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SHONEN PUNK!

You have just met your untimely end through means that you probably cannot recall. However, instead of traversing to the afterlife, you find yourself in floating in midair, in a room of pitch back. Your senses have been stripped from you and your emotions have been dulled as you apathetically wander aimlessly in the darkness.

Suddenly, from out of nowhere, you start to hear the deep and loud disembodied voice of what sounds like a man.

“Welcome, young traveler, to a realm of imagination and wonder unbeknownst to most.” He said in a calm manner as his words echoed throughout the area.

“I am aware of your flustered thoughts and uneasy mind, but I assure you, there is no need to fret. Everything will be revealed in due time.”

Following the unknown man’s words, an aura of tranquility soon enveloped your entire being, extinguishing any feelings of apprehension and anxiety from your body.

“For now, you must prepare yourself for what has yet to come. Your journey is just about to begin.”

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...For some reason I'm getting major deja vu here, but hey, sounds interesting so interest I guess.
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I started this RP 2 years ago here and you were in it.
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Well that explains everything I guess. XD
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I'm kind of interested.
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Caught my interest.

Just hope I can drum up an idea when this goes live, though...
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Glad to see the amount of interest this has garnered. Hoping for more to come.
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I could probably join this. Just gotta think what combination of series I'd use.
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@Scio You have my interest, good person.
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I'm definitely in for this. Sounds really interesting.
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Wow, this sounds really fun! Is there still room for this?

Question: What are the limits to the abilities? Should they be like the last time were they were very basic or should they be at a higher level?



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Hey, I remember being part of the first incarnation of this and I just gotta ask, why are people allowed to start with superpowers but not items or skills when items and skills define such a massive amount of shonen characters?
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Wow! Crazy how many of the original members want another go at this :D
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@malmshodes Basic. You'll progress in strength faster in this RP.

@Zero Hex For regulation purposes. If you want a weapon, feel free to tell me and we can talk about it so that you'd get it ASAP.
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@malmshodes Basic. You'll progress in strength faster in this RP.

@Zero Hex For regulation purposes. If you want a weapon, feel free to tell me and we can talk about it so that you'd get it ASAP.
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@Zero Hex For regulation purposes. If you want a weapon, feel free to tell me and we can talk about it so that you'd get it ASAP.


I don't quite follow. How is regulating weapons and skills, key parts of the genre, any more difficult than regulating outright superpowers?
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@malmshodes Basic. You'll progress in strength faster in this RP.

@Zero Hex For regulation purposes. If you want a weapon, feel free to tell me and we can talk about it so that you'd get it ASAP.


<Snipped quote by Scio>

I don't quite follow. How is regulating weapons and skills, key parts of the genre, any more difficult than regulating outright superpowers?


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Maybe its because this is just the beginning, and the super powers are going to be really basic at the start. Where as if you get a special weapon it's going to automatically be two things: Weapon and whatever special about it? Just a thought
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@Zero Hex
Maybe its because this is just the beginning, and the super powers are going to be really basic at the start. Where as if you get a special weapon it's going to automatically be two things: Weapon and whatever special about it? Just a thought


Well, yeah, but then he could just make people have their one signature item and no extra powers to start with, you know? And I'm just wondering how having a superpower, even if a basic one, is somehow easier to manage than a weapon that can be even simpler and whose special abilities can be limited in the same way.

And then with the skills, a lot of characters aren't defined by explicit supowerpowers but rather by how well they do karate or handle a sword or whatever. It just feels like a real strange limitation that cuts off a ton of what makes the genre to start with and it didn't seem to be a problem on the first game.
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<Snipped quote by malmshodes>

Well, yeah, but then he could just make people have their one signature item and no extra powers to start with, you know? And I'm just wondering how having a superpower, even if a basic one, is somehow easier to manage than a weapon that can be even simpler and whose special abilities can be limited in the same way.

And then with the skills, a lot of characters aren't defined by explicit supowerpowers but rather by how well they do karate or handle a sword or whatever. It just feels like a real strange limitation that cuts off a ton of what makes the genre to start with and it didn't seem to be a problem on the first game.


Actually, I do agree with the GM as far as skills go, I think. I'll try to explain why. First, I think that the GM wants our characters to be what many in the online gaming community would lovingly refer to as a bunch of noobs(people who're thrust into a world and they have no idea what their doing.) So, they'll, by which I mean our characters, will have to work our ways up from scratch. That's why the abilities, and likely weapons are so basic. It's meant to be a journey where everyone goes from chicken scratch to bad ass raptor. The thing with starting with abilities is it kind of messes with the spirit of being out of your element. Powers and items work because their things we're just barely getting.

As for myself I don't remember the first game too well other than a monkey and it dying kind of fast. Perhaps the skills had something to do with it, or maybe the GM just decided against it after giving the subject more thought?

I hope that makes sense. I just took some melatonin and it's hitting me hard. If not I'll tyr again tomorrow.
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Hey, saw this whole thing and I think I might know what the issue is here.

@Scio When you say "ability", do you mean purely innate superpowers? Or does "ability" also include magical weapons (Bleach, D. Gray Man, Soul Eater) and superhuman skills gained by crazy training (Hokuto no Ken, Ranma 1/2, Rurouni Kenshin)? Becuase I feel the fundamental misunderstanding here is that equipment and skills are listed seperately which implies they're not included under the "ability" header.
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