GM Introduction:

Hello all. I do have another group RP but it's agonizingly sluggish right now so I want another pet project. This time however, I will be limiting the size and strictly enforcing it. Below, you will find a few positions which are free for the taking, however this isn't first come, first serve. I will accept multiple applications for each role and will pick between them. If you're the only applicant, then I guess it's your, provided you're still approved with your sheet.

Now while this says it's inspired by F.E Fates Revelation, you don't have to have played it/finished it to join our ranks. The beauty of finding inspiration is that you can take what you want but add your own spin, which I intend to do as our adventure progresses. If you have had some experience with the games, you may have an advantage but I'm not taking every character class and plot twist with me, so don't feel too comfortable or relaxed either. It's my job as GM to plan for events and interactions but it's the players who make things happen. So nothing is really set in stone.

Also, you need to anticipate death, injury and defeat. Not every battle will leave you unscathed. And characters may die, if yours is killed, you are encouraged to rejoin with another character. While I want to keep this a very contained group, I do want us to add new roles and maybe have others sit out. Maybe we have a lot of people in our group but for each quest, only a few are able to go. Dynamics are meant to be challenged and altered. So if you want to submit five characters but focus on one or two from time to time, you're welcome to do so.

General Premise:

Two kingdoms are at war with one another, and have been for roughly seven years though even such a short while ago, not many can recall what actually broke the peace. Both kingdoms are powerful and have plenty of allies. And both kingdoms have folks who want to rebel and fight for the opposing side. Unrest is an everyday feeling and many cities and towns are becoming new battlegrounds for the two kingdoms and their armies. After fighting for so long, the lands are becoming wastelands. Food is becoming scarce and so is the once flourishing population of the land.

Enter a group who knows where the true enemy lies. This group has been recently formed with those from both kingdoms. This group is led by a mysterious set of twins who claim the real enemy is the demon controlling the two rulers of each kingdom. These two twins have seen such destruction before and want to help bring peace to the land before all hope is truly lost. Together, they've convinced only a handful of people to fight for the innocent and to bring down the invisible hands which control the two kingdoms' fate.

We will be starting with our characters already companions. How your character was convinced is up to you. If your character comes with a sibling, retainer, servant, pet, etc, that is fine but you must include another sheet for it as well. I will be the two twins who hail from another world where the two demons have already ruined with their eternal rivalry. Our group will have a sanctuary where we will go to regroup, tend to our wounds, etc. As a note, there will be slice of life and action. There will also be a lot of travel and saving people, so don't go into this thinking it's all action or it's going to be boring. We should have a mix, ideally.

Hoshido will be a lively kingdom full of life and energy. Nohr will be a strict kingdom, will tough defenses. Both kingdoms are full of pride and tricky fighters. More information will follow in the OOC but for the most part, I won't be fleshing that out too much if I can help it. So feel free to improvise if you'd like.

Characters:

Sibling 1 From Hoshido - An older female, energetic, happy soul who hates conflict. Taken by me.

Sibling 2 From Hoshido - A younger male stubborn, passionate soul who isn't afraid to speak up. Taken by DF

Sibling 3 From Nohr - An older male, reserved, intelligent soul who likes to think before speaking. Taken by Grey.

Sibling 4 From Nohr - A younger female, gentle, charming soul who seems capable of accomplishing anything. Taken by BD.

The gender and ages are up to you, as well as their talent. Are they good with a sword, a bow, a spell book, shuriken, staff, etc? We won't be doing stats or anything but it will be good to have a balance in terms of their capabilities. Right now I probably won't hand out an application, I'm just seeing if I have some people interested. I won't need all four spots to be filled for us to start but I will want at least two people (so a 1x1x1 of sorts). The main reason I have for outlining the general characters above is to ensure we don't have mismatched people or a heavy hand of the same type of character. I'm tired of the loner types or the sarcastic types personally.

So if you're interested in one or two characters, that's great. Let me know by posting though, I can't read minds, let alone any over the internet! By the way, I am looking for people who can post 1-3 times a week. Since this could be a small roleplay, I want things to move a little quicker than just 1-2 posts a month. So the less people we have to wait on, the better I think things should move.

I might be interested

If we don't get any other takers, would you be open for a 1x1?

@Genkai hmm maybe yes, who would we be playing?

@Dynamo Frokane I think we'd either take up one role from each kingdom or both roles from one kingdom. What do you think? I'd say the personality/fighting style would be a lot more open/flexible as long as there's clear variety.

I'd be pretty interested in doing this as well

If DF agrees, we could make this a 1x1x1?

I have no problems with that whatsoever.

I saw Fire Emblem and clicked it without thinking... o.o

If you can accommodate one more, I'd be interested in a FE-themed romp through a war-torn playground.
School is almost over for me, so I'll be able to post freely in a few weeks. =o
Until then I may be a little slow; although, I could still probably do 1 per week.

@Dynamo Frokane

@Grey

@BurningDaisies

With us rounding out four, I think we'd be good with the group as is it seems. If that is the case, if you're all for it (Haha) any ideas on which role you'd be open to snagging?

I've got an idea stewing for the older Nohrian sibling as Sibling 3, but I could also go for Hoshidan Sibling 1 or Nohrian 4

Alright, seems you're also flexible too. Any gender you have in mind?

we would be one sibling group?

No since we have right number of players I was going for, we'd each take one of the offered roles, part of the Hoshido siblings or the Norhian ones.

Hm, well if everyone is flexible, I'll confirm taking Sibling 3. Male and older, for reference.

Got you down for that.

I'm more partial to Sibling 2 or 4.

If I were to play as Sibling 4, my character would probably be a younger female. As Sibling 2, I'm undecided. Gender identity is usually the last thing I worry about during character creation.
Honestly, I may flip a coin for my final decision. xD

I'll give ya sibling 4 as a younger sister.

Which leaves Hoshido's siblings. I think I'll snag the first and make her an older female, probably mid 20s or so.

@Dynamo Frokane If you're open to playing the second male sibling, that would be great. If you're not up for that, we can talk more about meeting in the middle, otherwise I'd be fine doubling up and this returning to a 1x1x1 situation.

@Genkai
That's fine with me~

Should I make a brief character profile for reference then?
To start with, I'm expecting my character to be a Tome or Staff user.

@Grey
Well... I have a ton of questions to start off with:
What kind of sibling relationship do you envision our characters sharing?
In particular, I guess I'm asking what disposition do you think they would have towards one another?
Or is it a bit too early to ask, given that our characters haven't been properly fleshed out yet?

@BurningDaisies Not at all, I've got kind of a decent idea of what I want out of the guy in mind so I can probably answer.

I guess the most important thing between the two - and also the reason I wanted this role specifically - was the whole idea of "the older brother is supposed to stay one step ahead" contrasted with the reality of a hypercompetent little sister, which I thought would be interesting to explore.

I figure the disposition towards her would be dependent on how smug she is about how capable she is? Whatever the case, there'd be some underlying envy on his part I feel, but he'd do his best to not be a bad brother.

Also just for future reference, I was imagining either a class somewhere along Mercenary or Troubadour lines. Or if we're not using classes, Swords because of the royal aesthetic or Staves so I can have him be miffed and overworked. This bit's not quite relevant just yet, but I'm also entertaining the idea of later on maybe picking up a second proficiency to represent something like finding a true calling as opposed to forcing himself into a role.