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25 y/o guy, currently student and living by myself, yada yada.
Veteran Roleplayer, with over 7-8 years of experience in both Pen & Paper and text based, with minimal LARP Experience. I have a great interest in fantasy settings and tends to dislike Post Apocalypse, or generally anything involving guns and modern weaponry. Gimme a sword and the ability to throw fire, and I'm happy.
I have relatively high standards and find myself somewhat disappointed if my posts are below 500 words, preferring ~1000+ whenever possible (sadly, not always easy). At the same time I expect similar standards from my fellow players. I also have a tendency to play female characters in spite of my being a guy, mainly because I find it more entertaining than playing the big burly guy.
Anywho!
25 y/o guy, currently student and living by myself, yada yada.
Veteran Roleplayer, with over 7-8 years of experience in both Pen & Paper and text based, with minimal LARP Experience. I have a great interest in fantasy settings and tends to dislike Post Apocalypse, or generally anything involving guns and modern weaponry. Gimme a sword and the ability to throw fire, and I'm happy.
I have relatively high standards and find myself somewhat disappointed if my posts are below 500 words, preferring ~1000+ whenever possible (sadly, not always easy). At the same time I expect similar standards from my fellow players. I also have a tendency to play female characters in spite of my being a guy, mainly because I find it more entertaining than playing the big burly guy.
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Well, it's turn based so I'll have to wait until the other four busy-heads have posted :P
Bah. Too bad Lil' Sindri he left xD Woulda liked to see how he'd react to her suddenly just staring at him, shooting him the most infuriating, challenging smile she could, her chin almost lazily resting in the palm of her hand.
That sounds almost like a "joint it or else", just wrapped up nicely :P
:< Boooo.
Anywho, depending on what it is, I'll probably join it with an altered version of Nishino... I wanna play her xD
Anywho, depending on what it is, I'll probably join it with an altered version of Nishino... I wanna play her xD
Not reviving this? Whyyyy D: :<
Anywho, glad to see you back. I was legitimately starting to think something had happened to you :/ Something quite a bit less pleasant than internet-outs.
Anywho, glad to see you back. I was legitimately starting to think something had happened to you :/ Something quite a bit less pleasant than internet-outs.
Enigma said
Me me me! This sounds awesome. Is there still room?
We are 6 at the moment, and I see 8 as being the maximum. So there is still spots left :) I'd just like to point out that it is Advanced, just in case you hadn't seen :) The OOC is up, by the way. http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/64033/posts/ooc I just posted the first post for the RP itself, but it isn't too late. I encourage you to read everything in the initial OOC post (as well as the character profiles linked in the bottom of it) before you post a character.
Feisty-Pants said
Ffff.I forgot to finish editing that CS. Ah well.What races are actually available then, since Dragon was apparently taken when I tried to make it even though there was no CS claiming it. ._.;
There was a CS. I think the name is Misty-something and can be found on Page 3, I think. Anywho, look at the first OOC post. There you can find every accepted character. Those are the ones which are taken. Aside from those 6 you can take literally anything.
Alright, first post is a go. Remember, only one post pr "Turn." So start with only one post, people, then one more after I make another one. Easier to keep track of time and such that way. You're welcome to make a coop post if you want, though, to have a conversation flowing between two of your characters.
The door slid open and let out a rumbling Lily, her words unintelligible but the meaning behind them clear enough: She was not satisfied, or at least not happy. She stumbled through the now open portal, leaning against the wall, and finally ceasing her grumbling only to start panting.
"I swear that bitch is trying to kill me," she groaned, sliding down the wall until she sat on the floor. "Five hours. For five fucking hours she forced me to blast those damned dummies again and again and again." She leaned her head back against the wall, closing her eyes and savouring what little coolness the concrete wall offered her.
She had just finished what she mockingly called Introduction Torture, though it was more of a way to see how they had improved over the past month of summer break. Needless to say, Lily had taken the time to go shopping and see what could be found in Longnan, whether they be useless baubles or pretty dresses. She'd found a rather lovely one of the latter a few days prior. It was a traditional Chinese dress with a cut by both of her thighs, allowing for free movement while still protecting her modesty. It was a pretty thing, she thought, sleeveless and with a primarily red colouration, black swirls and shapes decorating it, and lined with black sewn with an easily visible silver thread. Had she known that Ikari would throw her into the Dummy Room, as it was often called by the students, to strike down hard light holograms for five hours, she wouldn't have worn it. It would reek of sweat for days to come.
And here I was hoping to surprise Tsuki with it as well. First time I'm wearing it, too, she thought, opening her eyes and staring at the ceiling without really seeing it. "I wonder what Tsuki's doing? Not to mention that weird guy... Sindri, was it? Freaky as fuck, but... mildly interesting." She glanced around, fast for her in her tired state, but relatively slow otherwise. "I hope he didn't hear that."
She sat there for another few minutes, recuperating some of the energy she had lost. She had been so tired that she had reverted to her human form once she was told that she was done, not at all feeling up to the task of dragging all those tails with her. Even with her enhanced strength and endurance, she was simply too tired at that point.
With a groan she finally stood up, legs wobbly as she stumbled down the hallway, heading for one of the mini trains that would leave her to the living quarters where her room was. At least she could sit down in the few minutes it took for her to arrive.
About five minutes later she found herself in front of the door to her rooms. She opened it and entered, unceremoniously slamming the door behind her as she went for the bathroom, already working on taking off her dress.
The next few minutes was spent undoing her braid, undoing the obscene lengths of hair. Sometimes she wondered why she kept it so long, but then she always reminded herself that she liked it. Either that, or Tsukiko would remind her that it was some sort of reminder of her time with Max, as she hadn't cut it since he died... or she would simply start brushing it for her, silencing any and all complaints in the meantime.
Yeah, not cutting it anytime soon, she thought, finally untangling the last bits and stepping into the shower, warm water washing over her and soothing both aching muscles and quickly removing the residue sweat. She sighed appreciatively, closing her eyes and lifting her head to the stream of water, smiling into it as her mind returned to the past month. More than one of those days had been spent with Tsukiko, both shopping and chatting. As well as training and sparring which the teachers had outright demanded that they do.
She stepped out of the shower several minutes later, refreshed and with far more energy now than she had previously. The drying, however, was an arduous process, owed entirely to the fact that drying her hair took so long. Once done with that, she tied it back into its signature braid, letting the lingering moisture in it help hold the individual hairs together.
She stepped out of the bathroom, stark naked, and threw her dirty clothes into the corner, and was about to head for the drawer to get something to wear when something yanked her braid behind her. She whirled around, ready to send whoever was pulling it flying, and shout at them at the same time.
What she saw gave her pause, however. Behind her sat a small-ish, japanese girl with long, unkempt brown hair, a pair of green, slitted eyes and twin pair of cat tails. A pair of feline ears atop her head completed her look.
Tsukiko sat there, playfully batting at Lily’s long braid with both her hands, sending it back and forth like some cat’s toy while chanting a constant, high pitched “Nya nya, nya ya, nya nya.”
“Tsuki, you…” Lily chuckled, running a hand down her face as she beheld the painfully adorable thing that was her girlfriend. “When do you ever get tired of that whole ‘Nya’ thing?”
At Lily’s voice, Tsukiko looked up, an innocent smile on her lips as she balled up her hands and held them in front of her in the imitation of paws. “Nya?”
“You are impossible, you know that?” Lily asked, smiling as she turned away from Tsukiko and headed for the dresser. She withdrew a dress similar to the one she had worn earlier, but a bit shorter and plainer. This one went to just above the knees, and was blue with several images of lotus blossoms. A pair of white socks and a strange sort of boots made of cloth, with ribbons attached to the shoe itself meant to tie around the shin of the wearer. A small illusion woven around the knot ensured that it looked like it was just a piece of uninterrupted ribbon.
“I don’t understand why you go to such lengths for those shoes of yours. Not like you could just use a normal pair of ballerina shoes like I do,” Tsukiko interjected from behind, tails swishing back and forth behind her.
“Because I like them,” Lily replied, turning around to the cat-girl. “And why do you constantly walk around like some otaku’s wet dream?”
“Because I—uuh—Like it?” She looked away from Lily, an embarrassed blush colouring her cheeks as she realised her earlier remark was rendered void. “Touché,” she muttered. “Anywho, wanna go for something to eat? I’m starving!”
“You’re always starving,” Lily said, chuckling as she walked to the door.
“I’m n-” Any further denials or retorts were silence as by Lily reaching up to scratch her behind the ears, earning a pleased purr instead.
Works every time.
The two of them made their way towards the cafeteria, the largest one in what was pretty much the centre of the Academy. It had everything—close to everything. Even two years down the line, Lily still found herself filling her plate to the point where it could hold no longer; just as she had the first day she arrived and saw just how much food was available. The first day she hadn’t been able to do much of anything for hours after eating, having stuffed herself to the point of getting sick.
She had always lived on the bare minimum of food, scraping together what she could and when she could, occasionally getting a “proper” meal in some run-down cafe after she had “relieved” some random passerby of his, or her, wallet. Cash was still a thing, something which she found mildly surprising given how almost every other type of transaction was made via the internet.
“So what’re you going to get?” Tsukiko asked, hungrily eyeing the various plates filled with sea-food: fish, shrimps, crabs and everything else from the sea, tails swishing erratically behind her in anticipation. She had always had a thing for seafood, having grown up in a coastal village in Japan, but things had only gotten worse after she became a Bakeneko Shifter. Whether it was actually that her preference of such foods had increased, or if it was just an act, was unknown to Lily, but she found it entertaining nevertheless.
“Think I’m gonna go for a proper beef. Haven’t had one in ages.”
Tsukiko snorted, lifting her nose into the air. “Suit yourself. You don’t know what you’re missing.” Her pretence of aloofness fell away, replaced by the previous look of hunger and anticipation. “I, for one, will stuff myself in some salmon and fried shrimps!”
She didn’t have time to reply before Tsukiko had run off, already filling her plate with smoked salmon and fried shrimp, entirely foregoing any sort of vegetables. She shook her head and went about getting something to eat herself.
Nearly an hour had passed, and Lily was stuffed, as was Tsukiko. They had finished eating after the first half hour, then started chatting about everything and nothing. Twenty minutes had passed with that before Tsukiko announced that it was time for dessert, at which point she bought a couple of muffins for the both of them.
That, coupled with the previous lunch, was almost too much for Lily’s stomach, and she wondered if she’d ever be able to eat again.
I wonder what that weirdo is doing, Lily thought, her mind turning to Sindri as Tsukiko was detailing a sparring fight she had had with one of the other Bakeneko. It was interesting, but not overly so, so she couldn’t quite help her mind from wonder.
For that matter, I wonder if anything’s going to happen, soon. Something interesting, perhaps?
"I swear that bitch is trying to kill me," she groaned, sliding down the wall until she sat on the floor. "Five hours. For five fucking hours she forced me to blast those damned dummies again and again and again." She leaned her head back against the wall, closing her eyes and savouring what little coolness the concrete wall offered her.
She had just finished what she mockingly called Introduction Torture, though it was more of a way to see how they had improved over the past month of summer break. Needless to say, Lily had taken the time to go shopping and see what could be found in Longnan, whether they be useless baubles or pretty dresses. She'd found a rather lovely one of the latter a few days prior. It was a traditional Chinese dress with a cut by both of her thighs, allowing for free movement while still protecting her modesty. It was a pretty thing, she thought, sleeveless and with a primarily red colouration, black swirls and shapes decorating it, and lined with black sewn with an easily visible silver thread. Had she known that Ikari would throw her into the Dummy Room, as it was often called by the students, to strike down hard light holograms for five hours, she wouldn't have worn it. It would reek of sweat for days to come.
And here I was hoping to surprise Tsuki with it as well. First time I'm wearing it, too, she thought, opening her eyes and staring at the ceiling without really seeing it. "I wonder what Tsuki's doing? Not to mention that weird guy... Sindri, was it? Freaky as fuck, but... mildly interesting." She glanced around, fast for her in her tired state, but relatively slow otherwise. "I hope he didn't hear that."
She sat there for another few minutes, recuperating some of the energy she had lost. She had been so tired that she had reverted to her human form once she was told that she was done, not at all feeling up to the task of dragging all those tails with her. Even with her enhanced strength and endurance, she was simply too tired at that point.
With a groan she finally stood up, legs wobbly as she stumbled down the hallway, heading for one of the mini trains that would leave her to the living quarters where her room was. At least she could sit down in the few minutes it took for her to arrive.
About five minutes later she found herself in front of the door to her rooms. She opened it and entered, unceremoniously slamming the door behind her as she went for the bathroom, already working on taking off her dress.
The next few minutes was spent undoing her braid, undoing the obscene lengths of hair. Sometimes she wondered why she kept it so long, but then she always reminded herself that she liked it. Either that, or Tsukiko would remind her that it was some sort of reminder of her time with Max, as she hadn't cut it since he died... or she would simply start brushing it for her, silencing any and all complaints in the meantime.
Yeah, not cutting it anytime soon, she thought, finally untangling the last bits and stepping into the shower, warm water washing over her and soothing both aching muscles and quickly removing the residue sweat. She sighed appreciatively, closing her eyes and lifting her head to the stream of water, smiling into it as her mind returned to the past month. More than one of those days had been spent with Tsukiko, both shopping and chatting. As well as training and sparring which the teachers had outright demanded that they do.
She stepped out of the shower several minutes later, refreshed and with far more energy now than she had previously. The drying, however, was an arduous process, owed entirely to the fact that drying her hair took so long. Once done with that, she tied it back into its signature braid, letting the lingering moisture in it help hold the individual hairs together.
She stepped out of the bathroom, stark naked, and threw her dirty clothes into the corner, and was about to head for the drawer to get something to wear when something yanked her braid behind her. She whirled around, ready to send whoever was pulling it flying, and shout at them at the same time.
What she saw gave her pause, however. Behind her sat a small-ish, japanese girl with long, unkempt brown hair, a pair of green, slitted eyes and twin pair of cat tails. A pair of feline ears atop her head completed her look.
Tsukiko sat there, playfully batting at Lily’s long braid with both her hands, sending it back and forth like some cat’s toy while chanting a constant, high pitched “Nya nya, nya ya, nya nya.”
“Tsuki, you…” Lily chuckled, running a hand down her face as she beheld the painfully adorable thing that was her girlfriend. “When do you ever get tired of that whole ‘Nya’ thing?”
At Lily’s voice, Tsukiko looked up, an innocent smile on her lips as she balled up her hands and held them in front of her in the imitation of paws. “Nya?”
“You are impossible, you know that?” Lily asked, smiling as she turned away from Tsukiko and headed for the dresser. She withdrew a dress similar to the one she had worn earlier, but a bit shorter and plainer. This one went to just above the knees, and was blue with several images of lotus blossoms. A pair of white socks and a strange sort of boots made of cloth, with ribbons attached to the shoe itself meant to tie around the shin of the wearer. A small illusion woven around the knot ensured that it looked like it was just a piece of uninterrupted ribbon.
“I don’t understand why you go to such lengths for those shoes of yours. Not like you could just use a normal pair of ballerina shoes like I do,” Tsukiko interjected from behind, tails swishing back and forth behind her.
“Because I like them,” Lily replied, turning around to the cat-girl. “And why do you constantly walk around like some otaku’s wet dream?”
“Because I—uuh—Like it?” She looked away from Lily, an embarrassed blush colouring her cheeks as she realised her earlier remark was rendered void. “Touché,” she muttered. “Anywho, wanna go for something to eat? I’m starving!”
“You’re always starving,” Lily said, chuckling as she walked to the door.
“I’m n-” Any further denials or retorts were silence as by Lily reaching up to scratch her behind the ears, earning a pleased purr instead.
Works every time.
The two of them made their way towards the cafeteria, the largest one in what was pretty much the centre of the Academy. It had everything—close to everything. Even two years down the line, Lily still found herself filling her plate to the point where it could hold no longer; just as she had the first day she arrived and saw just how much food was available. The first day she hadn’t been able to do much of anything for hours after eating, having stuffed herself to the point of getting sick.
She had always lived on the bare minimum of food, scraping together what she could and when she could, occasionally getting a “proper” meal in some run-down cafe after she had “relieved” some random passerby of his, or her, wallet. Cash was still a thing, something which she found mildly surprising given how almost every other type of transaction was made via the internet.
“So what’re you going to get?” Tsukiko asked, hungrily eyeing the various plates filled with sea-food: fish, shrimps, crabs and everything else from the sea, tails swishing erratically behind her in anticipation. She had always had a thing for seafood, having grown up in a coastal village in Japan, but things had only gotten worse after she became a Bakeneko Shifter. Whether it was actually that her preference of such foods had increased, or if it was just an act, was unknown to Lily, but she found it entertaining nevertheless.
“Think I’m gonna go for a proper beef. Haven’t had one in ages.”
Tsukiko snorted, lifting her nose into the air. “Suit yourself. You don’t know what you’re missing.” Her pretence of aloofness fell away, replaced by the previous look of hunger and anticipation. “I, for one, will stuff myself in some salmon and fried shrimps!”
She didn’t have time to reply before Tsukiko had run off, already filling her plate with smoked salmon and fried shrimp, entirely foregoing any sort of vegetables. She shook her head and went about getting something to eat herself.
Nearly an hour had passed, and Lily was stuffed, as was Tsukiko. They had finished eating after the first half hour, then started chatting about everything and nothing. Twenty minutes had passed with that before Tsukiko announced that it was time for dessert, at which point she bought a couple of muffins for the both of them.
That, coupled with the previous lunch, was almost too much for Lily’s stomach, and she wondered if she’d ever be able to eat again.
I wonder what that weirdo is doing, Lily thought, her mind turning to Sindri as Tsukiko was detailing a sparring fight she had had with one of the other Bakeneko. It was interesting, but not overly so, so she couldn’t quite help her mind from wonder.
For that matter, I wonder if anything’s going to happen, soon. Something interesting, perhaps?
I did see the "Work in Progress," but usually there are places left blank if it is as such. And since the Background wasn't left blank I simply assumed that it was finished. Apologise for that, but it looked finished since everything was filled out, though some of it being a bit bare.
As for the poison/Flame thing. There are myths of the manticore breathing fire, and of it being poisonous. It's both so you have free reign as to which one you choose. I only ever mentioned flame because it's a possibility.
As for the size. As a Demon I imagine he'd be a bit larger than a tiger. perhaps 20-50% larger in total. He'd be one of the slower types of Demons, having far more defense and physical strength than others, but still be plenty fast to outrun a Titan.
As a Titan he would be much larger, perhaps 2/3 the size of the average Dragon. Faster and more nimble than the average Titan, but a bit lacking in raw power and defense, making up for that with his poisonous spines/thingies he shoots from his tail.
You complain a bit about how he'd be weak and small compared to dragons who can crush him with a foot, so here's a few human/dragon comparisons of what I view is their average size:
Dragons are the #1 of the Shifters, and unquestioningly the most powerful of the all, but that doesn't mean that you can't beat them. Each and every Shifter has strengths and weaknesses, and while the Dragons are the most powerful they are not quite as quick as the Demons, and despite their immense power and defense, a Fae could still blast them into next week. It's not only about size, but speed and agility. Sure someone may be huge, but who's to say they can land a hit on someone who's smaller and much faster? It's also not 1v1 fights, but group skirmishes or even small wars between a couple hundred shifters. So he's never alone, and he always has dragons or other massive Titans to take care of the opponent massive titans.
I also can't help but feel that, judging by what you just wrote, you're making a self-insert. That is, essentially putting your own personality into a character and then playing that. I advise against that, simply because it hints at a lack of writing skills. I know that sounds harsh, but that's really what a Self-Insert tells me :/ Regardless, that kind of character is not someone I'm sure would be accepted into the Academy. If he's likely to punch someone because he doesn't like them, then he does not fit in with a group of soldiers. They can't give him special treatment and group him with people that he likes just because he'll punch anyone else.
As for the unit thing. It just does not fit in with the mythos. A Manticore does not have some magic that suddenly makes him able to run faster. He has whatever speed his legs and such gives him. He is, essentially, magic-less, as is many Titans and other Beast-like Shifters.
No. Just don't. This is not something you "make up." This is an RP centered around magic, and every other character here has their powers from mythology itself. The only exception might be our Giant with his touch-based telekinesis, but that's pretty much equivalent to brute strength and nothing more. So yes, I expect people to stick to the actual mythology as much as possible, making changes where it's necessary to give it some semblance of balance.
I know I'm jumping a bit back and forth here, but:
Indeed, they're not. While a Dryad alone would be able to restrain a Dragon, they do not quite have the raw power to kill them. That's why you work together like actual soldiers and comrades.
As for the poison/Flame thing. There are myths of the manticore breathing fire, and of it being poisonous. It's both so you have free reign as to which one you choose. I only ever mentioned flame because it's a possibility.
As for the size. As a Demon I imagine he'd be a bit larger than a tiger. perhaps 20-50% larger in total. He'd be one of the slower types of Demons, having far more defense and physical strength than others, but still be plenty fast to outrun a Titan.
As a Titan he would be much larger, perhaps 2/3 the size of the average Dragon. Faster and more nimble than the average Titan, but a bit lacking in raw power and defense, making up for that with his poisonous spines/thingies he shoots from his tail.
You complain a bit about how he'd be weak and small compared to dragons who can crush him with a foot, so here's a few human/dragon comparisons of what I view is their average size:
Dragons are the #1 of the Shifters, and unquestioningly the most powerful of the all, but that doesn't mean that you can't beat them. Each and every Shifter has strengths and weaknesses, and while the Dragons are the most powerful they are not quite as quick as the Demons, and despite their immense power and defense, a Fae could still blast them into next week. It's not only about size, but speed and agility. Sure someone may be huge, but who's to say they can land a hit on someone who's smaller and much faster? It's also not 1v1 fights, but group skirmishes or even small wars between a couple hundred shifters. So he's never alone, and he always has dragons or other massive Titans to take care of the opponent massive titans.
I also can't help but feel that, judging by what you just wrote, you're making a self-insert. That is, essentially putting your own personality into a character and then playing that. I advise against that, simply because it hints at a lack of writing skills. I know that sounds harsh, but that's really what a Self-Insert tells me :/ Regardless, that kind of character is not someone I'm sure would be accepted into the Academy. If he's likely to punch someone because he doesn't like them, then he does not fit in with a group of soldiers. They can't give him special treatment and group him with people that he likes just because he'll punch anyone else.
As for the unit thing. It just does not fit in with the mythos. A Manticore does not have some magic that suddenly makes him able to run faster. He has whatever speed his legs and such gives him. He is, essentially, magic-less, as is many Titans and other Beast-like Shifters.
and that the Manticore I made up is very different.
No. Just don't. This is not something you "make up." This is an RP centered around magic, and every other character here has their powers from mythology itself. The only exception might be our Giant with his touch-based telekinesis, but that's pretty much equivalent to brute strength and nothing more. So yes, I expect people to stick to the actual mythology as much as possible, making changes where it's necessary to give it some semblance of balance.
I know I'm jumping a bit back and forth here, but:
Manticore and dryads and other creatures like that aren't really meant to go beat up dragons or giants.
Indeed, they're not. While a Dryad alone would be able to restrain a Dragon, they do not quite have the raw power to kill them. That's why you work together like actual soldiers and comrades.
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