It’s a little past midnight when your character is abruptly awakened from a horrific dream. Throat parched, and beads of sweat cascading down the side of their face, they’re allowed only a single moment of reflection on what they’d just seen before
a scorching heat claws viciously at their eyes; the pain so unbearable that it feels as if they’ve been set ablaze. Droplets of moisture trickling down their cheek indicate that they’re crying, though they can’t be certain whether the tears are crystalline or colored crimson. Even when they attempt to discern their surroundings they’re met with complete darkness, forbidden to be assured the familiarity of their own room. The absence of light begs the question whether they’re still dreaming, or if they’ve suddenly succumbed to blindness. But as the prolonged seconds continue to consecutively fall one behind the other… your character is unable to cope, and blacks out.

Several days have elapsed since that dreadful night, and your character is getting increasingly concerned about the dark silhouettes that keep flickering in and out of their vision. At times they’re almost certain that they’re seeing the silhouette of a figure standing in the shadows, yet everytime they investigate they find themselves alone and confused.
To add to the confusion the town of Miyazawa has been gripped by a series of peculiar events that can only be described as disturbing. The usually peaceful town has suddenly suffered from a quadrupling of petty thefts in the past week alone, and things have been catching aflame without any warning. While animals have been found decapitated all over town, students of Kasugano High are more interested in the numerous rumours that are flying about; from UFO sightings to cases of the living dead abducting or slaughtering people. There’s even a rumour than an entire apartment complex somehow vanished overnight… though no one seems to know exactly where the apartment had stood prior.

As another school day comes to a close, your character starts to pack their belongings… only to discover an unusual letter slipped inbetween one of their textbooks. Looking the plain unmarked envelope over, they decide to open it…
Only to discover that one of the most popular girls within the school would like me them privately in an empty classroom! Further reading reveals that she wants to meet up in two hours to tell your character something really important…


Well it’s been an awfully long time since I last tried running an RP here on the Guild… but since I’ve got the time and motivation, as well as the idea to go along with it, I figured I’d give Group roleplays one more go.

To start off I’m going to state that this roleplay will be set in Kasugano Highschool, and will later spread to include the rest of Miyazawa town. As the names imply this roleplay will be set in a fictional Japanese town. I’ve decided to do this because this roleplay is heavily inspired by a handful of anime/games I’ve enjoyed over the past few years. Please note however that this is a “Fictional Anime Japan”… and characters can natively have names like Bob, John, Sue, etc.

Potential Applicants should be aware that this roleplay will sometimes include dark themes. Certain characters may die, and unimportant (nameless) side characters may be slaughtered en masse for the sake of gore’ious glorious plot! I don’t want people going around killing everything (obviously), but if blood and death in a roleplay makes you squeamish please think your application over.

As I mentioned earlier, this roleplay has been inspired by several different anime series. However I’d like to mention that prior knowledge is not necessary, and in some instances may actually be counterproductive. This is because I might borrow some aspects, but not everything. For example I’d like to emulate the theme and “Investigation Team” aspect portrayed in Persona 4 but all the complex stuff exclusive to Persona aren’t present here.
Ideally this roleplay will have it’s dark serious moments, as well as the more light-hearted (sometimes comedic?) moments.

The overall plot hence can be summarized as a group of teenagers that come to realize their town is under threat by mysterious “Shadow Creatures” who are slaughtering and abducting people. To counter the menace the characters are given ‘special powers’ to fight back… though not all powers will be combat oriented, and no one will be permitted to be a one-man army. I want more mystery than action after all~


Your character will be allowed one special ability in this roleplay.
The concept is borrowed from an anime called MekakuCity Actors and a list of example powers can be found here; kagerouproject.wikia.com/wiki/Heat_Haz..
The effects and magnitude of these powers can vary from character to character, but they all have these three things in common.

- Character's eyes will momentarily become an iridescent gold when theyir power is activated.
- Abilities will be activated and be based around ‘Sight.’
When a character activates their ability their eye color changes to an iridescent gold, and grant them the ability to perceive something, or change the target they are viewing.
For example a character might see through walls, make themselves invisible to others, or set something on fire if they stare hard enough.
If you want a certain power think it over; for example a character can not be super-fast… but they can have the ability to temporarily perceive the world around them in slow motion .
- Abilities will all have a daily limit which will be individual set based on the magnitude of the power. A character who can read the body language of animals for example isn’t going to be as energy draining as someone who can cause thing to levitate. When a character exceeds their daily limit they may pass out from fatigue, or even die.

I hate to sound like a bitch, but I’m going to state right up;
You might think you’ve come up with the most amazing idea ever…but if I don’t think it will fit into my roleplay, it will not be allowed. I’m happy to negotiate, and I’d like to think of myself as a reasonable person… but the objective of this roleplay isn’t for someone to go around slaying baddies, or one character to distort the fabric of time and become god. xD


Rules suck... but I'd rather have a bit of "Suck" than be cradling a dead RP in a few weeks time xD So yes, here we go~

1. Players should try and post once every day.
I don't mind if people miss a day or two here and there because of life circumstance, but I don't want to constantly be chasing people up for posts. If you know you'll be inactive for days, or even weeks at a time, I'm sorry but this roleplay is probably not for you.
2. This roleplay will include the "Wait (#) posts before you post again" rule.
I'd like this roleplay to be active, but I don't want to wake up each morning and find two people spamming two pages together. What the (#) is will depend on the number of players we get.
3. Players should be able to post at least one full paragraph.
A basic level of grammar and spelling is required for this roleplay. Please also note that I don't really count anything less than 150 words to be a 'full' paragraph. Though obviously you can supplement a short paragraph by writing two ;)
4. Post in the OoC and talk to your fellow RP'ers!
Communication is the basis for any good group, and this roleplay is no exception. Social people aren't always fun people... but anti-social people who keep to themselves and brood in their little corner are never fun.
5. Listen to the GM.
If I ask you to do something, please listen. I don't enjoy being a nasty/bossy GM, but if you don't give me a choice in the matter... well, lets just say Kanami is not a nice person when they're angry.
6. Character Reference Image Required.
This is more a Character Sheet rule, but I figured it could Make or Break the interest of some people... so I've decided to throw it in. Being an "Anime" Roleplay, I naturally expect face-claims that are anime/semi-anime in style.


At the moment I'm just trying to see if there'd be any interest in something like this.
If people are interested they should notify me their idea for a power below or privately... cause it'd really suck for you to write up an entire character concept... only to be told you can't have that special-ability~

If you have any questions, just ask them~ I'm not that scary... on my good days
Character sheets will come once I manage to get sufficient interest. Ideally I'm hoping for 5~9 Participants.

Planting a flag here like I'm about to branch off in a visual novel.

Your Save file has been corrupted, your save is no longer valid~
Just kidding, thank you for your flag.
I shall sell it off at the pawn shop so I can feed my little ones

Interested!

Thanks for the interest Devo~
3/9 interest isn't bad for the first 2 hours~ xD

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Since I was asked this by someone in a private message I'll clarify here too.
Characters 'can die' but their killings won't be structured, and certainly not at random.

There's only three cases where I'll consider killing a PC character.
-If the person asks specifically to have their character killed off. (Eg; They no longer want to play their current character, and want to make a new one from scratch without the hassle of the first one)

-If a person suddenly disappears and is inactive for an entire month. (I understand life can get busy, but if you don't have the courtesy to at least drop a quick notice that you're busy/quitting, then you've relinquished any say in what happens to your character. Note; people who give notice will be given an option, this is just for the rude people)

-If a person is being an idiot through metagaming. Like most roleplays, Player Characters (PC) enjoy a certain level of immortality when it comes to what they do. However, I don't take kindly to people abusing this privilege. For example; if your character willingly runs into a building that's blazing like an inferno then they 'may' die. If you spit in the face of a short-tempered serial killer who has you pinned by the throat with a knife... he may kill you. If your character is acting like they have a deathwish I'll first notify you through PM's, publicly in the OoC, and then... if appropriate they'll be knocked off.

As I said, re-stating my interest here!

Thanks for expressing your interest Rainmaker~
I was thinking of putting things together over the weekend... but I might have to start sooner.
Really didn't expect to get interest this quickly. x3
Not a bad thing, not at all~

I'm interested!

I have a good friend of mine who is really into Kagerou Project so I'm going to finally look into it soon.

Well, Kanami, you already know I'm interested :P
I'll go shift through my characters to see if I have one suited for this roleplay.

It's good to have both of your interests~
And with that we've met the minimum requirement of 5 players.
I'll piece together a character sheet later today...

But in the mean time I'd appreciate it if people could mention what sort of ability they're considering.
(Cause, you know... it'd suck to write up a character sheet, only to find the ability concept you built your character around isn't going to be allowed).
Ideally the ability should be something related to your character's backstory or personality.

As far as the ability was concerned I was thinking of something along the lines of 'Smoldering Eyes'. In the sense that a long enough gaze would not set someone ablaze but rather increase body temperature that, if used long enough, could cause heat related symptoms. Like heatstroke. I was also considering 'Piercing Gaze' which would cause stinging pain but I couldn't figure out a way to make that seem, like...workable.

But I'm still considering things, those were just the initial ideas.

Being a supernatural ability it doesn't have to make complete sense.
In regards to piercing I'm not sure how you could work it in, but I wouldn't mind something like a blink triggering some sort of force-based impact. So essentially an ability that would hurl a figurative truck at the target.

There's two things to consider when coming up with an ability in my opinion.
- Can you write it? The most important question when you've come up with an idea is if it's write-able. Gazing into the future or reading another character's mind sounds sweet... but from a technical perspective it means you'll have to constantly PM me to get some insight, or PM others to tell you what they're thinking. It's simply too much work.

- Is it useful? While abilities do not all have to be combat oriented, players should keep in mind that their character may be placed in a sticky situation. Using Fabricant's example, increasing the heat of something could be useful, but specifying it to raising body temperature would be very restrictive. (The former would be useful when I want some coffee, and the kettle's not working)

I can see either idea working, but they probably need a bit more thought.
If you need an opinion or advice I'm here, and others are welcome to offer their thoughts too.

Hmm, actually your remark about the blink thing might actually work better with the character I've got in mind for this. In that I can make it work into their personality quite easily.

I was thinking of going with something that would go for something along the lines of interfering with electrical appliances.

/me shows interest. /me asks if he could have a teleportation ability, looking long enough somewhere it teleports you there.

@Fabricant451
Looking forward to what you come up with then~

@MelodyNoir
So the ability to make certain appliances stop working?
I think that could be quite a lot of fun in played right.
Can imagine a few cases where it'd have practical uses, and I like how you restricted it to electrical appliances.

@Bishop
Self-Teleportation could work, though it'd be limited to a place you can see. (So you wouldn't be able to teleport out of a windowless room. But could teleport up ontop of a sky scraper, assuming that vision isn't obstructed. Could be a neat ability, and again it could be pretty useful if used right.

lol, is the ability to passively have flashlight eyes too Rp-breaking? XD

Welp, why not. Not like I don't have a fuckton of other RPs to think about.

What are your thoughts on an Eye power that can transmit the emotion of 'happiness' upon an individual? Perhaps with withdrawal symptoms or whatnot after removing it.

Or, alternatively, Eyes that transmit extreme amounts of pleasure? :3

How well would an incredibly limited healing ability go over?

For limitations, I thought of:
-They cannot heal themselves (after all, the only way they could see themselves is a mirror and well... that's not them.)
-The healing ability cannot heal inorganic substances (so no fixing things like Crazy Diamond from JoJo's or something.)
-They have to see the wound/damage on a person that they wish to heal; it cannot help things like internal bleeding or anything that cannot be seen.
-Of course, the daily limit would be a limitation.

If it seems too OP or not that helpful though, I can definitely come up with something else.

I was thinking of my character having the ability of magnetism manipulation a la Magneto from X-Men.