[OOC] Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

[FlitterFaux]

Lmao, wow. Lots of calls for jumpercable, there. Kinda wish I could be everywhere at once but I only have plans for one char. At least for now. Would a general idea of what I had in mind help? Probably stepping up for Jumpercable if I can but opinions on if the char would fit? Very short version: Faunus, fighter that prefers to use her body as the weapon (my understanding is that some people put Dust right into their bodies, but I really need to know the limits on that) armored coat unless survival requires speed. Having some serious issues physically and socially, readjusting to civilized life after years of 'stuck in wilderness' BS (she did harsh things to her body in the name of survival) Not a loner by nature, wants to reconnect to people, but the ordeals and relatively recent loss are making that difficult.

Of course, any of this is subject to change and it's pretty basic first stage concepts. But... helpful?

[HereComesTheSnow]

It would be interesting considering Luke is just about the primary martial artist amongst the cast, and the characterization could prove to make some neat interactions

Even fits the longstanding, unintentional theme of Jumpercables all having some pretty deep-set psychological issues

[HereComesTheSnow]

Also, if you're concerned more about fitting in with the slots the team have than sticking to a concrete character "role" so to speak, take a gander at what we cover already.

Team JBL Jumpercable

Jack Orpheus – Midnight blue - Assassin - Played by Sho Minuzaki
Lucas Schwarz – Matte Black - Tank - Played by HereComesTheSnow
Bianca Nuit - Pinot Noir Purple - Assassin - Played by Write

[FlitterFaux]

Oh hey! I actually know (sort of) Sho. Awesome. My current concept is more of a tank with the option of hand to hand.... um, more berserker than refined martial artist. Her style is not pretty starting off, very brutal and centered on killing an attacker as fast as possible. Raw, anything goes, survival at any cost mentality. Not an unstoppable killing machine though, she literally can't hurt anything with pure intentions. Ah, that's getting off topic though. Two assassins and one tank on the team, and then a tank/striker hybrid? Opinions? I mean I kinda like the idea but RP ain't just about the One.

[HereComesTheSnow]

I should mention that Luke's methodology might change a bit soon, considering he's in the middle of designing and constructing a polearm with a shotgun for the bottom half of the haft, so we'll have more midrange capability. The berserker style could be a great place to work off of in pure roleplay terms, too.

As far as the roles go, we've always been a little hodgepodge, so if you like the concept you've got, I'd say it takes precedent over optimized team composition, personally. Jumpercable seems to be very mobility-oriented between Jack's speed, Bianca's flight, and some eventual upgrades I'm considering for Luke down the line assuming we get that far in, so we don't suffer QUITE as much from our general specialization anyway. I have no issues with it.

Sho also needs to be around more please I miss you dad

[FlitterFaux]

Aw, yeah Sho is pretty cool :3 And hey, my char does not have a weapon yet for coming out of the wilderness pretty recently. Her preference to focus on her body partly grew out of mundane weapons frequently breaking on her and nearly killing her half the time. But a proper weapon in the future that won't shatter in her face? Could change how she chooses to support the team. But again I really need more data about what happens to people when they put Dust into their bodies. Most of this character concept relies on that information.

[HereComesTheSnow]

I believe there's not much in canon on the subject, though I haven't been the most persistent in keeping up. If you check out the Contest Document linked in the beginning of the OOC, though, and head to the entries for the "Rival Team" contest, I do believe that the leader of VIVE, Vivianne Laurent, had a similar idea explored, so that might give some insight as to how it would work in this version of the setting, or at least how it was generally accepted (to a certain degree). They should have been submitted by either Krayzikk, or Plank Sinatra.

Also that thread's fun just for the peeks into the gargantuan "expanded universe" we've been coming up with over the years, but that's not important right now.

[FlitterFaux]

Well, I'm a huge goof. I cannot find what you are talking about...

[HereComesTheSnow]

No worries, the link's a bit obtusely placed. The entry in question is here, although after skimming over it I'm not sure it actually touches upon her tattoos much.

[Plank Sinatra]

I believe there's not much in canon on the subject, though I haven't been the most persistent in keeping up. If you check out the Contest Document linked in the beginning of the OOC, though, and head to the entries for the "Rival Team" contest, I do believe that the leader of VIVE, Vivianne Laurent, had a similar idea explored, so that might give some insight as to how it would work in this version of the setting, or at least how it was generally accepted (to a certain degree). They should have been submitted by either Krayzikk, or Plank Sinatra.

Also that thread's fun just for the peeks into the gargantuan "expanded universe" we've been coming up with over the years, but that's not important right now.

@HereComesTheSnow

you fucker

[HereComesTheSnow]

<Snipped quote by HereComesTheSnow>

you fucker

@Plank Sinatra

love you

vive deserves representation, pressman a bestman

[Plank Sinatra]

forever doomed to be the best man........

[HereComesTheSnow]

i believe in mean kanbaru

she will be happy

[FlitterFaux]

Yeah, not too much on tattoos there but thank you for the help anyway. I really don't want to break rules, not my thing, so... what if I just post my idea and get some feedback on if it's going too far.

Imagine a girl in a dwindling group of survivors who suddenly finds herself the last person worth a damn for fighting. She also finds herself in possession of a substantial amount of Dust. But she lacks the ability to create the kind of high class weapons hunters use, in fact the weapons available are overall 'not great.' Solution: put Dust into tattoos for more power behind those weapons. Result: weapons consistently break putting herself and others in greater danger. New solution: become the weapon. She sews small crystals into her body, adds extensive Dust infused tattoos, and creates vials of Dust diluted by water. She tried consuming pure Dust but that was extremely painful and wrecked her digestive system. Even the diluted form continues to aggravate the damage. New Result: she gained enough physical speed, strength, and durability to go one on one with many kinds of Grimm and rip them apart with her bare hands.

So, yeah. I feel my idea could really be pushing or surpassing reasonable limits.

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

Diamond from team CODE has neural dust implants, which is probably the closest thing to dust tattoos we have.

[NaraK]

@Crimson Raven what was your team's name again? o-o;

[NaraK]

I updated the Char tab!

- Team FJAC (Flapjack) is now on the Char tab! Sorry for the long overdue update. ^^; @Crimson Raven@Caasicam@SuperCustodiam@Plank Sinatra

- Moved all NPC teams under Player teams for each category! It should be a little less cluttered now.

- Added a Faculty and Misc. section! This means characters like Tearlag, Emerald's parents, and etc have a place now. @Abillioncats@Crimmy

[HereComesTheSnow]

>JPBL

The more things change...

[NaraK]

@HereComesTheSnow :x

[Abillioncats]

Man I feel like posting, I think after work I will. Emerald can't stay in one spot too long anyway.