Shinkawa, City of Adventure: An Urban Fantasy RP

[Dead Cruiser]

This looks like a fun group. Hopefully you'll have me.

I'm wary to contribute another melee-focused character, but those are generally my preferred type in these sorts of things. My best idea is for a half-Shinigami delinquent biker punk. Powers related to death, ghosts, the underworld, that kind of thing. Sound doable?

[VitaVitaAR]

Um... everyone realizes this isn't combat-focused, right? The combat is entirely optional and a side-thing?

... Also those powers are reeeeaaally vague and easily broken.

[Bubsy 2]

VitaVitaAR said
Um... everyone realizes this isn't combat-focused, right?

Actually, I kind of didn't. You never really mentioned that, just that the tone is light-hearted. When most of the OP is primarily describing monster dens and monster hunters, I think most would assume that's the focus of the RP.

[VitaVitaAR]

It's called a sandbox right in the OP. ^^; Those are there for the people who want them.

[Zero Hex]

It says it's sandbox and light-hearted but then every PC is, you know, a monster hunter of some sort in a town that's practically surrounded by monster dens. That implies some level of combat focus.

As a side note, how would you feel about a PC that uses advanced technology such as a battlesuit instead of magic and chi n whatnot.

[Bubsy 2]

VitaVitaAR said
It's called a sandbox right in the OP. ^^; Those are there for the people who want them.

Honestly, just writing 'sandbox' is a really bad way to convey that the focus isn't on combat when the first 3 paragraphs are about... yeah.

[VitaVitaAR]

Zero Hex said
It says it's sandbox and light-hearted but then every PC is, you know, a monster hunter of some sort in a town that's practically surrounded by monster dens. That implies some level of combat focus.As a side note, how would you feel about a PC that uses advanced technology such as a battlesuit instead of magic and chi n whatnot.

One of my characters is not a fighter, one of them only fights if pushed, the monster dens are only hazardous if you go in, they're just there for people who want them. Tachi's first character is only a fighter if pushed as well. They're not all monster hunters.

... Even my fighter character just fights anyone, she's not so specifically a monster hunter.

Fighting is only a small part of the RP.

[Professor_Wyvern]

Er uh. Would a player character who used advanced technology, instead of magic and chi be acceptable? Felt Zerohex brought up a cool point there.

[VitaVitaAR]

The technology is equivalent to today's technology, we don't exactly have battlesuits.

Also the explanation for the monster dens was because they're meant to be for people who want combat that's not against PC's. Otherwise the only potential combat for people who want it(and there should be options as this is a sandbox RP) would be against PC's, and not everyone is into that.

[Zero Hex]

VitaVitaAR said
The technology is equivalent to today's technology, we don't exactly have battlesuits.

Well, we don't exactly have magic or monsters either, and yet here we are, in a town surrounded by monster dens and with several spellcasters, non-human sentients and people with enchanted weaponry. You didn't seem to have a problem with the swordgunsickle and that didn't really look magical or even use magic to explain how such a weapon can function effectively.

[Tachi]

You mean the weapon belonging to a character that we didn't get around to actually giving feedback on because the player left?

[IncredibleBee]

Tachi said
You mean the weapon belonging to a character that we didn't get around to actually giving feedback on because the player left?

You're back! I was talking stuff over with the co-GM while you were gone.
In short, interaction with other players is a player issue, not a character issue. Playing a stoic character doesn't necessarily entail avoiding talking to other people, so much as it determines the way he interacts. Not to mention I meant to paint him as more of a hothead learning to control his temper in the first place.

[Zero Hex]

Yes, the person who left 5 days after the bio was posted and who got a "Well it's nekomata instead of neko". I figured that hey, if something like a strange weapon of a tech level that doesn't fit the real world had been a problem it would've been adressed in that post as well, or touched upon later what with another bio getting approved before he or she left and others being denied and all that.

But hey, that's not really important. I'll readily accept a "Well we don't want tech powersuits because that's not what we're looking for, we want strictly magical" or whatever else, but "we don't have this technology yet" in a fantasy roleplay done in an anime vibe seems like a really silly answer to the question when real life physics are already getting destroyed by magic, chi and assorted superpowers.

[Raineh Daze]

Zero Hex said I'll readily accept a "Well we don't want tech powersuits because that's not what we're looking for, we want strictly magical" or whatever else, but "we don't have this technology yet" in a fantasy roleplay done in an anime vibe seems like a really silly answer to the question when real life physics are already getting destroyed by magic, chi and assorted superpowers.

Your opinion is stupid. Magic does not mean advanced technology; advanced technology does not mean magic. Shockingly, it's normally one or the other.

Trying to think of an idea aside from mind-reading therapist.

[VitaVitaAR]

There are, in fact, plenty of anime that feature fantasy elements in the modern day without any change to modern technology level.

The reason I didn't address anything else about the bio is because I was waiting to talk with Tachi about it. And they did get a response when they posted about making a second character to make their first lighter, but they never made that character.

[IncredibleBee]

Raineh Daze said
Your opinion is stupid. Magic does not mean advanced technology; advanced technology does not mean magic. Shockingly, it's normally one or the other.Trying to think of an idea aside from mind-reading therapist.

He's not saying one equates to the other, just that somebody already applied with a crazy high tech weapon already without much problem.
Also it's not always one or the other. Shadowrun, for example, is pretty popular and combines both magic and high tech stuff.

[Zero Hex]

I did not imply that either one directly led to the other, I am simply stating that suddenly trying to stick to real world limits to rule out sci fi stuff when those same limits are already broken from the very setup of the roleplay is silly. Here I also state that hey, perhaps allowing for a different character style (because that's all they really are by this point) could lead to a more diverse cast, but that's just me. It's fine though I'll just make, I dunno, a totally not magic kung fu guy or some shit.

[Raineh Daze]

Zero Hex said
I did not imply that either one directly led to the other, I am simply stating that suddenly trying to stick to real world limits to rule out sci fi stuff when those same limits are already broken from the very setup of the roleplay is silly. Here I also state that hey, perhaps allowing for a different character style (because that's all they really are by this point) could lead to a more diverse cast, but that's just me. It's fine though I'll just make, I dunno, a totally not magic kung fu guy or some shit.

By implication, you're stating that it makes no sense to not have advanced tech when there's advanced magic. Despite these two things stemming from totally different in-world sources, and the existence of one generally inhibiting the existence of the other. There's a lot more examples of advanced tech with no magic and magic with no tech than there is merging them.

Plus, even when you have limited magical abilities--so not able to supplant or remove technological progress--there's no reason for technology to move faster to the point of getting power armour by the modern day. If anything, it would slow it because of the scientists trying to make sense of magic.

[IncredibleBee]

Raineh Daze said
By implication, you're stating that it makes no sense to not have advanced tech when there's advanced magic. Despite these two things stemming from totally different in-world sources, and the existence of one generally the existence of the other. There's a lot more examples of advanced tech with no magic and magic with no tech than there is merging them. Plus, even when you have limited magical abilities--so not able to supplant or remove technological progress--there's no reason for technology to move faster to the point of getting power armour by the modern day. If anything, it would slow it because of the scientists trying to make sense of magic.

Yeah, but exosuits are really cool.

[Professor_Wyvern]

Exosuits are really cool.

Aaanyway...
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Character sheet:

Name: Yamato Sora (Surname, then given)
Race: Human
Age: 33

Appearance

Personality: Sora is a dedicated detective. He’s straight-laced, hardboiled, and a dour man, with good organizational skills. (At the very least he understands his organization) That’s not to say that he’s without his vices, smoking and dames tend to be his biggest vices. He always has a pack of cigarettes on his person. When around women, particularly dames who look like they are trouble, he’ll use his rugged charms to try to get them. He also really loves dogs, and if he is near one, he’ll try to play with the canine, though not for too long if he’s in the middle of a case.
While on the case, Sora will not rest until he solves the mystery, and will do whatever it takes to solve it. Whether that means performing a stake out in a dumpster for several hours, to taking the place of a staff-member in some establishment, he’ll do it to solve the mystery.

He is also obsessed with his hobby of uncovering conspiracies, usually involving the government. In general he really enjoys mysteries and solving them.

Skills/Abilities:
- Detective: He is skilled in the arts of perception/tracking, and he has a mastery of police procedures of investigation. Whatever mystery comes his way, he is bound to find a way to solve the case.
- Keen Shot: Sora is a good shot with his hand-gun, able to do trick shots with them.
- Brawling: Sometimes the target doesn't want to come along peacefully, that is where some street brawling can help subdue the target.
- Parkour: In the pursuit of the case and targets, Sora is able to swiftly move through the crowded city environment, jumping and avoiding obstacles to find the target.
- Underworld Contacts: Sora has a ring of shadier types who give him the information he needs to solve the mystery.

Equipment:
- His Bullet-proof black trench-coat, with protective magic enhancements.
- His trusty Colt Detective Special, which instead of using normal rounds fires concentrated blasts of Ki.
- Wallet including credit cards, identification cards, and his business cards.
- Cellphone
- Car keys to his black sports car.
- Full package of cigarettes
- Small stainless steel lighter, with YSI monogrammed on it.

Brief Backstory:
Sora was born to the world with an inquisitive mind, and to a pair of parents who fostered such a mindset. His father was a detective in the local police force. He looked up to his father, and wanted to solve mysteries just like his fathers, both the criminal cases, and the conspiracies, such as the government hiding the existence of aliens and their technology. Going through the education system, he pursued his path, no, his destiny to become a Detective.

Once he finished all of his education, he pondered on whether or not he should be a Private Investigator, or a Public Investigator. He chose to be a Private Detective, and made his way to a city known for adventures and mysteries, Shinkawa, where he opened up his own office where he practices his business, under the name, “Yamato Investigation Services.”

He has his Detective Office located just above the Budou café, the local Maid Café, which he frequents often, mostly due to the fact it is just below his office.