The Fiction Mill
Beyond Dominia: The Fiction Mill
This is Somnium Beta. It won't be deleted, so as soon as I turn everything on everybody who wants to can have at it without fear that anything they do will be later negated. The Beta simply means (somewhat misnomenically) that Somnium is still under construction. The companion page will exist as soon as I can get it together, but isn't there yet.
There are no dice, no stats, no real "game." You're looking at a cross between role-playing and story telling. Somnium role-playing takes place on a single world. Magic exists, but isn't exactly common. Everybody and his sister aren't mages. Players make characters who participate primarily from within guilds. Players are not required to join a guild, but it is strongly recommended for newcomers.
Power in Somnium comes from a few important sources:
A) Somnium's only god, known by no distinct name, but many aphorisms (The Power(s), The Ruler, etc.). This god is seldom an active one, but appears at seemingly random though often critical times. Any appearance brings forth a curious sort of apprehension, for The Power always seems to leave the world greatly changed when it comes.
B) The government. Countries appear as you might expect, and they are ruled mostly by despots and monarchs.
C) The guilds. Many people (though not a majority of the population) of Somnium belong to some sort of guilds. These guilds principles are highly varied, but they tend to be very influential and powerful. Guild conflicts do not frequently flare into war, because the guilds fear that they might lose access to the Spire.
The Spire was created by the power, and policed quite effectively by the Power's worshipers, the mysterious Umbras. It does not exist as a part of the world, but can be accessed from it by portals that exist in national and guild seats. The nature of the portals is somewhat curious. They seem to appear at the physical apex of any concentration of political power. The Spire is a diplomatic and economic godsend. It allows quick travel throughout the world. Somehow, the Spire seems to repel ill-will. Twice, invasions have been planned carefully enough that the masterminds behind them were able to sneak troops through the Spire past its mortal and ethereal guardains. These invasions, however, crumbled to dust. The most foul streaks of unimaginably poor luck befel the invaders. In both cases, no invader survived yet their targets were essentially unharmed.
This information and more, including a rough world map and descriptions of countries, guilds, and characters can by found on the Somnium Companion Page (coming soon).
- RAKSO: TAKEN PRISONER - - - BDOMINIA: SUBDUED By Legend - April 13 - 12:48 pm
- Rasko, embarassed By Negator - April 09 - 02:36 pm
- MEET YOUR NEW RULER - LEGEND By Legend - April 09 - 02:28 pm
- Over there.... By spin13 - April 08 - 10:48 am
- hmmm.... By OMG.....its still here!!! - March 26 - 01:58 am
- Exchange of worlds... By WD - February 23 - 04:41 pm
- I have something to say, ready your ears By Cup - February 14 - 03:45 am
- Hola? By Darkmage - February 13 - 03:32 pm
- Unification or The Planeswalker Games By General Talon - January 24 - 06:04 pm
- Its Been A While By Madsci33 - January 17 - 11:37 pm
- Hotter parry... By Wicked darkman - January 09 - 02:00 pm
- thinking of a story... By Wicked darkman - January 06 - 09:35 am
- Necropotence By Spin13 - December 12 - 11:29 pm
- Time By Spin13 - December 10 - 10:44 pm
- Thalos: the land of the forsaken By Spin13 - December 01 - 03:01 am
- The Necro Monologues By Spin13 - December 01 - 02:14 am
- Arcane By Spin13 - December 01 - 01:47 am
- Death is upon us..... By nix {nix} and the rat - October 28 - 09:25 am
- ok shall we start new story? all to post stories onto it... leave room to pick up! By Sideath - October 09 - 06:36 pm
- Again... By Serra - August 26 - 12:05 pm
- From the mists of time. . . By Kelida - August 18 - 12:17 pm
- The chosen one By Super Autumn Gaeanewt - August 14 - 04:29 pm
- I feel like writing a Poem somewhere.. By Anonymous - August 01 - 02:15 pm
- Somnium Companion Page By Shadow - July 31 - 04:15 pm
- In a strange turn of events.... By Thaylin - July 25 - 02:31 am
- Tel Varon's war against Kaidel By Super Autumn Gaeanewt - July 24 - 01:14 pm
- Erm? By Elrohir - July 24 - 09:44 am
- The prophecies of Malsovar By Super Autumn Gaeanewt - July 21 - 03:57 am
- problems at tel varon By Burn, Darzim, or - July 20 - 01:58 pm
- Things aren't looking upwards in Soldaria...... By Nix - July 20 - 03:02 am
- ooc: updated map, RR all By Burn, Darzim, or - July 19 - 11:44 am
- unusual methods By Burn, Darzim, or - July 18 - 05:07 pm
- The Lich's Torment By Skelly - July 17 - 09:30 pm
- the portal By darzim lereno - July 17 - 03:42 pm
- happy birthday? By Burn, the Keeper of the Flame - July 17 - 02:03 pm
- killer for hire By the rat - July 17 - 05:08 am
- Silent Stalker By Rag Man - July 16 - 09:03 pm
- foiled hunt By Burn, the Keeper of the Flame - July 16 - 12:11 pm
- Begin By Shadow - July 16 - 02:17 am
- Kal'Dias...the stone among sand... By Spin13 - July 16 - 02:21 am