[OOC] One Piece: The Journey of a Thousand Miles

[jynmi88]

@Noodles

I have discord, but I dunno how to set a group, only used it a couple of times, but I don't mind joining ~~

@Noodles

sorry. the last couple of days have been crazy. I'll try to figure out discord when I get home.

@samreaper

hello, is the rp still accepting?

@samreaper

we're moving a bit slow at the moment, but that being said, yes, we've got room for one more

[Digizel]

@grandia20 @jynmi88 And also at everyone else that apparently turned upt. xD

Sorry for my disappearance. A lot happened. I'll look over what I've missed and get back to you guys asap

[Digizel]

@jynmi88

Seems like you did a pretty good job on your own. I have no problems with anything that you've OK'd...except for one potential snag:

@Noodles

The main issue here the fact that Janet's a sniper. The only reason this is an issue is because I know @grandia20 had one already in the works. That's not to say we can't have two, or if Grandia is okay with giving the position up, then it's fine as well. Just wanted to point out that it's a potential issue to think about.

@Crimson Lion

However, I don't see much of a problem with Fell Shiner myself. The first instance of Haki in the series, iirc, was in the Skypeia arc, where Eneru and the Priests used Observation Haki, calling it "Mantra." That was quite a ways into the series, so that could potentially be a point against it. But if the character has an untapped "pool" of Haki in a manner of speaking, it could be okay. I think it's fine. The series itself takes some pretty drastic leaps in what people can do with their abilities in the name of creativity.

For example, many of Nami's moves, such as Mirage Tempo, make no sense whatsoever. "Rule of Cool" as they say. xD

So yeah, even if Haki may not be able to be used that way in the series or never is, I don't mind much. That said, the Kuja Pirates use Haki-infused arrows, so they can clearly use Haki on something other than themselves and shoot them rather long distances while retaining their power. So yeah...welcome aboard. xD

Anyway, another concern comes to mind now. We may need something a bit bigger to start the RP off with now. We have quite a few more characters joining at once than before. Giving them all something to do could be a bit of a problem at first.

[Noodles]

I thought Grandia's char is a cook o.o

Also for haki, its better for it to be used in Grand Line at least, since the main purpose is to have a chance of punching Logias ~

Nami's Mirage Tempo makes a lot of sense to me, its basically using refraction with her rod O_O ...

[Crimson Lion]

@Digizel Actually I'm heavily remaking my character rn. I still plan to make him a shipwright and swordsman but now as a fishman too.

[Digizel]

Yeah, Grandia's initial character is a cook, but they also planned to introduce a Sniper later. Already had a CS up, just not finished yet, so it was never posted on the character roster. That would be something for you and @grandia20 to sort out, though. I'm okay with either having two snipers on a crew (I mean, there's certainly no downside to having two sharpshooters instead of one) or if Grandia wants to let go of their idea.

As for the Haki...yeah, that's when it has to be realized for sure. And it probably shouldn't be properly trained until the New World...if we ever get to that point. xD

And yeah, the basics of Nami's Mirage Tempo kind of make sense. But there's no way she could have so much control over what the other person is perceiving and how it moves. Especially not her more complicated moves like her Mirage Tempo: Fata Morgana.

In any event, I have no problems with your actual character at least. So even if Grandia wants to keep their character intact, then it's fine with me if you still want to keep yours.

[Digizel]

@Crimson Lion

Hm...okay then, I look forward to your revisions. I was actually considering making a Fishman myself, but farther down the line. I would like to warn you, though: Careful how you make a Fishman. Their natural advantages over humans could rather easily be seen as a bit powerful for the early islands. Though at the same time, they could suffer similar disadvantages, like racism. I'll withhold judgment though, until I see what you have. xD

[Crimson Lion]

This is my CS for Rainer as a Fishman/half human

Fell Rainer

Name: Fell Rainer

Alias: Rainer or Killer Orca

Age: 17

Race: Half human half killer whale fishamn

Position: Shipwright/Swordsman

Bounty: 500,000

Appearance:



Rainers fishman traits are his black leather like skin on his arms, legs, and back as well as his retracted dorsal fin on his back. Also when he's completely submerged in water his gills open up, his dorsal fin extends and white spots appear around his eyes that shows he’s an Orca fishman.

Personality:

• Ever since he was a child Rainer has always been someone who went with the flow. If he was hungry he'd eat. If he was tired he'd sleep. And if someone dragged him into a situation he'd roll along with it.
• Rainer’s biggest weakness is his simple mindedness. He's bad at creating complex plans and strategies. He acts a lot more with his heart then with his head and to him an issue is either black or white, so when he gets into grey situations he has trouble knowing what to do. This often frustrates him and makes him have a harder time thinking straight.
• Rainer is extremely shy about his fishman heritage and tries to hide it the best he can, to the point where he once disobeyed a direct order from his former captain in order to hide it, and getting punished as a result.
• Rainer loves the ocean to the point were he see's it as a sort of god and worships it. Rainer actually pities people who have eaten devil fruits, because in his eyes they have lost the greatest gift in this world, being able to enjoy swimming in the ocean.
• Likes: The Ocean and Seafood. Dislikes: Chains and being stuck on land.

Background:

• Rainer was born the child of both a female human and male fishman, however his father disappeared before his birth and his mother dying during childbirth. Living on the port town of Goton, was shunned by everyone in town because of his strange appearance, looking almost exactly like a human but with fish qualities. That coupled with his fishman strength drew a divide between him and with those of his hometown. After seeing that there was nothing keeping him in his hometown at the age of 5 he builds a raft and sets sail. He sailed for months with no direction, minimum supplies, and a boat that would break every couple days only for him to be forced to repair it. However despite 3 months of sailing with no sight of land he grew to love life off land and on the ocean.
• After those three months he finally lands at a random port town called Gemimi where the inhabitants hadn't ever seen fishman and panicked, thinking he was a monster. After fleeing from Gemimi he learns that the island had reported him to the marines for “Attacking Our Town” and that the marines had placed a bounty on him of 500,000 beri (It's low because he didn't actually hurt or kill anyone). Luckily the bounty had no picture and only described him as a “Fishman with black arms and legs. Learning this he begins to cover his arms and legs with plate mail as well as his neck with goggles in order to hide the fact that he's a fishman from humans.
• Now, he goes from port to port working odd jobs and learning a variety of skills, although the two skills he had a knack for were ship repairs and swordsmanship. While travelling and working odd jobs (Mostly ship repairs), he wanders the seas with no real direction, only knowing that he wants to be able to sail the seas he loves a free man.

Abilities:

• Shipwright - Rainer has the ability to repair most any ships and is able to at least do an emergency repair well enough for a boat to be able to float without any problems.
• Blacksmith - On one of Rainers odd jobs, he learned the art of blacksmithing.
• Fast Learner - Rainer has always had a knack for learning things fast, from learning carpentry to learning how to sail.
• Physical Strength - Being part fishman gives him naturally enhanced strength, although not as great as a full fishman strength.
• Great Reflexes - Rainer is very quick to react to things, and that transfers to fighting. His reflexes are great enough to dodge bullets, if only barely.
• Perfect swimmer - Being part fishman gives him incredible underwater swimming ability. Being able to swim as fast as he can run if not faster and even fight with his sword underwater without any difficulty. He can breath underwater and swim 50 mph.
• Sonar - Like a real Killer Whale, Rainer can use sonar underwater as well as hum a low pitch sound that can disorient enemies.
• Fishman Mode! - Just like other fishman, Rainer becomes much stronger when he is underwater. This is shown when his fishman qualities become more visible when under water, from both his dorsal fin opening and white spots appearing around his eyes. Because of the increased traits Rainer calls this "Fishman Mode!"

Weapons:

• Tansui - The first working katana made by Rainer. The only unique characteristics of it are it's dark blue handle wrappings and blue sheath.
• Metal Gauntlets and Grieves - Metal armor strapped to Rainers legs and arms by leather straps that are hidden under his clothing. Strong enough to parry a blade and cover his whole arms and legs, effectively hiding his fishman features.
• Work Goggles - Just a pair of dark tinted white goggles that Rainer wears when he works on ships as well as when he swims. The reason he wears them when swimming is because they cover his white spots around his eyes.

Techniques:

• Umi No Ami Style - A swordsman style that relies on parrying strikes and only actually attacking once or twice with either powerful and destructive swings or precise and deadly strikes.
  
  • Kirisame - A swift strike downwards that ultimately trades power for speed.
• Low Hum - Rainer uses his Orca abilities to create a low hum that can disorient people around him if they're in a 5 foot radius.

[Noodles]

And yeah, the basics of Nami's Mirage Tempo kind of make sense. But there's no way she could have so much control over what the other person is perceiving and how it moves. Especially not her more complicated moves like her Mirage Tempo: Fata Morgana.

@Digizel

If you're talking about real life, of course it doesn't make sense XD , unless someone has the technology of actually making a clima tact :X
Otherwise, it shows that Nami is good at using her weapon, and how well she is at making refractions and mirages ^^" ~

[jynmi88]

@Digizel

@jynmi88

Seems like you did a pretty good job on your own. I have no problems with anything that you've OK'd...except for one potential snag:

@Noodles

The main issue here the fact that Janet's a sniper. The only reason this is an issue is because I know @grandia20 had one already in the works. That's not to say we can't have two, or if Grandia is okay with giving the position up, then it's fine as well. Just wanted to point out that it's a potential issue to think about.

@Crimson Lion

However, I don't see much of a problem with Fell Shiner myself. The first instance of Haki in the series, iirc, was in the Skypeia arc, where Eneru and the Priests used Observation Haki, calling it "Mantra." That was quite a ways into the series, so that could potentially be a point against it. But if the character has an untapped "pool" of Haki in a manner of speaking, it could be okay. I think it's fine. The series itself takes some pretty drastic leaps in what people can do with their abilities in the name of creativity.

For example, many of Nami's moves, such as Mirage Tempo, make no sense whatsoever. "Rule of Cool" as they say. xD

So yeah, even if Haki may not be able to be used that way in the series or never is, I don't mind much. That said, the Kuja Pirates use Haki-infused arrows, so they can clearly use Haki on something other than themselves and shoot them rather long distances while retaining their power. So yeah...welcome aboard. xD

Anyway, another concern comes to mind now. We may need something a bit bigger to start the RP off with now. We have quite a few more characters joining at once than before. Giving them all something to do could be a bit of a problem at first.

@Digizel

If we're (@grandia20@Digizel and myself) going to be doing a full sized rp then wouldn't it be better to continue discussing the overall plot through PMs, or?.......

@Crimson Lion

This is my CS for Rainer as a Fishman/half human

Fell Rainer

Name: Fell Rainer

Alias: Rainer or Killer Orca

Age: 17

Race: Half human half killer whale fishamn

Position: Shipwright/Swordsman

Bounty: 500,000

Appearance:



Rainers fishman traits are his black leather like skin on his arms, legs, and back as well as his retracted dorsal fin on his back. Also when he's completely submerged in water his gills open up, his dorsal fin extends and white spots appear around his eyes that shows he’s an Orca fishman.

Personality:

• Ever since he was a child Rainer has always been someone who went with the flow. If he was hungry he'd eat. If he was tired he'd sleep. And if someone dragged him into a situation he'd roll along with it.
• Rainer’s biggest weakness is his simple mindedness. He's bad at creating complex plans and strategies. He acts a lot more with his heart then with his head and to him an issue is either black or white, so when he gets into grey situations he has trouble knowing what to do. This often frustrates him and makes him have a harder time thinking straight.
• Rainer is extremely shy about his fishman heritage and tries to hide it the best he can, to the point where he once disobeyed a direct order from his former captain in order to hide it, and getting punished as a result.
• Rainer loves the ocean to the point were he see's it as a sort of god and worships it. Rainer actually pities people who have eaten devil fruits, because in his eyes they have lost the greatest gift in this world, being able to enjoy swimming in the ocean.
• Likes: The Ocean and Seafood. Dislikes: Chains and being stuck on land.

Background:

• Rainer was born the child of both a female human and male fishman, however his father disappeared before his birth and his mother dying during childbirth. Living on the port town of Goton, was shunned by everyone in town because of his strange appearance, looking almost exactly like a human but with fish qualities. That coupled with his fishman strength drew a divide between him and with those of his hometown. After seeing that there was nothing keeping him in his hometown at the age of 5 he builds a raft and sets sail. He sailed for months with no direction, minimum supplies, and a boat that would break every couple days only for him to be forced to repair it. However despite 3 months of sailing with no sight of land he grew to love life off land and on the ocean.
• After those three months he finally lands at a random port town called Gemimi where the inhabitants hadn't ever seen fishman and panicked, thinking he was a monster. After fleeing from Gemimi he learns that the island had reported him to the marines for “Attacking Our Town” and that the marines had placed a bounty on him of 500,000 beri (It's low because he didn't actually hurt or kill anyone). Luckily the bounty had no picture and only described him as a “Fishman with black arms and legs. Learning this he begins to cover his arms and legs with plate mail as well as his neck with goggles in order to hide the fact that he's a fishman from humans.
• Now, he goes from port to port working odd jobs and learning a variety of skills, although the two skills he had a knack for were ship repairs and swordsmanship. While travelling and working odd jobs (Mostly ship repairs), he wanders the seas with no real direction, only knowing that he wants to be able to sail the seas he loves a free man.

Abilities:

• Shipwright - Rainer has the ability to repair most any ships and is able to at least do an emergency repair well enough for a boat to be able to float without any problems.
• Blacksmith - On one of Rainers odd jobs, he learned the art of blacksmithing.
• Fast Learner - Rainer has always had a knack for learning things fast, from learning carpentry to learning how to sail.
• Physical Strength - Being part fishman gives him naturally enhanced strength, although not as great as a full fishman strength.
• Great Reflexes - Rainer is very quick to react to things, and that transfers to fighting. His reflexes are great enough to dodge bullets, if only barely.
• Perfect swimmer - Being part fishman gives him incredible underwater swimming ability. Being able to swim as fast as he can run if not faster and even fight with his sword underwater without any difficulty. He can breath underwater and swim 50 mph.
• Sonar - Like a real Killer Whale, Rainer can use sonar underwater as well as hum a low pitch sound that can disorient enemies.
• Fishman Mode! - Just like other fishman, Rainer becomes much stronger when he is underwater. This is shown when his fishman qualities become more visible when under water, from both his dorsal fin opening and white spots appearing around his eyes. Because of the increased traits Rainer calls this "Fishman Mode!"

Weapons:

• Tansui - The first working katana made by Rainer. The only unique characteristics of it are it's dark blue handle wrappings and blue sheath.
• Metal Gauntlets and Grieves - Metal armor strapped to Rainers legs and arms by leather straps that are hidden under his clothing. Strong enough to parry a blade and cover his whole arms and legs, effectively hiding his fishman features.
• Work Goggles - Just a pair of dark tinted white goggles that Rainer wears when he works on ships as well as when he swims. The reason he wears them when swimming is because they cover his white spots around his eyes.

Techniques:

• Umi No Ami Style - A swordsman style that relies on parrying strikes and only actually attacking once or twice with either powerful and destructive swings or precise and deadly strikes.
  
  
  
  • Kirisame - A swift strike downwards that ultimately trades power for speed.
• Low Hum - Rainer uses his Orca abilities to create a low hum that can disorient people around him if they're in a 5 foot radius.

@Crimson Lion

At first I thought five was a bit young to set sail by himself, but seeing Robin was able to do it, I guess its fine. So he's approved as far as I'm concerned.

@Noodles
As for your sniper character, seeing as Digizel doesn't have any actual problem himself, then I would suggest considering it accepted, with the stipulation you might need to change your character's role on the deck later on (depending on what grandia20 has to say about it)

[Digizel]

@Crimson Lion Yeah, I don't really have any particular problems with it myself. Nico Robin sailed at 7. Sabo tried it as well. His was unsuccessful, but mostly due to additional circumstances. Plus, I don't remember if his age was ever explicitly stated at the time.

It also does give him a lot of room for future growth. For example, potentially learning Uchimizu in combination with his sword skills.

But yeah, all in all, I'm fine with the character. For now at least. xD

@Noodles @jynmi88

Hm. My concern at the moment is @grandia20 and his lack of commentary as of late. Even before I disappeared, Grandia seemed to be taking their time with their posts. Are they still present? If not, there really is no problem with the position being taken.

[Crimson Lion]

... so are we still making that discord thing?

[jynmi88]

@Crimson Lion@Digizel@Noodles@grandia20
Here's the discord, if I did it right. Sorry about the wait. Also, for the record, please don't hesitate to remind me I"m supposed to be doing something. Sometimes, life gets busy and I lose track of things ^^
discord.gg/duS4rV

[grandia20]

Sorry, I'm back. Rough time with family stuff. I'm fine having a fellow sniper!

[grandia20]

The discord link expired.

[jynmi88]

@grandia20

Sorry, I'm back. Rough time with family stuff. I'm fine having a fellow sniper!

@grandia20

The discord link expired.

@grandia20

Hey! Welcome back! I hope things are going better with your family. I'm sorry about the discord link expiring. I'll put up a new link when I get home from work, in about 2 hours.

[grandia20]

@jynmi88 Its okay! Can't wait. :)

[grandia20]

Oh, did you ever get the chance to look over the edits I made to Saki? I added more info about her weaponry like you'd mentioned. ^.^

[jynmi88]

no. sorry. I'll do that before I get home.

[grandia20]

It's near the bottom of page 1. I had to post a second one because my phone was derping at the time and wouldn't let me edit.