[OOC] The Three Realms War [A DMC, Bayonetta and Darksiders RP]

[Sho Minazuki]

A Devil May Cry, Bayonetta and Darksiders crossover RP

Nobody knows who did or how they did it, but the first of the Seven Seals of the apocalypse has been destroyed. Faced with the beginning of the end times, Heaven and Hell have thrown off the treaties of peace and balance imposed upon them by the venerable Charred Council, and as they renew the struggle of ages earth has become our battleground. From the depths of Inferno, the demon king Mundus summons his unholy legions, while Paradiso’s gates have unleashed the fearsome Hierarchy of Lagunas and the Army of Light in reply.

Yet the war they wage is hidden. Invisible to an oblivious humanity, heaven and hell engage in brutal conflict across the globe. The elements of humanity lucid to the Trinity of Realities, however, are not blind to the war gripping their world, and they respond in kind. Seeking to assert the authority of humanity as the equal to heaven and hell, Gilgamesh Incorporated and its army of Reclaimers has entered the fray, and groups like the Demon Hunters Organization and the Order of the Sword mobilize. Newly reformed, the Lumen Sages and Umbra Witches renew their alliances as well, and the veiled world of angels, demons, and humans is plunged into conflict.

And no matter who you are or whose side you’re on, you’re about to get involved as well. In the American metropolis called Barlour, a wealth of colorful characters are about to attract some special attention. Fighting is all but inevitable; the only question is: who are you fighting for?

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Welcome

This RP takes place in a threefold world, combined from the universes of Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, and Darksiders. Like them, it is an action-packed story of battle between the forces of light and dark, order and chaos, good and evil...or is it? There’s no telling who’s in the right in this bloody conflict. Heaven and hell are at it again, but this time humanity is not standing idly by to be reduced to cinders in the crossfire. Furthermore, some of the greatest heroes of earth, like Dante, Bayonetta, the Horsemen, and more, are nowhere to be found. Over all of it the Charred Council, an authority of reason and balance, has lost its power; it seeks new blood to try and restore the peace and prevent armageddon by -how else?- slaughtering angels and demons alike on the quest to find answers.

You play as a powerful individual, be it human, angel, demon, or any permutation in between, and after some time to establish your character in Barlour you will be summoned by the Charred Council to make a choice: fight for the peace as agents of the Council, or pursue your own agenda. After that, who knows? This RP will ultimately be plot-driven, but moreso for those who choose to fight for the council. Those who refuse will embark on stories entirely character-driven. Expect over-the-top action, awesome powers, incredible weaponry, and style the likes of which you’ve never seen.

Are you ready? Let’s rock.

The Races

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Human: The natives of the earth realm, beings capable of the greatest evil, or the greatest good, making them sought after and making the realm of earth a place that both hell and heaven wish to have dominion over. Humans, while lacking the physical strength of a demon or angel, are often ingenious fighters to make up for it, making them excellent hunters.

Demon: Demons are the native race of hell, they come in all shapes and sizes, and come from many myths and legends, but generally a demon is a supernatural being that possesses superior physical capabilities to that of the average human, and often have access to supernatural powers. Most demons come in a very horrific form, but powerful few are able to take forms that look almost completely or completely human.

Angel: An angel is a divine being from heaven, there are two kinds that exist. The Laguna angels, where many of them appear rather inhuman, gaudy yet horrific and terrifying beings of great power. Then there are the Army of Light angels, the traditional kind, humans with wings and divine powers. Similar to demons though, they all possess superior physical capabilities to the average human.

Half-Demon: Half demons are born of a demon and a human parent, though incredibly rare, possess a form that appears human until they tap into their demonic power. They possess the physical capabilities of a demon, while being consistently humanoid in appearance.

Nephilim: Half demon half angels. Such a combination is impossible by normal means, a Nephilim is born by mixing together the dust and remains of both an angel and a demon, allowing them to give birth to a new being, the Nephilim. They possess abilities both divine and unholy, and similar to both demons and angels, possess superior physical capabilities. They are about twice as large as humans, and exhibit brutal natures.

Cyborg: A cyborg is a human having gone under extensive or minor cybernetic enhancements. The enhancements can often vary, but very consistently have they enhanced their physical capabilities. This allows humans who have become cyborgs to stand even with some of the more powerful demons and angels.

The Three Factions

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Hell

Hell

The Demon World, or Inferno, whichever name takes the speaker’s fancy, is the realm of hell, home to demons. Mundus is the primary ruler of this realm, even after being sealed two thousand years ago, his desire to rule over the human realm has not changed, and he leads an army to march upon it. Queen Sheba also has dominion over demons in this world, second only to Mundus. She is much less an ambitious force than Mundus who seeks conquest.

Heaven

Hierarchy of Laguna

One half of the forces of Heaven, once led by Jubileus. The Hierarchy of Laguna are divine-yet-inhuman-looking beings, with skins of gold and marble, and of all different shapes and sizes. They value order, duty, and devotion above all else. While they appear to be of a finer temperament than their counterparts in Inferno, in reality they are single-minded, stern, and even sinister at times to humanity, with certain high-ranking Laguna expressing outright contempt or scorn for humans. Many of their lesser numbers appear to lack much of a will of their own, relying on more powerful and intelligent of their number for orders. A recent crisis has left them without most of their leadership, so who, if anyone, has risen to assume those positions is unknown at this time.

Lumen Sages

An ancient magical order with an affinity towards light and the sun, and who derive their powers from pacts with beings of Paradiso. While at one time the Sages worked alongside their counterparts, the Umbra Witches, to maintain the world’s balance, the Clan Wars saw them presumably wiped out, with the last known Lumen Sage perishing some centuries after the wars’ end. However, recently those who practice the powers of light have begun to reemerge, somehow surviving into the modern day, and have reorganized the Lumen Sages. Who would do so, and for what purpose, remains a mystery.

Army of Light

Led by Uriel, these soldiers make up the other half of the Heavenly forces, alongside the Hierarchy of Laguna. They resemble winged humans in intricate and advanced armor, and, with the loss of many of Laguna’s commanders, are the de facto leaders and strategists over all of Paradiso’s forces. While they are more sympathetic as a whole to humanity's plight than Laguna or Inferno, their primary interest is protecting Heaven, and will sacrifice or turn against human lives should they believe such actions will further their goals.

Humanity

Gilgamesh Incorporated

In recent years, many humans have learned of the existence of Heaven and Hell, and not just experimented, but excelled. They see the world of mystery and magic as an opportunity, not just for fame and fortune, but for the good of humanity. The conglomerate formed by such parties is Gilgamesh Incorporated, named for the hero of legend who sought the power of the gods, and Gilgamesh Seeks to represent humanity in the war between realms and establish it as an authority equal to heaven and hell. Using state-of-the art technology combined with sorcery to augment themselves and their weapons, Gilgamesh wages war against those who threaten humanity with the Reclaimers, their private army, supplied by companies like the arms manufacturer Regalia.

Order of the Sword

Since the events some time ago with the almost complete destruction of the city of Fortuna, the Order of the Sword has gone under extensive changes. The Ascension Ceremony has been completely changed from it’s demonic original process, to more of a knighting ceremony, and the efforts and technology of the Order of the Sword was simply diverted to researching demonic and newly found, divine power, believing them to be a future threat to mankind, as well as the order. Now led by Kyrie, with Nero as her protector and general.

Demon Hunters Organization

In the shadows of the city, demons are not an uncommon occurrence, always finding some way to slip through the cracks into the human world. This is where the demon hunters come in. They work more like a guild than an organization, jobs get posted up, a demon hunter takes one, or is assigned one if they are urgent and special skills are required. Lady has as of late become one of the top ranking officials for this organization.

Umbra Witches

An ancient society of female magic users who harness the powers of the moon and darkness, and who evoke the powers of Inferno in their techniques. Umbra Witches derive their powers from demonic patrons, and once safeguarded the balance of Light and Dark alongside their counterparts, the Lumen Sages. However, several hundred years of war and Witch Hunts led to their near extinction. Recently, one of the last surviving Umbra Witches, Jeanne, has decided to revive the old ways, and share the Umbran cause amongst new sisters. Only time will tell what these new Witches fight for, and if they can reclaim their former glory.

The Charred Council

Charred Council

Predating the existence of heaven and hell, and perhaps the universe, is this ancient authority. Tucked away in a plane of its own existence, the three Councillors stand in a volcanic crucible, and from there seek to maintain peace and balance over all creation. While the Charred Council has little direct power to do anything itself, its wisdom, precognition, and productive temperament has accumulated a vast amount of respect, followers, and agents, including the Four Horsemen. It was the Council that imposed treaties on heaven and hell to keep the peace, but now that the first seal has been broken and the treaties cast aside, the Council is reeling to regain control over the situation. To that end, its messengers seek new champions of balance.

Character Sheet

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Remember, when you start out, you are nowhere near as strong as the characters of the original games. If you are not careful, you will be destroyed before you can be the badass you strove to be.

[Character Picture Here]

Theme Song:

Name:
Gender:
Age:
Race: (human, human/demon, demon, angel, nephilim)

Appearance: (extra details your image does not show? Or alternate means. Optional)

Faction: (To whom do you serve?)

Personality: (how does your character act? Is there anything they like or dislike?)

Bio: (your character's life up until this point)

[Combat]

Powers and Abilities: (includes powers, special forms, and others)

Style: (you can have multiple, or just one. This also includes the way you fight. You can also give it a fancy name if you’d like.)

Equipment:

Techniques: (Any special techniques? Simple or powerful)

Example Sheet

Below is an example of what a character starting out in this RP might look like.

Nero Example

NERO

Name: Nero
Gender: Male
Age: ???
Race: Half Demon

Appearance: (extra details your image does not show? Or alternate means. Optional)

Faction: N/A

Personality: N/A

Bio: N/A

[Combat]

Powers and Abilities:

• Devil Bringer Style: Nero has access to a powerful arm filled to the brim with demonic power, that it almost constantly has a demonic form.
• Yamato: The demon blade Yamato gives Nero access to his Devil Trigger.

Style:

• Devil Bringer [LV1]: Nero is able to grab enemies and deal devastating damage in the form of grappling moves.

Equipment:

• Blue Rose [LV1]: A revolver that fires two shots at a time.
• Red Queen [LV1]: A sword that can be charged to do a flaming version of any sword move.

Techniques:

Devil Trigger: Nero can burst the area around him knocking enemies up upon activation. During Devil Trigger he regenerates health slowly, and gains access to a phantom that mimics his attacks, essentially doubling his attack power.

• Summoned Swords: When Nero fires off Blue Rose, spinning summoned blades fly at his target too.

Devil Bringer

• Buster: Nero grabs the opponent in front of him and does a devastating combo.

Red Queen

• Highroller: A high launching slash.
• Aerial Rave: Nero can do a combo midair.
• Streak: A dashing move where Nero does a wide slash at the end.
• Split: A fast aerial diving slash that goes straight down.
• Exceed: Nero can charge his blade for a flaming strike.

Blue Rose

• Charge Shot: Nero charges his revolver for a powerful two-shot attack.

Growth System

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Reward System - Gain points to level your Style automatically when doing ‘stylish’ or ‘creative’ moves. Points can still be spent into Style like normal though.

Weapon Upgrade - You can spend points into upgrading your weapon and accessing stronger techniques specific to the weapon. Upgrades from level 1-3.

Technique Upgrade - You can upgrade your existing Techniques into a Level 2 or Level 3 version, which lets you attach more and more powerful properties to them.

Style Upgrade - By upgrading your Style, you gain new aspects of the style, and allow you to use more powerful techniques. For instance level 1 Trickster might grant you faster evasion, but level 2 will grant you agility for wall running and so on, but level 3 gives access to a high-speed teleport. Upgrades from Level 1-S (1, 2, 3, S).

Costs (remember everything starts at level 1)

Weapon Upgrade -
Level 2 (6 points)
Level 3 (9 points)

Technique Upgrade -
Level 2 (2 points)
Level 3 (5 points)

Style Upgrade
Level 2 (9 points)
Level 3 (12 points)
Level S (15 points)

How to gain Points

• Defeating enemies. These must be enemies sent at you by any of the GMs. They can be sent after you involuntarily, or as part of a mission you have chosen to undertake. Depending on number and/or strength of enemies, 1-5 points can be earned.
  Stylish combat. More on judging system later. Basically being stylish in combat will give you free points that level up the Style you use in that battle. Depending on style, 1-3 points can be earned, automatically added to your Style, if your Styles are full, these points can be spent anywhere you like.
• Defeating bosses. There will be two kinds, ones that you will simply encounter, normally the first time you see them they’ll be far too powerful for you to fight and are best avoided, but later they can be hunted down and defeated for a massive bounty of points. Then there are the ones that are thrown at you during your missions, these ones are designed to be a challenge to you, but they can be defeated. You will earn 3-6 points depending on the boss enemy’s strength in comparison to yours.

::Gaining New Styles, Techniques and Weapons::

Techniques can be gained whenever you please, but certain types of techniques will be locked behind your Style level. New Techniques are free, but be sure to run them through a GM first, plus you are not allowed to add new techniques midway through a battle.
New Styles can be obtained for 5 points, but it is recommended that players stick with 1-3, anymore than that, and it gets truly complex.
Gaining new weapons can be free, or cost you something. To gain a weapon for free, you have to earn them, as the weapons you can gain throughout simple progression are existing Devil Arms or other weapons, so you will be limited to those. You can also make new weapons by spending 5 points.

Open Priority Roles

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These are roles that are more specific, and are generally higher regard, or higher priority, that is not to say you can't make a name for yourself as anything else. These are just things that we want someone to fill, if they so wish. These are the positions currently offered. Ones taken will be struck out. We may add more as time goes on and we think of new ones... Or if you the player figure out new ones.

• Order of the Sword Official - a knowledgeable head researcher, replacement of Agnus@Kafka Komedy
• Veteran Demon Hunter - More specifically, an associate of Lady, Dante, Trish, etc.@Hantu Kongkek
• Gilgamesh Inc Ace - a close associate or high executive member of Gilgamesh Inc.
• Ace Demon Hunter - famous (or infamous) member of DHO
• Mundus' General - a powerful demon who serves Mundus directly as generals of his army.@I-Am-X

[itano123]

Colour me interested

I'll prolly make a demon or hunter

[Lugubrious]

Lugubrious, reporting for duty! This is going to be a blast.

[EnterTheHero]

EnterTheHero... enters. Ready for duty.

[Lmpkio]

Standing by *salutes*

[Sho Minazuki]

Topic title updated.

Maybe people will actually know what this is now. I've been too hesitant on that.

[Kafka Komedy]

Is this accepting people? Cuz this is the most badass thing I have ever seen!

EDIT: Also, if its not taken i would totally love to take the spot of Gilga Inc.'s #2.

[Lugubrious]

Is this accepting people? Cuz this is the most badass thing I have ever seen!

EDIT: Also, if its not taken i would totally love to take the spot of Gilga Inc.'s #2.

@Kafka Komedy

We're definitely accepting, but unfortunately I've already made the #2. I don't know why it's still an open position. I was under the impression that those special roles were GM-only anyway.

You can definitely make a character in Gilgamesh though. I'd be pleased to work alongside you again.

[Kafka Komedy]

@Lugubrious Aw shucks buster!

Still definitely interested though! The Head Researcher would still be in a combat-like role, right? The character concept I have might work even better for that, actually.

[Lugubrious]

@Lugubrious Aw shucks buster!

Still definitely interested though! The Head Researcher would still be in a combat-like role, right? The character concept I have might work even better for that, actually.

@Kafka Komedy

It's yours to make however you want. The only criteria is that he or she learns about angels and demons; whether that's by mad tinkering in the lab, going out and ripping some specimens straight from the bodies of angels or demons, or something else entirely, that's up to you.

[Kafka Komedy]

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It's yours to make however you want. The only criteria is that he or she learns about angels and demons; whether that's by mad tinkering in the lab, going out and ripping some specimens straight from the bodies of angels or demons, or something else entirely, that's up to you.

@Lugubrious

Yeah, she'd probably be getting some "live specimens" and "less than alive specimens," though demons and angels who can be reasoned with she would try and work with them.

[Lugubrious]

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Yeah, she'd probably be getting some "live specimens" and "less than alive specimens," though demons and angels who can be reasoned with she would try and work with them.

@Kafka Komedy

Badass. I'll look forward to it!

If you know anyone else who might like to RP in a world like this, please do let 'em know.

[Kafka Komedy]

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Badass. I'll look forward to it!

If you know anyone else who might like to RP in a world like this, please do let 'em know.

@Lugubrious

Cool, if I run into anyone I know who likes demons and stuff I'll point 'em here.

What's the starting cap on weapons? I wanted to do three but I'm not sure if that's cool.

[Lugubrious]

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Cool, if I run into anyone I know who likes demons and stuff I'll point 'em here.

What's the starting cap on weapons? I wanted to do three but I'm not sure if that's cool.

@Kafka Komedy

You can have a bunch if you like, but try and make it character-appropriate. My player character happens to have a lot of weapons, but it is intricately connected with his personality and story, and he's not incredibly skilled with any of them in particular.

[Kafka Komedy]

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You can have a bunch if you like, but try and make it character-appropriate. My player character happens to have a lot of weapons, but it is intricately connected with his personality and story, and he's not incredibly skilled with any of them in particular.

@Lugubrious

Okay, I think that's all my questions. If I run into any more I'll be sure to ask.

[Sho Minazuki]

An example character sheet has been added for viewing.

Please check the Character Sheet hider. Will be adding it to the Character section version too.

[Kafka Komedy]

Bloody Mary

Name: Maria Dahl
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Race: Human?

Appearance: She does not have the robot-esque hands. Her hands are normal.

Faction: Order of the Sword

Personality: An intelligent lady who is naturally sweet, but unflinchingly honest, mainly because she doesn't realize when she says something rude. Fairly easily persuaded and trusting. Also very quiet, even though she believes she is right almost always due to being praised for most all of her life. She shares a natural sympathy for demons and angels due to her interactions and bond with Hunter, but will still kill demons or angels and adapt their technologies and allow others to experiment on them. The dead have no regrets after all.

She has a supreme hatred of her silvery blood, becoming ashamed and almost vomiting at it's sight. She also only use her demon-like form as an absolute last resort.

Bio: Born and raised in Sweden, she was a star student in school and quickly rose the academic ranks, going to college at only 15. With double degrees in both Theology and Engineering, the incident at Fortuna naturally interested her. At 19 She moved there and attempted to get closer to the Order by joining it, but realized that, as management changed hands the organization now fought for good. Her skill allowed her to work under the Head Researcher, a man with the visage of an demon named Hunter.

The old man treated her like his daughter, doting and focusing on her as if she was his own. He had never had a child due to his experiments turning him into a demon, and she had never had a father, so the glove seemed to fit. As the man grew older though, he realized that he was going to have to pass his work onto her. His last project before he retired was a bio-engineering magnum opus that aimed to give the power of the divine to humans without making them horrific beasts or sacrificing themselves to demonhood. Maria was to be the recipient.

The experiment wasn't a complete success. Though Mary didn't completely sacrifice her humanity and become a demon, she is no longer fully human. She has spliced her blood with that of a demon's. Though she is not a demon she can become a demon-like creature at will, and her blood is a sickly luminous white. Both she and Hunter refused to report this to Kyrie and Nero, instead pretending that the experiment just made her faster and stronger. Currently, she is trying to figure out a way to dissuade The Order from adopting this mutation for regular use, all while caught up in the middle of the apocalypse. What's a girl to do, ey?

[Combat]

Powers and Abilities: unnatural almost demonic strength and speed, though her body is still as frail as a human's.

• Devil Trigger: A more bestial form bestowing her lots of fur, razor sharp teeth and claws, and antlers. This mode givers her increased power, defense, and speed. But she can only use this for a limited amount of time, and hates revealing her demon visage. She also gains some DT-specific techniques.

Style:
Huntress, LV 1 - This style gives Mary speed. Her focus in this mode will be to allow the enemy to wear itself out, quickly dodging in and out of it's range and lightly attack before escaping. At LV 1 this allows her great boosts of speed similar to a dodge in any direction, except up or down.

Beasthood, LV 1 - This style gives Mary power. Her focus in this mode is to completely curb stomp the enemy, relentlessly attacking it until it's not more than dust. At LV 1 this allows her to hold either both a firearm and a melee weapon at the same time, or a ridiculously large two handed weapon.

Equipment:

The Plain Ol' Doll, LV 1

A long handgun infused with divine power so that it may harm demons and angel. Crafted by both Hunter and Mary as their first duo project.

Burial Suit, LV 1

A large scimitar that cuts through the air (and everything else) like butter. She may also attach it to the handle made of angel bone to transform it into a scythe when in Beasthood Style. Hunter's weapon for when he was still gathering materials "in the field."

Falling Leaf Blade, LV 1

Thin and deft like a falling leaf, this sword seems to be loosely based off that of a Lumen Sage's. One of Mary's more recent projects.

Techniques

PoD
Unload: A simple three-shot burst.
Headshot: A quick unflinching bullet to the head.

BS
Reverse Cleave: A backhanded slash to launch the opponent backwards.
Head Buster: A small leap into a powerful downward slice that could shatter much with ease.
Weapon Trick: When in Beasthood Style, can transform the weapon into a scythe.

BS - Scythe
Hell-a-copter: Multiple spins above the head designed to decapitate multiple foes at once.
Logarius' Spin: A quick circular slice to the left, then right. Can be done while moving.

FLB
Devil's Heart: A quick rush forward with a stab through the heart with the short end of the blade.
Flowing In Wind: A quick 3 hit combo in the air.
Kick: A full force kick designed to break an enemy's guard.

Huntress
Dash: A quick step in any direction.
Flip-off: Mary flips into the air and kicks FLB into the opponent, before quickly dashing towards them and ripping it out.

Beasthood
Final Slash: A stab through the heart with the FLB that holds the opponent in place before Mary knocks them back with a shot to the head from PoD.
Bloodstorm: A quick sweeping spin with BS, accompanied with a spray of bullets at the same time.

Devil Trigger
Chomp! - Mary grabs the opponent and takes a large bite out of them, restoring a small amount of health.
Demon's Omen - An explosive roar that deals no damage, but knocks small opponents back.

Hope that's okay. It's 1 AM over here so I may have borked something. If so, don't hesitate to tell me.

[Sho Minazuki]

Wow, this is actually quite fitting in the style of Bayonetta and DMC, naming and all. I quite like this.

So it looks fine to me, just make it clearer what level your weapons and styles are at, and then it's completely fine.

I've noticed you don't have any style-specific techniques, so that might be something to think about too.

Otherwise it looks fine and you can add it once you are done.

[I-Am-X]

Came here since Sho was talking about it on skypeeeee.

Definitely interested in making a Demon General. I have no knowledge of Darksiders and DMC (never was able to play the games or whatever) and my only Bayonetta experience is with the movie, though.

Been fond of a making an evil character (due to a lot of rps failing in which I made an evil character for, I never did got to play a proper one). Will make an attempt at one.

[Lugubrious]

Came here since Sho was talking about it on skypeeeee.

Definitely interested in making a Demon General. I have no knowledge of Darksiders and DMC (never was able to play the games or whatever) and my only Bayonetta experience is with the movie, though.

Been fond of a making an evil character (due to a lot of rps failing in which I made an evil character for, I never did got to play a proper one). Will make an attempt at one.

@I-Am-X

Splendid!