[hider=Magical Warfare: Mahou Taisen][hr][hr][center][color=teal][h1]Magical Warfare[/h1][b]魔法大戦[/b][/color] [sup][b]{ ??? & [@tsukune] }[/b][/sup] [img]http://data.photo.sibnet.ru/upload/imggreat/130121493554.jpg[/img] [hider=Main Theme][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq4FcucSGvQ[/youtube][/hider] [color=silver][i]"Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged."[/i][/color] [color=dimgray][b]— Samuel Johnson[/b][/color][/center] [color=slategray][color=teal][h3]P R E M I S E[/h3][hr][indent][b]< The Story >[/b][/indent][/color] [indent][color=silver][quote]The wrath that drowned their heart with vengeance The souls that fell into the inferno of darkness Trapped in the eternal cycle of a never-ending punishment To repent for their sins...[/quote][/color] [i]For millennia, we watched how humanity bathed our home planet with not just sweat and tears, but also blood that sprung from the seven deadly sins we drowned ourselves in: Of [b]pride[/b], the tyrannic rulers across the many civilizations; Of [b]envy[/b], those who yearned for the power they could never attain; Of [b]greed[/b], the cunning merchants who traveled across the desert and sea; Of [b]lust[/b], the emotionally deprived souls of the red light district; Of [b]gluttony[/b], the rich who showered themselves with irresistible luxury; Of [b]sloth[/b], those who were left behind to rot in despair; And finally, of [b]wrath[/b], when justice failed to smile for them. What could have gone wrong? We were once born pure, full of hope and looked up to the sky... But as the poison of time seeped into our veins, to our heart, we began to look down to the ground, tempted by desires we shouldn't have touched, sinking into the pits of our own crime... Before long, people stopped sharing happiness with others; they started to feed spite into their partners, to drag them down to hell together. The harder they love, the stronger the hatred when betrayal befalls. A group of extraterrestrial bandits took advantage of humanity's weakness, toying with our pain and watching how we gave in to our stupidity, killing each other to quench their boredom with our race. And now, they were laughing at us from the shadows, biding their time for the day when this facade crumbled away, plunging the world into a holocaust once more. The seed of darkness had already been sowed. This time, it would all begin with four unsuspecting teenagers, who would eventually come to realize the devastating consequence of their whimsical choices...[/i][/indent] [color=teal][h3]O V E R V I E W[/h3][hr][indent][b]< iCheck Notes >[/b][/indent][/color] [indent][color=silver][b]The World[/b][/color] [indent]The stage will be somewhere in Japan, but we can work out the specific city in private. Timeline is set in the modern era, since this is an urban fantasy. Seriously no LoTR/GoT medieval and angels vs demons shenanigans, please.[/indent] [color=silver][b]The Cast[/b][/color] [indent]As clearly stated in the synopsis, there are a total of 4 main leads, so each of us will have to double. It doesn't matter to me if you want to play both males and females, or one male and female each - gender is the least of my concern as long as the characters you've created fit the setting of this roleplay and are as real as real life human beings (in short: no edgy cardboard archetypes with no layers to their characterization). I have to say this because giving your characters a dark and tragic background doesn't mean you have to turn them into aloof assholes that you think are cool - but are actually just downright boring to roleplay with.[/indent] [color=silver][b]The Theme[/b][/color] [indent]This roleplay is obviously going to be gritty, violent and full of psycho horrors - even mystery. If you're looking for sunshines and smut, go look somewhere else. Whether this game will retain the classic transformation sequences that defines the magical girl/boy genre, or we can just throw that out of the window and focus on the more important stuffs like plot and characters can be negotiated.[/indent] [color=silver][b]The Style[/b][/color] [indent]Advanced level - no one-liners; proper spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure and paragraphing... yada yada. Be open to collaborative writing, especially for action scenes and situations where there's heavy dialogue involving multiple characters at once. Most importantly, be prepared for character deaths - and lots of 'em.[/indent] [color=silver][b]Inspirations & Influences[/b][/color] [list][*][i]Final Reality[/i] (adapted from my original visual novel project) [*]Seven Deadly Sins (not the animanga, unfortunately) [*][i]Puella Magi Madoka Magica[/i] [*][i]Fate/Zero[/i] / [i]Kara no Kyoukai[/i] [*][i]Neon Genesis Evangelion[/i] [*][i]Final Fantasy[/i] series [*]And many more, but the above listed are the major ones.[/list][/indent][/color] [hr][hr][/hider]