New RPer - Is my char idea too out there?

[KillerApple]

Hello!

I'm looking to jump into RP in WoW for the first time and I wanted to run an idea by you all before I go too in-depth with it.

I know that playing as a "demon" isn't highly regarded, and I don't really want to do that either, but is there still some room for demonic themes?

I'm contemplating a fairly complex character who will could undergo some massive changes over the course of their story. I'm imagining a male mage who somehow ends up with a succubus' soul permanently bound to his own. Less demonic possession, more "devil on your shoulder" sort of thing, but this time with a gender mix-match that neither is particularly fond of. The demon's influence won't really come out much to begin with except for that she causes him to be a bit more brutal (The succubi's sadist nature) and to take more chances with the arcane than he likely would have otherwise (Leading to him seeking more power than he probably should). It's more of an interpersonal conflict that he has to struggle with.

As time passes, I foresee the succubus becoming more and more fed up with her imprisonment within the mage. The demon can only take control of their shared body for very limited periods of time, and his most dangerous magics are guarded well within his mind. A demon will work with what she has though, and hijacks a transfiguration spell to turn the mage from male to female (Utilizing a race / appearance change).

This of course leads into all the antics that come from a gender change and the story continues to progress from there with many of the expected antics and tribulations. However, it's all meant to compliment whatever other stories I'm involved with, never to be the absolute center of attention - a side-story involving a very unfortunate wizard's personal problems as he/she continues to try and fight for Azeroth.

Anyway, does this even sound like something that could happen lorewise? Would RPers generally be open to something like this? I like unique ideas, but I don't want something that would be so farfetched as to fall completely outside the lore.

Thanks!

[therealstegblob]

Your porn OC is tame compared to the 50 foot dick draenei futas who use multiple age-played daughters as cocksleeves and who can shapeshift into a draenei worgen form.

[zlygork]

There will always be people that will complain about your character not being stereotypical enough if it's not an Orc warrior/shaman, human paladin, elf hunter or any similarly unimaginative role, but pay them no mind on that end.
As to the lore validity of this whole Succubus "possession", I am not certain it is technically canon although if you were willing to make your character a demon hunter instead you can make it work without worries, as demon hunters may consume any demon as part of their transformation ritual and their whole deal is that they are constantly battling the demon inside, much like your RP idea to my understanding. (you can make it a demon hunter in character, but a mage out of character for gameplay if you want, provided you find a half believable appearance.)

Hopefully a bigger RP buff can give you a more satisfactory answer, but these are my 2 cents on the topic

[KillerApple]

Your porn OC is tame compared to the 50 foot dick draenei futas who use multiple age-played daughters as cocksleeves and who can shapeshift into a draenei worgen form.

...Now it almost sounds like my character isn't far enough out there.

And no pron play planned here, just gender bending with a demonic twist. If it did ever come to something along those lines I'm good with "and the scene faded to black", or some such.

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There will always be people that will complain about your character not being stereotypical enough if it's not an Orc warrior/shaman, human paladin, elf hunter or any similarly unimaginative role, but pay them no mind on that end.
As to the lore validity of this whole Succubus "possession", I am not certain it is technically canon although if you were willing to make your character a demon hunter instead you can make it work without worries, as demon hunters may consume any demon as part of their transformation ritual and their whole deal is that they are constantly battling the demon inside, much like your RP idea to my understanding. (you can make it a demon hunter in character, but a mage out of character for gameplay if you want, provided you find a half believable appearance.)

Hopefully a bigger RP buff can give you a more satisfactory answer, but these are my 2 cents on the topic

I appreciate the feedback!

Would like to keep it as a Mage, though Demon Hunter is an interesting idea.

I guess the difficult part then is figuring out how their souls got merged to begin with. Perhaps something to do with a soulstone? Battles a warlock and defeats them, but loses a bit of his own soul during the battle. As he rummages through the dead warlock's belongings, he touches a soulstone containing the succubus allowing her to "slip in" through the cracks in his spirit.

[KillerApple]

How's this for a general background?

“No, threatening fiery torture is not an appropriate response when haggling. I’m tired of having this argument with you! Hrm? Oh…Aye, I apologize. I’ll just be going now.”

Lukin Boulderflame was once a Master Arcanist and Alliance Veteran, his abilities forged upon the anvil of the Second and Third Wars. As the Third War came to its close, he faced off in battle with a formidable Legion warlock who attempted to strip him of both his mind and soul. Standing over the exhausted mage, the dark magister began the process of trapping him within a soul shard. Overwhelmed by fel energies, Lukin could only anticipate his imprisonment within the fel device. He was sure the Warlock had especially malevolent plans for a soul so packed with arcane energy.

When he finally stirred back to consciousness, Lukin unexpectedly found himself in a field hospital. The doctors and priests explained that while he’d been rescued at the last minute, much of his essence had already been drained away by that point. Largely unfamiliar with the fel, they forced the captured warlock to restore their fallen ally, and thankfully it had worked! Unbeknownst to anyone though, in one last defiant act the warlock instead infused a soul from a different shard into the mage’s body. He’d been saving the disrespectful little succubus’ soul for the perfect moment to give her a fate worse than death – he figured trapping her inside the Dwarf was close enough for both.

While grateful to be alive, as his caretaker’s left Lukin’s thoughts turned to how wrong he still felt. The feeling of being drained had not disappeared. When he reached for the nether, it did not answer. His mind felt foreign, all his years of study vanished in an instant and replaced by new knowledge. Memories of green flame and brimstone danced through his head. Following that were visions of befouled worlds and corrupted beings.

He became fixated on one scene that started with the sharp crack of a whip across a man’s back and a bewitching laugh. It was as though he were the one administering the torture, though the laugh was anything but his own. But why? How? Before he could further ponder, the laugh echoed through his mind once more. It was louder now – too focused to be coming from the memory. Realizing she’d been noticed, the being finally introduced herself – Sarelya, succubus of the Burning Legion.

Lukin’s soul had thankfully been significantly stronger than Sarelya’s, meaning he still had control of their shared body, but he’d been fighting demons long enough to know it was certainly not a good arrangement to have a demon in your head. Unfortunately, while he’d been in his coma the warlock had escaped. The succubus taunted that it was probably already too late for him to get his soul back. She knew the warlock well after all these years. He was sure to find a use for soul as powerful as Lukin’s as quickly as possible.

Following the war, with little hope or power and an unwelcome guest in his head, Lukin initially resigned himself to a life of solitude. He found himself acting out of character at times, likely due to Sarelya’s influence, and thought it the safest course of action. The demoness constantly derided him as a coward and weakling. "If she were in charge", she’d lecture at length, "she'd do whatever it took to get revenge on that warlock."

The Dwarf did his best to ignore her, but as a multitude of beings and events began to pile up in threat to his beloved Alliance, he realized he could no longer stand idly by. Lukin had mastered the arcane once before – he could do it again, for the sake of his homeland, his people…and himself. Perhaps he could discover a way to rid himself of Sarelya for good? Perhaps he could have his vengeance? Only time and action could tell.

Sarelya reveled privately in her victory. She knew the Dwarf could be motivated to action, she just had to find the right strings to pull. Strong as he believed his mind was, she now saw that there were holes that she could snake her influence into. In time, she was sure she could make something truly beautiful out of him...

Some goals in the story above were to:

1. Explain why an older, "Master Arcanist" is starting out at near bottom.

2. Create a nemesis who I can interact with during my own personal storyline. Every time I'm tasked with taking down a warlock, I can have some personal investment in it. "Maybe this time it's 'him'."

3. Show the succubus' subtle influence on the Dwarf but that he is the one largely in charge.

4. Foreshadow future events with the succubus playing around with forms / genders

I plan to use Total RP 3 to flesh out some of the other stuff, like the fact that he talks to "himself" often.

Thoughts? Critiques?

Thanks as always!

[Leenaleena]

Reminds me of Aloth from Pillars of Eternity but with a slightly more malevolent twist. Your explanations for his memories, powerlevels and motivations appear sound enough; the biggest issue I'd have is the gender change but that's mostly practical reasons during actual RP.
Remember to use slightly different language whenever Sarelya is in charge!
Are you more interested in playing out the story to its tragic/'evil' end or do you have a slightly more 'good'/redeeming story in mind (where the two eventually come to an uneasy truce of a sort)?

[Fabinas]

Hello!

I'm looking to jump into RP in WoW for the first time and I wanted to run an idea by you all before I go too in-depth with it.

I know that playing as a "demon" isn't highly regarded, and I don't really want to do that either, but is there still some room for demonic themes?

I'm contemplating a fairly complex character who will could undergo some massive changes over the course of their story. I'm imagining a male mage who somehow ends up with a succubus' soul permanently bound to his own. Less demonic possession, more "devil on your shoulder" sort of thing, but this time with a gender mix-match that neither is particularly fond of. The demon's influence won't really come out much to begin with except for that she causes him to be a bit more brutal (The succubi's sadist nature) and to take more chances with the arcane than he likely would have otherwise (Leading to him seeking more power than he probably should). It's more of an interpersonal conflict that he has to struggle with.

As time passes, I foresee the succubus becoming more and more fed up with her imprisonment within the mage. The demon can only take control of their shared body for very limited periods of time, and his most dangerous magics are guarded well within his mind. A demon will work with what she has though, and hijacks a transfiguration spell to turn the mage from male to female (Utilizing a race / appearance change).

This of course leads into all the antics that come from a gender change and the story continues to progress from there with many of the expected antics and tribulations. However, it's all meant to compliment whatever other stories I'm involved with, never to be the absolute center of attention - a side-story involving a very unfortunate wizard's personal problems as he/she continues to try and fight for Azeroth.

Anyway, does this even sound like something that could happen lorewise? Would RPers generally be open to something like this? I like unique ideas, but I don't want something that would be so farfetched as to fall completely outside the lore.

Thanks!

I think you have sexual personality issues that you seek to express through this RP story.

[KillerApple]

Reminds me of Aloth from Pillars of Eternity but with a slightly more malevolent twist. Your explanations for his memories, powerlevels and motivations appear sound enough; the biggest issue I'd have is the gender change but that's mostly practical reasons during actual RP.
Remember to use slightly different language whenever Sarelya is in charge!
Are you more interested in playing out the story to its tragic/'evil' end or do you have a slightly more 'good'/redeeming story in mind (where the two eventually come to an uneasy truce of a sort)?

The plan was to never really be to "good" or too "evil", striking a balance between both. However, I've since decided to go down a different story path with a similar character. Thank you for your support regardless!

I think you have sexual personality issues that you seek to express through this RP story.

I think most role-players seek to express some facet of their personality through the characters they choose and the stories they participate in. I don't really see the part of my personality that led me to this character as anything I personally have "issues" with, but thanks for your input. =)

[Deleted]

I think you have sexual personality issues that you seek to express through this RP story.

I know it's hard to imagine but not everyone makes their characters copies of themrealselves. While some of my characters have similar personality to mine, others have nothing in common with me.


@OP I've never minded "weird" RP as long as it's not some wicked "ERP" in Goldshire. Your story is also nice in this way that it can be both humorous and tragic but Leenaleena has already said that.

Now that you have given us insight how a mage ended with demonic soul, I don't see any lore dissonance.