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[center][h1][color=brown]One Piece: On Stranger Tides[/color][/h1][/center]
[center][sub][sub]Borrowed from Scio[/sub][/sub][/center]


Seventeen years ago, the world changed. One man of implacable zeal and indomitable will, the Pirate King, met his end after sharing with the world the existence of his greatest treasure. Lust, greed, and pride brought a slew of pirates, invoking the wrath of the World Government and the Marines, starting something more akin to a war in this new age of piracy.
 
Some seas fared better than others: the Grand Line saw a boom of commerce as adventurers and pirates alike arrived, but with so many bloody accidents, costly miscalculations, and gruesome battles, the death toll seemed to rise much more. The East Blue remained mostly tranquil, as it had often been, as did the West. The North boomed loudly, but in the South, there was trouble. Though it was the largest of the seas by population, it did not have the peace of the East, the technology of the North, or the history of the West. Without the staying power of tranquility, craft, or tradition, the South saw the largest boom in piracy from the Blue Seas. Some tales traded of chaos at Reverse Mountain where too many ships tried to enter simultaneously in the dawn light, rushing as if One Piece was just on the other side. Worse yet, the increased piracy left less of the able bodied to defend cities, making it all to easy for failed pirates to return to their seas with many undefended islands to plunder. Some failed pirates turned to other avenues of crime, abusing the fact that the Marines and law enforcement were spread thin.

Countries fell, only to be replaced with new regimes, just to fall once again. Marines, fatigued from the constant struggle, fell to corruption and greed to ease their burden. The seas have quieted in parts, but under the surface lies a thick layer of blight, and thundering skies approach. The seas have never been stranger.
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Alright folks here's the deal. We're going to have at least 1 pirate crew, possibly more, and possibly a marine crew. Basic gist is the crews have known each other for a week or so and they'll sailing to an island where they run into an adventure. After that finishes they head off to another adventure. Each player will be responsible for creating at least the outline of an adventure for the crew. These adventures can include specific plot points for your characters, item upgrades, devil fruits, etc. Your characters aren't new to the gig, but they aren't pros either. Something along the lines of Luffy before gear 2nd might be a good comparison. Logia's are fine as long as your character can't transform into the element fully, so they're still vulnerable to most methods of attack. You can start without a devil fruit and have a chance to get one later on. If you have a certain way you want your character to progress feel free to PM me and we can work your intended progression in with the various adventures as they come along. If you have any question please feel free to speak up, I'm by no means an expert GM so I don't expect to do everything perfectly. Post your characters sheet in the OOC and when approved put in the character tab. Please use hiders for your character sheets as well.

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Name:
Gender: Sometimes its confusing
Appearance: Pic or Description
Personality: A paragraph or so is fine but go as much as you like
Bio: A paragraph or so is fine but go as much as you like
Inventory: Any items of note like weapons or dials
Role in Crew: Put whatever fits
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