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The Revenant's Wish

@WestWall Okay so I have this character ... or rather a character concept since the actual character elements (personality, psyche, etc.) are being stripped. Adrianna wouldn't work in this RP so I'm merely using a variation of the framework I created for her, which I've altered to better fit this RP concept. I want your opinion and a general thumbs up/down on whether or not I should work on it further.

Adrianna carried something called a Wraith Pendant. It might be obvious what that does. It contains a wraith that can be summoned for a massive, if temporary and later-debilitating, surge of power. Its not far off from the power level that seems to be targeted for this RP's characters. For this, I was wondering if I could invoke something similar. The character is actually two entities: a living person who never died, and the soul form or someone who did and has gained the powers associated with time spent in the incorporeal world which can inhabit the living person's body (control of the body remains cooperative, not adversarial). The possible advantage here is that it can be suppressed (the soul can occupy a small trinket in place of the person) to be a completely normal living human, but with the added disadvantage of mortality. Being still a living human makes the character vulnerable as such, even if they have the power of a wraith at their hands.

I could decide not to pursue this (since I realize that disadvantage is potentially overshadowing any advantages it bestows) but I do want an opinion on whether or not I should.

Hyper Sci Fi Action/Combat

I have something of a teaser. ;) Everyone enjoy.

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Footsteps ... were echoing down a corridor, but muffled through the thick wall. Then the latch on the door clacked loudly. Nervous eyes flicked towards the entryway. A slight tilt of the head let long bangs fall across her vision, also hiding her eyes from the gruff figure approaching. A thick manilla envelope slammed down on the metal table, its contents partly sliding out. The loud noise startled her, but the girl did not flinch. It was an intimidation tactic after all; everything meaningful was on the plex tablet.

“Care for a drink?” He had taken a seat across the table.
She said nothing, nor did her eyes look up to meet his as he stared, sizing her up. He opened the file, going through pieces of her life. It unsettled her, and that was what he wanted. “Takeda Kirido. Orphaned before fourteen, on your own and on the streets for over three years. Word is you prefer ‘Kira’. May I call you Kira?”
Cops liked to make it personal. Either you would slip up, or think you could trust them. Either way it was bad for you. Kira said nothing, nor did she move. Anything she said would be used against her then and there. “Arrested three times, never charged. Petty theft, breaking and entering, shoplifting, trespassing on federal property, assault and battery, and this time assault on a police officer. You have quite the rap here miss Kira.”
He hadn’t gotten a reaction out of her. All of those crimes were to her just a way of life: the way of a homeless teen with nothing to her name and no hope.
“Not many known associates, not any obvious place of settlement,” he flipped through more pages, “but you do have some interesting acquaintances. It says here you frequent the Hakubai restaurant on 185th street, thirteenth ward. More than a few times you’ve been seen there with Matsutoya Shuryuko.”

Matsu was the closest thing she had to family. There were only a few to whom she owed so much. Now he was about to be leverage against here. That got her attention. Her head remained fixed downward, but her eyes dashed up to meet the officer’s briefly. There was a flash of anger amidst her fear that caught his attention. “Matsutoya is a Yakuza enforcer .... but you already knew that. Is he not the one that taught you how to work over two of my best street officers before they got ahold of you? Did he and other yakuza criminals not give you the nickname ‘Shiro Hebi’?”
He was growing confident. He had something he could hold over her. That’s always how it worked when they became arrogant. “We picked him up a few hours ago. There’s enough on the thirteenth ward Yakuza that he you both go down for your little fight club session, or we can start working our way through the whole organization. He’ll take the fall to protect it, you know that ... white snake.”
It was an enormous dishonor for a foreigner to call a yakuza member by their given alias. He knew that too, and did it anyway to irritate her. But it was Matsu that really broke her. He had used Matsu against her to make her give herself up. She glared at the officer and banged her fists against the table. The handcuffs rattled loudly enough to startle him back. “Kare o konomama ni shite oite kudasai!” she yelled at his face.
“Your yakuza friends may speak the language, but nobody here does. I know you know english missy.” Now he seemed angry too.
“You leave him out of this...” she spoke solemnly this time.
“I don’t make deals for free. You want me to let him off the hook, there’s something you need to do for me.”

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That was four years ago. Matsu had begged her to undo what she had done when he found out. He told her the risks were too great. She told him that she had to ... for her family. Sometimes she had enough freedom to sneak away from the watching overlords, back down to the slums that raised her to visit Hakubai again. She was still welcome there anytime she could come discretely. With more eyes on her though, all her resources and training were off limits to her Yakuza friends. This disappointed her more than it did them, as those close to her cared more for her well-being than for her taking a place within the organization.

She had traded faded, torn shirts two sizes too big for designer jackets with glowing inside collars. The highest quality neuranetics replaced her old AR contacts, and a set of concealed stun batons hidden in knee-high boots became her new carry over the antique gauss hammer M2211 sidearm she once scrounged. And that was only the start. Training, income, military grade equipment. For someone who lived on only what she could steal, the luxurious life was not quite a comfort. She had zoned out as she went down the street. Causeways were much less crowded here than they were down in the underbelly of the city. The device on her waist beeped loudly, drawing her attention back to the present.

She clicked her small earpiece to answer the call. “Takeda.”
“We have an assignment. We need you for briefing,” a deep, computer-altered voice instructed.
“Acknowledged, anything I can know on unsecure?”
“A team is assembling. You are requisitioned. All further details are eyes-only.”
“Understood, Takeda out.”

Hyper Sci Fi Action/Combat

Always have wanted to play with hardlight as a tech concept. Though in terms of ammunition, there is something to be said for the brutal effectiveness of twenty million degree plasma bolts.

Hyper Sci Fi Action/Combat

I have a PC ... I play games ... I don't live under a rock ... (that is the correct checklist, yes? ) Of course I know what Overwatch is ... even if I can't play because the past several versions of AMD graphics drivers cause the game to crash. I will take note of that when fooling with gear.

Hyper Sci Fi Action/Combat

So I got nothing better to do than design some almost-magic level advanced gear. Exactly what kind of power level are we talking about at entry level? I'd love to work on some character concepts while waiting on further interest.

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Probably would be better to limit groups to a set few factions . . .

@Arawak

I don't particularly agree with this sentiment, though I understand where you're coming from. I would consider that an overly restrictive move which doesn't give enough freedom for a supposed persistent world. I think having some prefab factions that are nice and fleshed out would be a great idea, but I think players should still be able to submit faction applications. That said, those should absolutely undergo a much more significant level of scrutiny.

The Revenant's Wish

This sounds fascinating. I have a character I might look to convert to fit this. I'd be curious to explore that.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

New people who are fresh to RP and immediately jump into difficult RPs with no clue of what they are doing.

@Sirkaithethird

I once tried to mentor one of these people. Turned out to be a powergamer, douche, and not understand the fundamentals of continuity (he tried to retcon at every possible turn). He is one of many experiences I've had that have made me be so demanding in my 1x1 checks now.

Choice of Romance - Seasons of Youth

@KahleenCuthald you should be able to go. I did create a setup.

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@Spanner You're welcome to believe what you wish. I consider my reasons for wanting no interaction with a person to be rather well founded, but feel free to judge me however you want.