VarionusNW

Yugioh rp

i suppose could i receive the link then?

Yugioh rp

well, I also didn't realize the last message was a month ago when i sent that. I don't imagine this is alive at all anyway.

A Yu-Gi-Oh! Roleplay

I love a good Yugioh rp, colour me interested :D

@QueenofGaymes

Awesome! Any ideas you would want to include in particular?

A Yu-Gi-Oh! Roleplay

Hey, It's been a long time since I've been in the roleplaying game, but I had an itch to do something like this. I ran a few Yugioh roleplays back in the day, but there were always issues with them, chief among them the issue of translating duels into a narrative, and the difficulty of trying to actually get duels done.

For this RP, I'm not entirely sure what to do setting wise, this will likely be a collaborative effort, but I don't really like the idea of just placing this RP into the setting of one of the anime. We could set it after all the existing anime in continuity, or we could set it apart as its own thing. Really this is just up to what to people would prefer.

Dueling will likely be done through Duelingbook, primarily due to the access to custom cards, which will be allowed with several caveats. I think doing best of one matches with in-match roleplaying is probably the best plan, or the RPing could be added after the fact, with the duel essentially being written out and retold.

In general, I've got very little in mind beyond trying to do something more sandboxy, and wanting this to be a mostly collaborative effort. Hopefully we can get something going that everyone can enjoy.

If enough people are interested, I'll set up a discord, and set up a more in-depth list of rules and things.
If you have any questions about specifics, feel free to ask away and I'll answer as soon as I can.

Yugioh rp

Do you plan on making an actual Forum RP out of this, or is this all going to be on discord? And if it is on discord, why not just post the link to the server?

Relics of the First Age

Threnn and Vane SHEET IN PROGRESS

Name: Threnn
Age: Permanently appears around 17, though he's about 20 now.
Gender: Male
Faction/Allegiance: No faction, though he does work for the benefit and acceptance of the FelDaen, and easily associates himself with other FelDaen and Sympathizers.

Relic Description:

Vane, the Sentient Blade

Vane is a sentient single-edged, slightly curved sword, with a small guard and a long, ornate handle wrapped in interwoven purple and black strips. The blade itself is obsidian black, with a strip of purple down the center, intersected by seven eyes along one side. These eyes are set into the blade, implying a depth that should be impossible on the relatively thin sword. Only the eye closest to the guard is open and fully functional, the iris a deep grey.

General Abilities

Sentience: Vane has his own personality, and is capable of thought. In fact, Vane's personality can switch depending on which eye is active, with certain memories and traits being tied to an individual eye, but Vane is incapable of accessing those until the required eye has been opened. Due to being a sentient relic, Vane is also capable of choosing who he bonds with, but that bond is still permanent.
Speech: Vane is capable of speaking into the mind of the wielder, his voice sounding like it has a constant, unsettling humming cadence. Vane can transfer his voice telepathically to anyone he or the wielder is touching. The wielder may also use Vane's endowment ability to endow the blade with audible speech, allowing it to talk aloud, but fortunately that is an ability controlled by the wielder and not Vane.
Endowment: Vane can essentially treat the body of the wielder as an extension of himself, granting them some of his knowledge, memories, and skill, and this also works in reverse, allowing Vane to store the memories and skills of his wielder. For example, Vane can transfer the muscle memory required to wield him, or allow his abilities that usually require direct contact with the sword to use the body of the wielder. Vane can take from or endow to the wielder at will, without their consent.
Spiritual Sight: Vane can see magical auras, souls, and magical energy that is normally invisible to mortals. He can tell the sort of magic he's looking at based on color, and other factors of appearance. As well, each eye allows Vane to peer into a specific realm, and see where it is interacting with the physical, or otherwise find avenues of manipulation for that realm.
Spiritual Consumption: Vane tries to devour any loose energy that has been freed from a vessel. A vessel can be a living person accessing magic, or housing the energy within their soul, or a relic. Destroying or damaging a vessel can cause the energy to leak, which Vane consumes. There are some sources that simply vent magical energy from one realm to another where it dissipates, such as certain (probably broken) relics, or the shattered souls of the FelDaen. This consumption is passive as long as Vane is drawn from its sheath, meaning that most wielders can't keep the sword drawn for more than a minute, shorter if using powers, and the FelDaen can keep it drawn but can only use its powers very sparingly before it begins to tear away parts of their soul.

Eye Abilities

The Ashen Eye: This Eye accesses the Realm of Decay, destruction, pestilence, and other nasty things. Vane had never opened this eye before, as it was previously inaccessible. Vane can temporarily be dressed in a layer of this realm's essence, causing people and objects it hits to begin to slowly rot/decay/disintegrate. For living creatures, this is quite painful, but may take hours to cause real damage, unless the blade is held to the site long enough to speed up the process, though this takes exponentially more energy the longer the blade is held. Once lifted, the process continues passively for as long as Vane is within visible range and still utilizing this eye. Only one instance of decay can be focused on and worsened at a time, though multiple can technically be active.
The Other Eyes: What they do and how to open them is currently unknown.

Appearance: Art to be added.
Threnn holds the appearance of a lanky, awkward youth, looking to be in his late teens. He stands at about 6 feet high, with mid-length disheveled hair mottled with blacks and greys, and skin that's a light grey, as if he'd been coated in ash. His eyes are sunken, and as with all else about a FelDaen, grey. In terms of build, he's lithe and lightly muscled, clearly more built for running than for lifting.

Flaws:
FelDaen - Due to being FelDaen, Threnn must be cautious, as any pain he incurs stays with him, and even Fel witches can only reduce the pain, not remove it. As well, due to his fractured soul, and Vane taking all of the magic that seeps from him, he has essentially no magical aptitude, and cannot utilize any other relics. The physical appearance of being FelDaen also makes him stick out, requiring constant disguises in populated areas, lest he be captured and maddened.
Impulse Driven - Threnn is stubborn and impulsive, and while not completely reckless, he will doggedly pursue a goal he sets out for himself, even just to sate some minor curiosity. If he wants to do something, or look into something, he'll have trouble being patient or preventing himself, though he won't act so rashly as to put himself in harms way, unless it could prevent someone else from coming to harm.
Lithe and Uncoordinated - though he has some muscle mass, he's mostly thin and gangly, and he's prone to stumbling and tripping due to awkward limbs and a lack of coordination. Vane can negate some of this, but only while at least partially drawn.
Vane - Threnn's sentient sword is constantly able to talk in his mind, siphons off his energy constantly, and only gives Threnn a small amount of control over his powers. As well, Vane is perfectly capable of causing harm to Threnn if it wishes, deliberately siphoning off too much energy, or giving Threnn nightmares, though Vane is restricted from killing or deliberately ripping apart Threnn's soul due to the nature of their pact.

Skills:
A Noble's Education - Threnn has a decent knowledge of politics and the teachings of the Order, including having memorized the names of faces of most of the more important figures. He can understand a handful of languages at least partially, much more easily in writing than aloud, though he's not proficient in talking in them. The sciences and some mathematics were also fit into his education, though he was not exactly fond of numbers. He was also trained in some physical pursuits such as fencing and the sword in general, and he knows the mechanics of it all, but he lacked the coordination and never got particularly good. His hobbies were mostly mental pursuits such as debate and games of strategy, which he was quite proficient at.
Heretical Education - Threnn enjoyed reading from his mother's less than legal secret library, which contained alternate accounts of the histories, and discussions of magic. He also gained further knowledge from the first hand accounts of some of the older Feldain witches, and their collections of writings. He's not been able to wrap his mind around the more complex topics, but he does remember the types of relics out there, and accounts of certain ones, and how each of the magics work.
Practical Education - Thanks to his mother, and later the Feldain, he knows how to bind wounds and stave off infection, how to identify and forage useful plants, how to create and hide messages with several different codes, and how to create competent disguises and blend into crowds.
Makeup kit - He can use a bit of makeup to disguise the color of his face and neck. It's not terribly convincing, and works best when obscured by a hood, or just in dim light.

Biography: coming soon.

Personality/motivation: To Threnn, the world is very obviously out to get him. He's lost loved ones, and his own humanity for seemingly no reason, all doomed by a cruel joke of fate, and an even crueler society of rabid dogs disguised as men who only wish to tear each other apart. And even those burdened with that suffering, the FelDaen, refused to stand up for themselves. Everyone around Threnn seems to either be a coward or a beast, with no room for something in between. Threnn would fill that gap himself. He'd have to tame the beasts and teach the cowards some self respect. He didn't want this. It was the role fate chose for him, and that's how these things go. Life is deterministic, there is a defined fate, and unless you consciously work against it, that is how things will occur, and clearly that fate constantly leads towards more suffering.
Threnn is not necessarily grumpy and miserable due to such a dark philosophy, rather he's somewhat optimistic that even though he certainly does not have the means within himself to achieve the lofty goal of a more just world, by changing just one mind he furthers his goal, which is clearly more than the gods expected him to. He is fueled by a sort of spite for fate, and the way he assumes everything works, and that by being good natured, furthering a message of good will, and looking for a way to cure the FelDaen, he will always win against fate, even if he loses his life.
He's primarily a positive person, refusing to pity himself for what has happened in his life, though he still does without realizing, and more just being self-assured and somewhat jovial. He has his self-serious moments, but he tends to keep up his air of being the noble, good-natured, and happy one. Threnn must keep his positivity, he must make change, he must make people aware of their flaws and push them to change, to be better, to be like him.

Relations: currently none, but it's not out of reason that someone might have heard the name of Tristian Thalrissian, or even have been acquainted with his family. As well, Threnn could be pointed towards people if they're confirmed FelDaen sympathizers, or if they met some other way.

Final Point - Secrets: to be added

FelDaen Race Information, probably also in progress.

The FelDaen are not exactly a race, instead it's more of a curse, as any race can become FelDaen. Something will call to certain people in their dreams, a being that the FelDaen speak of as the Ashmother. They are compelled to answer. They wake up esentially monochrome, with ashen skin, grey eyes and hair, and a deep wrongness in their very being. They no longer experience the effects of aging, and heal wounds extremely quickly, but the pain never goes away. Even a simple scrape can radiate pain forever, causing most to eventually fall to madness from the pain. The pain can be numbed or reduced with magic, but the pain always hits eventually, and therefore the madness always comes. As well, the FelDaen are almost completely incapable of magic on their own but seem to almost leak an energy that can be tapped by relics easily, a phenomenon described as them having fractured souls. In essence, FelDaen can be particularly effective at magic, with a potentially higher cap for power than most mortals, as long as they are using a relic.
Due to their strange nature, the FelDaen have been persecuted, and their existence essentially outlawed in most regions since before the time of the Order. The stigma of the FelDaen as demons and witches is ever-present. Any FelDaen found is usually burned alive, or otherwise tortured continuously until their mind breaks and they become maddened, nothing more than a gibbering husk on the floor. Most hide away in small nomadic groups and keep away from society, but some do go off on their own and riskily hunt down relics and practice magic as Fel Witches.

Decided just to post what I've got so far. I've got a good bit to add/edit I think, and i still need to pretty it up. I also think the personality might come off a lot more terrible than I intended, so I might have to rework that. Anyway, I'll gladly accept any criticism on what I do have so far, I'm more than willing to make changes.

Kodomo-O-Eru Acadamy for the Tsukamu Artes

OOC is in the works. I'll have it posted tomorrow.

Kodomo-O-Eru Acadamy for the Tsukamu Artes

Introduction

The year is 42069.

It has been exactly 420 years since several parallel, yet separate worlds, finally made contact with one other. It has been officially four hundred and nineteen years since these worlds viewed and respected each other's women and soon, it'll be time for the 419th anniversary of peace between these 420 extremely different worlds. After the very fabric of time and space split, these realms, forever separated, became one through a massive breach in the sky.

This wormhole, dubbed in the peasant tongues as the "ORAfice" is home to miles of unexplored wilderness and the infamous "procedurally generated dungeons" which are known for appearing randomly, spawning a random number of monsters, and randomly changing in design when entered. In order to combat the threat of nature, dice-rolled dungeons, and potential war between the unreasonable number of worlds, a number of academies have begun to pop up all over the areas of the ORAfice currently inhabited by humanoids.

These academies vary by location, but all have the same general goal: profit. Each school takes in any races from the worlds that they can get and forces them to co-exist under the guise of "learning from each other" and "growing as people," as they work towards graduation. Upon graduation, students are officially recognized as "Gatekeepers," an honor by any form of government and recognized by all of the worlds as enforcers of law, peace, and protection.

You are one of these students. Perhaps you are ordinary or extremely gifted, good with technology, magic, alchemy or people. For some reason, you've been invited to attend Kodomo-O-Eru Acadamy for the Tsukamu Artes. It is unknown as to why or how students are selected to attend the academy, but the school itself is outstanding, with a high graduation rate and some of the most famous Gatekeepers known to the 420 realms.

That being said, you're going to accept the offer right?

it would kind of invalidate the point of the RP if you said no.

do it.

The Worlds
More Worlds will be added as players come up with them.

001 - Earth 42069

A high-tech world of boring humans who have failed to prevent massive corporations from taking over the world. Most students who come from here are sponsored by companies, and may or may not be brainwashed clones grown in vats.

002 - Nipon 42069

Very similar to Earth, except Japan took over the world by nuking everyone else. The people here seem to have a strange interest in a practice known as "kid getting." The headmaster of Kodomo-O-Ero Acadamy for the Tsukamu Artes is known to be from here.

003 - Sums

The land of 3sums. Legendary home of ArcaneUnit, the first Gatekeeper, who sacrificed his freedom to keep back an evil monster from within the ORAfice known as the Dark Sun Wyrm. This place is basically just a massive tourist trap

004 -Lucis

A land of elves, dwarves, dragons, and magic. Most of what you might think of as traditional fantasy lives here.

005 - Germany 42069

An alternate Earth where Germany won WWII. It's still a corporatocracy, but with more of an overt fascist theming.

069 - Dungeonalia

A seedy dungeon full of adult content that spreads out for miles and miles. It's extremely kinky. Children aren't born here, people simply pop into existence as fully formed, well-endowed adults.

404 - Not Found

A realm destroyed in the battle between ArcaneUnit and the Dark Sun Wyrm.

The Letter
You were actually sent two letters. One was the original, an incomprehensible, unreadable mess, while the second seems to be actually competent.

The First Letter

Dear future student,

I am proud to have a special training program for future parents! Runden of the prestigious elite “Arcane of Arcane Arts”.

[Sheng is interested in Letter Pagele

I'm glad you repeat this suggestion! Up. Or you are not afraid that your transport will arrive, this majestic animal will not harm you and you know its address, it is very friendly.

[Turn the page. ]
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Popular articles such as “Our Aka, Mirich Magica Hunters” and “Learning Arts”. "" "" "" "" "" "" "

Brochures can be read on campus. View Mommy

Please ignore for now.

You can spend the rest of the week yourself

[Turn the page. ]

I am working that year.

[When I turn the page, I will answer on arrival]

Believe in you, like a lag-up can ...

The Second Letter

Dear Future Student,

Good greetings to you! I am proud to say that you have been selectively chosen to join in a program dedicated to training future Gatekeepers! You have been invited to study abroad at the prestige and elite high-classed "Kodomo-O-Eru Acadamy for the Tsukamu Artes". However, this choice is entirely yours. If you show no interest, then discard this letter now. If you do, however, continue to read. We would love to have you in our school, as we are aware you show potential!

[Out of immense curiosity, you would choose to flip the page of the letter, which, wow! Is a lengthy "journal", not just one single letter.]

I'm glad you have chosen to accept this proposal! If you desire to accept, you'll need to fill out a quick form, but nothing too tedious. You will begin in three days from the day this letter is sent, and you will arrive at this location [your eyes scroll over the location, you may or may not know where it is. There are different locations for each realm.] at 7:00 A.M on Sunday, your transportation will arrive in the form of a Yokai-powered Train. Do not be afraid, this majestic beasts will not harm you and are quite friendly, they are also aware of their directions. You will then arrive at the academy at 8:00 A.M for orientation and a welcoming banquet. The rest of the instructions will be given from there.

[You flip the page.]

I have enclosed a brochure of the school, I assure you, it is the best for your education. Our academy is top-rated in several popular articles such as, "Rich Magika Hunters", and "Learning Artes". Our campus is beyond large, so do not fear the fact we will be in The Black Gale. Our academy still holds astounding beauty, and the weather will be controlled by a variety of Weather Mages, the school's landscaped is tended to daily and has a rich growing of alchemy supplies all year.

Our campus is massive in size, we have many facilities as you will read the brochure. There is a Shopping Mall, lake, forest, and a variety of other facilities to make you all feel the utmost comfortable and "at home"; for both you and your partner.

[There is a brochure attached, you ignore it for now, continuing to read onward.]

Your class will be attending classes between Monday and Thursday. You will have the rest of the week to yourself. You may use this time to study, work part-time, or participate in a variety of varsity activities.

[You flip the page.]

Various activities will be posted on the bulletin throughout the year. Keep your eyes and ears peeled in case anything perks your interest. These activities will occur on school holidays, or following school hours. Remedial classes are also available year round.

[You flip the page. There is a picture of a dog. It was a pretty shitty looking dog. Like, the kind of dog that mother dogs show their pups in order to dissuade them from smoking the dank kush or snorting cocaine. Although, it appeared that that was not the intent behind this terrible work of art, for in the background were flowers and a smiley sun. Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that it had an empty speech bubble. The void contained in that speech bubble posed the greatest of unspoken questions: what was the dog saying? Was it happy? Was it sad? And what dark secrets did it hold about the true nature of humanity? You reach the fill-out form...you must answer truthfully...]

Please have the honor and dignity to answer correctly and truthfully, magic can detect lies! Anyway, please do fill this out . . .

Character Sheet

Character Sheet

Appearance
[your character's physical appearance]
Description
[a long-winded description of your character's physical appearance]
Username
[your username]
Username
[Your character's username]
Full Name
[Tell us your name.]
Fake Name
[This is only if you're trying to "hide" your identity for some reason.]
Nickname(s)
[Does your character prefer another name? A shortened version?]
Alias
[This is for when your character doesn't want to go by their other names ]
Title
[What is your character's nonsexual position]
Gender
[Male or female.]
Sexual Preference
[Male or female]
Age
[Between 16 and 25. Of course, different ages have different timespans, so you can be 200 years, which is equal to sixteen human years or whatnot.]
Year
[What year is your character in? There is five years in total.]
Birthday
[What? It's somewhat slice of life.]
Astrological Sign
[Just for fun!]
Traffic Sign
[Not for fun safety is not a joke]
Species
[Anything you'd like. If we are unfamiliar with it, please explain it, use as much detail as you like, but don't leave it vague, and write a novel]
Class
[This is your character's role/specialization. Your weapons, skills, and other abilities will be based on this core concept. Be thorough in describing your character's place in or out of combat.]
Core Ability
[This is a skill that defines you as the above class. It shouldn't be too powerful, as it is the first power your character gets, and it can upgrade over time.]
Weapon
[Feel free to go insane with these: technology, magic, a RWBY-like weapon, perhaps? Does it have a name? Is it a family heirloom? Tell us! Try to make it match their class.]
World
[Pick one of the 420 realms. Feel free to make up a new one as long as it is different enough from the other realms on the list]
Biography
[A few sentences at least, please. A few paragraphs is preferable. If you want to write an essay, feel free, we won't actually read it because this RP is a meme.]
Personality
[This is usually better fleshed out in the Roleplay itself, so describe your character's outward personality in a sentence or two, or as above, go as overboard as you'd like.]
Partner
[This can either be assigned to you or you can figure out who you want to partner with.]
Fear(s)/Weakness(es)/Limit(s)
[What is your character weak to? What are they afraid of? What are some of the limitations they have to deal with when fighting?]
Skills/Abilities/Traits
[Does your character have photographic memory? Can they predict the weather? Are they able to produce small amounts of fire? Basically anything they get from their personality or race goes here.]
Quirks
[Not like My Hero Academia]
Quirks
[Like My Hero Academia]
Theme Song
[Does your character has a song that they can relate to their life? That they'd use in battle? Feel free to share!]
Other
[Any random, trivial fact about your character? Do they have a pet? Are they a good singer? Anything you think might fit well here. Must have something here.]

A Magic: The Gathering Custom Set Roleplay

The goal of this RP is to create a custom Magic: The Gathering set, of roughly 250-300 cards, and play out the story for that set as an RP at the same time. Players may be creating multiple characters, and controlling characters made by others depending on the circumstances, though players will be able to have central characters only they control. The general idea is that we'll plan out the events we want to happen, and the characters we want to include, then we'll start roleplaying out those events, with them being represented on cards either before or after we've done the roleplaying depending on if we want the story to fit the cards, or vice versa. All players must participate in both the roleplaying and set-creation aspects of this RP.

Because we are trying to create a functional, and at least semi-balanced set, I want to get some background on the players who are joining. Instead of applying with a character sheet, you'll need to fill out the following designer sheet:

Designer Sheet

What's Your History With Magic?: how did you get into the game, what set did you start with, what formats do you play, etc.
Favorite Set and why?:
Favorite Mechanic and why?: specifically, non-evergreen mechanics.
Favorite Card and why?:
What's Your Favorite Aspect of Magic?: as in the brand as a whole, not necessarily just the game and its mechanics.
What's Your Least Favorite Aspect of Magic?:
How Much Experience Do You Have With Making Custom Magic Cards?:
Design a Custom Mechanic:
Design Five Custom Cards: This must include a mythic, a rare, an uncommon, and two commons. At least 3 colors and 3 different card types must be used. Feel free to use any custom card website or program to make these, though MtG Set Editor is preferred. If you put art on your cards, credit the artist. If you wish, you can just write out your cards as text instead.
What kinds of worlds would you most want to explore? What sort of stories would you most want to tell in this RP?

If you wish to join, simply fill out the designer sheet and post it. There will be no player limit. Feel free to throw any questions or concerns you might have at me, I'll try to answer them as quickly as possible.

Here's my designer sheet as an example:

VarionusNW

What's Your History With Magic?
I first learned about magic in 2008, and picked up the bant preconstructed deck from Shards of Alara. Didn't actually learn how to play until around Dragons of Tarkir. I generally play commander and limited formats, and tend to stay away from most competetive constructed formats.

Favorite Set and why?
Shards of Alara, even though it was released before I learned how to play, will always stick with me. I love the mechanics, the art, the flavor. Basically, everything about that set is what I want out of magic. Granted, it's not perfect, as only 3 of 5 mechanics were actually mechanics, but I still love it.

Favorite Mechanic and why?
Exalted. I love it for how simple, yet effective it is. I've tried to convince myself that other mechanics are better, but not of them speak to me the way exalted does.

Favorite Card and why?
This has definitely changed over time. In terms of art and flavor, Sensation gorger is probably my pick. The art is one of my favorites, even though the card itself isn't the greatest thing in the world. It will always have a place in my Krenko commander deck.

What's Your Favorite Aspect of Magic?
I just really enjoy how the game is structured, both mechanically and narratively. I'll speak on the narrative aspect, since the mechanical aspect is something I assume everyone appreciates. The set up of the multiverse makes a perfect space to explore in a set-based card game. Every world can be distinct, and we can see fresh characters develop within these unique settings. The inclusion of interplanar travel and planeswalkers allows for throughlines to connect these stories, of course. Though, I do feel that the way WotC has gone about it abuses that aspect of the game's narrative structure, and ignores the multiverse's strengths.

What's Your Least Favorite Aspect of Magic?
In terms of the brand as a whole, the characters. Specifically the focus on super-powerful but completely bland planeswalkers, and the cartoonish take on our lead villains. Bolas isn't a threat, he's a joke. None of the characters have personality flaws, they're all blank one-note marketing tools. In terms of the game itself? The obvious focus on money over making a good game. Judges have to pay to be judges now, the card quality is worse, the packs are getting more expensive, and we're getting pricey special edition packs on top of everything.

How Much Experience Do You Have With Making Custom Magic Cards?
I've been designing custom cards for about as long as I've been playing the game actively. I did work on a custom set about 3 years ago in this exact same style, though the project was eventually dropped.

Design a Custom Mechanic
Cache: this is an ability word that means "exile the target card face down. It's owner may place it on top of their library at any time."

Design Five Custom Cards

cards

What kinds of worlds would you most want to explore? What sort of stories would you most want to tell in this RP?
Currently, I'm not really sure what I want. I'm mostly interested in hearing ideas from others and bouncing them around. I would like to have more of a focus on non-planeswalker characters at the very least.

A Magic: The Gathering Custom Set Roleplay.

Changed the opening spiel slightly, and added my own designer sheet.