[OOC] One Piece~ The alternative Western story

[Sableyezer]

no i'm still here.

[Zero Hex]

More about adapting One Piece into this setting: fishmen. Fishmen are probably the most noticeable humanoid species in the One Piece world. Of course, this world can still potentially have Fishmen, totally, but the truth is that when you shift the focus away from an ocean-filled world the Fishmen lose their turf and lot of what makes them so major. Only replacement species I can think of are Lizardmen, who are better able to withstand unforgiving climates and lack of water than humans and also have a whole variety of special abilities to go with the different fishman species having different natural powers. Then there's haki, which doesn't need adapting but should probably be renamed to a more western-sounding term like Aura just so we don't have a clearly asian term thrown around.

As for why people haven't joined, the title isn't really that eyecatching beyond the One Piece part I guess? Even if the idea could be fun, "the alternative western story" part just sounds wierd and people often just want to play in the original world anyway. And then, I just have to say, there's your writing. You want people to always post a paragraph (which should be 5 lines, not 5 sentences btw) with proper grammar and spelling and yet your own posts, including your bio, don't really follow those requirements. First impressions like those are very important.

[Gravislayer]

As for the replacement of fishmen i indeed had lizard and wolf-man in mind. So coyote like humans and lizard like humans~ But i wanted to introduced them to the rp later on~

Furthermore i just hoped for a little for hype~ Yet i do know that my grammar isn´t the best but well~~~ people can understand it and as far my concern goes it is the same for the people who are willingly to join this. It says proper and not excellent grammar.

[ladyonyx04]

I would like to join. It's a different concept and I find it fascinating. It might take me a while to get a character together but give me a few minutes and I'll have something down hopefully.

[ladyonyx04]

Natalie "Nate" Jones

Name: Natalie "Nate" Jones
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Appearance: Natalie is 5'6", has blue-black hair, and blue eyes
History: Life isn't always fair or kind. No one knows that better than Natalie Jones. Orphaned at the tender age of six, she became part of a group of orphans in the small town of Ladonia, that stole from everyone and everywhere just to get by. If they got a loaf of bread and cheese, it was a feast for all. She learned to be wary of others, but she still kept her child like naive way even if she is twenty-three and knows a bit about the world from growing in the slums of it. She learned self defense at eight because some of the elder men were looking at her strangely, and she had asked her 'brother' to teach her. She learned the way of a gun by just watching others shoot down others during a quick draw. She had to get out of Ladonia when the sheriff: Basil had her against one of the taverns. She was lucky enough that he had a Dan Wesson M1911 ACP pistol, and her quick thinking got it out of his holster and she shot him thrice in the chest. She has been running since, knowing that to return there and to her other 'brothers' and 'sisters' was to sentence them to death as well. She wouldn't do that, not to the only thing she has as a family.
Personality: She might have a temper of a fire cat, and tougher than a cactus around strangers, but once she warms up to someone and calls them her friend, she will fight for them even if the fight looks hopeless. She's loyal but once her trust is betrayed she will hunt you down like a dog and make you beg for mercy.
Other: She has a quick intelligence that can understand how something works or even a new language if she put said intelligence to work. Her days as being a thief have taught her to be quick and quiet on her feet so she can pretty much sneak past even the best of hunters, and trust me, she has done so while stealing a bucket of water.
Bounty: 1500 {most of it is from her days as an orphan and stealing things. The rest is because she shot a sheriff and got away}
Weapons: Give her a Cobra [a type of gun], a Dan Wesson M1911 ACP pistol, a knife, a rope, or even leave her bare handed and she'll fight if she has to.
Devil Fruit: -None yet-
Abilities: Being alone and 'finding' things to cook up for ten people, Natalie is the best cook that you could ask for. She can turn just about anything into a mouth watering feast with the right ingredients.
Equipment: Natalie wears clothes that are a few sizes too big for her, a pair of well worn deer skin boots that can be used for sneaking or running which she's also very good at, bullets for her guns [two separate bag fulls so she doesn't confuse the two bullets for the different guns], and a backpack with food and water to last someone like her, who is a hoarder to last for at least two weeks {Street smarts will teach you a lot about surviving in even the most bleak of circumstances.}

[Sableyezer]

i like it.

[ladyonyx04]

Thank you very much :3

[Gravislayer]

*shakes magical ball* Magical ball says: OMGWTFBBQ FINALLY SOMEONE WHO CAN COOK!
Ermm~ ahem you are accepted!

I like the backstory and if it's going to fit~ there will be coming guys after you! Naturally~

[ladyonyx04]

Naturally :3

[Gravislayer]

No need to rush things~
Appearently we have two finished characters~ and right now I am rather busy with my exams~ so I guess this will start it next week but going slowly!

[ladyonyx04]

That's fine by me as long as I get a warning of exactly when it starts :)

[Zero Hex]

I'm working on a bio but as a journalism student/freelancer my free time to work on a bio the way I like comes and goes. Should be done in a couple of days.

[Gravislayer]

So some may noticed but I am still adding and editing~ If you still have ideas make sure to mention them~
I will also later add the category important places~
Reading those two "important" categories is totally up to you as in one one piece there are some who do not know anything (Like Luffy and Zoro) and other who freely chatter about those places and seemingly know about everything~

Like I said~ if you have ideas just keep em coming!

Also~~~ Sable I am waiting for a cs!

[Sableyezer]

Gravislayer said
Also~~~ Sable I am waiting for a cs!

i know, i know! i'm having a hard time with his personality and history.

[Zero Hex]

Just gonna point out the sheriff in Nate Jones' story had a semi automatic pistol in a Wild West setting. I dunno, its not like One Piece does anything realistically but it still manages to bother me. Most of their firearms in the series at least look like they might belong there with some artistic license even if they don't function like regular flintlocks, while a revolver was a unique weapon for a mildly important member of a large scale criminal organization and other crazier stuff is in the hands of very important people or Franky, who can build that stuff because he's a straight up genius.

[Gravislayer]

If you need help or inspiration do not hesitate to ask me~

Btw. I am visiting an oriental restaurant right now.....first time I ever surrendered to food....and first time ever I stuck my finger in my throat so I could eat more....really it is too much and too tasty at the same time *-*

@Zero Hex: Well I am okey with semi automatic pistol, remember the old Vulcan pistol? Or the Mauser? They really existed during the 1800 hundreds, atleast the first patent was written 1837. They came shortly after the Revolver. I am okey with them and rail-guns will appear in the story too but less lasers and shit like in one piece xD because really...the pacifista units are way too badass in OP!

[ladyonyx04]

Zero Hex said
Just gonna point out the sheriff in Nate Jones' story had a semi automatic pistol in a Wild West setting. I dunno, its not like One Piece does anything realistically but it still manages to bother me. Most of their firearms in the series at least look like they might belong there with some artistic license even if they don't function like regular flintlocks, while a revolver was a unique weapon for a mildly important member of a large scale criminal organization and other crazier stuff is in the hands of very important people or Franky, who can build that stuff because he's a straight up genius.

Oh is it? I'm not gun savvy >.> really I couldn't be able to say what is what honestly. Thank you for pointing this out. I could change this if it's against the rules or something. I can always look something up again like I had for the other guns.

[Gravislayer]

Mhh shall i try to find pictures for the "important places" or just describe it?

[CrimsonWarrior55]

I MIGHT be interested. I have a character who kinda fits, but my original idea for her was a cyborg. Are they allowed?

[Sableyezer]

i think that's ok, franky's a cyborg so why not.