[OOC] Persona: Soul Train

[Polaris]

The character i made so far. Might be edited.

Appearance

Real Name
Noel Aaron

Alias
Aria

Gender
Female

Age
15

Weapon(s)
She wield 2 Beretta 92FS (a handgun)

Arcana
The Hermit

Persona
Nebiros

"The general of Hell, he keeps watch over other demons. One of the greatest necromancers in Hell, he can control souls and corpses."
—Persona 3 Compendium

Nebiros is strong against wind and weak against light.
-Foul Breath
Double ailment susceptibility to one foe for three turns.
-Marin Karin
25% Charm 1 foe.
-Zan (If this is not allowed, i'll change it to garu)
Light force damage to 1 foe.

Mask

Attire
She usually wear black-themed clothing daily. In the soul train however, she wears a white dress along with white knee high-boots.

Occupation
She is a 1st year student of a local high school in Bedford.

Personality
A natural lone wolf. Severely traumatized by some event of her past, she begin to hate people around her.
When people talk to her, she often replied shortly with an annoyed tone which make people avoid talking to her.
She also values privacy greatly and hence making her disliked people talking to her about personal stuff like romance or careers.
Despite of this, her personality in the internet and Soul Train change drastically from an anti-social high school student to a kind and caring onee-sama.
She is also shown to be a very intelligent student.

Weaknesses/Fear
Because of a trauma, she begin to fear people around her. She don't believe anyone at all.
She is very prone to depression. She is also shown to be suicidal, which is revealed when she try to jump from the rooftop of her elementary school.

Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks
She know programming since 12. She also like to cook, even though most of her cooking didn't go very well.

Theme song
Shoji Meguro - Maya's Theme -Atsushi Kitajoh Rearrange Ver-

Other
-Secretly, she is an internet addict.
-She live alone in the apartment she rented with money she got from her parents.
-Her parents is working overseas, leaving her alone in Bedford.

[Drakeonis]

Can I get strength? I'll have a cs up sometime today after I get some sleep.

[shadowsaint007]

And I'm done for the most part. Let me know what you think...

Appearance

Real Name: Gabriel W. Tennyson

Date of Birth: April 19th // Aries

Myer-Briggs Indicator: ENFP

Height: 5'8" (~1.73m)

Weight: 135 lbs (61.23 kg)

Alias: Red Hawk

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Weapon(s): Short Sword

Arcana: The Sun

Persona: Apollo
Apollo, named after the Greek God of the Sun, is naturally heavily inclined to Fire and Light abilities. As such, he's strong against Fire, Electric, Light, and Nuclear, but is weak to Water, Ice, and Dark.

Apollo starts out with the following abilities:

1. Agi - Low Fire damage to one enemy.


2. Patra - Cures one ally of Sleep and Illusion.


3. Flame Cut - Deals low Flame+Physical (cut) damage to one enemy.


4. Maragi - Deals low Fire damage to a group of enemies.

Mask: Basically a white and gold sentai show mask, taken from his favorite show. It functions as a full-head helmet to better conceal his identity.

Attire: Generally casual, but with a preference for reds, golds, and whites. His daily clothes are more on the blue-jeans and black T-Shirts side.

Occupation: High School Student at (Enter High School Name), though he has a part time job as a clerk at the local supermarket.

Personality: Gabriel is a boy in the wrong century. Many who know him would say it would have suited him better to have been a knight in the Middle Ages. He is brave, charismatic, polite, and very friendly, willing to help others out. He was a bit of a bully fighter in his childhood, and has gotten into a lot of fights trying to help others (admittedly, he lost quite a few of those fights, but bullies have learned it's just easier to avoid fighting him).

He's also a very helpful young man with a strong sense of responsibility. Since his father died when he was a boy, he has since tried to become the man of the house, working a part-time job to help his mother support their family.

Weaknesses/Fears:

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While Gabriel tries to be the best man he can be, he realizes that much of his idealism often doesn't pay off. He wonders if decency and honesty truly are things of the past, and that the world is indeed a more cynical and indecorous age. He feels that it may mean he no longer has a point in his silly crusade to help others.

Furthermore, having to be as strong and helpful as he can for everyone else has left him a bit worn inside. A growing sensation of envy and frustrations grows inside, at being forced to grow up so fast while everyone else enjoys life. Resentment lurks beneath the surface, even though he is trying to suppress that emotion.

Worst of all, he feels that no matter what he does, he can't really change the world. That whatever he does is merely a grain of sand trying to set back the tide. That no matter what he does, the world will continue to be a meaner and more indifferent place to live. That in turn, feeds his increasing cynicism and resentment, as he's trying to give his all while everyone else sits around and watches.

Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks:

• Gabriel worked several times at the Renaissance Faire at a neighboring town, something that has helped him learn basic swordplay from the performers there.


• Has a preference for hot or spicy foods.


• Is something of an avid fantasy fan.


• Due to having to cook for himself and his sister when his mother is at work, Gabriel is a fairly accomplished cook.

Theme Song

Inevitable Struggle - The Legend of Heroes: Zero No Kiseki

Other:

• His father died in the 2003 Gulf War, so it's pretty much down to him, his mother Ursula, and his 11 year-old sister, Isabelle.

[Cyndyr]

Alright a few things:

@Polaris: How is your member a programmer from the Kirijo Group if they're in the US and still underaged? Secondly, what "certain highschool" does your character attend?

@Drakeonis: Sure, Strength is now reserved for you!

@Shadowsaint: It looks great. Just let me know when you're done, otherwise, you're accepted!

[Drakeonis]

shadowsaint007 said
Basically a white and gold sentai show mask, taken from his favorite show.

Would this work, shadow?

Mask

[Leda]

ha Shinken gold, That's awesome

[Polaris]

Cynder said
@Polaris: How is your member a programmer from the Kirijo Group if they're in the US and still underaged? Secondly, what "certain highschool" does your character attend?

Fixed.
I forgot she is 15 lol.

[Cyndyr]

Alright, looking good then. Accepted!

[shadowsaint007]

Drakeonis said Would this work, shadow?

Yep, that does the trick. Thanks, Drakeonis.

Anyways, we might want to check how many high schools there are in Bedford, since there seems to be at least three high schoolers. Are they all in the same school? Is the town big enough for each one to be in a separate school?

The Persona games generally worked better by having the protagonist and his crew all from one school, more or less, so as to make it easier to work together. Not sure if the same dynamic would work here.

[Cyndyr]

Bedford is a fictional town. You guys are free to offer up suggestions involving town sizes and potential high-schools. I was considering making it fairly small, one of those towns where you'd know everyone. But whatever you guys think would work.

I'm much more for the Roleplayers telling the story than the GM, after all.

[Leda]

I actually like that idea you could set it up like inaba

[shadowsaint007]

Okay, then let me suggest a couple places :D

Lewis Grange Public High School (named after one of the town founders) - has its own football team (*insert suitable team name/mascot here*) and stadium built by town donations.

SunMart (a chain store franchise operating in California and the Four Corner States)

[shadowsaint007]

A few other suggestions, though they're still up to group consensus and GM veto:

An alternative medicine or New Age mysticism shop. Yes, Colorado is by and large a 'red' state with an emphasis on Christian upbringing and American tradition, but you can't deny it would fit the general tone of the story.
An abandoned Church or equivalent temple for more religious matters.

[Polaris]

How about the dungeon?
I'm still wondering about the dungeon place, appearance, etc.

[shadowsaint007]

Persona dungeons tend to manifestations of the subconscious or general culture. In Persona 3, they only show up in the "Dark Hour" at midnight. In Persona 4, you have to enter the TV. Here, I'm thinking they appear at midnight.

As for dungeons, well, it depends on general American pop culture. We see steam baths among other things in the Persona series, so it's probably malls, sports stadiums, TV sets... who knows, we might even get an evil(ler) Walter White as a boss

[Polaris]

shadowsaint007 said
Persona dungeons tend to manifestations of the subconscious or general culture. In Persona 3, they only show up in the "Dark Hour" at midnight. In Persona 4, you have to enter the TV. Here, I'm thinking they appear at midnight.As for dungeons, well, it depends on general American pop culture. We see steam baths among other things in the Persona series, so it's probably malls, sports stadiums, TV sets... who knows, we might even get an evil(ler) Walter White as a boss

And in Persona 2 and 1, the enemy is all over the town.

[shadowsaint007]

Polaris said And in Persona 2 and 1, the enemy is all over the town.

To be fair, I'm not familiar with the first few Persona games. Still, it's Cynder's call.

[Cyndyr]

I like your description of the town. You're right, a medicine or New Age mysticism shop would work very well with the overall idea, so that's fine with me. As for political geographically, I also agree with a church, as it would be common in a state like Colorado. As for the high school, the idea is absolutely fine with me, but I'd suggest getting permission from the other high schoolers just to avoid confusion.

As for the dungeon. . I have absolutely no idea, but I was going off of the earlier Persona games with the idea of enemies being all over the town. It would generally last somewhere between 1 to 4 AM. I was thinking the idea that the closer we approach sunrise, the weaker the Shadows become. Ideas?

[shadowsaint007]

Well, we just need our quota of "mystic and mysterious" and "hangouts for adults and teens". So probably an antiques store/rare books store for additional advice by mysterious old folk. Any word if we'll be seeing Igor around? :p

As for the school; well, that was a suggestion. Gabriel would be going to a public school, since he's not likely to attend a posh one. Not that there'd be one in a remote town like Bedford.

Even in a small town like Bedford, there'll possibly be something like six to a dozen high schools, depending on the population and public transportation.

One question that comes to mind regarding Bedford; what is the local industry? Colorado has a lot of agriculture, used to have quite the mining industry, and has quite a few military facilities sprinkled throughout the state, so it's possible to have some heavy industry (though not on the scale of California, the Rust Belt, or Texas, for example).

As for the Shadows/Nightmares; the reason they grow weaker is because as the sun rises, the connection between our world and theirs grows weaker, so they begin to fade at those hours. It doesn't matter much to me personally, since it would give the Persona users and excuse to pack up and go home for some sleep. However, this does bring up an extra point; if the connection between our world and the Nightmare world grows weaker, then any humans still in the other world are trapped - with all the unpleasant implications thereof. It would become a race against time to save those caught on the other side before the rise of dawn.

[Leda]

how about if people who are out after hours get trapped on the other side, the persona users can find a way to the other world