Welcome to Spirits of the Earth, a high fantasy role-playing game where literally anything is possible. Set on a very future Earth after the collapse of civilization as we today know it—or even the very destruction and rebirth of the Earth itself, depending on who you ask—the game centers around the large and diverse continent of Le’raana and the various beings that live there. Healed from the scars the wars and technologies of the past inflicted upon it, from a bird’s eye view all might seem peaceful and serene, but that is far from the case, for already history is beginning to repeat itself in the form of wars, greed, racial and religious conflict, and political corruption. And even though the old technologies are dead they could still pose a threat, for scattered throughout Le’raana and even the rest of the world lie ancient ruins and relics from the civilizations of the past, and some of these relics could potentially prove dangerous, lest the people of the new Earth make the same mistakes their ancestors did.
The action of the game takes place on a forum and the game-play is free-form, meaning you’re in charge of your character and that character’s destiny. As is the case with forum-based role-play games, you create a character and you play it on the provided message boards by typing out your character's thoughts, actions, and dialogue to interact with the numerous other characters that are manipulated by SotE's other members. Think of it as a sort of interactive, never-ending novel in which there are tons of plots and sub-plots yet no main characters—each character is a vital part of the whole story Since its creation on December 13, 2000, SotE has always been a community for writers, readers, artists, lurkers, and anyone who just wants to have some fun and immerse themselves in a fantasy world for a while. It’s a game that values interesting characters (animal and humanoid), engaging plots, OOC respect for other players, and a universal acceptance of players of all ages and skill levels. The focus is on story telling and the development and expansion of characters and plots—there are no statistics or dice involved. This game isn't about who has the most powerful character on the site or not, nor is it about winning or losing, but it is about having free reign of your creativity, characters and plots, trying new things, and, most importantly having fun! What does this mean? It means that any plot goes, the sky’s the limit, and you are totally free to join any original character of any species, animal, humanoid, or totally made up on the fly. Sound like fun? Well, then just go right on ahead and browse around the site, and if it catches your fancy, join a character and come play! And please, if you have any questions that weren't answered on the site, don't be afraid to ask! Lastly...don't be intimidated by the size. SotE is a big
site but you can’t really get lost and there are always people willing to help if you get overwhelmed! So don’t be afraid! We don’t bite! Or…at least…not since the muzzles shipped in.
Apr 29, 2008 - 4:21pmThis is belated, but I could have sworn I already posted this update when, apparently, I didn't. xD *braindead* Well! If you haven't already noticed, the forum has been majorly upgraded! From phpbb2 to phpbb3 to be exact. :3 This gives us lotsa nifty new features like subforums, custom profile fields, and the ability to bookmark your threads (which saves the threads in your user control panel) and save drafts of your unfinished posts (which saves them in your user control panel so you can edit them later). There are many many more features, too, so explore them! :3 We don't have HTML anymore, on the downside, but we CAN make custom bbcode to do pretty much anything. ^_^ And we also now have a Player Limits subforum where you can post what your limits are as a player for everyone else's reference. Very useful methinks! So that's about it! 8D Hope everyone likes the shiny new forum! And many thanks go out to Tal for helping me! If not for her, I might have never finished skinning the forum...>_>;; Posted by: Rhi-Rhi | Comments: (0) Reminders!Mar 28, 2008 - 4:51amJust a reminder! If you haven't already replied to the activity check, please do so! :3 You have until the 30th of this month! Then I start cleaning accounts.
Also! I got us a chat room. Since not everyone has instant messenger, and since everyone has a different instant messenger, well, this solves that problem! So check it out! This particular one may be temporary as I look for better ones, but still! It works! So we can have our group chat sessions there and see how that goes! Welp! That's about it for now! EDIT: Got the perfect chat room now! Huzzah! And I made it open into a nice pop-up so it can act like an IM window! xD It even has private chatting and colors! Yay! Posted by: Rhi-Rhi | Comments: (2) Zomg! Yet another new area!Feb 08, 2008 - 1:52pmYush yush! Say hello to Adela's Sanctuary! Created by the lovely Talyafera!
Go check it out. Go play there. Have fun and break that bad boy in. ;3 Posted by: Rhi-Rhi | Comments: (0) Thieves GuildFeb 07, 2008 - 7:10pmBy: Mona It seems that the world is once again shooken up, as the Thieves Guild overcomes a huge, multi-year lack of goverment. Of course, as goverment's go, their's has to be one of the more lax, but nun-the-less, it's a huge deal. Lokan, a thief rising from nowhere with many friends and magical talent's, took it over sometime last week. It's an amazing feat, performed by only a talent Thief. He only grins when asked about it, and shrugs, saying "I just felt that it was getting out of line." Although he may look relaxed and without a care in the world, he has quickly changed it into something worthwhile. Gathering friends and setting up bases in each of the major city's, he's still busy at work. Of course, the nobles may be getting a wiff of this, but without any proof, no arrest's have been made, and spy's keep seeming to vanish. Some are grumbling about this sudden change in leadership, other's happy, and it seems to be a rising flood that has no other destination to crash. Will someone comfront him? Or will be take the Leadership firmly and rule? We shall see. Meanwhile, if you are a thief, and wanting to pledge allegiance to the new Rouge, like many other's who are flocking to the Guild itself, it's suggested by this reporter that you do that. Positions that can make you or break you later are being handed out carefully! [End Report] If willing to pledge allegiance, just post in This topic, and if you'd like an IC, just throw them at the Guild itself. Posted by: Keeci | Comments: (0) Updates, whoo-hoo!Feb 07, 2008 - 12:39amHmm...not very big ones, but updates nonetheless! 8D
The IC-News board has now been changed to Current Events. Anyone can submit stuff to that forum now! Think of it as sort of a giant SotE newspaper of sorts. Feel free to post articles there, either in character or out, about what's currently going on around SotE's in-character boards. :3 It can be about things as simple as your current plotlines, observations on other plotlines and events, whatever you like! It's just to give the game some more atmosphere and let everyone know what's crackin' since it is a huge world, eh? Just be sure the articles deal with current and ongoing plots. The Plots and Plans board is for working out and planning storylines, this board is more about...reporting! :3 Have fun! Aside from that, I've updated Necromantia's government section, I updated and condensed the rules (nothing effects you, no worries, I just made 'em more user friendly!), changed Tips For Beginners to "Role-play Guide" (because that describes it better!) and, well, I'm currently in the process of updating all the kingdoms' information sections. I'm going to be writing about their in-game histories so everyone knows what's happened in the past and what's currently occuring. 8D Aside from that...that's about it! <3 As per usual, if you have any suggestions for the game (features you'd like to see, ideas you have, boards you want), head on over to the Questions and Suggestions board! Posted by: Rhi-Rhi | Comments: (0) |
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