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Current I think watching fight scenes can help in general terms with writing combat, since it can give you an idea of flow and choreography.
3 yrs ago
At least if you're writing something you know, with knights.
3 yrs ago
I mean, depends on what you're writing, and the tone and theme of what you're writing. Trained armored knights were legitimately monstrous on the battlefield, so looking up how they fought helps.
4 yrs ago
As much as there's a lot of reasons twitter sucks, I genuinely don't want to see it die for the sake of all the artists who now rely on it. Hoping the shithead stops trying to directly administrate.
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4 yrs ago
roleplayerguild.com/posts/5… If anyone's up for fighting some kaiju, why not try out my new RP, Godzilla: YATAGARUSU?

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Konpaku Youmu


It was a complex dance, in a way. Something that the white-haired girl was used to performing. And yet, no matter how many times she had done the steps, she continued again and again. She was still in training. No matter how accomplished she became, she could always improve. she still hadn't reached Grandfather's level. To truly live up to her family name, she had to keep practicing.

Her katana cut the air, the misty form of her phantom half elegantly whirling through the air as the water fell around her. Roukanken's edge struck a single droplet and parted it. Than another. Than another.

Konpaku Youmu sheathed her blade as the water fell around her. Without pause, she drew Hakuroken. In a single motion, she cut three more droplets of water before they could hit the ground. The wakizashi was sheathed in an instant on her hip. Youmu straightened. The number of droplets had nearly doubled, her blades slicing them through so swiftly that she increased the amount. And yet this wasn't enough. No, if she wanted to reach Grandfather's level, she had to train harder. Placing one hand lightly on Roukanken's hilt, the small girl looked up. Myon followed her gaze. The second bucket was hanging from a thin pole of metal, supported between two wooden struts. Myon shot forward and struck the bucket, flipping the contents and letting the water fall out.

First, to divide it into droplets. Youmu drew Roukanken and swung it upwards, the blade and rushing air parting the falling liquid. In a flash, she had sheathed it again, shutting her eyes.

Then...!

Youmu opened her eyes, and just barely stopped herself from drawing the blade when she realized her surroundings were no longer the gardens of Hakugyokurou. In fact, it was some place she had never seen. Cobblestone streets, tall buildings... indeed, it was completely unlike the architecture of Japan, the things that Youmu was used to.

"... I... what... is..."






The ocean roiled. The smoking mechanical figure, enormous and imposing, sank back into it, vanishing slowly into the ocean, like it had many times before. The last of the robotic minions it had deployed collapsed to the ground in a smoking wreckage. All in all, it was a job well done.

"MVP: D.Va!" Even if there had just been a serious combat operation, the voice that came(with some electronic distortion) out of the small bipedal and very pink machine was a bright and cheerful one. Oh, certainly, she had just done her duty. Yet again had she defended Korea from the giant omnic that continually rose from the sea to attack it... and yet again, she felt like she'd done a great job! The best job out of her whole team! But it was still a team, right? After all, you didn't get this good without understanding how team games worked. But that didn't stop her from being the best pilot out of all of Korea's MEKA pilots, not by a long shot!

Just as she turned to flash her teammates a V-sign from the interior of her cockpit, though...

Well, they weren't there.

Neither was Korea, for that matter. Hana Song found herself on an empty cobblestone street, surrounded by old-fashioned buildings... really old-fashioned. Like, medieval Europe old fashioned. That didn't make any sense. That absolutely didn't make any sense. Where were her teammates? Her home? The ocean? ... And her stream was shut off!

"Wh-wh-what?!"




Nishimura Yuki


The long pink hair swooshed behind the girl as she walked along, stretching. The sun was sinking low in the sky, drifting deeper and deeper as she headed home. Ah, it seemed kind of surreal, didn't it? She was so used to wearing a girl's uniform now... and it hadn't been that long at all since Megaloyuria had been defeated, either. And yet here she was, walking home just like normal again. But that was how it should be, right? She was a magical girl. She had her normal life, and the life she spent making sure the innocent were protected!

Right now, her friends had already split up and gone to their own homes. Hers was only a little further, just one block away... Nishimura Yuki stretched again with a yawn. Ah, it was pretty quiet today, too... there weren't any Negari causing problems. Innocent people didn't have to worry about them for a little while, though Yuki was still going to go on patrol later that night. Still, that didn't mean she couldn't spend a little bit of time relaxing before she... tried to get her homework finished up quickly and then headed off for her patrol.

In any case, however, she was hardly expecting to step into a cobblestone alleyway surrounded by medieval-style buildings.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"... Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhh?!"
Swapping Kyouko(even though I do want to play her) for a different character. ^^;

  • Name: Nishimura Yuki
  • Title: Magical Girl Inferno Heart Yuki
  • Gender: Female
  • Appearance: "Th-this isn't what I had in mind a-at all!" Yuki has light pink hair, pink eyes, and light skin. She's on the short end of average for a Japanese girl, perhaps even slightly below. Her magical girl outfit is black and pink with white frills.
  • Personality: Yuki has always wanted to be a hero. To be someone who can protect the innocent and help others. And, even now, she still holds that desire firmly in her heart. Beyond this, she is something of a straightman. She becomes exasperated easily, questions things, and is quite easily flustered. In fact, she is very easily flustered or embarrassed. Yuki strives to be a good heroine, and possesses a wealth of determination and fire in her heart(hence her title). She is a bit temperamental, however. Regardless, Yuki won't stand for the harm of innocents or attacks on allies, quite simply because that is not what a true hero does. A true hero, in Yuki's mind, will always fight even when things look grim, will always step up and keep going, will always intervene to save the life of an innocent. To a true hero, in Yuki's mind, if the option is between kill one to save a thousand or let a thousand die to save one, they thrust both options aside and find a third option that saves everyone instead.
  • Ideals: JUSTICE! HARD WORK AND GUTS! DETERMINATION!
  • Biography: Nishimura Yukihiro was a pretty ordinary teenaged boy. Sure, he had dreams of being a hero, but nothing ever seemed to come his way. No superpowered suits, no magical transforming belts, no scientists revealing he's the descendant of some kind of ancient hero... nope, nothing. At least, until one night... a mysterious female voice offered him the power to protect people! She told him he had potential! What kind of self-respecting dreamer wouldn't say yes?! Only, well... there were some details that were left out of the agreement. For starters, Yukihiro didn't expect to be transformed into a girl. And it's not like it only lasted for while she was fighting, either. No, this transformation was permanent. Ruru helpfully explained that it says, in her rulebook, "MAGICAL GIRLS CAN ONLY BE GIRLS!", a rule she was instructed to take very seriously as a fairy companion. Since then, Yuki has adjusted to her new form, and blazed a path towards her future as a magical girl. Her refusal to give up, her determination, not only did it let her fight but it inspired others around her. Recently, with the help of her fellow magical girls, Yuki struck down an incredible threat to her world, at one point channeling the power of all the magical girls in the world to deliver a final blow on behalf of every single girl who fights to protect others.
  • Abilities: Using the gem on her necklace, Yuki can clad herself in the form of a magical girl. In this form, her speed and strength are enormously enhanced, allowing her to even scale a building by running if she builds up enough momentum, and damage thick armor with her punches and kicks. She is also vastly more durable, able to resist things that could seriously injure a human and recover from intense damage. With the assistance of her fairy, Lulilu... li... Luli... Lu... Ruru, she can heal her own injuries as well as others, provided they're not very serious(really it's just her fairy doing it). Yuki also possesses special attacks as a magical girl.
    • Lovely Heart Punch!: Yuki's fist becomes engulfed in pink flames, and she hits her target very hard, resulting in a small, pink, fiery explosion.
    • Lovely Heart Kick!: Basically the same as above, but a kick. Shocking.
    • Heart Bomber!!: Yuki punches the air numerous times, firing a stream of heart-shaped exploding projectiles at the target, bombarding them with exploding hearts.
    • Heart Missile!!: Yuki winds up and punches as hard as she can, even though there's literally no way this could possibly hit. Except it fires a missile of heart-shaped magical energy that explodes on impact. That's a lot more likely to hit then the punch is, though combining a successful punch with Heart Missile!! would hurt.
    • Giga HeartBreaker!!!: Yuki's most powerful attack(so far) and her finisher, Yuki's entire right arm is engulfed in pink fire. A heart-shaped force-field forms on her fist, and she rockets towards her target. Any regular monster is likely going to be exploded from the impact, and stronger ones will at least be injured. This attack can also power up from sheer determination.
    She also has a very powerful ahoge.
    Additionally, Yuki's blazing determination and desire to protect the innocent and deliver justice manifested as a supermode known as Angel Heart. Most of the attacks are simply powered-up versions of her normal attacks, but notably this mode allows her to tap into the magical abilities of others in order to power up. At peak condition, she can have "donations" from every single person with magical abilities on the entire planet.
  • Weapons: Yuki has no notable weapons.
  • Equipment: Aside from her necklace, and technically her fairy... nope, nothing notable.
  • Universe of Origin: Original Magical Girl setting.

I'm considering swapping Kyouko out for an OC I've been wanting to play for a bit now, though I also really want to play Kyouko a lot.

Though there's also another person I might swap her for depending on what someone else ends up doing, but I'm not sure because I'm incredibly indecisive.
  • Name: Hana Song
  • Title: D.Va(I mean it's not her real name)
  • Gender: Female
  • Appearance: "MVP: D.Va!" Can't find an official height, but she seems to be about 5'1 or so.
  • Personality: Hana Song, commonly known as D.Va, is a rather cocky and arrogant girl who always plays to win. She is highly confident in herself, and has a rather deep affiliation for flaunting her skills and abilities. She dislikes losing immensely in any context, be it in video games or in real life when piloting her MEKA. She's also rather cheerful and upbeat, cracking game-reference jokes brightly. This helps her keep her generally cheery mood, along with her self-confident attitude. D.Va is a pretty big fan of a wide variety of video games and other media, though she excels at Starcraft to the point of being a professional player in her home country of South Korea, and the top-ranked Starcraft player worldwide. While she is arrogant and cocky, D.Va is also dedicated to her duties as a MEKA pilot, namely repelling the omnic that repeatedly threatens her home country. To say she shies away from the fame that this role gives her would be a lie, as she even streams her missions for her fans worldwide. That being said, she also works hard with her fellow MEKA pilots, and desires to defend South Korea and everyone living there. Even though she's willing to work as a team for sure, D.Va is still cocky and arrogant. But at least she knows how to work as a team.
  • Ideals: Playing to win, defending what she cares about.
  • Biography: Hana Song has been an avid player of Starcraft, and may other video games, since childhood, following in the footsteps of her father. She developed a great deal of skill in playing such games, and by 16 she became the top Starcraft player in the world. She proceeded to successfully defend her title for the next three years, and in the process earn fans worldwide. Basking in the fame, her skills caused her to become drafted into the South Korean army's MEKA program, in order to combat the omnic that continually threatens the country. In spite of never previously having combat experience, D.Va took to the position quickly due to her fast reflexes and became quite a successful pilot, even streaming her missions for her fans. All this successful combat experience and those fast reflexes have made her an excellent candidate for a certain international peacekeeping organization formed of exceptional individuals...
  • Powers: D.Va has fast reflexes and good aim. However, on her own, she's a small girl without much defense aside from her light pistol. She's very light on her feet as well.
  • Weapons: D.Va carries a light pistol which can be quickly reloaded and do a decent amount of damage to enemy targets, provided they aren't using any form of serious protection.
  • Equipment: D.Va's true asset, however, is her customized MEKA. Equipped with powerful jump jets, twin fusion cannons, a multi-layered defensive shield capable of blocking most forms of damage from the front for a period of time, and an adorable rabbit theme, it's a threatening piece of equipment. The cannons do not require reloading and can fire bursts of projectiles that tear apart foes, armored or otherwise, at close range. At longer ranges, their effectiveness falls off, and firing them does slow down the MEKA, and the defense matrix stops her from firing. As a last resort, D.Va can trigger the MEKA's self-destruct system, explosively killing anything near the robotic weapon after ejecting D.Va so she can escape to a safe distance. However, as she cannot replace her MEKA easily in another world, she is unlikely to use this feature.
  • Universe of Origin: Overwatch


  • Name: Konpaku Youmu
  • Title: N/A
  • Gender: Female
  • Appearance: "Ah, yes, Yuyuko-sama, it is quite tasty." Youmu is pretty small, at under five feet.
  • Personality: Calm, collected, serious. These are things Youmu tries to be at all times. To her credit, in a fight she is a dangerous and focused opponent, but outside of combat she is prone to being rather awkward. Her attempts to remain collected often fail, as Youmu is easily surprised and confused. She is not unintelligent, but it is simply quite easy to exasperate or perplex her. Youmu is easily frustrated by things that confuse her, and she is somewhat easy to mislead. However, she has been working on this, as to not fail Yuyuko. Youmu takes pride in her combat capabilities and her speed, as well as her katana, Roukanken and Hakuroken. In spite of her attempts to be a dutiful and serious warrior, Youmu retains a fear of ghost stories. In spite of being half ghost. And serving a ghost. However, when her opponent is not a ghost, Youmu can be a courageous fighter who refuses to give in. She also retains absolute loyalty to Saigyouji Yuyuko, even if the gluttonous ghost confuses and embarrasses her at times. Youmu is reluctant to kill other intelligent beings unless it is necessary to defend herself, Yuyuko, or others.
  • Ideals: Protecting Yuyuko-sama, then herself, in that order. Training to be better then she currently is.
  • Biography: Youmu was born into the Konpaku family, half-ghosts in service of the ruler of the Netherworld, Saigyouji Yuyuko. She was trained intensely in swordplay, and in how to garden in order to cultivate the gardens around Yuyuko's home. Soon enough, Youmu became Yuyuko's servant, dedicated to her service even when she was to cause an incident that nearly(unintentionally) caused the awakening of a malevolent entity in the form of a soul-eating cherry tree. Since then, Youmu has actively assisted in the resolution of several incidents.
  • Powers: Youmu is somewhat more durable than a regular human being, and has a somewhat more capable healing ability, but this is nothing as extreme as most youkai. As a half-ghost, a portion of her soul is embodied as a non-sentient floating phantom referred to as Myon. This can be used to observe distant areas, fire danmaku, or even temporarily become a duplicate of Youmu for double team attacks. Youmu also feels everything Myon feels, though she cannot be damaged in this way(something painful to Myon will be painful to Youmu, though). Youmu is an incredibly skilled swordswoman, capable of wielding her blades both one and two-handed. Her strength is above human level, allowing her to wield the incredibly long Roukanken one-handed. Youmu's attacking speed allows her to slash many times in an instant, to the point where it appears as a single attack. She can also move very quickly, in both air and on land, her speed making her the second fastest person in Gensokyo. This allows her to pull off her family technique, Two-Hundred Yojana in One Slash, covering an enormous amount of distance and come back in the time it takes to unsheath Roukanken and cut with it, allowing her to cut foes even quite a distance away. She also carries spellcards and is fully capable of flight. Her most powerful technique, both in spellcard form and as a true attack, is Reflecting Satellite Slash. This attack is simultaneously the cutting of her blade and a wave of blades reflected by the light of the moon, assaulting her opponent in a flash of light as she moves to cut through them. Even in nonlethal danmaku form it is a highly dangerous attack. However, it requires Youmu to hold still and gather power to properly perform it. In spite of all her advantages, Youmu is still partially human and can be injured as a human can, and while attacks to Myon do not cause physical harm, the pain caused by them can immobilize her.
  • Weapons: Youmu carries two katana, Roukanken and Hakuroken.
    • Roukanken: An incredibly long katana, a nodachi that measures longer than the short girl is tall. Roukanken's blade was forged by youkai, allowing it to be nearly unbreakable. This is not the most notable feature of Roukanken, however. The katana's incredibly sharp blade transcends physicality, allowing it to cut apart even existences such as formless ghosts. Rocks, trees, flesh, steel, little can stand up to the unrestrained Roukanken. However, Youmu utilizes danmaku rules to avoid killing unless her life or the lives of others are in danger. Supernatural protection, or heavily augmented technology, may also defend against Roukanken.
    • Hakurouken: A wakizashi, Hakurouken possesses no ability to kill a living thing. Indeed, it is almost entirely harmless, causing some pain and discomfort but otherwise nothing else. Its capabilities lie in another area. It can be used to parry and it can incapacitate with enough blows, but the true nature of Hakurouken is its ability to divide things such as confusion. Certainly, cutting confusion is a valuable asset to the easily-confused Youmu. However, this is merely a side effect of its intended function. Hakurouken instantly causes the state of Nirvana in spirits it strikes, causing them to vanish utterly.
  • Equipment: Nothing of note.
  • Universe of Origin: Touhou
Hi!
That sounds about right to me.
  • Name: Konpaku Youmu
  • Title: N/A
  • Gender: Female
  • Appearance: "Ah, yes, Yuyuko-sama, it is quite tasty." Youmu is pretty small, at under five feet.
  • Personality: Calm, collected, serious. These are things Youmu tries to be at all times. To her credit, in a fight she is a dangerous and focused opponent, but outside of combat she is prone to being rather awkward. Her attempts to remain collected often fail, as Youmu is easily surprised and confused. She is not unintelligent, but it is simply quite easy to exasperate or perplex her. Youmu is easily frustrated by things that confuse her, and she is somewhat easy to mislead. However, she has been working on this, as to not fail Yuyuko. Youmu takes pride in her combat capabilities and her speed, as well as her katana, Roukanken and Hakuroken. In spite of her attempts to be a dutiful and serious warrior, Youmu retains a fear of ghost stories. In spite of being half ghost. And serving a ghost. However, when her opponent is not a ghost, Youmu can be a courageous fighter who refuses to give in. She also retains absolute loyalty to Saigyouji Yuyuko, even if the gluttonous ghost confuses and embarrasses her at times. Youmu is reluctant to kill other intelligent beings unless it is necessary to defend herself, Yuyuko, or others.
  • Ideals: Protecting Yuyuko-sama, then herself, in that order. Training to be better then she currently is.
  • Biography: Youmu was born into the Konpaku family, half-ghosts in service of the ruler of the Netherworld, Saigyouji Yuyuko. She was trained intensely in swordplay, and in how to garden in order to cultivate the gardens around Yuyuko's home. Soon enough, Youmu became Yuyuko's servant, dedicated to her service even when she was to cause an incident that nearly(unintentionally) caused the awakening of a malevolent entity in the form of a soul-eating cherry tree. Since then, Youmu has actively assisted in the resolution of several incidents.
  • Powers: Youmu is somewhat more durable than a regular human being, and has a somewhat more capable healing ability, but this is nothing as extreme as most youkai. As a half-ghost, a portion of her soul is embodied as a non-sentient floating phantom referred to as Myon. This can be used to observe distant areas, fire danmaku, or even temporarily become a duplicate of Youmu for double team attacks. Youmu also feels everything Myon feels, though she cannot be damaged in this way(something painful to Myon will be painful to Youmu, though). Youmu is an incredibly skilled swordswoman, capable of wielding her blades both one and two-handed. Her strength is above human level, allowing her to wield the incredibly long Roukanken one-handed. Youmu's attacking speed allows her to slash many times in an instant, to the point where it appears as a single attack. She can also move very quickly, in both air and on land, her speed making her the second fastest person in Gensokyo. This allows her to pull off her family technique, Two-Hundred Yojana in One Slash, covering an enormous amount of distance and come back in the time it takes to unsheath Roukanken and cut with it, allowing her to cut foes even quite a distance away. She also carries spellcards and is fully capable of flight. Her most powerful technique, both in spellcard form and as a true attack, is Reflecting Satellite Slash. This attack is simultaneously the cutting of her blade and a wave of blades reflected by the light of the moon, assaulting her opponent in a flash of light as she moves to cut through them. Even in nonlethal danmaku form it is a highly dangerous attack. However, it requires Youmu to hold still and gather power to properly perform it. In spite of all her advantages, Youmu is still partially human and can be injured as a human can, and while attacks to Myon do not cause physical harm, the pain caused by them can immobilize her.
  • Weapons: Youmu carries two katana, Roukanken and Hakuroken.
    • Roukanken: An incredibly long katana, a nodachi that measures longer than the short girl is tall. Roukanken's blade was forged by youkai, allowing it to be nearly unbreakable. This is not the most notable feature of Roukanken, however. The katana's incredibly sharp blade transcends physicality, allowing it to cut apart even existences such as formless ghosts. Rocks, trees, flesh, steel, little can stand up to the unrestrained Roukanken. However, Youmu utilizes danmaku rules to avoid killing unless her life or the lives of others are in danger. Supernatural protection, or heavily augmented technology, may also defend against Roukanken.
    • Hakuroken: A wakizashi, Hakuroken possesses no ability to kill a living thing. Indeed, it is almost entirely harmless, causing some pain and discomfort but otherwise nothing else. Its capabilities lie in another area. It can be used to parry and it can incapacitate with enough blows, but the true nature of Hakuroken is its ability to divide things such as confusion. Certainly, cutting confusion is a valuable asset to the easily-confused Youmu. However, this is merely a side effect of its intended function. Hakuroken instantly causes the state of Nirvana in spirits it strikes, causing them to vanish utterly.
  • Equipment: Nothing of note.
  • Universe of Origin: Touhou
@Rin and I will be heading for Babylon with Katenka and Saber.

And we will be getting a post up in the next few days.
So to get back on the subject of what to actually play...

Infinite mana and lasers(not an infinite ability to use that mana though), heart-themed rocket punches, or a rocket drill lance?
So to get back on the subject of what to actually play...

Infinite mana and lasers(not an infinite ability to use that mana though), heart-themed rocket punches, or a rocket drill lance?
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