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≫ WHAT'S UP WITH GATEWAY ROLEPLAY? ≪

  • We've been radio silent for a long time now. We posted an announcement in our Discord server back in April of 2025, but never updated the forums. So what's up with Gateway Roleplay?

    After 5 long years, we've decided to place the development of Ties That Bind on an indefinite hold.

    This doesn't mean it's cancelled. We fully intend to run Ties That Bind: What Lies Beneath and Ties That Bind: City of Angels eventually. But to do so, we need to take a step back. In the meantime, we'll be working on smaller, invite-only projects.

    Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us this long! MindGate and I (Pika) have been working on this server for over a decade now. It truly is a passion project for us.

Your Silence Is the Answer

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"Absconditus, Abditus, Arcanum, Mysticus, Misterium, Secretum..."

I have lost count of how many times I have repeated the words as I descend into trance.
I have forgotten the world...
My body...
My name...
...Perfect.
This is where She likes to hide,
and this is where She reveals herself to me.

"Absconditus, Abditus, Arcanum, Mysticus, Misterium, Secretum..."

Tell me your will... I am your Champion am I not? Why have you left me in quiet? I have served you faithfully.

"Absconditus, Abditus, Arcanum, Mysticus, Misterium, Secretum..."

Right. Ego. It must be shed.
You needn't say what hasn't to be spoken.
Your silence IS the answer.

"Absconditus, Abditus, Arcanum, Mysticus, Misterium, Secretum..."

Still my mind is aflame with burning questions
Mistress of Shadows, Queen of Illusion, Goddess of Secrets...
What is thy will?

"Absconditus, Abditus, Arcanum, Mysticus, Misterium, Secretum..."

East. You keep saying East.
We have journeyed East, as you commanded.
Book? What book?
Yes. Yes! Yes! I must forge the book.

"Absconditus, Abditus, Arcanum, Mysticus, Misterium, Secretum..."

There is much to learn. Yes... Yes, I hear you...
A secret enobles it's wielder if they are worthy. If they are not worthy, if they have stolen it, it becomes a curse...
A burden that will destroy it's owner.
The Secret makes alive Knowledge, and makes it Just.
A Secret is POWER...
It is not lightly unmade...

"Absconditus, Abditus, Arcanum, Mysticus, Misterium, Secretum..."

I walk in the shadows as you command.

"Absconditus, Abditus, Arca-"

The rustling of leaves breaks the spell.

"Your presence is felt, intruder..."

I begin to stand...
Fingernails pressing into the skin of my sweaty hands...
Eyes struggling to see in the twilight in the woods...
Was it the wind?

"Reveal yourself to me..."