I may begin the RP this weekend just to get everyone's characters introduced into the setting. If there's a certain way you want to be introduced, let me know.
For anyone still finishing their characters, fret not. The RP's doors do not close when it begins. You may still complete them as the RP is going.
There'll be a general guideline eventually, but I'll assign them myself for now.
At the moment, not many actually use it as it's quite early. The system kicks in for more powerful stuff that may only see a couple or a few uses at a time.
New system information! I'd been thinking of how to work with Reiatsu, and here it is.
This is all in the first post of course, but I'm posting it here for everyone to see.
REIATSU & REIRYOKU
Reiryoku or spiritual power is the total amount of spiritual energy your character possesses. There are two ways to become incapacitated in this RP, one is being defeated and succumbing to wounds, and the other is running out of Reiryoku. Reiryoku can be expended to boost Strength for singular actions, and is used for particularly powerful techniques and Kido (not all techniques and Kido spells require reiryoku usage).
Reiatsu is your general aura, and spiritual pressure, the amount of pressure your reiryoku puts out. The more reiryoku you possess, the more of it spills out of you constantly as reiatsu. It can also be actively boosted by focusing entirely on its output (this does not spend reiryoku).
One big benefit of Reiatsu is that the value of your Reiatsu is how much you can spend on Reiryoku actions for free. For example, if your Reiatsu is 50, then you can use 50 Reiryoku for free granted the action does not exceed it. If it does exceed your Reiatsu, you will pay the cost minus your Reiatsu.
Scenario (Strength boost, free)
Reiryoku: 1000
Reiatsu: 200
Desired Action: Spend 200 Reiryoku to boost Strength
Result: Reiatsu is 200, this action is free
Scenario (Kido with higher cost)
Reiryoku: 2000
Reiatsu: 400
Desired Action: Cast Soukatsui for 600 Reiryoku
Result: Reiatsu is 400. 600-400=200. Only 200 Reiryoku spent.
@WSilversun ay pretty good. We have three foreigners now I think.
Only thing is the radical shape of the asauchi. It can deviate but not by that much. If you still want a short blade, about the size of a kodachi is fine.
Shotto could be renamed to Tamahou, which is soul cannon. Shotto is just a borrowed word.
Oh I will also note. Any Kido anyone creates, anyone else is free to use them too granted their character has chosen to learn it.
Yeah I drew those. I'll be drawing some characters every so often, not all of them. We may be starting next week, or the next weekend in terms of good timeframes, just a heads up.
Until then I'll be making sure everyone has a goal within this RP.