Steven Universe: The Gem Wars (Interest Check)

[TheLoneBanette]

Notice: The RP might be moved to Free if there is enough demand to do that in the General Interest check. The only reason I'm posting it here is because it'll probably be Casual and because more people will see it here.

I'm sorry. I'm new at this and have no idea what I'm doing. Please forgive me.

So since I can't ever find a Steven Universe forum that had space I decided I'd make one myself.

I was thinking it could take place during the rebellion between gems who were loyal to Homeworld and those who wanted to protect Earth. A Homeworld-centric RP would be interesting since we don't know too much about Homeworld and most RPs are centered around the rebels anyways, but there'll still by Crystal Gems of course. However if people would rather it be Crystal Gem centric that's cool too. I don't know if we'll be having canons or not, that depends on how big the group is, because if it's a small group I'd rather it be OC only. The RP could take place just before the rebellion and we can sort of ease ourselves into it and have tension build slowly, or in the middle of it. We could also have a few Kindergarten born gems as well. The RP will most likely focus on a group of soldiers from Homeworld.

So is anyone interested? Homeworld or Crystal Gem centric, or maybe centric of newborn Kindergarten gems? Start just before the rebellion or in the middle of it? Canons or no canons? Would you rather this be in Casual or Free? I know my grammar might not seem Casual worthy but I put much more effort in IC posts.

I'm sorry if this is extremely disorganized because I'm tired but I hope the idea gets across, and I didn't want to write out a detailed idea yet because there's a lot of things I haven't decided on yet, I don't know if anyone will join, and because I don't know how many people will be joining.

Also is anyone available to be Co-GM? I've never been GM before so I need the help and would really appreciate it.

PS - If you want to join you can reply with which gem you want here as well. We'll probably just have one gem per a person, at least for now, so pick wisely. I myself am probably going with Bronzite.

Reserved Gems:

(Green) Dinosaur Gembone - TheLoneBanette
(Blue) Topaz - RhineQueen
(Pink) Moissanite - ChristaEinheart
Balas Ruby - KiltmanBagz
Lemon Quartz - Rick Sanchez
Moonstone - ManoftheNorth
Dragon's Breath Opal - alois

[KiltmanBagz]

I'm always down for some crystal Gem goodness. Casual is my preferred level of play, and I think I'll go ahead and reserve my go-to gem Balas Ruby ( aka Rose Spinel )

as for the actual setting of the game...eh I'm easy?

[TheLoneBanette]

@KiltmanBagz Okay!

[Rick Sanchez]

Oh man, I'm interested. I'd also probably be willing to co-gm maybe possibly?? It kind of depends if the one I'm GM'ing atm dies (and it probably will).

And I'd probably go with Lemon Citrine.

[alois]

I would be so up for this. I prefer to RP casual and I think homeworld-centric would be cool but we could always switch between the two! Any chance I could reserve Purple Diamond?

[TheLoneBanette]

@Rick Sanchez Lemon Citrine isn't a gem. There's Lemon Quartz which is a type of Citrine but the name Lemon Citrine itself isn't used as a gem name. Slight gem and mineral freak, blame it on my sister. I'll just put Citrine for you unless you'd rather it be Lemon Quartz. Also thank you for the offer. I got a lot more interest for co-GMing than I thought so I'll just have the RP going for a while and pick who I trust best for the job and if your RP dies and I end up trusting you most I'll let you know.

Also, any answers to the question about the setting and stuff?

@alois Alright, most votes so far go to casual, before the rebellion, and Homeworld centric. I already told someone else who wanted Pink Diamond that it wasn't allowed; all diamonds are off limits. You can have a diamond imitation like purple Zirconia (moissanite is already taken but there's others like Spinel) if you want and there's lots of other purple gems like Tiffany Stone or Charoite or Spessartine. And there's also Dragon's Breath Opal which is REALLY cool.

[Rick Sanchez]

@Rick Sanchez Lemon Citrine isn't a gem. There's Lemon Quartz which is a type of Citrine but the name Lemon Citrine itself isn't used as a gem name. Slight gem and mineral freak, blame it on my sister. I'll just put Citrine for you unless you'd rather it be Lemon Quartz. Also thank you for the offer. I got a lot more interest for co-GMing than I thought so I'll just have the RP going for a while and pick who I trust best for the job and if your RP dies and I end up trusting you most I'll let you know.

Also, any answers to the question about the setting and stuff?

@TheLoneBanette

Heh, I realized that after doing some googling, sorry about that. I was more focused on the color scheme, so my decision might've been rushed, but I figured since Pearl isn't technically a crystal either it wouldn't be to much of a deal and I opted out of editing that. Either way, I'll trust your judgement. I'm quasi-new to the fandom, sort of, and I'm not really much of a geology buff either. (shrugs eternally)

Anyways I'd definitely prefer Lemon Quartz for the color scheme, since I already drew the character and stuff.

I hope the co-GM thing pans out for you! You seem really open and nice, and that's really all that makes up a good GM in my opinion--the rest comes with a little practice.

As for the setting, I'm really neutral to it. I'm fairly certain I'll have loads of fun if it's set on homeworld or earth (and I'd be really interested in seeing your interpretation of homeworld) so I'm cool with that. If I had to pick an ideal, I'd go with the casual section, set in homeworld as they're discovering earth & the kindergarten--so right before the gem war. But you have my interest regardless.

What I am curious about is whether you're going to have an ooc chatzy.

[TheLoneBanette]

@Rick Sanchez

Pearl may not be a crystal but pearls are still considered gemstones, and not all crystals are considered gemstones. Pearl and Lapis Lazuli are two examples of non-crystal gemstones (and even then Pearls usually are calcium carbonate like Aragonite and Calcite and one more crystal I can't remember), and Rainbow Quartz is actually just quartz put through a vacuum with some metals to give it a coating that makes it look the way it does but if you snap it in half it'll look just like normal quartz. And then there are crystals that aren't gems like my sister's OC Evenkite. I'm pretty cool when it comes to what is considered a gem for the most part. And Lemon Quartz it is, then.

And thank you! Though there's also the whole responsibility, experience and being in charge thing which I'm not so good at but I hope I'll be as good of a GM as you think I'll be. And thanks for the input as well!

I'm afraid not about the chat. I have no idea how to make one and I'm actually kinda slow at typing and have trouble keeping up with chats. There'll be an OOC thread of course.

[ManoftheNorth]

I completely forgot to make my post here. Interested. Reserving Moonstone and the Rapier for a weapon.

[Emma]

I've never seen the movie/show/book?? But this sounds interesting, can someone with no knowledge of the Steven Universe still play?

[alois]

@TheLoneBanette Ah sorry yeah, I just saw that. Thanks so much for pointing out Dragon's Breath Opal, it's gorgeous, I'll reserve that if I can! I was mainly using 3 gem sites to research and none of them had it on there, otherwise I probably would have gone for that immediately. Also, off topic, but you've been a fantastic mod so far. I'm really looking forward to this if I'm accepted!

[TheLoneBanette]

@Emma It's a show. I'd think it'd be better to learn a little first. The episodes isn't too long (10 minutes) and you could marathon a lot of it pretty easily and if you don't think you want to watch at least read a few wikipedia articles on concepts like the gems and fusions and stuff. I mean you can join but you might get lost VERY fast and it'd be really sad if you left because you felt lost.

@alois You may reserve Dragon's Breath Opal. I pointed it out because it's my favourite kind of opal (there's a lot of pretty opal varieties and DBO looks even prettier in real life I swear photos don't do justice for a lot of stones like Tiger's Eye) and yeah a lot of gem sites don't include varieties of gems so though you might know about Jasper you might not know that there's a lot of varieties of it like Poppy Jasper or Ocean Jasper (I thought that's what the fusion for Lapis Lazuli and Jasper would be before it was revealed to be Malachite). even things that don't have 'Jasper' in the name like Jaspilite or Morrisonite or that there are things with Jasper in the name that aren't jasper like Dalmatian Jasper or Coquina Jasper. And thanks!

[TheLoneBanette]

@alois@Emma@ManoftheNorth@Rick Sanchez@KiltmanBagz@RhineQueen@ChristaEinheart

Alright you guys. Until the OOC is finished here's a character sheet for you guys to get started with. Also you don't have to read all the 'Info' hiders except for the ones with stars beside them '*'.

Name:

Info

(The gemstone you gem is. Include nicknames if you want eg; How Rose Quartz and Lapis Lazuli call themselves 'Rose' and 'Lapis' for shot. No 'human' names for gems please that is a big pet peeve of mine.)

Origin:

Info

Basically are they from Earth's Kindergarten or Homeworld

Age:

Info

Remember that though gems generally live very long lives that this is before the rebellion, so your gems don't need to be over 5000+ years old if you don't want them to. If you do that's okay.

Gender:

Info

Because I allow gender-neutral and male games. Feel free to disagree with me but Rebecca never explicitly said that all gems express themselves as females and they don't technically have genders anyways.

Alliance:

Info

Crystal Gems, Homeworld, neutral...other?

Appearance:

Info

Can be written or picture. I don't care if it's anime or whatever. Include the gem location and maybe a photograph of the gem if you want.

Writing example:

*Info

Now this one might seem kind of weird but hear me out. I think it's better to write an example of your character doing something rather than describe their personality because a) we tend to change it anyways through development or not b) it shows us how they actually think and stuff c) I can see how you write and if you can portray your characters traits in actual writing versus telling me how they're like. The writing example can be first or third person (if you like first person here's your chance to use it because third-person only in the RP), as long as it focuses on your character. Don't give too much description to the setting, we mostly want to see how your characters acts/thinks/etc. Two paragraphs at least.

Fatal Flaw:

Info

Though I say no personality needs to be described here tell us the one trait your character has that makes their life a lot harder and one that will probably not go away. A 'core' trait if you will. It doesn't have to be a 'negative' trait in order to do this. Too much of a good thing can be bad too!

Saving Grace:

Info

This is the opposite of the above, the trait that makes their life a lot easier that will also probably not go away. And this doesn't have to be a 'positive' trait either!

History:

Info

If your gem is too young to really have much of one then you can leave it blank.

Dance Style:

Info

For fusion of course.

Weapon:

Info

What is their weapon? It doesn't have to be a proper weapon eg; Lapis Lazuli's wings of water and it can be an improvised weapon rather than a traditional one as well. Also please no repeats of weapons and preferably no repeats of weapon types. Eg; if someone picks a katana (because I swear in every RP someone has one not that it's a bad thing I know it'll happen) try to avoid swords in general or at least curved swords or japanese swords because a) variety and b) it makes fusion weapons easier to think of.

Powers:

Info

Two to three additional powers on top of typical gem powers. Please don't make it too overpowered!

If there's anything you want to add feel free to and also don't be afraid to ask questions!

PS- Changing Bronzite to Dinosaur Gembone so if anyone wants a dark brown gem those are free now.

[RhineQueen]

Name: Blue Topaz "Blue"
Origin: Homeworld
Age: 1245
Gender: Female
Alliance: Tentatively Homeworld

Appearance

Writing Example

Another nova passed by the shuttle window, a brilliant sight to behold, but Blue's mind was elsewhere. She was bound for Earth, the front of colonization and she was meant to send back reports of the progress, but hadn't been briefed on the real state of things until she had been given the file of the previous report she now poured over. It mentioned a local population of bipeds, ones that were just beginning to develop a culture and technology. For all technical definitions, the planet was devoid of advanced life, but Blue couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt for the young species of Earth. She sighed and sat back in her chair, the light vibrations of the shuttle began to lull her into a tired haze. She shook herself awake and returned to the file. She had a lot to cover on the way to Earth.
It had been a long time since she'd been off Homeworld, the last time being on a vacation to Alpha Centuri, and she could feel apprehension knotting in her gut. She buried her head back into the files and attempted to dismiss the feeling. She had a duty to her planet to fulfill and even though it was not as glorious as being out on the front lines, carving out the Kindergartens and raising the next generation of gem warriors, she was secure in the knowledge that it was important job. The commanders back home needed to be informed to the progress and tribulations on Earth and Blue was to be the vessel through which that information will pass.
More secured in her work she quickly dismissed her guilt over the native population. They were inferior and brutish anyway, equally as likely to kill themselves off as they were to ever make great works of art. As she read on, she almost laughed at how little they had accomplished. They were nothing compared to the Homeworld and they would be quickly forgotten by annuls of history, save for a footnote in the gem's expansion.

Fatal Flaw: Remarkably stubborn
Saving Grace: Similarly loyal
History: Sent by Homeworld to document the colonization efforts on Earth.
Dance Style: Swing
Weapon: Brandistock
Powers: Short range blink teleport. She can quickly teleport up to two meters in any direction. It requires a couple seconds to recharge and if she does it too often it leaves her disoriented and nauseous.
Retrocognition, the ability to view events in the recent past. This is limited to her current area and events that happened within the past 24 hours. She can see greatly emotionally charged events from within up to a week, but this is very exhausting and the readings are often clouded and unclear.

[TheLoneBanette]

@RhineQueen I just looked at the CS. ManoftheNorth PMed me about a day or two earlier and asked if Moonstone could have a rapier so you'll have to change that. I'm also confused about the powers because there's not much written on how they work and their limitations and I'm not sure what you mean by 'short range blink teleport'. And the writing example is too short and I don't feel I can judge it well enough with what was written. Everything else is good.

[urukhai]

If it's alright, I'd like to throw my interest in

[TheLoneBanette]

@urukhai Of course it's alright! Which gem do you want? As long as it's not a Diamond, pre-existing gem and one that doesn't have a colour too similar to the others in the RP it should be fine.

[urukhai]

@TheLoneBanette

Is Goldstone taken? Also I had an idea that I was wondering if I could pm you about?

[RhineQueen]

@TheLoneBanette Oh yeah, sure. No problem. I'll make those changes.

[Rick Sanchez]

wip

Name-- Lemon (Quartz)
Origin-- Kindergarten
Age-- 20-ish years
Gender-- Female
Alliance-- Whichever side doesn't die (Homeworld at the moment)
Appearance-- (will be up tonight, gem is located in right eye)
Writing Example-- xxx
Fatal Flaw-- Cowardice
Saving Grace-- Charisma
History-- Fairly new to the world, she's been crouching in homeworld's ranks, unsure of how to proceed.
Dance Style-- Varying shuffles
Weapon-- Quarterstaff
Powers-- xxx