Having just watched the anime The Future Diary I was wondering whether anyone would be interested in participating in a very advanced roleplay based on the idea of a survival contest for precognitive characters.
The basic objective would be to hunt down and eliminate the other players ending up as the sole survivor, with the winner claiming the Throne of the God Of Space and Time, named Deus Ex Machina in the series. The way they achieve this is by PMing the Deus with the actions they take each day, including making guesses as to what other characters may be doing or places they may be going which will then be either confirmed or dismissed by the Deus. When all characters have reported in the Deus will post up a daily report giving details of where characters have been and what they have been doing, while keeping any information which would reveal the character too easily to their opponents secret.
In cases where characters manage to maneuver themselves into the same locations a 'speed round' would then start, where each character in the location sends PMs to the Deus who confirms or dismissed actions depending on who has the advantage in each scenario. As an example, if a character PMs that they run down a corridor and slash at their opponent with a sword and the other PMs that they set off an explosive in the corridor then the first character's action will have been interrupted by the second and so would fail. The second character would only be able to set off an explosion if there would've been time for them to have planted the device before the combat round without the other player noticing them. Once the chain of events has been resolved the Deus will post up a battle report giving details of which changes were made during the quickfire combat and their eventual outcomes.
To confuse matters even more the precognitive aspect of the Future Diaries will mean the Deus may be able to provide information on the other character's actions in the form of PM'd messages each day. The format of these messages vary depending on which type of Future Diary the characters possess, with each falling into one of the following categories:
The Radar: Predicts ones surroundings and environment but makes no mention of the character themselves. Examples include the Random Diary, which gives detailed information on the character's immediate surroundings; the Evidence Diary, which provides a list of all pieces of evidence an investigator may find at a crime scene along with hints for further investigation opportunities; and the Escape Diary, which gives details of the best route to leave an area, either to avoid detection or evade pursuit.
The Searcher: It predicts certain people's actions. Examples include the Perfect Love Diary (or Stalker Diary) which gives precise details about one specific character who the using character has romantic interest in, whether their feelings are reciprocated or not; the Brawler Diary, which contains a blow-by-blow report on any fights the character may get involved with, allowing them to easily predict an opponent's moves; and the Flirting Diary, which gives full demographic information on any potential romantic targets the character may encounter.
The Organizer: Gives details about a group or organization. Examples include the Breeder Diary, which records the movements of the character's pet dogs and anything they are hunting; the Clairvoyance Diary, which allows the character instantaneous activity reports from any minions or employees under their command, no matter how far away they are; and the Family Diary, which provides a live status report on the characters closest friends and relatives.
The Watcher: Provides information on other active characters. Examples include the Murder Plan Diary, which provides advice on the best way to attack a target; the Snoop Diary, which provides a copy of the information provided to another diary; and the Secretary Diary, which allows a character to precisely predict the outcome of a planned action before another character takes it.
All the diaries are records of future events as experienced by their owning characters and so may not necessarily be reliable. For instance the Brawler Diary may report that a knockout punch kills another character as the user presumes the opponent is dead only to later discover that the opponent was only incapacitated instead, or the Evidence Diary may include in its list a spanner instead of a wrench if the user wouldn't know the difference between these two different tools.
No matter which version of the Future Diary a character is using if a chain of events would lead to the death of a character their Future Diary will warn of an approaching Dead End, giving them the opportunity to take action to try and prevent that outcome. This is particularly important during the speed rounds where quick decisions would be required in order to defeat an opponent.
When a character is killed their Future Diaries cease to function, however if an opponent manages to somehow capture a character's Future Diary without killing them they may read any warning messages received, making use of the information themselves.
The basic objective would be to hunt down and eliminate the other players ending up as the sole survivor, with the winner claiming the Throne of the God Of Space and Time, named Deus Ex Machina in the series. The way they achieve this is by PMing the Deus with the actions they take each day, including making guesses as to what other characters may be doing or places they may be going which will then be either confirmed or dismissed by the Deus. When all characters have reported in the Deus will post up a daily report giving details of where characters have been and what they have been doing, while keeping any information which would reveal the character too easily to their opponents secret.
In cases where characters manage to maneuver themselves into the same locations a 'speed round' would then start, where each character in the location sends PMs to the Deus who confirms or dismissed actions depending on who has the advantage in each scenario. As an example, if a character PMs that they run down a corridor and slash at their opponent with a sword and the other PMs that they set off an explosive in the corridor then the first character's action will have been interrupted by the second and so would fail. The second character would only be able to set off an explosion if there would've been time for them to have planted the device before the combat round without the other player noticing them. Once the chain of events has been resolved the Deus will post up a battle report giving details of which changes were made during the quickfire combat and their eventual outcomes.
To confuse matters even more the precognitive aspect of the Future Diaries will mean the Deus may be able to provide information on the other character's actions in the form of PM'd messages each day. The format of these messages vary depending on which type of Future Diary the characters possess, with each falling into one of the following categories:
The Radar: Predicts ones surroundings and environment but makes no mention of the character themselves. Examples include the Random Diary, which gives detailed information on the character's immediate surroundings; the Evidence Diary, which provides a list of all pieces of evidence an investigator may find at a crime scene along with hints for further investigation opportunities; and the Escape Diary, which gives details of the best route to leave an area, either to avoid detection or evade pursuit.
The Searcher: It predicts certain people's actions. Examples include the Perfect Love Diary (or Stalker Diary) which gives precise details about one specific character who the using character has romantic interest in, whether their feelings are reciprocated or not; the Brawler Diary, which contains a blow-by-blow report on any fights the character may get involved with, allowing them to easily predict an opponent's moves; and the Flirting Diary, which gives full demographic information on any potential romantic targets the character may encounter.
The Organizer: Gives details about a group or organization. Examples include the Breeder Diary, which records the movements of the character's pet dogs and anything they are hunting; the Clairvoyance Diary, which allows the character instantaneous activity reports from any minions or employees under their command, no matter how far away they are; and the Family Diary, which provides a live status report on the characters closest friends and relatives.
The Watcher: Provides information on other active characters. Examples include the Murder Plan Diary, which provides advice on the best way to attack a target; the Snoop Diary, which provides a copy of the information provided to another diary; and the Secretary Diary, which allows a character to precisely predict the outcome of a planned action before another character takes it.
All the diaries are records of future events as experienced by their owning characters and so may not necessarily be reliable. For instance the Brawler Diary may report that a knockout punch kills another character as the user presumes the opponent is dead only to later discover that the opponent was only incapacitated instead, or the Evidence Diary may include in its list a spanner instead of a wrench if the user wouldn't know the difference between these two different tools.
No matter which version of the Future Diary a character is using if a chain of events would lead to the death of a character their Future Diary will warn of an approaching Dead End, giving them the opportunity to take action to try and prevent that outcome. This is particularly important during the speed rounds where quick decisions would be required in order to defeat an opponent.
When a character is killed their Future Diaries cease to function, however if an opponent manages to somehow capture a character's Future Diary without killing them they may read any warning messages received, making use of the information themselves.
