Izaka Sazaka

Lord of the Rings: The Shadow of Barad-dûr - [OPEN for new players]

@Mia17

We could have had so much fun!

Lord of the Rings: The Shadow of Barad-dûr - [OPEN for new players]

@Andromedai After Frodo and company pass through, doesn't the Watcher in the Water destroy the gate behind them?

@LadyTale

Yes it does. The way to Moria, at least through that road, is shut.

A Long-Lasting Naruto RP.

@Ionion

Just from that post I can already tell this is going to be an amazing roleplay.

xD

Alfheim Online: Fairy Dance of Death [Open]

BTW THE IC HAS BEEN UPDATEDD

@Animus

SO HYPE! CAN'T WAIT TO POST!

I'll get something up as soon as I'm done with classes this afternoon.

~Final Fantasy Tactics: Bahamut Rising~

Name: Galen Urik Gallatine

Race: Hume

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Appearance: Due to the excessive amounts of magical energy Galen has dealt with throughout his lifetime and the sometimes decidedly risky nature of the sorcerous spells he trades for currency he has developed a mild case of mana poisoning which expresses itself as a discoloration at the tips of his hair, changing the usually obsidian locks to a silver or white. During the nighttime, depending on how much energy he has channeled during the day, this can also manifest as a soft red glow inside his skin making stealthy operations nearly impossible. This coloration is caused by excess mana being 'bled off'.

Job: Black Mage

Clothing/Armor:
Noble's Clothes - A complete set of finely crafted robes and clothing in an array of blues and grays of varying colors. This one fine garment has fallen into a state of disrepair, torn and tattered at the edges, another sign of this once proud noble's fall in social status.

Weapons:
Novus Grimoire - A standard spellbook carried by almost all magicians, it automatically fills itself with knowledge as the magical prowess of its owner increases. It exists to catalogue intricate rituals and spells for easy retrieval after they have been learned.

Roc Feather Wand - A small, lightweight spellcasting implement which is cheap and easy to come by. Usually wielded by first years at magical academies, due to Galen's poor financial condition he has resorted to using this most basic of catalysts.

Rusted Shamshir - A melee implement commonly used against unarmored foes. Small and lightweight, Galen has no knowledge of this once proud weapon's usage and therefore now employs it merely as a crude cutting tool.

Inventory:
Blood-Rite Ring - A band of cast silver capped by a brilliant stone. One of the few items Galen has managed to retain control of, it is typically given to magical professors as a symbol of status. The ring itself is non-magical and typically users enchant it to their specifications. Galen's ring currently has no enchantments.

Chest of the Djinn - An almost comically small chest which hangs around Galen's neck, another bare remainder of the sorcerer's now firmly depleted stash. It used to serve as a home for one of Galen's traveling companions: a mighty djinn. Now, having fallen on poor finances, this companion was bartered off at dear cost leaving the mystic container empty.

Attributes:
HP: D-
MP: A Attack: D+*
Defense: D+ Magic: A-
Resist: A+** Speed: C-**

Abilities:

Fire

~Fire~ (Magical, Tier 1)
The user thrusts their palm forward and emits a cone of magical flame roughly three feet in diameter to scorch nearby opponents. The spellcaster can sustain the cone for as long as their magic power will allow, but the MP cost to keep the flames burning hot increases exponentially the longer the spell is being cast, so it is not to the spellcaster's advantage to keep it going for very long. The flame burns at a high temperature, but it has no fuel source to sustain itself other than mana so the spell will not start fires unless the target is flammable. In relation to the other elemental magic, it has the fastest casting time but the lowest range. If your character uses a staff or wand for spellcasting, the cone of flame can be conjured from that item instead of the palm.

Thunder

~Thunder~ (Magical, Tier 1)
After storing up energy in the tip of their index finger, the user points at their target and fires off a bright bolt of magical electricity. The bolt travels very quickly and is quite accurate, and although it is the weakest of the level one elemental spells in terms of physical damage, the electricity has a chance of stunning and disorienting the target, especially if their magical resistance is low. However, because so much energy has to be concentrated in a single point, Thunder has a longer casting time than Blizzard and Fire and costs the most MP of the three. If your character uses a staff or wand for spellcasting, the lightning bolt can be fired from the tip of that item instead.

Poison

~Poison~ (Magical, Tier 1)
After a moment of preparation, the user summons forth a tentacle made of pulsing green energy that extends forward and whips a nearby target, although it inflicts no physical harm besides a brief stinging sensation. If the tentacle successfully makes contact, the target will become poisoned. Poisoned targets are slightly physically weaker, and will experience pain and gradual health loss as the poison takes over. Depending on the poisoned character's defense, the poison may set in slower or faster and affect them more or less. The spell has a moderately high MP cost, although not as much as Thunder, but also suffers from a short range.

Blind

~Blind~ (Magical, Tier 1)
After a moment of preparation, the user fires off a swirling orb of pure darkness at their target. The orb travels at a modest speed in a slight arcing motion. If the orb contacts its target, the unsuspecting foe's vision will grow dim, blurry, and colorless making it incredibly difficult to see things even inches in front of your face, let alone perceive depth or fight effectively. Depending on the target's magic resistance their vision will suffer more or less, although even the most resilient of mages will suffer some loss. This spell is best implemented when a target is distracted, as it can be dodged if the opponent is fast enough and sees it coming (no pun intended).

Rasp

~Rasp~ (Magical, Tier 1)
The user fires a beam of red light at their target, dealing no physical damage other than a brief burning sensation but depleting a chunk of the affected target's MP, possibly preventing them from casting spells or using magical abilities. The beam travels quickly and is moderately difficult to avoid unless the target is prepared, but it can be blocked with a solid object. The spell has a moderately high MP cost, although not as much as Thunder, and has moderate range.

Mystic Battery

~Mystic Battery~ (Passive, Tier 1)
Your character's natural rate of MP recovery is notably slower than average, but when they are affected by a spell that deals damage or inflicts a status ailment, they absorb some of the ether from the spell and their MP is replenished by roughly half of the MP that was expended to cast the spell. In addition, your character's base MP pool is naturally larger than normal (increase your character's MP stat by 2/3s of a letter grade, like C- to C+, and denote this change by bolding that letter on your character sheet.)

Personality: Witty and highly manipulative, Galen's past posh indulgence has only strengthened his conviction to return to that vaunted status in society. At most times passive and of good humor, it is his secret plots and ruthless drive that one need truly be wary of.

Backstory: Raised in a summer home in Ambervale Galen grew up with the title 'Second Count of Urik'. This was the title he was to inherit upon the death of his father, the first count, though it was truly a title only. The land of 'Urik' was no more than a desolate portion of the Eluut stands granted to his father purely for the sake of ennobling him. Still, while his father had King Mewt's favor the family remained in prominence with the majority of the income derived directly from the royal treasury.

When Galen turned of age he was shipped off to a magically academy where it was thought that his admittedly lackluster potential for magic might be exploited for the purpose of finding a suitably useless but still lucrative job in the royal bureaucracy. To most of his family's delight he seemed to excel, albeit mostly through natural talent and not study, at the magical arts and upon his graduation was offered a position as an instructor at the academy as a holdover until a governmental position could be found.

This position remained unfound for some time, however, and as a result Galen continued to lounge at the academy, teaching classes and generally wasting away his days writing thesis' until the foreigner queen took up residence. As part of her reforms Matoya pushed his family out of favor and left them penniless; the shock of the incident put his father of his death bed and within a year Galen duly inherited his mocking title which the good queen had seen as literally too insignificant to care about revoking.

His family having been declared persona non-grata Galen was forced to leave the academy and wander the world, selling his services wherever possible while simultaneously searching for some method of employment which might return him to his previous social status.

Wallet: 5 silver, 25 copper

A Long-Lasting Naruto RP.

@Weird Tales@DeadBeatWalking@Ionion

Don't worry little genin, Senpai is going to take great care of you.

Just don't run off on me

All yandere joking aside

Lord of the Rings: The Shadow of Barad-dûr - [OPEN for new players]

@Izaka SazakaYep, I just have a friend looking over a couple lore based things and creating a trail to Mordor for us, once he finishes I will post it here.

@Andromedai

Lord of the Rings: The Shadow of Barad-dûr - [OPEN for new players]

Just a quick question. Would it be possible to get a map of our journey's course? Say; take a map of Middle earth and just MS Paint a black line along the course that we're going to take? I think that sort of visual aid would be highly useful.

A Long-Lasting Naruto RP.

@OneWayOut Are our characters allowed to be from different villages or do they have to be Leaf shinobi?

@Weird Tales

Not sure on that but I'm going to wait to see where the rest of our squad wants to be from since I'm alright with just about anywhere.

A Long-Lasting Naruto RP.

Mao of the Mirror

"The weather's nice, the clouds are out, why would I go on a mission today?"


Name: Mao no Kagami
Nickname/Alias: Mao of the Mirror
Gender: Male
Age and date of birth: 26, Born September 1st
Age Appearance: Mid 20's
Sexuality: Hetero

Parents: Shinato (alive) and Fuyuki (deceased) Kagami
Length and build: 5'8 Lithe/Athletic
Weight: 165 lbs
Favorite weather and season: Rain in the Fall



Village: The Hidden Leaf
Birthplace: Land of Fire Border Regions (Towards Sunagakure)
Organization: Shinobi Forces

Clan/Bloodline: Kagami Clan (Clan of the Mirror)

Rank: Jounin

Chakra Nature: Fire and Lightning







Personality: Calm and confident. When not on a mission Mao is usually quite lazy and carefree, content to waste away his days doing nothing more than staring at the sky and watching the clouds. While working his personality is a little more serious, though for the most part still laidback and carefree; truly, it would take a real disaster to break his at times quite lackadaisical attitude.



History: As a member of the Kagami clan Mao was raised from a young age to be highly proficient in all manner of sealing jutsu. The clan was originally established to protect a highly powerful artifact known as the Kagami Mirror. The mirror was said to be capable of allowing even a complete novice to perform the most highly advanced and difficult sealing techniques as if they were nothing. In addition, the mirror itself was capable of being used offensively as a method of binding those trapped within its effects to another dimension.




Weapons/Items:

Weapon: Kunai
Description: A set of general, all-purpose knives that have been sharpened to a razor’s edge. Able to cut though anything but the thickest armor, they can also serve as makeshift projectiles and feature circular metal rings on the back-end where items, messages, or explosives can be attached.

Weapon: Senbon
Description: An assortment of tiny needles that can be thrown to a great distance and with great accuracy. Generally used when the target needs to be incapacitated due to their ability to activate pressure points or when a kunai would cause to much blood.

Weapon: Shuriken
Description: Tiny throwing stars. Shuriken can be made of many kinds of materials depending on their purpose ranging from steel to iron to wood. Mostly used as an anti-personnel weapon, they can either be thrown directly at the target or stuck into the surrounding foliage in conjunction with other tools to create traps.

Weapon: Kama
Description: A set of two weapons that, when carried, appear to be nothing more than a pair of sticks. A simple release switch exists at the butt of the weapon that, once activated, releases the weapon’s blade and turns it into a sort of sickle-esque instrument. These weapons serve as the primary means of overcoming armored opponents as their sharp points and long reach are designed to generate enough force to punch through resistant materials. They can be attached to a chain to give them a greater reach and more penetration potential.

Weapon: Vice Claw
Description: A claw made of durable steel. It is lightweight enough to be used without much slowing the strikes or attacks of its possessor. The razor thin edges can be easily coated with a variety of poisons to enhance its lethality or otherwise incapacitate the opponent.

Weapon: Short Bow
Description: A short bow of a stable wood construction. The front side of the weapon has been outfitted with a thin layer of aluminum plating which, while still malleable enough to allow the bow to be drawn also provides it with the ability to ward off light melee strikes and long-distance projectiles.

Item: Razor Wire
Description: A strong length of high density steel which is used primarily for trap construction in conjunction with other tools or techniques. It is especially useful to Mao for its inclusion in a number of sealing techniques.

Weapon: Ninjato
Description: A shortsword that has a simple one-edged straight design. It is built for speed and performs most amiably the function of impaling. Although it can also slash or hack, these functions are not at its core purpose.

Item: Obi
Description: A wide belt worn around the waist, the reverse side has many compartments capable of holding a multitude of secret items. Specialty equipment such as smoke bombs, poisons, explosive tags, first aid gear, lock-picks, ear-plugs, caltrops, and other things go here.


Skills/Abilities:
A Master of Concealment and Stealth
Highly Proficient at Fuinjutsu
A Master of Armed Combat
Capable of the Eight Gates Technique

A relatively unknown member of the Kagami clan, Mao was trained from a young age in his clan's unique style of fuinjustu. Usually these techniques include some form of physical limiting such as cutting off chakra to specific body parts or even removing the opponent's control over their own limbs. To augment this style of combat Mao has focused heavily on the development of his taijutsu and weapon combat, and summoning. When using weapons he often imbues the blades of his tools with fuinjutsu seals.


Special Traits:
Gold Colored Iris'


Kekkei Genkai: Mirrored Eyes



Traits/Abilities of Kekkei Genkai: The reason behind the Kagami clan's gold iris'. This Kekkei Genkai activates in response to genjutsu launched towards the wielder, negating out of hand a wide variety of lesser techniques. Against high level genjutsu this Kekkei Genkai offers an additional layer of defense against mental assaults, allowing the user to make a concerted effort to resist the genjutsu's effects.





Jutsu:

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Custom Jutsu:

Name of Technique: Sealing Style: Limb Reduction Art
Type of Jutsu: Sealing Technique
Rank: C
Range: Contact
Nature Type: None
Handseals: Boar, Ram (Inscribing)
Description: A relatively simple jutsu which, when used effectively, can have devastating effects on the opponent. The jutsu is typically used to limit the use of one of the opponent's limbs, cutting off chakra and nerve circulation/contact. The seals for this technique art incredibly easy to transcribe and basically every piece of Mao's equipment has this seal placed on it in addition to others. Used most effectively with ranged weapons such as arrows and shuriken or during the opening stages of an ambush.
Weakness: Cannot be removed by the victim but is incredibly easy for others to remove as all that is required to break the seal is for outside chakra to be pumped in, kickstarting circulation back through the affected limb.

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Name of Technique: Sealing Style: Consciousness Prison
Type of Jutsu: Fuinjutsu
Rank: A
Range: Contact with the base of the head
Nature Type: None
Handseals: 20 seconds handseal preparation
Description: Cuts off chakra and nerve circulation/contact throughout the body while simultaneously placing a locked barrier on the victim's conscious mind, placing them in a permanent coma. The mental barrier is rigged against outside tampering and, if not disabled in the proper manner, is capable of completely disintegrating the opponent's mental abilities rendering them nothing more than a thoughtless vegetable. This technique is most typically used against high-value targets that might be in control of valuable intelligence.
Weakness:The handseals are fairly complicated and take a good amount of time to perform meaning that they cannot be inscribed unto weaponry.

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Summons



Name: Jorogumo
Species: Giant Spider
Age/Gender: 300 years / Female
Size: Giant
Unique Traits: Skilled in landscape manipulation and control
Can transform into a vaguely humanoid female

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