Genkai

Sapphire Roses

Probably at this point, it's better not to psych ourselves out with crazy expectations ^^;

Not Everything is Lost

I have to figure this might not be feasible at the moment since I haven't heard back one way or another on your interest. While I'd love to pick it back up, it might be best to try something else if that's better for you. I just need to know whether or not to post or unsubscribe you know? I am sorry about the delays, we've both been busy it seems but with summer coming up, I do see myself a lot less frantic at least.

Wandering Beyond the Fireflies | A Rurouni Kenshin RP

Intro is pretty much done but I'd rather not post it until I know for sure if you're still interested. Someone did come to me about one but I do like what we have planned so if we're still a 'go' that's great, and I'll be a lot more active now that things start moving. But if not, I can just unsubscribe and we can try again another time.

Sapphire Roses

I don't see my intro having too much in it, since Botan will probably be in the background for most it, just observing. But I'll try to get something up tonight if I can before bed.

Destroy Destiny

So this is closed, sorry folks.

Our interest check can be found through the link.

Only @kusanagifire and @Ashura are allowed to post here unless otherwise specified.

So we have two kingdoms and their history:

Nohr is steeped in strict tradition. Family ties are not as important as the commands of the King, Garon. Nohr has many rigid cliffs, swamps and thick forests in its land. And Hoshido rules less through fear, and more through genuine loyalty. Hoshido is a bright kingdom with flowing rivers, deserts and beaches. Both kingdoms reside on the same large continent and have a large valley between them which is considered off limits to both kingdoms. Hoshido is ruled by Mikoto, who is passionate about protecting her land. For many decades, the two kingdoms were friendly to one another. Hoshido provided many of Nohr's food and Nohr provided many supplies for crafting weapons and other goods.

Seven years ago however, both Queen Mikoto and King Garon were provoked into attacking one another and since then, peace has been nonexistent. Thousands of innocent lives have been taken, as well as those in the many armies at the leaders' disposal. Each kingdom has a royal family and each child of the kingdom's leader is expected to fight on its behalf and yet there has been some unrest and rebellions are beginning to make many people question the war and whether or not there's a point to it since all it brings is bloodshed and heartbreak.

Ashura, you will be playing the following two male royals from Nohr:

A reserved, intelligent soul who likes to think before speaking.

A gentle, charming soul who seems capable of accomplishing anything.

And kf, you will be playing the following two female royals from Hoshido:

An energetic, happy soul who hates conflict.

A stubborn, passionate soul who isn't afraid to speak up.

I will be playing two twins from another world, where destruction has already conquered:

A hardworking, forgiving soul who is the faithful knight by Queen Mikoto's side. (male)

An optimistic, trusting soul who is the faithful knight by King Garon's side. (female)

This is where we begin:

The two twins have managed to convince two siblings on each side of the war about the true danger which remains unseen by everyone else. The twins have established a safe haven in another world where the group is able to hide and recover from battles. The other world is large enough to cultivate crops and other supplies for battle. Though the group is small, it has vowed to control the war efforts on a third side even if it's just them. Both trios met on neutral territory and were then ambushed by both armies from Nohr and Hoshido. The six have just been labeled traitors by their own families and things only seem to be worsening for the companions.

We will begin in the other world, known as The Haven.

The Haven is open to interpretation in terms of layout. Consider it to have sleeping barracks, a mess hall, a prison, farming land, trees, water, etc. If you guys want a layout, I can probably scrounge one together but if not, just play close attention to where we mention things are. Because I'm trying to give this some fluidity, I still want us to be consistent with information. Below is a CS, it's not meant to take you a whole day, it's clearly meant for something quick and dirty.

General expectations:

I have a life, I'm sure you guys do too. But the fact is, we're doubling. It might take a while to get a post up. That's okay. As long as we try to keep each other in the loop on possible wait time or an estimated idea of when a post is gonna show up, that would be really awesome. So just communicate as best you can. Even though I am GM, I expect you guys to contribute to plot twists, direction, plotting and such.

Since we are doubling, I do expect both characters (and any minor side ones you want to have) to have the same attention and development. Our characters will all be interacting with each other, so posting as often as possible and as much as possible, would be ideal. There's only three of us posting so there's gonna be an order we pretty much have to follow. This isn't meant to be between two people posting, this is about three people posting and a nice rhythm developing.

I'm generally looking for around 3-4 paragraphs per character. Dialogue between the two characters you control is somewhat frowned upon since it is usually filler, as opposed to including other players and progressing the plot. Of course if two people want to talk in the OOC about posting a speedy conversation between their characters, that's perfectly fine.

This is based on Fire Emblem Fates but there are things missing, things will be added. I'm not about to copy its map or character classes or battle dynamics. Some things don't need to be complicated. So I'm trusting your judgement but if you need more clarity or confirmation, just ask and I will do my best. This world is meant to have us all contribute though.

Character Sheets:

Note, if your royal comes with a pet (Pegasus, Dragon, etc) you must create a CS for that too. Also don't make it too overpowered or cliche. The pet should help your character but it shouldn't take center stage either. Treat the pet as you would a horse to a cowboy. Yes, the horse is useful but it's usually kept in battle and not really needed much outside, which is where we will be spending time too. So don't just make a pet because you can, put care into it but also...not too much care either. This is about humans after all.

Note, if your royal comes with a retainer (a mix of a bodyguard and servant) you will need to make a CS for them. The retainer(s) will be swapped in and out of use so you're not expected to juggle three roles at once. But the retainer(s) should have their own asset and story to tell. Are they just loyal to their liege? Or do they believe in the cause? I do encourage you guys to have multiple side characters that you can sometimes focus on and bench your main characters.

A final note, I must approve the sheet(s) prior to you posting them in the CS Tab. Thanks.

Royalty

Name: [Only a first name is required.]

Age: [Generally 20-30 is what I'm looking for. Note it's been 7 years since the war broke out.]

Appearance: [Yes, it needs to be anime. Just Google what you're after and link it here, try not to pick anyone from a popular show.]

Weapon: [You can have up to 2 weapons but list their strengths and weaknesses. Ideas can be a rune to change you into a dragon or fox, a rune for elemental magic, a bow, throwing knives, an ax, a sword, a spear, fists, etc]

Hobbies: >List 3-4 hobbies they're into and why.>

Assets: >List 2 things they bring to the table outside of battle.>

Liability: >List 1 thing that brings them down a notch and how they try to make up for it. Don't give the obvious, they're a traitor bit.>

Brief Summary: [Give 2-3 paragraphs about how they grew up, how they treated the war when it began, what they saw or did over the last seven to ten years, how they were convinced by their friend who serves aside their parent, how they got along with their other siblings, etc. It doesn't need to be long but it needs to give me insight into the archetype I've given the roles.]

Side Roles

Name: [Only a first name is required.]

Age: [Any age should be okay with logical application, like older characters should be stronger and wise, for example.]

Appearance: [Same as above, anime picture included here.]

Weapon: [Again, 2 maximum.]

Hobbies: [See above.]

Assets: [See above.]

Liability: [See above.]

Loyalty: [Who they are loyal to and why.]

Heroism: [If a retainer, give an example of one of their past heroic deeds.]

History: [1-2 paragraphs about how they came into their job or how they came into befriending whoever they're loyal to.]

Pet

Name: [For the love of chocolate, don't name it something stupid, give it weird spelling or name it reference something that the universe wouldn't be aware of.]

Owner: [Who is its Master?]

Species: [I'm leaving this open, just be cool. Try not to pick something too obscure or hard to imagine.]

Battle Style: [Is it just used for mobility in battle or does it do other things?]

Weaknesses: [Every creature is weak to something. Magic, fire, water, heavy weight, weak skin, etc. List 2 weakness that would bring it down in battle or out of battle.]

Assets: >List 2 ways it is useful to the group outside of battle and outside of the obvious, it can move things or transport people. It's gotta be unique.>

Encounter: [Give 1 paragraph explaining how whoever has it, has it. Was it for training to be a knight? Was there some kind of danger involved? Try to make it as interesting and free from cliches as possible. None of the typical, saving or injured or abused tropes please.]

Closing comments:

So yeah, there ya go. I'll be making my sheets tonight and posting them up if you want to wait to see them. Because each of my twins will be integrated into each kingdom and its royal family, it's important we all communicate the dynamic before the war broke out. Both twins will have been brought into the family at a young enough age for friendships to have already formed so keep that in mind. If you don't make any side characters or pets, that's totally fine. I might make 1-2 more side characters who are more civilian-like in their background but I'm still unsure. If you want to add any side characters later down the line, that's fine too.

We will probably have a list of possible quests to take or handle so we'll be able to discuss that when the IC is up and running. So I do encourage suggestions and input in that regard too, aside from everything else I wrote up. So feel free to get your sheets up this weekend, I'm sure we'd all rather start sooner than later so if you do make other sheets, you might want to focus on your two royals and get those approved first.

Thanks guys!

Sapphire Roses

If Hiei never shows up in the RP, I'd be totally happy lol I just never saw him as a team player. He hardly tolerates Kurama as it is. Not to mention he openly scares the shit out of Botan and Kuwabara. You know, we could make Hiei some possible foe in the future. I think it would be fun to play with, in terms of conflict and shift in dynamic. Plus, I never really bought that he was really helping Team Urameshi to be nice, he was clearly in it for the fights and to appease Koenma since I think Koenma barred him from going back to Demon World or something...

If you need me to start I can.

A Fire Emblem Revelation Inspired RP

Hey @Ashura and @kusanagifire OOC is about to go up! Sorry again about the delay! If you're not interested cause of my slow ass, just let me know and this could easily converted into a 1x1 but if we're all still on board that's great. ^_^

Sapphire Roses

I think in the last arc when we meet another past Spirit Detective, she mentions she learned the spirit gun too. And I think when Botan taught Yusuke, she mentions it's sort of what most are taught. I don't think she'll have a very powerful one and without Genkai's teaching, I doubt it will be fatal by any means, but it will be useful to have in a bind that's for sure. And I think she already has some mild healing. I think when Kuwabara had his ass kicked by Rando, she mentions Kuwabara is too far gone for her healing to do anything for him. I do like the idea of Kurama having some greenhouse, maybe at school as you said. Maybe he's president of the club or something. And I do see Botan's reveal of having healing tied with plants, to be a cute one down the line.

I do think we will need them as we progress, or at least to be able to keep tabs on what the others are doing. I'm sure Yusuke is bored as hell back home, so he'd probably love to do more work for Koenma, but we can still assume Yusuke's school isn't too close to Kurama's so bringing him over to help, wouldn't be that, well helpful?

You really should go track down some episodes on youtube or the music, it's great to listen to when writing. I can make the intro if you want. It'll probably sum up why she's around and such. Just to double check:

This will be the second suicide in 2 weeks.

There is a demon who is undercover at the school, someone who Kurama supposedly killed many hundreds of years ago.

Some other weird, unexplained events have been happening around the school.

Kurama is in his last (?) year of high school at the academy.

It's the beginning of spring (?).

The service will be in the early afternoon at a smaller cemetery.

It's Monday and everyone has the day off.

The students attending won't be in uniform.

Fandoms I am Currently Craving (updated)

Would you still be interested in a rurouni Kenshin roleplay? I'm a little rusty but I'm willing to double if you're alright with whoever I double as being a little OOC.

@AkiraxKazeno

Hey there.

I do have one already but if we can come up with something interesting/different/dynamic, I'd be interested.

Errant Son's 1x1 services [Casual advanced, currently searching]

Hello there.

I haven't picked up many non-fandom based RP but I feel like you and I could click. As a disclaimer, I am a full time college student so I may only be able to post 1-2 times a week. There are other advanced roleplays going on but I try my best to be fair and not play favorites with partners since that just leads to drama. Momma want not drama, thank you very much.

Ahem.

My posts tend to be upwards of 4-5 paragraphs. The minimum I tend to give is 4-5 paragraphs but I can easily write more. I think writing more is better than writing less. At the same time, I try to ensure I'm not writing about pointless fluff or prose. Themes are fun to develop, same with metaphors and the like. Did I mention my major is English? It is. And it's both awesome and exhausting. I'm also trying to seek a part time job or an internship but so far, no luck. But be aware if I do get something, at some point (please) it will further limit my activity but I am doing my best to be more active on here like I was a year or two back.

Now in terms of what interested me? I think Victorian would be a fun era to explore. It has different social norms and expectations. I did take a Gothic Lit. class in the fall and I had a lot of fun with it. I also found myself enjoying both American and British authors of the time so I feel that also helps with my knowledge. Of course there is Google. And I have to admit the Sherlock Holmes films with RDJ are another inspiration for me. I'm not looking for the fandom since you aren't into that, but that is the aesthetic that springs to mind so do correct me if you're on a different page.

Low fantasy in a school setting might also work if Victorian doesn't. I also think with Victorian, we could add some fantasy elements, if we did want some kind of a detective duo dynamic. I am also fond of mixing fantasy medieval with modern, in the premise of people going from one would to another, usually on some epic quest. I did have fun with a RP many moons ago where two strangers were just swept into a fantasy world and sent ons some journey/quest. It was fun while it lasted.

Post-apoc doesn't appeal much to me. And sci-fi can be hit or miss. I'm more into cyberpunk than say aliens or biological testing, for example.

At any rate, I'm trying to be selective about the RPs I add on because I know time is already limited but I thought I'd contact you to see if anything can be had.

- Genkai