notquitethere | Aug 21, 2015
Sewi Jan! - A Toki Pona Game of Linguistic Magic
You are wizards, holy folk, the Sewi Jan. Each of you knows two words in the arcane language of Toki Pona. With these two words you can change your environment by altering the fundamental building blocks of reality. Together you will go on quests for the people of Ma who will reward you with new words.
Setting
Ma is in crisis. Irresponsible and cruel Sewi Jan from before have made a mess of the universe with their bizarre sense of humour. People have forgotten what magic is and have been tricked into spending their lives toiling for others rather than existing as transcendental energy beings. The last good sewi jan, the toki pona kulupu - the good language committee - have banded together to teach a few words to a new generation of speakers. You are those speakers. If you prove yourself, they will gift each of you with new words as you further the quest to transform the world back to its greater sense of pona.
Character Creation
Name: [this is your name]
Lexus: [pick two words from this list. At least one of them has to be a transitive verb (vt) and at least one has to be a noun (n).]
Colour: [Put your speech in different colours. Red is reserved for magic.]
Background: [The game is set in a contemporary but unspecified city. Tell us a bit about yourself!]
Gameplay
There will be a list of quests with known word rewards. Whoever satisfactorily completes a quest first will get the word. Treat this like any normal roleplaying game, you can do anything a normal human can do. The exception is when you use magic: to speak arcane words, embolden in red like so: Jaki Esun!. The potency of the magic is determined by how many words you know in total (so effects aren't very far reaching to begin with). The precision depends on how clear your intentions are. Generally you'll use your magic to do things ordinary people cannot to achieve your unusual quests.
In the beginning, the following word orders are valid:
Verb - Object (shake cat, heat rice, raise bar etc.)
Verb - Modifier Object (shake small cat, heat white rice, raise steel bar etc.)
Verb - Object Modifier (shake cat explosively, heat rice hotter, raise bar quickly etc.)
Verb - Modifier Object Modifier (shake small cat explosively etc.)
As you grow in power you will learn new and more potent combinations.
Players
Spoiler: Sharayna (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Shaon (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Alurjo (click to show/hide)
