Welcome to the summer of 2017 slaughter thread! This one is going to be a civil war of the forums - there is no villain. We're going to make this the best large slaughter thread yet - which means high-quality posts and lots of rules. The theme is
order vs chaos. One faction wants to put laws in place to regulate heroes and villains - the other faction wants freedom. Both sides can have heroes and villains on them. The focus is in a KR-ish universe, which means fantasy magic and fantasy species and stuff. Different characters can use different magic systems and stuff, but try to keep the focus on fantasy.
1. No godmodding! Every character should have a shot at doing something in a fight, and no single forumer gets to completely outmatch everyone else. Power levels should be relatively even, unless there's some good plot-driven reason that this would change.
2. The power level is high - we want epic battles and epic posts, and that means your character should have cool, flashy powers. Look at
Zuko vs Azula as just one example of balanced power levels that would be good for this thread.
3. Check out
this topic, page 12 onwards, as a good example of good writing - especially Overlord's posts. We want epic writing with good grammar - so a minimum word count of 200 words per post will be enforced. Use correct grammar and paragraphs - use the
hemmingway app to correct your grammar and spelling if you're unsure. Write as well as you can; promote an atmosphere of drama and action, don't just state "I swing my sword at Zonoro." If you can't adhere to these standards,
do not sign up.
4. A big slaughter thread can get confusing - there will be a channel on the discord for people to state what they plan to do, sort out misunderstandings, and so on. The main thread will be for the cool posts and fights! You must join the discord channel to be part of the slaughter thread.
5. If you character is a principled lawmage who fights with magic chains, then they would probably be on the side of order - if your character is a demon who eats babies for fun, they should be on the side of chaos. Stay in character! Every character should be on a side - don't be neutral just because you think it would be cool.
Sign up in this thread if you want to make the commitment to making good posts and contributing to the epic war! The real thread will go into more detail on the setting, but introduce your character here, and what side you think they should be on.
My own character is Zonoro, which I used in the thread I linked in rule 3. I'm a powerful mage who fights with a sword and conjured weapons, can turn into a phoenix, and can do all kinds of magic with fire and Charter Marks, a magic system from Garth Nix's books. I will fight on the side of Chaos.
In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
-Terry Pratchett
Is this the latest dank meme? -Pencil