[OOC] Institute for Young Channellers (Shounen Battle School Anime RP) (Always accepting)

[pkken]

@tipssyCalibratorNah, it says it can be destroyed if hit with enough power.

[Azereiah]

@tipssyCalibratorNah, it says it can be destroyed if hit with enough power.

@pkken

brb punching object of infinite density hard enough to disrupt gravity and eject matter again

my will is already written and you are all the benefactors of my $3 bank account if it goes wrong

[13org]

*hoping really hard that something happens so Meilin needs to intervene*

[Azereiah]

*hoping really hard that something happens so Meilin needs to intervene*

@13org

inb4 Meilin only needs to intervene by waving and smiling at sword boy
M A X I M U M D I S T R A C T I O N

I'll wait for everyone else to post before continuing with Brock. There's a lot that can happen in the space of five to ten posts, after all.
Here's hoping that someone walks off the field with bacon-face from explosions, fire, or lightning

[Dblade26]

@Zero Hex

Is Zeke wearing his Gi at the moment? Or gloves?

[Western Robot]

@CondorTalon Feel free to have Ryousei stab Shinichi for real. I want to show off his regeneration.

[Zero Hex]

@Dblade26
No he's just wearing street clothes

[tipssyCalibrator]

@tipssyCalibratorNah, it says it can be destroyed if hit with enough power.

@pkken

Oh, nevermind then. Alright, accepted

[pkken]

<Snipped quote by pkken>

brb punching object of infinite density hard enough to disrupt gravity and eject matter again

my will is already written and you are all the benefactors of my $3 bank account if it goes wrong

@Azereiah

it's not legit black hole, that's just the name of ability.

[Azereiah]

how2grammar gud: removing excessive commas edition

I keep finding myself having to remove extraneous commas. Guess it's a byproduct of how I talk in person. :'D

[Dblade26]

But, if you remove all your commas, how will we know when to pause when reading, or when you're listing stuff like this, this, or even say, that?

[Azereiah]

But, if you remove all your commas, how will we know when to pause when reading, or when you're listing stuff like this, this, or even say, that?

@Dblade26

dblade pls

relevant: reddit.com/user/commahorror

[tipssyCalibrator]

how2grammar gud: removing excessive commas edition

I keep finding myself having to remove extraneous commas. Guess it's a byproduct of how I talk in person. :'D

@Azereiah

Or should I say "Welcome, to, the, club"

[DarkwolfX37]

how2grammar gud: removing excessive commas edition

I keep finding myself having to remove extraneous commas. Guess it's a byproduct of how I talk in person. :'D

@Azereiah

Same here, but I tend to leave them in. Better to have a few too many than too few, in my opinion.

BTW, while we're on the subject, I have two exams planned and I'm not sure which one I'd rather do first, so I figured I'd ask everyone here for which they'd prefer. I guess this is kinda spoilers but eh, I don't think that's a big deal really

One of the exams are gonna be the tournament (obviously). Not much to say about this one, it's pretty self explanatory. The tournament is gonna be based a lot on Naruto's chuunin exams tournament and My Hero Academia's Sports Festival tournament

The other one is a sort of hunger games survival challenge type of thing. If you've seen Hunter X Hunter's Zevil Island arc or Naruto's Forest of Death arc, this will pretty much be a complete ripoff of both of them. Basically, all the students will be put into the wilderness and have to survive for a certain number of days, and are also all given items that they all need to collect from each other in order to win

So, which one do you guys think should be done first?

@tipssyCalibrator

Honestly, I think the tournament first makes more sense. It works as a way to test the students' initial ability/power/fighting sense, and having it as a later exam gives winning and losing more weight. Having it early makes it much more a matter of pride than anything else, since the grading aspect is less important.
Plus, a survival test would make for a good end of the semester exam, since it tests how much they've learned overall, not just with their powers.

My suggestion (and this is just a suggestion btw), once the fights are set up, make a single post in the IC thread with setup and introduction and whatnot, then link to an Arena thread where the actual fighting will take place. This will help prevent chaos in the thread of multiple fights going on at once. The fight will go on for a set number of posts or time limit, or whatever is decided to be fair, and then a panel of mystery judges (players picked by the GM with no personal stakes in the fight) will assess the fight and decide who should logically win. The winner then gets to write a "finisher" post to put in whatever dramatic flair is needed for the story.

It requires a bit more work than just pre-deciding the winners, but let's face it, I think everybody has their own desires for the tournament outcome, and I think it should come down to combat roleplaying ability.

Opinions everyone?

@Yuuta

Personally I think that's a good idea, but that all the posts in the arena should also be made into a single "collab" post here in the IC.

[Dragonsinc]

Well, I have returned from a hectic passsd few days... and it seems that I missed a bit. Would it be at all possible for Leo to jump into CTF or is he just gonna stand back and watch?

[Dblade26]

I'm more for the GM's idea of everyone deciding how they wanna do it, but I also really don't wanna do the Arena idea, personally, for reasons others have already stated.

[Yuuta]

I'm more for the GM's idea of everyone deciding how they wanna do it, but I also really don't wanna do the Arena idea, personally, for reasons others have already stated.

@Dblade26

What would you suggest for the inevitable time when one person wants a pre-determined match and the other wants a competitive match?

[VitaVitaAR]

I mean... weighing in myself, this is an RP, not a competition.

I'm pretty sure working out the outcome of the fight/discussing what the outcome should be as it's being written works well enough.

[Dblade26]

@VitaVitaAR Agreed. I'm hardly going to be obstinate about it if that situation comes up, even if I prefer the competitive approach. Though frankly the problem goes away if people are just willing to allow flexibility and accommodate each other. An RP isn't a contest, we should all care more about making the fights fun and making a fun story than 'winning' one way or another. The GM could always arbitrate in cases where people can't decide?

But still, if that comes up I'll just defer to the person who wants predetermined.

@Yuuta

[Cu Chulainn]

Personally, I like a bit of spontaneity in my roleplaying. Predetermined fights remove that aspect if its enforced. I prefer a more opeh approach when it comes to things like combat. I like using both my character's strengths and weaknesses when they come to light, and in creative moments.

That being said, I'm still down for some collabs if anyone wants to do some. I just like roleplays being unpredictable is all ^^