11-19-2024, 07:37 PM
We are happy to have you! I completely understand it is a bit of a learning curve. So please ask as many questions as you want. We all still ask questions of each other, too.
I always recommend people review the basics on the main website pages, then read my (Nikolai's) bio first. I specifically wrote it in such a way as to serve the dual purposes of introducing Nikolai as a character but also to introduce the world and how things have evolved from what we (IRL) know as modern society into the urban fantasy version that exists in 2046.
The end of Nikolai's bio coincides with the beginning of the RP site, and events that have occurred since then include the "coming out" of magic-users (channelers) and some of the secret societies (but not all) to the public. Nikolai's empire has expanded significantly since the RP began and he now rules almost everywhere except China, USA, and Africa. There are PC characters to get to know, some super character-driven and others more politically-driven. But I recommend starting to read on the forums with Nikolai's bio.
Hopefully that sparks some ideas of what type of PC you'd like to play. You can always start simple and add more complex PC's later. Heavens know we've all done it.
We are happy to have you! I also started with traditional WoT RPs and had to expand out of my comfort zone to do a modern setting. So you're not alone in that regard!
I always recommend people review the basics on the main website pages, then read my (Nikolai's) bio first. I specifically wrote it in such a way as to serve the dual purposes of introducing Nikolai as a character but also to introduce the world and how things have evolved from what we (IRL) know as modern society into the urban fantasy version that exists in 2046.
- Nik's bio sets the stage for what was happening in the early 2000's (pretty much the same as IRL).
- It introduces channeling back to humanity.
- It introduces the notion of world-wide secret societies and monsters.
- It explains how the empire known as the CCD (Central Custody of Dominion) came into being and how Nikolai basically named himself the emperor of such an empire.
- Catches us up to the world events of the 2040's.
The end of Nikolai's bio coincides with the beginning of the RP site, and events that have occurred since then include the "coming out" of magic-users (channelers) and some of the secret societies (but not all) to the public. Nikolai's empire has expanded significantly since the RP began and he now rules almost everywhere except China, USA, and Africa. There are PC characters to get to know, some super character-driven and others more politically-driven. But I recommend starting to read on the forums with Nikolai's bio.
Hopefully that sparks some ideas of what type of PC you'd like to play. You can always start simple and add more complex PC's later. Heavens know we've all done it.
We are happy to have you! I also started with traditional WoT RPs and had to expand out of my comfort zone to do a modern setting. So you're not alone in that regard!