Yeah, apologies for the wall of text, but I was really into it.
NPC dichotomies will not be revealed/decided yet because I'm letting you, the players, have first pick for your characters.
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Here is the OOC!!!
Prologue:
The Law of Opposites is a fundamental, underlying aspect of the universe: Positive and Negative, True and False, Light and Darkness, Good and Evil, and everything that lies between opposed extremes. There exist those who would seek to control or alter this Law, to upset the balance for their own goals. In the shadows, the never-ending War of Opposites has raged on, however, soon it will surface and plunge a peaceful community into chaos, and change the fate of a handful of young people forever.
Setting:
Blossom Hills is a quiet suburban community situated in Woodstone County. It has its fair share of rich history but has recently gone through some recent modern renovations making for a clean, green, and convenient place to live. Less than half an hour away from both a nature preserve, and the urban powerhouse that is downtown Woodstone, residents of Blossom Hills have a lot of freedom to choose their lifestyle, whether it's outdoor recreation, fast-paced city life, or anything in between. The new and experimental Blossom Hills Education Center is an award-winning institution combining High, Middle, Elementary, and Pre-school into one massive campus, though other public and private schools exist as alternatives.
Woodstone County is a large county bordering the ocean and is centered around Woodstone city and its surrounding suburbs. The county is a major industrial, agricultural and financial center and is a melting pot for many different cultures. Woodstone is a trendsetter, at the forefront of practically any field, whether it is technology and research, city planning, fashion, or anything else you can think of. There are several famous universities and colleges in the county, as well as several different sports teams. The outskirts of the county have various natural environments including the beaches and oceans, deserts further inland, forests rising up to snow-capped mountains as well as the marshlands where the river flows to the sea.
Major NPC's:
Name: Dr. Dilemma
Appearance:
Dr. Dilemma has no body as his soul has been transferred into a phylactery (vessel for containing and preserving a soul). The phylactery is as pictured above. Dr. Dilemma doesn't care to recall what his body used to be like and has even forsaken gender. However, for the sake of simplicity, Dr. Dilemma will be referred to as 'he', since ungendered pronouns are not standardized.
Age: Unknown (Very, very old)
Personality: Dr. Dilemma is kindly and parent-like, offering positive encouragement and constructive criticism. He has that "everybody's favorite teacher" aura about him.
Background: Claims to be an alchemist from ancient times, Dr. Dilemma is a relentless survivor of the War of Opposites. He is currently trying to protect the people of Blossom Hills by fighting against the forces of Darkness, whose goals are unknown, but they will seek to achieve their goals through any means necessary.
Primary Dichotomy:
Name: Aubade (Morning Song)
Appearance:
Appears to be a teen of medium-small stature with light skin, golden eyes, and dark jade hair. He predominantly wears dark, semi-formal clothing. His magical boy outfit is as depicted: a black, boy's high school uniform with a cap, though try to imagine that the coat is longer, going down to his knees, forming a waist-cape (and add some decorative flourishes here and there).
Age: Unknown (appears 16)
Personality: Aubade is sadistic, deceitful and condescending, finding superiority in his status as a magical warrior and as a homunculus. He only obeys and respects Dr. Dilemma, though he seems to have a soft spot for his sister, Serenade.
Background: An artificially created human (homunculus) made by Dr. Dilemma to act as an agent, liaison and protector of Dr. Dilemma's phylactery. Has lived for an unspecified number of years and has traveled the world with Dr. Dilemma and Serenade, fighting off the forces of Darkness. His life of conflict has made him bitter and cynical, as he cannot stand to see humans who he views as inferior living in peace that he fights to protect.
Primary Dichotomy:
Abilities:
- Alpha:
- Omega:
- Contradiction:
Name: Serenade (Evening Song)
Appearance:
Appears to be a teen of small stature with dark skin, red soulless eyes, and light turquoise hair. She predominantly dresses in white, one-piece dresses. Her magical girl outfit is as depicted: a short, sleeveless, white, one-piece dress. white thigh-boots, and big purple bracelets (with decorative flourishes)
Age: Unknown (appears 11)
Personality: Stoic and emotionless, Serenade has taken her status as an artificial human and equated it with robot. Obedient and accommodating, following orders seems to be the only thing that drives her. She is completely closed off, showing only slight attachment to her creator, Dr. Dilemma, and her brother, Aubade.
Background: An artificially created human (homunculus) made by Dr. Dilemma to act as an agent, liaison and protector of Dr. Dilemma's phylactery. Has lived for an unspecified number of years and has traveled the world with Dr. Dilemma and Aubade, fighting off the forces of Darkness. Her life of conflict has suppressed her emotions.
Primary Dichotomy:
Abilities:
- Alpha:
- Omega:
- Contradiction:
The Enemy:
The Plot:
So this is a Mahou Shoujo/Shounen (Magical Girl/Boy) RP where your character will meet Dr. Dilemma and become a magical girl/boy and fight to protect Blossom Hills, Woodstone County, and perhaps the world. The theme is dichotomies, so follow the CS below and pick a dichotomy. Your characters should be between the ages of 10-16. Your characters will grow stronger over time, either with the addition of more dichotomies, or just new and imaginative ways to use them. You will start with two abilities, an Alpha and an Omega, one representing each extreme. I am completely open to help brainstorm ideas and explain anything in more detail or give examples if anyone has questions.
CS:
Name:
Appearance:
Personality:
Background:
Dichotomy:
Abilities:
- Alpha:
- Omega:
The Law of Opposites is a fundamental, underlying aspect of the universe: Positive and Negative, True and False, Light and Darkness, Good and Evil, and everything that lies between opposed extremes. There exist those who would seek to control or alter this Law, to upset the balance for their own goals. In the shadows, the never-ending War of Opposites has raged on, however, soon it will surface and plunge a peaceful community into chaos, and change the fate of a handful of young people forever.
Setting:
Blossom Hills is a quiet suburban community situated in Woodstone County. It has its fair share of rich history but has recently gone through some recent modern renovations making for a clean, green, and convenient place to live. Less than half an hour away from both a nature preserve, and the urban powerhouse that is downtown Woodstone, residents of Blossom Hills have a lot of freedom to choose their lifestyle, whether it's outdoor recreation, fast-paced city life, or anything in between. The new and experimental Blossom Hills Education Center is an award-winning institution combining High, Middle, Elementary, and Pre-school into one massive campus, though other public and private schools exist as alternatives.
Woodstone County is a large county bordering the ocean and is centered around Woodstone city and its surrounding suburbs. The county is a major industrial, agricultural and financial center and is a melting pot for many different cultures. Woodstone is a trendsetter, at the forefront of practically any field, whether it is technology and research, city planning, fashion, or anything else you can think of. There are several famous universities and colleges in the county, as well as several different sports teams. The outskirts of the county have various natural environments including the beaches and oceans, deserts further inland, forests rising up to snow-capped mountains as well as the marshlands where the river flows to the sea.
Major NPC's:
Name: Dr. Dilemma
Appearance:
Dr. Dilemma has no body as his soul has been transferred into a phylactery (vessel for containing and preserving a soul). The phylactery is as pictured above. Dr. Dilemma doesn't care to recall what his body used to be like and has even forsaken gender. However, for the sake of simplicity, Dr. Dilemma will be referred to as 'he', since ungendered pronouns are not standardized.
Age: Unknown (Very, very old)
Personality: Dr. Dilemma is kindly and parent-like, offering positive encouragement and constructive criticism. He has that "everybody's favorite teacher" aura about him.
Background: Claims to be an alchemist from ancient times, Dr. Dilemma is a relentless survivor of the War of Opposites. He is currently trying to protect the people of Blossom Hills by fighting against the forces of Darkness, whose goals are unknown, but they will seek to achieve their goals through any means necessary.
Primary Dichotomy:
Name: Aubade (Morning Song)
Appearance:
Appears to be a teen of medium-small stature with light skin, golden eyes, and dark jade hair. He predominantly wears dark, semi-formal clothing. His magical boy outfit is as depicted: a black, boy's high school uniform with a cap, though try to imagine that the coat is longer, going down to his knees, forming a waist-cape (and add some decorative flourishes here and there).
Age: Unknown (appears 16)
Personality: Aubade is sadistic, deceitful and condescending, finding superiority in his status as a magical warrior and as a homunculus. He only obeys and respects Dr. Dilemma, though he seems to have a soft spot for his sister, Serenade.
Background: An artificially created human (homunculus) made by Dr. Dilemma to act as an agent, liaison and protector of Dr. Dilemma's phylactery. Has lived for an unspecified number of years and has traveled the world with Dr. Dilemma and Serenade, fighting off the forces of Darkness. His life of conflict has made him bitter and cynical, as he cannot stand to see humans who he views as inferior living in peace that he fights to protect.
Primary Dichotomy:
Abilities:
- Alpha:
- Omega:
- Contradiction:
Name: Serenade (Evening Song)
Appearance:
Appears to be a teen of small stature with dark skin, red soulless eyes, and light turquoise hair. She predominantly dresses in white, one-piece dresses. Her magical girl outfit is as depicted: a short, sleeveless, white, one-piece dress. white thigh-boots, and big purple bracelets (with decorative flourishes)
Age: Unknown (appears 11)
Personality: Stoic and emotionless, Serenade has taken her status as an artificial human and equated it with robot. Obedient and accommodating, following orders seems to be the only thing that drives her. She is completely closed off, showing only slight attachment to her creator, Dr. Dilemma, and her brother, Aubade.
Background: An artificially created human (homunculus) made by Dr. Dilemma to act as an agent, liaison and protector of Dr. Dilemma's phylactery. Has lived for an unspecified number of years and has traveled the world with Dr. Dilemma and Aubade, fighting off the forces of Darkness. Her life of conflict has suppressed her emotions.
Primary Dichotomy:
Abilities:
- Alpha:
- Omega:
- Contradiction:
The Enemy:
The Plot:
So this is a Mahou Shoujo/Shounen (Magical Girl/Boy) RP where your character will meet Dr. Dilemma and become a magical girl/boy and fight to protect Blossom Hills, Woodstone County, and perhaps the world. The theme is dichotomies, so follow the CS below and pick a dichotomy. Your characters should be between the ages of 10-16. Your characters will grow stronger over time, either with the addition of more dichotomies, or just new and imaginative ways to use them. You will start with two abilities, an Alpha and an Omega, one representing each extreme. I am completely open to help brainstorm ideas and explain anything in more detail or give examples if anyone has questions.
CS:
Name:
Appearance:
Personality:
Background:
Dichotomy:
Abilities:
- Alpha:
- Omega:
OK, overwhelming response for scenario 1. Will work on OOC
@Rinn and @Vita, do you mean One Dichotomy, or Scenario One?
Who's zero?
I may have to rethink the dichotomies a bit, since for some dichotomies, both extremes are useful, while for others, one extreme is a 'low' or 'useless' value unless offset by another dichotomy. I was initially planning for each character to start with two dichotomies so that the strong aspect of one complements the weak aspect of the other (as in the shotgun/sniper rifle example), but starting with one dichotomy also works if that dichotomy is useful at both extremes (as in the examples given in the previous post).
I have what you might call, a dilemma, uhuhu~ but let me know your preferences if any.to help inform my final decision.
On another note, I thought of two possible scenarios.
1. The classic scenario where your characters all live their daily lives with or without annoying family members, go to school, have friends, suddenly become magical girls/boys, and have to squeeze fighting monsters and saving the day into their schedules somehow. This is more chaotic but allows for character background to hav emore meaning/interactivity and allows the GM to pull more crap like endangering your friends and family.
2. A more militaristic approach where your characters are 'enlisted' and move to a barrack/dorm where you will eat, sleep, train and fight together. This allows for a more controlled environment but, to a degree, erases whatever background ties your characters may have.
Thoughts?
I have what you might call, a dilemma, uhuhu~ but let me know your preferences if any.to help inform my final decision.
On another note, I thought of two possible scenarios.
1. The classic scenario where your characters all live their daily lives with or without annoying family members, go to school, have friends, suddenly become magical girls/boys, and have to squeeze fighting monsters and saving the day into their schedules somehow. This is more chaotic but allows for character background to hav emore meaning/interactivity and allows the GM to pull more crap like endangering your friends and family.
2. A more militaristic approach where your characters are 'enlisted' and move to a barrack/dorm where you will eat, sleep, train and fight together. This allows for a more controlled environment but, to a degree, erases whatever background ties your characters may have.
Thoughts?
Well, the example I gave above can apply to someone who who specializes in ranged 'generic energy blast'-type attacks (like Nanoha). Offense/defense can be applied to the body during close-range combat to alternate between delivering devestating punches and shrugging off even the strongest of blows. Hot/cold can allow wielding fire and ice. Yes/no can be used to buff allies (agreement) and debuff enemies (denial). Be creative. I'd initially like to shy away from the more familiar 'elemental' attributes (like hot/cold) to see what you all can come up with but I won't actually stop you since these are kind of hard to come up with.
Oh, sorry Tatsua, I recognized you from another thread.
Anyways, whether Malmshodes decides to reserve or not, we have enough people so I'm closing registration and will start on an OOC.
Anyways, whether Malmshodes decides to reserve or not, we have enough people so I'm closing registration and will start on an OOC.
Glad to so much interest so quickly. I'm also glad everyone's seems to be accommodating my unusual and picky demands.
To answer malmshodes' question, dichotomies would be less elemental, and more attribute based. The whole point is about min-maxing and balance, lowering one stat to raise another. For example, someone chose the dichotomies broad/specific and near/far. They could have an attack that is both near and broad (think archetypal shotgun blast) and an attack that was far and specific (think archetypal sniper rifle). If they went into 'hyper mode' or something, one could 'have one's proverbial cake and eat it', and have an attack that could have the 'best of both worlds', they might unlock an attack that was far and broad, covering a large area and doing intense collateral damage. Then, one might think the combination of near and specific might be pointless and weak, but by sacrificing both stats, something else gets boosted/unlocked.
Something like that.
So, if that answers your question, malmshodes, would you like to reserve a spot? If so, follow the instructions, and I will close registration and begin working on a OOC (since the majority of you seem to be interested in the Dichotomies)
Also, all of us are in the Beetrangers RP. Coincidence?
To answer malmshodes' question, dichotomies would be less elemental, and more attribute based. The whole point is about min-maxing and balance, lowering one stat to raise another. For example, someone chose the dichotomies broad/specific and near/far. They could have an attack that is both near and broad (think archetypal shotgun blast) and an attack that was far and specific (think archetypal sniper rifle). If they went into 'hyper mode' or something, one could 'have one's proverbial cake and eat it', and have an attack that could have the 'best of both worlds', they might unlock an attack that was far and broad, covering a large area and doing intense collateral damage. Then, one might think the combination of near and specific might be pointless and weak, but by sacrificing both stats, something else gets boosted/unlocked.
Something like that.
So, if that answers your question, malmshodes, would you like to reserve a spot? If so, follow the instructions, and I will close registration and begin working on a OOC (since the majority of you seem to be interested in the Dichotomies)
Also, all of us are in the Beetrangers RP. Coincidence?
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