[OOC] Mahou Shoujo No 30 Dai- a spoof rp!

[Izurich]

Working on my CS! It's about... 1/3 done I'd say.

Sorry, only just saw that the OOC was up. I'll be back later with a proper character concept but I like what I see so far!

@Sylvan

Also, on that note, Imma go ahead and tag the people who have expressed interest in the check, but not here yet, just in case: @Xaltwind @Dragonfly 9

[Sylvan]

@shagranoz ok, not sure what her power set will be yet, but what about a character who is one of the scientists who was working on studying the magical girl phenomena?

[Xaltwind]

Sorry for the delayed arrival.
I'll start to work on my CS in just a bit, been a busy with week so far thanks to minor holidays and usual retail-hellscape issues (like our suppliers not delivering our wares)...
But hey, at least I got the mid-30's jaded mature adult-bit down, huehuehue...

EDIT:

@shagranoz

Regarding the "old" or "first" magical girls though, like Sugar Pink. Are they in their mid-late thirties or early fourties now too? Or are they retired from duty after passing 20? Just curious.

Oh, and regarding out transformed states.
Do we retain our eye and hair color, physique and hairstyle, meaning we just look like our "Mundane" selves, but in a fancy new costume. Or, do our physical features change as well? If the former, is there some kind of "magic masking" going on to prevent everyone from identifying us in our mundane form? Or are people just gonna walk up to us off the street and go: "Gurl, you too old to be wearin' a mini-skirt and tassled gloves."?

[Silver Carrot]

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Omg, you were in that?

Well, this is embarrassing.

@Crimson Flame

I was alo in that and though the character is different I am tempted to use the same magical girl outfit

[shagranoz]

@shagranoz ok, not sure what her power set will be yet, but what about a character who is one of the scientists who was working on studying the magical girl phenomena?

@Sylvan

I love it.

Sorry for the delayed arrival.
I'll start to work on my CS in just a bit, been a busy with week so far thanks to minor holidays and usual retail-hellscape issues (like our suppliers not delivering our wares)...
But hey, at least I got the mid-30's jaded mature adult-bit down, huehuehue...

EDIT:

@shagranoz

Regarding the "old" or "first" magical girls though, like Sugar Pink. Are they in their mid-late thirties or early fourties now too? Or are they retired from duty after passing 20? Just curious.

Oh, and regarding out transformed states.
Do we retain our eye and hair color, physique and hairstyle, meaning we just look like our "Mundane" selves, but in a fancy new costume. Or, do our physical features change as well? If the former, is there some kind of "magic masking" going on to prevent everyone from identifying us in our mundane form? Or are people just gonna walk up to us off the street and go: "Gurl, you too old to be wearin' a mini-skirt and tassled gloves."?

@Xaltwind

Pink is retired of her own accord, and while rumors of other first-generation girls pop up occasionally, most believe them to be the same way. It's not an easy life, and even civilians have to deal with burnout. As for your second question, transformation often changes your appearance, but not always, and even then, several magical girls have outed their civilian identities for various reasons.

[Sylvan]

Ok, so I've got the beginnings of an idea for her powers, the problem is scaling/balance. Given her role as a scientist studying magical girls I want it to be something science-related or non-elemental otherwise, but I'm not sure about the best way to do that without going a bit too broad/exploitable. Does anyone have any thoughts?

EDIT: I have ideas now nvm, will expand after work today.

[Izurich]

-redacted-

[shagranoz]

Accepted.

[Randomguy]

@shagranoz Should we move the accepted characters to the character tab, then?

[shagranoz]

Yes.

[Xaltwind]

Since I had the day off work yesterday, I spent about 5-6 hours looking for pictures to serve as a face-claim. Unfortunately, it's proving incredibly difficult to find something I like or am, at least, content with. This goes for both the mudndane and magical appearances. Just thought I'd mention it, in case other peoples' CS'es start rolling in and mine remains fashionably absent.

[shagranoz]

My own sheet will be up sometime this afternoon.

[Randomguy]

Since I had the day off work yesterday, I spent about 5-6 hours looking for pictures to serve as a face-claim. Unfortunately, it's proving incredibly difficult to find something I like or am, at least, content with. This goes for both the mudndane and magical appearances. Just thought I'd mention it, in case other peoples' CS'es start rolling in and mine remains fashionably absent.

@Xaltwind

What are you looking for?

[Xaltwind]

What are you looking for?

@Randomguy

Let me rephrase:
I couldn't find somehting that would fit. Given my personal preferences of things that're on the risque side when it comes to attire, I found plenty of things I could've used, but given that I'm trying to stay tasteful and not make anythinng that would feel or look out of place, it's a lot tougher than usual.

As for what I'm looking for specifically, that's not easy to pin down.

[Izurich]

Let me rephrase:
I couldn't find somehting that would fit. Given my personal preferences of things that're on the risque side when it comes to attire, I found plenty of things I could've used, but given that I'm trying to stay tasteful and not make anythinng that would feel or look out of place, it's a lot tougher than usual.

As for what I'm looking for specifically, that's not easy to pin down.

@Xaltwind

I do not think we mind fanservice. It's part of the genre convention anyway.

For example, no one here minds your profile picture, and personally, I have used faceclaims with even more revealing outfits than your current avatar and I'm still here, not banned, not even warned.

Hope it helps, unless I'm misunderstanding something.

[BrokenPromise]

@Xaltwind Don't worry. With what I'm apping, your character will look tame by comparison.

[shagranoz]

WIP

The Mundane

Name: Brittany Harris

Age: 33

Appearance

Personality: Bold and vivacious, Brittany is a go-getter. Driven to exceed in whatever she does, she pushes herself to her limits, and her stubbornness can easily get the better of her. She also has a problem with self-loathing, and is the first to beat herself up for a mistake.

Background: Second place is never good enough. That's what Brittany's mom taught her at an early age, and the lesson was learned well. She always had to be the most beautiful, the smartest, the best athlete. Through high school and college, she seemed to have it all.

And then the real world came in and said, 'That doesn't mean jack, honey.'

Having given herself an epic level of burnout, Brittany was forced to fall into the role of 'not-quite-starving-artist'. She's getting better, and a lucky break has left her feeling up for the first time in a while, but the real story is the little fire spirit she met a couple of days ago...

The Magical

Transformed Name: Blazing Heart

Appearance:

Power Theme: Fire

Minor Attacks/Powers: Burning Ball- A simple thrown fireball

Flame Barrier- A wall of flame to damage foes that try to attack her in melee

Inferno Punch- Exactly what it sounds like

Medium Attacks/Powers: Dragon Breath- Fire breathing. Significant damage, but short range (~10 Feet)

Blazing Beam- A beam of concentrated thermal energy. Can be held for several seconds to sweep an arc

Major Power/Attack: Volcanic Blast- An extremely hot cylinder of fire. Large collateral damage, Brittany rarely uses it for this reason.

The Mascot

Name: Spark

Appearance:

Personality: Rather hot- but not too bright- Spark matches Britany's intensity and drive perfectly. He's loyal to a fault, and never backs down from a challenge, even if completely overmatched.

[Xaltwind]

After manother 2-3 hours of searching, I've finally found a picture for the Mundane appearance that I'm happy with. Now to keep looking for one that I'd like for the magical part.

Currently I'm toying with two main concepts for the character's powers. The first is a very basic and straightforward ice-oriented theme, using things like ice shards, beams/cones of cold, creating walls or clusters of crystalline sleet, etc. The other is a "gem" or "jewel" based theme, which works pretty much like how Rin Tohsaka in the Fate-series functions. She can conjure different types of precious stones - of differing sizes - and they each have their own corresponding effect when used. Like say, a ruby can cause an explosion or fire to be unleashed, while a topaz might cause electricity or lightning to shoot out.

One is decidely easier to make ideas and powers for, but the other is a bit more interesting and quirky than just "Ahaha~ I'm a snow fairy!".

Also, poor Brittany. :<
Her moma done gone messed her up.

[Izurich]

Currently I'm toying with two main concepts for the character's powers. The first is a very basic and straightforward ice-oriented theme, using things like ice shards, beams/cones of cold, creating walls or clusters of crystalline sleet, etc. The other is a "gem" or "jewel" based theme, which works pretty much like how Rin Tohsaka in the Fate-series functions. She can conjure different types of precious stones - of differing sizes - and they each have their own corresponding effect when used. Like say, a ruby can cause an explosion or fire to be unleashed, while a topaz might cause electricity or lightning to shoot out.

One is decidely easier to make ideas and powers for, but the other is a bit more interesting and quirky than just "Ahaha~ I'm a snow fairy!".

@Xaltwind

Both sound interesting since we don't have any elemental-mancer yet in the cast (Unless you count 'Holy' as an element, then Emma got that down), but if I must pick one, the latter takes priority. An avatar-esque elemental jack of all trades sound fun, she has incredible versatility in exchange for raw potency when compared to specialists like the ice girl.

But if you get stuck, then there's no harm in throwing the towel and settle for something easier. After all, quirky and interesting mean nothing if you don't find the concept fun to play.

[Xaltwind]

@Izurich Thanks for the feedback'n support. :)
It's not so much that it's hard to come up with powers and effects for the jewel-mancy thingy thoug. At least not for the lower and mid powers. The signature move is a bit trickier though. Because how do you make throwing gems that explode or do other stuff into an ultimate attack?

"Take this! My Soccer Stadium-sized Lapis Lazuli! HRAAAAAAAAAAAH!"