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Welcome to Wicked Wings!

Thanks, but what is Wicked Wings?

Glad you asked. In Wicked Wings, you'll play as a character who is implanted with a device harboring a creature from another dimension; essentially a demon. Through a great deal of lore-specific shenanigans, the device in question allows the user to manifest their new familiar's powers (generally) into a form recognizable to just about all of us, even if it has a different name in the setting: Mecha.
Essentially, we're going for a mashup of what I think makes the genre fun: Evangelion meets Madoka Magica meets Hellsing.
I intend for this to be a bit more involved than a normal casual roleplay. Character coherency is important to me, and I am a thorough planner when it comes to worldbuilding, so please expect to be engaged with frequently for input on all fronts.

Now, I won't lie to you, prospective Roleplayer; I have a metric ton of lore for this setting. I'd like you to be interested enough to be curious, but I also don't want to force you into a history class over what you're doing, so I'll just go over a brief TLDR of what you need to know as far as I'm concerned.

• You're expected to play a humanoid character. While this doesn't mean you can't get weird with it, you can assume you'll be playing a mostly relatable kind of creature. If it has furry ears and a tail, that's your prerogative. I only ask that you keep it relatively relatable to what we know as a human.
• You'll be a practitioner of magic in one form or another. These implants aren't useful to people who can't use magic, and we'll be going off the assumption that you've been a part of whatever cult we come up with for quite a while.
• The Cult/Coven/Group that our characters are a part of is up for group discussion. There's any number of groups who could be using this technology, so making a new one that follows our chosen aesthetic isn't any trouble.
• That said, I have plenty of thoughts as the creator of the setting. But I want you guys to be involved, so we'll be making a lot of group decisions to ensure that everyone feels like its OUR version of things.

With that said, I think this is a sufficient tester. If you don't mind my awful rambling mind and the premise of magical demon mecha sounds interesting, feel free to drop me a line however you're comfortable. Once I have a group of four, I'll make a Discord Server and a post here as well for us to begin discussions. If you as a reader have any more specific questions that you're unclear on or interested in knowing, also feel free to contact me however you please!

UPDATE:Link to the Discord, feel free to join once confirmed here!

@Letter Bee @Double Interest check from previous thread!

@AtomicEmperor, Hmm, so we can define the Cult's beliefs, then?

@AtomicEmperor, Hmm, so we can define the Cult's beliefs, then?

I would say it could even be a possibility that you come from a place your fellow players may not, giving you all the chance to define your style and culture as part of a union of cults. But, yes at the very least we will be developing this idea as a group with the skeleton that I have on hand, as it were.

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I would say it could even be a possibility that you come from a place your fellow players may not, giving you all the chance to define your style and culture as part of a union of cults. But, yes at the very least we will be developing this idea as a group with the skeleton that I have on hand, as it were.

Interested. But fair warning: I may not have the time as I am trying to get more players to join my own RP, at a time when most RPers are going to be away for the holidays...

@Letter Bee Noted! If you find yourself with enough free time, I can leave a spot open in case we start to fill up. Chances are with the other mecha roleplays out there, we're not going to be inundated with players anytime soon. If we are, I can just make split groups and juggle the setting.

@Letter Bee Noted! If you find yourself with enough free time, I can leave a spot open in case we start to fill up. Chances are with the other mecha roleplays out there, we're not going to be inundated with players anytime soon. If we are, I can just make split groups and juggle the setting.

Thanks; that might work.

@AtomicEmperor
One thing that's been appealing to me lately is classical chivalry. So in the context of this setting I find myself imagining a mashup of sorts between Arthurian Legend and the Knights of the Inner Sphere from Battletech. Sort of a Space-Paladin, I guess?

@AtomicEmperor
One thing that's been appealing to me lately is classical chivalry. So in the context of this setting I find myself imagining a mashup of sorts between Arthurian Legend and the Knights of the Inner Sphere from Battletech. Sort of a Space-Paladin, I guess?

This is absolutely one of the original premises I had in mind when this setting was first created. You've hit the nail on the head pretty hard as far as "old lore" is concerned. I'd be happy to discuss that sort of thing at length on request.

Do we get to have a gloriously cheesy transformation sequence for when we summon the mechs? Because I'm okay with that.

Do we get to have a gloriously cheesy transformation sequence for when we summon the mechs? Because I'm okay with that.

Several depending on how many transformations you want. Expect to have a full spectrum of control from body-suiting your mech to summoning scale sections of it like a Jojo stand.

@AtomicEmperor This seems interesting.

What would the setting for this actually look like? The premise seems like a mix of fantasy and sci-fi, with the mechs and the magic and the cults, so does the setting lean more towards one or the other? It is futuristic, medieval or modern?

Um, hello.. ^^ Don't mind me and my social anxiety ... while I'd normally PM the host, I wanted to make sure my interest was well known! Especially after...

One thing that's been appealing to me lately is classical chivalry. So in the context of this setting I find myself imagining a mashup of sorts between Arthurian Legend and the Knights of the Inner Sphere from Battletech. Sort of a Space-Paladin, I guess?

I won't lie and say I've seen any of the animes listed, but I'm a HUGE Arthurian fan and ADORE Excalibur as a weapon (or in some cases, named Caliburn). I also happen to love mechs from the first time playing Armored Core 1 way back in the day. =3

So, hoping there is enough room for me? ^^ Thank you~

@AtomicEmperor This seems interesting.

What would the setting for this actually look like? The premise seems like a mix of fantasy and sci-fi, with the mechs and the magic and the cults, so does the setting lean more towards one or the other? It is futuristic, medieval or modern?

This is a good question as that's meant to be ambiguous. Overall, it leans more Science Fiction, as the majority of what you'll be seeing will be presented through that lens. Magic and fantasy elements are included I consider magic to simply be math we can't solve without a connection to divinity. Ultimately meaning a wizard on some backwater world has just as much opportunity to move from one planet to another as an individual who owns a FTL capable ship.

If I had things 100% my way, the coven would exist on a vessel that travels through the highlighted sector of space we'll be using as our sandbox. That said, I'm not opposed to having multiple groups based on what sort of choices people want to make as they join. If enough people want it more like fantasy knights in space, I can parallel that with a different group who maybe wanted to go for more hardline scifi. There's setting precedent for both.

@Lyla
PMs are totally acceptable, and if you (or anyone reading this) would be more comfortable either direcrly messaging me, or would be interested in a solo experience to avoid any sort of social anxieties, please feel free to approach at your leisure.
I don't bite, I'm herbivorous.

I'm already starting to formulate a picture in my head of a character and mecha inspired by the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.

I'm already starting to formulate a picture in my head of a character and mecha inspired by the legend of Saint George and the Dragon.

Deep rooted connections to Human legends are encouraged. Channel Arthur, Morrigan, fucking... Paul Bunyon, anything. Maybe a good way to describe these things is sort of like Persona. These machines are built on Human memory, the deep genetic stuff that's engrained into who we are as a species.
Thus, I requested people stick to relatively human characters. It needs to be plausible that, even if you're not an alien or Earthling, that there's a human somewhere in your lineage.

@Lyla
PMs are totally acceptable, and if you (or anyone reading this) would be more comfortable either direcrly messaging me, or would be interested in a solo experience to avoid any sort of social anxieties, please feel free to approach at your leisure.
I don't bite, I'm herbivorous.

I'm trying my best to reach out to people... ^^ Even if it's online. (I don't really go outside, lol) But um... as long as it's okay with @Double (I want to be polite), I'd like my character's mech to be like a sentient version of Excalibur? Assuming that's okay. Hoping it's not stepping too out of bounds for her "demon"/Mech to be a blade wielded by a human. She'll definitely be 100% human herself.

Edit: I am super familiar with the Persona games though, if that's what you are referring to!

@Lyla
I'm not sure why you need my permission. But go for it if our benevolent GM allows it.

@Lyla It's essentially your spirit. In context of the setting, the spiritual representation of the sword's past and legacy can be manifested however you'd like.

@Double@Lyla Do you guys have Discord to discuss things through? Or should I open another thread for an OOC that we can talk about things in?

@AtomicEmperor Assuming it's okay to post discord handles... mine is neonrose - but I'm fine either discord or here to discuss OOC!