North, South, East, and West Blue. The four oceans that divide the world and the continent that is the Red Line, all split by the Grand Line. For years, these natural barriers have kept cultures confined to their islands, with only the dreamers of the world daring to set off to sea in search for something more, something different, something worth bragging about. And so man built ships to sail and nets to catch fish to fill their bellies, and soon ports around the world opened their taverns and their customs to travelers of the world, drinking ale and singing songs of women, wealth, and wonder. In this world, a man's dream is only a reality if he has a reliable ship to carry him, and a reliable crew to count on. For there are islands yet untouched by man and riches hidden deep beneath the waves. But it is those who journey with you that matter the most... They are the ones whom make the journey worth it, the ones we laugh with, break bread with, the ones we love. But in this world of dreamers, the freedom to dream is not always free. It is a world governed by fear, ruled by the World Government and the World Nobles, known as Tenryubito, wielding the mighty hammer that is the Marines to keep all would-be pirates in their place. And those that do defy them have bounties placed on their heads and are hunted to the ends of the earth in the name of Absolute Justice. Do the ends truly justify the means? Is the ruthless judgement of those who set out in search of freedom even if it means breaking the rules a necessary evil in this world, in order to prevent total chaos? Surely the world would simply become subject to the authority of the strongest pirate crew and forced into submission if it were not for our brave Marines fighting the good fight day in and day out, would it not? It matters not what you believe, for this is how the Tenryubito see fit to govern the world. And should you think about rising up or joining that band of misfits that is the Revolutionary Army, than good luck to you. Best case scenario, you're a pirate on the run with a bounty on your head, struggling to feed you and your crew while you search for riches and glory. At worst, you're branded a revolutionary dog or an evil pirate and tossed in Impel Down, the world's highest-security prison. And yet, despite the odds, there are still those who dare to dream, who dare to strive for greatness, who strive to live freely and go against the grain, even if it costs them their lives. ---------------- In this One Piece universe, you can be whatever you'd like to be as long as you don't reference any canon characters or events. All events and characters from the One Piece anime/manga have never existed and never will exist here and you have all of the locations and powers to choose from but it has to be made into an original character with an original background. So no "Son of Zoro and Hiyori" or anything like that. All races are open except Samurai from Wano at the moment. Human, Fishman, Mink, whatever. You might get discriminated against in some places, but I won't limit anyone to just the human race. That'd be no fun in a One Piece RP because being creative is half the fun. You can be from whatever ocean you want, it matters not, because we're all gonna be starting at the middle at Reverse Mountain heading into the Grand Line. I'd like to start with three crews to begin. I will captain one of the crews. Two other captains may step up, first come first serve. If this gains a lot of interest, I'll expand the number of starting crews. These first 3 pirate crews will be like the 11 Supernovas of the Worst Generation, scaled down to 3 for this RP. The captain and crew will decide which sea they will start in based on where your characters are from, and will head up through the Calm Belts into Reverse Mountain and the beginning of the Grand Line. At this point I will control random events that happen along the journey and I'll provide islands you guys come across, directions you could take, etc. Lotta things can happen on the open ocean, and you gotta be prepared for them, so its good to have a diverse crew, but at the beginning I'm sure crews will not have EVERY role filled and will have to compensate within the story. Don't have a cook on board? Gotta catch some fish or find something to eat. Don't have a shipwright on board and your ship got damaged by cannon balls? Gotta fix that! Not to say the story will be scraping by for these necessities, not at all, but it will help drive the story at the beginning until we get to the fun stuff. Okay then. So for Devil Fruits (just gonna abbreviate it to DFs from here on) you can start with a DF, though you will not be able to start with strong Haki then. Those without DFs will have better physical skills and more freedom with Haki and equipment to start with. I'll include a list of already taken or banned DFs below to help with character creation. Both Marines and pirates can have Haki and DFs, obviously. You can play a pirate or a Marine, or anything really as long as you think you can fit it into the story. You can be the leader of the Revolutionary Army for all I care as long as you have a couple people in it with you. Also, I encourage multiple player characters seeing as it would take way too many people to fill out 3+ pirate crews AND the Marines. So if you want to fill out a bio for your main PC and then kinda just give me a basic CS without a ten page history for another crewmember or side character that you have an idea for I'm totally good with that. Same thing if you wanna play a Marine and a pirate, or be on two different crews, I'm fine with all this. And if you guys have any ideas for future locations, want to help with world-building or lore, or just generally want to help contribute to where the plot of this will go, just message me. I'm on Discord. I'm cool with wherever you guys wanna take this. I have a good idea of how I'm gonna start this and where to take it at the beginning to make it fun and interesting for everyone, but I wanna know what everyone else's story looks like too. That's the point of One Piece that Oda tries to tell, its a funny travelling tale. That's it. That's all One Piece is. And that's all this is. A fun adventure, so grab your Straw Hats and raise the sails! ----------------- [hider=Character Sheet][b]Name[/b]: (Japanese naming, Last name comes first. Monkey D. Luffy) [b]Title[/b]: (Has your character made a name for themselves in any way? This is how you will be identified and called by the World Government and others who may recognize you. ex: John "the Black" Smith) [b]Bounty[/b]: (How high is your bounty? Captains will start at 100m, crew members gradually getting lower based on that. Marines have none. Measured in Beli but we'll just use the $ symbol) [b]Nickname[/b]: (Optional) [b]Crew[/b]: (What pirate crew are you a part of? For Marines just put... Marines) [b]Occupation/Skillset[/b]: All non-fodder characters have a specific role on the ship, a noncombat skill that makes them useful to the crew be it the navigator, chef, doctor, shipwright or what have you. Whether your crew has these skills or not will be very relevant in this RP, and at the beginning of the RP most crews will not have every single role filled. This is fine, but as stated it will affect the course of your crew's journey.. Note: Your role can be Captain or First Mate while still having another noncombat role on the side, like Law. Marines can still have a role too.) [b]Age[/b]: [b]Age Appearance[/b]: [b]Appearance[/b]: (Images are fine) [b]Allegiance[/b]: (Pirate? Marine? Revolutionary? A guy on a raft?) [b]Personality[/b]: (Who is this guy? What's this person like around their crewmembers? What about around their enemies?) [b]Laugh[/b]: (Every significant character in the One Piece universe has a unique laugh! Oda makes this a point of characterization for almost everyone. For example, instead of "Hahahaha!" Whitebeard's laugh is "Gurarara!" Which in japanese is like the sound of an earthquake which goes along with his abilities. It doesn't have to be this deep but I just thought it was a cool little thing to add in a OP world) [b]Birthplace[/b]: (East, West, North or South Blue? Which sea do you come from? Don't worry, this is more for your own character arc and what you want to do with the character and less to do with where you start. Everyone will be given a valid reason to be in the vicinity of the starting area of the RP without cheesing it.) [b]History[/b]: (How did they end up in the position they're in today? What made them who they are?) [b]Goal[/b]: (What is your character's goal? What is their dream?) [b][u]Combat[/u][/b] [u]Devil Fruit[/u] Name: (Blank Blank no Mi or the Blank Blank Fruit. If you are using a canon fruit, no need to fill this out just paste the OP wiki link here) Appearance: (What defining patterns does the fruit have? Abilities: (What powers does eating this fruit grant the user? Some nerfs may be needed at the beginning or permanently depending on the fruit.) Signature Moves: (Don't go crazy at the beginning.) [u]Haki[/u] Haki is the energy, chi, chakra, or power source of the One Piece world, and the strongest form of combat besides Devil Fruits. There are three forms of Haki, and if you have a DF you can only start with the basic level of one form of Haki. Non-DF users can start with two and have better control over them. In general as a rule of thumb, non-DF users have more natural physical gifts, more freedom with their noncombat and combat skills, whereas DF users will be more limited in their combat skills at the beginning. Also, DF users [b]CANNOT SWIM[/b] unless they are a fishman like Jack and even so those instances will be severely limited, I will not allow a dozen "my dads mom was part fishman on her father's side twice removed" types running around breaking the system.) Type of Haki: (Armament, Observation, or Conqueror's) Control: (How well can you use this Haki? Novice/Intermediate/Master) Special Skills: (Optional. Like Katakuri's observation or how Ryou works with Busoshoku. Those types of things. This can be ignored at the beginning as nobody should be starting at this level unless it is the sole skill you're centering yor character around.) [u]Weapons/Equipment[/u] (What weapons and equipment does your character carry, if any? Do they have a name or special attributes? Put it all here. Be as detailed as possible.) [u]Fighting Skills/Attributes[/u] (What else does your character possess that aids them in battle? Super strength? Stamina for days? Fastest man alive? Pinpoint accuracy? Best swordsman in the world? Let's hear it. Be as detailed as possible please. Put anything relevant to how your character fights.) [i]Fighting Style[/i]: (How does your character fight? What are they like in combat? Optional.)[/hider] [u]Character List[/u] [b]Marines[/b] Fleet Admiral Admirals Vice Admirals Captains Lieutenants [b]Pirate Crews[/b] [hider=Pirate Crew Sheet]Fill this out if you're approved as the Captain of a Pirate Crew. [b]Name[/b]: (Name of your Pirate Crew. The Blank Pirates! Be creative ;p) [b]Captain[/b]: (Who is the Captain of the Blank Pirates?) [b]Crew Members[/b]: (Who else is on your crew? Update this periodically, attach this form to your Captain's Character Sheet to keep uniformity. Include what role they play in the crew, like Chef/Shipwright/Doctor/Navigator/Musician/etc also don't forget to name your First Mate, which is usually your second strongest fighter after the Captain) [b]Name of Ship[/b]: (Name your pirate ship. Adds personality, like the Going-Merry.) [b]Ship Appearance:[/b] (This can be pretty fun, just creating your crews ship and adding flavor to it instead of just sailing along on a raft made out of logs with a blanket tied to a stick for a sail.) [b]Equipment/Weaponry[/b]: (What kind of cool weapons, tricks an gadgets is your ship equipped with ?! Like how Franky had the Coup de Burst on the Sunny, or what kinds of cannons do you have, and how many? Where are they located? Ship combat is very likely on the open seas. Does your ship have any extra armor or defenses? Special lightweight wood that makes it super fast ?! Just know that you can't have it ALL and your ship shouldnt be tricked out like a Yonko's fleet right off the bat. There will be opportunities to upgrade your ship and add things to it or even buy/build a new one. You never know if your first ship might get sunk, even if you loved it like a baby.)[/hider] [i]Crew Name[/i] Captain Crew Member - Role Ship Name ------------------ [u]Devil Fruits[/u] [b]BANNED[/b] [i]Don't even think about using these fruits. They're nothin' but trouble I tell ya! Trouble!![/i] Yami Yami no Mi/Dark Dark Fruit - it's just OP Pika Pika no Mi - " " Ope Ope no Mi/Op Op Fruit - it's just too easy to powerplay with this in a RP and could easily piss people off Toki Toki no Mi/Time Time Fruit - no time traveling pls Noro Noro no Mi/Slow Slow Fruit - just annoying [b]Reserved/In Use[/b] [i]These Devil Fruits are either reserved or already in use by another character. If you plan on making a character with a specific DF, let me know and I'll put it here.[/i] Tori Tori no Mi Model: Fenikkusu/Bird Bird Fruit Model: Phoenix Chiyu Chiyu no Mi/Heal Heal Fruit Gura Gura no Mi Kira Kira no Mi Goro Goro no Mi Hie Hie no Mi