Good Saturday comes after Good Friday, right?

There have been some exciting developments in the RP, both IC through some happenings in the posts, and OOC through some NPC planning here and there. As such, I gave a section a little update: the [b]Notable NPCs[/b] being expanded with a write-up giving some examples on how collaborating with me on major NPCs might work.

Post updates! [@Yankee] is a little late, but no harm done there (except for the cliffhanger I’ve been waiting on growing ever deeper). [@Hillan] and [@Daxam] will hopefully have their post up on the 11th. I will work to post with Rico on or before the 12th, while [@Restalaan] and [@LostDestiny] have until the 14th. We [i]almost[/i] got another player, but they have a couple more things to edit. Very much looking forward to having new characters in the RP to consider!

Speaking of such, you might have noticed a new character creeping into the RP: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5438041]Coriander[/url] is here! Think of this as being my way to announce that, as the IC has been around for a month now, if you have 4 IC posts and have been active for around a month, you’re welcome to submit a second character. You should have a good idea as to how much the RP demands by this point, and what it would mean to double your workload postwise (though, you could also get away with maintaining one post a week, since the ‘deadline’ is rather lax, and mostly there to account for players leaving the game without word. You can take as long as you need, provided you maintain regular contact!). I very much look forward to what new characters you guys have cooking! Also, I promise, introducing a Nun character on Easter weekend was a complete coincidence.

Lastly, there’s the OOC topic. You’re always welcome to respond to prior ones you’ve missed, but this time, the name of the game is Devil Fruit. Excluding ones you already have in use, what are some canon/non-canon ones you might like to see expanded on in your hands? If your non-Devil Fruit using character were required to have a Fruit, what might it be? (Be careful of spoilers if you look at a list on the wiki. Thankfully prospective player Shovel came up with a [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/15IDig6Mq7pEgq0smtmLNPhQbWhqhyYm3k4owgOKO7LU/edit?usp=sharinglist]list[/url] that you can use outside of the wiki). Or hell, do you have a favorite Devil Fruit?

Rico already has the Spark-Spark Fruit, but it was originally created because I wanted to use something like the Flame-Flame Fruit without actually using the Flame-Flame Fruit. The name of his crew is even still evocative, though I ended up liking the symbols present in the firework more than the initial idea of ‘fire’ I had in mind at first. Andou might be a good fit for either the Mark-Mark Fruit of Decken’s or the Arms-Arms Fruit used by Baby 5.

I recall an older OC of mine using the Kilo-Kilo Fruit, and I’ve been thinking about going back to play with its (relatively unused) abilities. There’s also Rocinante’s Calm-Calm Fruit, which is one of the most underpowered Fruits I can think of, so trying to expand its limited abilities sounds like a fun challenge.

Aside from the endlessly fun and creative uses of the Gum-Gum Fruit, the Op-Op Fruit I’m also really fond of. Rather than just be a power that switches things around, it offers a lot of variety around it’s clear theme, which I feel like I need to look to as I come up with powers to make them more interesting rather than simple (some of my past powers being on the bland side imo). Lots of Fruits are straightforward, but some (like Kuma’s) use themeing that works with a simple idea in ways that can allow for unexpected expansions or interesting limits on that initial, basic power, and Law’s is the most detailed example of that for me.