[OOC] Decibitus [Moved to a new thread]

[Dragonfly 9]

Here's mine! :D

((Let me know if I should change anything! :3))

Zack

✦ Name: Zachary Viper
✦ Age: Looks 18, and sure acts like it, too! :D
✦ Gender: Trans Male
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✦ Weapon: A pair of twin daggers.

✦ “How did you die?”
✧ It was a cloudy day when Zachary and Riley were going to the place that would instate Zachary as Riley's legal guardian.

Two years earlier, their parents had died in a car crash while on their way to pick their two boys up from separate schools, and up until recently, Zachary had home schooled Riley and tried to keep the both of them from being found out and(potentially) put into separate orphanages.

Unfortunately, they were found out a few days after Zachary's eighteenth birthday, but fortunately, after some conversing(read: begging and pleading) with some child care officials, they agreed to allow Zachary be Riley's guardian, after he signed a whole bunch of legal documents, of course.

Anyway, as Zachary and Riley were walking to the legal place, Riley was on his phone, while Zachary was currently being consumed by his thoughts.

Was this really a good idea?

What if he messed this all up somehow?

What would their parents think-

Zachary's thoughts soon came to an abrupt stop when he heard the sound of a train quickly approaching, and his eyes widened when he saw Riley in the middle of the train tracks.

The rest was all a blur; all Zachary could remember after that was leaping after Riley to push him out of the way of the train, and the excruciating pain that he experienced soon after.

His last thoughts were him not wanting to leave Riley alone, and then, he blacked out...

✦ Magic: Perception(Zachary can affect the perception of both himself, other Reapers, and humans, ranging from simple illusions to being able to see a Wisp’s “true colors”.)
✦ Illusio
Using this spell, Zachary can make an item look like another item, though can only do this to items about as big as a TV or smaller at this present moment. This spell is usually spoken.
✦ Veritas
Zachary can identify a Wisp, regardless of what it looks like, with this spell. This spell is usually spoken.
✦ Occulo
With this spell, Zachary can hide items in plain sight, making it hard to find them. This spell is usually spoken, and, like Illusio, can only affect items as big as a TV or smaller.
✦ Intactilis
Related to “Occulo”, Zachary can make items intangible(the spoken version) or only have him and other Reapers be able to touch it(the written version). Like Illusio and Occulo, however, Zack can only affect items as big as a TV or smaller. So far, this spell is usually written.

[ERode]

@Dragonfly 9
Eyo, art's in the eye of the beholder and all, but in this case, it would be good if you got a higher quality piece to represent your character, just so it's visually in line with everyone else. If you don't want to do that though, toss up a textual description of your character. Two-three paragraphs should do it. Right now, a camera shot of a small black-and-white picture doesn't really help in understanding what Zack looks like.

With regards to the in-character response that Papi asked for in the Character Sheet, its function is ultimately to serve as a good sample of writing ability, rather than just dialogue. As such, it would be best if you added in prose between your dialogue, if you wanted to stick with the interviewing thing you have here, or just flatout wrote Zack at his moment of death.

We'll leave the magic stuff after you settle your character stuff.

[Dragonfly 9]

Gotcha! I'll do all that later, after I wake up.

[PapiTan]

@Dragonfly 9 I'm also gonna step in real quick and give a heads up that the weapon will have to be either the dagger set or the scythe rather than one that physically turns into the other for setting-related reasons. Twin daggers that have some sort of effect that can mimic the shape of a scythe or a scythe with an effect that can somehow mimic the shape of twin daggers would work, but the physical form of the weapon would have to remain as one or the other.

[Dragonfly 9]

Alright! <3

[Dragonfly 9]

@ERode @PapiTan Sorry for the pings, but I just wanted to let you know that the picture, weapon, and backstory have all been fixed, if you didn't know already! <33

[King Cosmos]

Took a while, but here's my submission.

Ogawa Nakai

Ogawa Nakai

✦ Age: 26 (plus 34 years post-death)
✦ Gender: Male
✦ Weapon: Claw Hammer – A simple workman’s tool with a broad, flat head on one side for hammering nails into wood and a hooked wedge on the other side for levering nails back out. The only thing noteworthy about its appearance is its pure matte black finish, but it is otherwise unremarkable. It does, however, have a power; like a regular hammer, it can be used to nail things down, though unlike a regular hammer it does not need any actual nails to do so. When the hammer strikes an object, if there is an suitable flat surface on the other side of the impact, the hammer can create a projection of a nail which will pin said object to said surface; though the nail has the appearance of piercing the object, it causes no actual harm to the object, aside from the fact it was struck by a hammer obviously. The larger the object the larger the nail required and the more energy required; the duration of the effect will also be shorter.

✦ Appearance: Ogawa is a rather unassuming individual, standing at 5’ 9” and having a fairly average build. His face is plain on inexpressive, his posture is slouched and almost lazy; even his chosen weapon as a Reaper is dull compared to most. The only thing that really makes him stand out from a crowd is the way he dresses; flashy, expensive looking suits, gold jewellery and watches, dress shoes shined to a reflective sheen. The same things he used to wear while he was alive, back when Japan’s bubble economy had yet to burst and reckless spending was at a high.

"How did you die?"

Ogawa raised the cigarette to his lips, taking a long drag and making the interviewer wait awkwardly until he was finished; intentionally so, if the deliberate eye contact was anything to go by. He exhaled, blowing a plume of smoke into the air above the table and watching as it slowly dispersed around the room. It was only the sense of anticipation between them, the feeling that an answer was coming, albeit slowly, that prevented the interviewer was asking again or moving to a different question. The pause felt thoughtful, rather than negligent.

“I don’t know.”

More silence followed and Ogawa took the time to take another drag, shorter this time, before stubbing out his cigarette in his ashtray. “Well, I have an idea. Bullet to the back of the head I assume.”

There was another pause, then the interviewer put pen to paper and the sound of the nib scratching across the notepad broke the quiet at last. “I was out on a job; nothing too serious, normal day-to-day stuff. Normal if you’re a Yakuza anyway. I had a couple of our guys with me, younger faces, practically kids, but I knew them; I’d worked with them before. Next thing I know I’m waking up here; just as sudden as that. Didn’t hear or feel a damn thing.”

Folding one leg over the other, Ogawa leaned back in his seat. “Pretty sure it was one of them; the guys with me I mean. It could have been someone else, another family or something. but we were in our own territory, weren’t on bad terms with any other groups beyond the usual and I didn’t see anyone coming; trust me, I’m pretty vigilant about that sort of thing.” The Yakuza-turned-reaper let out a sigh. “I would have seen an enemy coming. The fact that I didn’t probably means it was my own family that took me out and I don’t have any idea why. It also means they used some kid to do the hit, which pisses me off almost as much as the killing itself. Use a damn professional if you’re gonna take me out.”

The reaper let out a sigh, but it sounded more tired than angry; it was an old annoyance at this point.

“I guess that’s why I stuck around; wanting to find out why I was killed. That’s also why I became a Reaper as well; to have a better chance of finding answers, in between the work we do. Besides, being a Reaper isn’t that much different from being a Yakuza; you’ve just gotta follow orders and pay your respects up the ladder, and not worry about getting your hands dirty every now and then. It’s good work and I’d say I was good at that sort of thing but… you know.” Ogawa raised a hand to the side of his head and placed a finger against his temple to mime a gun, then rocked his head to the side as if mimicking being shot. “Had to have been a reason, right?”

✦ Magic Branch: Familiars – Ogawa’s magic is based around summoning temporary familiars in the form of animals to do his bidding. Using written spell talismans he is able to summon various animals to carry out his orders, usually scouting, but can also include tracking and fighting. In order to make the process of summoning smoother and more consistent, Ogawa has tattooed the forms of the animals he is able to summon onto his body; when he uses his magic the animals are created in the image of these tattoos, making them look more like living pieces of art than real creatures.

✦ Magic

✧ Tsubame: a swift flying bird, particularly useful as a scout due to the bird-eyes view it can get. Ogawa has a tattoo of a sparrow on the inside of his left forearm.
✧Kitsune: a cunning canine, able to track spirits using its sensitive nose. Ogawa has a tattoo of a fox on the outside of his left bicep, appearing to chase the sparrow down his arm.
✧Hebi: a serpent, able to sneak its way into places his other familiars cannot, but isn’t much use otherwise. Ogawa has a tattoo of a snake coiling around his right forearm.
✧ Tora: a powerful predator, it is the only familiar Ogawa is likely to call on in a fight. Ogawa has a large tattoo of a tiger covering most of his back.

[ERode]

@King Cosmos

His magic works by binding weak spirits

Unfortunately, doing that is basically grounds for instantaneous unmaking, owing to the whole Decibitus-After shenanigans. Papi can probably offer you alternatives though.

Simplest way of doing it would be to just have magical summons in the shape of animals, without actually doing the whole 'soul-binding' thing. That's basically in line with what Ed does, where his undead are just magically-animated bones, rather than living souls jammed into a new vessel or spirits bound to his will.

[PapiTan]

@Dragonfly 9 - Heya, the updates do work out a lot better! I will just be a bit of a nitpicky little child and ask for just a bit more on the magic. Mostly, I would like to know which ones are written/spoken for convenience/reference, since I think only intactilis has that classification. With intactilis and occulo, if you could give me a general upper limit (similar to how one was given for illusio), that would be super for helping me give consistent judgement calls if needed.

✦ Veritas
If a Wisp tries to look like something else(like, for example, a human), Zachary can see right through their disguise with this spell.

I will also give the heads up on this spell that wisps pretty frequently have weird forms and sometimes have forms that can pass as human as a matter of course, and I'm not super sure how often this spell will actually have a use case. If you want to give it a little modification that it lets him identify wisps regardless of form, I can give that a pass, but if you wanna schmix it up with a different spell, that's fine too.

Once you get back to me on those, I think Zack will be good to go into the character tab!

@King Cosmos - As Erode said, a reaper having magic that binds spirits/souls, even if they aren't human ones, would be pretty high on the "serious crimes" list due to the entire purpose of Decibitus being to help departed spirits/souls to the After without issue. While shamanism is a magic that's fine to have as part of his backstory prior to entering Decibitus, it would be hard for me to justify why Ogawa hadn't been put on the chopping block if he continued using it in that form after the fact.

I do think the easiest method to maintain the flavor would be to have them be more akin to summons based on said animals, as it also clears up messier lore clashes like animals typically going directly into the After and not having any way to use magic on their own merit, since they wouldn't be capable of actively speaking/writing Vertan to do so.

With that said, as additional spell slots are something that I do foresee as being obtainable, as a GM I would prefer that summons be a bit more in line with "animals, but better" (e.g. canines that can sniff out ghosts, horses that run especially fast, gorillas that are especially strong, etc.) over "every animal has its own set of magic" so as to avoid situations where every other player's job could be done instead by a single character. Of course, things that are more for flavor like Kitsune being able to speak and the like are fine though!

[OwO]

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_______________________________________________ Lucian Harland Male | 25 | Miracles _______________________________________________

"But why reap souls?" - Lucian, moments before the concept of a reaper was explained to him. Appearance At 6'2" and a body type that could only be described as carved of marble, Lucian's presence in a room is self-evident. With his toned muscles, his abs still look like they could grind meat. Even though his attire is less ostentatious in death than it was in life, some strange habits of his still appear. Unsurprisingly, any shirt that finds its way onto his body tends to be removed within the hour. He's not quite picky what he wears. In fact, Lucian is the sort of person who would wear anything. This stems from him never actually buying clothes before; all of his outfits have been gifts from other people. Weapon Lucian's weapon is a humble pool cue. The weapon possesses the ability to form a set of 16 floating balls that can be used as ranged projectiles. The balls are limited to a 40m radius, at which point they naturally reflect as though striking a wall. The balls can also be recalled to the cue, but doing so lacks the kinetic energy of a standard attack. When stored, it rests upon a small silver band on Lucian's right index finger. Magic Lucian specializes in miracles. Miracles are thought to be an esoteric school. Rather than incanting consistent formulas, those who cast miracles ask the world script for assistance and let fate decide the result. Scholars of miracles tend to treat it as though they treat quantum mechanics: observation changes the measured results. Thankfully, miracles tend to be either neutral or positive. Thus, the user and their allies aren't at the risk of a sudden meteor striking them. Iuvo Fuga - Lucian asks the script to get him out of whatever situation he may find himself in. This effect can range from something such as a heavenly rope grasping and flinging Lucian out of harm's way to a projection of a ringtone giving the illusion that there's a call he must take. Auxilio Medela - Lucian asks the script to heal a target's physical wounds. While this spell can heal physical wounds, it's just as likely that it mends clothes instead. Succurro Inquisitio - Lucian asks the script what he should do. In response, the script creates a prophetic event from wiggling a stop sign to turning on a light switch. Though, rather than a prophetic event, this spell seems to just do something at random that Lucian perceives to be a prophecy. Proficio Factum - Lucian asks the script for its support. As such, Lucian is affected by a random boon. From increasing his speed or strength to making his skin shimmer, it's uncertain what this spell will do for certain. "How did you die?" "I died?" Lucian stopped raking leaves to face the person who had asked the question. He took a moment to think. "I guess I did. You kind of forget about it sometimes." His arms crossed. "I think I drank too much. People around me kept on telling me to take some more shots. I wasn't going to say no. I lost count after three, so I don't really know how much I drank. I just woke up in a new place and tried to find my manager." He paused once more to look at the sky for an extended moment. "Took me a few days to figure out I was dead. I thought people were telling me I died as a prank. Manager used to put me in a lot of reality TV." Resting the rake against his pecs, Lucian rubbed the back of his neck. "So here I am, raking up some leaves. It gives me a real sense of purpose, you know? Like I'm doing something to help. Makes me a lot happier than when I would model." His words would have had more impact if he was doing something other than raking leaves. More importantly, if he was aware that the leaves he had raked were already blowing away. Alternative to that: if he was actually doing his job as a reaper instead of seeing a rake against a building and deciding that he was going to spend his afternoon organizing leaves. "But why reap souls?" - Lucian, moments after the concept of a reaper was explained to him.

[Dragonfly 9]

@PapiTan @ERode Alright, I fixed it! If there's anything else I need to fix, please let me know! :D

[PapiTan]

@OwO - I'm absolutely wheezing over here. Waiting for that "It's just a prank bro" that never came hahahaha.

If you're okay with miracle being a sort of blackbox situation when we actually have to use the dice roll system (wherein whoever's in charge of the combat situation will somehow fenagle the effect) and having some sort of cooldown between casts of a spell so nobody loses their mind trying to get like 30 effects, Lucian looks good to go into the character tab!

@Dragonfly 9 - I'm gonna make the bold assumption that TV is an average sized TV and not like, a jumbotron LOL
With that said, Zack should be okay to go into the character tab!

[PapiTan]

Double posting, but I don't care because I need to actually announce this in the ooc!

As I mentioned in the discord, we are aiming for an opening date of either Friday (11/25/22) or Sunday (11/27/22). The job board should be populated tonight or tomorrow night, but Uchi's stash will not be stocked until after that first round. I'll be working to set up the solbit tracker both here and in the discord as well, so that should be good to go before the first mod prod takes place.

Sorry Erode, you signed up for this hell.

[OwO]

If you're okay with miracle being a sort of blackbox situation when we actually have to use the dice roll system (wherein whoever's in charge of the combat situation will somehow fenagle the effect) and having some sort of cooldown between casts of a spell so nobody loses their mind trying to get like 30 effects, Lucian looks good to go into the character tab!

@PapiTan

On the first bit, yes. My main idea was that if it was inconsequential (like doing a bit in more casual moments) I'd just do the gag. If the spell is actually important like in combat, it's all GM fiat since his spells can do practically anything.

On the second bit, you're implying that Lucian has the brain cells to cast more than one spell per post.

[PapiTan]

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On the first bit, yes. My main idea was that if it was inconsequential (like doing a bit in more casual moments) I'd just do the gag. If the spell is actually important like in combat, it's all GM fiat since his spells can do practically anything.

On the second bit, you're implying that Lucian has the brain cells to cast more than one spell per post.

@OwO

Look, maybe his spell will give him a second brain cell once in a while to tell him to try again.

Or it will jiggle a leaf in an eccentric manner and Lucian will spend the next three posts trying to figure out what prophecy has been revealed.

[King Cosmos]

@PapiTan@ERode I have updated Ogawa's profile with the suggested fixes to his magic.

[PapiTan]

@King Cosmos - Sorry for the super late response! Surprise Thanksgiving things robbed me of all my time and sanity yesterday OTL

Ogawa looks good to put into the character tab!

[PapiTan]

Once again double posting because I have to be "professional" and "consistent" smh

The job board has been updated with the current jobs. While we intend to have rotations and will later fully populate the job board for players to choose between postings, for this first one, we wanted all types of jobs to have had a first go around at the same time. Additionally, for convenience, we assigned teams for the first round of jobs, but this is not likely to always be how groups are formed. Please check out the job board here.

In addition to the above, I have set up the Solbit tracker in the same post as the job board. This will be updated after every mod prod. A consolidated version will be available in the discord with updates closer to real-time.

As a reminder, Uchi's stash will not be stocked until after the first round of jobs is completed. After this, GMs will populate the shop with a few perks that can be purchased while the shop is open.

[canaryrose]

Catherine

"It is not Death that will come to fetch me, it is the good God.

"That's bull, by the way. It was Death. God just waits on the other side."

✦ Name: Sister Catherine (Claire Armand)

"Sister", "Catherine", and even "Kathy" all work. Never Claire, though.

✦ Age: ???
✦ Age (Appearance): 30
✦ Gender: Female
✦ Time in Service: Never gives an exact number, but most think it to be over 200.

✦ Weapon: Scythe

✦ Magic Branch: Enchantment

✦ Spells:

✧ Risus
Selecting a target in her line of sight, Catherine causes this person to be overcome with violent laughter for a period not exceeding five minutes. It certainly hurts, but little damage is done to them besides temporary incapacitation and exhaustion.

✧ Sisto
This spell is perhaps the most versatile in her book, and for good measure. Catherine selects up to three people in her line of sight to be magically bound, unable to move for up to ten minutes. Being harmed interrupts the spell, but it's very good for capture missions.

✧ Imperatum
Once the target is under this spell (as long as they can hear her, this time), Catherine can issue a single command to her target that they will be magically compelled to follow. Of course, these commands exclude things like harming themselves or harming someone close to them. The spell can be resisted by those with a very strong will.

✧ Saltare
An area of effect spell applied across a 15 feet dome of people. Anyone caught within the range of Saltare is magically compelled to dance uncontrollably for up to half an hour, unable to move from their location or to attack (magically or otherwise) others.

✦ Texty Stuff:

My Hider

The jeers and screams rang in Catherine’s ears as she knelt on the ground before the Mother Superior. Her heart beat like a rabbit’s in her chest, her hands bound with rope before her. Was this really happening? She raised her head to meet those of the older woman before her, trying her best not to sob. She would go to her death composed, as she was only moments away from meeting God. She kissed the little statue the older woman was holding. “Mother,” she said. “May I die?”

“Permission granted,” she said, and Catherine found herself rising, climbing the scaffolding towards the guillotine. Her sisters held onto her arms as she climbed, pushing her up, up, up, but all she felt was a spreading numbness. Her breath hitched. She felt the urge to adjust her habit, an awful nervous habit of hers, but her hands were tied before her and she could not raise them. To keep herself from crying, she began to pray, a quiet litany. Then, the executioner’s hands were upon her, gently pushing her onto the board. The crowd below had gone quiet. She knew they would be cheering soon.

The executioner said something- some apology, she supposed- slid her in, and then… she was calm, as she stared up at the sky and the blade. This would be alright. It wouldn’t hurt. She was the first of them to die, a mercy, and she would meet God with her sisters in moments. It would be alright.

The blade fell.

---

She opened her eyes in a place very much unlike where she had been before.

Catherine was standing atop a hill, underneath a beautiful arch, before a spring. A city unfolded beyond the hill. Her blue-gray eyes settled upon it for a moment, thoughtless but for a small smile spreading across her face. Heaven. This was heaven. It didn’t look much like she had thought heaven would, but mortals could so rarely predict the whims of the Lord. He had seen it fit to bless her with eternity in paradise. Overcome, Catherine dropped to her knees, chanting out prayers in Latin. “Oh, Glory be to God…” She murmured for perhaps a full minute, finally opening her eyes when she realized no one was there with her. It was silent. Her sisters had not arrived yet.

Puzzled, she approached the arch, watching. Waiting. Was there not supposed to be someone here, she thought? To count her sins, to admit her to heaven? After a few more minutes of waiting, Catherine determined with some measure of confusion that they were not coming. Why were they not here? With a wide-eyed look on her face, she took a seat on a bench, smoothing out the skirts of her habit. Someone would come.

An hour later, someone did. A person came walking up the hill, and Catherine rose to greet them. This must be the saint. Perhaps he was… late. It was bizarre to think of a saint as being late, but she’d accept it. “Bonjour,” she said, and the man looked at her in confusion. “Are you… are you God?” she asked, tentatively.

The man raised a brow. “I wish I was God,” he remarked. “Then I wouldn’t have to fucking go down there and do this shit all the time. Goddamn.”

Catherine blinked, confused. “Where-where is God?”

“That’s a hell of a theological question, honey.”

“Well, I’m in heaven. Where is He?”

It took the man- disheveled, in his mid-40s- a moment to process. “Ohhh. You’re new. Honey, welcome to Decibitus. Not heaven,” he said, snorting, and then walked away towards the gate.

Decibitus. Catherine spoke enough Latin to know that word. It meant deceived. She stood there dumbly, not understanding. Where else would she be if not in heaven?

… What was this place?

✦ Miscellaneous:
✧ Color code is #deb887.

@PapiTan @ERode Here for your consideration!

[PapiTan]

@canaryrose - The nun has arrived.

The only things I have to request are (for my own sanity and reference) defining written/spoken for the spells and some tweaking to the upper time limits to be shorter. For Risus, lowering it to 60-90 seconds, for Sisto, five minutes, and Saltare having it at 10 minutes would be easier for me to work with.

Of course I have to give fair warning that in some cases, brute physical strength may make up for a lack of will in some cases (e.g. someone may still try to take some swings while laughing or brute force movement through magic restraints), though this isn't expected to be the norm!

Once you get back to me on those, Sister Catherine should be good to go into the character tab!