Flamelord

Twisted Light - A Dystopic Magical Girl RP

How many vassals does the leader of ACA have, and how many fiefdoms do the vassals have? I understand sizes may vary for the vassal's domains, but how large are they on average? What's the average number of magical girls and/or normal humans under the flag of a vassal?

@Ariamis

Geez, ask me some tough questions why don't you? :p

I'll say five direct subordinates, with the territory divided up based on Witch concentrations, but still covering ~5/6ths of the city. The last part is for our Glorious leader, and her direct holdings.

1-2 major major in the city, with ~3-5 smaller inside that, depending on how many magical girls they have beneath them. Obviously, the more there are, the less direct holdings you have.

Normal humans, a lot. Magical girls, up to ~6, though technically you could have more. The only difficulty is that you need to have enough Witches to support the magical girls you have, and if you have too many, you won't be able to unless you go raiding other people's territory.

Feel free to offer suggestions though if I'm being ridiculous. This is just off the top of my head.

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Hider

@Krauxis

I make no promises that a Walpurgisnacht level Witch will actually show up.

@Stern Algorithm Fantine looks fine.

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I've been thinking of a few questions I'd like to ask, mainly based on what's happened in PMMM:

-Can Magical Girls communicate telepathically between each other once they have met?
-Can Magical Girls summon an Incubator?
-Can they serve as messengers between Magical Girls?
-Can Magical Girls use magic while not transformed, even if just a fraction of it?

@Ariamis

-Yes, though there is a range limit. IIRC, Kyubey only helps to facilitate telepathy between Magical girls and potential contractees, though I could be remembering things wrong.
-No. You can call really loudly and maybe one will deign to show up, but only if it wants to.
-Yes, though I won't speak as to the reliability of this form of message sending
-Yes.

Evenin' everyone. Hoping this is still open.

I have but a few questions to add on top of what @Ariamis asked above:

• While the life expectancy is low for Puellae due to witch conversion, do they age or are they, in fact, immortal?
• Though stratified and cut-throat by nature, do any of the Magical Girls from history have what is considered a "hero" status amongst others? That being, they were champions of the revolution, or perhaps even pariahs that fought on the side of normal humans. Basically, are there famous magical girls whose names have left their mark in history, post-humous or not?
• Just how exclusive is exclusive for the likes of Serenity. Adding on to something clarified earlier, would certain "radical" elements of the Shadow Compact begrudgingly work with Serenity?
• Is Walpurgisnacht an issue in this "modernized" Magical society? I figure there are armies (so to speak) of Magical Girls that could be dispatched to combat Walpurgis should she arrive.

Eagerly awaiting your answers, I'm quite interested in reviving an old character of mine for this.

In other news, isn't this actually a near-perfect society in terms of Incubator ideals? Fear begets despair, and hatred along with fear both create strong, if not relatively futile and spur-of-the-moment wishes. Earth was already an "emotional energy generator" for the Incubators, such a world is practically a factory for them.

@Komamisa

Yes, yes it is. And we are still open, seeing as the game hasn't actually started yet. As for your questions....

-A mixture of both. Magical girls age (slowly) to the point of physical maturity (End of puberty), at which point they stop aging entirely. Then they're most capable at fighting Witches, which is the whole point after all.
-Yes, there are. And some normal people who were actually magical girls have been recognized as such
-Serenity is...pretty exclusive. Kinda like the Tok'ra from Stargate. Since they have comparatively small numbers, they have to play cautious with who they bring in. They won't directly work with the Shadow Compact, but they'd piggy-back off of their successes if it further their goals (Major insurrection orchestrated by the SC, Serenity steps in and convinces or forces the MG in charge to resign, then announces reform, for example)
-Walpurgisnacht is still a major event to be concerned with, if only because of how strong it is. Though some of that issue arises less from that kind of Witch, and more the political intrigue involved with it. Plenty of opportunities for Machiavellian politics when everyone has an idea that your territory is sitting behind the 8-Ball, as it were.

Hope that doesn't ruin whatever plans you might have had. Glad to have you with us.

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You gonna get a character or two in here, boss? Or are you mostly just gonna take on NPCs and stuff? Just curious.

@Krauxis

I'll probably take up the important people (faction leaders) as characters, but I'll definitely be doing NPC's for this whole thing.

Massive Multiversal Crossover

Nono, Restaurant District, Yggdrasil

Nono didn't put too much thought into the chef's appearance, well aware that such things could be deceiving. Look at her, for example. Anyone now would think she was a normal girl, not a machine created to protect humanity from a hostile galaxy that was actively trying to kill them. And the chef was nothing compared to that.

Eating a bit of her own food Nono couldn't help but smile, even in a bit of a resigned manner, as Saber devoured what was left of her meal, before announcing her desire for more. Hardly anything unusual there, to say the least. It was like she had a black hole for a stomach too.

As the chef wandered away, Nono couldn't help but give Saber another look over, both as a check with scanners, the other as more of an appreciative gesture. "Onee-sama," she said with appreciation in her tone. "I still can't believe you can eat that all and have more. I mean, i know you eat a lot, but it's like it just vanishes or something."

She paused, head tilted towards the ceiling as a thought occurred to her. "Well, I guess it would make sense with all the physical activity, but I don't think the human body is capable of converting energy that fast." admittedly, Saber wasn't entirely human, and it wasn't as if Nono could talk when it came to eating, but it was an innocent comment nonetheless, to distract from the great issues at hand.

At least, until they left here and had to face them. She could do that much for her Onee-sama.

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Misaka 10032, Client World Macross

Misaka continued forward, intent on doing what she had been sent to do, her vision alternating between normal and that of her goggles, sliding them over her eyes every once in a while to confirm directions, though the robot dominating the skyline was generally hard to miss. It also looked like it had seen heavy use, though the damage had been patched up. And undoubtedly, Academy City could make something like this if pressed, not that there was a need to.

"'Yes,' Misaka affirms with growing excitement and anticipation as she looks upon the large emplaced strcutre," Misaka told Marisa, with the Witch now beside her. It seemed that their companion was eager to see it as well, if they could get inside.

That said, she shifted towards Kakine, to address his concerns about their destination. "'Analysis of radio communications and traffic flow indicates that Battle Frontier serves as the military headquarters for the New United Nations,' Misaka informs her partner in a manner intended to persuade. 'Assessing military capabilities of other worlds is part of our exploration parameters'."

With that said she moved along the road towards the bridges that crossed the gap between the shore and the Battle Frontier's large arms, to board it and begin their investigation. It was sure to be interesting.

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Cinder Fall, Shadow Eternity HQ

Now that was interesting, Cinder thought to herself as she noted, and ignored the shifting of the girl inside the tube. Her own posture was relaxed, like a panther that could spring to the hunt at any moment. And yet determining the kind of creature the Leader was, was a lot more difficult, given how she acted, what she did, her professed motives. It seemed that nothing was simple these days, but Cinder didn't mind too much.

"And what makes her worthy," Cinder inquired further, giving a more calculating look to the girl in the tube, resisting the slight rise in anger and concurrent subtle spike in temperature. "She seemed to be a fairly normal girl, slight differences notwithstanding." It was no different than that Tmeplar robot girl that was Ironwood's pet project. A being masquerading as a human? Well, that applied to an even larger segment of the population.

Now hen, time to see what could be learned from this.

Twisted Light - A Dystopic Magical Girl RP

Ok so this based on Puella Magi Madoka Magica, right?

@DarkFey

Yup. It just also happens that here magical girls tried to take over the world because Social Darwinism, or something like that. OH, and taxes are in Grief Seeds, keeping rulers strong, and those beneath them too busy hunting Witches to meet said taxes, so they can't plot treason. Ideally.

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@Stern Algorithm Accepted. I take it you're not being one of Maria's subordinates then?

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Why, we're all nice and peace-loving magical girls here, nothing like that could possibly happen...

@Ariamis

The sea of fire is not convincing. But hey, just remember the motto of any disreputable organization. "It isn't illegal until you get caught."

Edited my previous post with my full sheet, sans spoilers. PMing you now with the rest of the info, chief.

@Krauxis

Approved. I admire your bravery.

Twisted Light - A Dystopic Magical Girl RP

@Flamelord It says in the OP that the City-State of Aurora includes surrounding feifdoms. So I'm assuming that this a feudalistic society, where the Ruler of Aurora portions out land and wealth to her lieutenants and vassals (taking the place of nobles and knights). Does that mean that Magical Girls who are not necessarily at the top still might have small chunks of territory under their control (to manage, etc.)? And then Aurora itself is part of an even larger, looser alliance that is Elysium?

@Stern Algorithm

You would assume correctly. The person at the top hands out territory, either as favors to secure loyalty, or to benefit those loyal to her, and then those below her can use their territory as they see fit, whether it be divvying it up further amongst subordinates and weaker magical girls, or controlling it all directly. So long as the Grief Seed tax is paid, there's generally little issue unless there are obvious signs of scheming and treason. And then the entire ACA is itself part of Elysium, along with other independent magical girl governed city-states.

@Krauxis, Alright, I''ll wait on that then.

@Ariamis, looks good.

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I was planning on creating a power-hungry tyrant Magical girl. Would it be possible for her to be in a position of authority in ACA or Elysium?

@Ariamis

Elysium is more of an alliance between the city states than anything. She could have a position of authority in the ACA though, perhaps a lieutenant aspiring to take control of the city for herself. But if you want her to start as the leader of the ACA, then you're going to have to convince me.

Gonna ask straight out, how viable would it be for a magical girl to be working with humans against magical girls? Is this a universe where that kind of power would be welcomed into the ranks of, say, the Shadow Compact? Maybe at the cost of "You can help but you also have to go when we retake power." Or is this the sort of universe where they'd shun help from a magical girl because it represents the very power they're trying to resist? Moreover, would you as a GM be opposed to something like that? I've got an idea for a character, but I don't want to just throw all the lore to the wind in making her. I wouldn't mind if that forced me into a more villainous role, or an antihero. I can roll with just about anything, as long as I'm clear on where I'm supposed to stand. Lemme know what you think.

@Krauxis

Sure, you could work with the Shadow Compact as a magical girl. Like any organization it has it's own factions, and it's just a matter of finding one that wants to succeed and doesn't care about the methods how. Just don't expect them to all be happy with it, and she might have to make an example of the more radical ones that try to get rid of her in spite of her joining up with them.

So, yeah, I would not be opposed, on the sheer basis that that sort of pragmatism would not be unusual.