[OOC] Living in Aincrad: a SAO RP

[Hailfire]

Pm'd you about an idea liferusher.

[Lightbox]

Hey there everyone, Hailfire told me about this rp and provided you're still accepting new members i've been having a look through and am fairly interested in a sword art online rp :) I'll probably get all my basic research done and character sheet up later tonight if i can. Look forward to hopefully rp'ing with you all :)

EDIT: Also how come curved sword skills are missing from the guidebook section but still on the first ooc page and the website? I've noticed most of the weapon types have more skills on them but are curved swords being fit under standard 1 handed swords now or removed etc?

[MarshiestMallow]

chukklehed said
So how do I accept the profession quest? Do I just say "I want to be abreast tamer" and poof I'm a beast tamer?

Then you get the status beast tamer, but you have to...beast taming is a difficult one, because you have to actually prove to the beasts that you are friendly and not going to harm them. Its not so much a profession as it is a...privilege. But that is the general idea, yes. Of course, you have to start out as a novice first.

Lightbox said
Hey there everyone, Hailfire told me about this rp and provided you're still accepting new members i've been having a look through and am fairly interested in a sword art online rp :) I'll probably get all my basic research done and character sheet up later tonight if i can. Look forward to hopefully rp'ing with you all :)EDIT: Also how come curved sword skills are missing from the guidebook section but still on the first ooc page and the website? I've noticed most of the weapon types have more skills on them but are curved swords being fit under standard 1 handed swords now or removed etc?

uh...I kinda dropped the ball on the curved sword skills. We can create some.

and yay, more new blood

[chukklehed]

Don't worry about that, Tskiya is far more friendly with animals than with people.

[Lightbox]

Ok just had a couple questions.

First off under the bit talking about hit points it says health equips give 20 per equip item is that meant to be items that like have a health enchantment? as i assume equipping a standard hat or armour piece wont give health haha

Also for skills do we need to put a skill level (and if so whats average for levels and stuff? I think i'm considering starting level 7) or is it more of a case of putting which ones are gonna be our most used ones etc?

[Hailfire]

Here is the new proposed character sheet. Feel free to point out any issues or areas for improvement.

Name in Real Life: Senju Matoi
In Game Alias: Shurikai
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Appearance: http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=33301

Picture

Personality:
Senju Matoi has always been fiercely competitive, particularly with his elder sibling Okibi and although he sometimes to appear the more levelheaded of the two when a situation arises he tends to get rash to the point of recklessness. He is generally quite friendly although not necessarily the fastest to consider someone anything more than an acquaitance, a trait that has been since enforced by the persistant threat of friends dying in Sword Art Online. Senju has little time for activities he considers dull or pointless and has always suffered from chronic impatience.
Biography:
Senju is the younger half-brother of Okibi by just over two years with the shared parent being their father. Unlike his elder brother Senju was merely a casual gamer who wanted to experience the next big thing, placing him at a significant disadvantage compared to other players who had a general idea how to level and such when he acually signed into the game. Fortunately his brother and he had decided on names prior to joining and were easily able to find each other following the deadly turn of events inflicted by the games creator Kayabe Akihiko. The enormous injustice of this combined with Senju's impatience was enough to motivate him into working toward trying for clearing the game however he ended up staying with his more experienced brother for guidance as to how to play.

Skills:
Sword Skills:
-Rapid Bite
-Fud Edge

Combat Skills:
-Daggers
-Parry
-Leather/cloth armour
-Shield Use

Passive Skills:
-Acrobatics
-Sprint

Non-Combat Skills:
-None

Preferred Weapons:
-Daggers
-Leather Armour
-Shields

Stats:
Level: 7
Health: 1300 (not including item equips)
Strength: 9
Agility: 19

[MarshiestMallow]

Hailfire said
Here is the new proposed character sheet. Feel free to point out any issues or areas for improvement. Senju Matoi Shurikai 19 Male Half-brother to Okibi (with their father being the shared parent) the two brothers have, as far as Senju is concerned, always shared a fierce rivalry although this is likely more in relation to Senju's track record of competitiveness than any real adversity. Naturally when Senju learnt his brother was getting Sword Art Online he too felt the need to get it as another means of competition although, since it turned into a death game, this spirit of competition has been quelled somewhat in the face of a survival situation and he followed the lead of his older brother in he aftermath of Akihiko Kayaba's announcement. -Rapid Bite-Fud Edge-Daggers-Parry-Leather/cloth armour-Shield Use-Acrobatics-Sprint-None-Daggers-Leather Armour-Shields 7 1300 (not including item equips) 9 19

I see no issues with his, but Ninja might. Ninja's good at spotting things I don't lol

Lightbox said
Ok just had a couple questions.First off under the bit talking about hit points it says health equips give 20 per equip item is that meant to be items that like have a health enchantment? as i assume equipping a standard hat or armour piece wont give health hahaAlso for skills do we need to put a skill level (and if so whats average for levels and stuff? I think i'm considering starting level 7) or is it more of a case of putting which ones are gonna be our most used ones etc?

No, no, all items give a 20 HP. I think.

right now, there's no skill levels, but yes, you cando that

[Lightbox]

Base character sheet, let me know anything that needs adding or changing around or removing etc :)

Name in Real Life: Okibi Matoi
In Name Game: Firelord
Age: 21
Gender: Male

Looks: Short dark brown hair, dark grey metal lamellar armour, Fur round hat, purple long sleeved shirt under armour, black trousers under armour (will try and get my own picture drawn up tomorrow)

Short Bio: Okibi has always been quite a big gaming addict and eagerly waited in line for days before SAO was released so he could make sure to grab a copy, SAO was his first game on the NervGear. Upon hearing the announcement that they were trapped within the game Okibi's initial response was a lot like those around him, denial and disbelief to begin with but once the truth of the situation crept its way into his mind he began to suffer a nervous breakdown of sorts. He was filled with fear, doubt, anxiety and a sudden realisation of his own mortality. However he managed to return back to a normal state knowing he needed to protect his brother, nowadays he's nothing like the nervous wreck he was to begin with but most of its just for show. He's terrified, he just doesn't want anyone else to know that.

Personality: Comes across as having a somewhat cocky bravado, protective of his friends and family. Terrified of losing his own life or his brother getting hurt and terrified that they'll never make it home but even though this constantly scares and worries him he does his best to hide it behind boisterous smiles and jokes. Try's not to rush into trouble unless he has a plan or no other choice, often hesitates to engage a foe but has to maintain a good brave leader-like sort of look for his brother. Often has trouble sleeping due to worry and has had to learn to function while tired. Large hatred towards orange players as due to him being quite protective he can't stomach those who would abuse others.

Stats:
Level: 7
Health: 1300 (not including item equips)
Agility: 13
Strength: 15

Skills:
-Curved Sword (Equipped)
-Searching (Equipped)
-Listening
-Knife Throwing
-Battle Healing
-Cooking
-Fishing

Curved Sword Skills:
«Reaver» - (1-hit strike) A basic sword skill.
«Whirlwind» - (1-hit strike) A basic spinning strike.

Preferred weapons and Armor: Curved Swords & Medium Armour

Weapon: http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120612183807/elderscrolls/images/archive/e/e5/20140425220705!Scimitar.png

[Lightbox]

Also for experience and levelling which way do they work?

Like to get from level 2 to level 3 for example do you need to get 180 xp (to get from the 200 of level 2 to the 380 of level 3) or is it to get from 2 to 3 you need a full 380 xp?

[MarshiestMallow]

From level two to level three, you need to get 380 full xp points.

I was thinking about a formula for that, with it being Exp=Strength x agility + level. What do people think?

[Lightbox]

Caits said
I was thinking about a formula for that, with it being Exp=Strength x agility + level. What do people think?

Not quite sure what you mean with that as wouldnt it make the xp needed for level 2 to be 11? 5 str x 5 agi + level 1?

[MarshiestMallow]

oh, lol I meant when fighting monsters. Five x five= 25 + 1 = 26 per monster kill for level one

[Lightbox]

Caits said
oh, lol I meant when fighting monsters. Five x five= 25 + 1 = 26 per monster kill for level one

Ahh fair enough, yeah i guess that'd make things easier for working out monster xp if they all give the same haha also lots and lots of grinding XD but bosses should prolly give more xp like say that amount but then times it by 10 or smth for a boss monster?

[MarshiestMallow]

Oh, yeah, we can work out bosses exp too soon

[Lightbox]

I'll chuck my character sheet into the character bin once you and ninja get enough time to give it a proper look over, need to work out how many equipment slots i'm filling too with my armour and stuff... heavy sigh, mainly need to decide whether i'm giving him shoulder pads or not haha

[MarshiestMallow]

Awesome. I'm doing housework at the moment in avoidance of university stuff, so I'll have a good look at the CSs soon

[Lightbox]

Haha fairs, I don't have to worry about any uni stuff until the last week of september :D though some of my friends on an illustration course at my uni have summer projects they've been given. Man I can't wait to go back though, I didn't get a summer job so my days are literally filled with nothing right now and its really fucking boring haha

[Little_ninja]

Well, about the exp per monster kill... I don't know ... it would mean that someone high level will get the same exp regardless of killing high level monsters to low level monsters, meaning easy leveling by just killing low level monsters

Anyway, CS's look good, but, maybe expand the personality a little.
He has a somewhat cocky bravado, but what is he truly? Shy? Sneaky? Happy-go-lucky?
Doesn't have to be too much, just a little bit more.
This applies to both lightbox and hailfire
It's all good, just the personality is lacking on both. Not enough insight into the character.
All I get from hailfire is his competitive with his brother, but what else?

Edit:
At uni at the moment and no time to do a post in the IC, will do that when I get home

[Lightbox]

I prefer not to put personality too much on sheets as i often find that personality comes out more when playing the character than in the beforehand planning, usually on character sheets i just put up some key points i plan to work on, however if i am needed to put more pre-starting personality in then i shall have a good think about how i plan to play him :)

[Little_ninja]

It's fine if the personality changes, I mean, people change as life goes on, that's kind of what happens
So, the personality changing would be treated as a character development
It's just for a good idea of how they are right now. I am not asking for like a paragraph lol
Just a little more, because there's no clear personality there yet