Okay so... I am starting to think about how to run this without cutting anyone off mid-scene or anything. While the smut and the slice of life and the romance is fine, I'm a little concerned about the slow pace of the plot. I think an issue right now is the lack of players. I think we could really use a couple more summoners.<br/><br/>Just so I can get everyone up to speed with the direction I plan on taking this thing, I'm going to give you all a sort of... short-term and long-term plot outline including some things I've come up with so far. We've still only just begun, of course, and I think everyone is getting past the initial get-to-know phase between summoners and their summons, developing those character relations a little bit. The next phase will be to introduce some plot elements that will set in motion the events that will bring everyone together. I'm going to stick with everyone starting wherever they want to in the world, so think about your starting location if you haven't already (like I definitely haven't >.>)<br/><br/>Chapter 1:<br/>Part 1: Summoners summon first summons. They get to know each other a little bit, some basic ground rules are set, and we define the summoning process. Check.<br/><br/>Part 2: An event happens, or perhaps multiple events happen that gets the plot moving along. Felix (Drake) pretty much has a built-in story starter with his character and with his first post. I'll be introducing another character to push that along after Felix and Dicidra get to know each other a little. For Alex/Clothilde, I think it'll be a rather simple kick-start, with another summoner discovering them and creating some kind of conflict. With Maeve/Salathiel/Aderia, there's already a little bit of conflict brewing. I'll let that stew for a bit and see what comes of it, but I'm thinking the way to move them forward is to put another summoner in the world for one of those two to find out about.<br/><br/>Part 3: This is where things start to really get moving. There's going to be a... sort of competitive nature to some of the antagonist summoners. Angels and demons can become more powerful by felling other supernatural entities. I haven't quite figured out the specifics of this, but with enough experience in combat, they could even shift up in levels, which would actually cause the binding to need to be redone. One antagonist I have in mind will already know this, and will actively hunt down, right now my thoughts are Clothilde since I'm anxious to see her actually have to fight and see what kind of clothing calamities may come of it. Whatever it is, it will give our characters a reason to join in and start hunting down other summoners, or at the very least put them on their guard, letting them know they'll have to be ready to fight at a moment's notice.<br/><br/>Chapter 2 will begin once the summoners know what they're in for. When Chapter 2 begins, Chapter 1 will still be open for people to continue unfinished, but plot-irrelevant scenes.<br/><br/>And here's some ideas for antagonist characters:<br/><br/>Felix/Dicidra's antagonist: An occultist who's been into this summoning business since before it went online. He doesn't use the same type of magic as all of our characters are familiar with, and practices some heavy duty black magic. He is old, very old, and doesn't have long to live. He traded his soul for the knowledge of these dark magics and the ability to call on the demons of hell to do his bidding, but his time on this world is almost up, and he knows it. While he doesn't know of the magic everyone else uses, he is looking for a way to create a more permanent binding on demons, ultimately so he can bind the one he sold his soul to and save himself from damnation. He will become the first real villain in the rp.<br/><br/>Alex/Clothilde's antagonist: By a stroke of good luck along with some great research skills, he took the summoning magics a little farther after he dug up some more information on them. Instead of binding an angel or demon, he used the magic to summon a different supernatural entity, and is also familiar with the level system and some of more specific details of how the magic works as a result. He hunts down other summoners and has his summon kill theirs to gain power. While he won't be the friendliest to start out, I'm thinking that long-term he could become more of a rival or ally.<br/><br/>Maeve/Salathiel/Aderia's antagonist: Not a whole lot of thought on this one yet. But with two summons, Maeve should be able to handle more than the others. Open to ideas...<br/><br/>And open to ideas for anything, really... I need some more input and stuff.