Mirandae

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Good question.

It would depend on you more than anything else. Since the other characters have attended the same military academy, the assumption would be that your character did not, as he or she is an aggressor. This means that your character would have separated from the rest of the group at age eight or nine. This would leave the aggressor character quite disconnected from the group, but not forgotten.

Another thing would be that this character would not appear at the beginning of the story. He or she would have to appear at a later point, which is impossible to predict when that would be, i.e., how long you would have to wait to actually post something. In fact, it would not make sense for him or her to join the others until somewhere in the middle of the story.

Another question would be how this character's relationship with everyone else would be. The term 'aggressor' has negative connotations. They do not have to be 'evil,' but they usually do more bad things than good. However, this would not hinder the story all that much.

So, it's a nice idea—and you can do it if you want to—but I strongly advise against it, as you would potentially have to wait a long time before being able to join the story/roleplay. That is my only concern.

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JJ! Yes, I am! Please join us if you are able to! I'd love to have you. The old thread is still around, so you could salvage some stuff form your old character.

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Welcome to the both of you.

That was an interesting photo for your character, Tenish! Very mosaic-ish. Make sure to make a post, later, in which you clearly state that you are finished with your character sheet, so that I can look at it again.

I shall also post my own character sheet as soon as possible, as it might assist someone with how I have imagine things 'should' be written, or for the sake of ideas and inspiration to get people started. I recommend that all of you do the same. Tenish is on the right track regarding 'dynamic development' of character sheets.

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Hello, welcome! I loved the Spirits Within as well.

Answer: No, you can use 'real' or 'live-action' pictures if you want. I'll clear this up in the character sheet template.

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Fantastic, welcome. I also love the word 'betwixt,' and other archaic and Shakespearean words! Nice pun there (forty-eight hours), Rockette!

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Alright, the OOC is now available. Come and say your hellos and share your ideas.

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Thanks for the interests! Maybe the player cap is 40 people, then it wont be full for quite some time. So, you're all good!

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Wow, this went much better than I'd imagined. Thanks to everyone—Frenetic, Adora, Bunnita, Rockette, Moon, and Blackwell—for your interests! An OOC will be available within 48 hours of this post (it's already finished, but I need to go over it a couple of times before posting it).

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Postwar depression, modern to sci-fi setting, military academy graduates, special powers through animism, childhood friends, inspired by Half-Life and Final Fantasy.

Premise
Years ago, a great calamity fell from the heaves and brought upon the world a terrible infestation of otherworldly creatures. These creatures thrived on the destruction and consumption of a delicate ecological symbiosis on our planet, upon which we depend all life. I speak of the spirits that exist in humans and animals, mountains and rivers, flowers and trees, thunder and wind, and everything betwixt. The calamity and the creatures caused these spirits to flee their original material embodiments and seek refuge in those whose spirits and material bodies were superior to begin with. Those who were chosen by the spirits to protect them became the spirits’ guardians. The spirits bestowed upon their hosts all of their inherit power to wield in the face of hostility. The concept of ‘magic’ was born.

The war between humanity and the creatures persisted for many years. To this day there are parts of the world that will never be fully cleansed. With the disruption of the symbiosis due to the war and the creatures, the world began to wither: the weather and the seasonal cycles became erratic, shorelines along the coasts receded, natural resources depleted, and most wildlife disappeared. This constant conflict with the creatures caused the world to unite under a single banner, and those that did not approve formed their own way of life behind walled-off cities and enclosed communities in rural areas. It became a world of ‘every man for himself’ or ‘part of the machine’ philosophy.

Some people believe that the calamity has a greater purpose than that which we can perceive, whereas others believe that it is simply coincidence or bad luck. This has sparked heated debates within political circles and beyond, to the point of religious and ideological conflict.

Story
The story begins on the day after a campus-wide graduation party. It is summer, but the characters are urged to stay with the academy and work for the administration. On their first missions together, the characters discover the threat of a dangerous individual and the possible threat of a second calamity. In this great endeavor they also learn a disturbing truth about their past.

Characters
You are a guardian. The guardians of this story are childhood friends bound together by the one who passed away many years ago. The friend that our characters lost was a boy named Samuel. He was a charismatic and energetic young man, who always spearheaded the group in adventure and mischief common to children. The unfortunate event of his death occurred at the time of the calamity and at the hands of a creature, when the characters were roughly eight years old. The war with the creatures induced many military academies around the world in order to train soldiers for ‘The Cause.’ Our characters applied and joined the same academy in order to be with and support each other. At the beginning of the story, our characters are twenty-one years old and about to graduate.

Out of Character
+Codex with information about the world
+Character Sheet

I created this idea a couple of months ago, though I forgot about it and the forum for some unknown reason. I have now returned and aim to see this idea through. I have made a few changes that I hope are for the better. And fear not, I do not forget the same thing twice and especially not when I have given a written account of how I forgot it the first time.

OOC