GMs: Floodtalon, Cynder
All aboard the Soul Train!
Heat has taken the state of Colorado by storm. It is now mid-June and the school districts are now on vacation in the sleepy town of Bedford. As a result, more and more students have begun to tune into the daily Soul Train radio program which runs on the local classic rock station between the hours of one to five AM. Though insomnia is a trend now, it is not during the school year. And that's where we find our heroes and heroines.
Whether you're a middle school or high school student, a college student or a grown adult, you've been part of the program for a majority of the year . . the past couple of years, even. Taking up a fake alias, you join in a talk-show along side of various other anonymous users from around your town until you are able to counter your night terrors and ultimately succumb to sleep.
Everyone on the Soul Train has secrets.
. . or so the rumor goes.
And it's very much the truth. Everyone on the Soul Train has a secret of their own, a reason for their night terrors. A story to tell and a fear to overcome and not even that – a secret life?
Ratings have never been higher for the Soul Train. And that's because the regulars have begun to take up arms . . . against their own nightmares?
Oh, did we forget to mention that portion? I suppose so!
As it is so, the ratings for Soul Train have never been higher! As of recent, the night terrors have been creating a much more powerful influence over the town. The physical manifestations of people's night terrors begun to rabidly roam the streets at night while some are in deep REM state. Terrorizing and roaming about, they cause much chaos for the town and the only ones to strike them down? A series of masked, anonymous users of the Soul Train, armed to the core and ready to protect what they care about.
The only secret is your own . . and your identity.
Nobody knows who you are besides yourself. Nobody else who participates in Soul Train or listens to it has a clue as to who you are. You are a hero of the night and the only thing that people know you by is your . . . alias?
Of course, you're not completely hidden from secrecy. Your heroics are widely acknowledged by members of Bedford, though some may only treat you and the others are "town rumors" or "town lore". Word hasn't gotten outside of Bedford quite yet, but there's a belief that if the nightmares spread, then more heroes will rise. But nobody acknowledges your actions more than your listeners.
Every night, Soul Train is bombarded by listeners, asking for advice or asking questions to their idols, their heroes. Some members of Soul Train become so involved in this activity that they've begun to carry handheld radios in order to keep up with their fans! Though your tactics, weapons, weaponry and anything else will vary, depending on your personal tastes. Be wary though – you might just give yourself away!
But the most unique portion of anyone who is a member of Soul Train? The fact that they can have a companion at their side. No, no, not the other members of Soul Train, but you are able to fight with anyone you choose, of course. The fact that they are fighting along side of themselves -- well, a portion of themselves. A part of their soul. Persona.
A Persona, a weapon, your fans and a team of allies are your side seems great, right? But who knows how people would react if they found out it was you? Remember to stay alive, keep your identity a secret and stay in the game.
. . The night is alive. And you're one of the first people to get a taste of it.
Night terrors are appropriately nicknamed "Nightmares" (or as SEES or the members of P4 would call these "Shadows"). They are commonly described as the physical manifestation of one's deepest, darkest conscience, secret or/and fear. As far as their "anatomy" goes they vary in their physical attributes and "abilities". Nightmares might have speech and others may not, it varies. Truly, the only traits that Nightmares have in common is their easily see-able blackish-purple aura and the bone-chilling sense that you will get while being around them. Only Persona users are able to "kill" Nightmares, but the way to destroy a nightmare will vary depending on its weakness. Explore and try to find what each Nightmare is weak to and utilize that in order to kill it. Some Nightmares may even take the form of mythological creatures, so don't be caught off guard by them!
A Persona is a manifestation of one's soul or personality and is often referred to as a mask for a hardships that a person faces. A Persona is made from one's emotions, strong and tamed and if a person were to create a strong resolution in their heart, a Persona would undergo metamorphosis to become a new form. Like Shadows, Persona are designed off of mythological creatures, Gods, etc.
All Personas have an Arcana and when an Arcana is taken, no one else may use it. You may reserve your Arcana ahead of time.
Rules
As far as the "nobody knows your identity" goes, there will be exceptions to this rule: best friends, siblings, parents, partners, etc. Play around with that!
Everyone MUST have a secret or a reason for their terrors – but, do not reveal in the CS, flesh it out during the Roleplay!
Since this Persona, romance is permitted! In fact, encouraged. But if you want sexy time, you do sexy time in PMs and not in the Roleplay.
You'll get a warning if you start drama outside of the Roleplay, after that, you'll be kicked from the Roleplay.
Not a rule, but I'd really love to see some proper grammar and character development here. Take your time when writing a response.
If you have any questions, PM me or ask here in the thread, I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Only one warning for godmodding, power-playing or meta-gaming.
Do not kill another player's character without their permission. It is okay to attack their character, but not kill them.
As a follow-up to the two previous rules: do not control another's character without their consent.
Listen to the Co-Mods, they have the same powers that I do.
Do not speed-post. There will not be a posting order, but I don't want two pages between just two people, alright?
Enjoy the Roleplay and all the chaos to come!
CS
[ Your Image for appearance goes here. May be real life or anime, just no pornography. ]
Real Name
[ Simple enough, your real, full name goes here. ]
Alias
[ Your alias on Soul Train. ]
Gender
[ Male or female. ]
Age
[ Varies. Be realistic about this! ]
Weapon(s)
[ Realistic as possible, you may stretch if you want. Guns, swords and the like are permitted. ]
Arcana
[ What is your arcana? ]
Persona
[ What Persona are you using? Give us a name and brief description. Picture, links, etc, if you want. Tell us what moves your Persona has and what it's weak to! ]
Mask
[ Everyone has one! Describe or post a picture of your mask. Preferably in a hider for a picture. ]
Attire
[ Your attire. Can be badass or superhero-like, whatever suits your needs. Could even be casual.]
Occupation
[ What do you do for a living? What school do you attend? Tell us! ]
Personality
[Optional]
Weaknesses/Fears
[ This Roleplay will play out much more interestingly if your character has weaknesses or fears, trust me. ]
Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks
[ Optional. This would be all the random parts of your character you can't fit anywhere else. Highly recommended. ]
Themesong
[ Entirely optional, but cool as hell.]
Other
[ Anything that I missed. ]
Characters
Ryan Adams- Moon
Jin Ifriti- Fortune
Micheal Simons- Chariot
Alexander Exodus- Death
Okay. Are our characters going to need an element? Has wind been chosen? I've got a character who's got definite Garu skills. Just trying to choose a Persona and an Arcana for them.
Definitely taking the Fortune arcana.
Okay. Are our characters going to need an element? Has wind been chosen? I've got a character who's got definite Garu skills. Just trying to choose a Persona and an Arcana for them.
Definitely taking the Fortune arcana.
Anyone can have any element. Elements are not unique.
Real Name: Micheal Simmons
Alias: Zero
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Weapon(s): Dueling wielding pistols and one dagger.
Arcana: Chariot
Persona:
Pallas Athena
Type: Melee
Skills: Bash and Pierce
Weak: Cut and Darkness
Mask:
Occupation: Barista at a small Book/Cafe Shop.
Personality: Rarely talks but once given the chance to talk, will open up. Loves small things that appeal to him and loves to listen to music. He likes watching peoples reactions and that makes him laugh. Mostly people think of him as a girl because of his appearance and slightly high voice but he is mostly likely stronger then you.
Weaknesses/Fears: Atychiphobia
Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks: Quick reflexes. Good at focusing. Weak against ranged mobs.
Other:
Real Name: Micheal Simmons
Alias: Zero
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Weapon(s): Dueling wielding pistols and one dagger.
Arcana: Chariot
Persona:
Pallas Athena
Type: Melee
Skills: Bash and Pierce
Weak: Cut and Darkness
Mask:
Occupation: Barista at a small Book/Cafe Shop.
Personality: Rarely talks but once given the chance to talk, will open up. Loves small things that appeal to him and loves to listen to music. He likes watching peoples reactions and that makes him laugh. Mostly people think of him as a girl because of his appearance and slightly high voice but he is mostly likely stronger then you.
Weaknesses/Fears: Atychiphobia
Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks: Quick reflexes. Good at focusing. Weak against ranged mobs.
Other:
Name: Alexander Exodus
Alias: Deadman
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Weapon(s): A big pair of scissors
Arcana: Death
Persona: Name- Thanatos
Element- Darkness
Moves- Darkness Slash, Hidden Attack, Darkness Infusion, Spear Beam Emission
Weakness-Big attacks that puts pressure on him
Other- He moves fairly quick but you can hear his constant footsteps since he's almost made out of blades
Mask: Looks like
Attire: He usually wears what he has in in picture
Occupation: 11th grade North High School student
Personality: He is kind and caring but he also has his other personality that takes over his other side, which is the scary one which like to see pain, suffering, and death. He tries to stop it from taking over so he always looks like he has anxiety and tends to not talk much.
Weakness/Fears: He is afraid of spiders and of his other personality, whenever he see people feeling fear or pain tends to set off his other side.
CS
Real Name: Jin Ifriti
Alias: Hermes
Gender: Neutral
Age: 16
Weapon: Modern Sling, with different types of ammo. (Starts with ball bearings, goes to cherry bombs, then acid bombs)
Arcana: Fortune
Persona: Clotho: Youngest of the three Fate Sisters, she spins the thread of Life.
Moveset: Garu
Magaru
Pulinpa
Single Shot
Mask: Like this, but silver and red instead of gold and black.
Attire:
Occupation: Sophomore year student, freelance mechanic
Personality: Sharp, mouthy, sarcastic, and a closet geek (esp. when vehicles or computers are involved)
Weaknesses/Fears:
-Getting close to people and trusting them.
-Winter, especially snow
-Loud noises
-Being forced to be female (like wearing skirts and dresses and makeup, etc.)
-Has a deep prejudice and hatred against rich people, one that could easily get in the way of how that person actually acts or is
-has difficulty reading due to dyslexia that affects how they perceives letters
Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks:
-Jin is excellent at math, seeming to have an innate talent for it, and can do high level calculus and trig in their head (also due to the dyslexia)
-Jin has impeccable aim, due to their ability to calculate almost instantaneously the velocity and force that they need to hit their target
-Jin was a pickpocket for several years of their upbringing. They do not do so anymore (to anyone's knowledge) but still has nimble hands and the eyes of a trained thief
-Jin will not answer a direct question about their gender, only responding with “either, both or 'can't you tell?' (with a cheeky little smirk)
-In an attempt to curb the stealing urge, Jin often plays with small objects like coins or cards, to keep their hands occupied. When no objects are around, and something shiny presents itself, Jin's fingers will twitch.
Themesong: Steve Conte – Stray
http://youtu.be/Ji4Y3aVz_XA
Other: Jin was assigned female at birth, and is currently trying to understand her own gender identity. They know that 'girl' doesn't apply, but 'boy' is it's own confusion. If pushed by someone they don't know well, they will say they 'prefer boy clothes' and leave it there. Further pushing will result in yelling, swearing, insults and violence.
Name: Alexander Exodus
Alias: Deadman
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Weapon(s): A big pair of scissors
Arcana: Death
Persona:
It's like to cut down anything down and is weak against big attacks that would put a lot of pressure on it.
Mask: Looks like
Attire: He usually wears what he has in in picture
Occupation: 11th grade North High School student
Personality: He is kind and caring but he also has his other personality that takes over his other side, which is the scary one which like to see pain, suffering, and death. He tries to stop it from taking over so he always looks like he has anxiety and tends to not talk much.
Weakness/Fears: He is afraid of spiders and of his other personality, whenever he see people feeling fear or pain tends to set off his other side.
Could you give me some detail on your Persona? You know like name, skills it can use, element. That type of stuff.
CS [ Your Image for appearance goes here. May be real life or anime, just no pornography. ]
Real Name [ Jin Ifriti ]
Alias [ Hermes ]
Gender [ Both ]
Age [ 16 ]
Weapon(s) Modern Sling, with different types of ammo. (Starts with ball bearings, goes to cherry bombs, then acid bombs)
Arcana [ Fortune ]
Persona [ Clotho: Youngest of the three Fate Sisters, she spins the thread of Life. ]
Moveset: Garu
Magaru
Pulinpa
Single Shot
Mask [ Like this, but silver and red instead of gold and black. http://s12.photobucket.com/user/merimask/media/HermesTwo1.jpg.html ]
Attire: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=148920410
Occupation [ sophomore year student, freelance mechanic]
Personality [Sharp, mouthy, sarcastic, and a closet geek (esp. when vehicles or computers are involved)]
Weaknesses/Fears [ -Getting close to people and trusting them.
-Winter, especially snow
-Loud noises
-Being forced to be female (like wearing skirts and dresses and makeup, etc.)
-Has a deep prejudice and hatred against rich people, one that could easily get in the way of how that person actually acts or is
-has difficulty reading due to dyslexia that affects how they perceives letters ]
Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks [ -Jin is excellent at math, seeming to have an innate talent for it, and can do high level calculus and trig in their head (also due to the dyslexia)
-Jin has impeccable aim, due to thier ability to calculate almost instantaneously the velocity and force that they need to hit their target
-Jin was a pickpocket for several years of their upbringing. They do not do so anymore (to anyone's knowledge) but still has nimble hands and the eyes of a trained thief
-Jin will not answer a direct question about their gender, only responding with “either, both or 'can't you tell?' with a cheeky little smirk )
Themesong [Steve Conte – Stray
http://youtu.be/Ji4Y3aVz_XA
]
Other [ Jin was assigned female at birth, and is currently trying to understand her own gender identity. They know that 'girl' doesn't apply, but 'boy' is it's own confusion. If pushed by someone they don't know well, they will say they 'prefer boy clothes' and leave it there. Further pushing will result in yelling, swearing, insults and violence. ]
It would be nice of you could get the pictures to show, but otherwise accepted.
CS
Real Name: Jin Ifriti
Alias: Hermes
Gender: Neutral
Age: 16
Weapon: Modern Sling, with different types of ammo. (Starts with ball bearings, goes to cherry bombs, then acid bombs)
Arcana: Fortune
Persona: Clotho: Youngest of the three Fate Sisters, she spins the thread of Life.
Moveset: Garu
Magaru
Pulinpa
Single Shot
Mask: Like this, but silver and red instead of gold and black.
Attire:
Occupation: Sophomore year student, freelance mechanic
Personality: Sharp, mouthy, sarcastic, and a closet geek (esp. when vehicles or computers are involved)
Weaknesses/Fears:
-Getting close to people and trusting them.
-Winter, especially snow
-Loud noises
-Being forced to be female (like wearing skirts and dresses and makeup, etc.)
-Has a deep prejudice and hatred against rich people, one that could easily get in the way of how that person actually acts or is
-has difficulty reading due to dyslexia that affects how they perceives letters
Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks:
-Jin is excellent at math, seeming to have an innate talent for it, and can do high level calculus and trig in their head (also due to the dyslexia)
-Jin has impeccable aim, due to their ability to calculate almost instantaneously the velocity and force that they need to hit their target
-Jin was a pickpocket for several years of their upbringing. They do not do so anymore (to anyone's knowledge) but still has nimble hands and the eyes of a trained thief
-Jin will not answer a direct question about their gender, only responding with “either, both or 'can't you tell?' (with a cheeky little smirk)
-In an attempt to curb the stealing urge, Jin often plays with small objects like coins or cards, to keep their hands occupied. When no objects are around, and something shiny presents itself, Jin's fingers will twitch.
Themesong: Steve Conte – Stray
http://youtu.be/Ji4Y3aVz_XA
Other: Jin was assigned female at birth, and is currently trying to understand her own gender identity. They know that 'girl' doesn't apply, but 'boy' is it's own confusion. If pushed by someone they don't know well, they will say they 'prefer boy clothes' and leave it there. Further pushing will result in yelling, swearing, insults and violence.
Real Name: Micheal Simmons
Alias: Zero
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Weapon(s): Dueling wielding pistols and one dagger.
Arcana: Chariot
Persona:
Pallas Athena
Type: Melee
Skills: Bash and Pierce
Weak: Cut and Darkness
Mask:
Occupation: Barista at a small Book/Cafe Shop.
Personality: Rarely talks but once given the chance to talk, will open up. Loves small things that appeal to him and loves to listen to music. He likes watching peoples reactions and that makes him laugh. Mostly people think of him as a girl because of his appearance and slightly high voice but he is mostly likely stronger then you.
Weaknesses/Fears: Atychiphobia
Special Abilities / Traits / Attributes / Quirks: Quick reflexes. Good at focusing. Weak against ranged mobs.
Other:
Name: Alexander Exodus
Alias: Deadman
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Weapon(s): A big pair of scissors
Arcana: Death
Persona: 
Moveset: Garu
Magaru
Pulinpa
Single Shot
Mask: Like this, but silver and red instead of gold and black.
Attire: 