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(December 29, 2016 - 12:39 pm)
(December 29, 2016 - 12:39 pm)
Hey pangolin,
Thank you! This is so helpful! Out of curiousity, who's you're character? Or do you call it a charrie? not sure which, but still. And thanks again for being so friendly! (I'm a new chatterboxer! ;P)
(July 9, 2023 - 4:54 pm)
Ah, of course! I'm so glad I could help :)
My charrie (character or charrie works!) is Arietis pur Venori, a Nobyl and spy for the Resistance. I'm also planning a few more characters who I'll probably introduce whenever there's a new RP.
I'm looking forward to RPing with you! :D
(July 10, 2023 - 3:54 pm)
Also, I don't know if this is where we join, so if some one can tell me if I'm wrong, that would be helpful!
From Kyngdom home page, scroll down to RP Board at the bottom. Click on that to find the most recent Kyndom comments.
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(July 9, 2023 - 9:10 am)
Okay so I've been rereading both the Kyngdom Ultimate Guide and the most recent Kyngdom Planning Thread, and I think there are a few things we should decide on in terms of the plot.
So we've pretty much decided on Scuttles' storyline here: http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/downtoearth/node/541807?page=2
But there are still a few things we have to agree on.
1. The Resistance has retreated to do important research, and have discovered something important, though we haven't decided what. Some of their research includes helping the Powers control their SAPs - perhaps the important thing they discovered could have something to do with that?
The Powers are mainly allied with the Resistance, while the SAPs are mainly with Catastrophe. If the Resistance found a way for the Powers to control their SAPs, this could give them an advantage over Catastrophe, as well as reintroducing the Powers into the story.
Does anyone have any other ideas about what the Resistance discovered?
2. Catastrophe (with the help of BIG) has been building a machine on Bleak Peak, trying to open an ancient, mysterious portal. This supposedly ties into his quest to find the Artifacts (the Sword, the Shield, and the Crown of Kyngdom - whoever collects all three will be the ruler of all of Kyngdom). Before the ten year time skip, mysterious bottomless pits had been opening around Kyngdom, which were somehow related to the machine Catastrophe was building. I haven't seen any explanation for them, but maybe they were failed attempts to open a portal, or maybe some sort of sabotage (Scuttles mentioned sabotage as a possible explanation of why it took Catastrophe 10+ years to build the machine).
So I think we should try to figure out the specifics of the machine, because according to the planning thread it's about to be unleashed. And I'd like to bring back the Artifacts, if possible, because that could create a lot of storylines. Catastrophe already has the Sword, and I believe the Shield and the Crown have had their power drained - but perhaps Catastrophe and BIG and the SAPs could somehow figure out a way to restore the powers?
3. So Catastrophe's conquering more and more of Kyngdom, mainly the Northwest and Southeast, but has yet to take complete control of the Northeast - because it's under control of the Sanukans (a species created by Sybill that are reluctantly allied with the Resistance) - and the Southwest - because that's where the city of Mer, the Resistance base, is located.
It'd be interesting and a good way to advance the story if Catastrophe tried to invade either of those places (though I don't think that should happen quiet yet?) and it could easily turn into a full-out war. Maybe Catastrophe needs resources unique to one of these places, or perhaps he needs to get the remaining Artifacts (which I'm pretty sure are being held in Mer?)
So that's something to consider as a future conflict.
4. Not plot related, but anyone have any ideas for getting new people to join Kyngdom? There's only five or six people active right now, which - as much as I love RPing with you all - isn't really a lot.
Hazel C. had some ideas we could try here: http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/kyngdom/node/211357?page=47
Any one else have any ideas on how to attract people?
Sorry for the long post!
(July 29, 2023 - 8:39 am)
I agree, we need more people on Kyngdom. My first thought was that we see if there are any people that are just reading along and not participating and invite them to join us! Maybe we create a new thread that is specially made for those kinds of people. I'll see if I can invite some of my friends to join CB and have some fun with us. Oh, and out of curiousity (and because I don't know!) what is SAP? I'm sorry I haven't been active for a whole week-- I was at a summer camp. Where is the most active story being held, so I can jump in and help if needed, or is it just in the RPs right now?
I haven't read up on the story so far, so I will go ahead and say thank you for recapping everything for us newbies, in somes sort of way! I am so greatful that everyone here is so kind and friendly!
(July 30, 2023 - 5:10 pm)
Ah, that's a good idea. Maybe a more relaxed RP or something that doesn't really affect the main plot could give people an easy way to jump in - maybe with some travelers or something. And it'd be cool if your irl friends could join! :)
Yeah, I probably should have elaborated on SAPs :P It stands for Side Affected Power. Basically, Kyngdom as we know it was created by six Powers - very powerful magical-creature-things that created a specific aspect of Kyngdom. They were Caelani, Power of Wing; Ecio, Power of Claw; Ayearth, Power of Fin; Lunee, Power of Howl; Sylvia, Power of Hoof; and Claaws, Power of Fang. For the most part, these Powers are good. But their flaws manifested into Side Affected Powers (aka SAPs), which were (generally) bad and destructive. There's a bit more to it, but it's all in the Kyngdom Ultimate Guide if you want to read up on it.
And yeah, the story's really only in the RPs. The most active RP - well, we only have two active RPs right now, your Woodland RP and Poinsettia's Nobyl RP. I'd say the Nobyl RP is probably the most active. I'm also thinking about starting a Mer RP to kind of focus on the Resistance, and perhaps a more relaxed RP with some travelers or something. And we might be able to reboot some of the dead RPs on Kyngdom's main face - Tale: Two Kyngdoms and Mission at BIG, for instance. I'd also love to revive the Myths and Legends thread and the Art Thread - I really think those could help breathe some life into Kyngdom.
You're welcome! I'm more or less a newbie myself - everyone currently active on Kyngdom is, really. It was pretty dead from 2020ish to early 2023, but some CBers made an effort to revive it, so here we are! :) I really appreciate how eager you are to help!
(July 30, 2023 - 7:57 pm)
I'm also a newbie at this :p, but is there any myth/legend or some kind of plot with the Power of Howl? I'm kind of interested in it
(July 30, 2023 - 10:42 pm)
Ooh yeah the Power of Howl is cool :D I'll give some info, but there's more detail on the Ultimate Guide :)
So Lunee (the Power of Howl) takes the form of a winged wolf, and she created the moon and the night and gave animals their voices. Claaws (the Power of Fang, a dragon) gave creatures the ability to bite and kill and the impulses for doing so - hunger, for instance, but darker ones too, like greed. Eventually, Claaws gave in to the darkness inside her, and she was exiled from the Powers. Claaws became the Power of Darkness, while - in order to keep the balance - Lunee became the Power of Light. Claaws's darkness manifested into Jaaws, the first SAP, and there was some drama that doesn't really involve Lunee (basically the Powers decided humans were too evil and tried to kill them all, and in the process Claaws destroyed future-Catastrophe's town and family which was not a good move) - but! Once Claaws learned to control her darkness, she returned to the powers. Claaws became the Power of Fang once again, and Lunee returned to being the Power of Howl. A bunch of SAPs had been born at that point, and Lunee's the only one with no SAPs. So at this point Catastrophe was pretty mad at the Powers because they ruined his life, so Jaaws sensed his anger and hunger for power and desire for revenge, and she helped him rise to power as the 13-year-old king of ancient Kyngdom. Catastrophe went around with this substance called Brazen Goo which is the only thing that can kill the powers - except they don't exactly die; they get locked in an instrument and go dormant. So the Powers went dormant and the SAPs all went into a deep sleep. But during the final battle between Claaws and Catastrophe, they both got locked in the instrument. Guardians were entrusted with each instrument and instructed to never play the instrument or else the Powers would get out.
The next time we see Lunee is once CBers have taken control of the story. At this point, all the other Powers have been awoken- except Lunee. There's this secret organization called the Nocturnal that's lead by Head Priests. They have plans to awaken Lunee, so two of their most talented Priestesses go find Moonshadow, the Guardian of the Power of Howl. They bring him - and a horn, the instrument containing the Power of Howl - to the Temple of the Nocturnal. The Powers are all at the Temple, waiting for Lunee to be summoned. But Jaaws will do anything to stop that from happening, so she casts an illusion of Lunee being summoned and then turning on her fellow Powers. Cairan (Sylvia, Power of Hoof's foal) sees this illusion, and then is hypnotized and kidnapped by Jaaws. While this is going on, Lunee is awakened.
So that's kind of the overview of Lunee, but I highly recommend at least skimming the Kyngdom Ultimate Guide because it has a ton of information - http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/inkwell/node/404640
I hope this was the sort of information you were looking for. I'm going to look through Myths and Legends later and see if there's any more info on Lunee :)
(July 31, 2023 - 6:21 am)
Ack, thank you! That explains SO much! And I am on board with rebooting the Art and the Myths and Ledgends threads, AND the Tale: Two Kyngdoms and Mission at BIG! If you need some support or something to spice things up, FIND ME! I would love to help! :D
(July 31, 2023 - 7:53 am)
Ah, thank you! I really appreciate your support :D
I think I'm going to start a Mer RP - but I think we should do a bit of planning first? I was thinking the planning could take place on the Resistance thread on Kyngdom Groups (here). I'll make a post there later.
The Tale: Two Kyngdoms could become an RP for Catastrophe's base (I'm like 80% sure his main base is in the Grasplands, but I'll have to check), and the Mission at BIG could become a BIG RP - though I think we've got to decide on some things about BIG (who's leading it, if they've begun experimenting on people like SOCS did, etc.). I might make a post on the BIG thread on Kyngdom Groups as well.
And I'm also working on some stuff for Myths and Legends :)
(August 2, 2023 - 5:28 pm)
Sweet!
(August 3, 2023 - 10:24 am)
Also, I will put a photo of Genivieve on the Art Thread, if that's okay. She is one of the better drawings I've done.
(July 31, 2023 - 8:11 am)
Hey everyone!
So I know I've already asked this, but does anyone have any ideas to attract more people to join Kyngdom? I feel like our main problem right now is a lack of people on Kyngdom--currently, there are only four or five active members.
Here are some ideas I've had. We could try them out, if anyone's interested?
1. I think that reviving the main face of Kyngdom is an important step in attracting more people--when people first click on Kyngdom, the main face is the first thing they see, and if all the posts are from three+ years ago isn't not very welcoming. The Live Chat thread (this one) could function as a chat thread--we can discuss the plot, play Kyngdom related games, and it could sort of function as a Kyngdom-related Random Thoughts and Things thread. The Q&A thread doesn't really need to change; whenever anyone has a question, they can just post it there. I'd love to revive the Art Thread and Myths and Legends threads--they can really help bring life to Kyngdom! A lot of the threads can also be turned into RPs, which brings me to my next idea.
2. We can also create some RPs that make it easy for people to jump right into Kyngdom. I was thinking we could create a Mer RP that centers around the Resistance, maybe an RP at one of Catastrophe's bases, maybe a really low stakes RP with some travelers or something exploring Kyngdom that doesn't impact the main plot at all! Basically, I think having a bunch of RPs would make it easier for people to join.
3. We could also post a PSA to Inkwell! We can encourage people to join, summarize what's been happening, and give a suggestion of threads to join. Ooh--maybe we can make a monthly newsletter where we post updates of goings-on in Kyngdom, tidbits of information on characters, myths/legends, locations, and the history of Kyngdom, etc! Not only would that inform people about what's happening in Kyngdom, but it would also serve as a reminder that hey, Kyngdom is a thing that exists, and it's very cool, and you should totally join.
So, that's all I've got at the moment. Is anyone interested in doing any of my ideas? I'd love to hear more ideas if anyone has them :D
And I'm sorry about the long post :/
(November 6, 2023 - 4:41 pm)
I loved that long post! And, yess, those are all great ideas! Responses:
1. yes, definitely! I love the idea of Kyngdom related games especially! Do you mean as CBers or RPing? Either way would be cool! And I would suggest Kyngdom diaries, like AE diaries, but characters would probably want to journal about things essential to the plot, so that wouldn't work well. Maybe like how Lord Helion's ball is going on now, some sort of party or ball where characters just interact and isn't too essential to the plot?!? Like they could still talk about outside stuff and form alliances and stuff, but sorta to hang out?!? Idk. We have to respect old Kyngdomers too oc. I honestly don't know anything about the art/myths and legends threads, but I'll go to explore them later, and get back to you
2. yess, RPs!! Even though I could've, I didn't (and still don't) want to join the Nobyl RP, bc it's so cool and I don't want to mess it up somehow bc even after days of scouring Kyngdom archives and trying to figure out everything that's ever happened and reading explanations, I'm still a bit lost as to what to do and what's happening and where we are, and I really don't like jumping into situations where I don't know everything there is to know beforehand, so the Woodland RP was really helpful to me bc you don't really need any prior knowledge to participate. That's why I love your idea of the travelers, except that I don't really know the land of Kyngdom well enough to explore it (I think there are 4 sections though?). I was also thinking... do you what the Badger Express is about? Could we possibly turn that into an RP too? Or someone work that into your idea? But yes definitely some RPs of some sort, they're the reason I can participate in Kyngdom at all!
3. Yes, that's also a really good idea, but would we have time to do it? I mean, to do that it seems like you'll have to dig through a lot of threads, and though it'd be awesome if that happens (and so helpful too!), I know I wouldn't be able to do it, which means either you or someone else who's more familiar with Kyngdom would have to (sorry, if we do do it, I can do Woodland RP updates though!). But definitely spreading the word throughout the CB would be nice, could we somehow get some sort of Kyngdom update in the MCU? Oc, it's already long enough as it is...
and, just throwing stuff out there, maybe some sort of Kyngdom culture post? Like, foods, clothing, magic items, that kind of every day stuff? And kinda like what you're saying, some sort of guide through Kyngdom, so you know major cities and conflicts and the sort?? Which, yes, is what you're saying, so nvm. But yess we should definitely try to get Kyngdom restored to its former glory again, it's much too awesome to be so empty! Sorry I only just saw this post now!
(November 14, 2023 - 7:22 pm)
Ahh, I see... M&L and Art sound really cool! It'd be great to get those up and going again! Also, could we somehow turn the Bog & Burrow into an RP? Or, if not, those places were created in the Woodland RP (e.g. the village of.. Torres? The Bread & Dough? Whatever the Inn was called again?)? Or those'll prob be explored in the Woodland RP, so nvm...
btw, I've been wondering, ackk gtg bye!
(November 14, 2023 - 10:40 pm)