Feyblue

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

So far we have a clown, an animal mascot, a ghost, The Hero™, and The Plot™
We have a space for someone smart, and a push-up-glasses tsundere is one I haven't heard before

@Sniblet

Also, I will add to this that last I heard, we are also getting a smug "don't think this means you won!"/"I didn't go out of my way to help you, I just wanted to be the one to beat you myself!" sort of rival character I think, which does have a tad bit of overlap with Tsundere tropes? But not really the whole *adjusts glasses* know-it-all archetype or anything.

EDIT: Ah, my mistake, looks like Webb has kinda changed things up since last I heard, so yeah, take his word for it, not mine.

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

@IzurichAh, yeah, this is also true. Julian is very smol. Prolly like 5 foot 2 or something. Still has a little room to grow but she's probably gonna stay a bratty half pint compared to everybody else, particularly Liese.

Also, in another amusing inversion... Liese is a girl's name, but identifies as male. Julian is still very much a girl, but goes by a boy's name and... honestly might keep doing it even once her true identity is uncovered? Like, I feel like she'd just be used to being called Julian at that point. Might change it to Julie or Julia or Juliet or something, I guess, but I dunno.

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

"Hey, my Gramps wasn't a wolf!" *goes back to scratching his ear with one leg*

@Zeroth

"Yeah! Kai's a good boy! There's no reason to talk about him and his family like they're animals!"

*headpats with absolutely zero self-awareness or sense of irony*

...I can already tell that this is going to be delightfully chaotic.

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

the commonfolk can totally be outnumbered in institutions that favour the noble or the wealthy.

@ERode

This, pretty much. I was going to make the whole "debut spar" thing into sort of a showcase for that. Candidates from powerful, established families are welcomed first after a basic exam, and then they serve as opponents from those who don't have any such reputation to vouch for them, giving them a chance to prove themselves... which also gives the nobles some "easy" opponents to show off their own skills by trouncing the incompetent. However, in that sense, the deck is sort of stacked against the commoners, since they actually have to show that they can hold their own in a fight one way or the other in order to get noticed. The nobility just sort of has to show up.

That's still not to say it's untenably hard to get accepted as a commoner, because the knights do generally accept a lot of candidates and then cull the herd as they go -- it's just they have to work a bit harder than most, so there's probably fewer of them as a result.

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

Posting again so the mention goes out properly, but...

@Izurich It just occurred to me. Since Liese's birth was recorded as the only child and heir apparent by default the family, then does that mean that the identity of "Liese" the knight candidate isn't a secret? I mean, just by being a rare genius in the form of an Absolute, the knights probably wouldn't risk losing that kind of talent by saying "no," but it would definitely cause some controversy and a lot of people assuming that it's just the childish whims of a spoiled girl and "she'll give up soon enough." Could be a good reason, too, why your chara ends up sorted into the misfit squad with our gang of doofuses -- it's just another way of quietly encouraging "her" to give up and go study under the royal magicians for the good of the country rather than chasing weird dreams of knighthood, or something.

Also also, I actually REALLY like the cosmic coincidence of the Null and the Absolute who might be a reincarnation of Alexander himself looking like they're twins. Makes for some fun plot and themes and stuff. :3

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

Was also wondering, Fey. Are we still sticking to the whole reverse harem otome game vibe, or does a larger cast mean that we go more for general fantasy RPG hijinks?

@ERode

I feel like a lot of the early stages of the RP will still have that goofy otome game sort of vibe, with lots of comic misunderstandings and general hijinks to sort of establish the characters and get them to work together and learn the POWER OF FRIENDSHIP! (and maybe start getting a few crushes too idk)

However, with a larger group, I think I'll start to move towards a more Tales of series-esque plotline with actual important stuff going on the further we go, and big revelations about the world... and our cast of wacky weirdos getting tossed headlong into it.

But, well, that also depends on how well the RP does. I find it's best not to worry about long term stuff too much early on, since things will change in countless ways you can't predict by the time you actually get there. Suffice to say, the kid arc is gonna be mostly goofy and fun, with maybe a little bit of shoujo plot on the side with love triangles and misunderstandings and other stuff popping up -- but it may get more serious as we go, so don't feel restricted to just solely doing rom-com stuff.

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

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Is there a Discord server or something that I'm missing here? Or are you just referring to PM convos n all?

@ERode

The latter. Haven't made a discord yet, though I may get around to doing so soon.

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

Was also wondering, Fey. In the General Interest Thread, you said that you were looking for a group of 1-3 other RPers, with a maximum of maybe 5. Are you sticking with that?

@ERode

Probably not. There's been a LOT more interest than expected, but I've had good feedback and ideas from people so far, and a lot of people linking characters together in interesting ways, so I feel like I'll probably expand it to somewhere around 6-8 total players if need be, so as not to lose any of that. This may still mean that some people's sheets end up rejected, though, simply because I don't think I can run a compelling plot and keep things moving along if things get spread too thin.

Also, love your character, and the way you fleshed out stuff around the royal family. I think he'll fit in wonderfully with the rest of this squad of lovable weirdos!

@Izurich Sorry it took me so long to respond. Only just got back from work. I'd say that's... probably more trouble than it's worth for you, to be honest? Like, I really don't want to reveal much info on my character's backstory because plot stuff, so having them be related, even unknowingly, would probably leave you sort of high and dry as far as knowing even what your family history is. I'm really sorry to be so uncooperative on this, but honestly, I'd sooner suggest just making your character appear how you want and not worry too much about justifying the images looking similar or whatever. >_<

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

@Feyblue

You know, after a workout session and a good refreshing shower, one of those "so crazy, it just might work" ideas came to me.

What about we double down on this cosmic coincidence and make our PCs actually twins? They both agreed that gender roles are a whole load of BS and pulled this scheme together to attend the academy as the "Baker Twins".

To add spice to the formula, I think my PC will be an Absolute, so they might be physically identical, but their magical affinities are direct opposites. I think based on what I've read about Julian, we can have sort of a "sibling jealousy" dynamic with Julian seeing [Insert Twin Name] as basically herself, but better in every way (which is not true, of course, but teenage drama and all that).

I'm just spitballing wild ideas here, none of these is set in stone, let me know what you think.

@Izurich

This does sound like a fun ride, and I could definitely see Julian getting that sort of inferiority complex in that kind of situation, but unfortunately I'm not sure if I can make it work with Julian's whole secret backstory and reason for becoming a knight. I've got some secret family drama for her down the line and other stuff I'm sitting on, which would make her having a twin kind of difficult to pull off.

Though, I do very much like the idea of having an Absolute character to serve as a foil to miss magic-less over here, so... hmm. Honestly, we could maybe just have them coincidentally be lookalikes and try to take advantage of it by claiming to be family? Not sure...

On another humorous note, I also just realized that even our profile pictures look similar -- straight bangs, long silver hair, yellow eyes. Talk about a wacky coincidence. XD

To Become a Knight! ~ A Chivalric (Mis)Adventure

See, that’s what I was afraid would happen. The GMPC even has Baker for a last name, and here I am calling Dime a commoner with a name like that…
I can rewrite or put out someone entirely different if needed, just not right away. Or if I don’t have to respect reality that much, that’s great. I can do something like make her a foreigner, whatever - background’s fully flexible, I did it all in like an hour as I went.

@Sniblet

Honestly, don't worry about it. I was just trying to make her alias sound... well, like an obvious pseudonym, albeit one with a weird sort of rationale behind it. I'm not overly worried about "realistic peasant names" or whatever, so don't feel obligated to go down that line. XD

Also, I think it's funny that Dime is the daughter of a baker but sucks at it, whereas Julian is all mysterious and stuff but despite her identity obviously being fake is actually a master chef. Just an amusing little bit of irony.

Still, if you want to expand on your bio or redo stuff, go right ahead! No worries either way~.

Reality in a JPRG Fantasy universe? We're here to escape reality, damn it.

On related note regarding said GMPC, by some pure cosmic coincidence and/or perhaps Lady Fate had a twisted sense of humor, Julian Baker's concept and looks are pretty much identical to the PC I'm working on.

You see this and try telling to my face that they don't look identical, sans clothes sure, but people have more than one clothes.

And I'm certainly not going to spoil Fey's fun by applying an identical twin from another mother, so unless I come up with something new, take my current stance as amicably withdrawing my interest. I will inform you should my muse take me somewhere, but don't hold your breath for me.

Don't worry, I'm not even mad, it's an amazing freak coincidence.

@Izurich

OOF. You're right, they literally look almost identical aside from parting their hair on the opposite side. I'm really sorry about that. Didn't mean to steal your aesthetic or anything. >_<

At any rate, I'm sorry to see you go, since you seemed really enthusiastic about everything, but, well, at any rate, if you do come up with any new ideas or decide to come back, feel free! And thanks so much for showing so much interest in stuff. :3

EDIT: Also, oh my god, I woke up this morning and realized that I should have added another S and made the subtitle "A Chivalric (Miss)Adventure." I can't believe I missed such an obvious opportunity to make a painfully bad pun.