While a 'speed' semblance is indeed incredibly basic and common (Ruby has... something that once was speed... lol Oobleck has it & etc.), It would be very beneficial and would fit my character's theme of using martial arts & etc. So I tried to make it a bit different than just speed.
All in all, visually, it works almost like Ragnarok's monk skill, Body Relocation. (I know... Ragnarok. Good old times, right? XD)
Sorry to see you go. I know I shouldn't be tagging everyone like I did on my previous post but the OOC is so dead T_T
It's a good thing you did though, because I thought this thread was dead as apparently my subscription feed is broken. Says the latest post on this thread was 7 days ago. This bug could be part of the reason very few people have been posting recently. It's a pretty major bug to be sure.
Unfortunately I may not have time to get a CS done and I'll be going on a good two weeks long Euro Trip with some family so even if I do make one before I end up leaving I probably won't be around to do anything with it. Interest is still here but will be out of commission for a while.
You know, I'm generally terrible at maintaining interest in forum roleplays, I can't explain why but it is just hard for me to stay invested, to want to write several paragraphs every day. I could guess at the reasons behind it, but I don't intend to waste anyone else's time pondering my problems. That said, now a inkling is on the verge of tears, and this cannot be allowed. I'll admit that I was about to revoke my own interest, but now I must instead steel myself, slap myself awake, maybe get something to eat, and get to work on a character sheet/application. I'm terribly sorry for being so lazy, and I'm sorry for almost being willing to let this go quietly into the night like a thousand RPs before. This has my attention again, for now.
On that note though, I don't suppose anyone had their hands on a bunch of art for a son of Nora and Ren sitting about? Preferably in the eighteen to twenty age range appearance. I don't like googling for roleplay character appearances.
Okay, so maybe three posts on top of each other could be considered poor form, but I feel it is better than editing an entire paragraph into something I wrote two hours ago. On that note, in the course of two hours, with a heavy helping of procrastination, research, and staring blindly into nothingness, here is what I have so far.
Name: Li Valkyrie Age: Gender: Male Appearance: Parents: Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie Personality: Brave and gregarious, Li is quick to make friends and quicker to leap to their defense. He feels it is his duty to defend those around him, and is often willing to take risks or pain himself to avoid it being inflicted on those he cares about. Li is also quick with his tongue and often can be found making jokes, or light hearted barbs at his comrades. However Li overexerts himself and sometimes the stress can get to him, the numerous ways can and has failed biting at him. Despite this however he is often on the front line, laughing and smiling as he protects and inspires his allies. Bio: Li’s life has been easy, but not peaceful. When victory was had over Salem many of the triumphant heroes parted ways to go about their lives, promising to meet again. Most of those promises have been impossible to keep. Nora and Ren were visiting Mistral again, to pay final respects and to enjoy themselves. They married. However before long the Grimm mutated, became far worse, far more powerful, and even less controlled. Ren and Nora soon found themselves the only guardians of a handful of small towns nestled near one another. At first times were rough, and several of the small towns were lost, destroyed and overran. However despite the odds the two huntsmen hung on, and with the aid of the townsfolk new strategies and tactics were developed to protect their domain. While the grimm were still a threat, while the grimm would always be a threat, things eased and became controllable. Ren and Nora became the de facto leaders of this small collection of villages. Contact with greater Mistral was lost early on, and the small collection of towns grew isolated, an island of relative peace in the darkness. Li was the first child born of Lie and Nora, but many followed him. The eldest of twelve siblings Li was always the one in charge of watching over his younger siblings, entertaining them and ensuring they didn’t wander too far. He was also the first to learn the ways of combat from his parents among his siblings. As he grew older Li became curious of the world outside the villages. Was there still anything out there? Of course the rare wanderer made it to the safe haven and shared rumors of the world beyond, but they were few in number. Li told his parents how he felt, and while they had obvious concern they accepted the way he felt and aided him in preparations to depart. He was well trained, and after the preparations well supplied. Of course, if he came home in anything less than one piece his mother threatened to break his legs but Li took that in the spirit in which it was meant and left his home in search of what else was out there. Semblance: Weapon: Fears:
The formatting could probably be a bit better, but I'll worry about that last. That said, anyone have any thoughts on him?
So far as images go I don't want too much. Personally I normally avoid using images entirely when it comes to such things but I feel this case it may be best to have one. As for what I want from it... Frankly I'll take any and everything you have that could possibly look like the eldest child of Ren and Nora. Just share a massive pile of images with me, pm me if you feel they are too many, I like having a wide selection to pour over and consider.
Sorry for the delay, I just have had quite a bit on my plate lately! I would like to create a Discord room so we could all collaborate a bit, get some ideas set up, and get this party rolling as it gets difficult for me to check this, would you all be accepting of that? So far all the semblances are okay except for @King Cosmos
I would like that one changed a bit as precognition will be a bit OP in this particular roleplay.
Fair enough, can't say I didn't expect that. I'll probably scrap it then as nerfing the semblance would just make it useless. It's not true precognition to begin with and believe me it was going to be far from perfect; it's subject to being misinterpreted for one thing and only gives a second or two advantage at most. It was only ever going to end up as 'slightly better than average at combat'.
I'll swap it out for something else when I put the full profile up.
I'm perfectly alright with taking advantage of obvious resources, and making use of discord for fast easy communication while we coordinate and think seems a delightful idea to me.
Name: Li Valkyrie Age: (To be considered when I’m not tired) Gender: Male Appearance: (Image found, and description to be written to go alongside it soon) Parents: Lie Ren and Nora Valkyrie Personality: Brave and gregarious, Li is quick to make friends and quicker to leap to their defense. He feels it is his duty to defend those around him, and is often willing to take risks or pain himself to avoid it being inflicted on those he cares about. Li is also quick with his tongue and often can be found making jokes, or light hearted barbs at his comrades. However Li overexerts himself and sometimes the stress can get to him, the numerous ways can and has failed biting at him. Despite this however he is often on the front line, laughing and smiling as he protects and inspires his allies. Bio: Li’s life has been easy, but not peaceful. When victory was had over Salem many of the triumphant heroes parted ways to go about their lives, promising to meet again. Most of those promises have been impossible to keep. Nora and Ren were visiting Mistral again, to pay final respects and to enjoy themselves. They married. However before long the Grimm mutated, became far worse, far more powerful, and even less controlled. Ren and Nora soon found themselves the only guardians of a handful of small towns nestled near one another. At first times were rough, and several of the small towns were lost, destroyed and overran. However despite the odds the two huntsmen hung on, and with the aid of the townsfolk new strategies and tactics were developed to protect their domain. While the grimm were still a threat, while the grimm would always be a threat, things eased and became controllable. Ren and Nora became the de facto leaders of this small collection of villages. Contact with greater Mistral was lost early on, and the small collection of towns grew isolated, an island of relative peace in the darkness. Li was the first child born of Lie and Nora, but many followed him. The eldest of twelve siblings Li was always the one in charge of watching over his younger siblings, entertaining them and ensuring they didn’t wander too far. He was also the first to learn the ways of combat from his parents among his siblings. As he grew older Li became curious of the world outside the villages. Was there still anything out there? Of course the rare wanderer made it to the safe haven and shared rumors of the world beyond, but they were few in number. Li told his parents how he felt, and while they had obvious concern they accepted the way he felt and aided him in preparations to depart. He was well trained, and after the preparations well supplied. Of course, if he came home in anything less than one piece his mother threatened to break his legs but Li took that in the spirit in which it was meant and left his home in search of what else was out there. Semblance: Weapon: Li’s weapon of choice is Forsvarer, a weapon he built under the guidance of his parents and the smith of the villages. It is a lightweight pike, standing only a few inches taller than he is, with a broad bladed tip. The weapon is made of metal, bearing a green hue not unlike Ren’s StormFlower. Built into the weapon is a fairly powerful precision rifle. The barrel of the rifle ends at the but of the pike, and the weapon can be fired to add extra momentum to strikes or to maneuver if used properly. Li’s combat style with the weapon is fast paced and deliberate, where he engages, makes several blows and feints, stikes a decisive blow, then retreats. When on the defensive he has similar tactics, looking for a moment where his enemy is distracted before he pierces at an exposed weakness before twisting around and falling back to await the enemies next attack. Li is also a decent shot, however he hasn’t trained as much in that field. He also uses his weapon only as a pike, or a rifle, and has yet to use the entire weapon at the same time at this point. Fears: Losing his family, failing to protect those near him, not doing his father and mother proud, pigs.
I have added a weapon and some fears. I still need to write up a physical description to go alongside the image graciously provided to me by 13, and do some formatting to make it look a spot prettier, and figure out his semblance. But still, progress. If anyone has any thoughts I beg that they be shared I am interested in what people think. Also if anyone has any ideas on what would be a good semblance for this guy, ideas are always useful to review and consider.
