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[h3][b][color=orange]Introduction[/color][/b][/h3][/center]

Do you like fighting? Do you like old school arcade games? Do you like magic powers, cyborgs, and throwing fireballs as a martial art? Then look no further. Fighting King is inspired by both old school beat’em ups a la Final Fight or Double Dragon, and by classic fighting games such as Street Fighter and Tekken. In this game you’ll take the role of a fighter of fame (or perhaps infamy) in whatever styling you like as you beat down punks and rival fighters. Want to unleash waves of chi as a Ryu/Ken clone? Go for it. Terrify the competition as a member of the undead? You’ve got it. Mow down your enemies with the superior firepower of a cyborg/android? The option is open to you. What about serving some old school street justice with nothing but your wits and your fists? Well of course! We’ll be looking for 4-6 players who will more or less form a team starting out, but there will be plenty of branching out once we get started.

[center][h3][b][color=skyblue]Setting[/color][/b][/h3][/center]

While this game is inspired by classic beat’em ups and arcade fighters, it does not take place in any of their universes. Rather, this world is one where elements of any of these games could appear, but is itself an original creation. From a glance it appears to be indistinguishable from our own world: perfectly normal and mundane. However, once you go through it with a fine tooth comb, you’ll start to see more elements of fantasy and sci-fi. Fighters capable of manipulating their chi for specialized techniques. Magical witches and sorcerers. Psychics. Mutants. Scientists capable of creating androids, or fusing flesh with metal to make cybernetic weapons. Zombies, vampires, and whatever else have you. These things do exist in the world, and they are known to exist, but they are rare enough that nobody expects to actually run into this sort of thing in their lifetime. As far as NPCs are concerned, most will be normal humans, while every once in a while you’ll encounter one of the more off the wall aspects of the world. But as far as the players go, well, feel free to get as creative and crazy (or mundane) as you want.

[center][h3][b][color=red]Story[/color][/b][/h3][/center]

The game begins in the large city of New Carona, Maryland, USA. The street gangs run this town. They know it, the cops know it, everybody knows it. You don’t make a living in this city without giving someone else a cut to make sure your doors get to stay open, and not blasted off the hinges. One woman has had enough. [url=https://i-h2.pinimg.com/564x/87/50/d6/8750d69f039a8b4fa5b720fc5721b17d.jpg]Eve Roulette[/url], wealthy business mogul and former underground fighting champion, has returned to her hometown with a mission. If the police can’t do anything about the thugs in the streets, then she will. To that end, Roulette has her people track down multiple fighters from around the world, the player characters, and offers them a job to clean up the streets the good old fashioned way. For whatever reason, be it the money, the challenge, a sense of morality, or whatever it may be, you’ve accepted the proposal and made your way to New Carona. From there the story will branch out, open some new paths and options, but at the start of things you’re here to kick butt and take names.

[center][h3][b][color=lightgreen]Gameplay[/color][/b][/h3][/center]

In keeping with the inspiration theme, gameplay will largely be among three distinct formats: Standard roleplay, crowd battles, and ring battles. At the end of each of these scenarios, you’ll get to earn Exp, which can be used to improve your character!

[i]Standard Roleplay:[/i] Basically the normal thing you do everywhere all the time in all other RPs. This covers basic actions, dialogue, interactions, etc. Basically everything that’s going on when you aren’t fighting. But this is a fighter, so of course the focus is more on the next two.

[i]Crowd Battles:[/i] These are the sections inspired by the beat’em ups like your Double Dragon, your Turtles in Time, etc. The best way to describe these segments would be “beating up waves of mooks.” When you’ve got to give a large crowd a beat down as you make your way toward your next goal, I as the GM will describe the general makeup of the crowd assaulting you, including weapons, tactics, etc., and you’re free to go ham on them. Most of the time they’ll consist of waves of inconsequential fighters who pose little threat to you, though occasionally a “mini-boss” will appear that puts up more of a fight. During Crowd Battles, you’re free to control the actions of your opponents and the world around you to really put on a stylish, longer post showing off just how cool and awesome a fighter you are.

[i]Ring Battles:[/i] Despite the name, Ring Battles usually won’t occur in an actual ring (though they might!). These engage as soon as you meet with a dangerous opponent, a fighter of your own caliber, or at least in the same league as you. These are your 1v1s, or your tag team fights, inspired by classic fighting games like Street Fighter and Fatal Fury. These tough cookies aren’t getting tossed around like rag dolls and definitely pose a threat. During a ring battle, you cannot control your opponents or the world, that is exclusively my realm as the GM to determine how effective your attacks are on them, and vice versa. Also during a Ring Battle, you are limited to only 1 use of a Super Art, and 3 uses of a Special Technique, total.

[i]Exp Costs:[/i] [list][*]New Fighting Style (comes with 3 Special Techniques, 1 Super Art, and 2 Weaknesses) - 20 Exp
[*]New Skill - 3 Exp
[*]New Special Technique - 5 Exp
[*]New Super Art - 10 Exp
[*]Up Max Use of S. Technique/Fight - 4 Exp
[*]Up Max Use of S. Art/Fight - 8 Exp[/list]

[center][h3][b][color=chocolate]Rules and Expectations[/color][/b][/h3][/center]

Alright, so let’s be real here. We all know the important rules, both set down by the Guild and just as common courtesy. So I’m not going to bother listing those sorts of things out. What I will do, is just set my expectations of players in this game, and let you know what you can expect from me. This game was literally created on a whim from a brief moment of inspiration in a morning daydream, and I do have other games I’m more focused on. Because of that, this will be a more lax game in terms of progression and posting speed. Normally I have a one post a week minimum in games I run, but not this time. While I would [i]prefer[/i] that sort of pace, especially with the combat areas where things don’t need to be all that detailed or dramatic, this’ll be more of a “post at your convenience” and I’ll update it as I have free time, when I feel appropriate. If you haven’t posted by then, you may run the risk of getting left behind, but there won’t usually be any major consequences to it. In the other section of your CS list your favorite classic arcade game so I know you’ve been paying attention. Now, I’m only looking for 4-6 players for this game. I might expand that to be a larger group at a later time, but I’m not sure that’ll ever really be necessary. Each player only gets 1 character, so make them count. Themes can definitely get to be 18+, but in the spirit of the source material let’s try to keep swearing to be mostly minor and avoid anything overtly sexual. If things do go that way for one reason or another, fade to black or PMs please. All in all, as you can see from things this will be a pretty casual experience, which I feel is best when the main draw is all about knocking heads and kicking butt.

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[hider=Character Sheet Code][code][center][h3][b]Character Name Here[/b][/h3]
[img]Picture here if you have one[/img][/center]
[b]Name:[/b] Their full name
[b]Alias:[/b] If they have any nicknames, titles, or the like
[b]Age:[/b] How old are they?
[b]Nationality:[/b] What country are they from? Let’s try to get diverse here, people!
[b]Gender:[/b] Boy? Girl? Other? Neither?
[b]Appearance:[/b] Pictures are fine and dandy, but I want you to be able to describe them in words. 
[b]History:[/b] How has their life gone up until now? Be sure to cover all the major events.

[center][h3][b]Personality[/b][/h3][/center]
[b]Motivations:[/b] What is it that they want? What are they working toward as a larger goal? Feel free to get as creative or as simple as you like.
[b]Sexuality:[/b] Straightforward enough, right?
[b]Likes:[/b] [list][*]At
[*]Least
[*]Three[/list]
[b]Dislikes:[/b] [list][*]At
[*]Least
[*]Three[/list]
[b]General:[/b] An overview of how they act and behave. Try to be thorough, but you don’t have to be too long. One solid paragraph is fine.

[center][h3][b]Fighting Arts[/b][/h3][/center]
[b]Skills:[/b] Non-power, non-combat based skills the character possesses. If they’re particularly gifted in music, or have a silver tongue, a master of deception, etc., put it in here.
[b]Fighting Style:[/b] Describe how they fight here. Feel free to use real martial arts, create your own, mold some sort of hybrid fighting style, whatever. If they have special augmentations or powers, describe that here as well. 
[b]Weaknesses:[/b] At least 2 weaknesses this character has that can be exploited in a fight. It can be psychological, physical, a limitation of their style, etc.
[b]Special Techniques:[/b] You get to start with 3 special techniques that are more powerful than the standard fist and foot strikes, which take time and discipline to master. These are your hadoukens, your sonic booms, your shoryukens, etc.
[b]Super Arts:[/b] Your ultimate attacks, the kind of battle technique that takes years to develop, let alone master, which blows all other techniques out of the water. These are the shinku-hadoukens, the shinryukens, and the yoga infernos. You only start with 1.
[b]Exp:[/b] Start with 0. As you progress and earn more Exp, you can buy additional fighting styles, special techniques, and super arts.
[b]Equipment:[/b] Any sort of special equipment your character keeps on hand, such as weapons, armors (no need to include mundane clothes), or any specialized gear.


[b]Other:[/b] Anything else you want to include that you think might be pertinent. If you want to include a theme song, describe their zodiac, or anything else that comes to mind and doesn’t fit into any of the above.[/code][/hider]

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