TheHangedMan

Mana-script Academy for the gifted (Magical School RP)

Meruin stepped into the dorm area and looked around. She wouldn't be starting classes anytime soon, but she needed to find her dormitory at least . . .

Stupid Asthma, making her miss her first week at school . . . .

Mana-script Academy for the gifted (Magical School RP)

Thanks :) How should I introduce her? Right after she took the entrance exam or what?

Orphanage for Supernatural Kids

Delta44 said
Which may or may not be a painful experience for her, depending on her experience. His thoughts were jumbled and extremely difficult to decipher, almost encoded, and it made even trying to hear the slightest thought extremely difficult. They shot around his mind at lightning speeds, constantly changing in message each time."Uh, what?" He asks, a little confused.

From Rina's point of view she got . . . static. And elevator music. She looked up at him with a raised brow. "You . . . have a very funny mind, sir."

Mana-script Academy for the gifted (Magical School RP)

Name: Meruin Hazy

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Age: 15

Gender: Female

Abilities: A jack-of-all trades that can use multiple abilities, but has yet to proficiently use one, not to mention being hampered by her physically weak body. Abilities include; elemental manipulation, mind-reading, aura sensing, clairvoyance, barriers, healing spells, and etc. Basically, anything that can be learned, she probably learned it.

How you could work in a team: Support and logistics. Never put her on offensive.

Personality: Introverted and quiet, she prefers to study than talk with other people. Focused and serious when it comes to her studies, she is otherwise a dunderhead when it comes to social interactions, and cannot read social ques very well, hence she doesn't mind doing what may be inappropriate in public (or more like she doesn't know she's doing anything wrong . . .) Gullible and still quite childish at heart.

History: Suffice it to say that she came from a family of losers and wanted to be different. Any more than that shall be revealed during RP

Other: Can cook and sing quite well. Scared of large animals and tight spaces and the dark. Has a weak body and is Asthmatic and Anemic

Progressive Arcanum

Imperfectionist said
Well, being specialized definitely doesn't dissuade me, and with the last few posts, I'm getting a very good idea for a character (thank you both for some great fleshing out of the Ouramancy concept). I'll be looking forward to the sheet, unless you'd rather we craft our own?EDIT: Necromancy would play into it, though, as (in my understanding) life energy and divine/spiritual energy are two separate things. Necromancy is the study of life itself (on the physical plane), whereas Ouramancy is concerned with the behind the life, the soul or the spirit.

Leave the sheet to me. There are a lot of ways that could go wrong if I just left it up to everyone, no offense.

Correct, essentially. But take not that Divine Spirits and Devils are a class of life all on their own, that don't have true bodies but are still alive.

Progressive Arcanum

Komamisa said
Ah, random question, in the character sheets, do you have any issues with manga-style art? I ask ahead of time so I can plan my appearance section accordingly.Which leads me to a thought (pardon the following mess): in some Eastern lore, ancestral spirits for some bloodlines occasionally garner enough power/prestige to be considered as minor guardian deities (even as "minor" deities, this still implies a certain amount of power exceeding that of lesser demons), usually having to do with burial and rites traditions, along with a historical connection with the supernatural. I might be looking into it too much, but as a tie-in with Necromancy, could that mean beginner-level Ouramancers might be able to act as spiritual mediums for their bloodline's ancestors, should their history be strong enough; would those strong familial traditions/connections in mysticism affect their chances of being born with an Ouramancer's ability?

. . . Color me impressed. Right on the mark there. That's exactly what Ouramancers are hired for, and yes, that is generally were the talent for Ouramancy comes from.

In a way, reading into things is the name of the game for this RP. Speaking of which, I'm almost done with the preliminary set-ups. Now I just have to decide how many people get in.

And no, I have no problems with Manga-style art (you're talking to a part-time mangaka xD)

Mana-script Academy for the gifted (Magical School RP)

You guys still have available slots for characters :)?

Progressive Arcanum

Imperfectionist said
Hmm, I suppose it's because those beings are composed of the energies? It requires all three, because that combination is what makes them Magical Beings... Or something like that, I'm sure.Anyway, I would love to play an Ouramancer, then. Are there any superstitions surrounding them, or downsides to using the magic that could play into a character background? And what about religious groups in Lismos? Are there any who look at godspeak as blasphemy, or anything like that?

Right on the mark. You need control of those energies to interact with Magical Beings. Sakra to imagine their shape, Xi to give their shape form and substance, and Karma, because they're huge chunks of Karma in reality.

If you decided to play as an Ouramancer, your character will be extremely specialized, and will probably be useless in all other branches asides from the simplest ones. Ouramancers are generally regarded as 'priests' because they can communicate with Divine Spirits that can affect the land or banish Devils that cause chaos, so they're generally well respected.

As for religion, there are branches and pantheons, but generally, worship is tied to the land, rather than a single belief. Think tribal worship over Christianity.

Progressive Arcanum

Imperfectionist said
Oh, I like this! Count me in, one hundred percent. Most of my preliminary questions seem to have been answered already, but I have a couple:1. So, I get that we're students in this academy and all, but I'm guessing there's going to be some kind of conflict that comes up at the beginning? In my experience, academy-style RPs die faster than mayflies without a story that draws the characters together... Not necessarily having something for them to , just something for them to other than go to class and have schoolyard drama. I'm just saying, if it's only supposed to be about personal discovery and enlightenment through magic... It might not work out.2. Most the magical disciplines are straightforward enough, but does Ouramancy include, say, speaking to the dead ("human spirits")? Maybe just restless spirits trapped on the physical plane? And, which of the energies would be expended by speaking to a Divine Spirit or a Devil? Sakra?

Good questions, again. To answer:

Yes, there will be conflict early on, and it most definitely will get worse from there. Anything else would be spoiling :)

Yes, Ouramancy includes speaking to the dead, which are technically classified as 'Lesser Magical Beings'. Ouramancy is hard to study and rarely has adept students because it takes a certain 'talent' to use it. The energies involved are Xi, Sakra and Karma, but only Ouramancers are born with the ability to utilize them in a way interact with Divine Spirits or Demons.

Camp for Supernatural Teens

KatherinWinter said
"I am constantly talking to Ivy about powers. Hers are as unpredictable as is. She doesn't have the control I do." Kyle told him as he watched the ball go up and come straight back down. It fell on David's side of the net. "Try again."

"Izzat so?" said David. "Hehe, your sister must be a real handful. Not that there's anything wrong with that. It's an attractive trait in it's own right."

He bounced the ball back, still full conscious of how much strength he was exerting. The ball flew just over the net and went right towards Kyle.