A Game Of Stands [Take two]

[anonzep]

It is the year 2014. Humanity has grown in leaps and bounds, surviving war and natural disaster alike. The march of technology is steady, and prosperity has finally been glimpsed at the end of a long, dark tunnel. Though it is plagued by shortages and starvation and a myriad of setbacks, the world is ready to grasp true peace in its long overdue shining tomorrow!

Yet, darkness has grown as well. In the shadows made by this new growth, old demons have been given room to rise up once more. Even as good triumphs over evil again and again, it lingers until it can truly be eradicated. In particular, an old source of power, the last of its kind, has finally resurfaced after spending years hidden away from light and darkness alike. Now that it has reappeared, those who waited patiently have taken notice. Plans years in the making are finally coming to fruition, and the key is up for grabs! Only one can have it! Only one can win, and shape the delicate future!

To use that key, a certain power is needed. A power that requires an exceptional amount of personal strength and willpower. Yes, to use that key, one must have a Stand, something only a few people in the world possess, even fewer still have tamed!

Stands

Stands are similar to Personas from the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series or the Oversoul from Shaman King. Stands are a reflection of a person's psyche which manifests itself as a humanoid entity which "stands" beside the user and grants them supernatural (and most of the time, bizarre) powers. While some stands have straightforward abilities such as pyrokinesis, super strength, and blinding speed other stand abilities are more tricky and require ingenuity to utilize. Examples of these are the ability to unravel your body into string, ability to turn people into magnets, ability to increase the weight of an object, and many more.

Dear stand user,
My sources tell me that you have powers like no other, you have psychic-like abilities which the normal eye cannot see. This is why I am seeking you, I have had years of training and development over this supernatural virtue and we can help you reach the peak of your abilities and powers. This unique gift is called a 'Stand', it is a reflection of one's soul and spirit; these are called Stands because they protect their users like a guardian angel and they are 'Standing' by the user. They usually empower an individual, defend or wield and use unique and bizarre abilities. I write to you as I believe we here, at TYGER, can help you progress further and help you understand how to use all the abilities your Stand has to offer.
I call for you in this time of need as we need as I'm afraid something drastic has happened. The tomb of Pharaoh Atum Ra the Hellbound has been discovered and excavated under the pyramids of Giza. He is my great ancestor and he is slowly gaining the strength after his thousand year imprisonment in his tomb. If he rises and he gains full power, everything will dwindle into chaos. As you see Atum Ra has developed a Stand and it threatens to destroy mankind.
With his might and endurance he has already awakened. Sources tell me that there is a mystical, object with much power imbued into it it is reliable enough to destroy Atum Ra. There have been outbreaks of this artifact being used by the Pharaoh and has created armies of Stand users to do his bidding; the first and foremost command is to annihilate all Stand users there are.
Remember, a Stand can only defeat another Stand user.

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Stand user
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I will add rules and other stuff later on. I'd like to know if anyone's interested first of all.
So, people of the roleplayerguild, how about it? Interested?
The real RP is here.

[anonzep]

I've updated the OP, take a look.

[Card Captor]

Very interested, I'll get to work thinking up a character

[Gentlemanvaultboy]

Full Name: James Maury Rodgers

Alias: Jim the Magic Man, J.M. Rodgers

Gender: Male

Age: 29

Occupation/Status: Children's Show Host and Writer

Skills/Abilities: Painting, puppeteering, child psychology, writing, magic and slight of hand.

Appearance: A tall, slightly pudgy man, with long brown hair and a big but well kept beard. He wears a long white coat, clean pressed pants, and a large top-hat. Each of these is dotted with pictures that look as though they were drawn on with children crayon, depictions of things like clowns, flowers, candy, animals, nature, fantastic creature, cars, all crudely drawn wherever someone could find space. Under this he wears a soft red wool sweater. His belt buckle is two hands joined together in brotherhood.

Likes: Children, education, reaching peaceful solutions, fruit.

Dislikes: Violence, ignorance

Fears: None that stand out.

Bad Habits: Has a tendency to be direct and straightforward with children while speaking down to adults. His can get lost in his own imagination.

Personality: James is a optimist first and foremost, sincerely believing that there is good even in the most wicked hearts. There is no black and white to morality in his view, just white that has been tarnished, and he is always respectful to anyone he meets. He empathizes for other people tremendously, unable to turn away and ignore suffering. He will use any situation he's in as an opportunity to educate, but is a showman and will go about it in an bombastic way. He always goes about his business with enormous enthusiasm.

History: James grew up in the southern United States, and was an imaginative child even then. As he grew older he became interested in puppetry, a hobby that landed him a job on pubic access cable during his teenage years. Becoming a local celebrity through his puppets, he worked repeatedly with very young children and grew to love the way they viewed the world. Dedicating himself to education and entertainment he worked and worked until he got the opportunity to pitch his own show to the Public Broadcasting Station, a pitch that was helped by his Stand power and its ability to show them exactly what he pictured it being. All the while he wrote children books, often with the moral of understanding and accepting people who were different.

Stand
Name: Rainbow Connection

Namesake: The Rainbow Connection, The Muppet Movie

Appearance: A clownish looking frog the size of a mans head, with big red cheeks and a large star-like mane around it's neck. The colors of the frog are constantly shifting and changing and moving, like a psychedelic tie-dye lava lamp.

Abilities: Rainbow Connection Can jump between two people at high speed, connecting them with a rainbow chain. So long as at least two people are connected by the chain they will each see and experience what the other imagines as though it were happening in real life. This effect can be extended with multiple consecutive jumps, with each person in the chain seeing what is imagine by every other person in the chain. Rainbow Connection must leap directly between people to connect them via the rainbow chain. If it lands on anything but another person the chain is considered complete and no one else may be added to it.

[anonzep]

Gentlemanvaultboy said
James Maury Rodgers Jim the Magic Man, J.M. Rodgers Male 29 Children's Show Host and Writer Painting, puppeteering, child psychology, writing, magic and slight of hand. A tall, slightly pudgy man, with long brown hair and a big but well kept beard. He wears a long white coat, clean pressed pants, and a large top-hat. Each of these is dotted with pictures that look as though they were drawn on with children crayon, depictions of things like clowns, flowers, candy, animals, nature, fantastic creature, cars, all crudely drawn wherever someone could find space. Under this he wears a soft red wool sweater. His belt buckle is two hands joined together in brotherhood. Children, education, reaching peaceful solutions, fruit. Violence, ignorance None that stand out. Has a tendency to be direct and straightforward with children while speaking down to adults. His can get lost in his own imagination. James is a optimist first and foremost, sincerely believing that there is good even in the most wicked hearts. There is no black and white to morality in his view, just white that has been tarnished, and he is always respectful to anyone he meets. He empathizes for other people tremendously, unable to turn away and ignore suffering. He will use any situation he's in as an opportunity to educate, but is a showman and will go about it in an bombastic way. He always goes about his business with enormous enthusiasm. James grew up in the southern United States, and was an imaginative child even then. As he grew older he became interested in puppetry, a hobby that landed him a job on pubic access cable during his teenage years. Becoming a local celebrity through his puppets, he worked repeatedly with very young children and grew to love the way they viewed the world. Dedicating himself to education and entertainment he worked and worked until he got the opportunity to pitch his own show to the Public Broadcasting Station, a pitch that was helped by his Stand power and its ability to show them exactly what he pictured it being. All the while he wrote children books, often with the moral of understanding and accepting people who were different. Rainbow Connection The Rainbow Connection, The Muppet Movie A clownish looking frog the size of a mans head, with big red cheeks and a large star-like mane around it's neck. The colors of the frog are constantly shifting and changing and moving, like a psychedelic tie-dye lava lamp. Rainbow Connection Can jump between two people at high speed, connecting them with a rainbow chain. So long as at least two people are connected by the chain they will each see and experience what the other imagines as though it were happening in real life. This effect can be extended with multiple consecutive jumps, with each person in the chain seeing what is imagine by every other person in the chain. Rainbow Connection must leap directly between people to connect them via the rainbow chain. If it lands on anything but another person the chain is considered complete and no one else may be added to it.

Wow, what a great character :)
Your character is accepted, I'll make an app shortly and hopefully more people would join. You could ask questions and give suggestions if you want to.

[UnendingEmpire]

I'm back for round two. Now if only I still had the CS I spent so much time and hard work filling out last time >.>

[anonzep]

Ah, sorry about ditching the last roleplay, I was kind of busy, but I'm going to be committed to the this one.

[KiltmanBagz]

I am 100 percent down for this...just need to think of a suitable stand name and ability....

[anonzep]

Stand user

Full Name: Jeremiah Joad

Alias: 'Jerry', 'Jo', 'Milo'

Gender: Male

Age: 26

Occupation/Status: Hot dog vendor

Skills/Abilities: Persuasion, heavy lifting, advanced maths.

Appearance: Jerry is a well-built male who stands at 6 foot 3 inches. He has jet black, well done hair in a neat side wept fashion. He wears a red tank top, with the words 'BOOM! GOTCHA!' in big pop art letters. He wears beige colored chino jeans, and almost always wears suspenders. He has a large handlebar mustache, neatly trimmed.

Likes: Locomotives, Hot dogs, sausages, hot sauce, being with friends, enjoys long walks on the beach.

Dislikes: Vegetarians, veggies, fish, loud noises,

Fears: The darkness, Night, being watched from behind, Insects.

Bad Habits: Only ever eats hot dogs, hot dog bread and sausages. (He's very committed)

Personality: Jerry is a very likeable and social person, many look up to him. His personality is strong, uncompromising, passionate, very stubborn and if a friend loyal till death. He would rather die then give up and that has been proven that. He's a really charitable person who never gives up unless he's making a fool of himself. Jerry does seem to try and make himself more memorable and he does often like to be the center of attention, which may also be the center of trouble.

History: Ever since a child, Jerry has been very optimistic. He showed high regards for socializing and made loads of friends during his childhood and teen-years. As he was progressing into his adulthood, he had a moment of realization and he pursued his dream of becoming a salesperson. he wore a permanent smile and everywhere he went he took his aura of happiness with him. Jerry started from the bottom, as he started his dream of becoming a salesperson, he was one step closer to his dream job as he invested a boat-load of money in the Hot Dog industry. Ever since he started his 'J-Dogs' Cart business, he has been trying to further his salesperson; he has done this by donating money to charities, participating in blood drives and just trying to get out there and making a name for himself.

Stand

Name: Appealing Reason

Namesake: Rise against - Appeal to Reason (Album)

Appearance: Appealing Reason is very human-reptilian like, it's build and height is similar to Jerry. It doesn't have any arms, instead it has a rather large head. It's head is parted into two, it's lower jaw is metallic and has a green tint to it.

Abilities:
Everchanging:
The ability to camouflage into it's surroundings also engulfing Jerry in the process, much like Vanilla Ice's Cream. It can easily stretch and change it's shape so it can hide in spaces.

Dead Ringers:
Appealing Reason can split up into a dozen little versions of itself and each one of the dead ringers can manipulate gravity. Together they can be used to manipulate objects to reach their terminal velocity (used to make deadly projectiles).

[anonzep]

I'll make an IC and OOC thread as soon as a couple of more people show an interest :)

[UnendingEmpire]

Guess I'll get started on my CS. Gonna go ahead and reserve the Stand name Hangar 18, since I'll be using pretty much the same character.

[KiltmanBagz]

Stand User
Full name: Samson Huntfield

Alias: Sammy, Hunter

Gender: Male

Age: 30

Occupation/Status: 'Accountant', 'Business Man', Thief for Hire

Skills: Good with numbers, Acrobatic and agile, pick-pocketing, high level thievery.

Appearance: A man of unassuming build and looks. Stands about 5'8'' with the sort of body one would suspect of a runner or biker, though it is often difficult to tell exactly how in shape he is as he often is wearing as suite that reveals little about him. The suit itself is expensive and custom designed for him, though looking at it not many would consider it particularly fashionable, A gaudy emerald green number often paired with bright gold buttons and cufflinks. Black, thick framed glasses almost always adorn his face and his hair is swept back and jelled down, giving him a sleek professional look.

Likes: Business, Numbers, precious stones and metals, wealth

Dislikes: Beggars, Barrowers, and lenders.

Fears: Poverty and dogs of large size.

Bad Habits: He is incredibly stingy and harsh when it comes to matters of finance and money. He makes a great deal moving wealth around for his clients but as his assistants will point out he could be making almost twice that if he didn't call potential clients of either of his businesses complete fools for some of their requests.

Personality: Samson isn't so much polite as he is professional. He is shrewd, discerning, and when it comes to matters of business he takes no matter lightly. He cares greatly for those he considers trust worth and dependable, going to great length to keep them from getting into forms of trouble brought about by their line of work. But he is just as likely to drop you like dead weight at the first sign of foul play dishonest behavior. He has a unique code of conduct and honor and his strictly adherent to it.

History: Samson grew up poor and destitute. His father a gambler and his mother a drunk. Money, safety, or stability were not parts of his life growing up. He did his best to keep food on the table himself by pick pocketing and working his way up to thievery. Eventually his mother drank herself to death and the father simply disappeared, likely due to gambling debt. Samson, no longer having all his earning taken from him, actually saved enough to put himself through school and went on to Establish 'Huntsfield Accounting' a large and successful 'perfectly league' accounting firm. Samson and his personal team are among the more skilled and 'trustworthy' money movers in the world. Able to make money disappear and be untraceable to its original owner. He only takes clients who are owners of large business, politicians, and other forms of rich individuals. He makes it a very stern rule to not move around mob money and has fired members of his company who tried to convince him otherwise or do it behind his back. Though he does work with the underworld from time to time. He will often offer his services as a cat burglar to the criminal leaders as apology for not providing his other services, and those who have taken him up on the offer are often pleased with the results and the fair price.

Stand

Name: All That Glitters

Namesake: Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Appearance: Inhumanly lanky and skinny in build, like a living scarecrow of sorts. Its build is not perfectly symmetrical, its right arm being nearly the length of its whole body ending in wickedly sharp claws. Over all its appearance seems jagged and inhospitable to behold. Its more minute features are difficult to make out as its coloring is a swirling, changing pattern of pitch black and bright gold, besides its general shape only its bright golden eyes are its constant feature.

Ability: The Manipulation of Light. Using its over sized right hand it can rend large masses of light from the area the claws pass through, creating patches of deepest dark. These patches of dark will remain intact until a new source of light is directed onto it ( flashlight, candle light, open a window to allow a sunbeam to cross its path, ect ) With its left hand it can re-purpose the light into dazzling flashes or shapes.

[anonzep]

KiltmanBagz said
Full name: Samson HuntfieldAlias: Sammy, HunterGender: MaleAge: 30Occupation/Status: 'Accountant', 'Business Man', Thief for Hire Skills: Good with numbers, Acrobatic and agile, pick-pocketing, high level thievery.Appearance: A man of unassuming build and looks. Stands about 5'8'' with the sort of body one would suspect of a runner or biker, though it is often difficult to tell exactly how in shape he is as he often is wearing as suite that reveals little about him. The suit itself is expensive and custom designed for him, though looking at it not many would consider it particularly fashionable, A gaudy emerald green number often paired with bright gold buttons and cufflinks. Black, thick framed glasses almost always adorn his face and his hair is swept back and jelled down, giving him a sleek professional look.Likes: Business, Numbers, precious stones and metals, wealthDislikes: Beggars, Barrowers, and lenders.Fears: Poverty and dogs of large size.Bad Habits: He is incredibly stingy and harsh when it comes to matters of finance and money. He makes a great deal moving wealth around for his clients but as his assistants will point out he could be making almost twice that if he didn't call potential clients of either of his businesses complete fools for some of their requests.Personality: Samson isn't so much polite as he is professional. He is shrewd, discerning, and when it comes to matters of business he takes no matter lightly. He cares greatly for those he considers trust worth and dependable, going to great length to keep them from getting into forms of trouble brought about by their line of work. But he is just as likely to drop you like dead weight at the first sign of foul play dishonest behavior. He has a unique code of conduct and honor and his strictly adherent to it.History: Samson grew up poor and destitute. His father a gambler and his mother a drunk. Money, safety, or stability were not parts of his life growing up. He did his best to keep food on the table himself by pick pocketing and working his way up to thievery. Eventually his mother drank herself to death and the father simply disappeared, likely due to gambling debt. Samson, no longer having all his earning taken from him, actually saved enough to put himself through school and went on to Establish 'Huntsfield Accounting' a large and successful 'perfectly league' accounting firm. Samson and his personal team are among the more skilled and 'trustworthy' money movers in the world. Able to make money disappear and be untraceable to its original owner. He only takes clients who are owners of large business, politicians, and other forms of rich individuals. He makes it a very stern rule to not move around mob money and has fired members of his company who tried to convince him otherwise or do it behind his back. Though he does work with the underworld from time to time. He will often offer his services as a cat burglar to the criminal leaders as apology for not providing his other services, and those who have taken him up on the offer are often pleased with the results and the fair price.Name: All That GlittersNamesake: Stairway to Heaven - Led ZeppelinAppearance: Inhumanly lanky and skinny in build, like a living scarecrow of sorts. Its build is not perfectly symmetrical, its right arm being nearly the length of its whole body ending in wickedly sharp claws. Over all its appearance seems jagged and inhospitable to behold. Its more minute features are difficult to make out as its coloring is a swirling, changing pattern of pitch black and bright gold, besides its general shape only its bright golden eyes are its constant feature.Ability: The Manipulation of Light. Using its over sized right hand it can rend large masses of light from the area the claws pass through, creating patches of deepest dark. These patches of dark will remain intact until a new source of light is directed onto it ( flashlight, candle light, open a window to allow a sunbeam to cross its path, ect ) With its left hand it can re-purpose the light into dazzling flashes or shapes.

Wow, really interesting character :) It's accepted.
I'll make the OOC and IC as soon as I can.

[KiltmanBagz]

Yay! Glad he passed bar, I felt fairly satisfied of him for a first shot at a OC for Jojo's. I look forward to developing him further and seeing how he ends up interacting with the others.

[anonzep]

I've put up the real RP, it's here, check it out.