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Tales of the Demon Blades

Character sheets are shaping up it looks like, also gotta work on my own.

Tales of the Demon Blades

So who is up to be a co-gm? I need someone to share the blame with me. XD

Demon Swords or Escaped Experiments Ideas

OOC is now Live! The main thing I have to figure out now is the clans. I'm having a hard time coming up with good names and until I name something, I can have a hard time creating it.

Tales of the Demon Blades

Tales of the Demon Blades

Story

In a land much like feudal Japan the Shogun, Oboro Tatsuhiki was able to unite his kingdom into a grand empire despite the many threats laid against him and the land. Clans were at war, and Youkai terrorized the commoners but then the young Shogun commissioned the creation of the Demon Blades. These weapons were fashioned from the corpses of insidious and powerful Youkai and beasts but it was not just their flesh that was incorporated into the weapons, but their essence. Using essence, these weapons were capable of fantastical feats but they came at a high cost, the sanity of those who wield them.

Despite their drawbacks, the weapon’s power quickly turned the tide of war on all fronts into the Shogun’s favor. Rebellion was crushed, Youkai were stamped out, and relative peace was brought to the land. The Shogun, realizing the vast amount of power at his disposal, decided to distribute the weapons to the most faithful of his clans. Those clans which were given the weapons quickly rose up in rank and power and some feared war but the Shogun had foreseen such an occurrence and made sure to keep the balance of power in check so no one clan could dominate the other. Also, knowing the power at their disposal the clans were weary at ever trying to start an actual war, since the devastation could easily destroy them if they were not careful. So the clans barter and bicker, trying to one up the other through back routes and see if they can acquire, or possibly make, more demon blades to gain an advantage.

It has been decades since the Era of the Demon Blades began, the weapons have passed through many hands and ways of blocking the corruption has made it possible for one to wield a demon blade for years at a time, as long as they are careful. The Demon Blade Institute was created, under direct supervision of the Shogun, which keeps the Blades in check and sends special operatives to keep track of those who use such weapons. It is also through this institution that certain missions for Demon Blade users are handed out when their services are required. Every user is thoroughly documented in the institutions archives and routinely examined to see how much longer they can use the weapons.

Rules

• No Godmodding for obvious reasons. There may be times when you are at odds with another character and you fight so try to make the fight enjoyable for all parties involved.
• You cannot go all crazy and expect to get out of a fight unscathed. Corruption mechanics are in effect so if you use your demon weapon too much, you just might be useless until you can get some serious help.
• Romance can happen, but of course lets make sure no kiddies accidentally stumble in on something that should not be there. If you really feel you need to do that kind of stuff, there is the marvelous little invention of the PM.
• The Shogun/moderator, yours truly, has final say in the matter. When I am not around I hope to find a co-gm that can take care of business.
• Go out there and make a awesome story! We want action, adventure, intrigue, suspense, romance, surprises, and so on. Shape the world a little bit yourself will ya and don't leave it all to me.

Character Sheets

Name:

Appearance:

Age:

Gender:

Clan Affiliation: (These will play an important role as certain clans may have their own agendas at certain times that clash with current objectives for other players)

Demon Blade Wielder: (Yes/No)

Skills: (Are you a trained healer, good at stealth, swordplay, etc.)

Bio: (Make sure you include in the bio why your character was given a Demon Blade; was it because of high birth, skill, because you were the ‘sacrifice’ to the demon weapon, etc)

Demon Blade Sheet:

Weapon Name:

Weapon Appearance:

Weapon Forged From: (Legendary Creature/Youkai/etc)

Weapon Abilities: (Two Max, also include the ability's corruption level, does using the ability greatly increase the blade's corrupting influence or is it relatively minor. As a rule of thumb the more powerful the ability the more miasma is released from the 'blade' easily leading to rather dire consequences.)

The Evil is contained by: (Tailsman used to keep the corruption at bay. Can be any object as long as it makes sense and can be kept on your person at all times.)

Demon Swords or Escaped Experiments Ideas

Most Subtle Weapon Ever!

Too bad its a gun and won't work for this roleplay. XD

Demon Swords or Escaped Experiments Ideas

I'm getting together what will eventually be the OOC on the first post.

Alright here are the character sheets at the moment.

Character Sheets

Name:

Appearance:

Age:

Gender:

Clan Affiliation: (These will play an important role as certain clans may have their own agendas at certain times that clash with current objectives for other players)

Demon Blade Wielder: (Yes/No)

Skills: (Are you a trained healer, good at stealth, swordplay, etc.)

Bio: (Make sure you include in the bio why your character was given a Demon Blade; was it because of high birth, skill, because you were the ‘sacrifice’ to the demon weapon, etc)

Demon Blade Sheet:

Weapon Name:

Weapon Appearance:

Weapon Forged From: (Legendary Creature/Youkai/etc)

Weapon Abilities: (Two Max, also include the ability's corruption level, does using the ability greatly increase the blade's corrupting influence or is it relatively minor. As a rule of thumb the more powerful the ability the more miasma is released from the 'blade' easily leading to rather dire consequences.)

The Evil is contained by: (Tailsman used to keep the corruption at bay. Can be any object as long as it makes sense and can be kept on your person at all times.)

@Raijinslayer
So as for the role of the demon blades in the story. Common folk are most certainly not allowed access to these highly effective but extremely dangerous weapons. If some rabble managed to get their hands on one you can bet there would quickly be a high bounty on their head and they would be hunted down until the weapon was retrieved. For the most part the demon weapons are held under lock and key by influential clans but certain individuals are allowed the honor of wielding one or else are forced to do so for various reasons. Certainly weapons are of course more deadly than others and generally the most powerful are only in possession of clans close to the Shoganate.

The Demon Blades are for the most part, highly effective tools, though because of their corrupting influence, those who wield the blades are feared by the populace as they never know how far gone the user is. Still a certain amount of respect is given to such wielders as it is no easy task to use such a weapon for any great length of time. The Demon Blades are also known to be highly effective against supernatural threats so at times such users can be seen as extreme exorcists. There are not many who would want to get on the bad side of someone wielding a demon blade.

Common Folk = Fear/Respect
Nobles = A dangerous tool to be used as needed. Many would love just to have one under their control even if they plan to never use it. A great bargaining chip to bring to any negotiations.

The Seer [A Traveling Roleplay] (IC Now open!)

Well to those who are interested in continuing we have to decide on a 'path' to take. The one I had been planning on has well, fallen away so to get things going we would need to decide on a different course of action. I'm kind of busy right now, preparing for the future and what not so I can't put too much time in brainstorming.

Demon Swords or Escaped Experiments Ideas

Haven't had time to think about this much, been a bit busy, few things to take care of. Real life stuff that must be done ya know? xD

Demon Swords or Escaped Experiments Ideas

@Automaton@knighthawk@Raijinslayer

Kind of like the heritage system, 'houses' owning certain demon blades could prove for some interesting group and role play dynamics to be sure.

As for Demon blades being other weapons, could work but since a lot of things do not have scabbards need some other way to keep the miasma in check. Having all Katanas, or at least swords, would be easier to implement.

Course if we impliment a system as knighthawk suggested I suppose it would be easier to use other weapons. In that case scabbards would not be the item to keep the weapons in check and something else would be used. So for example a special tailsman on the handle of a weapon might keep the corruption in check most of the time but in times of extreme use it cannot hold back the large flow of bad energy which then infects the user. If you are really crazy then you could even take the tailsman off and use the weapon without worrying about the overflow of evil energy but you sure won't last long.

IceHeart's 1x1 Roleplay Emporium [MxF]

Hey what you doing in this badlands area?