[OOC] Deep Ground Online (Hiatus)

[Lord of Evil]

Alright, I can appreciate that theme.

[Jedly]

@CaitsCass falcon pawnches that bodyguard and says Eris is true waifuh and then michael bay explosions because who needs commas when you have michael bay explosions oh god I need some sleep and then there would be sunglasses because they complement michael bay explosions well

[MarshiestMallow]

@CaitsCass falcon pawnches that bodyguard and says Eris is true waifuh and then michael bay explosions because who needs commas when you have michael bay explosions oh god I need some sleep and then there would be sunglasses because they complement michael bay explosions well

@Jedly

Thank you for making me laugh!

[Jedly]

@CaitsYou're welcome!

@RoflsMazoy A nearby fujoshi lingers in the darkness as Shiro glomps onto Kosuke

[Mega Birb]

Homework is cancer. That is all.

[Lonewolf685]

And because Chiyo needs more people to whip like dogs, here's the return of an aborted character now re-worked to be more fun:

Rufus | Warped Reality

Appearance:

Height: 157 cm

Weight: 47 kg

Hair Color: Raven Black

Eye Color: Light Brown

Name: 'Rufus'

Age: 17

History:

As they were want to do, a young man came to the Purple Crown Kingdom in order to play a game. He walked with nothing but the clothes on his back, the well worn book tucked into his back pocket, and a large tuna carried over his shoulder. True to the path of Alexander Supertramp, he carried not a name given at birth but one born on the roads he walked, Rufus. The game he played was rather grand, the rules and goals all but unknown even to Rufus, and DGO was only a tiny part of it he picked up walking through a flea market.

His entry into Purple Crown could be the subject of a novel in and of itself, but for the sake conciseness it can be reasoned that he acquired a used uniform from a drop out who'd rather have unburden themselves of their former vestments then carry them to greener pastures. Needless to say he hadn't the money to afford such a prestigious institution as Purple Crown, and is in point of fact not an enrolled student. This doesn't stop him roaming the campus or sitting in on classes with the anonymity his age grants in blending in among the crowds, though it is not an uncommon sight to witness Purple Crown staff chasing after Rufus upon failing to present any sort of identification.

Regardless of there efforts he will be found roaming the halls of Purple Crown or slaying Dissolutions in DGO like the rest of the students. Unsubstantiated reports have been made of a figure sleeping in the trees of the academy grounds have also begun to circulate shortly after his arrival.

Personality:

Mercurial, unconventional, and a bit of a troll, Rufus is a slippery person to pin down, both literally and in terms of his interests. His focus is always firmly planted upon the present, unburdened by whatever past he may have held and indifferent to the concerns which may plague him in the future. He seems to change with the day, as in one he may do nothing but lay about and swipe unattended food from the cafeteria, and the other he's shuttling around the city along some unspoken design only he perceives. Can be known to have a selfish streak in failing to consider the wants of others and has been known to flagrantly break rules to see the reaction, though whether this is because he does not know they exist or acts in spite of them is unclear. Whether in reality or DGO, Rufus is stubborn enough to find a way to get what he wants.

Other:

As part of a long series of odd jobs, Rufus once worked a few days in a maid café. Enjoyed it immensely.

The Purple Crown cafeteria staff have a tentative arrangement of unknown terms with Rufus. There are now significantly fewer instances of him fleeing the cafeteria with ladles thrown at his retreating form.

Favorite Shows: Madoka Magica. Kino's Journey. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Enjoys dumpster diving, flea markets, fishing, the generosity of strangers, and Purple Crown's showers.

Dislikes garbage day.

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Avatar Class: Mage | Sorceror

Avatar Title: Warped Reality

Avatar Level: 3

Avatar Profession: Fisher

Avatar Guild: The Ivory Masks of the White King

Avatar Abilities:

Achieved

Lvl 1- Gateway: Creates two portals through which players, objects, projectiles, or spells, regardless of affiliation to Warped Reality, can travel between each other. Both portals can be placed anywhere within 100ft so long as there is an unobstructed line to the point where the oval shaped portal will form. Momentum is preserved when going through these portals and they do not have to placed on a solid surface, such as opening on a particular space in the air with any orientation Warped Reality so chooses. Closes at will or after duration expires
Active Ability | Duration: 1 Round | Cooldown: 1 Round

Lvl 2- Antimatter Cascade: Launches a bolt of unstable matter from Warped Realities staff. Upon contact with a target it will explode in a 3ft radius dealing moderate damage. Every enemy killed by the original explosion will also explode for 25% less damage then the last explosion in a chain reaction that continues until no new enemies are killed.
Active Ability | Cooldown: 1 Action

Lvl 3- Roiling Singularity: Creates a 25ft singularity that draws in unsecured enemies and loose objects alike. Does light damage while caught inside the singularity with additional damage from collision with other players and objects. Explodes with great force, dealing heavy damage and expelling all trapped players and objects in random directions.
Active Ability | Duration: 2 Rounds | Cooldown: 3 Rounds

Unachieved

Lvl 5- \\ INSUFFICIENT LEVEL REACHED \\
Lvl 6- \\ INSUFFICIENT LEVEL REACHED \\
Lvl 9- \\ INSUFFICIENT LEVEL REACHED \\


Avatar Feats:

Achieved

Lvl 3- Twin Spells: Allows you to use two spells at the same time, including the same spell.

Unachieved

Lvl 4- Staff Mastery: Increase the effective abilities of staff by 25%

Lvl 5- Enlightenment: Casting time for spells decreased and their power increased by 25%

Lvl 6- Magus Blast: Unleashes a burst of condensed mana, dealing a high amount of defense-ignoring magic damage to anything within a 10-foot radius. Instant cast; sixty-second cooldown.

Lvl 7- Crawling Chaos: You cause pain to all opponents who are merely in your presence. For ever thirty seconds they are within 50 feet of you, they take 5% damage. Their speed is also cut down to a 1/3 of their max, and prevents flight or teleportation.

Lvl 8- Cataclysm: You raze a structure to it’s very foundation, causing 80% damage to anything caught within the area of effect including yourself and your allies. Thirty minute Cooldown.

Lvl 9- Magic Itself: Your body becomes an arcane mist. Physical damage taken is reduced by 25%, and magic damage dealt is increased by 50%.

Weapon:

Scepter of Spatial Domination

[KoL]

@Lonewolf685

Ruffles is good on my end.

[Mega Birb]

I shall throw a post together if I have time tomorrow. Also, I might throw a certain girl with Vrolik's Syndrome at le GMs again.

[Jedly]

Just waiting on standby here.

[RoflsMazoy]

Been busy recently with trial exams and I just got a bunch of new games which I've been having too much fun with >.<

Will be making a post sometime today though

[RoflsMazoy]

@Jedly
Mind if I suplex Shiro?

[Jedly]

@RoflsMazoyPLZ NO THE EYE PATCH IS DELICATE

feel free to falcon pawnch him

[TheWendil]

I'll post tomorrow.

[Flamelord]

So, I'm back. With an actually good character set up now.

Masae Kanegawa

Appearance (Real Life):

Real Appearance

Height: 5'6"
Weight: 142 lb
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brownish red
Name: Masae Kanegawa
Age: 16
History:
Born to a middle class family, Masae was raised as an elder child of a Japanese expatriate in Germany. who had been born there. That was where she spent the early years of her life, growing up and being educated. While undertaking academics, where she wasn't particularly outstanding even if she was diligent, she also flitted from VR game to VR game, until eventually settling upon Deep Ground Online, at least for a time.

While starting out as any average gamer, she soon fell in with a less than reputable group, one dedicated to protecting the average user and dealing with wrongdoers, trolls, and the people that they felt had gained their position through illegitimate means. Unfortunately this brought them into conflict with the rising Sweepers, and they did not emerge from the battle intact. They had given enough of a go of it that Masae found herself brought into the Sweepers though, a position that she continued in even as she moved forwards in her education, and acted to assist them in their activities.

Then everything came crashing down, the organization banned and sent scattered to the winds. Initially she acted on hr own, trying to hold together what she could, but the rise of Dark Wraith to take over changed that fact. She resisted where she could, but the Kill on Sight order for the foreign members of the Sweepers made that basically impractical. Eventually she fell away from the Sweepers and DGO in general, moving towards greener pastures while focusing on her education.

Eventually she ended up moving back to Japan as a result of her father, who was relocated by the company that employed him. She was enrolled in Purple Crown Academy where she would finish her education, and she has simply lived her life since then. While she is aware of the events going on in DGO recently, she doesn't really care nor does she have an incentive to join. It isn't her problem after all, and she'd rather not earn any more ire than she already has
Personality: Some might describe Masae as scatterbrained, but she likes to think of it as having a lot of thoughts on her mind that she deals with. When not gaming she is one of those people who always has to be doing something, whether it be reading, hurrying from one class to another, working with her hands, that sort of thing. The exceptions involve interacting with her friends, sinc she tends to have more patience. She works hard and doesn't give up easily, though she does back that up with quite a bit of common sense. If you asked her, she would call herself an 'optimistic realist'. She generally does the right thing, when it comes down to it.

In DGO though she is a much different beast. She becomes more cunning, calculated, cold. Not unnecessarily ruthless, but she is more willing to indulge her inner side with manipulation for her own ends, and while she may be the humble samaritan, it's always with a future goal in mind. Most of the time anyway. Has a preference for clever schemes over open conflict, but will get her hands dirty if she needs to. Naturally, does not see any problem between the two differing facets of her personality. DGO is ultimately just a game, after all.

Endian

Appearance (Avatar):

Appearance

Avatar Class: Surgeon
Avatar Title: Endian
Avatar Level (Initial): 3
Avatar Guild: Cobalt Bruisers
Avatar Abilities:
Summon Familiar (Drones) - A skill that allows Endian to summon a pair of hovering drones. While acting autonomously they can apply healing to a single nearby ally at a time. If the drones are destroyed then there is a 3 round cooldown, but if she is able to dismiss them then it is reduced to 1 round.

Holobooster - As a complement to the healing ability of the above drones, this ability allows an alternative feature that allows them to project holograms instead of healing. These holograms can take on one trait for the duration of their existence, allowing them to augment an allies speed, strength, armor, or to create additional weapons that can be used temporarily by allied combatants. These buffs last for about 30 seconds before they disappear. Cooldown: 2 rounds

Weapon Platform (Passive) - Another augment to the drones that Endian can use, equipping them each with a mounted autocannon to attack nearby foes. These will be able to fire so long as they have ammunition, but once they run out it will take some time to fabricate more so they can resume offensive procedures.
Avatar Feat:
Level 3
Sanctuary: Increase the Damage Resistance of any allies near you by 20%.

Other: "Sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic!"

If any of the players with Sweeper characters are interested in doing so, then I'd like to fill the black hole in Masae's backstory before it becomes relevant. If nothing comes up then I'll just have to write a sob story involving a Nigerian prince and make you all feel bad :V

[Mega Birb]

Time for Jiro to be capable for five minutes!

EDIT: My dog has a hot spot on her elbow and a few carpets need to be steam cleaned now. Rip.

[Mega Birb]

@KoL@Lucius Cypher@TheWindel
Should I run Aderyn by you guys again, if the third character is alright at this point in time?

[TheWendil]

@KoL@Lucius Cypher@TheWindel
Should I run Aderyn by you guys again, if the third character is alright at this point in time?

@Mega Birb

Just let us see it, though we'll most likely approve.

[Hailfire]

Heya folks.

I stumbled across the interest check whilst looking around (I just recently returned to the rpg after about a year or two away) and this greatly interests me. Are you still accepting? And if so, will you folks be able to tolerate me making a nuisance of myself as I set up a character and ask questions left-right-and-centre about ideas, what works and what does not, aspects of lore and etc etc?

If you are accepting and would be so kind as to welcome me into your ranks, what kind of character would you like to see/are you lacking in presently. Many thanks.

Hailfire.

[TheWendil]

Heya folks.

I stumbled across the interest check whilst looking around (I just recently returned to the rpg after about a year or two away) and this greatly interests me. Are you still accepting? And if so, will you folks be able to tolerate me making a nuisance of myself as I set up a character and ask questions left-right-and-centre about ideas, what works and what does not, aspects of lore and etc etc?

If you are accepting and would be so kind as to welcome me into your ranks, what kind of character would you like to see/are you lacking in presently. Many thanks.

Hailfire.

@Hailfire

We're accepting. For any and all questions, please feel free to bother @Lucius Cypher and @KoL.

[TheWendil]

@Lucius Cypher

You do know Yoshino told Retsu she was Moon Rider, right? It was in that scene @KoL hates to read.