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Other-Tokyo: a pocket dimension that exists atop the Tokyo of the real world. This realm is home to the military academy known as Black Babel—an organization that trains Witches to combat the threat of psionic Vampires who insatiably hunt the humans of this world. With a relentless hunger for brain matter and psychic energy, the Vampires wish to cultivate humanity into their cattle; securing their sovereignty over Other-Tokyo. Armed with magic and special weaponry designed to kill the resilient fiends, Witches are humanity's only hope of avoiding such a bleak future.


A Witch's magic can be divided into three independent categories: Curses, Charms, and Crafts. Curses are to harm and bind. Charms are to protect and invoke positive effects. Crafts is the classification of creation, the illusory, and the miscellaneous. With these three pillars of magic, a Witch can effectively incapacitate a vampiric threat. But to kill is another subject entirely. Thus the requirement for a Witch's WAND. The Wiccan Anti-eNergy Disperser is a special device in the shape of a firearm that unleashes shells of Anti-Energy fatal to Vampires. Aim for the head or the heart and fire—the singular method of exterminating your target. Beyond that, a Witch may have other tricks within their arsenal such as a broom for high-speed flight or potions to enhance their physiology.

This world is also host to demonic, bestial creatures called Daemons who live alongside the realm's inhabitants in a symbiotic relationship. They come in many shapes and sizes. Some act as companions, some provide resources, some exist as buildings or transportation, but all are useful in one way or another to the denizens of Other-Tokyo. The Daemons are an integral part of life in this dimension, utilized by both humans and Vampires alike in their daily existence.

You are a member of Black Babel's 176th Xcursion Regiment, or, at least you will be. After years of rigorous academy training, you are on the verge of graduating into a full-fledged member of the organization. However, there is one last trial that you must pass: exterminate a Vampire. Your squad arrives at an abandoned mansion on the eve of your final test. Live or die: this is the choice you will make in your hunt for a Vampire. Relinquish your fears and anxieties, and always hold close the motto of the Xcursionists:

'X marks the kill.'


Welcome to this Anime-style RP that centers around an unceasing war between Witches and psionic Vampires. Our setting is Other-Tokyo, a pocket dimension that sits on top of normal Tokyo inaccessible to ordinary humans. Other-Tokyo has it's own population of normal humans that can't cross to the other side either, along with having Vampires and Daemons. Witches, through their magic, can hop between dimensions.

Other-Tokyo is pretty much the same as modern day Tokyo but with some notable architecture changes such as the huge spiraling blue tower shown in the above picture. That is Black Babel, the military academy and headquarters of the Witches. The world is a mix of modern day conveniences and Daemons taking shape of numerous things. Think of the Catbus from Totoro for a visual key. There are Daemons in the shape of buildings, trains, buses, giant display screens. Daemons exist that provide natural resources like electricity, coal, natural gas, crops, meat, etc. They basically can fill any niche. Even a Witch's Familiar is a type of Daemon.

As you can probably already tell, you'll be playing a Witch (a unisex term) who will be assigned to the 176th Xcursion Regiment. The 176th is the specific squad. An Xcursion Regiment is the broad term for a Witch squad whose job is to hunt and eliminate Vampires. Black Babel has its own uniforms for its members. There are 2 variants each for males and females. The other standard gear is a WAND which typically looks like a one-handed firearm (something ornate like a fancy flintlock pistol). There is a lot of liberty in what your magic can look like. It's Anime so be creative.

I'm looking to tell a story with a small group of players. This RP will be mostly plot-driven and I'm always open for story ideas from my players. I require that you commit to posting at least once per week and be able to communicate with me if you can't do so. Posting length is flexible but should at least meet the minimum requirements of the Casual section.






*** Format this CS to your preference ***
[b][u]Personal[/u][/b]
Name: (Japanese name)
Age: (16-18)
Gender:
Date of Birth: (No year)
Height / Weight:
Appearance: (Anime pictures only.)
Profile: (Basically a combination of personality and biography. A general description of your character.)

[b][u]Witch[/u][/b]
Witch Rank: (Everyone should start at C.)
Uniform: (Select 1 variant. You can detail any changes to the uniform here as well.)
WAND: (What does your WAND look like? Picture or text description acceptable.)
Familiar: (Limit of 1 unless given permission otherwise. Include name, appearance, and any other relevant information.)
Equipment: (List of equipment your character carries on missions. Can include other Daemons.)

[b][u]Magic[/u][/b]
Curses: (Harm and bind)
Charms: (Protection, positive effects)
Crafts: (Creation, illusion, everything else)

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Hidden 4 yrs ago 4 yrs ago Post by ERode
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So, Other Tokyo is a pocket dimension, meaning that it's not possible to leave the bounds of Other Tokyo, right? You'll just hit an invisible wall? How did the 'normal human' population of Other Tokyo come into being? Are Witches able to travel between realms because they are Witches, or specifically because they possess the badge?

Also, how does magic work here? What's the difference between a Witch and a normal human anyhow? And how are contracts with Daemons formed?
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Yeah, the edges of Other-Tokyo is enveloped by a thick fog. Wandering into the fog will just have you end up back inside the city. Lore-wise, it isn't understood how any of the inhabitants came to be. They were just always there since the conception of Other-Tokyo, which is still being researched by Black Babel. The badges contain a special Craft that facilitates the dimension hopping, but since only Witches can use magic, they're the only ones who can access the badge's magic.

Magic works like superpowers basically, except it's an inherited trait. At least one parent must've been a Witch. You don't learn magic. It's just discovered naturally as you age and there are no resource (like mana) behind it's use. Black Babel has Daemons that can detect if a person can use magic.

There are no differences between a Witch and a normal human aside from the ability to use magic. Most Daemons are very much instinct driven like animals so they are handled in a similar manner. Some Daemons like Familiars are intelligent and are drawn to a Witch's magic. If a Familiar likes you, it will seek you out to form a bond.
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@Blu is this ok? ^^
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@Ghost32 Looks great, and I see no standout issues. Accepted~
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@Bluthx!
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@OwO A sword user with two Daemon blades? Dope. Accepted~
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Would organized crime be a thing in Other-Tokyo? I'm imagining some kind of Yakuza in bed with the Vampires that trades in black market magic.
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Would organized crime be a thing in Other-Tokyo? I'm imagining some kind of Yakuza in bed with the Vampires that trades in black market magic.


There is a normal human population in Other-Tokyo so organized crime is a possibility. Or they operate in the real Tokyo? Vampires wouldn't be interested in doing business with humans though other than making a meal out of them.
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@Blu I'm a pretty fuzzy still on this Real/Other-Tokyo dichotomy here still. You may need to spell out what the situation is as plainly as possible.

I was assuming that the more "intelligent" vampires would have a use for human underlings, basically akin to Vampire: the Masquerade. Vampires may be powerful individually but they still live in human society, and humans outnumber them massively. Not to mention that they're effectively useless 12 hours out of the day. So I figured it would help vampires to have connections that help them further their interests in Other-Tokyo.
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There is a normal human population in Other-Tokyo so organized crime is a possibility. Or they operate in the real Tokyo?


The idea of cross-dimensional Yakuza is hilarious to me.

What I sorta had going on in my head is that the Saejima family is pretty much one big family, but the two sides don't really know of each other (since the majority are just mooks). Only the really high up people with the witch blood actually know that the two sides exist.

In the real world, they'd do standard criminal shit and are more or less just organized crime. In the other world, they're more tolerated by Black Babel and the general government apparatus because they do work against other crime syndicates that try to cause actual harm to society. IE, they might extort businesses and do unsavoury things, but they also work to assist Black Babel and push out the gangs that are greedy and hinder the anti-vampire stuff. Also the idea of having an underground organization work with the government was always neat to me.
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>"lol vampires are useless 12 hours a day"
>vampire brings out an umbrella
>"fuck fuck fuck get me out of this hellscape"

Also, do Other-Humans actually outnumber vampires all that much? Woulda assumed that consistent predation over generations woulda culled the human numbers by quite a bunch.
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@Dead Cruiser They'd probably mind control humans to do their bidding, yeah. I thought you meant like a straight partnership between vamps and humans which wouldn't happen. There may be brainwashed witches running around OT too.

@OwO I'm down with that set up for the Saejima clan. Could be interesting to inject some underworld elements into the story at certain points.

@ERode No one's certain how many vampires are in OT alone. You can't expand horizontally but you can vertically, so vampires build their main hideouts underground. Vamps outnumber the witches but the normal humans and Daemons are the biggest population in OT. They also have to be smart in how they handle their human "cattle" so they would feed on just enough of the population that it won't suffer from a stifled growth.

Umbrellas won't help but vamps can tolerate heavily cloudy days. It'll make their regen suffer though.
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Ah I didn't realize we already had a yakuza type here. I'll have to rethink my character idea.

I still don't understand what the relationship between regular and fucked Tokyo is. People just go back and forth? Or they get transported from one to the other?
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Normal humans in Tokyo and Other Tokyo will never cross dimensions.

Other Tokyo is a pocket dimension in Tokyo.

People with magic + that fancy tool from Black Babel can travel from one dimension to the other.

No one knows how humans began populating Other Tokyo, nor how Other Tokyo came to be.
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ERode hit all the points. Other than that, we know vampires and daemons only exist within the confines of Other-Tokyo. And there are more pocket dimensions out there e.g. Other-London, home to Black Babel's Western Branch.
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I'mma submit my app soon-ish!
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I'mma submit my app soon-ish!


Sounds great! Looking forward to it.
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After a long time going back and forth around themes, I decided on making a calligraphist. The sheet will be up later.
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