shouldn't be much trouble.

I had trouble with the eyes but anyways it's kinda hard to zoom into the image so idk I did my best lol
No base lighting on the hair btw because there's another light source in the canvas. Didn't activate the layers for this image tho lol I forgot.
Hitan deserves better than this lol also I think I did the eyes too dark rip

GalaxianExplosion · August 9, 2021 22:38:43

This post might have a little bit of a weird format and it might seem like I'm not speaking to you, but that's how I usually work, so just don't mind it and pretend I can actually communicate.

An unknown number of years that do not really need to be specified ago, a CD War erupted. It was one that was particularly nasty. After all, Corrupted Deities were relatively common existences, and it was even more common for them to have twisted intentions and motivations. (The reason for the War's particular nastiness might not be that important, but obviously Galaxian doesn't think that way. Welp, they can sort out that idea later.) It likely covered a pretty large range geographically.
The city where the Grail War of F/DA is situated had been seemingly immune from CD Wars. In fact, it seemed like it had only seen relatively good times. Of course, it wasn't like it had always been seen as an auspicious, fortuned land, as it wasn't like it was immune from natural disasters like droughts and storms, but it had been receiving considerable prosperity. The gods who passed through the area weren't those with ill intentions, or at least not with such intentions directed towards the area and the residents there at the time. And so the place, with all of its abundant magic energy and breathtaking views, thrived.
No place is immune from harm for even considerably long periods of time, and certainly not forever. The CD War (likely named differently by the mortals), as it happened, showcased this concept. It didn't need a particularly big example. One day, a deity's power--corrupted or not--scorched through the earth, obliterating the majority of a village that had been nestled upon what was supposed to be the plains. Everyone in its path was never seen again. It was like they had vanished into nothing, and in a way, they did.
As time went on, the fears did not subside. That was because the ugly, marred scar left on the land from divine power remained. Nothing in it would ever grow again. Some more religious mortals thought of the ravine as cursed or even haunted--for most, though, it's just an unpleasant place.
The unnatural ravine is large enough to be seen clearly from a map. It contrasts the otherwise pleasantness of the area rather nicely. Today, the ravine is mostly avoided. Berths around it are made if at all possible, and it's known to be a place that could host dangers. There are unfounded stories constantly revolving around it as well, for both the worlds of children and those of age.
Perhaps not a landmark, but an interesting feature, as most other places of destruction have long since healed.

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Still to be continued. Yayyyy.

-Galaxian-

GalaxianExplosion · August 9, 2021 23:39:00

Mostly chopping this into little pieces because my computer will try to make me rage and I don't want to be annoyed tonight.

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The as-of-yet unnamed city isn't particularly known for its mountains, but they can't be called unimpressive, either. Though not really tall peaks, they also aren't slacking and no one can insult them by calling them "slightly tall hills." The mountains don't see much snow, though, so they aren't a skiing destination. Behind the mountains is actually quite a dry area--it could be called a desert, but it's not nearly that hot and dry. And a part of the mountains is terraced, used for agriculture. Large portions of the mountain used to be used for this purpose, but as the world has developed towards technology, so too have people moved from the mountains into the larger world. There are those who remain, but their territory is but a tiny portion of what they once were. These people are rather traditional and guard their own closely. They don't like outsiders much but also aren't necessarily hostile towards tourists. Generally, they're just being people, but tourists nonetheless tend to veer away from their territory just in case.
For water, I've imagined rivers and a small lake, maybe even a reservoir at the other side, but as of late I've been considering geysers or more showy types of water for roleplay purposes. These would be pretty close to the mountains for obvious reasons. I'm willing to take suggestions for types of water that could be interesting to roleplay but don't seem too extra.
The city itself is more up to you, but I've thought of some basic culture components, like views of deities, general "religious" cohorts, typical styles of living, stuff like that. Again, it's suburban, so not that big, but it's also a pretty big suburban place. It lacks the industrial development that many other cities across the world have, and it's pretty eco-friendly in general. It's a good place to live, to be honest.
I wonder if there are spirits still wandering about the world or if they disappeared with the deities. Does this world have that draining of Mystery that parallels Earth? For some reason I imagine the draining to be a lot slower.

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-Galaxian-

GalaxianExplosion · August 10, 2021 00:17:39

SpecterTheGreat wrote:
Indeed! That's so fun xD. Lol just me being impatient but I don't wanna wait to read more IQs >:3c

I missed this earlier (at this point responses are such a mess again) but what does this mean? Did this mean you wanted a thread or something?

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 10, 2021 00:22:01

Bruh I worded that in a weird way lol I just wanted to mean that I'm excited for the thread, whenever it's posted.
I actually have no problem with waiting xD.

Are you done with the previous post series so I can read them in more detail or are there more incoming?

GalaxianExplosion · August 10, 2021 00:28:24

There are supposed to be more, but my mind wants to do something else so.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 11, 2021 00:34:03

Sorry for not replying earlier btw.
Anyways I read your posts. I don't wanna leave for tonight without saying at least something so here's like a pair of thoughts.
- Any chance the city was maybe dedicated to a deity or had a connection to the divine of some kind? I'm not thinking of anything specific, just the general idea that it might have been "blessed" or something lol idk. Also it sounds like a very nice place, lots of uhhh geographical features? Oof I don't remember the term rn lol.
- Is the CD war considered a part of the city's lore (as a story or as history) for visitors?
- When you say "spirits" do you mean like ghosts

SpecterTheGreat · August 11, 2021 16:24:20

Putting a comment here so I don't forget to do it later:
When you suggested water types, I thought of like cave lakes or something like that. Would it be possible to have formations like that in the mountains near the city? Not super big, and not necessarily only one, but I think it'd be pretty lol.

GalaxianExplosion · August 11, 2021 20:34:45

SpecterTheGreat wrote:
Sorry for not replying earlier btw.
Anyways I read your posts. I don't wanna leave for tonight without saying at least something so here's like a pair of thoughts.
- Any chance the city was maybe dedicated to a deity or had a connection to the divine of some kind? I'm not thinking of anything specific, just the general idea that it might have been "blessed" or something lol idk. Also it sounds like a very nice place, lots of uhhh geographical features? Oof I don't remember the term rn lol.
- Is the CD war considered a part of the city's lore (as a story or as history) for visitors?
- When you say "spirits" do you mean like ghosts

-Nope, the city wasn't blessed by any deity, and nor was it made for any deity.
-Not particularly. It can be mentioned but isn't really core. One could argue that it's the most important when it comes to discussion for the rift, but the rift isn't really made central to the city's position, either. One could even presume that they wish to avoid talking about it sometimes.
-You probably wish, but no, not necessarily ghosts.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 12, 2021 00:33:47

Ok so just good management from the inhabitamnts and then they got unlucky.
Just one more feature, then, and I guess the tourists just mostly don't go there but it's not a prohibited place? Bruh I'm imagining just a group of kids going to the rift as a dare because it's supposed to be a weird place.
Awww . But still connected to the topic kinda, about the Mystery thing, I do agree that the draining is slower, but I think that there might be certain places in which it just doesn't exist anymore and in others it still is taking its good time to disappear for good. Like, does that make sense?

GalaxianExplosion · August 12, 2021 00:54:41

SpecterTheGreat wrote:
Putting a comment here so I don't forget to do it later:
When you suggested water types, I thought of like cave lakes or something like that. Would it be possible to have formations like that in the mountains near the city? Not super big, and not necessarily only one, but I think it'd be pretty lol.

I'm not familiar with the formation of cave lakes, but sounds pretty and hazardous. A great combination when it comes to both anime and RP plot, so count me in

-Galaxian-

GalaxianExplosion · August 12, 2021 00:57:35

SpecterTheGreat wrote:
Ok so just good management from the inhabitamnts and then they got unlucky.
Just one more feature, then, and I guess the tourists just mostly don't go there but it's not a prohibited place? Bruh I'm imagining just a group of kids going to the rift as a dare because it's supposed to be a weird place.
Awww . But still connected to the topic kinda, about the Mystery thing, I do agree that the draining is slower, but I think that there might be certain places in which it just doesn't exist anymore and in others it still is taking its good time to disappear for good. Like, does that make sense?

Not sure about management quality; I just know it probably wasn't horrible at least. I see it more like luck in general, with its ups and middles and then egregious downs.
More like just one more place for the Grail War participants to fight in while having to worry a little less about bystanders getting swept into nuclear-scale attacks, if anyone even has that.
The question is then: Is that idea really pertinent, then? If the city doesn't have places like that and no Master character really deals with places with more Mystery remaining, then we can just leave it at that.

-Galaxian-

GalaxianExplosion · August 12, 2021 01:09:21

SpecterTheGreat wrote:
Oh also I wanted to show you how Hitan's face looks atm in the piece
I'm not exactly proud of the art like I said but I think the coloring looks nice. I'm not sure about how the feather should look, so if you can tell me what to fix I can do it real quick. It's just a tiny piece in a single layer so it shouldn't be much trouble.

I had trouble with the eyes but anyways it's kinda hard to zoom into the image so idk I did my best lol
No base lighting on the hair btw because there's another light source in the canvas. Didn't activate the layers for this image tho lol I forgot.
Hitan deserves better than this lol also I think I did the eyes too dark rip

It's okay. I'm not very worried on technical details that probably only I am supposed to remember (and then don't remember, of course).
I think it looks good.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 12, 2021 09:12:27

Thank you lol. Alright, so I'll just keep it as it is then.

SpecterTheGreat · August 12, 2021 09:16:01

GalaxianExplosion wrote:
SpecterTheGreat wrote:
Putting a comment here so I don't forget to do it later:
When you suggested water types, I thought of like cave lakes or something like that. Would it be possible to have formations like that in the mountains near the city? Not super big, and not necessarily only one, but I think it'd be pretty lol.
I'm not familiar with the formation of cave lakes, but sounds pretty and hazardous. A great combination when it comes to both anime and RP plot, so count me in

-Galaxian-

Yessss cave lakes
Just thinking lol it might be better to make one of them larger so there's enough room to move around in and not just squeeze in. Maybe a major one or something. Idk. Also I don't know how many there'd be total.

SpecterTheGreat · August 12, 2021 09:33:53

GalaxianExplosion wrote:
Not sure about management quality; I just know it probably wasn't horrible at least. I see it more like luck in general, with its ups and middles and then egregious downs.
More like just one more place for the Grail War participants to fight in while having to worry a little less about bystanders getting swept into nuclear-scale attacks, if anyone even has that.
The question is then: Is that idea really pertinent, then? If the city doesn't have places like that and no Master character really deals with places with more Mystery remaining, then we can just leave it at that.

-Galaxian-

Got it.
That made me laugh (was it even supposed to be funny) but yes, makes sense. I'm really curious to see how we'll get to using the setting once we're roleplaying so yup!
Hmm, I don't think it's that relevant, but I was just mentioning it in reply to that part in your post.

GalaxianExplosion · August 12, 2021 13:11:04

SpecterTheGreat wrote:
Yessss cave lakes
Just thinking lol it might be better to make one of them larger so there's enough room to move around in and not just squeeze in. Maybe a major one or something. Idk. Also I don't know how many there'd be total.

Sure, but when I was talking about hazards, I meant more like...caves collapsing on people. Servants probably don't need to worry much about it, but Masters...well.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 12, 2021 18:31:43

Oh xD I was thinking about people coming in and bumping their head against the ceiling.

GalaxianExplosion · August 12, 2021 19:36:41

Of course you were.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 12, 2021 20:39:04

That so sounds like you're disappointed xD

GalaxianExplosion · August 12, 2021 22:20:15

No, I just know what I know.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 12, 2021 23:59:18

Ok lol

SpecterTheGreat · August 24, 2021 22:59:35

Hey dude, are you free to come to chat? Echo's there, and we thought it'd be nice if you could be there too :3

GalaxianExplosion · August 24, 2021 23:05:16

Ah, how nice of you two. But sorry, nope. I'm making it policy to not chat on any platform outside of Boardhost unless I know my work can be finished this school year. Have fun, though.
It's nice to be asked, by the way. So, thanks again.

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 24, 2021 23:24:02

Oh okay
Good luck with schoolwork! Let me know if you're free one day uwu

GalaxianExplosion · August 25, 2021 00:55:10

You should know that I wouldn't tell you. I'd instead make a post on my homethread saying something like, "Haha finally finished this week's work, now I do absolutely n o t h i n g"

-Galaxian-

SpecterTheGreat · August 25, 2021 12:44:35

Alright then, I shall wait for your public announcements xD