I think I'll work on that post I promised later today... ended up putting most of my time into preparation for this ASL test and app for another rp... so yeah xP

Also, god damnit Ostarion, ye bastard, you took my spot for the 200th post ;.;

@Octo
Alrighty, I'll go ahead and hand down my verdict.

Now, the thing is that skills aren't actually that impactful. Their main purpose here is to serve as a way of codifying a character's theme. This isn't the sort of environment where most skills will have much weight outside of guiding character interaction.

With that said, to reach even decent experience in three styles of martial arts is near-impossible order by the age of fifteen, if we're talking true experience and not the waterdown kind. Also, just from a posting perspective it's troublesome for you should she ever make use of that talent, because it requires that you've done a decent amount of research on all three styles, and have a good enough grasp on all of them conceptually that you can think of how to blend them appropriately, which is quite a lot of effort for something with pretty little payoff.

So, on that front, I will have to request that you either pretty sharply reduce her skill in each style, or go all-in on one of your choosing and have an appreciable level of skill in it for her age. Especially considering the sheer breadth of skills she has, it's unreasonable to think that she would have the same level of experience in martial arts as someone her own age who has focused exclusively on martial arts, and even a child like that would be far from mastery with under a decade of experience under his belt.

Also, keep in mind that she's a little girl in Japan, and this is a roleplay about ghosts, so the odds of firearms coming into play at any point in time will be minuscule at best and nonexistent at worst.

Besides that, I don't have any huge issues. While she does seem to have the whole "perfect" feeling about her, in this roleplay specifically I don't have a major objection to that, because things like that don't matter as much in either the character dynamics half, or the horror half, so if you want to make a princess locked in an ivory tower, be my guest.

So yeah, just reach a decision on the martial arts debacle, and you're good to go.

Right, I'll work on that, then. Since I ultimately expect it won't be used much (If at all), would it do to say that she just has vague "Self-defense training" without defining a specific style? We'll assume it's a single style that she is somewhat decent in with the best trainer that money can buy, but I doubt we'll start going around describing specifically how the mantis style directly counters the tiger claw technique in this specific scenario and whatnot. Since it's not something that I, as a player, am capable of talking about, it might work if I just keep it nebulous.

The gun thing and the horse thing were actually both more for flavor than anything else. I honestly didn't expect to use either, like, at all. Unless we end up going around with super soakers loaded up with holy water, I guess.

In addition, I was kind of going for that 'perfect' feel. You've seen anime. I wanted to do something like that.

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would it do to say that she just has vague "Self-defense training" without defining a specific style?

That's fine. It's probably the best method, in my opinion, if you don't want to have to research martial arts to keep things self-consistent.

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Haha, you know, I was about to say "Are you sure you're not a bit biased because Shaolin Kempo is the style you train in?" before that last paragraph. You seem reasonable, though, so I'll put faith in your ability to be objective. Since the style is tailored for the individual, however, I'm not sure how I would go about talking about it if it came up. I don't know what exactly she would know and/or be capable of, or even how I would speak of the style in very broad strokes. Her ideal and my own would be that the skill doesn't get used at all, but it might nonetheless.

I wouldn't want to impose on you and ask for a crash course, because as you said, it would take a while to type up even if you were just giving me the gist. I suppose I could try looking up some videos on Youtube to get a rough idea just in case, but I also suppose I could just not worry about it at all unless a fight becomes unavoidable. That may be for the best, in the end.

All that said, if it's a good style to take on multiple attackers with, and if it's the best that money can buy, that's very likely the style for her.

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The most important thing is being able to fight and get away however possible, and if multiple styles would put her at a profound disadvantage against someone who had trained in one well, I'll just go with one style.

I haven't thought of when she started, though. It would definitely be important to start early, but you probably don't see a 5-year-old training in Shaolin Kempo. Seven or eight is probably a fairly good age, though. That would give her about eight years of the best possible training that money could buy, which is probably sufficient to at least be decent. She's still training, of course, but it's good to know. Thanks for the input!

Actually, you do see a lot of five year olds practicing Shaolin Kempo. We start as young as four. At my dojo we have a little girl who just turned eight, and man is she a fighter. So if you want her to have started at the age of five, then that would be very realistic. Which would give her about ten years of training. Because she started so young, she probably wouldn't be a black belt yet, but she's probably be a brown belt, or getting very close to testing for her brown belt.

Unfortunately, due to company policy, you won't find much for Shaolin Kempo on Youtube. If it does come down to her having to use her self defense in the RP, I'm more than willing to help you design a fight scene. In fact, I love writing fight scenes, so it wouldn't be a bother in the slighting.

Or you could go with a vague thing like you mentioned above but I missed because I was writing this... But the offer still stands if you want some realism to any fight scenes there may be. I extend that to everyone actually.

@Three, I've ended up changing it into something vague in order to avoid looking like a complete dummy. Regardless, if a fight does ever come up, I'll definitely go to @AirBender for help. I won't define it now, but if it has to be used, Shaolin Kempo does sound like the sort of style she might have trained in.

Alrighty.

Anyhow, I'll be posting with Mitsuko once the stapler issue's been sorted. @Black Alice told me she got a little busy, so she hasn't gotten a chance to post yet.

I've created a bit of a fiasco with this stapler, haven't I >.<

I've created a bit of a fiasco with this stapler, haven't I >.<

Hmm~

I wouldn't say fiasco, I'd say just maybe whoever posts next have it clatter harmlessly towards the ground, if that's the route you wanna go with it.

Looks like it did not move.
getting hit by the stapler will lead to injury leading to being taken to the infirmary or treated by someone...maybe a flag can be raised!!!

Well, with all that out of the way, shall I place Octavia in the characters tab and make a post? Just got back from class and ready to go.

Well, with all that out of the way, shall I place Octavia in the characters tab and make a post? Just got back from class and ready to go.

Go ahead.

I guess I will do a post. Will become the stapler victim. and hopefully raise a flag

Ah, I was willing to become the stapler victim in my own entry, but I suppose I will wait for you now.

Do your best!

Ah, I was willing to become the stapler victim in my own entry, but I suppose I will wait for you now.

Do your best!

That would have been glorious.

"Hey guys!" *Gets nailed with a stapler.*

It hasn't been ten pages yet and we are already starting fights? Oh geez, this club is going to be... somewhat interesting to deal with.

Anyways, I have a lot to reply to so this should be fun.

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That would have been glorious.

"Hey guys!" *Gets nailed with a stapler.*

That was basically how it was going to go. Slapstick at its best.

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That was basically how it was going to go. Slapstick at its best.

ok then. I will not post and let you be the victim~ xD
flags can be raised later on...I can wait. Its too early for that anyway.

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ok then. I will not post and let you be the victim~ xD
flags can be raised later on...I can wait. Its too early for that anyway.

Wow, that's really nice of you to let someone get hit by the stapler instead of your character xP

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ok then. I will not post and let you be the victim~ xD
flags can be raised later on...I can wait. Its too early for that anyway.

Oh, no, I couldn't. Not now that you've already committed to- OH FINE YOU'VE TALKED ME INTO IT I'LL DO IT!

Mediocre post is finally up! Remind me never to do this again in the middle of the night! :P