[OOC] London By Lamplight: A Victorian Magical Girl's Story !

[Suneli]

@Sinsystems Seems Alright by me. The only thing that has me confused is this:

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Are you speaking of cutting as healing because of surgery, or do they have magical properties that allow you to heal with them? Just have to be sure here. Wait for @LuckyBlackCat 's approval to post in CS Tab!

@Suneli I feel like you focus a bit too much on being ''fair'' and ''not overpowered''. Those are definetely rules, but they're also much more a guideline. I wouldn't necessarily mind if your Power was a one shot kill anything as long as it's properly used and difficult to perform - high risk/high reward kind of thing. The thing though is people that go that route has to prove they can write compelling characters and fight scenes without abusing their powers. It's very do-able.

I'm saying this mostly because when I read the description for the Hanged Man's, that's what I was feeling with all the restrictions that seems to be a bit random and too complicated for the Magic. I absolutely love the idea of the random powers for the Tarot Cards draw. I do not even deem it necessary to be one power per day.

I would have gone with something more akin to being able to draw cards as much as she wants, but can only draw the same card once per day, let's say. With that route, you could even start with a bigger cards decks and make the pwoers a bit simpler, but have more.

Or you could go with a different limitation - such as your Pixie's magical reserve.

In the end, it's your decision. Your character can be accepted as it is, just keep me updated on what you decide to do, okay? OS: I just love that face claim.

@Mistress Dizzy Hey ! That can happen. Personally, I tend to go fish for pictures or musics that strikes or inspire me, and I flesh out a character from there. I hope that can help.
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@Killy Sorry! I missed it ! No personality? Is it still a WIP? Just gotta be sure.

The constructs are a bit liek Green Lantern's constructs? Also, there's one thing bothering me a bit. The Pixie's transformed state is supposed to be something mundane to hide as. Marilyn can totally rock a Crown if you so wish it, I just need to specify.

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Did I miss anyone? It would very much be like me. Sorry if I did, just poke me anywhere !

Also, again, I strongly encourage everyone to join the Discord if you are able to. :P Even if you are not too active, I try to build of a small community of nice people and it's easier to everyday discussions as well as RP updates. @Sinsystems THank you for the update, I will see to it to post a non-outdating one.

@SimpleWriter

Ok, sorry for the delay everyone ^^; Anyway...

@Sinsystems I like it, although yeah the "healing cutting" thing needs clearing up. Am I right in thinking you're referring to magically enhanced surgery? Once that detail is clarified, consider the CS accepted.

@Suneli Ah, sorry if I intimidated you yesterday! For the most part it looks good, it's just that yeah, you seem to be a little worried about making your character overpowered, and underpowering her instead. I'd personally relax some of the restrictions on The Hanged Man, especially as she isn't guaranteed to get it at any one time. Very creative though, and I like the personality changes as a side effect of her powers.

@Mistress Dizzy Yep, that suggestion seems like a good one to go with. Considering things weren't at all easy for black people in the 1800s, a servant background would be likely. As for the magic, got to say you need to elaborate on it. The versatility looks good though, and I'm interested in seeing more details.

@Killy Once you write the personality section, your character seems fun, especially with the bug magic! That's pretty unique.

@Vega7285 Hehe, classic light and dark, lawful good and chaotic good duo. I'd recommend having them both as foils, although it's understandable if you only want to go with one. You'd always be able to bring the other in later.

@Majoras End Yup, vampire concept looks good so far! Let us know when the CS is complete.

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Whew! That's way more characters than we expected. It's probably time to close applications, and start the RP soon.

@LuckyBlackCat

Ahh, yeah I get that often. It kinda became a habit to heavily restrict abilities I think could be considered OP, thanks a bunch for the suggestions btw! I love the suggestion of drawing however many, but only once a day! I'll upload the sheet after implementing a few of those suggestions, tysm!

[Suneli]

Lilith Aella

Lilith Aella

Lilith Aella Age; 15 ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

Personality: Lilith was raised in a wealthy household, but her father constantly had new mistresses. She wasn't paid much attention too, as her older siblings gained most of the attention, because of this she grew up to be rather eccentric. She is happy-go-lucky for the most part, but has a strong sense of possessiveness and is rather greedy since she rarely got much herself. She was only complimented for her appearance, so she can be a little bit of a narcissist. She seems rather simple, but she has a swirling storm of emotions that she holds a tight grip over. Which leads to her main reason of fighting the Hydes, anger management.

Interests Tarot Cards Fortune Telling Learning Collection/Stealing Fashion Reading Anything sweet or cute	Strengths Her Appearance Carefree attitude Fast Thinker Sturdy Mind Lack of Morals	Fears Being forgotten by all Becoming Useless Being Married Off

History:

Lilith was born into a high-class family, but was quickly forgotten by her parents a few years after she was born, they had to focus on the potential heirs of the family so she, as the youngest child, wasn't given much attention. She wasn't truly lacking much, as she lived in a wealthy household with many servants. She however always felt something was missing. She was always looking for something she probably wouldn't ever find. Her curiosity levels were spiraling out of control and finally, when she almost caused a meal the maidsnwere cooking to be ruined, one of the maids made sure to take up the job of teaching her the things her parents should have.

By the time she was almost 12, the successor had been decided. She thought that maybe she would get more attention now. While she did get a bit more, her parents only cared about superficial things. Her appearance was something they definitely focused on. They ordered the maids to be more careful and all of a sudden she was getting pampered. While theres a part of her that hopes it's because they love her, she knows they must just want to get a large dowry when the finally marry her off. She hates the idea of arranged marriages and has been trying to figure out how to get out of it since she was 13. Her plan now consists of running away and hiding at her maid mothers house, though with her face, hair color and eyes she is pretty sure she's be caught the moment she went out, which is why she hasn't tried yet.

Magical Identity

The Diviner The Diviner ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Once Lilith transforms her hair becomes shorter and her frame and face seems to regress until the age of 13 or 14 which was around the time she started getting into Tarot cards. Her clothing is almost always the same, a dress with a white top and a black skirt styled perfectly. Weapon The Tarot ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Lilith's weapon isn't exactly a weapon, as it varies by the tarot she drew, though she usually ends without one. This is her special deck, the one she draws from to transform, at the moment she has only collected 4 cards and can only use said cards abilities.

Pixie Ultrice ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Ultrice is quite different from Lilith, she is serious, has a strong drive and takes everything to heart. As this is so, Lilith's carefree 'sailing with the wind' attitude bugs her to an immense degree. Transformed State ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ When transformed Ultrice becomes a small Tarot card box earring, the box has the flowery design of her skirt covering it, with a small design of whatever Tarot she drew.

Magic
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Tarots Choice
Lilith's ability is related to her deck of Tarot Cards. She collects the Arcana, and the ones belonging to her specific deck allow her to borrow their abilities or weapons. She has come to believe that each of the cards seems to hold some sort of soul, as when she takes on the abilities of a card, her personality gets influenced as well. She can draw each card once per day, and it's affects last until it's canceled out by another card, her pixie runs out of mana or she leaves her magical girl form. At the moment she only has 4 Majors and 0 Minors, she has The Priest, The Hanged Man, The Fool,and Judgement.

The Cards

The Priest
When she draws the priest card she can see snippets of the nearby future, and while it doesn't give her any extra strength or luck like others, being on step ahead will always be helpful. When under the influence of The Priest she mellows out much more, becoming calm and focused on one thing. She gets along with Ultrice much better when she's using The Priest.

The Hanged Man
Her only fighting based card for now. The Hanged Man card is a bit darker, allowing her to escalate minor wounds into major ones so long as she is touching the individual and the wound already exists. A long with that, the wound can't be caused by her. When under the influence of The Hanged Man she becomes ruthless and scary, seeming to have no regrets.

The Fool
This power is a true wildcard as she never really knows what will happen while using it, its ability is to make her luckier for the whole time she is under its influence. The personality she gets when she draws The Fool card is random, but it is usually just a friendly trickster.

Temperance
Temperance is a card she can save, it works up to 5 hours after she draws it. It can be applied to anyone, but can only be applied to someone with mortal wounds, though it will heal them immediately. After such, she must return it to her deck. While this card is out she becomes a caring and giving lady, but her kindness seems to make fun of others.

Last magical girl anime I watched was Yuki Yuna is a Hero~

I totally understand if this needs re-balancing, this is the repost with updated abilities.

[Killy]

Here's my finished cs too.

Marilyn

Marilyn

Marilyn Age: 19 Additional Info: She's illiterate. ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

Personality: Marilyn can be described as carefree, rarely being worried and not being afraid to say what's on her mind. She doesn't like being given orders, often looking down into authority figures. On the other hand, she also has a problem relying on others, being used to do everything on her own. Marilyn is both recklessly brave and overconfident, often leading her into thought situations, such as taking on more foes that she can handle. She's not very altruistic, thinking that every action must be repaid whether in favors or a material good.

Interests Shiny stuff Singing Cooking	Strengths Good at thinking on the fly Running A lifetime of picking pockets Knows London like the palm of her hand Ruthless when she wants to be	Fears Losing Khepri Having to sleep on the streets again

History:

As one of London's many abandoned children, Marilyn quickly resorted to begging and eventually pickpocketing to be able to survive. A few years later down the line, she would be part of a little gang of homeless children who were ordered around by a member of one of London's street gangs. They would spend their days taking valuables off people and bring them to their leader's home at the end of the day, those who had taken the most valuable things would be given food and a warm place to rest inside the leader's home, while those who brought nothing or had the lowest amount of value would be left to sleep in the streets.

Marilyn wasn't a good thief in her childhood, something that would make her spend countless nights trying to find something to combat the cold with or searching in the trash for something to eat. Over time she realized that she couldn't last like this. She started watching how the other kids shoplifted without being noticed, how did they choose their victims, learning what streets they used to lose someone who was pursuing them. The day she finally entered the house was probably the 2nd happiest day of her life.

Her meeting with the supernatural would come when a hyde would appear in the middle of the night. It pounded wildly on the door of the main bedroom, where the gang's leader had locked himself in. While some kids were hidden or running away from the house she looked for something to hit the strange monster with. If she could drive him out she certainly would be rewarded. As if it was answering her call, a strange-little humanoid creature appeared beside her offering her the ability to defeat the monster and turning the night even more bizarre. She made short work of the beast after transforming, noticing her increased abilities.

With the problem being disposed of Marilyn asked for a large sum of money in return for having saved their lives, which she was promptly given, everyone being none the wiser about her true identity. Not too long after that, she left to go live on her own, with her new powers she could aim for bigger riches than simple pickpocketing, as well as charging for her services to those she rescues from hydes who had become visible.

Magical Identity

Witch Name Ladybug ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Upon transforming Marilyn's eyes change to bright yellow, along with her long hair becoming short and being dyed black. Her outfit becomes a sailor dress, alongside a bright red coat hanging over her shoulder like a sort of cape. Lastly, she gains a small crown above her head. Weapon ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Marilyn's weapon is a set of brass knuckles. They're useless for enemies that attack from far away, but up close it'll send most Hydes flying through the air

Pixie Khepri ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ An odd-looking and prideful pixie, she shares Marilyn's carefree attitude and as such, she isn't worried about eliminating Hydes immediately. Outside of battle, she likes to collect trash that she thinks it's valuable. Transformed State ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ In her transformed state, Khepri takes the shape of a hair brooch in the form of a rose.

Magic
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Ectognatha
Ladybug's magic consists of forming pacts with all kinds of insect spirits. The spirits let her borrow their abilities to use in battle in exchange for her magic reserves. Borrowing an ant's mandibles to cut through obstacles, using the wings of a mosquito to fly or a grasshopper's legs to jump high are some examples of things she can do. Any extra appendages that are created manifest as light brown constructs.

The last magical girl anime I've watched is still Yuuki Yuuna

[Sinsystems]

@Sinsystems Seems Alright by me. The only thing that has me confused is this:

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Are you speaking of cutting as healing because of surgery, or do they have magical properties that allow you to heal with them? Just have to be sure here. Wait for @LuckyBlackCat 's approval to post in CS Tab!

@SimpleWriter

Ok, sorry for the delay everyone ^^; Anyway...

@Sinsystems I like it, although yeah the "healing cutting" thing needs clearing up. Am I right in thinking you're referring to magically enhanced surgery? Once that detail is clarified, consider the CS accepted.

@LuckyBlackCat

Yes it's basically magically enhanced surgery. The rough idea is that the sharpness of the blades coupled with the fact that they numb the areas they cut (thus meaning no pain) makes them perfect for Jackie to perform impromptu surgeries while administering some tonics or other healing liquids from her Medicine bag.

So for instance say someone has a broken bone or something lodged in their body, Jackie can easily cut away the flesh, apply the required healing tonic/put everything back where it should be and then seal up the wound without causing additional pain to the patient.

Surgery was pretty terrible in this time period after all as last I checked proper ways to anesthetize people are still being refined. As such I think that having a set of knives perfect for both killing painlessly but also performing these crucial procedures without added pain fits rather nicely with my general aesthetic.

Also @SimpleWriter I joined the discord so now I just need the permissions to actually see/do stuff there.

[SimpleWriter]

@Killy Accepted as far as I am concerned. That Pixie's name and Ladybug/Scarab theme wasn't lost on me. Love it. Good potential. Wait for LuckyBLackCat's approval.

@Suneli Accepted for me. :) Wait for LuckyBlackCat's approval !

@Vega7285 This is long overdue and I'm sorry about it, but definitely accepted. I love them both ! You can post them in the CS tab. (If LuckyBLackCat approved, which I think she did.)

@LuckyBlackCat

EDIT: Don't be shy about joinning the server! Discord

[LuckyBlackCat]

@Killy Accepted, and yep I'm liking the mythology reference with the pixie's name! Your character's going to contrast nicely with the more upstanding magical girls.

@Suneli Yep, that keeps her balanced while being a competent fighter/supporter, and I'm looking forward to seeing how she develops. Accepted!

@Sinsystems You'll already know this from our Discord chat, but here's your official welcome on board.

@Vega7285 Yup, I approved both of them :)

[Heartfillia]

@SimpleWriter@LuckyBlackCat

*boop*

[Flamelord]

Hmm, well I am interested, though it looks like you have a decent amount of people at this point. May app something if only for the waitlist, and otherwise keep an eye on this.

[Majoraa]

@Flamelord

Oh hi Mark-

I haven't even continued work on Emily yet. :'D

[Flamelord]

@Flamelord

Oh hi Mark-

I haven't even continued work on Emily yet. :'D

@Majoras End

Who is this Mark you speak of? I know no Marks? Only Daves.

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[Majoraa]

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Who is this Mark you speak of? I know no Marks? Only Daves.

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@Flamelord

Ya mean this Dave?

[LuckyBlackCat]

@Majoras End @Mistress Dizzy @Hammerman @Killy

There seem to have been some issues with Discord links, so here's another one: discord.gg/Bt2uvAu

[SimpleWriter]

Hey Everyone !

The first IC post is there ! Won't be long after that for the story to lift off. ;)

[Mistress Dizzy]

Let's try this again. I dropped the fog idea and went with something else. All I need is a suitable name; anyone want to help?

Amarantha

Regular Identity
• Name: Amarantha Diop
• Age: 16

• Personality: Soft spoken and serious, Amarantha is no stranger to hard work. She doesn’t talk very much, but when she does it’s usually important. She won’t hesitate to help someone in need, no matter their circumstances. The poor can get attacked just like the rich, and when you have so little, it’s easy to lose a lot.

• Interests: sewing, books, fancy gowns that she loves to look at but will never be able to wear
• Strengths: sewing, business acumen, musclulature, can travel long distances without getting tired.
• Fears: not being able to take over her parents’ shop, dying in battle, spiders, becoming a servant

• History: Amarantha was born to her two hardworking parents who own a dressmaking and tailoring shop in the less wealthy side of town. The business caters to those who don’t have much, and they trade in both money, goods, and trades of craft from the other shops around them. The three of them work hard for their money, and while it’s not the fanciest London boutique, it is theirs and theirs alone. Ama sometimes feels guilty about having to run off and fight monsters when she should be working; but this is a different kind of work that gives her a different feeling of purpose.

Magical Identity

• Witch Name: Arachne
• Weapon: A gigantic silver needle, and a massive spool of thread on her back. If she’s not using it to direct her thread, she is using it as a blunt force weapon or a piercing one, depending on which end she is using.

• Pixie: A dark skinned fae in an iridescent ballgown, with the wings of a firefly
• Transformed State: Turns into a thimble choker

• Magic: Red String of Fate: faintly visible red lines connect her staff to the locations of the rest of the girls. She can use this as tracking in situations where they are separated.

Hyde Hunter Strand: similarly, she can use the black strings to locate enemies.

Blue Lasso: used to restrain Hydes, or swing herself around London.

[Vega7285]

@Mistress Dizzy There are a lot of options from mythology. The three fates from Greco-Roman myth, the Norns, probably more I don't know. The whole threads of fate is a common enough thing in world myth.

Not much else comes immediately to mind.

[Mistress Dizzy]

@Vega7285 That got me looking for myths. I'm going to call her Arachne.

[LuckyBlackCat]

@Mistress Dizzy Arachne, good choice! Liking the sewing theme, all the CS needs is a picture or description, and SimpleWriter's approval.

[SimpleWriter]

@Mistress Dizzy You got my approval also. You can put her in the CS and post.

So this is the last Character we'll be accepting for now. :)

[Flamelord]

So this is the last Character we'll be accepting for now. :)

@SimpleWriter

Alright. Hit me up if a spot does appear.

[Majoraa]

@SimpleWriter

What Flame said!