[OOC] Enter: Into an Isekai World

The Kingdom of Alma is the largest and most principal nation within the planet of Eferion.

It is the center of the strongest military and the most inventive minds the world has ever seen. Among its contemporaries in the nine kingdoms it is the one with the strongest leadership and wealthiest people. The Artificer’s Guild is centered in the capital city of Alessia and the second largest cathedral in the world is situated right across from the royal gardens. When a tenuous peace was signed between eight of the nine kingdoms it became clear that the King of Alma was behind the treaty and used his influence to direct the realm for the greater good.

This all changed a few months ago with the appearance of The Black King, a cruel malevolent warlord who used strange magic and an army of monsters at his back to shape the world as he saw fit. Kingdoms fell in what seemed like a few short nights. The King of Alma declared war on The Black King and for a time they pushed back the horde beyond the endless wilderness. Unfortunately this success did not last long when the king was stricken by a strange, incurable illness. The Princess of Alma, serving as the regent of her sickly father sought to save her father and the realm as the Black King returned using his weird magic to outmaneuver the royal retinues. The Court Wizard, Zalmis, suggested a plan. An appeal to the goddess.

“I will summon legendary heroes to save the world from darkness.” He promised.

However, for some reason… the celestial wish spell that they sought to use had been twisted somehow. Magic crackled the sky. The heroes did not appear, but they had been summoned. Little did the Princess know the heroes themselves were but morons and losers from another world; not the heroes she had wished for. But it would be the heroes she would be stuck with if she could find them before the Black King does…

[mickilennial]

Premise of the RP

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Eɴᴛᴇʀ is a collaborative story inspired by finding myself wanting an adventure story that is in the vein of the several isekai stories I have been watching over the years. Shows like Re:Zero, Konosuba, and The Familiar of Zero are good reference points, but not completely. Also, unlike other RP projects I have done in the past, I’ll be looking for a few initial players while I take on the role of any additional NPCs and maintaining a more pure GM contribution instead of also guiding the story along with a protagonist.

To summarize, the premise is fairly simple – a group of hapless young adults are dragged into the world of Enter after a divine wish spell goes terribly wrong and summons people who have no potential in a world of monsters and magic.

These individuals are not special. They are not destined for greatness. They are not heroes from the pages of a fairy tale. These people are nobodies, faces in the crowd, losers, and people who barely get through the day in their own mundane lives. They could be a number of things but they are not people who have lived successful fulfilling lives. In the words of the spellcaster who corrupted the wish spell who brought them to the world of Enter: “they are incompetent idiots whom the dark lord will be happy to dispose of”. For these people it seemed like they were ripped from their lives in an instant with no explanation. They’re correct in that assessment. There is no goddess explaining they died and this is their second chance. There is no god apologizing for a divine mistake. The silver lining on this as they soon will realize is that divine wishes can only be corrupted so far. If the wish is to summon heroes to save the world, then well, they will save the world. Even if the heroes happen to be incomprehensible morons and losers.

And thus the journey begins.

The Heroes

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The heroes are the avatars of the gods, given great powers to defeat the forces of darkness. Typically.

With the wish spell warped and corrupted the normal peculiarities of the spell have been changed. The heroes are not summoned at the summoning circle to which the wish spell was used and as such the kingdom finds themselves with a new peril. Avantasia Silvercrest hopes that these heroes, when they are found will be alive and well. But unlike the heroes of old, when the heroes find themselves summoned they do not have someone to guide them and explain their powers. But fortunately, the way the world works allows them to soon get acquainted with their powers.

There are several heroes, based upon their predecessors. The legendary heroes of old. What they will learn is each of their predecessors had certain affinities and skills that they have innately. The hero who is to take the place of the Hero of Magic will have their innate spellcasting prowess but none of their knowledge. Knowledge and learning is the crux of these heroes. While they seem to learn skills like a sponge, they are still human and can die from a sword to the stomach or an arrow to the lung. They are not immune to poison or pain. This is important to consider. Keeping that in mind, they are magically altered to be in peak physical condition with a perceptive ability to gather information relative to their class; this includes language and some other tertiary abilities as well.

The Heroic Affinities are as follows:

• The Hero of Defense @Cu Chulainn
  
  When summoned, the Hero of Defense is afforded the vitality and endurance of a powerful knight.

• The Hero of Finesse @Polaris North
  
  When summoned, the Hero of Finesse is afforded the reflexes and senses of a skilled duelist or ranger despite never holding a bow or sword in their life.

• The Hero of Might @ERode
  
  When summoned, the Hero of Might is afforded the strength and endurance of a storied barbarian even if their build is small and fragile.

• The Hero of Sorcery @HokumPocus
  
  When summoned, the Hero of Sorcery is afforded the magical affinities and memory of a talented wizard even without the immediate ability to comprehend magic.

Other Information

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The characters are all selected, in true Light Novel fashion, to be young adults from Japan.

When they arrive in the world of Eferion they will be shocked, confused, and concerned. They might have a cellphone with them or nothing but the clothes on their back. I’ve done this RP two ways before—the first time with them sucked into the world and the second with them waking up in it. In this we will try to make the best narrative decision as we move forward.

As such the character sheet will be minimal, but I will be asking players to consistently keep track of the skills they learn.

What I’m mostly looking for at the beginning is what kind of personalities have been summoned, how much of their lives were not ideal in Japan, and a justification for why the magic sought them for what heroic role they are deemed relevant to. While characters are not ideal heroes they should have some conceptualized reason on why they are the hero of might or sorcery. It does not need to be ironic, though extra points for that.

Codex

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TBD

[mickilennial]

I'll have the sheet format up soon. Also will pool information and other changes.

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[color=YOURCOLORHERE][h1][u]N A M E[/u][/h1][/color]
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[color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]“A quote of your choice.”[/b][/color][/CENTER][h3]Overview[/h3][hr.][color=878787][sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]Name[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Name; in Japanese conventions so last name first.[/indent]
[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]Age[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]How old are they?[/indent]
[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]Gender[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Male or Female?[/indent]
[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]Occupation[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]What's their job?[/indent]
[/color][h3]Characterization & Conceptualization[/h3][hr.][color=878787][sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]What Do They Look Like?[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]How tall are they? How kempt is their hair? Things like that.[/indent]
[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]What Are They Like?[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]What's their personality? Doesn't have to be too detailed.[/indent]
[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]What's Their Story?[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]What's your character's brief backstory? Why have they failed in life? Where in Japan are they from?[/indent]
[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]Why Did The Wish Choose Them?[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]What aspects did the wish spell find in your character that drew them into the world?[/indent]
[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]What "Hero" Will They Embody? Why?[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Self-explanatory. Give me a short explanation.[/indent]
[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]What Belongings Will They Take With Them?[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]Self-explanatory. Decide what items you have in your pockets or with you.[/indent][/color][h3]Talents & Abilities[/h3][hr.][color=878787][sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]Mundane Talents[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]You should have some IRL skills, so detail them here. Consider your characters shouldn't be too successful.
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[sub][color=YOURCOLORHERE][b]Achieved Abilities & Knowledges[/b][/color][/sub]
[indent]This section should be empty at start.[/indent][/color]

As a note for anyone who wasn't in the last version (Hokum and Polaris since we lost Kuro) can just migrate their sheets, though it might be wise to read the new changes and make any additional edits. Newcomers should post applications here in the OOC.

[LegendBegins]

Aghhh, I'm the biggest sucker for isekai. Tomorrow's a busy day for me, but I'll build and submit a sheet if it hasn't been filled at that point. Eyeing the wall, myself.

[Bartimaeus]

Nagi

N A G I

“Welp. Back to the drawing board, I guess.”

Overview

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_Name

Hoshino Nagina

_Age

21

_Gender

Female

_Occupation

Part-time student

Characterization & Conceptualization

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_{What Do They Look Like?}

Nagi isn't particularly outstanding on the physical side, despite her penchant for sports, only standing at 5'6" and weighing 129lbs. Her frame is slim and only barely athletic, but one can still see some measure of tonage in her muscles. One thing that may stand out in particular to some however is her snow-white hair which, although dyed, looks rather natural on her. Although it falls just past her shoulders, she almost always keeps it up in a bun or ponytail. When it comes to her sense of fashion, well - there isn't really any. She doesn't mind much what she wears as long as it's comfy, and she has little proclivity for wearing things like makeup or jewelry.

_{What Are They Like?}

Nagi is a pretty laidback girl. She leans a bit towards the extroverted side, striking up conversations with those she finds interesting, and even cracking jokes with strangers. This, combined with the fact that she's a rather difficult person to vex, makes her easy to get along with in most cases. It is notable that she is so laidback that some people view her as aloof, even in more serious situations. She is, however, rather earnest when it comes to helping her friends, even if she doesn't show it.

Though it is hard to annoy or anger her, she is very protective of her friends or those she would like to befriend, and has snapped at people on a couple occasions due to their bullying of her friends. In such cases, she can prove to have a rather sharp tongue.

_{What's Their Story?}

Nagi was adopted as a child by two very affectionate Tokyoites. While they weren't very economically fortunate, they had wealth in their love for the young girl. As such, she felt very nurtured and cared for growing up. When she began to show interest in sports from a young age, her parents were more than encouraging, and enjoyed watching her grow into a little sports enthusiast. At first she seemed like a rather promising player in several sports she tried - basketball, softball, and even soccer. As she grew older it turned out she was pretty good at all three, which was fine-and-dandy, but the girl did not have a propensity for teamwork or for following the lead of others at all. But in the same hand, she wasn't a leader herself either. This left her in an odd spot that made her inconsistent in her usefulness to any teams she was a part of, and as such, not many saw promise in her. She was really hoping for sports-based scholarships as she reached the end of highschool, but she didn't quite fit the bill.

Although she was a bit disappointed, she was never one to dawdle on the unfortunate things in life. She kept playing sports until the end of highschool, at which time she took a year off to take time for herself. After that year she begrudgingly applied for more mundane scholarships and money grants to enroll herself in college part-time. She's been attending college for the last two years - well, mostly; she's not enthralled with the idea of enduring all the schooling, and her grades suffer quite a bit because of it. She is, however, still sticking with her love of sports. Not that that matters much- she's still just as bad a teammate as she was in highschool. And she doesn't even have a job, so.

_{Why Did The Wish Choose Them?}

In terms of working well with others, Nagi is towards the very bottom of the totem pole. She's not great at following orders, giving orders, or having any sort of initiative, really. She's not intent on fixing this or really improving herself in any way, and just deflects all her problems with an aloof handwave.

_{What "Hero" Will They Embody? Why?}

Nagi embodies the Hero of Defense; in conflict she's more of a passive person, and has a streak of altruism when it comes to her friends. She will protect her comrades fiercely if pushed to it, putting her stoic mind and body in the way of harm so they don't have to.

_{What Belongings Will They Take With Them?}

- Cellphone
- A few small Super-bounce balls
- Heelys

Talents & Abilities

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_{Mundane Talents}

• Hand-eye coordination - Nagi's coordination is superb. She's great a catching, throwing, and other manner of similar activities.
• Quick - Even playing a more defensive role, Nagi is pretty fast. Soccer and Basketball are great activities to train one's footwork.
• Calm - Nagi isn't much of a panicky individual. She has a more stoic demeanor in regards to her own feelings, and is difficult to upset.

_{Achieved Abilities & Knowledges}

N/A.

[Dark Cloud]

IN

[Dark Cloud]

Hot-headed

K I Y O S H I

“Don't piss me off and we'll get along just fine.”

Overview

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_Name

Eiji Kiyoshi.

_Age

22.

_Gender

Male.

_Occupation

Club Bouncer

Characterization & Conceptualization

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_{What Do They Look Like?}

Kiyoshi is about 5'10" with an athletic build and well toned muscles, weighing in at about 189lbs. Hiji Kiyoshi looks rather intimidating with the many scars he sports upon his upper body from his years spent as a bouncer. He has piercing blue eyes and short black unkempt hair that eternally sticks up at the crown of his head. He wears a simple pair of ragged jeans, with a set of black steel-toed boots and black wool socks, he wears a tank top on his upper half and a black jacket with rolled up sleeves.

_{What Are They Like?}

Hiji Kiyoshi is not one to take guff from anyone, and he is quick-tempered with his answer usually resolving his problems with his fists. Kiyoshi is serious and somewhat gruff with those he speaks with but he never has much to say. He is easily annoyed and blunt mannered often cutting through the crap of others when he gets annoyed with people who are evasive or deceitful.

_{What's Their Story?}

Hiji Kiyoshi grew up in Tokyo, and lived a normal life yet much to his family's disappointment he was failing academically in school with lower than average grades and a temper that was untamed since he became a teenager, his parents threw him out after things got worse.

He turned to drugs after awhile, and dropped out of school while making a meager living participating in underground fighting. However things seemed to look up after he went to a rehabilitation clinic, and he used the skills he learnt over the years to land himself a job as a bouncer at a club. However it only took one wrong step for Kiyoshi to fly off the handle, and end up killing a patron of the establishment.

_{Why Did The Wish Choose Them?}

Hiji Kiyoshi had wished for a second chance to prove himself as a better person, instead of a monster like people had thought. He wanted to be a strong enough person to be able to show everyone he wasn't bad and just wanted help.

_{What "Hero" Will They Embody? Why?}

Might; Kiyoshi has always been physically adept and had a tendency to use his fists to solve problems compared to words. If he doesn't like how someone acts or treats him or anyone he views as a friend, he will teach them a lesson with his fists.

_{What Belongings Will They Take With Them?}

Pair of ragged jeans, black steel-toed boots with wool socks, a tank top and black leather jacket with the sleeves rolled up.

Talents & Abilities

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_{Mundane Talents}

• Amateur Brawler: Kiyoshi has a decent amount of experience in fist fighting, but not as a trained martial artist as he never had the focus. However he is somewhat skilled in unarmed fighting with pure brute force instead of precision and accuracy.
• Scavenger: During the year he was thrown out of his home, Kiyoshi was homeless for the majority of the following year and lived off whatever he could manage to find in the streets. So he knows how to find what he needs to survive a destitute life style and has a higher tolerance towards eating expired food without getting sick.
• Endurance: Kiyoshi has suffered much pain over the years, however over time his constant exposure to painful stimului caused him to become numb to pain. He developed a higher pain tolerance, so he doesn't show signs of feeling the negative stimulus caused by pain.

_{Achieved Abilities & Knowledges}

N/A

[Dog]

I see Isekai. I join.

[ERode]

Whatcha looking for in terms of posting rate, Ink? Also, confirming real fast, but I'm guessing there's only two slots to apply for, that being for Defense and Might?

[mickilennial]

Whatcha looking for in terms of posting rate, Ink? Also, confirming real fast, but I'm guessing there's only two slots to apply for, that being for Defense and Might?

@ERode

Unless Hokum betrays me initially. As for posting rate Enter's always been charitable to pauses, but I've been trying to push the tempo with RPing lately so that there isn't months waiting for shit to happen. Depends on communication and real life obligations though. I'd love to RP with you again, though.

[Dark Cloud]

Nevermind I'm too busy *sigh* work, and such.

[Cu Chulainn]

I'll proclaim my interest now that I've got a concept in mind~

[HokumPocus]

[Dark Cloud]

@TGM I'm done my sheet.

[mickilennial]

I'll probably give it a few days before I come to a decision, unless everyone finishes their concepts before then. Gotta pick and choose.

[ERode]

Kaneko Ohta

Kaneko Ohta

“Lemme think on that.”

Overview

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_Name

Kaneko, Ohta

_Age

19

_Gender

Male

_Occupation

Office Worker

Characterization & Conceptualization

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_{What Do They Look Like?}

Ohta’s sallow skin and gray eyes give off the impression of someone who had aged beyond just the nineteen years he had lived so far, and that issue is compounded by how his eyes are perpetually half-open, bagged with dark circles. A heaviness clings onto his frame, grounding him to the earth even as he breaks into a sprint to catch the last train home. Deliberate in his movements, careful in his language, there’s a constant sense of slowness with him. His slender hands are often stained by pencil smudges or ink stains, while his brown hair gives off the impression that he’s just gotten out of bed, regardless of how long he actually spends in bed. At a height of 5’7, with a diminutive frame that naturally hunches into itself, Ohta’s just another face in the crowd, another file in the company’s folder.

The fingernails on his left hand are cut painfully short; the ones on his right feature deep crescents.

_{What Are They Like?}

Ohta watches, listens, and keeps his thoughts to himself.

Introverted, he’s made it a habit to repress his emotions out of necessity, keeping people at a distance while he plugs along with his tasks. It’s convenient, to be thought of as a cold person, a distant person, so that’s what he leans into. Praise or encouragement for the work he does is strange, after all, and having coldness and distance be the norms for his attitude means that he can bow out of drinking parties without it being remarked upon. It’s good if people just think of him as naturally strange, an overly serious, boring anomaly of a youth. And if people begin thinking about him that way, that would create a Pygmalion effect. If he was perceived of as serious and hard-working, that’s what he could become. If he was perceived of as cold, he would not be hot. And if he was not hot, then he was not…

…passionate, desperate, and so, so, so furious. At the lost twilight of childhood. At the decisions others made. At the burdens he bore alone. At the costs of living for two, when only one brought in income. At the days that never seemed to end. At the assignments that he took so his managers kept him around. At unfairness, built into the very grain of the machine he served. At powerlessness, only able to fold inwards rather than lash outwards.

But when he finds the time to meet her, Ohta figures that he could remain cold, just a little longer.

He can’t meet her anymore.

_{What's Their Story?}

Duty. Responsibility. Obligation.

At 18 years, on the cusp of graduation, Ohta came home to his family’s three room apartment suite to find it empty. The lock had not been broken. No sign of anyone rummaging through cabinets or shelves. The housewife next door saw the silhouette of his parents at 11:30 AM. They had left no letters, only taken what was theirs and disappeared. He was numb when he picked up Tamimi from school. He was lying when he told her they would be back. If he’d known what was coming, he’d have been a better student. Had picked up skills on his own time. Invested in crypto, started a Patreon, made a Soundcloud, done anything. But he hadn’t.

Strangers came two nights later. Loan sharks. He hid in the bathroom with his little sister. In the morning, it was obvious why they had come. As obvious as paint and pigs’ blood could make it.

Ohta missed out on his graduation. He pawned off most of what remained in the home. Sat on the money for a while. Considered his options. Decided that he didn’t trust his relatives more than he trusted the government. Had a chat with the men that his parents borrowed money from. Decided that it was better to lie again. Orphaned Tamimi.

Her parents were dead. He would work to pay off their inherited debts. After that, they should be able to live together again. Just four years, no, three. They can live together in three years. And then, once again, they can dream.

Office work with only a high school diploma was a miracle with a steep cost, but Ohta paid the cost regardless. Paid it with his body and his mind and did so willingly. Willingly? Out of necessity. Debts to pay. Costs to pay. Rent to pay. Utilities to pay. His cheap suit hung from his body; he was losing weight. His eyes could never focus and always itched; he was losing sleep. His life slipped away even as the days never seemed to end; he was losing time.

Sometimes, he found himself standing in front of the office of those loan sharks, a cheap lighter in hand.

Sometimes, he found himself alone with his boss, nails biting into the flesh of his palms.

But he had a duty to fulfill. A responsibility he could not abandon. An obligation to realize the dream he had spoken of.

The decision is no longer his to make.

Now, Ohta can only pray.

_{Why Did The Wish Choose Them?}

Righteous and dedicated, a person who could endure the weight of the world, who could think to dream still, no matter how many times he had to rearrange, reimagine it. An idealist who would contort himself to whatever shape necessary to realize his goals. A man who would sacrifice what he loves for who he loves. A hero, perhaps, who would work within the boundaries of whatever society he existed in, no matter how much he hated it.

That was what the wish was drawn towards, a hero who could draw back his instincts and ruminate longer on the consequences of swift action. But…

_{What "Hero" Will They Embody? Why?}

…the wish did not realize that such restraint was found in a sense of powerlessness. A sense that drove an earnest, crushing desire for power. For might. For the ability to break, rather than bend, to inherent unfairness, enforced bondage. Magma rages beneath the permafrost, willing, always willing to surge out and burn everything to ash.

Ohta is willing to sacrifice, but he’s just as willing to take, whether with words or with violence. So long as he can get away with it. So long as it gets him closer to his goals.

He does not want to endure. He wants to fight.

_{What Belongings Will They Take With Them?}

A business suit. It does not fit well, and the tie is a boring blue-with-gray-stripes.
A smartphone. The battery is at 53%, and it holds an agenda of meetings and deadlines that no longer matter.
A Tupperware container and chopsticks. Barley rice, mixed with corn. A preserved plum sits in the center.

Talents & Abilities

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_{Mundane Talents}

Ohta was an acoustic guitarist, but now, he's just a run-of-the-mill office worker. Administrative tasks and note-taking have become second-nature to him, and he can enter data and make calculations with a swiftness expected of someone who's gotten accustomed to their job. He learned to sew on his own time, first to patch the holes in his clothing, then in hopes of making a gift for Tamimi.

He doesn't care for it, but he understands business etiquette.

_{Achieved Abilities & Knowledges}

His efforts have achieved nothing.

[Dark Cloud]

@TGM Oops forgot the picture, now I have an image so I'm actually completely finished.

EDIT: Also expounded upon IRL skills in further detail to actually fit the background instead of going 'screw it he scarfy af.'

[ERode]

It's finished. Guess now we just wait for the others to come filing innnnnn.

[Dark Cloud]

@ERode I've got a feeling yours will be chosen over mine.

EDIT: Well written by the way, I liked the art you chose and the character isn't as chiché as mine I guess. Nice color use as well, cool colors are easy to read.

[mickilennial]

It's finished. Guess now we just wait for the others to come filing innnnnn.

@ERode

[ERode]

Alright, ye, figured this was gonna be the case.

If we're talking with diversity of backgrounds and personality in mind, Dark Cloud, your app's probably more competitive than you think it is, due to the prevalence of relatively chill individuals already present in the Characters tab. And the color code shit's purely from the GM's CS code lol.

So hey, if ya want, ya still got time to sharpen up the CS before TGM rings the bell.