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Synopsis:
Soul, as I'll call it for convenience, takes place in a time not so far into the future where demons have been able to make contact with a few chosen humans who are on the verge of death. These demons sign their unwilling victims up to a contract in exchange for the ownership of their soul. Once a human is signed up they are granted a new chance at life and given powers, weapons, and abilities that both mirror and are inspired by the demon that signed up the human. The demon themselves are then able to manifest their own spiritual being into a human form so that they can follow and interact with their contractee in their every day lives, however their own powers are severely hindered to a tiny fraction of what they originally were.

Since the governments of the world noticed an increase in the number of demonic beings that have been making deals with humans they came to agreement that for the safety of the human race a separate division should be created, known as WDD (World Demonic Defence). The WDD is a task force of speciality hunters who are given the authority to eliminate these demons and their illegally living hosts from the world by any means necessary. In order to complete their job with the limited resources that they have, some WDD agents have resorted to acts of bribery and even hostage holding, forcing the stronger of the demons to target and kill their own kind, or risk being killed themselves.

This dog eat dog environment has created a very unstable world where even being suspected as someone with a binding contract could be quite deadly.
Important Details:
  • Soul is a bit of a Dark Fantasy/Modern - Post Modern world. There may be minor Sci-Fi elements
  • For this RP it will be required that players will have to make 2 characters with one being the saved human, and the other being the demon contractor.
  • Both the demon and the human who have made a contract will share pain that their other receives however no injuries will be shared (eg, breaking a bone will not break any bones in the other individual)
  • Many humans will remain unaware of what is going on with the demons and the WDD. Your demon contractor will appear to others as a friend, co-worker, partner, etc.
  • Your choice of demon can be fairly unique as long as they aren't too overpowered and humanoid in design. I may allow 'daemons' as well which in ancient Greek referred to good spiritual beings rather than bad. This should be reflected in the demon's personality and style of fighting/abilities but it is more of an aesthetic choice.
  • Soul will begin about a week after your character experiences their near death experience. This should both help speed things up and prevent needless plot building/character learning. We will also be residing in the same city as a way to improve interactions.
  • The city that we will be residing in will be known as the City of Eastwood. City of Eastwood is a large, bustling city with a busy CBD a shipping port.
Member Generated Ideas:
  • Any humans who have signed a contract with a demon will have the ability to both see through a demon's disguise and witness their true form, as well as identify any human that has forfeited their soul to a demon. When identified the human will appear as a crisp focal point with the surrounding objects and entities appearing out of focus. (Example Image)
    Suggested by @Dragoknighte



Note: I will be looking a posting speed of about once or twice a week with post being more on the longer side of things (a few paragraphs at least, I hate the term but High Casual). I do intend to run this for as long as I can so I would like to have a group of dedicated players. In saying that, if a player doesn't post in a week I will ping them with a mention. After 2 weeks of unnecessary inactivity that player and characters will be removed from the RP (I just don't think it's fair for the other player and myself to wait on people who aren't committed).



Character Sheet:
I haven't included any Weapon option for the demon. If this presents a possible problem with your Character design please let me know and I'll see how we can work out a compromise.

Lastly, try to be clear about your character's abilities. If it's not in the CS then it doesn't exist.





Best of Luck!
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Edit: It might be interesting if you add a section detailing exactly what their contract is. I'm going to add mine to Extras.
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Okay, finished up a set of characters. Tell me if anythings OP needs nerf, I was kind of going for a glass cannon type of thing hence the amount power and lack of defense. But yeah, even then I never know how much to pull back. I also didn't want to just use the demon as a second character, and thus and afterthought, hence the pacts entwining the two into two different roles.




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@chukklehed
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I raised some concerns with you through the PM that you sent, and I have yet to see anything rectified. Instead, you've disregarded my concerns and proceeded with your character design.

I am talking about the points where her senses have been increased, along with her Utility skill where she is able to create a shield from only light. Is she a defensive character or an offensive one? And by saying this I am asking you to choose. Also, the Personal reality bubble is a skill I do not understand. It does not link into the other skills and only mentions that it is the source of her power.

Your demon and your human don't share the same traits. They feel like two separate characters with different sets of skills. The ability to record down spells has no correlation to the ability to create objects and weapons. I also feel that the ability to recreate a permanent object into something else may class as over powered considering you could grab someone else's weapon and recreate it as your own.

The character simply does not flow. It feels like a collection of skills that have similar traits so that they interact with each other, but there is no set theme for your character.

This is without going into that extras part. There is no mutual agreements/clauses between Demons and Humans in their contracts. Demons steal people's souls, unwillingly, as described in the OOC. The contracts are not up for redesign and they will not be added as an extra point into the character sheets. "Telling me" to add that, and then doing it anyway, alone tipped me over the edge.

Fix it.
End of discussion.


@Oni_
Accepted!

Love the design and violent nature of her skills. Place it up in the Character sheet when you're ready.

Also a tip for the horns, just state that when she's not in battle they don't appear. ;)
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Accepted!

I like the secondary abilities like fix. Something that may not always be useful in battle, but a.unique ability none the less.

Your explanation about Mat's speed is good as well. Not a lot of people think of how speed and reaction time relate to each other.
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@NuttsnBolts I can post the sheets in the Character section now, right?
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@Dragoknighte lol yes. You're all good to go.
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Still accepting?
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@Mugin Yes. Just starting

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Sorry mate. Not enough detail. Take a look at Oni and Dragoknighte's entries.
For weapons, pick one.
For the Bio I don't want anything written for after they receive the contract (It was stated in the Character Sheet layout)
Demon's age should be a number

If this is just a draft, please don't present it until it's fully complete

(On a side note, can the child be older than 16. Having a 12 year old just doesn't feel right in this kind of world. :\)
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@BlizzStill can't accept it. Like I said, take a look at the other two and use theirs for inspiration. Those things I listed were only examples. I'm looking at design and layout too. Explanations on abilities and limitations. Images for appearances. I want people to show that they've put in a decent amount of effort like they actually want to participate, and not drop out after a few days.

I'll give you one more chance before I can't accept it any further. When I see that all you did was hack out a few things and 'leave' the same details in the "extras" part, then I know that you're not really taking this seriously.
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I didn't see this was up xD, I'll have a character up either later tonight or late tommorow.
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@Mugin Just reading the WIP (and this is why I don't like seeing WIPs) but I am looking for humanoid like demons (I actually don't like the toad at all! :?), and if at all possible nothing to do with the 7 deadly sins or religion. I may have things planned for those. I am looking for more weapons and skills, like with Bleach how each person has a weapon and skills that correlate with that weapon. Remember, this will be arena fighting and people have to understand your abilities with ease.
Edit: liking the spider design more. Wont comment til complete. :)

@GeliophobHyena I'm not sure how your abilities will translate well into a fight. I don't believe with the way things might go that there's not going to be enough night time sleep situations for you to use some of those abilities. They're also abilities that may pull you unintentionally out of the action meaning that others may not be able to interact with you well. They're nice ideas for a book where you can set aside chapters, but may not be suitable for a roleplay.

For any people that enter: Sometimes a more simpler idea can translate better than a complex idea. Yes I may be picky, but I'm after a style similar to Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul, Death Note, Parasyte, Supernatural, Grimm. Forms of media like that with demons that can blend in with society easily. I'm sorry if I'm appearing picky, but I'm after a certain style and format so that things don't go too far out of hand.

If in doubt, look at the accepted character sheets for guidance, and look at my listing of characters in the "Char" section.
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I am done @NuttsnBolts
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@Mugin

Very nice. I like it a lot!!!

Could you do two things for me though.
First, the parasitical effect of the venom. What will that do? Looking up on google it seems to have some mind control features. Just thinking from a roleplay perspective, or whether something like paralytical as in reduces movement (eg, loose complete feeling in one's arm for a period of time) would work better. Just after an explanation of pros and cons. :)

Secondly, under Lolth's pic can you give a brief, 2 line description of her appearance while not in battle, ie when around other humans.

Once that's clarified I can call it a good sheet and accept it. :)

Edit: Accepted
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@NuttsnBolts I'll change up the powers right now Boss! :D
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