Saturday, May 23, 2015

Overview

CHARACTERS

THE HEROES
  • Plato – [III-Artemis] 15 year old high school student; studies at The Academy.
  • Thomas / Tom – [III-Apollo] bullied by classmates; often misunderstood as dumb although he’s actually exceptionally intelligent.
  • Renato / Ren – [IV-Aphrodite]
  • Luigi – [II-Athena]

TRANSFORMATIONS

  • Plato → Socratic Warrior → Philosopher King
  • Tom → Dominican Mage → Angelic Doctor
  • Ren → Cartesian Ninja → Dream Weaver
  • Luigi → Wittgensteinian Bard → Analytic Linguist

SUPPORT

  • Socrates – team mentor; works as a janitor at The Academy.
  • Aris – [III-Artemis] Plato’s bestfriend.
  • Hypatia – [III-Artemis] feminist; shunned by some classmates for being "too opinionated" and too outspoken; labeled by some as a "Feminazi"; badass girl.
  • King Ratio – former Philosopher King; used the 5 philosophical artifacts to defeat and seal Nonsequitur 2,000 years ago.


ELEMENTAL GUARDIANS

  • Heraclitus – Guardian of Fire
  • Thales – Guardian of Water
  • Anaximenes – Guardian of Air
  • Gaia – Guardian of Earth
  • Anaximander – Guardian of The Unlimited


THE VILLAINS

  • Nonsequitur – evil overlord; defeated by Ratio 2,000 years ago; now that the seal is broken, he’s back to cause havoc upon the world.
  • Baculum
  • Hominem
  • Ignorantiam
  • Misericordiam
  • Populum
  • Fallacies – support.


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THE ACADEMY

II-Athena:
Luigi

III-Artemis:
Plato, Aris, Hypatia

III-Apollo:
Tom

IV-Aphrodite:
Ren

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Φ PHILOSOPHICAL ARTIFACTS Φ
(etched with the Φ symbol)

  • Philosopher’s Ring – Plato
  • Philosopher’s Bracers – Tom
  • Philosopher’s Pendant – Ren
  • Philosopher’s Anklet – Luigi
  • Philosopher’s Crown – Plato the Philosopher King


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WEAPONS

  • Philosopher’s Ring → Xiphos (Greek sword)
  • Philosopher’s Bracers → Scepter
  • Philosopher’s Pendant → Shuriken
  • Philosopher’s Anklet → Flute


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ENCHANTMENTS

  • Philosopher’s Ring / XiphosFire [Guardian: Heraclitus]
  • Philosopher’s Bracers / ScepterWater [Guardian: Thales]
  • Philosopher’s Pendant / ShurikenAir [Guardian: Anaximenes]
  • Philosopher’s Anklet / FluteEarth [Guardian: Gaia]
  • Philosopher’s CrownThe Unlimited [Guardian: Anaximander]