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Chasing Demons in the Summer Sun AKA How I Spent my Summer Vacation Hunting Demons and Doing Other Odd Stuff

RP Status:

Accepting Applicants: YES

Character Count: TBD

RP Requests: TBD

RP Date: Friday April 15'th 2017

Rules:

- Post around 3 to 4 paragraphs, more welcomed though.

- Post once a week. Unlike my usual RPs, I will not be enforcing a Rounds System (where we all post once and wait for one another). Instead, I will be letting you all post whenever you want. If you want to post frequently and interact with 1-2 people, I'm not going to complain as long as it's 4 to 5 paragraphs. If you don't post for a while, you run the risk of falling behind or us writing you out and it'll be up to you to write yourself back in. By letting you guys post without pressure or expectations, I am hoping this eases things.

- Be active in the OOC, even if it's not RP related. We can get to know each other, give each other heads up about real life constraints, and we can plot too. This isn't my show I'm running, it's ours. So just communicate and we'll all find things operate a lot more smoothly.

- Curse if you want, I don't give a fuck. Just be cool about it.

- Be okay with blood and mature themes. It may come up, it may not but either way, you've been warned.

- Have fun guys, I'm not GM'ing to be a mother. I'm not interested in nagging for posts. If we're having fun, I assume posts will come without a problem.

Dynamics and Directions:

This RP is going to come off as cheesy sometimes but that's totally fine. We're here to have fun and explore the city and it's sneaky inhabitants. The general tone is going to be light and carefree but since our characters are adults, they will be put into dangerous situations where they probably will injure themselves. They're not special or exempt from risk after all. Over the course of the RP, I will be posting requests in the OOC we can look when we're in the Community Center. Taking these requests can earn us money, items or even steer us to find powerful spirits.

In the interest check I estimated that overall we'd have:

20% Fighting/Combat

35% Slice of Life (going to school, spending time at home, doing homework, working part time, going to the park etc)

45% Exploration (finding demons, roaming, helping people/taking requests)


I still stand by that but again it's a general idea. And in the beginning it's going to take time to adjust to slice of life and it's pacing. I know it's not for everyone but I trust if you're joining, you're dedicated enough and able to enjoy the ups and downs of long term RPs. I also trust that you're capable of speaking up and giving us ideas. If you're feeling bored, speak up and say we should go get another request or explore some creepy alleyway. I'm a GM not a mind reader. I rely on players to keep things afloat too. It's not all on me, guys.

By the way, we will be keeping track of money in this RP. It's about fucking time characters are held accountable for feeding themselves and changing clothes and earning money. So please keep your character's money up to date as we go along because you know what, if someone is broke, we might shift direction and take more jobs or we might turn to a life of crime and rob people. You never know.

Also, as we begin, I will also be updating information about the various spirits and demons. This isn't going to be like Pokemon where they have so many moves and powers. Each entity will have one signature attack and effect. We won't keep track of HP either, we're going for something organic remember? Again, I'll introduce the basics through the RP and through here so keep an eye out.

The Starting Point, Setting and Locations:

The starting day in the roleplay will be Friday April 15'th, 2016 at around 7:30 PM. Our characters have just finished their lazy afternoon up at the river on Mount Wildwood. They have just uncovered a mysterious wooden box containing peculiar watches covered in dust. But before you can make your way over to Timers and More, a massive demon appears out of nowhere and decides you're his dinner!

The RP tales place in the city of Springdale and its suburbs. We won't be using street names but since our characters have grown up in Springdale, they should know the landmarks and their relation to one another. As a note, not all shops have been detailed so feel free to do what you'd like with them. I also didn't mention all of the side streets since they seemed redundant but they're still around for our us. Lastly there are vending machines littered around Springdale so feel free to improvise there too if you'd like.

Ignore some of the icons and people's houses that I don't mention, they're more for the game than this RP.

Overview of Springdale





Character Guidelines and Sheet:

Please avoid the following cliche:

- One or both parents are dead.
- Your character is a bully or a victim of one.
- Your character clearly doesn't interact well or even around other people.
- Your character is good at everything.
- Your character is bad at everything.
- They are under 13 and yet are smart enough to go to college.

Any of these or other silly overused cliches are off the table, please and thank you. I know we're going for a bit of a cheesy thing here but come on guys...have some restraint when making your character. They're an ordinary person. They've got faults and flaws but they also have passions and talents. The CS should be posted here before I approve it and you post it in the CS tab. Failure to do so will result in your character being mocked for no reason in the roleplay. Hell, they might even be mugged on a stormy night. You never know...

Name: [first and last name required, Japanese origin is optional but preferred]

Appearance: [link an anime picture please, no exceptions]

Age: [21-23. Still in school or on the cusp. It'd be great if we were all in the same age/year but it's not necessary]

Major: [what they're going to school for]

Part Time Job: [you gotta make money to spend and it, what days do they work and how long and for how much]

Money: [how much dough sweetens their bank account]

Residence: [do they live on campus or elsewhere and commute]

Family: >list their family members' names and ages and careers if possible>

Hobbies: [what do they use free time for]

Aspirations: [what drives them]

Fears: [what keeps em up at night]

4 Positive Trails and 1 Negative Trait: >list em or risk being a robot>


I tried to keep it pretty straightforward and simple. I'm not looking for paragraphs upon paragraphs of writing in the CS, I need to get to know your characters. Though if you're able to provide some kind of sample of your work if we haven't yet worked together, that would be awesome but it's not required. I'm not going to nitpick any mistake but I will ask questions if I need to know more about your character if I sense anything alarming. If you got any questions, please ask em since they'll be beneficial for all of us.

In the CS tab I will save a space for our requests/plot progression, as well as the demons we come across and stuff.

In terms of how long I'll wait before starting, I wanna give it through the week if possible but I'd rather we start sooner than later. If you're wondering if you can make up your own demons, you can but just not right away. I'm gonna give it a month or two before I welcome demon suggestions. But if you have an idea for a request, you're welcome to suggest something now or whenever.

I'm done rambling now, folks. I'm sure I'll come back and edit any errors I've made or clarify something something something.
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This is sweet! I'm excited to get started! Friday can't come soon enough! I think this is something original, a fantasy slice of life, and there are some cool things that can come out of it. Before I venture too far, are the main demons going to be based off of yokai from yokai watch? Or like are they their own thing?
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Agreed, this is cool :) I was wondering if I could use a well written description of my character for now, and then sometime later post up a drawing of them? I can't really find a picture that I like. But also, I don't like using other people's art for my CSs lol
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Agreed, this is cool :) I was wondering if I could use a well written description of my character for now, and then sometime later post up a drawing of them? I can't really find a picture that I like. But also, I don't like using other people's art for my CSs lol

I second the description thing, I cannot draw, nor do I have a picture of my character, so I've always gotten by with a really well written description.
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Sure.
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ay Yokai watch! :D
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Oiii it's @vietmyke ~ ! XD
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Might re-introduce K-Ton if that's okay?
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@vietmyke Fuck yeah, go for it.

But go finish your C3 post too! XD
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Okay, I'm super sorry about this, but I don't think I can join this rp anymore. :( I've got some stuff coming up, and I wouldn't want to be a slow poster or someone who is constantly stressed out by life to not be able to come up with good posts. So before this rp starts and I do some damage or something, I'm just heading out. </3

This is going to be an amazing story though, I can just tell. Maybe I'll be able to join it at a later date!

Have fun guys!
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I'll put up a CS tomorrow. I have some stuff going on, but I promise to work on it tomorrow.
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@Rockatiel Darn, okay. Thanks for letting me know.

@scrubnoppon Okay, without needing to hunt for a pic, I'd expect things to go a bit more quickly haha.
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Name: Warren Ledden

Appearance: Warren is a Bulky man with curly auburn hair, and a thick beard covering his face. He is commonly seen wearing a black shirt with the words "GAME OVER" in white pixelated writing. Over, he wears a black and grey flannel over, with jeans and basic gym shoes. Upon closer inspection, he has two different socks on.

Age: 21

Major: Warren is setting his sights on becoming a voice actor.

Part Time Job: Warren works at a Video Game store, just outside Springdale.

Money: about 300 dollars at the moment.

Residence: Warren lives on campus, and gets around by car.

Family: Warren Ledden Sr, father- Detective. Linda Ledden, mother- Accountant. Ashley Ledden, sister- Student

Hobbies: Mainly playing video games and watching TV. he makes and edits videos for fun as well.

Aspirations: Warren wants to become a famous and successful voice actor in video games and tv shows. From there, he wants to settle down and maybe have some kids.

Fears: Warren HATES bugs. All kinds of bugs are terrifying to him.

Positive Traits:
Charming, Strong, positive, compassionate
Negative Traits:
Quick to anger, Slow
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I'll take a look tomorrow after some sleep, been a busy weekend with interviews and family get togethers.
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