WatermelonTango

The Mushroom Kingdom Freedom Fighters

By the gods this is annoying. Well, I guess I may as well throw up some art I did of DJ a while back. In this double post dead zone.



It makes me wonder if I should have included an appearance tab in the CS. Too late to change that now!

The Mushroom Kingdom Freedom Fighters

DJYosh

Name: DJYosh (Did his parents name him that?)

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Race: Yoshi

Personality: Energetic, Loyal, Naive

Techniques: Yoshis are generally very quick and good at jumping long distances, but they are poor at vertical jumping and very much lack in upper body strength. Generally Yoshis fight with a combination of kicks, head butts and tail slams, occasionally throwing in some egg and tongue based techniques for good effect. DJ is a quick runner who can deliver powerful blows if given enough space to move, but he lacks technical skill and can be exceptionally clumsy in tight and confined spaces. If he isn't careful his speed can be his own downfall just as readily as his opponent's.

Brain-Bruiser: DJ has an exceptionally tough skull and a nose capable of absorbing the impact. He can slam his tough noggin down on an enemy with differing levels of impact depending on how fast he is moving. Often he will combine this technique with speed in order to deal great damage, but he has to be very careful with this ability. If DJ misses, his head will have a blind date with solid ground and he will damage himself. Worse yet, he could try this technique on a shelled Koopa or a Beetle and risk knocking himself out completely. This is a high risk high reward technique that can cause some serious damage enemies and DJ alike.

Yolk-Bomb: Another rather straight forward ability. DJ can swallow objects whole in order to create an egg. He then will throw it at you, because getting hit in the face with an egg hurts. This ability can do anywhere from none to medium to high damage, depending on the quality of the item he swallowed in order to create the egg. Swallowing a koopa shell makes the egg more durable, swallowing a fire flower makes it burst into flames, and swallowing a mushroom causes it to restore health instead. This is a very adaptive and unique ability, but it can also be incredibly expensive on resources. Most of the time DJ will just swallow rocks to produce eggs because powerups ain't cheap, yo.

Brief background history: DJ can only be described as a roamer. DJ's egg was discovered buried in the sandy beaches of the mushroom kingdom, and since then he has never seen the lush forests of Yoshi Island nor has he been properly conditioned by other Yoshi. He was adopted by a family of koopas who raised him to be a good kid, but he quickly grew restless of the simple lifestyle they lead and set out on his own. Since then he has done nothing but travel, roaming from village to village looking for his calling. He would never spend more then a week getting to know everyone in each town before setting off again. He's a bright and cheerful spirit but utilimately he feels lost.
DJ's most recent stop is Toad Town. Surprisingly he hasn't brought himself around since he heard of how used to routine the townsfolk are, but with the recent trouble he decided to check it out. There was something about a high activity high trouble situation that makes him determined to help out.

Other: DJYosh's Theme

The Mushroom Kingdom Freedom Fighters

You're certainly in Raddum, my good old friend of mine. In fact your CS is so good that I'm modeling mine after yours.

The Mushroom Kingdom Freedom Fighters

If we ever get enough gas to start then you can join whenever. I'll get started on my own CS. It's nice to see some interest.

The Mushroom Kingdom Freedom Fighters

So no one is interested. I can take a hint. =P

The Soap Factory

I'm still around and game to continue if you'll have it.

The Mushroom Kingdom Freedom Fighters

The mushroom kingdom was a place of routine. Bowser appeared for one of his weekly attempts at kidnapping the princess. Mario and Luigi, after some trouble, would have her saved a day later and then the kingdom would spend the rest of the week relaxing. At first the populace panicked. The first time Peach was ever kidnapped the town was in an uproar. However, as time went on people began getting less and less concerned. Mario would always jump in to save the day; the citizens of the mushroom kingdom grew accustomed and their lord and sovereign being kidnapped by an invading country became less and less of a serious matter to the citizens until eventually it was as casual an event as the morning newspaper.

But you know what happens when a people grows complacent and soft? When they get all too comfortable with their situation and feel no reason to change? When things go wrong, the general populace will be powerless to stand up to threats on their own. What happens when you build a world on the fantasy of heroes, but then you suddenly take their defenders and idols away? Either the inhabitants of the mushroom kingdom will need to learn to take care of themselves, or be captured in the Koopa Clan's iron grip.

So what am I actually talking about? Essentially the plot is that Bowser kidnapped Peach... and neither Mario or Luigi are around to save them. The citizens of toad town sent several search parties in a desperate attempt to find the two of them, but it has been a month since Peach was abducted and they have yielded no success. Essentially we, the common people, are creating a movement to resist Bowser with some twists and turns along the way. I'll try to throw as many curveballs as I can in order to keep this seemingly simple and bare bones concept as interesting as possible. This is my first Role play I've ever lead myself, so let's make this a learning experience as well as a good time.

I'll lay down some information on you. This is strongly based on the mushroom kingdom based on the Paper Mario and Mario RPG series. The locations and characters from these games exist in the world, though vast majority of Canon NPCs we meet in this series will be villains. Toadsworth is working as acting ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom with Peach missing, Daisy's kingdom of Sarasaland is facing their own troubles and can't send much support, and Bowser's territory is steadily increasing as his army marches on to take out the Mushroom kingdom in their weakened state.

It's our job to fix this mess. Are you with me?

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Character Sheet

Name: (What's your name, dummy?)
Gender:
Age:
Race: (I'll let just about any species known to the Mario Canon. From Goomba Koopas and Toads to Penguins to if you're really feeling it.)
Personality: (I understand that a personality is often formed and cemented over RPing, but give me a couple of describing words.)
Techniques: (Try to describe them well, give me an exact picture of what your character is capable of. Some species have special abilities, but try not to go over board and give your character ridiculous mind powers or something. These are mainly meant to be techniques rather then super powers.)
Brief background history: (You don't need to give me anything too in depth. What did your character do before the events of the roleplay? Where are they from, and why did they move to Toad Town?)
Other: (Whatever you want to put goes here. If you feel like putting a character theme or something put it here, just make sure that you put a video in a hider please. It makes things look more tidey.)

Rules

1. It's Mario. Keep it PG, guys. Most of us our old enough to handle this stuff, but the Mario kingdom isn't meant to be a place of sex and gore. This isn't the place for it.
2. Similar rules about Romance. Romance is acceptable, but I'll trust that you can use your own discretion and that I don't have to hand hold you through your romance subplot. This is Mario, remember that.
3. If any disagreements come up consult me about it. I'll try my best to solve any disagreements and be the best mediater I can.
4. Try to avoid power gaming if possible. The truth is, while our characters can be smart, quick, clever and strong, our enemies are powerful and most mushroom kingdom denizens are not combat trained. Create a character with room for growth.
5. If you have questions let me know. There are some aspects of this RP I may have not quite pieced together yet and appreciate people pushing me in the right direction.

Constructive criticism is appreciated. I'll post my character's sheet later today.. probably.

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I'm sure your characters are doing SOMETHING the day before the guildpact day. What would they be doing to prepare for the event?

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This looks cool. It looks like it might be a little bit out of my comfort zone, but I'll never grow as a role player if I don't try new things. Mark me as interested.

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Is there an update on whether I've been accepted or not?