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After 4 years of doing other types of Rping, I think I'm returning home
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I cannot - for the life of me - manage to manually turn off my PS4 by pressing the button. My damn cat, however, manages to hit it every single she even bypasses the console.
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6 yrs ago
My kids found an old Barbie TV from when I was a kid - you know, the kind that was huge and boxy with a tiny-ass screen - and my daughter said "No, mommy, TV's are flat." Another parenting fail.
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6 yrs ago
My kids don't understand what a (computer) mouse is or how to use it. They keep poking and swiping at my monitor. I have failed as a parent.
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When your kid gets super excioted and just up and læeave their friends to come give you a hug when you come to get them from daycare
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Bio
Life has been a bitch for a while. but I think I'm good to come back now
Alright. I guess I could give it a shot. I have a question, though; how many paragraphs or so are expected from this Rp? I'm not exactly a heavy writer, but I can pull off a paragraph or two depending on what's happening ICly.
Nice. We're expecting a couple of paragraphs, but the quantity of text doesn't really matter as much as the quality. If you, once in a while, cannot manage more than a single paragraph, that would be okay, as long as you have a satisfactory amount of detail in there. I get that it can be hard to write a whole damn wall of text as response to someone asking "How was your day" or some shit like that. We just expect that you really pour your character into your posts.
I really want to join it because it's Naruto. On the other hand, Naruto Rps don't tend to stay alive long...
Ah, yes. I usually have the same problem. GMs vanishing, players dropping like flies till no ones left, one player causing irreparable damage to the world. I can't assure you that someone won't kill it somehow, but I can assure you that I'll do everything in my power to keep it alive. Even if everyone else drops and leaves just me and Halvtand playing with each other until someone else comes along, that's what I'm willing to do.
Where nothing ventures, nothing is gained. It's up to you, though.
I updated the OP slightly to include that outsiders (not born in Gobi) are allowed to not be useless as ninja.
News #2:
I updated my character's sheet to include the war, because I completely forgot about that. I encourage you all to do the same. I also added how she came upon the village, since it is not a village you just randomly stumble across.
Knowledge of the Human Body Natsu knows what the body likes and what it does like. He knows how to hit all the pressure points, either for good or for bad. One well placed senbon from him can paralyze you for life.
I think you missed a ”not” there.
Kage Bushin no Jutsu/Shadow Clone Jutsu
Kage bunshin is a Konoha kinjustu (Forbidden Technique). You'd need a pretty good story for how he learned to use it.
Reflect (Can't find a good Japanese translation for the way I'm using the word)
Hansha (反射). It's the physics kind of reflection; to bounce things back where it came from, basically. It's also when light bounces off of a surface, though.
I see nothing else wrong with your character. All you really need to do is include how you got a hold of the Kage Bunshin. We'll have to wait and see what Halvtand has to say, though, because I might be distracted by the whole “Prostitute Ninja” thing.
Jonin
We stated in the OP that we were looking for Chuunin character's. This is not to limit anyone, but to make sure that we're all on the same page from the start. One of the things we do not want is the set teams of Jounin and Genin that you mention.
This also means you can sadly not make a Genin.
Height: 6'0, 182.88cm? (not sure if that is right)
Weight:: 205 pounds, 92.9864 kgs? (once again not sure)
Yes, it's right. But just write 183 cm and 93 kg.
You seriously need to use uppercase letters in names. I nearly broke my neck from all the ticks. You also wrote “kinjutsu” (which is “Forbidden Techniques”) instead of “kenjutsu” (which would be “Sword Techniques”).
Beef up your History a bit.
You need to fix your format on the Jutsu. I need to discuss the technique itself with Halvtand before I make a verdict (as is the case with all custom techniques).
I need to sleep soon since I have work tomorrow, but I am interested in this and would like to reserve a slot for a character if possible. Maybe some kind of Byakugan user like that one mist guy (forget his name right now)? (I.e. not necessarily a Hyuga character.) I'm just brainstorming right now, so let me know if that would be OP or not. I might even go with something else entirely.
We have room, still, so feel free to make a character. The dude's name is Ao, if you mean the one who stuffed a Byakugan into his own skull. Well, I don't know if it'd be OP. That's depend on the rest of the character, 'cause if all he can is is have the Byakugan, then he'd be pretty useless. I would advice against making a character with the Byakugan, though, Hyuuga or not.
Well, its not really about playing weak-ish characters but about being forced to play weak-ish characters in such a fitting setting to make characters with a certain background that wouldn't let them be weak. I mean, one of the characters that I thought about playing was an ex-Oinin that ran away from Kirigakure and "exiled" himself in the village, quite the common setting in Naruto considering that at least 2 characters in the anime share it. Thing is: According to the period, we're still in the middle of recovering from a great war (in which my character most certainly would have fought) and in the middle of the bloody mist period - that, while controversial, undoubtedly made some of the strongest Shinobi generations in kirigakure's history. Having such a ridiculously high-spec background, it would be ridiculously hard to effectively make a relatively older character (around 26 in age) that is in the level of a chunnin, as he'd most certainly be dead if his strength was that low - especially since his clan (Yuki) is supposed to be suffering from persecution around this period. It's kind of illogical even if I plan to have him as a character that isn't even going to fight, being hidden as an independent medical-nin in the village and being dedicated to just heal others from now on. That being said, It's not as if I'm saying that I'm bothered by having weak characters - especially because I often make purposefully weak characters to make them experience growth IC - but that I dislike the idea of everyone being forced to have characters around the same level "just cause" when you're making such an open setting.
I realize that I should have put this in the OP and I will, after this, but the "being weak and underexposed" was mainly meant for those who grew up in Gobi. Obviously, those who moved to Gobi to seek refuge would have more experience and be stronger. But I see that this is my mistake for writing it like I did. The fact is that we want to have characters that can allow growth, instead of them being at their peak already. This doesn't necessarily have to be power-wise.
But again, if you don't like it, that's cool. I'm not trying to force anyone. It's a matter if taste.
As was said, it's not a "you've got to play weak characters" issue. It's more the restrictions imposed by the setting. The characters have to be detached from the great villages pretty much by default, which writes off borrowing almost all the entertaining abilities. And then you have it slapped square between two of the wars, which leads to two conclusions: 1) We're following canon, so even more abilities are restricted in their availability. 2) Nothing the characters do is going to matter because canon is charted already.
We're sort of trying to force people to be creative, yes. With their techniques and stuff, that is. Since most of the techniques we know from the series haven't been invented yet, you (as players) are strongly encouraged to come up with your own ideas instead of relying on those already explored. We're very willing to help players with this, as it's the sort of thing we do for fun with no reason other than just doing it. If you want to borrow an "entertaining ability", there are lots of options. Your character could, for one, have moved to Gobi for one reason or another. If it's a KG you want, you could be the bastard child of some clan member that visited one of the "entertainers" in the village (although, we do want to limit the amount of KG used, in general, so not every single character has one). In a manner, I do feel that the setting actually would allow more freedom for having characters with remarkable abilities, since the village is so detached and mostly just a village of whores, so no one would know if a bastard child of anyone was born there.
We're not exactly following canon. I mean, things will go down in a similar manner, but we want for our characters to be able to make an impact on the world. I am willing to change the entire history of the world as a result of what one of our characters would do. No future is ever set in stone and we would have never chosen a setting like this if we weren't willing to make changes in the world.
But like I said to Spanner; if you don't like it, that's cool.
Kokochiyoi ie/House of Pleasure (The brothel he works for)
Now, this is definitely just me being Mad, but I get these stomach cramps when I see people using obvious Google Translate names for things. It's not at all your fault; not everyone has so damn much time on their hands that they take the time to learn a whole new language just because of geekiness.
Anyways, the more correct way of saying "House of Pleasure" would be "Kataku no Kanki" in the situation. It more literally translates into "The place where you can find pleasure".
Height: 5' 11" (180.34cm)
Weight: 152lbs (68.946kg)
You don't have to add the exact height and weight; just write 180 cm and 69 kg. With that said, he is very light, especially for someone who is supposed to have muscle, even if it is the lean kind. I'd bump his weight up to 75 kg for realism. Very minor thing, though.
(Let's just say he's...gifted in more than his ample rear)
I think the word you're looking for is well-endowed
.:EDIT:. He really ain't that far from being a trap >.>
So here's my character (who I obviously cheated and made beforehand). Feel free to let me know what you think, even if you're not a GM. every voice matters.
General Info
Name: Hagane, Haruka
Nickname/Alias: Haru, Haru-chan and the unofficial title of “The Clumsy Swordsman”.
Gender: Female ♀
Age: 19
Age Appearance: It's hard to say. Her meager height makes her look younger, but her massive amounts of muscle make her look older.
Sexuality: Heterosexual/Straight
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Loyalty
Village: Gobigakure no Sato – The Village Hidden at the End
Birthplace: Konohagakure no Sato – The Village Hidden in the Leaves
Organization: Konohagakure no Sato – The Village Hidden in the Leaves
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Ninja Information
Clan/Bloodline: None
Rank: Chuunin
Chakra Nature: Suiton – Water
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Appearance
Body Type and Shape: Although she makes people believe that her muscle does not take hours of daily training, this is actually not true. Haruka has a naturally endomorphic body type, which means that although gaining muscle is possible for her, it requires hard work for it to not become fat. Her body shape is mostly hourglass, due to the fact that she was blessed with wide hips and her shoulders have become broad with her muscles expanding.
Height: 5'0” - 152cm
Weight: 143 lbs - 65kg
Hair Color: Haruka's hair has an odd, purple color that would probably be described as “lavender”.
Hair Style: Haruka's hair is cut in three layers of length. The front, her bangs, are cut to just above her eyes. The sides, her “frames”, are cut to her shoulders. The back of her hair is mostly free-growing, but she does get it cut to her middle back once it reaches her bum.
Eye Color: Haruka's eyes are a deep, speaking gray color, much like that of steel. This color is common for members of the Hagane clan.
Scars and Marks: Haruka has several scars littering her body, with the most prominent and obvious one being a large, rather gross-looking scar on her left bicep where a branch penetrated the muscle during her first attempt at the Chuunin exams. She also has a large gash scar across the right side of her abdomen from the same occasion. Other than that, the rest of the scars are small and insignificant and one would barely even notice them being there, unless they already knew. Haruka lacks one of her front teeth, after a spar got a bit out of hand and her old teammate, Suzaku, ended up knocking it out. She has a rather large tattoo of a phoenix the back of her left shoulder. One can just see the the tips of the flames peeking out from beneath her top.
Clothing: Haruka wears a crimson, tall-necked top with gray patches on the shoulders. Along with this, she wears high-cut gray jean shorts, that hold in the fat that clings to her sides and accentuates her waist. Her ninja boots are long, to just under the knees, and has a small amount of heel on them, as well as open toes. Her clothes cling tightly to her skin, both for easy movement and to try and show off the fact that her frame is feminine. -====-
Biography
The story of how Haruka came to be is not one of unconditional love and burning passion that many can tell of the day their parents met. Rather, it is a tale of a young woman in training as a chef and a charming shinobi passing through her home town for a mission. The young woman, Someina, was still a year away from leaving her teenage years behind her, but yet choose to keep the small bloom of life growing within her. Haruka was born in the early spring, just when the cherry blossoms had started to bloom and Someina, the mother, had wanted to name her daughter after the pink flowers. The moment she saw the soft, lavender tufts of hair on her newborn's head, she decided that the name was not quite right for her little one and proudly told her mother that she wanted to name her Haruka (春=haru=spring, 花=ka=flower). Her mother, the grandmother, misunderstood the name and wrote it as 遙 (far off/distant) instead and so Haruka's name came to mean something far different from what her mother had wanted.
Despite the very early mishap in her life, Haruka grew up to be a spirited child. She was always full of energy, but liked her sleep as well. She was a perfectly easy baby, although a bit slow at learning. When she was three, she started asking questions. Who was her father and where was he? Her mother, worried about telling her only child the truth of how she had been conceived, told the wide-eyed girl that her father had been a great and strong ninja and that she did not know where he was. Because of that, Haruka decided at a young age that she wanted to be a ninja, too, and her mother agreed for them to leave their small home town and move to one of the great villages, Konohagakure no Sato, for Haruka to attend the Academy there instead of the measly opportunities ninja had in their home.
Haruka was very young when the war broke out. She did not feel it much, other than many of her friend's parents going off into battle; most of them never to return. A few times, the village was attacked, but the attackers never made it far enough that Haruka really noticed.
Throughout her childhood, Haruka would ask her mother small questions that seemed harmless enough, but would later define the way Haruka thought of herself. One day, when she was seven, she asked her mother; “Mommy? Was daddy strong?” Her mother's reply had been with a warm smile as she said; “Like an ox, sweetie.” On another occasion, Haruka had asked her mother; “Did daddy use a weapon? Some of the kids say that their daddies use weapons!” Once Haruka had stopped ranting on about how they had only been allowed to play with lame little kunai, her mother had told her; “Your father had a huge sword!” She had barely been able to keep the blush off of her cheeks from the innuendo of it.
As Haruka grew older, she also grew stronger. Every day, she would train. Every day, she ran longer and longer, lifted heavier and heavier weights and got better and better at hand to hand fighting. She was easily the physically strongest in her class when the time for graduation came, but she still could do very little in regards of using techniques. She could barely manage to form a clone, her transformations were mediocre at best and her substitutions often wound up unpredictable. She did manage to pass, though, mostly because so many ninja had died during the war and the village was in dire need of new shinobi. She proudly presented her headband to her mother. It brought tears to her eyes when her mother had given her a graduation present; a shiny and beautiful katana. It did not fit Haruka's style in the least, but it had a proud place on her wall as the very first item in her collection.
Haruka's teammates were both boys. One was a soft-spoken and sweet medic with an extensive knowledge on poisons and medicines by the name of Kenta while the other was a moody branch Hyuuga by the name Suzaku. Their sensei was a first-timer, more or less forced into teaching because so many of his peers had died in war. He was suffering from some PTSD and was for the most part just nervous about everything, but went by the name Tora. For the first year of their genin time, they did not leave the village for their missions. The world outside was still recovering from the newly finished war and no one wanted to risk the life of the children out there. They would spar every day; even on their days off, but it mattered very little. Despite both of her teammates' efforts to teach her how to mold and channel her chakra, she never really did manage to do it. She could mold it fine and Kenta told her that it was not the amount that was troubling her, but she just could not get the techniques to come out right. By the time they had been genin for two years, Haruka had only learned three techniques and relied almost solely on her close-combat skills and her teammates' help. It worked fine for them, with Haruka taking the role of the “tank”, gaining the attention of their foes and making sure that the “healer”, Kenta, could go unharmed while the “DPS”, Suzaku, tossed figurative fireballs from every angle at a distance.
Their team bond was good. Haruka had started crushing on Suzaku about three months after they became genin. Suzaku had bluntly informed her that he thought she was utterly unattractive with her big muscles, weird hair and missing tooth. Kenta had consoled her, telling her that she was beautiful in her own way. It took a year for Suzaku, after Haruka had started developing more feminine attributes, to agree with Kenta that Haruka was not ugly anymore. It took almost half a year after that before he agreed to go on a date with her. And just a month after that first date, they were officially an item.
The time came where the team was to take the chuunin exams and their sensei believed them to be ready for the task. They had not been. The results of the whole ordeal ended with Suzaku dead and Kenta retiring as a ninja, while Haruka was left with both physical and emotional scarring, but a fierce dedication to becoming even stronger, as well. Left without a genin team, Haruka went on a whole bunch of solo mission inside the village gates and most of her free time was spent either training like a madwoman or learning about medicines and poisons from Kenta, who now worked in his mother's herbal store. He taught her everything from which plants could be made into tea, to which plants could cause a slow and painful death as well as which plants could cure those poisons.
Soon, Haruka was placed in what they called a temporary team in order for her, as well as the others in her team, to take the chuunin exam again. All of them had either lost teammates or had them walk out of them and although Haruka did not bother to even try and form a real bond with them, Amaya and Noburo still became her friends. This time, Haruka was stronger, her teammates were stronger and the whole scene was different and they did manage to pass. In the final round, when Haruka had to fight some earth user one-on-one, the judges were impressed with her sheer strength as she smashed bounders with her bare hands and produced one weapon after another from scroll after scroll to toss at her enemy. Even though she ended up beaten and battered, with a broken arm and poison coursing through her veins, she did eventually manage to knee the guy in the nose hard enough to have him stay still after.
Haruka had thought that making chuunin would make her feel accomplished, but she still wanted to be more. She wanted to be stronger. She wanted to be better. She wanted to be a hero, like her dad. Her mother had, just like when she made genin, bought her a present. Apparently, she had bought it the first time Haruka had attempted the exam, but since she had not passed... well, she did not get a present. It was another sword. 判断は邪悪を降りかかる (Handan wa jaaku o furikakaru) was etched into the shiny steel of the blade and Haruka downright wept. She had the magnetic sheathe made the next day.
Today: After a while, Haruka realized that she would never reach her full potential if she remained in the safety of her home. There were so many memories there and she felt like the weight of her past was crushing her. One early morning, she packed all of her weapon scrolls into a bag, hefted Seidou onto her back and the the village without a word. She wound up in Gobi by sheer chance of luck because she was using the mountains around as a training site and decided to stick around and enjoy life for a little while. After treating her body like a temple her entire life, she wants to let loose and be young.
Personality: If you only just met Haruka, what you will see is a brash, loud, arrogant and somewhat rude person. Despite how she might appear, Haruka is a very insecure person. She is self-conscious about her looks, her powers and her brains. No matter how casually a remark may be said, she takes them to heart as critique. She gets easily hurt and easily angry, but calming her down is quite hard. Getting hurt is more common than getting angry and when her feelings are hurt, she will say nothing, but just draws into herself. Haruka does not do things halfway; if she gets angry, she will get murderous. If she gets sad, she will get depressed and when she is happy, she is ecstatic. Usually, she is quite happy.
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Special Traits
Will of Steel
Haruka's will of steel is something that is believed to be inherited by the Hagane blood that flows in her veins. She is stubborn like few and once she gets an idea into her head, she will not stop until her goal has been accomplished.
Not the Sharpest Tool in the Shed
Although Haruka will fly into uncontrollable, table-throwing and wall-demolishing, rage whenever someone informs her of this fact, she really is not the sharpest tool in the shed. Her brain works in mysterious ways and takes far longer to get to a conclusion than most; and most of the time her conclusions are wrong.
The Clumsy Swordsman
Despite the fact that she constantly trips over her own feet, branches or even pebbles, Haruka has chosen to wield a giant, two-hand broadsword as her main weapon. The will often fall over when swinging her sword, due to the sheer weight of it.
Chakra Beast
Despite the fact that Haruka's control of her chakra is far from great, she is not very likely to run out of it. She has copious amounts of chakra for her to use, mostly due to her excessive training in an attempt to perfect her chakra educed strength.
Chakra Enduced Strength
Haruka is obsessed with being physically strong and as so, she has gone as far as to make herself stronger by infusing her muscles with chakra. Due to this, her physical power is far beyond that of a regular human and she is capable of smashing boulders with her bare hands.
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Equipment
”Seidou (正道)”
Haruka's trusty sword. “Her” name means, “The Path of Righteousness”. “Seidou” is stuck to her back in a magnetic sheath where the blade is “clicked” into place and held there by four small claws.
Ninja pouch
Haruka has her ninja pouch fastened to the back of her belt; right above her left butt-cheek. Within this ninja pouch, she carries with her a roll of bandages, a bottle of rubbing alcohol, a flash of water and a nutrition bar.
Weapon holster
Haruka carries her weapon holster on her left thigh. The holster has room for five kunai, five shuriken, ten makibishi and ten senbon, which she almost always has stocked to the max.
Scroll Number One: Dexterity Scroll
Haruka’s first and most used scroll is her so-called Dexterity Scroll with the weapons she uses for battles where her brute force just is not enough and some skill and speed is needed.
Hoyo & Kisu (抱擁) & (キス)
In her Dexterity Scroll, Haruka carries a pair of sai knives that she has affectionately and humorously named “Hoyo & Kisu” or “Hugs and Kisses” in English.
Shojo (処女)
As one of her favorites when it comes to being quick on her feet, Haruka likes to bring her very first weapon, Shojo (Virgin), with her even if she hardly ever gets to use it.
Scroll Number Two: No-Kill Scroll
Haruka’s second to most used scroll is her so-called No-Kill Scroll, which holds the weapons she uses for battles where her intention is to not kill her opponent, nor cause any real harm to them; bruises and maybe a few broken bones are all these are good for.
Chou (蝶)
These tonfa were purchased on her first trip out of her birthplace. The guy she bought them from claimed them to be antique, with her teammates stating that that meant “old and used”. She bought them anyways and named them “Cho (Butterflies)”.
Bogire (棒切れ)
With the quite literal name of ”Bogire (Stick)”, Haruka’s bo-staff usually is not the most original weapon. It is quite useful, though, and great for keeping foes at a distance.
Tsubasa (翼)
Although even Haruka has no idea how these weapons got to be named the way they are, these nunchakus were named “Tsubasa (Wings)” by her teammate, Suzaku, when he bought them for her. She really has no clue how to use them and is more likely to hurt herself than her enemy, but she keeps them with her, anyways.
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Taijutsu: Haruka's main focus is on her Taijutsu, with her Chakra Enhanced Strength and Kenjutsu skills. Despite the fact that she is quite good at throwing a punch, she never bothered to name most of it and thinks of her so-called Taijutsu as more of a style than an actual technique.
Name: Chakra Enhanced Strength Classification Fighting Style Rank: A-rank Effect: Unlike the Chakra Enhanced Strength that Tsunade and Sakura use, Haruka's version of this ”technique” is not focused on chakra control in the same sense. The original version of this technique applied a layer of chakra around the extremities of the user in order to release it as an explosion-like punch or kick. Haruka's version of the technique functions in a way similar to opening the first of the Eight Chakra Gates and actually enhances her physical strength by pumping her chakra veins and thus her muscles full of chakra to such an extent that it seeps from her skin. Drawback: Very high chakra use as well as chances of severe chakra burns on both her skin and her chakra veins. Excessive use could render her chakra pathways useless.
Name: Shinpai no Hi (Judgement Day) Classification Kenjutsu Rank: C-rank Effect: Haruka uses her broadsword katana, “Seidou (Path of Righteousness)” in a series of slashing, brute force attacks, molding chakra to her feet to stay standing while she swings the sword, due to the weight in the force of her swings. Despite being “glued” to the ground, she still moves around. Drawback: The technique is physically straining, due to the weight of her sword, and takes constant concentration on her chakra flow to keep glued to the ground – if she does not, she will fall over.
Ninjutsu: Haruka cannot mold her chakra. Unlike most ninja, she is not able to blend her physical and mental energies together, as she is simply not smart enough and does not have the patience to activate the mental energy. As such, she cannot use any techniques that actually need to leave her body. Using her physical energy is much like working out; it tires out her body. She needs to eat, sleep and breathe more than others.
Name: Water Strike – Mizu Suto Classification Ninjutsu Rank: C-rank Effect: Haruka puts her hand or foot into water, drawing a bubble of water up clinging to the limb as she retracts it. Charging the bubble with her own physical energy, she can launch it as a sort of extension of her own strike and send it off much like if it were her own fist punching someone in the face. The bubble has quite short range and will lose its momentum rather quickly. Even when it has no “punch” left, it can still serve as a minor distraction, if the opponent was not prepared for a bubble in their face. Drawback: It uses her own physical energy and will tire her out as if she was doing something very physically straining. It has short range and it would take less of her to just run over and punch someone with her actual fist.
Genjutsu: Haruka is absolutely terrible at chakra control and as such knows nothing about Genjutsu except that pain can get her out of them.
Not really, no, as long as you have a good explanation for them being there. Like, if you play an Uchiha, how did that Uchiha end up in Gobi and why. Simple like that.
At this point, a lot of the annihilated clans haven't been brutally murdered yet, clans like the Uchiha and Yuki are still thriving.
Same as me. I will wait for the original gm a little while longer.
That's cool. I'm hanging around, too and still playing if GM returns. You're welcome to check it out again later, if the GM here never shows.
Same for me. By what I could see from the initial introduction, it's not really my cup of tea... Still, I wish you luck in the running of the RP. I'm sure there'll be quite a few people interested in the setting.
That's just fine. Playing weak-ish characters bother a lot of people. We had a decent amount of interest the last time we did it but it eventually died 'cause I suddenly had to go in for surgery.
Yeah, um... Yeah. Hope you two have better luck with that one at least, though.
Thanks. We know we won't suddenly drop so at least the GM(s) won't disappear on us.
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