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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Operation: Ground the Harpy

The year is 1941, France. The bombings of the United Kingdom have ended, but the Resistance fights on - the Vichy government cannot be allowed to repress France's people, and the Wehrmacht shall not blunt their spirits! Only, it seems as of late that the Wehrmacht has been a much more effective blunting tool than usual. People speak of German soldiers with dead eyes, who seem nearly immune to bullets, possess incredible strength and speed - some even claim they've seen these warriors twisting the world to their whims, one way or another.

Naturally, of course, such bold claims need to be investigated, before they get out of hand. To that end, agents from each of the Allied nations shall sally forth - members of the United Kingdom's Special Operations Executive, the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of Russia, and courtesy of the United States government, a foundation whose namesake and origin is none other than the English oil baron and philanthropist Robert E.O. Speedwagon. Of course, the Boche's grip on France is strong, and it'll be hard to insert more than a few people at once without drawing suspicion, but it is near-certain that elements of the French resistance groups will be able and willing to support these agents as they go about their work too.

In the end, a team of such esteemed individuals should have the skills and abilities necessary to handle themselves and put a stop to these claims conclusively... right?

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Before we begin, please note that we have a Discord server for chat about the story, Stands, and other such details, located right here for your viewing pleasure. It's also recommended that you actually read the rules, which are displayed below.

Game Rules

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• Please follow the rules of the website - most notably, don’t be a jerk, and be sure to write to the expected standards of a High Casual game.
• Please try to post within a reasonable timeframe. Beyond the initial posting frequency, once every week is more than sufficient, but I can’t help you if you’re consistently days behind everyone else. If, of course, you have a good reason to be delayed, do tell me before we choose to move on, and we’ll take that into account.
• Please write down who you think the best JoJo is in the Other section of the character sheet.
• Please be aware that the nature of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure means that character death is an inherent risk throughout the RP. We will not hold back when it comes to NPC action, nor will we avoid killing player characters off if it is a logical outcome. Not every fight will result in death, but any fight can result in death, especially if you aren’t smart about defeating your opponents.
• Equally, the nature of Stand battles tends to skew in favour of larger groups. Thus, it may well be that not every player character will be directly involved in every Stand battle, depending on when and why the party splits at any given time. That said, we'll try our best to keep everybody involved as best we can.
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the most off-the-wall settings in existence without going into the realm of nonsense, and in that regard, the Rule of Cool is in full effect - feel free to utilise even very specific facts about the world to bolster the logic behind your moves and attacks, and note that even the most ridiculous plans might succeed if they’re presented dramatically enough.
• Also note that you are, at any time, free to DM secret actions to any of the GMs, in case you want to pull off a JoJo-esque stunt such as "Ha! You thought you were drinking my blood, but I replaced my blood with gasoline!"

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The Sheets

Character Sheet

Name: The character’s name, typically derived from one or more famous singers, bands, or other sources of significance. As a rule, I don’t intend to allow players to derive their character from significant bloodlines in canon; if you’re that desperate to show off a Joestar or Zeppeli or what have you, DM us GMs so that we can discuss it with you.

Gender: The character’s birth sex. Sexuality and self-perceived gender are separate matters; discuss these in the Other section or in-story if you so wish.

Age: The character’s lifespan so far. Simple enough.

Stand: The name of the character’s Stand, if they have one. Be aware that you don’t need to give your character a Stand at all, though they will be aware of the existence of the supernatural either way, and will have the potential to develop a Stand later on nonetheless - write down “N/A” if this is the case. Despite the disadvantages stacked against them, it is entirely possible for a perfectly normal human to defeat most Stand users with the right mix of technical skill and planning ahead.

Appearance: Describe the character’s physical appearance, including their height and build and their clothing, which should of course be suitably fabulous. Note that the timeframe of the game will affect one's style, and that we're trying to stick with most Allied nations for origin, though we can make exceptions if need be; Stand powers don’t discriminate by race, after all.

Skills: Mundane physical and mental skills your character possesses, like knitting, jogging, boxing, speed-reading, cooking, or observation. This section also covers supernatural powers they possess that are not Stands, which don’t specifically have to be derived from what is known to be canonical; to wit, this game is set shortly after part 2, so major canonical abilities will be the Ripple and vampirism, though preferably not the latter. For anything else, discuss it with the GMs in DMs if you want to include them.

Equipment: Important items your character carries around and makes use of. Guns, lockpicks, binoculars, and other such practical items can be mentioned here; keepsakes or other personal items should be mentioned in Appearance, or in Other if they are not immediately visible.

History: Write down the character’s backstory here, including significant past events. A minimum of two or three decently-sized paragraphs would be appreciated; otherwise, feel free to be as brief or as detailed with it as you like.

Other: Anything else that may optionally be worth noting about the character, including what their name references.

Stand Sheet

Stand Name: The Stand’s name, typically derived from a famous band, album, or song, which frequently also has a significant relation to the user’s personality and/or history through the name or lyrics happening to describe them, rather than as a direct part of their life experiences; feel free to encase the name in 「hook brackets」 or not at your leisure.

Stand Parameters: The Stand’s stat layout, ranked from A to E. A is the highest rank, and often represents vastly superior abilities in that area; B represents a good, but not outstanding ability; C is roughly comparable to human ability; D and E are weak, often representing ability below human average, E moreso than D; and on the rare occasions that a Stand has no capacity for a parameter whatsoever, a Null value can be applied. Please do not ask about S, None, or Infinite values; these are not applicable to the creation process for players. Other than this, a reasonably balanced layout would be preferable; explanations for the Stand’s parameter layout are optional, but ultimately, the layout should make sense for the Stand's abilities and potential. Feel free to talk it over with the GMs if you're unsure!
Destructive Power: Represents a Stand’s potential to deal damage and cause destruction, either through their direct strength or their ability. Note that a low-Power Stand is not necessarily ineffective in a battle, merely unlikely to cause large amounts of physical harm to a target or to the user’s surroundings on its own.
Speed: Represents how fast a Stand can move and react, and occasionally how quickly their ability takes effect. A low-Speed Stand may not literally have less speed that the average human, but will nonetheless have difficulty in acting quickly somehow, such as changing its physical momentum or accounting for a change in situation.
Range: Represents a combination of the range of a Stand’s manifestation area, ability influence, and spatial mobility. Typically, but not always, inversely proportional to Power - generally speaking, a low-Range Stand might only act within as little as a couple of meters of the user before losing power exponentially, whilst a high-Range Stand might be able to function hundreds or even thousands of meters away from the user without any loss in effectiveness at all.
Persistence: Represents how long a Stand can actively maintain its ability for. Alternatively, it can reference how much time is needed before its ability can be activated again. It is worth noting that Persistence is not directly correlated with durability, though it is not uncommon for highly-persistent Stands to be very difficult to physically damage if their ability fits the bill.
Precision: Represents a Stand’s physical accuracy and focus, as well as how effective their abilities are against specific targets rather than groups. A low-Precision Stand may or may not be good at targeting crowds, but will likely lack the ability to strike a particular point or utilise its ability on the same target repeatedly nonetheless, and it will have trouble with agility too if its Speed or Range are also low.
Developmental Potential: Represents a Stand’s ability to improve its current parameters and abilities, as well as its potential to develop new abilities with practice. Generally speaking, this has some connection to the user’s own mentality to a greater extent than other parameters: low-Learning Stands have either discovered most or all of their potential via the user’s own experience and training, or simply couldn’t make much or any extra progress to begin with, often but not always as a result of how the user’s psyche functions.

Stand Description: Describe the Stand’s appearance and personality (if any) here, including any physical quirks it might have, and how much independence and self awareness it has. Most Stands lack their own personality, being adept representations of the user’s psyche already, but some situations can lead a Stand to be more of an individual than usual; if you’re unsure, feel free to ask us about it.

Power Description: Describe the ability (or abilities) of the Stand as completely as possible, including an example of how its power may function against its intended targets and its weaknesses. Bear in mind that whilst exceptionally powerful abilities will be vetoed outright, most battles in JJBA are decided based on who is the more creative fighter, and thus we are more likely to allow powers with many creative uses. You may also name the ability itself if you so choose, with or without 「hook brackets」 encasing it.

Other: Anything else that may optionally be worth noting about the Stand, including what the Stand’s name and any of its ability names reference.

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On the one hand, I know for a fact that that "10% of your brain" statistic is nonsense. Humans do use their entire brain, just not all of it at once; if your entire brain is receiving signals simultaneously, you're having a grand mal seizure. On the other hand, it's very nearly the sort of BS pseudo-science that Araki occasionally likes to toss into his stories, e.g. "zero gravity means you pee yourself because your kidneys think you have too much blood".

And then again, the very nature of Stands as psychic powers renders the point moot either way. My opinion is, go with the ability to balance on anything, perhaps expand it to encompass the more general ability to balance things aside from just the user. That could lead to some fun and improbable physical phenomena.

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@JrVader I'd say double-check with Kiero for that decision, if they're still around. As for my thoughts on the matter, though, I don't see why not, since you haven't made use of your Stand's power yet. What did you have in mind for a change?

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@XoXKieroBombXoX As Co-GM, I feel it's pertinent to poke you so as to ensure you're still active and willing to run this game. I'm also going to take the liberty of poking @JrVader, given that he has yet to respond to the situation between Malcolm and Benni.

Operation: Ground the Harpy - a WW2 era JoJo RP

The year is 1941, France. The bombings of the United Kingdom have ended, but the Resistance fights on - the Vichy government cannot be allowed to repress France's people, and the Wehrmacht shall not blunt their spirits! Only, it seems as of late that the Wehrmacht has been a much more effective blunting tool than usual. People speak of German soldiers with dead eyes, who seem nearly immune to bullets, possess incredible strength and speed - some even claim they've seen these warriors twisting the world to their whims, one way or another.

Naturally, of course, such bold claims need to be investigated, before they get out of hand. To that end, agents from each of the Allied nations shall sally forth - members of the United Kingdom's Special Operations Executive, the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of Russia, and courtesy of the United States government, a foundation whose namesake and origin is none other than the English oil baron and philanthropist Robert E.O. Speedwagon. Of course, the Boches' grip on France is strong, and it'll be hard to insert more than a few people at once without drawing suspicion, but it is near-certain that elements of the French resistance groups will be able and willing to support these agents as they go about their work too.

In the end, a team of such esteemed individuals should have the skills and abilities necessary to handle themselves and put a stop to these claims conclusively... right?

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And a link to a Discord channel for anyone who might be interested in participating.

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Just a quick bridge post being made before the first group 2 collab to bring everybody together. Semper fi, chaps!

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Time for a bridge post to a collab.

Apparently, one of the few ways to actually get past Ciaran's facade of nicety was to upset him. And based on how into Phil's face he was getting, he was very upset. Or at least angry. There was a subtle yet key difference, namely that "upset" also covered sadness mixed with the anger. "Smad", as one absurdist response to a post querying ways to convey simultaneous rage and sorrow put it.

Honestly, Phil didn't really care, and his expression remained blank behind his shades. Wasn't that the point of Stands, anyway? That they sort of... how did that one SORE guy put it, pulled together like magnets or something? Sure, the change in expressions was a somewhat worrying indicator of Ciaran's psychological health, but in the end, that emotion Ciaran was feeling was on Ciaran. He had the problem with showing off, not Phil - indeed, he was the one who was more likely to draw attention at this point, all things considered. He made them look like two lovers having a spat shortly before they stopped being lovers. Gay lovers. Which was an odd thought, since they'd only met very recently. Admittedly, Ciaran did have nice legs. But then, if looks were all that mattered... actually, Phil put a lot of emphasis on looks, huh? So, alright, the phrasing was off, but he had time to come up with a better way of putting it whilst he made a counterstatement.

'Look, I think you're getting a little overexcited,' Phil began, keeping his tone quiet, relaxed and even friendly. You know, approachable. Unlike his arms, which were still pinned beneath two separate stacks of bags, and thus were unable to emote anything, though he could certainly shrug. 'A few hands might have been visible for, what, a second? You'd have to be actively looking to see something like that. Besides, the sigils don't stick out that much. Look, they're already vanishing, it's totally fine.' Even as he spoke, the fifteen second limit began to strike, and the lotuses began fading out in order. Practically unnoticable, and even if somebody did notice, what would they make of it? It could just as easily be a trick of the eye for them.

'Anyway, I'm sure it'll be fine,' he continued with a shrug, now entirely secure in his position. 'Stand users are, to my understanding, extremely rare as it is. The chances of another one showing up here are practically nothing.'

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@ProPro Actually, that's a really cool idea. It makes sense, and it gives our group a reason to draw itself together. Plus, twice as many extreme sport celebrities means twice as much chance for somebody to recognise one or both of them.

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@Yankee Well, Phil did just partially manifest his Stand in a public place. Subtly, or as subtly as is plausible given what his Stand is, but somebody paying attention to everyone around them might make note of it. Alternatively, they might notice that there's a famous skateboarding pro wandering around in a mall in Italy, and want to say hi to them and their shopping-obsessed friend. Or both! So there's a thought for you.

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A new post is made. There's a few people who I reckon we could see more activity from - I say, being very slow to write a post myself - so let's see if we can get some more writing up done, folks.