[quote=@Takashi]
Okay, so it seems that everybody is in pure agreement about wanting a pure Eastern fantasy, so we'll go with that. I wasn't planning on making this a historic RP, but I think the best analog to Japanese History would be the height of the Edo Era. There would be one ruling body that unifies the region. We can call it a shogun or an emperor, or whatever we want. I'm fine with steel age technology, but I'm hesitant to allow firearms. Guns tend to break high fantasy settings. 

I like [@Haeo]'s idea involving talismans instead of forehead tattoos. It could be a permanent piercing of some kind that brings out one of the spirit's inhuman features, making their race obvious. Also, since we're going pure Eastern, we can call them youkai. 

As far as player death goes, I'm not sure. The threat of death adds excitement and makes players think about the repercussions of their actions, but at the same time it's not very fun losing a character you spent a lot of time making. What do you guys want?

So, since we've got everybody on board for the plot or setting, I think I'll post a CS for you guys tomorrow. Let me know if there are any more questions I've left unanswered.
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They had firearms (or gunpowder) way before Edo period though. Should probably think up a reason as to why firearms aren't used, or why they don't exist. And in regards to the emperor (shogun was more like the leader of the nobles) dude, you could refer to him as the Son of Heaven, in reference to the good ol' Mandate of Heaven that both China and Japan had.

And pure Eastern =/= Japan. Why not just refer to youkai as 'spirits' and avoid skewing everyone into making only Japanese characters? XD

I'd prefer player death being a thing, but I generally have a death boner and like to see people suffer, so...