The Character You Really Want To Play

[beccaday02]

I was just thinking about characters I'd love to play recently, but don't have the time to actually RP them right now. So I ask you guilders... What character do you really want to play but haven't got the time and / or haven't found quite the right board or plot for them yet?

[Rica]

I have a OC that's been bouncing around in my head for some time now. She's a weapon master with the ability to pull weapons from the people around her. The shape the weapon takes depends on the person in question. One person might provide her a bow, the other a sword and shield, the other a flail.

It's a character that definitely involves a deep understanding of both weapons and weapon types, and cooperation with the other characters creators to decide what weapon is going to be pulled. So I haven't quite found a place to put her in so I haven't developed her much past this specific ability.

[Blue Demon]

Man, I wanna play a BAMF Lesbian Female Space Pirate that's actually an A.I. who kicks all sort of butt and does whatever and whomever she wants. >> But I have absolutely no idea what sort of story she'd fit into. So I haven't.

[Rai]

@Blue DemonYour story kid.

[Meiyuki]

A ditzy paladin that's entirely too young for the profession. Who believes in her heart of hearts that anyone or anything can be turned to the side of good with enough time and hugs, and is woefully wrong about that. Brimming with divne power bestowed on her by the good pantheon she stumbles through demonic incursions trying to preach the merits of good, crying because in the end they all have to die in divine fire.

[NuttsnBolts]

I have a concept for this beserker chick in my head that weilds two large, sort of oversized butcher's knives that are connected to each other by chain, meaning she can juggle them a bit like nunckucks or something.

On top of that she would also be somewhat demonic or skilled in some witchcraft and thus has poisonous blood. Drawing the blood onto the edge of the blade will give it a poison effect that will start to numb the senses of whatever it infects, and if she starts loosing blood she will enter an enraged state and will increase in power.

Maybe I could use it in an arena like battle, but just never found quite the RP for her to be used in.

[Liliya]

@Rica @Blue Demon @Meiyuki @NuttsnBolts

I feel like all four of these characters could be fit into a high fantasy/low sci-fi/space opera together.

The benevolent Ecclesia of Delos, worshipers of the Gods of Order and Justice and keepers of the peace, have come under intergalactic siege by the dark forces of the Satrapies of Ashkelon, followers of the various entities of darkness and chaos they so foolishly mock the True Gods by naming as such. With the colonies of the Ecclesia in the furthest reaches of the known universe being constantly driven from their homes by the demonic beasts used as weapons of terror by the Satrapies various warlords, all citizens of the Ecclesia who captain a space fairing vessel have been pressed, whether by legal edict or simply because anything flying and all orbital docks come under constant attack by Ashkelon’s forces, into action against them. There are plenty of credits to be made from capturing Ashkelonian ships and selling them to the Ecclesia for the bounties, so even pirates and those on the fringes of Delos interstellar society have found themselves caught up in the war in one way or another. Paladins of the Gods of Order and Justice are being trained and ordained at a rate faster than ever before to keep up with the growing demand for their services in combating the forces of the Dark Ones, and even those who do not follow the Gods have found themselves pressed to have at least one onboard every vessel in case of demonic assault.

Ballistic weapons either simply never were developed in this universe, or through some sci-fi tech are simply no longer viable against modern forms of armor and weaponry which not so coincidentally appear very similar to medieval/high-fantasy weaponry, magic --, or at least divine power, exists and can be harnessed as a weapon by Paladins of the Gods of Order and Justice and perhaps others depending on the circumstances, and the story itself would play out as something of a relationship development between the four (and whoever else signed on) during their struggle to stay alive and pay the bills with the backdrop of an intergalactic, good vs. evil (or so it seems) war tearing everything apart and eventually bringing people from all walks of life to the front lines. Helping different groups, or choosing not to, could seriously affect the universe in ways as massive as causing the members of the Ecclesia to get blown up in their temples and political offices, or as small as simply not having a certain orbital dock to stop at and have coffee in one little three-post scene. Could really go anywhere from there.

The weapons which would be pulled from the Paladin, the Captain, and the Berserker could be figured fairly easily, the Captain’s being something no nonsense, perhaps robotic even (underlying the secret identity of the Captain as an A.I., perhaps?), raider-like and with a heavy flavor of, “If you can’t keep me from taking your shit, you don’t deserve to have your shit,” like a battle axe or heavy cleaver or something but with a mechanical aesthetic, maybe something like this totally nutso thing.

Robot Axe

The weapon pulled from the Paladin would probably be more hopeful, with a hidden aspect of reluctant, melancholic acceptance of the grim realities of the universe, like a big ass shield meant to protect the innocent from the coming darkness, but which has an extendable blade at the front most tip (when thrusting, of course) of the thing, in the reluctant acceptance that, in the end, people will all too often choose death before repentance. Like this thing in mechanical function, but maybe with Valkyrie-esque aesthetics or something like that.

Shield 1

Shield 2

Shield Aesthetics 1

Shield Aesthetics 2

Except way bigger, or dual wielded like in the picture maybe, whatever.

The Berserker’s weapon could be something visceral, poignant, jagged and inextricably connected to blood. Hidden just as the Berserker’s true nature is kept buried beneath the surface, and rather than something glaringly huge or obvious as first impressions might imply more subtle, elegant, obfuscated --, though not in and of itself venomous, the weapon of a poisoner, perhaps even aesthetically snake like. Maybe a deceptively brutal dagger or modified rapier/Chinese Jian, could even go with something of an interlocking chain whip type of thing that with the touch of a button or by some magical trigger can switch between being either a bladed whip or straight blade.

Dagger

Modified Jian

Modified Rapier

Chain Whip Sword

Pick up a couple more crew members and find someone to GM and that could totally be a thing. Plus there’s plenty of room for the four to actually grow and get along (or, equally if not more entertaining, not get along). I mean, the Paladin’s going to constantly want the other three to be more religious and help the poor colonists on every little asteroid belt and planetoid that finds itself under attack by rampaging demons, the Captain’s looking to make a buck any way she can and only puts up with the ditzy paladin, who she looks at as some little shit she happens to have aboard, only because she finds her attractive and, despite constant flirting the Paladin is just too naïve and herpaderp to even get it, the Weapon Master has a suspicion that the Captain is an A.I. which are socially stigmatized and in proper society are hugely unpopular, and the Berserker is constantly dealing with the fact that she’s basically considered tainted meat by your average Delosian and faces serious social complications, mostly all in her own mind, when trying to deal with the rest of the crew who probably recognize that her being tainted by the demonic scourge is hardly of her own doing (or is it?).

Dunno, just a thought I had while reading this thread. Also;

Space Ship

Fist fighting Space Ships! I mean, there is seriously nothing better than that.

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P.S. With regard to the paladin, when you say she's entirely too young for the profession I take that to mean she's eighteen or maybe nineteen, so if you mean, like, fourteen or something, sorry for the blatant CaptainxPaladin implication there.

[Rica]

@LiliyaYou are amazing :O

[Meiyuki]

@Liliya You pretty much nailed what weapon she'd use, and the age. *Applauds*

[Meiyuki]

@Liliya The more I read this the more I want it to be a thing... I may stick this in my back pocket in the eventuality that my current project finishes/dies.

[NuttsnBolts]

The Berserker’s weapon could be something visceral, poignant, jagged and inextricably connected to blood. Hidden just as the Berserker’s true nature is kept buried beneath the surface, and rather than something glaringly huge or obvious as first impressions might imply more subtle, elegant, obfuscated --, though not in and of itself venomous, the weapon of a poisoner, perhaps even aesthetically snake like. Maybe a deceptively brutal dagger or modified rapier/Chinese Jian, could even go with something of an interlocking chain whip type of thing that with the touch of a button or by some magical trigger can switch between being either a bladed whip or straight blade.

@Liliya

The original idea came from a mix of a few different ones but the dual weapon idea came from Dark Souls 2 where I'd run around dual wielding weapons while using hex magic (not easy to set up as it requires a lot of stats). To be honest it was fun, throwing out a few homing hexes while using the Dragonslayer and Gyrm Axe. Very intimidating at times.

The blood aspect was probably thought up because I used to modify them with bleed so after a few hits the opponent was usually in a dire state.

Overall, the vibe I would be going for would be one that is less flamboyant from smaller nimble weapons, and something more fearsome and horror filled. Something dark. The only problem is I find old/historic fantasy quite dull. Mostly cause everything always seems fairy tail like with the whole "living the simple life" aspect. Given the right roleplay... maybe (looks to Hansel & Gretle: Witch Hunters or something similar) but I still haven't watched Game of Thrones... nor really have an interest to.

I'm a bit more of a sci-fi person, hence why I listed that character here in this thread. :)

[Liliya]

I have a OC that's been bouncing around in my head for some time now. She's a weapon master with the ability to pull weapons from the people around her. The shape the weapon takes depends on the person in question. One person might provide her a bow, the other a sword and shield, the other a flail.

Rica

With regard to the whole weapons section thing, I meant what weapons Rica's Weapon Master could theoretically pull from her fellows. I wasn't actually trying to imply that your characters would use these weapons, or even that Rica's would necessarily use them, I was just giving a few examples of what could be in that theoretical universe. I just happened across this thread and, after reading the four character concepts that were posted, had the idea that they could fit well together in a Space Opera with fist fighting space ships. ^^ Well, I would be willing to put this together at some point if there was enough interest, but it was just a thought and isn't exactly a totally fleshed out concept as of yet, clearly. It wouldn't be a traditional fantasy in any, "here we are riding about on horses and milking the cows by hand," sense of the term, I mean there are space ships and intergalactic empires after all, but either way everyone involved is welcome to shoot me a PM if they want to get this or some other roleplay concept going.

Also;

@Liliya You are amazing :O

Rica

*Applauds*

Meiyuki

@Liliya The more I read this the more I want it to be a thing...

Meiyuki

Thank you. :D

[Blue Demon]

I just happened across this thread and, after reading the four character concepts that were posted, had the idea that they could fit well together in a Space Opera with fist fighting space ships. ^^ Well, I would be willing to put this together at some point if there was enough interest, but it was just a thought and isn't exactly a totally fleshed out concept as of yet, clearly.

@Liliya

I'd be down. ._. I'm a glutton for punishment roleplays.

[Zorogami]

I've been playing with the idea of having a character in some sort of superhero setting that has the ability to change genders at will. This would make for some interesting character development options, as well as give me an opportunity to write and ponder about the topic of gender identity and selfidentification. However, this is probably best suited for a "slice of life"-type of RP, and i don't normally do those. Plus, I don't have much experience in the subject, and i fear i might not be able to handle the themes in a serious or well-informed enough kind of way.

[Krot]

Teenage vigilante/superhero with the ability to manipulate synthetic and natural fiber. It's not because I don't have time, it's because I haven't found a suitable RP to use him in. Yet.

[Zorogami]

@KrotMaybe this RP might fit? God Neon

[Krot]

@Zorogami, thanks for the suggestion, but no.

[vancexentan]

A magician with some levels of what people call 'toon force' mixed with elemental control. He uses his magical powers through the use of a typical stage magician's way. He uses a wand for more conventional magical manipulation like flinging rocks or pavement.

[Royzooka]

I have a ton of them, I mean I could try and make a plot for them but usually I get nothing from them and so I just don't try anymore.

Some of my characters in a nut shell, told simply as possible

-Synestra Yilvoxe Saxixx: A cursed evil warlord who has to roam the ages until she is killed by the chosen one. She basically starts all the wars known to man [Mostly ficitonal] until she is brought down. She dies before any gun is properly made.

-God of Sanity and Insanity/God of Death & Pain: They are not like most CS's as they aren't actually mortal or have a body to speak of. They themselves are possessed objects. A tiki type object and skull which is made of pure silver, gold or is just a jazzed up cattle skull.

-Lord Marx's: He is well OP, but he was never really meant to be an RP character and more of a villain to a story I thought about writing. Defense Force 5, a gritty Power Ranger based idea but with no cheese and people actually die and have real life issues that can't be conquered in stupid ways.

-Elissa Haywood: My Borderlands elemental witch character, I tried with this one but no one wanted to do it so I said fuck it. She might seem OP but her way of doing things is damage over time so she has no brute strength.

-Rayne (Megan Benz): My twisted vampire queen, truth be told I am finding it hard on how I would do an RP with her. I have an idea in mind and some plot twists but trying to do it in away without giving too much away is difficult.

-Edwina Carla Winters: She is just a strange character, I mean she is totally weird and has no real purpose but she just came to mind when I saw an image that screamed make her.

-Zara Reiko Beauloo: She is a bit hard to talk about but she is interesting to me.

-Lilith Marie: My succubus character who was basically chopped up and scattered across the lands. She is still alive she just can't do anything until she gets her whole body back. She can't regenerate until all the pieces are back together. She has a major disorder as well but I don't remember what it is at the moment.

-26.Metal Maidens: Various characters that are in a band but also kick butt in a metal based world, each character has their own powers, weapon and genres. They and the OC who is made by my partner must fight for the kingdom of metal. Very battle, magic, and music based.

-Judgement: A dragon that changes based on the maidens choices and ideals, he is molded into either a good, bad or for the most part a neutral dragon. Each form has an element to it because the maiden can't live forever the dragon turns to stone until the next maiden awakens. For my idea each maiden is actually connected and is the same person reborn though with some differences each time.

-Rex Scar-tail Mandozer: A lizard type creature, I know the problem to this one. He is an F-Zero pilot so no chance of that happening.

-Empress (EMP): My robot empress character who evolves from a simple A.I to a complex machine, three robot wars start, the first one is started by the robots themselves, the second by the humans and the last is a strange mix of faction wars. I could never get a robot RP going so she has collected dust since I made her years ago, I think about 4-5 years now.

-Ryuunosuke Takeshi Miyamoto: My samurai, he and his daughter and student are sent to a different time. (Basically a Samurai Jack idea) Basically, it has a mixture of both historical, modern and future based elements. A demon must be put down but to date has never been killed. The samurai I have uses his cultures weapons as well as weapons of the modern era such as uzi's and such. His daughter, student and him try to find a way back to their time so they can strike the demon down. The demon was almost beaten so he threw them through time hoping they would be trapped there. Of course, they end up in a world the demon controls so things are in the demon's favour.

Of course, I have much more out of place, hard to use characters that never get to be picked as well. They all range from different genres as well.

That and video game characters such as Elizabeth from Bioshock, Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark, any character from Timesplitters, etc.

[Mr_pink]

Teenage vigilante/superhero with the ability to manipulate synthetic and natural fiber. It's not because I don't have time, it's because I haven't found a suitable RP to use him in. Yet.

@Krot

Maybe this?