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Current Now running: World of Light: The Tale of the Dark Itself
5 mos ago
Forever and ever, amen
8 mos ago
Calling out from Scatman's world
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11 mos ago
Called into action - by threats that seem harmonized
1 yr ago
Tomorrow comes

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Current GM of World of Light. When it comes to writing, there's nothing I love more than imagination, engagement, and commitment. I'm always open to talk, suggestion, criticism, and collaboration. While I try to be as obliging, helpful, and courteous as possible, I have very little sympathy for ghosts, and anyone who'd like to string me along. Straightforwardness is all I ask for.

Looking for more personal details? I'm just some dude from the American south; software development is my job but games, writing, and trying to help others enjoy life are my passions. Been RPing for over a decade, starting waaaay back with humble beginnings on the Spore forum, so I know a thing or two, though I won't pretend to be an expert. If you're down for some fun, let's make something spectacular together.

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@VitaVitaAR Accepted.

@Black Alice Reimu's accepted as long as her 'fly away from reality' power is nerfed.

@Dirty Dan Doesn't Raiden need to change out his milk blood on a regular basis?

@Lugubrious Dio's timestop will be nerfed if you want to use him since five seconds is enough for him to do a lot of damage on most things arbitrarily.


I'll have him not use it, or only use it for 'teleporting', if that'd be okay.

Name: DIO

Universe: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Appearance:

Personality: Dio is naturally intelligent; manifesting between cunning, perceptiveness, comprehension and/or foresight. As a result of a passion for reading, he is also very knowledgeable about the world. He is consistently manipulative and violently domineering, apparently lacking much conscience or empathy. Dio will normally not attack anything or anybody unless provoked (although probably more out of regarding them as inconsequential, and so not worthy of attention, than anything akin to kindness). Even when trying to remove an obstacle, he will first try persuading people to work for him, and only fight them if they oppose. He does not hold the capacity to truly love anyone.

Powers/Skills: Dio is a cunning, charming and intelligent individual. In addition to Stand users, whom Avdol and Joseph suggest he recruits through sheer charm or charisma, he has charmed many women through his life.

Dio attains massive strength as a Vampire, allowing him feats such as forcibly walking on walls and single-handedly deflecting attacks. Dio can regenerate his body faster than fire can consume it. His incredible vitality is maintained by consuming human beings (or their blood), which he commonly does by piercing them with his fingers. Like all JoJo vampires, Dio sucks blood through tentacles in his fingers and has been seen at least once drinking blood from an unnamed girl. His body is able to live even after having vital body parts amputated and he can also control his detached body parts. Dio is also able to pressurize liquid in his eyeballs and then create small openings in his pupils, eventually creating two fluid jets (referred to by others as "Space Ripper Stingy Eyes") powerful enough to slice stone.

Dio's humanoid Stand is The World; facilitating melee attack roughly equal in its immense force and speed to Jotaro's Star Platinum. For reference, it can punch many times per second, a single one of which is capable of punching through a living body. It's most notable ability, however, is its power to stop time, during which Dio can move and act freely. His current limit is nine seconds.

Brief Bio: Where to begin? Dio Brando was born back in the 1800s to poverty and an abusive father, but his evil goes beyond upbringing. When given the chance, he employed whatever methods he could to get ahead. When offered the kindness of the Joestar household as payment for his father's debt, he worked to upstage and ruin the life of young Jonathan Joestar, but in the end it was Dio that was destroyed. He then willingly relinquished his humanity to a stone mask to become a vampire, and the rest, as they say, is history.

He has been stolen from the timeline during the events of Part 3, not long before the heroes find his place of dwelling. Naturally, with important matters afoot he wants to return, and is not much interested in wasting his strength on anyone here. He is not totally opposed to gathering new recruits for his army of followers, however.

Equipment: Ten knives

Others: Obviously, Dio is really, really powerful. However, he does not break the criteria in rule #2. His power is balanced by his personality; if he has no investment in any of the other characters or events, he is not likely to take action, and even if someone opposes them he'd rather try to persuade them to join his side than to fight them.
This might be fun. Particularly if more people sign on.
I'll post as soon as @Invisible Man does.
If Doctor Oobleck noticed the ubiquitous business cards, the tangible tension between some of the students, or the drowsiness of a one-armed redhead, he took no notice. After appearing seemingly out of nowhere in a characteristic burst of speed, he wasted no time launching into a lecture concerning some of the earliest civilizations to have ever populated Remnant. He glossed over their societal norms, art, architecture, and accomplishments, peppering his conversation with questions to the students -often specifically, to keep some of the less-interested teens involved- and trying to narrow down potential thousands of years of history into clear and precise analysis. To be sure, those without drive to learn and discover would doubtlessly find his instruction yawn-inducing, but any student in their right mind would have to admit that this topic was fascinating. To look back across the ages and discover the roots of not only modern society and culture, but thought itself, was a valuable and insightful pursuit. Plus, to any still plagued by the thought of the silenced singer brought in earlier, a new topic might be a welcome distraction.

It did not, however, last forever. Even as Oobleck drilled into the vaults of history, time itself ticked by, and before too long the class found the passing bell ringing through the halls again. With Combat, Math, and History out of today's way, there came again that magical time of day for all to rest and refuel, even if only for a little while: lunch. The cafeteria was open as usual, but after an installation during the weekend, a brand-new on-campus eatery called Deli N'Doul was open for business as well. Today's dishes in the cafeteria were fish fillets, two varieties of pizza, peas with carrot, buttery potato slices, corn-on-the-cob, macaroni, and the obligatory salad bar.

Though one of the first ones into the huge room, Abel did not immediately make for any place in particular. He wanted to stick with his teammates or, if they'd already made plans for lunch as well as after school, wait for an informative message to pop up on his scroll. His head was still buzzing from all the history injected into it, but it wasn't a painful sensation. On his mind right now were two things: how exactly ancient cultures' ideas about the world might feed into contemporary ones, and trying to make himself seem cool and casual should Krysanthe appear.

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food time has arrived. Enjoy!
I think @Lugubrious was planning something but whatever it is I'd like it happen soon. Sapphire's not the kind of person to engage in conversation with someone unless someone speaks to her first. Then the lighter personalities in the room are a bit intimidated by her and the others regard her as unpleasant so people don't generally want to talk to her.

Can we move forward soon?


Busy today. Working on it. Tomorrow morning at the latest.
[@Bright Ops] has yet to reply to me.

When are we going to be free to make the assault on the dwarven outpost?
Hmmm. The more I think about it, the more I want to make my Terumi-ish character. @Lugubrious will there be any possible future ventures for such a chance?


Are those in Oobleck's class mostly waiting for the coffee-sensei himself to start with his lecture? About to head out for SAT prep. Got my thermos ready.


Also, @Suku, Eve/Delta asked if Cian wanted to go to the party as well, in the case you missed the line.


Yes, I'll be starting us off shortly.
I make mistakes sometimes.
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