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Mahou Shoujo Chosen Arcana

A Tarot inspired Magical Girl Roleplay










Intro


The legends tell us that a long ago the world was a place of peace, and beauty. Everyone lived in harmony under the guidance of Omiko-sama, the Shrine Maiden of the Gods, and her words and blessings filled the heart of the people with joy for countless years. This age of peace and prosperity became known as the Era of the Gods.

However, "everything that exists must on day come to an end" as nature's number one law dictates. Even the God's are no exception to this rule and their end, as well as that of the era named after them came when the prayers and hymns of joy from the children of the gods reached the ears of an ancient being, a great serpent that was older than even time itself, who had been slumbering on the deepest reaches of the earth for as long as the world existed and finally shook it awake. The being curled it's giant body around the world and broke it, shattering the lands beyond all recognition and then devoured the fragments, one by one, ending countless lives and ruining the land forever.

Nothing that anyone could do would harm the serpent in anyway, and it kept on eating and eating, gorging itself on the bounty of the Era of the Gods. People despaired and cursed their fallen creators, but their unavoidable fate soon made even the despair become apathy as people gave up on living. It wasn't until another mysterious being, a girl who claimed to be a descendant from the Omiko-sama, rose to prominence and defeated the Gargantuan Snake, dividing its power in in twenty two parts, sealing them on special deck of cards and scattering them all through the cosmos, to ensure that the destroyer of worlds would never revive again.

No one knows for sure how the story went from there on, but many say that the girl was so much rejoice and revered by the people that she was crowned Empress and led the world to another era of peace.

All of these are tales from a past long since gone, however and what really matters is that on the modern world, mysterious events began to happen and the presence of the cards used to seal the power of the Destroyer had resurfaced after untold millenia. However, their has dwindled greatly from what it was in the past and now, they were corrupted by the leaking power of the Destroyer, becoming what is known as the Inverted Arcana.

The very existence of these corrupted cards threatens the balance of the world and, if the destroyer's power keeps on leaking, there's no telling of what could happen. For this reason, a group of brave girls has been chosen as the guardians of the last few uncorrupted cards and being granted powers by a mysterious benefactor to fight and purify the cards, before it's too late.

Plot


On this roleplay you'll be taking the role of middle school aged (11 to 15 years old) girls, from a common Japanse city (Miso City) that will have their daily lives changed forever when a mysterious being offers them the power of magic. This magic comes from a special set of Tarot Major Arcana cards that can grant special powers to its users. Every girl will have one card at the beginning of the story, but you'll naturally pick the rest of the set during the roleplay.

The powers that the cards grant can be based either on the cards traditional meanings of the cards, or an associated imagery, anyway, before you pick a power be sure to clear it up with us first, ok? While on that matter, the following cards can not be chosen for plot related reasons: Justice, The Devil, Death, The Tower, The Word and The Fool, all of the others are fair game.

Rules


- No Godmoding

- No OOC fighting

- Be reasonable when fighting IC (no auto hitting/ infinite dodging, no killing/ harming someone else's character without their permission and all that)

- Be cordial. Respect other people and you will be treated equally, not and we're will have to ask you to leave, kindly.

- Please respect all of the GMs. We should be the final arbiters of any dispute.

- Follow the Guild's rules for content/language. Take any improper material to PMs, please.

- Keep your IC posts at a minimum length of one paragraph and please try to write as well as you can. We know that English is not everyone's main language, but that's no excuse to being negligent.

- Although there is no posting order, please do not spam post. Wait at least until two people have gone before you before posting again.

- If you're going to leave for an extended period of time, or drop the RP, please let us know. We might be become a little sad because of it but we will respect your choice, but leaving without prior notice causes unneeded distress for all the other players.

- Everyone will be allowed a maximum of 1 character.

- Given the limited nature of the resources on this RP, the maximum number of players will be of 6 (not counting the GMs). However, I'm not going for a "first come first serve" politic and in case more than six people show interest, I'll chose the characters that fit the setting of the RP better.

- And finally... Have fun! Because that's what we are here for, right?

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Hmmm... Interested in maybe doing something with The Moon, but we'll see how things turn out. ^^;
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Ooh! This looks interesting!

Can I take Fortune please?
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I'm quite interested, too. I'm tempted to go for Magician.
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@RolePlayerRoxas@Rin

Good, I knew that this would attract interest very easily, all of you are welcome place an app, of course.

Though @RoflsMazoy, I have to say that The Wheel of Fortune is already claimed by @McFazzer who's an invitation from @TheWindel, so I have to ask you to pick another card. Sorry if this seems mean, but he asked about that a couple days ago.

While I'm on that matter of invitations. Kimi @Kimiyosis, Yui @liferusher and Jed @Jedly, you asked me about this RP before, so here it's. Just keep in mind the limited number of player slots if you wanna join.

See ya later, people!
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So many new rps im gonna die T-T

I dont really understand what cards i can chose from
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@liferusher Any card that's not one of those (Justice, The Devil, Death, The Tower, The Word and The Fool), as well as The Wheel of Fortune is fair game.

But, if it's knowledge about the Tarot cards that you want, just follow this link http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/TarotCards. But beware, 'cause TV Tropes Will Ruin Your Life.
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Hello! The Wheel of Fortune reporting for duty :3

EDIT: Nice use of Persona btw
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@KoL
Can I take hanged man then?
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@KoLTemperance claim~?
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@RoflsMazoy@Kimiyosis Yes to both of you, but I would appreciate a little more substance behind those claims, if you know what I mean.

And, not only to you, but to everyone else, here's an example CS for my own character on this RP. Keep in mind that the older magical girls will only be GM characters and unknown IC, since your characters will begin as normal girls and get their powers within the first couple of my posts.

Without further ado, here is she:

Akane






"Intentions mean nothing without the power to make them come true."





Name
Chikaze Akane

Age
17

School Year
3rd (High School)

Height
160 cm

Weight
55 kg

Magic Color
Blood Red





Appearance
Akane is a, relatively tall for age, girl with a slender physique and well shaped curves that she got after years of gymnastic and swimming practice. However, her most outstanding features are her very long silvery white hair and blood red eyes, which along with her pale skin make it look like she's afflicted with albinism.

When it comes to clothing, Akane tends to wear her school uniform most of the time (as any other student) and when she's not on it, she'll default to punkish, or rebel looking outfits, always favoring black and red, since these colors bring out the best contrast between her skin, hair and eyes, making Akane look beautiful and fierce at the same time.



Personality
If one's personality could be likened to an animal, Akane would be a wolf. She's proud and savage, and the look in her eyes generally varies between displeased and furious. Yet, Akane can be loyal to those she perceives as friends, or allies and she also has a huge sense of justice. However, the justice in which Akane believes is the same old fashioned notion that the delinquents from far and wide used to believe in.


Background
Akane grew up in an orphanage and the only remnant of family that she has is her younger sister, who's a very ill girl. From her early childhood Akane had already found out that life wouldn't go easy on you just because you can't fight back and vowed to protect her sister from all kinds of harm even if this meant that she would have to fight against the whole world. Over the time, this protection instinct developed into a sense of justice that wasn't much different from that of an old school juvenile delinquent. When coupled with her appearance and fierce disposition, it didn't took long before Akane earned a reputation of being a delinquent.

One curious thing is that because Akane's sister has such a frail health, she never was able to play with other children or practice sports and so Akane decided that she would do that in her sister's place too. However, it wasn't long before Akane discovered that she enjoyed it on her own, especially gymnastics, which she's truly talented with. Thanks to that, Akane was (kind of forcibly) scouted into the school's gym team and has earned them every single competition that she had the chance to participate, though she actually only cares because her sister gets completely over-ecstatic whenever Akane takes her to a competition.

Around an year ago, Akane's life would take another unexpected turn when she got a curious looking tarot card from a street-side fortune teller that she happened to run into by luck or was it fate? Soon after this, Akane found that the card was magical, when strange beings came to attack the low-rent apartment that she lives with her sister and she suddenly found herself turned into a magical girl, of all things. Akane would have abandoned the magical girl life at that same night, if it wasn't for her sister insisting that she had gained those powers to become a "Hero of Justice", thus plunging Akane into a life of endless strife and occasional silliness, to say the truth. Not long after, the urban legend of the "Scarlet Knight" was known all through the city.


Powers
Card: VIII - The Justice
Between the many allegories related with The Justice, Akane got an affinity with the "Swords of Justice". Her main power manifests as the ability to create an endless number of swords, of various sizes and shapes, as well as to be able to use them as either projectiles or as on direct engagements, though she only does the later when there's no better option.


Skills
Aside from her magical powers, Akane is very athletic and fit, being able to compete at an Olympic level on gymnastics, as well as being a very good non-competitive swimmer and trained in a number of other odd sports, ranging from climbing to martial arts.

Her academic grades however are only around the average, not because Akane has any difficulties to learn, but because she simply doesn't care. The only other thing that Akane cares for that doesn't involve sports, is music and she has developed quite a sharp hearing as well as some knowledge of things related to it, especially when they fit her personal tastes.


Weapons
Akane doesn't carry any special weapon, because her summoned swords are already more then enough to take care of any who might cross her path.


Equipment
Nothing but the most common items that any student would have, like a cellphone and some money.


Other
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So, um... interest! Can I get a quick list of available spots? ^^;
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So, um... interest! Can I get a quick list of available spots? ^^;


Like everyone else, you are welcome to join. And just look at my post a bit above and you'll see what cards you can't choose. The rest is ok to pick.
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So should we post the characters here? Or wait for the OOC?
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Okay, um... considering The Star or Strength, maybe. Hmmm.
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@McFazzer

You should probably post characters here. Since that's how we're verifying people claiming Arcanas. You don't get your Arcana unless you post your CS. Otherwise, first come first serve.
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@TheWindelSays in the OP it's not first come first serve, though.
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I call Judgement.
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Ah. Darn't KoL, make up your mind.

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Ah. Darn't KoL, make up your mind.

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I vow to not lose my way again.

What you said is pretty much the above is pretty much the truth (you only get the card unless your CS is done), except that it really isn't first come first serve. If there was a way to keep everyone in the RP, things could be different, but for this one I'll have to do one of the things that I dislike the most that is cutting down people.

Unless I make some changes before the OOC is up, but I don't think it's much probable.
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