[OOC] Fire Emblem: New Gears

[ToadRopes]

"It was the music of something beginning
An era exploding
A century spinning..."

-"Prologue," Ragtime: The Musical

Fire Emblem: New Gears

The United Ylissean Halidom--a marvel of technological advancement. Steam-carriages trundle through Ylisstol, easing the commute between areas of the large capital, and even to other cities and outposts in the country. Powerful locomotives and dirigibles allow for easy travel to further parts of the union. Villages range in function from industrial factories to agricultural producers, and the security of the united halidom rests well in the hands of the Ylissean Guard, founded centuries ago by the Exalt Chrom (under the name of the Shepherds). Many people credit the current exalt, Chalys, for maintaining the peace and prosperity of the UYH, though it is the work of countless Exalts before her that made the nation's success possible.

The UYH maintains good trade relations with the industrialized continent of Valm and the traditional khandom of Ferox. Valm provides a strong defense service as well as many of the raw materials used in Ylissean factories, while Ferox maintains a "blank cheque" with the UYH in case of attack by foreign nations.

Even so, there are those who remain in opposition to the union of Ylisse and Plegia. Perhaps their union conflicted with certain economic desires. Perhaps traditional values, traditional relationships clashed with the modern union. Perhaps it is something more sinister that drives the contempt for what many perceived as progress.

We now turn to the twentieth anniversary of the Ylisstol Public Library's institution, where through the mists of steam and smoke an insurrection against the promises of the union begins...

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Welcome to Fire Emblem: New Gears!

This is a steampunk-themed Fire Emblem roleplay, set in the continent of Ylisse during an era of steam equivalent to our world's own late-19th/early-20th century. Play as characters in this industrial nation and watch as the turbulence and tension between change and tradition test the very strength of the nation's unity. Take part in the crusade to preserve Ylisse's progress, and uncover the more insidious aspects of the desire for a return to the old status quo.

Here are the roleplay's guidelines:

• All standard roleplay rules apply here as well (godmodding, metagaming, powerplaying, etc.).
• Classes in Fire Emblem are quite balanced, but I would like diversity. What fun is an army of myrmidons, anyway? (Actually, an army of villagers would be pretty funny, BUT STILL.)
• Skills listed on your character sheets are skills that the character WILL develop within his/her class. So please be reasonable in terms of story in where these skills develop, since it isn't exactly fair to have Pavise and Aegis completely protecting your character in the very earliest stages of the game, is it?
• Also, be reasonable with weapon levels. If you need guidance on what weapon level is needed to use a weapon, consult the Fire Emblem wiki.
• Settle disputes in the OOC without flaming each other.
• Most canon characters are long gone by the time this story takes place; therefore, being a canon character is limited to aged manaketes and Anna.
• Make sure you can manage all the characters that you have. I won't place a limit until it gets ridiculous.
• Feel free to contribute plot ideas. As much as I would like to try, I can't come up with all this by myself. ._.'
• If you have read these, write "I fight for my friends!" in the Other section of your character sheet.
• Character death will happen. If you wish to be the cause of someone else's character's death, then get their consent before conducting your misfortunate business.
• If you absolutely want to be on the opposition in the story, by all means, do so. It'll make everything more interesting. (I'd recommend introducing such characters when we get a little into the story so that the factions are effectively delineated.)
• I will update class lists as we go along as needed. If there are any questions about classes, weapons, or skills, by all means, ask away.
• If there's anything I missed or anything I need to clarify, don't hesitate to ask. I want this to be an enjoyable experience for all of you.

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Character Sheet:

Name:
Gender:
Age:
Appearance: (Please be descriptive.)
Class: (One of the classes in Fire Emblem, or a class listed above.)
Abilities: (Up to 5, based on class; look it up on the Fire Emblem wiki)
Equipment: (Keep weapons within the boundaries of class.)
Personality:
Biography:
Other:

Information about canon classes, characters, etc. can be found here:

http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Wikia

Submit all new characters to the OOC for approval.

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Class/Weapon Information

New Classes (will be updated)

Motorjouster--Wields Lances. Mounted on a steam cycle. Upgrades to:
-Combustion Knight--Wields Lances and Swords, and is mounted on a Model T.
-Dark Rider--Wields Lances and tomes, and is mounted on a sleek black steam car.
Aero Mage--An air unit that wields tomes (except dark tomes). Flies using a steam glider; susceptible to wind magic and arrows. Upgrades to:
-Sage Pilot--An air unit that wields tomes and guns, flies mounted on a runed biplane. Has high Defense but is very susceptible to wind magic.
-Dark Glider--An air unit that wields swords and tomes, flies using an upgraded steam glider that's runed against wind magic but is susceptible to arrows. Has high Magic.
Patrolman--A ground unit that uses guns. Upgrades to:
-Bobby--A ground unit that uses guns and swords. Good Resistance to magic.
-Fieldworker--A ground unit that uses guns and staves.
Prosthetic--A partially-mechanical ground unit that uses guns and axes. Does not upgrade, but can reclass to other classes. Has good resistance to steam tomes, but awful resistance to fire tomes.
Clockwork Mage--A mage who has embraced the wonders of mechanical technology to integrate into magic. Weak to dark magic and bows. Upgrades from Mage.
Steam Knight--A knight with steam-powered equipment. Very strong and defensive. Has better Resistance than normal knights, but less Skill. Uses axes and swords. Upgrades from Knight.

Skills:

Motorjouster--Hit+10
Combustion Knight--Rally Movement, Luna
Dark Rider--Rally Movement, Steam Engine (Increases Mag by 7 and Mv by 2 if equipped with a Steam tome)
Aero Mage--Focus, Whirlwind (Increases Movement by 2 the next turn if it defeats a unit. Does not stack.)
Sage Pilot--Gunfaire (Increases Str by 5 if a gun is equipped, Mag by 5 if a magic gun is equipped), Galeforce
Dark Glider--Steam Engine, Tomefaire
Patrolman--Locktouch
Bobby--Gunfaire, Aegis
Fieldworker--Healtouch, Rally Resistance

Prosthetic--Mechanism (Adds half its Def score to Attack. Trigger %=Skill stat/1.3), Odd Rhythm
Clockwork Mage--Even Rhythm, Pavise

Updated classes:
-All Mage classes can use Freeze and Steam tomes.
-Berserkers can now wield Guns.
-Lords have a new skill, Epinephrine (Doubles crit rate if at half health or below). Lords also can wield Guns.
-Generals have a new skill, Bide (Unit always moves last. In return, it strikes with 1.15x the power.).
-Snipers can now wield Guns, and have the new skill, Gunfaire.

New Weapons (will be updated)

Bronze Pistol--E-rank pistol.
-Iron Pistol--D-rank pistol.
-Steel Pistol--C-rank pistol.
-Silver Pistol--B-rank pistol.

Bronze Rifle--E-rank rifle. Can fire from a distance.
-Iron Rifle--D-rank rifle.
-Steel Rifle--C-rank rifle.
-Silver Rifle--B-rank rifle.
Sniper Rifle--C-rank rifle with a high crit rate.

Bronze Knife--E-rank knife.
-Iron Knife--D-rank knife.
-Steel Knife--C-rank knife.
-Silver Knife--B-rank knife.
Killer Knife--C-rank knife with a high crit rate.
Scalpel--Can be used to heal an ally once per battle; after that, it becomes like a normal knife. D-rank.

Steam Gauntlet--C-rank axe that always strikes at least twice. (Actually, it's a pair of big pneumatic brass gloves.)

Tomes:
-Freeze--E-rank ice magic.
-Elfreeze--D-rank ice magic.
-Arcfreeze--C-rank ice magic.
-Arendelle--Legendary ice magic. +4 Resistance.

-Steam--E-rank steam magic. +1 Avo.
-Elsteam--D-rank steam magic. +1 Avo.
-Arcsteam--C-rank steam magic. +2 Avo.
-Summwatt--Legendary steam magic. +4 Avo. & +4 Hit.

[Shotgun Bear]

Take this post as an expression of my interest, and that I'm working on a character, but be forewarned: I write the hell out of things.

Few questions:

I. What, uh... Rank of Casual would you classify this as? (Mid/High/Low)

II. Is it safe to assume you'll throw our stats at us after finishing our sheets to your specification?

III. I always draw my characters. Always. Can I throw that down in lieu of a description or am I to double up?

IV. Safe to assume we're starting at level 5-10? Or, like, what's the plan with that?

V. Finally, is combat or character interaction going to take the fore? How much of this do you expect to be stat-fights and, conversely, the inter-character rapport Fire Emblem is known for?

Also, Tactician is super cliche, but I'd like to put myself down for it. You know, in case anyone's reading this and intends to fill around who picks what class.

[ToadRopes]

@Shotgun Bear
1. I'd probably say high casual.

2. Stat caps will remain the same as Awakening, though I'm not sure how stat calcs work in Fire Emblem, so I don't know.

3. By all means.

4. Because of the aforementioned stats thing, we're going to need planning in terms of leveling.

5. I'm planning to have a balance between combat and character interaction, although I'm hoping for a lot of interaction in terms of supports, in between battles, and in-battle conversation.

[ToadRopes]

...Is it usually awkward to have three RPs based on the same source matwrial going on at once? 'Cause if this takes of it'd be the third active Fire Emblem-based RP in this section...