Hidden 7 yrs ago 7 yrs ago Post by NightinGem
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Puella Magi Dum Spiro Spero


While I breathe, I hope.



We've all heard the stories, be they from religion, folklore, or gossip. Malevolent supernatural beings that exist only to bring grief and suffering to those on Earth, who seduce their victims with a kiss and drive them to despair and death. They lurk in dark corners and under children's beds, and are combatted only by chosen warriors, those of the conviction and innate strength to face down the ultimate evil...

Witches and Mahou Shoujo are locked in a never-ending cycle of battle, bloodshed, and rebirth, all for the sake of a small white creature's merciless, coldly logical whims. In exchange for a wish, the pied piper known as Kyubey contracts young human females to a fate of battle and eventual despair as a Magical Girl. No matter their wish, no matter their motivation, they must fight, fight or be killed, fight or let others die, fight or succumb to the ever-growing taint of their Soul Gems.



This is a Puella Magi Madoka Magica roleplay set in modern-day Santa Barbara, a Californian coastal city which is a popular destination for tourists, immigrants, and families alike, and a hunting ground rife with Witches. Magical Girls, be they passers-by or call the territory home, cooperate, compete, and clash, generating the energy Kyubey desires and struggling to survive.

Where do you fit into this chaotic scene? Are you a veteran, trying to rid her territory of witches and defend it from other magical girls? An idealistic greenhorn who wants to be a fairytale heroine? A jaded youth who just wants to survive, and is willing to do so at the expense of others?

There will be some randomization regarding starting stats for variety's sake, but the majority of your character will be determined by you, the roleplayer. Each starting stat may be rerolled once, and they are negotiable. The amount of despair you receive after certain encounters will be randomized, however.










(note: most of this system has been adopted from various roleplays I've read, most notably this. If you are the owner of any part of this system and wish for me to stop using it, I will comply.)



This roleplay will have a Discord once the main cast is decided. I am not certain what the player limit will be, but it most likely be no more than 10, not counting myself and the co-GM. There will be some plot direction, but nothing along the lines of railroading. Feel free to suggest lines of plot to me or personally PM me about things you want to be kept secret from others!

If you have a specific character you want to play and your stats don't line up with her, I encourage you to roll (heheh) with the punches, but exceptions can be made! I'm not a monstrous, unyielding GM, I promise.

You can die. This does not mean you are kicked from the roleplay, you can play your fallen character's witch and/or roll another. The tone of this roleplay will be similar to that of the Madoka Magica anime--while there will be humor and light-hearted moments, it is serious.

I'd prefer you be available at least once a week, but if you're busier than that, don't think you can't join! We'll schedule sessions based on availabity and make certain players who are less active are still plot-relevant!

All you have to do is post here saying you're interested and I'll roll your ToF, experience and despair! Post your character sheets here once you're finished!



Players thus far: NightinGem (GM), byteoflogic (co-GM), GreenGoat, Shaymin, Veiled Angel, Flamelord, BCTheEntity, snake153, Crusader Lord, Guardian Angel Haruki, sassy1085.

Status: We've reached ten! Maybe another, but I don't want to overwhelm myself, this is my first time GMing since middle school.
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@NightinGem Wow. Nice looking RP!

Still letting people join?
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@Crusader Lord Heheh, thanks. I am indeed! Also, I see this is your first post? I feel honored. .//.
Experience: 3
ToF: 5
Starting Grief: 17%
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@NightinGem Aww! It's no problem. Haven't seen a good PMM RP idea anywhere in years, so i felt the compliment was warranted. :)

Are those my rolled starting stats as well?

Though, just for the fun of it, could i see a second roll for stats as well? Having a couple of options could be cool to choose from, at least when brainstorming on my end. I mean...only if that is ok...

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@Nightingem Does the experience from knowing about witches stack with the experience from being over 14? Also, what do the moves at the side of each experience level represent? Do you only get what is listed at each level, or do you gain that in addition to what you got at the previous level?
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@Crusader Lord Yep! No worries, I can whip up the second set.
Experience: 5
ToF: 6
Starting Despair: 15%

@snake153 It can, but keep in mind it can stagnant your exp growth significantly. And you gain abilities in addition to what you had at the previous level, yes, sorry for being unclear about that.
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Quick q, do we get to call dibs on colors/weapon or are slight variations on the same spectrum going to be accepted?
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@Shaymin Variations are allowed!
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Phew! Alrightey back to cs making then~
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@NightinGem Hi! You have my interest. May I?
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@Guardian Angel Haruki You may! :) (also I love your signature)

Experience: 2
ToF: 7
Starting Despair: 9%
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@NightinGem Awesome! And thank you! XD
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@NightinGem Thank you! :D

By the way, what would you define as a "powerful/far-reaching" wish?
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@NightinGem
you have my magical interested! may I join?
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Quick Question: If I make my character under 14, does that mean her Threads of Fate would increase to 8? Or would it just remain at a 7?
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@Crusader Lord
A wish that both has extensive implications and is well-worded. A sample character I rolled had the wish "I wish I was able to sense suicidal and self-destructive thoughts and save those with them," which I would use as an example. Note: if you choose to increase your ToF by wish, you can't by age and I would strongly recommend against increasing exp by age if you choose a wish like this. Witches made from these wishes tend to be much more formidable even if their bearers have a relatively low ToF.

...next on "Things Gem Should've Included in the OP..."

@Guardian Angel Haruki She would indeed get a +1 boost to 8 ToF!

@sassy1085 Absolutely! Sweet avatar by the way.
Experience: 3
ToF: 6
Starting despair: 19%
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@NightinGem Should not be up this late and normally am not, but was struggling to sleep and decided to check up on this place before i head back to bed again. ;)

@Crusader Lord
A wish that both has extensive implications and is well-worded. A sample character I rolled had the wish "I wish I was able to sense suicidal and self-destructive thoughts and save those with them," which I would use as an example. Note: if you choose to increase your ToF by wish, you can't by age and I would strongly recommend against increasing exp by age if you choose a wish like this. Witches made from these wishes tend to be much more formidable even if their bearers have a relatively low ToF.

...next on "Things Gem Should've Included in the OP..."


Hmm...so what about a wish like this by a potential magical girl, said in a manner meant to be poetic but that has a lot of implications as a part of it:

"I wish i was as great and mighty as the stars in the sky, in that i am not aging, but am full of great power and great majesty, in that i am unable to fall, but am able to cause those in my way to fall before me as well!"

Would this sort of wish be complex enough to warrant a "+1 ToF"?

And whether this is the case or not, what sort of powers or such could this wish result in?
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@Crusader Lord That is...a tad powerful. The general rule is don't go Madoka level or beyond. Perhaps take out the "unable to fall" part? Then you'd have a pretty damn powerful girl *and* she'd have a potential neato star theme. You'd probably have some manner of raw energy manipulation/special theme. References to stars and not falling, combined with your character's general poetic, grandiose nature would point to something like that~

If you want help fleshing this out I can PM you whenever!
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Hey guys, so I'm a fucking stupid anxious idiot who figured it'd be ok to borrow rules from a previous PMMM roleplay just crediting them and without asking permission. I might end up cancelling this roleplay if they want me to...and also I kind of made this on a whim, and am going through a lot of crap right now irl and don't really have the energy for this. So all around a terrible decision on my part. I'm sorry.
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Hey guys, so I'm a fucking stupid anxious idiot who figured it'd be ok to borrow rules from a previous PMMM roleplay just crediting them and without asking permission. I might end up cancelling this roleplay if they want me to...and also I kind of made this on a whim, and am going through a lot of crap right now irl and don't really have the energy for this. So all around a terrible decision on my part. I'm sorry.


Hey calm down! We all make mistakes so don't beat yourself up about it. Has the original gm said anything in specific? We can still continue with a PMMM roleplay if we ditch the exact stats/etc thing that they're not happy about, and come up with another set of rules instead.

But you're the GM here . I'm just pitching in my two cents!
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