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What is a vampire ? A living soon to be pile of ashes. Just saying

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No, I just wanted a definition. You say that I need to remember that youkai are demons. If demon is another word for youkai, then you just said "Remember youkai are youkai", which does not really help me. I guess if a demon is a youkai, the next question would be "What is a youkai?", and what connotations does this designation bring with it?
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Youkai, from what I understand, are just supernatural Japanese spirits, who can range from being minor inconveniences to causing disasters.

On the other hand, demons are universally reviled and considered to be the types of monsters that go around causing massive amounts of havoc.

Because they're all weebs, they call the demons that roam the Crimson Sky 'Youkai', even though straight up calling the demons 'demons' would make more sense, in regards to the connotations attached to the words. XD

Of course, if the GM has another explanation for this, whatever then. All I have to go off of is the first post of the Int Chek.
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No, I just wanted a definition. You say that I need to remember that youkai are demons. If demon is another word for youkai, then you just said "Remember youkai are youkai", which does not really help me. I guess if a demon is a youkai, the next question would be "What is a youkai?", and what connotations does this designation bring with it?


Not all are demons, Yokai are spirits and deities as well, just try to think creatures with higher purposes.
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No, I just wanted a definition. You say that I need to remember that youkai are demons. If demon is another word for youkai, then you just said "Remember youkai are youkai", which does not really help me. I guess if a demon is a youkai, the next question would be "What is a youkai?", and what connotations does this designation bring with it?


For the context of this RP, Youkai are considered demons since they come in all forms, shapes, and sizes (going off of the GM's definition of them from the last RP). As for what is a Youkai, those are the denizens that reside in the Crimson World. Or for the sake of being technical, any character that's not human in this RP.

Youkai, from what I understand, are just supernatural Japanese spirits, who can range from being minor inconveniences to causing disasters.

On the other hand, demons are universally reviled and considered to be the types of monsters that go around causing massive amounts of havoc.

Because they're all weebs, they call the demons that roam the Crimson Sky 'Youkai', even though straight up calling the demons 'demons' would make more sense, in regards to the connotations attached to the words. XD

Of course, if the GM has another explanation for this, whatever then. All I have to go off of is the first post of the Int Chek.


You. Go post in that totally not Bloodborne RP.

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Well, guys. I'd truly like to answer all your questions, but as soon as I put my feet inside front door a power outage happened. So, please wait until I can post again in a few hours (since I have to leave to college soon), to further this discussion.

Also, I'm thankful for my pals @TheWindel, @AgentFallenSoul and @Spriggs27 for trying to keep things in order. You know that I like you, guys. :)
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@KoLaw that sucks, good luck at college btw
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Damn that's crazy KoL.
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And there's one of them.

I think I'm done for the day, though. I'll have the other up tomorrow, sometime. I need to rest for a bit...
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It seems like everyone is making characters with some sort of super-speed/strength/agility, is that a path I should be following?
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It seems like everyone is making characters with some sort of super-speed/strength/agility, is that a path I should be following?


Well, my next character is definitely not going to be that...

In fact, she's probably not going to be having much of any abilities at all, other than her military training xP
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It seems like everyone is making characters with some sort of super-speed/strength/agility, is that a path I should be following?


Be a hipster. Don't get on the superior physique train.

I, for one, am probably going to just have tons of balls.
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Aww man Rune I was looking forward to being the only person with the novel idea of using modern military knowledge to kick ass and chew bubble gum. Though, JSDF are a hell of a drug, and it means you get to have Howa 89s that ball out of control.

Also, Ash, I can tell we're going to be friends. You seem like a cool guy.
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Hey, guys, I'm back but I'm just hopping in to answer some of the questions that have been raised, before I can have the the tie ot start the OOC thread (which will come around Thurday to Sunday, by the way) and begin the actual game where you can search for answers on your own.

Here's what @Eschatologist asked, in a nut shell:

1 - What exactly is a youkai, in the context of this game?

2 - How are youkai born, what is their growing process like, and what are their naming conventions?

3 - What do they eat, is there a youkai economy, is there a youkai shared language, and what are some common youkai aspirations?

4 - Is there a sort of youkai society, and if so, what kind?

5 - Do youkai need to sleep, do they believe in a god, and are there cultural or moral norms shared among them? What is the common youkai moral outlook? What are the common youkai beliefs about humans?

6 - Have all youkai met humans? What are the rumors?

7 - Are there youkai scientists, or any sort of Youkai research community larger than the individual?

8 - Do youkai go over to the human world?

9 - Do youkai value territory specifically?

10 - What are some of the main reasons human-hating youkai hate humans?

11 - What does a youkai do on a day to day basis, or what are some sample things youkai must busy themselves with?

12 - What is a demon? Is it the same thing as a youkai, is one a category of the other?
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And hre are the answers:

1 - Just as been said before. An Youkai is bascally anything that's non-human or (very rarely) android on this RP, it's not an unified race, but a catch-all term for all sorts of creatures, from the lowly hellhounds and goblins, to the mightest of the vampire lords (now, a near-extinct race) and the nine-tailed foxes, all are Youkai.

2 - The way they are "born" depends on their specific species, but most of them (mainly the mindless types) are simply spawned from the shadows of the Crimson Sky. Pretty much all Youkai are "born" the way they are, there's no such thing as a growth process for most lowly species, but again, this can vary. The reason for these two facts is simple, Youkai are basically spirits given flesh (or sometimes not), and thus don't have a understandable physiology based on human standards. In fact, when Youkai die, they leave behing a Soul Stone, which is a black rock inlaind with red gems, I'll get back to that in no time. Lastly, there's no such thing as a name convention for them, since they don't have an unified culture. Most Youkai (even among the sentient ones) don't even have names, to begin with.

3 - It depends, most Youkai who live only on the Crimson Sky feed on one another, creating a food chain where humans take the place of the plants and mindless Stray Youkai, the one of herbivores. That said, they don't need all that to exist, and con go for long times without food, at the cost of increasing hunger. There's also those who live on life energy instead of flesh and even te ones that prefer a good ol' bowl of ramen, since they can eat human food too, if they want. The sentient Youkai use Soul Stones as currency when they need something like that, and trade them with the Chasers for rare items from the Crimson Sky or money, thus many Chasers are on this job as a means of living. The later two questions are both irrelevant based on my other answers, I think, but the answers are no and depends on the individual.

4 - There isn't any society for them as a whole. What can exist is things like tribes and clans. In the past there were things like mighty empires and such, the greatest of them being the one ruled by the vampires of the Tepes bloodline, but even that fell to the inherent savagery of the crimson world and its inhabitants. The deepest parts of the Crimson Sky are full with mysterious ruins of the past, for you to explore, if you want more detail on this specific matter. The thing most similar to an Youkai society would be the organization known as Youkai Junction that's headed by Akane Chikage, a misterious mistress of unphatomable power and very capricious nature, who nevertheless remains neutral in the conflict between other groups.

5 - Again, depends, but most don't need any sort of rest (pretty much anyone other than the vampires, to say the truth). Some treat the moon as a god, named Tsukuyomi, but if he exists, he doesn't show any drop of simpathy or care for his followers (again this is another big plot, so you should search IC). All of the other are either irrelevant or just plain no as answer, excep the last. Again it depends on individual, but most only think of human as food (picture this: What do you think of the last chicken you have eaten?).

6 - No, there's Youkai who exist without knowing about the human world, but only if they live on the depper parts of the Crimson Sky, mainly the ones who live in forests and mountain, etc... on a city it's impossible to not know humans. There's no such thing as rumors, since information don't flow well on the other side, because of the utter chaos that is the natural order of things.

7 - Absolutely yes, but I again it depends on individual, most don't care for science, but there are few who got intrigued with it nd decided to try their hands. But any science they practice would resemble more alchemy and not the clean one we have on the human side. Then again, the very world of the Crimson Sky hates this kind of thing, so anything like a laboratory is doomed to destruction.

8 - The ones who live in the cities croos over much like humans do. Either intentionally (mostly to hunt) or by accident, since the portals are two-way.

9 - Most of them are rather territorial, just liek any animal would be. No one wants others in their hunting turf/home.

10 - Hate knows no reason, but i you want one , it would be plain just racism. Powerful Youkai cen be exemplars of hubris (much like humans too), and tend to tink that anything bellow them is worthless, specially humns and feral Youkai.

11 - Again, this depends on individual, most just try to find their next meal (again, like most humans do).

12 - Same things, different name. Just like aliens, intraterrans, atlantinians, fairies and all that other supernatural things. All are considered to be Youkai, for the purposes of this RP.

Once again, thanks to @TheWindel, @AgentFallenSoul and @Spriggs27, as well as any others who took part on this discussion.

Now, I'm off to the dreamland,

Bye!

PS: Just to quote Windel:

"The Crimson Sky is like the ocean, the apex predators rule, while the rest just wait to be eaten." That's pretty much that world in a single sentence.
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Thank you so much for that, things are much clearer now. I can get started with the character right away, I appreciate it.
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Gosh people with multiple characters, you've got so much to remember good luck @,@
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I THINK I got everything important about the portals down. Hopefully the limitations will make them both fun to play with and balanced. I might change the spawn speedup slightly, make it shorter and less significant, but otherwise this should be fine.
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Nice, nice. Everyone finally finished making their sheets? Not bad overall heh
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I'm not super happy with Susan. Her misinformation and fascination with humanity will be fun, but her power as written reads like something out of a bad chinese girl cartoon, perhaps a tad to specific. We'll see, I suppose. I may change it around.
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