[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. 
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Pretty sure eastern/japanese cultures had gunpowder pretty early on in history. I'm not all that familiar with the history of the region, though.

[quote=@Takashi]
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. [/quote]

ah...I honestly like the brand better than the talismans. Makes more sense in my opinion, though that might just be because I'm honestly not a fan of piercings of any sort, and I really find them kind of...off putting. Would they have to be that, or could it simply be a talisman or something they'd have to wear?

But you can't please everyone, so if that's what you want to go with, go for it, though its a huge turn off for me and I might just make a human character if it is indeed a piercing of some sort.

[quote=@Takashi]
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?[/quote]

I don't mind character death, but I also don't like it when people/characters die just for shock or because someone has a death boner xP

I'd say it's fine, as long as its something agreed upon with the owner of the character. I don't mind them getting hurt and possibly maimed or permanently injured, however, as long as it's something that is arbitrary and seems like it was forced.