Cosmere text base RP/ tell our story

[Entr0pic He/him]

alr, I’ll do that. Is there anything else you want me to mention, including all previously said things?

Edited March 26, 2025 by Entr0pic

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

16 minutes ago, Hoid_Slayer said:

Hey, I was just looking at the doc, and can you add Cascea to the section on factions and cities where the other continents are shown?

Did that for you.

43 minutes ago, bmcclure7 said:

Black

That's just normal text color

Edited March 26, 2025 by CoderDrag0n8

[Lord Ruler Sylphrena He/Him]

2 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

@bmcclure7 & @SpiritOfWrath & @Lopens Tenth Cousin & @Lord Ruler Sylphrena what color do you want?

Green

[bmcclure7]

1 hour ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Did that for you.

That's just normal text color

Fine is dark green available

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

1 minute ago, bmcclure7 said:

Fine is dark green available

I think TheBestTruthwatcher is using it.

[bmcclure7]

9 minutes ago, Hoid_Slayer said:

I think TheBestTruthwatcher is using it.

Gold available

[Entr0pic He/him]

6 minutes ago, bmcclure7 said:

Gold available

Bright yellow is @SpiritOfWrath’s color. You can have pale or dark yellow?

[bmcclure7]

1 hour ago, Entr0pic said:

Bright yellow is @SpiritOfWrath’s color. You can have pale or dark yellow?

pale yellow then.

[Lopens Tenth Cousin he/him]

14 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

@bmcclure7 & @SpiritOfWrath & @Lopens Tenth Cousin & @Lord Ruler Sylphrena what color do you want?

Can I have a burgundy or maroon?

Or just brown.

Also I don't know how much time I have this week, but I promise I'll be more involved next week.

Edited March 26, 2025 by Lopens Tenth Cousin

[Entr0pic He/him]

3 minutes ago, Lopens Tenth Cousin said:

Can I have a burgundy or maroon?

Or just brown.

Also I don't know how much time I have this week, but I promise I'll be more involved next week.

Burgundy and maroon are both available. I’ll update the doc in a sec

[bmcclure7]

On 3/24/2025 at 9:27 PM, IcedOutPenguin said:

*grumble*

I'm gonna forget like all of it and nothing is going to make sense.

What is your civilization idea?

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

17 minutes ago, bmcclure7 said:

What is your civilization idea?

a semi-small empire of a few large cities and smaller villages, they (if possible) are in the jungle or dense rainforest, which has limited contact with outside civilizations, and has impaired development with things like technology to a crawl. I've got a lot more detail about demographics and culture and such that I can divulge at request.

[bmcclure7]

44 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

a semi-small empire of a few large cities and smaller villages, they (if possible) are in the jungle or dense rainforest, which has limited contact with outside civilizations, and has impaired development with things like technology to a crawl. I've got a lot more detail about demographics and culture and such that I can divulge at request.

By all means, do

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

3 minutes ago, bmcclure7 said:

By all means, do

Oh, you poor fool...

Spoiler

The cities are arrayed in the less dense parts of the jungle, and sufficient land around them has been cleared for agricultural use. If you were to go on *most of* the paths connecting the cities, they would be surrounded by dense jungle quickly. Unfortunately for them, most of the more valuable resources are in the thicker and denser parts of the jungle, such as honey, silk, and incense. Travel to these areas is often dangerous because of the lack of a beaten path and dangerous jungle animals like snakes and big cats. 

The cities are usually built in tiers, with an outer wall that usually has houses and other buildings built into the wall, which is decently thick. Inside the wall, you will find the market rows, which run from the main entrances up the tiers along the main roads. The city is based mostly on Burgess's concentric rings model with a few modifications, the first zone is the lower class housing, with the class and status getting higher and more expensive until you reach the aristocratic plaza which is a large circular plaza with exactly 10 estates, the ten wealthiest/powerful family's live there. 

The most common jobs in the cities are farming or building. Farmers usually farm wet rice because of the tropical climate; builders are in charge of clearing the rainforest, moving the logs, and building with them. Quarrieng is not uncommon and is often done near the city wherever stone is found, whether that is a cliff or the side of a mountain.

Resource appropriation is a common issue in the lower class, as much of the valuable resources, such as gold, silver, and other things. Those that are found are sold for high prices to wealthier families. This results in many of the lower class families having few valuable material possessions.

Here's just a little bit about the demographics and resource management.

[bmcclure7]

1 hour ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

Oh, you poor fool...

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The cities are arrayed in the less dense parts of the jungle, and sufficient land around them has been cleared for agricultural use. If you were to go on *most of* the paths connecting the cities, they would be surrounded by dense jungle quickly. Unfortunately for them, most of the more valuable resources are in the thicker and denser parts of the jungle, such as honey, silk, and incense. Travel to these areas is often dangerous because of the lack of a beaten path and dangerous jungle animals like snakes and big cats. 

The cities are usually built in tiers, with an outer wall that usually has houses and other buildings built into the wall, which is decently thick. Inside the wall, you will find the market rows, which run from the main entrances up the tiers along the main roads. The city is based mostly on Burgess's concentric rings model with a few modifications, the first zone is the lower class housing, with the class and status getting higher and more expensive until you reach the aristocratic plaza which is a large circular plaza with exactly 10 estates, the ten wealthiest/powerful family's live there. 

The most common jobs in the cities are farming or building. Farmers usually farm wet rice because of the tropical climate; builders are in charge of clearing the rainforest, moving the logs, and building with them. Quarrieng is not uncommon and is often done near the city wherever stone is found, whether that is a cliff or the side of a mountain.

Resource appropriation is a common issue in the lower class, as much of the valuable resources, such as gold, silver, and other things. Those that are found are sold for high prices to wealthier families. This results in many of the lower class families having few valuable material possessions.

Here's just a little bit about the demographics and resource management.

What is the dominant species? And what is its origin?
what shard has the most influence on the culture

Entr0pic @IcedOutPenguin@CoderDrag0n8 @Lord Ruler Sylphrena@Lopens Tenth Cousin @Hoid_Slayer@Through The Living Glass @SpiritOfWrath@TheBestTruthwatcher

Are we good as far as civilizations go?

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

1 minute ago, bmcclure7 said:

What is the dominant species? And what is its origin?
what shard has the most influence on the culture

Right species. I wasn't considering that. 

Also, this is basically leftover from a different project, and I need to adjust the culture and need to review the dominant shards, and adjust the culture accordingly.

[Lord Ruler Sylphrena He/Him]

Here is my civilization proposal.

• Althians.
• They are reptilian with webbed feet, tails, and very powerful jaws. Imagine humanoid alligators or the Lizard from marvel.
• They were originally humans but were modified by Corruption to be better suited to the swamps of Arvus.
• Native to Velia region of Arvus.
• Rather then a unified empire they are collection of about a dozen city states known as the Althian League. They have strong warrior culture where the best fighters usually rule as dictators or share power as a oligarchy. Their cities have relatively small populations due to the difficulties of building in swamps but the ones they have are similar to Venice. The cities make most of the money raiding their neighbors or by offering themselves as mercenaries. They worship all 3 shards in the system as a single deity they call the Great Divine. Their religion says that restraining your emotion or desire is a form of lying to yourself and is sinful. In their eyes the Great Divine values passion and self expression above all else regardless of what form it takes. This has lead to the development of a lot of art and architectural styles developing in their cities and even their combat values style and showmanship over efficiency. Those who are capable of wielding one or multiple MoIs are seen as blessed and called prophets that will elevate their city above the rest. This belief system has led to corruption being very widespread as things like bribes are not seen as criminal but rather a natural part of self expression, however priests that are able to wield Verity's MoI are tasked with finding and executing those deemed to detrimental to the cities functioning. (I'll come up with names for all the city states later but the cities that have the most invested fighters lead the league in their raids and take most of the spoils due to having the Great Divines favor).

[Entr0pic He/him]

Hey @SpiritOfWrath, could you give us some more information on verity? We don’t have much info on them.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

@IcedOutPenguin what color do you want? Also which planet? Arvus, probably.

Edited March 27, 2025 by CoderDrag0n8

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

11 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

@IcedOutPenguin what color do you want? Also which planet? Arvus, probably.

Color?

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

15 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

Color?

What color do you want your text to be in the doc? I currently have you as light blue

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

What color do you want your text to be in the doc? I currently have you as light blue

Light blue is fine.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 hours ago, Entr0pic said:

Hey @SpiritOfWrath, could you give us some more information on verity? We don’t have much info on them.

Verity is the Shard of truth - except Verity will not hesitate to do whatever it takes to spread the truth.

Verity’s number is 2.

Aaannd that’s about all on the Shard rn.

The rest is really up to yall, but I was THINKING

That rarely happens.

Verity, Vessel: Solara, a previously microkinetic individual - whose specialty was illusion. In mortality, was  abused for the power, leading to an unnatural conviction against lies even before Shardhood. Spent time in jail for assault. 

Verity, Color: White (If that’s possible - not sure if a 0-value is smt the shards have.)

Verity, intent: Verity is. Verity will be. Truth is consistent. Lies crumble. And all lies will eventually crumble, whether by natural causes, or by Verity’s influence. What harm, then, is there in taking down the lies manually? They are a blemish, really. Offensive. 

Verity, Objective: Purge the unworthy. As such, a worrying amount of propaganda is circulated for her people, and this is where the crusade stems from.

Verity, manifestation: A human form, wearing plate armor, glowing very very brightly. The glow is much less harmful to those Invested by her.

[Entr0pic He/him]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Verity is the Shard of truth - except Verity will not hesitate to do whatever it takes to spread the truth.

Verity’s number is 2.

Aaannd that’s about all on the Shard rn.

The rest is really up to yall, but I was THINKING

That rarely happens.

Verity, Vessel: Solara, a previously microkinetic individual - whose specialty was illusion. In mortality, was  abused for the power, leading to an unnatural conviction against lies even before Shardhood. Spent time in jail for assault. 

Verity, Color: White (If that’s possible - not sure if a 0-value is smt the shards have.)

Verity, intent: Verity is. Verity will be. Truth is consistent. Lies crumble. And all lies will eventually crumble, whether by natural causes, or by Verity’s influence. What harm, then, is there in taking down the lies manually? They are a blemish, really. Offensive. 

Verity, Objective: Purge the unworthy. As such, a worrying amount of propaganda is circulated for her people, and this is where the crusade stems from.

Verity, manifestation: A human form, wearing plate armor, glowing very very brightly. The glow is much less harmful to those Invested by her.

Thank you, thank you. Please notify us if you think of more story for verity. 

[Argenti he/him]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Verity, Color: White (If that’s possible - not sure if a 0-value is smt the shards have.)

Preservation's color already. Yellow?