[OOC] One Piece: On the Strangest of Tides

[malmshodes]

@WanderingDragon

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Well, I've been wanting to find a way to emphasize Jaden's intelligence, rather than making him seem like a silent brute. I also figured it'd help to have a character who could compliment the other characters' skillsets without overshadowing them. Like, if one character had a broken leg, Jaden could at least patch it up until getting them to the doctor to apply proper treatment. That sort of thing.

@WanderingDragon

Yeah. I get you. He can be useful in a pinch but its just for a pinch. If he helped with a broken limb, you'd still need a doctor to set it right. If there's a hole in the ship he can plug it, but it would be wise to get the shipright to double check.

[The Irish Tree]

@The Irish Tree
Looks good. The only question I have is how did she go about learning fishman karate? Did other fishmen just offer to teach it to her? Did she stay with some here and there and naturally picked it up?

It's not a big deal as your character is accepted. I'm just curious because a point was made she grew up being cut off from her fishmen heritage. So I figured spending time with fishmen would have been more noteworthy.

@malmshodes

Admittedly, I just didnt want the backstory to drag on for too long. I can add in the mentor that taught her the basics though.

[malmshodes]

@The Irish Tree
If you'd like, or show in story, but if not then that's okay. No worries.

[LostDestiny]

OO! I have a character I would like to dig out of wherever it may be, if you still have space. I would assume from other characters that devil fruits are allowed?

[Conejitoooo]

@malmshodes I made an alias for mei called “Fire bug”. If you have time, may you add it?

[malmshodes]

@LostDestiny
I'm sorry to say the rp is closed at the moment. If you'd like I could get back to you if a spot opens up?

@Crimson Lion@WanderingDragon@The Irish Tree@Conejitoooo
first post is up.
Let me know if there's any problems, clarifications, etc, etc.

[LostDestiny]

@malmshodes With 5 ppl? Small cast but that's your choice I suppose good luck.

[The Irish Tree]

@malmshodes

Bit confused on the state of things, to be honest.

Have our characters already joined up?

Who's throwing the pirates into the arena, the marines or the Lighthouse Pirates? Are we also all prisoners?

[malmshodes]

@The Irish TreeNo. Our characters haven't met.
Your characters can be prisoners, members of the crowd, people working under the pirates, someone who accidentally found themselves there.

The marines are transporting prisoners to sell to the pirates in charge of the arena. The owners of said arena will be the ones who'll throw the prisoners in to fight.

[WanderingDragon]

@malmshodes

So, I take it we're supposed to meet there?

[malmshodes]

Correct.

If this start is too problematic I could do something a lot simpler?

[WanderingDragon]

@malmshodes Not necessarily. Just kind of missing context. I could do a thing where perhaps Jaden heard a rumor that a haki practitioner was being held at this pirate arena?

[malmshodes]

@WanderingDragon
Would make sense. The pirates would be buying powerful combatant.

[WanderingDragon]

@malmshodes Actually, lemme get back to you on that. I feel like Jaden's backstory is missing something. So, I want to make one last tweak to it before I post.

[Conejitoooo]

@malmshodes

How will my character be put into the story? Will she be a part of the pirate crew, already, or be a prisoner?

[malmshodes]

@Conejitoooo
It's really up to you, but i think it would be easier if she was a prisoner. You could also say she was security for the pirates until she found out what was going on
or she somehow found herself as a spectator in the crowd

[Conejitoooo]

@Conejitoooo
It's really up to you, but i think it would be easier if she was a prisoner. You could also say she was security for the pirates until she found out what was going on
or she somehow found herself as a spectator in the crowd

@malmshodes

I think her being a prisoner would be easier. Im going to make her a prisoner.

[WanderingDragon]

Okay, so I'm thinking to rework Jaden's profile like this:

I think the encounter with the Rokushiki user should happen earlier in Jaden's life than when it did. Perhaps said user was actually a member of The Marines, perhaps even a CP-9 operative, but went rogue to become a pirate. His crew raided Jaden's city, and in trying to protect the librarian, he was taken down by said Rokushiki user's more advanced technique.

As far as the operative knows, Jaden's dead, and the librarian is among those taken as slaves. I might also make the librarian younger, if only so the pirates would find her more useful. So, using this new anonymity to travel the world and search for the librarian and the other people the pirates enslaved. Along the way, he's hoping to find more knowledge of techniques that he could use against the pirates, especially their captain.

Which would bring Jaden to this fighters pit. There's more, but I'll PM it

[Conejitoooo]

I apologize for the short and illiterate post. My brain is all over the place, as of now. Ill try harder ^.^

[malmshodes]

@WanderingDragon
That could work. I'll have to see the reworked CS before I can approve though.
Though I'm a bit confused, because I thought the user and the librarian were two different people.