Hey guys, check the top post, it will have links to everyone's CS's and how many I've gone through and approved so far. After I am finished approving them I'll have another list in the first post of dungeon order for the character dungeons. Then we might finally be able to start. Sorry this has taken so long. Hot weather + my computer = rocketing to the moon if I use it lol.

I am done with my Cs

Angel I sent you a PM aboutmy shadow.

I think I am done with CS as well.

If anything there is anything wrong with my CS PM me and I'll fix it.

Okay went through the CS's and I just need the people I've PM'ed to send me the clarifications I need on some of the things. :D

Then we may finally be able to begin. You guys have some awesome character's. <3

If anyone feels like a little more character reading, I completely retconned Mari Watanabe, totally rewriting her history, personality, likes, dislikes, and hobbies. I think I wrote her to be a bit too much like a sociopath before, so I decided to make her a little more devilish rather than psychotic.

I like how we have an even spread of males and females.

I think that I have approved everyone. Final chances to make changes to your character before I write up the beginning post tomorrow. :D

Tight. Can't wait!

Small delay, got sucked into a video game today O_O

My apologies. I'll start work on the post as soon as possible! :D

What game?

The Last of Us. It was one of those instances of me playing glancing at the clock and it's like 9am... glance again and it's like 7pm.... yeah.... lol. Good game.

You don't turn that off. The Last of Us is how you make a damn video game. I'm cool on waiting just based on that alone.

Almost done with the post. You guys should know you will be using evokers until you get through your dungeon. Then you switch to cards. Kk :D

Okay, my first terrible post is up. Couldn't think of a better way to start us off. Enjoy Izzy's dungeon :D

Questions! Fresh questions, right here! Get'em while they're hot!

-Alright, so we know that the players with the potential will (or have) been approached by the remnants of S.E.E.S. to combat the Death Walker Syndrome, but right now Fuuka is beseeching them to fight the monsters, explaining that they have Evokers. So is this their first meeting with S.E.E.S. or their first battle/dream event together?

-I'm assuming that to the players, this is a normal dream, with Fuuka trying to shake them out of it... but do dream rules still apply to a degree, or are they still mortals in the dream? I'm not talking about flying around with laser eyes playing an awesome guitar riff because the can, but do they appear in what they were wearing when the fell asleep a la Freddy Krueger with similar equipment, or will they appear as they see themselves day to day? Like how someone who falls asleep in pajamas but normally wears fancy suit and tie would experience their dream in a fancy suit and tie? And what of weapons? Will they have them just because they dream that they need them or is it like the Freddy Krueger thing again and they need to enter the dream with them?

-Was everyone on their own program prior to the dream, or was this a part of a plan? Like the first question, did they all meet up and are asleep in one spot or get physically transported into the dream or are they asleep in their beds? Which ties into my next question...

-This is more for all the players to hash out, but who knows who? Did they already have their "I Fight Nightmares" T-shirts made, or will they be somewhat surprised to see the others (barring that this is a dream)? Without a prior meeting (and the part more for the players), do they already all know each other, either closely, as acquaintances, or just someone they might know the name of or recognize?

-So this is Izzy's dungeon, but is she in the group with the others? Will one fight their own Nightmare or does having the Nightmare disqualify you for the participation award?

-With the Personae evolution, will the progression be sudden or steady? Take Izzy, for example, we're doing her dungeon. Nightmare down, dream resolved, she'll get the Mad Hatter from Alice pretty soon. But does she have this obscene jump from Garu to Wind Amp Garudyne, or will her abilities naturally progress as she fights more Shadows, much like how in P3 your party members would learn ever advancing skills with the same Persona and the second tier would unlock more?

-Will the players feel compelled to shoot themselves in the face with the Evokers or will they need to figure that part out themselves? Or will Fuuka tell them they should?

-Do I really want fries with that shake?

Thanks for listening, I know I'm kind of needy, but I like going into world/game mechanics.

For everyone else, who would be rather well-acquainted with the Scary Mari? I'm thinking that the shy, quiet, meeker types would naturally not associate themselves with her, but she's got a bit of a reputation for being a hardcore party girl and a delinquent, so anyone who likes to have a good time every now and again or would need to steer clear of that to protect their image would be familiar with the thug. She'd naturally take to anyone with any kind of status within Akane College, so she'd have at least tried to speak to some of the more popular/infamous students at some point or another. I'll put up who I believe Mari to be associated with, and why. If anyone wishes to argue against that or add to it, feel free to let me know.

-She'd probably be fairly familiar with Justin Case, seeing as they both like to drink. Although he seems a little bit more of the "I drink alone" type. He similarly doesn't use honorifics and Mari might appreciate this to a degree. The extent of their relationship would happen to extend as far as how social Justin happens to be, his conduct in regards to the more grey areas of "harmless fun", what crowds he hangs out with and what bars/parties he frequents. In kind, he doesn't like bullies himself and similarly might not enjoy Mari's presence, but such prickling resistance would make her bother him all the more just because she finds it fun to watch people get frustrated. But then again, that annoying aspect to his personality of not knowing his own opinion of others combined with Mari's sly two-faced nature might lead him to take her as a friend. Another common interest they share is fitness, and Mari happens to work at the gym.

Something gnaws at me though... I went to look up his CS for reference of possible past interactions, and his Arcana is missing. It's Star, is it not? The Star Arcana personifies being positive and optimistic, even in the face of adversity, that everything will work out just fine i.e. looking to the stars. Seems pretty nihilistic to be of the Star Arcana to me, although his Arcana could be reversed to which it would mean the opposite, where he might just fit if emphasis was focused on the despair he hides from others. He similarly could have a crisis of faith indicative of the Star Arcana. Something else, while looking at his Persona I found that Kartikeya has a crap ton of really high level techniques for being a beginning Persona. Maziodyne? Primal Force? In his Strengths he has a block skill right off the bat as well. Actually, based on techniques alone and disregarding Megidoloan, Kartikeya would actually be more powerful than Helel, with block and absorb skills, more powerful physical attacks (Myriad Arrows is pretty high up there, and Primal Force is above God's Hand in terms of power), and High Counter. I know it's a little late in the game to bring this up, but Kartikeya is super OP.

-Tokiko Tsuji might be well acquainted with the delinquent Mari Watanabe, although their relationship would probably be an icy one. She might seek to condemn her for acting like a thug and her devil-may-care attitude, but Mari would find Tokiko to be fun to mess with. Especially because she would consider Tokiko to be one of the few people challenging enough to argue with on a consistent basis. She enjoys playing Devil's Advocate, and Tokiko would be a skilled enough debate queen to be able to rip up Mari's straw man to shreds, and she would delight in toying with the law student as her argumentative stance keeps changing. Tokiko might not think too kindly of her, but Mari would find Tokiko to be rather amusing.

-Jason Ryan would probably know her because of a class they share: Philosophy. While Jason has chosen it has his Major, Mari took it as an elective because she enjoys arguing with and frustrating people and that's pretty much all Philosophy class is. However, I think she won't care for him too much. His personality is one of openness and joking around, and the jokes would wear on her patience and it isn't fun for her to figure him out if he lays everything on the table already.

-Any other characters probably won't have that much interaction with her on a daily unless there's a reason for it, such as sharing a class together or they frequent the same places. But it's possible.

Whelp, it's a bit of reading but that's all I've got to say for now.

Okay, Corporal, this post will be a work in progress as I answer everything but I am paranoid that RPG will eat my post if I write all of it up then try and post it :P

Question-Alright, so we know that the players with the potential will (or have) been approached by the remnants of S.E.E.S. to combat the Death Walker Syndrome, but right now Fuuka is beseeching them to fight the monsters, explaining that they have Evokers. So is this their first meeting with S.E.E.S. or their first battle/dream event together?

Answer: This is both. They have not met the S.E.E.S. people before. And as I understand your question this is the first time they'll be doing a dream together too. Random people thrown together for a random cause. Kinda like P3 and the Tartarus. Looking for people who have the potential because Fuuka can peer into the dream world because of what her persona had been. Unfortunately neither Akihiko or Fuuka can enter the dreams themselves not having the right potential to help out in that way. (I was thinking of them more as mentors anyway)

Question-I'm assuming that to the players, this is a normal dream, with Fuuka trying to shake them out of it... but do dream rules still apply to a degree, or are they still mortals in the dream? I'm not talking about flying around with laser eyes playing an awesome guitar riff because the can, but do they appear in what they were wearing when the fell asleep a la Freddy Krueger with similar equipment, or will they appear as they see themselves day to day? Like how someone who falls asleep in pajamas but normally wears fancy suit and tie would experience their dream in a fancy suit and tie? And what of weapons? Will they have them just because they dream that they need them or is it like the Freddy Krueger thing again and they need to enter the dream with them?

Answer You appear as you would day to day. So Izzy usually wears jeans, tank top and hoodie. So she would appear in the dream like that and yes they are all mortals and can die in the dream and can get hurt. As for weapons, you get nothing for this dream but as your character's realize they need it they can start dreaming with the right equipment. The evokers are essential so they have to be there. But after this dream and your character's are aware of it. You will start dreaming with the weapons of your choice.

Question-Was everyone on their own program prior to the dream, or was this a part of a plan? Like the first question, did they all meet up and are asleep in one spot or get physically transported into the dream or are they asleep in their beds? Which ties into my next question...

Answer They were all at home in their beds. Thinking this was any normal night before being whisked away to Wonderland :P

Question -This is more for all the players to hash out, but who knows who? Did they already have their "I Fight Nightmares" T-shirts made, or will they be somewhat surprised to see the others (barring that this is a dream)? Without a prior meeting (and the part more for the players), do they already all know each other, either closely, as acquaintances, or just someone they might know the name of or recognize?

Answer As far as I'm aware the only connection people have is the college. Beyond that, player's can decide who might know who if they want. You will not have formed a version of S.E.E.S. yet if that is what you are getting at! You have not actually met Fuuka or Akihiko but I have a plan to bring you all together after the dream is over.

Question -So this is Izzy's dungeon, but is she in the group with the others? Will one fight their own Nightmare or does having the Nightmare disqualify you for the participation award?

Answer Izzy will not be with you, as will anyone in the dungeon of their own shadow. They will be with the final shadow attempting to maybe confronting or maybe hiding from it. Which everyone will see when they get to the end of the dungeon. Which is why I'm thinking of having you player's describe your own dungeons because A) you guys made them up and know them way better than me. And B ) Your character is going to be stuck with their shadow at the end and not really participating. So this would give you stuff to do while the other's make their way through. Still trying to figure out how to make this work, but it's an idea I had.

Question -With the Personae evolution, will the progression be sudden or steady? Take Izzy, for example, we're doing her dungeon. Nightmare down, dream resolved, she'll get the Mad Hatter from Alice pretty soon. But does she have this obscene jump from Garu to Wind Amp Garudyne, or will her abilities naturally progress as she fights more Shadows, much like how in P3 your party members would learn ever advancing skills with the same Persona and the second tier would unlock more?

Answer Progression will be steady, and you wont get your second persona right after your dungeon. You will have the abillity open to you but I have some requirements per each character you will have to do in order to unlock your second tier persona. I am not sure on everyone's just yet, but I have to see them played to see what kind of interactions they will probably want to have to grow as a character. Kinda like in P4 the social link would rank up, and a small change would start in the person? Does that make sense?

Question -Will the players feel compelled to shoot themselves in the face with the Evokers or will they need to figure that part out themselves? Or will Fuuka tell them they should?

Answer If you feel like your character is compelled to do so that is the right way to play it. But Fuuka will tell you part of it. I'm actually going to make it so you only have to shoot the evoker, could be on your arm, leg, shoulder, head, that way you are at least a little different from P3 :P And I think that Persona's are part of your soul anyway, which isn't just locked up in your head, but in your entire body. At least that's what I think.

Question-Do I really want fries with that shake?

Answer No, you want a burger, fries and a shake. Make it two chocolate and I'll be happy to share :D

CorporalThanks for listening, I know I'm kind of needy, but I like going into world/game mechanics.

Angel No worries. Just had to give me some time to think up some of the answers. I am running with a rough outline that could benefit with poking through it to help strengthen it. :D

so.... we are in our own dungeons awakening our personas?

No, right now we're in Izzy's.

Friggen RPGuild kept eating my post, you can tell it's modded halfway through. Sorry 'bout that.

Looks good to me. I'd respond, but I need to head to bed. I'll also be missing tomorrow and most of Sunday. Hopefully the other players show up by than,