Who We Are
The Lunar Veil is a small, close-knit community of roleplayers in Final Fantasy XIV. While our FC is based on the Mateus server, we accept roleplayers from anywhere. We're a heavy RP, story-driven group first and foremost. Every month, we have a variety of roleplay events to get involved in - casual gatherings, plots and campaigns, character story arcs, and more.
Secrecy Is Our Weapon
The Lunar Veil's membership is a well kept secret. Our secrecy is our greatest weapon, our only source of survival. When it's time to act, we put on the veil to protect our identities until the mission is done. Members use aliases, send coded messages, and use secret symbols to make sure we aren't discovered.
How to Join Us
One doesn't simply apply to join the Lunar Veil. There's no application process, no interviews or paperwork. Those who have proven themselves a trusted ally will be approached by the Lunar Veil, and given a chance to don the veil as well. For some, this could take days. Others, it could take weeks. When the time is right, new members are initiated.
About Us
“Sometimes justice is better served by those who have experienced the pain”
Our Mission
“We will lift those who are lacking, through no fault of their own. We will humble those in excess, through no virtue of their own.”This is our guiding star, the principle that governs us. For years, the city-states of Eorzea have ignored the growing sickness within their own walls. The corruption, the greed, the cruelty. The haves lord over the have-nots with callous disregard, wielding 'law and order' against them like a club. They die in their sleep peacefully, dozens of years after their unpunished crimes are chalked up to 'history.'We won't stand for it anymore. Justice - true justice, cosmic justice, demands they pay for what they've done. We, the broken and abused, will take justice into our own hands.We are no heroes. There is a price to pay for this justice. We'll have to lie, cheat, steal, and murder to succeed. We'll have to act in the shadows to survive. We'll have to sink to their level just to reach them. But that is our burden to bear. We are already the monsters they made us to be.If this is what we must do, to ensure no one else suffers as we did, then we will raise daggers to the moonlight, take hold of judgment ourselves, and accept whatever fate the cosmos sees fit; knowing we made a difference.
How We Started
It started, as most things do, over a round of drinks. Two individuals talking what-ifs. Wouldn't it be nice if someone did something about the real monsters in Eorzea? The corrupt, the rich and powerful, the monsters taking advantage of the poor and downtrodden? Wouldn't if be nice if someone found a way to lift up the oppressed?Talking became planning. Planning became action. Within the span of a couple moons, Nyx Elora and Umbrelle Drakyn had built something new. An organization, completely in secret, that plans to bring a new kind of justice to the cities of Eorzea.
Code of Conduct
Out of Character:
The Lunar Veil is a pro-LGBT, pro-BLM space that celebrates diversity. We have no tolerance for any form of discrimination based on (but not limited to) race, sexuality, gender, or culture.
All members of the community must be 18+.
Please add your character's name to your discord username so we know who you are!
Do not engage in ERP in public spaces/channels.
Make sure any spoilers for the current patch are properly spoiler tagged.
NSFW topics must remain in NSFW channels. Real life porn, underage characters, and lalafels are absolutely not permitted in NSFW channels.
Bullying, harrassment, and hatespeech is not allowed and will be dealt with swiftly.
Use Content Warnings and spoiler tags for more sensitive subjects. Be respectful if someone asks you to place a content warning on something.
No spam or self-promotion (server invites, advertisements, etc) without permission from a staff member. This includes DMing fellow members.
If you see something against the rules or something that makes you feel unsafe, let staff know. We want this community to be a welcoming space!
In Character:
Secrecy is our best weapon for survival. When it is time to act, make sure your face is covered (put on your 'veil'), use aliases instead of real names, and strike decisively.
Do not reveal your affiliation to the public.
You will know one another by the coins we carry - a silver coin adorned with a crescent moon, and a glass center. The glass lens doubles as a tool for reading secret messages. Keep it close.
RP Locations
“The law comes second to correcting an unjust world.”
Tonberry Tomes
On the surface, it is a humble bookstore, adorably themed after everyone's favorite stab-happy gremlins.But behind closed doors, the Lunar Veil makes its home. A hidden pathway leads to a basement, with winding tunnels that sprawl underneath Ul'dah. This underground passageway connects several of the Veil's safehouses and facilities together, giving them the ability to move quickly through the city, undetected.Mateus, Goblet W18 P41
The Cadence
Umbrelle's personal bar, a neutral place where one can relax and be themselves without worry. Though not formally affiliated with the Lunar Veil, their members frequent the Cadence and can be a great place to meet them.Malboro, Lavender Beds W 28 Apt 8
The Dance Studio
A simple, unassuming dance studio in the middle of Ul'dah, teaching students the art of the kriegstanz.It also happens to be a hub of activity for the dancer's guild in Ul'dah, a network of street performers who have banded together to share intel about the city's criminal underpinnings.Mateus, Goblet Subdivision W18 Apt 75
Coming Soon...
Future FC rooms and other RP spaces are being built and, will be added here soon!
Dice System
“The law comes second to correcting an unjust world.”
Introduction
Lunar Veil uses a fairly simple dice system that rewards player creativity and allows for a character's skillset to meaningfully impact the story.For those familiar with the TTRPG "Blades in the Dark," our system is very loosely inspired by that system.Whether for combat or exploring, whether for in-game or over discord, our dice system works the same. You write out your action, and declare which skill is driving that action. Depending on how many points you have in that skill, determines how many dice you get to roll. If even one of your dice get a success result, then you succeed. So the more dice, the higher the chances of success.
Abilities
There are 15 skills you can put points into, and you get 15 points total to spread among them. You can be pretty decent in everything, or really incredible at a few things, its your choice!
Combat Abilities
Melee
Ranged
Aether
Reflexes
Investigation Abilities
Awareness
Engineering
Research
Social
Streetwise
General Abilities
Thievery
Acrobatics
Athletics
Performance
Survival
Medicine
Dice Result Cheat Sheet
When attempting an action, you roll 1d6 to see if it's successful.
For each point in a skill, you roll 1 additional d6 (4 points rolls 5d6 total)If your roll contains even a single:
4-5 — Success with Complications
6 — Success
Multiple 6s — Critical SuccessFor any action your character takes, you are allowed to use any skill you can narratively justify. If you can make it make sense narratively, then the DM can let you use any skill for any action."