This is a Fire Emblem based RP. First off, I want to let people know that you do not have to be a Fire Emblem fan or to have even played an FE game to take part in it. Next, I want to give credit to escout, whose idea it was to start a FE RP. This RP won't go on for ever and ever like the Golden Sun one, it'll finish after perhaps 40 pages. That's more than enough for a good Role Play. And even though this is a registration topic, you can join whenever you like, even halfway through the story. I don't want this to die after three pages like most of the other RPs since I put quite a bit of thought into it.
Your characters will travel the continent of Renalay in an attempt to save it from impending doom. As you travel you will meet many characters, good and evil. I control the main story and the important events that occur, such as wars between nations, or when your group reaches a big city or meets other important characters. You can control the less important things, such as coming across a small village, entering a forest or being attacked by bandits.
People that appear but you do not control will be called NPCs. For most of the time, I will be the only one with complete control over NPCs. However, some of these warriors might join you, like in the Fire Emblem games. When that happens all of you can use them in battle, though less than your own characters of course. I still control most of what they say, and if asked something about their pasts or relatives only I can answer those kinds of question as what they reply could be important to the storyline. Helping people out when they're in trouble may help you gain more allies. When setting up a camp at night, your characters can speak to any of the NPCs. In a way, this will work like Support Conversations. I suggest trying to befriend them, as this might prove very useful later on, but stay true to your character's personalities in these conversations. Also, not all NPCs will remain with you all the time.
No real Fire Emblem characters will appear as the world of Renalay is set in a different universe than the FE games. Classes and the like are mainly based on Path of Radiance, as there are Beorc(regular humans who wield weapons and magic tomes) and Laguz(shape-shifting people who can transform into animals). You are not allowed to post characters from FE games and discuss storylines here. This RP is strictly about the world your characters will travel through and has no continuity with any of the games.
Each RPer can have two characters of different classes. You cannot repeat a class that has already been chosen by someone before you. Your characters cannot be related to the rulers of the six countries the world of Renalay has and they can not be very powerful at the beginning, being mostly regular villagers or citizens, but will become stronger as the RP proceeds. Be sure to have a variety of weapon types in your group, since Swords are best against Axes, Axes are good for battling Lances, and Lances have the best chance of beating Swords. Also, Anima magic is good against Light magic, Light is powerful for countering Dark tomes, and Dark is best against Anima. There is no leveling up or stats, and all characters will start as the upgraded class so as not to complicate matters. These are the classes you can choose from:
Halberdier(can wield Lances)
Berserker(Axes)
General(Lances and Swords)
Hero(Swords and Axes)
Falcon Knight(Lances and Swords)
Wyvern Lord(Lances and Axes)
Bishop(Light and Staves)*
Druid(Dark and Staves)*
Tiger
Raven
* Sages wield Thunder, Fire and Wind magic like they do in Path of Radiance, but those three types of magic fall into the category of Anima. Anima will be powerful against Beast Laguz(Cats and Tigers), Light will be strong against Bird Laguz(Hawks and Ravens) and Dark against Dragons.
The classes you choose don't have to be strictly as they are above. If you have a good idea and reason for changing a few things about some of the classes for your character(s), tell me here or in a PM and I'll consider letting you use it. These are ALL the classes that can be chosen, so I'm not adding any Rogues or Nomad Troopers or anything else. Don't even ask. And no, you can't be a Lord.
The continent of Renalay is a land surrounded by an endless ocean. It consists of six nations: The first of two Beorc nations, Catalenium; The second Beorc monarchy, Rivicius; The Beast land of Felorgo; The Hawk country, Accipitrin; Raven territory named Corvia; And finally the Dragon Tribe's nation of Serphann. More will be known about these when the RP begins.
Feel free to ask absolutely any questions you might have in this topic, especially any people who haven't played FE but are interested in joining. Please read through all the above rules and once you're ready post your Fire Emblem RP profiles here. Once people have asked me a bunch of questions and enough profiles have been posted I will create the RP topic.