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Line 2: Describe the Ironheart Trilogy here. The Ironheart Trio consists of a triple threat of [[Play-By-Post Games\|Play-By-Post]] Freeform [[Role -Playing Game\|Role Playing Games]] hosted in the RPG section of the [http://www.giantitp.com/ Giant In The Playground] forum board. The first chapter, Escape From Ironheart, chronicles the struggles, successes, and failures of a disparate band of convicted felons (justly and unjustly) as they cope (or fail) against the challenges of life in the highest-security Prison to be found in the Barony of Ghast, and indeed, the known world, the titular Ironheart. Started by [[The Chessmaster\|diabolical mastermind]], [[Game Master]], and self-confessed [[Magnificent Bastard]] 'Inspectre' on January 14, '08, Escape From Ironheart concluded 11 months and over 800 [[Wall of Text\|monumentally text-heavy posts]] later. The game is currently progressing through the second installment in the projected trilogy, Flight From Ironheart, continuing the sagas of the survivors of the initial chapter as they have escaped or been released from Ironheart in various ways and for various reasons. Inspectre has confirmed the working title of the third and final chapter as Return To Ironheart, though all further details depend almost entirely on the results of the current game and cannot be specifically predicted by even Inspectre himself. The game's genre is a [[Frankenstein's Monster]] of Horror Survival, High Fantasy, and Gothic Horror/Fantasy genres, borrowing appealing elements from each without ever remaining true to any one archetype. Characters range in power level from Original Vampire Lords and Miriam-Blessed Holy Paladin Generals all the way down to simple pick-pockets (with minor magical talent) and scared little girls<ref>...She's actually an Archangel with Soul Amnesia, but she'll still break your heart.</ref>. Line 11: {{tropelist}} * [[Achilles' Heel]] -- Sohssal's weakness to silvered mirrors. * [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]] -- Miriam and Athelon appeared to Ander as his parents. * [[The Alcatraz]] -- Ironheart itself. Ironheart was constructed by the Baron of Ghast to be the ultimate prison, and has had prisoners shipped in from all over the kingdom so that the individual Baronies don't have to bother with them. Line 17: * [[Badass Preacher]] -- Ander. * [[Black Magic]] -- Ooh, boy. We're talking BLACK. * [[Body Snatcher]] -- Sohssal is a semi-spirit being, and can/must possess willing subjects in order to fully interact with the world (unconscious counts as 'willing' by default). * [[Broken Angel]] -- Marisel the Protector, known more familiarly as Mar. * [[Corrupt Church]] -- But one of the Villains Galore to be found in the world of Ironheart. Primarily opposed by Ander. Line 30: * [[The Gods Must Be Lazy]] -- Played straight. Though the machinations of the Church and the Baron have more or less nearly emptied Heaven of Angels, Miriam is only just reacting. ** Somewhat justified by a stated Time Dilation/Distortion between Heaven and the Mortal world, and Miriam's lack of an Avatar with which to personally interact with the mortal world. As things stand, they rely almost entirely on 'mere mortals' like Ander-- or, on those 'less bound by the parameters of perfection', at least. * [[Half-Human Hybrid]] -- Sohssal fused his soul with demonic powers to live longer and gain more strength (and for the lulz). * [[Healing Hands]] -- Pyrene's most recent manifestation of her sorcerous ability. * [[Healing Shiv]] -- Sohssal has taken to healing through his enchanted letter opener, playing this trope completely straight. * [[Knight in Shining Armor]] -- Several. Ander Windrivver, General of the Armies of Heaven, was sent back from his justly deserved afterlife to cleanse the corrupt church (he got sidetracked). Hondshioh * [[Living Aphrodisiac]] -- Self-touted 'Grandmaster' Vylethar, [[Horny Devil]] and [[Blonde Guys Are Evil\|Evil Blonde]], Lord of the Screaming Estate, exudes a Come Hither aura that causes women's panties to spontaneously evaporate. Conversely, it seems to have a nauseating effect on males within proximity (Heterosexual ones, at least). * [[Living Forever Is Awesome]] -- Umber, one of the original [[Our Vampires Are Different\|Lords of Blood]], and Sohssal, magical Mad Scientist, both have gone to extreme measures to ensure their own immortality. So far, they're loving every minute. * [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] -- Inspectre's workload 'comfort zone' peaks at 16 players and one DM a week, and he has restocked players to torment three separate times when too many wimped out. * [[Lovable Rogue]] -- Tare, live-by-luck Street Thief with a penchant for being in the wrong place at the right time and a [[Big Brother Instinct]]. * [[Mission ~~From~~from God]] -- Ander's crusade against the corrupt church has come, literally, from Miriam's own mouth. * [[Tailor-Made Prison]] -- Ironheart was constructed not only to be the biggest prison ever, but the best. Its wardens pride themselves on being able to devise Oubliettes for the most powerful and uncooperative beasties, magical and mundane, the world over. {{spoiler\|Even a full third of the [[Divine Trio]] that brought the universe into existence. But they probably had help on that last one.}} * [[Overshadowed by Awesome]] -- Mar, Pyrene, and Tare at the climax of Escape From Ironheart. They're getting better, though. * [[Our Vampires Are Different\|Our Vampires Are BETTER]] -- Emo vampires do not exist. Any that do are stricken from existence by [[Word of God]] and Player Fiat. Also: The Lords of Blood. * [[Powers That Be]] -- Many, only half of which the Players have gotten a good look at. Among others; the Baron, the Demons, the Church, the gods, the Elves, the Vampires, several Cults, and whoever it is that wants Azguloth released. * [[The Red Mage]] -- Sohssal seems to be something of an Arcane Dilettante, though he does have obviously preferred methods that get more use than others. Tare seems to be going this way. * [[Sealed Evil in a Can]] -- {{spoiler\|Azguloth, the Unmaker, has been emprisoned beneath Ironheart for eons untold. He's very close to getting out now.}} * [[Took a Level Inin Badass]] -- Pyrene is a successful example. Everyone else was already Badass to begin with, and Mar and Tare are on their way. * [[Playing with Fire]] -- Korram has a Fire Sprite bound to his arm that grants him [[Kill It with Fire\|Truly Ridiculous Amounts of Firepower.]] Verily, this hand of his glows with an awesome power. * [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]] -- Hints at romance have begun to appear at the fringes of Tare and Melcara's relationship. {{reflist}} [[Category:Ironheart Trilogy]]▼ [[Category:Roleplay]] [[Category:Forum Roleplays]] [[Category:Play-By-Post Games]] ▲[[Category:~~Ironheart Trilogy~~{{PAGENAME}}]]