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A shameless replica of the Interest Check.



You are human. A simple, mundane human. Perhaps you attend school, perhaps you have a day job, perhaps you are unemployed and struggling to make it through the days. Regardless of all of that, you certainly have some imperfections. Maybe it's your appearance, maybe your mentality, maybe your ability, but there has to be something about yourself that you would change if you could, doesn't there?

And, if you're that one-in-a-million person who really, truly was blessed with perfection, then, well...

There has to be something about the world you'd change if you could, doesn't there?

Here, take this.

Don't look at me that way, there's no need to be suspicious. Just...roll it, and you'll understand.



In some form or fashion, it has come to you. Maybe a friend or stranger happened to give you it with a cryptic explanation. Maybe you were walking down the sidewalk, and saw something glinting. Regardless, you have obtained a single, translucent blue die. Curiosity eventually gnaws at you, and you roll the die.

The die is rolled, and after it comes to a halt on a 4, its color shifts from blue to red. A moment later, the die fades out of view, seeming to dissipate into the air as though it had never been there.

Just as you see this, trying to make sense of it, the phone in your pocket buzzes.

New Text Message from Err:Unknown

Hello! Thanks for rolling the die! I've gone ahead and installed the application on your phone, take a look! We'll be in contact a lot in the future!

-X


You feel a slight shiver dance along your spine as you unlock your phone and see a new app installed on it, simply named "Dice". Opening the app, you are met with a strange selection of menus. Several are greyed out and unreadable, but the two available to you are "Status" and "Quest".

Clicking on "Status", a picture of you is pulled up, next to what resembles a stat distribution page like what you would see in a roleplaying game. Strength, Agility, Endurance, Appearance, Intelligence, all of these have values, and above these "stats" sits a single sentence.

4 Dice Points undistributed.

Out of curiosity, you click on the arrow that indicates raising Appearance by one, and confirm the selection. The number of points remaining decreases to three. You race to the nearest mirror, scarcely able to believe you're buying into this, but as you look into the mirror, you realize something. The mole on your left cheek, something that had always bothered you, is gone.

Eyes widening, you look from the reflection back to your phone, hastily tabbing over to the "Quests" selection.

"Confess to the girl in your science class! Reward: 3 dice."
"Stop biting your nails! Reward: 1 die."
"Call your parents at least once a day for two weeks! Reward: 3 dice."
"Beat up that annoying mathematics teacher! Reward: 6 dice."
"???. Reward: Capability to stop time."
"???. Reward: Precognition."
"???. Reward: Right of Creation."
"???. Reward: Become God."
"???. Reward: ERROR."


Your phone vibrates once more, as a second text from the unknown number is received.

I hope you have fun! There will be tons of new quests soon, so try doing some of the ones that are there right now in the meantime! Let me know if you have any questions~!

-X




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Here's my submission for a character, let me know if anything needs to be fixed or fleshed out some more.


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What he/she/they/it/them said ^
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@Zeroth
I like it, you've made something that fits with the premise of the story pretty nicely, so you get a thumbs-up for that. Approved.

@Eklispe
Make sure you add an appearance. The character itself is fine, but the High Specialization feels a lot like a "multiple in one" sort of deal. Street Performer is a combination of Dancing, Instrumentals, Acting, and Misdirection/Subtlety/Thievery. Out of those, stealing would need to be its own category, as would playing instruments, but you would be able to combined Acting and Dancing pretty feasibly, so just think on what you want to do with that.
The Body one is fine, since it's just a general physique thing, but it's helpful to remember that it won't increase his reaction time or anything like that.
But yeah, so my recommendation is to split up the Street Performer into two Specializations, maybe the thievery stuff on one and the dancing/acting on another. Since you have a Low Specialization slot open, that shouldn't be too hard to pull off. Just do that and add an appearance, and you'll be good to go.
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Touche. Broke it into acting/dancing = preforming and added slight of hand for my low as well as adding an appearance.
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Afternoon all. Would I be able to join in with this roleplay? The idea sounds interesting, so I was thinking of joining. Just thought I'd ask in case ^_^
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@Eklispe
Approved.

@Vocab
Of course, feel free. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Name: Evan Fredericks

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Appearance: Evan isn't the type of guy to care all that much about appearance. He feels that people will either find him attractive or not and there is nothing he could really do to alter their opinion of his looks. Therefore, he doesn't really have a true assessment of his own physique. He is approximately six feet tall and is dark complected. He has always been skinny and lanky and most would estimate that he is of below average weight in comparison to his height. He has black hair which is closely cut and dark brown eyes. There is little to no hair on Evan's face as he has never managed to grow much and he has presumably shaved off whatever little he did.

Personality: Throughout most of his life Evan has been branded as a slacker with little to no motivation. Aloof and nonchalant, he doesn't worry himself with things that other people consider to be important. He also has a habit of never finishing what he starts - college being his most recent instance of quitting. Despite his failures, he seems to be content with his life as well as his shortcomings. He will admit his lack of integrity and discipline because he believes flaws are what make people human. He doesn't set out to be perfect but to be comfortable. He doesn't mind a little bit of excitement every now and then, however. He is just as susceptible to boredom as anyone else and will gladly pursue an interesting opportunity if he can be swayed enough to do so by the rewards. Whether or not he will fully commit to his venture is another matter entirely.

Although he doesn't really have anything to offer other people, Evan has somehow accumulated a good amount of friends. He discovered early on that the best way for him to survive is to make connections and take advantage of them. While he can be sarcastic and stubborn, he tries his best to respect others and will usually put forth the minimum to keep a relationship stable. While his friends and family will lament about how unreliable he is, they would comment that his "good nature" more than makes up for his indolence. He can properly convey compassion. His concern may not be entirely sincere and he may only be pretending to care about another person to gain their trust, but he is careful enough to craft his words in an easy to believe manner.

History: Born the youngest of three children in a middle class household, Evan has become accustomed to being spoiled and getting what he wants without much work. His parents coddled him which made him a bit softer than his peers and more demanding than his siblings. Scrawny and frail, he was targeted by larger boys due to his meek frame and unwillingness to retaliate when attacked. Thankfully someone was always there to have his back and when they weren't he was able to literally run from his problems. The older he grew the more dependent he became. He was also becoming weaker and a burden but failed to acknowledge it. He was fine with being taken care of and intended to keep it way.

Evan's pre-teen and teenage years were relatively bland. It was when he attempted college that circumstances took a major turn. After barely graduating high school, Evan attended community college were he fared even worse. Unwilling to complete his school work, his grades suffered until his financial aid was suspended. Rather than try and get it back, Evan simply dropped out of college during his second year which infuriated his parents. After a big falling out Evan was kicked out of his parents house and forced to couch hop from friend's house to friend's house until he was finally forced to get a job and start making his own income. With the help of a roommate (who is no less a slacker than he is) he managed to rent out the apartment where he currently resides.

It was merely by chance that Evan's life would change during one of the most mundane moments. As he was taking out the garbage. he noticed a small sparkle on the ground. Deciding to investigate, expecting to find a diamond or something else of great value, he was disappointed to find a small die. Nevertheless, he pocketed the die and threw the garbage bag into the dumpster before returning to his apartment. Evan didn't have any intentions for the die at first. He didn't know why he bothered to take it within him in the first place. Oh well, he figured he didn't have anything to lose by doing so.

Specializations:
High (30) - Charisma: As fighting has never been a viable solution for Evan, he has instead opted to pick up good communication skills so that he may work out issues through verbalization. He has since become skilled in making acquisitions through negotiation.

Average (25) - Agility: While he wasn't capable of fighting back against bullies during high school, Evan rarely ever failed at outrunning them. As more and more threats kept pursuing him throughout the years - stray dogs, security guards, and his older sister - he got faster with each evasion.

Low (22) - Perception: Evan is good at stepping back and making observations about his surroundings. A detailed oriented person, he is more likely to take notice of and appreciate smaller aspects.

Imperfections:
High (10) - Diligence - Evan is not a hard worker by any means and seldom gains through his own merits. If a task requires excessive effort, expect him to have trouble getting started and to cut corners once he does.

Average (15) - Strength: The reason why Evan prefers to avoid fights is that he doesn't pack much of a punch. His physical strength is shamefully below average for a young man his age and he even has difficulty lifting heavier objects.

Low (18) - Handiness: Evan isn't the best at tasks that center on hand usage and struggles when trying to accomplish them. One would be better off asking someone else to hammer a nail than him.
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@Zealous Blade
Approved. Once we get one more app approved, I'll go ahead and start the IC. If people are taking too long though, we'll start regardless.
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I'll try and get my cs up today. I'm having a slight trouble determining what type of character to make, though... Either one based off of me, or one that I wont tell you about. I'll get back to that.
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Finally got this done.

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@Vocab
Don't see any glaring issues, you're good to go.

I'll put up the IC starter in a bit, once I finish some other stuff I'm doing. Those who haven't made their apps yet are still more than welcome to, of course.
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Great. This'll be interesting to get going.
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So will we need to be keeping track of the different stats and such as we progress through the RP? How many are there and what are they, exactly? I know Endurance, Strength, Intelligence, Agility, and Appearance were mentioned, but all the other different categories we've listed in the CSs, what do they fall under?
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I'm going to follow up that question with another.

Are you going to give each of us specific quests related to our characters, or do we come up with them on our own? Since we have a 24 year character, beating up maths teacher and confessing to girls in science classes don't really apply, so it'd be useful to know.
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@Zeroth
I'll be keeping track of all stats. If you ever want an update on where you lie, just shoot me a PM. If a stat is not specified, assume you're at a value of 20 for it, as there are infinite theoretical stats that can be raised by the dice.

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The little bit in the OOC OP is just for flavor and to set the stage; none of them are necessarily going to be there. Once your character has rolled their die, I'll tell you what number they rolled on it (which is done by me rolling a 1d6) and what quests are available to them via PM. I'll be using PMs for that because it's easier to keep track of, and because you might not want your quests to be public, but you're free to tell others about them ICly and stuff.
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Can I please join this? I really liked that manhwa, and am quite excited about this RP. Character sheet below:



I do have a few questions, though. First, can stats be improved through hard work? If you go the gym 3 times a week, will your Strength go up eventually? Also, where is everyone? I'm assuming that we're all going to interact at some point, so it seems like a good idea to establish a common location - maybe we all live in the same city, for example. If that's already posted somewhere and I didn't see it, my apologies.
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I do have a few questions, though. First, can stats be improved through hard work? If you go the gym 3 times a week, will your Strength go up eventually? Also, where is everyone? I'm assuming that we're all going to interact at some point, so it seems like a good idea to establish a common location - maybe we all live in the same city, for example. If that's already posted somewhere and I didn't see it, my apologies.


First off, you're approved. Glad to have a girl character on board, given the spread so far.

Yes, stats can be improved via effort, but only to a reasonable extent. For instance, with dice, you can theoretically raise your physique past an Olympic athelete's, which would require entirely unreasonable if not impossible effort without dice. If you want to go from a "15" to a "20" via diet and exercise, though, that's perfectly doable.

And yes, all characters are assumed to be in the same city. Sorry if that wasn't clear~
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Thanks for the answers! It seems odd how many RPs are 90% male or 90% female.

I'll go ahead and move her over to the Characters tab, and start writing an IC post.
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For instance, with dice, you can theoretically raise your physique past an Olympic athelete's, which would require entirely unreasonable if not impossible effort without dice. If you want to go from a "15" to a "20" via diet and exercise, though, that's perfectly doable.


What if you did 100 pushups, 100 squats, 100 situps, and 10 km running every day for 3 years with no AC, even in the summer?
/jk

As an actual question, is it alright to go ahead and post again if there's still folks who haven't done intros for their characters? Should we follow an order of any sort, or will it be okay as long as we're not spamming or doing an endless back-and-forth?

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