[OOC] Four Winds

[Masaki Haruna]

Her martial art is basically pure movement, all about illusory, not literal illusions, fast pace movements and lots of feints. For example, I punch right but it's actually at the left. Fake right, fake left.

[Sodium]

@Scio Nope. Not yet, at least. He summons the sword and gets a bit faster and stronger presently.

[Scio]

@JanuaryNo problem, man. Go ahead.

@UberBlutwurst That's alright dude. Feel free to join if you change your mind.

@KOgaming Oh, okay then. Just wondering, does anything change in her appearance?

@Masaki Haruna That's more like it. Fits well with her kitsune theme. Cool.

@Sodium Alrightie then, nothing wrong with that.

[KOgaming]

@KOgaming Oh, okay then. Just wondering, does anything change in her appearance?

@Scio

Bear ears, bear paws, and a puffy tail hidden under her skirt.

[Masaki Haruna]

BTW, an afterimage isn't possible for Kyou or is it impossible currently? Cuz fast duh.

[Scio]

@Masaki Haruna Uhm, nope. Not at the moment.

[Masaki Haruna]

@Scio Sure BTW, mind telling me what can a 1 tailed Kitsune Kyou do at best?

[Scio]

A one-tailed kitsune is basically a fox igyo.

[Dead Cruiser]

Having difficulty streamlining my character. Kind of have too many ideas at once.

-"Psychic" character
-Energy blasts
-Plasma/fire/lightning elemental
-Maybe telepathy?
-Energy constructs as telekinesis?
-Potentially a technology theme, make him a magitech specialist
-Fuzzy on origin, maybe magic cult of some kind on earth?
-Cult clashes with science/tech theme that "psychic" powers imply
-Maybe magitech research facility?
-Either way, magical background

I don't mean to include all of this, it's just kind of what's buzzing in my head at the moment.

[Masaki Haruna]

@Ayemdar OMG Belle is cool! Totally an opposite from Kyou I must say. I somehow got a vision of a Natsu/Gray vibe.

[Ayemdar]

@Masaki Haruna Thank you!! I haven't seriously rped in awhile so I'm hoping I can play her effectively. BUT, I can't wait to see how Kyou unfolds, super neat character. (:

[Scio]

The RP's up.

@Dead Cruiser Want to discuss here or through PMs?

@Ayemdar No pressure. This is a casual RP, so you can take your time and pace yourself.

[Dead Cruiser]

Either or is fine. I wouldn't mind input on what the group thinks we need.

[Scio]

@Dead Cruiser

• "Psychic" character - Depends on what you mean by psychic. Just remember that every power should have a visual medium.
• Energy blasts - Sure, seems simple enough.
• Plasma/fire/lightning elemental - Fire and lightning are fine. Plasma, is a bit iffy. Would be risky even for you character.
• Maybe telepathy? - I doubt you can have traditional telepathy since you'd need some sort of medium or conduit to transmit your thoughts.
• Energy constructs as telekinesis? - Like a hand or something? But yeah, that idea sounds alright.
• Potentially a technology theme, make him a magitech specialist - A mage that specializes in artifacts. Technology and magic don't mix well, but I suppose you could try.
• Fuzzy on origin, maybe magic cult of some kind on earth? - Like? Cults are kind of illegal in both the magical and human world though.
• Cult clashes with science/tech theme that "psychic" powers imply - Not sure what to say about this one.
• Maybe magitech research facility? - Like I said, magic tends to impair technology so they don't function well together.
• Either way, magical background - Again, not sure what to say about this one.

Just remember to keep your character simple; you can get to the complex stuff during the RP. Everyone's a teenager and basically a novice when it comes to magic.

[January]

I don't think what we "need" is a problem in this case. Given growth potential, most bases are likely covered. This doesn't help the indecision, I know, but if you were even slightly leaning towards something and Scio green-lights it, I think you can go for it without worry.

That said, let me be selfish and say technomancy is pretty damn cool.

[Mercurial]

Like? Cults are kind of illegal in both the magical and human world though.

@Scio

Are they? I was under the impression cults were only banned if they had been proven to do something illegal.

[Scio]

@Mercurial I mean, those that are purely cultural and tribal in nature may be accepted despite being frowned upon, but most cults are defiant of social norms and function regardless of what society thinks of them. Not something that would appeal to either worlds.

[Mercurial]

@Scio I mean, some cults hide their nature from the public eye. Aum Shinrikyo, the ones that used Sarin in Japan, were an officially accepted religious group until they pulled off their attacks.

I'm just saying that it doesn't seem like there should be a problem for a character to be a cult member unless the cult was known to be dangerous and that the member was known to be a member of the cult.

[Scio]

@Mercurial Honestly, magic being known to the world was actually a typo that I failed to fix and decided to go with it since most had already created their characters already.

You have a point, but that's probably in the real world, not in the world the RP is set in. A world where magic actually exists and whatnot. Cults have been the culprit of a few devious deeds in the past few years, making the volatile animosity towards magic users, quite worse.

Also, the school would know.

Anyway, that's what I've decided on. In this world, most cults, if not all, are illegal.

[banjoanjo]

@Scio

Donovan Horska

Name: Donovan “Don” Horska
Age: 17
Appearance:

Angsty kid

Classically handsome. 6 feet tall and slim. Has glasses for reading (something that makes the ladies swoon). Wears a relaxed smile that, depending on the viewer’s knowledge of Don’s true personality, comes off as either confident charm or snake-ish douchebaggery. A blue glow can usually be seen in the centre of his upper chest, from his rune.

Personality: To put it bluntly, Donovan is a self-absorbed person. The results of his power has corroded his empathy to the point where he sees people as little more than test subjects for his ability. He is fully aware that people are generally unable to make a show of resistance against him and takes full advantage of that fact. He often goes out his way to provoke people, treating their emotions like playthings. He does this not only for personal satisfaction, but to see how far he can push both the person’s emotional limits and his own magical limits, to see if they are able to break hold of his magic and give him a fist to the face like he knows he deserves.
Truth be told, he knows what an asshole he is. He’s grown bored of always getting what he wants, of always having the upper hand in verbal and physical warfare. Donovan hopes to find a worthy challenger at Four Winds, someone who will be able to resist his magic and shake him from the mindset he has currently.

History: Even from infancy, Donovan knew that something wasn’t right with the people around him. People were … subdued around him; like they always had something they wanted to say but could never get it out. This, and the mysterious appearance of a tattoo on his chest made it clear to the six-year-old Donovan. He was a magic user. Luckily his high school aged older sister discovered his rune before his parents did. They were too busy arguing or at a conference overseas to have noticed anyways. The responsibility of taking care of the young Donny fell on the eldest Horska, meaning that she went to great lengths to hide his abilities. They used many things to conceal it, ranging from bandage patches, layered clothing, and even black sharpie. A combination of all three was what did the trick. This was the only thing he didn’t defy his sister over.
As the years went on, Donovan grew more resentful of the world. Adults and classmates alike bent easily to his abilities. He became spoilt and arrogant as he always got exactly what he wanted. So he started acting out more. Getting into fights, insulting people, anything to feel that rush and see how far he could go before he got his arse kicked or his ability instilled that glass-eyed daze in his opponents.
The invitation to Four Winds came as a relief. Maybe someone at this magical academy would be able to hold their own against him. It was a welcome respite from the humdrum of his life.

Skills: Academic all-rounder, adept at manipulating persuading people even without the use of his power, decently athletic.

Abilities: Harmonize
A Hatsudo-class ability that has Donovan emit a sort of “peace aura”. Donovan finds that he has to concentrate hard to turn off his aura, so he always has it on. Basically anyone in Donovan’s general vicinity who is feeling rage or has the intent to harm will find themselves suddenly in a dazed quiet state of calm and confusion. The aura effects people gradually, having an operation time similar to Newton’s Law of Cooling. The rate of emotion erasure over time is proportional to the amount of emotion at the beginning.
If Donovan concentrates, he can direct his aura to a single target. With this, he can “tune down” the target’s emotions, whether it be sadness, joy, rage or just the general feeling of having a purpose, leaving them in a state of listless apathy until he releases his control. However, this sub-skill is very draining and Donovan is unable to use it for more than a few minutes.
When Harmonize is in use, the rune on his chest glows. The more people in proximity, the brighter it glows.

Inventory: Smartphone, glasses case with cleaning cloth