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The True Self - Persona

Given the late hour here, I'd better sleep before saying anything. I'll change that mistake in the Persona list now, though. Thanks for catching that.

The True Self (A Persona RP)

There's still some Arcana slots to fill up, as well as non-Persona roles.

Fate/Esoterica

Also here.

The True Self - Persona

Name: Yoshida Akemi.

Age: 17

Appearance: Calm and composed.

Arcana: Hierophant

Personality: A serious girl with little time for fooling around, Akemi believes in hard work and studying above all else. Having been raised by her parents with this mindset engraved in her mind, Akemi has gone on to become quite an unpopular student body president, who would even go as far as to berate any student she sees messing around in the school halls during break. To her, the idea of slacking off and ruining one's chance of becoming successful in life is utter lunacy.
Due to her buzzkill nature and off-putting ideas, Akemi has made very few friends, if any, at school. Even outside of it, all she ever seems to do is study. Despite this, Akemi cares for the well-being of her fellow students, and is currently stressing over the idea that her replacement may not be up to par when she leaves.
[*]Equipment/Skills: Academically, Akemi scores quite highly in most subjects, English being her only real weakness. She's also skilled at carving, oddly enough. As far as equipment goes, she only ever carries school supplies.

Background: Raised as a hard-working girl since childhood, Akemi has had very little time to socialise with others at school or outside, instead studying maniacally in order to become immensely successful in the future. One of her few ventures outside resulted in her meeting and 'befriending' an unfortunate girl, who is still with her today.
Akemi was elected as student body president in her first year, and her no-nonsense attitude and devotion to rules and regulations has done little to make her approachable to most others. Maybe it's the stress finally getting to her, but now she's having weird dreams about blue rooms and creepy old guys...

Persona: Hokuto Seikun.

Appearance: It's totally Hokuto.

Abilities:
Enemy Scan: Is able to detect the weakness of an enemy, if possible.
Communication: Is able to send messages to one's mind. Literally one person, for the moment.

The True Self (A Persona RP)

OOC is up, Those that expressed interest can join, but I wouldn't expect everyone to be using Personas straight away.

The True Self - Persona

VELVET ROOM PROLOGUE

"Welcome to the Velvet Room."

Within a lounge draped in blue, sat two strange figures. One of them, a tall woman with straight, shining blonde hair that fell to her hips, looks at you, though she is not the one who spoke. Much like the velvet curtains draped over the windows, this woman's uniform was almost entirely blue, with only a black belt and shoes adding to her colour palette.

On the cerulean sofa beside her, was a much shorter man, who slowly raised his head. Despite his tengu-like nose, and wide, bloodshot eyes, you sensed no hostility from him. If anything, he gave the impression of a strange, yet likable uncle.

"This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter."

The strange man spoke as he waved an arm over the table before him. Several tarot cards were laid out, four rows of five. Grinning with anticipation, he picked one card up, seemingly at random, staring at it for a moment before saying, "It has been a long time since I entertained multiple guests. I look forward to the results of this meeting."

It is at this moment that the presence of others beside you becomes known. To your eyes, they are simply faceless figures that make no noise. Again, there seems to be no hostility in them.

"You possess the potential to carve an interesting future," spoke the woman at last, her voice authoritative, despite the carefree expression she wore, "with so many guests, I cannot wait to see the possibilities of the future."

The man nodded, steeping his fingers as he leaned forward.

"Do not concern yourself with that, for the moment," he said, his eyes continuing to stare unblinkingly at the small gathering before him, "when you wake up, please consider your role in this tale. To be a major or minor player, is entirely your choice. When we next meet, please tell me how you will continue."

And with that, the blue lounge began to fade from view as the woman rose to her feet. The words she said were barely audible as your consciousness faded...

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Okay then, Persona RP time! In a nutshell, the lovely little town of Warakuma is experiencing a bit of a Badly-Behaved-Teenager-itis epidemic. Since this is a tad unusual, quite a few people are concerned about this, but can't really do much about it. Because, really, what's even the cause? How do you cure cults? Who's doing the brainwashing? THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Unbeknownst to the world at large, however, the true cause isn't something... normal. See, it turns out there's another world out there. A world that can only be accessed under certain conditions. See, all you need is a large mirror, magic powers, and or something with said magic powers to shove you inside, and voila! You're inside the Reverse World. Or Mirror World. Or Flip-Floppity Land.
Putting that aside, this place is quite dangerous, as it's teeming with 'Shadows'. They're pretty horrible monsters that would very much like to devour you. If you want to have any chance of surviving, you're going to need to evoke the power of Persona. How do you do that, you ask? Well... you'll know, once you need to know.

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For now, here's some rules for ya.

Standard 'No God-Moding', No harrassment', 'no meta-gaming' etc. stuff applies.

One character per Tarot, if only to enforce diversity.

Relatedly, stick to Personas within your arcana, please. If you're using someone or something that's not been Persona'd before, try and have them match the typical traits of the arcana as closely as possible.

No Maragadyning things from the very beginning, please.

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Now then... the current list of available Arcana:

PERSONA

0 Fool - Shinichi Rui

I Magician

II Priestess

III Empress - Hamada Leiko

IV Emperor - Sutoraike Kaminari

V Hierophant - Yoshida Akemi

VI Lovers - Chiaki Nettu

VII Chariot

VIII Justice - Reserved by Cerberus0807

IX Hermit - Ayano Wakahisa

X Fortune - Hashimoto Sato

XI Strength - Noboru Yamamoto

XII Hanged Man - Seth Hayate

XIII Death - Yangai Shiki

XIV Temperance - Kato Usagi

XV Devil - Yanagi Midori

XVI Tower

XVII Star - Ishihara Teiji

XVIII Moon - Mogami Sachiko

XIX Sun

Non-Persona Characters

Wakahisa Yakudatsu

Note: Given the high number of available arcana, I'd rather we add to the list gradually, instead of unleashing an army of Persona users. While you can still make a claim, it may be a while before you can use a Persona. Of course, I'll make sure there's other things to do when not spelunking alien worlds. Plus, feel free to play a non-Persona user. That should make things... varied.

And now, have a sign-up sheet.

Name:

Age:

Appearance: Pictures and descriptions accepted.

Arcana:

Personality:

Equipment/Skills:

Background: Backstory stuff here. Not entirely necessary, really.

Persona:

Appearance:

Abilities:

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Okay then... any questions?

The True Self (A Persona RP)

Well, if you'd like to stick around, more spots might open up further down the line.

...Alternatively, people could play non-Persona users that can deal with any problems caused in their world. Hm...

Fate/Esoterica

I still exist, just waiting for this to start, pretty much.

The True Self (A Persona RP)

Glad to see so much interest!

Should probably cap it off here, though. Otherwise it'll be pretty swamped. So yeah.

I'll try and have the OOC finished soon, so in the meantime... I dunno, burn your truth as you reach to the dread or something.

The True Self (A Persona RP)

Sen said
I never understand why Aeon is off-limits in almost every Persona RP I've seen. World and Universe aren't allowed for obvious reasons, but I just never could grasp why Aeon wasn't allowed. Marie was... a bit different from a regular slink, but Aegis' Aeon was no different from any other social link, except that her Persona wasn't actually of the Aeon arcana. Aeon-arcana personas DO exist, but I guess no regular Persona-user has ever had one. (Unless I didn't notice something from P2/P1, but those are different) Maybe they're just Wild Card exclusive? I dunno. I'm just rambling now.Oh, but I'll keep an eye on this and see where it goes before I say I'm 100% on-board.

Well, from what I recall at least, Aeon Personas are generally among the most powerful, and the social links for them tend to involve non-humans discovering humanity anyway.

I'm not against obtaining an Aeon Persona later on in the RP, though. They're just... too strong for the beginning, I'd say.

And I'm glad to see some interest for this. I'll work on an OOC after work and flesh some concepts out.