Tiandi

Tiandi (Heaven and Earth) is a Wuxia project being developed by the Titans RP Group.
== Player Orientation ==
=== Eastern Storytelling and the Role Playing Experience ===
=== Eastern Philosophy and Character Development ===
Wuxia draws primarily from Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism with the occasional (though to a lesser extent) Hindi, Nestorian, or Manichaeist thought. Eastern Philosophy focuses on the 'Dark and the Light'. Taoism seeks to obtain a balance between the two as part of the natural order. Buddhist seek to purify themselves of the dark, of Karma- the debt a life gains through existence. A struggle Manichaeist emphasis with their complex cosmology and one the Nestorians through the position that Christ had but one nature both mortal and divine also touch upon. As a character the internal and external struggle of dark and light must be considered. Be one seeking a balance (to be at peace with themselves) or to become enlightened beings of light. Villains in Wuxia are characters with poor 'Dao' with in themselves, a disbalance leaning towards the dark.
== The World of Tiandi ==
The World of Heaven and Earth draws largely from Chinese sources. The world is centered around the 'Middle Realm' - the Empire which is civilization beyond which lies forces of Chaos.
== Character Creation ==
Character creation involves making the following choices;
* Noble Path - A character has a noble path in life; a road they walk in the world. The Warrior, Artist, Monk, and Farmer. Each path has it's strengths, and each path has it's weakness yet when the four work together they perform great deeds. In Eastern literature groups of characters with a common interest serve as the focus of the narrative.
* Stewarding Spirit - The world of Taindi is stewarded by twelve guardians who work in rotation. These guardians assign a spirit to each Human to assist in the stewardship of the world under Heaven. These spirits rarely make themselves known but may be noticed by those Humans who have tuned their Chi with the world. The silent intervention of these spirits have a reaching impact on a person's personality and relationships largely as they tend to work well or poorly with other assisting spirits assigned by the other guardians. Due to the connection they have with a person this cooperation or friction can seep into the mortals they steward. There are twelve Guardians and thus twelve types of stewarding spirits.